Chapter 16: The Town Interlude
In the town, Mu Tianyu visited several local shops on behalf of reporters, including a tea restaurant and electrical market, as well as a luxury brand jewelry store. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but people have their own opinions and different opinions about the incident of the wax museum, and when they ask about the origin of the Duanmu Hotel, they all say that the history is long and they don't understand. What's more, the overview of the hotel on the Internet is only superficial, and does not explain the substantive information.
On the street, Mu Tianyu, who couldn't find his direction for a while, stood at the intersection and was distracted, he looked at the clinic across the street, there was a gray-haired old man, who was staggering out of it, and the crutches he was holding were still coming out, snorting...... Nibbling...... The sound of snorting. Maybe he should know about the Duanmu Hotel, speculating, Mu Tianyu walked over quickly.
Drip...... Drip...... Drip......
Suddenly, a black jeep coming out of the street came at him, and the speed of the car was probably exceeding the maximum limit. The rapid sound of the whistle tore through the entire quiet town, and Mu Tianyu seemed to see the Grim Reaper, holding the soul scythe, attacking him. His eyes were stunned, and he didn't have time to hesitate, and rolled to the side, and the jeep continued to emit screams of terror.
Rumble......
The front of the car hit the electric pole at the intersection, and immediately after, the stone pillar carrying the high-voltage line collapsed instantly. Frightened, Mu Tianyu hadn't stood up yet, with the sound of crackling electric shocks, the torn high-voltage line was like thunder!
The vehicle stopped, but the driver inside appeared to be unconscious in the violent collision. Mu Tianyu couldn't protect himself, he looked at the middle-aged woman in the car window, her head was broken and bleeding and she was dying, so she had no choice but to jump back and turn over, and withdraw from the range of the electric shock. Sneer...... Sneer...... The leaking car fuel, triggered by a powerful electric current, suddenly spread into a sea of fire.
Rumble...... The explosion roared, and Mu Tianyu witnessed this seemingly accidental car accident with a solemn emotion.
"Oh my God, there's someone still in the car, oh no."
"Did you see that? The woman, the woman was still in the car. ”
"I know, hey, it's so embarrassing, how could she be so careless, I can see, she's at least over eighty miles away!"
"Eighty miles? I estimate a hundred miles, you don't hear it whistling, it's like a hurricane coming, it's terrifying. She must have been drinking, drunk driving, it must be like this. ”
"Hey, you, are you okay?" In the crowd of onlookers, a young man greeted Mu Tianyu in a friendly way: "Are you injured? Don't worry, someone has already called the rescue hotline. Mu Tianyu's numb expression did not react in the slightest, he didn't stay too long, and then turned around and left.
"Hey, who's that guy?" The woman with the white ball cap walked up to the young man and asked, "Do you know him?" Gazing at the distant back, the mature and handsome face, although it was only a glance in the vast sea of people, was already attracted to him.
"Nope." The young man shook his head. "I don't know either." Then he turned around and blended into the crowd again, and said silently: "Oh, his figure is really agile, and he is really at the moment of life and death, calmly, which is really amazing." ”
Mu Tianyu didn't say a word, it was getting late, he returned to the hotel, the old man at the front desk was not there, but when he returned to the room, he found a strange scene, a pair of young men and women, lying on the sofa, talking intimately. "Oh, I'm sorry." Mu Tianyu's surprised eyes avoided the embarrassed gaze.
"Ahh The woman couldn't help but scream.
"You, who are you!" The man let out a low roar, hurriedly moved the woman sitting on his lap away, and then got up and asked menacingly, "What are you doing!" ”
"Oh, I'm sorry." Mu Tianyu stepped back, casually glanced at the house number, yes, it was engraved with the mark "206", he frowned, and looked at the man who came angrily. The dim light in the room reflected on his cheeks, making it even more hideous. "This is room 206, isn't it my room?"
