He Tianlei watched Lin Banxia go away. Although he really wanted to stop Lin Banxia and have a big fight with him, the beautiful man standing beside Lin Banxia made He Tianlei dismiss this idea. . Perhaps he had been in contact with those things before, but He Tianlei smelled the same breath from this man. The sense of danger made him restrain his irritable emotions, and he just watched Lin Banxia go away.
After Lin Banxia left, He Tianlei stood in the corridor and finished smoking the third cigarette, and walked back to the ward cursing.
In the ward, his father was tied to the bed like a lunatic. The more He Tianlei looked at it, the more upset he became. He kicked the bed and said bitterly, "If you didn't have to covet that money, how could you have adopted him? Such a calamity, it's okay now, it's like this—" He scolded for a while before noticing that the person on the bed had not made a sound. He Tianlei leaned over to take a look, and was instantly horrified. He saw that the towel wrapped around his father's mouth was actually dyed red with blood. His father's eyes widened in horror, as if he saw something extremely terrifying, He Tianlei panicked. cried: "Nurse, nurse—"
After the nurse came in, she checked it out and was very surprised: "How come?"
He Tianlei said, "What's wrong with him?"
The nurse glanced at He Tianlei: "Your dad bit the towel and bit off half of his tongue. Fortunately, the blood was sucked away by the towel and he didn't suffocate."
He Tianlei said incredulously: "Is such a thick towel bitten?"
"The doctor will come right away." The nurse hesitated. "Your father really has no history of mental illness before?"
"No." He Tianlei was very sure, but after saying this, he thought of something, his eyes swept around the room in a panic, when he saw a corner, his expression immediately changed, and his face changed. There was no blood in an instant, and he said, "Nurse... Do you remember before, is this cabinet open or closed?"
Although the nurse felt that He Tianlei's question was inexplicable, she still answered: "I was closed when I went out, what's wrong?"
"No, it's fine." He Tianlei twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to laugh, but couldn't.
After a while, the doctor came and pushed He Tianlei's father out for examination, leaving He Tianlei alone in the room.
He was sitting beside the bed, opposite the empty cupboard, the door was open, and there was nothing inside. But He Tianlei stared at the empty cabinet door, but gave birth to a kind of terrifying fear.
After too long, He Tianlei forgot some things, but when he saw familiar scenes, those memories that were gradually blurred by him floated up from the depths of his subconscious.
Since the move, all the cabinets in He Tianlei's house have not been installed. The three of them have fallen into a strange tacit understanding, never mentioning what happened before, and instinctively avoid something.
But He Tianlei knew that he would never forget that night.
It was a cold winter night, and Lin Banxia, who was about to be punished for doing something wrong, escaped for fear. He Tianlei's father drank too much and chased after him with a long stick. His mother was slicing vegetables in the kitchen. Hearing the movement outside, he was completely indifferent.
It seemed to be very cold that day, He Tianlei thought, even after so many years, he can still recall the feeling of the cold wind blowing on his face. It was a coldness immersed in the bone marrow, which made him, who was sitting in the room at this time, couldn't help but wince.
Lin Banxia was brought back by his father in the evening. He was soaked all over, as dirty as a funny monkey. He Tianlei was standing in the room, chewing toffee, and saw his father carrying scars all over his body. Lin Banxia entered the house. The man cursed and kicked and punched the child. When he was tired, the child's cries were barely audible. But he was still not satisfied, he reached out and opened the door of the cupboard and threw the child in.
When He Tianlei saw this scene when he was young, he burst out laughing. Because he was laughing too fast, the unfinished candy in his mouth fell to the ground. Xiao ran into his bedroom, and when he came out again, there was a small lock in his hand.
"Damn." He Tianlei scolded, he put the lock in his hand outside the cupboard without hesitation, turned around and imitated his father's appearance, and walked away cursing.
After many years, He Tianlei's memory is still clear. He seems to see himself contentedly taking a bath in the company of his mother when he was young, and then lying down in a warm bed. The lights at home were dimmed, and a strong drowsiness swept over. He Tianlei felt as if he had forgotten something, but thinking that it was not an important matter, he closed his eyes calmly and fell into a deep sleep.
If there is a chance for He Tianlei to choose again now, he will definitely not allow himself to fall asleep like this, not because of guilt, but because this day is the beginning of their family's horrific experience.
After that night, there was a little girl who didn't exist in their house.
