In the face of Senior Li's kind invitation, Yan Yueming's head shook like a rattle.

Li Zheng let go of him boringly, but listened to him explain word by word: "I'm sorry, Senior Li." I can't die yet, I have an aunt to support, and she only has one relative. I'm not married yet, I haven't had a boyfriend yet, and I want to live a little bit, next time. When I have achieved all this in the future, I will definitely promise you ...... next time you invite me."

Yan Yueming gradually began to babble gibberish, delirious.

Li Zheng was keenly aware that he had a mental problem, and was about to stun him with a hand knife, but before the hand knife could be chopped down, Yan Yueming stepped forward and just avoided it.

"Senior." Yan Yueming opened his blurry eyes, and the whole person was almost attached to his body, looked up at him, and said, "You are so handsome." ”

Li Zheng: "......"

Yan Yueming: "Hey." ”

The sudden appreciation did not flatter Li Zheng, he ruthlessly raised his hand knife again, and stunted Yan Yueming. After Yan Yueming completely fell on him, Li Zheng looked up at the window on the second floor of No. 12.

A middle-aged man leaned against the window, knocking on melon seeds, spitting out melon seed shells without any public morality, and buried a sentence, "Dog man, man." ”

Li Zheng smiled.

I don't know how long it took, Yan Yueming woke up and found herself lying on an unfamiliar bed. He rubbed his head, was shocked to find that there was gauze wrapped around his head, and quickly sat up.

Where is this? Why am I here?

Yan Yueming was stunned for a while before remembering that she seemed to have seen Li Zheng before fainting, and the injury on that head must have been handled by Li Zheng for him. What about Senior Ta Li? So what about the big one Senior Li?

finally saw the savior, the savior was not in sight at the moment, Yan Yueming's first reaction was to go to him. He hurriedly got out of bed, opened the door and ran out, all the way through the corridor to the living room outside, and saw—

He is so big Senior Li, sitting in the armchair in the living room, as if he has just returned from the red carpet of the film festival, with his legs crossed, holding a crochet needle, and his movements are elegant...... Knitting a palm-sized woolen doll?

Next to him was a middle-aged man with a pale green stubble in a crumpled Brazilian suit, sitting on the ground dejectedly, battling the mess of wool.

"Ah......h

Yan Yueming rubbed his eyes and turned away, wondering as he walked, was he dreaming? Wait, no, is he dreaming now?

He looked back again.

That's right, that's Li Zheng, not his delusion.

"Senior?" Yan Yueming walked back quickly.

"Hmm." Li Zheng glanced at him indifferently, stopped the movement in his hand, "Sober?" ”

Yan Yueming shook her head, as if she was really not dizzy, so she nodded honestly.

Li Zheng asked him to go to the dining table to eat, and glanced at the man sitting on the ground. The man sighed, but he still stood up resignedly and went to the kitchen to serve Yan Yueming food.

"Who am I messing with...... he muttered while working, and finally brought out three dishes and one soup, fried prawns with green onions, braised eggplant in oil, back to the pot meat and tomato and egg soup, which are very homely and hearty, and they are dishes that Yan Yueming never expected.

Before that, he had nibbled on compressed biscuits twice in a row!

"Let me ask first, we're still ...... Or in the crevices, right? He asked in a whisper.

"yes, it's number 12. Hey, you look out the window, isn't that the 9th you used to be in? The man took a piece of paper and wiped his hands, his eyebrows were full of frustration, and he looked like he had been beaten by life many times.

"Wait." Yan Yueming reacted, "How do you know that I stayed on the 9th before?" ”

"I see it. You're sneaky by yourself, first hiding on the 9th, and then hiding out, here and there, like a puppy marking. The man said, amusing himself.

Yan Yueming's eyes widened, as if he had been attacked by a great enemy, he didn't expect that there was still a person hiding here!

In other words, this person has been there from beginning to end, Yan Yueming thinks that he is very hidden and well hidden, but who knows that his every move is under the prying eyes of others.

But this is not over, and in the next second, the man said again: "I also saw that wanderer on the 11th, throwing things at your 9th." ”

Throwing something? What to throw? How did I not know...... No, I know! Yan Yueming instantly thought of the ball of paper hidden under the bed, and quickly remembered the situation when she entered the master bedroom on the second floor.

He remembered that the window facing 11 was open, and if the man had thrown something from 11, he could theoretically have thrown it in. The paper ball rolled on the ground, and finally rolled to the bottom of the bed, where it was picked up by Yan Yueming. And the paper ball will not make a loud sound when it hits the ground, so Yan Yueming will not hear or notice it downstairs.

It turns out that I have worked so hard to survive, but I am lonely? Yan Yueming thought so, and her hair wilted.

