Operation Red Book

"She is both infatuated and chivalrous, and she can be seen in the dust..."

The mournful wailing of a woman's voice filled the entire foggy Chinese bazaar, although the streets were still decorated with lights and lanterns.

The buns in the bun shop are steaming hot, and freshly cut fruits are placed on the plates.

But there was no one, no one on the entire street, the crowd seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

There was no more bustling activity on the street, no more murderous puppets, and no more figures of Hilda and Alexander.

There was thick fog everywhere, and even if Ivy opened her eyes wide, she could only see things within 100 meters.

Ivy ran all over the street. She didn't know how many times she ran. She didn't feel tired, but she felt that she had to keep running like this.

"Mr. Zhu! Shuyang!" Ivy shouted as she ran, "Hilda! Alexander! Where are you?"

She ran endlessly, and the street seemed to have no end.

"Why don't you answer me? Where did they go? Why am I the only one here?"

As Ivy thought about this, a huge feeling of loneliness surged into her heart, forcing two lines of tears to flow from her.

"Mr. Zhu! Shuyang! Hilda! Alexander! Joshua..."

As she was shouting, Ivy suddenly stopped.

"Joshua?" Ivy wondered, "Who is Joshua?"

The fog in front of her eyes seemed to dissipate a little, and suddenly she heard the howling of wolves behind her, which frightened Ivy so much that she took a step forward and continued to run forward.

"Joshua..." Ivy continued to think as she ran, "Joshua... is my companion! That nerd!"

Ivy suddenly understood, the fog in front of her eyes suddenly dissipated, and a magnificent restaurant appeared at the end of the street. It was Shisanfang.

The female voice singing the song suddenly became shrill, and the howling of the wolves behind them became louder and louder, and closer and closer.

Enduring the unbearable sound, Ivy rushed into Shisanfang as if escaping.

Everything in Shisanfang was the same as before, except that there were no more spectators and the bustle of applause and cheers.

On the stage, a familiar figure caught Ivy's attention. She walked closer and saw that it was Shuyang, wearing a long robe.

A sleeping girl was lying in his arms, with a carving knife in his hand, and various colored paintbrushes were scattered around him.

Ivy walked closer and took a closer look.

It turned out that it was not a sleeping girl, but a doll that looked like a real person.

The doll was wearing a red wedding dress and the embroidered shoes on her feet were exactly the same as the female ghost encountered in the room before.

But there were no dense stitches on the doll's face, nor were there any dripping tears of blood. There was a smile at the corners of its mouth, and the expression on its face was quiet and peaceful.

Shuyang stared at the doll in his arms in a daze, then gently raised his hand and touched the black hair with a pearl hairpin.

He held the carving knife and slowly carved on the lips of the doll. After carving a stroke, he picked up the red pen beside him to draw another stroke.

Ivy watched his careful movements, not knowing how to interrupt him.

The female singing voice was still hovering on the roof, and the eerie atmosphere in Shisanfang was becoming increasingly intense.

At this moment, Shuyang took the lead in talking to Ivy: "This is my sister, her name is Shuyun." His voice was clear and mellow.

"She's beautiful, isn't she? Shuyun looks a lot like my mother."

Shuyang gently touched the doll's face, as if he was stroking a fragile butterfly.

Ivy walked onto the stage slowly and silently.

"She is very beautiful, with a very delicate and dignified appearance."

Ivy lowered her voice and spoke slowly, fearing to wake the sleeping girl.

"Shuyun is very well behaved. She has been helping with housework since she can remember. She washes clothes, cooks, fetches water, chops wood, and takes care of her younger siblings with her second sister. People in our village say that she is pretty and sensible, and she will definitely marry into a good family in the future."

"and then."

"One day, dad and my second sister had an argument with someone in the fields. Dad was beaten to death. My second sister rushed over and tried to bring back dad's body, but she was also killed by a shovel." Shuyang's eyes darkened with tears in his eyes.

"They buried my father and second sister's bodies randomly in the fields. A kind-hearted person told us where the bodies were buried. My mother borrowed a cart and dragged the bodies to complain, but the family was a wealthy one. They bribed the officials and paid a few taels of silver to settle the matter hastily."

"This...is there any law here?" Ivy said angrily.

Shuyang's brows moved and a tear fell.