A chill welled in Shakai's heart. He was crowded among the noisy neighbors, and there was nowhere to run but to meet the child face to face. The neighbors didn't seem to see the kid at all. Outside the residential building, the red and blue lights of police cars and ambulances flashed, reflecting the child's figure even more strangely.

Didn't anyone outside see the child lying on the windowpane?

Is he the only one who can see the child?

Wrong! And Zhou Wenli!

Shakai cautiously looked away, quickly searching around. He remembered that Zhou Wenli came out with him and stood behind him, but he was surrounded by strange neighbors.

After a brief look away, Shakai looked back at the window and saw that there was no child there.

Shakai did not relax because of this, but became more nervous.

It's like seeing a cockroach at home, and the cockroach has disappeared in an instant, but it doesn't mean that it has left the house. Seeing a cockroach means that there are already countless cockroaches in the house...... Those disgusting bugs hide in dark corners that can't be seen, ready to pop out at any moment to scare you.

This kid is more terrible than a cockroach. He can break glass, smash light bulbs, knock down bookshelves, push people down stairs, and frighten a young man to foam at the mouth......

The more Shakai thought about it, the more scared he became.

The people who watched the excitement were ready to disperse. Everyone went back to their respective homes, upstairs upstairs, downstairs downstairs, but there was still some unfinished business, and they were still talking about small money. The police also finished taking notes and got a general idea of the situation.

What the actual situation is, we have to wait for Xiaoqian to sober up to know. The information that the neighbors could provide was that Xiao Qian suddenly howled at night, which woke everyone up.

Shakai was not ready to go home.

The people around him walked past him, his feet as if they were nailed to the ground. After a while, he moved, but went down.

Shakai decided to leave immediately, he couldn't stay here any longer.

He didn't say a word to the child, but he felt that the child was intimidating him in these few things, including the matter of small money.

Or maybe the kid was playing cat and mouse tricks and trying to torture him.

Whatever the case, it's too dangerous for him to stay here.

"Akai!" Zhou Wenli called upstairs.

The neighbors who were about to go home stopped and looked around.

Shakai didn't look back, and quickened his pace.

He quickly went downstairs and went straight out of the residential building. The police just got into the police car, turned off the glare lights, and prepared to leave. The ambulance had already left.

For a moment, Shakai wanted to call for help from the police.

But how was he supposed to tell the police about it? Said his mother found a ghost to come into the house?

Shakai stood in front of the police car, hesitating.

The policeman in the car looked at Shakai and poked his head out of the cab, "Young man, what's the matter?" ”

Shakai opened his mouth.

The policeman was also understanding, and got out of the car, "Do you know Mr. Qian just now?" ”

Shakai nodded subconsciously.

"That's ...... Get in the car and come back to the office with me. Don't worry, it's nothing. I'll send you back later. The police tapped Shakai on the shoulder.

"Akai ......"

Shakai's body stiffened.

The policeman tilted his head and looked behind Shakai, "You are ......"

"I'm his mother. I ......" Zhou Wenli's voice was a little nervous.

Sha Kai exhaled, turned around, and said to Zhou Wenli with an ugly expression: "You go back first." I...... I probably won't come back to sleep tonight. ”

Zhou Wenli was at a loss.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not going to be so late, I'll send your son back later." Vigilant laughed.

Zhou Wenli had no choice but to nod her head stunned, anxious, but she didn't know how to stop it, and she didn't know whether she should stop it.

Shakai got into the police car.

"Seat belts are fastened." The police got into the car, reminded him, and waved to Zhou Wenli outside the car, and then started the car and drove away from the community.

After the police car drove out of the community, Shakai's heart gradually let go.

He stared at the disappearing gate in the rearview mirror and exhaled slowly.

"Young man, did you quarrel with your mother?" The policeman asked in a relaxed tone, "How old are you?" Are you working, or are you in college? ”

"It's already working."

"Oh. What's your name? ”

"Shakai, the sand of the sand, the triumphant Kai."

"It's a rare surname."

"Hmm."

"Do you know that Mr. Money? He's from the neighborhood committee, and he still lives in the same building with you, so we see each other often, right? ”

"Not often. Haven't seen it a few times. Shakai leaned back against his seat, his body relaxed, "I've seen it once." ”

"Really? Do you know what kind of person he is? The police were slightly surprised.

"Looks quite cheerful and outgoing, very talkative and enthusiastic." Shakai recalled Xiao Qian's self-introduction that day.

"Oh."

"I ...... My mom had a lot of contact with him. Shakai said, "She looked for him this afternoon. She looked for the neighborhood committee, and Xiaoqian happened to be on duty, so she told him about the matter......"

"What's the matter?"

"I'm looking for someone...... There is a child in the community, running around, it seems that there are no adults to care, and he will sneak into people's houses. Shakai lowered his eyes, hid the fact that the child was a ghost, and told the police the rest of the information.

He didn't know that Zhou Wenli did say this to Xiao Qian at that time.

