This was a question I was very reluctant to ask but couldn't escape. Jin Pingmei didn't answer me directly. She just said we'd talk about it when we get back. It's not convenient to talk about these things outside. We found the fat bald man and Zhao Yingjun who were wandering nearby.
When I returned to my apartment, Jin Pingmei shared a room with me. I couldn't bear it anymore.
People's fear of death is not the moment of death, but the waiting before death. Knowing that death is coming, but not knowing when it will come, that period is the most difficult. If you really know that you are going to
If you die on a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, and death is unavoidable, you may slowly feel at ease, seize the time to do what you need to do before you die, and then wait for death with peace of mind.
"Tell me the truth, don't lie to me." I sat across from Jin Ping Mei and said, "How long can I live?"
"The old blind man figured it would be three years at most." Jin Pingmei said, "I'm not lying to you."
"Three years..." I don't know if this deadline was what I expected, but after hearing this, I suddenly lost all strength, as if my spine had been taken out, and I collapsed on the sofa.
If a person has the last three years of his life, what will he do? Because I have never thought about this question, so when I knew that I could only live for three years, I was immediately confused.
"The three years calculated by the old blind man are only the time limit without any rescue measures." Jin Pingmei noticed my loneliness and depression, and then added: "In the past three years, if a way to lift the curse is found, or other ways can be
If you delay it, you will have more time."
"Is it useful..." I seemed to be defeated by reality, and everything began to fade away from me. I knew very well that I might not survive three years, and before I died, I would be like Liu Yishan,
My whole body was slowly festering, and I was waiting for death to come day by day. I thought that in less than three years, I might not be able to help myself and end my life early.
"Actually, I'm not much better than you." Jin Pingmei handed me a cigarette and lit it for me. He took a puff and blew out the smoke: "Your situation may be a little special. As for me, you know,
My wife is about to give birth soon. I am not living for me alone. If I die, my wife will be sad and my child will lose his father. Therefore, even if the sky is falling, I have to find a way to survive.
Go down. So, what I want to tell you is, live, you must live."
I looked up at Jin Ping Mei, and what he said was so sincere, as if he was my most reliable and sincere friend.
"I can't help you much, but I will try my best." Jin Pingmei continued: "If you need money, I will give it to you. If you need people, I will give it to you."
"Why are you helping me? You are a businessman. Don't you know that helping me is in vain? I have nothing to give you in return." I had some doubts about Jin Pingmei's motives because he seemed too enthusiastic.
In my impression, no matter what kind of businessman you are on, you are a person who can't afford to be early without profit. If he needs you, you are the master. If he doesn't need you, you are not even a grandson.
"Do you want to listen to the truth?" Jin Pingmei smiled, his eyes became misty, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling, and said: "It is undeniable that after I met you, I felt that you were different from ordinary people. At that time,
I want to pursue this matter, so I think you may have a role to play. Let me ask, Zheng Lifu, is your father?"
"how do you know?"
"Those who are investigating this matter will more or less know something about your father. Of course, I am not helping you just for this." Jin Pingmei said word by word: "Just seeing you reminds me of
I have left my past self behind. You are not a bad person. I have walked the path I have taken in the past and I don’t want you to take it again.”
I don’t know what Jin Pingmei’s past was like, but he definitely didn’t lie when he said these words, because they were words and emotions that came from the deepest part of his heart.
"Remember my words, you can put down everything else first. You have to live. Only by living can you do other things you want to do." Jin Pingmei said: "I can't stay with you anymore, I have to go back.
, I have to take care of business matters, and I have to take care of my wife. The only thing that makes me difficult is that I don’t have anyone capable for you to use. "
"Aren't those two people?" I pointed to the next door, where Zhao Yingjun and the fat bald man were probably having a drink.
"They are my friends, not my subordinates." Jin Pingmei made a distinction carefully and said, "I can only ask for their opinions, but I cannot appoint them."
I think what Jin Pingmei said should be right. Maybe I was too negative just now and was so discouraged. People can only do other things if they are alive. If you have sentenced yourself to death,
You can only wait for death for so long.
At this moment, I suddenly remembered the letter my dad left for me. I didn’t really understand what he said until now. Did he already know at that time that I would reach this point? Meeting
Regarding the reality that is difficult to face in life? Was this predicted by him? Or even arranged by him?
I can't think of it.
I wanted to calm down and stay alone in the room. Although Jin Ping Mei enlightened me, I still couldn't calm down completely at once. I was pacing back and forth and smoking non-stop. I felt very depressed and anxious.
