Qimen Dunjia

Chapter 8 Footprints
After dark, Sangya left the Internet cafe.

When I think of going back to that empty home tonight, fear arises spontaneously.

She wants to go to grandma's house, but grandma is stricter than mother.Moreover, after my uncle got married and lived with my grandma, the house couldn't fit in at all.

She wandered around the street for a while, saw a grain store, and suddenly thought of an idea, so she went in, bought five catties of flour, put it in an opaque bag, and carried it home.

When climbing the stairs, she walked lightly, like a cat.At the door of the house, she stopped, pricked up her ears, and listened to the movement in the room.

There was no sound in the room.

After a while, the voice control light went out.She is still listening.

Finally, she heard a man and a woman muttering and talking, the voice was very small.

Sang Ya put her ears on the door panel, at this moment, there was a sudden "bang", and the lights in the corridor turned on.Sang Ya trembled, and looked back, the opposite door was opened, and the couple stood inside the door, looking at her warily.

She smiled shyly, quickly took out the key, opened the door, and walked into her home.

After a long time, she heard the opposite door shut with a bang.

She carried the flour into the bedroom, put it down, then came out and looked around.

On the desk in the study room, there were two pieces of printing paper placed upright.She walked over and saw a date written on the top piece of paper:
2007 4 Month 23 Day.

2007 4 Month 23 Day.

2007 4 Month 23 Day.

2007 4 Month 23 Day.

2007 4 Month 23 Day.

2007 4 Month 23 Day.

Who wrote this?Mother?In her memory, there was no paper on the table.

She turned over the first sheet of paper and found a set of four-panel comics on the following sheet:
1. A girl is walking on an overpass.

2. She is shopping in the market.It's raining.

3. She is holding an umbrella and walking through an alley.

4. The rain poured on a flower, and the flower smiled in the alley.

She looked at it for a long time, but didn't understand what it meant.Finally, she picked up the first piece of paper and looked at it for a long time: April 2007, 4... For some reason, this day made her feel an inexplicable fear.

Before going to bed, she opened all the doors in the house: bathroom door, kitchen door, mother's bedroom door, wardrobe door, TV cabinet door.

She decided not to turn off the lights in the living room tonight.

Back in her bedroom, she closed the door without locking it.Then, she carefully cut open the bag of flour with a kitchen knife, stepped back, spread it evenly from the door to the bed, and went directly to bed to turn off the light.

Tomorrow morning, she wanted to see if there were any footprints on the ground.

It was windy outside this night.

The wind pushed and pushed the window, crackling, cracking, cracking.This affected Sangya's hearing, and she could no longer catch the small sounds in the living room.

She still felt that he was standing outside her bedroom against the door panel.

The light in the living room was on, and she turned her head to look under the door panel. There was a bright gap without the shadow of her feet.However, this does not prove that he does not exist. During the daytime, Sangya also cannot see him.

While listening to the commotion in the living room, Sangya recalled the date: April 4rd.The thought of this day brought a dark emotion to her heart.She couldn't figure it out.The truth was just around the corner, and she felt like a blind person again.

There has been no sound in the living room.

Last night, Sang Ya stayed up all night, and now it was almost midnight, and her eyelids were heavy.She warned herself: Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep...

However, she couldn't stand it any longer, and her brain's speed was getting slower and slower.In a daze, she seemed to hear a dry laugh from the person outside the door...

Sangya slept until dawn.

She opened her eyes, looked left and right, then sat up abruptly, looked at the ground, and was dumbfounded—there was a clear line of footprints on the flour!
She got out of bed, squatted down, and carefully observed the footprints.About a size 43, about the size of Dad's feet.

No matter what she heard or felt in the past, she could find an excuse: hallucinations.Now, these footprints are truly printed on the ground, and no one can deceive anyone.

That is to say, there is indeed someone, a man, who lives in the house with her.After midnight, he also walked into her bedroom, stopped in front of her bed, and watched her quietly in the dark for a long, long time...

