Highly toxic

When Jiang Mu led the two security guards upstairs, he kept describing the grimace on his window to them, saying that he had seen it with his own eyes, and it could never be an illusion.

The security guard looked at Jiang Mu nervous and terrified, so he could only accompany Jiang Mu for a walk as if doing a task.

After returning to the apartment, Jiang Mu stood at the door of the bedroom and did not dare to approach. The two security guards helped him repeatedly check the situation inside and outside the window. After finding nothing, the security guard kindly told Jiang Mu to rest more.

If you don't sleep well, you will be prone to confusion, and hallucinations are also normal.

After the security guard left, Jiang Mu still had lingering fears. He turned on the lights in every room in the small apartment, and went to the window to confirm the situation in person with a kitchen knife.

Even if he didn't find anything unusual, Jiang Mu didn't dare to take it lightly. He carried the quilt to the small living room, and planned to spend the night on the sofa. Everything will be discussed tomorrow morning.

Just lying down on the sofa, Jiang Mu suddenly felt that the living room was too quiet.

In the past, as soon as he came to the living room, the briquettes would yell at him.

Jiang Mu sat up suddenly, subconsciously turned his head to check the living room of the small apartment, and then his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly put on his slippers and went to check other rooms.

"Balls! Bricks!"

Jiang Mu's heart sank, and there was no sign of briquettes dumplings in the bathroom kitchen. He quickly ran into the bedroom, forgetting the original fear, lying on the ground and calling to the bottom of the bed, "Dumplings! Briquettes, briquettes!"

No response.

Jiang Mu broke out in a cold sweat. He searched every corner of the apartment like a madman, and finally burst into tears. He remembered that he rushed out of the apartment desperately before, without even closing the apartment door, and dumped dumplings and briquettes In all likelihood, he ran out.

Jiang Mu ran out of the apartment without even wearing a coat. He felt that he had not been away for a long time, and the dumplings and briquettes were domestic pets. They were not wild, and they must not have run far away. They might still be at the bottom of the building right now. stroll.

It was almost twelve o'clock at night, and the lampposts in the community could barely illuminate the road, and it was pitch black in the grass, and it was impossible to see the birds or rabbits hiding.

But what is worse than this is that there are stray cats full of predatory habits in this community, and it is uncertain whether there are stray dogs. If the briquettes meet these guys, they will be torn to pieces in an instant.

Jiang Mu searched every grassy road in the community for three hours, but still found nothing.

Jiang Mu, who was already physically and mentally exhausted, couldn't take it anymore at this moment, broke down and cried, while crying, he continued to pick up clusters of bushes and shout dumplings.

The cat meowing from the grass from time to time made Jiang Mu's heart cold and desperate.

It was almost six o'clock in the morning, and Jiang Mu returned to the apartment in a daze. After bumping all night, Jiang Mu was drained of all his mental strength. At this moment, he walked to the sofa and sat down mechanically like a walking corpse, looking at the corner with dull eyes. Nest of dumplings.

It was his own fault!

He shouldn't have run out of the apartment in such a demented manner last night.

At a critical moment, he left behind the things he cared about the most, and was punished by God like this, he deserved it!

Jiang Mu fell on the sofa, feeling extremely sad in his heart.

Sure enough, useless people will fail wherever they go.

but……

After a few minutes of slump, Jiang Mu sat up again, patted his face vigorously with both hands, and then got up to wash.

After washing up, Jiang Mu made some breakfast, forced himself to finish it, then changed his clothes and went out again.

He had to keep looking.

Maybe it was only because of the darkness that the dumpling briquettes were not found last night, but now that it is dawn, I can definitely find them.

In this way, Jiang Mu searched for another whole day, even searched around the perimeter of the community, and printed some notices for hunting rabbits and birds, but until night, they still found nothing.

Lao Zhang came to Jiang Mu in a daze and said, "Your two little babies must have been killed by ghosts."

"..."

"I advise you, move out of this apartment as soon as possible. You just look at the cheap rent and don't think about why it's so cheap. You just lost two pets now, and you don't know what you will lose next time. .”

When it was completely dark, Zhuang Xi called Jiang Mu and said that she wanted to come and see him tomorrow.

Jiang Mu told Zhuang Xi about his current situation, and Zhuang Xi almost howled on the phone.

