Chapter Forty-Eight: Exploring the Haunted House at Night (Part II)
"It's horrible, I'...... Let's go out! Xu Lu gently pulled Shen Ke's sleeve. Almost everyone except me agreed with her suggestion at the same time.
"But don't you think that's interesting?" I stopped them and laughed.
I don't know why, I didn't feel scared at all, my curiosity stirred strongly, and even formed a hysterical obsession. Looking back a long time later, I realized that I was really strange at this time, this curiosity that completely disregarded the feelings of others, was it really me?
"What's interesting?" Zhang Lu said angrily.
"Anyway, we're here, so let's stop by and find out how these five rooms are different from the others. There may be some unexpected discoveries. Haha, although it may not be possible to find the treasure, but at least it will not be the headline of the colonel's newspaper. ”
I looked up at the fluorescent meter and said, "It's already 10:15, it's too much time to look for together." I suggested that we divide into two groups, Zhang Lu and I will find the first and second floors, Shen Ke, Wang Feng and Xu Lu will find the fourth or fifth floors, and then everyone will gather to search the third floor. Do you have any comments? ”
The four of them, though somewhat unhappy with my arbitrariness, gave in on the front page of the school newspaper. And just like that, the five of us parted ways at the top of the stairs. Zhang Lu and I stepped into the darkness of the first layer.
It's a pity that what we don't know is that Shen Ke's feeling is actually right. Something has really changed in this building. Or maybe something that has been dormant for a long time has awakened.
The night continued, with silence and deathly blackness. The sound of the gentle footsteps of five people echoed in the entire building, but no one clearly knew that every step they took was an irreversible death!
The silent night filled the side, Zhang Lu followed me with an unhappy face, searching the remaining five rooms on the first floor, but I was soon disappointed, all the rooms were almost the same, I really couldn't find a clue, so I had to slowly walk up the stairs on the second floor.
This morning, when I found out that all the people had died in the first room on the right side of each floor, a lot of questions arose in my mind. Why is this happening? Why is the death toll the same as the number of residents who have moved into the building in seven years?
From the data, I clearly know that in the past seven years, there have only been 39 households in these five rooms, but if the real deaths only happened in five rooms, then why did another 137 people die? My head started to hurt, and there seemed to be no way to find an answer to every question.
At that time, I assumed two guesses, one was that the information was wrong; The second is that there must be something different in these five rooms.
On the second floor, I searched from the far left, first through normal rooms, and then to the first room where someone had died. But this room, like the others, was only slightly cleaner, but it still couldn't hide the gloomy feeling.
At this time, Zhang Lu suddenly spoke: "Hey, Ye is silent, what do you have to do with our school flower Mi Jingyun?" ”
I was stunned, this guy! Actually asking such a question in such a tense atmosphere, I really don't know what is going on in her head!
"Mi Jingyun, a person who is arrogant, lonely and selfish, will lose his temper when someone plays tricks on you, I think your relationship doesn't seem to be simple!" Zhang Lu said in a sour tone.
I said coldly, "I did know her before, but it doesn't seem to be your business." ”
Zhang Lu's face turned blue, she smiled bitterly and didn't say anything more.
It's cold all around. I wrapped my coat and looked out the window, where two nine-story buildings towered not far away. It was built more than 10 years ago, and it is said to be a famous star-rated hotel and shopping complex at the time, but it is now abandoned.
Looking straight through the gap between the two buildings, you can also see a broken old clock tower, which was also built more than 10 years ago. I'm really curious about what the mayor of the town wanted to develop in the past, and he actually built so many strange things in one go.
I sighed, I had already searched two floors, and I couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. Could it be that the data that Shen Ke gave himself was really wrong?
"! It seems that all the rooms are different, only the view from the window! I said angrily, and suddenly I was shocked. That's right! These five rooms do have something in common that the other rooms don't have.
I'm so stupid, why didn't I think of it earlier?!
"Go to the third floor!" I grabbed Zhang Lu's hand and quickly rushed out of the room.
Standing in front of the window of the first room on the right-hand side of the third floor, I smiled. Sure enough, the bell tower could only be seen from this room on each floor of this building, while the view of the other rooms was obscured by the building in front of them, and only the walls of the gray hole could be seen. Isn't that a big commonality and a difference?
Just as I was wondering if I should encourage those people to go to the bell tower at night tomorrow night, there was a rush of footsteps from far to near.
It was Shen Ke and Xu Lu, they rushed into the door with anxious faces and asked loudly, "Xiao Ye, have you seen Wang Feng?" ”
"Nope. She's supposed to be with you. I replied curiously.
"It's true that they were together, but when the three of us searched to the fifth floor, she suddenly disappeared! We searched the whole floor and couldn't find her! Shen Keda was nervous.
"We've been wondering if she's going back first?" Xu Lu said.
