Even though the snow didn't stop, everything was quiet and there was no sound at all.
Drowsily, I fell asleep leaning against the sheltered corner of the pavilion. In my dream, I returned to my hometown during the blackout. After the city was completely paralyzed, all the busy steps came to a sudden halt.
At first everyone thought it was a short-lived accident and that it would recover in a few hours.
However, after waiting for one day... two days... three days... a week... the city was still dead, with no signs of being lit up again. Even those companies that had their own independent generators did not persist.
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I was just forty years old at that time, which is the age when middle-aged people either have a successful career or are unable to do anything and feel disgusted wherever they go. Not long after the blackout started, I got together with a few close friends.
My group of friends includes everyone, including those who have served in the military, some who are doing odd jobs without doing their jobs, some who are engaged in art and deceive young girls into taking photo albums, and some whose families are very well-off and are responsible for paying for every dinner party.
Logically speaking, a group of people with such different life circles should not interact with each other, let alone gather together to seek refuge. But we still chose to hug together for warmth after the disaster started. For no other reason than we are all singles.
By.
In this era, being single is no longer a new term.
The city is very crowded, but the people crowded together do not want to see each other, so there are lonely souls everywhere.
There are all kinds of men and women, and no one intends to be responsible for anyone, let alone the society. In fact, my parents will definitely not allow me to become a bachelor. At least while they are still alive, they will try their best to
He tried every means to help me get rid of being single. Although I felt very repelled, I felt very sorry for my parents' generation.
They are so simple and unsophisticated. The achievements of this society today are mostly due to their selflessness and dedication. But our generation is not so good... everyone is very self-centered and thinks very clearly and thoroughly.
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If you can't talk about the topic of marriage and having children, let's not talk about it. Anyway, you can be happy as long as you want, it's nothing more than a lifetime.
Now the city suddenly goes dark.
You couldn't see much in the darkness, but you could hear a lot of noise.
Several of us nativists gathered in a room, surrounded by beer and drinks, and spent the first three days just chatting.
On the fourth day, late at night, there was an explosion on the street.
After waking up, I opened the window and looked outside. It was a car that had been set on fire. The fuel tank had been burning for too long and finally exploded. There were many people gathered around the flames. They were both men and women, well-dressed, but
It seemed as if he was not mentally normal.
"Why don't we go back to the countryside?" suggested the ex-soldier Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao's original name was Zhang Laba. It is said that he was born during the Laba Festival, so his father gave him a name that suited the occasion.
I didn't say anything, and hummed as a handyman, "Why are you going back to the countryside? Maybe I'll call you in a few days."
The artistic young man nodded and said, "That's right. All my photos are still stored in the computer. I'm almost dying of anxiety."
The handsome guy from a wealthy family sat on his lazy chair and drank beer and said, "I agree with the speaker's proposal. In addition, I have a farm in the countryside. We can go and live there for a while."
Now it's two to two, and all four people are looking at me.
I thought for a while, "Let's go back to the countryside."
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The week I spent as a guest at Qingshui's house was also a week where I stayed away from all kinds of electronic devices.
Maybe it was because I had experienced the baptism of the blackout era, but I didn't feel it at all. It wasn't until the night when Boss Huang asked to leave that I suddenly realized that I was living in a modern society.
After living here for a week, the servants of the Qingshui family have become very familiar with Boss Huang and me, so now I can walk around alone in the huge house without anyone bothering me.
That night when I fell asleep in the pavilion, I heard that the snow did stop. Then when the moon went up to the west building, the mysterious Master Huan of the Qingshui family danced in the sea of snow under the moon, an ancient dance.
A dance to pray for peace and prosperity in all seasons.
It's a pity that I was fast asleep and couldn't appreciate it.
I originally thought that Huang could see this dance, but what I didn't expect was that he also fell asleep in Qingshui Yinji's room. As a result, neither of us had the opportunity to see Qingshui Huan's true appearance.
The night before I was about to say goodbye, Takahashi Ginko found me.
She seemed to finally remember that she had met me more than a year ago, but she didn't come to apologize, but to invite me to meet someone.
At first I thought I was going to see Mr. Shimizu Gen, but it turned out that Takahashi Ginko led me all the way to the end of the house. After passing through an unkempt and wild bamboo forest, I saw a
Abandoned mansion.
On the high mountain, Takahashi Ginko pointed to the abandoned mansion at the foot of the mountain and said, "The one I am familiar with, sir, should be in the house below. Sir, do you want to see her?"
In the bright moonlight, I could see clearly.
The house was already dilapidated and as desolate as a mass grave. I didn’t think I would encounter anything good there, so I rejected Ginko Takahashi’s proposal. I said, “Let the past go by. I still
Don’t bother her anymore.”
Surprisingly, Takahashi Ginko showed some displeasure unexpectedly. She asked, "Sir, don't you want to know what happened to her later?"
I was startled slightly and smiled bitterly.
In fact, I really want to know where she went after that night, and even more, I want to know how she has changed in more than a year.
But after seeing Ginko Takahashi in front of me, I suddenly lost interest.
