Chapter 2: "The Murderous House"
Wu Fei didn't want to look for a job this morning, so he just slept in the house for a while. In the past few days, Wu Fei's job search has not been smooth, people with high salaries feel that he is not qualified enough, and he can't look down on those with low salaries, and he himself is confident. In a trance, he felt that he had entered a desolate space, and like the last dream, the weather was also gloomy, full of large and small stones, unable to distinguish the direction, and unable to see people. At this time, he heard a series of "ding dong ding dong" sounds, he looked around, but he couldn't find it, the more he searched, the more anxious he became, he sat up from the bed suddenly, it turned out to be a dream again. But he immediately heard the sound of "ding dong ding dong" again, it was at the door, he hurriedly stood up and pushed the door open to see, almost didn't jump up, it turned out that it was the scimitar hanging in front of the door next to it, swaying against the wall. Wu Fei thought to himself, what does this Zhang Desert want to do, is this interesting, so he picked up his mobile phone angrily and called him:
"Hey, are you interested in the desert?"
"What's wrong with me?"
"What's the matter, you don't know, who are you scaring by putting the broken knife here, if you don't want me to live here, I'll move out immediately."
"Don't worry, Wu Shifei, can you wait for me to go home and explain this to you?"
"If there's anything to explain, you can say it now."
"Now it's hard for me to say in the company, you wait for me, I won't go to work in the afternoon and go back to tell you, you don't look for a job today."
After speaking, Zhang Mo hung up the phone. Wu Fei thought to himself, what is there to explain this, it is clear that he just wants to drive me away. In the past few days, the job search has not been smooth, Zhang Mo, this kid came here again, and the angry Wu Fei stomped on the spot. After walking a few times, he looked at the hanging knife again, and then at the special door, and suddenly had a sense of foreboding. He walked slowly, unsheathed the knife, and looked up the rope, the other end of which had protruded into the room through a hole in the wall above. Wu Fei pulled the rope but didn't pull it, but he didn't dare to push too hard, for fear of breaking something inside. He twisted the doorknob, apparently the room was locked. He went into the room and pulled a chair, then stood up and lifted his feet, barely able to reach the hole, which was about the size of a fist, but because it was too dark in the room and there was no light, he could not see anything. Several chests could be faintly seen, and one of them was glowing red. Wu Fei is a famous stunned young man in the school, stupid and bold, but after reading it, he was still a little stunned, thinking that this would not be a murderous house. Thinking about jumping out of the chair, I ran downstairs in a puff of smoke. Picked up the water cup and poured some water, and drank a few sips, suppressing the shock. I also began to think crankily in my heart, recalling Zhang Mo's performance in the past few days, from expression to action, to speech. The more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, "Zhang Mo, this kid won't be killed in this house, is it that has been with me these days..." Thinking of this, Wu Fei opened the door and ran to the elevator, and ran out of the elevator to the community, where there were still lush trees, bridges, and paths. Because each house is directly connected to the garage, and it is now working time, there is no one in the community. Wu Fei looked at this scene and suddenly felt that this community was all fake? His mind was buzzing, and his body began to heat and sweat. At this time, someone suddenly slapped him on the back, Wu Feihao was frightened and fainted, and turned around to see that it was Zhang Mo.
"Don't come here, are you a human or a ghost?"
"Look at your guts, you are still known as Wu Tiangang at school, I was afraid that you would guess blindly, so I hurried over."
"So tell me what's going on in your house?"
"Let's go, you can come back to the house with me first."
Wu Fei quickly touched Zhang Mo with his hand, and felt that his body was still hot, so he was relieved to go back to the house with him.
The two of them sat on the sofa, Zhang Mo handed Wu Fei a cigarette and lit one himself.
"What do you really want to know?"
"You don't talk nonsense, hurry up!"
