Time passes slowly and steadily, Zhou Hao's age is also slowly increasing, Zhou Lei will come back once a year, with his father's letter and thoughts about his family, but he doesn't know, at first, his wife's parents will come to visit his mother and Zhou Hao, and then gradually he will not come, and Zhou Lei's wife has never come back, only the aunt is still rain or shine, every now and then. Zhou Hao never asked his mother where he went, because he only learned how to read his father, and his mother had no one to teach ....... ”

In the empty flat room, as the old man stopped abruptly, he returned to silence, "Ah~", Zhou Hao yawned, he knew that his grandmother had fallen asleep, although he didn't know why the names of the people in his grandmother's story would be the same as his own, but he didn't care, after all, there were too many things he couldn't understand, he was already very sleepy, he would listen to this story every once in a while, squinting slightly, Zhou Hao seemed to be waiting for something, time passed minute by minute, until a voice sounded in the empty room: stonemason?! Mason, you're here! You're coming to pick me up!

Every time grandma falls asleep after telling a story, he will make such a call every once in a while, Zhou Hao, who has fallen asleep once, was suddenly woken up by such an exclamation, and then he learned to be obedient, and when grandma finished shouting, he would fall asleep, in a daze, Zhou Hao could no longer stop the sleepiness like a tide, and fell asleep deeply, in a trance, he saw a figure, he walked through the window step by step, and finally sat on the side of his grandmother's bed, Zhou Hao wanted to see in front of him, but he couldn't see clearly, It's just that the edges and corners of the side face are very similar to his father, Zhou Hao saw that he woke up his grandmother, grandma looked at him very happily, smiled like a child, smiled and laughed grandma cried again, hugged him and complained, why didn't he go home, he patted grandma's back to comfort her, quietly listened to her complaints, and then he took grandma's hand and took her journey away, Zhou Hao's heart suddenly swelled with great sadness, he opened his mouth wide and shouted: Grandma! Where are you going!

Zhou Hao's voice alarmed them, the person holding his grandmother turned his head with a loving smile on his face similar to Zhou Lei, and this smile was also the last picture in Zhou Hao's eyes.

Xi Wei in the early morning couldn't penetrate the thick curtains, but Zhou Hao, who was lying on the small bed, was awakened by a dream, and suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils were used to the darkness after contracting slightly, and with the glow of the gap, Zhou Hao got up from the bed, and walked to the old man's bed step by step with bare feet, "Grandma? …… Governess? …… Governess! The immature children's voice shouted again and again, but unfortunately the body lying on the big bed did not respond, Zhou Hao moved his eyes to the head of the bed, the heavy futon covered her face, only the upper half of the face was exposed, only the forehead of blood loss was exposed, Zhou Hao stretched out his hand, gently pinched the futon, his fingers touched the skin, only the coldness of death was transmitted, and the corner of the futon was lifted, and the gray and old face Zhou Hao saw an inexplicable smile, the smile was relief or satisfaction, the fingers let go of the quilt, and Zhou Hao instinctively retreated, "Bang Bang——。 He tripped over something, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground, "Ah...... Ah——!h He had lost his words and screamed, tears mixed with snot flowed wantonly, he got up and ran downstairs in a panic, "Bang! Syllable! Syllable! ......" Zhou Hao frantically slapped the roller shutter door, the rotten iron door was shaken up with dust, the rust deposited on the reel was slapped off, and the dust and rust flew in the dark space. "Ahem...... Cough...... cough ......", the child's cough sounded in the dark, Zhou Hao fell to the ground, at this time he had regained some sense, and began to crawl towards the small door, he groped the door frame to find the key to the shutter door, and inserted the key into the door lock, he twisted hard, it seemed to use all his strength, the key was twisted to the end, he carried the shutter and pulled it up, but even if he used a lot of strength, today's shutter door was only opened by him A gap, Zhou Hao crawled out of the gap on the ground, His face and hands were covered with dust and rust, and snot and tears twisted on his dirty face like wet stains running through the dry sand.

