Xiao Que stared blankly at the scene in front of him, the basket full of wheat cakes had already been discarded by him on the ground, but he didn't know it, his face was full of panic and confusion.

He couldn't believe his eyes, like a thunderbolt on the head, and as if someone had poured a basin of cold water from head to toe, and his whole body was numb.

The windows, which had been tightly nailed by wooden planks, were gone, and in their place they were in tatters, as if they had been vandalized.

The dilapidated wooden door was also lying quietly on the ground at this time, and the large and small scars on its body were shocking, and even the door frame was covered with cobweb-like fine cracks, which showed the ruthlessness of the other party.

The room was now a mess, with blood dripping on the walls and floors, and the children were long gone, with only a few pieces of torn clothing still in their place.

Xiao Que looked at everything in front of him, his face was pale, and he couldn't stop trembling.

He sat on his knees with his legs limp.

The original warm and comfortable home is long gone, and even my sister and children are gone, leaving only the current mess.

"Ahh ＂

Xiao Que covered his ears with both hands, buried his head deep in them, and screamed in pain.

He couldn't accept all this.

Why did it become what it is now?

This is supposed to be the place where he lives with his sister and children, why is it like this?

Xiao Que's mind was blank, except for grief, there was no other emotion, only tears sliding down his cheeks.

He remembered that when he left, he had already made all the preparations, the doors and windows were so tightly nailed that even the rats could not enter, and there could be no loopholes at all.

But what about now?

The doors were brutally broken, the windows were torn down, and even the bed was broken in two and scattered everywhere.

His sister is gone, his children are gone, what the hell is going on.

Don't......

Xiao Que raised his head suddenly, he seemed to think of something, his eyes widened instantly, filled with endless fear, and even his heart beat violently.

I still remember that on the way back, I met the strange old man who had given alms......

It's strange to think about it, obviously there was no one around at that time, only he was sneaky there, and when he asked the old man why, he said that he was begging here.

Xiao Que didn't pay much attention to it at the time, turned around and left, but who would have thought that when he realized that something was wrong and returned again, the strange old man was already gone.

At that time, Xiao Que was still very puzzled, thinking that he was too sensitive, but now that he came back to his senses and thought about it carefully, that strange old man obviously had a problem, or rather he had premeditated!

Xiao Que was a little shaken, and he shook his head desperately, trying to get the picture out of his mind.

But the more he resisted, the clearer the image came to his mind.

That strange old man, who is begging? It was obvious that he coveted the food in Xiao Que's hand at that time, followed all the way, and when he met again, he saw that the food in his hand was missing, so he concluded that he had sent the food back home.

Then he lurked at night and looted his home like this.

This speculation is absurd, but it is also highly probable.

Xiao Que finally came to his senses, his face was as white as paper, his eyes were full of fear and worry, he was afraid that his guess would come true, and he was afraid that the truth would be even more miserable than what he was now!

Although the other party is old, after all, he is armed with a murder weapon, and the two cooperate with each other, how can a group of children resist it?

A deep sense of despair suddenly came over me.

His body couldn't help but tremble, his hands clenched his knees, curled up in a ball hard, and muttered to himself:

"No, no, I must have thought too much, my sister and children will not be in danger. ＂

His voice was low, faint and helpless.

But suddenly, he staggered to his feet and rushed into the house, trying to find the traces of the children's departures.

After all, the absence of a single body at the scene means that the children are still alive, which is the most basic basis for judgment.

So the priority now should be to find the information left by my sister and children.

With this in mind, Xiao Que walked briskly into the house, but there was only a ruined scene and an empty room around him, and there was nothing he was looking for.

But at this moment, Xiao Que's complexion suddenly changed, as if he had discovered something, his eyes widened and rounded, and his lips trembled, as if he was stuck in the throat of the master by something, and he couldn't speak.

"You...... It's back...... ＂

A slightly hoarse voice came from the corner, bringing an inexplicable sense of oppression and panic in this empty room.

Xiao Que's pupils dilated suddenly, twisted his neck slightly, and looked stiffly towards the source of the sound.

In the corner where the dim and gloomy light could not shine, an old and withered face came into view.

It was an old man with long gray hair and wrinkled skin, dressed in an old coarse cloth garment, with cloudy eyes, wrinkled face, and shriveled and sallow skin.

Holding a blood-stained kitchen knife in his right hand and a strip of cloth wrapped around his left arm, he was faintly stained with blood, and he sat motionless in a cold corner.

And this person was also one of the two people who begged for Xiao Que that day.

Damn it!

Why didn't you notice anyone in the room?!

Xiao Que clenched his fists violently, facing the threat of death, he instinctively wanted to escape from this place, but found that it was difficult for him to move at all.

I don't know when, I was already sweating, and I didn't even have the courage to stand.

Xiao Que swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and said tremblingly:

"You...... Why is it here? ＂

The strange old man grinned, and with a strange and hideous smile, he replied:

"Because I'm waiting for you. ＂

He stood up slowly, his rickety back gradually straightened, and he approached Xiao Que little by little, and continued in his mouth,

"If you don't come back, how can I do it? ＂

Xiao Que chuckled in his heart, and a huge sense of terror hit his whole body, and he held back the fear in his heart and tried to calm down.

Suddenly, Xiao Que's pupils suddenly constricted, and he noticed that not far from him, there was a sharpened wooden stick, which was flashing with a cold and cold light at the moment.

Now is his chance to turn defeat into victory, all he needs to do is grab that stick and stab the old monster in the chest, and he will be saved.

This thought flashed away, and Xiao Que's face showed a resolute and resolute expression.

He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to encourage himself:

"It must be fast, it must be fast, only in this way can it be surprised! ＂

In the next second, he suddenly burst out, pounced on the wooden stick, reached out to grab it, and stabbed the old man on the opposite side in the chest.

His movements were extremely fast, and almost in the blink of an eye, he had already deceived himself in front of the old man, seeing that the wooden stick was about to pierce the opponent's body, but the old monster still looked at Xiao Que with a blank face, as if he didn't know that he was about to die, and he didn't dodge or defend at all.

Xiao Que's face showed a look of ecstasy.

He knew that his plan had succeeded, and he had won his bet.

But in the next second, all his excitement was gone.

When the stick was only a few inches away from the old monster, Xiao Que suddenly stopped.

It's not because I'm soft-hearted, it's just because my sister, who is missing, rushed over from the side and blocked the old man.

Xiao Que was stunned, and the whole person was like a stone sculpture, standing in place like a wooden chicken.