Escape from the Ghost

Thick blackout curtains, only a little light through the gaps at the farthest edge.The man rubbed his eyes, opened them in a daze, saw the ropes tied around his body, and immediately struggled in terror.There was a piece of rotten cloth stuffed in his mouth, and the damp and rotten smell filled his cheeks, which made people sick.He kicked the wall with his feet, yelling "Woooo...".

Looking through the crack of the door, there is a hunched figure standing outside the door.The man turned around, and the man finally widened his eyes and fell silent.

Wang De raised the corner of his mouth at the man, revealing a piercing smile.He picked up a gray-green porcelain basin from the ground, walked slowly into the bedroom, and the door was knocked open with a bang.

The man narrowed his eyes slightly and howled louder.

Wang De put down the basin, threw a handful of paper money into it with his right hand, and lightly lit the fire.The fire instantly illuminated the room, Wang De continued to throw paper money, and slowly opened his mouth and said, "Don't worry, it's not time for you to leave, so don't be so nervous..."

The man stomped on the ground with his bound feet, curled up and shrank towards the corner of the wall.His face was flushed with blood, and the flames reflected in his eyes, flashing a dazzling and strange light, full of pleading.

Wang De raised his hand and took the rag out of his mouth, and said slowly, "If you have any last words, let's say it earlier!"

"Please...you let me go...I can be everything...all..." He tremblingly held up his bound hands and said, "Nothing happened, you want I'll give you whatever you want, money... I have money!"

"Hehe..." Wang De said with a sneer, "Your money is stained with human blood, I can't take it."

The panic in the man's eyes suddenly dissipated, and his eyes suddenly changed to a fierce expression. He mustered all his strength and slammed into Wang De. Wang De frowned and dodged sideways.He grabbed the man's collar and pressed it towards the burning brazier. The scorching fire baked the skin on the side of his face. The man twisted his facial features in horror, and shouted with his head tilted: "No...don't..."

Wang De stretched his eyes and approached the man, gritted his teeth and said, "Whether it is right or wrong, it will take root and bear fruit long ago. Don't worry, as long as you are obedient and obedient, I will not let you die too sadly."

The man trembled and replied, "I...I am obedient..."

"Unfortunately, I don't have much patience...huh..." Wang De dropped the man and slapped his palm on the back of his neck. The man let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground. Before he closed his eyes, he saw the black and white portrait of the woman by the wall.

The faculty dormitory where Wang De lives is the oldest building in Mucheng University. All the staff members are registered, and Li Zhaoling found the address without much effort.

They went up to the third floor and stood at the door, you look at me and I look at you.For a long time, Song Yi asked Xia Houyong: "Is this considered illegal intrusion?"

Xia Houyong scratched his head, "haha" laughed twice.Pulling out a short silver pick from the sole of the shoe, he turned his ear to the lock and began to scratch.Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps downstairs, he immediately put the silver pick on his ear, hid behind Song Yi and buried his head.

The old lady carried the Chinese cabbage tremblingly up the stairs, and when she saw the three tall men, she cast a strange look and continued to walk up the stairs.Song Yi teased Xia Houyong and said, "You're good at hiding."

Xia Houyong smiled coyly, and said, "A fierce tiger never crushes a local snake." After he finished speaking, he took it down from the stick, ready to continue picking the lock.

Song Yi's face trembled, and he asked, "Is there no other way for us?"

Li Zhaoling pushed Xia Houyong away with a sullen face, raised his hand and pulled it, and the anti-theft door was ripped open with a "crack", and then pushed lightly, and the inner door also opened in response.

Song translation: "!!!"

Xia Houyong: "..."

Li Zhaoling stopped Song Yi behind him, raised his hand and pushed Xia Houyong to let him take the lead, and the three walked cautiously.

There was no sound in the room, and as soon as he passed through the entrance, Xia Houyong heard a "hiss..." and a black shadow rushed to his eyes, blindfolding him.

"Xia Houyong!"

Li Zhaoling stepped forward and pulled down the ghost beast lying on Xia Houyong's face with his bare hands, and threw it on the ground. A white light struck, and the little beast immediately shook its head twice and scattered on the spot.

Li Zhaoling put away the Zhan Tianji, supported Xia Houyong and said, "How are you doing?"

Xia Houyong shook his head, the scene in front of him gradually became blurred, and suddenly became clear again, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

Only then did Li Zhaoling let out a sigh of relief, and pulled Song Yi to continue walking inside.

Thick blackout curtains were drawn in the room, the gray walls and concrete floors were empty, and there was nothing but a sofa.Song Yi frowned and said, "Is he not here?"

Li Zhaoling patted Song Yi's hand: "You stay here, I'll go to the bedroom to take a look."

Song Yi stared at the wall opposite the sofa and said, "Wait a minute."

