Chapter 21: The First Line of Life and Death

Su Bai found the home of Zhu Yingying's parents-in-law.

This is a dilapidated wooden bungalow, the doors are locked, and one of the houses reveals a faint light.

It's seven o'clock now, at the time when the nightlife in the city has just started, the countryside has already begun to rest.

Su Bai stayed where he was, paused for a moment, walked to the door, and knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom..."

However, the people in the room didn't seem to hear it, and there was no movement at all.

"Boom boom boom..."

Su Bai continued to knock on the door.

However, the people inside still did not respond.

At this time, Su Bai stopped knocking on the door and froze in place.

He remembered one thing at this time.

Long ago, his dad liked to tell him scary stories.

His father once said, never whistle at night, especially in the mountains.

At that time he asked his dad why.

His father said that whistling would attract ghosts.

Su Bai still remembered that at that time, his mother scolded his father.

Then his mother told him that the reason why he couldn't whistle at night in the mountains was because the whistle sound was sharp, which could easily attract some wolves, tigers and leopards, and let those wolves, tigers and leopards follow him, causing danger.

But now, Su Bai feels like knocking on someone's door at night is like whistling in the mountains.

However, there may not only be jackals, tigers and leopards in this mountain, there may also be something more vicious.

That'Lynx'.

At this moment, Su Bai felt his goosebumps rise.

He vaguely guessed in his heart that Zhu Yingying's father-in-law and mother-in-law's family probably didn't open the door because they sensed danger.

At this moment, there was a dead silence all around, and cold sweat gradually oozes from Su Bai's forehead.

Just now, he felt palpitations in his heart.

Danger is approaching...

There are two paths left for him now.

One is to keep knocking on the door and wait for the people inside to open it.

The other is to return in the dark along the previous mountain road.

However, these two roads are all a matter of luck, one is that the family will open the door, and the other is that the 'Lynx' will not be encountered on the way back.

That is, when Su Bai was in a dilemma, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

The reason why the family didn't open the door was probably because they were afraid that he was the 'Lynx'.

As for him, he could call out and let the family know that he was not that dangerous.

Thinking of this, Su Bai was ready to shout.

But when he opened his mouth, he suddenly paused.

Will the family open the door if he opens his mouth to show that he is not the 'Lynx'?

If this family is a good person, then it will be opened.

But what if not?

Was he more likely to attract the attention of those who watched in the dark?

This is drinking poison to quench thirst.

Feeling the growing palpitations, Su Bai's eyes flashed with determination, and he immediately shouted: "Liu Laogen, I am a friend of your daughter-in-law Zhu Yingying, she asked me to send one hundred thousand yuan here!"

Hearing his words, there was a slight silence in the field.

Then, there was a rattling sound from inside the door, followed by the sound of the door bolt rattling.

"A few Karmas!" The door was opened a crack, and then opened.

At the same time, a withered hand stretched out from the door, grabbed Su Bai, and dragged him inside.

Su Bai followed suit and entered the room.

"Bang!" The door was locked tightly, and a wooden bolt as thick as a human arm was driven down to lock the door.

"Ah!!!" At this moment, there was a burst of crying from outside.

At this time, Su Bai heard it much more clearly than before in the car, and immediately got goose bumps all over his body.

This sound is not the meowing of a cat,

It was clearly the sharp cry of a woman.

"Snapped!"

The tungsten bulbs in the room were lit.

An old woman stood in front of the switch, and beside her stood a thin little boy.

"Money, where's the money?" The old man who pulled Su Bai in grabbed Su Bai's hand and asked urgently.

"I'll give it to you." Su Bai put down the backpack, found 3,000 yuan from it, and handed it to the old man.

Seeing the thirty new one hundred yuan coins, the old man showed obvious dissatisfaction, stared at Su Bai and said, "I want one hundred thousand, didn't you say one hundred thousand before?"

"No one hundred thousand." Su Bai shook his head: "She didn't ask me to bring back a dime, and this three thousand is your reward for saving me."

"No, you don't want to be greedy for our money!" The old man viciously grabbed Su Bai's backpack and started searching inside.

But no matter how he looked, he could only find some changes of clothes, instant noodles and porridge.

"You know, she won't bring the money back. I just said that to trick you into opening the door." Su Bai said next to her.

In fact, he still has more than 800 yuan on him.

But this money was the money he was planning to use back home, and it was impossible to give it to the old man and old lady.

As for giving them 3,000 yuan, Su Bai didn't feel bad at all.

From the cry of the 'Lynx' just now, he could see that if the old man didn't open the door, he would definitely die outside.

As for the fact that the old man opened the door under his temptation, he didn't take it to heart.

Saving him was a fact, and Su Bai thought it was worth it to buy the peace of mind with 3,000 yuan.

"Old man, I don't think this kid has lied to us, and Zhu Yingying won't give us money." At this time, the old lady inside suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, the old man gradually calmed down.

"You are very smart, you are lucky today." He took the three thousand from Su Bai's hand, snorted coldly, and walked towards the back room, obviously still angry in his heart.

"Young man, don't mind, my wife has such a temper." The old lady nodded towards Su Bai and said in a low voice.

"It's okay, I lied to him, I should apologize." Su Bai shook his head, then he looked at the little boy next to the old lady.

The little boy looks about five or six years old now, with a skinny body and dark skin.

If it wasn't for the notification just now, it would be hard for Su Bai to imagine that the child in front of him is Zhu Yingying's child.

The little boy's dark skin was completely different from Zhu Yingying's meticulously maintained skin.

"Can I stay with you for a while?" Su Bai looked at the old lady and asked.

Hearing what he said, the old lady was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Of course, you gave us the money after all."

Speaking of this, she paused, staring at Su Bai, "By the way, young man, are you really my daughter-in-law Zhu Yingying's friend?"

Su Bai was taken aback when he heard that, but luckily he had already prepared his speech, so he said, "I'm her neighbor, because something happened to her, I came here to inform you."

"What's the notice? She is a heartless person. She hasn't even come to see her own children for so long. We have nothing to do with this kind of person!" At this moment, the old man walked out of the house and said angrily.

"What happened to her?" The old lady ignored the old man, but looked at Su Bai and asked with concern.

Hearing her question, Su Bai glanced at the child next to him and said, "She passed away."

After her words fell, there was a silence in the field.

The old man and the old lady were stunned. They never thought that their daughter-in-law, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, was dead.