Chapter 383: Painful youth literature, the taste is very heavy!
July,
I don't know when, the chirping of cicadas began to accompany the sunrise and sunset in Tokyo. Sometimes you don't even need an alarm clock; instead, the chirping of cicadas calls you to wake up.
The weather in Tokyo has almost reached 30 degrees. Under the intimidating sun...
"I am a loser, I almost don't pay attention to whether the sun is shining or not, because there is no time.
"My parents couldn't provide me with support, my education wasn't high, and I was alone in the city looking for the future.
"I found many jobs, but none of them hired me. Maybe no one likes someone who is not good at speaking, doesn't like communicating, and hasn't shown enough ability.
To read the latest chapter content, please download, read the latest chapter content for free without ads. The website is no longer updating the latest chapter content, and the latest chapter content has been updated.
"I only ate two pieces of bread for three whole days. Hunger made me unable to sleep at night. Fortunately, I paid a month's rent in advance and could continue to live in that dark basement, without having to go outside to endure the abnormally cold wind of winter.
"Finally, I found a job, guarding the night at the hospital, guarding the morgue.
"The night at the hospital was colder than I imagined. The wall lamps in the corridor were not lit, and it was dim everywhere. I could only rely on the little light that penetrated from the room to help me see my feet.
"The smell there was very unpleasant. From time to time, the deceased were stuffed into body bags and sent over, and we cooperated to help move them into the morgue.
"This is not a very good job, but at least it allows me to afford bread. The free time at night can also be used for study. After all, no one is willing to come to the morgue unless there are corpses that need to be sent or transported for cremation. Of course, I don't have enough money to buy books yet, and I don't see any hope of saving money for the time being.
"I have to thank my former colleague. If it weren't for his sudden resignation, I might not have been able to get such a job.
"I dreamed of being able to rotate to be responsible for the day. Now I always sleep when the sun comes out and wake up after night falls, which makes my body a bit weak, and my head occasionally throbs.
"One day, the mover sent a new corpse.
"I heard from others that this was my former colleague who resigned suddenly.
"I was a bit curious about him. After everyone left, I pulled out the cabinet and quietly opened the body bag.
"He was an old man, his face was blue and white, full of wrinkles, and looked very scary under the very dark light.
"He didn't have much hair, most of it was white, and his clothes were all taken off, not even a piece of cloth was left for him.
The website content updates slowly, please download to read the latest chapter content.
"I saw a strange mark on his chest, blue-black. I can't describe the specific appearance. The light at that time was really too dark.
"I reached out and touched the mark, nothing special.
"Looking at this former colleague, I was thinking, if I keep going like this, when I get old, will I be like him...
"I told him that tomorrow I would accompany him to the crematorium and personally take his ashes to the nearest free cemetery, so that those responsible for these things wouldn't be bothered and just throw them in a river or a wasteland.
"This will sacrifice a morning of my sleep, but fortunately, it will be Sunday soon, and I can make up for it.
"After saying that, I fixed the body bag and stuffed it back into the cabinet.
"The light in the room seemed to be darker...
"After that day, every time I sleep, I always dream of a thick fog.
"I have a premonition that something will happen soon, a premonition that sooner or later something that I don't know if it can be called a human will come to find me, but no one is willing to believe me, thinking that in such an environment and such a job, my spirit has become abnormal and I need to see a doctor..."
A male guest sitting at the bar looked at the storyteller who suddenly stopped:
"And then?"
This male guest is in his thirties, wearing a brown tweed jacket and light yellow trousers, his hair is pressed very flat, and there is a simple dark round hat by his hand.
He looks ordinary, like most people in the tavern, black hair, light blue eyes, not good-looking, not ugly, lacking obvious features.
And the storyteller in his eyes is a young man of eighteen or nineteen, with a tall figure and slender limbs, also with short black hair and light blue eyes, but with deep facial features, which can make people's eyes shine.
This young man looked at the empty wine glass in front of him and sighed:
"Then?
Download to read the latest chapter content.
"Then I resigned and returned to the countryside, coming here to brag with you."
As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, with a bit of teasing meaning.
That male guest froze for a moment:
"Are you bragging about what you just said?"
"Haha." A burst of laughter erupted around the bar.
The laughter subsided slightly, and a thin middle-aged man looked at the slightly embarrassed guest and said:
"Outsider, you actually believe Lu Mian's story. He tells a different one every day. Yesterday he was a loser whose engagement was broken by his fiancée because of poverty, and today he became a morgue guard!"
"Right, saying something about thirty years on the east side of the Selenzo River, thirty years on the right side of the Selenzo River, just knowing how to talk nonsense!" Another tavern regular followed.
They are all farmers in the large village of Cordu, wearing black, gray, or brown jackets.
The black-haired young man named Lu Mian supported the bar with both hands, stood up slowly, and said with a smile:
"You know, this is not a story I made up, it was all written by my sister. She likes writing stories the most, and she is also a columnist for "Novel Weekly"."
After speaking, he turned his body to the side, spread his hands to the outsider, and smiled brilliantly:
"It seems she writes really well.
"Sorry, I made you misunderstand."
