Lei Lanting walked gently upstairs while listening to the sounds upstairs, while Tong Lele slowly retreated towards the door.
Although he stepped on the stairs as gently as possible, the wooden stairs still made a creaking sound, as if they were about to collapse at any time. And when he reached the corner of the stairs between the first and second floors, he turned around and saw that Tong Lele was no longer behind him.
"Lele." Lei Lanting shouted softly, "Where is the person?"
"I'm at the door." A softer voice floated from the first floor, and the voice sounded empty and distant.
Lei Lanting thought to himself: It seems that her legs and feet are recovering quickly, and hiding at the door is a good choice. If there was anything weird upstairs, she would definitely be able to run away. No need to rescue yourself anymore.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and walked quickly along the stairs to the second floor.
As soon as he reached the stairs, a dark thing suddenly rolled out of the shadows. He quickly took a step back and put the knife on his chest.
He saw the thing rolling slowly from his eyes to the wall. After hitting the wall, it rolled further into the shadows.
He held his breath and waited patiently for something, his hand holding the knife covered with sweat. But five minutes passed, and there was no movement in the corridor.
Lei Lanting looked into the shadow and saw a ball-shaped object standing there motionless. He couldn't help but laugh: He thought there was something weird on this level, but it turned out to be just a ball. It seems that my courage is getting weaker and weaker. He sighed, walked up to the second floor, and fumbled to turn on the light in the second-floor corridor. There were more lights on the second floor than on the first floor. Although it was still dim, the visibility was better. Through the lights, Lei Lanting could see that there were several more rooms in the corridor than on the first floor.
He walked to the stairs and shouted downstairs: "Come up, Lele, it's okay."
Hearing the shouting, Tong Lele walked slowly to the stairs on the first floor. As she walked up the stairs on the handrail, she raised her head and asked, "What was that just now?"
"It's just a ball," Lei Lanting paused, "it made a sound when it fell to the ground."
"A ball?" Tong Lele felt strange. She stopped, tilted her head and asked, "Does the ball make that much noise?"
Lei Lanting was stunned when she asked: Yes, the crystal chandelier shook like that. It doesn't look like it was caused by a ball. But then he thought again: maybe the ball fell from a high place, and the acceleration when it landed was a bit greater, maybe the wooden floor was thinner, maybe the ball was solid, and many reasons could cause the floor to vibrate and the chandelier to shake.
"Come up here, the ball is in the corridor, I'll show it to you." Lei Lanting said and walked towards the ball.
The moment he bent down to pick up the ball, an open door at the end of the corridor suddenly closed with a bang, startling Tong Lele who had just reached the stairs. Lei Lanting picked up the ball calmly. Pass it into Tong Lele's hand, and then move towards the door.
"Be careful." Tong Lele whispered from behind him.
Lei Lanting walked to the door, turned the hilt of the knife in his hand, gently turned the doorknob with his left hand, and pushed hard, the door creaked open, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the door inside. The swaying window attracted attention. It seemed that the wind had hit the door just now.
"There's no one here." He turned and shouted to Tong Lele, "Don't be afraid."
Hearing what he said, Tong Lele felt relieved. She weighed the ball in her hand and found that the ball was very light, not like a solid ball. Was the shaking just now really caused by the ball in her hand?
She turned around and looked at it. There was not a single oil painting hanging on the wall of the corridor on the second floor. It was only painted with a layer of blue-gray paint. Due to the age, the paint in many places had fallen off, exposing the bricks inside.
Lei Lanting walked out of the room at this time and said frustratedly: "There is no gauze and alcohol in that room."
"Forget it, I don't think there will be one in this building." Tong Lele sighed, "When you came here, you said there was a station nearby. I want to go home. Can you take me to the station?"
Lei Lanting glanced at his watch: "No problem, but it may take more than twenty minutes for us to walk there. Can your feet hold up?"
Tong Lele didn't want to stay here for a minute, so she nodded vigorously.
Lei Lanting helped her down the stairs. Before going out, he glanced at the fireplace. The fire had been blown out by the wind. He tidied up the fireplace, locked the door, and walked with Tong Lele to the station.
The two of them had their own thoughts and were silent all the way, walking and stopping. When they arrived at the station, it was already thirty minutes later and they saw the back of a bus in the distance.
Tong Lele slowly sat on the chair in the bus shelter. It was called a bus shelter, but it was actually a simple wooden shed made of a few pieces of wood and planks.
Lei Lanting glanced at the departure timetable nailed to a piece of wood, turned around and said, "The next bus is at 19:00, are you sure you want to wait?"
"19 o'clock?" Tong Lele thought Lei Lanting was joking. When she saw the time, she was dumbfounded, "Why... is it so late?"
"Today is the weekend. There are few cars. The location here is remote. It's good that the bus can come here." Lei Lanting pointed at the timetable and said, "And this bus only goes as far as the place where we got off when we came. You can There you still need to wait for the bus back to the city center train station.”
