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    The living room was dark, and only a small light was lit in the corner.

    Li Yu was lying on the man's chest like a dead dog, with his eyes half-open, looking at the black and white perspective on the light screen.

    The windows and curtains in the room were closed, and the light bulbs hanging in the air were as quiet as chickens.

    The sharp ears were fiddled with, Li Yu raised his eyelids and glanced, seeing that the man was about to get up, he struggled to prop up his arms to make room for others.

    He quickly returned from the bathroom with a basin full of water to help the young man wipe his body.

    The wet sweat is taken away, leaving a dry coolness.

    As soon as the feeling of sweating disappeared, Li Yu gradually regained his spirits, his brows suddenly wrinkled, and the light on his side moved.

    It swayed violently from side to side, colliding with the other bulbs around, making a clinking sound.

    He happened to walk to the door of the bathroom, looked back at the young man who was lying on his side, and tightened his fingers on the edge of the basin.

    "Want to go in and see?"

    Li Yu nodded frankly, "There is a voice inside."

    Just place the basin on the nearest vanity counter and go to the master bedroom to get the key.

    The key was thrown along the parabola and smashed into the young man's hands with precision.

    Li Yu was stunned for a moment and looked up. The man leaned against the door frame of the master bedroom with his arms folded. His facial features were dimmed and blurred, making it impossible to see his real expression.

    "Go if you want, walk slowly."

    Seeing the target standing still, Li Yu asked, "Aren't you coming with me?"

    The degree cannot be said, "With me, you can't see anything interesting."

    It is estimated that it is too dark. The shimmer in the man's eyes is sharp, like a cheetah lurking in the dark night, which is creepy.

    Li Yu walked closer with two legs that were too split, his heart beat faster and faster, and finally touched the doorknob. He inserted the key, turned it a little, and opened it.

    The clanging sound stopped for a moment and sounded again.

    The picture saw through the system finally appeared in front of eyes. Before went out last time, the light bulb that automatically turned on was shaking like crazy.

    The filament flickered and made a very subtle sizzling sound.

    In addition to this, there is another light bulb oscillating, but with a smaller amplitude, which appears weak.

    The light from the small lamp in the living room crawled in, making the darkness that pervaded the side bedroom less deep.

    Li Yu touched the wall and asked the system, "1551, is there no light switch in the room?"

    1551 said, "No circuit switches, to be exact."

    Li Yu didn't believe in evil, and walked around the wall. The system didn't talk nonsense, it really didn't.

    Thoughts flashed in his mind, he stood on tiptoe, grabbed a light bulb and touched it along the way. The connection to the ceiling was not a wire at all, but a thin nylon thread.

    In a daze, a pair of arms looped up from behind.

    Li Yu was so frightened that he almost jumped up on the spot.

    His chin rested on the young man's shoulders, "Are you afraid?"

    Li Yu swallowed, "Don't be afraid, be curious."

    He straightened up, raised his hand to hold a light bulb, twisted it lightly, and the light bulb fell into the palm of his hand.

    With the dim light in the living room, Li Yu was sure that there was nothing in the bulb.

    He hung the light bulb back, and walked out with his arms around the young man's shoulder, "There is something inside, but you can't see it."

    The biting coolness climbed up his back, and Li Yu turned back subconsciously, everything in the room was still.

    Until, the two walked out of the room side by side and closed the door.

    At the moment when the door lock fell, the clanging sound in the room died down and became active again.

    The goal is not to joke, with him, the things hidden in the lightbulb dare not move, keep quiet, when he leaves, they are restless like crazy.

    The thing in the lightbulb is scary, because he is the island tyrant.

    Li Yu held the man back, "Why can't I see?"

    Degree says, "No why."

    Curiosity turned into cat claws, scratching Li Yu's heart and lungs, "What's hidden in the light bulb?"

    "Are you sure you really want to know?" said the degree, "you'll be intimidated."

    Li Yu firmly said, "No, I am very courageous."

    The air fell silent, and the man squeezed a word of Sichuan between his eyebrows. The young man followed suit, turned to face him, and expressed his position with the same expression.

    After nearly five minutes of stalemate, the youth won.

    Degree, "Most of the bulbs in the side sleeper are empty, only a few are filled with human souls."

    Li Yu was completely stunned.

    Not some scientific frontier, but feudal superstition.

