Awakening Day Collection

Chapter 16 Bloody Birthday (1)
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Street performances have long been banned in the urban area of ​​Beijing, but since Fens's school is located in a relatively remote location, the control is a little looser, so now this small cultural square is crowded with many people, watching a monkey show.

The performing monkey is a common macaque in China. It has lost a lot of hair and has a red sarcoma on its face. It looks very ugly.However, it was extremely flexible. With the help of simple props such as a few iron rods, hoops, and children's bicycles, it performed all kinds of incredible and wonderful movements, which won rounds of applause from the onlookers.

After turning dozens of somersaults in one breath, the monkey began to drink water and eat, and had to rest for a while.A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl walked into the arena, holding an iron pan and begging the audience for money.This little girl is very juicy, with an innocent smile on her round apple-like face, she is very cute, even if there are people who don't want to pay, looking at her pitiful eyes will soften their hearts.

The little girl turned around and found that the iron tray was full of small bills, including a few large bills, which seemed to be a good income.She was packing up the banknotes swiftly, when the crowd dispersed suddenly, and two young men with red hair came over.The two were fat and thin, wearing vests with heavy metal patterns of death, thick and long silver chains hanging around their necks, and a ferocious big eagle tattooed on their right shoulders. People left as if they saw the signal.

Two young men came to the little girl and looked at her fiercely.The little girl sized them up, then looked at the crowd that quickly dispersed around her, and seemed to understand something.

"This area is covered by us. If you perform art here, you have to make a confession, understand?" the fat young man said viciously.

The little girl was still putting money into the purse, sighed, shook her head and said: "The lines in the Hong Kong movies in the 80s video hall, the vests of migrant workers from the street stalls, the dog leashes in the wholesale market, the street The three-dollar wallet in the side shop washes, cuts, blows and dyes the hair, and the tattoos are of worse quality than stickers. These days, hooligans are getting more and more worthless, and my mother is really hurt..."

The fat hooligan was furious, and he stretched out his hand and slapped her across the face.But just as he swung his hand halfway, a black figure suddenly jumped out from the side. The fat young man screamed and retracted his hand, only to see that there was already a row of bloody teeth marks on it.It was the ugly monkey. Seeing that its master was being threatened, it rushed over with lightning speed and bit the fat rogue's wrist hard.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the skinny hooligan raised his leg and wanted to kick it, but the monkey reacted extremely quickly and jumped to the side.He was even more annoyed, and pulled out something from his waist: a shining dagger.Although they are also low-quality goods, they are still controlled knives after all, so the danger is not small.

The monkey also saw the power of this knife, and it stepped back cautiously, while the skinny hooligan and the fat hooligan clutching his wrists flanked each other, pressing forward step by step.The little girl shook her head again: "There is a way to heaven, if you don't go, I can't save you."

She raised her head, as if looking up at the sky, and muttered listlessly: "Hurry up, before the police are called..."

This sentence was simply a summoning spell. Before the two hooligans could react, someone grabbed their necks from behind, and an irresistible force knocked their heads together. With a sound of "bang", the two of them collapsed on the ground and passed out.

The little girl then lowered her head and looked at the man who had just struck down the two hooligans.It was a young man in his 20s, over 1.9 meters tall, with a square and honest face, but a burly body like a rugby player.He looked at the little girl, and his tone was full of complaints: "If they want money, just give it to them. Are you really short of money for performing arts? How many times have I told you that when you go out..."

"When you're away from home, don't cause trouble. If you can, give in as much as you can. It's better to have one less thing than one thing more. Be careful when sailing for thousands of years..." The little girl continued in one breath like an endorsement, "Okay, okay, just two You little ruffian will not affect world peace. How can you be less courageous than me when you are so big. "

The burly young man smiled tolerantly, but was not angry.He patted the little girl's head: "Okay, pack up and go, these two little hooligans should be low-level hooligans, and there are leaders in charge of them, don't recruit all those people in a swarm."

The little girl nodded obediently this time, turned to greet the monkey, but suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, the wound is bleeding again!"

Sure enough, a trace of blood oozed from the monkey's chest.The little girl quickly applied medicine to it, complaining repeatedly: "It's all because of that surnamed Feng! If you want me to say, it's over if you just take him back and lock him up? Why make it so complicated?"

The young man shook his head: "Since the second uncle gave such an order, there must be his intentions. With the second uncle's temper, it is possible to put this in the past, not to mention arresting him, killing him, but now he has to stay. Look at him. From my point of view, I am afraid that some major crisis is approaching, and my second uncle dare not throw away this insurance."

"With his appearance, can he really become...insurance?" The little girl looked disdainful.She bit her lip, and suddenly asked solemnly, "Will it be that bad? According to you, that thing...will really awaken?"

"I hope not," said the young man. "It has been asleep for so long. It would be better to sleep like this forever and never wake up. Otherwise..."

two

"Hey! Are you going to sleep for a year? Wake up!" Wen Xiaolan stretched out her hand and twisted Feng Si's ear hard.