Thinking of this, He Tianlei shivered involuntarily. He came back to his senses and looked at the small cabinet in front of him. The next moment, all the hairs on his body stood up. At some point, the cabinet door in front of him was actually closed, the room was empty, and he was still alone, but the lock was locked on the cabinet.
And the appearance of the lock is so familiar... No matter how you look at it, it looks like the one he used when he was a child.
He Tianlei's throat moved up and down, and his eyes were almost filled with fear. He kept telling himself to calm down and wanted to stand up and leave, but his body seemed to be stuck to the stool, and he couldn't move it.
In the suffocating silence, the lock made a soft click and fell to the ground. Under He Tianlei's terrified eyes, the door in the cabinet slowly opened...
The small cabinet was actually stuffed with two extremely distorted figures. He Tianlei saw two extremely painful faces in it, one for his mother and one for his father.
The corner of his clothes was pulled, and He Tianlei lowered his head and saw the little girl's face.
The little girl grinned brightly at him and said, "Long time no see."
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Lin Banxia was curled up in the small cabinet. He had scars all over his body. He should have been scared and in pain, but Xiaohua was by his side, so he didn't seem so sad. He couldn't wait to turn around and grabbed Holding Xiaohua's cold and soft hand, she whispered, "Xiaohua, I'm back."
"You're back." The little girl's voice was soft, as he remembered it, with two playful braids, cute like a doll, "Why did you come back, you lived outside? Are you unhappy? Did someone bully you?" She stared at Lin Banxia, trying to get an answer from his eyes.
"No, no one bullies me." Lin Banxia said, "I have a good life... and I have made a lot of friends." He didn't realize it before, but when he looked at Xiaohua again, he realized that the little girl's eyes were in the way. , full of compassion and kindness, not so much like a child, but more like Lin Banxia's elders.
"Nice," she said, "but you shouldn't have come back."
Lin Banxia said: "I miss you." He was a little sad, "I shouldn't have left you here, I already knew what kind of people they were, but I was too useless at that time to protect you. , but it's different now, and now I can take you away."
Xiaohua laughed: "Banxia, you are so kind."
Seeing her smile, Lin Banxia was sad and happy. He whispered, "But where are we now and how do we get out?"
"Shh." He Xiaohua raised her finger, "Don't talk, she's coming again."
Just after she finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the cabinet door again. Lin Banxia saw the terrifying woman with no eyes again through the gap in the cabinet. The woman was still holding a knife, but this time, her body was actually covered with stains. The blood, the blood clinging to her face, made her look even more terrifying than the devil.
Lin Banxia saw these bloodstains, but remembered the child who was caught by the woman just now. Unbelievable thoughts popped up in his mind, and his heart was pounding.
"You hide here." Xiaohua said, "don't be discovered."
Lin Banxia was about to ask her why, but she disappeared from his side again.
Then, just when the woman was about to find Lin Banxia, He Xiaohua ran out of the door again, leading the woman away—it seemed like an endless cycle. Lin Banxia slammed open the cabinet door. He saw blood on the ground. The blood fell from the woman's body and hit the soil, turning into black stains.
Lin Banxia didn't run out this time. He looked around and saw the densely packed firewood in the kitchen. There was a lot of firewood, and the back was empty. It was more than enough for a thin child to hide in. Lin Banxia thought for a moment, then turned around and hid inside.
After a while, he heard the woman's footsteps coming from far and near, it seemed that the woman had returned. Just like before, this time, she also held a child in her hand. Lin Banxia didn't see it clearly just now, but now she saw the child's appearance through the dim light in the room - she really wanted to lure her away. He Xiaohua.
"Damn things, damn things." The woman's voice was weird and distorted. She had no eyes, and she couldn't see the surroundings. Her nose kept moving, like a monster living in the depths of the soil.
He Xiaohua was lifted by her in her hand, staring with black eyes, not struggling.
Holding He Xiaohua in one hand and a knife in the other, the woman walked into the kitchen like this. She looked around, her nose moved slightly, as if she had smelled something, and walked over to where Lin Banxia was hiding. .
Lin Banxia was slightly startled when she saw this scene, and she stretched out her hand and covered her mouth heavily, trying to cover up her breathing.
Seeing that the woman was getting closer and closer to Lin Banxia, just when she was about to get close to Lin Banxia, the little flower she was holding in her hand suddenly struggled. Attracts all the attention of women.
