Chapter 174: Wet Footprints on the Stairs
Listening to Zhao Yukun's mother's description, Zhou Xiaolong felt a trace of coolness coming from behind him.
I only heard Zhao Mu continue: "The last place where the row of wet footprints fell was next to me, I slowly raised my head to look at the position of my left shoulder, there was nothing, it was empty, I couldn't see anything, but ...... I already felt something in this position...... I stepped down a step, and the pair of footprints followed me down a step, and all of a sudden, my scalp exploded, and I didn't dare to stay on the stairs any longer, so I hurried down, and then I went back to my room, locked the door, and waited until dawn before I dared to come out......"
Hearing this, Zhou Xiaolong couldn't help but be a little curious, why Zhao Yukun was the only one in the family, and why didn't Zhao Yukun's father accompany Zhao's mother at home?
Later, Zhou Xiaolong inquired from Ouyang Lei that Zhao Yukun's parents had divorced when Zhao Yukun was in junior high school, and Zhao Yukun grew up in a single-parent family.
"And then?!" Zhou Xiaolong's eyes stared at Zhao's mother and asked.
"Since that night, I have never gone up to the second floor," Zhao's mother smiled bitterly, pointed to her son and said, "I was afraid of being alone at home, so I called Yukun to live with me, fortunately, there was a door on the ground floor, I put on two locks, and I never dared to go upstairs, I didn't dare during the day, and I didn't dare at night......
"Auntie, how many days have passed since you saw the wet footprints?!" Zhou Xiaolong thought about it and asked.
"Three days, no, not more than three days." Mother Zhao said with certainty.
Zhou Xiaolong was relieved, if it hadn't been more than three days, it wasn't too late, it was still timely, maybe the ghost upstairs hadn't run away yet.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xiaolong finished his coffee in one gulp, stood up and said to Zhao's mother, "I'll go upstairs now and have a look!" ”
Zhao Yukun looked at his mother and said to Zhou Xiaolong, "Okay, Xiaolong, let's go upstairs with you......"
Zhou Xiaolong waved his hand, "No need, I'll do it alone." ”
Mother Zhao said: "How can it be done?!" ”
Zhou Xiaolong smiled and comforted the two and said, "Don't be nervous, with me, you don't have to be afraid, it's more convenient for me to be alone, so as not to get in the way." ”
Zhou Xiaolong was full of confidence when he spoke, and Zhao's mother had no choice but to take out the key, walk to the end of the corridor, and open a door.
Inside the door, there is a staircase, also wooden and narrow, which looks like it can lead to the second floor.
There was such a thing as wet footprints on a rainy night, and Zhou Xiaolong didn't pay much attention to it, after all, he had seen the wind and waves.
Come to think of it, even if there is really dirty things upstairs, it won't be much worse, if it's really fierce, Mother Zhao won't stand here in a good manner.
While thinking about these things, Zhou Xiaolong walked up the stairs alone and had already gone up to the second floor of the villa.
The second floor was dark and cramped, with a strong smell of dampness.
Other than that, there's nothing terrible about it.
At this time, it was already very dark, but the street lights could shine through the window, and if the lights were not turned on, it was not particularly dark here.
Slowly, Zhou Xiaolong himself relaxed his vigilance, but when he came to the end, he suddenly "exhaled", feeling that the evil wind was not good, and a black shadow rushed down on the top of Zhou Xiaolong's head.
Maybe it was because of the sneak attack from above, Zhou Xiaolong was a little caught off guard, he had to stretch out his hands to block, and on his wrist, there was an instant coldness, and then, there was a purple handprint printed on Zhou Xiaolong's wrist.
That is, in the blink of an eye, a black shadow really fell to Zhou Xiaolong's side, and he grabbed Zhou Xiaolong's wrist with a cold hand.
So powerful! This thing is still so fast?!
Zhou Xiaolong wanted to break free, but the strength of that thing was too great, and he grabbed Zhou Xiaolong's arm and threw him, and Zhou Xiaolong's whole body hit the railing of the stairs.
At this moment, Zhou Xiaolong was also scared.
Zhou Xiaolong's body rolled to the side, quickly cheered up, opened his yin and yang eyes, and looked around, although he didn't see anything, but his ears heard a sound.
It was a "woo" ghost scream, and if you distinguish it carefully, you actually have been shouting a word all the time, as if it was a "wrong" word!!
Being shouted by that thing, Zhou Xiaolong shivered, and his surroundings suddenly began to become cold, and he felt that his body was also very cold.
Could it be that this time I met a ghost who died unjustly?!
Zhou Xiaolong suddenly regretted a little, and arrived at the murder place without any preparation, probably because the case he had dealt with before was too simple, and he made himself a little fluttery.
I knew that I should have told my uncle Bai Zimo about this matter, and let my uncle give me an idea, now, I can't force it, it's better to leave here first, so as not to harm myself.
Thinking like this, Zhou Xiaolong turned around and stepped back, wanting to leave the second floor.
At the same time, the black shadow suddenly floated towards Zhou Xiaolong again, approaching from the back, and while Zhou Xiaolong didn't pay attention, the black shadow stretched out his hands and pinched Zhou Xiaolong's neck.
He never expected that the dirty things in Zhao Yukun's house would be so fierce, Zhou Xiaolong felt that the cold fingers were about to sink into his throat!!
Between life and death, the fear in Zhou Xiaolong's heart increased suddenly, especially the infinitely repeated nonsense of the word "injustice", which kept tugging at his heartstrings, making him feel that bursts of coldness were eroding his body.
Fortunately, at the critical juncture, the silver ring once again showed its magical powers.
In an instant, a ray of light shot out, penetrating the hands held on Zhou Xiaolong's neck, and the black shadow screamed miserably, and disappeared in an instant.
Zhou Xiaolong turned around quickly, looked back, still didn't see anything, looked up, except for the black roof, there was nothing.
Taking a deep breath and tidying up his clothes, Zhou Xiaolong walked down the stairs.
Seeing Zhou Xiaolong return to the living room on the first floor, Zhao Yukun and his mother ran towards Zhou Xiaolong together.
"Xiaolong, there was a noise upstairs just now, are you in any trouble?!" Zhao Yukun asked nervously.
"yes, kid, look at your bad face, did you hit that thing?!" Mother Zhao also asked.
"Upstairs...... There's a dirty thing upstairs, and it looks like it's been unjustly killed...... Moreover...... And it's very powerful......" Zhou Xiaolong replied with palpitations.
"Ah, how could it be unjustly killed, this can't be?!" Mother Zhao exclaimed.
Zhou Xiaolong observed the expression on Zhao's mother's face, and he had already seen that it was impossible for her to be completely unaware.
The ghost upstairs is definitely not an alien ghost, in short, it must have a certain reason with the Zhao family, otherwise, in just three days, it would not have become so fierce!!
Zhou Xiaolong said to the Zhao family's mother and son very solemnly: "Since that thing can come to the door, it must not be the wrong person, aunt, what is going on, can you tell me the truth first?!" ”
(End of chapter)