Chapter 8: Ghost Town Without Children
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When he woke up one night, Lin Fei didn't lose sleep because he slept in such a strange hotel, and he didn't recognize the bed, which he personally thought could be taken out to show off
Since he got up early, Lin Fei has been downstairs for a long time without seeing the strange old man reappear last night.
He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, he remembered that the old man came from the northwest direction, there was a dark corridor, even if it was already dawn at the moment, but it was still dark and not winter, and the living room full of light seemed to be two worlds.
Lin Fei couldn't help but be curious, and raised his foot to take a few steps closer, but when his hand was about to touch the darkness
"What's the matter?"
The strange and shrill voice suddenly came from inside, still so hard to hear.
Lin Fei swallowed his saliva and looked hard into the dark corridor in front of him, where could he see the figure, where was this old man hiding? Can't even feel it at all?
The voice heard Lin Fei not answer, so he asked again, "Is there something wrong?" Get out of here if you're okay! β
Lin Fei rolled his eyes, withdrew his curious gaze, and asked, "I want to ask, is there any place to eat near here, such as restaurants or the like!" β
Lin Feixin said: Look at the whole building here you have, think that if you have a kitchen, maybe you can also include food? If it were normal, I would definitely be here. But seeing that there is dust everywhere, even if there is a kitchen, it is not hygienic. I don't want to spoil my stomach, even if it's a little farther to the town for dinner
Really. As he guessed, the old man didn't plan to pack food, so he said coldly: "I don't have food here." You go to town to eat! β
After speaking, I heard a "bang". The sound of the door slamming.
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Lao Tzu didn't plan to eat here, so he turned around and walked out of the Wang Mansion.
However, after walking out of the door a few steps, he couldn't resist turning back curiously, and at this moment he could vaguely see one-third of the Wang family's apartment exposed, and the remaining large area was covered by Lin Fei around him
Looking at the Wang family's apartment, Lin Fei couldn't say anything strange, although he felt that it was gloomy, but he didn't notice any demonic energy outside.
But after I went in, I obviously felt the storage of yin qi. But after the old man appeared, he disappeared and slept all night, and he didn't see anything strange, could it be that he slept too hard? Still is
That's right, that old man!
Lin Fei suddenly remembered that this old man actually walked into his room silently last night, and he didn't even notice it at all, although there were some reasons why he was distracted at the time, but he wouldn't be unaware at all.
Could this old man be a ghost? But it's not like it, if it's a ghost, he put a charm on the door. How could he get in? Apparently not, how could that be?
With doubts, Lin Fei left the Wang family's apartment and walked in the direction of the town along the road he had originally walked.
At this moment, it is already daytime, and with the storage of light, all the qiΔ around can already be clearly seen. Just like I felt yesterday. I came through the forest, and I came through the place where I came
It's a trail that's twice as wide as the streets in the town, and
Lin Fei subconsciously squatted down and looked at the road under his feet. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes: how long had it been since no one had walked here. There is not even a trace of walking.
And the road was full of messy branches and leaves piled up on it. Taking a deep breath, I really wondered how I got here yesterday. I was lucky not to fall
Lin Fei followed the original path, and walked left and right before walking through the path in the forest. Got downhill there.
From a distance, you can already see where the town is. Then he began to trot down the hill, and the taste of hunger was really uncomfortable, and he had not eaten last night. Although it was because the surprised Cheng dΓΉ overshadowed the fatigue caused by hunger, but at this moment, when the person woke up, the stomach naturally woke up
When you get to the town, take a look around, it's no different from other places, isn't it? And it's quite lively, this kind of scene is really different from the legendary "Ghost Town", and there is really no way to put the two things together!
Later, after Lin Fei found a restaurant and had a simple breakfast, Lin Fei began to walk around the town while thinking about the task arranged by the fifth brother:
"The mission says that there was a recent case in Ghost Town, and it is related to children!"
However, the clues provided were indeed limited, and Lin Fei had no way of knowing what was going on in this ghost town from a simple piece of information?
Something to do with children?
So let's start with the kids, right?
So he chose to wander around the town, hoping to find a few simple children and get some words out of their mouths, after all, children are the best to coax and the easiest to deceive.
Otherwise, how could parents teach us not to talk to strangers from an early age?
Lin Fei walked around the town all morning with this hope, and the final result was
"There are no children here, or even no children under the age of ten?"
