13 Mink Street

"When you go home from the hospital and heal your injuries, find some time, let's sit down and have a good chat, and I will tell you everything you want to know."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Karen didn't refuse, and there was no point in refusing or being afraid at this time.

If you haven't seen the dance of "Mr. Mosang\

,"If you have never seen Mrs. Hughes possessed by a strange demon,

If you have never seen Alfred and Ms. Molly standing in front of you,

If he hadn't been stabbed by his grandfather himself,

All of that can continue under the tacit understanding, allowing the gears of life to continue to move forward smoothly.

But it's all come to this point, it's obviously inappropriate to deceive yourself and others;

cover your ears,

cover your eyes,

As if everything is still good,

It's as stupid as Sergeant Duke calling himself to say he found out who the real culprit is, not saying anything on the phone, but inviting himself to meet somewhere, and then when he goes to that place, he finds Sheriff Duke Has been killed by the murderer in advance.

This is simply... an insult to IQ.

"Take care of yourself, don't worry about family matters," said Diess.

"Okay, Grandpa."

Diss turned around and left the ward;

Pu'er planned to leave with him, but when he was about to get out through the crack of the door, he was kicked back by a heel.

"boom!"

Pu'er turned somersault, and the door of the ward was closed.

immediately,

Pu'er looked up at Karen who was lying on the hospital bed,

Karen didn't bother to pay attention to it, picked up the "I Bound Your Heart" that the nurse had lent to him, and continued reading.

The story in the book is that the heroine, who was born in a commoner family, was loved by the prince of the Wien royal family, broke through the barriers of the world, got married, and then a series of stories happened when the heroine faced the royal family and the upper class.

The plot of the story is a bit clichéd in Karen's eyes, but a lot of knowledge about Wayne's social class can be learned from it.

To a certain extent, Ruilan is like a vassal country of Wayne, or a "protected country". Not only is it inseparable from Wayne economically, but it almost inherits it culturally;

In the eyes of Ruilan elites, Wayne is the big stage they really yearn for.

Pu'er jumped onto the armchair of the escort, curled up, as if falling asleep.

When tiredness hit, Karen also put down the book and turned off the light.

sleep.

...

late night;

another hospital;

Ward;

Mr. Huofen, who was sleeping, slowly opened his eyes, and a familiar figure appeared beside his hospital bed.

The nurse on the bed next door was still soundly asleep and didn't notice anyone coming.

"I stabbed him," Diess said.

Mr. Hoffen laughed,

road:

"He's definitely not dead."

"Yes."

"If you kill him, according to your personality, you will only say that he is dead, instead of telling me what you did with it."

"I can't do it," Diess said.

"Diss, it was the God's Descending Ceremony that I prepared for you, and you and I both know how high its specifications are.

we failed,

Because what we summoned back was not the real Karen's soul.

He's not Karen,

From the first time I saw him, I was sure! "

"I know."

"He's not your grandson anymore, Diess, you should be more sober, I have cancer and my days are numbered, so I'm willing to help you, old man, I know how much your family means to you.

But the god descending ceremony under such a high standard,

Since it wasn't Karen's soul that was summoned back,

Then he,

It is likely to be an evil god!

He may be weak now because he has just arrived and needs some time to recover.

but you should understand,

An evil god, once he recovers, what a terrible turmoil it will cause!

You should kill him, Dis. "

"I can not do it."

"Why?"

"Because he... called me grandpa."

"Diss, do you know that your kindness will cause disasters to many people outside in the future?"

Diss was silent.

Then,

Diss laughed,

road:

"Outsiders don't call me grandpa."

...

When I woke up, it was already dawn.

Karen rang the bell, and after a while, the nurse Mai Na came in and asked with a smile, "Karen, is that book good?"

"Very interesting story."

"I thought it was only us girls who liked to read this kind of story."

"Boys like it too, because they can understand girls better."

"You're so funny."

Mina reached out to help Karen get up and put on his clothes. With her support, Karen came to the private bathroom in his ward. After washing, she served Karen for breakfast.

Breakfast was polenta with several kinds of fruit.

Karen doesn't really like the combination of fruit and meals, even though it might be healthy and nutritious.

"Can I help you for a walk?"

"Can you?" Karen asked.

He didn't ask if this was within the scope of Mina's service, but whether his injury allowed it.

"Yes, the doctor said that the main reason for your coma is excessive blood loss..."

Mina reached out and touched Karen's chest,

Um,

Although the wound is on the other side,

"Proper activity can help you recover faster."

"Thanks."