Feng Si let out a cry of pain, covered his ears and slowly opened his eyes.He was lying on Ning Zhangwen's bed, and he seemed to have slept for a long time, while Ning Zhangwen was sitting in front of the computer, frequently operating with both hands.

"Let the two of us work, and you enjoy the happiness alone, it's really beautiful!" Wen Xiaolan said while pouring a glass of water for Ning Zhangwen.Ning Zhangwen still grinned slightly to express his gratitude.Although he has gradually been able to talk to Feng Si and Wen Xiaolan, the expression of smiling has never recovered.

"I was coordinating the overall situation, you don't understand." Feng Si stretched his waist, his face was still full of sleepiness.

"The photo you gave me last time asked me to find out the name of the mountain in the background for you, and I have already found it out." Wen Xiaolan said.

Feng Si sat up all of a sudden: "Where is it?"

Although Feng Si did not tell Wen Xiaolan the truth about the night his father died, he still gave her the photo of his father and grandfather and asked her to help find the name and location of the mountain.Wen Xiaolan comes from a good family background. She has a soft spot for traveling since she was a child, and she also knows many travel enthusiasts from all over the country.As for Feng Si, she always seemed to have a kind of tolerance, always trying to help him as much as possible, and not asking too many questions.

"I used a vest to post this photo on the Internet, saying that my grandfather suffering from Alzheimer's who is about to die has been holding the photo. I need to find out where the photo is and fulfill his wish." Wen Xiaolan Say, "This kind of story is easy to make up, don't think that you are the only one who can make up chicken soup for the soul."

"I don't worry about your work." Feng Si was very satisfied.

The task assigned to Ning Zhangwen was much more complicated, because the picture of the brain-shaped monster must not be leaked out, otherwise who knows what will happen.After the two discussed, it was decided that Ning Zhangwen would use hacking techniques to intrude into library databases across the country and retrieve relevant content from them.Of course, such a huge amount of engineering cannot be completed by manpower alone, and ordinary search methods will return a large amount of invalid information, so Ning Zhangwen first had to write an automatic intelligent search program.Such a challenge greatly aroused Ning Zhangwen's enthusiasm, and he almost devoted himself to work without sleeping or eating.

"We both have work to do, so what are you doing? Sister Mengshenxian?" Wen Xiaolan asked.

"Don't be so vulgar, I'm just waiting for the May Day holiday," Fons said.

"May Day? What are you doing?" Wen Xiaolan was puzzled.

"Go to the northeast." Feng Si smiled mysteriously, "Both of you have work to do, and so do I."

"Anyway, you skip class every day, and every day is a long vacation for you, why are you pretending to wait for May Day?" Wen Xiaolan was very disdainful.

Feng Si had a bitter expression on his face: "The teacher of linear algebra has let out the wind. If I miss her class again, she won't let me pass this semester. Old maids are the biggest evil in this world. I'm considering whether to betray my lust Please spare my life..."

It is now April 4th, and there are no classes on the second day, which means that the long vacation has already begun.Feng Si had already bought the train ticket for the next day, but he didn't expect that Wen Xiaolan had already found out his hometown just the day before departure.

"This mountain is called Shuangping Mountain. It is located in a township in the southwest of Guizhou. The scenery is ordinary and the transportation is inconvenient, so few people have been there." Wen Xiaolan told Feng Si, "You have to go to Guiyang first, then change cars to Jin'an County , and then change the car again..."

"It's troublesome enough," Feng Si pondered, "and you might encounter something in that remote mountainous area. Seven days is not enough, so I can only wait until the summer vacation. I'd better go to the Northeast first."

"Okay, when you come back, I've probably already sorted out the itinerary for you to Shuangping Mountain." Wen Xiaolan nodded.

Feng Si turned his head and glanced at her: "No matter what I do this time, you don't ask why at all. It's really not like your character. Are you expressing sympathy for a poor man who lost his father and mother? "

"I just think that you may really be in big trouble this time," Wen Xiaolan said slowly, "If you don't tell me, it doesn't mean you don't trust me. Maybe you just don't want to involve me, but it's because you value... respect My performance. Since this is the case, I can only try my best to help you out of this trouble as soon as possible. "

Feng Si was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed: "It seems that I have read too many rubbish novels, and my mind is full of thoughts that women should seek death and life' You must tell me the truth, why don't you tell me, if you don't tell me, it means you have something Another woman...'Real life is still different from the eight o'clock TV series."

Wen Xiaolan gave him a blank look: "As far as your virtue is concerned, what else can you think of..."

She suddenly realized that she had said something wrong, her face flushed slightly, and she coughed quickly: "I wish a woman could take care of your broken mouth. Seriously, although you try your best to keep your affairs secret, but So many people died at once, it is impossible not to spread the news, so the situation that night... I also know a little bit. You have to be careful."

"I will. By the way, give me some change. Uncle Baoyan'er Xinjiang's mutton skewers are on sale. I'll go buy some skewers for Brother Ning."

"Shouldn't it be enough to just break the whole money?"

