monster study

Shang Si went to a nursing home on the outskirts of the city.

The nursing home is very large, and the gate that is more than ten meters wide makes ordinary people daunted.There is also a security guard at the gate, and the iron gate is equipped with an electronic lock. It must be troublesome to get in and out. This also means that the people who live inside are either rich or expensive.

Shang Si unknowingly appeared in a corner of the garden of the nursing home, put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, and walked slowly inside.Among the documents Dongfeng brought was a photo of Lin Jingyin, a wrinkled but well-groomed old lady with gray hair tied up in a bun and a peaceful smile.People can't help but think that she must have been a great beauty when she was young.

But it is a pity that after all, people are no match for the erosion of time, and Lin Jingyin suffered from Alzheimer's a few years ago.

Soon, Shang Si found her in a small gazebo.The pretty little nurse was bending over to cover her with a blanket, while she stared blankly at the low green hills in the distance, immersed in her own world.

The little nurse said something to her and ran away, probably to get something.Shang Si walked over and knelt down beside her, and called softly, "Old lady Lin?"

The old lady didn't reply, she was still dazed in a daze.

Shang Si continued to ask: "Does the old lady still remember Xiaomeiyan?"

The word Xiaomeiyan was like a spell, which immediately hooked the old lady's soul back.The old lady showed a moving expression, and turned her head to look at Shang Si with reminiscence in her eyes.Shang Si took out a photo at the right time, "Look, is it him?"

It was an old black and white photo, with a big stage in the background, Shang Si was sitting in a grand chair in front of the stage with his red teapot in his arms, and a young Huadan stood behind him.He was still wearing a costume, with pink sleeves draped over a chair, dignified and elegant.

This is Xiaomeiyan.

The old lady's expression became agitated, her withered hands trembling slightly caressed Xiaomeiyan's face, and her cloudy eyes were covered with moisture.

"Do you know Marshal Zhang's wife?" Shang Si asked again.

Shang Si knew early on that the speculation about Lin Jingyin and Zhang Dashuai in the study was wrong.Lin Jingyin was only 12 years old when she was in the water, so it was impossible for her to marry Dashuai Zhang, but the same surname meant that she might have some connection with that Mrs. Zhang.

There was a hint of confusion in the old lady's eyes, she seemed to be a little lost.Shang Si didn't urge her, and let her think carefully over there.After a while, a childlike joy appeared on the old lady's face, "Miss, Miss is married to the handsome man, it's Miss..."

Shang Si understood, then this old lady Lin was probably the dowry maid back then.This also means that she may be the only insider who survived, because Xiao Meiyan died, Mrs. Zhang was missing, and Marshal Zhang went to fight before the fire broke out and died in the battle.

The old lady continued to sigh, she looked at the green hills, but her thoughts seemed to return to the distant Republic of China, "Miss and the commander-in-chief, okay... the commander-in-chief treats my young lady, it's good... it's good..."

"What's a good way?" Shang Si asked.

Hearing this, the old lady smiled, as if she was still the little girl back then, looking at the sweetness and shyness of the masters, "They went to ride horses and hunt, but they didn't take me there, saying that the little girl's family Yes, don't do these killing and killing things... Oh, they will take me to swim in the lake, it's in Houhai, there are restaurants and singing platforms on the shore, and the fragrance wafts far, far away..."

While talking, the old lady rubbed the photo, deeply immersed in memories and unable to extricate herself.Perhaps for a person who has gone through turbulent years, the peace of this world will gradually fade as he ages, and the past hidden in his memory becomes extraordinarily clear.

"Then do you know what happened afterwards? Where did your lady go? Where did Xiaomeiyan go?" Shang Si's voice was gentle, and it cut into her memories logically without any abruptness.

However, the old lady frowned and thought over and over again, but her brain gradually became chaotic.