    Goosebumps climbed up his ankles, Li Yu clenched his hands into fists, and his throat was blocked, "The fifth brother told me before that there are a few unconscious people in the town, are they here too? And the canteen owner. And Kim..."

    "Yes." His tone was calm, not indifferent or afraid, it was a kind of indifference that had nothing to do with me.

    Li Yu's mind was a little messed up. He didn't expect such a big secret to be hidden in the room. If he hadn't been through a lot of battles, if he were any ordinary person, he would have been terrified by now.

    Sit down and put his arms on the armrest of the sofa, "I didn't intend to tell you, but you are always curious about sleeping on your side."

    He folded his legs, his expression and tone were very touching, "Afraid? There's nothing I can do, I won't let you go."

    Seeing that the man is strong from the outside, he must be panicked to death, Li Yu deliberately asked back, "If I had to leave, would you kill me?"

    His thin lips were pursed into a straight line, his eyes narrowed slightly, his icy gaze turned into a poisonous snake spitting letters, climbing from the young man's ankle all the way up to his chest.

    Li Yu was calm and not afraid at all, the corner of his mouth moved, and he suddenly grinned.

    Unprepared, was stunned by this brilliant smile.

    "I know, you won't." Li Yu threw himself on the man, turned his face sideways, and put his ear to his chest, "Your heartbeat is so fast, you must be frightened."

    The blue veins on the forehead were bulging, and they were beating violently. He gritted his teeth, "Lin Zhouzhou, are you kidding me?"

    Li Yu said it was not fun, he changed his posture and sat cross-legged on the sofa, face to face with the man.

    "I know you didn't kill people." He said firmly, "So how did their souls get into the light bulb?"

    It's so magical that even metaphysical science can't explain it.

    "Because of obsession." He leaned his face closer, the tip of his nose lightly rubbed the side of the young man's neck, and suddenly opened his mouth and bit down.

    Li Yu groaned in pain, subconsciously wanting to dodge, but was blocked by a man's arm, and pressed firmly on the sofa.

    "If I want to leave, I don't want to listen to it again." He bit a piece of skin and sucked in revenge.

    Li Yu tried to look down, only to see the man's distinct jawbone, that neat line, like his master, hides danger and coldness under the flesh.

    He nodded, thinking that the other party could not see, and hummed twice.

    Sipping enough, he took the man in his arms and rubbed his chin on his head, "It's not just Boss Jin and Zhang Chengcheng, everyone in the town is in potential danger, don't explore the so-called secrets, this one It will put you in danger."

    After I finished speaking, I felt that my tone was too severe, and I added two words bluntly, "Be obedient."

    Li Yu looked up at the man's chin, it was better to be clean in the morning, with a green beard.

    He stretched out his hand and rubbed it a few times, and it was a bit prickly. Big brother, it's inconvenient for you to reveal too much while wearing a vest. I understand, but I don't have a choice.

    Let alone a pool of muddy water, there are cliffs and cliffs in front of me, and I have to jump in with my eyes closed.

    This kind of professionalism, the entire Administration can not find a few.

    Thinking about it, Li Yu was in awe of himself, his back was straighter, his eyes were brighter, and even his mind was more awake, and he naturally remembered the topic that was interrupted before.

    The goal said that the reason why those souls got into the light bulb was because of obsession.

    What obsession? Could it be that these people dreamed of being Aladdin's wishing lamp before they fell into a coma or died?

    Thinking that the boss of the commissary, who is five big and three thick, has such a dreamy wish, Li Yu couldn't restrain himself and shivered twice in a row.

    He couldn't think of a reason on his own, so he asked the degree.

    The degree frankly said, "The light bulb is not tungsten wire, but a very high-purity gold wire. At first, it was only used for decoration. Suddenly one day, there was a soul in one of them, followed by the second and the third... ...I guess they were attracted to gold."

    He supported his chin with one hand and sneered, "After these souls go in, they can't come out again. At the beginning, they will struggle. After a long time, when they get tired, they gradually quiet down."

    The man sat quietly, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, but there was no smile in his dark eyes.

    Li Yu suddenly felt cold, and when he looked down, Lu Lu's arm got goosebumps and fell to the ground.

    The man's hot palm rubbed back and forth on the young man's arm, with a gentle tone, "Is there anything else to ask?"

    "No more." Li Yu shook his head desperately.

