I have to say that Song Qingluo's white shiny face suddenly appeared at night, which was really scary. Lin Banxia helped Ji Leshui, who was all weak, up, raised her head and greeted Song Qingluo.
"Mr. Song, what are you doing there?" Lin Banxia cried.
Song Qingluo said, "Catch the ghost."
Lin Banxia said, "Didn't you say there are no ghosts?"
Song Qingluo was expressionless: "Just kidding, I'm trespassing illegally."
Lin Banxia: "..." You might as well catch ghosts, at least they don't break the law.
Ji Leshui was very frightened, and her feet were still soft at the moment. Lin Banxia originally wanted to have a few words with Song Qingluo, so she went to see Song Qingluo and waved her hand, motioning him to take Ji Leshui back first. Lin Banxia nodded, supported Ji Leshui, and went back along the path.
Ji Leshui's face was full of palpitations, and the tense expression on his face did not relax until he arrived at Song Qingluo's house. He sat on the simple sofa, hugging the pillow, and said that although the boss's house looked gloomy at first glance, as long as he came in, he felt a sense of security, as if somewhere, he instinctively felt that the house was safe.
"Then you can rest." Lin Banxia said, "I'll go back first."
"Go, go." Ji Leshui didn't hold back.
Lin Banxia returned to the house, took a simple shower, sat on the sofa and watched TV. He was thinking about Liu Xi and was a little absent-minded.
At about eleven o'clock in the evening, Song Qingluo came back, saw Lin Banxia when she entered the room, and said hello softly.
"Mr. Song." Lin Banxia called.
"Just call my name." Song Qingluo said, "What's wrong?"
"I have something I want to ask you for advice." Lin Banxia said.
Song Qingluo sat down beside him, raised her chin slightly, and motioned for him to speak.
Lin Banxia said, "Do you think the dead will still move?"
Song Qingluo said, "It depends on the situation." When he spoke, he slowly rubbed the pulp of his thumb, as if there was something unpleasant on it.
Lin Banxia thought about it for a while, and cautiously told Song Qingluo what happened in his unit. In fact, he didn't want to remind Liu Xi, but it would be good if he didn't say such a thing as a mental illness.
Song Qingluo listened very casually at first, until Lin Banxia said that the person behind the woman was lying on her back. He raised his eyes and said, "Can you contact her?"
Lin Banxia said, "Who? That woman?"
Song Qingluo: "Yes."
Lin Banxia said: "I can't get in touch with you, but the funeral home should have her phone number. I don't know if there is an address..."
Song Qingluo said, "Just have a phone."
Lin Banxia said, "I'll look for it tomorrow, what about my colleague?"
Song Qingluo said: "You observe first, don't startle the snake, give me your phone number, if there is really a problem, I will deal with it as soon as possible."
Lin Banxia felt more at ease after hearing what he said, and nodded.
After going to work the next day, Lin Banxia went to a funeral home and asked an acquaintance for the woman's phone number. Only then did he know that the woman's name was Cheng Yuliu and she lived nearby.
After Lin Banxia got the call, she sent Song Qingluo a message.
When he arrived at the unit, Lin Banxia saw that Liu Xi was late. He thought that Liu Xi's face would not look good, but Liu Xi was in high spirits, his face was full of excitement, and the haggard and depression of the previous days were completely gone.
Lin Banxia asked tentatively, "Yo, why are you so happy today? Did something good happen?"
Liu Xi glanced at Lin Banxia with vigilance and faint hostility in his eyes. He said coldly, "Nothing good." Then he turned around and ignored Lin Banxia.
Lin Banxia was stunned. It was the first time he saw Liu Xi's attitude. He didn't understand why. Could it be because of the message he sent to Liu Xi yesterday
This afternoon, Lin Banxia and Liu Xi went to a nearby railway to recover a body that was run over by a train. Usually, this kind of corpse doesn't look very good, but then again, if the appearance is complete, it will not be their turn to go out.
Liu Xi was in a good mood all day, but he didn't want to talk to Lin Banxia, holding his phone with a smile, not knowing what he was looking at.
Lin Banxia tried to ask him what he wanted several times, but was pushed back by him with a very bad attitude. After a few times, Lin Banxia could only give up. Liu Xi's state made Lin Banxia feel seriously uneasy. In the afternoon, Lin Banxia found a colleague and asked what happened to Liu Xi.
"He didn't tell you?" The colleague was surprised when he heard Lin Banxia's question. After all, Liu Xi and Lin Banxia usually have the best relationship, so he must be the first to know.
"No." Lin Banxia shook her head.