"This matter starts with me falling in love with Lu Xiaoyu, when you graduated, you all chose to stay in Zhengzhou or go back to the city where your hometown is located. I dragged Ren Tiannan and Lu Yingfei to Shanghai because I was too conceited, and I just started looking for a job of 2,000 yuan a month. Since I didn't know how prosperous Shanghai and the cost of living were, I felt that the salary of 2,000 yuan was pretty good. In the future, I will work hard to buy a house here, marry a wife and have children, and take root in Shanghai. But life doesn't go as smoothly as you think. One day seven years ago, I had dinner with Ren Tiannan and Lu Yingfei, and Lu Yingfei told us that her sister had graduated and wanted to come to Shanghai to find a job. Later, his sister really came over, called Lu Xiaoyu, that is, my wife. After meeting a few times at that time, the two of us got along, and his brother was very opposed at first, and even had to turn against me. But the more he blocked this kind of thing, the more he couldn't do it. Later, Xiao Yu and I lived directly together, and his brother saw that there was really no way, so he acquiesced. But I feel that he doesn't have the same affection for me as his old buddy. When I talked to him, he ignored him, but I got used to it. ”
"Ah, and what's going on? Xiao Yu turned out to be Lu Yingfei's sister! Wu Fei pointed at Zhang Mo, "You really can!" ”
Zhang Mo continued: "The second year I lived with Xiao Yu, that is, the fifth year after we graduated, Xiao Yu became pregnant. We also met each other's parents. Xiao Yu's hometown is the same as Yanyu's hometown, both of them are from Hunan, but Yanyu's family is from Changsha and is from the city. And Xiao Yu's family is from Yuanling Shexing Village, Xiangxi, and is a rural person. Xiao Yu's parents didn't say anything, probably thinking that their own family conditions were not good. Then we got married, and the wedding was held in a hotel in Shanghai. Except for Ren Tiannan and Lu Yingfei, we only notified you in our class, but you happened to be on a business trip abroad at that time and didn't come.
Later, I went to Xiao Yu's hometown to do it again. Xiao Yu's mother said that the marriage of their daughter had to be seen off by the whole village, so she had no choice but to listen to his mother's arrangement. Xiao Yu's father is Han and his mother is Miao, the key is that on the first night of marriage, their whole family cried there for most of the night, and I couldn't sleep. The next day was better, the whole village came to say goodbye, and when they saw one crying another, they made their voices hoarse at the end of the day. Finally got to the evening, Lu Yingfei had to drink with me, he probably meant that their family conditions were not good, and it was not easy to provide two college students, hoping to come out for a long time and become famous. But my sister was abducted by me as soon as she entered the society, the most important thing is that he thinks I am too ordinary, in addition to looking like a white-faced scholar, the background is average, the family is average, and the qualifications are average. He thinks that I don't like to talk, and I shouldn't have any interest in the future, and I want to set up a home for his sister in Shanghai, and I don't know the Year of the Monkey. I thought it was very harsh at the time, why did I think I couldn't afford to buy a house.
When I went to bed at night, I turned on my phone and checked the housing prices in Shanghai and looked at the houses within the outer ring. But at first glance, my heart was also cold, it was too expensive, the average price within the outer ring was not lower than 50,000 at all, my salary was only more than 6,000 at the time, and I wanted to buy a house without eating or drinking for 70 years. So it's no wonder that Lu Yingfei always said that, he originally wanted his sister to find a rich or local Shanghai, but I took her away as soon as she came. Saying that, Zhang Mo smiled bitterly.
"And then?" Wu Fei asked.
"After the wedding at Xiao Yu's house, I stayed in their village for a few days and looked at the scenery there. The lake and mountains, the sky is high and the wind is clear, although the village is a little broken, but the scenery outside is really beautiful. In those two days, I also listened to a lot of local customs and legends, including a story about a team of PLA soldiers when Yuanling was liberated..."
"Don't talk about these useless things, pick the main point." Wu Fei interrupted Zhang Mo's words.
