Something's wrong with my roommate

Chapter 55 The Old Man's Precious Treasure

Xu Cheng couldn't swallow the news of the stolen bike, but there were people coming and going nearby, and it wasn't as secluded as the river embankment. If you want to find the stolen bike, you won't be able to find it in a short while.

He glanced at the task, and finally chose to go home with a grievance, and finish the task first.

After returning home, Xu Cheng closed all the doors and windows, went back to the bedroom and turned on the computer. As usual, he first sent a leave note.

"The bicycle I just bought was stolen. I'm really not in the mood to code, and I have to go back to my hometown to visit relatives today, so I haven't updated it."

It is a fact that the bicycle was stolen, the killer card is the killer, the deceased is the killer's lair, and the mission of the deceased is to go back to his hometown to visit relatives, there is nothing wrong with it.

As soon as the request for leave was sent out, there were a few more. This chapter said, he clicked to open it.

"Pooh!!"

"The bicycle was stolen? I think your conscience was stolen. Why are you so busy all day long?"

"Go back to my hometown? Why don't you just go back to your mother's womb?"

"Repent!"

Seeing these messages, Xu Cheng's face darkened.

I really have something to do, why doesn't anyone believe me?Is there no place in this world for people who tell the truth?
The car was stolen, and to be honest, no one believed it. With a depressed mood, Xu Cheng lay on the bed to accept the task, and disappeared into a white light.

……

Eastern Kochi Prefecture, Muroto City.

A plain old train was slowly advancing on the track, like a hobbled old man.

Xu Cheng, who loaded the killer card, came out of the bathroom of the train.

He didn't expect that this mission would leave Tokyo and go to the southern part of Shikoku Island. The manager sent him here, which meant that the Japanese branch of Giving the Dead was hidden in this dying city.

Muroto City is a tourist city. The whole area has been rated as a World Geopark, which is the fifth World Geopark in Japan.

However, due to the combination of geographical factors, the failure of industrial transformation and the declining birthrate and aging population, Muroto City has declined. The population of the entire city is now only 1.4. Young people have moved to big cities to develop, while the older generation stayed in the countryside to die. .

The whole city is slowly becoming silent and deserted, just like the coal city Yubari in Hokkaido, it is gradually dying.

The speed of the train is very slow, just like the pace of life in this declining city.

Most of the seats in the car were empty, and at a glance, only a few guests could be seen.

Either grey-haired old men and old ladies, or hiking backpackers, not even tourists.

Xu Cheng returned to his seat and sat down. Opposite him was an old man with white beard and hair and a wrinkled face. The other man was reading a newspaper, but occasionally he raised his eyes to look at Xu Cheng.

After all, he now uses the appearance of a killer card, a thick and straight black windbreaker, a shirt tie, white gloves, high-top leather boots, a stern temperament and indifferent eyes.

This kind of person will only appear in action movies, not in this fallen city.

The old man obviously wanted to say something, but he hesitated and didn't speak.

Xu Cheng was annoyed by him, and couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you have anything to do?"

The old man took off the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, smiled, and said apologetically, "Sorry, you don't look like a tourist."

Xu Cheng nodded: "Yes, I'm visiting relatives in the room."

How to dress like a vengeance when visiting relatives?
Seeing that Xu Cheng didn't have the kind of character to reject others, the old man continued: "He's from Tokyo, right?"

Xu Cheng was a little surprised: "How did you find out?"

The old man chuckled: "I have a grandson who is about the same age as you. He went to Tokyo and never came back. Only in Tokyo can there be energetic young people like you."

Xu Cheng had nothing to do, so he chatted with the old man: "Then what is your grandson doing?"

The old man's expression suddenly became lonely, and it took him a while to speak: "I don't know, we haven't contacted for almost ten years."

This can be regarded as a characteristic of Japan, known as a society without a relationship-after young people go from the countryside to big cities, they seem to cut off ties with their relatives in the countryside, and most of them no longer contact, even their biological parents.