Tong Lele looked around, and there were only woods and bushes and grass, a deserted scene. She thought for a while and shook her head: "If you have to back up the car before leaving at 19 o'clock, then I'd better go back with you. I'll leave again tomorrow morning."
Tong Lele was optimistic about the departure time the next morning, and returned to the villa with Lei Lanting via the original route.
Although it was only about four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark, and there was no lighting near the woods, so the lush green vegetation looked dark. This made Tong Lele a little nervous. The two quickened their pace and returned to the villa in less than twenty minutes.
After going back and forth like this, nearly an hour passed.
As soon as Lei Lanting unlocked the door, he heard a shout from behind him: "Big thunder."
Lei Lanting turned around when he heard the sound and saw Dong Qiangqiang and a German of medium height walking out of the bushes behind the tree. Dong Qiangqiang was still holding two wooden sticks in his hands.
He quickly ran down the steps excitedly, grabbed Dong Qiangqiang's arm and said loudly: "Why can't you get through on your cell phone? How did you find this place?"
Dong Qiangqiang blinked, smiled and pointed at Hans who showed a shy smile next to him: "I have an artificial intelligence navigation system."
Lei Lanting suddenly saw the wild boar on the stretcher behind Dong Qiangqiang. He was stunned, couldn't help but squat down, and poked the wild boar's mane with his hand. After a few seconds, he exclaimed: "Holy crap, it's such a wild boar." ah!"
"What do you think?" Dong Qiangqiang smiled proudly, and his eyes naturally fell on Tong Lele's face and her slender white legs as she walked forward. Seeing the injury on Tong Lele's leg, Dong Qiangqiang's smile suddenly froze. He walked to her side and asked softly: "What... happened?"
"It's nothing, I accidentally... fell." Tong Lele said lightly while gently pushing her hair behind her ears. Somehow, facing Dong Qiangqiang, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and her heartbeat seemed to be much faster.
Lei Lanting looked around and touched the wild boar, and kept sighing: "It's so awesome... Tsk, tsk, so awesome! I'm really convinced by you. Please tell us quickly, how did you beat the wild boar?" ? You’re not really using your bare hands, are you?"
While the three of them were chatting, Hans stepped forward and said to Dong Qiangqiang: "Now that you have found your friend, I have to leave. Remember to call me next Tuesday."
"Okay. Thank you, Hans." Dong Qiangqiang stretched out his hand in a friendly manner. Suddenly he remembered something and slapped his forehead, "By the way, Hans, do you have any ointment or alcohol on you to treat abrasions? My girlfriend just now Injured."
Hans also saw the scars on Tong Lele's legs and hands at this time. He took out a roll of gauze and a small bottle of alcohol from his backpack and handed it to Dong Qiangqiang: "Here, it's 15 marks in total."
When they heard the money, the three of them were stunned. When Hans saw that Dong Qiangqiang didn't answer, he was about to put the things back into his bag. Dong Qiangqiang quickly reached out to stop him: "Okay, I want them all."
Looking at Hans's back dragging the stretcher away, Lei Lanting asked: "Did you let him just take your wild boar away?"
"It's his wild boar now." Dong Qiangqiang patted his pocket, "I sold the wild boar to him."
"Sold to him? How much did it cost?"
"500 marks..." Dong Qiangqiang paused and added, "...a white note."
"You're really good at it," Lei Lanting smacked his lips, "Where did you pick up this German guy?"
"We met by chance on the road."
"Then you..." Lei Lanting wanted to ask again.
"Let's go inside first." Dong Qiangqiang turned around and went up the steps.
In the living room, Lei Lanting was responsible for lighting the fire, Tong Lele was responsible for disinfecting himself, and Dong Qiangqiang briefly told them what happened after the three separated: including how he was chased by a wild boar, how he climbed into a tree, and how he remembered to get drunk with vodka. The pig, how did it drag the wild boar to meet Hans, and how did it find the villa through him.
After hearing what he said, Lei Lanting didn't say anything for a while, and Tong Lele had already treated the wound. She gave Dong Qiangqiang a thumbs up: "You are calm in the face of danger and have a strong psychological quality. You will definitely have a bright future in the future." After saying that, she glanced at Lei Lanting intentionally or unintentionally.
Lei Lanting's face turned red and white, and he said, "Let's walk through the wild boar forest again when we go back tomorrow. This time, I will take the rear."
Seeing that it was getting late, they decided to cook first and then arrange to clean up the house tomorrow.
The tools in the kitchen were all ready. Dong Qiangqiang took out the raw duck and fish from Lei Lanting's backpack. Just as he was about to brush the duck with the honey sauce he had prepared at home, he heard footsteps above his head.
Tong Lele and Lei Lanting obviously heard the sound. They quickly exchanged glances and picked up the guy at the same time.