The woman threw her to the ground violently, and then raised the knife in her hand—
Lin Banxia's pupils shrank suddenly, not because of fear, but because he felt that the scene in front of him was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. Those dusty memory fragments finally gathered in his mind at this time. It became a coherent picture, and Lin Banxia suddenly remembered why he felt this scene so familiar—he had witnessed with his own eyes that his aunt and uncle wanted to kill Xiao Hua.
The ubiquitous little girl broke their fragile nerves, so one day, Lin Banxia heard a terrifying noise from the kitchen.
Outside the house, he stood on tiptoe and looked into the kitchen.
A man and a woman lowered their heads, waving the sharp weapons in their hands to chop something, the blood dyed their faces red, and they looked terrifying. Lin Banxia heard the sound of the sharp blade inserting into the body, and he stood there sluggishly, listening to their conversation.
"It's not over until she is killed, what the hell, god."
"Yeah, it's long overdue."
"That kid surnamed Lin, if it wasn't for fear of being suspected..."
"He can't die, we will be blamed if he dies."
Whispering in a low voice, with a ferociously twisted face, the picture in front of him turned into a nightmare for Lin Banxia's eternal life. He finally saw what they had pressed to the ground. It was wearing a small floral dress that he was familiar with, and there were two lovely braids on its head. Her head just turned towards Lin Banxia, Lin Banxia looked at her blankly, and saw her wink at him, revealing a gentle smile.
However, when the aunt and uncle worked hard to dispose of the corpse they imagined, they were surprised to find that some things were not the end, but the beginning.
The little girl who appeared only occasionally seemed to live in their home.
Whether it's a refrigerator or a wardrobe, she is behind all the doors with doors. She squatted in the small space, turned her head and smiled brightly at the person who opened the cabinet door.
It's a pity that the brighter her smile is, the more fearful those who open the cabinet will be.
And the only one who didn't respond was Lin Banxia. At that time, he didn't realize what was wrong with his body. He was very happy that he could see Xiaohua every day, and his uncle and aunt no longer abused him, and life seemed to be getting better a little bit. However, it was not until Lin Banxia left there for a long time that he vaguely realized that he seemed to be a little different from ordinary people. He was no longer afraid, or when he realized that he was afraid, it had been a long, long time since the incident happened, as long as the distance between him and Xiaohua.
The woman in front of her dropped the knife in her hand, and Xiaohua didn't say a word. Like a poor animal, her life was easily captured by her.
Lin Banxia bit her hand tightly, even though her mouth was full of fishy smell, she would not let go for a moment.
The woman killed Xiaohua, and there were a few more bloodstains on her body. She ignored Lin Banxia who was hiding in the firewood, and turned around happily humming a song.
Lin Banxia staggered out of the firewood when she saw her gone. He ran to Xiaohua's side and hugged her broken body. Although he tried hard to endure, he couldn't help sobbing. The poor little flower was chopped up in a mess, and it was almost impossible to see its original appearance. It was like a broken doll. Lin Banxia couldn't control her body, and her tears kept falling like a broken thread. The red blood of the flowers fused together.
"Xia Xia, Xia Xia." Xiao Hua, who was in a mess in her arms, suddenly made a sound. Lin Banxia looked down, only to find that she, who should have lost her breath, was actually talking.
"Does it hurt, does it hurt?" Lin Banxia was at a loss, "Shall we go to the hospital now?"
"It's alright, it's alright." He Xiaohua wanted to pull out a smile, but there were knife marks all over her face, but she was still smiling hard, she said, "I don't hurt, don't worry about me, you hurry up and leave Here, I can't get caught anymore... if I get caught... I can't get out."
Lin Banxia said, "What exactly are they?"
He Xiaohua stared at Lin Banxia without saying a word.
"Is it a human? Is it my aunt and uncle?" Lin Banxia said, "Where am I now?"
"Xia Xia." He Xiaohua stretched out her hand with difficulty, and her soft fingers wiped away Lin Banxia's tears. She looked at Lin Banxia, the sadness in her eyes almost condensed into substance, and she told Lin Banxia that he wanted to To know the answer, she said: "Xia Xia, this is your fear."
Lin Banxia looked at her blankly.
"This is the world you fear." He Xiaohua said.
Lin Banxia said, "Then... how do I get back?"
He Xiaohua said, "Go home, don't get caught, hold on for a while, and you'll be fine in a while." She used her own hand to hold Lin Banxia's hand, and she tried hard, as if she wanted to give him courage , "You can, Xia Xia, just like back then... Get out of here... You can do it, you're not alone anymore."
