After nearly two hours or so, Xiao Qicai and I finally arrived at Xumen, Suzhou. At this moment, the time has reached midnight and after 12 o'clock in the morning, after getting out of the car, we decisively refused the driver's "kindness" to be our guide several times in a row, and resolutely said that we no longer need him.

"Good luck with all of you!" Seeing that he could no longer get money from Xiao Qicai, the driver couldn't help but curse a few words in a low voice, and then stepped on the accelerator and disappeared from view.

"Why is this man like this?" I looked at the direction he was going, frowned, and Xiao Qicai said lightly, "Let's go, don't waste time on him!" ”

Xu Men at night, lying quietly in the warm embrace of Suzhou City. We walked over and quietly looked at the behemoth in front of us, and there was no one around, only the dim light pulling me and the little colorful shadow of the elder.

An eerie silence!

Raise your eyes, this ancient city gate is about seven or eight meters high, the door hole of Xu Gate is composed of three brick arches, the door hole is four or five meters high, the widest point reaches three meters, the remaining city wall of the two wings of the door hole is about more than 60 meters, the door brick surface is engraved with the lace composed of Ganoderma lucidum, Ruyi, gossip, very simple.

I can't help but recall in my mind that Wu Zixu's eyes were gouged out at that time, and they were hung on this city wall, coldly watching the Wu Kingdom go to extinction. Why did he have to let someone gouge out his eyes and hang them on the city walls?

I subconsciously shuddered, and looked up at the city wall to keep searching, of course, I didn't see any heads, eyes or anything like that.

I walked side by side with Xiao Qicai along the ancient city gate for a while, I don't know how long it took, and suddenly found an arched stone bridge not far away, standing far away in the night, revealing a bit of tranquility and peace. Xiao Qicai and I looked back, but there was no figure, and then we quickened our pace and walked onto the bridge.

The old bridge is about 10 meters wide and can accommodate several cars to pass on it with ease. It is about 100 meters long, all made of purple stone, the bridge body is smooth and flat, the stone railings on both sides of the bridge deck are carved with more than 100 stone lions, although there are as many as 100 small lions, but the shape and spirit are different, lifelike, I and the little colorful all sigh, these stone lions are really the work of heaven and craft.

Walking on the bridge, under the body, the bridge cave is secluded, the river is in the night, the river ripples in the night, and the bridge shadow is about to fly; Behind him, the Daiwa pink walls built by the river are lined up one after another, exuding an indescribable elegant charm, and many costume TV series may have been filmed here when they were filmed. But I didn't want to appreciate it, and walked off the bridge quickly with Xiao Qicai. A gust of night wind blew, Xiao Qicai and I both felt so idle, we couldn't find Li Mengzhu at all, we should find a place to rest first, and see if we could find any clues during the day tomorrow.

Next, I walked with Xiao Qicai, and suddenly found that there was no road ahead, there was a narrow alley on the right hand side, just turned in, we saw a sign on the side of the road, which read: The words "Hotel Accommodation!"

I don't know why, as soon as I saw this brand, Xiao Qicai and I all thought of the story told by the driver before, I didn't feel anything at the time, but I really found that there was such a small alley, and I couldn't help but feel a little strange in my heart.

Little Colorful looked at me with a challenging look and said, "How about it, do you want to go in and have a look?" ”

As far as the eye can see, it is pitch black inside, without any light, and there is no end in sight, and I don't know how deep it is. And the atmosphere around is really a little quiet, except for the shadows of the two of us, there is no trace of anyone in sight.

I didn't rush inside, I just asked Xiao Qicai and said, "Do you remember what the driver said at the time?" ”

Little Qicai said, "Of course! ”

At that time, the driver said, "Tourists from other places walked around from Xumen, and I don't know why, when I looked up, I saw the signboard of the hotel." ”

And what he said before leaving, "I wish you all the ghosts!" ”

Xiao Qicai stared at me and said, "If you're afraid, let's go back, I don't believe it, there's only one hotel around here!" ”

I shook my head and said, "I'm not afraid, it's just ...... Forget it, it's okay, let's go, find the hotel first, and then see if there is any registration from Li Mengzhu! ”

The further you go inside, the dimmer the light becomes. On both sides are seven or eight meters high stone walls, and we can only faintly see not far away, as if there is an ancient building, quietly waiting for us to pass.

At this time, the footsteps of me and Xiao Qicai were very regular, one forward and one behind, one fast and one slow. As I walked, I kept observing the surroundings, and Xiao Qicai kept looking back to see if anyone was following us, but, except for the two of us, we didn't find anything, and the old-fashioned door that opened with a "creak" was indeed too much. The driver must be scaring us, because both sides look like walls, how can there be a door?

