I analyzed it to everyone: We have learned the ending of the second book "Black Town", the protagonist Jolo drank the water of the Yellow Spring after entering the Netherworld, and got a chance to wake up from the nightmare - although judging from the development after the event, Jolo did not succeed in the end, but for us, this may be the last chance. Reading at zero .

"But where can I find the water of the Yellow Spring?" Cheng Cheng asked.

"According to the second book, "Black Town", it is to 'enter the netherworld'...... But how do you get in? The old knife also frowned.

In several illusions, I have seen a hint about the "Netherworld", is this "Netherworld" the same place as the "Netherworld" in "Blacktown"?

Also, in the end, the two "Black Town" merged to form "The Bloodline of the Netherworld", is it still related to the "Netherworld"?

There is no definite answer to all of this for the time being, but I vaguely feel that the "Netherworld Palace" will not be in Blackwater Town, and the "Netherworld Blood Book" in my satchel that I can't open and read at all is not so simple.

If it is only based on logical reasoning, Qiao Luo used the "Tattoo" to meet his dead wife and children in the Netherworld Yellow Spring, causing the whole town to fall into a blurred zone between life and death, and then he created the "Tomb Ghost" - I dare to conclude that the road to the Yellow Spring or the "Netherworld" must be related to the "Tomb Ghost".

"Grave Ghost...... It's those grave-digging villains in white, could it be that the underworld is underground? The old knife rubbed the stubble on his chin and asked Haruko, "Is there a place like a cemetery in the entire Blackwater Town?" ”

Haruko thought seriously for a while, but still shook her head.

I said, "Actually, there is." You all remember that church, right? It's the Temporary Police Bureau in Blackwater. ”

When I first saw the appearance of that church, I thought something was wrong, but in retrospect, I understand it a little.

The Catholic church is a European-style spire shape, the main body is a semi-spinning cone, and the spire at the top is the bell tower, there is nothing here, the problem is the decoration of the main building - in front of the door of the church is a row of high steps, on both sides of the long windows, on both sides there are parapet arches, and the most exaggerated thing is that before the front steps, there is actually a light wall!

At first, I thought it was a combination of Chinese and European architecture, but now I realize that this is not supposed to be a church at all.

This is the pattern of the cemetery.

The wall in front of the door is a tombstone; The symmetrical parapets and windows on both sides echo the pattern of the tomb.

The entrance to the tomb is inside the gate of the Catholic church, and the coffin is supposed to be under the altar of the church.

When I said this, Lao Dao and Cheng Cheng both bowed their heads and pondered, and when my final conclusion came out, the expressions on their faces were already "reasonable and expected".

The other two didn't have much of an opinion either.

We had almost rested, so we immediately left the small western-style building, and with Haruko guiding the way, we rushed directly to the Catholic church by the nearest route.

As soon as I walked out of the small western-style building, the sky outside was as gloomy as late as night, and I subconsciously looked at my watch: the current time is actually half past eleven in the morning.

According to common sense, it should be the brightest time of the day, but when we look up, the thick black fog covers the sky, and the sky is also pressed very low by the black fog, as if there is a huge monster in the sky, spreading its wings to cover the entire sky, making people feel the huge sense of oppression like the top of Mount Tai, and even breathing is inexplicably difficult.

Only a handful of clouds shimmered with golden and fiery red light, briefly peeking through the thick black fog, like the afterflames about to be extinguished in the burnt coals, in the dark sky, like the fading life in the eyes of a dying old man.

Cheng Cheng and Haruko walked in the front, and I followed them and walked briskly.

I don't know if it's my delusion, but I have a very strong feeling that the buildings in this town are covered with a layer of dead air.

On the bluestone road, every step down, there is a cool air rushing into the body along the soles of the feet, and occasionally holding the wall at the corner, it is also cold to the hand.

After a while, the black fog became even thicker, like a huge and invisible cotton wool, tightly enveloping the entire town of Blackwater, and we, the survivors, were like small insects trapped in it, only twisting and struggling in vain and despair.

Relying only on the wind lantern in our hands, we can no longer continue to move forward under the premise of maintaining the original speed, but the two strong flashlights in our hands are one of our only remaining means of saving our lives, and we can't waste them no matter what......

We had to slow down.

