The moment they ran out of the building, in addition to being covered in cold sweat, Zhao Ping and Hou Guoxi were panting as if they had both escaped from the death table, and Meng Qinglong looked at the two of them a little inexplicably, although it was really tiring to run all the way down from the 9th floor, he was a fat man and out of breath, but why did these two people sweat more than him and pant more than him?

Meng Qinglong, who didn't know anything, was very puzzled, but if he knew that there was a scorpion living on the first floor, he believed that he would be directly paralyzed to the ground.

After taking a breath, Zhao Ping, who calmed down, first wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, looked up and scanned the surrounding environment, and found that it was late at night, and it was very dark all around, fortunately, there were street lamps to illuminate. ”

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The concept of time comes from the natural time or physical time observed and perceived by human beings, and the concept of time of human beings mainly comes from the observed orderliness of natural and human movements, and from the rhythm or rhythm of such orderly movements.

The orderly movement of the observable and perceptual world and its cyclical and cyclical rhythm or rhythm are the true source of human beings' concept of time.

In most cases, once people do things on time, they tend to give others a sense of regularity, especially in work and life, generally speaking, punctuality is a kind of self-discipline behavior, however, in some special cases, punctuality does not mean the law, especially when a crab can be punctual and punctual, the feeling that comes with only fear, only fear, only unimaginable despair.

Imagine how a person would react when he or she was able to know clearly and accurately the date or even time period of his death.

Sometimes fear comes from the unknown, but sometimes, knowing too clearly is not necessarily a good thing.

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On the third day of the paranormal mission, at 0:32 a.m., in a disco in Hoi An City.

Music, resounding all around, figures, swaying wantonly, there are a lot of people in the discotheque, accompanied by colorful lights and energetic and piercing dance music, many people who are drunk in this entertainment drink happily, and at this moment, there are three people sitting at a table in the corner of the hall, the three are dull and silent, quite quiet, and seem to be a little out of place with the nearby crowd, and the three are not bystanders, it is Zhao Ping, Hou Guoxi and Meng Qinglong, who came here not long ago.

Looking around, looking at the hustle and bustle in the discotheque, the three of them have been nervous for a long time and their hearts have eased a lot, and the matter is not complicated, since the escape from the community, Zhao Ping initially thought about it and thought about where to hide, although Hoi An City is very large, there are too many places to hide, but please don't forget that it is a mantis and not a person who is chasing Meng Qinglong, so you can't look at this problem with common sense, until you think about it for a long time, after some careful consideration, Zhao Ping decided to take Meng Qinglong to the place with the most people at night, he personally thinks, Even if it was a killing, it was impossible to kill Meng Qinglong in front of countless people, and even if that was the case, then where was the place where a city was still open at night and had the most people? The answer is undoubtedly discotheque.

"Hoo ......"

In the middle of his thoughts, he exhaled slowly, Zhao Ping casually picked up the soda on the table and took a sip, seeing that the man with glasses looked relaxed, and Hou Guoxi and Meng Qinglong, who were sitting on his left and right sides, also calmed down a little.

Although this is a discotheque, people who come here will basically order some drinks and the like, but Zhao Ping and the three of them don't have the mood and courage to drink at such a time, so when the waiter came to ask, Zhao Ping just ordered some soda very casually.

The disco is very noisy, only their table is unusually quiet, for a while the three of them sat silently like this, no one spoke, just glanced around with their eyes aimlessly, in silence, Zhao Ping and Hou Guoxi, who were executors, were okay, after all, the nerves of the two who were on a supernatural mission had always been relatively tight, but Meng Qinglong was different, because he was not an executor and had never seen a mantis, after taking his eyes away from a dancing girl's buttocks, he suddenly felt bored, and the fat man couldn't help but yawn.

However, when the corner of his eye swept to the time displayed by the clock in the hall, Meng Qinglong, who was a little sleepy, hurriedly raised his spirits again, and at the same time, there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart, and he calmed down, and immediately asked Zhao Ping and the others with a nervous expression: "That, Mr. Zhao, right, it's almost 1 o'clock in the morning, you said that we are hiding in a disco with so many people...... Yes, it should be fine, right? ”

Meng Qinglong's question was not only asking Zhao Ping but also more like self-comforting, and Zhao Ping felt from the other party's expression and words that the fat man was currently nervous, he wanted to say something to comfort him, but after thinking that even he himself had no bottom in his heart, the man with glasses finally didn't say anything, just looked at the other party with a complicated expression, and then replied expressionlessly: "I never said that you would be 100% safe, and now I am just doing my best to ensure your safety." ”

The result can be predicted, after his words were finished, Meng Qinglong's hopeful face turned pale again in an instant, seeing the cold words of the man with glasses, and seeing Meng Qinglong's pale face, Hou Guoxi couldn't help but mumble in his heart......

