Chapter 14 Breaking through the obstacles and seeing the first clues
Outside the window, the rain gradually stopped, and the early summer morning light illuminated the outdoors verdantly, and a spring mountain was like a smile. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
A little dew sparkles like a fine pearl, and the mountain kingfisher chirps and dances.
The sun slowly swept through the green mountains and green waters like a smiling fairy, but at the moment when it enveloped the villa, she suddenly retracted her smile and turned into a hideous demon.
The demon glowed blood-red through the window, shining through the window into the blood-soaked room.
The light turned into a vicious thorn the moment it touched the bright red, piercing the survivors' hearts through their eyes, tearing them apart.
Yes, there is nothing more frightening than the scene in this room, and although Luo Yifan has seen it for the third time, he still can't control his heart palpitations.
No one of the six people standing at the door of Chiyan spoke, no one screamed.
Looking at the broken heads of the deceased, they were as white as ashes, and their bones stood on end. It was as if early summer had turned into cold winter in the blink of an eye.
Behind her was the severed dead, her blood drained, her empty eyes staring at the backs of the living, as if to see their end.
In front of him was a strange undead, his blood and marrow smeared the entire room, his skull open like the mouth of a demon smiling, ready to devour every living person.
The three women leaned against the man, their hands and feet were weak, even their teeth were shaking, and they had lost the ability to speak and think.
Luo Yifan knew that he couldn't stand still now, otherwise, let alone others, he wouldn't even be able to save himself.
Gritting his teeth, Luo Yifan stepped into the land of terror again.
His actions touched the stiff companions, who watched him walk into the room and watched him turn his head, their attention horribly focused on him.
Luo Yifan opened his mouth and said: "The dead will not cause any harm, and the murderer will definitely not be in this room." We can't stand still here, and if we want to protect ourselves, we have to be bold and act quickly. ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands forward: "Come, Emi, Xiaoyi, come here, give me your hand, and I'll take you over." Don't be afraid, come-"
One hand hugged Lu Huimei, who walked over without hesitation, but the other hand was still hanging in the air.
Luo Yifan stared directly at the maid of the Luo Que House with deep, slightly dark red pupils, but a trace of horror flashed in the latter's eyes.
However, Luo Yifan is not the only one who can make a calm judgment now, Jiang Xinglong has gone through the 'experience' with the two of them just now, and he is no longer so afraid.
Without letting go of the hand holding Li Song Weiyi's shoulder, Jiang Xinglong walked into the 'Chiyan' with the trembling woman.
"I will protect her, now there are three men and three women, you and the uncle protect their wives respectively, and the little one will be handed over to me, so it is easier to act."
Jiang Xinglong said, deliberately avoiding Luo Yifan's gaze.
Indeed, now there are only three men and three women left, and Buhe's life and death are uncertain, and He Mina doesn't know why, and she hasn't woken up.
It may have hit some important part, and after trying to wake her up in various ways without success, they had to give up.
It's not that they're particularly cold, it's that in such a situation where it's hard to save even their own lives, it's impossible for them to take a half-dead person into action.
"If we're lucky, we'll come back to save you after we've caught the killer."
These were the last words Luo Yifan said to He Mina when he left 'Bai Xue'.
Inside the secret room
Looking at the unconscious man on the ground, the slender black figure grinned.
"What a beautiful man, if I hadn't known him first, I would have ...... Hey..."
With a sharp knife in his hand, the shadow slowly approached its prey.
Step by step... Then crouch down and ...... Slowly raise the glittering knife above his head......
Suddenly, the man on the ground opened his eyes suddenly, his hands moved at the same time, and the silver-white light came from the bottom up, sinking into the chest of the black shadow, and blood gushed out instantly.
The other knife that should have fallen fiercely stopped in mid-air at this moment, as if the body holding it was instantly petrified.
After a few seconds, the man on the ground sat up, the corners of his mouth triumphantly raised.
