Chapter 90: The Chamber of Secrets (II) II
"My surname is Liu, and we are still family." I said. The boss smiled and said heartily: "Okay, home, let's go, if you have time, let's go to the tea restaurant opposite to have something to eat, and talk about this matter by the way." After saying that, he dropped the props in his hand. I nodded and said, "Okay, let's go." I'm just a little hungry, your escape room is too brain-burning, haha. "I don't know why, I have a feeling of seeing Boss Liu late, and I always feel that he has a lot of stories.
Walking out of the secret room and coming to the door of the reception room, I called Malone out and said: "You know what I do, you have a handprint on your hand, you were caught by a ghost, don't tell anyone, including the two of them, I will help you solve it later, you tell them, I won't play with you at night." Malone nodded and said, "No problem, you go get busy." ”
Boss Liu also whispered a few words to his wife, and then walked over and said, "Let's go, family, I'm in for a treat." With that, he walked downstairs. I didn't shirk either, this kind of excuse has no meaning, the first is hypocritical, and the second is because I plan to help Boss Liu without paying. Since I don't get paid, eating one meal from him is not my nosy.
When we came to the tea restaurant, there were not many people in it, and it was quite clean, so we found a place closer to the inside and did it, and after ordering, Boss Liu and I began to talk eloquently.
Speaking of which, he and I are also destined, not only are we both from Longhui, Hunan, but also graduated from the same university. It's just that he's a year older than me, and what's even more incredible is that he lives in the same neighborhood as me. I said how do you feel so kind.
He does have a lot of stories to tell, and in many ways deserves my admiration.
His experience is no longer a regular among modern college students, and a year after graduating from college, he met his current wife in Shanghai. At that time, he was still working in the north, and after confirming his relationship with his current wife, he resolutely came to Guangzhou, and after a year of getting along, he married the girl. He had a job, which was his major, but after getting married, the pressure of life increased dramatically, and although the job was not bad, he felt that it was not what he wanted.
When he was 13 years old, he went to play an escape room with his friends, and he felt that this could be done, and after discussing it with his family, he began to prepare for it, and he had no savings after graduation, so he relied on a loan from the bank, and he still used his spare time to open the store little by little. Because he can't give up the lucrative job in his hand, which is his main source of income, giving up is equivalent to having no way out. Because he not only has a loan to open a store, but also a huge mortgage to bear.
However, after the store opened, not only did it not have as good business as expected, but it also kept losing money inside, and the store rent plus water and electricity cost more than 10,000 yuan a month, and it took money to hire a store manager. He was under increasing pressure, going to work during the day, and after work, he took the subway for more than an hour to change shifts with the store manager and did not return home until 11 o'clock. He said that in fact, there was no business at night, but he was afraid that if a player came to play, it would be a pity if there was no one in the store, and he didn't want to disappoint the players.
Due to the lack of financial support to promote, the business of his store did not enter day by day, but the rent of the store did not expire, and the landlord did not give it back, so he could only rely on that income to support it. It can be seen that he is really working this, but entrepreneurship is not something that can be done well by just relying on his heart. Every night he stayed alone in the store until eleven o'clock until closing, his heart was very bitter, no one to tell, so he developed a habit, whenever the store was deserted, he ran in and chatted with the skeleton in a zombie suit, he was an atheist himself, and he didn't feel how terrible it was, he told the zombie everything. He said that he likes to be quiet and dark, so he turns off the lights every time he chats with zombies. The first few times it wasn't much, but then strange things began to happen, and every time he complained to the zombies, he could hear some sighs, regrets, and sometimes some laughter. He thought he was hallucinating from chronic overwork, but one time when he was checking the surveillance footage, he noticed that there was always a dark figure in the form of a human figure beside him. As he said this, he pulled out a video screenshot from his phone and showed it to me.
I took the phone, and the picture inside was black and white, and his camera was night vision, and it showed a black and white picture in the dark environment. He could be clearly seen sitting next to the zombie, with his head resting on his head. The zombie was to his left, and to his right was a figure sitting unrecognizable, but it was indistinguishable as a human form. Slid a few backs, the figure's movements were the same as his, he stood up and the figure stood up, he sat down and the figure sat down next to him, and when he was restoring the puzzle, the figure followed him. It was only when he went out that the figure returned, slowly merging into the skeleton zombie, which was the possession of the spirit god.
I handed him the phone back and said, "It's obviously a ghost, so aren't you afraid?" ”
"I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid of burning my hard work, this store has all my hard work in it, and when I first found out, I was so scared that I didn't even dare to go into that room. There's no way to do it.,Players come to play I have to go in to restore the puzzle.,I went in hard.,When I knew there were ghosts in this room.,I thought a lot.,Maybe it's the mental effect.,Sometimes the atmosphere inside is depressed and I can't breathe.,But I can't escape.,I escaped and there was nothing.。 "He talked to me with a smile the whole time, but I could clearly feel a lot of helplessness in his smile.
