Chapter 168: The Bottom of the Well
The problem I found was that if the bureau of Red Chopsticks and Chopsticks Xian'er was really left by the fifteen people, according to the plot description in the book, he should have found the body at the bottom of the well, and the body would be removed by him and handed over to the rich woman.
That is, if everything is logical, there should be no corpses under the well.
Chu Qiang was circling around the well, he had a strong urge to go below, but his body did not allow it, and he was in a hurry.
I was really afraid that he would be impulsive, so he rushed down and hurried over to stop him, "Chu Qiang, I thought of a key issue just now. ”
Only then did Chu Qiang pay attention to me and ask me what questions.
I said what I thought just now, and Chu Qiang scratched his head and didn't speak for a long time. I pointed to the inner hall and said, "You have also seen the remnants of Chopsticks Xian'er, if there is really Li Damin's existence, he has finished divination, and now he is not there, it is obvious that he found the body at the bottom of the well, salvaged it and left with the body." ”
Chu Qiang blinked quickly: "That's what you're talking about, but I still want to take a look below." ”
I'm really a little hot, why can't this kid get in oil and salt, the whole thing is paranoid. It was useless for me to persuade him to go down, there was no body at all, there was nothing underneath.
"No, no," Chu Qiang said, "Brother Lin, you must not have listened carefully to the details I told at that time, there is a very small detail that you have forgotten." ”
I scratched my head in confusion and asked for some details.
Chu Qiang was excited and excited, "Brother Lin, there is such a detail in me, Li Damin picked up the little girl's body at the bottom of the well, because of the darkness and panic, the little girl's clothes were torn, and there was a broken corner of the red clothes on the wall. ”
I was so stunned that I couldn't speak.
Chu Qiang's whole body was shaking, "In other words, even if the corpse is gone, there will still be broken corners of red clothes on the wall of the well, this is the most important proof!" ”
I was silent for a while, then held out my thumb to him, "You're awesome." ”
Chu Qiang was so excited that he danced with his hands, and the corners of his mouth were foaming, "So I'm going down...... I'm sure we'll find proof! ”
I looked into the well, "How can this black pitch go down, even if it goes down smoothly, there is no light at all, how can I find the broken corners of that piece of clothing." ”
Chu Qiang said: "Brother Lin, I found something when you didn't come, you come with me." He went straight to the inner sanctum.
I didn't rush to follow, I looked at the surrounding environment, and then looked at the ancient well in front of me, a chill emanated from the bottom of my heart, came out through my skin, and my body was shivering.
Chu Qiang had already entered the hall, and when he saw that I hadn't moved, he hurriedly beckoned, "Brother Lin, what are you doing, come in." ”
The situation is out of control, let's take it one step at a time, I entered the inner sanctum in the back. Chu Qiang limped to the corner and beckoned me over.
When I got closer, I found that there was a wooden door here, which was extremely dilapidated, and the color was almost the same as the surrounding wall, so you can't find it without looking closely. Chu Qiang hit it twice, the door shaft moved, and then it was knocked open, and it turned out to be a small warehouse inside, with a huge shelf and thick dust.
Chu Qiang reached in and took out a handful of things in the dust, including red and white candles, as well as a few packets of matches, I don't know if it can be used if it is damp or not.
Chu Qiang shook the candle in his hand and grinned: "Brother Lin, this is what I found, there is a candle that can be illuminated." ”
"I'm convinced." I sighed.
We returned to the old well in the courtyard, Chu Qiang squatted on the ground, spread out the candle, picked one up with difficulty, and held it with his arm socket when it was inconvenient with his two hands, opened a pack of matches with trembling hands, and pulled out a matchstick from it.
His hands were very inflexible, his fingers were not forked, and he alone struggled to wipe the fire on the side of the matchbox with a matchstick, and after wiping the matches several times fell to the ground, and then went to pick it up, and the candle that had been picked up in the armpit also fell to the ground.
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I squatted next to him, picked up the candle and the match, and said softly, "I'll come." ”
Chu Qiang was a little moved, his lips trembled and he looked at me, and whispered thank you, Brother Lin.
I struck a few matches and managed to light the candle. The red candle glowed slightly.
I lay down at the mouth of the well, trying to send the candle down, but the flame jumped and fell into the darkness, flickering incessantly, as if a wind was coming from below, but I could not feel it.
Chu Qiang stood up and staggered to the well: "Brother Lin, I, I'm going down, thank you for helping me so much." ”
He stretched out his two hands to hold the edge of the well, and turned around with difficulty, trying to send one leg down first. As soon as I moved like this, I screamed in pain, as if I was pulling a wound.