"The lottery he bought won the lottery." The colleague said, "I was still posting in the circle of friends this morning. After paying the tax, there are still hundreds of thousands. He smiled and said at noon that he wanted to treat a guest. You happened to be away at that time..."
Lin Banxia said, "When did you get hit?"
The colleague said, "Just last night."
Lin Banxia Ai: "..."
Colleague: "Why is your face so ugly?" He misunderstood something, patted Lin Banxia on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, he has won the bonus, and this job is expected to be done soon... Dating with this kind of person Friend, it doesn't make any sense."
Lin Banxia said, "Okay."
On duty in the second half of the night, Liu Xi, who was usually listless, was in good spirits and sat in the office happily humming a song. Lin Banxia hesitated several times, but in the end he didn't say anything. When it was about to get off work, Lin Banxia said euphemistically, "Liu Xi, did nothing happen to you yesterday?"
Liu Xi glanced at him and simply said, "No."
Lin Banxia was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "There is something wrong with that woman. Don't get too close to her."
Liu Xi sneered, ignored Lin Banxia, picked up his coat, turned around and left.
Lin Banxia looked at his back and fell silent.
Other colleagues also heard the conversation between the two and came over to comfort Lin Banxia a few words. Lin Banxia shook her head to indicate that she was fine. He really didn't take Liu Xi's words to heart, but worried whether Liu Xi was influenced by that woman. Thinking like this, Lin Banxia walked into the locker room, changed her work clothes, and planned to leave after get off work.
However, when he left the locker room and returned to the office, he saw that Liu Xi had actually come back. He was still sitting in the position just now, looking down with his head down.
Lin Banxia was a little surprised that he had come back again. She walked to Liu Xi's side and was about to ask a question when she suddenly noticed something. This Liu Xi seems to be a little different from the person who just walked out. He is about the same height, short, fat and thin as Liu Xi. He wears a set of all black clothes and sits quietly on a chair, like a stiff puppet. Lin Banxia pretended to tie her shoelaces and squatted down. Out of the corner of the eye, she saw the drooping face of "Liu Xi". The face was as white as a dead man. Her eyes were open, but there were no black pupils. Can see the whites of the eyes.
If an ordinary person saw this, he would probably have called out on the spot. Fortunately, it was Lin Banxia, so he just calmly retracted his gaze, stood up, and walked out as if nothing had happened.
In the dark night, Lin Banxia went home alone.
Early after get off work today, it was only three o'clock in the morning when he got home. He thought Song Qingluo was already asleep, but he opened the door and saw him sitting in the room watching TV.
After Lin Banxia entered the room, she asked curiously, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Song Qingluo said, "Sleep, but I have something to do, so I'm waiting for you to come back."
Lin Banxia said, "Is it about that woman? I also have something to tell you—" He was a little tired, but now he regained his energy and focused on explaining Liu Xi's situation to Song Qingluo.
Song Qingluo nodded and said, "I made an appointment with Cheng Yuliu to meet tomorrow."
"She agreed?" Lin Banxia was slightly surprised.
"Well." Song Qingluo said, "Would you like to go with me?"
Lin Banxia hesitated: "Can I help you when I go?"
Song Qingluo said, "Maybe."
"Let's go then." Lin Banxia agreed. He also wanted to find out what happened.
The agreed time to meet was in the afternoon. Lin Banxia could hurry up and rest for a while. He simply took a shower and went to sleep.
The cabinet was not very quiet today, and the sound was even a little louder than usual. However, Lin Banxia was already very sleepy. And the tossing cabinet seems to be facing the incompetent husband's resentment of his wife. It was opened and closed, back and forth several times, and finally it annoyed Song Qingluo in the living room, and said coldly: "I'll help him repay the mortgage if he's tossing more."
The room was quiet for a second, and even thoughtfully helped Song Qingluo close the window.
Lin Banxia had no dreams all night and slept very comfortably. When he woke up the next day, it was already noon. He and Song Qingluo had a simple lunch together, and the two set off on time.
The place Song Qingluo and the woman agreed upon was a park not far from the residence.
The weather is normal today and the park is not lively. Lin Banxia said casually, "This is really a good place to chat, much better than a coffee shop."
Song Qingluo said, "Where's the good?"
Lin Banxia replied earnestly, "No need to spend money."
Song Qingluo: "..." He didn't say anything, went to the park entrance silently, bought three sausages for Lin Banxia and a bottle of Fat House Happy Water for himself.
Lin Banxia was eating the grilled sausage, and her mood took off immediately, but she was still a little sad in her heart, thinking that I could have lived a very happy life, but it was the mortgage that hurt me.
