The Old Gods Are Whispering

  Chapter 22 The Mysterious Grocery Store

  Under the shade of a tree with dim lights, Gu Jianlin corrected with a dark face, "First of all, I didn't buy what you thought. Secondly, you need to know that we are brother and sister."

"Is it?"

  Su Youzhu took a sip of brown sugar water, obviously feeling much more comfortable than before, then raised her slender and curled eyelashes, and said quietly: "But we are not related by blood, and we are not on the same household registration book."

  Gu Jianlin was speechless by what she said, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it really was the same thing.

  The two of them don't even count as proposed blood relatives. In essence, this so-called brother-sister relationship is no different from playing house.

   "What's going on in your head every day?"

  He glanced at the time on the phone: "Go out to eat something first, and the school will be closed in a while."

  Su Youzhu hesitated for a second, then slightly pursed her cherry lips and got up, when a gust of cold wind blew over, she visibly shivered.

  Gu Jianlin took a look at her petite and slender figure, so he had no choice but to take off his coat and put it on her.

  He is 1.85 meters tall, and his coat is naturally wide, which just covers her whole body. He looks very cute and cute.

  Su Youzhu was taken aback for a moment, and the look in his eyes became even weirder.

  Well, I also said that it’s not to brush favorability.

  She sniffed the coat carefully, and it smelled good.

   "Remember to call me next time you encounter this kind of thing."

  Gu Jianlin glanced at her and said intentionally or unintentionally.

   It is reasonable to say that most girls have girlfriends when encountering menstrual periods. Even if they are not prepared, just ask a friend to help, and they will not curl up in a chair alone in embarrassment.

   It's just that Su Youzhu's popularity at school doesn't seem to be very good.

   To be more precise, it is not very good among girls.

  Most boys can't understand it. In fact, since elementary school, the girls' circle is relatively more complicated. The phenomenon of clique and exclusion has always existed, but the conflict will not be brought to the table.

  So at first glance, there will be an illusion that everyone is on good terms.

   But as long as you pay attention, it is easy to find out who is excluded.

  Even though Class 3 and 7 of their senior high school was a reorganized class, it only took a week for a small circle to form.

  In a circle, everyone will not like the one who is particularly different.

  Su Youzhu is the typical example of the alternative. She doesn't have good grades, but she is very good-looking, and she has learned how to dress herself. More than two-thirds of the boys in the whole school miss her.

  In addition, she has a withdrawn personality and doesn't like to talk much.

   It is normal for such a person to be excluded by the girls in the class.

  Including in the circle of boys, and because she is too difficult to get in touch with and chase, everyone gradually gave up.

  Of course, Gu Jianlin only recently discovered that he was indifferent to school affairs before.

   "I just came out to the toilet to tidy up."

  Su Youzhu raised her pretty face as delicate as ice and snow, and then shook the phone with a black screen: "The phone just ran out of battery."

  Gu Jianlin hummed, and led her out of the school.

  The two brothers and sisters ate and walked through the dimly lit basketball court and track circle, passing by all kinds of classmates.

   Many people looked at them in surprise when they saw the two of them walking together.

   "They seem to have misunderstood something."

  Gu Jianlin suddenly said, "Do you not mind?"

  The fact that two people accidentally became brother and sister has never been told to anyone, including the school leaders and teachers.

   Walking together, it is easy to be misunderstood as lovers.

  Su Youzhu didn't have any expression, and said calmly: "Why do you mind? I don't plan to find a boyfriend. On the contrary, you, who are so close to me, will find it difficult to find a girlfriend."

  Gu Jianlin shook his head indifferently: "I don't have that plan either."

  Su Youzhu raised her eyes and glanced at the boy.

  In fact, she doesn't fall in love, and she actually has her own reasons.

Although Fengcheng No. 2 Middle School is the best high school in the city, good academic performance does not conflict with youthful rebellion. Many people in the school seem to spend more time playing than anyone else, but as soon as they return to the classroom and sit down, they start to swipe Question, that's called a fight.