The only thing that makes people feel a little scared is that such a narrow road can't even get into the small Chery QQ, so it's a narrow alley, and the wind blowing in is particularly sharp and whistling in the ears, just like someone sighing softly in the wind, and it does take some courage to walk this night road.

But soon, Xiao Qicai and I found the door of the hotel.

It is an old-fashioned building, a bit like the mansion door in the TV series, the two red gates, densely covered with rivets, because I don't know how long this gate has been, so the red paint on the door is a little off, and a modern LED signboard is newly erected on the door, which reads, "Xumen Hotel!" ", a little out of place with the surrounding outfits.

Although it is an LED signboard, many of the lamp beads on it have been damaged, and the light source is very weak, and only the four words on the signboard can be faintly seen.

When Xiao Qicai and I walked in, we saw that the layout inside was very modern. Just like an ordinary hotel, there is a front desk, a sofa, a staff in charge of registration, an elevator is installed next to it, and even a 40-inch LCD TV is installed on the wall facing the sofa. Xiao Qicai and I couldn't help but glance at each other, and we both felt relieved, it seems that this place is normal, and there is no need to scare yourself at all.

Later, when we were registering, the girl at the front desk asked us, "Do you want to open one room or two?" ”

I was about to answer two, but Little Colorful said, "One! We are a couple! ”

"......," I looked at her in amazement. Xiao Qicai glanced at me, I knew that she must have done this for a purpose, so she nodded, "Yes, we are a couple, just want a room!" ”

After the girl at the front desk arranged a room for us, Xiao Qicai secretly handed her a small wad of banknotes and asked in a low voice, "Beauty, please help me check, is there a person named Li Mengzhu who has come here to open a room recently!" ”

As soon as the girl saw the money, she immediately understood what it meant, nodded, took the money, and said, "You guys go back to the room first, and I'll call you later after I finish checking." ”

I wondered, "Isn't the information you registered here connected to the Internet using computer software?" Wouldn't you just search on your computer? ”

The girl said, "I'm sorry, we're too biased here, and we've always been manually registered, and maybe it will be recorded by computer after a while!" ”

"Oh!"

Later, take the elevator back to our room, open the door, and find that the environment inside is not bad, with a separate bathroom, two beds, a TV, air conditioning, but no wireless network. After checking the environment, I closed the door, walked over to Xiao Qicai, and asked softly, "What do you mean?" Why only one room? ”

Xiao Qicai whispered, "Maybe I'm thinking too much, but when we walked in from that alley just now, I did hear the footsteps of a third person!" The voice was so soft that I felt like someone was following us! So you and I share a room, it's safer. ”

I frowned and said, "Were you scared by the driver from before?" Why didn't I hear someone else's footsteps? ”

Xiao Qicai said, "Maybe your attention was always in the front, but I kept my attention in the back." Besides, the wind was a bit strong at the time, and it was still blowing from your direction, so you didn't hear it, and it was normal. ”

I said, "Well, it's always good to be careful." But I still can't figure out who will follow us. Unless it's the bad guys in the area who want to rob us of our money! ”

"I don't know, I'll take a shower first, and I'll talk about it when I get back!"

“……”

After Xiao Qicai entered the bathroom, she quickly threw out her clothes, what bras, panties and the like, scattered all over the ground, I could see my face blush and heartbeat, she didn't treat me as an outsider at all, aren't you afraid of lonely men and widows, what do I think, put her inside?

But when I thought that Li Mengzhu's whereabouts were unknown now, I immediately lost any mood.

At this time, the phone in front of the bedside rang, I took it and listened, and the girl at the front desk told me, "I didn't find Li Mengzhu's registration record!" ”

I didn't give up and asked, "Li Meng, Li Zhu, there is no one with these two words in the name?" ”

The girl at the front desk replied, "Sorry, no!" ”

Dropping the phone, my mind was at a loss.

If Li Mengzhu hadn't come to Xumen, we would have completely found the wrong direction and completely wasted time. Now Li Liwei in the hospital, I don't know what the situation is, I don't know whether they are alive or dead, I believe that Officer Gao Ze will properly handle their situation and will not expose them to the public eye.

After thinking for a while, there was a sudden sound of messy footsteps outside the hallway.

It's the middle of the night, is there anyone like me and Xiao Qicai, who comes to the house at this time? Is it also a tourist who comes to Xumen?

Soon, I walked briskly, looked out through the door, and suddenly saw a strange and somewhat familiar face, and hurriedly moved into the room next to us. After he entered, there were a few people who accompanied him and were dressed as students, and they also quickly walked in.

The man in the lead, it seems, has seen it somewhere, but I can't remember anything.

Who could it be?