Chapter 7: The Dilapidated Small Two-Story Building

This sentence came so suddenly. Although I knew it was just a joke, it still made me nervous.

I have talked with Master Liu Yunbo, and this person is definitely trustworthy. Maybe the half-month overlap is just a coincidence.

My cousin saw that I looked solemn and laughed loudly:

"Haha, brother, you can't, can't you? Any joke scares you like this. You've seen too many movies about barbecued buns, haven't you?"

I came to my senses, let out a sigh of relief, and said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and just eat your meal."

My cousin saw that I was really angry and didn't dare to joke with me anymore. Originally, we planned to go to my dorm after dinner, but we weren't in the mood for it anymore. We each went our own way.

When I returned to the company, I went straight to Old Wu's office, because I had told him about resigning before, and Old Wu also agreed and planned to hire a driver from outside. Since Master Liu asked me to continue driving, even though I had ten thousand unwillingness, I had to do it with courage.

Unfortunately, this busy man, Old Wu, was not there again. Although he was only the team leader, it sounded like a small official, the boss of the company held several positions and had no time to deal with us in this small company.

Therefore, Old Wu basically acted as the second-in-command here, holding the absolute power to decide.

I left the office with nothing to do. These days, I was only busy with matters of survival and forgot about the blind date, Bai Fan. Since it was still early, I sent her a text message.

"Are you busy? I'm near your company. Let's have dinner together after work."

Bai Fan replied to me quickly, "See you at the door at 5:30."

Seeing that Bai Fan didn't refuse, I was overjoyed. This meant that she hadn't forgotten about me. I quickly went back to polish my shoes and change my clothes to prepare for the second date tonight.

At 5:30, I wore a suit I bought when I was a best man last year, with a new tie, and stood straight at the downstairs of their company waiting for her to get off work.

This is a high-end office building, and all the people who work here are white-collar elites. I thought that Bai Fan asked me to wait for her at the door. In case she met a colleague, I didn't want to lose face for her.

At least, I don't want people to find out that I'm a bus driver.

A goddess is indeed a goddess. Even in this crowd, she won't be buried in the light.

I recognized her at a glance. Unlike the first time we met, she was wearing a white shirt and a professional skirt today, exuding a smart and capable charm.

Soon she noticed me, waved to me, and looking at her coming over from afar, I was really fascinated. Such a good girl can only be seen on TV or in dreams.

Thinking about my recent experiences, it really confirms the saying, "Blessings and misfortunes come in pairs."

Bai Fan came up and chuckled, "Did you just have a meeting?"

I shook my head and said, "No."

"Didn't you have a meeting? Why are you dressed like this? Aren't you hot? It's almost 40 degrees today."

In fact, if she hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have noticed. It was really hot. My head was already covered with sweat.

This time I brought 5,000 yuan in cash, which filled my pocket. Originally, I wanted to take her to Time Story for dinner, but she refused to go because it was too expensive. Finally, she insisted on taking me to a small noodle shop.

I am not good at words. When she is not talking, I don't know what to say, and the atmosphere is a little awkward for a while. She has been deliberately looking for topics.

"By the way, I was confused by what Uncle Liu said on the phone the day before yesterday. How do you know him? Who did he ask you to find?"

These days, I have been under a lot of pressure. I really want to find someone to talk about all these things. Even if they can't give me any good ideas, it's better than keeping them in my heart.

The Bai Fan in front of me is a considerate girl. I know that if I am willing to talk, she will definitely not be bored and will listen to me seriously, even if the whole experience sounds ridiculous.

But this is not a good thing after all. Girls are already very scared. I don't need to add to her trouble.

"Oh, it's nothing. Uncle Liu often takes my car, and we also know each other. A few days ago, I asked him for a favor."

Bai Fan ate the noodles and "oh"ed, and didn't ask any more questions.

After dinner, I wanted to invite her to watch a movie. To my surprise, this girl actually suggested watching a newly released ghost movie. Of course, I disagreed with it one hundred thousand times. I almost see ghosts every day now. As soon as I hear the word "ghost", my whole body shivers.

But I can't beat her, and finally I followed her into the studio.

I'm fucking drunk. I remember that domestic ghost movies have always been crappy. Apart from scaring people with dubbed sounds, they are at the level of cartoons in other aspects, and can make people fall asleep.

But the ghost movie I watched tonight is suspenseful in the plot, bloody in the scene, and occasionally surprises suddenly!

This summer is already hot. I wore a shirt and tie inside, and a big suit outside. The sweat on my head was flowing down in rows.

Finally, I managed to get through until the movie was over. I was like coming out of a steam room, and there were water all around my head.

When it was over, I also heard the little couple behind me whispering, "Husband, look at this man, he's scared to death, and I guess he peed his pants too. Hahaha... Hehehe... Old coward."

The two little lovers laughed happily and couldn't stop. I don't know if Bai Fan heard it. I heard it clearly. If Bai Fan wasn't present, if I wasn't trying to take into account my image of being educated, I would have turned around and kicked one of them away.

I tried to suppress my anger, stole a glance at Bai Fan beside me, she seemed not to have heard it, and looked down at her phone unconcerned.

Overall, tonight's date was successful. Although Bai Fan wasn't scared into my arms, at least, I wasn't scared into hers. This is not bad. I'm very satisfied.