Sang Ya sat on the bed stupidly, staring at these footprints, thinking hard, who is this man?Why didn't he hurt her?Why did he insist on approaching her?Why doesn't he like her dating Lou Xiaolou?Why did he draw that cartoon?

Suddenly, her thoughts hit a person:

dad.

Dad is in prison, and he misses this family and his darling daughter as one can imagine.He wants to go home, he wants to see Sangya.Just looking at him without taking any action, such a man only has his father.The footprints on the ground are the same size as my father...

Dad escaped from prison?
He was afraid that his daughter would worry, so he kept hiding?

There is no invisibility cloak in this world, how could Sang Ya not even see a single hair of her father?
There is only one possibility: Dad committed suicide in prison.

However, it has been many days since Sangya felt the existence of this invisible person on the first day, and it is impossible for the prison to not notify the family.

There is another possibility: the prison has already notified her mother, and Sangya is approaching the college entrance examination, and her mother did not want to affect her, so she concealed this matter...

Thinking of this, Sangya burst into tears. She picked up the phone and dialed her mother's number.

It happened that my mother turned off the phone.

She got dressed, walked out of the bedroom, and walked into the bathroom without turning her eyes.She didn't know where the man was, but she believed he was looking at her.She hurriedly washed up and went out.She went downstairs to the entrance of the community, got into a black car, and said to the master, "Huadu Prison."
The driver of the black car observed her expression, and whispered, "That place is too remote, no matter whether you take my car or not, I will charge for the two-way trip..."
Sang Ya waved her hand and said, "It's up to you."
So, the black car drove Sangya in the opposite direction from Beijing.

This day is not an open day for prison visits, and immediate family members are not allowed to visit the prison.Sangya was separated by a high wall, no matter how much she begged, the armed police on duty would not let her in.

Finally, Sang Ya said: "Brother, I just want you to take me in and take a look from afar, as long as you see him."
The armed policeman looked ahead and shook his head.

Sang Ya said again: "Then, please take a look for me, as long as you tell me that my father is still alive, I will leave immediately!"
The armed policeman still shook his head.

Sang Ya retreated to the side of the road sadly and sat down.

Looking at the high wall in front of her, she felt complete despair.

At this time, Zhu Xi happened to call and asked with a playful smile, "Sang Ya, what are you doing?"
She went to the doctor in a hurry, and immediately said, "Zhu Xi, can you do me a favor?"
Zhu Xi asked, "What's the matter?"
Sang Ya said: "I came to visit Dad in prison, but I can't get in..."
Zhu Xi said: "I'll rush over now, you step on my shoulders, and then jump in."
Sang Ya said, "You're still making fun of me if you don't help!"
After finishing speaking, she hung up the phone, and then tears welled up in her eyes.

After crying for a while, Sangya stood up and planned to go home.At this time, the phone rang again, and it belonged to Zhu Xi. This time, his tone was more serious: "Sang Ya, you wait, I'm contacting you, and I'll call you later."
Sangya: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
After putting down the phone, Sangya felt a little light in her heart.Now, she pinned all her hopes on Zhu Xi.

Opposite the prison gate, across a narrow road, there are some low-rise shops.Several people sat in the doorway, watching the lonely girl.In the distance, there are green mountains.Sang Ya avoided the eyes of those people, and wandered under the high wall with her head down.

Half an hour passed, and when Sangya felt hopeless, Zhu Xi called again: "Sangya, don't worry, my dad is going to the Prison Management Bureau now, and he is looking for someone to approve the note, you wait I will be fine!"
Sang Ya's heart warmed up, and she whispered, "Zhu Xi, thank you very much."
Zhu Xi said, "Why are you being polite to me?"
After noon, Sang Ya finally saw a black car appearing in the distance, and Zhu Xi came!The car stopped in front of Sang Ya, Zhu Xi got out of the car, patted Sang Ya on the shoulder, took her hand without saying anything, and walked towards the gate of the prison.

