Chapter 31 Thirty-first round of despair

The door has been sealed. Fat rats haunt the backyard rooms in swarms, and where the wind blows, there is always a disgusting rancid smell. But a few days ago, this place was the most envied by friends, with a hospitable host, capable wife, lively but polite children, delicious side dishes and fine wine on the dinner table. But now it has become a haunted house. When everyone walks through the door of this house, they will avoid it from a distance and pass by with their noses covered. No one knows exactly what happened here. No one knew why the four members of the family died tragically at the same time overnight.

But there are many rumors, all kinds of rumors. Even the best friends in the past have now become rumor makers. You don't need to be unfair to this family, let alone feel bad for them. Because this is life. When they were alive, they had friends; when they died, they died for their friends! They live very well and happily; they die, and their death is very valuable. That's enough! The weeds in the backyard seemed to grow overnight! The stone wells among the weeds also seem to have dried up for a long time under the setting sun. But of course there is still water in the well.

The deep blue water is almost black. Ritsu Kagawa looked down at the well and murmured, "This well is very deep, even deeper than the one we use in the kitchen." He suddenly turned around, smiled at Meng Xinghun, and said: "Do you know that drilling a well is also a kind of knowledge, if you don't know how to do it, you will never be able to dig water out of the ground." Meng Xinghun listened and could only listen. He suddenly discovered that Ritsu Kagawa would often say some strange and meaningless words at certain important times. Is this because he is also very nervous and deliberately said something to ease his emotions?

Lu Xiangchuan turned back to look at the water in the well, as if talking to himself, and said, "I should have come to see for myself a long time ago. If I saw this well, I might have already guessed where the old man is." He suddenly turned around and asked Meng Xinghun, "Do you know why?" Meng Xinghun's answer was very short: "I don't know." Lu Xiangchuan smiled and said, "Because I know that there is only one person who can dig such a good well, and this person will never dig a well in this poor village for no reason!" Meng Xinghun said: "Oh?"

Lu Xiangchuan said: "Of course he is also the old man's friend, except for the old man, no one can ask him to come here to dig a well!" Meng Xinghun said: "Where is this person?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Dead... It seems that the old man's friends are all dead." There was a knife-like sneer in his smile, and he continued, "But no matter what, the person who can think of hiding in a well with water is a genius after all... Do you know that hiding is also a kind of knowledge?" Meng Xinghun said, "I don't know." Ritsu Kagawa said: "That can be said to be the most profound knowledge. Not only do you have to choose the most correct place, but you also have to choose the most correct time to hide in. Both choices are not easy."

Meng Xinghun said: "There is one more important point." Lu Xiangchuan said: "Oh?" Meng Xinghun said: "If you really don't want to be found by others, you can only hide in alone." Lu Xiangchuan laughed again, and said: "Yes, this point is really important, and more importantly, only an idiot would ask a woman to keep a secret for him. This is what the old man himself said, and I still don't understand how he would Suddenly forgot." Meng Xinghun gritted his teeth and said, "I don't understand either." Lu Xiangchuan pondered, and slowly said: "Is this because he is too old? People who are too old and people who are too young, these two kinds of people are usually the easiest to be fooled by women."

Meng Xinghun said: "He's not old—there's a kind of person who will only die, not grow old!" Lu Xiangchuan said: "That's right, I only want to die, and I don't want to grow old. Old age is more terrible than death." He patted Meng Xinghun's shoulder and said with a smile, "So you might as well hurry up and kill him now." Meng Xinghun said, "What about you?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Of course I will wait for you here, I don't feel at ease no matter what I haven't seen the old man's head with my own eyes!" Meng Xinghun was expressionless, staring into the distance, and said word by word: "You will see it, and you will see it soon."

Lu Xiangchuan patted him on the shoulder again, and said with a smile: "I trust you, you are definitely not the kind of person who doesn't count what you say!" Meng Xinghun didn't say anything, and suddenly jumped into the well water. Lu Xiangchuan bent down and said: "Come up quickly, the sooner the better, when I get impatient, maybe I will seal this well." Meng Xinghun said: "I understand." Lu Xiangchuan smiled again and said, "Very well, I already knew you were a sensible person." The well water was cold. The icy well water had surrounded Meng Xinghun's body, and his whole body had been immersed in the well water, and it was only then that he completely calmed down.