"Okay, after we go back to Shanghai, I will pay attention to the housing prices in Shanghai from time to time. Suddenly, one day I found out that there is a second-hand house with a very low price, which is a super low kind. The total price of a 140-square-meter house is only more than 1 million, and it is still on the edge of Central. I called suspiciously and asked, and the agent said that the house was real, but there was something wrong with the house. I asked what the question was, and he said we'll talk about it when you come over. The house was not far from where I worked, so I took the bus to find the agent. He told me that the reason why this house was sold so cheaply was because there was a missing person in the house, and everyone thought the house was not clean. So the price can't be sold, and the landlord is also dropping again and again. Now this house price is basically 1/10 of the surrounding area, if you don't believe in this evil, then this house is a rare occurrence in a thousand years. I thought about it again and again, and I thought that this was a rare opportunity for me to live in Shanghai. Moreover, this house is in a good location, with a lot of space, and it is also finely decorated. So I asked the agent to show me the property. You also saw this house, and the agent told me that the landlord's 10-year-old son had disappeared from the room upstairs next to the one you live in. I looked at the house and didn't see any problems. I comforted myself and said that there could be many reasons for the disappearance, and it was possible that they had offended someone, and maybe someone had kidnapped them. How could we, who are highly educated, believe such a thing? So I told the agent that I would go back and discuss it with my wife and get back to you. When the agent saw that I was hesitating, he said that you should think about it quickly, and now a large number of people come to see the house every day at this price. After I went back, I told Xiao Yu about the matter again, and I didn't hide any details. Xiao Yu was also very moved when she heard it, and she said to listen to my decision. So we found an agent, paid the down payment, and applied for a loan. The monthly payment is more than 4,000 points per month, and the salary of the two of us adds up to about 12,000 a month, and there is still a lot left in addition to the monthly payment, so we scraped together a down payment to buy a car. However, the mortgage and car loan are a bit unbearable, and I have to borrow some money from my classmates from time to time, and I also borrowed from you twice at that time. It's just that we have a good relationship, and you don't ask me what I'm for. You know now why I look like I'm rich, but I'm actually poor. ”
"Really? Well, I'll just assume that what you say is true. And then what? ”
"When we first started moving in, I was very careful every day, observing every corner of this room. Later, I slowly found out that there was no vision in this house, so I slowly put my mind at ease, and comforted myself that it was funny how there could be ghosts in this world. I don't know if half a year has passed, one day Lu Ying flew over and said that the house he rented was due. The landlord has increased the price and wants to change the house, but he has not found a suitable one yet, and wants to stay in our house for a few days. I told him you could pick any of these rooms. He thought our family lived downstairs, so he lived upstairs and just picked the room. I told him if you wanted to change the room, but he said, "Didn't you let me pick whatever I wanted?" "I couldn't tell him the truth of the matter, so I didn't talk again. I thought that we had lived here for half a year, and nothing strange had happened, so it should be fine. So he stayed in that room at night, and although I felt a little awkward in my heart, I didn't take it too seriously. As a result, when I asked him to get up to eat the next day, I couldn't call him at all, I quickly pushed the door in, and saw that the bed, quilt, table, and cabinet in the room were all well placed, but Lu Yingfei was gone. I was shocked that something was going to happen. I hurriedly called Lu Yingfei's phone, but I kept saying that I couldn't get through for the time being, and then I determined that Lu Yingfei was really missing. And there is not the slightest trace to follow. It's puzzling. Xiao Yu's parents didn't dare to tell the truth, and the police also searched this place thoroughly, questioning our husband and wife countless times, but in the end they didn't find any clues. Then the matter was over. ”
"Then what about Lu Yingfei now, haven't found it yet? No wonder I can't contact him for a long time, it turns out that he is missing, and it is still happening to you, you Zhang Mo is really a master, hiding so many shocking secrets! ”
Not long after Lu Yingfei's disappearance, Ren Tiannan said that a friend introduced him to a job in Beijing, and he went to Beijing. Some of the other students went back and forth back to Shanghai, and then they all left. At present, there are only two students left in Shanghai, me and Xiao Yu. After the incident, we were scared and regretful, and we had nightmares at night. Later we decided to move out of the house. At this time, Yang Yanyu called me, and she said that she was sent to Shanghai by her unit and wanted to meet and talk to me. So I went to meet her, and when she saw that I was haggard, she kept asking me what was wrong, and in desperation I told her what had happened. She thought it was very strange at first, but then she thought about it and wondered if it could be the neutrino glare effect? I immediately asked her what the neutrino glare effect was. She said that she is now working on the laws of neutrinos and theoretical modeling. To put it simply, neutrinos will gather in large numbers under the influence of specific space and gravity, triggering the gravitational force of time, causing space-time distortion and deformation, so that objects disappear out of thin air. However, the conditions for this glare effect are very harsh, and she has been researching it, but so far there has been little progress. She also comforted me at the time. ”
