Chapter 63. Case 11: Prepare to clear the site
Because Store Manager Xie has been deliberately imitating the weird tone and tone of the old woman, this made me feel uncomfortable for a while, so I asked her, did you also listen to your little sister say this, you didn't see it yourself. Store Manager Xie said that he really didn't see it with his own eyes, but the next day when the little sister reported the incident to herself, she described it in such a tone at that time. Store Manager Xie continued, and at that time, the little sister in our store was frightened, so she cried and said to the old grandmother, Grandma, I am not bad for you, every time you come, I will give you hot water to drink, don't scare me.
Then the old woman slowly retracted, as if frustrated, but backwards. So for the rest of the night, nothing else happened in the store. But when my little sister told me about it yesterday, several foremen in our shop felt that it was not a way to go on like this, the rent was so expensive, there was no reason for the second floor to remain so empty, and the Taoist priest who had been invited earlier patted his chest and said that it was useful, but this series of strange things did not seem to be useful. Everyone was scared, but decided to go upstairs with a few people to see what was going on.
Manager Xie said that the master control switch of almost all the equipment upstairs is on the first floor, so before she took a few foremen upstairs, she turned on the switch first, so that all the lights on the second floor were lit up.
Store Manager Xie said, this is a scene that I will never forget in my life.
Hearing her say this, I knew that when they went upstairs this time, they must have seen something other than tables and chairs, and what could it be, of course, the strange old woman. Hu Zongren said to Store Manager Xie, if you have anything to say, let's stand outdoors now, in broad daylight, plus the two of us are still next to you, no one will do anything to you. Store Manager Xie calmed down and said that she took the three foremen upstairs together, because everyone actually knew what was upstairs in the road, so the impression of taking the initiative to get closer to the truth step by step was very deep, especially when they were obviously afraid, but they had to verify it. As a result, when they walked to the flat floor on the second floor, several of them saw a black shadow suddenly rushing out of the door of the toilet, and soon disappeared.
Store Manager Xie told us that the black shadow moved very quickly and was relatively small, and it didn't look like a human being, and it couldn't be so fast if it was a wild cat or a wild dog. After saying that, she quickly gestured with her hand in the air, meaning that it shook over at once, so fast that you couldn't see it clearly. She went on to say that all the people present at the time had seen this scene, and that there was a timid maîtress who was going to retreat, but decided to continue looking. The few of them huddled together, and slowly looked in the direction where the black shadow had disappeared just now.
Manager Xie said that the corner of the place where he disappeared was his play area, there was a slide, there were many colorful plastic balls on the ground, in order to prevent the children from falling to the ground and specially installed soft mats, but also afraid that the children would throw the balls everywhere and affect other guests' meals, the restaurant also carefully added a safety net on the periphery of the play area. But when the few of them turned around the corner of the wall, they immediately saw the colorful plastic slide.
Store Manager Xie told us that at first glance, she didn't see the black shadow. But a few seconds later, one of the foremen behind her suddenly screamed, and she quickly asked what was wrong, and the female foreman pointed to the slide and said "It's there, it's there!" While fleeing in a hurry, after the others saw this, although they didn't see what it was, they also fled, and after they escaped a few steps, Store Manager Xie looked in the direction that the earliest foreman said, and only saw the position where Store Manager Xie was standing, through some small holes in the middle of the slide, and saw an old lady wearing a floral cloth shirt and gray hair standing behind the slide, which was the old lady before.
Manager Xie said that she had never been so scared in her life as she was at that time, so she didn't care so much, so she quickly fled, and when she went down the stairs, she casually glanced back and found that the old lady was sticking out her head and looking at her sideways at the corner of the wall, and its height was about the height of a normal adult's knee, which was the height of the black shadow she saw at the beginning. Xie store manager's table, since everyone saw this scene yesterday, he took the risk of being scolded by the franchisee, and ordered the clerks to stop taking orders, and after the customers in the store left, they would close the store.