Seeing that the old man was very sad, Xu Cheng changed the subject.

It seemed that he hadn't chatted with anyone for a long time, and the old man was very excited, saying that he hadn't played anymore.

Xu Cheng had nothing to do, so he chatted with him casually, all the way until the train arrived at the station, Xu Cheng wanted to get off, and the old man still looked reluctant to part.

"I have a gift for you."

The old man carefully took out an object wrapped in a black plastic bag from his arms, and quietly stuffed it into Xu Cheng's hand, looking left and right, for fear of being discovered.

He said seriously: "This is my baby, I don't want to take it into the grave, so I will give it to you."

Xu Cheng was also taken aback, and hastily and carefully stuffed Dong XZ into the windbreaker.

woc, is this a side mission?
The treasure given by the mysterious old man must be a secret book of martial arts.

After getting off the train, looking back, the old man was still standing by the window of the train, waving reluctantly to Xu Cheng: "Goodbye!"

At the old man's age, it should not be goodbye, but farewell forever.

This ordinary encounter left a deep impression on Xu Cheng.

He was standing outside a small train station at this time, with the salty sea breeze blowing in his face, not far from the pier, and he could see the endless sea.

Xu Cheng was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, so he found an empty place nearby, and carefully opened the black plastic bag given to him by the old man.

Inside was a rather old pornographic magazine, the corners of which were ripped apart, and upon opening it, it was still stained with suspicious yellow stains.

Xu Cheng: "..."

It is indeed the old man's treasure, it can be called the old man's music.

But Xu Cheng's enthusiasm and anticipation were like being poured with a basin of cold water, cooling down his heart.

Fuck you, give me back my touch and expectations.

He subconsciously wanted to throw away the old man's book, but he finally put it away, remembering the old man's reluctance before parting.

To Xu Cheng, it may be non-recyclable garbage, but to the old man, it is indeed a treasure worth cherishing.

At this moment, the notification sound of the manager also sounded.

【Start of mission】

【You only have five chances to come back, please cherish it】

[Your identity is the star-less killer of the dead, and you are invited to participate in the annual meeting held by the dead, please pass the test of the heart stone and get the breathing method. If the existence of the task manager is exposed, it will be regarded as a mission failure]

[Please go to the abandoned village of Hot Spring Mountain, and connect with the peripheral staff of the deceased]

[Connection code: What contribution did Hair Country make in World War II? 】

I'm going to start breast hair again, right?

I like.

There is a town outside the train station, Xu Cheng entered the town along the intersection, and was going to ask about the location of the abandoned village of Hot Spring Mountain.

The roads in the town were empty, and there was no one in sight for a long time. Although many buildings were in good condition, it was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time, revealing a sense of desolation.

After walking for a long time, Xu Cheng found a small supermarket. The cashier was an old man in his fifties, who ignored Xu Chengai.

Seeing that Xu Cheng bought a map and some bread and drinks, the old man's attitude improved.

"Are you going to the hot spring village too?"

The old man grunted, then took out a simple map that had already been drawn, and charged Xu Cheng five hundred yen.

Xu Cheng asked curiously, "Did a lot of people go to that hot spring village recently?"

"Yes."

The old man waved his hand impatiently: "I really don't see anything interesting there."

Xu Cheng turned and left the supermarket, picked up the map and looked.

Hot Spring Mountain is a nearby high mountain with natural hot springs, which was developed by the local government as a tourist attraction of a hot spring village.

But then the scarcity of tourists led to bankruptcy, and the hot spring village was abandoned. No one has been there for a long time, except for some famous backpackers.

There are a lot of backpackers recently, probably some killers who came to attend the annual meeting of the dead givers.

Xu Cheng wandered around the whole town before he found a place that sold bicycles. The money he brought from the main body happened to buy a bicycle, plus a big lock.

He left the town on a bicycle, and drove towards the nearby Hot Spring Mountain according to the simple map drawn by the old man.

(End of this chapter)