Next, two people were holding sausages in their hands, and the other was drinking Coke. They sat in the park and waited quietly. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
Lin Banxia had eaten two sausages, and was about to eat the third one when he noticed a figure moving from far to near. He looked closely and saw it was the one he had seen in the funeral home before, whose name was Cheng Yu. Lu's woman. Compared with a few days ago, her appearance has become even more terrifying. There is not much flesh left on her face, only a thin layer of skin is left, and her eyes are sunken. At first glance, she looks like a skeleton. Makes the scalp tingling.
And the thing that was lying on her shoulders has almost merged with her at this time, leaving only some torso, like the feet of a spider. Only a pair of pale eyes remained, looking around gloomily from the position of the shoulders.
From Lin Banxia's point of view, this is no longer in the category of humans.
Cheng Yuliu walked up to Lin Banxia and Song Qingluo. She recognized Lin Banxia and said coldly, "Is it you?"
Song Qingluo said, "No, it's me."
Cheng Yuliu's eyes showed suspicion: "What are you saying is true?"
Song Qingluo folded his hands on his knees, his attitude was very indifferent, he said, "That depends on your sincerity first."
Cheng Yuliu squinted her eyes and seemed to be thinking about something. She stuck out her tongue, licked her red lips with heavy makeup, and smiled: "Come with me, it's not convenient here, I'd better go to my house and talk about it. Let's go." No matter whether Lin Banxia and Song Qingluo agreed or not, they just walked out on their own, obviously sure that the two of them would follow.
Lin Banxia and Song Qingluo looked at each other, stood up tacitly, and followed the woman out.
Lin Banxia ate the last bite of the sausage, threw the bamboo sticks into the trash can, and whispered to Song Qingluo, "Do you really want to follow her back?"
Song Qingluo said, "It's okay to go and have a look."
Lin Banxia: "But you always feel a little uneasy?"
Song Qingluo glanced at him, and handed the half-drinking Coke to Lin Banxia. Lin Banxia took it silently and took a sip. The sweet and greasy taste filled the mouth, and the dopamine secreted by the sugar made people feel Feeling relieved, Lin Banxia said, "It's much better."
Song Qingluo's expression was right.
The woman walked very fast and didn't say a word along the way. The people around were frightened by her appearance, and they all moved to the side to avoid her, and she didn't even notice it. After leaving the park, the three of them walked for about ten minutes before arriving at the gate of a high-end community. The security guard at the gate obviously knew the woman. Seeing her opening the door quickly, they didn't even dare to ask a word.
Song Qingluo and Lin Banxia followed into the community.
Lin Banxia has a little impression of this community. It seems to be a well-known wealthy area. It is full of large flats of several hundred square meters. The house price is over ten million. Those who can afford this house are not ordinary people.
The woman walked straight to a certain building and swiped the room card in the elevator.
Lin Banxia looked at the number eighteen displayed in the elevator, and then the elevator slowly rose, and with a ding, it reached the designated floor.
This is the type of apartment where the elevator enters the house. As soon as the floor opens, it is the woman's house.
It was the first time for Lin Banxia to come to such an expensive house. She looked around curiously, but Song Qingluo had no interest and followed the woman into the house without even changing her shoes. Fortunately, the woman didn't care about this. The first thing she did when she arrived at the house was to light a few candles.
It was obviously daytime, but all the windows were drawn with thick curtains, so it was dark inside the house. Only flickering candlelight provided a faint source of light for the empty room.
The woman sat down on the sofa, lit a slender lady's cigarette with a candle, then picked up another pack of cigarettes, smiled and asked if they needed it.
Lin Banxia and Song Qingluo both refused.
It stands to reason that the woman has become so thin that no matter what expression she makes, it should be terrifying, but Lin Banxia tasted a creepy coquettish expression from her smoking expression, which reminded him of folk tales. the fox fairy. But no fox fairy would make herself look so embarrassed.
"You can bring the dead back to life?" Spitting out a puff of smoke, the woman narrowed her eyes and asked directly.
"Yes." Song Qingluo said, "but you have to tell me what happened to Liu Xi."
The woman said, "How much do you know?"
Song Qingluo said, "Some."
"That's why you still don't know everything." The woman raised her legs and smiled, "Then we can make a deal. You let them return to their original state, and I'll tell you what happened to Liu Xi."
Song Qingluo said, "Yes, yes, but..."
The woman said, "But what?"
Song Qingluo said, "However, I have to listen to your story first." He slowly took out the pair of black gloves from his pocket, put his fingers in one by one, and lowered his eyes, "I think That story must be wonderful."