    This time the target didn't show too much danger in front of him, he almost forgot that the big man's danger rating was followed by a big cross-shaped tail.

    Rubbing the youth's hair, he stood up, "Drink some water?"

    "Okay." Li Yu was too obedient, his butt rested on his heels, sitting upright.

    It didn't take long before he collapsed onto the sofa with a wrinkled face. He couldn't help it, it hurt.

    This time, it was a bit ruthless. After rubbing chrysanthemum ointment, couldn't completely repair it. After being an uncle in bed for two consecutive days, was finally able to get off the ground.

    Early this morning, while the man was going to the toilet, Li Yu slipped to work.

    The clerk asked for two days of leave in a row. Boss Jin was not unhappy at all. Seeing that the shop door had been opened in advance and started to work, she asked with a smile, "I heard that you are sick, Mr. Cheng. Are you feeling better now?"

    "Much better." As usual, Li Yu first wiped the place with a rag, and when he turned his back, he clearly felt a gaze on his buttocks.

    He pretended to take something, turned around suddenly, and happened to meet Boss Jin's eyes with thick black eyeliner.

    Being caught, Boss Jin didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said solemnly, "I see that your legs are a little weak. If you can't do it, just ask for another day off and go back to rest."

    "It's really not necessary, I'm fine." Li Yu also stared at Boss Jin directly, as if concerned, "It's you, you don't look very good, didn't you sleep last night?"

    Probably because discussed makeup techniques with Sister Lan, Boss Jin's makeup look is more natural today than before, especially the lipstick color.

    Boss Jin used to have flaming red lips, and occasionally saw it in dimly lit places, especially like a hungry ghost who had just eaten a child. Today, her lipstick is much softer.

    But these elaborate dresses did not hide the tiredness in her eyes.

    Boss Jin had bloodshot eyes crawling on both of his eyes, and it looked like he had cultivated immortals last night.

    Hearing the young man's question, she wearily rubbed her forehead, "Insomnia last night, I didn't sleep well."

    Li Yu nodded, picked up the items on the shelf and wiped them one by one. When it was a small mirror's turn, he turned his wrist and found that Boss Jin was looking at him again.

    She squinted her eyes slightly, her eyes were sharp, and the corners of her lips were hooked, revealing a sneer.

    Li Yu pretended not to see it, buttoned the mirror down, and began to wipe other things.

    Boss Jin is sitting behind the cash register, holding the ledger in one hand and typing on the computer in the other. She is calculating the total turnover in the past few months.

    After Li Yu finished wiping, he went into the room to take the mop, and by the way, he looked at every corner, and the electric drill hidden inside was indeed gone.

    There was a lot of noise when using the drill, and he was pretty sure no one in the building had ever used it.

    Is it loaned to someone else?

    Rather than guessing by himself, it is better to ask directly, Li Yu went out with a mop and a bucket.

    When dragged to the cashier table, he suddenly asked, "Boss, I remember when I came here on the first day, I saw an electric drill in the store. Is it sold?"

    Boss Jin was stunned for a while, "It's sold. It's your first day at work, and I sold it when you go back for your lunch break."

    Li Yu patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "It scared me to death, I thought I lost it, and I never dared to ask."

    "Hey, why don't you dare to ask." Boss Jin smiled, his eyes wandering back and forth between the account book and the calculator, as if he had forgotten where he had calculated.

    She tutted irritably and started again.

    Knock and knock, someone passed by outside and greeted her. After this interruption, she forgot where her account was.

    Li Yu volunteered, "Boss, why don't I help you."

    Boss Jin had seen the level of the young man beating on the calculator, and immediately got up and gave way.

    When she was seated, she tapped her finger on the ledger, "From this page onwards, it is all the accounts for the past six months, mainly to see who has posted on credit, how much they have credited, the middle of the year, the money I should ask for. Gotta come back."

    "Okay." Li Yu followed the instructions and turned back from the middle of the ledger.

    Boss Jin's account is very detailed, accurate to the dime. If he hadn't come into contact with the account book today, Li Yu would have no idea that this grocery store still does small commodity wholesale.

    Wholesale are some daily necessities, which are shipped at the end of the month, and those who get the goods are small supermarkets and canteens in the town.

    Presumably in order not to mess up the market, none of the wholesale goods were put on the shelves.

    It is likely that on the day the purchase came back, it was directly given to the orderer.