What the hell is going on?
And along the way, he has been looked at by passers-by with a puzzled expression, which is even more strange. Are you wearing your clothes backwards?
A dark cloud rose in Lin Fei's heart, and when it was time for lunch, Lin Fei went to the restaurant in the morning to eat again.
Through the understanding of the two meals, Lin Fei knew that the owner of the house was a local, surnamed Li. Zhang, Yang, and Li are the big surnames in this town, and there are almost no people with foreign surnames. The only family with a foreign surname also moved away a few years ago, and I don't know where it moved later?
When Boss Li saw Lin Fei for the first time, he was only curious. Immediately returned to his usual state and prepared food with Lin Fei. It wasn't until noon that I learned that most of the guests from Boss Li were from this town. There are very few outsiders.
Oh, no wonder so many people have been looking at themselves in the morning, feeling that they rarely come here?
Now that I think about it, it's no wonder there are no cars going here. But why didn't anyone come?
Then Boss Li didn't answer the reason, what must be some obscurity? I just heard Boss Li say: When it was prosperous here, the business was quite good.
Oh, yes! This can be known from the past information of Ghost Town, when Ghost Town was used as a barn town, it was a model for the surrounding area. But about ten years ago, the economy began to slump day by day, to the point where it was impossible to live without government assistance.
Lin Fei, who was full of clouds, hesitated for a moment, and then asked Boss Li: "Brother Li, I've been walking around with you." Why didn't you find a child? β
But as soon as the words fell, I don't know which nerve Boss Li touched with this sentence! His face suddenly became vigilant, and the original harmony disappeared without a trace in an instant, and a pair of eyes stared at Lin Fei fiercely, as if looking at an enemy.
His words began to become very unpolite, and then he began to use words to drive Lin Fei out of his hotel.
What the hell is going on?
Lin Fei, who was driven out inexplicably, stood outside the hotel suspiciously, looking at Boss Li in the hotel with a kitchen knife in his hand at the moment and glaring at Lin Fei with a slightly murderous anger.
forced Lin Fei to leave here quickly, next. Lin Fei said a few words to the boss of a small supermarket, and inadvertently asked about the topic of "why there are no children here" by chatting in a good atmosphere.
This boss is exactly the same as Boss Li's cousin. It's like seeing a bad guy, anxious, and without hesitation, they kick themselves out of the store
The suspicions in Lin Fei's heart became thicker and thicker. He didn't dare to inquire about it again.
But not long after Lin Fei walked out of the supermarket
A few people popped up behind him. Two of them are the owner of the restaurant Li and the owner of the small supermarket
The two followed behind a middle-aged man in his fifties, pointed at Lin Fei and said, "Mayor of the town." He's asking around about the children in our village! β
The person known as the mayor of the town looked at Lin Fei with gloomy eyes and asked Boss Li, "Do you know what his identity is?" β
"He said he was here to play." Boss Li replied.
"I look at the game as a fake, if I play how to be curious about this. It must be that the drunkard does not mean to drink! It was a guy with glasses who seemed to be an intellectual standing next to the mayor of the town, and he said, "I see! Mayor Mare, we still have to be careful! After all, the ten-year deadline is approaching now, and we can't let outsiders ruin our years of preparation! β
"How do you think you should be careful?" Mayor asked with a gloomy face.
The bespectacled man replied: "Let's see the situation first, if it's really a tourist, just out of curiosity." If there's even the slightest bit wrong, just kill! β
As he spoke, he made a knife slashing motion with his hand. I have to say that although this glasses wears a crepe look, I didn't expect it to come down very much, but it really makes people panic.
Boss Li and the others looked at him with some fear.
The mayor didn't answer, but kept a gloomy expression, and then commanded a low, tall, and thin fellow beside him, "Cat, go with me, and see what this man is here for?" See where he lives? If something is wrong, come back and let me know! β
The man known as the cat nodded fiercely and was about to leave. The bespectacled man immediately ordered, "Hide tightly, don't let this man find out!" β
"Hmm!" I have to say that the cat is quite flexible. After a few jumps, he was gone.
"Alas!" The mayor sighed, "I hope this young man isn't here to find out what's going on!" I don't want to be murderous! β
With that, he turned and left. Boss Li and the others also left, only the bespectacled one smiled sinisterly at the back of the mayor. (To be continued......)