Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1 [For new books, see Weibo or enter the group 535422468 to see the announcement]

"The factory is really going to close down, do you have a place to go?"

Chen Zhi, who was covered in dust, just walked out of the factory when he heard the workers discussing. He looked up stupidly, and a bankruptcy notice was posted on the bulletin board.

This was what he had expected. This small machinery processing factory was already not doing well, and the number of employees had been reduced several times. Chen Zhi was able to make it this far because of his hard work, and now, finally, he couldn't go on any longer.

"Chen Zhi, what do you do? Have you found a place?" When paying the bill, Uncle Lin, who was in the same workshop as Chen Zhi, asked with concern. He knew the situation of Chen Zhi's family, and losing his job would be a huge blow to him now.

Chen Zhi is 22 years old this year. He is a temporary worker of this small affiliated processing factory. He was born in Z City in the northeast. Z City is a small city famous for its rich steel products. There is a very famous large steel factory called Z Steel. Nearly one-third of the city's citizens work in Z Steel, and others also make a living in small factories derived from the steel industry.

Chen Zhi did not have a happy family. His father was a full-time employee of Z Steel Factory, which was an enviable job. But in Chen Zhi's memory, there were only two things in his father's life:

One is drinking non-stop, and the other is beating and scolding people non-stop.

As a result, Chen Zhi never had a normal communication with his father since he was a child.

In the year Chen Zhi graduated from the technical school, his father was fired from the factory because of a serious work accident while drunk.

Chen Zhi's father, who lost his job, became even more depraved, drinking like hell all day long, and was finally honorably sent to a nursing home after a stroke after drinking.

And Chen Zhi's mother divorced his father that year and moved out.

It's not that Chen Zhi didn't have no resentment towards his father, but no matter how much he resented, it was still his biological father, and he couldn't leave him alone.

The nursing home where Chen Zhi's father works has to pay a living management fee of 1000 or [-] yuan per month, which is paid monthly, otherwise he will be evicted immediately.

Money is currently what Chen Zhi needs most.

After paying the last salary, Chen Zhi frowned and returned home. This so-called home was his father's only property in his life. It was an old house of about [-] square meters. Every time it rained heavily, the corners of the house would be Water seepage, moldy walls have fallen off countless times.

There is no warmth in the room. The heating in the old house has not been good. The heating pipes have been aging for a long time, and no one manages and maintains them.

Chen Zhi lay on his back on the bed, looking at the messy roof full of spider threads, his mind was like a mess, it was not easy to quickly find a suitable job, unemployment meant that he might be in the next He has no food and clothing for a month, which is easy for him, but the father in the nursing home can't afford to wait.

"If there is really no other way, should we go to rob?"
Chen Zhi was thinking wildly in his mind, feeling very confused and helpless.I don't know when it started, his life is like a poker game destined to lose, without any hope in sight.

Chen Zhi didn't have a high education, and he never went to college. After graduating from junior high school, he went directly to a technical school to learn riveting. Chen Zhi also didn't have a girlfriend, because given his current financial conditions, no girl would really pay him a second look. Chen Zhi is also really unable to afford other people's lives.

"It's just like this for my whole life..." Chen Zhi closed his eyes, thinking in despair.

"Tick! Tick!"

A burst of dripping water interrupted Chen Zhi's thoughts,

"Damn it, where is the water leak again!" Chen Zhi muttered, stood up reluctantly, and followed the sound of water to find it.

Water leaked from the radiator, which is a common occurrence, but the radiator is hidden behind the wooden cabinet, and the only way to repair the radiator is to pry the wooden board open.

Chen Zhi had no choice but to find a tool to pry the boards. He didn't want his house to be flooded after losing his job.

This job was not troublesome, and Chen Zhi got it done within 2 minutes, but after prying open the wooden cabinet, a wooden lattice was exposed inside, and an old cardboard box was quietly placed there.

This is an old-fashioned cardboard box for fruit. I don't know how long it has been in it, and it is full of dust.

Chen Zhi suddenly felt curious in his heart, he didn't remember that there was a cardboard box placed here.

Chen Zhi quickly dealt with the heating, re-nailed the wooden cabinet, and then moved the cardboard box out.

He blew the dust off the top of the cardboard box. The box was so moldy that the bottom was almost exposed.

Chen Zhi opened the lid and flipped through it. Inside were some textbooks he used when he was a child. Chen Zhi picked up a copy and looked through it. He found that the pages of the book had been glued together, and there were notes written by him on it.

Looking at these crooked characters, Chen Zhi thought it was very interesting, and recalled what happened in elementary school in his mind.

