Invade the World

  Chapter 250 The hair of the sewer pipe

   "...what a bad luck."

  Being poured with a full face, Xu Xiangyang couldn't help whispering a whisper and wiped his face vigorously. At this time, Lin Xingjie, who heard the sound, had already rushed to the bathroom.

The squad leader stood behind her, looking at Xu Xiangyang who was standing in front of the washstand with a look of embarrassment, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

   "Look at you for what you are like, you just yelled like a girl."

   "...you are so annoying."

  Xu Xiangyang felt even more depressed, but her girlfriend was caring, she quickly found a napkin so that he could wipe off the water stains on his face.

"What's wrong?"

  The old lady got up from her seat and asked in the direction of the young people.

"The tap water in your house seems to be a problem." Xu Xiangyang crumpled the napkins into a ball, and then replied loudly, "Suddenly there was not much water coming out just now, and the water coming out was still very dirty. Maybe the pipe was blocked somewhere. ."

   "Old houses are prone to various problems."

  Mr. Sun sighed and looked at his wife who was sitting in the chair beside him drinking tea and reading the newspaper.

   "Old man, would you like to go outside and see?"

"good."

  The old man put down the newspaper and nodded in agreement.

   "Wait, I will go with you, Teacher Zhao."

After finally digging out two flashlights in the cabinet, Xu Xiangyang followed the old man and went out.

  They walked along the straight corridor outside the door, towards the water house at the other end.

  There were no lights on all the way along the corridor, and the roads and walls were immersed in the darkness where you could not see your fingers. There were stumbling debris piled up in front of every house. If you didn’t bring a flashlight, it would be difficult to move.

  I don’t know if it is Xu Xiangyang’s illusion. He always feels that the sound of wind reverberating in the tube building has become bigger than before.

  The cold night wind whizzed past the old and young who were walking silently. Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but squinted his eyes and looked around:

  There was no light from the corridor on this side, let alone, he found that even the lights in the last house in the corridor on the opposite side were dimming.

  Xu Xiangyang originally thought it was a very lively place, but he didn't expect that it would become so quiet and... scary in the middle of the night.

  Only the sound of footsteps and wind echoed in the ears.

  Occasionally, the sound of doors and windows being closed from far away, "Bang!", "Boom!", as if hitting the heart directly, I don't know whether it was blown by the wind or the residents who returned late.

  "The main gate of the water pipe of this house is here."

   Teacher Zhao stopped by a sliding door and introduced him.

"The place where I live with your teacher Sun is a bit old. This kind of thing happened more than once before. Several households were affected, and they all came to me to respond. I have no choice but to find someone. Come on, every time you finish the pipeline for a long time, it breaks down after a while. This is the peculiar defect of the old house and cannot be corrected."

"There used to be a whole building without electricity, and there was no fire for several days. Everyone had to eat. After the workers were invited to check, it turned out that it was bitten by a rat. Later, a whole building was cleaned. , Spraying potion to put rat poison, finally stopped."

   "...it's not easy."

   "No way, it's not bad to have a stable residence these years."

  The reason why the law and order in the old city is not good is that there are three educations, nine people, and people are mixed. Most of the people from other places choose to stay here. The main reason is that the rents of nearby houses are cheap.

  Xu Xiangyang opened the door and took a flashlight to take a photo inside. The environment inside was as expected, dark and damp. The beam of the flashlight dangling on the wall, reflecting the intricate, criss-crossing pipes.

The surface of some pipes is rusty, and in some places it seems that the joints are not strong enough. The broken parts are wrapped with thick tape and are sticking. Water drops are constantly leaking out. The dripping water has accumulated on the concrete floor into a small size. Small water hole.

  Such a "water hole", in more than one place in this room, the sound of "tick tick" is always ringing, which makes people feel more like walking into a cave in a virgin forest, rather than a modern house.

  In this environment, pipeline failure is inevitable.

"Where?"

   Teacher Zhao took out a wooden box with screwdriver glue and other tools.

  It’s not easy to be a manager. A water conservancy and electrician must know how to do this. After all, the tenants are the first to think of trouble when they encounter trivial matters in life. They can’t let outsiders handle everything.

   "Let me come, you can teach me."