  Gu Jianlin is different, he seems to have no desires, always wears simple and clean clothes, does not get close to anyone around him, nor is he keen on certain hobbies, and he does not see him fighting for or participating in school positions and activities.

  Occasionally he can be seen reading in the library, or staring at a place in a daze, and occasionally playing ball alone.

   Even playing games is just to make some money as a coach.

  Before Su Youzhu lived with him, there were a few girls in the dormitory who wanted to pursue him, and they could often hear news about him, but at the end of the chat, they only came to a two-word conclusion.

boring.

  At the beginning, Su Youzhu thought that it must be because those girls didn't know her well.

  Many people look the same on the surface, but they look the same in private.

   It's just that she didn't know that what her roommate said was true after seeing him in the hospital.

  Whether in a coma or later waking up.

  The thing he did the most was staring out the window in a daze, his eyes blank. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was also busy with his father's affairs, and he was also incredibly obedient.

   It's hard to imagine that there are such strange people in this world.

  You can't guess anything except that he is unhappy.

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  Gu Jianlin didn't know what the girl next to him was thinking. As soon as he walked out of the school gate, he saw the brightly lit snack street across the street, crowded with people, and a strong fragrance came over his face.

  There are people coming and going on the street, and there are many people wearing school uniforms, but they are obviously not students.

  He simply analyzed it with profiling, and found out seven or eight.

"What to eat?"

   He turned his head and asked.

  Gu Jianlin realized that something might happen in the near future, so he had to go back early after dinner.

  Su Youzhu thought about it seriously: "It's okay, I want something hot."

  Gu Jianlin nodded: "Then go eat wild wontons."

   The wonton stall in Fengcheng is also one of the characteristics of the old city.

  Many years ago, before his parents divorced, his father would often take him to a small stall downstairs for supper, two bowls of wontons and a plate of barbecue, and he would eat them until after two o'clock in the middle of the night, and then he was taken home by his mother.

  It really makes me nostalgic when I think about it.

  The wild wonton stall across the street is quite authentic. There are quite a few people lined up in front of the shop, and you have to wait at least ten minutes.

   While queuing up, Gu Jianlin saw the girl frown again in pain.

  He sighed: "Go buy a baby warmer first?"

  Su Youzhu was taken aback when he heard the words, and said quietly: "You even know this? You are very experienced."

  Gu Jianlin put on a straight face: "Elementary school students know how to use Baidu these days."

  He habitually walks to the left of the snack street, where there is a 24-hour convenience store.

   As a result, I just walked to the door of the store, only to find that the store has closed down and replaced!

  The original convenience store disappeared for some reason, replaced by a grocery store that didn't even have a name.

  Gu Jianlin was a little surprised, that convenience store was still there two days ago.

  This grocery store is filled with faint sandalwood, which smells very expensive, surrounded by old-fashioned goods racks, which seem to have been used for many years, but the goods are brand new.

  The decoration inside the store is also completely different from before. It has an old smell, and the mottled walls have a vague sense of age. There are still many calligraphy and paintings on the walls, and some of them are even covered with dust.

   This is not a new store at all.

   "You two, welcome."

   Someone said with a smile.

  It was a man in a suit and leather shoes, with his hair neatly combed back, full and three-dimensional facial features, and a pair of gentle and deep eyes. At first glance, he looked like an aristocrat in a British drama, or a celebrity in the business world.

  He stood in front of the counter with a friendly smile.

  There is also an old-fashioned antique cabinet behind the counter, which is filled with all kinds of rare curios, including Guanyin statues and golden toads, as well as pairs of jade wrench fingers, blue and white porcelain vases, and bronze wine glasses.

  An old man in a wheelchair was playing with six copper coins on the counter, listening to cross talk on the radio.

  The curling agarwood diffuses silently.

  When Gu Jianlin saw this posture, he was shocked.

"What's wrong?"

  Su Youzhu asked from behind.

  Gu Jianlin shook his head calmly, because he found that this grocery store is not simple.

