Hailing barren city

half an hour later.

Reading Qin Huakai's sign language sharply, his face darkened a little.It's just because the truth is too bizarre, but when you think about it carefully, it's true.There is no need for the young man to lie, and the affection between him and Dong Li Bupo the day before yesterday is the most powerful proof.

He said weakly: "You mean... Tao Rujiu is just possessed by Dongli Bupo... just like the day before yesterday in the underground palace?"

Huakai nodded, shame and self-blame made him bury his face even lower.

(This matter should have been clarified by Dongli Bupo, but he has his own plan, but everything he does is for me... I have no position to blame him, but I have to tell the truth...)

"I understand." Ling Li took a deep breath, and there was a dull pain in his chest, along with the wounds all over his body.

He asked in a low voice, "Tao Rujiu...where is he now?"

Huakai raised her head suddenly, and tears finally couldn't stop streaming down from her eyes.

(...they said... Tao Tao is not breathing.)

When Ling Li heard this sentence, he was shocked suddenly, his expression became stiff, as if he didn't understand the meaning of "not breathing".

"Dead...? Tao Rujiu... dead?"

Flowers nodded, and tears flowed down again.

"how come!"

The man leaned against the wall slowly, trying to recall every detail of that night in the woods.Tao Rujiu fell into his arms, and he hugged him tightly.Qi Maoxian said that as long as he did this, Tao Rujiu's soul would not fly away, but what about the truth?

He actually stopped breathing in his arms!

It was me who wronged him, such a serious physical and spiritual insult; I haven't had time to apologize, and I haven't even thought of any way to make up for it.He... just left like this?

Ling Li couldn't believe it, he murmured and asked, "Dead... Where is the person? Also in this hospital?"

When he thought of Tao Rujiu's body lying in the cold mortuary cabinet under the hospital, his heart twitched violently, and he couldn't tell whether it was regret or heartache.It was as if all the energy in his body had been sucked away, and he was about to walk in the direction of the elevator in a trance.

Seeing this, Huakai hurriedly stopped him.

(The man is still in Hailing... saying that he is afraid of getting into trouble, so he needs to contact his relatives first.)

The man listened in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He returned to the ward with a pale face, and ordered Han Fei, "Take me back to Hailing immediately!"

This request was not approved by the attending physician, but Ling Li immediately became irritable and refused to accept the next treatment no matter what, even if Sun Zhendao called to explain that Tao Rujiu would be transferred to the hospital mortuary tomorrow, the man still refused Rao insisted on returning to the city.It was not until he was forcibly injected with a sedative that he fell asleep again.

When he opened his eyes again, it was midnight.

Han Fei had already brought the flowers back to the city, and there was no one in the ward to stay with him overnight.The street lamps in the garden downstairs were shining white, and through the white curtains of the ward, the furnishings in the room were painted a layer of dark blue.

He swayed sharply and sat up, and after a moment of sobriety, he remembered Tao Rujiu again.

The person has calmed down a bit, but his chest is still congested.He thought about all the harsh treatment of Tao Rujiu in the past, and only hated himself for not believing the young man's explanation.Unknowingly, my heart ached again.

He got out of bed and walked around in the ward, then opened the curtains and took a closer look. The door of the inpatient department was closed, and the sentry box beside it was lit.It's not easy to sneak out.

Sighing sharply, he sat back on the bed.

The surrounding area is very quiet. This is the VIP floor of the inpatient building of Xiyao Hospital, and most of the wards are empty.During the day, the nurse pushed the equipment, leaving a long echo in the spacious corridor. The hospital’s specimen room happened to be upstairs, and the hospital is a place with a heavy atmosphere. If it were a female patient, she might not dare to be alone Stay in the room overnight.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Ling Li suddenly heard the "Ding" sound of the elevator not far away.

Naturally thinking it was a doctor's ward round, he hurriedly lay back on the bed.

In the dead silence, he heard dull footsteps coming out of the elevator, slow and procrastinating, not like a doctor.

He frowned, and realized that the footsteps did not go straight to his ward, but in the completely opposite direction.

