[This chapter is almost done. I almost fell asleep while writing.]
"I'm going to kill all of you shameless bastards! You turned on the air conditioner in the car and made us suffer! Huh? "
There was a dull thud from the door of the car, followed by an inarticulate roar from the side of the street. Lin Sanjiu was startled by the black figure and lost her bearings. She quickly stepped on the brakes and the car screeched to a halt. Luckily, she did not crash into the guardrail by the roadside.
Looking back, it turned out to be a bare-chested man who was sweating profusely. At this moment, he was grabbing a few bricks and wildly smashing them at the red Mazda. As he smashed them, he cursed, "You, you are not good people … Get out here, get out …" Before he could finish his sentence, his body fell backwards and he fainted.
Lin Sanjiu was obviously caught in the crossfire.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and looked away from the rearview mirror. She was still feeling a little nervous. She was acting like a madman, fainting, and sometimes hallucinating. These were all signs of severe dehydration under extreme heat.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and sped up. She drove straight to Zhu Mei's neighborhood.
She had been to Zhu Mei's house many times. Twenty minutes later, when the headlights shone on the words "Rong Jun Neighborhood", Lin Sanjiu slowly stopped the car and turned off the engine. She took her keys, carried her bag, and turned on the flashlight. Then, she walked toward the gate of the neighborhood.
The neighborhood was located in a remote area. Usually, there weren't many people around. At this time of the day, it was as quiet as a ghost town. However, just when she was about to reach the gate, Lin Sanjiu's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She stopped.
She looked around and didn't see anything unusual. She cautiously waited for another two minutes. When she saw that nothing was out of the ordinary, she heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed that her "Sharp Intuition" wasn't 100% accurate.
Rong Jun Neighborhood was an old building built in the 1990s. Like all old buildings, there was a guard station at the entrance of the neighborhood. As this area wasn't very safe, the gate would be locked after midnight. However, if someone came back late at night, they could just knock on the gate and the security guard on duty would open the door with the key.
Looking at his watch, it was exactly 2: 30 am Lin Sanjiu walked forward and shook the tightly locked iron door. The heavy brass lock rattled against the iron door. The noise was particularly ear-piercing and only faded away after some time. However, the surroundings were still quiet, without a trace of human presence.
"Brother Security, are you there? I came to Unit 2 to look for someone. Please open the door for me! "Her clear voice traveled far in the quiet night. However, no matter how much hope Lin Sanjiu had in her voice, there was no response from the guardhouse.
Zhang Xuan sighed. This was within his expectations. Lin Sanjiu raised her head and looked at the metal bars that prevented people from climbing the gate. She felt a headache coming on. Although the residential area was old, the metal gate was newly installed. It was so sturdy that it didn't give anyone the slightest chance.
Lin Sanjiu hesitated and placed her hand on the door.
"Put it away!"
Following her whisper, her palm once again lit up with white light. However, this time, the white light seemed to be a little weak. It flashed a few times in her palm, but the door did not budge. This was the first time Lin Sanjiu tried to turn something so big and heavy. She felt her heart beating faster and faster. Gradually, she found it hard to breathe. Her muscles also started to ache.
Lin Sanjiu felt as if there was a few thousand kilograms of metal on her body. Her arms started to tremble. Just as she was about to give up and withdraw her hand, the white light extinguished with a "pa" sound.
The metal gate disappeared and turned into a card that fell to the ground. There were two messy drawings of two metal gates on the crayon card. At the bottom corner of the card were the following words:
[Metal Gate]
Two metal gates were installed in Veterans Neighbourhood in 2012. Other than being heavy, it has advantages.
Function: Nothing special. It can't stand up when it is not installed in the wall.
Lin Sanjiu was almost used to this kind of useless card. She put the card in her pocket and rushed to Block 2, where Zhu Mei lived.
The guardhouse behind her was still quiet and dark.
When Lin Sanjiu stood in front of unit 401, she was already panting like a cow. Putting the metal gate away had really exhausted her energy. After that, she climbed four floors in one go. At this moment, Lin Sanjiu could only feel her voice trembling, "Zhu, Zhu Mei! Are you there? Open the door. It's me, Xiao Jiu! "
Unit 401 was also quiet. Lin Sanjiu's heart sank to her stomach. If Zhu Mei fainted in the room, she really didn't know what to do. Since 12 o'clock that night, she had already turned three things: Ren Nan's corpse, his hair, and the metal gate. There was only one slot left for today, but Zhu Mei's house had two doors!