Then he immediately rethought his plan from the beginning! Of course he will not really come to kill the old man, no one can ask him to kill the old man. He did this just to see the old man, and then planned something else. "No matter where the old man is, there will never be only one way out." He was sure of this, that there must be another escape route in this secret path, and that he could help the old man escape. Meng Xingsoul had disappeared into the well. Ritsu Kagawa stood there, watching, waiting. Suddenly, a person's footsteps sounded behind him. He didn't look back.

Because he knows who is coming. A triple ambush has been set up on all sides of this place—one hundred and forty-six men, a triple ambush. Not even a fly could get in here, except for his closest confidants. Ritsu Kagawa is no longer what he used to be, and his life has become very precious. The footsteps were light and the voice was low and charming. Boss Gao walked up to him, looked down at the well, and said calmly, "Do you think he will really kill the old man?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "He will never." Gao Laodao: "Then why did you let him go down?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "I can let him go down, but I will never let him up again."

Boss Gao's eyes fluttered, and he said, "But have you ever thought that he might have another way out down there!" Li Xiangchuan said: "I thought about it!" Gao Laodao: "Aren't you afraid that they will go the other way?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Not afraid." Gao Laodao: "Why?" Lu Xiangchuan suddenly smiled and said, "Let me ask you, who in this world knows the old man best?" Gao Laodao: "You!" Ritsu Kagawa said: "Of course it's me." Boss Gao said, "Do you think he won't escape by another route?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Absolutely not." Gao Laodao: "Why?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Because this is the last way for him to retreat. Since he has retreated here, there is no way to retreat... Even if there is a way, he will never retreat again!" Gao Laodao: "Why?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "Has anyone thought before that the old man would be forced to go to the dog hole at the bottom of the well?" Gao Laodao: "No." Lu Xiangchuan said: "Since he has been forced here, he is at the end of a hero's life. If he is not sure about regaining his strength, he would rather suffocate to death inside than come out again. How can he retreat? He can still Where are you going to retreat?" He really knew the old man well. This is indeed a place of death! "If you can't take revenge and regain your strength, you might as well die here!" This is indeed an idea that the old man had planned long ago. If you retreat further, the situation will only be more miserable and worse, and there is no hope of revenge. What's more, since others can chase here, of course they can continue to chase. Even if he can escape, how long can he escape? Fleeing is not only shameful, it is painful, sometimes worse than death. In the old man's mind, the word "escape" did not exist at all, only chasing!hunt!hunt! Boss Gao finally understood what Lu Xiangchuan meant, and said sweetly, "You mean, when the old man comes here, it's like the overlord of Chu has arrived in Wujiang, and he would rather die than escape!" Lu Xiangchuan said: "That's exactly what I mean." He waved his hand suddenly, without saying a word, immediately a series of people came over, each holding a boulder in their hands. The boulder was thrown into the well water, and the well water splashed up. Three stones, one dustpan of sand; thirty stones, ten dustpans of sand, no matter how deep the well is, it will be filled up. He didn't have to say a word at all, because this matter was already planned by him! Boss Gao looked at him and suddenly sighed. Lu Xiangchuan said: "Why are you sighing?" Gao Laodao: "I sigh when I am happy." Lu Xiangchuan said: "What are you happy about?" Gao Laodao: "Of course I am happy, because I am your good friend, not your enemy." No matter who chooses someone like Ritsu Kagawa as an enemy, it is indeed a very unfortunate thing. It's a pity that the people who choose him as friends are just as unfortunate—maybe even more unfortunate. For a person like Ritsu Kagawa, you are really lucky only if you have never seen him! The walls of the well slid open. Meng Xinghun slid in, and the pool water inside became warmer. But at this moment, he suddenly became a little afraid, and almost dared not face the old man! Because he didn't know what