   At least rich.

  Because he briefly profiled it just now, those rare antiques gave him a sense of vicissitudes of history.

  Most of them are authentic.

   As for the two people in the store, he couldn't see through either.

  Profiling is not a panacea, what is needed is the mastery of information.

  It's just that most people in this world are too simple, without their own thoughts, fixed work and life, lackluster experience, and extremely obvious characteristics, just like a one-page resume, which is clear at a glance.

  But some people are different, like an obscure book, which contains too many joys and sorrows.

   Difficult to read.

   It's not that Gu Jianlin has never met someone who he can't understand at first glance, but the two popular people in the grocery store are very special.

"What do you need?"

  The man still maintained a kind smile.

  Gu Jianlin came back to his senses and said, "Sorry, three-pack warm baby."

  The man smiled: "Okay, it's fifteen yuan in total, and I'll get it for you."

   After speaking, he turned and left.

  Gu Jianlin took out his mobile phone to scan the QR code to pay, and continued to look around the store, always feeling weird.

"what's up?"

  Su Youzhu noticed that his expression was wrong.

   "It's nothing, I'll go back to sleep early after buying food."

   Gu Jianlin reminded.

  From the beginning to the end, the old man in front of the counter did not raise his head, staring intently at the six copper coins.

   I don't know what I'm looking at.

  At this time, there was a loud noise on the street outside the door, and the red and blue lights of the police car flashed.

   "Give way, let everyone!"

  I saw a fat man in a school uniform walking in front, cursing: "It's so unlucky! Don't look at it, go back to school! Are you looking for cuts? It's you!"

  The man pointed casually in the crowd, and several students shrank their heads and ran away in a hurry.

  Gu Jianlin frowned, he knew this person, the richest second generation in the school, and also a well-known school bully.

   He couldn't get into Fengcheng No. 2 Middle School in the first place. It is said that his family spent a lot of money to get in.

   "Fuck, don't let me catch that grandson! There are more and more perverts these days."

  The fat man looked back, his expression changed, as if he was suppressing a wave of nausea: "Ugh..."

  He retched a few times, looked up and saw the grocery store, and hurried in.

   "Boss, bring you some bottles of water!"

  The fat man slapped the ten yuan on the counter, went straight to the refrigerator, took out a few bottles of drinks, and poured them down his throat.

   After filling three bottles in a row, he saw a man and a woman in front of the counter.

   "Yo, isn't this Brother Lin!"

   Fatty's eyes lit up: "Bring your girlfriend out? Good guy, so beautiful!"

  Gu Jianlin froze for a moment.

   "It's me, Cheng Yuyu!"

  Cheng Youyu hurriedly said, "I don't know you anymore? I even copied your test paper!"

  Gu Jianlin did have some contact with this fat man.

   There was a centralized exam, and this guy sat next to him, and copied half of his papers abruptly, before being taken away by the invigilator.

  But towards Gu Jianlin, he was still very polite.

  After all, Gu Jianlin has no sense of presence in school other than good grades, and if anyone is lucky and can get him in the exam, he will also generously help out, so a good relationship has been formed.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

   Gu Jianlin said politely.

  Su Youzhu looked very cold, and obviously didn't want to talk.

   "Just remember, just remember."

  Cheng Youyu rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "Well, this month's test, please."

  Gu Jianlin looked strange: "Okay, if we can get them together."

  Cheng Youyu immediately smiled, and said with a smile: "I'm relieved by Brother Lin's words!"

  At this time, a police car slowly passed by outside the door, and there were several detectives carrying transparent garbage bags.

  In the trash bag, there were dead bodies of cats and dogs.

   "What's going on over there?"

   Gu Jianlin asked curiously.

  Su Youzhu frowned, only feeling a stench blowing towards her face.

Cheng Youyu licked his teeth and said indignantly, "Aren't there a lot of wild cats and dogs near our school? There are a few girls who come to feed them every time after school. As a result, when I went to see them today, all those wild cats and dogs were killed by people." He was killed, and his belly was ripped apart, all the internal organs in his stomach were emptied..."