"Uncle Xinjiang was short of change every day when he first opened the business. Giving him a hundred would be like killing him, 'I told you many times, how can I have so much change? Just bake fifty skewers...'"

Wen Xiaolan was amused, reached out her hand and took out her wallet, then slapped her head: "Oh, I don't have any change anymore, I gave it to the monkey."

"Monkey? What monkey?"

"I went shopping at the Cultural Square this morning, and I saw a monkey performer on the way. Although the monkey was a bit ugly, it performed very well..."

"Ugly? Is it alopecia areata and a red tumor on the face?" Feng Si interrupted her.

Wen Xiaolan was taken aback: "Yeah, how do you know? Have you seen it before?"

"It's not just that I've seen it..." Feng Si pondered, "Who is the owner of the monkey? Have you seen it?"

"I see it. It's a little girl in her teens. She looks very cute."

"Little girl? Did you see a strong man?"

"There seemed to be a tall and strong man in the audience around me, but I didn't pay attention, and left after paying the money." Wen Xiaolan said.

"Go and buy skewers for Brother Ning. He doesn't like meat skewers. He likes meat tendons and ribs. Add a bunch of fat waist." Feng Si said, turned and walked towards the door.

"Are you going to find that monkey?" Wen Xiaolan responded quickly.

"It's not that I want to find the monkey, but the monkey wants to find me."

Fons rode his bicycle and visited several possible street performers nearby, but he didn't find the monkey.However, he heard about the fight that happened during the day from a few dancing aunts in the Cultural Square.

"That big guy is so powerful, just like the secret agents on TV, he stunned those two little hooligans at once." The aunt described excitedly, "Those bastards just don't learn well and make trouble all day long, this time Someone can cure them..."

Feng Si patiently listened to the aunt's noise, and once again confirmed that the square dancing aunt is a god-like existence beyond human cognition.Take the aunt in front of me as an example. When others see the hooligans who are provoking trouble, they are afraid to avoid them, but she watched the whole process with the mentality of watching a spy war TV series, and firmly remembered the appearance characteristics of the little girl and the big man. .

It's a pity that aunt is not a professional spy after all, so she didn't track down the whereabouts of the two and the monkey, but Feng Si is not in a hurry.Obviously, the task of these two people is to follow him to death, so they will reappear sooner or later.He just vaguely remembered that the person who beat him down in the basement didn't seem to be particularly tall, but it might have been because he was blind at the time. In any case, the monkey was definitely right.

"Thank you, I will definitely come to support you next time you perform." Feng Si said to the aunt.

The aunt's face was flushed: "Call more classmates. You young people should listen to more 'red songs' to get an education..."

Early the next morning, Feng Si got on the bullet train to Shenyang, and then changed to a long-distance bus to reach the small town.He searched according to the address on the interrogation record, and found that the original site had been demolished, and now it was a commercial building.He went to the local police station again, and with his trademark friendly smile and sharp tongue, he spent a long time with the extremely impatient household registration police, and finally got the other party to help him find the demolition materials muttering.

"Forget it, forget it, it's not easy for college students to spend their holidays and come out to do social research." He took out a stack of dusty files from a file cabinet, "It's all here, you can look for it yourself. Hurry up It's about time, it's time to get off work."

Feng Si flipped through the documents in a hurry, and finally found the whereabouts of the man named Zhai Jianguo.The residents of his community have moved to another newly built high-rise residence as a whole.Of course, this so-called "new construction" was already more than ten years ago.

After getting out of the police station and taking a taxi, it took 15 minutes to get to the new community where Zhai Jianguo lives. This distance is considered far for this small town.The high-rise building in front of me looks glamorous on the outside, but when you walk in, you can see that the walls are peeling off everywhere, some of the walls can be seen with faint cracks, and even the elevator is broken, which shows the quality of the building.

This is again a place where poor people live, Fons concluded.

He quickly climbed up to the eleventh floor, came to Zhai Jianguo, and knocked on the door, but after waiting for a minute, there was no response from the door.Isn't Zhai Jianguo at home?
He was very unwilling, and continued to knock for more than ten times, and finally there was a sound in the house.After a sound of procrastinating footsteps, the door slowly opened, and an old man with thinning white hair came out.He was hunched over, his face was like a dried orange peel, and his cloudy eyeballs were full of vigilance.

"Who are you?" the old man asked hoarsely.

"I... I'm here to see Mr. Zhai Jianguo." Feng Si said.

The old man squinted his eyes and looked at Feng Si for a long time: "I don't know you, let's go."

He took a trembling step back into the room, and was about to close the door, but Feng Si quickly put his hand between the door and the crack.The door panel pinched his hand fiercely, he ignored the pain and shouted loudly: "I came to you because of what happened 19 years ago!"

Zhai Jianguo was stunned, and stopped exerting force on his hands.Fence went on to say: "I have seen an interrogation record related to you, but I can't read all of it. Although I don't know why you were arrested at the time, I want to tell you that my birthday was just before your interrogation. one day!"

(End of this chapter)