When he woke up in the morning, Kirton found himself locked in his room. 【. He slammed the door hard and shouted, "Mom, Dad! Open the door! ”

A few seconds later, the door to the room was opened from the outside - Mom stood in front of it awkwardly, explaining, "I forgot to open the door for you when I woke up in the morning......"

"What do you mean?" Kirton said with an angry face, "You're afraid that I'm sleepwalking again, so you lock me up?" ”

"It's for your own good, too...... What if you sleepwalk out of the house and encounter any danger? Mom said. After a pause, she asked, "And did you sleepwalk again last night?" ”

"How do I know?" Kirton said angrily, walked out of the room, and then turned around and asked, "Am you going to lock me in my room every night from now on?" ”

"Not really—your dad has already contacted the psychiatrist at their hospital this morning, and will make an appointment with him tomorrow at noon—Kirton, don't be upset, Mom and Dad are good for you, too. Go to the hospital to check what the cause of your unprovoked sleepwalking is, find out the root cause and treat it. ”

Kirton waved his hand irritably, "Whatever." Then I went to the bathroom to wash my face and rinse my mouth.

After breakfast, Kirton returned to his room, always feeling a little restless—the events of the previous night had given rise to some strange speculations in his mind, and he was now anxious to find a few friends to confide in and confirm the idea, and after some hesitation, he picked up the phone and called Sean.

"Huh? Do you want me to call Lu Hua and Lan Qian to my house now? Sean on the other end of the phone was puzzled, "It's only nine o'clock in the morning, what's wrong?" ”

"Yes, there are important things."

"What's important?"

"Don't ask, it's not clear on the phone." "I'll tell you when I get there," said Kirton, "and that's it, you should inform them quickly." ”

"Okay." Sean agreed and hung up.

Kirton put his phone in his pants bag, walked out of his room, and said to his mother who was cleaning in the living room, "Mom, I'm going to Sean's house, and I won't be back for dinner at noon." ”

The mother turned to look at her son, and said a little worriedly, "Be careful, Kirton, and go home early." ”

"yes, got it." Kirton changed his shoes, opened the door and walked out.

It was only a ten-minute walk to Sean's house, but a frustrated Kirton took a taxi and arrived at the door of Sean's two-story bungalow five minutes later. He rang the doorbell, and soon, Sean himself opened the door, and it seemed that he was already waiting at the door.

"I knew you'd be in a hurry." Sean moved to the side and said, "Come on in." ”

"Are Lu Hua and Lan Qian here?" When Cotton entered the room, he asked urgently.

"How can it be so fast-Lu Hua said to come over immediately, but I called Lan Xi, she just got up, and I think it will take at least half an hour for her to come." Sean said, "Go and wait in my room." ”

Kirton sighed, "Okay. ”

Sean said to the maid Leanne, who was waiting next to him, "Leanne, I have two friends who will come in a while, you can tell them to come directly to my room to find me." Also, please bring some drinks and fruits. ”

"Okay, Master Sean." Leanne nodded.

Sean and Cotton were in the room peeling lychees while chatting about some gossip. Kirton's mind was obviously not focused on small talk, and he and Sean were talking to each other, while constantly looking at his watch, Sean didn't bother to ask Corton if there was anything important - he knew that Kirton would definitely wait until everyone was here.

More than ten minutes later, Lu Hua came, with a look of "confused" and "confused", and after seeing Kirton, he asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to call us over?" ”

Kirton said with a grim face, "Let's talk about it when Lancy comes." ”

Lu Hua had no choice but to walk over and sit next to Sean. Sean leaned his head over and whispered, "Last time it was you, this time it's Kirton - anyway, as long as one of us is in a hurry to get everyone together, I don't think it's going to be good." ”

Lu Hua glanced at the serious Curton and frowned: "Really, I also have this hunch. ”

At ten o'clock, Lan Xi arrived at Sean's house, still with a bit of fatigue on her face. She yawned and said, "What's so urgent?" I haven't woken up yet. ”

"Sit down, Lancy. We've all been waiting for you for a long time. Sean said.