Accompanied by Mai Na, Karen walked out of the ward, which was conveniently located on the first floor.

Going outside, breathing fresh air and bathing in the sun, people probably only realize the importance of health at this time. Of course, it will not be long before they will re-enter the cycle of ruining health.

"How old are you?" Karen asked Tina.

"Seventeen years old, just graduated from medical school, I know you are fifteen years old, I am older than you."

In Ruilan, the age of 15 is the "adult threshold". Generally speaking, if you don't continue to study at the age of 15, you can start working. Some children from poor families will start working earlier.

Although Ruilan has a law that strictly prohibits the employment of child labor (under the age of 15), the factory owner does not employ child labor, but consumable machine parts.

In short, after waking up, Karen learned that this is a society with a big gap between rich and poor.

The gap is reflected not only in the Inmeles family and the Adams family, but in the fact that the real bottom is under the daily rush, and it may even be difficult for the family to feed and clothe.

What Karen used to measure income is that the monthly salary of ordinary workers is 2,000 rupiah. This is measured by the income of workers in large factories. In fact, the income of workers in many small workshops is less than 40 rupiah a day. The wages of black workers are lower.

There are actually a large number of people in this class, but Karen can't get in touch with them, because the clients of the Inmeles family are at least middle-class, and even if it is the welfare bill that Aunt Mary keeps complaining about, he must first be a clear and unmistakable person from the city. account.

"I know your family." Mina said.

"oh?"

"Inmeles, when my aunt passed away, the funeral was held at your house, but I didn't see you that day."

"That was unfortunate, missed."

"You're so funny, I don't have a boyfriend yet."

Karen blinked, realizing that Mina had misunderstood her.

After walking for a while, Karen felt that his forehead was already sweating. Mai Na helped him sit down on the bench, took out a handkerchief and began to wipe his sweat carefully.

She frowns and smiles at herself, in fact, with a deliberate expression.

This is not a "derogatory term". Both men and women will deliberately show their better side when they meet the opposite sex they think they like.

"What do you usually like to do?" Mina asked.

"I love doing things for the family, like helping my aunt wipe the dead body."

"..." Mina.

At this time, Karen saw three familiar figures appearing in front of him.

Uncle Mason, Paul and Ron.

Uncle Mason walked ahead with his hands in his pockets;

Paul and Ron were each carried by a stretcher.

"uncle!"

Karen yelled.

"Hey, Karen." Uncle Mason walked over with a smile, "I plan to visit you in your ward."

"Master Cullen."

"Master seems to be recovering well."

"Uncle, this is it?"

"Oh, when I came to the hospital to see you the day before yesterday, you were in a coma, so I had afternoon tea with the director of the hospital's inpatient department, so I came today."

Uncle Mason gave Karen a look you knew.

Karen nodded with a smile.

"I'll go first, and I'll come see you in the afternoon."

"Okay, uncle."

Business must be more important. This hospital is located in Murdoch District, quite far from Minke Street. It was not in the "business influence" of the Inmeles family before, so taking this opportunity can be regarded as affecting the family's business. The force is amplified.

But this guest must be "picked up" and taken home quickly, otherwise the local funeral club may come to snatch the "guest".

"Is he your uncle?" Mina asked.

"Yes."

"Everyone in your family is handsome."

"Thanks."

This is not Mai Na's compliment. Although my uncle is old now, his figure is definitely not comparable to that of a young man, but even now, his uncle's image can be regarded as "quality" and more worthy of the "quality" of a man of this age. hansome".

From the middle-class petty bourgeois wife to putting makeup on the corpse, Aunt Mary still sticks to her uncle. This must be because of love, but love needs to be implemented;

Life is not going your way, so I have to be like you, if you still look ugly, what is my mother looking for?

"Of course, you're handsome too," Mina said.

"Thanks."

Karen is already somewhat immune to this kind of "compliment", infinitely equivalent to saying that the weather is fine today.

"Can I ask you a personal question?" Mina asked.

"Well, of course."

"How much do you spend per month?"

"It's enough, but I don't know how much it is." Karen remembered that he has officially become a family employee and can enjoy dividends, so he doesn't know how much his monthly income is now.

"I only have one thousand and twelve rupees a month," Mina said. "It will be enough to spend, and there is not much money left."

"Is it that low?"

"The benefits are better, and the salary will increase according to the length of service." Mina explained, "But I don't like the job of a nurse very much. I am very happy to take care of you, but sometimes I need to take care of some bad-tempered old ladies and some who like Grabbing old grandpa."

"Guests who can breathe are always troublesome."

"Yes." Mina narrowed her eyes, "Well..."

