what's weird

A group of aunts gathered around the community square were discussing something mysteriously. When they saw Gu Yizhi passing by, they stopped talking at the same time, and looked him up and down with a strange look.Gu Yizhi found out that every community, even every street, will have such a group of whispering aunts. The identity and occupation are not important, the important thing is whether you can gossip together. Once a stranger passes by, They will collectively keep silent and look at each other with guarded eyes, as if they are afraid that the other party will eavesdrop on them.

Gu Yizhi couldn't stand this kind of scrutiny, so he walked a few steps away from their sight.A figure was sitting on a chair in a remote corner, wearing a dark blue security uniform. Gu Yizhi took a look and recognized him as the security guard Liu Neng.It was almost dusk, and Liu Neng was sitting there alone, holding a baton in his hand, his eyes were swollen, his expression was numb, and he was motionless.Gu Yizhi looked at him in a daze, as if he had encountered some difficulty, so he walked over and called, "Brother Liu."

Liu Neng shrank back suddenly as if he was frightened, and after seeing the person in front of him clearly, he said in a creaking voice, "So it's...it's..."

"My surname is Gu." Gu Yizhi said.

"Oh, Mr. Gu." Liu Neng grinned, his expression was uglier than crying.

"Did something happen in our community?" Gu Yizhi asked, remembering the policeman he saw in the morning.

"No...no, it's nothing." Liu Neng's eyes flickered.

Gu Yizhi had been a policeman for three or four years, and he could tell Liu Neng was lying at a glance. He sat down beside him and said, "I just came back from Yicheng two days ago. I'm usually busy with work, so I rarely have time to go home. , I don’t know anything about our community, I’m really sorry for what happened last night.”

"Yesterday... last night?" Liu Neng's voice changed.

"Actually, when I came back last night, I encountered a strange thing. I kept hearing footsteps following behind me." Gu Yizhi said, "Is there a stray cat in our community?"

Liu Neng looked around, leaned towards Gu Yizhi, and said in a low voice, "It's not a cat, it's a ghost!"

"Brother Liu, don't you..." Gu Yizhi said in surprise.

"Oh, the company didn't let me talk about this matter, but it's really scary!" Liu Neng seemed to have found an outlet, and the chatterbox immediately opened up, "Last night I stayed in the office alone to watch the surveillance. , several colleagues are patrolling outside, I saw a female ghost lying on Wang Chaoshan's back from the video screen!"

"Female ghost?" Gu Yizhi was startled.

"Yeah, the hair is very long, the whole body is snow-white, light and fluffy, just lying on the back of Chaoshan like that, I can see it clearly." Liu Neng's eyes widened, his expression was full of fear, "I was shocked at the time, But Chaoshan and I are old friends, I can’t leave him alone! I called him first, but there was no response at all, and then called again, but still no one answered. I was afraid that something might happen to him, so I ran out Looking for him, but my two other colleagues and I have searched the neighborhood and found nothing!"

"I called the captain, and he told me not to worry, saying that Chaoshan must be hiding somewhere and being lazy. I know Chaoshan, he just has a bad mouth, and he never does things sloppily. I couldn't control that much, so I called the police, but the police said that they would not file a case within 24 hours of the disappearance, and they didn't even want to come!" An angry expression appeared on Liu Neng's face.

Gu Yizhi was a little embarrassed. This is indeed the rule. After all, there are still many people who are falsely missing, such as hiding on purpose, or temporarily unable to contact them.

"Later, the captain saw that he was really lost, so he called his acquaintances at the police station, and then sent two people over. I told them that Chaoshan was taken away by a ghost. I saw it with my own eyes, and they didn't Believe me, I will show them the replay of the surveillance video. But... But there is only Chaoshan in the picture, and the female ghost can't be seen at all. For this matter, the captain even scolded me and told me to go out and stop talking nonsense, or Just deduct my bonus for this month."

