Chapter 4 Exploration
The woman's words were like a stone that stirred up water waves, and the stone sank to the bottom of the lake, and the remaining ripples continued to spread, but they had nothing to do with the original stone.
"Yes, Mr. Driver," the middle-aged man who first noticed the video anomaly continued, "it's a joke on everyone's lives!" β
"Are you kidding?"
In the face of everyone's rebuke, the bus driver's eyes flashed with a mocking smile, and he took a step forward, and the passengers standing in front of him stepped back, thinking that he was going to attack.
"Don't worry, we have negotiated the rules, how can I take the lead in breaking them?" The bus driver chuckled, "Your question is fine, but can you let me explain it first?" β
"You say!"
The woman silently retreated to the end of the crowd, and the middle-aged man became the first bird to confront the bus driver.
Perhaps under the pressure of the bus driver's burly build, he had to make concessions. The rest of the passengers also looked at each other and fell silent.
"Do you have any thoughts on the beasts that need to be contained this time?" The bus driver spoke in a calm tone and did not look at the corpses still in the hallway.
House? Beast?
Zhuo Xuan keenly captured the key words.
The passengers remained silent.
"Since we have limited information, does that mean we need to continue to be in danger?" The bus driver pointed to the location of the corpse, "The rest of the people should have died in the room, but he ran here, does it mean that even if we encounter beasts, we have a certain ability to escape?" β
The bus driver's words really couldn't be refuted, but Zhuo Xuan always felt that something was wrong.
Zhuo Xuan's eyes searched the location of the woman who had just spoken, and finally found the target at the back of the crowd. The latter collided with his gaze, but he gently placed his index finger on his lips, and a sinister smile flashed in his eyes, signaling him not to talk more.
Zhuo Xuan's brows furrowed.
Here, the bus driver continued: "I am the same as everyone else, and I have limited information. The odds of survival are the same. This decision was also made for the sake of everyone......"
The empty words and clichΓ©s that followed had been automatically ignored by Zhuo Xuan.
Because, Zhuo Xuan knows that no matter how beautiful the words are, the facts cannot be changed.
In a short period of time, death has come to the people!
And Zhou Xue is very likely to die here.
This made Zhuo Xuan's spirit close to collapse. In fact, an ordinary young man who grew up in an era of peace did not scream when he saw the corpse, which can be regarded as having an outstanding psychological quality.
Although, Zhuo Xuan knows that he can no longer be regarded as an "ordinary" youth!
Zhuo Xuan forced himself to calm down, but under the extreme fear, his body still trembled unconsciously.
"Did you find anything?"
The bus driver has finished speaking, and everyone has decided to follow his words and continue to explore the rooms, which means that the passengers agree to continue to trade "human lives" for goals!
It's just that everyone is praying that the next person to die is not themselves.
Hearing the bus driver's words, Zhuo Xuan's body shook, he smiled reluctantly, and replied, "I'm sorry, not for the time being." β
He decided not to tell Zhou Xue about it for the time being, if Zhou Xue was dead, then he would definitely find the body; If Zhou Xue hadn't died, then he must have had his own plan.
Zhou Xue is a special existence for Zhuo Xuan, in such an incomprehensible environment, he is the first to take the initiative to comfort himself.
Now that I think about it, Zhou Xue can appear here, and he is not the same kind of person as himself.
None of them are ordinary people.
They are all beasts.
This is the most intuitive impression of Zhuo Xuan.
Everyone is preoccupied, and everyone is full of mystery.
Like a lone beast in the jungle or desert, they are wary of hidden hostility other than themselves, looking for survival, and will do whatever it takes!
"What do you think?"
Feeling that his body had been deliberately bumped, Zhuo Xuan turned his head and found the woman who had mocked him earlier.
She is definitely not a good person.
Say more and make more mistakes, say less and make fewer mistakes, and don't say good.
Such a thought flashed in Zhuo Xuan's heart, he kept silent, his steps quickened, and he followed everyone to continue walking towards the depths of the second floor.
Behind him, a subtle hint of cunning flashed in the eyes of the woman with his arms crossed.
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The rooms on the second floor were quickly searched, much to everyone's horror and regret, they didn't find anything out of the ordinary.
Back in the empty hallway, a cold wind blew through it, as if to stir up fear, and some of the passengers talked about the almost forgotten history of the southern suburban psychiatric hospital.