(This surnamed Zhao really can't be a person, and he won't die if he says a word of comfort, why do you have to say it so directly?) Well, since you're not comforting, I'll do it. ）

Thinking of this, Hou Guoxi suddenly showed a smile towards Meng Qinghong, and then stretched out his hand and patted the other party's shoulder and said: "I said Mr. Meng, don't listen to him, he is scaring you, now we are in a disco with so many people, I don't believe that at two o'clock, the mantis will kill people under everyone's eyes." ”

The electrician man spoke at the right time to comfort, who would have thought that as soon as Hou Guoxi's voice fell, Zhao Ping, who was sitting opposite, said again:

"There's no need to say such nonsense, it's better to tell the truth."

As soon as these words came out, not only did Hou Guoxi, who was comforting the fat man with reassuring words, his smile suddenly froze, but Meng Qinglong's already pale face became even whiter.

(This...... This glasses ...... Lack of virtue! ）

There is no doubt that Hou Guoxi is extremely dissatisfied with Zhao Ping's continuous pouring of cold water, although he didn't say it in his mouth, but in his heart, he has already slandered and scolded the glasses man repeatedly.

Time passed, minute by minute, during which everything was normal in the discotheque, nothing happened until ......

Until the time came to 1:57 a.m.

It was also from the moment they saw the current time that the hearts of Zhao Ping and the three of them were lifted again.

Because, there are still 3 minutes left before the two-point death deadline that the scorpion said!

At this moment, the atmosphere was suddenly solemn, Zhao Ping was clenching his teeth and looking highly nervous, his vision kept scanning the surroundings, he was ready and at the same time had made up his mind, Meng Qinglong must not die! Once Meng Qinglong dies, the day of the attacker is not far away!

Keeping Meng Qinglong is equivalent to ensuring his own safety, how can Zhao Ping not understand this truth?

The only strange thing is that as time continues to pass, seeing that the time is about to reach the deadline, Zhao Ping has also raised his vigilance to the extreme, but the disco is still the same as before, people come and go, and the people at the nearby tables are still drinking and chatting, it seems that ...... Nothing unusual happened, or not even the slightest sign of anything out of the ordinary.

Well?

Seeing this, the man with glasses frowned slightly, and his vision further expanded, but at this moment, in the midst of continuous glancing, I don't know if it was a coincidence or dazzle, when he shifted his gaze to the right side of the hall, inadvertently, he saw a picture, no, or he saw a familiar figure, that is......

A flashing figure appeared in the dancing crowd more than ten meters away, yes, just a flash, and then this figure was blocked by the crowd in the center of the dance hall and disappeared, but even so, Zhao Ping still recognized the true identity of this figure at a glance.

It's not someone else, it's the old lady who lives on the first floor!!

Wow!

His pupils shrank suddenly, and his body suddenly got up and looked ahead.

Zhao Ping's abrupt rise startled Hou Guoxi and Meng Qinglong, who were also extremely nervous, especially Meng Qinglong, who was even more and more scared, because the time was almost up, coupled with Zhao Ping's abrupt action just now, the fat man was so frightened that he shivered violently, his body was weak, and he almost slipped off the seat.

"What's wrong!? What are you looking at? ”

Of course, Hou Guoxi was also frightened, as soon as the man with glasses got up, he also followed closely behind and asked the other party questions while getting up.

As for Zhao Ping, although he did see the old lady just now, at this moment, no matter how he searched and how to find it, he could no longer see the figure of the old lady in his eyes, and he couldn't find it, as if he had disappeared.

found that the search was fruitless, and Zhao Ping's heart was as cold as an ice cellar!

The reason is that through the scene just now, he instantly proved one thing...... That's ......

The scorpion in this supernatural mission has extremely strong tracking and perception abilities, no matter where you hide, 'it' will find you! Even if he had lost Meng Qinglong's mobile phone before leaving!

In an instant, the glasses man's forehead was covered with cold sweat again, and then he replied to Hou Guoxi in a calm tone: "I, I just saw the old lady on the first floor before. ”

As soon as these words came out, Meng Qinglong, who didn't know the truth, didn't react, but Hou Guoxi's face changed in an instant!

(The mantis tracked it here, tracked it down to the discotheque, and it seems that it can only hope that the mantis will not openly kill people in such a crowded place!) ）

Thinking of this, Zhao Ping subconsciously looked down at the wrist time.

And the time at this moment is shown as:

Morning...... 2 o'clock!

Time's up!!!

Groov!

His heart tightened suddenly, and then he suddenly raised his head to look at the opposite side, looking at Meng Qinglong who was sitting opposite him!

