At this moment, time is turned back, all the way back to the source—
Kou Dong remembered many things about the peepers.
He first appeared when Kou Dong was twelve years old. It rained heavily that day, Kou Dong put his schoolbag on his head, and ran back all the way, splashes of mud and dirty water splashed on his trouser legs.
The rain woven into a dense curtain, like a steaming white mist, almost drifted into his eyes.
He stopped halfway, hurriedly found a convenience store, and bought the cheapest umbrella.
Clear, nine bucks nine. After this time, there should be no next time.
Kou Dong couldn't help it either, he opened the umbrella under the store's signboard, and with a bang, one corner of the umbrella fell off and broke.
He was so angry that he turned around and went back to argue with his boss. But the boss bullied him because he was young, and he was tall and short at the moment. He looked like he was easy to get angry, so he simply played the face of a profiteer, and he refused to change it for him.
With such a heavy rain, people on the road came and went in a hurry, and no one could help to say a word. Kou Dong had no choice but to swallow his breath, and walked into the rain curtain with the broken umbrella.
He was still in a hurry to get home.
His mother, in the words of the neighbors in the neighborhood, is suffering from a mental illness. As long as she can't see him on time, she will go crazy. She ran to the street in a daze and dragged people to call her son and say crazy things. . Because of this disease, Kou Dong didn't dare to let her go out to find a job, so he could only help knead noodles and make steamed buns in a nearby snack bar.
He didn't even dare to let her pick him up, he was afraid that if he would occasionally delay leaving the school for two minutes, it would cause her to be irritated on the road. Cars coming and going on the road are no joke.
In the snack bar, at least there are acquaintances who can help watch.
And now, it's later than usual. He could only run back, still wondering if the quilt was collected in time.
If not, if you drench like this for a while, the cotton wool inside will be clumped together.
"Didi—"
A car honked its horn at the traffic lights. There were still ten seconds before the green light, Kou Dong wanted to trot all the way there, but after hearing this sound, he hesitated and stopped.
"Didi!"
Another high-pitched horn blare. Kou Dong wondered what the driver was in a hurry to do, so he honked his horn like this.
As he thought, he turned his head and saw a black luxury car. It's just that the rain curtain is too dense to see clearly.
When he turned around again, he heard a gust of wind. Another car whined past him without knowing what kind of wind it was. Wow wow wow followed behind all the way madly chasing.
Kou Dong's school uniform jacket suffered along with him, and no matter how good his temper was, he wanted to swear. In particular, he also likes to be clean, and the wet and sticky clothes are sticking to his body, and it feels dirty. This kind of feeling is quite bad.
His family didn't live in a community at that time, it was the second floor of a facade house.
The front room was not open, and was piled up by his mother as a utility room, leaving only a small door for normal access. The other shops on both sides were open, and Kou Dong heard the movement from a long distance away. When he went over, he saw that his mother was throwing things, and all the pots and pans were knocking.
The owner of the snack bar had already gotten used to it, so he asked two middle-aged women who were helping out to tie up Kou's mother's arms and put her back behind her back. He took out his phone and started to show Kou's mother the video Kou Dong had prepared earlier.
The customers who came to eat in the store were not happy, and complained in a low voice: "Why did you hire a lunatic..."
Kou Dong, who had already walked into the store, was sore in his heart, but he didn't show it. They begged the boss too much and disturbed the store's business, which is already very embarrassing.
Can't say anything else.
He brought a glass of water to the guest and said sorry.
Then he turned to help his mother, "Uncle Zhang, leave it to me."
The boss let go of his hand, and seeing his miserable appearance, he couldn't help but said, "Hurry up and change your clothes, you're sick again, what will your mother do?"
Kou Dong smiled at him and helped his mother up. Seeing him, Kou's mother became quiet, as if confirming that he was still alive, she didn't say a word. Knowing that her sanity was gradually recovering, Kou Dong asked the boss to borrow a new, larger umbrella, and propped up more than half of it on his mother, and slowly carried each other to his home.
That's when he first noticed a car parked not far from his house.
In such a crowded street, the cars are actually not conspicuous. The most conspicuous thing is the car logo, which is glittering with golden light. Kou Dong has seen it in many magazines. It should be regarded as the ultimate yearning for men.
He couldn't help but glance twice.