When he said this, he almost vomited again: "Then they called the police and asked the detectives to deal with it, but they didn't find out who did it after checking the surveillance. Those corpses were hanging on the branches. It's so freaking weird." .”

  Gu Jianlin frowned, and turned to look at the **** plastic bags.

  Although I can't see clearly, I can vaguely see the stern, disemboweled corpses.

  The blood was coagulated, because the organs were hollowed out, and not much blood flowed out.

  Gu Jianlin took a few steps outside, suppressed the stench, and stared at the corpses for a while.

   "Really perverted."

  Su Youzhu said quietly.

Cheng Youyu patted his thigh: "Isn't it? How pitiful are the kittens and puppies, and I often accompany my girlfriend to feed them! I heard that those who abuse small animals have the tendency to kill people! What the hell? Such a disaster near the school is really terrible! Well, if you two have nothing to do recently, just stay in the school and don't come out."

   Hearing these words, Gu Jianlin stared at the marks on the garbage bag, and suddenly frowned.

  Because he saw countless spider threads on the garbage bag.

  There are also traces of spider silk on the dead bodies of cats and dogs.

  The open wounds are very irregular, unlike the marks caused by normal knives.

  After the hasty profile, he seemed to see a limb twisted like a bamboo joint, and his belly was ripped open like a knife, dripping with blood.

spider.

   It seems to be a spider that killed these cats and dogs.

   Just when he wanted to take a closer look, the detective had already walked away with a garbage bag.

   "How could it be a spider..."

  He subconsciously talked to himself.

  This time he didn't believe in his profiling results very much, because the light was dim and the distance was too far away, he was afraid that he might make a mistake.

   At this moment, the old man who had been staring at the copper coin in a daze raised his head and looked at him.

   "Boy."

  The old man said lightly: "Would you like to have a fortune telling?"

  Gu Jianlin turned around and saw the old man in front of the counter looking at him with a smile.

"I?"

   He pointed to himself.

   "Yes, it's you."

  The old man nodded: "Don't worry, it's free, and you won't be charged."

  Gu Jianlin hesitated for a moment, the old man really seemed to believe in that.

   It's just that he has a bit of a shadow on fortune-telling. Before, Sun Banxian downstairs was a piece of shit, and it was a pile of shit.

   But given how unusual this grocery store is, it might as well give it a try.

"it is good."

  The old man squinted his eyes in satisfaction, and pushed out the six copper coins in his hand: "Come on, toss one at a time."

  Gu Jianlin knew that this was the algorithm of the sixty-four hexagrams in the "Book of Changes", and according to what he said, he threw it six times in turn.

  Six copper coins are lined up in a row, with different pros and cons.

The old man just glanced at him calmly, and said lightly: "The upper hexagram is Dui, and the upper hexagram is Dui, and the upper hexagram is Dui, which is Yin, and it is Ze. The lower hexagram is Kan, and the Kan is Yang, which is water. In a poor situation. The yang is under the yin, and the rigidity is covered by softness. A gentleman can hardly develop his talents, and he is in a poor place."

  Gu Jianlin was silent for a second: "Old man, what does this mean?"

  The old man took a deep look at him, and said: "This is a sleepy hexagram, what does it mean, you can go back and look it up yourself. In my humble opinion, you may be in trouble recently."

  Gu Jianlin stared at the hexagram without saying anything.

  Cheng Youyu watched for a long time, then lowered his voice and said, "Brother Lin, why do I feel that this old man is not very professional..."

  Gu Jianlin looked strange, because he also felt that he was not very professional, and he was not as good at speaking as Sun Banxian downstairs.

  Unexpectedly, Su Youzhu asked curiously: "Old man, what should I do?"

  The old man said calmly: "Thunder and wind are relatively weak, mountains and rivers are ventilated, and water and fire do not shoot each other."

  He paused: "Nanli Shengmen, Shengmen is on fire."

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  (end of this chapter)