Chapter 154: The Basement
Qiuqiu didn't dare to go in alone, and turned to the living room and several other rooms to look for her mother and sister.
She turned on the switch of the overhead light, and the room was suddenly shrouded in a white light, but there was not half a figure in sight. Qiuqiu cried anxiously, "Mom, Mom! But there was no response.
At this time, there was a slight sound from the open wooden door, and if you listened closely, it seemed to be the intermittent music sound coming from the music box.
After Qiuqiu found the flashlight in the hall, she returned to the corridor.
The little girl was terrified, she took a deep breath and turned on the flashlight, illuminating the environment inside.
Inside the wooden door is a staircase that leads to the ground, and the rudimentary steps made of bricks are arranged crookedly. Qiuqiu held the flashlight and walked down the stairs cautiously.
Walking down the last step of the stairs, the flashlight light swept around, and it seemed to be a basement full of miscellaneous items.
The footsteps on the ground made a "crunching" sound, just like what they usually heard outside.
"Mom! Hanhan! Where are you? Qiuqiu called out loudly as she followed the sound of music and walked inside.
On the dusty platform was indeed the music box that Han Han had seen before, and its clockwork was still spinning. Does this mean that Hanhan is nearby?
Qiuqiu looked around, but there was still no trace of her sister, and at this time the wooden door began to shake slightly, and she immediately looked up, and suddenly saw a shadow flashing through the door.
"Who's there?" Qiuqiu hurriedly ran upstairs, and suddenly there was a loud "bang", and the basement door was suddenly shut!
"Open the door! Open the door! Qiuqiu couldn't push the door open with all her strength, and it seemed that someone had locked it from the outside. The little girl was plunged into darkness, and the only light cast by the flashlight shone on her pale little face.
The poor little girl cried for a long time, but no one came to save her, and Star Swirl wanted to end the possession to comfort her, but she was afraid that it would be counterproductive in this environment, so she had to wait and see.
Qiuqiu sat on the steps with her knees crossed, the sound of sobbing and the music coming from the music box blending together to form a mournful chant.
Star Swirl felt her scalp tingle, and the place did cause the energy lock to vibrate strongly, and she didn't know what was hidden in the darkness.
A cold gust of wind swept through the basement, revealing a corner of what was covered in black cloth in front of me. Qiuqiu's gaze suddenly locked on that place, and he had the courage to reach out and slowly lift the black cloth.
Beneath the black cloth was a cracked mirror in which a door was reflected. Curiously, this door doesn't seem to be the one in the basement.
Autumn casts the light of the flashlight, but Star Swirl notices something strange, the door in the mirror slowly opening.
Star Swirl held her breath and stared intently at the door in the mirror, then suddenly stopped again, looking inside from this angle, but couldn't see anything.
At this moment, there was a very strange sound in my ears, from far and near, as if a wet person was crawling on the ground.
Where is this sound coming from? Qiuqiu looked around, there was nothing abnormal, and at this moment, there was a light blood-red overflow under the mirror.
Star Swirl was sure that the sound was coming from the strange mirror. At this moment, the light of the flashlight suddenly converged into a figure in the mirror, and it seemed that he could see "him" clearly immediately.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from upstairs, and the basement door was slammed open from the outside.
"Autumn ——!!" The familiar voice of the woman came from upstairs, and she was running down from the upper floor, holding her daughter in her arms.
"Mom!" Qiuqiu plunged into her mother's arms, and immediately vented the fear and grievances in her heart.
Star Swirl looked back in the mirror, but all she could see was a reflection of the basement, the half-open door and the vague figure gone.
The woman carried Qiuqiu back to the bedroom, and at this time the lights in the entire house were lit up, and the lights were bright. As far as the eye can see, the terrifying monster in the closet is gone.
Everything that Fang had just experienced was like a nightmare. As the two children snuggle up next to their mother and fall asleep, Star Swirl enters the password "return" and returns to the psychiatric office.
"Coming back so late?" Mr. X sat at his desk, his grim face reflected in the reflection of the computer screen.
"It seems to be a tricky situation," Star Swirl sighed, "so far, I haven't figured out what's going on in the house. ”
"Come and see." Mr. X said to Star Swirl.
Star Swirl jumps onto the table and looks at the screen, which shows the caption: "The Missing Children File in City K", and Mr. X flips to the page with a picture of a teenage boy with a visible black mole on the bridge of his nose.
"It's ......" Star Swirl thinks the picture looks familiar.
"I saw this photo on the missing person notice at the entrance of Hanhan's community." Mr. X replied.
"Oh yes." Star Swirl suddenly realized and asked, "Haven't you found this kid yet?" ”
Mr. X pushed the metal frame and replied, "It is still missing, and I found that there are four other missing children in the city, all of whom once lived in that neighborhood." ”
"What?" Star Swirl suddenly realizes the gravity of the situation.
Mr. X pointed to the computer screen and continued: "The boy in the family of three seven years ago, a brother and sister from another family four years ago, and the boy from two years ago are all missing. ”
"Where did the children live when they disappeared?" Star Swirl asks.
Mr. X pondered for a moment and replied, "I can't be sure about that. All three have since moved away, and we may be able to find clues from them. ”
Star Swirl stretched, and lay down on Mr. X's desk, flipping her belly, complaining, "I'm so tired that I don't want to move." ”
Mr. X smiled, put his hands under her armpits, picked up the soft body, and gently placed it on his shoulder, "I haven't eaten, but I'm not allowed to sleep first." ”
Star Swirl stretched out her paws, wrapped her arms around Mr. X's neck, rubbed her fluffy head on it, and said, "But, I'm hungry." ”
"Who told you not to come back sooner." Mr. X smiled and walked into the kitchen to heat the cat meal, but he felt that the little guy on his shoulder was too tired and had fallen asleep, but his eyes showed a sad color.
"It seems that you must wake up your body as soon as possible, and if you continue like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to support it."