Seeing her cloudy eyes and frowning brow again, Shang Si knew that there was nothing to ask, but at this moment, the little nurse who hurried back saw him, and immediately became vigilant: "Who are you?"

Shang Si stood up and turned around, "I am a relative of Mrs. Lin, and I came to visit her."

Seeing Shang Si's handsome face, the little nurse paused.Shang Si walked out of the pavilion immediately, and asked in a slightly questioning tone, "The old lady has dementia, how can I let her stay in the pavilion alone?"

The little nurse quickly explained, "I, I just went to get some things. Really, I went there for a while."

Shang Si's expression softened a little, "Don't be like this next time, take good care of her, you know?"

The little nurse nodded quickly, and subconsciously didn't ask Shang Si's identity any more.And Shang Si leaned over and took out the photo from the old lady's hand, without holding back.

Alzheimer's disease is a very troublesome disease. It may take a lot of time to find out the truth from the old lady's mouth.

Lu Zhifei had no class this afternoon, so he went back to the study at noon, but Taibai Taihei was very happy.In the afternoon, Shang Si hadn't come back yet, but Tang Bao came again.

Needless to say, he must have received another order from the ghost house.

Tang Bao felt that he was really decrepit. He went back last night and suffered from insomnia all night. The dark circles under his eyes came out, but it happened again today.What's worse is waiting left and right, Shangsi didn't come back, Wu Qiangqiang was nowhere to be seen, Lao Zhuzi didn't come to the study for several days, Shen Zang was busy dating, and Xiao Qiao was still at Nanying's.

After waiting for a long time, Tang Bao silently set his eyes on Lu Zhifei.

"Lu Daxian!" Tang Bao rushed over and hugged Lu Zhifei's leg, "Help me!"

Lu Zhifei stood there indifferently, "I'm just an ordinary human being."

"If you can gain a foothold in a place like the study, you are the fighting Buddha among human beings!" Tang Bao whimpered, "The promised delivery within half a day in the same city, if you don't deliver the goods there, they will come to complain to me, it's terrible I don't want to go alone!"

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives.There was a ding dong ding dong sound on Tang Bao's mobile phone, it was the guests from the ghost house who came to urge the goods.

Lu Zhifei sighed, looked at the door and there was still no sign of Shang Si, and there was no way to send text messages, so he nodded, "Just deliver the goods?"

Tang Bao nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, deliver the goods and leave immediately!"

Since nothing happened to the haunted house and the goods had been delivered twice, Lu Zhifei agreed to help Tang Bao run this time.Soon, one person and one demon arrived in front of the ghost house. At this time, the sky was not completely dark, and there were a few faint yellow lights in the sky. The ghost house was still standing there quietly like yesterday, showing a bit of peace and tranquility. .

Lu Zhifei put the package at the door of the haunted house, yelled "the courier is here" and then turned and left. There was no extra action from the beginning to the end, and nothing happened.

When he turned his head again, the package had turned into flames and disappeared, and Tang Bao's Want Want website also received good comments from customers.Everything went well, Tang Bao was so grateful that he took out a lot of candy from his pocket and asked Lu Zhifei to eat, and even shyly went to hold Lu Zhifei's hand.However, before he could hold hands successfully, someone grabbed him by the collar and picked him up.

Tang Bao kicked on his short legs, sweating from fear, "Who?! Let me go!"

The man turned him around, and then Tang Bao saw Shang Si staring at him with a black face, "Who do you say I am?"

Tang Bao hesitated, "Hahahaha, it's the fourth master, what a coincidence!"

"Coincidentally, you two hundred and five, who gave you permission to send someone from my study?" Shang Si's eyes narrowed, and the pressure was so great that Tang Bao wanted to kneel down immediately.

Tang Bao's little heart was trembling, but Shang Si didn't do anything to him, turned his head and glared at Lu Zhifei, "Come back with me."