"What? I lost the dumpling briquettes?!" Zhuang Xi complained, "Xiaojiang, why are you so careless? Those two little guys don't even have the ability to protect themselves. If you let them stay outside for a day and a night, will they survive?" , what should I do if I was taken by a stray dog?"

Jiang Mu wiped away tears and told Zhuang Xi what happened.

Although Zhuang Xi thought that what Jiang Mu saw and felt were hallucinations, he still suggested that Jiang Mu move.

Housing is very particular about feng shui, and such evil things happen one after another, whether it is man-made or for other reasons, it is extremely exhausting, and if things go on like this, it may not necessarily drive people crazy.

"How about this, Xiao Jiang, you can move in with me." Zhuang Xi said, "I miss your cooking."

"I will continue to look for other houses." Jiang Mu whispered, "But I don't want to move out until I find the dumpling briquettes. I... I have to look for a few more days."

"But how can you be sure you can find it?"

"Let me post the notice of looking for the two of them farther away." Jiang Mu said, "Anyway, I won't do anything for the next few days, just look for the two of them."

At the end, Jiang Mu choked up, "When I think of the two of them curling up somewhere waiting for me now, my heart hurts so badly."

On the other end of the phone, Zhuang Xi sighed helplessly, "To be honest, I think you are more pitiful than the other two. You said that a good old man like you should be taken care of by God the most."

"..."

That night, Jiang Mu slept in the living room, and he put his phone next to his head. Every time he woke up from his sleep, he would subconsciously pick up his phone and check it, for fear of missing any missed calls, even if it was the least likely to be called. midnight.

Jiang Mu went out early in the morning the next day. He spent money to print more pet-seeking revelations, and posted them around every intersection outside the community. One day he will come over and tear up these pet-seeking revelations one by one by himself.

At the end of the revelation, Jiang Mu also added a big reward.

In the evening, Zhuang Xi drove to Jiang Mu's apartment.

I wanted to comfort Jiang Mu who had lost his beloved pet, but Zhuang Xi couldn't help complaining about the living environment here as soon as he entered Jiang Mu's apartment.

The greening of the community is in a mess, the apartment corridors are narrow and dark, and there are various small advertisements and numbers on the walls ranging from unlocking loans to gambling and soliciting whoring. It is almost like a pyramid scheme den.

"It's strange that this place is not haunted." Zhuang Xi scolded Jiang Mu angrily, "You are too, just tell me how poor you are, if you have to go to such a remote place to rent such a dead person Often haunted apartment."

Jiang Mu was listless, "The focus now is to find the dumplings and briquettes."

Zhuang Xi told a big leader who came to ask for accountability, "Now you know that you feel sorry for the dumpling briquettes. Why didn't you think of it when you rented the house? When I came here, I saw groups of stray cats catching sparrows in the grass of this community. Do you think the briquettes will end well if they fall in this place?"

Jiang Mu finally managed to adjust his emotions, and Zhuang Xi said that he was about to collapse again. He said with red eyes, "I...I am looking for it, and I have been working hard to find it."

Zhuang Xi looked at Jiang Mu's haggard face, with two dark shadows in his eyes. He saw that he hadn't slept well for many days, and his heart ached.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about you." Zhuang Xi sighed, "If you can't find it in two days, I'll buy a cat for you to raise. This cat doesn't like to run away, so it's safe to raise."

Jiang Mu is now focusing on the dumpling briquettes. He feels that in his current state, if he really can't find the dumpling briquettes, he won't be in the mood to keep other pets.

Excessive self-blame almost made Jiang Mu feel like a sinner.

Zhuang Xi and Jiang Mu went out for dinner. Jiang Mu didn't regard Zhuang Xi as a distinguished guest, so he wanted to invite him to a nearby small restaurant for some home-cooked food, but Zhuang Xi was not happy, so he finally came here, so he was naturally embarrassed For a treat, drag Jiang Mu to eat.

The two eventually sat down at a slightly upscale restaurant.

At the dinner table, Zhuang Xi talked with Jiang Mu about re-renting a house, and suggested that Jiang Mu should go back to the bustling area and rent a small single apartment, at least the environment is good and safe.

"If you live here just to avoid Geng Yan, then you don't have to." Zhuang Xi mumbled, chewing a bamboo shoot in her mouth, "If he wants to find you, it doesn't matter where you live, and he has tricks. Well, if he wants to punish you, the more you live in this kind of place, the more convenient it is for him to deal with you, so it's better to find a better neighborhood, so he can still be afraid."

