However, there are no words on the cardboard, only a picture.
Because the paper card is not big, the painting area is even smaller, and the painting is very strange, like a human head and a landscape painting, and the whole picture is a bit blurry.
Zhu Tianlei looked over the cardboard card several times, but could not see any clues. Thinking of what Yu Kang said when he handed the things to him, Zhu Tianlei curled his lips.
These wealthy families like to play this kind of hide-and-cat game. If they have something to say, they can't say it clearly and they have to do something like this.
Although he was resentful in his heart, Zhu Tianlei put the cardboard card back into the envelope and put it back in his pocket.
Then, he quickly left the dormitory building. In the dark night, like a vigorous cheetah, he jumped out from the wall next to him and quickly ran towards the direction of Tiangui old man's house.
The night sinks like water.
The moonlight is very faint.
There are also very few stars.
Although it is already summer, the night air is still a bit chilly.
After arriving at the door of Tiangui old man's house, Zhu Tianlei looked at the surrounding environment, picked the wall on the side of the house, jumped up, and then quietly squatted under the wall of Tiangui old man's house.
He stood up gently and looked towards the house.
Although the room was pitch dark, Zhu Tianlei immediately confirmed that old man Tiangui was not in the room.
At this time, where will people go?
Zhu Tianlei crouched, gently pushed aside the bolt on the door, and entered the house quietly.
He went into old man Tiangui's room first, stretched out his hand and touched the mattress. It was cold and had no residual warmth. This proved that old man Tiangui had been out for at least an hour.
He turned around and walked out of the east room and walked to the door of the west room.
"who?"
As soon as Zhu Tianlei entered the room, he saw Taohua sitting up, her almond-shaped eyes shining brightly in the dark night.
"it's me."
"Tian Lei?"
Hearing Zhu Tianlei's voice, Taohua suddenly lifted up the quilt, and then threw the thing in her hand onto the kang. It was a wooden stick as thick as a child's arm.
"Tian Lei, I thought it was those people again."
Taohua jumped up from the kang and threw herself into Zhu Tianlei's arms.
This time, Zhu Tianlei really couldn't bear to push the person out.
"It's okay, don't be afraid!"
Zhu Tianlei lowered his voice.
He can understand Taohua's fear.
After all, she is still a girl in her twenties, so fear is normal.
"Taohua, do you know what your father is doing out there?"
"My dad?"
Taohua raised her head from Zhu Tianlei's arms and asked doubtfully.
"Your father is not in the house, and he has been out for a long time."
Zhu Tianlei said truthfully, but judging from Tao Hua's appearance, he probably didn't know about it.
"Will dad go to the snake cellar?"
"To the snake cellar?"
Going to the snake cellar in the middle of the night is not a problem, is it?
"These beasts are very ferocious. Dad often goes to feed these beasts in the middle of the night."
Taohua said it very naturally.
But Zhu Tianlei always felt that something was not right.
"Do snakes still eat at night?"
"Although these animals are kept in snake cellars, they are no different from wild animals. Dad has always said that the wild nature of these animals must be preserved, otherwise the purity of the snake venom will decrease."
Taohua explained it very clearly.
But there was no way to dispel Zhu Tianlei's suspicion.
"I'm going to the snake cellar to have a look."
Zhu Tianlei turned to leave.
"Hey, Tianlei, if my father sees you going to the snake cellar, he will get angry again. You..."
During the day, after Zhu Tianlei left, the old man Tiangui gave Taohua a severe scolding and told Taohua not to go anywhere with Zhu Tianlei from now on.
There are very few peach blossoms, or in other words, I have never seen my father lose such a temper with me, so I feel a little embarrassed in my heart, and I have to respond.
But in her heart, it was impossible for her to stop interacting with Zhu Tianlei.
"It's okay. You can continue to sleep. I'll go take a look and come back."
After Zhu Tianlei finished speaking, he was about to go out.
"Tian Lei, let me go with you!"
Zhu Tianlei hesitated for a moment, thinking of old Tiangui's face, and finally nodded.
The most important point is that Zhu Tianlei does not quite agree that the old man Tiangui is really in the snake cellar.
Taohua hurriedly put on some clothes, with her white calves still exposed.
"Are you wearing too little?"
Zhu Tianlei found that Taohua seemed to like wearing nightgowns. This kind of floral cotton nightgown looked very pure, but in the middle of the night, it was still inappropriate to go to a dark and humid place like the Snake Cellar. Bare legs were not suitable.
"It's okay, I'm used to it, let's go!"
Taohua disapproved and took the lead in leaving the house.
Zhu Tianlei had already visited the backyard once during the day, but there was something different at night and during the day. Although his sight was not obstructed, it did not mean that Taohua was the same, so he subconsciously held Taohua's arm.
Taohua didn't speak or break away. The two of them walked forward closely. It was just a contact without any intimacy, but it gave off a somewhat charming atmosphere on this summer night.
"Look, everything on the lid is gone. Dad must be underneath."
Zhu Tianlei also saw that the thing covering the cover of the snake cellar entrance had indeed been pulled aside.
"We don't have to go down anymore!"
Taohua looked at Zhu Tianlei.
She really didn't want her father to conflict with Zhu Tianlei again.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Zhu Tianlei still persisted, because the strange feeling in his heart not only did not restrain after seeing this scene, but instead became stronger and stronger.
Seeing Zhu Tianlei's insistence, Taohua couldn't say anything more. Just like during the day, she opened the lid and walked out first.
"Shh!"
But before Taohua's feet even touched the ground, Zhu Tianlei pulled her arm and shushed her.
Zhu Tianlei pointed to the inside of the snake cellar.
Taohua held her breath, and sure enough, she heard someone speaking in the snake cellar.
Is there anyone else besides dad?
This guess shocked Taohua and made her very surprised.
She and her father had lived in Hahaogou Village for twenty years, almost isolated from the outside world. There had never been any guests at home. Except for the two men who broke in during the day, only Zhu Tianlei came.
Zhu Tianlei signaled Taohua to be gentle, and the two of them tiptoed down to the snake cellar.
There was a lamp burning in the snake cellar.
Even though it is a cold-light flashlight, you can still clearly see the situation in the snake cellar at night.
However, old man Tiangui was not seen in the snake cellar.
Could it be in the room behind the snakes?
Zhu Tianlei took Taohua's arm and stepped forward, moving very lightly towards the house where the snakes were kept.
Sure enough, the sound came from inside.
"No, it must be transferred, otherwise things will change if it is too late."
It turned out to be a woman's voice. (To be continued)