The person next to him is now awake, talking to him intermittently, asking what he wants to eat tonight. The air is filled with the moist smell of rain, an exceptionally fresh smell that can wash away dust. Kou Dong doesn't know how to describe it—but he has always felt that it smells like old metal with copper rust.
He thought for a moment, and he didn't quite understand what such a luxury car was doing here, it seemed out of place with the whole street.
But it had nothing to do with him in the end, he helped his mother up the stairs and lit the lights on the second floor.
The lights were dim. Kou Dong cooked in the kitchen, took a shower after eating, washed the muddy clothes along the way, and went back to his room to do his homework.
His homework is not too much, but it is not too little, and it is ten o'clock. Towards the end, like a ghost, he raised his eyes again and looked under the window.
"..."
The car moved forward, and this time, it stopped just below his house.
Kou Dong vaguely saw a figure standing beside the car, who was somewhat distorted when viewed from above, and because the continuous rain blocked his sight, he couldn't distinguish the appearance of that person at all. The only thing that can be felt is that the man is looking up, his eyes are calm and burning, facing him—
Kou Dong was startled, and pulled the curtains shut.
He wasn't sure if he was thinking too much.
But since then, he has started to spot the car frequently—on his way to and from school, downstairs at his house, next to the supermarket he occasionally goes to...
Such a high frequency obviously cannot be attributed to chance.
This can only be classified as deliberate.
That gaze has never been absent, staring behind the window. After looking at it a lot, Kou Dong is very sensitive to it, and he can turn his head accurately every time. Later, he can even spot its location at a glance from the rush hour commuting traffic.
Neither far nor near, it will always be behind him.
He was young at that time, and he didn't know what voyeurism was. It was only after reading the word in a book that he connected it with what he had encountered.
—It turns out that this kind of thing is called voyeurism.
You can also be called a pervert, a stalker, a strange uncle...
It's not a good name anyway.
So he went to the police without saying a word.
Facts have proved that the police really can't control it. Even if he provided photos, there was no way to prove that the car was actually following him. Besides—as the police said, what was a teenage boy following him for
If you want money, you don't have money, if you want sex, you don't have sex, and you are not a little girl, and you may be taken advantage of.
Moreover, there were no harmful consequences, and it was impossible to accept it even if it wanted to. The police gave him candy and a bottle of mineral water, coaxing him to play elsewhere.
Now that Kou Dong thinks about this passage again, he really wants to go back and tell those policemen: Little boys are also very dangerous, okay
Especially for someone like him who is easy to be targeted by perverts, the risk factor is no lower than that of little girls...
It is useless to call the police, and Kou Dong has no way to go up and question the other party directly—if the theory is just a fight and gets injured, he will go crazy.
He had no choice but to walk with a few friends on the road, and occasionally turned his head to look behind, and seven or eight times out of ten times he would catch the other party following behind. Later, even his friends got used to it, and would join him in guessing each other's identities. This follow-up has lasted for several years.
after that…
Kou Dong couldn't remember. His memory is not complete yet, he only vaguely feels that the other party seems to have never appeared after an incident. But what it was, he didn't have the slightest impression.
But what really chilled him was when he remembered this part of the illusion.
-it is true.
It was true that the other party wanted to confess to him, and it was true that something happened because of the car accident. After the accident, her family came to the school to pack things, and found a letter written by her, which was full of childish confession, and then gave it to him.
She had intended to hand it to him at the birthday party.
It's just that she couldn't wait until the birthday party arrived.
Kou Dong stood on the lookout platform, staring at it for a long time. This phantom began to be played repeatedly, the girl invited him—walking on the road—he was bumped—Ye Yanzhi’s face appeared, he didn’t make a sound, and the phantom played over and over again, as if to say "Ye Yanzhi killed someone because of jealousy" The incident was etched into his mind.
After waiting too long, Kou Dong finally couldn't help but said, "It's fine."
What's the matter, the single episode loops endlessly
The illusion finally stopped, and the scene where Ye Yanzhi's face appeared for a long time was frozen, it seemed to be full of anticipation.
Kou Dong: "Well..."
Kou Dong: "So you showed me this, what do you want to express?"
This time, the illusion began to twitch. After shaking like a convulsion for a long time, Guiying's gloomy voice sounded, "He is following you."
Kou Dong: "???"
"He killed people," Guiying said in a deep voice, "He's not a good person—he even sucks milk!"