"Why did you mention him again?" Jiang Mu frowned, "We will be together in the future, don't mention those two words."

"You hate him so much, why?"

"Look at you, here we come again."

"Okay, I won't ask, I won't ask." Zhuang Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "But let me tell you something, if he doesn't come to you these days, I think his interest in you should fade away, and now I don't know how to hug you every night. Which little lover is panting."

Hearing Zhuang Xi's words, Jiang Mu felt extremely at ease.

"By the way, Xiao Jiang, I have something else to tell you." Zhuang Xi suddenly said mysteriously, "Yesterday evening, your ex-boyfriend came to the apartment where you lived before, and I was going to go out to play disco Well, as soon as I opened the door, I saw him knocking on the door of your apartment."

Jiang Mu looked at Zhuang Xi in surprise.

He Qianyan said that he actually...

Zhuang Xi continued, "The new resident hadn't moved in at the time, and there was no one in your apartment, so I took the initiative to tell him that the original resident had moved out, and then he directly asked me where you moved."

Jiang Mu said anxiously, "Then did you tell him?"

"Of course not. He still remembers how deeply he hurt you." Zhuang Xi said, "But I think he looks so damn handsome, and he wears a pair of glasses and is gentle and cold. I have never done it before. type, so I took the initiative to hook up, and guess what, he didn't even give me a look, and turned around and left after asking."

Jiang Mu said seriously, "Zhuang Xi, He Qianyan is a very dangerous person, don't try to get close to him."

"Dangerous? How dangerous?" Zhuang Xi smiled and said, "By the way, Xiao Jiang, I really envy you. I've talked to both He Qianyan and Geng Yan. I'm so envious. When will they be able to talk to me? Go to a bed, I guess I can die on the bed."

"...Don't talk nonsense all the time."

After dinner, Zhuang Xi drove Jiang Mu back to the apartment.

On the way, Zhuang Xi said to Jiang Mu on a whim, "Xiao Jiang, do you want to fall in love? I have several top-quality men here, and I really want to introduce them to you."

"Zhuang Xi, stop making fun of me."

"I'm serious. To be honest, if I wasn't a zero, I would have tried it with you." Zhuang Xi smiled and said, "But if you can do one, we might have a chance."

"..."

"Okay, okay, I'm not joking, but to be honest, I really hope that you can have a gentle and considerate lover by your side. A good wife and mother like you should be loved fiercely, uh... I Talking about love is the love of love, not the love of making love."

"I'd rather fall in love with dumpling briquettes now..."

"..."

Zhuang Xi sent Jiang Mu downstairs to the apartment, Jiang Mu got off the car and turned to say goodbye to Zhuang Xi.

"Once there is news about dumpling briquettes, be sure to let me know."

"Well, be careful on the road."

After Zhuang Xi drove away, Jiang Mu turned around and was about to go upstairs when his cell phone rang suddenly.

It was an unremarked number, and Jiang Mu quickly connected.

Now any strange phone call may be that a well-meaning passer-by discovered dumpling briquettes.

However, what Jiang Mu never expected was that the person who made the call was actually Tang Qingran.

Two months later, when he heard Tang Qingran's voice, Jiang Mu froze in place.

Tang Qingran said that he came here to meet friends, and when he was waiting for the bus, he saw the pet-seeking revelation posted by Jiang Mu, and found that the rabbit and parrot on the revelation were the pets in the photos that Jiang Mu had sent him at the beginning. The names were all the same, so he tried calling to ask.

For this bizarre coincidence, Jiang Mu was not only surprised, but also embarrassed. He clearly remembered how he cut off contact with Tang Qingran.

The domineering and harsh words that Geng Yan said to Tang Qingran on the phone at the beginning really made him ashamed to be as relaxed and natural as when he first met Tang Qingran when facing Tang Qingran.

He didn't even know how to explain to Tang Qingran what happened at that time.

However, Tang Qingran didn't ask any questions that might embarrass Jiang Mu. He just comforted Jiang Mu gently and asked if there was anything he could do to help.

While walking upstairs, Jiang Mu talked with Tang Qingran about the cause and effect of the disappearance of dumpling briquettes.

Tang Qingran listened patiently. He was on the side of the road at the moment, and he was not in a hurry to take a taxi. While talking on the phone with Jiang Mu, he walked slowly along the sidewalk.

