Chapter 35: A town without sunlight (5)

The smart thing to do if you want to hear the most important thing from someone else is not to ask, but to shut up and listen to what they have to say.

That night, the soldiers quickly disposed of the horrifying corpse. The ground where the dilapidated house had been located once again became quiet… The bored soldiers began to smoke around the fire and brag, as if a horrifying corpse had never existed there.

As for Liu Weijun, he was a little dazed by the shock of what had just happened. The soldiers didn’t care about the corpse, but he couldn’t help but care. He didn’t know what was going on, but he felt like he was suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, watching the corpse turn into a pile of yellow liquid in front of the fire, and then slowly seep into the yellow earth.

This was not what he wanted to see, because after watching it, Liu Weijun’s stomach began to convulse, convulsing like a sea, and then he finally couldn’t help but squat on the ground and vomit…

Some soldiers began to laugh, but Liu Weijun didn’t care. He felt that there was a strange smell in the air, and he thought it was the smell of the yellow water.

The moon had already disappeared from the already gloomy night, and the drizzle began to fall. Liu Weijun was always used to being happy on rainy days, but the drizzle that night could not make him happy. He had already completely fallen into vomiting, vomiting until there was nothing left in his stomach, only sour water… and it still wouldn’t stop.

The soldiers just laughed, and some even joked that it was the first time they had done this, so Liu Weijun deserved to suffer this way… This made the young man, who was used to the love of his parents, feel particularly sad, and tears welled up in his eyes.

At this moment, a pair of warm hands began to pat his back gently, and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

The familiar smell of tobacco, Liu Weijun knew without looking up that it was his father, Liu Er, who had come. The tears that he had been holding back just now suddenly rolled out of his eyes. He looked up and called out, “Dad!”

“Men in my family don’t cry. Wei-jun, after tonight, you will truly become a man.” Master Liu’s face was very ugly at the moment, and he looked even more old and weathered. Only the eyes that looked at Liu Wei-jun were filled with love.

Liu Weijun did not understand why Liu Er had such an expression. He had just seen the horrible corpse turn into a puddle of water, and his father still had such an expression. What was he worried about?

At this moment, in the drizzle, Liu Weijun saw that the five people had all returned. The officers were talking to Lin Jianguo, who was usually calm, but this time his face was particularly ugly. After a long time, he heard Lin Jianguo say in a loud voice, “It’s useless to ask about this matter. I won’t say anything, and it’s not something you can solve. If you ask any more, everything will get worse. I promise.”

As always, Lin Jianguo’s tone was unquestionable, even more refutable, and extremely certain, leaving no room for manoeuvre.

This made Liu Weijun admire Lin Jianguo even more. He dared to challenge an officer, and an officer from such a mysterious unit.

At the same time, he was worried about Lin Jianguo. What if the officer was going to get angry? But there was no anger as Liu Weijun had expected. The officers just remained silent for a while, and then one of them said, “Our identity and ability really can’t control anything. Things will be reported truthfully. In short, the higher-ups…”

The officer’s voice gradually faded, and Liu Weijun couldn’t hear what he was saying. In any case, he was still very curious.

Because he was paying attention to what was going on, he completely ignored Liu Er, who was standing next to him. It wasn’t until he couldn’t hear their conversation anymore that he turned his head and looked at Liu Er, only to find that Liu Er’s expression had become even more worried. However, unlike before, Liu Er didn’t say anything at all.

After about ten minutes of talking with the officer, Lin Jianguo didn’t say anything, but walked over and stood next to Master Liu.

As for the officers, they packed up their team and left the hill early… Soon, the hill, which had originally seemed lively, became quiet and desolate. However, because of Lin Jianguo’s presence, Liu Weijun felt extra at ease.

Lin Jianguo didn’t know what he was thinking about, staring at the surging Yellow River below the cliff for half a day, smoking two cigarettes, and then throwing away the cigarette butts, he said to the Liu family father and son, “Let’s go, we’re going back. Second Master, I’m telling you, you should think about it carefully. Once we go, I’m afraid there’s no way to turn back.”

“What else is there to consider? Things have turned out this way. The people you said were after us have all run away. If we don’t take a chance, this town is completely hopeless, and I’ll have to risk my own life… Besides, this is already the second one. It’s hard to say that there won’t be more in the future. I’m afraid…” Master Liu sighed and didn’t continue.

Liu Weijun was also filled with worry and heaviness after listening to this heavy conversation, but he was still curious. He really didn’t understand what Lin Jianguo and his father were talking about, and why they couldn’t say it more directly and clearly.

But then, Liu Er suddenly changed the subject and said, “I’m not very capable. I’m just a half-baked Taoist priest. If I go with you, will it be useful?”

“Even if a Taoist priest with great abilities were to go, wouldn’t it be useless? I only trust you. I let you go to prove an idea in my heart. Maybe I can’t save myself, but I have to find a way to protect this town. Forget it. Don’t say so much in front of the child. Tomorrow, if you want to go with me, wait at the entrance to the town at 6 a.m.” Lin Jianguo finished his words briefly and then became silent.

At this time, they had already walked down the gentle slope.

The drizzle was still misty. Master Liu put his hand on Liu Weijun’s neck with some affection and said in a painful voice, “Weijun, do you understand now? Why from tonight on, you will become a real man, because Dad is going to do something big with your uncle Lin tomorrow. Maybe I’ll come back once a month, and if I can’t, then…”

Liu Weijun, who had always been a bit insensitive, was a bit panicked. He turned his head and looked at Liu Er’s somewhat weathered face, and couldn’t help but call out, “Dad…”

“Don’t worry about me, I should be back! Anyway, I won’t be here for a month, so take good care of the family and your mother! No matter what happens in the town, you must remember to wait for me to come back. Don’t be scared or uncertain, and don’t be tempted by anything. Do you understand?” After saying this, Liu Er added, “I said I will definitely come back.”

Liu Weijun suddenly felt like a man. In the face of such a Liu Er, he couldn’t help but nod.

At this moment, Lin Jianguo also suddenly remembered something and took something off his neck and put it in Liu Weijun’s hand.

Liu Weijun glanced at it and saw that it was just an ordinary wooden plaque with the character Lin carved on it. The color was very old and faintly reddish… Lin Jianguo said to Liu Weijun simply, “I will keep you safe for a month, and then we will talk about what happens after that. You must be safe.”

Liu Weijun suddenly felt that the wooden plaque in his hand was a bit heavy, but he still silently put the plaque around his neck. It was still warm, which made him feel at ease.

That night, the last thing Liu Er said to Liu Weijun was: “Write to your brother. No matter what lies you tell him, for one month, don’t let him bring his family back to our town.

Liu Weijun nodded again!

It was a rare, rainy night. Liu Weijun’s memory was so deep because after he returned home, he also heard his mother crying all night…

The next day, as soon as it was light, Liu Weijun didn’t see his father.

He looked up at the entire town and found it inexplicably foggy, but it didn’t seem like the kind of normal fog.

After the rain, it was supposed to be a clear day, but the sun in the sky looked so blurry.

It was also on this day that Wei Donglai returned.