Alice was halfway through her lunch, but the bartender's story was so exciting that she forgot to use her fork.
"Why are you buried on the mountain?"
"I heard old Henry say that Mr. Four said there is a good place on the mountain. If he dies, it would be best to bury him on the mountain."
Alice asked again: "You laugh when you talk about old Henry. Did he do anything that made you happy?"
"Miss, this bar once belonged to old Henry. I was an orphan he took in. Many orphans in this city received his favor decades ago. Apart from his weird temper, he was also a very good person. people."
Alice lowered her head to eat: "Sorry, this was my oversight."
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"He can be considered our adoptive father, but he never allowed us to call him that."
The middle-aged man stood in front of the lonely tombstone, pondered for a long time, and finally spoke his mind.
Zhou Jinru and Xu Yu stood a few meters away, looking at the letters carved on the tombstone. They formed a title and a name.
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Steward of Oia IV, Ector Henry.
Out of nowhere, he asked, "Can you tell me Henry's story?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Zhou Jinru and wondered which adoptee he was a descendant of? This thought only lasted a few seconds. If the other party was unwilling to disclose it, it would be inconvenient for him to ask more.
But he didn’t mind telling others about old Henry.
"I moved into Oia IV when I was eight years old. At that time, old Henry was the only one left in the mansion. He never allowed us to enter the upper rooms, saying that they belonged to the two owners. At that time, all of us Everyone is thinking that the owner of the mansion has passed away long ago, how could he come back? There must be a lot of gold and silver treasures stored in those rooms, and there are too many gold coins and banknotes to spend."
Xu Yu smiled: "Then you secretly went to the room to watch?"
"Yes, the most powerful guy among us, who was once a strict pickpocket in the gang, took action himself. While old Henry was drunk, he successfully unlocked the door and entered one of the rooms."
Zhou Jinru didn't speak. Looking at the other party's expression, he knew that there must be no so-called treasure in the room.
"The room still maintains the appearance of daily life. It is cleaned regularly. Not only is there no dust, but there are also some seasonal fruits on display. It is as if someone lives here, but all of us know that no one will live here."
Xu Yu said with emotion: "He is a loyal servant and a reliable friend."
"You...Doctor Xu Yu?"
At this time, the middle-aged man finally remembered the identity of the lady with light blue short hair in front of him. It should be said that very few people in Pingpan didn't know her.
"Hello, I am Xu Yu, this is my companion, you can call him A Guang."
Zhou Jinru shook his head and said that he didn't care about this. He had just seen the titles on the other two tombstones. One was called Mr. Four, the male owner of Eya No. 4, and the other was called Miss Yu, the hostess of Eya No. 4. There was no other name. Yes, even the year of birth and death was not written.
"They are a couple?"
The middle-aged man looked a little strange: "No, you can't say that. We all thought that Mr. Fourth and Miss Yu were husband and wife at first, but the actual situation is not like this."
"oh?"
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"Why?"
"I also asked old Henry many times, but he always refused to tell. He only said some strange things once when he was drunk."
The bartender looked at the door. Mayor Marcus walked in from the outside. He saw Alice sitting at the bar and shouted in a loud voice: "Old guy, are you telling those stories again?"
The bartender smiled: "Story? Maybe, after a while, when we old guys are buried in the soil, no one will know what happened in the past."
Alice couldn't wait any longer and asked, "What's going on between them?"
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"Miss Yu and Mr. Four are not husband and wife, nor are they even lovers. They have a relationship that is difficult to describe. In the words of old Henry, it is called a companionship. It goes beyond friendship, love, and family ties. Their lives They relied closely and could not be separated. Mr. Fourth was the leader, and Miss Yu was by his side, until one day, Miss Yu passed away, and Mr. Fourth also passed away after taking care of everything."
The middle-aged man stared at Henry's tombstone and said in a deep tone: "But later on, old Henry always said that one day, both masters will come back. It won't be long. He will wait until they come back to get that day. This is simply unbelievable. How can someone who has died be resurrected?”
"Indeed."
Zhou Jinru sighed. Inexplicably, he felt sad. When he turned to look at Xu Yu, the girl's eyes were filled with tears and she was crying silently.
The atmosphere here was too heavy. After Zhou Jinru said goodbye to the middle-aged man, he left with Xu Yu.
"Aguang, do you believe that people can be resurrected after death?"
Zhou Jinru paused. He wanted to say that people cannot be resurrected after death, but he thought that this land cannot be judged by common sense. The dead can still break through from dreams to reality. Maybe there is a way to live forever somewhere?
"I don't know, but I can accept that."
When they came down from the mountain, it was almost afternoon. Neither of them had eaten anything for lunch, so they found a restaurant in the city to eat.
"Aguang, I saw a movie theater over there, and the poster seemed interesting."
"no problem."
Zhou Jinru agreed immediately. Summer afternoons are extremely long, so watching a movie is also a good choice.
However, Pingpan's cinema was too deserted, with only a few spectators besides them.
Xu Yu's skills in movies are really excellent. She acted as a narrator while watching the movie. Her narration was so vivid that in the second half, Zhou Jinru's attention was focused on her and ignored the movie.
"Have you watched a lot of movies?"
"I have seen it. I have been to many places. Movies and movies are good spiritual carriers."
Xu Yu carefully tore off the stubs of the movie tickets and put them into the suitcase.
Inadvertently, Zhou Jinru noticed that there were many ticket stubs in her suitcase, which confirmed the fact that she liked watching movies.
Two and a half hours later, when they walked out of the cinema, the sky darkened. It was time to go back.
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"Come back, don't come back, come back, don't come back, come back..."
The priest girl sat boredly at the table, throwing playing cards one after another. One day passed, and the man didn't come back. Could it be that he still planned to spend the night outside, and God had no new will. She wanted to stay here. Keep waiting?
At this moment, two figures, a man and a woman, walked in at the door.