Lin Sanjiu shouted indignantly as she kept banging on the door. She was extremely anxious. When she got out of the car just now, she noticed that the temperature seemed to be rising. Judging from her hot body, the temperature at the moment was definitely more than 56 ° C. Zhu Mei was an ordinary person. Could she withstand it?
After shouting for a while, Lin Sanjiu felt that her throat was smoking. She had no choice but to stop and drink a few mouthfuls of water. She put the water bottle back into her bag. Just when she was about to knock on the door again, there was a sudden squeak. The door of unit 401 opened a little.
"Zhu Mei, are you okay?" Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief and shone her flashlight at the door.
However, the person who opened the door wasn't Zhu Mei. Instead, it was a middle-aged woman in her fifties with an oval face. When the flashlight shone on the woman, she quickly used her hand to block it. However, that split second was enough for Lin Sanjiu to get a clear look at the woman.
Pak! Lin Sanjiu's phone fell to the ground.
She stared fixedly at the face that was peeking through the door. After some time, she finally reacted. She fumbled for her phone and shone the flashlight on the door again. Lin Sanjiu finally found her voice, "Mom?"
She felt as if her brain had turned to mush. "Mom, why … why are you here? Are you okay? What's going on? "
The middle-aged woman was on the verge of tears. She quickly opened the door, "Come in! Come in! It's great that you are okay! I was so worried about you … "
Lin Sanjiu was pulled into the house by her mother in a daze. She stood in the hall. Lin Sanjiu had a myriad of thoughts swirling in her mind. She didn't know what to say. While she was in a daze, Lin Sanjiu saw a waist-high white shoe cabinet from the corner of her eye. She was very familiar with this shoe cabinet. It was the one she bought with Zhu Mei.
She blurted out a question, "Mom, why are you at Zhu Mei's house? Where is Zhu Mei? "
Mrs. Lin wiped away her tears and pulled a chair over. She gestured for Lin Sanjiu to sit down. After Lin Sanjiu sat down, Mrs. Lin choked with sobs, "Ever since the weather became so abnormal, I have been worried sick about you. I heard that the electricity grid here was down tonight, so I rushed over … I couldn't get through to your phone, so I came to Zhu Mei's house to see if I could wait for you. But … but Zhu Mei is not going to make it … "
Mrs. Lin sobbed a few times and said, "She is a good girl … I know you two are close. Please don't be too sad."
Lin Sanjiu sat still. She remained silent for a while. Then, she switched off the flashlight on her phone. The house was plunged into darkness once again.
"I was mentally prepared on the way here … God wants her to die, so there's nothing we can do about it. Luckily, mom, you are fine. That's better than anything … "Lin Sanjiu mumbled in the dark.
Mrs. Lin knew that her daughter couldn't see, but she nodded anyway. She wiped her face and smiled, "Your dad is fine too. He is resting in his room. I'll go get him now … "She turned around and prepared to leave.
"I'll go too …" Lin Sanjiu stood up quickly.
Mrs. Lin nodded as she walked. She reached out to push the bedroom door, "Hey …"
Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a gust of wind behind her. Caught off guard, Mrs. Lin received a heavy blow on her head. Her body went limp and she fell to the ground, revealing Lin Sanjiu's figure behind her.
Lin Sanjiu's arms couldn't support the chair that she was holding so she quickly put it down. However, she didn't loosen her grip. Instead, she gripped the chair's handle tightly and glared at the direction of the bedroom as if she was facing a formidable enemy. For a moment, only her heavy breathing could be heard in the quiet room.
Then, footsteps came from behind the bedroom door. Suddenly, the bedroom door was pulled open. A tall, broad-shouldered man stood at the door. He stared at the scene in front of him in shock and anger. With the dim light from outside, Lin Sanjiu could barely see that the man's face was very similar to Lin Sanjiu's.
"What are you doing?! That's your mom! "he roared.
The face opposite him, which was very similar to his, had a cold expression at the moment.
"I wish she was my mom more than you do." Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath. She could feel the muscles in her arms and thighs throbbing due to fatigue. "My parents passed away in a car accident ten years ago. From identifying their bodies to burying them, I was the one who arranged everything. … Who are the two of you? Where are my friends? "
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