It was 1980; the time when the smash hit song "I Actually Don't Want to Leave" was still ringing in my ears, that is, three days after Xiao Dongbei was buried in a mass grave. I remember a creepy thing happened that night.

There was no wind that night, and it was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers. The hotel gradually became quiet after 8 o'clock. Except for the white electric light beam reflected from the window, most of the guests who had been tired for a day had already rested.

Dadongbei was as busy as a dog because he was running back and forth looking for Xiaodongbei's house and hotel to reach a private agreement and other related matters. It was not completely dark yet, so he went to bed early.

By the way, the boss and his wife don’t seem to have so much free time. As operators, hard work is natural. Since the Xiaodongbei incident, the couple’s hearts have almost been broken.

Although Dadongbei and Xiaodongbei were brothers, they didn't know where Xiaodongbei's home was. At that time, staying in a hotel was not as troublesome as it is now, and many procedures were required to complete the conditions for check-in.

The complete documents needed at that time were only an ID card, a temporary residence permit, and at least a letter of introduction from the employer. However, Xiao Dongbei came out to work because his hometown was hit by a locust plague and for a group of younger brothers and sisters at home. He had not yet applied for an ID card.

His smooth Northeastern dialect proves that he is from the Northeast, and the clothes he brought with him, there are no other items that can prove where his family lives.

The hotel owner didn't want to incur a debt of conscience. This was the reason why he asked Dadongbei to help find Xiao Dongbei. After finding Xiao Dongbei's home, he planned to take the initiative to pay a burial fee and send his bones home so that he could

Fallen leaves return to their roots, lest they become lonely ghosts that no one cares about.

But things didn't go as planned. Dadongbei worked hard for several days without finding any clues. The couple was so worried that their eyebrows were twisted into twists. It was really because they couldn't eat to their taste and couldn't sleep at night.

A living, young and strong Xiao Dongbei disappeared as soon as he said he was gone. His shadow always appeared in the minds of the couple. He even appeared repeatedly in their dreams. Every time he appeared, he looked very shocked.

In the dream, he begged the couple to save his life and send him home. Is this a heart attack or something? The couple had no way of knowing. Although this little Northeastern town was not that popular, he did indeed die in his own home.

In the hotel.

There is a saying: What stands is a blade of grass, but falls is a treasure. This sentence refers to the era when the population pace was not properly controlled, that is, the period when the family planning law was not fully effective.

If a pig had died, or something else had died, neither of them would have been tortured by their consciences. The two couples looked at each other in despair, with no words to comfort each other, and they could only hug each other.

After weeping, the couple settled down their five-year-old daughter, and then they sighed and went to bed.

The five-year-old daughter was sleeping next to her. She had never experienced a nightmare. But when the couple finally fell asleep, she suddenly started screaming and crying.

In the dead silence of the night, the little girl's cries were sharp and piercing. The guests staying in the hotel were so disturbed that they all turned on the lights in the room to see what was going on.

No matter how the two couples took turns coaxing their daughter, the little girl would just burst into tears! She wouldn't say anything and kept crying! The crying made the couple upset and it felt like their hearts were about to be broken.

Just when the couple hugged their daughter and had no idea, a familiar sound of a tricycle bell came clearly from the direction of the door. The couple looked at me and I looked at you, neither of them dared to break the silence and ask the other party if they heard the sound of the bell.

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Dadongbei and Xiaodongbei stayed in their hotel for a long time. Calculated carefully, it was still more than half a year. The sound of the bells on their tricycles was different, and they were not seen from a distance. As long as they heard the bells, they came back.

Just by listening to the sound, you can judge decisively and accurately whether the one coming back first is the Great Northeast or the Little Northeast.

After the tricycle bell rang, the little girl cried harder and harder, almost to the point of being hoarse.

The proprietress touched her daughter's forehead and gently rubbed her belly. She mistakenly thought that the child had a stomachache or a fever or something, which led to her crying.

The boss didn't think so. After he heard the sound of the car bell, his expression suddenly changed. The clear and harsh sound of the "ding bell" was none other than the bell of Xiaodongbei's tricycle.

The boss looked at his wife solemnly, his eyes panicked and full of fear, "I...go and have a look..." As he spoke, he turned the door latch and walked out.

The night was solemn, and the boss who walked out was suddenly swallowed up by the endless darkness. The proprietress hugged her daughter who was crying so much that she was vomiting and foaming, and nervously watched her husband's figure being swallowed up bit by bit by the darkness.

As soon as I walked out of the room, my eyes fell on the door that was standing quietly. I was uneasy, my racing heart couldn't calm down, and the answers and scenarios I guessed from my consciousness were so scary! I felt like there was a 'person' at the door quietly waiting for him to open the door.

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Who is at the door? Could it be another tricycle coming to join them? Perhaps there was a hearing error, and the sound of Xiao Dongbei's tricycle bell was remembered in the heart, so he misheard it?

The rustling steps were slightly unsteady, coupled with the pounding, pounding, and somewhat disordered heart. Step by step, he approached the door, looked back at the eyes that were watching him nervously, took a deep breath, and put his fingers on the door bolt, still mentally

Mutually exclusive, hesitating about whether to open the door and take a look?

Just when the boss was standing behind the gate, wondering whether he could open the door, two thrilling "Clang~Clang!" sounds suddenly came from the door. Good guy, this sound frightened the unprepared boss, and he acted like a conditioned reflex

As if being electrocuted, the hand that was placed on the door bolt suddenly jumped open. He opened his mouth wide and almost shouted.

The girl in the room cried even harder. The landlady wiped away her tears while looking at her husband nervously. Her heart was so nervous.

What is incredible is that, except for the little girl's cry that disturbed the tenants, the rest of the time seemed to be imprisoned. The girl was crying, the boss stood at the door, not daring to move rashly, and the surroundings were dark and quiet. For a moment,

It seemed that the couple and their daughter were the only ones left in this square courtyard.

Who could be at the door? All kinds of terrifying guesses and predictions stubbornly invaded his mind. The silent gaze was mixed with fear, coming from behind. He was panicked, and it was difficult to decide whether to open the door and take a look.

Her daughter's heart-wrenching cries were like the curse that Tang Monk recited to Sun Wukong in Journey to the West, forcing him to make a choice.

He put his finger on the door bolt again, and the tension gradually moved down his esophagus as his Adam's apple slid. He felt that his stomach was swollen uncomfortably, and his legs became heavier and heavier, as if they were filled with lead and he could not move an inch.
Chapter completed!