"What did you say?" I suddenly didn't understand what Fan Tuan wanted to express: "It's definitely not true?"
"Nothing, nothing." Fan Tuan came back to his senses and quickly denied it. I could already tell that this fat man was probably a more disciplined person.
"Just tell me a little bit about what you saw." I don't want to ask others for anything, but what they saw in the private room is so attractive to me that I really want to know.
"Brother, it's not that I don't want to say it." Fan Tuan swallowed hard, with a look of embarrassment on his face, glanced at Lao An and the others, and whispered: "Lao An's rules are too big, don't
Can you embarrass me? After a while, you will get familiar with me here, and I will let you know the things that should be known to you."
"Okay." I didn't want to embarrass Fan Tuan anymore. He felt a little guilty when he said these words, as if he felt guilty for rejecting my inquiry. The more this happened, the less I could do to pursue the question, I could only suppress it.
Let go of your curiosity.
After a while, Lao An gathered everyone together to eat, and introduced me to a few members of the circle. This implicitly showed that by accepting my bronze, he recognized me officially.
Become one of them. Let’s not talk about Su Xiaomeng and Fan Tuan. There are five other members in total. Lao An introduced them in an indifferent tone. I didn’t remember the names of others clearly, but I had a deep impression on one person.
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The man's name was Biaozi. He looked very tall and strong. His long hair was tied into a braid at the back. He was wearing a camouflage uniform. The half of his arms exposed outside the sleeves were strong and strong. His face was tanned. Lao An introduced us to him.
Biaozi said nothing and nodded symbolically, but I could feel a very unkind light from his eyes.
After eating, the party was over. I originally planned to leave with Su Xiaomeng, but Lao An left me alone. After everyone left, he asked me to sit in front of the polished and shiny chessboard and said, "Yes.
Play chess?"
"I know a little bit." I lowered my head and looked at it. It was a chess board carved from camphor wood. It was small and exquisite. It must have been used for a long time.
"Next game."
I didn’t know what Lao An meant, but I still followed his instructions and sat down to play chess. Originally, I thought that someone like Lao An who plays chess every day must be very skilled, but after the game started, I found that was not the case. His level seemed to be the same as that of Lao An.
I'm pretty much the same. During the chess game, we didn't say a word and concentrated on the game. For a somewhat strong person like me, chess, which was originally meant for entertainment and discussion, became more competitive as we played, always trying to win the other side.
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After about half an hour, the game ended in a draw.
"We looked at something in the private room today and we didn't let you go. Do you hold a grudge?" Lao An gathered the chess pieces and suddenly asked me.
"No." I shook my head and said, "I have only been here for a short time, so I am not qualified to be exposed to those things."
"It's important for a person to be self-aware." Lao An took out the piece of bronze I just gave him today and said, "Everyone in the circle has his or her own story. Since we are gathering for the bronze, we must give that piece of bronze to him."
Do what you do well. Although you haven't seen anything, I can tell you something."
"you say."
"Bronze is one of the most mysterious things." Lao An said word by word: "Through bronze, you can slowly understand that this world is completely different from the world you know."
I was silent because I couldn't understand what Lao An said.
"There is still a long way to go." Lao An stood up, turned back and walked towards the door of the bar, and said, "But we don't know if we have enough time."
Lao An left, leaving behind a few incomprehensible words. From my point of view, his words may be making sense, but they may also contain something, but I really can't understand them for the time being.
The next two days were very quiet, and there were no gatherings in the circle. I stayed in the room for two whole days. While looking at the ceiling quietly, I suddenly felt that what I was doing now was in vain? My original intention was just
I just want to get clues about Bronze. What I want to find is Qingqing, Chen Yu and the others, not Bronze.
I began to feel conflicted, because no matter I kept my eyes open or took a short sleep, those gray eyes always appeared in front of me or even in my mind. All that echoed in my ears were whispers to me before I died.
What I said, and the expression of extreme pleading and longing she faced me as she stroked her infant baby.
I felt pressure and burden.
Qingqing, where are you?
This was the first time that I felt that all the running I had been doing for so long seemed to be of no use, and that even contact with this circle was completely unnecessary. This made me have to carefully plan the next step.
Two days later, Su Xiaomeng called me and made some jokes as usual. She asked me to go out to eat with her. I was very worried and was not in the mood, so I said I had a bad appetite.