"It's obviously a prank." Tang Qingran analyzed for Jiang Mu, "The monitoring can't see any outsiders entering or leaving your apartment building, and the perpetrator is probably the person in your apartment building."

At this time, Jiang Muren had already walked to the door of his apartment. He just took out the key to open the door, but when he looked up, he suddenly saw a grimace on his door, staring at him with two eyes like blood holes.

"what!!"

Jiang Mu screamed and quickly backed away, but he stepped on the air and fell on the stairs, and the whole person rolled directly to the flat ground at the corner below.

When he was lying still on the ground, the excruciating pain slowly crawled all over his body.

Jiang Mu's tears fell from the pain, and he lay by the wall for a long time, unable to relax. He suspected that his waist was broken.

Lao Zhang, who had been observing at the corner of the upper stairs, saw Jiang Mu who fell to the bottom and was motionless, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp.

He just wanted to scare the young man, but he never thought of killing someone.

Old Zhang was covered in cold sweat. He went downstairs lightly, tore off the grimace on Jiang Mu's door without anyone noticing it, and then hurried upstairs and returned to his apartment, preparing to pretend that he didn't know anything.

Anyway, there is no monitoring in the corridor, who knows how the young man fell down.

Jiang Mu lay by the wall for a long time before he managed to recover. With difficulty, he reached out to get the mobile phone on the ground not far away, and then said to Tang Qingran, who was on the other end, who was constantly calling him, "Brother Tang, I'm fine. Just... just fell."

Jiang Mu's voice couldn't hide the pain, and Tang Qingran could even hear a hint of crying.

"Where are you, Xiaojiang? I'll look for you." Tang Qingran's voice was still tense, "I can see the pet-seeking revelation you posted here, so you should live in the ** district, I'm on ** Road Here."

Jiang Mu stood up with difficulty while supporting the wall, and soon found that one of his ankles hurt so badly that he couldn't support the ground at all.

I have to go to the hospital.

Jiang Mu hesitated for a while, and finally told Tang Qingran his detailed address under Tang Qingran's repeated questioning.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Mu didn't dare to go back to the apartment. He leaned on the wall and looked at the rented room he lived in on the stairs with a look of panic.

The door was clean again, and there was no grimace.

Jiang Muzhen began to suspect that he had a mental problem.

With his wallet and mobile phone on him, and not daring to go back to the apartment, Jiang Mu was going to go directly downstairs to the hospital.

Jiang Mu leaned on the handrail of the stairs with both arms and one foot propped on the ground, walking down at an average speed of 20 seconds per step.

Before reaching the bottom of the building, Tang Qingran had already arrived. He was wearing black trousers, a white shirt with a two-button retro vest, and a western jacket hanging on his arm. Elegant and dignified, it's just that the anxious face and hurried steps added a bit of embarrassment to this perfection, but Tang Qingran didn't feel it. He stood in front of Jiang Mu panting, and said nervously, "Where does it hurt?" gone?"

Jiang Mu was flattered, moved and embarrassed.

What can he do.

Although he often contacted Tang Qingran on his mobile phone earlier, he actually only met Tang Qingran once, and he felt that he was not worthy of Tang Qingran's concern at all.

"Just... just a small injury." Jiang Mu said.

There were still two scratches on Jiang Mu's face, and the blood had coagulated on the wound. Jiang Mu himself hadn't noticed it yet, so he didn't know how embarrassed he looked at the moment.

Tang Qingran's face was solemn. He was about to reach out and hug Jiang Mu, but suddenly he thought of something, so he put Jiang Mu's arm on his shoulder, put his arm around Jiang Mu's waist, and said softly, "I'll take you to the hospital .”

At this moment, Lao Zhang, who was fidgeting in the apartment, finally couldn't help calling the person who paid him to do things.

Knowing that Jiang Mu fell down the stairs and fell unconscious at this moment, Geng Yan exploded immediately.

"Hurry up and check on him!" Geng Yan yelled while holding his mobile phone, rushed out of the box, stood at the elevator door and pressed keys frantically, "If something happens to him, I'll fuck you skin!"

When Lao Zhang ran out to check Jiang Mu's condition, he found that Jiang Mu who was lying under the stairs was gone, so he guessed that either Jiang Mu got up and left by himself, or other tenants sent Jiang Mu to the hospital.

If you really fell to your death, why don't you just leave the body where it is and call the police.

Thinking of this, Lao Zhang, who had been condemned by his conscience, finally breathed a sigh of relief.