In fact, this little girl is very interesting, Karen is not disgusted with her, she is very frank and sincere.

Even if the factor of his appearance is eliminated, the background of the Inmeles family can make him very confident in the blind date market. The negative effects of the funeral society are not worth mentioning in front of Lubi.

It's just that Karen has no plans to get married and have children here. First, he feels that he is still young, and second, he still has bigger problems that have not been dealt with.

"Let's go back, I want to lie down for a while."

"Okay, I'll help you up."

With Mina's support, Karen returned to the inpatient building. When she walked back to the door of the ward, the head nurse shouted:

"Mina, come here and send this plasma to the operating room as soon as possible. There are not enough people there."

"You go, I can go back and lie down," Karen said.

"OK."

Karen stood at the door of the ward and took a breath;

For some reason, he always felt that the smell of disinfectant in the ward was much stronger than that outside.

However,

When Karen just stepped into the ward with one foot,

Suddenly, I heard a "Xi Xi Suo Suo" sound in my ear:

"My money... my money... my money... my money..."

Karen froze in place.

This feeling reminded him of the time when he heard Mr. Mosang sobbing in the basement at home.

"My money...my money...my money..."

The sound continues.

Karen ignored it, entered the ward, lay back on the bed, picked up the novel, and prepared to continue reading.

"Meow……"

Pu'er jumped to the side of the bed and looked at him.

"My money...my money...my money..."

This damn voice was inexplicably intensified, as if an old woman was lying under her bed and babbling non-stop to herself.

Karen put down the book and covered her ears with her hands.

sound still;

This voice does not come from "listening".

"Meow……"

Pu'er yelled again.

Karen reached out and grabbed Pu'er in front of her, making her belly face her.

Pu'er, who had been extremely cold before, suddenly became uncomfortable and even shy after being put in this pose.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Pu'er shook his head while covering his abdomen with his tail.

"It must be your fault."

"Meow!"

Pu'er shook his head again, expressing his denial.

"Then what's going on in my ear?"

"Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow."

Karen nodded thoughtfully, and responded:

"Meow meow meow, meow."

"..." Pu'er was stunned.

"You really can't talk?" Karen asked.

"Meow."

"Ms. Molly can talk, but you can't?"

"Meow."

Karen didn't believe it. In fact, Karen could understand Mrs. Hughes' change, and it was within his acceptable range. But Ms. Molly really brought him too much impact. Pu'er, who has anthropomorphic expressions, can't speak human language, but it seems a bit unreasonable.

"You can't even talk, so I'll find a male cat to match you after I'm discharged from the hospital."

"Meow……"

"I swear in the name of the God of Order."

The God of Order, Karen learned it from Piaget. However, Karen remembered that Alfred called Diss like this that night:

Is this Judge of the Cult of Kosmos your servant?

It turned out that this was the position of Diss.

really,

After hearing that Karen swears in the name of the "God of Order", Pu'er completely panicked.

Karen is a firm materialist in his heart. Materialists have never resisted and denied the existence of the supernatural. If there is a supernatural existence in front of them, they will re-cognize, study and define it, and pull it into materialism. objective category.

To put it bluntly, Karen is not feudal at all, let alone superstitious.

But Pu'er knew that if Diss knew that his grandson had sworn in the name of the "God of Order", then Diss might really fulfill this oath for his grandson and find her a tomcat.

"I didn't do it."

crisp female voice;

With a bit of royal sister sound;

Um,

It sounds pretty good.

Karen stared at Pu'er,

Pu'er also looked at Karen.

Karen let go, and Pu'er's belly pressed against the quilt.

"So you can really talk."

"You are so shameless, you are the most shameless and despicable human being I have ever seen. I have never heard of any human being who would threaten a cat with virginity!"

"I've never heard of a cat that cared about its own virginity."

"I will care, but humans don't care about cats' feelings!"

"Okay, okay."

Karen closed his eyes, digested for a while, then opened his eyes again to look at Pu'er, and asked:

"So, what's the matter with the voice in my ear?"

"This is also something I'm curious about. You obviously haven't experienced purification yet, why can you hear that voice?"

"Purification?" Karen caught the word, "Is it like being baptized?"

"That's a lie, psychological comfort."

"oh?"

"True purification refers to completing the cleansing through the breath of the holy vessel, so that you can have a higher sensitivity and see things that ordinary people cannot see.

Of course, there are many names for purification, and the way of purification is not only through the holy vessel, but it is the safest and safest way to purify with the holy vessel of the church.