He nudged his slender body and chuckled softly as he fell backwards.
"Hehe..."
Standing up, taking off his blood-spattered coat, the man stooped down to the dark shadow's face.
"Brother, am I really that much like him? Then why don't you love me? Yes! I've been by your side for so many years, but what about him? Where is he? Well?! You've only been with him for such a short time, why are you so desperate for him?! ”
The voice gradually changed from a murmur to a soft roar, full of hatred. The man continued:
"I love you, but you know what? The more you love, the more you hate, so I'm going to kill you to relieve the hatred in my heart! ”
"You must not have expected that, did you? After arranging so many plans, working so hard for so long, I actually died before I got anything, and I died at my hands at the mercy of you... Hehe... Isn't it unwilling? ”
"I'm not reconciled, why? As long as you are willing to love me a little bit, just a little bit, won't this happen? ”
"Brother, you're such a fool...... Big fool ......"
I don't know when it started, tears began to flow on the man's face.
He jerked away a handful of tears from his sleeve, staggered to his body, and left his lover, who had become a corpse.
The feet are as heavy as lead, but the hearts of men are even heavier.
What do you do next? To continue with his plans?
"No, I'm not going to kill anymore."
After coming to a negative answer, the man was even more annoyed.
'Now that I'm penniless, even if I go out, what will I do to pay off my debts?' The man thought.
His hand touched the wall, little by little, fumbling with the light switch, and the room was dark.
Suddenly, the hand sank into a cracked hole in the wall.
"What? It's ......"
He felt something like a plastic bag, which seemed to be wrapped in something soft.
The man earnestly picked at the hole in the wall, completely oblivious to the danger approaching him...
The black shadow behind him had already raised the murder weapon high......
Inside the 'Red Flame'
The six people did not immediately enter the open secret passage to escape, but gathered at the entrance of the secret passage.
The entrance, as Luo Yifan said, was not closed by the murderer.
It's not because the murderer didn't want to, but the thick wooden plank with the metal handle was forcibly dismantled by Luo Yifan and them.
You can see that the connection has been broken.
"How did you do that?" Bian Benyi asked.
"Use that"
Following Luo Yifan's finger, there was something like a crowbar lying on the ground.
"You..."
Bian Benyi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Luo Yifan.
"It doesn't matter, what matters is how we catch the murderer."
"Do you really think we can catch the murderer?" Bian Benyi was a little surprised.
Luo Yifan said: "It's not that I think, but we must catch the murderer, this is the only way for us to save our lives." ”
After listening to Luo Yifan's words, Bian Benyi glanced at his wife, and his eyes were obviously lacking in confidence.
Ignoring Bian Benyi's thoughts, Luo Yifan looked at Jiang Xinglong with an indifferent expression and said:
"Flower Protector, shouldn't we do something first?"
"Let's talk about it after we enter the secret passage." Jiang Xinglong obviously didn't understand what Luo Yifan meant.
Turning his gaze to the room, Luo Yifan raised his chin and said, "Let the others stay here, how about we go and ask the deceased for clues?" ”
"What?" Everyone was startled, and Lu Huimei, who was holding Luo Yifan's arm, exclaimed: "Yifan?!" Are you crazy?!! ”
Suppressing his shocked expression, Jiang Xinglong retorted to Luo Yifan: "Do you want to perform an autopsy?" But we don't understand anything, and the only one who has some medical skills has also run away, what do you say you can do? ”
"yes, yes, don't do anything superfluous, let's go." Bian Benyi trembled and echoed in his voice.
"Uncle, it won't be long, let's take a look and leave." Luo Yifan remained indifferent and even a little cold.
Jiang Xinglong also seemed to be infected, he lowered his face and asked, "What are you looking at?" ”
"We don't know anything about medicine or forensics, but maybe there are some other clues left on the corpse?"