"You have a bad appetite, Oppa, you have to pay attention. A bad appetite means that a person is starting to age." Su Xiaomeng laughed, then he stopped smiling and said, "I originally planned to talk to you during the meal.
If you don't have the appetite, let's talk on the phone."
"What's the matter?"
"Lao An said, let's make some preparations in the next few days and then set off."
"Where to go?" I was stunned, but then I realized that Fan Tuan and Su Xiaomeng both told me that in order to find bronze and clues and ruins surrounding bronze, they would conduct field activities from time to time.
"Lao An didn't say it specifically, but from his tone, it should be very far away." Su Xiaomeng said: "You can enjoy yourself during these few days. Once the event starts, you may not see anyone with you for a long time."
Something with a modern feel.”
"That's it..." As soon as I heard this, I immediately had the idea of resisting. I was already in a conflict and was planning the next step. If I participated in their activities at this time, it would undoubtedly be delayed for a long time.
It took a long time, so I hesitated and said to Su Xiaomeng: "My body is not very comfortable, and I have some personal matters that need to be dealt with."
"Oppa..." Su Xiaomeng's tone suddenly became very awkward and said: "This makes it difficult for me. I was the one who brought you into the circle at that time. I told you some things in advance.
, if you don’t participate in the event... Lao An can’t explain it..."
"Let me think about it, okay?"
"Okay..." Su Xiaomeng may still want to persuade me, but through these days of contact, she roughly understands my character, so she didn't say the next words.
This may be a difficult choice for me. If I really break away from Su Xiaomeng's circle, it will be very difficult for me to find clues about Bronze alone in the future, but by following them, there is no guarantee that I will eventually get the information I want. I can't delay
Until now, not only have I not had any news about Qingqing, I don't even know their safety.
In fact, I am a very decisive person, but these issues related to other people, which made me indecisive. In the next three or four days, I kept thinking and planning, but I could never make up my mind, because once I left
After entering this circle, I don’t know what to do next.
During dinner, I felt a little hungry, so I bought some fast food from a nearby small restaurant and took it back to my residence to eat. While I was eating, Su Xiaomeng called me again and asked me to go watch a movie together.
"Let's try another day. I'm really tired today."
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want me to go over and see you?" Su Xiaomeng asked with concern when he heard my voice was lackluster.
"Just have a good sleep, there's no problem." I quickly refused, because I knew that I was a person who couldn't stand caring. Because I was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people when I was young, I always lacked these in my heart when I grew up. When I met that
Such care, it feels like you want to melt into it.
"Pay attention to rest. If you need anything, you can always come to me."
After eating, I turned over and lay down on the bed. I was still bothered by those messy things and felt very confused. The phone rang suddenly. I grabbed the phone at hand as a habit, but suddenly realized that this was not the ringtone of my phone.
But the sound of the ringing echoed in the house, quite clearly. I suddenly became a little nervous, looked around, and after a brief analysis, I walked to the table and opened a newspaper I had read in the morning. I immediately found that under the newspaper, there was something wrong.
You know when you get a new but unfamiliar phone.
My thinking reaction was still very fast. When I saw this phone, I immediately realized that my residence might no longer be safe. I didn't know whether I should answer the phone, but it kept ringing. I quickly calmed down.
, since the phone appeared in the room, it proves that the person who left the phone wanted me to answer it.
There is always no way to avoid what is coming. I hesitated for a few seconds, then decisively grabbed the phone and started to answer it.
"Hello, hello." A warm but professional greeting came from the other end of the phone. The other party was a young man, very articulate, and said to me quickly: "We are from a courier company. You have a piece of goods. The size is
It's too big and has been delivered to your door. There is too much work, so you don't need to sign for it."
I frowned immediately. In such a short period of time, I couldn't tell who the other party was.
"Go out and take a look. The goods are right at your doorstep." The other party smiled and said, "I wish you a happy life."
The phone was hung up. This sudden call made my emotions naturally contract and expand. I quickly ran to the window and took a look outside. The window seemed very quiet. However, I knew that this call would not be missed.
Appears for no reason.
I slowly walked to the door. The place I lived in was an old bungalow in an alley with a small courtyard. I could roughly see the scene outside through the crack in the door.
When I walked gently to the door of the courtyard, peeled the crack in the door and looked outside, my pupils shrank for a while. The person who made the call did not lie to me. There was indeed the "goods" they left outside the door of the courtyard.
A large wooden box lay quietly outside the courtyard gate like a coffin.