Outside the house was a dark sky and a drizzle, "Woo...... Yes...... Yes! The little dirty baby, wet by the rain, clung to the passers-by, pointed to his home, and shouted with difficulty, "Grandma...... Governess! Ice! It's cold! ”

The pedestrian shook off his dirty hands, his eyes were full of disgust, everyone knew that there were two fools living here, the old fool was in a daze, and now the little fool was also starting to go crazy, "Get out of here!" I'm going to go crazy and find you! The pedestrian scolded and walked away with a gloomy face, and Zhou Hao stood in the rain, "Ah...... Yes....... Crying again and again, he ran to the neighbor's house again, but the neighbor disliked him even more, told him to get away, dare to enter the house, and discipline him for him today.

Zhou Hao couldn't cry anymore, he stood outside the roller shutter door, he wanted to beg the passing uncle and aunt, save grandma, save his grandma, but it was like a glass cover, he was locked inside, the more anxious he was, the more he wanted to convey his heart to others, the glass cover would become thicker and thicker, isolating his voice and closing his emotions, he remembered the scene of the day his father took him to school, he followed his father's example, knelt at the door of the house, and the child's head hit the cement floor heavily, "Bang...... Boom...... Knock", and again, and again, he hoped that someone could help him, and the rough ground cut through the child's skin, and the crimson blood ran down his forehead, and he knocked for a long time, but all he heard in his ears was: "The little madman is also crazy." "The family is hopeless, and the fool of the family is ...... crazy."

Zhou Hao's head hit the ground, he waited for a long time, he didn't wait for anything, the rain was heavy, the pedestrians on the road were getting more and more hurried, who would pay attention to this child?

The child did not cry anymore, he straightened up, and sat down in the rain, the continuous rain curtain, the rain became heavier and heavier, the rain washed away the filth on his face, leaving only a pale face and godless pupils, he raised his head and looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, the rain occasionally dripped into his eyes, but it did not make ripples in the stagnant water, the child calmed down, he got up with difficulty, and walked out of the street.

At the door of the Dashizhen Police Station, a thin and small figure was standing, his whole body was wet with rain and he didn't realize it, his forehead was a broken wound, leaving blood stains and swollen wounds, Zhou Hao moved his steps into the duty room at the door.

A young policeman on duty sat inside, staring intently at the computer in front of him, did he click the mouse with his hand, when Zhou Hao walked in front of him, he reacted, and the sliding office chair subconsciously moved back a little distance, the policeman looked at the dirty child in front of him in surprise, and asked with a stammer: "Xiao...... Friend, do you need help with anything? ”

"Grandma...... Basking ,...... There's no warmth anymore. The child struggled to control his tone and speak as consistently as possible.

"Cold? Temperature? Subconsciously stunned, the young policeman thought of a possibility, he shook off the mouse in his hand, got up and rushed out of the duty room, and suddenly he turned back and said to Zhou Hao who was standing there: "Little friend, you come with me." After speaking, he took Zhou Hao without disgust, went to the office in the police station, walked into the office meeting The young policeman found a female colleague and explained the general situation, the female policeman listened with sympathy in her eyes, and then the young policeman hurriedly walked away, the female policeman took out a handkerchief, gently helped Zhou Hao wipe off the stains on his face, and said in a gentle tone: "Children, don't be afraid, do you want to drink water?" Sister will pour you a glass. ”

Zhou Hao shook his head and said, "Thank you, sister, I'm not thirsty." Then he asked, "Police...... Sister, grandma...... Cold, how to shout...... Ignore me, you... Can tell her, don't ...... Bear...... I'm angry, Hao Hao is very ...... Obedient, will not ...... Let...... She apologized to the teacher. ”

The warm and soft palm gently brushed the child's head, the policewoman's eyes were a little red, and she smiled at the child and said, "Well, I will tell your grandmother in a while, she will definitely forgive you." ”

"Thank you...... You, pretty sister. Although the child's face was dull, he tried to smile, hoping to make his thanks look more sincere.

In the police office of the Dashi Town Police Station, Zhou Hao, who had changed his clothes, sat on a public bench, the clothes were brought by the female policeman to a colleague's house, Zhou Hao's forehead had been treated, except that it was a little red and swollen, there was a steaming paper cup on the table in front of him, and the child did nothing, just sat on the chair in a regular manner, just as the teacher asked him to go to class.

"Did you notify the child's family?" A policeman asked the policewoman next to him, "I have been notified, the child's father is out of town and is rushing back, but the acquaintance I know is from the town clinic, and he should be arriving soon." The policewoman replied based on the results of her phone call just now.

