On a night of lightning and thunder, two boys aged eight or nine stood in front of the gate of the abandoned health center.

The history of human civilization in the city is only a short nine years, and although people have built a lot of buildings in the city during this time, there are really only a handful of abandoned buildings. This clinic was originally a regional clinic in the university area of Luang Qicheng, and everything from tumors, women and babies to headaches and brain fever can be treated in this clinic, but that was a long time ago. The clinic is now abandoned, or many years to be exact. As for the reasons for its abandonment, there are many theories: some say that this building has had a serious accident; Some say that the closure of the building was an order of the Central Military Commission; But there are more rumors that the building is haunted.

Today, the four-storey façade of the clinic is covered with ivy, and the gate has been sealed with cement. By the light of lightning, looking through the broken window on the wall, you can only see a deep and terrifying blackness. As far as the eye can see, there are only these two children, and there is no third person.

Both children sneaked out of the house, both with umbrellas, and were careful not to let the rain fall on them. People in Luang Qicheng will pay special attention to umbrellas on rainy days, because after the "doomsday" meteor shower, in the vast land of China, in addition to the "Pure Land", there is radiation everywhere, and the radiation in the air of Luang Qicheng will only fall on rainy days, that is because ionizing radiation will be absorbed by rain, in other words, rain on rainy days must be avoided, and the radiation of rain is really not to be underestimated.

Of the two children, the taller boy was Leng Changhe, his face was not overtly timid, his right hand was firmly clasped on the shoulder of the shorter boy, and his left hand was clenched tightly. The shorter boy is called Zhang Chengyuan, his face is already as green as an eggplant, and his whole body is already shivering involuntarily, but the early summer night is not very cold, so he shiveres not because he is only wearing a T-shirt at night. If it weren't for Leng Changhe's hand clasped on his shoulder to give him some courage, he would have collapsed to the ground at this moment.

However, the dare to stand in front of the door of this abandoned health center late at night proves that these two children still have some courage, because the reason why the health center was abandoned by the children is officially the third legend - this place is haunted.

On such a dark and rainy night, standing in front of the deserted health center, every minute is tormenting. The two of them looked around, as if waiting for someone.

"Why hasn't he come yet? Are you sure he told you to see you here at nine o'clock in the evening? Zhang Chengyuan couldn't hold his breath and asked Leng Changhe in a low voice.

"Don't be nervous!" Leng Changhe forced his composure, "There are no ghosts in the world at all!" I'm sure, just wait. ”

The two boys stopped talking, their nervous gasps drowned out by the sound of thunderstorms.

Suddenly.

A beam of light came out of a window in the center of the second floor of the health center.

The two of them stood with their backs to the health center, but in this dark night, no matter how faint the light was, it would attract the nervous and sensitive attention of the two people.

Both of them felt the light coming from behind their heads, the same surprise and fear.

But the two men didn't run away.

Because in addition to fear, there is also curiosity.

The two of them turned back suddenly.

I saw a window in the center of the second floor suddenly open, and a human head poked out.

"Ah!!h

This time, Leng Changhe couldn't help but scream.

And Zhang Chengyuan may have been so frightened that he didn't even have the strength to scream.

But there may really be no ghosts in the world.

Because the one who poked his head out was also a boy.

"What's the name?" The boy climbed out of the window on the second floor of the dead and silent health center, then jumped nimbly onto a tree next to him, and then slid down the tree and walked to Leng Changhe and Zhang Chengyuan.

This boy's name is Zhu Tiancao, and he is also eight or nine years old, but he is more mature, bold, and appealing than other children. Eight or nine-year-olds like to form cliques, and this day and age is no exception. Zhu Tiancao is the leader of the "Excellence Alliance", which is a well-known gang in this place. And Leng Changhe and Zhang Chengyuan are children who come here and want to join the Excellence Alliance.

"Brother Zhu, why did you get in......" Leng Changhe was still a little apprehensive.

"Scared?" Zhu Tiancao asked contemptuously.

"No, no." Leng Changhe replied calmly.

"What about you?" Zhu Tiancao turned his head and asked Zhang Chengyuan.

"I just don't understand what you're doing in there? Also, we made an appointment to meet at nine, and it's nine-twenty, and you're late. Zhang Chengyuan was even more panicked, but he looked at him left and right, so that he could look natural.

Zhu Tiancao smiled and said, "I'm also here at nine o'clock, just to see if you can have the strength to wait for a while." As for what I did in there? Hmph, I'm going in and hiding the playing cards. ”

Zhang Chengyuan and Leng Changhe looked at each other, both with expressions of disbelief.

"What are you hiding playing cards for?" Zhang Chengyuan had a bad premonition.

"Quite simply, the rules for joining the League of Excellence have always been the same, and I hid twenty playing cards in ten locations in the building, one from each of the hearts and spades. One by one, the two of you go in and look for it. One person looks for hearts, and one person looks for spades. I put four spades on the first floor, three on the second floor, two on the third floor, and one on the fourth floor. If you can find four cards when you come out of the clinic, you can enter the League of Excellence, and the more cards you find, the higher your status in the League. If you can't find four cards, don't come to me in the future, and our Excellence League doesn't accept cowardices. Zhu Tiancao said lightly, as if it was a simple matter to go into the haunted sanitary on a dark rainy night and find four playing cards of the same suit.

"Are you sure you didn't mean to make things difficult for us?" Zhang Chengyuan said bluntly, "There are girls in your Excellence Alliance, do you also need to pass this level?" ”

"Haha, if you admit you're a girl, that's fine!" Zhu Tiancao obviously said this with a mocking tone.

