Li Mingxue runs a small food stall,
In this context where everything is rising in price, rents are rising, utilities are rising, prices are rising, and labor costs are rising,
We also have to deal with daily inspections by the environmental protection department that do not eat fireworks. This cannot be placed, and that cannot be burned. Charcoal barbecues are canceled and replaced with induction cooker barbecues. The shelves cannot exceed the threshold to occupy the road.
Brick and mortar business is getting harder and harder.
In this small fifth- and sixth-tier city, after deducting all living expenses, it is difficult to save much money that is hard earned every year.
Sometimes Li Mingxue has an urge to simply return the rent that increases every few months, and the store can no longer afford the expensive rent. It is better to be a free roadside stall than to work for the landlord every day.
It was raining heavily outside again today, and he suddenly heard the bad news that the good dog with a good human nature who used to come to the store every day to beg for food was stolen by a dog thief. Li Mingxue felt a little depressed and depressed. It bothered him even more.
Seeing that there were not many passers-by on the street on rainy days, and there was no business at night, he simply closed the gears ahead of time, and hurriedly walked in the rainy day, heading home.
Like the small cities in the fifth and sixth tiers where he lives, they are not big at all. His family lives not far from Quqian Road, and it takes only ten minutes to walk, so he always walks home.
Li Mingxue has a net name called [Brother Borrow Freedom].
He was the kind-hearted netizen on the headlines who replied that he was the boss of the stall.
The more Li Mingxue thought about it, the more he felt stuck in his heart when he thought about how a dog he had known for several months would be killed by dog thieves and become dog meat on other people's dining tables.
Human hearts are fleshy, who can truly be cold-blooded and ruthless, usually everyone looks indifferent, but in fact it is just a kind of self-protection in this fast-paced society.
Do nothing to have no trouble.
But that was just a mask of indifference that he had to put on for self-protection. After all, people still have a conscience, and there is still uncooled blood in their hearts. No one can really cool down their hearts.
Feeling angry, wow!
When passing by a small puddle, Li Mingxue kicked up a large water stain.
Then with a slap, he stepped on a small puddle, and he ignored the water stains that had soaked most of his trousers. He opened his umbrella, holding a black umbrella that was as drowsy as God was crying, while playing with his head down. phone.
On the lit screen of the phone, it showed that he was browsing the headline news interface.
Li Mingxue touched the screen with his fingers and was typing with one hand, replying to the comments of netizens in the comment area. His post was already the most popular post with the most likes and was pinned to the top row.
That angry heart, in this cold rainy day, can only feel warmth from enthusiastic netizens.
Just after Li Mingxue stepped on the small puddle and walked through the small puddle, pop!
There was another splashing sound from the small puddle behind him.
Li Mingxue didn't care, and continued to lower his head to reply to the comments of netizens. Crack, he stepped on a small puddle on the road... Then, Crack!
The small puddle left behind was followed by the sound of footsteps splashing water again.
Until the third time... Pa, it was the sound of Li Mingxue passing the puddle on the road, and then, a few seconds later, he stayed in the puddle where he was, pa, and there was another sound of footsteps splashing water.
Li Mingxue finally realized something was wrong.
It's like someone's always following him, following his pace.
He turned around vigilantly. He thought there would be someone behind him, but there was no one behind him. It was raining heavily at this time, and this road was not the main road, so there were no pedestrians on the road.
He turned his head suspiciously, thinking that something was wrong, and then turned his head to look behind him again. There was no one behind him, and indeed no one was following him.
It seems that the sound of footsteps splashing water heard before was just his illusion
rustle...
It was still raining heavily in the sky, and some raindrops fell on Li Mingxue's arms and the back of his neck. He shivered suddenly, and suddenly felt that the rain hit his body as cold as ice, and his hairs stood up. .
I don't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the surrounding temperature had dropped a lot, which gave him goosebumps on his back.
…
"I would like to ask the supernatural netizens, what should I do if I walk on the road alone on a rainy day and find that I am being followed? I walk slowly and he walks slowly, and I walk fast and he walks fast. The key is to look behind you every time. Nobody."
In the comment section of the headline news, there had been discussions about dogs, but suddenly there was an inexplicable reply from the post owner in the post posted by [Brother borrows a freedom].
Soon there will be comments from netizens.
"According to my many years of anti-stalking experience, the post owner first pretended to be calm and picked up the phone, then called the old Wang next door, and deliberately scolded the old neighbor next door like a shrew, saying that he was just diagnosed with AIDS in the hospital today, I promise , the stalker will definitely leave within five minutes."
"The amount of information upstairs is a bit too much, Zhenjing (ΩДΩ)!!"
But not long after, the post owner started replying in his top post again.
[Brother borrows a freedom]: "I don't know why, this road that I have been walking before is getting colder and colder today, and my eyelids have been twitching. By the way, I remembered that this place was not an urban area ten years ago, it was a city. The village, next to the village is the burial place of the ancestral graves, where many dead people were buried!"
Seeing this, the netizens were a little overwhelmed.
"Wait, is there something wrong with the painting style? Why did it suddenly become a horror live broadcast painting style?"
"This is obviously Horror Toutiao. I, Horror Toutiao, are willing to pay twice as much advertising fee as the webcast will give you."
However, the post owner ignored the comments from netizens and continued to post while talking to himself.
[Brother borrows a freedom]: "I saw him!"
After tens of seconds,
"Help!"
The post owner panicked and sent out two words for help.
Regardless of whether it was a prank or not, the netizens were a little nervous at this time, and asked the post owner how the situation was, whether people were alive or dead.
This time, a full minute or two passed, and there was no news from the post owner.
But when I saw the post owner's message again, there were only three words: "There is a ghost, report..."
The words are broken here, it seems that the time is very tight, and I haven't had time to type all the words. The last word should be to let the netizens help him "call the police".
Netizens were anxious and responded one after another. Even if they want us to call the police, they have to tell us your location first.
five minutes later…
"I have been running desperately. He has been following me to the place where I live. I called for help, but no one helped me. I live in Quqian Road. My name is Li Mingxue. I have called the police, but there is not enough time. Today I I am about to die here, everyone please send this photo to the police, the truth is in the photo!"
A photo taken by a mobile phone is attached after the text...
(end of this chapter)