I hurriedly held him down, looked at his pitiful appearance, and sighed deeply: "I'll go down and take a look for you." ”
Chu Qiang turned his worries into joy and said movingly: "Brother Lin, you are so good to me. You just have to go down and see if there are any red-clothed broken corners on the wall of the well, I'll trouble you. ”
I squatted at the mouth of the well and regretted it, the bottom of the well was so dark that I couldn't see my fingers, and I seeped into it when I looked at it.
To be honest, I'm just here for the task, and I don't bother to care about this in normal times. The reason why I have this confidence is because I have a killer feature.
The psychic bracelet allows me to teleport in another world. If something unfathomable happens at the bottom of the well, I can teleport out of the well. Even Li Damin doesn't know this ability, and it is also my life-saving stunt at the bottom of the box. With this layer of protection, I can go down to the well without worry, otherwise I will rush to Chu Qiang, an otaku, and it will be useless to give any money.
I came to the mouth of the well, held on to the edge of the well and turned in, and stepped on the wall of the well with both feet, and I could feel that the wall of the well was full of stones and cracks, and it should not be difficult to get down.
I stuffed candles and matches in my pocket, so I had to go down to the bottom of the well and light them. Chu Qiang held the only burning candle and illuminated it above his head.
Then it's useless to have a little light, it's better than nothing. I climbed down the wall of the well, and the darkness was even worse, and there was no light above my head. Chu Qiang's voice came from above: "Brother Lin, you have to be careful." ”
The darkness invaded like ink, and I couldn't see anything, so I could only cautiously probe with my feet, and then grope down with my hands alternately. It didn't take long for the surroundings to become absolutely dark.
The most unbearable thing is that there is no sound.
There was no light, no sound, no sense of direction, I felt like I had fallen into the abyss of Hessesen, and I kept sinking.
With my tremendous willpower, I climbed for a long time and finally set foot on the field. I stepped on the ground and took a breath, then crouched down against the wall of the well, carefully pulling out matches and candles.
I wiped a few sticks and didn't polish them, because I was too nervous, and the sweat on my forehead flowed into my eyes, and it was wet and uncomfortable, so I quickly wiped it with my sleeve.
After calming his breath, he struck the match again a moment later, and the slight flame shook in the darkness and lit up.
I carefully picked up a candle and gathered under the flame, and after a short time the candle was lit and the flame was a little brighter.
I leaned against the wall of the well, and I could hear my own wheezing and heartbeat in silence.
I tried to calm my nervous mind, but my body couldn't control it, my hands were shaking, I barely held up the candle and shone it around, and to be honest, I couldn't see anything.
I slowly stood up, put an extra candle in the crack in the wall of the well, and put up a sign, which I would find out later in the dark, and I could know the correct place to come back.
I walked cautiously forward with the candle in my hand, and I could feel the gust of wind, and I covered the flame with my hand, and the light of the fire kept flickering.
I could feel that there was a lot of space at the bottom of the well, and I walked forward for a while without touching the opposite wall.
I took another dozen or so steps forward, although it was a small step, and the distance was not close. I took a deep breath and felt the need to go deeper, so I turned around and went back.
The whole thing is really a kind of black humor, I listened to Chu Qiang tell the story of the exploration at the bottom of the well when I was drinking yesterday, and today I came in person, it is both mysterious and incredible, is Chu Qiang's feeling right, everything has a origin, and it is all arranged in advance?
After walking back for ten or so steps, it was still dark in front of me, and I stretched out my hand to explore in front of me, but I didn't touch the wall of the well.
At this time, I was a little panicked, walking back and forth in a straight line, there was absolutely no turn, and it stands to reason that I should have been in the same position when I came back, but the wall of the well and the candle that had been inserted seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
I silently memorized the number of steps, and took a dozen more steps forward, and all of them were big strides, and in terms of distance, I had definitely exceeded the distance I should have.
But it was still dark in front of me, and when I reached out to touch it, I couldn't touch anything.
I was so anxious that I shone the candle on all sides, but the light of the flame was limited, and it could not shine far, and it was darkness everywhere I looked.
It's bad, it's bad, I'm impatient like an ant on a hot fire at this moment, I won't be trapped here and can't get out, right? Now it's time for me to teleport out.
This place is too weird, but luckily there is a psychic bracelet that can break this dark space.
I walked slowly, adjusted my breathing, slowly closed my eyes, and began to invoke the psychic bracelet. At this time, I suddenly stepped on something under my feet, and I stumbled and almost fell out, but fortunately, I reacted in time and stopped my body.
I quickly opened my eyes and raised the candle, and in the faint light of the fire, a large cloud of red clothes appeared on the dark ground.