The policeman got serious, "None of the people in the community know that there is this child?" Has anyone else seen the child? ”

"Yes. There is an Aunt Liu who has also seen it. ”

"Hmm." The policeman nodded, "I'll go to the station later, and I'll trouble you to talk about this matter in detail, and we'll make a record." ”

Shakai had anticipated this outcome.

How can there be a ghost in this world? He just told the police what he saw. When the time comes, the police will naturally check the matter. You may find ghosts, you may ...... It may have been found that the child had left their neighborhood.

Shakai thought, first Xiaofang, then Xiaoqian, and then the reading room...... And Zhou Wenli's house! In this way, the child was simply surrounding Zhou Wenli, and the people and things around Zhou Wenli were harmed. Zhou Wenli, the eye of the typhoon, is still harmless to humans and animals, obviously everything around her has suffered.

Thinking of this, Shakai was a little angry, and he was afraid.

After taking notes at the police station, the police wanted to send Shakai home.

"I'd like to spend the night in a nearby hotel." Shakai hurriedly said. He can't be sent to the mouth of a tiger by the police. The boy had no ill intentions and was waiting to attack him. He didn't want to end up with a little money.

"Got into a conflict with your mother? Because of the kid's business? The policeman asked with a smile.

"Well, I'm a little unhappy." Shakai was honest, but only half of it.

"Okay, okay, okay. Give your mom a call. A family, mother and son, don't be unhappy for an outsider. Your mother probably just looks at that little kid pitifully. We'll ask your mom about the situation later. If there really is such a child, whether he is naughty or not, he can't be left alone. The police officer said.

Sha Kai took out his mobile phone and called Zhou Wenli.

There was a beep on the phone, and then the call was connected.

"Mom, I just made a note at the police station. It was too late, so I slept directly in the hotel next door for one night and didn't go back to ......"

"Hee-hee-hee......"

Shakai's words got stuck in his throat.

"Aren't you coming back?" Zhou Wenli asked.

On the other end of the phone, there is the sound of the TV, which is the soundtrack of the cartoon.

Shakai's heart was on fire, and he felt that his decision was the right one, "I'm not coming back." ”

Zhou Wenli was a little disappointed, and asked again: "That...... So what did you tell the police? That kid ......"

"That's what you were looking for a little money this afternoon." Shakai accentuated his tone on "small money".

He felt that the accident of small money was not an accident. Xiao Fang's fall before was not an accident. Both of them had just come into contact with Zhou Wenli, and something happened.

That child is simply a virus attached to Zhou Wenli.

Sha Kai suddenly thought that tomorrow the police contacted Zhou Wenli to investigate, wouldn't that be the next target of that child?

"Mom." Shakai screamed.

"Huh?" Zhou Wenli responded.

"The police said they were going to ask you about the situation. With their help in checking, it will be faster to find the child. You'll come to the police station tomorrow. ”

"Let's go find her." The policeman next to him said.

Shakai smiled politely, "It's okay, my mother is retired and has free time." And if you drive the police car to the community and go to my mother, it's not good for the neighbors to see it. ”

"Oh, that's fine." The police didn't care much.

He is a civilian policeman. The area under the jurisdiction of their police station includes several residential communities in this area, and each community has a corresponding community police. The community police officer in the South District of Steel is his predecessor, and everyone in the community knows him, it is an old policeman who is 60 years old and will retire in a few years. In a few years, if it doesn't work, he will take over the work of the community police in the southern district of steel.

During this period of anti-fraud propaganda, the police came to do their work, and they inevitably had more dealings with the residents of the community. It's not like a few decades ago, when big hats came to the door, and the neighbors around them had to look at people with strange eyes.

The police felt that Sha Kai had a strange personality, and after thinking about it, it might be the rebellious period of his old age, and he had an awkward relationship with his mother, so he didn't pay attention to it.

Sha Kai ended the phone call with Zhou Wenli.

The policeman said, "Let's go, I'll take you to this hotel." There is a hotel at this intersection, and there should be a room. ”

"I'll just go myself. Don't bother you. Shakai hurriedly excused himself.

"You didn't bring your ID card, and you can't open a room when you go."

Sha Kai was stunned, and could only smile helplessly.

He only had his mobile phone with him, and the battery was only 30 percent left. Without the help of the police, he really wouldn't have been able to get through the long night. And what about after that? He didn't dare to go back to Zhou Wenli's house. If he can't quit his job, he will have to find a rent. And after that? moved out of Zhou Wenli's house, and it was not a direct severance with Zhou Wenli. He moved to the rented house, and Zhou Wenli might come with her, just like she did with Zhou Wenjun, bringing him food and visiting him from time to time. When the time comes, will the child follow?

Shakai shuddered.

The police didn't know that Shakai had so much going on his head. He didn't drive a police car this time, and led Shakai out directly.

The two walked past a dim street lamp, walked past the roots and branches of the big camphor tree, and came to the intersection.

The small hotel has a very rustic name, called "Heaven and Earth Friendship", and I don't know if it was opened in that era. The room is on the second floor and there is only a small door on the first floor. Adjacent to it is a vegetable shop, a fruit shop, and a small supermarket. Push the door in, there is no one on duty behind the front desk, only a bell is placed on the table.