The two high school students still struggled a lot and were finally released.

A stone in Sangya's heart fell to the ground—since the prison allowed her to see her father, it meant that her father was still alive!

Zhu Xi stopped outside the gate of the prison and said to Sang Ya, "Go see your father, I'll wait for you outside."
Sangya said, "Okay."
Since it was not a visiting day, the interview room was empty.It is fairly spacious and bright, with restaurants and guest rooms, quite like a guest house.

Sang Ya waited for a while, and her father finally came out.Now when I meet the prisoners, there is no police monitoring beside them, but there is an extra camera in the corner.

Dad was still wearing the gray prison uniform, and he seemed to have just had his hair cut, so it was clean.He was a little surprised to see Sang Ya, and asked as he walked over, "Where's Mom? What happened?"
Sang Ya said: "Mom is on a business trip, nothing to do. I had a nightmare last night, and I was very worried about you, so I came to see you."
Dad sat down in front of Sangya across the long table: "I'm fine, what are you worried about?"
As he said that, the father stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to hold his daughter's hand, but put it on the long table in the middle, hugged his palms together, and squeezed awkwardly: "Today is not an open day, why did you come in?"
Sang Ya said: "I have a classmate, he asked his father to help me get a approval slip..." At this point, Sang Ya saw a trace of guilt and embarrassment in his father's eyes, and hurriedly changed the subject: " Dad, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine, and I'm the team leader... Oh, I wrote to you. Dad commuted his sentence for three years, and he's going to be released soon, and - 720 two days. At that time, you were already in college Yes, right? You are going to take the college entrance examination this year, don't worry about me, and have no distracting thoughts."
"I'm doing fine."
"Some people are kings and rich people. They bring splendor and wealth to their children. However, Dad's special experience has given you two other things—sensitivity and strength. Sensitivity makes your life softer and more Abundance, love this world. Be strong, let you overcome everything and win the future."
"Dad, I want to take the exam to Beijing, do some business, and pick you up to live a good life. You must cherish your life..."
"I know what dream you had last night. Don't worry, Dad will live to 99 until you get married and have children. Are you in a relationship?"
"No."
"Very good. After you get out of prison, I'll check it out for you."
Sang Ya smiled: "I don't believe your eyes."
"Father's vision is not bad. I can even see that the reason why you got the approval note today is because of the help of a boy. Now, he is waiting for you outside."
"Dad, what a god you are!"
"Hey, I guess."
When leaving the prison, Sangya felt very happy.

Seeing Sangya coming out, Zhu Xi lowered the car window and smiled at her.Sangya also smiled at him.

Zhu Xi said, "Where are you going back? I'll see you off."
Sangya said: "Just go to the city, I will go home by myself."
Zhu Xi said: "Anyway, I'm fine, I'll send you back." Then he said to the driver: "Uncle Liu, Miyun community."
The road in the suburbs was very bumpy. Zhu Xi observed Sang Ya's face and asked carefully, "Did you not sleep well?"
Sangya said, "Insomnia."
Zhu Xi said: "I should buy some supplements, bee royal jelly, turtle pills, Tiepi Fengdou, Indonesian blood swallow...my mother makes me eat these things every day."
Sang Ya looked out the window and said, "My house can't compare with yours."
After walking for a long time, the car finally drove onto the spacious and flat road.The driver turned on the stereo and played Lee Minwoo's song.Master Liu is about 50 years old. He cannot like Korean songs. It can be seen that music also serves the little master.

Zhu Xi asked: "Sang Ya, which university are you going to apply for?"
Sangya said, "Beijing."
"Then I will also take the test in Beijing, and I can take care of you if there is anything else."
Sang Ya, who had been looking out the window, suddenly turned her head and said to Zhu Xi, "Can you not go home tonight?"
(End of this chapter)