Xia Houyong followed Song Yi's gaze, frowned and tore off the gray cloth covering the wall, and the human-shaped wall chart suddenly appeared, shining with a bright blue light, which made everyone feel a chill on their backs.

After a long time, Song Yi said: "This is..."

"General..."

After sighing, Li Zhaoling stepped forward slowly, and looked at the hanging portrait of Song Muzhi in the middle without moving.He raised his arm and lightly touched the screen with his fingers, from the eyebrows to the face, his eyes were red unconsciously.

Song Yi has never seen Song Muzhi's real appearance, and the portraits in history textbooks are all hastily done. He always thought that Song Muzhi was a copy of Xia Houyong, so he changed his armor and took a weapon.However, she never expected that the man in front of her would be such a majestic, free and easy handsome person.

Also... the God of War that Li Zhaoling and everyone can never forget should be the demeanor and glory of the Tian family!

Xia Houyong looked at the vacant space on the side of the wall, and said, "One less pair?" He glanced at the content of the picture, and said, "It's Chen Shang, that person must have been taken away by Wang De!"

After the words fell to the ground, Li Zhaoling looked away in a daze, and walked towards the bedroom.The bedroom was dark and dark, with an old wooden bed.He opened the curtains and saw a black and white photo frame standing in the corner at a glance.On the photo frame is an old lady in her sixties, smiling, with a kind and elegant appearance.

Standing by the bed, Xia Houyong touched the burnt confetti in the basin on the floor, and said, "It's completely cold, it looks like it's been a long time."

Song Yi rummaged through the basin, picked out a small yellow corner that was not fully burned, and said, "It's paper money, and it should be burned for the old lady. It seems... this person has a sense of ceremony." He stared at the Paper Qian thought for a while, "You said... is it possible for him to go to..."

Li Zhaoling said in a low voice: "Mucheng Museum, remember the general."

Song Yi nodded and looked at Xia Houyong.

Xia Houyong stood up and said, "Let's go, a dead horse is a living horse doctor."

As soon as they went downstairs, they saw two cars driving into the yard with red and blue flashing lights, and the words "inspection" were printed on their bodies.

Xia Houyong frowned and said: "The light is flashing, it should be on an urgent official business, please wait for me at the gate of the yard first, I will go and have a look."

The visitor wore a dark blue uniform and went straight to the unit next door, leaving only a slightly older brother with a mustache waiting in the car with the window open. Xia Houyong leaned over to the driver's seat and took out his ID card for the other party to see , took out another cigarette case and handed over a cigarette, just took two puffs, nodded and said thank you, and walked out of the courtyard door.

Seeing Li Zhaoling and Song Yi waiting for him, he said, "The one who committed the crime was the secretary of your school. Early this morning, someone reported him for corruption with materials."

Song Yi asked: "Secretary?"

Xia Houyong nodded and said, "I heard that you are in charge of the construction of your school and embezzled a lot of money."

Song Yi seemed to think of something, stopped and stood there without moving.Li Zhaoling stepped back and asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Yi recalled: "I remember that there was a secretary in the school who knew my dad. At the very beginning, he recommended my dad to build infrastructure for the school through donations. Later, my dad became a school manager. After that, Anjia Real Estate has only gradually won the approved land around the school and started the Jingtaiyuan project. When I first entered the school, my dad took me to visit him, his surname is Chen, and his name is Chen Qingsheng."

Li Zhaoling repeated unnaturally: "Chen Qingsheng..."

Song Yi's phone rang suddenly, and when he saw it was Xue Fei, he immediately picked it up, and said on the other end of the phone: "Mr. Song, there are three people named Chen in the whole project, one project manager is a woman, and one is the production director. After the disbandment, they all left Mucheng, and one of them is the secretary of Mucheng University and concurrently serves as the safety consultant for the third phase of Jingtaiyuan project."

"Well, well done."

Song Yi hung up the phone and said, "It's impossible not to pass him by the building approval land around the school, so he should be the last person."

Xia Houyong turned his head, looked at the old building of the teaching staff dormitory, and said, "No wonder the kidnapping was so smooth. It turned out to be at the door of our house. Let's go quickly."

Li Zhaoling kept a gloomy face all the way and did not speak until he arrived at the Mucheng Museum. He grabbed Song Yi's wrist and solemnly instructed: "No matter what time you are, you are not allowed to rush forward. Remember, there is nothing more important than you. life is more important."

Song Yi was taken aback for a moment, then held Li Zhaoling's hand, smiled and said, "Of course, you..."

Li Zhaoling stared at Song Yi with a downcast expression and did not speak.

Song Yi sneakily pinched his palm, and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Don't worry, I've been in trouble since I was a child, and I can run faster than anyone else when something really happens!"

Xia Houyong missed Song Yi, and lightly left a sentence: "I believe, after all, there are only a handful of people in this world who can beat wild animals."

He patted Li Zhaoling on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, beast, if you don't go in, the sun will set."