"His name is the third child." At this time, Li Zheng's words interrupted his cranky thoughts.

The third child raised his chin at him, even if he said hello, "Yes, you can call me the third child like him." As for me, as you can see, the loser is usually unlucky. Bad luck, bad luck, I fell in again the day before yesterday, and I walked in it, and here we were. I didn't mean to ignore you, I was probably sleeping when you came in. When you wake up, you're already in No. 9, isn't there Boss Li's entry and exit instructions, it's safe. ”

Yan Yueming came back to her senses, "Then why don't you stay on the 9th?" ”

The third child: "There is a mark on the door, don't you see it?" Number 9 is relatively safe, 12 is not bad, a gentleman's house, more suitable for a homeless person like me. Room 9, as soon as I entered, I remembered-"

Before he finished speaking, the third child glanced at Li Zheng and the crochet needle in his hand. In the next second, the crochet needle grazed the front of the third child like a sharp arrow like an eye, and inserted it diagonally into the table.

The third child hurriedly avoided it, and then looked at Yan Yueming, squeezing his eyebrows, everything was silent.

"Do you have a lot to talk about?" Li Zheng turned his head leisurely and looked over, and the hand that was originally holding the crochet needle was raised. The third sighed resignedly, pulled out the crochet needle from the table, and respectfully handed it back to him, "You have taken it." ”

Yan Yueming was also well-behaved in an instant, picked up the rice bowl, and concentrated on eating.

This meal made Yan Yueming almost moved to tears.

It's really delicious, he has never thought that an ordinary stewed eggplant in oil can be so delicious. His taste buds came to life, the whole person came to life, and he really felt: he was still alive, he was still eating, Senior Li came to save him, and he still had a bright future.

That's nice.

After learning that the meal was made by the third child, his perception of the third child was much better. Yan Yueming politely and seriously thanked him, and for a while, the third child was a little moved.

Look, there is true love in the world.

But this atmosphere of harmony and friendship did not last long, and was ruthlessly interrupted by Li Zheng, his ancient gaze swept over them, and finally fell on Yan Yueming, asking, "Have you eaten enough?" ”

Yan Yueming nodded, "It's full." ”

Li Zheng put down the crochet needle, put the small thing that had been hooked into his pocket, stood up and said, "Then let's go, you have a practical class today." ”

Yan Yueming was stunned, "Practical class? Get on now? ”

Li Zheng: "Do you have any comments on my course arrangement?" ”

Yan Yueming dare, and hurriedly followed. When the two walked out of the door, the third child looked at the dishes and chopsticks on the table and sighed again. Why did he run into Li Zheng again? It's not good to run into him.

But what could he do? I can't fight and fight, I can't resist and I can't resist, so I can only resign myself to doing housekeeping here. Whoever made this house the rule is-

Gentlemen love to be clean.

Damn it.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he compared his middle finger to the sky while washing the dishes. But after thinking about it, the little brother outside must be even worse than him when he encounters an acting teacher like Li Zheng.

The little brother is wonderful, he even dares to play hooligan on Li Zheng.

Let's hope he's safe and sound.

Outside the house, walking on the asphalt road again, Yan Yueming's mood was completely different. When he first arrived, he was alone, nervous, scared, with no one to communicate with, and he didn't even dare to shout loudly for fear of breaking the rules.

But now that you are well fed and in good spirits, is it scary to look at this road and these houses again?

Is it that scary?

"You can see the road like this?" Li Zheng turned his head and looked at Yan Yueming, who was hiding behind him and following suit. Yan Yueming's newly inflated heart was instantly punctured, and she moved half a step out, asking, "Senior, how are we going to class?" ”

Li Zheng stopped in the middle of the asphalt road, put one hand in his pocket, and asked, "Have you recognized all the markers?" ”

Yan Yueming recounted in detail how he found the mark, picked up the paper ball, and how he overcame his fear to splash water on the mirror, and finally said, "I've written it down." ”

He is always verbose when he speaks, but although Senior Li's teaching style is unique, he never interrupts him. This made Yan Yueming always feel that Senior Li was actually a good person.

Li Zheng: "That kind of mark is called the Hobo mark, which is a kind of code that has been passed down among wanderers since ancient times. Once upon a time, a professor of linguistics fell into a crack, so he kept the use of this code. ”

Yan Yueming: "Once upon a time? Did the professor escape? ”

Li Zheng: "No, he stayed here forever." ”

Yan Yueming was speechless for a while.

Li Zheng: "I shouldn't have given you a practical lesson so early, but since you're already here, it's time to do it." The first lesson is to distinguish markers. ”

Yan Yueming immediately became solemn, but unfortunately there was no pen and paper, so he couldn't take notes, so he could only prick up his ears and listen carefully.

