The master didn't call me for these three days. I was sitting at platform No. 8 when the master hurried in.
Zhang Xiaoxue was transferred to another class and replaced by a new person.
The master sat down and said.
"Come with me after get off work."
Then they stopped talking until around three in the afternoon.
Let’s get in the car, said the driver.
"How come the key is gone? The administrator also found it strange."
I don't know whether the master was talking to himself or to me, and I didn't interrupt him because I knew nothing.
The master drove us to the cinema and we watched a movie together. While watching the movie, she held my hand and she was sweating. I knew she was nervous, and I was nervous too.
After watching the movie and having dinner, it was past eight o'clock in the evening, so we got in the car.
"To the crematorium."
Went to the crematorium again, but I didn't say anything.
When they arrived at the gate of the crematorium, Uncle Zheng opened the door, still said nothing, and went into the house.
I followed the master and it was the morgue again. The master was looking at the wall.
"Master, you can't see the key by looking at the wall."
I was wondering, are you stupid? If you know nothing about it, why are you still here
"Shut up."
I stood aside and kept my mouth shut. This girl was quite powerful. I thought to myself, you are waiting to get married, just wait and see how I deal with you.
As I was thinking about it, the door suddenly opened. I screamed in fright and the master also shuddered.
"What's your name?"
Master Zhou actually came in, looked at me, and then looked at the wall.
"Master Zhou, look."
"I see."
Master Zhou picked up a key, the third key, and walked to morgue No. 3, opened the door, and the master followed him in. I went in too and stood at the door. There was a freezer inside, a coffin-style one. Master Zhou went in and took a look and said.
"Open the cabinet."
The master looked at me, meaning for me to open it.
I walked in, my legs and hands were shaking.
"Why are you trembling?"
I opened the cupboard and saw yellow silk spread inside.
"Open it."
I opened it and found a key inside. My master was stunned.
"Okay."
Master Zhou left and I stood there in a daze. My master didn't understand either.
Taking the key and locking the door, the master walked to door No. 1, opened it, stood there for a while and spoke.
"Four of these ten morgues have been used. Since the crematorium was built, no one has used this one except your father."
"Shouldn't it be twelve rooms? Twelve attributes."
"There are two attributes that cannot be placed here."
"Why?"
"You ask me? I want to know, too."
The master was not happy.
When I opened the door and went in, I found that these ten doors were not fixed. Some opened outwards, and some opened inwards. I couldn't understand it.
After entering, I looked at the cabinet where my father had been lying. My eyes became a little wet.
"Don't cry here, at this time."
The master said after opening the cabinet.
"Lie down in it."
"Are you sick?"
The master stared at me without saying a word. I stood there motionless. Only a dead person would lie there.
"Lie down in it?"
"Why?"
"I'll explain it to you when I'm done."
I lie down, you close the lid and lock it, and I can't get out. I haven't offended her, so she won't hurt me, right? At this moment, I felt an inexplicable panic towards my master.
I lay down, and the master closed the lid and locked it. I could see her, through the transparent lid. She lit a cigarette and sat on a chair at the side. She looked at me, with no expression on her face, and it made me shiver.
Half an hour later, the master looked at his mobile phone, stood up and opened the lid.
"Okay, come out."
I came out, left, got in the car, and I was soaked all over.
"I want an explanation."
"Let's find a place to eat. I'm hungry."
This time she was much gentler.
I am unhappy, really happy, unhappy from the bottom of my heart.
We found a small restaurant to eat and sat in a private room, which was a very cozy place.
"Master, I need an explanation."
"In a moment."
The master asked for white wine and actually poured one glass for him and one for me.
I don't want to say anything more, just drink.
After a glass of wine, the master said.
"Don't blame me for being so strict. I could only do that there. Let me tell you what happened today. You went into the morgue and lay on your back. You owed your father one. In this life, we have to carry our parents on our backs once. They carried us countless times when we were little. We have to carry them on our backs once when we grow up. Otherwise, after they die, you will sometimes feel that your back will lie on them. Some people feel it very obviously, while others don't. It's obvious to you. After you lie on your back, you'll be fine."
"Why?"
"Don't ask about other things. In the crematorium, you should have fewer questions and not be too curious, okay?"
Yinyan told me this on the day I arrived.
When I got up in the morning, it was raining heavily. It seemed I had to take a taxi to work.
Downstairs, Yinyan's car was parked there waiting for me.
I went downstairs and got in the car.
"master."
"Call me Swallow when no one is around."
"Yanzi, what should I do about my mother?"
"It's none of your business."
My master and I entered the cremation room. Zhang Xiaoxue was actually chatting with the director inside. When she saw me, she stared at me intently, which made me feel very confused.
Yinyan walked over and looked at Zhang Xiaoxue and said.
"Sister, don't worry about it. If it's not your cup of tea, it won't be on your plate."
"Virtue."
Yinyan smiled and sat at platform nine.
The day was done by eleven o'clock. At noon, Yinyan and I went out to eat. After lunch, she said she wanted to go home.
I went to my grandma's house to see my mother.
I didn’t expect Yinyan to be there. I was stunned for a moment.
Yinyan was communicating with my mother, but I couldn't see my mother's smile. I thought she was thinking too simply. In fact, it was not that simple. The smell of my father's corpse had made her feel deeply terrified.
"I don't care about your affairs. I am with your mother now. I live with my mother. I can't care about the affairs of you young people."
I really don't want that.
Yinyan and I came out and looked at her.
"sorry."
"That's fine. My mom actually wanted to escape from that home a long time ago."
I feel sad.
I didn't expect that Zhang Xiaoxue would call me.