Cheng Yuliu said coldly: "My sincerity is my story, what about your sincerity?"
Song Qingluo folded her fingers, and smiled rarely: "Put out the things that are closed in your refrigerator first, I can show some of them first."
The woman licked her lips heavily, followed by a hoarse laughter, she stood up, and headed towards the kitchen. Lin Banxia asked suspiciously in a low voice, "What's in the refrigerator?"
Song Qingluo said softly, "It's something that was lost."
Lin Banxia was stunned for a moment, still thinking about what she had lost, but Song Qingluo had already got up and went to the direction of the woman, so Lin Banxia had to quickly follow behind him.
As soon as he approached the kitchen, Lin Banxia heard a strange sound. It was sticky and soft, like a mass of something squirming on the ground. He walked behind Song Qingluo, and with the faint candlelight, he saw the sound of the sound. source. At this moment, he realized what Song Qingluo said was thrown away—he was referring to the corpse thrown away by the funeral home.
Lin Banxia may never forget this scene in his life. The corpse that should have been cremated was lying on the ground limply at this moment, but because of the broken flesh, it was almost indescribable, and he couldn't even refer to him as a human. He... No, it should be it. At this time, he was lying on Cheng Yuliu's calf, begging for food greedily. Cheng Yuliu was holding a jar in his hand, and the jar contained something that looked like minced meat. Feeding the thing gently.
I don't know how long this thing has been here. The air in the kitchen is filled with a disgusting rotten smell. Even Lin Banxia, who is engaged in special work, can't help but find it difficult to breathe.
Cheng Yuliu didn't realize it, bent down and gently stroked the lump of minced meat, then looked at Song Qingluo and said, "Come on, your sincerity."
Song Qingluo stepped forward and took out a small box from the bag she was carrying. The box was the same as the one Lin Banxia had seen, but it was smaller. He took some time to unlock the box, and then took out a roll of plastic wrap from the box. No, that was the plastic wrap. When Song Qingluo tore open an opening, Lin Banxia was sure.
Cheng Yuliu was stunned when she saw the things in Song Qingluo's hands, but before she could ask any questions, she saw Song Qingluo pull out a piece of plastic wrap and wrap a portion of the meat underneath. The change happened almost instantaneously. The thing wrapped in the plastic wrap recovered at an extremely fast speed. It seemed to be a part of an arm, and even every nail had grown back.
Cheng Yuliu saw this scene with ecstasy in her eyes, she said, "I want this, give it to me!"
Song Qingluo straightened her waist, glanced at her indifferently, and put the plastic wrap in her hand back into the box.
Cheng Yuliu said, "Conditions?"
Song Qingluo said, "Isn't the conditions already clear?"
Cheng Yuliu thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Do you want a cup of coffee?"
Song Qingluo shook her head, and Lin Banxia said no more.
"That tea? Or wine?" Cheng Yuliu's attitude became very eager.
Song Qingluo said, "Is there any Coke?"
Cheng Yuliu was stunned for a moment, and then repeated it a bit incredible: "Coke?"
"Forget it." Song Qingluo raised her hand to look at her watch, "Time is precious, let's talk about your story first."
The woman showed a bright smile, which was really scary on her skinless face. She said, "This house is 14 million, and I bought it with all the money." She said, As if it was a different person, he kicked the piece of meat that was treated gently just now to the side, like a light butterfly, beating in the empty room. The face is even more ghostly.
"It cost 4 million for the decoration alone. This floor, this sofa, are all made of the best materials." The woman said happily, "I also bought a car, Ferrari, Lamborghini, what is expensive, no Loan a penny, all in cash—"
Lin Banxia almost burst into tears of envy when she heard it, Song Qingluo silently handed him a tissue and whispered, "Don't cry, I'll buy you grilled sausages later."
Cheng Yuliu said: "But just three years ago, I was still a poor man, I didn't dare to take a taxi, and I even bought the cheapest food. Sometimes it was too difficult, so I had to go to the market to pick up some others You don't want bad food." Her voice was getting colder, "At that time, if you want to eat a small piece of cake for three yuan or five, you have to plan carefully, I've had enough - you should know what it's like to be poor!!! In those days, Who would have thought of that!!!"
Lin Banxia originally wanted to nod weakly, but because of the bad eyes of Song Qingluo next to her, she held back.
"Just three years. Guess how I got so rich?" the woman smiled. "This...is my secret."
Then, her smile gradually faded until it disappeared: "It's just that at that time, I didn't know that these things all came at a price."
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Lin Banxia: But Song Qingluo, what is the price of being rich
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