  Xu Xiangyang followed the instructions of Teacher Zhao, carefully crossed the pool, walked to the side of the gate, opened the lid and checked it again, and found that there was no problem.

  However, he found other pipes nearby.

"What's this?"

   "That one should be the place leading to the water tank on the roof."

  On the one hand, in those buildings without booster pumps, the pressure of the tap water pipe itself is insufficient, and the water tank provides water for the residents on the high floors through its own weight; on the other hand, it can also serve as storage, backup, and fire-fighting water.

   "Ms. Zhao's house is on the top floor, isn't it? The general water may come from the water tank."

  Xu Xiangyang unscrewed its door valve casually,

  At this moment, there was a slight noise from the inside of the pipe.

  Sure enough, is there a leak?

  He took a photo with a flashlight and found no abnormalities. However, at the very close distance, coupled with the quiet atmosphere in the water room, a slight noise echoed clearly in his ears.

  Xu Xiangyang watched for a long time, only then did he discover that water drops were dripping from the pipe.

   "This, what is this...?"

  Unusual colors.

  The dark and sticky liquid animal stuck to the surface of the rusty iron pipe and slowly fell down, reminding Xu Xiangyang of asphalt.

He also heard the sound of pattering water coming from the pipe. At this moment, there was a creepy feeling, like a huge monster hiding on the inside of the cement wall, breathing a long time; his mind couldn't help but come up with it. This is a picture: the dark and viscous turbid current is running through the tap water pipes of every floor and every room of the whole building, rushing back and forth and roaring——

  Xu Xiangyang took two steps backwards and sighed deeply.

   "Is there something wrong with the water tank at the source? Teacher Zhao, I'd better find someone to take a look at it later."

  While he was talking, he turned his head, only to find that the old man behind him seemed to be staring at something and seeing him intently. Xu Xiangyang reminded him several times before he reacted.

   "Oh...oh, well, you are right."

  Xu Xiangyang blinked.

   "Then, shall we go back first?"

  ……

   Back to the room, Xu Xiangyang opened the door and found that the two girls were still gathered in the bathroom, and had no intention to come out.

   "When will your relationship be so good that you even use the toilet together?"

  Xu Xiangyang walked into it jokingly and saw the two of them squatting beside the cabinet under the washstand.

  The cabinet door has been opened, exposing the plastic pipe inside.

   Lin Xingjie frowned and patted his knee hard.

   "What do you say in front of others."

   "We just tried it, and it seems that something is blocking it."

  Ms. Qingyue is obviously obsessed with cleanliness, but she is not dirty at all when encountering this kind of thing, but on the contrary, she has a look of interest.

   "I'll get a pair of chopsticks and see if I can get them out."

  Just do it, the squad leader soon returned with a pair of chopsticks.

  For her, curiosity is the overwhelming source of motivation.

   "It's okay, you all get out of it."

  Xu Xiangyang patted her shoulder and motioned her to step away.

  "What are you doing? It takes no effort to twist water pipes. Are you afraid we can't do it?"

  The squad leader squatted there and refused to move, grumbling.

   "You are male chauvinism."

  Xu Xiangyang rolled his eyes.

   "If you are not afraid of your beautiful little skirt being splashed with sewage, then let you come. I don't care, because it has been showered just now."

  He recalled what he had seen in the water room just now, there was probably something wrong with the water tank on the roof. The water tank takes a long time, and it does produce sediment, but the liquid flowing out of the water pipe is more like garbage fermented.

  It's not that someone who has no morals throws things in it.

   After Xu Xiangyang said this, Zhu Qingyue's face turned pale, and she quickly stood up.

  ...Sometimes, cleanliness can even overwhelm the source of motivation.

  Xu Xiangyang squatted down and twisted the pipe neatly. He didn't do this kind of work for the first time, after all, before Xingjie moved in, he had been taking care of the family.

   "Xiang Yang is very skilled in doing this kind of housework, and he feels that he will be a good husband in the future."

Qingyue's teasing voice came from behind.

   Is the object of this remark the opposite? His girlfriend didn't answer, Xu Xiangyang could only continue to do his homework as he didn't hear it.

  Soon there will be water flowing down, but fortunately it is not dirty water.

  Xu Xiangyang put his chopsticks into the pipe and tried to pull it, until he sweated profusely, finally caught something.

