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Chapter 288 The Strange Things Aunt Zhang Encountered (Part 2)
Tang Yiping felt it was getting late, and he had already had his fill of collecting trash and had a good haul, so he decided to go home.

After all, walking like this is really physically demanding.

However, Aunt Zhang's words made Tang Yiping give up the idea of ​​leaving.

This is a bit wrong!

It's only been a few weeks since I last saw Aunt Zhang. How could Aunt Zhang's son have disappeared in such a short time?
The only thing Tang Yiping has come into contact with that has "disappeared" is Touchpoint Interconnect.

Tang Yiping now feels that the disappearance of [Touchpoint Interconnection] may not be a conspiracy from the other world.

This disappearance involves the negative entropy farm of the [Original Dust Mother Tree] and the [Forked Path Sheep].

If the other side has the power to reach that level, harvesting the Earth would be a piece of cake; there would be no need for all this trouble.

This disappearance feels more like an undeserved disaster.

The Mother Tree of Dust from the Silence of the Primordial World grew too vigorously in the negative entropy farm where the Sheep of the Crossroads was located, and because the two worlds were too close, it emerged from the headquarters of Touchpoint Interconnect, causing the company of Touchpoint Interconnect and all information associated with it to be completely forgotten.

In fact, it did not lead to the disappearance of people.

At least for now, Tang Yiping and Gao Ming have not found any information about the missing persons.

Some things that didn't disappear simply blended into society and the world naturally, such as the numerous vending machines left behind by Touchpoint Connect, and the former employees of Touchpoint Connect.

To date, they have found information on many Touchpoint Interconnect employees who have simply forgotten their time working at Touchpoint Interconnect and are still working in various places.

Their lives have fallen into hardship simply because of this vacancy.

For example, Wei Song and Liu Jiadong.

But... it's also possible that some people did indeed disappear, but all memories, records, and documents related to them vanished, so there's no evidence.

But this disappearance happened several years ago.

Aunt Zhang's son disappeared within the past month.

why?
Did the [Original Dust Mother Tree] peek out from somewhere again and make something disappear?
Or for some other reason.

He felt that he had found a clue that he had overlooked for a long time.

But what exactly is this clue?

Tang Yiping pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Aunt Zhang.

He couldn't see clearly in the dark and hadn't paid much attention, but now he realized that when they last met, Aunt Zhang's hair was meticulously styled and dyed black, her voice was loud and clear, and she exuded a proud aura.

But today, Aunt Zhang looked somewhat listless, and the pride she once had when she said she almost became a "master craftsman of a great nation" was gone from her eyes. Even the roots of her hair had turned white, and she clearly didn't care about her personal appearance anymore.

"To be honest, I'm really grateful to Teacher Pingzi for taking me to pick up trash for a few days. It gave me something to look forward to," Aunt Zhang said. "If I hadn't been picking up trash every day during this time, I really wouldn't know what to do."

Aunt Zhang sighed and said, "I never thought life would be this hard..."

No, that's not true. You used to have a son, and you picked up trash purely for fun.

Now that your son is gone, scavenging for trash has become your only solace.

No wonder Aunt Zhang's trash-collecting skills improved by leaps and bounds, and she even became a master-level "scavenger".

This is a passive state of "supreme detachment," where comprehension is naturally at its maximum.

"Teacher Pingzi, it's quite late, but would you like to come to my house for a while?" Aunt Zhang said. "Just have a drink of water. Have you had dinner? If you're hungry, I'll make you something to eat."

Aunt Zhang pointed to the neighborhood next door: "My home is right next door, it's just a few steps away."

Tang Yiping hesitated for a moment. This sudden clue made him unwilling to give up.

He really wanted to visit Aunt Zhang's house.

Moreover, he could see the expectation in Aunt Zhang's eyes.

When elderly people who have lost their children and live alone invite young people to their homes, it's simply because they want their homes to be more lively.

Although Aunt Zhang didn't know she had lost her child, the feelings were the same.

Tang Yiping can actually understand this very well.

He had a very close friend when he was a child. The two were inseparable since kindergarten. When he was in the third grade, his friend died in a car accident. During his first winter break in college, he ran into his friend's parents on the street. When they saw him, they recognized him, held his hand, and talked to him for a long time.

Back then, they even invited Tang Yiping to their home, and the way they looked at Tang Yiping was exactly the same as how Aunt Zhang looks now.

However, Tang Yiping felt a lot of pressure at the time and refused.

As he said goodbye, he heard his friend's parents say, "So this is what 18-year-olds look like."

Later, Tang Yiping regretted not going.

But it's really too late now.

"Or...tomorrow?" Tang Yiping said, "I'll contact you after I get off work tomorrow?"

"Great! That's wonderful!" Aunt Zhang exclaimed with delight. "Teacher Pingzi, what would you like to eat? What would you like to eat? I'll go buy vegetables tomorrow and cook you a big meal..."

Aunt Zhang rambled on and on for a long time, then left happily.

Tang Yiping watched her leave. Aunt Zhang took a few steps, then suddenly remembered something and turned to Tang Yiping, saying, "Teacher Pingzi, when you come tomorrow, please don't bring anything, or Auntie will be angry. Auntie doesn't need anything, she doesn't need anything... Ah! Teacher Pingzi, run! Run!"

Aunt Zhang pointed behind Tang Yiping, her face turned pale, and she screamed in fright.

Tang Yiping turned around and saw someone behind him.

They were wearing unmarked delivery uniforms.

Its feet were half a meter off the ground, and its body was semi-transparent, faintly revealing the streetlights and lights of countless homes behind it.

Tang Yiping's first thought was:

Ah, a ghost!

I almost screamed too.

In the middle of the night, with a semi-transparent creature floating behind you, who wouldn't be afraid?

Fortunately, upon closer inspection, he realized it was Charon.

Why is this guy back again?

Why did you come back to find me?
Charon probably didn't expect that even after Aunt Zhang had left, he would turn back, startled by her scream, and then disappear with a scream and a "poof".

Then Tang Yiping turned his head, looked at Aunt Zhang whose face was pale with fright, and sighed.

Sigh... Looks like I have to go to Aunt Zhang's house today.

How can you let an old man who just saw a ghost in the middle of the night go home by himself?
What if something bad happens?
Now I have no choice but to go.

(End of this chapter)