Chapter Twenty-Four: Humans Underneath?
I saw an inexplicable arm sticking out of the garbage heap, and the rat with big fists and eyes also looked straight.
Rats have a hob of collecting edible food from the garbage, and the food they eat in this dark, damp place is not as good as the variety of food in the wonderful world outside.
Delicious cheese and cake only look fragrant in the fresh air, but for rats, as long as there is something to eat in the foul environment, they will be satisfied, after all, the big rat is so big that it can't forage for food, and some eat it, which is already a blessing.
Why did the clean Red Rose Mansion have such a dirty place, Mazi couldn't figure out these questions for a while, he just wanted to see the warm sun before he died.
The arm sticking out of the garbage heap looked stronger, the fingers were slender but a little rough, more muscular than malnourished, a little thinner than normal, and the nails were thick and calloused, and they didn't look like an old man.
Looking at the flexibility of the arm swaying from side to side, it is not so bad compared to the bad old man, who is it? Jin Tian already has half the answer in his heart, the person in the garbage heap must be a middle-aged man, maybe a young man.
"It's a young man who often stays up late, but it should be the same kind of rat sleeping under the garbage heap, right?" Jin Tian glanced at the big mouse, its expression also looked a little flustered, obviously unaware of the yellow-skinned arm.
The little mouse soaked in urine as if it had lost its urinary function, soaking half of its legs, and it looked at the big mouse pitifully, wanting to ask for help, but now, the unexpected appearance of one arm suddenly made the already solemn atmosphere even stronger.
The little mouse didn't dare to say anything at all, although the mouse was very painful to be caught in his legs, and after living in this garbage dump for so many years, it was the first time he saw other creatures other than the big mouse, how strange and strange, how shocking and shocking, and its little heart also hung open with the increase in the swing force of that arm, and it had the potential to jump out of its chest.
Jin Tian took two steps forward, squatted down, and asked in surprise, "It's a human being down there?"
Bang Bang
The arm swung twice, and suddenly stopped swinging, the whole arm hung in the air, the fingers specially bent an interesting arc, like an old goose beak, the parallel thumb and the four fingers were glued together, the fingertips were a hole, plus the curved arc on the wrist, the whole finger elbow shape looked more like an old crane standing proudly.
According to the scope of Jin Tian's common sense, there are three people in the world, one is a mortal, one is a goblin, one is an immortal, and there is an unknown realm of common sense, which the white-eyed villain has once introduced, and there are also strange people who have become the public enemy of goblins.
But the man in front of him .....
The arm suddenly stopped, like a sculpture, and no one responded to Jin Tian's words under the garbage heap, and the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Mazi wrapped himself tightly in a suit, leaving only a gap in the middle of his eyes, for fear that he would become a thorn in his eye when he took a breath, at this moment, he didn't want to be in the limelight at all, Xiao'er was the most important, Mazi understood very well.
The leading bodyguard also began to look calm, he stared at the sensor on his wrist from time to time, really hoping that the red dot of Mazi could shine again, but the truth did not follow his thoughts, what happened inside the pipe?
Suddenly, the leading bodyguard pointed to Xiao Wudao, who came back from carrying a stretcher: "You, come here, go in through the exit of the steam pool and go to find Mazi." ”
When the leading bodyguard said this, his eyes were full of sinister cold air, and he took out a transparent light bead from his neat trouser pocket, put it in the palm of his hand and kneaded it gently.
Xiao Wu nodded hurriedly, took out a brand-new yellow thermal insulation suit from the tool cabinet on the side, put on a translucent protective mask, and the two bodyguards who had been waiting for instructions at the edge of the valve began to slowly turn the valve when they saw Xiao Wu stretch out an OK gesture.
Xiao Wu stood a little outward in the center of the steam pool, looking down at the exit slowly opening, the black steel gate moved slowly, revealing the silver-white inner wall of the pipe, which was neatly aligned with the inner wall of the steam pool, and when the valve was fully opened, the shape of the entire steam pool was more like a silver-white bowl.
Xiao Wu bent down and stretched out a hand, touching the temperature of the exit, and he could still feel the obvious heat when he put on the insulated clothes, but fortunately, in winter, the outdoor temperature was a little cold, just a combination of the outlet temperature.
"I'm going down, chief!" Xiao Wu took a deep breath and exhaled a breath, and suddenly there was an extra mist on the insulated mask.
The leading bodyguard nodded slightly, looking at Xiao Wu in a red insulated suit, always feeling that something was missing, and when Xiao Wuyi stepped on the steel pedals, he pointed to Xiao Wu and said, "Where's your seat belt?"
Xiao Wu was stunned, only blaming himself for saving people, forgetting to pay attention to his own protective tools, and wanted to come up, but was blindfolded by a cloud of residual steam in the pipe.
When the vapor was gone, there was still a mist on the mask, and nothing could be seen in front of me.
The bouncer took the lead and grinded a small valve on the edge of the steam pool, and a cold wind blew through, and the mist on the mask became slightly clearer.
Xiao Wu took advantage of the momentum to climb up, ready to fasten the seat belt and go down, but due to the hazy fog, he didn't pay attention to the steel handle on his side, grabbed the air with one hand, and fell down due to the tilt of his body.
