In the deserted street, a few large trees with branches stood beside the road, the leaves had long since fallen off, and two crows rested on the bare branches, occasionally calling out.

Located at the crossroads of the town center, the Silent Hill Hotel has a red-painted exterior wall with some classical decorations, making the whole building look ancient and classic.

"It is said that the Silent Hill Hotel was built during the Golden Age of the United States, and it occupies a large area and has a very large number of rooms. But later, because Silent Hill is only an industrial town with coal mining as its pillar industry, and tourism is not developed, the hotel has suffered a lot of losses. I thought it would be demolished, but I didn't expect the residents of Silent Hill to vote for the town's committee to buy it and hand it over to the local church to take care of. ”

Sybil was a policeman in the town next door, and he still knew some of the situation in Silent Hill, so he introduced them to Qi Zihuan.

"What are they doing with such a big hotel? Create a landmark? The corners of Qi Zihuan's mouth pulled out a contemptuous smile, remembering the atmosphere of the buildings in the small county town a few years ago imitating the White House and the capital tower.

"It seems to be used as a meeting place for believers in the local church, and this town used to be known for its piety, and almost everyone was a believer." Sybil replied solemnly, "But unfortunately, the fire also affected this hotel, and most of the facilities in it were burned down." ”

The three of them walked closer as they spoke, and heard "Kill you!" from the hotel. and "Help!" The woman's voice.

Sybil expertly drew his gun and motioned for the other two to follow cautiously before cautiously pushing open the door of the hotel.

The hotel lobby was halfway collapsed, and there were two women facing each other in the rubble, a madwoman who had argued with Rose, who was Aretha's mother, and a young woman, dressed slightly better than the madwoman, but still somewhat tattered and dirty.

The young woman kept picking up the stones on the ground and throwing them at the madwoman, who was struggling to avoid the stones, and her mouth was full of thoughts.

"Faith is our gravedigger, and it will bring us ruin!" The madwoman said.

"Get out!" The young woman shouted angrily, throwing another stone from her hand.

The stone struck the mad woman in the left leg, but she did not realize it, and continued: "You who threw the first stone are a lamb without a shepherd, a shepherd without a flock, and sin has trapped you here!" ”

The poisoning is deep.

Qi Zihuan stopped at the door, reluctant to step forward. He does not reject all kinds of religions in real life, but if he encounters overzealous religious believers, he often chooses to avoid them.

For example, this mad woman was still saying that faith would bring disaster, but even now she is cursing and cursing people, she still quotes scriptures, and every sentence comes from the Bible.

Perhaps, it was this self-contradiction that made her insane.

"Stop, don't smash it!" Sybil tries to settle the dispute between the two men.

The young woman turned a deaf ear, threw more stones, and shouted, "You are talking nonsense! You spread rumors! ”

The madwoman was hit several times in a row, and the pain made her unable to continue cursing, and finally limped away.

"Calm down, what's your name?" Sybil put away his pistol and walked over and asked.

The young woman squatted down weakly, panting and replied, "My name is Anna." ”

"Anna...... What was going on just now, why did you attack that woman? ”

"She is a person who has lost her faith and must be expelled."

"I've seen her, who is she?" Rose also came over.

"Dalia was cast out. God had abandoned her, but even the darkness would not contain her, so she wandered around scavenging and saying crazy things. "Anna is the same, she will be God when she opens her mouth.

Sybil looked around the broken surroundings and asked, "What are you doing here alone?" ”

"My mother needed food, and I snuck out against the rules, just to take the risk and find some canned food." Speaking of her mother, Anna's tone finally took on a human touch.

"So, is there anyone else in this town?" Sybil asked suspiciously, according to the police records, this place should be completely empty.

"Yes, Chris Bella has always protected us and led us to refuge in the church. As long as we pray, no amount of evil can erode the Holy Land. ”

Rose waited for Sybil to finish asking, and asked a little impatiently: "My daughter is gone, she is dangerous alone in this town, have you seen her?" ”

"Does she have faith? If there is, then it will survive. If not...... Anna said no more, brushing the dust off the ground with her hands, revealing the lacquered cross on the floor.

"She's just a little girl!" Ross found these people simply unreasonable.

Anna ignored her, gently rubbed the symbols on the ground, and said to herself: "This is carved by our ancestors, and every ancient building in the town has it, and it is a sign of our unity and faith." ”

This ability to immerse himself in his own world like an ostrich makes Ross and Sybil look at each other.

None of them noticed that Qi Zihuan, who had been wandering around in the distance, was gone.

……

Silent Hill Hotel, Room 111.

Qi Zihuan pushed open the door and found that the room had obviously been burned by the fire, and it was a scorched mess everywhere. One of them, presumably the original inner door, hangs a two-meter-tall cloth portrait of a witch roasting in flames, surrounded by emotional onlookers watching the execution.

Tear open the portrait and walk inside. A little girl with disheveled hair and an old blue school uniform was crouching in the corner with her back to Qi Zihuan.

"Are you waiting for me? Aletha. Qi Zihuan asked with a smile.

Alaisa turned around and shouted angrily, "How could it be you?!" ”

"Isn't that the clue you left behind? Place the painting in the compartment of the key in room 111 at the front desk. Qi Zihuan unfolded the painting in his hand, which was still in a dark style.

Alaisa was silent, her eyes fixed on Qi Zihuan.

"Oh, you're waiting for Rose, right? I'm sorry, I'm mistaken. Qi Zihuan had a smile on his face, and he didn't look embarrassed at all.

With a gloomy face, Alesa said slowly, word by word: "I don't know why you came here, but even if you have some oriental mystical skills, this is my world after all." So, what do you want to do? ”

"Negotiate a deal with you, rest assured, it's definitely a win-win."

"Hahahaha, do you know what's going on in this room?" Aretha's laughter was sharp and a little frightening.

"I know. The fire that year...... You don't have a choice, now you have a choice, take advantage of it. ”

Qi Zihuan began to give full play to his professional advantages as a psychiatrist (charlatan) and worked hard to fool around.

"Why do you know?!" Aresha originally wanted to use the tragedy of the year to show her determination not to give up until she achieved her goal, but she really didn't expect that before she started telling the story, the other party would know the ending.

"When I was in Huaxia, everyone called me the god of cloth clothes, and I was good at divination...... Well, you're called a medium. Qi Zihuan's expression suddenly became serious, and he said with a bit of immortal style, "I can know the past and see the future." So those things about you are really not a secret to me. If you're willing to talk to me about trading, I'll do the future for you for free, how about it? ”

Alesa was a little unsettled, doubting her home advantage for the first time.

She was silent for a long time before she raised her hands and said in a hollow voice, "Look at me." ”

Qi Zihuan sighed in his heart, knowing that the negotiation could not be successful, so he had to hate it: "Please start your performance." ”

Alesa didn't know how to complain, her raised arm spontaneously combusted without fire, and the flames quickly swayed, and she even wanted to lick Qi Zihuan a few meters away.

The flames burst out, and the little girl was gone.