To.
Yes or no.
After all, it is all in the past tense, not to mention that I have already seen clearly that the "old gods" are just a kind of "crazy imagination" of human beings. We are far from truly knowing them, understanding them, let alone contacting and desecrating them.
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We are not qualified yet, far from it.
"I don't want to know." I answered firmly, then turned around and left.
Takahashi Ginko froze on the spot, and it took him a long time to catch up, and he was obviously in a low mood...
After breakfast early the next morning, I and Boss Huang said goodbye to Qingshuiyinji. Qingshuiyinji didn't do much to persuade him to stay. He only said that if there was another chance in the future, he hoped to meet again as friends like today.
I don't quite understand what his worries are, but I feel relieved when I think that it will be me twenty years later, that is, Lao Huang, who is responsible for playing chess with him these days.
As for Takahashi Ginko, she hasn't said a word to me since she came back from the mountain. Even when we parted, she just stood silently behind her father.
On the way back, Boss Huang asked me, "Have you met the real Ginko Takahashi?"
I shook my head, "No, she took me there, but I didn't go see it."
Boss Huang was quite surprised, but he nodded, "It's better not to look at it, it will save you the trouble."
I just wanted to get rid of all this talk about the "old gods", so I asked him, "Can I ask you a favor?"
He smiled, "You are me, I am you, don't say one thing, a hundred or a thousand things are insignificant, so why are you so polite?"
After hearing this, I no longer had any worries.
"I want to find a quiet place where no one is."
He raised his eyebrows and didn't ask me why I was hiding. He just asked, "How long will you be quiet?"
"Hard to say."
"Well... that's alright... I'll make arrangements after I return to China."
I nodded and said no more words.
That night we stayed at the International Airport Hotel in New Tokyo City. I tossed and turned that night and couldn't sleep.
I had clearly left the most dangerous place, but I couldn't sleep when I arrived at a hotel with a relatively better environment? This was really annoying. So I sat on the balcony alone late at night and started drinking.
Wine is a weird thing.
When you were a child, you were very curious, and after one taste you were filled with disgust. As an adult, you relied on it to be emboldened. You drank a few drinks when you were happy, and drank a few drinks when you were unhappy. Later, as you matured, wine became a part of your life.
It is an inconspicuous but indispensable musical note. Some people use it to relieve their boredom, while others use it to relieve their worries.
Like now, I'm just looking forward to having a few drinks so that I can sleep peacefully.
After three drinks, the alcohol surged up, which really helped me sleep, but I couldn't climb back into bed, so I just lay down on the chair on the balcony and fell asleep.
The night is getting darker and the wind is getting cooler.
I shrunk and suddenly opened my eyes in shock, and then I found a girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old sitting opposite me.
The girl has shoulder-length short hair, and her attire is almost the same as that of Ginko Takahashi whom she saw in the snow that day.
But I was sure that this was not Takahashi Ginko, because the eyes of the person in front of me were too deep. When she looked at me, I felt like I had nowhere to hide.
"Who are you?" I subconsciously sat upright and tried to touch the gun behind me, but in vain.
The girl noticed my little movement, she took out the gun and threw it on the table in front of her.
Seeing this, I became more vigilant and considered whether I should shout out now. After all, Boss Huang lived next door. As long as he didn't fall asleep, he should be able to hear my cry for help.
"Qing Shui Huan." She announced her home address.
My heart skipped a beat, and I felt as cold as falling into an ice cave.
The girl-like being in front of me is the mysterious Phantom-sama? Shouldn't she be an old woman who is older than me? Why is she so young?
In doubt, I suddenly thought of Zhang Fengyu.
Yes.
It must be because of them.
Because of the "old gods".
I moved forward cautiously, but it was still not enough for me to reach out and get the gun on the table, so I tried my best to calm myself down and asked, "It turns out to be Master Huan, may I ask...it's so late, are you
Why did you suddenly arrive?"
Shimizu Gen wasn't interested in my lame compliment at all. She said bluntly, "Takahashi Ginko wants to see you."
"who?"
"Silver." Qing Shuihuan repeated, then stood up and said, "Please come with me."
I stood up in a hurry and was about to get the gun on the table and shout for help. Qing Shuihuan suddenly turned his head, and his eyes were so focused! I was even stopped from breathing.
"Please don't resist in vain." After Qingshui Huan said this, he raised his hand and lifted me up into the air as easily as if he had grabbed a poster.
I couldn't breathe and was suffering from drowning.
Soon my consciousness began to blur, and the world in front of me gradually darkened, eventually becoming pitch black.
…
When Mr. Huang noticed something unusual and came to check my house, I had already been abducted by Qingshui Huan for more than an hour.
Only Zhang Fengyu was feeling the traces left by Qing Shui Huan on the balcony.
"How's it going? Can you catch me?"
Zhang Fengyu opened his eyes, a pair of eyes glowed coldly, and his dark golden eyes were like a nocturnal beast.
"Don't worry, I will bring him back." After saying this, Zhang Fengyu turned over and jumped off the balcony.