"Hey...... poor child, I heard Lao Zhang say that his grandparents died at home, and his mother ran away with someone, leaving him and his father ......, and this child seems to have birth defects." The policeman held the water cup and sighed.

"The way of the world ......." The atmosphere in the office was a little dull for a while.

"Haohao!" A middle-aged woman came in at the door of the office, she called out to Zhou Hao, who was sitting on a stool and answered, Zhou Hao heard a familiar voice, raised his head to look at the woman, and his dull eyes had a little brightness, "Grandma......!" Zhou Hao jumped off the bench and threw himself into Grandma's arms, the person who came was Zhou Lei's aunt, Auntie's rough and warm hand touched Zhou Hao's head, and said softly: "It's okay, it's okay, there's Grandma here, don't be afraid." ”

Auntie looked at him, gently touched his forehead with her hand and asked, "Does it hurt?" Went. ”

Zhou Hao grinned and said with a smile: "It doesn't hurt, the police sister helped me blow it, my head is hard!" ”

Auntie looked at him distressedly and hugged him tighter.

Zhou Hao, who has always been nervous about his emotions, finally relaxed his emotions after waiting for his grandmother, Zhou Hao, who was hiding in his grandmother's arms, had a little more light in his eyes, and he was curious to observe the surrounding scenery and people, at this moment he was like a real child.

"Comrade policeman, tell me everything about the Zhou family, I have already talked to the child's father Zhou Lei on the phone, and before he comes back, I will handle the affairs of the Zhou family." The aunt looked at the police as usual and said, but the uneasiness in her eyes revealed her emotions.

"Okay, Mommy." The policeman who was chatting with the policewoman before nodded, and looked at Zhou Hao in Auntie's arms, Auntie understood what he meant from his eyes, Auntie lowered her head and said to Zhou Hao: "Haohao, go over there and wait for Grandma, Grandma wants to discuss something with the police comrades." ”

When Zhou Hao heard this, he was reluctant to leave his grandmother, but he still obediently went to the bench, sat on the bench, and waited for his grandmother seriously.

asked Zhou Hao to be sensible so winterly, and the police couldn't help but sigh: "What an obedient and sensible good boy." ”

"yes, it's just a bad fate, hey......." Auntie also sighed and said, the atmosphere was a little dull for a while.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, let's get down to business...... Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, the police hurriedly spoke.

"Don't worry about it, don't worry about it, comrade police, you can say it." Auntie said calmly.

Then the police told the aunt the news brought back by the colleagues at the scene, when they heard that Zhou Hao's grandmother had been confirmed dead by the doctor in the town hospital, the aunt couldn't help crying, and the two policemen also immediately comforted and persuaded Zhou Hao, although Zhou Hao didn't know why the aunt suddenly cried, but he still ran over, gently patted the grandmother's back with his little hand, and said comfortingly: "Grandma, don't cry, don't cry, look!" Zhou Hao said, squeezing his face with his hands to make all kinds of grimaces, he observed the classmates in the class on weekdays, and saw that they made the female classmates cry, so he would make a grimace to make them laugh, and now he also wanted to use this method to make Grandma laugh, looking at his naïve posture of trying to make a grimace, Grandma showed a smile, and smiled very happily, but there was an indescribable taste hidden in the smile.

Inside the funeral home in Dashi Town. Zhou Lei stood in front of the freezer where his mother's body was stored, remembering that the last time he came here, he was when he claimed his father's body, but he didn't expect to come here again for the second time, this world is like a circle, everyone he cherishes is experiencing this strange circle, and the end is death. "Maybe I'm the scourge......." Zhou Lei thought silently in his heart, "Otherwise! Why! Why! Misfortune awaits everyone who loves themselves! ”

When the police told Zhou Lei that the cause of his mother's death was a sudden heart attack, he was no longer angry and complaining, and silently chose to accept it, the injustice of fate had been seen many years ago, and when he knew that his son had tried to ask neighbors and passers-by for help after his mother became ill, but unfortunately no one responded to him, even if he opened the door to accompany him in to see.

"Maybe, if someone could lend a hand, my mother wouldn't have died...... The thought was like a little spark that ignited everything he had, and the fire that had been extinguished was ignited again, this time more than burning, "Damn the people of this town!" Those who bully us deserve to die! Kill them all! Kill them all! Kill them all! The whispers that had once been like demons rang in his ears again.

