Chapter 56: Eating Ghosts
byAt this moment, Bai Aichun is actually not so afraid of those unknown things.
The room was very dark, and his presbyopia couldn't even see the things at hand, but for this old house that had lived in for decades, he knew where every item was with his eyes closed.
He still remembers that when he first got this house from his work unit, the eldest son was still in elementary school, and the youngest daughter was only a toddler. Because both of them had to go to work, they had to take the country mother over to take care of the children. The small two-bedroom house accommodated six people, and it was really a bit crowded, but considering the housing conditions at that time, it was about 60 square meters and had a separate bathroom, which was already very decent.
The whole family lived in this small room, there must have been bumps and bumps, but in retrospect, there are also many good memories. After the youngest daughter is also old enough to go to nursery school, the family will not need his old mother to help. The first two sons were getting bigger and needed more space, so Bai Aichun secretly discussed with his wife, and sent the old mother back to her hometown in the countryside to be taken care of by her elder brother in the countryside. unhappy.
Before this, Bai Aichun never felt that he did something wrong. The house in his hometown is spacious, so wouldn't it be nice to let his old lady go back to provide for the elderly? Besides, he also gave alimony to his elder brother.
Looking back now, maybe it was because of this antecedent that the children followed suit, and everything was karma.
"Retribution, it's all retribution!"
He yelled mournfully, slapping the wheelchair vigorously with his rough palms, and slapping his shriveled and skinny legs from not using them often.
In his tearful eyes, he saw a thin shadow walking towards him from the darkness. He was so dazzled that he couldn't even see the surrounding objects clearly, but he could see that shadow.
Bai Aichun's thoughts came to the late night of the previous few days in a trance.
Before going to bed, he sighed again.
Not long ago, the medical examination of their retired employees, Bai Aichun's physical examination results were very bad, and there were serious problems in all indicators. The doctor didn't even prescribe any new medicine, but only told him to take the previous dosage, and then he should eat and drink. Drink, don't treat yourself badly.
The implication is that there are not many days to live.
Zhuo Fang's physical examination results are better than Bai Aichun's, but there are many common diseases of old people, and various medicines cannot be stopped. In recent years, most of the retirement wages of the two have been subsidized to hospitals and pharmacies.
As soon as the results of the physical examination came out, Bai Aichun's spirits were not good, and he often sighed, and the more this time came, the more he wanted his children to be by his side.
Before going to bed that day, he called each of his three children and said that the results of the physical examination were not very good, and he hoped that all of them could go home for a meal and accompany his old father.
The eldest son said that he had grandchildren to take care of at home, and he couldn’t get away. The younger daughter said that the doctors in the hospital were all liars, exaggerating the facts just to earn more medical expenses, and told him not to listen to the doctor’s nonsense, so he hung up the phone Broken, obviously unwilling to see him.
As for the second son who is far away in Ugly Country, Bai Aichun is even less hopeful, and he didn't even make a phone call.
He was going to die, and none of his children could come to accompany him. Bai Aichun couldn't figure out why he gave birth to three children, but none of them were filial.
Before going to bed, his wife comforted him. It is said that their area is going to be demolished. When that time comes, even if the children don’t want to see them, the two daughters-in-law will persuade them to come back for the demolition money. How many years have the news of the demolition been spread? Bai Aichun worried that he would not be able to wait until that day before he died.
How did he know that the demolition of this area has actually been finalized, but the announcements are still being made in batches, and the old couple don't go out very much, so they naturally didn't see the announcement posted on the community bulletin board.
At that time, their second son was already on the plane because he had learned earlier through internal information from domestic friends that he would be able to return to China soon.
In the middle of the night, when his wife Zhuo Fang got up to go to the toilet, Bai Aichun was still tossing and turning until there was a loud noise from the toilet.
Bai Aichun was so frightened that she sat up immediately, and then supported some objects around her to stand up with her strength, and staggered to the bathroom where the noise was coming from.
His legs and feet were not good, and when he walked, Zhuo Fang had blood on the back of his head all over the place, and there was still some faint breath, and he barely opened a slit of his eyes, opening and closing his mouth, as if he was calling for help.
Bai Aichun was so frightened that he almost lost his grip on the handrail beside him. In his panic, his first reaction was to go to the living room and use the airliner to call an ambulance. But as soon as he turned around, another terrifying but tempting thought occupied his mind. .
The doctor said he was dying, and his children didn't believe him, and they didn't want to come back, but what if he really died?
Of course, the one who died was not him, but his wife who accidentally fell down. In this way, would the children have to come back for the funeral, and would he be able to see the three children soberly before he died?
With such a thought in mind, Bai Aichun turned his body back and looked at his wife lying in a pool of blood with tears in his eyes.
She is so old, she fell so hard, and shed so much blood, even if she was rescued, it would only be an extra knife and an extra punishment. When she left, I would go down to accompany her soon, it was better than waiting for myself After leaving, she came alone and was rejected by her children.
