C30 (1/2)

I felt my hair explode all at once, my heart pounding like a car engine with its throttle stomped. The adrenaline rush stimulated my body's instinct to ”fight or run”. But then I realized that the man who was winking at me through the window was the Taoist.

Annoyed, I opened the French windows and dragged him in from the balcony.

”What are you doing?” I shouted at him.

”That woman …” Go... Have you left? ” The Taoist asked as soon as he entered the room, dragging a huge suitcase with him.

”How long have you been fucking here? How did you get in? ” I said snappily.

”San Mao gave me the key, so I was there during the day. When I saw you and that woman come in earlier, I hid out on the balcony.”

”Why are you hiding?” I was still indignant and loudly questioned him.

”I... I thought she... It's him … ”They sent …” The Taoist scratched his head in embarrassment as he replied.

”They? ”Who are they?”

The Taoist flinched at my question and looked around as if there were a ghost in the room that I couldn't see.

”Yuan, let me tell you …” The Daoist lowered his voice and said in a voice that sounded like two rural women playing with each other behind his back, ”Yesterday, after you and I finished our call, two policemen came to find me …”

”Huh?” My heart thumped. I immediately thought back to yesterday when I came out of that unknown organization's house. The police had told me to keep it a secret.

”That I'm spreading rumors!” The Taoist said in a lower voice, so that I could not hear what he was saying without trying to catch my breath.

The Taoist continued, ”You even came to my house and searched through my research results for the past few years! And guess what? ”

”What's wrong?” I asked curiously.

The Daoist slapped his thigh and said: ”They didn't touch the other information and only took the research data on the Zombie!”

I felt a chill run down my spine, felt a circle slowly closing, and the truth that I'd been forcing myself not to touch for two days was beginning to emerge.

”Initially, I was still skeptical. Now, the more the government doesn't want you to believe, the more truth is revealed. That year, Zack, the stamp duty, and the most recent license plate restrictions … ”Which one of them didn't break the rumor first and then suddenly became real …”

I watched the Taoist's mouth open and close, but my thoughts drifted away, so that I couldn't hear what he was saying.

”Solam!” I muttered three words.

”What?” The Taoist stopped and stared at me.

”Solanum... What's the meaning of the letter you wrote on the back of that piece of paper? ”