"Impossible!" Zhang Lu's face changed greatly, "I know Xiaofeng, she has always been timid. In such a horrible place, if she was allowed to go out alone, it would be her life! ”
"What did you say!" I changed color and said, "Go to the fifth floor now, we'll look for it again!" ”
There are a total of nine rooms on the fifth floor, six of which are rental rooms, followed by a water storage room, a utility room, and an electrical room. At the end of the staircase there is a folding wooden ladder that can be used to climb up to the platform at the top of the building.
The four of us searched room by room, room by room, and did not let go of any places or corners that could accommodate people, but we could never find her figure.
I was not reconciled, so I divided the four of them into two groups and searched the whole building, but when everyone gathered on the fifth floor again, they all shook their heads weakly.
Wang Feng, she is like smoke in this dark place.
In another quarter of an hour, it will be twelve o'clock.
"What to do? If we can't find her, should we call the police? Shen Ke looked at me with a dead face.
And my brain was about to explode in confusion, when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed through my mind, and I jumped up happily: "Footprints!" How come I didn't think of footprints?! ”
The other three looked at me suspiciously. I suppressed my excitement and explained: "No one has been in or out of this building for more than half a year, and there has long been a thin layer of ash on the ground. As long as we find Wang Feng's footprints and follow her, we will definitely be able to find her! ”
Xu Lu suddenly became excited, Zhang Lu smiled happily, but said on his lips: "Ye is silent, your guy's ghost ideas are really not ordinary!" ”
Shen Ke looked at the ground and asked suspiciously: "But Xiaoye, have you ever thought about how many times we have gone up and down, and the footprints have already been messed up!" ”
I shook my head, "The road is so wide, there must be some of her footprints that have not been trampled on by us." None of us are experts at judging footprints, but if you look carefully, you can certainly do it. By the way, she disappeared in front of the first room on the right hand on the fifth floor, so let's start here! ”
According to Xu Lu's recollections, Wang Feng was wearing a pair of flat casual shoes tonight. I tried to compare the shoe prints of the four of them, and found hers, a shoe print with a chrysanthemum pattern, which I could see that had been lingering in front of the room for a long time, as if thinking about something, and then she solemnly walked into the room, stood in front of the window where the bell tower could be seen, and then went out.
At the same time, I also found that Wang Feng's footprints became messy after he went out. Her steps were unsteady and she walked straight up the stairs, one by one against the wall. "Did she mention she wasn't feeling well today?" I asked, turning my head.
Zhang Lu and the others thought about it and shook their heads at the same time.
"What's wrong?" Shen Ke asked.
I pointed to some palm prints on the wall and said, "From here, it seems that she is leaning against the wall and going down slowly, is she suddenly sick?" ”
The three of them looked at each other. I didn't say anything more, and kept following the footprints.
Wang Feng slowly reached the first floor, and then walked out.
"Hmph, she really left first!" I snorted disapprovingly.
Shen Ke smiled bitterly: "It seems that she may really have something urgent." ”
"Forget it, let's go home too." I felt annoyed that I was being played, and I waved my hand to lead over the wall and went out.
"Don't you think something is strange about the night?" On the way home, Zhang Lu frowned deeply, and pondered for a while before asking.
I was angry and said, "What's strange! ”
"I've known Xiao Feng for ten years, and I'm sure she definitely doesn't have the courage to come down from that building alone and walk out as if nothing happened. And even if she's leaving, she should say hello to us! It's impossible not to snort like this! Zhang Lu said suspiciously.
I snorted: "Zhang Lu, a person can never know for sure the way others think and think. Even if you have known that person for a long time and think that she is your best friend or even confidant, maybe one day, maybe this friend and confidant of yours will betray you without hesitation. ”
"Are you saying that Xiao Feng is not worth befriending? But even if she really doesn't say goodbye, you don't need to be so angry! Zhang Lu said in surprise.
I looked at her deeply and said indifferently: "I'm right about things and not people!" A person can often tell what he is like from the subtleties. Hmph, how about Wang Feng, I don't want to mention it again from now on. ”
"Silent in the night!" Zhang Lu sighed helplessly, "There is a public phone booth in front, I'll call Xiaofeng's home to confirm." ”
"Whatever, I'm going back first." After saying that, I rode away without looking back.
That Wang Feng is too much! It's a waste that we're so worried about her! There was still some anger in my heart, and this anger almost made my brain unable to think normally. It took me a while to get the distractions out of my mind and think about what had happened today.
The only thing that the five rooms have in common is that they can see the bell tower, so should they follow this clue to investigate? The night was thick and I took a deep breath. The cool air poured into my lungs, and I felt refreshed.
"Tomorrow, ask Shen Ke to help me check the information of that bell tower!" I thought, but didn't notice that I had unintentionally woken something up.
The product of darkness will approach us step by step, with desperate fear and death...... Continuous...... Near!