There was only a scream from Xiao Wu in the pipe.
"Boss, little five, he...."The two bodyguards were shocked.
The leading bodyguard clutched the light bead in his hand tightly, and said in a cold sweat: "It should be okay, right?"
The always arrogant leading bodyguard suddenly flashed a flash of horror in his eyes, and he glanced at the roof of the Red Rose Building, and a trace of remembrance flashed in his eyes.
The leading bodyguard motioned for the valve to close, and instructed the two bodyguards to take a look at the underground parking lot to see if Xiao Wu was still alive.
The two bodyguards looked at each other, the distance between the pipe and the underground parking lot was more than ten meters and close to twenty meters, if they didn't die, they should be crippled, right?
Out of sympathy for the members, the two quickly closed the valve and drove a Passat to the underground parking lot.
The leading bodyguard smiled and exhaled lightly, according to the rules of the Red Rose Building, as the head of the bodyguard, he shoulders the responsibility for the life safety of the bodyguard members, no matter what the reason, the member is injured, the leader has to pay the medical expenses, if his life is in danger, the leader is not only likely to be dismissed, but also has to be responsible for the victim's family, although each bodyguard is a unique candidate, but the rules of the red rose are like this.
Lost a pockmark, the lead bodyguard smiled and could bear it, but there was an extra little five among the "wounded", but people couldn't bear it, although he stood straight, but his legs seemed sore, and there was a feeling of "seeing through the red dust" in his head, he decided to run away, and from childhood to adulthood, he relied on the word ruthlessness to fight to today's achievements, and it was like purgatory to take care of his family.
Turning off the radar dashboard on his wrist, he led the bodyguard to climb into his beloved jeep and slam on the accelerator and rush out of the Red Rose Building, as for where he went, no one knows.
The two bodyguards who went to the underground parking lot waited for a long time at the mouth of the pipe, but they didn't see Xiao Wu come out, and they were dumbfounded, could it be that Xiao Wu disappeared out of thin air? This is a steam pipe and not a magic pipe, the two biao men raised their faces to the mouth of the pipe and called twice, no one responded, only smelled a foul smell was approaching, and a stall of sewage suddenly appeared at the elbow, and there was a row of sharp white teeth in the sewage, smiling like a shark, and baring teeth like a vicious dog.
The black liquid fell to the ground, opened its pitch-black mouth, and two rows of white teeth flashed, swallowing the two directly, and then disappeared along the sewer at the base of the wall.
The entrance to the pipe, where two more men had been empty in the previous second, had indeed captured the presence of a black liquid that had swallowed two men before burrowing into the sewers.
The personnel in charge of monitoring hurriedly reported to the superior executive, but a cloud of liquid quietly fell down the air outlet of the air conditioner, dozens of monitors instantly blackened, and the monitoring screen was finally stuck on a row of sharp teeth, and a white fishbone spur was stuck in the arc of the bloody teeth.
The power in the monitoring room suddenly went off, except for a few panicked screams, there was no other sound, everything fell into darkness, and the black liquid quietly withdrew without a trace.
Although Xiao Wu stepped on the air, he relied on his agility to grab a steel handle, and then took off his mask, as soon as his skin touched the high temperature, he was instantly burned, and his face was full of cracks and bloodshots.
He climbed hard upward, trying to climb to the exit as soon as possible, but there was no light in front of him, and the dark gate blocked the only way out, so he turned around and began to climb down, and there were two options in the middle of the pipe, looking at the road map of the building on his wrist, he instinctively chose to walk to the left.
The front was black and pressing, he couldn't see anything at all, the map light on his wrist was faint in the absolute gloom and dampness, he gritted his teeth and continued to walk, although the smell was getting worse and worse, but it was the basic instinct of normal people to live if he didn't die.
The arm on the garbage heap suddenly retracted, the movement was very fast, there seemed to be an arc, Jin Tian's body leaned back almost at the same time, his eyes were always staring at the fine rotten hole that submerged the arm, he clearly saw that the arm suddenly exerted force, the wrist bent half an arc, and made a claw blow to him, the five claws were black, and the strength was full, if he was caught, he might really have no face, Jin Tian sighed happily, and said in his heart: "This claw blow has been used, shouldn't it be a move that only exists in kung fu?"
Sou!
The arm was raised again, and it was still the same dark arm, but there was a rotten apple on the palm of the hand, and strangely enough, this apple still gave off a faint fragrance in the rancid environment.
"Haha, I can be regarded as having found it, I have to eat an apple on Christmas Eve to be safe!" A cheerful and dull voice came out of the garbage heap, and suddenly, the other arm in the garbage heap suddenly raised, extremely fast, and the wrist swayed in an invisible arc, and the big mouse on the side was so seriously injured that he fell to the ground, and his eyes were scattered.
The dark palm slowly opened, revealing a red apple tied with a filthy blue ribbon.
The man's face was still rummaging around in the garbage heap, his head was buried deep, his hands were held together, and he greeted warmly: "Two fruits, peace fruits, young man, choose one to eat!"
Jin Tian looked at the fainting big mouse, turned his head in disbelief and stared at the pile of garbage that was slightly raised behind the fruit, and asked softly again, "Are there humans down there?"