"Kill them all?" Zhou Lei repeated the whispers of evil ghosts, "Kill them all?" "Kill them all!" His expression gradually became hideous, his pupils began to glow bloody, his pupils were elongated like beast eyes, fine and hard black hair, coming out of his cheeks, neck, and the back of his hands, and strange dark smoke was steaming from his body, like a tail tail wolf smoke that was ignited and covered. Because the funeral parlor is located in a remote location at the edge of the town, there are only staff and the family members of the deceased who need to go through the formalities on weekdays, and suddenly, the frenzied and ferocious coercion covers the entire funeral parlor, and all the staff and the family members of the deceased in the funeral parlor instantly lost consciousness, rolled their eyes and foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the ground like mud. With the wrath of the worst and darkest, it burns everything in sight, and it will also burn up the sorrow that turns into firewood.

Just when the accumulated power was about to reach its peak and would erupt with the momentum of thunder, on the body of Zhou Lei, who was no longer humanoid, wisps of light yarn like clouds and smoke emerged, intertwined and intertwined layer by layer, sealing the black smoke and cutting off the suffocating pressure, scarlet fireworks ignited on Zhou Lei's body, licking the cloud smoke tulle, wisps of tulle turned into flying ash in the scarlet flames, it seemed that as long as it took a few more moments to burn the yarn around the body into ashes, at this moment, the ashes of the light yarn burned flew away, like a goddess dancing in the wind and snow, Under the guidance of a strange force, it clinged to Zhou Lei's mouth, nose and body, and finally turned into a bright white light and submerged into his body, the white light extinguished the scarlet fireworks, and the smoke and black hair also slowly dissipated and disappeared under the skin with the white light.

Zhou Lei stood blankly until his eyes regained a trace of brilliance, he looked around blankly, outside the funeral home was a bright skylight, everything around him seemed to have happened, and it was as if nothing had happened, his eyes finally fell on the freezer, Zhou Lei's eyes showed sad emotions, "Maybe I've been too tired lately...... Thinking like this in his heart, Zhou Lei walked towards the office next to him.

Through the small door of the partition, Zhou Lei saw the staff slumped to the ground, as if he had suddenly lost consciousness, he walked over quickly, helped up the staff lying on the ground, shook him, and said, "Hey——! Hey——! Wake up! Are you okay! ”

Just as he was about to put down the staff in his arms and run out of the funeral home to call others, the staff lying in his arms slowly opened his eyes, "Uh...... am I?" ”

"Are you awake? Why did you faint all of a sudden, was it unwell? Zhou Lei saw that the staff woke up and asked excitedly.

"Uh......", the staff shook their heads, supported themselves with their arms, got up from Zhou Lei's arms, and held on to the counter, the staff closed their eyes and slowed down before they spoke: "Maybe it's because I stayed up late to play mahjong last night...... I didn't eat breakfast this morning, it's okay to ......, I used to faint with low blood sugar." ”

"Uh......, you still have to pay attention to your body, without health, everything is in vain." Zhou Lei thought about his mother, and said in a sincere tone.

"Thank you for your concern, I'll sit and rest." The staff sat on the chair with the counter, Zhou Lei wanted to help him, but after thinking about it, he still didn't stretch out his hand, the man recovered some energy, looked up at him, and said loudly: "Are you here to go through the formalities?" ”

"Yes, my mother passed away, and I just came back, and I brought all the materials with ......." As he spoke, he took out the materials in his pocket and put them in front of the staff.

"Okay, you wait a minute, I'll take care of it for you." After the staff finished speaking, they began to help him go through the formalities related to the remains.

Handle the relevant procedures for the death of the mother. Zhou Lei said goodbye to the staff and left the funeral home with a heavy heart, he had completely forgotten the previous trance, and just as he was about to step out of the door of the funeral home, a gentle and intellectual voice sounded in his ears, like a warm spring breeze, swallowing fragrance in his ears, "Engong, Mengjun has no strength left, I hope Engong is safe......." Zhou Lei was slightly stunned, and the voice disappeared into the hustle and bustle of the world.

patted his temples, Zhou Lei felt that he might be really crazy, not only hallucinations but also auditory hallucinations, and when he thought that his child was waiting for him, and there were a lot of things to deal with behind him, his heart became more and more dull, shaking his head, he cheered up and accelerated his pace to leave.