I can understand why the shop owner doesn’t ask her name, because a beautiful girl who is so mysterious and beautiful often appears in the middle of the night, and there is always a weirdness. This weirdness will make people hold all the curiosity and questions in their hearts. . When I was a child, I heard the old people in the village tell similar ghost stories:
A beautiful woman knocks on the door in the middle of the night, saying to borrow something or make any other strange request, you must be satisfied, but don't be too curious. If you wait for the beautiful woman to leave and secretly follow up to see what happens, you will find that the beautiful woman has disappeared from the grave Here, the stalking person will suffer a serious illness, and the serious one may die.
So in this situation, the smartest way is to ignore it, not to mention the so-called curiosity.
But from the shop owner’s words, the more I listened, the more puzzled I became. Is the girl who has been in contact for 17 years really Police Officer Liu? If not, there is no reason for him to recognize the police officer at a glance after seeing the photo of Police Officer Liu, but if he is, how could Police Officer Liu come to such a remote town of Qishui alone from thousands of miles away
I asked: "What is she doing here for you?"
The shop owner said: "Come to buy things. I remember when she first came, all she bought was for food, including ham, biscuits, sugar cubes, instant noodles, and salt. In the days to come, she will always be there. When shopping late at night, the time has changed from irregular to regular, sometimes every one month, sometimes two months, and most of the things I buy are eaten. I asked her where she came from several times, She didn’t say anything, so I didn’t dare to continue to ask. She grew up like this year after year, and she became more and more beautiful. Sometimes I even specially prepared some nice clothes for her, and she was I picked some away."
I frowned and wondered again if the other party was really Officer Liu. I handed him the picture of Officer Liu again and asked, "Are you really sure that the girl is the person in the picture?"
"determine."
"But I don't think the person you are talking about is the same person I am looking for."
The shop owner looked at the smoke that was about to burn out in his hand and said: "That's why I said she is a ghost from another world."
His words made me ponder again, although the shop owner kept saying that Officer Liu was a ghost
, But judging from all of his narratives, the speculation that Officer Liu is a ghost can basically be overturned.
What is a ghost? It is the soul of a person after death, reappearing in the world as it was before his death. In the 17 years that the shop owner and Officer Liu have been in contact, Officer Liu has grown from a little girl to a slim adult, and it is impossible for a ghost to grow up.
So I am more inclined to use the word "ghost" inappropriately by the shop owner. Officer Liu is probably a demon similar to "fox fairy".
But if it’s the demon problem again, why did demon appear as Police Officer Liu since childhood? Suddenly, I was refreshed. Are there two police officers Liu? Officer Liu also has a twin sister
It seems that I still have to call Dayan and Pan Lulu, and let them look up Police Officer Liu's family history and background!
Many questions and puzzles were put on hold for the time being, and I asked again: "Why do you want to mail her?"
The shop owner said leisurely: "She asked me to post it, and the item was delivered in the early hours of the 18th of this month."
I took a breath, because according to my knowledge, Officer Liu on the 18th should be in the provincial capital, so I asked: "You mean she sent you a book in the early morning of the 18th?"
"I'm not sure if she sent it, but it must be related to her."
"Can you tell us about the situation at that time?"
"I closed the door early on the 17th because she appeared every few days before and after the middle of the month. At that time, she hadn't appeared for two months. So I thought she would appear in those days, but waited until two in the morning. She didn’t show up even when I lay down. I just lay down and heard something downstairs grabbing the rolling shutters. I hurriedly put on my clothes and went downstairs. After opening the rolling shutters, I found a yellow silk cloth on the steps. After opening the package, I found that there was a book with no words inside. There was a note on the title page. The words on the note were very delicate and it was written with a brush."
I have seen Officer Liu's characters. Although they are beautiful, how can I say that they should look like a person, just like her profession, dignified and majestic. But it is definitely not delicate.
I asked: "Is the address written on the note?"
The shop owner nodded and said, “It’s the address. Let me mail the book without words to the express of Hebei Province.
Delivery station. So I didn't dare to delay, and went to Daping County at dawn the next day. "
"So you didn't see her at the time. You just thought it was her based on the word."
"Yes. Although I have never seen her write, as soon as I see the handwriting, I immediately conclude that it is her, because only she can write such beautiful characters."
This view of the store owner is a bit ridiculous, because many beautiful people write like shit, so the appearance of the person is not directly related to the beauty of the writing. For example, the characters I write are very ugly. Of course, I am not saying that I am handsome, but that I am at least a hundred times better than the characters.
But I didn’t laugh at the point of view of the shop owner. He has been dealing with a mysterious girl for 17 years, but when the mysterious girl was about to appear, he did not appear. Instead, a book appeared, which is easily reminiscent of She sent it.
But did she really send that book
"Then what do you mean by the scratching of the door?"
"It's the sound of catching the rolling gate with your claws, chuckle chuckle...very sharp."
"The book was sent by an animal?"
"Yeah. I took a look after opening the rolling shutter, and there were scratches."
I got up to the door and pulled down the rolling shutter. Sure enough, I found a few scratches on the rolling shutter, like some kind of beast left with a sharp grab. It seems that someone used a witchcraft to control a certain animal to deliver something to the store owner. What kind of animal can be controlled? The first thing I thought of was the cat, and it was the big black cat.
I went back to the store and said, "Is the slip of paper on the front page of the non-word book still there? I want to see it."
The shop owner shook his head and said, "I'm gone, I burned the note after I read it."
"Why are you burning?"
The shop owner did not answer my question, but showed a dumb and slightly teasing smile.
From his smile, I understood the reason why he wanted to burn the note. The girl exists like a saint in her heart. The things the saint uses to convey her intentions will naturally be destroyed after the mission is completed. This is the owner's right. The respect of the saint is also a manifestation of fear of getting into trouble.
I sighed and had to continue our next conversation. I asked: "Then when was the last time you saw her?"
"last night."
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