Back to five days ago, Qian Qian, who had a travel plan, went out early in the morning and drove out of several intersections. Suddenly, she saw many cars painted red honking their horns on the road. The bus was full of people, and they kept playing loudspeakers: urgent notice, there are terrible cannibals in the town. Please get on the bus and go to the safe area. ……

Hearing this, Qian Qian's heart tightened, thinking that her mother at home was still opening a shop alone. I drove home quickly, but the door of the clothing store on the first floor was open, but there was no one inside. The whole street looks as usual, but it's quieter. It's a little scary. Occasionally, chickens and ducks croak from the vegetable market at the back of the street. It doesn't matter if the horn for cockroach and rat poison is on. The fried dough sticks in the breakfast shop have not been fished out yet.

It's not nine o'clock in the morning, many shops haven't opened yet, there are few pedestrians on the road and few cars passing by. None of this is too strange. Qian Qian thinks the horn of this red car is a prank or an act, but why are there so many cars painted in red? Anyway, let's find mom first.

(2)

There is no facade on the first floor, no housing on the second floor, and rent on the third floor. Qian Qian didn't let any of them go. She carefully checked, searched and shouted, but no one was there. Qian Qian is going to look on the balcony again. Maybe her mother is drying clothes on the balcony. Qian Qian ran quickly to the fourth floor and reached the balcony on the fourth floor. She still didn't see anything. When she went downstairs, she suddenly noticed a huge banyan tree on the balcony of her neighbor Li Shu's house. She has never noticed this before. She didn't know that Li Shu was still planting trees on the balcony. Thinking about finding her mother, she didn't care so much about going downstairs. Just as she was going out, Qian Qian caught a glimpse of a figure under the trunk. Squatting behind a tree, I don't know what to do. Qian Qian ran closer to see, it should be Li Shu next door. He called him, but he didn't promise. He stayed there for a while with a knife and a stainless steel cup and scooped out black liquid from a small bucket beside him.

The fence between the two balconies is very close. Qian Qian climbed the fence and planned to climb over the balcony to see what Li Shu was doing. I haven't said hello to him since he came back. Maybe he knows where his mother went.

Just now, Qian Qian saw a strange plant growing on two walls next to each other. It looks like aloe vera, but its leaves are thin with purple and dark green stripes. When I first drove, I seemed to have seen something similar to this plant in the shadows of some houses. It's okay to watch it alone, but it's scary to watch it together. This didn't scare Qian Qian in the past. Qian Qian didn't think too much. There are things at the moment. These may be some unique shade-loving plants.

(3)

Qian Qian went around behind the banyan tree. Uncle Li, what are you doing? It's Li Shu, still wearing headphones, knocking the tree upside down.

This tree is really big, with thick trunk and lush leaves. Qian Qian thinks it has at least three heights of its own. I am 6 meters tall and my sneakers are not high.

Li Shu was almost out of sight behind a tree. Qian Qian pushed his glasses. Li Shu seems to be nearly 50 years old. Today, she is wearing a big flowered shirt, black shorts, a pair of flip-flops, and a white straw hat to shade the sun. She is here with headphones, doing her own thing with concentration, and has reached the state of selflessness.

He cut the roots on the ground one by one, splashing half a cup of black liquid with each stroke. The roots of the ground are very thick, extending into a circle with a diameter of about two meters, and then suddenly plunged into the concrete floor. Extending from the ground, the cement outside the root ring also arches a lot.

Qian Qian ran over and slapped Li Shu. He took off his headphones, turned around and looked up at the girl with long hair and slim figure behind him, wearing a blue suspender dress and sneakers. She stared blankly for two seconds and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Ha ha, it's Qian Qian. I have long hair and lost weight this year. I almost didn't recognize it. When did you come back? "

Qian Qian looked at the wrinkled Li Shu, but after a year's absence, she seemed more energetic than before. Maybe he looks young in a flowered shirt.

"Li Shu spirit is good. I came back the day before yesterday. I'm looking for my mother now. Have you seen my mother? The shop was open, but she was gone. "

"I don't know. I have been to the balcony. There was a sudden quarrel today. I don't know what to do. The horn is ringing badly, but I have something big to do today. As soon as I make a noise, I will put on my headphones and leave it alone. "

(4)

Li Shu looked at his watch. It's almost 10: 30, and he's been here for almost 4 hours. It's summer now, but it's not that hot in the morning, so he gets up early. I seem a little tired today. Come back tomorrow, Li Shu thought. Ready to stand up, suddenly a little unstable, Qian Qian immediately went over and gave it a hand. "Oh, I'm getting old."

"I don't know what the noise below has to do with your mother. You make a phone call to see "

"I'll try again." Li Shu sat down under the tree without spraying medicine, and the phone rang.

"Rightness, Li Shu, what are you doing here? I haven't seen you at first. What did you spill just now? " Qian Qian looked up at the banyan tree while waiting for her mother to answer the phone. It is different from ordinary banyan trees. Its leaves are green and black, and the silk hanging on the banyan tree is black. When the wind blows, it seems that black powder is floating everywhere. This kind of tree is really a bit abrupt on the balcony.

Nobody answered the phone. I called several times, but Qian Qian guessed that no one had answered. Qian Qian began pacing up and down the balcony, sorting out her thoughts and thinking about where to find her mother.

"I bought it online. I just arrived yesterday. I don't know what that is. All I know is that it can kill trees. I don't know how many years this tree has been here. It seems that I had it when I moved here. It used to be a little small, so I didn't care. There should have been several heavy rains two months ago, and suddenly it flew and grew longer. I didn't go to the balcony much. Before the break, I found that the tenant who bought tofu in the downstairs complained of water leakage, so I ran to see it. It turned out that the root of the tree had broken the water pipe on the second floor. I finally fixed the water pipe, so I must kill this tree now, or the house will … "Li Shu said, adding some knives to the root of the tree where he was sitting. "But why do I feel a little too quiet today?" Li Shu suddenly react, now everything is a bit wrong.

(5)

Qian Qian also feel very strange. On the balcony, Qian Qian looked around. Today, the sky is as blue as ever. Looking at the vegetable market downstairs, the vegetable market is empty. This has never happened before.

As a result, Qian Qian was confused. Looks like the horn thing is true. She quickly told Li Shu about the horn she heard. Li Shu opened his mouth wide after hearing this, looking unbelievable. "Wait, I won't kill the tree first. I spilled it once yesterday and once today. It should be about the same. This medicine is pungent. It should be very strong. Let's go to the safe area, too. I am at home alone now. I went upstairs early in the morning and knew nothing about it. "

"Well, well, Li Shu, hurry up and tidy up. I will wait for you in the car downstairs, and we will go to the safe area together. "