But after closing, she received a call from an investor, who gave her a phone number. When the store manager Xie said this, he pointed to Hu Zongren and said, it is Master Hu's number, saying that this master is specialized in this, and there have been old customers who can prove that they are not cheated and abducted, so let me continue to open the store today, and find all the employees who are not on duty on duty, and cooperate with your question as much as possible, saying that if it goes well, you will be able to solve this matter soon. Store Manager Xie said, that's why I called you, and it's really abrupt to see you like this today.
Hu Zongren smiled and said modestly Your boss is really elevated, this matter, I think there are many possibilities, but many places have not exceeded my initial expectations, otherwise, let's go to your store, after your current guests are received, also close the door temporarily, so that we can check quietly, because if the Taoist priest's charm and bronze mirror have no effect, you can't guarantee whether the old lady came downstairs, by the way, you can also give us a little time to discuss and discuss.
It may be that Hu Zongren mentioned that he was going to close the store again, and the manager Xie showed a little embarrassment on his face, Hu Zongren said, don't worry, if your investors blame you again, you just say that I said, if you don't close the door, I would rather not accept this order. This is a commercial center, there are so many people coming and going, it is not good to be seen by anyone, and it is rumored that it has gone, do you want to continue to do business in your store?
Hu Zongren is actually right, even if he is a bold person, if he knows that a store is indeed haunted, at most it is to look at the strangeness, and there will still be a little rejection in his heart. At this time, Hu Zongren suddenly asked me, what is the voice? I listened carefully and said there was no sound! Hu Zongren said I heard it, gurgling. Then he suddenly said, "Ah, I know the truth, it's your stomach screaming, what's wrong, you came out without eating?"
When the store manager Xie heard Hu Zongren say this, he hurriedly said to me, then the two of you can go in with me, eat something, and rest first.
I glared at Hu Zongren, and he smiled and made a V gesture to me. What is the difference between his trick and Zhao Benshan's bicycle, obviously he just wants to eat. However, Hu Zongren and I are also old customers of this shop, although we have never been to this branch in Shapingba, and roasted wings and seaweed soup are the dishes that must be ordered every time.
After entering the store, I found that there were still a lot of people ordering, so it gave me and Hu Zongren more time to discuss countermeasures, but because the second floor was not open, the seats on the first floor were full, and many customers who entered the store behind us saw that there was no place and left. Hu Zongren and I stood alone with a meal and waited for a while before waiting for a place. Manager Xie also walked to the counter and instructed the clerks, and soon all the customers who came were told that there was no food to order today.
Hu Zongren and I took advantage of this time to discuss this matter, Hu Zongren said, according to the current situation from the mouth of the store manager Xie, it is obvious that this old lady is a ghost, there is no doubt about it. It's just that it appears at a fixed time every day, and after being found again, she hides on the second floor and refuses to leave, if it weren't for the fact that she has some inexplicable connection to this store, then I really can't think of any other possibility. Add to that the fact that only a few employees and a few guests were frightened by her strange behavior from the very beginning to the last time she was seen, but no one was harmed by it, which means that it is very likely that the ghost of this old woman did not mean to harm anyone. She appeared in several places, one was the seat at the entrance, the second was between the two floors, the third was the toilet, because the black shadow that the store manager Xie saw when they went upstairs flashed quickly from the toilet, and the other was the slide in the children's area. In this way, these places must be our first place to check.
But this is only the part that has been witnessed, and there are many other possibilities, but we have neither a seeming examination nor actual evidence, so we can only speculate. Gradually, there were fewer customers in the store, Hu Zongren turned around and beckoned to Manager Xie at the counter, asking her to come over first, after Manager Xie walked to our side, Hu Zongren asked her, did the student girl who first saw the old woman come today? Manager Xie whispered to us, that is, you two are coming today, so our employees are here, it is originally a fast food restaurant, and there are not many employees.
Hu Zongren said with a sigh, then please call that sister over, I have something to communicate with her alone. Manager Xie answered, and soon the door of the dining area opened, and a girl who looked like a student walked out from inside, although it was past the season of wearing short sleeves outdoors, but the store didn't know what to do with the road or it was quite hot, the girl wore a short-sleeved uniform in a restaurant and walked over, walked to me and Hu Zongren, her eyes flashed back and forth between us, she asked, who are the two of you looking for me?