"Aji, this black fog is weird, if it goes on like this, the wind lantern in our hands will be useless." Old Dao's worried voice came from my side, and the second half of his words lowered his voice, "Moreover, the tattoo on your back is even more ......."

When I was helping me with the wound just now, I tried to turn my back in a direction that other people couldn't see clearly, and the old knife was also very cooperative, and I didn't put the black snake-like tattoo on my back in front of the others - I don't want everyone to pay attention to the terrible tattoo on my back for the time being, the first is that I don't have time to explain, the second is to bury a line, and finally, it is based on the idea of "keeping the hole cards".

If I'm not mistaken, the tattoo on my back indicates that I am the embodiment of the protagonist of "Black Town", and this identity will come into play at the final moment of truth, even though my story has not been written.

I thought so, and looked in the direction where the sound came from—I could only see half of the old knife's body, and the other half of his body had disappeared into the black fog and became looming.

The stinging pain on my back was stinging, but I was inspired by the words of the old knife, and I thought of a possibility, and my heart suddenly trembled.

"Can't slow down! Not only can't we slow down, we need to get to that church as soon as possible! I pulled Lao Dao and Li Yi, who was walking last, over, almost squeezed to my side, and called Chunzi and Cheng Cheng who were in front, "This black fog is weird, we can't stay outside!" ”

I first asked Haruko, "Haruko, you may not even be able to see the road for a while, can you find the church?" ”

Haruko replied very dryly: "Don't worry, as long as it's in this town, I can find the way with my eyes closed!" ”

But what if the town wasn't what it used to be?

In other words, the whole town of Blackwater is actually a huge monster in its sleep, and now, this monster has shown signs of awakening.

But now I don't care about that at all, I can only pray that we can buy more time.

"Everyone try to stay close to each other and don't let yourself be left behind! Once you fall behind, I'm afraid you won't be able to get it back, so be sure to pay attention! Now, let's run forward as hard as we can—and as for finding the way, I'll have to ask you, Haruko! ”

Haruko answered, and ran quickly, while the others hurried to follow.

The sound of fierce footsteps sounded on the bluestone pavement, and Haruko did exactly as she said, "You can find the way with your eyes closed", and she almost never hesitated for a second, leading us through the alleys shrouded in black fog, where you could barely reach your fingers, turning corner after corner.

I don't know if it's because of the fierce battle in the small western-style building, most of the monsters in Blackwater Town were eliminated by mistake, and we didn't encounter any goods in the way along the way.

At this moment, Haruko, who was at the front, suddenly slowed down and shouted in horror, "Something is pulling me!" ”

I looked closely, and sure enough, as Haruko quickly walked through the substance-like black mist, the black mist turned into the shape of an arm behind Haruko, desperately hugging, pulling, and grasping Haruko's body......

I immediately said: "Team Cheng, turn on the flashlight!" ”

A strong light enveloped Haruko, and the arms formed by those black mist suddenly disappeared, as if the mist was instantly blown away by a strong wind, and within the aperture of the flashlight, the black fog was also much thinner.

However, the black mist that was illuminated by the light turned into extremely fine droplets and fell on our skin, which was like a pinprick pain!

The old knife is right, this black fog is weird!

In order to save electricity and not create too much toxic water mist, I can only turn on the flashlight with Cheng Cheng in turn.

Fortunately, after continuing to run for more than 100 meters, the outline of the church was already visible not far from the flashlight.

The door was not locked, and under the push of Cheng Cheng, it "buzzed" open.

But the moment the door opened, Cheng Cheng suddenly shouted: "Be careful! ”

Two figures rushed out of the church - the flashlight in Cheng Cheng's hand only shone on the four legs, and before it could shine on the other party's upper body, the arm holding the flashlight was grabbed and immediately tilted to the side.

Cheng Cheng only had time to dodge sideways, but he was still grabbed in the chest by the black shadow.

Cheng Cheng snorted, and a few drops of blood splashed out and hit my face.

Haruko on the other side was even worse, in the case of a sudden attack, she didn't have time to react to anything, so she was pinched by another black shadow at once, and her whole body suddenly stiffened, and she could only make a "uh-uh" sound.

"Click."

A pillar of light shot out of my hand and shone on the attacker's face!