Lu Hua looked at Kirton: "Now you can say it, what happened?" ”

Kirton glanced at the three friends next to each other, and said solemnly, "Last night, something unbelievably strange happened to my family. ”

Sean and the three didn't interrupt, waiting for him to continue. Corton tells the story of the strange things that happened in succession, starting with the sighting of the four-colored fish in the fish tank last night -- to the brutal murder of the Pekingese dog, the police coming to his house, the theft of the four-colored fish, and his own inexplicable sleepwalking. As he speaks, the expressions on the faces of the three friends are constantly changing dramatically, as if they are listening to a bizarre story in the Arabian Nights. Finally, the three of them stared at Kirton intently, and their horror was palpable.

After being stunned for a long time, Lan Xi asked with a look of suspicion, "Kirton, what are you talking about...... Is it true? How do I feel like I'm listening to a fantasy story with a terrifying "color"? ”

Kirton stared at her, "Do you think I'm going to be so boring?" Early in the morning, you called here to tell you a story? ”

"But what are you talking about...... See the four-colored fish in the story, and the fish that you sleepwalked and mysteriously disappeared...... These things are indeed similar to the stories we have heard in the past two days. Lu Hua said in disbelief, "How do you tell me to believe that this kind of thing will happen in real life?" Kirton, aren't you going to be a little ......?"

"Gone mad, right?" Kirton squinted his eyes and said, "I called you here to confirm this!" ”

"What do you want to confirm?" Sean asked, puzzled.

Kirton got up from the couch and stared at his three friends: "I wonder if I'm the only one in this situation—I've had an inexplicable coincidence since the first day I got back from a massage; The next day, after yesterday's massage, after returning home from a massage, something strange happened again in the evening - all of which seemed to have a similarity or some connection with the 'tale of the fisherman and the devil' that I had heard during the day. So, I want to ask you guys if you're in a similar situation? ”

Sean also got up from the couch: "Do you think you encountered these strange things because of the relationship between going to the massage?" How is this possible? ”

Kirton was about to speak, when Lu Hua suddenly spoke: "Kirton, you said that you encountered an 'inexplicable coincidence' - to be specific, what coincidences did you encounter?" ”

Kirton said, "Okay. I'll be clearer. On the first day I heard 'The Tale of the Fisherman and the Devil', the fisherman was fishing in the sea, and the first three nets were nothing, and in the fourth net he picked up a gallant brass bottle – and as a result, when I got home, two children in the community asked me to help salvage the toys that had fallen into the water. I used an insect net to fish in the water, and it was the same as the fisherman in the story, the first three nets didn't catch anything, and in the fourth net, I caught a yellow "colored" gall bottle! ”

"Ahh Lancey exclaimed, "Did you open the bottle?" ”

"There's no devil in there." Kirton glanced at Lancy, "But isn't that weird enough?" ”

Lu Hua's face became a little anxious, and he urged: "What about the next day?" And what is the coincidence? ”

"The next day? Didn't I just say that? Kirton said, suddenly remembering that he hadn't told the story he heard the next day, added, "The story I listened to the next day was mainly about the mysterious 'four-colored' fish." In the story, the king launched an investigation to solve the mystery of the four-colored fish - and I, when I returned home, saw the exact same 'four-colored' fish in the fish tank at home! Moreover, the dreams I had at night were similar to the plot of the story......"

"Ahh Before Kirton finished speaking, Lu Hua couldn't help but exclaim, with a surprised expression on his face.

"What's wrong with you?" Sean asked

Lu Hua looked at Sean, then at Corton, and said with a confused expression: "I also encountered a similar situation as you...... If I hadn't heard you say this today, I would have thought that I was the only one who had this strange coincidence! ”

Kirton stared at Lu Hua's face and asked, "What kind of 'coincidence' did you encounter?" ”