"It used to be the largest psychiatric center in Tinglin City," said a woman of about thirty years old with a cold voice, "and then heard of a sculptor who had been insisting that his artwork was alive." You know, that's why he's called mentally ill. β
The searchers gradually gathered, and a few people had not yet arrived.
The bus driver also listened silently, and did not seem to have any intention of stopping.
It wasn't until later that the sculptor died in a mental hospital. The cause of death is said to be suicide. Due to the sculptor's considerable influence in the circle, this incident also indirectly led to the closure of the southern suburbs psychiatric hospital. β
"Indirect? Could there be other reasons? "One of the passengers asked.
Everyone gathered in the hallway, waiting for instructions on what to do next.
Actually, not everyone wants to go up to the third level and continue to explore.
However, Zhuo Xuan always felt that there seemed to be an invisible pressure forcing them to come here to perform the so-called "mission" and have to face the "beast" in the dark.
Zhuo Xuan pretended to touch the back of his head and walked around, but suddenly found that there were only fourteen people left, including himself.
One less one?
His breath froze, his eyes widened slightly, and after a hurried glance, he didn't find out who was missing again.
Zhou Xue's height characteristics are obvious, and he has intersected with himself, so Zhuo Xuan can find Zhou Xue's traces in a short time. However, the rest of the people, including themselves, were dressed similarly, protective clothing and masks, as if they were deliberately selected to hide their identities.
In addition, only the bus driver impressed Zhuo Xuan......
Wrong! And one more!
Where is the petite woman who has been teased and teased several times?
Zhuo Xuan suddenly recalled the silent gesture that the woman had made to him before, and her heart couldn't help but sink - she was clearly planning to act alone!
Zhuo Xuan already understood that although the bus driver had warned him before entering here, in fact, everyone, as the so-called "veteran", did not care, but instead acted against the yin and the yin, each with their own ghosts.
In fact, Zhuo Xuan had just noticed a problem. Previously, the bus driver ordered a search on the second floor, but now they have finished searching the second floor, but they still have not found the "bodies" of the other five people, including Zhou Xue.
So it seems that they must be heading upstairs.
I don't know how far this makeshift team can go.
Zhuo Xuan sighed, and after a short hesitation, he finally made a decision. Whatever the missing woman was plotting for, he still didn't plan to report the discovery to the bus driver.
To be the target of the public, or the focus of everyone's attention, this is not what Zhuo Xuan wants.
He touched the black watch that wrapped around his wrist, the bizarre prop that guided him here, perhaps one of the keys to solving the puzzle.
"There is also a direct reason, it is said that this place is haunted." On the other side, the woman's story continued, her voice a little bitter, "If it's not a mission, who wants to take the initiative to approach here?" β
The rest were noncommittal.
"Then you say, could it be that the sculptor is telling the truth, that his sculpture is really alive," a man's voice rang out, "and his sculpture is killing?" β
"Alright, don't talk about it."
The bus driver opened his mouth to stop the discussion from continuing.
In fact, it was the first time Zhuo Xuan had heard rumors about this mental hospital. If you want to talk about it, this can already be considered a strange story.
If it weren't for the search for his missing parents, Zhuo Xuan would not have been able to fill in the university's volunteer here.
Without giving everyone a chance to continue their thoughts, the bus driver immediately decided to continue to the third floor.
Everyone walked up the stairs together, carefully every step...... It was as if the "beast" was hiding in the darkness, watching everyone's every move.
"I don't think this is a medical room anymore."
This thought flashed through Zhuo Xuan's mind, the rooms in the corridor became fewer, and the interval between the two doors became larger, which seemed to be not as simple as the treatment room.
"This is the center of activity," the bus driver's bright searchlight lingered on the wide door for a moment, "why is the lock broken?" β
"Anyone but us have been here?"
This thought surged out of Zhuo Xuan's heart, and a bad premonition rose in the sky.
The body was still lying on the second floor.
The five team members who did not obey the order, and Zhou Xue, who was also missing.
"Wait, don't open it!"
Zhuo Xuan couldn't help but cry out in horror, but it was too late!
A man pushed open the door with what seemed to be a broken lock, and a mixture of decay and blood frantically stimulated everyone's sense of smell!
The searchlight swept by, and on the ground, four corpses fell in disarray, and the horrific death was like a sacrifice to a cult ritual......