  This feeling is like finally catching a heavy fish. He tugged desperately, trying to pull the thing out of the pipe.

  At this moment, Zhu Qingyue said in a pretentious tone:

   "Oh, I almost forgot, we both have super powers..."

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback for a moment, then gave her an angry look.

  He flicked his chopsticks and finally succeeded.

  It was damp, tangled dark hair that was clamped out of the pipe, which at first glance thought it was a dead mouse.

"This is……"

   Lin Xingjie frowned.

  Xu Xiangyang squatted there and looked at it silently for a while, then said:

   "It's a woman's hair."

  *

  The young people told the two old people about the hair that was pulled out of the sewer pipe in the bathroom.

   "I think Mr. Sun may not have the habit of washing his hair on the washstand. And..."

  Xu Xiangyang glanced at the old lady's hair, which was already silvery white.

   "So, is it the hair of a young woman?" Lin Xingjie said, "Is it flowing from above?"

   "No." Xu Xiangyang shook his head and denied, "Have you forgotten? This is already the top floor."

  It is also impossible to be the previous residents. The two elderly people made it very clear in the exchanges just now that they have lived in this house for decades and have not moved.

   "Then it may have been left before..."

  The old lady nodded.

   "Well, maybe it belongs to my child."

   "It's okay, it's okay. Tomorrow, please ask the master who repairs the pipe to come and take a look." Teacher Zhao said.

   "Yes, there is also the water tank upstairs. There may be a problem and it needs to be cleaned."

"I know."

  The old man nodded and smiled.

   "Thank you young people today for your great help."

   "It's just a little effort."

The old lady next to    suddenly seemed to remember something, and quickly got up from her seat.

   "By the way, my dishes and chopsticks are still left unwashed. I'll see if the water in the kitchen can be used."

   "I'll help..."

Lin Xingjie stood up, but was stubbornly stopped by Teacher Sun.

  "I'll be fine, it's okay."

  The old lady walked quickly to the side of the sink in the kitchen, turned on the faucet, and the clear water flowed down.

   does not seem to be affected. The old man breathed a sigh of relief.

  She began to wash the dishes and chopsticks with hot water. While washing, listening to the voices of the children chatting with their wives from behind, I felt a sense of relief in my heart.

  In fact, no matter what they are talking about, even if they are trivial matters, the important thing is that the elderly rarely feel the atmosphere of staying with young people.

  How long has no one visited? Since the son left this home, the old couple have always stayed in the same house. Life is not a cage, but a cage.

  Neighbors in the neighbourhood raised their heads and bowed their heads. It was just a nodding acquaintance when going to work and leaving get off work. The days passed without change, and the whole life passed quickly...

  Wrinkled fingers were repeatedly drenched in the steaming water, and the dishes and chopsticks had been rubbed very clean by the washing cloth, but she lost her mind for a while.

  Until the feet felt cold, the old man looked down and realized that the water in the sink had overflowed and flowed to the ground.

  The faucet has been turned on for a long time, and the bowls and chopsticks in the trough blocked the outlet of the sewer pipe. In addition, the fruits and vegetables were washed just now, and the water filled quickly.

  The food residues that were wiped off floated in the water, mixed with the foam of detergent, making the water surface cloudy, with disgusting shiny plastic; spoons and wooden chopsticks floated on the water, like a wandering boat.

  The old lady recovered, and quickly moved the bowl.

  However, the dirty water in the sink did not flow down the mouth.

  The old man turned off the faucet and watched the spoon spin around on the water surface, as if a whirlpool was slowly taking shape under the water surface.

  The turbid water surface blocked the line of sight, making it difficult to see the situation underneath. She had to roll up her sleeves and put her hand in.

  After groping for a long time, the old lady realized that something seemed to be blocking the drain. It feels fluffy, like...

  ...Like hair?

  She was surprised.

  How could there be hair in the sink? Is it spreading from the sewer pipe?

  The terrible thought came to the old man's mind, and she quickly wanted to withdraw her hand.

  However, at this moment, the turbid water surface in the sink seemed to boil, and countless bubbles appeared in the "gugu".

  The old man was horrified to find that his hand could not be retracted: the hair at the bottom of the sink was like crazy spreading seaweed, tightly wrapped around her arm!

  (End of this chapter)