Boss Huang was startled. You must know that this is the 19th floor. If you jump from such a height, wouldn't you be courting death?
Can be a yellow boss
When I rushed to the balcony and looked down, handsome guy Zhang Da had already driven to the other side of the city.
…
"Wow."
A bucket of ice water was poured on me and I woke up immediately.
I thought it was just a plot point in a TV series, but I didn't expect it to be really effective.
Sitting up instantly, I found myself being transported to a darkly lit underground world.
There was a lot of space above my head, like a natural culvert. The guy who poured cold water on me was a man with narrow eyes. He threw away the bucket and stepped aside with his shoulders in his arms.
I stared blankly at him and the four other people beside him.
Three men and two women.
They are all weird people in strange clothes.
In addition to the squinting eyes just now, the other four, two women, are dressed in black and white, as if they are both black and white.
There were two men, one old and one young. The old man was carrying something that looked like a turtle shell on his back, as if he was raping the turtle immortal, while the young man was wearing a Chinese martial arts uniform and looked quite a bit like a martial artist.
My first reaction after seeing these five people was...
What are you doing? Comic show?
When I was trying to remember how I got here, a familiar voice came from behind me.
"Why don't you want to see me again, sir?"
I turned around suddenly, and it was Ginko Takahashi.
Next to her stood the Master Phantom.
This mother and daughter look really weird when they stand together. Qing Shuihuan is clearly the mother, but she looks particularly small when standing next to her daughter. She really doesn't look like a woman who has given birth to a child.
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Seeing that I was distracted, Takahashi Ginko asked displeasedly, "Why don't you want to see me again, sir?"
I became a little impatient after hearing this, so I stood up and said, "Why? You can't see it yourself?" As I said that, I unbuttoned my shirt to reveal my upper body in a cyberpunk style.
Takahashi Ginko fell silent immediately.
Instead, Master Huan said calmly, "Eating and being eaten are the original laws. You are very lucky to survive."
I put on my clothes again and sneered, "Yes, I'm quite lucky, but I don't understand why you keep pestering me so many times? Have I done anything to feel sorry for you?"
Qing Shui Huan replied, "No."
I was stunned for a moment, and then became even more angry: "Since there is no such thing, is this how your Qingshui family treats guests?"
Takahashi Ginko interrupted at this time and said, "Don't be rude to your mother."
Mother? I sneered in my heart.
That's your mother, not mine. I don't care who she is. What's the use of just talking about her being polite or rude.
"Okay, okay, I don't mean to offend, but I'm really a little angry. You brought me here for no reason..." I looked around, but I really couldn't recognize where this place was, and then I made some nonsense.
"Aren't you worried that I will sue you for illegal detention if you take me to this dark culvert?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as I finished speaking, there was a sneer behind me.
I looked back and saw that it was the one with narrowed eyes. He was the one who just brought a bucket of ice water and poured me awake.
I remember this guy.
Qing Shui Huan looked at me and said, "Mr.
Sorry for your trouble, I just want to get back what belongs to our Qingshui family, I hope you can understand."
What?
I blinked and looked confused, "Things that belong to your Qingshui family? Why don't I have any impression of them?"
At this time, Takahashi Ginko took a step forward and said, "That night, you met that adult and she handed the things to you. Have you forgotten?"
To be honest, I don't like the Takahashi Ginko in front of me at all now. Although she is exactly the same as the one who was admiring the snow in the snow a few days ago, she is obviously much more annoying.
I frowned and said, "That adult? What that adult? Are you talking about Yarams?"
"Shut up!" Unexpectedly, these words seemed to step on Takahashi Ginko's tail, and she actually yelled at me hysterically.
I was startled, my brows furrowed even more, and at the same time I thought to myself, 'Old Huang, Old Huang! Come quickly! If you don't come! I'm dead!'
After Takahashi Ginko yelled, she seemed to feel a little rude. She hurriedly turned to her mother and blamed herself, "I'm sorry, Mother, I was rude."
Qing Shui Huan just glanced at her, but there was no tenderness towards her children in his eyes.
This makes me wonder whether this woman who looks like Takahashi Ginko is not the two people I know at all. She is not even the daughter of Gen Shimizu in front of me.
Seeing that I was puzzled, Qingshui Huan explained, "Yinzi has paid the price for her rebellion, and you have unintentionally replaced that adult. Now... I want to ask you to get that thing back. This will be a huge blow to the Qingshui family."
It's very important to me, so...I'm sorry."
The words fell, and before I could figure out what she was going to say, I heard the sharp sound of a blade cutting through the air from behind me.
At that moment, I yelled in my heart, ‘Damn, these little Japanese devils are really unreasonable! Another sneak attack??’
At the critical moment, I lowered my body as much as possible to avoid the knife, but I underestimated the strength of these guys who were dressed in unusual costumes.
The blade passed over a flat surface, and the silver light emitted was gorgeous and dazzling.
Even though the old man, who had lost most of his body, tried his best to avoid it, he was still cut into two pieces with a knife!
I fell to the ground in inexplicable horror, and I didn't recover for a long time...