"Here...... It's haunted here! Zhang Chengyuan began to tremble, "You lie, there must be no poker in it!" ”

"If you don't dare, don't dare, no one will be difficult for you!" Zhu Tiancao said disdainfully.

"Come in!" Leng Changhe said simply, took a deep breath, and got ready to go.

"Changhe, don't go! It's ...... inside," Zhang Chengyuan said anxiously.

"He dares to enter, it should be fine, you wait for me here first!" Leng Changhe comforted Zhang Chengyuan and said.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Zhu Tiancao handed him the flashlight on his waist, "How can you find it if it's not bright?" ”

Leng Changhe took the flashlight and said, "Then I'll find hearts!" ”

After that, Leng Changhe pinned the flashlight to his waist, and didn't care about the rain that would be drenched on his body, climbed up the tree in three steps and two steps, and climbed in through the window that Zhu Tiancao climbed out of.

Zhang Chengyuan stared at the window that Leng Changhe climbed into, his eyes didn't blink, and his trembling body forgot to tremble.

Zhu Tiancao observed Zhang Chengyuan's subtle changes, and asked curiously, "Why don't you seem to be scared all of a sudden?" ”

Zhang Chengyuan still stared at the window intently and said, "My mother also told me that this place is haunted, it's true!" My mom told me not to come! Leng Changhe is my best friend, if something happens to him, I can't spare you! ”

Zhu Tiancao laughed again, he felt that Zhang Chengyuan, a child, was very hypocritical, originally very timid, and not manly, but he put on a righteous look, this kind of person usually only has a mouthful of righteousness.

The rain kept falling, the lightning occasionally streaked across the sky, and the two looked at the window that Leng Changhe climbed into on the second floor, and neither of them spoke anymore.

Zhang Chengyuan began to tremble again, he didn't dare to imagine how Leng Changhe was looking for playing cards in a haunted health center alone, thinking about how terrifying it was to use a flashlight to illuminate it in the dark and not in the middle of winter. If there really is something and it doesn't want to show up, how can it find its danger with a flashlight alone; Or if the flashlight really shines on something...... And what if the flashlight suddenly goes out...... Zhang Chengyuan couldn't dare to continue thinking about it.

Time passed minute by minute, and Zhang Chengyuan waited very hard. Leng Changhe is his hair small, because the two live in the opposite door, they have always played together, and they are in the same class after elementary school, so it can be said that they are inseparable. Leng Changhe is half a year older than Zhang Chengyuan, so he often protects him and takes care of him like a brother. Eight or nine-year-old children began to form gangs, Zhang Chengyuan originally had no plans, he thought it would be good to play with Leng Changhe, but later Leng Changhe took a fancy to this gang called the Excellence Alliance, and persuaded Zhang Chengyuan to join in. Zhang Chengyuan was reluctant at first, but he listened to Leng Changhe in everything, so he agreed to join in. On this day, Leng Changhe looked for the leader of the Excellence Alliance during the day, explaining the intention of the two to join, but they were invited here alone by the alliance leader at night.

Zhang Chengyuan is actually not timid, but he listens to his mother very much, and his mother has also told him about the haunting here, so he is convinced. In other words, in normal times, no matter how dark the place is, he dares to walk alone, but today, he feels panicked.

After about fifteen minutes, Leng Changhe still didn't come out, and the more Zhang Chengyuan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Usually Leng Changhe always protects him, but now he sees that Leng Changhe is in danger, but he has no actual action, is this still a man? "I used to always say that I was blessed with Leng Changhe and shared hardships, but now that it's really dangerous, am I just standing outside and shivering?" Leng Changhe criticized himself fiercely in his heart, gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath.

"What's wrong with you? Are you scared of oxygen? Zhu Tian asked sarcastically.

Zhang Chengyuan was angry in his heart, ignored Zhu Tiancong, and shouted at the window on the second floor: "Leng Changhe!" Come back! Cold long river! Come back! Let's stop the Excellence Alliance, come out! ”

But even though Zhang Chengyuan shouted as hard as he could, his voice was still drowned out by the sound of heavy rain.

Zhu Tiancong scoffed, he didn't want such a coward.

After shouting more than a dozen times, Zhang Chengyuan's voice began to be hoarse, and he also found that it was impossible for his voice to be heard by Leng Changhe, so he turned his head and glanced at Zhu Tiancao fiercely, as if he was making up his mind.

I saw Zhang Chengyuan take a few deep breaths, rush to the bottom of the tree with an arrow step, and start to climb the tree.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Zhu Tiancao frowned and said, "What are you doing?" He hasn't come out yet, it's not your turn! You're going in and fouling! ”

"I don't add any excellence to the alliance, a foul will be a foul, if Leng Changhe's life is lost, you can't afford to pay for it!" As he spoke, Zhang Chengyuan had already climbed the canopy of the tree, ready to jump to the window.

Zhang Chengyuan was really ready to go in, and such a move was a big surprise to Zhu Tiancong.

"Hey!" Zhu Tiancao raised his voice: "It's just a flashlight, where he is, you will be scared to death if you go in and have no light!" ”

Zhang Chengyuan had already jumped to the window on the second floor, he put his head into the dark and deep hall of the health center, and shouted: "Leng Changhe! Cold long river! But the thunderstorm outside was so loud that Zhang Chengyuan couldn't hear his own shouts.

"Don't go in, I warn you! ......" Zhu Tiancao shouted Zhang Chengyuan. But Zhang Chengyuan didn't seem to hear Zhu Tiancao's shouts at all, but instead stretched his body into the window.

Zhu Tiancao shook his head helplessly, even if he was bold, he also went in with a flashlight, thinking about not bringing a flashlight into the haunted health center, even if he was bold, there was a trace of coolness behind him.