The VIP floor is in a ring structure, with the elevator shaft in the center, and the wards on all sides form a zigzag shape.The footsteps went west, and the sharp ward fell behind it instead.

Lying on the bed, Ling Li thought to himself: The only two patients on the VIP floor lived in the east side with good lighting. If it was a doctor's rounds, why did they deliberately take a long way?

He was thinking about it when he suddenly heard footsteps stop.Then there was the sound of a doorknob being turned.

With a soft "squeak...", the door of the ward next door was opened, and footsteps walked in slowly.

Ling Li was taken aback for a moment, it was an unoccupied ward, it should be locked, how could it be opened with a light twist?

He was a little strange, and quietly got out of bed and walked to the protruding window sill, opened the curtains and looked to the right, the ward next door was really dark, the windows and doors were closed, and the curtains were neatly tied on both sides.

Everything was as usual, Ling Li began to suspect that he was hallucinating.Just as he was about to turn his head, a bright shadow suddenly flashed in the next window.

It was a sharp scalpel.

The knife was obviously held in someone's hand, but in the night, Ling Li could only see the back of that person.He or she should be standing by the bedside in the ward, and then walk away after a while.

Then Ling Li heard the slight sound of the door opening, footsteps, and the sound of the next ward door being opened.

Is it a killer?Why are you holding hospital equipment, a doctor?Less likely.And the door that opens silently, can anyone really have such superb skills?

Perhaps, there is another possibility.

Ling Li didn't go back to the bed, instead he went to the entrance and wanted to push the door open.However, as soon as he turned the handle, the sound of footsteps came out of the ward, and he quickly withdrew his hand, sticking it to the cat's eye and looking out.

The guide light under the corridor wall emitted a yellow-green light, reflecting the figure standing not far away.Arched back low, holding two lancets in hand.

It's the old man who is the gatekeeper of the underground palace!

Ling Li remembered that Hua Kai had said that the old man was recuperating in the hospital, and it seemed that he had slipped here in the dark.

Through the peephole, he saw that the old man was wearing a large hospital gown, and walked to the door of the next ward with stiff knees, but he didn't open the door again, but slowly raised his toes and looked inside.He didn't know what he saw, he shook his head numbly, and then turned to the side that Ling Li couldn't see.

It doesn't seem to take long to swing around like this.Ling Li understands that the old man is definitely not his opponent, but things may not be so simple, how can a gatekeeper have the ability to open the locked door silently?Not to mention the lancet in his hand, I don't know where he got it from.

Perhaps... Thinking sharply in his heart, the old man was also possessed.If this is the case, then if you hide in the house, you will always be discovered.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to leave this floor, and turned the doorknob again. As he expected, the wooden door made a very slight turning sound.He wanted to run downstairs before the old man heard the voice coming.

However, the sky failed, and when he pushed the door and walked out, the ward round record card in his hand fell to the marble floor with a "slap".

At the invisible end of the corridor, the sound of the old man's footsteps spread from the empty ward.

Ling Li hurried out the door and ran towards the elevator shaft. After pressing the buttons for a long time, he found that the elevator did not respond at all. Fortunately, there was a staircase behind him. As soon as he opened the door and jumped in, the shining Lancet chased after him.

Ling Li squatted on the ground, motionless.

He understood that if he just ran downstairs like this, the old man would definitely follow, and it was not known whether he could outrun the ghost by then.It's better to hide and wait for it to leave by itself.

Having decided so, Ling Li unscrewed the lever lock and clasped the handle tightly with his hands.

The old man's footsteps approached a little bit, and a familiar chill followed.Although there was no stagnation of hostility in the hospital, the resentment before death was full, which made people feel more frightened.Ling Li leaned his back against the door panel, less than a foot above his head was the glass window.At this moment, the whole door was as cold as if frozen.

He felt a slight turn of the handle.

"Crap..."

The trigger lock jumped out automatically.

Ling Li held his breath, and desperately grabbed the cold handle.The rotation stopped immediately, but just as he took a breath, an almost flat face suddenly appeared above his head, peering through the glass into the stairwell.