In the past, Gu Yizhi must have thought that Liu Neng was talking nonsense and shirking responsibility like them, but now that he has experienced so many unreasonable things, coupled with the weird footsteps he heard last night, he knows What Liu Neng said was true.The ghost has no entity, it can appear in the video screen, or it can disappear immediately. Liu Neng will see her at that moment, which may also have something to do with the weather.

"I'm telling the truth, I'm not lying!" Seeing that he didn't speak, Liu Neng became anxious, "Chaoshan hasn't been found yet, and I don't know how to tell his family."

"Brother Liu, has this kind of thing happened in our community before?" Gu Yizhi asked.

"No, I've been working here for more than five years, and it's the first time I've met you. You didn't see that female ghost lying on Chaoshan like that. Chaoshan must have been killed by her!" Liu Neng excitedly explain.

"Then has there been a murder case here before?" Gu Yizhi asked seriously.

Liu Neng thought for a while and said, "There are so many people in our community, some of them died of illness and old age. As for the murder case, I haven't heard of it. Does the missing girl count? Her situation is similar to that of Chaoshan! Could it be that she is that female ghost?" Liu Neng shuddered and raised his volume a few degrees.

Gu Yizhi didn't think these two incidents were related. Although they looked similar, he heard Luo Shan tell the story of Yao Xinyi. She was also a victim. Even if she wanted revenge, she should go to Longquanling Scenic Area or Find those three boys instead of killing an unrelated security guard here.

He didn't mention these things to Liu Neng, but said: "Brother Liu, think about it carefully, what are the characteristics of the female ghost?"

"Her hair is very long, covering her face completely, I can't see her face." Liu Neng said, "Mr. Gu, what I said is true, I really didn't lie to you!"

"I know." Gu Yizhi patted him to comfort him.

"I have known Chaoshan for so many years, and we are like brothers. Now that something like this happened to him, I...I really..." Liu Neng filled his expression with annoyance, "Chaoshan's wife is not in good health, and his son is in poor health this year. He has just entered junior high school, and his parents still have to support him in his hometown, so this family is supported by him alone, if he can't come back, what will happen to this family!"

"Don't worry, things don't necessarily turn around." Gu Yizhi comforted him.

"If the other party is a person, the police can still find a way to find her, but she is... alas!" Liu Neng buried his head in his hands, as if he was already desperate.

Gu Yizhi didn't know what to say, Liu Neng let out a long sigh, and said, "Mr. Gu, thank you for trusting me, please keep this matter a secret, I don't want to affect other household heads."

Gu Yizhi nodded: "Don't worry, I will."

"I have to change shifts. I'm still on the night shift tonight. I don't know if that female ghost will..." Fear appeared in Liu Neng's eyes, but he also had a wife and children at home, so it was impossible for him to stop working because of fear. In addition, Wang Chaoshan's whereabouts are still unknown, so he can't just stand by like this.He walked away in the afterglow of the setting sun, and Gu Yizhi looked at his back, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart for no reason.

Gu's father and mother hadn't come home yet, so Gu Yizhi called them and said that he would continue the table with some old friends in the teahouse, and that the two of them would go shopping in the mall later, so he would settle the dinner by himself.In the eyes of outsiders, the professor always gives me a rigid impression, but my father and mother are very approachable, informal, and have a good personality. They are very popular with students in school. Sometimes I see the two of them sitting affectionately. Watching TV and chatting on the sofa, Gu Yizhi felt that he was superfluous.

He opened the refrigerator and took a look. Of course, there would be no junk food like instant noodles, and the only drink was mineral water, but the refrigerator was full of vegetables and fruits.Gu Yizhi took out an apple and took a bite, thinking that he would not be hungry anyway, so let's talk about it later.He grew up in Hanchang City. There are many friends and classmates here, but some of them are working now, and some are on business trips. This time, he has not had time to meet them when he comes back. Tomorrow is the weekend, so he just made an appointment to meet them. , Save time and blame him for being ruthless, even ignoring old friends.