The policeman rang the bell and waited for a while before he saw a sleepy-eyed young man come out of the door behind him.

Seeing that it was the policeman standing at the door, the young man's eyes widened suddenly.

"Xiao Wu, help this young man open a room. He didn't have his ID card with him, so he reported his ID number. "The police obviously know this Xiao Wu.

"Okay, okay. Say your name and ID number. Xiao Wu turned on the computer at the front desk.

Sha Kai reported his name and ID card, paid with his mobile phone, and asked Xiao Wu to rent a power bank.

"Give, two-three." Xiao Wu handed Sha Kai a key.

A simple key, the keychain is an iron ring, and the key is taped with "203".

The policeman patted Shakai on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

Shakai thanked him again and again and sent the police out of the hotel.

"Brother, what's going on?" Xiao Wu winked at Sha Kai, "Kicked out of the house by his wife?" ”

Shakai couldn't cry or laugh, "It's just too late, sleep here." ”

"Uh-oh." Xiao Wu obviously didn't believe it, and knocked on several sheets of A4 printer paper pasted behind him, and said, "Don't lose the key, if you lose it, you will be compensated." If you have something, go straight down and ring the bell. The price list of things in the room is posted on the door. No wifi. Do you want a towel, a toothbrush, shower gel, and shampoo? Charged. ”

Shakai shook his head in refusal. When he got home, he washed up and was ready to sleep, but he had so many bad things happen one after another.

Shakai took the power bank up to the second floor and found 203. The key is inserted into the lock slot and makes a click-through sound. Pushing the door in, Shakai groped around the door and found the light switch.

The lights came on, allowing Shakai to see the room clearly.

A small room of 10 square meters, with a single bed, a cupboard, and a toilet and bathroom, is very crowded. The cabinet is full of snacks and drinks, but there is a lot of variety. There was also an electric kettle next to it, but there was no cup. This kettle is probably used for people to make those cup noodles, cups of coffee, and cups of milk tea on the table.

Shakai closed the door, saw the long price list behind the door, and then glanced at the toilet, and found that the toilet was very clean, and the sink was clean and slippery, and there was not even a mouthwash cup. The toilet is also very clean, and there is no toilet paper next to it.

It's worth the price of accommodation in this small hotel.

Shakai plugged in the power bank on his mobile phone and lay down on the bed tiredly.

The cot creaked. Shakai could feel the old spring in the mattress on his back. The pillow under his head flattened down, and he could barely feel the cotton in it.

Shakai's body couldn't relax.

Here, he doesn't have to worry about it, but he still needs to worry about tomorrow.

On a whim, Shakai thought that he might go back to his hometown and get a job. He should listen to those aunts, uncles, and uncles, and take the civil service or public institution examination in his hometown. Or, just get a job and get out of here.

But thinking about it this way, Shakai felt unwilling.

He rolled over in irritation and faced the only small window in the boxy room.

The windows were sealed and could not be opened. Through the window, you can see several withered trees. Probably when spring comes, these trees will sprout new shoots and grow again.

Shakai's gaze was unfocused. There was no focus in his head, just a juggling of distracting thoughts.

Sometimes the clouds obscured the moon, and sometimes it dispersed, allowing the moonlight to shine on the dead branches.

Shakai stumbled upon the fluttering skirt of the treetops.

He woke up suddenly, his eyes wide and staring intently.

There was indeed a piece of cloth floating on the treetops. I don't know whose clothes were blown to the treetops by the wind, and hung there in the wind and rain, and have become rags.

Shakai breathed a sigh of relief.

He rolled over in exasperation, his back to the window, his eyes on the wall.

The walls are pitted, and there are people graffiti on them.

Shakai saw all kinds of visits here, and also saw all kinds of swear words scolding the shopkeeper for making money. He couldn't help but laugh.

He continued to read the graffiti:

You see me

See, right?

I am here

It's in the wall

Shakai was excited, then sat up and blurted out a curse.

I don't know which tenant is so boring, ugly handwriting, and playing this kind of trick.

Shakai simply sat up.

He saw the various foods on the cupboard, and his stomach growled.

Although the food here is twice as expensive as outside, Shakai is too lazy to care about it now. He took the kettle, went to wash his hands, poured water, plugged in the electricity and boiled it.

The kettle gurgled.

Shakai chose on the table for a while and decided to eat a bowl of hot and sour beef noodles.

Thorn ......

The plastic film is torn off.

Cards –

The lid of the bowl is torn open.

Airplanes!

A few cockroaches poured out of the noodle bowl.

Shakai screamed in shock and threw the bowl out.

The cockroaches that rushed in his face frightened Shakai and waved his hand desperately. His hands didn't touch anything disgusting. Shakai gasped, lowered his hand, and searched around, but did not see a single cockroach.

The bowl wandered around the corner of the wall alone, and the crumbs of the dough were spilled all the way.

"Grass!" Shakai cursed, goosebumps on his body.

He couldn't stay in this room any longer, so he ran straight to the door and pressed the doorknob with his hand.