Chapter 21
Many people who have never been to the countryside do not know how terrible "darkness" is.
Of course, this kind of fear is more psychological.
There are street lights on every street in the city, but the serious light pollution makes it difficult to see the night in the city.
But in the countryside, it is literally pitch dark after the sun goes down.
It’s not so bad for people with slightly better night vision. If it’s not so good, you can’t even see the stones on the ground clearly and you can easily fall if you’re not careful.
The four of them had to sneak over there, so they didn't have to turn on the flashlights on their phones and could only grope their way around.
Fortunately, thanks to the experienced Lan Yi and Liu Huacui, who was familiar with the surrounding environment, no major problems occurred during the journey.
Lan Yi simply pulled Li Ke's sweatshirt hood, and the boy chose this better option after almost having close contact with the mud several times.
Liuhuacui walked in front of Xi Siling, and would remind everyone in time if anything happened.
"It's like being a thief."
"If you can't speak, then don't speak, Ako."
"Brother Lan! Just tell me if it's true or not!"
"...yes."
Li Ke could only fool Lan Yi with his sophistry. Although Xi Siling knew that he was using this to relieve the tension in his heart, she had no intention of "sympathizing" with him at all.
"We're not going to steal anything, so that doesn't work. Xiao Ke, if you're really scared, don't force yourself..."
"Who...who is scared! Don't talk nonsense!"
Xi Siling raised his hand to cover his mouth to prevent himself from laughing. Fortunately, no one except Liuhuaqi could see his action.
Seeing a faint light ahead, Li Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"We are here. Department senior, should we go, or should I?"
"Well, they should be having dinner at this time. They should be talking about something."
If Village Chief Li and his son were really lying, they would definitely feel guilty when they met them today. Eating is a good time to discuss things with each other, so they would definitely say something important.
Liu Huaqi made an OK gesture and said, "I'm already listening."
——
"Dad, what should we do? The government really sent people here just as you said."
"Why are you in such a hurry? I've inquired about it. It's only an A-level mission. The possibility of the living dead being present is high, but it's also possible that it's a mistake! Anyway, as long as everyone stays calm, nothing will go wrong!"
After being scolded by his father, Li Zhiqiang curled his lips but did not refute.
The main reason is that what the old man said was very right, they were still children, how could they possibly find something that "didn't exist"?
"Yes! Yes, Dad, you are absolutely right. It's just that damn old woman who is too noisy."
Li Zhiqiang's expression twisted, and he didn't look honest at all. He was totally different from the honest man who acted like the victim before.
Old man Li also showed a disgusted expression, "That damn old woman almost ruined my plan, luckily it worked in the end."
Indeed, he felt relieved when he thought of 'that thing'.
"Humph, she won't live long anyway, the noise is making my ears hurt."
Just then, there were two knocks on the door. Li Zhiqiang poured a glass of wine for Old Man Li without even raising his head.
"Come in."
Aunt Li came in with some freshly prepared appetizers. She put down a few plates, showed no expression, and walked out in silence.
Old man Li looked her up and down from behind, and waited until the door was closed before he continued speaking.
"The wife you found is really good. The snacks she makes are delicious."
"It's just that he's too kindhearted and can't listen to our important matters."
Li Zhiqiang is still very satisfied with his current situation of "a wife, children and a warm bed". Now that he has made a fortune, he feels even better.
Old man Li didn't care. "Just tell her to be careful. If she has any complaints, just buy her some more chains or something. Don't spread rumors everywhere."
He stood up and walked to a cabinet, searching his pockets for a long time but took out nothing.
"Dad, of course I know. Don't worry, she doesn't have the courage."
Old man Li finally remembered something. He pulled out an elastic rope from his waist, took out the cloth bag he had sewn from his pants, and took out the key he had just wanted to find from it.
The cabinet was finally opened, and it was filled with valuable things such as gold, silver, and jewelry. He first leaned in and squinted his eyes to look carefully at the things inside. After roughly counting them to make sure nothing was missing, he took out a stack of hundred-dollar bills from the corner and put them into the cloth bag.
He handed Li Zhiqiang a dozen more before tidying up and locking the cabinet again.
"I won't be back to sleep tonight. Let your wife prepare some seafood for us tomorrow night. The food that rich people like to eat is really delicious."
Li Zhiqiang looked at the money 'for beggars' and quietly rolled his eyes.
But he is not short of money now, so he doesn't care about the old man's things - and they will be his sooner or later.
"Okay, Dad, take care of yourself."
Old man Li chuckled twice, even a little bit obscenely.
"Your father is still strong and healthy! That woman is just too attractive."
Li Zhiqiang curled his lips, but when he thought of his own pet, he also showed the same expression.
Old man Li opened the door and was about to leave, but then he remembered something and came back.
"Is the door to your pigsty closed?"
"Don't worry, Dad. I put the pig grass in the pile so it won't be visible even if you open it."
Only then did the man finally leave with peace of mind.
——
"What's going on? What did you hear?"
Lan Yi watched Liu Huaqi's expression change again and again.
Liu Huaqi nodded, then looked at Xi Siling with sorrow.