Bai Aichun comforted herself like this in her heart, and then watched Zhuo Fang's body getting more and more blood, until the small slit in her eyes was completely closed, and the sound of breathing gradually disappeared...
He stood there for a long time, and then walked back to the bedroom numbly. For a whole night, he waited until after nine o'clock, when the sky was completely bright and there were cars honking outside, then he went to the living room and called the emergency number.
During this period, he didn't dare to go to the bathroom to take another look.
"Save me, Aichun, save me..."
The light in the bathroom suddenly turned on, and Bai Aichun's eyes, accustomed to the darkness, couldn't bear the stimulation of the strong light, and suddenly closed tightly.
In his ear was the familiar voice he had heard for more than 60 years. He clenched his trousers tightly on his thighs, and looked towards the direction of the light with fear and guilt.
"Help me, Aichun, save me, save me..."
Just like that night, the skinny woman fell into a pool of blood.
Her head was turned to the direction of the living room, her eyes were dark, in the bright bathroom.
"Aichun, Aichun, Aichun..."
The calls were like a spell to urge death. From the affectionate and long at the beginning, it became more and more urgent and shrill at the end, and the hoarse voice seemed to tear people's eardrums.
Bai Aichun collapsed on the wheelchair, and when faced with this scene, he was still terrified.
With the last high-pitched and shrill cry, the light bulb in the bathroom couldn't withstand the high-voltage explosion, and the room fell into darkness and silence again.
Bai Aichun felt the temperature around him plummet, and two icy hands strangled his neck, and in the next second, he squeezed it tightly.
"Uh uh uh"
The pain of suffocation made him struggle uncontrollably, but the thin fingers were like iron bones, no matter how hard he struggled, they remained motionless.
Under the pain of dying, feces and urine flowed together.
Just when Bai Aichun felt that he was really going to die, the strength in his throat disappeared.
"clatter!"
The switch of the headlight in the living room was pressed, Bai Aichun squinted his eyes, breathing in the stale and musty smell in the room.
After getting used to the light, he saw a tall and thin figure wearing a baseball cap strangling his wife from behind, and the other party was forced to let go because of this.
And there was an unfamiliar face at the entrance, a young man who seemed to be still studying.
How and when did these two people come in, he stayed in the living room all the time, but he didn't notice at all.
The surprise and fear brought about by the appearance of Gu Chu and Mao Shiqi was not weaker than the appearance of Zhuo Fang's ghost.
The person who strangled the ghost old lady was Gu Chu. At this time, she had not transformed into the second form, but since the opening of the bloodline, even in the human form, Gu Chu's various qualities have been significantly improved.
For example, in the current situation, as a human being, she was able to temporarily restrain the soul of the ghost old lady, but that was only temporary, and it took only a few seconds. On the chandelier, like a spider, the limbs twisted and grasped the chandelier, looking at the two people who suddenly appeared below with resentful eyes.
Perhaps feeling threatened, Gu Dudu reappeared uncontrollably.
"Aww!"
He raised his head and sniffed, then rushed towards the ghost old lady on the ceiling with a groan.
Seeing Gu Dudu appear out of nowhere, Mao Shiqi just raised his eyebrows, not too surprised.
How could Mao Shiqi not smell the smell that Yiren had smelled before? As the saying goes, there is a specialization in art, and when it comes to raising ghosts, Mao Shan is the ancestor.
He attributed the change in Gu Chu he had noticed this time to the little devil who appeared in front of him.
"Mother and son..."
Mao Shiqi whispered, and the raised corners of his mouth showed his good mood at the moment.
This woman has some chance.
How can a ghost like Mrs. Gui who was just "born" compare to an old ghost like Gu Dudu? Before he could react, his arm was torn off.
Gu Dudu did not continue to attack. After jumping off the chandelier, he dragged the arm that was longer than the others and climbed to Gu Chu's side. He moved his body away, full of greed, and apparently regarded the remaining part of his soul as his own food.
Although Gu Chu has not completed the Gu Sha contract with Gu Dudu, but with the connection given by "One Hundred Thousand", she can also let her feel that as that arm is swallowed by Gu Dudu, his strength Also growing very slowly.
The ghost eats very fast, and it only takes three or two bites. An arm that is longer than Gu Dudu's body disappears into his mouth. Press.
"Good boy, you will have diarrhea if you eat too much."
It's Mao Shiqi!
He smiled and stroked Gu Dudu's head. Facing this man, Gu Dudu shrank for a while, then cowardly crawled behind Gu Chu, hugged Gu Chu's calf with both hands, and leaned out halfway behind her. A small head, and then bared his teeth fiercely at him.
"Ow!"
Can you be more vicious than this woman?
Ladies, come on, don't be cowardly!
It's a pity that Gu Chu couldn't understand the nonsense, so Gu Dudu's sincere cheers were in vain.
"This D-class unnatural creature, I have to take it back for business, I can't let him eat it all."