    As his fingers tapped on the keys, the calculator kept reciting. Li Yu took the time to glance at Boss Jin. The woman had nothing to do and was applying nail polish, humming an unfinished tune, and was in a good mood. .

    After typing a page, it was time to turn the page. She suddenly stopped and warned, "Calculate carefully, don't make a mistake."

    "Oh." Li Yu was focused on two things, and continued to use the computer in his hand, but his heart was attached to the system.

    "1551, I think it's very strange." He wondered, "Since Boss Jin can ask Zhang Cheng to buy low-priced goods for wholesale, why can't other people bypass her and directly let Zhang Cheng buy it back without the difference?"

    Before the system said anything, Li Yu came to the conclusion, "Boss Jin and Zhang Chengcheng have an unusual relationship."

    The two of them partnered to monopolize the sales of daily necessities in the town, so everyone had an opinion on Zhang Chengcheng, not just because of his dejected face.

    Looking at it this way, it can be basically determined that the commissary owner, Boss Jin, Jin Guangjin, and Zhang Chengcheng are a group of four.

    1551 reminded, "There is one more."

    There were a total of five people who had sneakily met downstairs that night, and now two are dead and three are still alive.

    The town is so big, and there are four known gangs of five, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask for the last one.

    After knocking on the ledger three times, and it was time for get off work, Li Yu did not go home immediately, but went to the bar that had just opened next door.

    The old fifth was wiping his work area, and when he saw the young man coming over, he shook the rag and sat sideways on the high stool.

    "I haven't seen you for a long time." He waved at the young man, and asked with a smirk when someone came over, "I heard that you followed Mr. Cheng, it's true."

    What to follow or not to follow, it sounds like being wrapped, Li Yu said, "Ours are in love."

    Realizing that his words were indeed inappropriate, the old fifth followed the words, "Yes, yes, fall in love."

    He tapped his fingers on the bar twice, and raised his chin teasingly, "You have to hold your golden thighs and let these locals take a good look. We outsiders will also have a day of success."

    Li Yu, "..."

    The old man was already drunk before he started drinking.

    Li Yu casually exchanged a few words with him, looked around, it was still early, and the guests had not come.

    "Fifth brother, how is the bar business recently?"

    "Good shit, it's getting worse." The fifth threw the rag onto the bar and clicked his tongue, "I don't know what's going on. Recently, the bar business is not as good as day by day."

    "How come?" Li Yu wondered, "Isn't it good before?"

    "I don't know, everyone seems to be making an appointment. There is one less table today, and two less tables tomorrow. It's so fucking evil." The fifth sighed, and suddenly moved his elbows an inch closer, "Tell me, you kid come to find What do I want to do?"

    Li Yu put away his smile and said sternly, "I just want to inquire with you, who Zhang Chengcheng is familiar with at ordinary times."

    "No one knows him well."

    "Don't people on the island like to form small groups, but Zhang Chengcheng doesn't?"

    "Not really." Fifth said, "He has always been alone."

    Li Yu asked, "What about Boss Jin and Jin Guangjin?"

    The fifth shook his head, "Where are the five hundred people in the town, how can I know all of them, no, why are you always asking about these?"

    "Ask whatever you want."

    The target has said that everyone on the island is dangerous, including these outsiders, so you have to be vigilant, not to mention the fifth child who is like a cow, even Uncle Li will have to be careful in the future.

    There was nothing useful to get out of Lao Wu's mouth, so Li Yu sat for another five minutes before leaving.

    He walked, thinking.

    Small groups come together because of interests. If Zhang Chengcheng is an unorganized person, as the fifth man said, how can he explain his relationship with Boss Jin?

    Every time the transaction is completed, go their separate ways?

    Intuition tells him that it shouldn't, they can clearly tell the difference on the surface and hook up in the dark.

    This has many advantages. For example, Boss Jin can act as an undercover agent and listen to news in other groups.

    By analogy, the commissary owner and Jin Guangjin can also be members of other groups, plus a fourth person who has not yet surfaced, they can hold the inside information of at least four groups in their hands.

    Holy crap, you're so clever.

    It's really like what Zhang Chengcheng can do.

    There is also Boss Jin's mysterious electric drill, which may not be sold at all, but given to other people in the underground gang... But what can this thing be used for.

    Li Yu suddenly stood still, remembering the padlock in the warehouse that had been broken from the lock beam when Jin Guangjin died.

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