Chapter 8: The Man Who Is Dead

That's when I saw a round thing coming out of the well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info that is estimated to be the head. Due to the light and distance, it was impossible to see what it was. Then the thing crawled out.

Although I was mentally prepared, I was still surprised when I saw it. It was the silhouette of a humanoid.

"That's a mountain ghost?" Fat Bao whispered, "Are there still mountain ghosts who haven't died?" ”

The humanoid silhouette sat on the edge of the well, panting. It seems that it took a lot of effort to climb up from under and knock open the manhole cover.

I stared at the figure tightly, frowned, and said, "Something seems wrong!" ”

"What's wrong?" Fei Bao asked.

"The mountain ghosts we've seen are all very well-developed limbs. But why is this one so skinny? I feel a little thinner than me! ”

"When you say that, it seems to be the same!" Fei Bao said.

My eyes widened, and I wished I could turn on my phone's flashlight right now to see what was going on.

"Ke Shao, aren't all mountain ghosts naked? Why do I feel like there's something hanging on that mountain ghost! ”

I took a deep breath, looked at Fat Bao and said, "It's like it's wearing clothes!" ”

Fat Bao was so surprised for a moment that he even stammered, "You...... You...... You say the mountain ghost is wearing clothes? That ......"

"Then it proves that it's not a mountain ghost, it's a person!" I say.

"Why would a good person be trapped underneath?" "Or does he want to secretly investigate the underground ruins as much as we do?" ”

"Or maybe he's down there!"

"What do you mean by that? What was already underneath? ”

"You opened the iron cage around the wellhead!" I said, "If he really came to investigate the underground ruins at night like we did, why did he close the iron cage and the lid at the mouth of the well?" At night, there was no one patrolling here. And the switch of the iron cage is outside the iron bar, if he wants to press the switch, he must climb over the fence and run inside the iron cage in three to five seconds! It's hard for the average person to do that! ”

"What if that's not an ordinary person?"

"Even if it's not an ordinary person! But you can also use your brain! The iron cage is closed, and the wellhead is at least seven or eight meters away from the gate, how do you turn the switch on again? Xiao Li flying knives? Or is it a snap of a finger? And," my brow furrowed even more, "he was just kicking the wellhead open inside, apparently he didn't know it when the lid was closed, or he didn't want to be discovered by someone from the Research Bureau, so he didn't come out before the lid was closed!" ”

"Who could this man be?"

"This person must have something to do with the Nine Palaces Prison Cow. Maybe he's got an important clue! As soon as he makes a move, we follow. ”

I saw the man take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, he hit the lighter a few times, lit the cigarette, and smoked it.

By the flash of the lighter, I could see the man's face. That face almost scared me to death.

That face was already deeply imprinted in my mind. I had dreamed of this face before. This face has left me with too much baggage and too many mysteries. But it was the face of a man who had already died.

By the light of the lighter just now, I saw that it was Zhao Huchun who was sitting at the mouth of the well and smoking. This frightened me and Fat Baby. When we were in the underground ruins, Fei Bao and I obviously watched Zhao Huchun ignite the bullets of the incendiary cannon, and his whole body was on fire. He was burned to death under the well along with the mountain ghosts. Why is he resurrected now?

"That'...... Is that really Zhao Huchun? Fei Bao said.

My mind was a mess. Although the light of the fire just now was relatively dim, it could still be vaguely seen that it was Zhao Huchun's face. And he was dressed exactly like what we had seen under the ruins more than half a month ago. But now he's a few laps thinner than before. I guess it's because I stayed underground for too long and didn't have anything to eat.

Is this person really Zhao Huchun? Could it be that he was playing dead the last time he died with the mountain ghosts? Why did he play dead? Does he want to cover up some secret with his own death? So what did he ask me and Fat Bao to promise him before he died? Do I want to finish it? Or does Zhao Huchun want to use us for some purpose? Is his purpose to bind the gods?

Can Zhao Huchun live alone in the underground ruins for more than half a month without food? I estimate that the people of the Research Bureau must have done nothing for most of the month, and they must have already gone down to the underground ruins. But why didn't the people from the Research Bureau find out that Zhao Huchun was still alive? If Zhao Huchun hadn't been burned to death, he shouldn't have seen his body. Did the people from the Research Bureau know that Zhao Huchun was not dead?

Didn't Zhao Huchun think that if the people from the Research Bureau didn't see his body when they went to the underground ruins, they could infer that he was still alive, wouldn't it be useless for him to pretend to be dead? Or is his purpose just to play dead for a while at a certain time to achieve a certain goal?

My mind was so messed up that I just thought that some of the clues could be connected, but because of Zhao Huchun's death and resurrection, it was like someone with scissors cutting all my links.

Zhao Huchun finished the cigarette and stepped on the cigarette butt under his feet, and then stood up. He walked in the opposite direction towards us, looking a little weak, having been in the underground ruins for too long. He walked a little unsteadily, and he climbed over the iron fence towards the grove. I gave Fat Treasure a look, and we followed.

Zhao Huchun is a soldier, and his alertness must be very high, so we don't dare to follow too closely. He didn't know anything about it, and he walked around the grove for a while, and finally he saw the bridge, which was the only exit. The lights were on at the entrance of the bridge, and the two security guards had already returned to their posts.

Zhao Huchun wandered near the bridge for a while, probably trying to figure out a way. Finally he descended gently into the water and slowly swam to the shore.

"Ke Shao, shall we chase?" Fei Bao asked.

"It's a bit of a dilemma now!" I said, "If we go into the water, it will be easy for Zhao Huchun to find out, but if we don't go into the water, the security guards will be at the bridgehead, and we will not be able to follow us on the shore." I thought, "That's all there is to it!" ”

I picked up two stones on the ground. A piece was thrown near the bridgehead security. Although we are in the center of the North Lake, the lake is not big, and the bridge is only a dozen meters long, and I can still throw it to the other side of the bridge. The security guards looked strangely on both sides after hearing the sound of stones landing.

I threw another stone directly near Zhao Huchun. As the stone "plopped" into the water, the two security guards there immediately looked into the lake. They noticed something unusual not far on their right, and walked over with a flashlight.

Zhao Huchun found that two flashlights were shining and immediately dived into the water.

Fat Bao and I took advantage of the two security guards to walk away and sneak back to the shore along the bridge. We hid behind a large tree closer to the shore and observed the North Lake. The two security guards took a look at the shore for a while, found nothing, and then returned to the bridge to smoke.