"You mean... What to bring? Jiang Xinglong somewhat understood what Luo Yifan meant.
Luo Yifan continued: "Yes, I have been thinking here since just now, if the murderer really wants to kill us all, then he will not do it without any reason. ”
"The murderer either hates us to the core, or we get in the way of the murderer and force him to kill us."
"However, we all live in different fields, and even if we are good friends, we don't have much overlap in our lives and work. There is nothing in common, let alone any common enemy. ”
"I really can't figure out the identity and purpose of the murderer, and I think you are the same, right?"
"Then, since we can't get clues through analysis, in order to uncover the true face of the murderer, we can only collect clues from other places as much as possible. I don't believe that the murderer can really do it seamlessly. ”
"First of all, the body he left here. I don't think any strong person can not be flustered when he kills. There is always something left: some kind of document that can prove the identity of the body, or something that is connected to us, etc. ”
"You're right." Jiang Xinglong had to admit that Luo Yifan did have his own merits, his thinking was clear and agile, and he could even be in danger in extreme situations.
Therefore, Jiang Xinglong decided to follow Luo Yifan's train of thought, "Maybe there will be unexpected gains." He thought.
"Okay, I'll go over with you, and the others will stay for the time being." Jiang Xinglong said: "In view of the current situation, it is also for the sake of their personal safety. I suggest that we spy on each other. ”
"That is to say, while we examine the corpses, the four of you will stand at the balcony door so that Luo Yifan and I can see you at any time; Conversely, those who stay behind can keep track of our movements at any time. What do you think? ”
Jiang Xinglong's words were addressed to Bian Benyi and his wife, because Lu Huimei and Li Songwei did not need to be wary at all.
However, in this way, it is equivalent to temporarily handing over the safety of the two women to the only ones who have some grudges against him.
Maybe it was just acting in the same room, so Jiang Xinglong ignored this.
Strangely, Luo Yifan did not notice this danger either.
After deciding, Luo Yifan and Jiang Xinglong returned to the terrifying corpse again.
After they squatted down in front of the corpse, according to the agreement, Jiang Xinglong paid close attention to the movements of the other four, while Luo Yifan quickly rummaged through the corpse.
The corpse's brains had dried up, emitting a strong, pungent fishy stench, and it seemed to have been dead for some time.
Luo Yifan endured extreme nausea and turned the corpse's head over, reconfirming that he did not know this person.
"Hey, look at him, do you recognize him?"
Luo Yifan beckoned Jiang Xinglong to identify him.
"I don't know."
"Are you sure?"
"Definitely, absolutely not."
"Do you want Uncle to come over and confirm?" Luo Yifan said.
"I still don't want it, I guess this uncle is going to be scared again." Jiang Xinglong said with some disdain.
Glancing at Jiang Xinglong's expression, Luo Yifan had no intention of saying any more.
He quickly rummaged through all the pockets of the corpse, but found nothing.
"Looks like we've met a murderer who is careful about his work." Jiang Xinglong teased: "It seems that I can't find anything, let's go." “
After speaking, Jiang Xinglong stood up first and walked to the balcony.
Luo Yifan took one last closer look at the corpse, then stood up and followed behind Jiang Xinglong.
His eyes were staring directly at Jiang Xinglong's back, and his left hand, which had been clenching his fist, secretly reached into his pocket at this moment.
Next, step by step, whether they wanted to or not, the six of them climbed into the secret passage.
The secret passage is separated between the upper and lower layers of wooden planks, and it is very narrow, only enough for one person to crawl through.
It was naturally Luo Yifan who climbed at the front, but this time he was not followed by Jiang Xinglong, but Lu Huimei.
Lu Huimei was followed by Li Song Weiyi, the fourth was Jiang Xinglong, and Bian Benyi and his wife followed last.
There is no light in the secret passage, and the light shining in from the entrance cannot illuminate the entire secret passage, and it is also blocked by the human body, so the further you go inside, the darker it becomes.