So a few minutes later, Taibai Taihei who was waiting in the study saw his master bring Lu Zhifei back, holding Tang Bao in his original form.Then he threw Tang Bao casually, and Tang Bao rolled into the living room with a burst of "Ouch", Taibaitaihei hurriedly dodged left and right, bypassing Tang Bao and went straight to Lu Zhifei, "Lu Lu, Lu Lu, you are back!"

Lu Zhifei bent down to pick up the two little fat guys, while Tang Bao turned dizzy and couldn't help sighing that the same monsters have different fates.

But the business is still important, Tang Bao got up and turned into a human form, and asked: "Fourth Master, how is the investigation of the ghost house going? Someone placed an order again today, oh my mother, I might as well open a shroud shop instead. "

Shang Si glanced at him, still angry, "None of my business."

"Fourth Master, Fourth Master, you can't do this." Tang Bao hurriedly begged for mercy.

Seeing that he was really distressed, Lu Zhifei said, "I voluntarily helped him, and it was just a courier."

"Just?" Shang Si raised his eyebrows, his eyebrows were like the blade's edge, and those coercive powers were like the cold light on the blade's edge, making him feel infinite pressure just by sitting down.

But this pressure fell on Lu Zhifei, but it was very small, because the big devil always protects his weaknesses.

Lu Zhifei suddenly felt a little warmth in his heart, stretched out his hand, and said in a calm tone that was softer than before, "You have written on my hand, if there is any danger, I know you will come to save me."

"Hmph." Shang Si snorted coldly, but most of the mountain-like coercion faded away in an instant.

Tang Bao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Shang Si say to Lu Zhifei: "In the future, you are not allowed to act without my permission, you understand?"

"Understood." Lu Zhifei responded, and the trouble was over.

Even though Shang Si was still muttering "one or two of you are as worrying as Wu Qiang Qiang", Lu Zhifei knew that Shang Si's anger had dissipated.

Lu Zhifei turned his head and tapped Taibai Taihei on the head, "Is it you who told me the secret?"

Taibai and Taihei hugged his hand quickly, "Lu Lu! Master, bad! Tang Bao, bad! Taibai (Taihei), I love you!"

After the words fell, Lu Zhifei burst out laughing, and Shang Si was so angry that he threw the toy balls of the two little fat guys over, "Two heartless little bastards!"

The little fat man was clever, and hid in Lu Zhifei's arms without hitting him.

Shang Si rolled his eyes. At this moment, Wu Qiangqiang came back with unexpected news.

"Guess what? I went out to inquire just now. Many monsters still remember the fire that year, and then some monsters recalled that they saw Mrs. Zhang murder with their own eyes! It was in Sijiu Hutong, at night, at night. The wind is high, she was wearing a cheongsam and stepped on high heels, and she wrung the neck of the man!"

"Wow..." Taibai Taihei and Tang Bao's eyes widened in surprise.

Lu Zhifei was also surprised, if Mrs. Zhang was really such a character, maybe she could really do something like burn down a big theater.Only Shang Si smiled suddenly, "I understand what's going on when you say that."

Wu Qiangqiang was overjoyed, "Really?"

"That will only be known after verification." Shang Si said: "I went around the bookstore today and managed to find a copy of "Old Things in Peking". Maybe I can take a look."

Wu Qiangqiang said: "Maybe we can go directly to the ghost world and ask Xiao Meiyan, Fourth Master, didn't you say you heard his singing voice?"

"If you want to listen to the play, you have to go in with a ticket. I asked the old ghost to do it just now, and he still needs some time."

"Huh? Isn't the old ghost a human being? I remember he died many years ago, and I even gave him a funeral!" Wu Qiangqiang was surprised.

"I'm talking about his grandson. Their family's yin and yang eyes can be inherited." Shang Si said.

Only then did Wu Qiangqiang understand, "I said so."

Shang Si immediately stood up, ready to go back to the room to find out in the book.Lu Zhifei looked at his back and hesitated for a moment, then chased after him, "Can you let me go together?"