Today happened to be the weekend, and the entire gate was full of people coming and going.The ticket gate let go of the last group of people and locked it directly, and put up a sign stating the closing time.They followed the crowd into the inner hall and went straight to the crystal coffin on the first floor.As soon as the three of them passed through the passage, they stopped at the same time.

They saw Wang De standing on the fence closest to the crystal coffin from a distance, staring behind his hands.The lens on his nose reflects the warm halo around him, making his complexion darker, and his whole body is as stiff as a statue.

Li Zhaoling patted Song Yi's hand, signaling him to stand still.Then he winked at Xia Houyong, and the two of them approached along the crowd.Missing the passage leading to the fence, Xia Houyong just took a step, a dim beam of light immediately burst out from Wang De's body, hitting the ground next to the crystal, and the splashed clods flew towards Xia Houyong. Hold the clod in the palm of your hand.

The distance between them and Wang De was only three to five meters, and the stadium was still bustling and noisy.The lights were dim, and no one realized what had just happened.

Xia Houyong held the stone tightly and tried to move forward, but Wang De's old and deep voice sounded faintly: "If you go further, the next stone will hit a person."

Xia Houyong took a deep breath, stopped on the spot without moving, and after a long while, he said: "You won't do this."

Li Zhaoling secretly grabbed his wrist, Xia Houyong turned his head to wink at him, and stroked his hand away.Take a deep breath and move forward.A light flashed, "Ah—" A woman's scream immediately came from beside him, Xia Houyong turned his head in a hurry, and saw a woman in red holding a little boy not far away, looking at the boy who fell to the ground with regret. mobile phone.

He crushed the clod of soil in his hand, staring at Wang De with cold eyes.

Wang De bent his back and turned slowly, looked at Li Zhaoling and Xia Houyong and said, "I didn't expect that it took so many years to say goodbye that day, and now we... are no longer what we used to be."

Xia Houyong looked solemn, and said word by word: "The battle in Mucheng was all my fault. But even if time goes by, some things cannot and will not change after all."

Wang De smiled and shook his head, his eyes flickered, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "General Xiahou, it's none of your business, believe it or not, the joy of seeing you again is enough to soothe all the resentment and hesitation in my heart. I was wrong, but... I don't regret it."

After he finished speaking, he turned his eyes to Li Zhaoling: "General Li, we met in a hurry last time." He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Song Yi, and said, "He... is not bad."

Li Zhaoling turned slightly sideways, blocking Wang De's sight.

Wang De's eyes were gloomy and he said slowly: "Today, I just want to ask you, have you ever betrayed Song Jiajun?"

Li Zhaoling frowned and said, "You know me."

"Okay, I believe you, as for the general..."

Li Zhaoling looked at Wang De full of hostility.

Wang De laughed mockingly, and said, "Is this what you say remains the same? If that's the case, I'd be a little impressed. General Li, after all, you don't understand him."

Li Zhaoling said coldly, "What do you want to say?"

Wang De closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he said leisurely, "I... feel sorry for the general."

"Mom, I want to see that..."

The immature child's voice melted the depression in the air, and the little boy just now was pulling the woman by the neck and missing Xia Houyong and walking towards the fence.Xia Houyong nervously grabbed the woman's forearm and said, "Don't go over there."

The woman looked up at his unshaven appearance, coupled with a nervous and flustered expression, and immediately withdrew her arm. The man behind pushed Xia Houyong away, and whispered something to protect the woman and child, and the three hurried towards the fence.

Xia Houyong was pushed back a few steps. Seeing that he was about to lean on Li Zhaoling, Li Zhaoling pushed him away without hesitation. Xia Houyong staggered two steps. When he raised his head again, Wang De had already picked up the little boy and said softly: " Uncle...it's a professor from the opposite university, let's go, I'm free today, and I'll tell you more stories about the Northern Wei Dynasty." He smiled kindly at the young couple, walked along the other side of the corridor, and mixed into the crowd.

Xia Houyong and Li Zhaoling walked forward quickly, passing a few figures, only to find that the family of three just now was standing in front of a huge showcase. Xia Houyong was about to go forward, but was stopped by Li Zhaoling.

Li Zhaoling winked at him, walked around the crowd and walked slowly in front of the woman holding the child, pointed to the fence and said, "Have you seen the old man standing there just now, he is the leader of our teaching and research group, I am now Can't find him."

"He..." The woman looked at Xia Houyong hesitantly, full of hesitation.

Li Zhaoling replied decisively: "He is the driver."

"..."

The woman saw that the person in front of her was handsome and wearing glasses, and then she said, "He suddenly has something to do, so he walked towards the door."

Li Zhaoling turned around suddenly, staring at Song Yi at the entrance of the passage.

Song Yi stood where he was, a gust of cool wind blew by, and a gloomy and hoarse voice sounded in his ears, and said slowly: "The Song family army is reborn, we will see you at midnight tonight."