"Mingzhe, I have something to tell you."
"Master Zhang, I'm sorry..."
"I have something to do, really."
In that case, I had no choice but to leave.
Zhang Xiaoxue and I met by the Hunhe River. She was dressed very beautifully.
"Master Zhang..."
"Call me Xiaoxue. We're not at work."
"oh."
I didn't scream.
"I'm telling you about your master Yin Yan."
I was stunned. What was Zhang Xiaoxue going to do? Even if she was my love rival, she wouldn't do that, right? I would look down on her if I did that.
"You'd better not talk about this."
"I have to tell you that Yinyan disappeared for thirteen days. During these thirteen days, no one knew what she was doing."
I was stunned. She was missing for thirteen days. What did she do during these thirteen days
"I know this doesn't make any sense. It's a thing of the past."
"No, Yinyan disappeared in the crematorium. We haven't found her for thirteen days."
So I was stunned. How could this happen? I couldn't figure out what this meant. I had been missing in the crematorium for thirteen days.
"What do you want to tell me?"
"Yinyan is very strange, so you have to be careful. I don't feel it's normal."
Zhang Xiaoxue left after she finished speaking. I was stunned. Did Zhang Xiaoxue say this on purpose to destroy the relationship between me and Yinyan? I don't think so. Zhang Xiaoxue is not that stupid. She looks like a very smart person. Although she told me this with intention, it was more of a kind reminder.
I didn't ask Yinyan about what Zhang Xiaoxue said. I think it's better not to ask some things.
I couldn't see anything weird about my master. During lunch, my master whispered to me that he wanted to go to the movies in the evening.
I'll get in the car in the evening, Yinyan said.
"Stay away from Zhang Xiaoxue, you are so weird."
I didn't say anything, and the two people suddenly became enemies. I heard from others that they used to have a good relationship.
After watching a movie in the evening, Yinyan said she was going to the bathroom, but she never came back. I asked the staff to look for her, but they said there was no one inside. I thought she was joking with me, so I called her cell phone, but it was turned off. I went to the car, but Yinyan was not there either. It was really strange.
This joke was a bit too much, as it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
I waited by the car, but by twelve o'clock, Yinyan still hadn't shown up. I got anxious and ran to her house, but she wasn't there either. Yinyan wasn't from this city. Her parents were living in another city, so she lived here by herself. I didn't know her parents' phone number.
I went back to look for it, but couldn't find it, so I was completely confused.
I didn't call the police, I called the manager, and the manager said after listening to me.
"Go home and sleep, it's okay."
"You need to explain it clearly."
"If I say it's okay, then it's okay."
The manager was a little angry, which I thought was really strange.
I have been trying to contact Yinyan these days. I went to her home a hundred times and called her hundreds of times, but I still couldn't get through. I was a little confused and didn't know what Yinyan meant.
I went there early in the morning, went into the office to change clothes, and saw Yinyan sitting there. There was no change, so I got angry.
"What have you been doing?"
Yinyan glanced at me and said.
"Don't ask about this."
"I wouldn't ask if you had nothing to do with me."
"I'm telling you, don't ask."
Yinyan became famous.
I was so angry that I changed into my work clothes, went into the crematorium, sat on platform No. 8, and looked at the furnace in the glass.
In fact, Zhang Xiaoxue was right. Yinyan disappeared again, just like last time. So, what Zhang Xiaoxue said was true. So, was Yinyan's disappearance caused by human error or by other reasons
This made me feel the master's terrifying power, which was simply beyond my comprehension.
I didn't say a word until the work was finished.
I went to see my mother, but she insisted not to come back. I didn't insist either. I thought, I have to stay with my mother. I also need to consider Yinyan's matter. She scared me.
I was watching TV at home, and I didn’t expect that Master Zhou suddenly called me and asked me to go to her house. She actually knew my cell phone number.
I hesitated. Master Zhou and Yinyan had a good relationship, so I could tell. What did she want to talk to me about? I felt a little strange.
I went there anyway, took a taxi, and when I entered the yard, I was stunned to see Zhang Xiaoxue there.
"Mingzhe, sit down. Xiaoxue, go get the food."
Zhang Xiaoxue and Master Zhou actually have a very good relationship, just like his own granddaughter.
I sat down and asked Master Zhou.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, it's about Yinyan."
I stopped talking. Since it was about Yinyan, I didn't need to ask anymore. She would tell me naturally.
Zhang Xiaoxue brought out the dish, and it was as exquisite as the one made by Master Zhou. It seemed that she had inherited Master Zhou's true skills.
Zhang Xiaoxue brought you beer, and she and Master Zhou poured you some red wine.
"Grandma, Mingzhe, cheers."
I finished drinking and put it down. Zhang Xiaoxue poured me more wine, Master Zhou said.
"Xiaoxue is my granddaughter. You have to know this. Today we are talking about Yinyan. Her disappearance has always been a mystery. No one knows what happened. So, you have to find out about Yinyan's matter. It might cause trouble."
"What's the trouble?"
"Yinyan disappeared at the crematorium. All of this is related to the crematorium."
"What else?"
"You can't be with Yinyan. Xiaoxue is your best choice."
I stood there in a daze, and my impression of Master Zhou was immediately reduced.
"I'm sorry, let me think about this for a while."
Zhang Xiaoxue didn't say anything. We talked about other things that day. When I went back, Master Zhou walked me to the door and talked.
"Yinyan is also my granddaughter. Her mother died, and her father went abroad and was never found again. When her mother died, I was the one who burned her."
I was stunned, completely dumbfounded, what does this mean? (To be continued)