Chapter 57: Harboring a Ghost in My Heart
"What...... What the! No way! Zhou Hao rubbed his eyes fiercely and looked at the portrait again.
I saw that Zheng Qiu in the painting was still wearing a suit, his eyes were sitting indifferently in the frame, and his movements were exactly the same as before. However, the strange thing is that the corners of Zheng Qiu's mouth at this time are slightly raised, as if he is smiling.
"This painting...... Were you laughing before? Zhou Hao looked at Zheng Qiu in the painting, and his body couldn't help but tremble.
"Definitely not, I've seen this portrait before, so I remember it very well." Ye Yu was convinced.
"This ...... It's so weird! Is it really haunted!? No, it can't be! Zhou Hao was a little crazy.
Ye Yu looked up at the face of the person in the painting, and the more he looked, the more he felt that the amplitude of Zheng Qiu's mouth seemed to be expanding, his eyes were staring at him gloomily, and he sneered...... The whole face was ghostly in the dim environment, and it felt as if it was going to open its bloody mouth and swallow it in the next moment.
Ye Yu couldn't help but stand on end, hurriedly looked away and took two deep breaths, and when he looked at the portrait again, he found that Zheng Qiu in the painting didn't really grin, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth was still the same, which was still obviously different from the portrait he saw last time.
Unlike Zhou Haoyeyu's reaction, Liang Yunxiao was as calm as ever, quietly observing the portrait, as if he was thinking about something.
"How can a still portrait have a change of expression...... Master Liang, what do you think? Ye Yu turned his head to look at Liang Yunxiao.
"Well...... If you're not mistaken, that's weird. Liang Yunxiao replied vaguely, but did not give any answer. However, I am more concerned about the reason why Chen Tao sneaked out in the middle of the night than this painting, and I remember that he made the suggestion to stay in the room at that time. ”
"I guess the reason why he suggested that everyone go back to their rooms is to make it easier for him to act on his own?" Ye Yu shook his head, his heart had already defined Chen Tao's behavior.
"I see, he must be trying to run away on his own!" Zhou Hao slapped his thigh and said categorically. "This house is so dangerous, he doesn't want to stay anymore!"
"But the only car here has been wrecked, and there is no other means of transportation outside to leave, and it is impossible for him to escape alone on a typhoon day like this, and in the suburbs of the third watch in the middle of the night." Liang Yunxiao denied Zhou Hao's statement. "And since he didn't go through the door, but chose to venture out of the ledge, I think there must be some reason why he didn't want us to know."
"Why don't you want us to know...... Shall we go to the garden and check it out? Ye Yu remembered Chen Tao's sneaky behavior in the garden at the beginning, and felt the need to go and take a look.
"It's dangerous now! It's so dark outside, and it's windy and rainy, maybe there's anyone in ambush in the garden, so let's wait until dawn to check! When Zhou Hao heard that Ye Yu was going to the garden, he hurriedly stopped.
"Boom" Ye Yu glanced at the outside of the house with lightning and thunder, thinking that Zhou Hao's words also made some sense, so he temporarily dispelled the idea of going to the garden to explore.
"Anyway, don't you think the two up there are too quiet?" Liang Yunxiao looked up at the second floor. "There is such a big movement on our side, You Yong and Xu Yanwei didn't react at all."
"It's a little strange to hear you say that, do they sleep so soundly?" Ye Yu couldn't help frowning when he heard this.
Earlier, Chen Tao fell down and broke the glass to make such a loud sound, coupled with the three of them walking back and forth and talking, the movement was not small, but the two people on the second floor did not react at all, which was a bit unreasonable.
"Let's go, go up and find them." Liang Yunxiao walked up the stairs with long legs. "Chen Tao's matter should also be let them know."
The three of them hurriedly rushed to the left side of the second floor and knocked on Xu Yanwei's door.
"Knock Knock"
"You Yong, Xu Yanwei! Are you there? Zhou Hao shouted loudly, knocking on the door. Something happened! Open the door! ”
No response.
"There are three of us, I, Ye Yu, and Team Zhou and Master Liang are also there, you can open the door with confidence." Ye Yu deliberately added, but there still seemed to be no movement inside the door.
"What's going on? Won't it ...... They've had an accident too, right!? Ye Yu couldn't help but get nervous.
"I can't just knock the door open." Liang Yunxiao made a decisive judgment.
And just as the three of them were about to bang on the door, they suddenly heard a rustling sound in the room, as if someone had gotten up and walked over. As the door opened, I saw You Yong rubbing his sleepy eyes standing at the door in a daze, as if he was frightened by the formation of Ye Yu and the others.
"Out of ...... What's wrong? ”
"You've been in the room? Didn't you hear anything downstairs before? Liang Yunxiao asked.
"Movement? No, I've been sleeping soundly. You Yong didn't know why, and turned to Xu Yanwei in the room and said. Did you hear the noise downstairs before? ”
"I didn't ...... either," Xu Yanwei's voice came from the room.