"First of all, you have to remember that all the official rescue workers, including me, when we are sane, will definitely use the regular text version of the 'access instructions'."

"The second point is that only wanderers can use markers. This includes, but is not limited to, the Hobo mark. ”

Hearing this, Yan Yueming couldn't help asking, "What is the definition of a wanderer?" ”

Li Zheng: "People who strayed into the gap are collectively referred to as wanderers." People have good and evil, so they cannot believe all the marks they leave behind. ”

As they spoke, the two of them walked forward again, and they came to the door of No. 11.

The mark on the door frame of No. 11 means "the master is not at home", and the man in ragged clothes and babbling is hidden inside. Yan Yueming said: "I don't know if he's still in there now." ”

Li Zheng: "Then what do you think, can No. 11 enter?" ”

Yan Yueming thought about it carefully, "Can you enter?" ”

"Then come in." Li Zheng walked forward without saying a word, and Yan Yueming immediately followed. It's just that when he got to the door, he was blind, because Li Zheng asked him to go in first.

Go in. First, Yan Yueming wanted to behave well, and secondly, Li Zheng was not particularly afraid of him, so he boldly pushed the door in after doing psychological construction, which was quite heroic.

The room was quiet, a little dim because there were no lights. But it's already daylight after all, so it's not completely invisible.

Yan Yueming walked very cautiously in every step, and the speed was not fast. Looking back at Li Zheng, he always followed behind, strolling leisurely. Yan Yueming made up her mind and continued to walk forward, carefully observing everything around her, and tentatively speaking.

"The owner of the house is not at home, so the sofa and the coffee table are covered with white cloth, and there is dust on them, and it looks like it has not been touched for a long time, and the man should not have moved. There were footprints in the back window, and the man must have climbed in through the back window, the same I saw at the time. ”

Li Zheng's expression couldn't show joy or anger, "Go on." ”

Yan Yueming continued to explore and continued: "The footprints lead to, lead to the corridor. At a cursory glance, there is no basement here, and there are no taboos since I came in. Maybe it's because the owner isn't at home, so there will be fewer rules? ”

Li Zheng nodded slightly, "9, 11, and 12 are all relatively safe marks. ”

Yan Yueming didn't expect that she was really right, so she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and her steps to continue walking forward were more confident, "That person went upstairs, the road he explored should be safe, let's follow him and go to the second floor?" ”

The first rule of survival for ordinary people: take the road that others have walked, and you will not wade through thunder.

Without further ado, Yan Yueming took the lead again and walked up to the second floor with slow but firm steps.

However, after arriving on the second floor, the situation was not as simple as the first floor, because there were only footprints on the stairs that had gone and not returned, and Yan Yue Mingzai searched carefully and found that the person was gone.

Under what circumstances do you leave here without leaving footprints?

Yan Yueming even opened the window and looked down, but didn't find any jumping off the building, so the result could only be: "He disappeared?" What did you not go into? ”

Li Zheng leaned against the wall elegantly and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Yan Yueming knew that this was another exam question for herself, so she pondered for a long time. There is no attic or basement as mentioned in the No. 9 entry and exit instructions, and there are no rooms that should not exist, so no matter how you look at it, it is normal. The footprints on the ground were messy, and it was obvious that the man had walked back and forth on the second floor many times, but there were no footprints downstairs, so Yan Yueming couldn't tell where he disappeared.

If the gap and the gap are through, then the way of penetrating may be different from what Yan Yueming thought. For example, the world in the crevices may not be a complete map.

From this gap to another, how to pass?

The senior crawled out of the grave, and the family of three drove along the asphalt road, but came back again.

Suddenly, Yan Yueming thought of a word in his mind, "leaping forward", like a black hole crossing through, jumping from here to there. He told Li Zheng his reasoning, and Li Zheng did not directly answer whether he was correct or not, but grabbed a pen from the pen holder in the study.

In front of Yan Yueming, he spread his hand, and all the pens fell to the ground, some rolled away, and some overlapped each other, intricately.

"Some of the gaps are intersecting and can be walked through. Some do not intersect, and jumps are generated. It's the same way you fall into a gap. Li Zheng half-squatted in front of the scattered pens, and looked up at Yan Yueming again, "The home of world consciousness, each of them is strange, and this is just the most ordinary and least dangerous one, which is called the Silent Neighborhood in the official archives." ”

Yan Yueming muttered the name, feeling that it was very appropriate.

"Senior, you came to me, how many gaps did you go through?" Yan Yueming asked.

"Three of a kind." Li Zheng said.

It's so far.

Yan Yueming couldn't help but think.