to say after seeing the old man. He really couldn't bear to tell the old man that Fengfeng also betrayed him. This blow was too great for an old man, and it would even make him more painful than when he was betrayed by Lu Xiangchuan. Few things in the world can match the anger and pain that men experience when they find out they have been cheated on by the woman they love! Meng Xinghun couldn't bear to tell the old man that his last bet was about to be eaten up, and his last hope was also gone. Now no one can rush to Feipeng Castle to rescue those people! But now is the time when we can no longer escape reality. Meng Xinghun sighed in his heart, he only hoped that the old man would be stronger than he imagined. He sticks his head out. He froze! The situation in the secret room is still exactly the same as when he left, even the position of the pillows has not changed. But the old man was gone. Meng Xinghun jumped out of the pool and stood there dripping with water, shivering non-stop. Although he had just jumped out of the cold water, it seemed that he fell into the cold water suddenly in the cold night. The change made everything he thought suddenly stupid and ridiculous. This change was something he had never imagined in his dreams! After a long time, he gradually regained the ability to think. Why is the old man not here? Did he go by himself?Or was it robbed? Why did he leave suddenly?Where did you go? Where else could he go? Question after question, all of which seemed unexplainable. At first Meng Xinghun's thoughts were extremely chaotic, but suddenly, a light flashed in his eyes. He heard a thin voice coming from the ventilated iron pipe. The voice seemed to give him a strong hint, causing his eyes to light up. "This damned old fox!" Although he cursed in a low voice, he fell on the bed, laughed loudly, and burst into tears. Just then, he heard the sound of the first stone being thrown into the well. Then, there was a series of earth-shattering vibrations, and the safe and strong basement seemed to have been shaken by the vibrations. Meng Xinghun knew that Lu Xiangchuan was going to seal the well, but he couldn't do anything other than hide there and listen. He is not alarmed.Because he is sure that there must be a second way in this secret room. The shaking finally subsided - no matter how deep a well is, it will always be filled. Meng Xinghun sat up slowly, and began to look for his second way. There is no second way! Meng Xinghun finally despaired and finally gave up. If even he can't find the second way, it means that there is no second way here. He sits down. At this time, he didn't feel any fear, but only felt very surprised and strange. He couldn't figure out how the old man would put himself to death. Deathly silence. It's getting hotter and hotter in the basement—is it like that in the tomb? Meng Xinghun suddenly found that breathing was gradually becoming difficult. He simply lay down! "A man needs less air when he is perfectly still." Although he couldn't understand the reason for this, he knew that it was only right to do so. Like a beast, he always has some kind of wonderful instinct and intuition for survival. The roof of the basement is also made of gray slate. The square stone house looks like a coffin. Meng Xinghun lay quietly for a long time, thought for a long time, and suddenly understood why the old man didn't leave a second path here. If a person like the old man has been chased to such a place and hides in this burrow like a stinky rat, the feeling in his heart must be more painful than death. If he can't avenge his shame, how can he survive? "If I were an old man, I wouldn't plan to run away. Now that I'm here, there's only one way to go!" Meng Xinghun let out a long sigh, and suddenly a burst of fear welled up in his heart. That is not the fear of death. Death is not terrible, what is terrible is that he knows that he will never see his beloved again in this life. In the world, there is only this kind of fear that is more terrifying and painful than death. "How could Xiaodie survive without me?" I think of Xiaodie's last look at him, her eyes full of infatuation, love, expectation and pleading. A string of teardrops suddenly welled up in Meng Xinghun's eyes. The wells have been filled and solidified. Ritsu Kagawa stood by with his hands behind his back, admiring, like a great painter admiring his masterpiece that he had finally completed despite a long time. "No one can escape from this well again! Not even the old man!" This is the grave of the old man and Meng Xinghun. Lu Xiangchuan suddenly smiled, and