Several people walked into the room and found that Xu Yanwei was sitting up from the bed, and next to the bed was a simple bunk, which seemed to be where You Yong slept before.
"Did you really not hear anything at all?" Ye Yu still couldn't believe it.
"I feel like I woke up halfway through." You Yong held his head, still a little confused. "But it seems to fall asleep again quickly, I don't remember anything, I just woke up when you knocked on the door, and my head is still dizzy."
"I've been sleeping so hard because I've been weak from the previous attack...... Did something happen to you guys all of a sudden? Xu Yanwei had a white face, and it seemed that his physical condition was still not very good.
"Chen Tao was killed and thrown from the balcony......"
Ye Yu told Xu Yanwei and You Yong the cause and effect of the incident, and the two were so shocked that they couldn't speak.
He ...... Why did he go out! If you don't go out...... I won't meet the murderer anymore......" Xu Yanwei stammered, in his opinion, as long as the door of the anti-trivial room was closed, the murderer should have no way to make a move.
"It's not necessarily safe to be in the room!" You Yong's reaction was even more exaggerated, and the whole person was about to fall into madness. "First Jiang Xin and Li Yuchen had an inexplicable accident, and then Qian Yunneng ...... His body has vanished into thin air! Now it's Chen Tao again...... And so it was...... This murderer is a ghost! It's Zheng Qiu's undead! He can get in anywhere! ”
You Yong held his head and shouted. Prophecy ...... That's right, there's one more prophecy left! Broken bones...... Which of us will be fulfilled this time? Or that none of us will be able to escape death?! It's horrible...... I don't want it!! ”
"You Yong, calm down! The best way to do this is to wait for the dawn to call the police, as I said before! Don't leave anyone alone anymore" Ye Yu looked at the only four people around him and strongly suggested.
Zhou Hao opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it, so he had to shut up stupidly. The rest of the people didn't seem to have any opinions, so they acquiesced.
"But the room here is too small, five people can't squeeze in, it's better to change places." Ye Yu glanced around.
"Go to the hall on the first floor, and if you encounter any danger, you might as well escape from here as soon as possible." Liang Yunxiao proposed.
"Huh? But...... There's still Chen Tao's body there......" Xu Yanwei couldn't help but shudder.
"I don't want to ......spend the night with the corpse," You Yong shook his head like a rattle.
"Then you should stay here, if someone kills it, it's none of our business." Liang Yunxiao spread his hands and smiled evilly, looking indifferent.
As soon as they heard that their lives were at stake, the two immediately stopped talking, after all, it was better to spend one night with a corpse than to become a corpse themselves.
Zhou Hao had a heavy heart on his face, and he didn't have the heart to make any more suggestions, so everyone reached an agreement, and the group walked downstairs.
In the hall, the wind was still raging in the room through the broken glass windows, Zhou Hao and the others found a few building materials and wooden boards to roughly seal the broken windows, and the villa was immediately quiet. Chen Tao's body was moved to a far corner and covered again with the black cloth on the portrait.
You Yong and Xu Yanwei were close to everyone, trying not to look at the corner where Chen Tao's body was placed. Although I am afraid, since there is no other way, I can only see out of sight.
The crowd brought chairs from the restaurant on the ground floor and sat down in a circle back to back. Ye Yu took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, but there was still no signal.
"It's half past three in the morning, so just stay up for another two or three hours until dawn and we'll get out of here."
The people who had gone through such a turmoil didn't have the heart to doze off at the moment, and their bloodshot eyes scanned around vigilantly, for fear that something would suddenly emerge from the darkness and attack them.
Time passed bit by bit, and Ye Yu, who hadn't slept all night, unconsciously became a little heavy at this moment.
"Smack!" Ye Yu patted his cheek vigorously to sober himself up, he couldn't fall asleep at such a time, and at the same time, Ye Yu's stomach began to protest again.
The sound of "grunting" attracted the attention of several people around.
"Reporter Ye, are you hungry?" Xu Yanwei asked with concern.
"Hmm...... It's a bit ...... Excuse me. Ye Yu blushed all of a sudden.
"There's still some food on the table in the dining room, why don't I go with you and get it?" Xu Yanwei said and was about to get up.
"I'll go with him, I just want to eat something too." Without waiting for Xu Yanwei to stand up, Liang Yunxiao took the initiative to ask for help, stepped forward and dragged Ye Yu's arm towards the restaurant.
"Do you have something to say to me?" Entering the restaurant, seeing Liang Yunxiao looking outside vigilantly, and then gently closing the door, Ye Yu realized the purpose of his coming with him.
"That's right, I mean to say that one of the three people out there may not be me anymore." Liang Yunxiao turned to look at Ye Yu.
"What does that mean?" Ye Yu was puzzled.
"Meaning, one of those three is a ghost, and we're in danger."
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Author's Note:
I basically didn't write much after a few days of business trips, and I didn't have enough manuscripts...... The victory holiday of the Anti-Japanese War is really timely and rainy~ I finally have time to write~~