The man stopped his steps and looked at the open door, which was engraved with the word 206. "Yes, yes, room 206, this is our room." Half-convinced, he turned to look at the woman curled up on the couch. "Isn't this our room?"
"No, it's number 206." The woman said with great certainty: "You quietly have a receipt on the counter, it is written." ”
The man walked to the counter, picked up a red link, checked it, and handed it to Mu Tianyu. "See for yourself, No. 206, it says on this, are there still two rooms in Room No. 206?" He was also more suspicious of this, the door was locked, and only the key could be opened, apparently, the other party had the key to room 206.
After a moment of silence, Mu Tianyu returned the red link in his hand to the other party, and said, "It's indeed this room, but I only checked in here last night and haven't checked out yet." ”
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, resounding in the corridor outside, coming from the entrance of the corridor, subconsciously, the man walked out of the door, let out a long breath, and then said to the visitor: "Old man, what's going on, the room you opened for us, why do other people still have the key?" Tell me, what's going on? ”
Mu Tianyu then walked out of the room, and in the corridor, he looked at the old man walking towards him, but the moment he made eye contact with him, the other party was obviously surprised. "You...... You're back? The old man hesitated, and only then did he reluctantly say this.
"What's wrong? Sir, why did they stay in my room? Mu Tianyu wondered.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I, I thought, I thought you checked out, so ......" he muttered, his frightened eyes growing more and more uneasy.
"I just said in the morning to go out and buy some things, and I didn't check out." Mu Tianyu stated.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I, I must have confused." The old man explained, he looked innocent, scratched his forehead, suddenly his eyes were stunned, and exclaimed: "Oh, I, I remember, it's another person, he checked out, I confused your identity." Hey, I'm sorry that I'm old and have a bad memory. ”
"Old thing, I can't remember this, I didn't see you forget things so easily when I collected money." The man was angry and abusive, obviously haunted by the scene just now. "What now?"
Seeing that the old man nodded and apologized, Mu Tianyu sighed helplessly: "Forget it, you can open another one for me." ”
The old man nodded hurriedly and said to the angry man: "I'm really sorry, it's my fault, tonight's housing expenses are free, I'm really sorry." ”
When the benefits were rewarded, the man's mood instantly improved, he snorted coldly, turned around and walked into the room, pop! With a muffled thud, he slammed the door shut.
The silent night fell, and before the sunset could be seen, it dissipated without a trace, and the cold breath spread wantonly through the streets and alleys with the darkness, and they came from the deep valley and went to the deep valley, and everywhere they went was a mess. Even the street lamps that stay on the street are not as oppressive as them, and the dim light and shadow are like a few stars in the night, and the night is like the coming of the end times.
The old man who was going through the housing procedures for Mu Tianyu at the front desk still apologized. Mu Tianyu stared at the night outside the window, and in the empty street, a scorching light erupted at the end of the line of sight, and then came one after another. The flickering light did not sound the alarm, presumably it was late at night, afraid of waking up the townspeople who had fallen asleep. Through the window, three police cars were parked outside the hotel's main gate. At this time, the old man at the front desk also raised his head in surprise.
Creak...... Creak......
The door to the passage was unlocked, and five uniformed police officers pushed the door in, three men and two women, led by a middle-aged man. He has thick eyebrows under his forehead, and the police hat he wears is very low, so his whole face looks serious, and when he speaks, his voice is thick, which makes people inadvertently think that there is something wrong with his vocal cords. He took off the gloves he was wearing and handed them to the young officer behind him. At this time, the old man who walked out of the front desk bent down very respectfully and said, "Officer Tan, what kind of wind blew you here?" ”
Seeing this, Mu Tianyu simply retreated to the waiting area in the front hall.
"Mr. Duanmu, I didn't expect that I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still so tough."
"Officer Tan said with a smile, I'm about to go to the ground, so dare to expect physical affairs, isn't it too unfounded?"