After she said this, she closed her eyes, until the moment she closed her eyes, her eyes were filled with concern and worry for Lin Banxia.
Lin Banxia put down He Xiaohua's body, took a step, and ran out of the kitchen.
There is no home here, his home is far away. He didn't know how to go back, but when his mind was in chaos, Song Qingluo's face suddenly appeared.
Why do you think of Song Qingluo? Lin Banxia couldn't figure it out either. He was in pain all over his body, and even a hand was dislocated. He didn't know why he thought of him. Maybe it was because he had experienced many strange events with him. . Lin Banxia wiped her face vigorously, trying to cheer herself up to face what was going to happen next.
The sky outside was dark, and the mountains in the distance were like walls of a labyrinth, trapping Lin Banxia in it. After he left the yard, he started to try another way, but before he went too far, the noisy sound came from behind him again. He turned his head to look behind him, and found that the shadows that had followed him before had appeared again. This time, their number had actually increased. With the flickering lights, they began to quickly approach Lin Banxia.
Lin Banxia was forced to run again, but he was covered in scars, and there were still narrow and muddy fields under his feet. How fast could he run? The distance between the two sides quickly narrowed, and Lin Banxia saw those shadows again. looks like. There were some bloodstains on their faces, and their faces became more and more distorted. They could hardly see their facial features. They were covered with black cloaks and carried an old kerosene lamp in their hands. When they saw that they were about to catch up with Lin Banxia, they let out creepy cheers. Seeing that he was about to fall into their hands again, Lin Banxia gritted his teeth and ran with all his strength.
But at this time, he was just a weak and powerless child. Those things seemed to be teasing him, leisurely following him around his throat, waiting for Lin Banxia's strength to run out. Lin Banxia ran for a while, and finally couldn't run anymore. He stumbled under his feet. He fell to the ground panting heavily. Those big hands stretched out towards him.
Lin Banxia sat on the ground and stepped back in despair. These shadows looked down at him struggling, like flying insects struggling in the flames.
"Catch him, kill him—" Sombra shouted.
"Kill him and it's over—" someone reconciled.
Lin Banxia whimpered and moved back with difficulty, but his back slammed into something. At first, he thought that someone had circled behind him, and a sad weeping sound came out of his mouth, but the torture he imagined did not come. , a pair of warm hands wrapped around his waist and gently lifted him from the cold mud.
Lin Banxia turned around in amazement and saw a beautiful face.
The owner of the face, stretched out clean and soft fingers, and gently wiped away the mud on Lin Banxia's cheeks - just like what Xiaohua did just now.
"How to be stupid." he asked him.
"Why, why are you here?" Lin Banxia asked blankly. He didn't even realize that at the moment when he was gently picked up, he was holding onto the person in front of him with all his strength. To the point that almost all of the fingers lost their blood.
"If you need me, I'm here." Song Qingluo wiped his dirty little face a little bit, and he showed a rare smile, as if he wanted to make Lin Banxia feel at ease, "Oh, wait. I'll take a while." He turned around, wanting to put Lin Banxia behind him.
Lin Banxia was still very nervous, and even forgot to let go, Song Qingluo looked down at Lin Banxia's hand that was grabbing the front of his shirt, showing a slightly helpless look, Lin Banxia thought he would tell him to let go, but listened When he sighed, it seemed that there was nothing he could do with Lin Banxia, and it sounded a bit doting.
"Forget it." Song Qingluo said, "Just slow down."
He said, and hugged Lin Banxia again: "Close your eyes if you don't want to see."
Lin Banxia didn't know what Song Qingluo was going to do. He just saw that the shadows gradually got closer and closer, surrounding them both.
Song Qingluo put a warm hand on Lin Banxia's back, soothing his emotions, while the other hand took out a glove, bit the corner of the glove with his teeth, and slowly removed the black glove, Slowly, he slipped into each finger.
The shadow began to curse. Lin Banxia saw the cold light shining like a weapon among them. He was about to remind Song Qingluo, but he felt Song Qingluo's body suddenly move. His speed was extremely fast, and the surrounding images even turned into afterimages in Lin Banxia's eyes. The black shadow did not react at all, and watched Song Qingluo rush in front of him. Raising his hand and slashing horizontally, Song Qingluo slammed his right hand down at the shadow. The next moment, there was a black, twisted cloud-like thing in his palm, and that thing was struggling in his palm. Twisted, making a human-like neigh.
