Chapter 18: The Ghost: Don't I Want Face?

"My dear detectives,

Thank you very much for opening this letter of mine, this is the Morton Orphanage. It used to be a warm home for many orphans, and many children have grown up here to become famous people.

I used to be the dean here, but a disaster changed everything......

As you can see, it's now in ruins. It was a tragic story caused by a fire in which many of our children were killed, and because of the hatred of the children, all of us survivors were trapped here, and I hope you can find something here, find the truth and free us! Good luck to you!'

The president read the letter in his hand, and when he heard this, they all understood the general ins and outs. But just as the president was about to put the letter away, the female classmate took it and said, "Oh yes, please remember to be careful of the ghosts that randomly haunt you!" ”

"Classmate Xu Xiao, don't make trouble!" The president seems to be a little angry.

It seems that the female classmate who loved scary people before was called Xu Xiao, her name was still very good, and she was also very delicate.

"No, senior, look." Xu Xiao grimaced, and then reopened the envelope, revealing the words hidden inside, which was exactly what she said gloomily just now, "How is it?" I'm sharp-eyed, right? ”

"It's me who blames you, good job."

After the president turned the blame into a compliment, everyone began to discuss how to proceed next. Unfortunately, before they could discuss it, something crept up on them......

By the time they were all focused on the rules of the game, the real game had already begun. At this time, Zhao Bai'an understood the meaning of Xu Xiao's sentence to be careful of ghosts.

Although it is an orphanage, due to the limitations of the space, it is actually just a large room. The lights flickered around them, and the already not-so-bright environment became even darker.

"Let me out......" came to my ears with a trembling female voice. However, because Xu Xiao had joked with them before, and his voice was quite similar, everyone didn't care too much.

"Classmate Xu Xiao, really don't make trouble this time!" The president reproached her again, and he seemed to be a little nervous.

"I didn't, it's not me!"

"Huh?" With Xu Xiao's denial, the president's voice was filled with a hint of uneasiness in doubt.

Zhao Bai'an saw something appear behind their darkness, it was a humanoid creature whose face could not be seen clearly.

"Be careful!" She shouted.

They only realized the existence of the ghost behind them under Zhao Bai'an's reminder, but when you feel that there is something behind you, whether you have the courage to look back is still a question. The president shuddered after seeing the direction of Zhao Bai'an's finger, his body was a little stiff, and his lower body had begun to turn, but his head was still facing the light, and he seemed to be very nostalgic for it.

Really, if you're so scared, don't set such a theme, president! Zhao Baian complained in his heart again.

Xu Xiao is quite calm, it seems that she is a bold type, no wonder she likes to make such scary jokes often. When she turned her head and saw the ghost emanating from her cape, she pulled him directly out of the darkness. This skill is definitely incomparable to Zhao Bai'an.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Bai'an and the two of them were some distance away, it was equivalent to standing on both sides of the room to explore, otherwise she must have been furious when she knew that there was something behind her, and her reaction might not be much better than that of the president. Thinking of this, Zhao Baian couldn't help but look back with a weak heart, and was much more relieved after seeing that there was a wall behind him.

"Ouch, ouch!" After the ghost was caught in front of their eyes by Xu Xiao, the hair covering his face suddenly fell to the ground, revealing the original face of the "ghost". It turned out to be a man, could it be that he used a transformer just now? With a somewhat confused face, he told Zhao Bai'an and the others that he had never encountered such a situation.

Zhao Baian looked at the wig on the ground, and the originally terrifying atmosphere instantly became funny.

"Ah, Xu Xiao, this is the staff......" Chen Yudi stepped forward to clear the siege.

"I know." Xu Xiao had such an expression on his face,

"Ah, how ...... you?"

"Of course, this is the fastest way to know the information, and I was worried that no one would come out just now." Xu Xiao patted the "ghost" on the shoulder, as if they were already acquainted, "Okay, let's talk about it, you definitely didn't just come to scare us, right?" Isn't it? ”

Under Xu Xiao's somewhat threatening tone when he narrowed his eyes, the "ghost" shrunk his neck instead, he really didn't know which of the two people was the one in charge of scaring people.

"Ah, that's not good..."Although Chen Yudi said this, his voice also weakened a lot, and it seemed that the temptation to win the game was still greater.

"What's wrong, just tell us all the background information, or you won't be able to leave." Xu Xiao patted the back of the "ghost" again and added another sentence. "Needless to say, the little details that need to be reasoned about, otherwise it won't be fun."

It seems that Xu Xiao still understands that the purpose of their trip is not to compete. Of course, for Zhao Bai'an, it's just a kind of entertainment to feel what kind of reality the secret room is.

"Okay, okay." The staff finally compromised, and he sighed, "Originally, you still need to run to another dark room to find a token, and finally hand it over to me, so that I can give you information." Then you should run into two of my colleagues along the way, but it seems that you won't be much intimidated now. ”

No, "ghost" you are mistaken, it is Xu Xiao who will not be scared much.

The Morton Orphanage existed in Europe in the last century, and the director who wrote to them before was the last director of Morton, Lady Ace. As early as the seventies and eighties of the last century, because of a large-scale famine, the village near Morton almost withered overnight, and more and more children became orphans because of the death of their parents, or just because their parents chose to ignore it, and it was at this time that Morton Orphanage began to have a large influx of orphans, and Morton's livelihood became a problem for a while.

The source of this famine is now debated, with some believing that it was just an accident of nature; Some people believe that human overcultivation causes the loss of soil fertility; Others believe that it is entirely a tragedy caused by human beings being too confident in themselves. But whatever the reason, it is buried in history, and no one can know the truth for sure.

It's just that the aftermath of this famine is even more terrifying.

For children whose parents have died, if they cut open their parents' stomachs, they can find that the stomach is completely indigestible soil, which is the "food" that can only be eaten with a sense of satiety; And those parents who send their children to orphanages, even if they really take care of themselves, can be considered very conscientious. I really don't know how many children end up as food for their parents, even if their own children can't eat, it's still okay to exchange children for food. In the face of extreme hunger, people lose their minds completely and act only according to their physical needs.

Fortunately, however, the Morton Orphanage still had the help of well-wishers, and Morton was able to stabilize his footing in the famine with the help of well-wishers and the management of Lady Ace.

Although Morton used to be an orphanage, the orphans in it often performed very well. Especially after entering the society in the future, there are many people who become successful people in society, and many of them are willing to come back to help Morton after their success, and help those who are connected to their original selves.

In the course of this year, the children have already learned how to survive on their own, how to grow fruits and vegetables, how to cook, and be able to live on their own. At that time, the children lived a relatively happy life, but when everything was getting better, a fire brought everything to naught.

I thought it was a tragedy caused by a simple fire, but the few survivors were trapped by the ghosts of the children who were desperately resentful. It is better to say that those who were burned to death at the beginning, those who were burned half to death, and finally starved to death due to the closure of the famine hospital, experienced too much pain.

The ghosts demanded to find the culprit, and after careful investigation by Dean Ace and the head nurse, they targeted the four children, but there was no way to go further.

"Ghost" skipped the test and told them a lot of information. Coupled with the fact that the four of them later found the key or cracked the code, opened several small rooms on the scene, and then read more information from the diary and other recorded items left in the room, they had a more thorough understanding of the story that the whole game was trying to tell them.