When I returned to the dormitory, the first thing I did was to take off all my clothes and take a cold shower.

I changed into my work clothes, put on the bracelet, and everything was ready. At exactly 11 o'clock, I drove the No. 13 bus from the station and started today's late-night journey.

What makes me happy is that Uncle Liu also takes the bus back to the village tonight. I can keep my life safe, all thanks to Uncle Liu's life-saving note.

This time, I saw Uncle Liu really especially close, and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu, do you want to smoke? If you want to, light it up. You can smoke in any seat you want."

Uncle Liu didn't stand on ceremony with me either. He happily took out his big tobacco pipe and lit it up.

"See, Uncle Liu, the bracelet I'm wearing on my wrist was given to me by Master Liu."

I said as I raised my hand and shook the bracelet on my wrist.

"Not bad, Lao Liu is quite capable."

I remembered the note that Uncle Liu gave me, and then continued, "Uncle Liu, I guess you also have some skills. You could see that I've provoked something unclean?"

"Skills, I wouldn't say that. I'm just older and have seen more." After Uncle Liu finished speaking, he smiled and took a puff of smoke, obviously in a good mood.

On the way back to the village, I talked a lot with Uncle Liu and emphasized the incident of Old Tang's sudden appearance last night.

Uncle Liu is really a person who has seen the world. Despite all these personal and ghostly matters, he remained calm and didn't frown even once.

"Old Tang, I know him. I also know the person he asked you to look for, Liu Qingzhu."

"Do you know both of them?"

Uncle Liu scolded me, "You foolish child, they are not human beings. How could I know them?"

I realized I had said the wrong thing and awkwardly smiled.

"Liu Qingzhu, he lives in the same place as the person I introduced you to, Master Liu Yunbo. In their neighborhood, a fire broke out ten years ago and killed many people. Liu Qingzhu died in that fire."

I was familiar with what Uncle Liu said. Yes, it was exactly what Old Tang told me last night. The only difference was that Old Tang said that the person who died in the fire was Liu Yunbo, while Uncle Liu said it was Liu Qingzhu!

Of course, I trust Uncle Liu's words more. I also believe that it was Liu Qingzhu who died in the fire that year, because after all, Uncle Liu and Master Liu Yunbo are helping me, and I have also confirmed from Lao Wu that Old Tang is already dead.

I still have some doubts in my heart:

"Uncle Liu, why is Old Tang getting so close to me? What is he trying to achieve by all this feigning and making a fuss?"

Seeing that we had arrived at the station, Uncle Liu reached out and knocked on the cigarette pipe outside the window, saying slowly, "Do you often go to the office building of your company compound?"

I nodded and said, "I often go, basically every day. Why?"

"The behind of this office building, there is an abandoned small two-story building, do you know that?"

"I know. I heard that the small two-story building has been abandoned for more than ten years, and it's really a waste of space. I don't know why it hasn't been demolished."

Uncle Liu's eyes lit up and he whispered, "This abandoned small two-story building was the office building of your company ten years ago. The last room on the east side of the second floor is a file room. Old Tang's secret is all in this file room."

After Uncle Liu finished speaking, I also arrived at the station. I wanted to ask something more, but Uncle Liu got up, picked up the carrying pole, and got off the bus by himself.

I have many doubts in my heart. I don't know where Uncle Liu came from, and he can explain clearly the front and back of our office building.

What surprised me even more was that even the location and room of the abandoned small two-story building, he said it so clearly.

This small two-story building is at the back of the building. Usually, no one goes there. I was also curious when I first arrived at the company and walked around in front of the building.

It is said that this small two-story building is indeed the earliest office building. Later, when the company became rich, a new building was built in front of this building.

"Old Tang's secret is in the small two-story building."

On my way back to the company, I kept thinking about Uncle Liu's words.

What secret does Old Tang have? Isn't he just the one who had an accident while driving and killed a whole car of people ten years ago?

Also, what about the file room on the second floor that Uncle Liu mentioned? After being abandoned for ten years, is there still anything in the file room?

It rained heavily on the way back. After I parked the car, I took an umbrella against the rain and went to the security room. The security room was empty with the lights on. I didn't know where the security guard had gone.

I took my umbrella and strolled in the company compound. After thinking about it carefully, now that there are no people in the company and the security guard is not around, it is a good opportunity to go to the small two-story building. With a bite of the bullet, I turned around and walked towards the small two-story building.

I didn't pay much attention to it usually. I thought that the small two-story building had been abandoned for ten years, and it must be broken windows and rotten wood. But the windows of this small building are all covered with iron bars, looking from afar, it is more like an old prison.

The door of the small building is open now. I turned on my mobile phone's flashlight mode and slipped in cautiously with the faint light.

The corridor inside is not only terribly dark, but also strangely quiet. Most of the rooms on both sides are open, but strangely, there is nothing inside.

"Why didn't the company use all these abandoned parts? They could be used as a warehouse even though they are wasted."

I was wondering when I heard a sound of footsteps, which scared me to hide in a room in a hurry.

"Boom... Boom... Boom... Boom..."

The sound came from the second floor, getting closer and closer. Slowly, I heard a sound of iron chains, and my heart cried out:

"Damn, someone has locked the gate!!".