If an ordinary person comes into contact with a strange demon and does not die, there is a certain probability to complete the purification, and at the same time, there is also a certain probability to become a mental patient. "

"What I'm hearing now is, my money, my money."

"I heard that too."

"Who's calling?"

"The first floor of the inpatient building is the morgue. Your ward is above the morgue. It is only separated by a layer of cement board. Some corpses with great obsessions can make similar calls."

"Is it a strange demon?"

"It has nothing to do with different demons. Different demons refer to supernatural beings with basic intelligence attributes. For example, the Ms. Molly you mentioned just now belongs to different demons. As for Alfred who stood beside you that night, he is considered a It is a strange demon with good strength, who can negotiate terms with regional judges or leaders of other church grassroots organizations to obtain a level that is safe and sound."

"You still haven't answered my previous question, why can I hear it."

"I have no idea!"

"Could it be related to the original Karen?"

"You finally admitted that you're not real Karen!"

Pu'er raised his tail, with an "expression" that you finally let go.

"Yeah, I'm not Karen, you go to Diss to inform me."

When Pu'er heard this, he crawled down helplessly and complained: "Diss just pays too much attention to family affection. This is the tradition of the Inmeles family. The ancestral motto of this family is: family is more important than everything else."

"It seems that you have not lost many informants." Karen continued to ask, "Let me ask you, is it related to the original Karen?"

"The original Karen?" Pu'er pulled his paw, and said indifferently, "The original Karen is just an autistic fool."

"I believe you haven't said that to Diss before."

"Yes." Pu'er smiled, "After all, the fool is also his family."

Pu'er stood up, with his front paws in front and his back paws behind, stretched a lot, and said:

"Since the death of 'Karen''s parents, Diess has never planned to let the family members go to purify and continue on the old path, so the original 'Karen' is just an ordinary person, and he has never had any abnormal reactions.

All abnormalities started after you woke up.

However, in fact, you don't need to be confused. Although you have not experienced purification, your own existence... is a strange monster in my eyes.

I still feel that your innocence is just pretending, but Diss will follow you.

There must be violence and cruelty hidden deep in your soul, am I right? "

"Meow!"

Karen grabbed Pu'er's tail and turned it in a different direction;

"Now I want to ask you, how can I turn off this damn sound, or call... block it."

"Just close your perception in this aspect, it's very simple."

"How to do it?"

"Close your eyes, first capture that voice, let it become more and more clear in your mind, and then follow this voice to perceive and explore all the way..."

"I decided to let Lunt go to the pet market to buy the three most grumpy tomcats on the day I was discharged from the hospital, and then lock all four of you into the bathroom."

"Oh, what a beast you are."

"Say a way."

"There is no way, you have not experienced purification, so what you 'hear' and 'see' are all instinctive. You don't know how to manage and use your perception at all.

It's like you have never even seen a car, but let me teach you how to drive, can you do it?

However, generally speaking, if you endure it for a while, she will probably stop barking, and she won't be able to bark for a long time. "

"Like a cat meowing for spring?"

"Oh, what a bloody racist metaphor."

Karen put down the Pu'er,

Lie down, ready to meditate.

"My money...my money...my money..."

Karen, who closed her eyes, said, "She's still barking."

Pu'er, lying on Karen's stomach, said indifferently: "It's just a little longer than ordinary obsessed corpses. She should be running out of strength."

"My money...my money..."

Karen could only continue to suffer.

Then,

"Squeak..."

"I seem to hear other voices," Karen said.

"Normal, normal." Pu'er waved his paw, "When will lunch come, you can order it, just order me a small fried fish in advance."

"Sand... sand... sand..."

"I seem to hear the sound of shoes dragging on the ground."

"That's the sound of nurses and patients walking outside." Pu'er said, "Also, order me another pudding."

"Crack..."

"The sound of the door opening..."

"The door next door just opened."

Next to Karen's ear, the voice continued to sound:

"Hey, old lady, why are you here?"

"My money...my money is gone..."

"If you have lost something, you should register it at the front desk. This is a mortuary, how could you drop things here?"

"My money...my money..."

"Old lady, which ward are you in? I'll take you back to that ward."

"My money...my money..."

"All right, all right, I'll take your money, and I'll give it to you when we get back to the ward. You are a psychiatric patient, right? The psychiatric ward should be in..."

"You took my money!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!"

Karen suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight.

"I also want a piece of goat's milk... Ouch, meow!"

Pu'er was thrown under the bed, and she raised her head angrily and stared at Karen.

Karen turned her head,

Looking at Pu'er under the bed,

I swallowed my saliva,

road:

"She... killed someone."