Chen Zhi was not happy when he was in elementary school. In his memory, his father would beat and scold Chen Zhi and his mother like crazy every time after drinking. His mother never quarreled with his father, but her attitude was very indifferent. Zhi often sees an indescribable coldness in her mother's eyes.

It's strange that Chen Zhi's family doesn't have any relatives in Z city, but it made Chen Zhi understand one thing since he was a child, he can only face any problems by himself, and no one will help him.

Chen Zhi rummaged through the box again, and picked up a book wrapped in a book cover. This book cover was wrapped for him by his female deskmate in elementary school. There were a few crooked lines written on it, "Primary School Mathematics" .

After seeing these words, a memory suddenly flooded into Chen Zhi's mind, but he couldn't make it clear, as if he had forgotten something important.

Chen Zhi flipped through the book, the cover of the book fell off because of too long time, and inside the cover, a yellowed note floated out.

"What is this? Why is it hidden in the book cover...", Chen Zhi thought in his mind, opened the note and read it carefully.

And when Chen Zhi saw the handwriting on the note, a memory that had been dusty for a long time became clear again in his mind.

Two lines of words were neatly written on the note: "At two o'clock in the afternoon, see you in the warehouse of the Youth Forging Factory. Take the commuter bus of Z Steel at 12 o'clock in the afternoon and get off at the terminal. You must come, ten thousand, ten thousand!".

The inscription is "Teacher Guo", and a map is drawn on the back of the note, marking the gate, the specific location of the factory building and the warehouse in detail, even a child can understand it at a glance.

Chen Zhi looked at the note, his eyes were motionless, and the memory of 15 years ago was slowly waking up.

He remembered that this note was put in the book cover by himself, and he had also been to the youth forge mentioned on the note.

School used to be the place Chen Zhi hated the most. In his memory, because his parents were powerless, and Chen Zhi himself was playful, the teacher never bothered to talk to him. Will think of him.

But not all teachers treat him badly. When Chen Zhi was in primary school, there was a teacher who taught mathematics, Guo, who expressed special concern for him.

That Mr. Guo was newly transferred, and Chen Zhi couldn’t remember his appearance, but this Mr. Guo often called him out to chat, asking him about his family’s situation, what he usually eats at home, and some questions about his age. Incomprehensible question.

In Chen Zhi's deep impression, there is a watch on Mr. Guo's wrist. The edge of the dial is golden, which is very beautiful.

Mr. Guo told him that this watch is a foreign product called Omega, and he also said that this watch would be given to him sooner or later, which made Chen Zhi happy for a while.

It was not until Chen Zhi grew up that he realized that at that time, that kind of gold-rimmed Omega watch was a bit too expensive for a primary school teacher.

The note in Chen Zhi's hand was written to him by this teacher Guo. It was during a break between classes. Chen Zhi was playing football on the playground like a mud monkey. Teacher Guo called him over.

At that time, Teacher Guo was sweating profusely, handed the note to Chen Zhi in a hurry, and left. Before leaving, he said solemnly, "Remember, you must come!"

At that time, Chen Zhi was baffled and didn't know what this teacher Guo wanted to do.

Chen Zhi couldn't remember exactly how he decided to go, but he only remembered that it was the first time he went to such a far place by himself and drove for a long time.

Youth Forge is located in the outskirts of Z City, very remote.

In Chen Zhi's memory, there was not even half a person at the door of the factory. He entered the factory smoothly at that time, and found the warehouse according to the map marks, and Mr. Guo was standing there at that time.

Chen Zhi remembered that Mr. Guo had an indescribable anxiety and nervousness on his face at that time, as if he was afraid of someone chasing him.

At that time, Chen Zhigang walked to the back door and was about to open the door to call Teacher Guo, when suddenly, a large Jiefang truck rushed out at an extremely fast speed, and slammed Teacher Guo against the door of the warehouse.

Chen Zhi clearly remembered that he was standing behind the small passage door opposite the warehouse, with the rear of the big truck facing him through a glass, and he couldn't see what Teacher Guo was like when he was hit.

Then a lot of people got on and off the truck, and they all rushed to the warehouse door. No one noticed a child standing behind the door.

Chen Zhi was terrified at the time, and there was only one thought in his mind, "run".

At that time, Chen Zhi acted out the most instinctive reaction of a child when he was in danger, turned his head and ran like crazy.Frightened, he couldn't even remember how he ran back.

But the next day, an incredible thing happened. The teacher Guo who was hit by a truck went to school again.

(End of this chapter)