Chapter 2: The Haunted House
My name is Ye Li, and I am a descendant of Captain Jin.
Once upon a time, my partners and I were passively involved in a tomb robbery. Qiu Hao, the biggest mastermind behind the scenes, set up a bureau in order to achieve his evil goals, attracting countless civil tomb robbery organizations.
In the end, in the earth-shattering tomb of the god of war at the bottom of the sea, those greedy people, at the cost of their lives, stayed there forever.
The dead are dead, and the living are alive!
That operation almost exhausted the heirs of the tomb robbing world, and even those who survived by luck all retreated to the mountains and forests, disappearing without a trace.
I thought it was all over, but I was wrong......
Three years ago, my fiancΓ©e, Zhang Haijiao, formed a team as an international explorer and decided to continue her expedition in Tibet.
I was busy opening the bar and didn't stop it.
Unexpectedly, she was never heard from again.
In the past three years, I have been to Tibet many times, trying all kinds of ways to find news of her, but in the end I have failed.
I'm a firm believer that it's not that simple.
It is not natural factors that can make a well-equipped and experienced expedition disappear into thin air, but the most likely thing is man-made.
However, there was nothing I could do about it and the only thing I could do was sit in my bar every night and wait for someone to come to my door.
Time flies.
Now, three years later, the clue has finally appeared. What I didn't expect was that my fiancΓ©e was not in Tibet, but in the Badain Jaran Desert......
Qiu Ye's identity, I don't know.
But I was deeply impressed by his bodyguard, Jin Long.
Back then, the tomb robbery group headed by Qiu Hao pushed all of us to the line of life and death. However, the reason why Qiu Hao was able to live so long was because he had an inseparable relationship with his bodyguard Jin Long.
I don't know about the golden dragon's past, I only know that this person's combat power is very strong, and he is also a person who can do black things to his biological father in order to protect the lord. Such a person is extremely terrifying.
Now, Qiu Hao is dead, and the golden dragon is standing next to Qiu Hao's son Qiu Ye again, which means that everything has just begun......
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Late at night, my living room.
Atsuko smoked cigarette after cigarette, pointed to my fiancΓ©e in the photo and said, "Strange, why would she laugh at the camera?" β
I thought about it for a moment and said, "Maybe she found the drone and saw hope!" β
Atsuko said, "No, there must be something wrong here. β
I said, "What do you mean?" β
"Hiss......" Atsuko took another long puff of cigarette and said, "I don't think she is necessarily controlled, you see that she moves freely, the same as other people's equipment, what does this mean?" β
I was shocked, and when I looked at the photo again, I really didn't think something was right.
I patted my head and said, "That's a real problem." β
Atsuko said: "Is it possible that she went to the desert of her own free will?" β
I said, "Then why didn't she contact me?" β
Atsuko said, "Anything is possible. β
"Damn!" I said angrily: "Your reasoning is bullshit, by the way, you are not in the capital to be your vice president, why did you suddenly run back?" β
Atsuko put down the photo and said, "It's not interesting, I don't want to do it." β
I gave him a blank look: "Speak human words." β
Atsuko said seriously: "I received news that a group of Americans entered the country, looking at the route, they came straight to you, I was afraid that something would be wrong, so I hurried back, but I didn't expect to really bump into it." β
I said, "It seems that Qiu Ye's appearance is also designed. β
Atsuko paused for a moment and said, "By the way, what's the matter with that mask, and what the hell is that Xishan Villa?" β
I said, "I don't know about the mask, but I know about the West Hill Villa." There is a barren mountain in the western suburbs of Shencheng, which is called Xishan Park by the locals. There is a villa that has been abandoned for many years, which is said to be haunted and is also rumored to be a haunted building. β
Atsuko said, ", right? β
I said: "The media once reported that it was a villa that was abandoned because of a property dispute, but now Qiu Ye asked us to go there to find a mask, and I think that villa must not be that simple." β
Atsuko said, "It can't really be haunted, right?" β
I smiled and said, "As the saying goes, don't bully the mountains and water, don't be afraid of meeting ghosts when touching gold." β
Atsuko said: "It's better to go and get that mask, let's go to the desert ourselves, then Qiu Ye is obviously a freak, and the golden dragon is a pervert, I really don't want to cooperate with this group of bastards." β
I thought about it for a while and said, "The Qiu family's power is too huge, and since it comes to the door, it can't hide if you want to." Rather than going to the desert alone, it is better to cooperate with them. β
Atsuko thought for a moment, patted her thigh, and said, "No matter, sleep." β
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The next morning, Atsuko and I got up to prepare.
It's been a long time since I've had such a tense atmosphere, and although I'm not going to visit the grave, I can't take it lightly.
Atsuko deliberately went to purchase a batch of equipment, such as daggers, ropes, flashlights, and medicines...... He even bought ten kilograms of beef jerky!
I smiled and said, "Are you going to live in that villa?" β
Atsuko said, "Be prepared! β
I said, "You kid has a future." β
After lunch, the two of us drove all the way west...... Using the navigation guide, we finally arrived at the so-called Nishiyama Park near evening.
It is said to be a park, but in fact it is a wild forest waiting to be developed.
Obviously, there are not many people here, and there are some signs of human activity in the surrounding area, but the deeper you go, the more desolate it becomes, and the ground is full of weeds.
By the time we found the villa, it was already dark.
This is an abandoned three-story building, with dark walls encroached upon by vines, and dilapidated bricks and tiles revealing decay. But even so, you can see the glory of this villa, but now it seems that it is ghostly.
Atsuko took a deep breath and said, "It's a pity that this place is not haunted." β
I was a little nervous, but also a little excited.
Maybe everyone has a dream of adventure in their hearts, but for some reason and excuse, it is difficult to get into it.
Atsuko held a flashlight in one hand and a dagger in the other.
I smiled and said, "It's not necessary, right? β
Atsuko said: "It's still the same sentence, be prepared." β
I said, "It's just picking up things, and it's not tomb robbing?" β
Atsuko said: "If it's really that simple, why don't the surnamed Qiu come by himself?" β
I stopped talking and reached for my dagger.
The gate of the villa is wooden and has been broken.
The two of us first shone a flashlight inside, and when we thought there was no danger, we stepped inside......
As soon as I entered, I smelled the smell of dry soil, mixed with an inexplicable fishy smell, like some kind of animal droppings.
Atsuko sniffed her nose and said, "It's not the smell of corpses. β
I nudged him: "Can you not create tension?" β
Atsuko smiled and said, "That's exciting." β
I ignored him and carefully tended to the first floor of space with a flashlight.
The first floor is very large, with more than 200 square meters. Judging by the decoration on the walls, this place should have been considered magnificent. Tables, chairs and benches were discarded on the floor, and there were a lot of clothes stuck together in the corners, which was pitch black, which made me feel very uncomfortable.
I don't know why this place was deserted, but I can surmise that the former owner of this place left in a hurry, because most of the furniture is still intact, at least it was back then.
After inspecting the first layer, Atsuko muttered, "The mask is so small, why are you looking for it?" β
I walked to the top of the stairs, looked up, and said, "Since it is a very important thing, it must be placed in a special place, and we should pay more attention to the places that are different from this building." β
Atsuko said, "What do you mean to be different? β
I thought for a moment: "It's not good, maybe it's a place that shouldn't be." β
Atsuko said, "I don't understand it. β
I said, "Let's go, go upstairs and have a look." β
Atsuko glanced around again, then followed me up the stairs.