Ling Li remained motionless until he heard the old man's strange "oh", as if he slowly retracted his head.

The sound of footsteps faded away.

Ling Li breathed a sigh of relief, then let go of the handle, and was about to move downstairs quietly, when the sound of glass shattering suddenly erupted overhead.

He dodges in a hurry, and the corridor door was slammed open amidst the sound of shattering!

Through the weak light, he saw that in the corridor not far away, the old man's slippers were beating alone, making heavy footsteps; while the old man himself was holding two scalpels, standing between the open door and grinning!

Ling Li understands that life and death are only a matter of thought, let alone be impulsive or panic at this time.He calmed himself down, and noticed that the old man's movements were stiff, as if he couldn't bend his knees, so he slammed into those stiff feet recklessly.The old man was caught off guard, and he knocked him to the ground, and dropped a knife.However, the free hand grabbed the sharp hair fiercely.Holding the scalpel in the other hand, it was about to plunge into the sharp eyeball.In desperation, Ling Li quickly grabbed another knife to shave off his hair, turned sideways to avoid the old man's attack, but was still stabbed in the shoulder by the sharp scalpel.

The severe pain and the warmth of the blood immediately aroused the man's anger, and he had no choice but to fight back, even if he really stabbed the possessed old man to death.It should also be considered a legitimate defense.

Just as Ling Li was about to make a decision, the viewing window in the passage was suddenly blown open by a strong wind, and the strong wind rolled like a giant python with its mouth wide open.The old man was wrapped in this weird strong wind and rolled off the ground.It struggled a few times when it first opened, but gradually it stopped moving.

Sitting on the ground, Ling Li watched the gust of wind blow the old man's body out of the window. After a few seconds, there was a muffled sound like breaking a water bag on the ground.

The sound of the wind picked up again, and Dongli Bupo's figure slowly appeared on a piece of glass residue.

"The last one, the soul is scattered, and it is impossible to even reincarnate."

"Should I thank you..." Ling Li looked up at the ghost, "Or should I hate you for playing me like a monkey?"

Dongli Bupo's expression was equally indifferent: "I am your elder, so naturally I have the right to do anything to you." He slowly fell to the ground and walked in front of Ling Li, "What happened to Tao Rujiu was entirely my doing The reason why Huakai is only telling you the truth now is because his memory has been locked by me before."

"Ha!" Ling Li raised his head and sneered, "Didn't you always want me to take care of him? Why? Can't bear it anymore?"

Dongli Bupo said in a muffled voice: "Seeing him so sad, I realized that it was not the right decision to entrust him to you."

"To you, only Qin Hua's tears are tears?!" Ling Li stood up slowly.

"You hard-hearted ghost, you should have been reincarnated as a pig long ago. Maybe I will buy that pig and give it to Huakai to raise."

Dong Li was not irritated by the harsh words, and the sea eagle whose mask had not changed for a hundred years looked particularly strange under the moonlight.

"As long as you are willing to be a descendant of pigs." He sneered. "Your heart is small, you can't tolerate sand and dust, and you don't even listen to Tao Rujiu's excuses. I will do anything for my lover, but what about you? What are Tao Rujiu's tears to you?"

At this moment, Ling Li remembered the news of the death brought by the flowers again, and felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he was no longer able to defend himself.However, I have always refused to believe it in my heart. Maybe this is just a lie that the young man asked others to fabricate in a fit of anger.

So he leaned on the wall and slowly stood up and said, "I will definitely make up for this matter."

"Make up for it?" Dongli Bupo sneered, "How do you make up for a dead person?"

Ling Li smiled wryly: "Don't lie to me again, Tao Rujiu is not dead...you must have lied to me..."

At this time, someone downstairs had discovered the body, and a loud noise slowly came up.Dongli Bupo was about to leave immediately. Before leaving, his eyes fell back on Ling Li, and he said simply: "You can find out about him when you go back to Hailing City. Go back tomorrow morning, and I will help you if it is too late." Not you."