Song Qingluo's eyes were slightly cold, her palms slammed hard, and with a snort, Song Qingluo crushed the thing abruptly. The bright red blood ran down his snow-white wrist to the ground, dripping and dripping.
The moment he made this action, Lin Banxia's body shrank abruptly, and he didn't know if it was because of fear, or something else... Before he could think about it, Song Qingluo leaned into his ear and whispered softly. Said: "It will be a little uncomfortable, bear with it."
Lin Banxia said ok in a low voice.
Then, more than a dozen black shadows were quickly disposed of by Song Qingluo. All of these shadows were left with that kind of black, I don't know what black mass, all of them were crushed by Song Qingluo. 's clean.
After Song Qingluo finished handling the last one, she stopped and looked at Lin Banxia in her arms.
Song Qingluo did not expect that what he saw here was actually Lin Banxia when he was young. At this time, the little Lin Banxia was huddled in his arms, his chin rested on his shoulder, and he couldn't even breathe. Dare to be too loud and look like a cute, frightened kitten.
Because of malnutrition, Lin Banxia looked smaller than normal children, with a slender skeleton, but her eyes were surprisingly large. At this moment, those eyes were looking at him, full of trust and expectation. I had to admit that Lin Banxia's eyes were very useful to Song Qingluo. He stretched out his hand and pinched Lin Banxia's cheek lightly. There was no flesh, but it was soft.
Lin Banxia was inexplicably pinched by Song Qingluo, and said vaguely, "What are you pinching me for?"
Song Qingluo said calmly, "I want to pinch."
Lin Banxia: "..."
The two looked at each other, but Lin Banxia finally felt embarrassed, snorted, and put the minibus on Song Qingluo's shoulder again, not daring to look at his face again, and whispered, "How did you come in? Can you still go out?"
Song Qingluo said, "Of course." He looked around, and after briefly determining the surrounding environment, he hugged Lin Banxia and walked towards the low house.
Seeing that he was going back, Lin Banxia immediately became nervous and said, "There are so many strange people over there with weapons in their hands, so be careful."
"It's okay." Song Qingluo said indifferently, "Since I dare to come in, I can get out."
Lin Banxia was relieved. He looked around, but didn't see the woman who scared him. Song Qingluo led him into the house without any hindrance.
As soon as she entered the room, Lin Banxia saw Xiaohua standing in the center of the room. Xiaohua was not surprised when she saw Lin Banxia being held by Song Qingluo. Instead, she showed a tender smile. She waved her hand and said: :"hello."
Lin Banxia thought she was talking to herself at first, but after a closer look, she realized that Xiaohua was greeting Song Qingluo, and Song Qingluo said softly, "Hello."
"Is your name Song Qingluo?" He Xiaohua said, "I know you, are you Xia Xia's good friend?"
"Yes, it's me." Song Qingluo said.
"I didn't expect you to look so good-looking." He Xiaohua jumped to Song Qingluo's feet, she raised her little face with a satisfied smile, "Hurry up and take him away, those things , will be back."
Song Qingluo hugged Lin Banxia and squatted down, he said, "I will take him away, how about you?"
He Xiaohua shook her head and did not speak.
Lin Banxia listened to the conversation between the two and was a little dazed. He himself hadn't figured out what was going on, but Song Qingluo seemed to have understood. He gently tugged at Song Qingluo's sleeve, and hesitantly said, "Qingluo, Xiaohua... is it really heretical?"
Song Qingluo turned to look at him: "Do you want her to be?"
Lin Banxia said blankly: "Of course I don't want to, but even if it is, it doesn't matter." Even if the real He Xiaohua is dead, he can still regard the He Xiaohua in front of him as his real sister without any grudges. He didn't know how she appeared, but thinking about it, he might have an inseparable relationship with him.
"There's nothing bad here." He Xiaohua whispered, she pulled her braids, "Those things... don't come often, only when..." She said vaguely, as if she was deliberately hiding it. Some key clues.
Lin Banxia didn't understand, but Song Qingluo already understood. He stretched out his hand and gently touched He Xiaohua's head like Lin Banxia: "It's okay, I'm here."
He Xiaohua looked at him, and her face was filled with a bright smile that belonged to her again. This smile seemed to be on her face no matter when or what happened.
Lin Banxia looked at her smile, but for some reason, she was suddenly saddened to death.
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Song Qingluo: I also went into the closet.
Lin Banxia: To save me
Song Qingluo: No, for the two of us to come out together
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