Everyone became nervous, even Xi Siling frowned and thought, has something really happened?
"Senior..."
"what happens."
"Senior, I heard something disgusting and I feel unclean~"
The voice was tortuous, as if he was afraid that they were not as disgusted as he was.
Xi Siling:......
Li Ke almost choked on his own saliva.
"No, 77! Stop it! What's going on?"
Only Lan Yi is a truly honest man.
"Did anyone attack you? Are you okay?"
Li Kezhen couldn't hold back and was about to laugh out loud, but Xi Siling covered his mouth mercilessly.
He almost laughed out loud, "What happened? Are you...not clean?"
If no one covered his mouth, Li Ke might have been able to hold it in quickly, but when he was held again, he really couldn't hold it in anymore, and his stomach began to shake wildly.
Except for the lack of sound, I was almost dying of laughter.
Liuhuaqi smiled and began to repeat the conversation between Old Man Li and his son, and with a malicious intention, he also repeated the last part.
The kind that is vivid and colorful.
Xi Siling only regretted that he didn't have two more hands to cover Liu Huaqi's mouth.
If you are the male protagonist of a shonen manga, it is considered OOC if you do this! ! !
'puff--'
Even the youth comic system in my mind couldn't hold back.
'sorry. '
He apologized at lightning speed, then started laughing uncontrollably after turning off the microphone.
Xi Siling:......
Li Ke felt like he was about to suffocate and suffocate, so he patted Xi Siling's hand to show him that he would definitely not laugh out loud.
Xi Siling let go of his hand without feeling reassured, and the boy immediately began to breathe in and out slowly and deeply, and finally calmed down.
Lan Yi still didn't get the joke, "So you are laughing, what's so funny?"
Now even Liu Huaqi couldn't hold it back any longer. Li Ke covered his mouth very consciously, bent over with his back to the others, and shook several times before turning back.
"It's okay, I just feel unclean."
Liuhuaqi: Phew.
Xi Siling coughed twice softly.
"Okay, stop laughing. After Li Zhiqiang falls asleep, we'll go check out the house next to the pigsty."
He really did commit a sin to meet this group of "dog friends".
Although if the occasion wasn't inappropriate, he would be happy to smile.
The waiting time seemed very long, but fortunately everyone brought food and drinks, and now Liuhuaqi can use his supernatural powers to create "fog" to drive away mosquitoes.
The signal here is bad, and my phone is like a brick. In order to reduce the possibility of being discovered, I can't play games. It's so boring.
Li Ke went to find some larger leaves and put them on the big rock, and then they sat there waiting for Li Zhiqiang to fall asleep.
Xi Siling did have some things to do. The light screen provided by the system could not be seen by others, so he pretended to be dazed and looked at the forum to see if there was anything new.
It's not an analysis, just watching it for fun is great for killing time.
So, he didn't notice that Liuhuaqi was observing him in the dark.
The feeling he had after learning about his senior's special abilities took him a long time to calm down, and it still affects him now.
Liu Huaqi thought over and over again, trying to guess what the senior was thinking at that time.
But he couldn't do it. He felt that even trying to understand was rude and even sinful given his numerous sins.
Fortunately, after his rebirth, the devilish voice in his mind disappeared, and he could comfort himself that he would never make those terrible mistakes again this time.
Liu Huaqi sighed softly in the darkness. He lowered his eyes, and the light in his eyes seemed to dim a little.
What has been done will not disappear, even if no one knows about it, he will not be able to forget it.
"How are you?"
The dazed senior suddenly looked at him. Unlike them, Liuhuaqi could see everything clearly in the mist.
The senior in the department seemed to have noticed his slight sigh just now.
"I'm fine, just thinking about something."
Liu Huaqi's tone unconsciously became lighter than usual, perhaps because he didn't want the senior in the department to discover his thoughts just now, or perhaps he didn't want the senior in the department to worry.
Even he himself didn't know what he was thinking.
Xi Siling was silent for a while and decided to start a topic.
"How about we have a meal together after we get back?"
Li Ke, who was standing back to back with Lan Yi, suddenly woke up.
"Tom Yum Goong, I must eat Tom Yum Goong this time no matter what."
Lan Yi thought for a moment and asked, "How about self-service?"
"Ahhh Brother Lan!!! You promised me to eat Tom Yum Goong last time!"
“Find a buffet that serves Tom Yum Goong.”
“Don’t help yourself!!!”
Liu Huaqi was stunned for a moment, then smiled with relief.
Xi Siling couldn't quite understand his feelings, but she also knew that the boy had come out of his previous "confusion".
"How about a Thai hotpot buffet?" Liuhuacui mentioned.
Lan Yi likes any buffet because he eats a lot.
"That's fine with me."
If it was a Thai hotpot buffet, Li Ke wouldn't mind so much, he just wanted to eat something fresh, fragrant, sour and spicy.
"Okay, okay, this is good. I'll listen to you, 77."
Liuhuaci looked at Xi Siling.
"Where's the senior?"
Xi Siling gave a sincere smile in the darkness.
"Well, I'll listen to you."
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