“I don’t really know when the incident happened.
At first, the coworkers were discussing why that annoying guy didn't come to work. Lao Song and I thought he had gone out of town to sell those burial objects.
After all, with so many valuable things, if you don’t find a few more places to sell them, people will definitely be suspicious.
By the time we realized something was wrong, Ouyang Lan had already gotten into trouble."
Ouyang Jie stopped Tian Wei who was about to get in the car and said, "Old Tian, let me ask you something. Did you have a conflict with Xiao Lan at work three days ago?"
Tian Wei looked puzzled: "No, we all know your relationship with him. We all treat him as our junior. How could we quarrel with him?"
"That's strange. He called me three days ago and said he was in a bad mood and would not be coming to the construction site for the next few days.
At the time, I thought he might be tired, so I didn't ask any further questions. But now it has been several days, and not only has he not come to the construction site, even his cell phone is unreachable.
Okay, you go back first. If he comes to the construction site, notify me on your phone."
Seeing Ouyang Jie about to leave, Tian Wei blurted out subconsciously: "Boss, how about I go with you to his place after work is over? If anything really happens, we can still look after each other."
Ouyang Jie thought what he said made sense: "I'll call you when I get off work."
Old Song, who had been squatting behind the car and listening to the entire conversation, disapproved of his actions: "Old Tian, you're stupid. Judging from the foreman's behavior, Ouyang Lan definitely didn't tell him about the treasure they dug up.
If this matter is discovered, Ouyang Lan will be the first to suspect you. How can you expect to survive on the construction site then?"
Tian Wei certainly understood the pros and cons of this. He handed over the cigarette in his hand and said, "I understand what you said. I just felt anxious and wanted to go over and take a look."
Old Song rolled his eyes silently: “Old Tian, you have been a coward all your life. You didn’t sell those treasures as soon as you saw them.
I'll tell you a secret, I've already found a buyer for the items Ouyang Lan gave me. Do you know how much they're offering?"
Seeing that there was no one around, he stretched out his fingers and counted: "I tell you, with this money, my son won't have to worry about getting married.
Since we are friends, I warn you that it is better to get rid of these things as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble later."
As the two were talking, Ouyang Jie hurried over and said, "Old Tian, get in the car quickly. Xiao Lan is in trouble."
In the car, Ouyang Jie roughly recounted what happened: "Xiao Lan's landlord called me just now and said he wanted to come to check on the house, but no matter how hard he knocked, the door wouldn't open.
The landlord knew that young people nowadays like to live a reversed day and night lifestyle, and was afraid that something might happen to him in the house, so he used a spare key to open the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Xiao Lan lying on the ground. The landlord saw that his chest was still rising and falling, so he called 120 and has now gone to the hospital with him.
Along the way, Ouyang Jie was worried. Xiao Lan was his cousin's child. If something really happened here, how would he explain to his cousin's family?
After arriving at the hospital, the two saw Ouyang Lan still lying on the bed in the emergency room.
When Ouyang Lan saw the two of them, his eyes sparkled with excitement. He raised his hand with all his strength and said, "Uncle, I'm here."
Seeing his nephew so weak, Ouyang Jie couldn't help but blame him: "Xiao Lan, you are not a child anymore, and you don't know how to take care of yourself. Did you play games all night again?"
Ouyang Lan didn't answer yes or no. He looked at Tian Wei behind him and said, "Uncle Tian, please help close the door of the ward. I have something to tell you."
The simple name "Uncle Tian" made Ouyang Jie feel like his child had grown up. Having taken care of Xiao Jie for so long, he knew that Xiao Jie looked down on these hard-working workers from the bottom of his heart.
Unexpectedly, an illness would change his cognition. From this perspective, it is not a bad thing.
Ouyang Lan was no longer able to guess what his cousin was thinking. He stared at Old Tian and said, "Uncle Tian, you must not touch those things."
Tian Wei felt relieved when he heard his question: "Were they the ones who caused your injuries?"
"right."
Ouyang Jie sat in the middle, looking at this and that, unable to figure out what the two of them were talking about, but the atmosphere in their eyes was too serious, so he was too embarrassed to ask.
Ouyang Lan still feels a lingering fear: "That day I brought the looted burial objects home and thought of finding a few buyers online.
Attracted by the huge wealth, I was still awake in the early morning and kept bargaining with others online.
Just when I was about to go to the bathroom, several men in ancient clothes suddenly appeared beside me.
Their attire was very different, with the majority being burly men in armor. I also saw murderous intent in their determined eyes."
Before Ouyang Lan could react, he was pressed to the ground by this group of strange people. They forcibly stripped off his clothes and changed his clothes into the same clothes as theirs.
Then, a man whose face could not be seen clearly walked out. From the respect shown to him by the people around him, it could be seen that he was the leader of this group.
The man tapped Ouyang Lan with his sword and shook his head in dissatisfaction: "This man is too weak, but he is sincere in wanting to join us, so let him stay at the bottom."
“After saying this, the leader disappeared, and the man closest to me pressed the back of my neck and also disappeared.
Then, my clothes changed back to what they were.
I wanted to pick up the phone on the table and call for help, but I found that I couldn't get up. I shouted loudly, but no one outside could hear my voice.
Seeing that all the simple methods didn't work, I thought about crawling directly out the door. The first few steps went smoothly, but when I was almost at the door, a mysterious force suddenly appeared and prevented me from moving forward.
I just had to wait by the door, hoping someone would notice I wasn’t at work and come looking for me.”
"During the three days I was immobilized, I could hear all sorts of discussions."
"It turns out we were also in so much pain when we were waiting to die. Now I really feel sorry for my former self."
"He's much better off than us. At least he's not in the coffin. We scratched the coffin until it was covered in blood."
"Actually, he's worse off than us. We're trapped in a coffin with less air to breathe, so we die faster and suffer less. But that's not necessarily the case for him."
"I don't know how long they can hold out. I hope he can hold out a little longer. It would be too tragic to die of thirst or starvation."
"I was almost desperate these past few days, but when the landlord showed up, it was like I had seen a god.
Uncle Tian, I hope you and Uncle Song haven't encountered anything strange."
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