Breastfeeding is later than murder, which is enough to see how dissatisfied the NPC is with this matter.
Kou Dong: "..."
He was silent for a while, and said honestly, "You also kill people."
How can this be the same! The illusion began to tremble again.
"Besides," old Kou's father pointed out wittily, "you suck, too, and you're still stuffed with a pacifier."
What is there to blame others for
Guiying almost fell backwards in anger. Could it be the same as that bastard? It is the biological child of its father!
How old is that annoying ghost who still smokes, that's shameless, okay
It had a feeling of helplessness that its parents were bewitched by the goblin, and it took a while before it said wronged: "He lied to you..."
That's a black heart at all, not as sweet as it is!
Kou Dong showed doubts and asked, "Did you make a mistake?"
Guiying was at a loss.
Kou Dong pointed at the phantom.
"—they're not the same."
One of the two people is a living person outside the game, and the other is an NPC in the game, only a fool would regard them as the same. This is the same as if you pinch your face in the game and build a character that is the same as in reality. Can they be the same person
Of course not—two-dimensional and three-dimensional have walls, okay
Ghost Baby: "... ???"
The ghost baby was stunned, thinking what did you say
You tell me again?
Kou Dong's thinking is quite clear, "What can this explain, it can only mean that the face of a voyeur was accidentally used in the data construction. Appearance is a trivial matter, and it will not affect his heart."
He loves his cub, of course, because he is filial and smart, except for the fact that he is slightly dissatisfied with his unruly feelings, everything else can be said to be flawless—as for the appearance, that is just a plus, not a decision.
At best, Ye Yanzhi was unlucky, and got married with the same face as that peeping tom. An old father like him never engages in venting anger.
He even turned around and educated Guiying, "Don't always think about your brother's affairs. Your brother doesn't care about you, and you can't frame him like this."
This method is really simple, after all, he is also the anchor of Gongdou drama. Compared with those women, Guiying's actions are too straightforward.
He almost wrote the words "I want to provoke your relationship" on his face.
The ghost baby has absolutely nothing to say about fuck, thinking I'll frame him
he! He also used me to frame...
It can feel the evil thoughts in people's hearts, just that annoying ghost, the evil thoughts in his heart are bigger than all these evil spirits combined!
"Are you done?" Kou Dong was impatient to get down from the Wangxiang Terrace, "Hurry up, your brother is still waiting outside, and he will be in a hurry later."
When Guiying heard that he still wanted to hate ghosts, he became even more angry.
"Daddy," it called him faintly, "Daddy..."
Kou Dong is indifferent to this dirty method of fighting for favor, and his heart is as hard as iron.
Guiying burst into anger: "...I'm going to stew him!"
Kou Dong waved his hand and dealt with it hastily: "Go if you have the ability."
The ghost baby with no skills: "..."
After it finished its harsh words, it had nothing else to say, so it had no choice but to let this person down reluctantly. Kou Dong walked down the steps of Wangxiang Terrace in a few steps, stretched his neck, but heard another slight sound.
A blue sedan chair came slowly from the bridge deck, surrounded by hundreds of will-o'-the-wisps. There were brown eyes on the four corners of the sedan chair, like a beast, turning back and forth in the huge eye sockets.
The players were all not far away, and they gathered together in one place, watching the sedan chair approaching with fear.
Only Ye Yanzhi walked towards him with his back to the sedan chair.
"Where did you go?"
The young man's voice was cold and hard, obviously he was in a hurry just now. Kou Dong was a little guilty, and patted his shoulder, "It's on the stage over there..."
Ye Yan caught a glimpse of Wangxiang Terrace, and his eyes flickered suddenly.
Guiying also saw the sedan chair, and was even more excited than before, howling and rushing forward.
"Daddy! Daddy!!"
Kou Dong was still holding the leash in his hand, and was almost staggered by it. When it heard what it was shouting clearly, it stopped immediately: "..."
Fuck.
This is really the Lord's coming, maybe it's the husband who abandoned his husband and son...
When he turned his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Ye Yanzhi who was standing beside him with a particularly dark face, and his heart started to jump.
What the hell is this, the scene of the Shura field
The author has something to say:
Kou Dong: I believe my son, he is not the one who does this kind of thing, he has nothing to do with stalkers!
Ye Yanzhi: (looks away) Hmm...