I didn't speak, he continued: "With the first time there was a second time, and gradually I was not so scared anymore, I even tried to talk to the ghost, but it didn't answer me. After discovering it, I stayed in it for a few nights on end, and when I was sure that nothing was going on, I started to reopen the theme for players to play. ”
I nodded and asked, "Did you know that if you publish these photos, you might make your store famous in Guangzhou?" Not to mention whether it can bring a lot of business, but at least it will let more people know about your store. ”
He paused for a moment, obviously not expecting me to ask, and then he added: "I thought about it, but then I dismissed it, first of all, I was an atheist, and I felt shameless to hype it up in this way. Secondly, if it really lets a lot of people know, I don't think this ghost will end well. And even if it has been with it for so long, I have told it so many things, even if it hasn't spoken to me, but I have long regarded it as a friend. So it didn't hurt me, so why should I hurt it? ”
I agree with him. They are not in the same world as each other, and it is fate to be able to meet, so why bother making friends. But I have to say that Boss Liu is the most determined of all the ghost encounters I have encountered, not only did he not try his best to treat that soul, but even regarded him as a friend.
I said, "Well, you're right, but it's not a good idea. Have you ever suspected that it is because of it that the yin qi in your store is too heavy, which affects the feng shui and causes your store business to be bad? ”
He smiled again and said, "I haven't thought about this, but it's possible for you to say so, but it doesn't matter, my lease is still two months away, and it's time to end this unsuccessful attempt." After saying that, he shook his head, I can guess that his entrepreneurship this time did not have the effect of sending charcoal in the snow, but made his life more difficult.
How many people can think so? If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely use this to hype, right? At this point, I found that I didn't know enough about him, he didn't succeed, but he learned a lot. If you don't try a lot of things, you will never know where your ability is, he has the courage to try and do it with his heart, he is very tired, but those tiredness are valuable, at least I am sure he has enjoyed that process, this is not a valuable experience in his life. And many of us, obviously can go through it, but choose to escape, over time will become casual and safe without change, is this kind of life what we want?
"Well, that's right, it's time to put an end to this unsuccessful attempt, and it's time to send that friend of yours away. It didn't bother others because it didn't meet anyone who could see it. I saw it this time, and it was a kind of predestination, so I thought it would be better for me to take care of it, and I believe that's what it meant. "I said to Boss Liu.
He nodded, and the face that had been smiling suddenly faded a little, and there seemed to be a trace of reluctance in his eyes, and I smiled and continued: "There is no banquet in the world, there is no need to care about this." I said to send it away for its own good. ”
He regained his smile and said: "Hehe, I don't mean I can't bear it, it's just that he witnessed my loss, and if he can't witness my success, it's also a small regret, I just thought so." Of course, if I can send it where it should be, I am very happy and supportive. ”
He didn't ask me how to send it, nor did he ask me what I was doing, he seemed to be a self-acquaintance, and in just an hour or two of contact, he regarded me as a very good friend, this kind of character is very straightforward, and it is not tiring to make friends with such people. In fact, after that, I also looked at the record post of his entrepreneurship in the post bar. It's inspiring, but it's also hard!
After a meal, it took more than an hour, and it was not easy to find someone to talk to, so after eating, we discussed that he would go back to the store first, and I would go home to get the cloth bag, and I would come over at nine o'clock in the evening......
At about nine o'clock in the evening, I came to the store again on time, Boss Liu's wife had gone back, and he was the only one left in the store, the store was deserted, and there were no players here. He sat silently alone in the reception room, as if thinking about something.
"Hey, Brother Liu, I'm here." I put my bag on the table, and I was not polite, I took a cup and poured the water.
Brother Liu raised his head to look at me, still smiling, but compared with the day, it seemed to be more sincere. A sincere smile is always so easy for people to let go of their estrangement and become uninhibited. I said, "Brother Liu, let's start then, shall we?" ”
He nodded and asked, "Can I see it?" ”
I said yes, but whether you can talk to heaven or not depends on what it means, hehe.
He said: Let it be, I don't know how you sent it, brother, but I believe in you, you will handle it well.
"Thank you Brother Liu for your trust, I want to ask you, where did you get those talismans in your secret room?" I've had this doubt for a long time, but I forgot to ask it before.
"Those few talismans,It was given by a player before.,He said that since there are zombies.,It's good to post a few more of these talismans to set off the atmosphere.,And those positions are all pointed out and pasted by him.,Because I didn't believe in these before.,He said that.,I did that.。 What's wrong? Is there something wrong with those charms? Brother Liu said as a matter of course.
"Damn, you can remember it well, is it all good before the sticker? Only then did you feel the ghost when you put a charm on the back? I think you're very particular about the location of those charms. Hearing him say this, I couldn't help but burst into a foul language, no one really did it here, right? If that's the case, then it's not that simple.
Brother Liu thought about it carefully and said: "I can't remember this clearly, I felt the existence of ghosts in the last month, and the talisman was posted last month, and I didn't feel this way before, does it really have anything to do with this talisman?" ”
"Is there any surveillance footage to watch?" I asked.
Brother Liu said no, the surveillance video is only stored for the last month.
"If someone really did it in bad faith, then you have to find this person. He can keep a ghost here, and there must be something in it, and it can't be for no reason. If this ghost's obsession is related to this person, it is not so simple to send it away, if that person puts any spell on this ghost, it will be even more difficult, Brother Liu, you can see if you can contact this person who gave you a charm. "I explained that since there was more to it than that, it couldn't be done so hastily.
Brother Liu nodded, walked to the front computer, and began to find the player's registration record inside, and said while operating the computer: "Maybe I can still find it, I can't remember the specific date, I'll look at the player's photo first, find out the person, and then look for the player's registration form for the day, and then call to ask." I can't guarantee that I'll find it, so give it a try. ”
(PS. Thank you for the 1314 grinding iron coins of "Lotus in the Rain", thank you)