Mao Shiqi looked at Gu Chu and explained a few words, then took out a piece of yellow paper from his hand, bit his index finger, and drew a spell on the yellow paper with blood. After saying something, he threw the crumpled yellow paper at the ghost old lady who was hiding in the corner and looked at them with fear.
In the next second, the old lady wailed and disappeared into the air, leaving only the yellow talisman paper that fell from the air, struggling on the ground for a while before it became quiet.
Mao Shiqi stepped forward, picked up the ball of yellow paper, and put it in his arms.
Obviously, the ghost old lady has been subdued by him.
"You, you..."
Bai Aichun stared at Gu Chu and Mao Shiqi with wide eyes, his face was congested and red, obviously he had not recovered from the shock just now, coupled with the choking of the old ghost, his trachea was seriously damaged , For a while, couldn't breathe.
"Retribution, retribution..."
He wanted to ask these two people who suddenly appeared, how his wife would be dealt with, but at this time, he was completely unable to say such a long question, and only the word retribution was in his mind.
He refused to help his wife who had taken care of him for decades, so he was punished. After his wife became a ghost, he did not kill his wife and three unscrupulous children, but brutally killed him. The second daughter-in-law almost killed the eldest daughter-in-law, so she also suffered retribution.
What about his three children?
In the pain of suffocation, the old man recalled the different appearances of his three children from childhood to adulthood, and then grimaced and laughed miserably.
Back then, they threw the old lady back to the countryside, and the children would follow suit. He believed that the retribution of those three little beasts was not far away!
In grief, Bai Aichun lost consciousness.
Mao Shiqi had already contacted the special department early in the morning. Ordinary people like Bai Aichun who saw people with special abilities performing tasks would have special arrangements.
But at such an old age, they have experienced this again, whether they can be rescued, and what will happen after they are rescued, it is not their responsibility.
In Mao Shiqi's opinion, perhaps dying like this is the best ending for Bai Aichun.
After Bai Aichun was taken away by someone for rescue, Mao Shiqi followed Gu Chu to her room.
They had seen all the scenes that just happened in 404, including the scene where the old ghost was lying on the tile in the bathroom, calling for help at Bai Aichun.
Obviously, Bai Aichun saw when the old lady fell down, but instead of saving her, he chose to ignore it.
Associating the behavior of the Bai family's children, Gu Chu guessed Bai Aichun's motives.
"Sometimes, people are scarier than ghosts."
Mao Shiqi opened the refrigerator in Gu Chu's kitchen very spontaneously, and took out two bottles of iced Coke.
"Drink, you're welcome."
He opened one of the cans and handed it to Gu Chu.
Gu Chu raised his eyes to look at him, and took a sip of the ice Coke he bought with his money.
"This is the little devil you raised, it's very cute."
Mao Shiqi looked at Gu Chu's calf all the time, and said with a smile at the little devil who was baring his teeth behind her.
"Ow!"
Gu Dudu grinned, revealing sharp fangs.
"I got it from "One Hundred Thousand". It's very good. If you take good care of it, the child will have a bright future."
Mao Shiqi sat on the sofa of Gu Chu's house, chatting like an ordinary parent talking about their children's learning.
"Will their abilities grow by devouring each other?"
Gu Chu remembered the scene where Gu Dudu ate the ghost old lady just now.
"It's one of those ways."
Mao Shiqi answered, then paused, and did not continue.
"Do you really have any questions you want to ask me?"
After leaving the restaurant during the day, they talked a lot, but just didn't talk about that person.
"Ah."
Mao Shiqi chuckled and lowered his eyes.
"Remember the person I mentioned earlier who was very similar to you?"
Hearing this, Gu Chu's knuckles turning white when he squeezed the Coke bottle.
Mao Shiqi didn't seem to notice and said to himself.
"That person's name is Chu Xiangru. In the mouths of some readers of "One Hundred Thousand", he also has a name called the Adjudicator. In the eyes of many people, he is as terrifying as "One Hundred Thousand"."
Why, because "Hundred Thousand" will eliminate many readers in the game, and he will do the same. He will use his own way to judge the readers who entered the same story with him. Many people have completed the tasks assigned by "Hundred Thousand", butFailed his trial and remained in the story forever.
For those who have experienced the same story, he brings even more fear than "One Hundred Thousand".
He is a tyrant and a god of killing, but more people call him the arbiter, although they don't know what criteria he uses to judge those readers.
"You don't know him?"
Mao Shiqi asked rhetorically, "I hope you have nothing to do with him. He made too many enemies in "One Hundred Thousand", and he is still at the top of the most wanted list of the Fair Society. The Special Affairs Bureau is also looking for him."
During the daytime chat, Mao Shiqi told him that an organization composed of some readers was called the Fair Society, but it was not a true alliance of justice.
This sentence seemed to be deliberately said to Gu Chu.
"Okay, I've had my drink too, I have to go back to work."
Saying that, Mao Shiqi stood up, waved at Gu Dudu, turned and left.
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