He sat on the sofa and pressed the remote control in boredom. This time is the prime time of TV dramas. Modern dramas and costume dramas almost all have the same routine, and even the actors can repeat it.Gu Yizhi watched the variety show for a while, and the clock on the wall pointed to 20:[-], when the key sounded to open the door, Gu's mother and Gu's father walked in with big bags and small bags, both of them had cheerful faces, and their moods were just like Laughter is as bright as it is on a TV show.

"The shopping mall was on sale today, and I bought a lot of good things." Mother Gu put the thick shopping bag on the sofa and said proudly, "Your father's shoes and pants, as well as my clothes and bags , save a lot of money than usual."

"Do you have mine?" Gu Yizhi leaned over to flip through the bag, and asked eagerly.

"Want it?" Mother Gu smiled at him, and slapped his hand off, "Find a girlfriend to accompany you to buy it!"

"Mom, don't you need to get involved in this?" Gu Yizhi said dissatisfied.

"I don't understand, what's wrong with Nana, you left her alone in the hotel, and I explained to Lao Yang for a long time, if Nana didn't speak for you, your Uncle Yang would have to settle accounts with you!" Gu My mother became angry when she thought of this incident, "Look how sensible Nana is, she is beautiful and cute, what do you think you don't like?"

"Mom, this kind of thing is about fate, it's not like this!" Gu Yizhi was helpless.

"As the saying goes, long time makes love, if you deny someone at the first meeting like you, what fate can you have?" Gu's mother poked his forehead and said.

"Okay, okay, my son is already this old, he has his own way." Father Gu smoothed things over from the sidelines.

"Just get used to him!" Mother Gu sat on the sofa and turned her head to ignore them.

Father Gu and Gu Yizhi looked at each other, both of them had helpless expressions on their faces.Gu's father said: "Yi Zhi, I invite your friend to come to my house for dinner tomorrow, and I accept such an expensive gift from him. If he doesn't mind, I want to write an adverb for him." Chang, who is well-known in Hanchang City, but he doesn't like to trade calligraphy as commodities, so most of them are gifts from friendship.

"Okay, I'll call him later." Gu Yizhi replied.

"You see, this young man is not only handsome, but also so polite. If you have half the heart as him, you don't have to be a bachelor for so many years." Mother Gu simply demoted her son to nothing.

Gu Yizhi felt that he would only be disgusted by people here, so he quickly said wittily: "I haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry now, I'll go out and buy something to eat." Before Gu's mother could speak, he stalked Just ran out of the house.

Father Gu said in a good voice, "Don't worry about this matter. Yi Zhi is still young and busy with work, so it's normal for him not to take care of this end."

"He's already 26. Even if he doesn't get married, he still needs to find a girlfriend to talk to first. You see, he's about the same age as him, and the child is almost ready to play soy sauce." Gu's mother was worried when she thought of this, probably everyone in the world Mothers have this common problem. When they were studying, their children were not allowed to fall in love, but after graduating from university, they wished that they could get married and have children right away.

"How about we persuade him to apply for transfer to Hanchang?" Father Gu said.They only have this one son, of course they hope he can be by their side.

Mother Gu sighed, and asked worriedly: "Old Gu, do you think it was wrong for us to let Yi Zhi become a policeman? The police job is hard and dangerous. In fact, I have always been worried in my heart. Dare to mention it in front of him."

"I understand, I understand." Gu's father patted her hand, "But that person said that the police are the most upright, and it will help Yi Zhi, so we can only do this."

"Yeah, if it wasn't for him back then, Yizhi might have..." Gu's mother was full of worry, "I just hope that Yizhi can be safe and sound in the future, and don't encounter those things again."

"Yizhi has a good heart, and God will take care of him." Father Gu hugged his wife's shoulders, comforting him softly.