Saying that, Zhang Mo lit another cigarette and also lit one for Wu Fei. He took a deep breath and continued: "Later, I firmly believed that the theory that Yang Yanyu said might be true, but no matter what, there must be no ghosts, and I can't be frightened by this." So I insisted on staying here, going to that room for the night, and installing a camera in case I went missing, so they could look at the camera and find out why. So I drank some wine that night, and when I was brave, I was ready to go upstairs, but Xiao Yu wouldn't let me go. She said she had lost her brother and couldn't lose me anymore. I looked at the two of them, and I couldn't bear it, especially since my son had only been born for less than a year, and in the end I didn't go up. Dude, I'm not cowardly, the main thing is that I have a lot of responsibility. ”
Wu Fei pursed his lips when he listened, then took a puff of cigarette, Zhang Mo continued: "Although I didn't go up myself, I also did some experiments, put puppies and kittens into that room, and then observed the camera, but I never found anything. Slowly, I lost my patience. Later, by chance, I saw a post in a supernatural forum that said that cinnabar, realgar, Tibetan incense, and peach wood sword can ward off evil spirits. So I bought a lot of cinnabar and put it in the box, and got two boxes of realgar wine, and some Tibetan incense, when I was about to buy a peach wood sword, I suddenly remembered that you gave me a scimitar at that time, I asked the masters in the forum, they said that if it was a sharp weapon sent by relatives and friends, the effect would be better than the peach wood sword, so I hung the scimitar you gave me in front of the door, and installed an infrared camera and a mirror with light inside. It's been more than three years, and nothing has happened. Later, I thought that as long as people didn't live in that room, it would be fine, so I painted the door dark red as the forum said, also to ward off evil spirits. I'm going to live there for a few more years, and when everyone forgets about it, I'll sell the house and get another one. ”
"Then why did your knife go inside?"
"Oh, the other end of the knife is tethered to a chest inside. There's a mechanism on it, and if the knife drops, I'll get an alarm on my phone. In addition, this is also to observe the situation inside. Saying that, Zhang Mo took Wu Fei's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go up and have a look now." ”
Wu Fei said suspiciously: "Go and go, who is afraid of whom!" ”
Upstairs, Zhang Mo took out the key and opened the door and turned on the light. Sure enough, as Zhang Mo said, there were a few boxes in the house, and there was a smell of unknown things. There is an infrared camera on the wall, and a mirror is placed on each cabinet, and the red light that Wu Fei sees is the light reflected by the camera on the mirror on one of the boxes. Wu Fei looked carefully at every corner of the room, and didn't seem to see anything, so the two of them closed the door again and hung the knife. The position of this knife hanging is very special, it is suspended on it through the decorative plate above, and people cannot see that there is a knife hanging here without careful observation.
"So I've been protecting you all these years?" The two of them went downstairs again.
"You can say that, but the knife hasn't fallen since it hung here, until it suddenly fell the day you came. Activated the mechanism inside, and I received an alert. At first, I panicked, not knowing if this was a good omen or a bad omen. But then I thought about it, at least you made him react, you must be an unusual person. ”
"Oh, I thank you, you're so insidious, use me as a test subject. No wonder I was so enthusiastic that day, it turned out that I was chosen. Forget it, I'd better get out of this place quickly! ”
"Don't go, you see you've lived here for less than a week, and the knife has dropped twice. You're certainly not an ordinary person, and this big secret may only be unlocked by you. ”
"How can I have that ability, you have a wife and children to take care of, and I have it too, my daughter is now similar to your son at that time, and I also have a great responsibility. But I'm glad you think so highly of me. Saying that, Wu Fei was going to the house to pack his things. Zhang Mo hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him:
"Don't go, or that, you move downstairs first, and we'll discuss countermeasures."
"How can this be discussed, you have used all this cinnabar realgar, what can I do? Damn, you're not going to let me stay in there for one night, I'm not going to do it. ”
"Aren't you known as Wu Tiangang, why are you so timid now?"
"Who said that, I, Wu Tiangang, am not afraid of the ground, how can I be afraid of such a trivial matter, mainly because I don't want to get involved in your, and besides, you don't treat me as a brother at all."