The man in the brown tweed jacket with an ordinary appearance was not angry, stood up, and responded with a smile:
"Very interesting story.
"How to address you?"
"Isn't it common sense to introduce yourself before asking others?" Lu Mian smiled.
The guest from out of town nodded:
"My name is Ryan Kos.
"These two are my companions Valentine and Leah."
The latter sentence refers to the man and woman sitting next to him.
The man is twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with powder on his yellow hair. His eyes, which are not big, have a color slightly deeper than lake blue. He is wearing a white vest, a blue fine wool jacket, and black trousers. He was obviously carefully dressed before going out.
He looked quite indifferent and didn't look much at the farmers and herdsmen around him.
The woman looked younger than the two men, with long light gray hair tied into a complex bun, wrapped in a white veil as a hat.
Her eyes were the same color as her hair, and her gaze toward Lu Mian carried undisguised laughter. She seemed to find what just happened only interesting.
Under the light of the gas wall lamp in the tavern, this woman named Leah revealed a straight nose and a beautifully curved mouth. In a countryside like Cordu Village, she could definitely be called a beauty.
She wore a white unpleated cashmere tight skirt, with an off-white small jacket and a pair of Marsil long boots. There were also two small silver bells tied to the veil and boots respectively. When she walked into the tavern just now, she jingled all the way, which was very eye-catching, making many men stare straight.
In their eyes, this must be the fashionable dress only available in big cities like the provincial capital Bigor or the capital Trier.
Lu Mian nodded to the three outsiders:
"My name is Lu Mian Lee, you can call me Lu Mian directly."
"Lee?" Leah blurted out.
"What's wrong, is there a problem with my surname?" Lu Mian asked curiously.
Ryan Kos explained for Leah:
"This surname of yours is terrifying. I almost couldn't control my voice just now."
Seeing the farmers and herdsmen around looking puzzled, he further explained:
"Those who have been in contact with sailors and sea merchants all know that there is such a saying circulating on the Five Seas:
"I would rather encounter those pirate generals or even kings than meet someone named Frank Lee.
"That person's surname is also Lee."
"Is he very scary?" Lu Mian asked.
Ryan shook his head:
"I don't know, but since there is such a legend, it certainly won't be bad."
He stopped the topic and said to Lu Mian:
"Thank you for the story, it deserves a drink, what do you want?"
"A glass of 'Green Fairy'." Lu Mian didn't be polite and sat down again.
Ryan Kos frowned slightly:
"'Green Fairy'... Absinthe?
"I think I need to remind you that absinthe is harmful to the human body. This kind of wine may cause mental confusion and make you have hallucinations."
"I didn't expect the fashion trend of Trier to have spread here." Leah added with a smile on the side.
Lu Mian said "Oh":
"So people in Trier also like to drink 'Green Fairy'...
"For us, life is hard enough, there is no need to care about a little more harm. This kind of wine can make our spirits get greater relaxation."
"Okay." Ryan sat back in his seat and looked at the bartender, "A glass of 'Green Fairy', and add a glass of 'Spicy Heart' for me."
"Spicy Heart" is a famous fruit shochu.
"Why don't you give me a glass of 'Green Fairy' too? I was the one who told you the truth just now, and I can tell you the situation of this kid exactly!" The thin middle-aged man who first exposed Lu Mian for telling stories every day shouted dissatisfiedly, "Outsider, I can see that you are still suspicious of the truth of that story!"
"Pierre, for a free drink, you really can do anything!" Lu Mian responded loudly.
Before Ryan could make a decision, Lu Mian added:
"Why can't I tell it myself? That way I can drink another glass of 'Green Fairy'?"
"Because they don't know whether to believe the situation you said." The middle-aged man named Pierre laughed triumphantly, "The story your sister loves to tell children most is "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". People who always lie will inevitably lose their credit."
"Okay." Lu Mian shrugged, watching the bartender push a glass of pale green wine in front of him.
Ryan looked at him and consulted:
"Can I?"
"No problem, as long as your wallet is enough to pay for these drinks." Lu Mian didn't care at all.
"Then another glass of 'Green Fairy'." Ryan nodded.
Pierre was full of smiles:
"Generous outsider, this kid is the person who loves pranks most in the village, you must stay away from him.
"Five years ago, he was brought back to the village by his sister Aurore and never left again. Think about it, before that, he was only thirteen years old, how could he go to the hospital to be a morgue guard? Hmm, the nearest hospital to us is in Daliege at the foot of the mountain, which takes a whole afternoon to walk."
"Brought back to the village?" Leah asked keenly.
She tilted her head slightly, bringing out a jingling sound.
Pierre nodded:
To read the latest chapter content, please download, read the latest chapter content for free without ads. The latest chapter content has been updated, the website is no longer updating the latest chapter content.
"Then, he followed Aurore's surname 'Lee', and even the name 'Lu Mian' was taken by Aurore."
"I forgot what I was called originally." Lu Mian drank a sip of absinthe and said with a smile.
It seems that he is not inferior or ashamed at all that his past is exposed like this. ===== CHAPTER 384 =====
End of Chapter