"Sure enough, it's the two of you!" Cheng Cheng said angrily, the shirt on his chest was torn, and a long blood mark appeared, as did the arm holding the wind lantern.

It was He Jun and Cai Zhiheng who attacked us!

It's not that we didn't think that these two people would be bad, but just now we have been racing against the black fog in the town, and we just want to enter the church as soon as possible, even if we want to be careful, we can't - we don't dare to stay in the black fog!

At this time, He Jun and Cai Zhiheng, although they still retained their human form, their faces were covered with a layer of black mist, as if they were wearing a black veil.

Cai Zhiheng pinched Haruko's throat with one hand, and held a police pistol in the other, the muzzle of which was pointed at Cheng Cheng.

In contrast, He Jun's appearance was even more terrifying, her hands each had a dagger-like bone spur, and the bone spurs directly penetrated her palm, causing her fingers to bend at a strange angle......

She took a step back, blood dripping from her bone spurs, both Cheng Cheng's and her own.

"Section Chief Cheng, don't move, keep your hands away from your pistol."

Cai Zhiheng had a very strange expression on his face, as if he was ...... He tried to make a smile on his face, but in the end he could only pull the corners of his mouth, revealing an extremely stiff expression.

I noticed that He Jun was silent and expressionless from the beginning of his face, and there was even more dead silence in his eyes.

He Jun has completely transformed into a living zombie.

And Cai Zhiheng shouldn't be able to last long.

As if sensing that I was observing him, Cai Zhiheng's gaze moved to me.

"What a surprise...... I originally thought that Niu Chunhua would be enough to kill a few of you, but I didn't expect that all of you would arrive here...... It's all your work, Detective Gee? Cai Zhiheng said.

"I'm ashamed, Yu Yashi's case, I was completely led by your nose."

While speaking, my hand quietly made a gesture behind my back, signaling to Lao Dao and Li Yi, and I would create an opportunity for them to fight back in a while.

Cai Zhiheng immediately pointed the muzzle of the gun at me: "I can't see your hands, raise them - everyone, please let me see your hands, OK?" ”

I, as well as the old knife and Li Yi behind me, had to slowly raise our hands - neither of us put down the wind lamp or flashlight in our hands, but Cai Zhiheng didn't care about this, thinking about it, he is still in a semi-stiff state, and even if he is transformed into a live zombie like He Jun, he is not afraid of the light.

"I'm curious to know, how did you find out that Yu Yashi's slut's case was wrong?"

"Actually, the reason is very simple, it's just that we ignored this obvious clue at the beginning, and that is, why didn't you dispose of the corpses at the scene. According to you, it was already three days after the scene was discovered, but Yu Yashi's body was still at the scene...... The only explanation, this is a well-prepared scene that you deliberately left for us to see. ”

Cai Zhiheng shook his head: "Maybe I'm burnt out?" I'm not acting shrewd in front of you, and it's impossible for this kind of terrible case to happen so often in a small town, isn't it normal for me to panic a little? ”

I smiled and said, "Based on the 'Old Cai' you showed us, even if this is a slight exaggeration, it is not enough to raise suspicions. But do you remember that you told us in person that you had spent the day before waiting for us. ”

As soon as I said this, Cai Zhiheng was silent for two or three seconds before he said, "So that's the case." ”

Since there is a day to wait for us, and you can calmly arrange the suspicions that seem to be deliberately obstructing our investigation, how can you panic so much as to reveal such a big flaw?

The answer to the reversal is obvious: everything is a deliberate play, trying to confuse us with the technique of "fake to true, true and false".

"Alright, now, hand over the book, shall we? It's supposed to be you, isn't it? Cai Zhiheng's eyes looked at my satchel.

"What book?" I frowned, an expression of confusion.

"Bang!"

The sudden gunshot made me tremble!

"Ugh!"

As soon as he turned around, Li Yi had already fallen to the ground holding his thigh, and there was a blood hole in his thigh, and the blood was gushing like a spring.

Li Yi's face suddenly turned blue, but he still gritted his teeth and scolded: "Fuck! Why Lao Tzu?! ”

"You answered my doubts just now, so this is to show gratitude," Cai Zhiheng said to me with a slight smoke from the muzzle of the pistol in his hand, "The next shot, I will directly shoot him in the head." ”