In the dark room, Chen Ling was lying on the ground with his eyes open, and beside him was Chu Heng, who kept complaining.

The backyard where the old man had kept them was three empty rooms that had not been used for many years, one of which was used as a stack of miscellaneous items, and the other two, although one floor was spotless, was empty and not suitable for people to sleep in.

The head teacher and the driver went to borrow quilts and pillows from the old man, but the old man just threw some blankets and hid back in the room to ignore them.

But when everyone was huddled together, they had completely lost their sleepiness, and they were complaining about the old man's cruelty one by one.

Chen Ling quietly listened to the movements around him, in order to prevent any emergencies from happening, Chen Ling took out two-thirds of the rune paper in his bag, and pasted the remaining third in a more private place in the room where they slept with the girl.

In the second half of the night, these people who couldn't bear the sleepiness fell asleep one after another, Chen Ling tried to stay awake, but when it was about eleven o'clock, he also fell asleep.

The night was very quiet, and until I woke up in the morning, I secretly checked the rune paper while everyone was not paying attention, and I still didn't find anything wrong.

Maybe the old man was deliberately scaring them.

Chen Ling put away all the rune papers and walked towards the large army.

The old man didn't know where he went, everyone packed up their things and prepared to go, and after Chen Ling went back, he also packed up his backpack.

"Wait a minute...... Wrong! Chen Ling suddenly glanced at the crowd and looked at Chu Heng, "Heng, how many people were there when we came?" ”

Chu Heng, who was packing his schoolbag, was stunned, looked up at Chen Ling suspiciously, and didn't understand why he asked, "Counting the head teacher and the driver, there are a total of thirty-two people, what's wrong?" ”

Chen Ling's face sank, he looked at Chu Heng solemnly, and then asked, "Then how many people are there now?" ”

"Now?" Chu Heng was even more puzzled, he counted it according to Chen Ling's instructions, and as a result, he soon found that something was wrong.

"Thirty-one people...... How is this possible? I remember thirty-two, could it be that I remembered it wrong? ”

"No, it's not that you're mistaken, it's that there's one person missing." Chen Ling looked at the students in the class, the corners of his mouth tightened, and he said solemnly, "In order to prevent anyone from having any accidents, I counted the number of people in advance. Fifteen girls and seventeen boys, but now...... There were only fourteen girls. ”

"That'...... Where did that person go without that? Chu Heng asked tremblingly.

No way, this village is too weird, and now he has quietly lost someone, how can he not be afraid.

"Teacher, no! Liu Ying is gone. ”

Just when Chen Ling and Chu Heng didn't know what to do, a girl ran over in a panic and panted.

"What? How could the good Liu Ying be gone? The head teacher was stunned for a moment and hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, I haven't seen her since I woke up in the morning, and I was still there when I went to bed yesterday......" The classmate seemed to be in a hurry, looking like he was about to cry.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, the head teacher was also a little confused, but fortunately, the old man walked in from the outside in time, looking at them in the yard now, the old man looked at them with a cold face, and shouted: "Didn't I tell you to leave quickly!" What are you doing here? ”

"That, the old man is like this, one of our students is lost, I wonder if I can ask you to help the people in the village help find it." The head teacher looked at the old man anxiously and helplessly, hoping that the old man would be kind enough to help them.

As a result, the old man shouted at the head teacher as if he hadn't heard the head teacher's words at all.

"I said, why are you so stubborn, an old man!" Chu Heng rolled up his sleeves irritably, and was about to step forward, but the head teacher and Chen Ling hurriedly stopped him.

"Heng, be respectful to the elderly, don't be angry." Chen Ling persuaded.

"Humph! There is a saying that respects the old and loves the young, he doesn't love the young, why should I respect the old! Chu Heng looked at the old man angrily.

Chen Ling sighed helplessly, looked at the old man, stepped forward, bowed to him, and said sincerely: "Old man, I apologize to you on behalf of Heng, and ask you to do us a favor." ”

"Zero, what do you apologize to him! Is this kind of person just underwhelming? Chu Heng said behind him.

"Heng!" Chen Ling turned his head and glared at Chu Heng, then looked at the old man apologetically, "Old man......"

The old man looked at Chen Ling's obedient appearance and snorted coldly, "I have already reminded you that you are unwilling to listen to my advice, why should I help you find someone?" ”

"I said, it's not about right or wrong at all, but now someone is missing! Could it be that you want us to get the police in? Chu Heng said angrily.

“……”

I don't know if the old man realized the seriousness of the matter or Chu Heng's threat was effective, the old man finally agreed to let them stay and find someone after a while of silence, but he said that he would not provide any help, and if they couldn't find anyone within five days, they would have to leave.

Chen Ling didn't understand why it was five days, but he was able to get a little time, under the auspices of the head teacher and the driver, each person went to find someone in groups of three, and met in the old man's yard an hour later.

Chen Ling and Chu Heng went to the entrance of the village with another classmate to find people, while the others were scattered all over the village.

Chen Ling first went back to the car to take a look, but there was no trace of anyone coming back in the car, and Chu Heng and another classmate did not find the missing Liu Ying.

"Nobody can be found anywhere, she should still be in the village." Chu Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

"Let's take a good look along the way back, and maybe we'll find something." The classmates who came with them suggested.

"Hmm." Chu Heng nodded, looked at Chen Ling and shouted, "Zero, let's go back first!" ”

Chen Ling, who was checking the body, heard Chu Heng's shout and got up and walked towards Chen Ling.

Along the way, the three of them looked along the road again, originally planning to ask about the other people who lived here, but they didn't expect them to knock on the door several times from door to door, and no one was willing to open the door for them. There was no one to be seen in the whole village except for them, outsiders, as if it were just an abandoned village.

Not again! It's the feeling again.

Chen Ling looked around and frowned.

This desolation seems to be the only thing they feel like they are living creatures. He had felt it once when he followed the old man to his yard before, but he didn't expect him to feel it again when he walked on this road now.

Perhaps Liu Ying's disappearance has something to do with this.

Chen Ling guessed.

"It seems that asking these people will not lead to results, so let's go back first." Chen Ling looked at Chu Heng, who didn't know how many times he had complained here, and said.

"Okay." Chu Heng obviously didn't want to be bored anymore, so he turned around and walked towards the place where they lived.