Find someone to talk to. I turned on my phone and found that Chen Yu had made many calls and sent many text messages. She did not blame me or blame me in the text messages. She just asked me to calm down and then contact her. I put the following
I immediately deleted her text messages without even reading them, because I am not a particularly strong-willed person, especially in this situation. I was afraid that if I read them too much, I would be tempted to look for her.
I dug out the phone book and found that the only person I could contact at this time was Uncle Lai. I dialed his number, but the moment the call was connected, I remembered what my father had left on the note.
In a word, I don't know why, my heart trembled violently, then I hung up the phone and turned off the phone.
There is no one in this world who can be completely trusted.
I think this is my dad's personal experience. I somehow gave up the idea of contacting anyone. At this time, I was only suitable to face the problems I needed to face alone.
The next day, Jin Pingmei planned to return to Hunan. The fat bald man didn't want to follow me. He came just for Jin Pingmei. Zhao Yingjun didn't care. I thought about it. Although this guy is a bit annoying, he is very capable. I will accompany him.
not bad.
"Do you want to meet that transvestite friend?" Jin Pingmei asked for my opinion before leaving. Xiaoning has been staying in Hunan. When Jin Pingmei didn't leave, he would go there every day to ask for help.
"Forget it." I shook my head: "Please tell me that everything is fine and let him go back."
Jin Ping Mei is gone, and I have roughly planned what I should do. First, I have to find a way to save my life. Second, I have to continue looking for my dad. At present, these two are the most important to me.
important.
Zhao Yingjun was not in good shape at all, and as soon as Jin Ping Mei left, he began to suffer from the disease. However, a lot of information about this matter was in his head, and the "drug taking" that he spent more than ten hours a day was not in vain. He had mastered it.
He had the memories of many shadows, but those shadows moved underground and rarely appeared on the ground. Therefore, based on the memories of the shadows, he could not completely determine the specific locations where the shadows moved. He could only guess some places based on clues.
This is for sure. Where there are shadow activities, there may be the original carrier of the curse. To remove the curse, you need to go to the place where the original carrier is. My dad is also looking for a way to remove the curse. I think if I am lucky enough
If it's good, you might be able to kill two birds with one stone.
The places that Zhao Yingjun guessed were all in the northwest area. After a lot of twists and turns, he still had to go back. Without a very definite goal, he could only walk through these places one by one. Based on the distance, Zhao Yingjun chose the nearest place.
It was a place called Hanjiaji at the junction of Ningxia and Gansu.
Actions now are different from those many years ago. Information technology is so advanced that almost all preparations can be done before action. Zhao Yingjun picked his toes and checked the computer and hung out in various travel forums for two days. He told me,
There is a village about forty miles away from the action site. We have to find a guide in the village. Because there are all wild mountains nearby, which are not marked on the map at all. There is not even a mountain name. Except for the locals, there is no one
Can you take us there.
The two of us arrived at the village smoothly. It was a very ordinary small village. Because of the traffic congestion and little contact with the outside world, things from outside could not be transported in, and things from the mountains could not be transported out. The village was very poor, and the people living there were all adobe houses.
.Zhao Yingjun walked around the village and showed a few hundred-yuan bills, which immediately stunned the villagers. No one dared to speak, and they all looked at Zhao Yingjun timidly.
"Let's go over there." Zhao Yingjun pointed to the northwest of the village: "It's about a hundred and twenty miles over there. Whoever leads the way will have the money."
As soon as he said this, the villagers dispersed in a panic. Zhao Yingjun was left standing there stupidly holding a few bills. If he wanted two more, he would get two more. He muttered and came out to find me, saying that these days the folks in the mountains
They are no longer kind. In the past, they would lead the way even if they didn’t need any money, but now they will run away even if they give them money.
"Why are the people in this village so weird?"
The two of us got together to think about it. Zhao Yingjun stroked his beard and said, in fact, the direction is correct, we can walk there by ourselves, but we are afraid that there are no roads in the mountains, and we are not familiar with the situation, so we have to take a detour if we are blocked.
It will waste too much time.
At this time, a villager about fifty years old came out of the village in a sneaky manner. He was probably a little timid. He wandered around us several times before tentatively asking if he wanted someone to lead the way.
"Do you know the road over there?" Zhao Yingjun was very vigilant. When he saw this man taking the initiative to lead the way, he became suspicious: "Why are you here to lead us when everyone in the village has run away?"