"I really don't, I officially apologize to you now, but you really want to help me this time. I've always felt sorry for Lu Yingfei, if you can get him back, you can save someone's life, right? ”
"Damn, you think I'm a god? It's been a few years, where am I going to save him? ”
"I've always felt like he's not dead, he must be trapped somewhere, as long as we can unlock the secrets of this house, we can get him back."
"Well, that's okay, I'll stay down for the time being, let me think about it, and see if there's anything I can do."
Zhang Mo finally stabilized Wu Fei temporarily. Wu Fei lay on the bed after dinner, wondering why he was able to cause the reaction of this knife, was it because he was its owner before? But after buying it, it was given to Zhang Mo, and it didn't stay with him for long! He pondered for a long time but didn't figure it out. The next day, he called Yang Yanyu, made an appointment for a time and place, and met in the past. They sat down at the café and ordered two cups of coffee. Wu Fei asked straight to the point: "Yanyu, there is something you must tell me the truth!" ”
"What's the matter? You said. ”
"What does Zhang Mo do?"
"Haven't you all lived in someone's house for a week, and you still don't know what he does?"
"He doesn't tell me the truth."
"Then I'm even more embarrassed, he doesn't tell the truth, maybe he doesn't want you to know. If I do, won't it make people angry? ”
"Who the hell are you with? It's not like a woman from my ** at all. ”
"You get out of here, who is your ** out?"
"So honestly, what exactly does he do? This is a very important thing. ”
"What's the matter, does it have anything to do with me?"
"It has something to do with you, it's their house."
"Oh, I've heard him say this, and he told you about it?"
"I said, and this matter seems to have something to do with me, I feel a little in a trance for the past two days, and my heart is hairy."
"What does it have to do with you? Didn't you just stay for a few days? ”
"Yes, I stayed for a few days, but his room seemed to have a sense of me, and I can't say what it was. By the way, I had the same dream twice there. I dreamed that I was in a desolate space, the weather was gloomy, I couldn't tell the direction, and I couldn't see a person. At first, I thought it might be that I couldn't find my way because of my work, but now I think it's not, it's the feeling that that room gave me. Wu Fei took a sip of coffee and continued, "Did you tell the desert a theory called something?" ”
"Oh, it's the neutrino glare effect, the neutrino itself is an uncharged, ultra-small particle that is extremely fast, reaching the speed of light. However, in some cases, such as in a strong magnetic field and a strong gravitational field, or in a conditional multidimensional space, neutrinos will gather in large numbers and trigger the gravitational attraction of time, causing the space-time distortion and the disappearance of objects in space. ”
"Where do objects go?"
"I don't know, maybe it disappeared at that time, or maybe it was teleported somewhere else."
"Hehe, are you so-called scientists idealistic or materialistic? When research is blocked, the old-fashioned time and space travel comes. ”
"Believe it or not, it doesn't have much to do with me anyway. Besides, didn't you say you had telepathy with that room, maybe you'd find out in a few more dreams in two days. ”
The two of them were silent for a while, and Yang Yanyu continued: "Our scientific research here has never ruled out cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods. ”
"What?" Wu Fei thought that he had heard it wrong, how could a dignified astronomical research institute engage in feudal superstition?
"Don't be too surprised, because the material world is relative, and the world you see feels real, but in fact, it may be something you imagine, and what you see in your dreams thinks it is imaginary, but it may also be real." Wu Fei nodded, and immediately shook his head, feeling as if he understood a little, but as if he didn't understand anything.
"I'll reveal a secret to you, it's a secret of our institute, you must help me keep it, and I will tell you."
"You say, you say, I will keep it a secret!"
"We have a department in our institute that specializes in supernatural phenomena around the world, as well as Feng Shui, Bagua, and various religions. However, they are more secretive, and we don't usually see them, except when there are special circumstances, and they only appear occasionally. Of course, as a loyal successor of our party, a believer in proletarianism will not believe in ghosts and gods. ”
"Alright, you. Well, if you ask a few of your people to come to this house and study it, maybe there will be some great discoveries of the century. ”
"We've been there a long time ago, and we went after Zhang Mo's uncle had an accident, but we didn't find it either."
Wu Fei ate some food outside at night, and went directly into the house after returning home, Zhang Mo ignored him when he told him, Zhang Mo smiled bitterly and shook his head.
What have we done for the sake of a moment of praise and envy from others? 》