However, before the man with glasses could completely cast his eyes on the other party's face, the next moment, his vision suddenly turned black!!

In the hall, the electric lights that were originally shining instantly went out, and the music that had surrounded the ears stopped instantly.

There was a power outage.

The disco actually has a power outage!

This was beyond everyone's expectations, including Zhao Ping.

(Damn!) It turned out to be like this! ）

"Ahh Help me! Help me!! ”

Not only that, but at the moment when the power of the entire disco was cut off at two o'clock, and at the same time, as soon as the power supply of the disco was stopped, it was pitch black, almost at the same time, the screams rang out, and Zhao Ping and Hou Guoxi both heard Meng Qinghong's frightened cry for help!

(Could it be...... ...... Attacking Meng Qinglong!? ）

"Get out your phone lighting!"

In the flash of light, Zhao Ping, who had a premonition that something was wrong, only had time to yell out the above sentence at Hou Guoxi, and the next moment, the man moved, and without hesitation, he threw himself at the position where Meng Qinghong was sitting opposite!

"Uh...... Yes! Good, good! ”

Zhao Ping roared and pulled Hou Guoxi, who was stunned in the dark, back to reality, and immediately hurriedly reached out to take out his mobile phone.

To get back to the point, don't look at it as complicated as it can be described, but in fact, all of this happened in a short period of time, from the power outage to Zhao Ping's rush to the opposite side.

Brush!

Fortunately, Zhao Ping reacted in time, with his jump, coupled with his timely reaction, when the next second came, Zhao Ping, who rushed towards Meng Qinglong's position, really grabbed the other party, and in the dark environment, he first grabbed a round thing, which was Meng Qinglong's arm, but the strange thing was that as soon as he grabbed the other party's arm, Zhao Ping suddenly felt a huge force coming, it seemed to ......

It seemed that something was pulling Meng Qinglong out in the dark, and Meng Qinglong let out a series of heart-rending howls:

"Ahhh Something, something got hold of me! Save me! Mr. Zhao, help me!! ”

In the dark, he was grabbed by a sudden unknown thing and dragged back, in an instant, Meng Qinglong urinated, and was scared on the spot, he began to struggle, began to cry, but unfortunately no matter how he struggled and wailed, he couldn't get rid of the huge pull, so when the glasses man grabbed his arm, he was already extremely frightened, and he desperately cried to Zhao Ping in the dark, yes, because, at this moment, the only one who could save him was Zhao Ping.

"Uh......h Wow! ”

Of course, the fat man was screaming, and Zhao Ping, who also understood that Meng Qinglong must not die, was not desperate? Or that since the moment he grabbed the fat man, he had been desperately dragging the other party, he was fighting against that huge force, but, to Zhao Ping's surprise, even if he had used all his strength now, he still couldn't drag Meng Qinglong for half a point! On the contrary, a few seconds later, with the sudden increase of that huge force, the next moment, Meng Qinglong actually broke away from Zhao Ping's hand with his heart-rending howl!

"No !!"

In shock, the man with glasses yelled unwillingly.

Then, there was a series of screams, and the screams faded away...... until it disappears without a trace......

Smack!

A crisp sound sounded, accompanied by the unique switch sound of the electric switch, and the entire discotheque regained its light, and at the same time, Hou Guoxi next to him took out his mobile phone.

The discotheque is back in the light.

It's just a pity that it's too late, it's too late......

Because, with the help of the overhead light, at this moment, in the sight of Zhao Ping and Hou Guoxi, who were still lying on the ground, they saw Meng Qinglong, who was originally sitting opposite the two, and the distance was almost equivalent to that of close at hand...... Gone, gone, and so on, except for a chair that toppled to the ground.

Seeing this scene, at this moment, Zhao Ping's face turned pale, and he instinctively turned his gaze around, but under this look, he found a strange ......

The people in the disco are doing their own things as they were before the power outage, the ones who are singing are still singing, the ones who are dancing are still dancing, the people who are drinking and chatting are still drinking and chatting, it seems that they are ......

It seems that in the eyes or memories of these people, the power outage just now has never happened at all!?

(This, what's going on?) Why is this happening? ）

Although he couldn't figure it out, Zhao Ping, who came back to his senses, still remembered another thing, quickly took out the ticket, stared at the map, and looked at it, and saw that the point of light representing Meng Qinglong had now turned pure black! After a few more seconds, the black point of light slowly disappeared with the naked eye, and finally, only two of the four points of light that had existed in the entire city map were now left.

Zhao Ping, whose mouth was trembling, naturally knew what this meant......

Meng Qinglong...... He's dead!

The death was inexplicable, the death was strange and abnormal, and there was not even a corpse left!!

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