The police officer surnamed Tan smiled indifferently, then took the copy handed by the young female police officer behind him, glanced at it, and stated: "There is indeed something to come here tonight, and I ask you to assist us in our investigation." ”
"This is a natural thing, and the public has an obligation to cooperate with any need from the police." The old man nodded.
"That's right, we received operational support from the Huaiya City Police, and six local citizens arrived in the town on the afternoon of the 19th, and lost contact on the 21st, which is today. According to the information provided by the Huaiya City police, the exact time was 10:14 p.m. on the 20th, which was the last contact with the outside world. Officer Tan glanced at the hall of the hotel and sighed a little: "Oh, this place has not changed for more than ten years, and I speculate that they will definitely find a place to live when they come to this town, so they came to investigate." This is the identity information of six people, please help me verify it. He handed over the copy in his hand.
The old man didn't take over, but shook his head and sighed: "Presumably, I have already guessed who these six people are, and it is true, they came to the hotel to stay overnight in the afternoon before yesterday and opened three suites. With that, the old man returned to the front desk and looked through the registration form. They stayed in rooms 216, 217, and 301. These six people are all from the same place, Huaiya City. ”
"Are they still in the hotel?" Officer Tan asked.
The old man shook his head. "Apparently not, it was about ten o'clock last night, and after they went out, they never came back."
Officer Tan put the copywriting at the front desk, rubbed his cold hands, and continued to ask, "Where did they go?" ”
The old man still shook his head and replied, "Because they have set aside a ten-day housing period, I didn't ask, and besides, I don't have the right to ask." Actually......" The old man paused slightly, he glanced at the police officer in front of him, glanced at Mu Tianyu who was silent in the corner, and said softly: "Actually, you should know better than me, where did they go?" ”
The silent Officer Tan frowned, then sat on the high stool next to the front desk, and he sighed in a low voice: "Wax museum? ”
"This is the only place." The old man looked sad. "The only place in our town that attracts foreign tourists is the wax museum, and everyone wants to know where it is."
"Hmph......" Suddenly, Officer Tan sneered: "Wax Museum? The legend of the town, is there really such a place. He looked around, as if to say to someone in the place, "Why don't I believe it, but it's just strange, and there are always people who disappear mysteriously, which makes people panic." What the hell is wrong with these people? Although it is dangerous, there are still people coming. ”
"Isn't there an old saying?" At this moment, a word came from the rest area in the front hall of the hotel. "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, everyone is born with exploration and curiosity, even newborn babies will be full of novelty about anything around them."
Everyone present looked at Mu Tianyu in the rest area, and at this time, Officer Tan, who was sitting, got up and walked towards him. "The town is not big, and the townspeople are familiar with it after seeing it at a glance or two, should you also be an outsider who comes here? For a wax museum? ”
"These unknown explorations are enough to bring me rich rewards? Why not? Mu Tianyu said bluntly: "People are always eager to know mysterious things, and the more they look forward to it, the higher the value." ”
Officer Tan's eyes froze, then he shook his head and smiled. "Is it worth losing your life because of this?"
"In the sea of fate, it is inevitable to encounter storms, rather than sitting still, it is better to brave the wind and waves, and simply break out of a future."
"Haven't you heard? Some people want to be ordinary, that's the real life. Officer Tan retorted: "You can't be too selfish, your life doesn't belong to you, you are born old and young, don't you ever think about your family?" ”
Mu Tianyu got up and showed a faint smile. "If all the people in the world were like you say, then the world would go back to the past." He gestured to the chandelier overhead. "You won't know what a glow is." He pointed to the fireplace next to him. "You won't know what warmth is." Then he pointed out the window. "I'm afraid you'll have to walk on your legs in the snow and ice, and you won't even be able to put on this uniform. There will be no high-risk work like yours in this world to maintain social order. Did your family strongly oppose it before you chose to do this business, rather than being proud of you? ”
"This ......" Officer Tan said in a deep voice, he couldn't find an explanation for a while, he looked at the slightly proud and very pious young man in front of him, and finally whispered: "Please show your ID card." (To be continued.) )