said leisurely: "It seems that the old man is really a good friend." Boss Gao looked at him, apparently still not understanding what he meant. Lu Xiangchuan smiled and said again: "He doesn't need his friends to worry about anything, even his own grave, he has already prepared it himself." Boss Gao also smiled, and said lightly: "In any case, this tomb is very strong. After a person dies, he should be satisfied with having such a tomb." The heat, a suffocating heat. This is not a grave! This is hell. But at least there is still light and fire in hell, but the lights here have suddenly gone out. Meng Xinghun was lying in the darkness, sweating, as if there was Wusui's hand in the darkness, holding his throat. He knew that his chances of surviving were small and getting smaller. "But the old man is still alive." The old fox finally deceived all the people and found out the way for him to avenge his shame. He had indeed deceived everyone, even Meng Xinghun had been deceived by him. But Meng Xinghun didn't hold any resentment, nor did he blame him. Thinking of Lu Xiangchuan's expression when he finally found out the truth, Meng Xinghun couldn't help but laugh. He wanted to be able to smile, wanted to, terribly. It's a pity that he can't laugh anymore. Ritsu Kagawa was laughing, but couldn't stop laughing. Now all enemies are destroyed, all plots and struggles are over. What is waiting in front of him is endless glory, power, wealth, and enjoyment.If he doesn't smile now, when will he wait? Boss Gao looked at him for a long time, and he didn't know whether it was admiration, envy, or jealousy. Lu Xiangchuan smiled, and suddenly asked, "Do you think I'm pretty?" Boss Gao nodded and said, "Of course it looks good. Successful people are always very good looking. You succeeded." Li Xiangchuan said: "You are jealous of me." Boss Gao said sweetly: "A little bit, a little bit, but the rest is envy." Lu Xiangchuan sighed suddenly, and said, "If you knew what price I paid for my success, maybe you wouldn't envy me." Boss Gao blinked and said, "What price did you pay for it? You have neither shed blood nor sweated. The one who bleeds and sweats is someone else." Lu Xiangchuan said: "That's right, it's someone else who bleeds and sweats, not me, but do you know what kind of life I've lived these past few years?" Gao Laodao: "I only know that you haven't had a hard day in these years." Ritsu Kagawa said: "What is it that counts as hard life? I can't fall asleep in the middle of the night, and when I fell asleep and was awakened by a nightmare, have you seen it?" Gao Laodao: "Why are you acting like that?" Ritsu Kagawa said: "Because I am worried, worried that my plan will be discovered, and my secret will be revealed. Sometimes I am even so worried that I can't even drink a sip of water, and I will vomit as soon as I drink it." Boss Gao sighed softly and said, "It turns out that hurting people is not pleasant." Lu Xiangchuan said: "It's really uncomfortable, but it's a little better than the feeling of being victimized." He smiled again, and said leisurely: "The taste of success is not pleasant, but it is a little better than the taste of failure." Gao Laodao: "Then what are you still complaining about?" Lu Xiangchuan said: "I don't complain, I just have a little regret." Gao Laodao: "What regrets?" Lu Xiangchuan stared into the distance, and said word by word: "I haven't seen Sun Yubo's corpse with my own eyes yet!" He turned around suddenly, and saw a person rushing in from outside the wall, and rushed towards him. This person is Yu Hong, and he is a small leader of the three teams he brought. Lu Xiangchuan lowered his face, and said coldly: "I told you to stay outside, who told you to come in?" His demeanor was not harsh, but there was a bone-chilling chill.He is different from the old man. The old man is sometimes windy, sometimes scorching sun, but he is just a kind of silent cold, so cold that even one's blood freezes. Yu Hong's face changed drastically, he fell to the ground seven feet away, and said: "This subordinate didn't dare to leave his post without authorization, but because someone sent a letter, he said it was urgent and he had to hand it over to the gang leader to dismantle it. " The old man has never been the leader of any gang, nor the owner of the castle or the altar. He likes others to treat him as a friend, although others respect him more than any owner. However, Ritsu Kagawa likes the name Gangzhu. He feels that the two characters themselves symbolize a prominent status and power. Lu Xiangchuan asked, "Where is the letter?"