After climbing for a while, the visibility in the secret passage was already very low.
Luo Yifan's hand moving forward was suddenly pricked by something hard, and he retracted his hand sharply, letting out a slight inhalation sound.
"Yifan, what's wrong?" Lu Emei, who was following behind, asked.
"Nothing."
Luo Yifan replied, and quickly groped his right hand on the ground a few times, and soon let him find a hard little thing, which was very prickly.
When he brought the thing in front of him, Luo Yifan found that it looked like a small piece of glass. He took the fragment in his palm and continued to move forward.
But this time, Luo Yifan's hand moved forward close to the ground.
Soon, his hand touched something a little bigger, thin, satin-sharp, like a shard of glass.
Luo Yifan's fingers touched the inward side of the fragment, and it felt sticky and wet.
"It's too dark in front to see clearly, so let's climb slowly."
Luo Yifan shouted behind him, taking the opportunity to pause, and at this moment, he had already secretly put the things he had picked up into his jacket pocket.
Then quietly move on.
Maintaining the forward movement, Luo Yifan put the fingers of his right hand that were stuck to the liquid in the fragment to his nose and sniffed it.
“!”
'This is ......' There was a faint fragrance of flowers on his fingers, and Luo Yifan felt familiar.
Where did you smell it?' '
Luo Yifan was thinking while crawling, suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit, and the moving body was caught off guard, tilted to the side, and slammed his shoulder against the wall on one side, making a dull sound.
Lu Huimei, who followed closely, was startled and almost screamed.
The people behind also realized that something seemed to be going on in front of them.
Bian Benyi asked loudly, "What's wrong?" Is it the end? ”
"Uh, no, it's Yifan who seems to have hit something." Lu Huimei replied, grabbing Luo Yifan's calf with one hand and shaking it.
"Yifan, it doesn't matter, right?"
“… I'm fine. After a few seconds of pause, Luo Yifan responded.
He shook his head, which was a little heavy, put his hands on his back and said, "It's nothing, I just slipped my hand and hit my shoulder." We're almost at the end of the climb, so I'll go over and see if there's a trapdoor ahead. ”
After speaking, Luo Yifan climbed a few steps forward, and a few people behind him hurriedly followed.
Sure enough, after a while, Lu Huimei saw the wooden plank at the end of the secret passage from the place where Luo Yifan was not blocked.
"Yifan, are you okay?"
"Wait a minute, I'll see."
Signaling the person behind him to stop, Luo Yifan leaned slightly to the left, leaning against the wall with his shoulders, as if the impact of the accident just now on him had not completely dissipated.
Indeed, Luo Yifan still has some vertigo in his head. However, leaning your shoulders against the wall is not only about maintaining your balance, but more importantly, about applying force.
Luo Yifan felt that the trap door at the entrance of the secret passage was so heavy, if there was a trap door here, it should not be easy to open.
Besides, now in the passage, there is no way for the people behind to come up to help, so it will take a little effort to do it yourself.
Thinking about it, Luo Yifan stretched out his right hand and pushed the wooden board in front of him with all his strength.
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"It's him!" The man finally had a vague clue in his mind.
'Wait, I'll think again...'
His hand did do that, yes, it can't be wrong. It's the same. '
But he was with us when they had an accident. '
'No way, so why did he do that?' Could it be that he has accomplices? '
'This man... This man is ......'
'Ahh His neck! By the way, Swim once told me -- a little under my neck. '
"Hmph, then, he might be that person, but it's completely different from what Swim Heart describes." '
As the man acted, he thought to himself:
If it was really him, that person would be in danger. But is it so simple that he wants to kill people? '
'Hmm! Damn it! The man cursed inwardly, feeling a blur in his eyes.
Shaking his heavy head, the man was still trying to think.
Although there are some eyebrows, what should we do about the obstacles in front of us? Men's hearts are very anxious.