"You want to go?" Shang Si turned his head.

Lu Zhifei nodded, he suddenly wanted to know what kind of person that little Meiyan was.

Shang Si didn't care, after all, people have curiosity, so he said, "Come if you want."

In the same empty room, Lu Zhifei changed into the school uniform again, watched Shang Si draw a magic circle with a brush, and then put the blue thread-bound book with a torn cover on it.

Turning around, he stretched out his hand towards Lu Zhifei, "The space inside may be a little unstable, grab my hand later and don't let go, you know?"

Looking at Shang Si's outstretched hand, Lu Zhifei was much calmer this time.He reached out to shake hands with it, and in the next second, the formation was radiant, and he subconsciously closed his eyes.When he opened his eyes again, he was already standing with Shang Si in a secluded alley on the streets of Beiping.

"Follow me." Shang Si said, pulling Lu Zhifei out of the alley.

Outside is the bustling street, while Shangsi was walking, he explained to Lu Zhifei, "During the period of the Republic of China, wars broke out frequently, the vitality of the world was disrupted, and few books could be preserved completely, so it is very difficult for books to be preserved. Form your own world in the book. This one is incomplete, and the last few pages are missing, so I used formations to strengthen it."

Lu Zhifei listened, and glanced at the shops and vendors on the side of the road from the corner of his eye, and suddenly found that the atmosphere on the street was a bit subtle.How should I put it, Peking in [-] was not too far away from the complete outbreak of war, but the atmosphere on the streets was not so dignified, but instead filled with joy?

What Shang Si said next just solved Lu Zhifei's doubts, "Coincidentally, there is a section in this book that records Marshal Zhang's wedding."

Undoubtedly, the time they were in now happened to be the day of their wedding, and the welcoming procession would pass by soon, because Lu Zhifei had already heard the sound of gongs and drums.Looking from a distance, soldiers with guns are leading the way ahead, all beaming and full of energy.Behind is a tall horse with a red ribbon tied around its neck. The heroic officer is wearing an iron-gray military uniform, wearing white gloves and holding a whip, looking imposing.

Lu Zhifei followed Shang Si to the side of the road and asked in a low voice, "Is that Marshal Zhang?"

"Zhang Yunzhi." Shang Si saw the sedan chair behind the horse and said, "It seems that he has received a bride."

The speed of the team was not slow, and soon they came to the section where the two were.Lu Zhifei stared at the past. Zhang Yunzhi was about thirty, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, worthy of Wu Qiangqiang's evaluation of him.But the big red sedan chair at the back was covered by a curtain, making it impossible for people to find out.

Lu Zhifei felt a little regretful, so he heard Shang Si say, "Look at mine."

After finishing speaking, Shang Si quietly gestured with his lowered hand, and a gust of wind blew from the street.The wind blew past Zhang Yunzhi's temples, blowing up the petals on the ground, and inadvertently, opened the red car curtain.

The face of the bride was only revealed in an instant, but just that glimpse was enough to set off a wave of amazement around her.

"Hey, did you see, the bride is so beautiful!"

"That is, Marshal Zhang's new wife, can she not be beautiful?"

"No wonder no one has seen it before. It's because she's too pretty and doesn't want to teach others to see it."

"It's not..."

Lu Zhifei listened to the discussions around him, and he also agreed in his heart.The bride is indeed very beautiful, with almond eyes and vermilion lips, and the facial features are extremely beautiful, very glamorous, but not powdery.

However, Shang Si beside him suddenly sighed, and Lu Zhifei looked over in confusion, and saw a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "That's Xiaomeiyan."

"Xiaomeiyan?!" Lu Zhifei was really stunned.

"That's right." Shang Si's gaze followed the marriage team, and he said leisurely, "From the very beginning, there was no powerful and jealous Mrs. Zhang, only Xiao Meiyan."