On Sunday afternoon, I rushed from home to my rented apartment. This time, I brought a big woven bag from home. There were noodles, steamed buns, taro, vegetables, and so on. They were all my rations for the week.
Other than that, there was also a small bag of kaoliang seeds. This was the food that I had specially brought for the little hamster.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance, he saw a tricycle parked in the middle of the alley. There was a pile of pots and pans on it. Just as I was feeling curious, I suddenly saw the door of the opposite courtyard open. A middle-aged man walked out from inside. At this moment, he was carrying some old daily necessities in his arms.
"Young man, why haven't I seen you before?”
The middle-aged man asked curiously when he saw me.
"I'm a student who rents a house here. Uncle, did you just move here too?”
The middle-aged man shook his head." No, I'm moving.”
"Uncle, let me help you?"
"No need, just a little more."
The middle-aged man looked at me and pointed at the house opposite." Young man, you rented this house?”
"Yes, uncle, what's wrong?"
The middle-aged man was a little puzzled." Their family members are back?”
"Yes, there's an old lady inside…"
"Grandma? Young man, are you sure?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, as if he had something to say. At this moment, a woman's voice came from their courtyard.
"Hurry up and move. It's getting dark.”
The middle-aged man sped up. When he walked past me, he whispered," Young man, don't stay here anymore. There's something wrong with this house."”
"Is…is that so?"
I smiled awkwardly, but my heart started to mutter. Could it be that he knew something?
"Uncle, can you tell me what happened…"
"Child, can you not delay things here?”
Before I could finish, a woman in an embroidered shirt walked out from the courtyard. She was holding her waist and looking at me impatiently.
"Young man, listen to me. Move out as soon as possible! This place is not clean."
The middle-aged man seemed to want to say something, but he had no choice but to give up because of the woman's dominance.
"Yes, thank you, uncle!"
I thanked him and took out the key to open the door.
The courtyard was desolate and silent as usual, but I was already used to it.
Due to the middle-aged man's reminder, I began to re-evaluate this courtyard. Old buildings, desolate weeds, and no matter how I looked at it, it didn't seem like a place where people often lived.
I remember that the reason why my father and I found this house was that when we passed by the village entrance, a woman in her forties pulled us over. She said that this house was big and clean, and no one lived inside. Most importantly, it only cost 400 yuan a year.
At that time, we were lacking such a house, so we agreed immediately. When we really moved in, we realized that there was an old lady inside, and it wasn't as clean as that woman said. Although there was a difference, 400 yuan was indeed not much, so I didn't say anything more.
Looking back now, there were indeed many suspicious points. For example, when the woman introduced the house, she did not mention the old lady. After she took the money, she did not appear again. If she was the landlord, then who was the old lady? What relationship did she have with the old lady?
Just as I was deep in thought, I suddenly saw a black shadow flash past my eyes. It was the landlord's cat.
I was shocked, and the woven bag in my hand fell to the ground. Just as I was about to pick it up, I heard a squeak. I seemed to have stepped on something sticky. I raised my foot to take a look and almost spat out my lunch. It turned out that what I stepped on was a pool of bloody meat. On the meat, there was some yellow fur.
This…why does it look like a hamster?
I suddenly had an ominous feeling. I hurriedly opened the door of the room and saw that the cage hanging on the wall was already empty.
Although this little hamster was raised for a few days, it was given to me by Chen Xi after all. How could it be eaten just like that!
I was so angry that I wanted to teach this damn old cat a lesson!
Thinking of this, I grabbed the broom behind the door and rushed into the courtyard. The cat had long disappeared. I looked around but couldn't find it. However, I found something else.
The old landlady's door was actually open! Why didn't I notice it just now?
This is the first time I've seen her open the door so wide after living here for so long.
The cat should be inside, right? I thought to myself.
At this moment, I actually thought of going over to take a look.
Other than tracking down the cat, I also want to know what exactly is in the old landlady's closed room.
Just like that, driven by anger, curiosity, and fear, I quietly walked to the landlord's door and took a look inside.
There was a bamboo bed, a table, a few chairs, and some miscellaneous items. They looked very simple and crude.
What a simple old man! I thought to myself.
Wait a minute…
At this moment, something caught my attention. I saw two black and white photos placed on a table facing the door. They were very eye-catching.
One of the photos was of an old man who looked to be quite old. The other photo was of an old lady in her seventies. She had deep wrinkles, pale hair, and a kind smile on her face.
Wasn't this person the old landlady?
I finally couldn't remain calm anymore and ran out of the courtyard. When I reached the door, I realized that the door had been locked from the outside!
Through the crack in the door, I saw that the uncle outside was still moving. I shouted as I knocked on the door," Uncle, help! Uncle, help!"
However, no matter how I shouted, the uncle outside the door did not respond. It was as if there was an invisible wall between us that separated us.
At this moment, I once again experienced what despair was.
"Young man."
Hearing this, I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my chest. I slowly turned my head and saw the landlord. No, it should be a monster with a cat face and a human body walking towards me step by step. There was a strange smile on his face.
" Grandma…You…Don't come over…"
I said as I retreated, but behind me was the door and the cat-faced monster was approaching step by step.
"Help!"
The cat face monster saw this and laughed sinisterly." Little guy, go ahead and scream. No one will come to save you even if you scream until your throat breaks!"”
"Grandma…Grandma, I beg you, let me go. I promise I won't say anything when I get out…"
"How can you let go of food that has been delivered to your mouth?”
After the cat face monster finished speaking, it stuck out its tongue and licked its sharp claws." I wanted to keep you for a while, but you're too curious. You'll be a disaster sooner or later!”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:021420196:44PM
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