Chapter 8 Decisions

The table, which had lost its light, was hidden in the darkness, and Qin Ding pushed a stool to the side of the bed, and placed the candlestick on it. He tidied up the futon that Uncle Ma brought, slowly laid it out and lay it down.

The candle flickered, the first time in this unfamiliar environment, although he had not fully adapted to it, there was no lamp, and he had not washed, but the fatigue of the past few days came up like a tide, and the sleepiness could not be stopped, and Qin Ding fell asleep at once.

"Knock knock!"

There was a heavy knock on the door.

All perceptions stirred like a ball of paste, and although I woke up for half a minute, I fell asleep again in a matter of seconds.

"Knock knock!"

He rolled over, and even if the earthquake was right now, he was too sleepy to move.

"Zizi...... Zizizi...... ......,......"

Suddenly, this sound drilled into his ears, Qin Ding sat up suddenly, his consciousness was stimulated and barely awake, but the sound stopped abruptly.

His dry eyes looked at the stool, and the candle was still on, but wasn't this "zizi" movement in the tape? Where did this sound come from?

Confused, Qin Ding felt that the room was as cold as an air conditioner, he suddenly remembered the knock on the door, frowned and looked at the door, his body froze on the bed.

The door, I don't know when, was wide open.

It was dark and rumbling outside, which made him more sober. His eyes widened, and a layer of cold sweat oozed from his back. The door had already been plugged in by him, how could it be opened?

Suddenly, a cool breeze blew in through the door, and then the candle on the stool was blown out.

Qin Ding's scalp exploded, his body stiffened, and he was frozen on the bed, not knowing what to do.

After his mind went blank for a few seconds, he concluded that there must be something dirty in this place.

As soon as his thoughts came to him, a voice exploded behind him like a night owl.

"Liu Haiping!"

With a buzzing head, Qin Ding sat up.

He gasped, the candlelight on the stool shining brightly in his eyes, and the door was closed, though it was a little dark.

He gasped sharply, wiped the sweat from his face with his hands, and sobered up a lot.

"It's a dream! This also ...... It's scary, isn't it? ”

Qin Ding understood that he would inevitably have this kind of nightmare after listening to the unbelievable horror content in the tape before going to bed, but the feeling of palpitations in his heart still made his hands and feet cold, he felt that his throat and eyes were very dry, and he got up and poured a glass of water.

After drinking it, he went to the drawer and took a candle and continued it.

Although it was already slightly blue outside, it was still dark without candles in the room, and he didn't want to sleep in the dark.

After lying down, he did not close his eyes, but looked directly at the beams, and he tried to let himself go.

However, this did not bring a relaxing effect, but the thick beams that lay across it were staggered under the candle flame, and some hideous shadows appeared, as if there was something unsettling hidden there.

Qin Ding decided to close his eyes. Slowly, he fell asleep again.

I don't know how long it took, Qin Ding heard someone calling him in a daze, and the voice was Uncle Ma's.

"Xiao Qin, have you gotten up? I've got breakfast for you. Open the door. ”

As soon as he heard the breakfast, Qin Ding quickly got up and opened the door, forgetting all the things that happened last night.

Uncle Ma stood at the door and grinned, walking in with a plastic bag in one hand and a big lunch box in the other.

"Uncle Ma, what's delicious?"

Uncle Ma put down the lunch box and opened the plastic bag.

"Meat buns, and two eggs, and seaweed egg soup in the lunch box. Eat it while it's hot, I'm going to see you off at noon. ”

Qin Ding couldn't wait to pick up the bun and take a few bites, and he didn't know if it was because he couldn't eat enough these days, he felt that this bun was unprecedentedly delicious.

After a few clicks, a bag of buns was swallowed, and he began to peel the eggs, a little embarrassed while peeling, he gobbled it up in a hurry, and he didn't let Uncle Ma gobble.

"Uncle Ma, don't you want to eat some?"

Uncle Ma smiled and said, "You have eaten it all, so you remembered to ask me."

Qin Ding smiled embarrassedly.

"This bun is so delicious, I accidentally didn't brake. Hey. ”

"I'm kidding you, too, I'm done eating. How was your rest last night? I'm just afraid that you won't get used to sleeping, after all, the old house is very cloudy at night. ”

Qin Ding took a sip of egg soup and began to peel the second egg. As soon as Uncle Ma asked, Qin Ding immediately remembered what happened last night.

"Whew! I hadn't slept much last night, and I was listening to the tape. Uncle Ma, in that tape...... Is it a radio drama? ”

Qin Ding asked, stuffing the egg into his mouth.

Uncle Ma paused, but still had a smile on his face.

"Xiao Qin, believe it or not, the contents of the tape ...... It's all true. ”

Qin Ding's mouth of eggs was swallowing, and he couldn't get down directly to his throat, he choked.

He pounded his chest and quickly picked up the lunch box and took a sip of soup, which made it difficult for the egg to go down.

The uncomfortable feeling of choking could not alleviate the consternation in his heart, although he had guessed that this might be a real incident, but he still felt a little panicked when he heard Uncle Ma admit it himself.

Is there really anything dirty in this world? And his current job is to get in touch with this kind of thing? What is the nature of this work......?

"Eat slowly, you're in too much of a hurry."

"Am I going to finish recording those tapes on my desk and go?"

Uncle Ma's smile faded, but his expression was still very kind.

"Xiao Qin, did the content of the tape scare you?"

Qin Ding blinked his eyes and said, "Yes...... A little bit. You didn't tell me about this kind of thing at first. Uh, Uncle Ma, are you kidding me to scare me? ”

Uncle Ma's smile was a little more restrained, and he said with a bit of a straight face: "Xiao Qin, how can I scare you by joking about this kind of thing."

Then Uncle Ma sighed, "How can I tell you, in this world, you can't see what you can't hear, you can't say that it doesn't exist, even if you can hear and see, it's not necessarily true."

It is precisely because this job is special, and it can even be said to subvert cognition, so it was concealed at the beginning.

To be honest, I was too eager to hire a suitable one. Recruitment, so try to pay as high as possible. However, there is nothing dangerous about this work, but the level of contact is a little hard to believe.

Of course, the level I'm talking about, ordinary people can't understand and imagine, so let me put it another way, the things recorded in the tape, you can temporarily understand it as catching ghosts and subduing demons, and those soul hunters are Taoist priests who do the way for the sky, and this job is specifically responsible for recording these things, which can be regarded as doing good deeds.

Isn't it easier for you to accept that? ”

Qin Ding swallowed slightly, Uncle Ma's frank attitude made it impossible to distinguish the true from the false, and a cold sweat broke out on his head.

If this kind of thing is true, it is still too far away for him, he is just an ordinary person, even if this matter is interpreted as demon subjugation, but it will still take some time for him to fully believe in this mysterious thing. Even if he believed it now, he didn't really want to get involved in such a thing.

"Forehead ......"

Uncle Ma looked at Qin Ding, whose cheeks were sweating, and shook his head slightly.

"In order not to scare newcomers like you, that's why there is this kind of probationary period, we definitely don't force it, if you feel uncomfortable, then just do it according to the probationary agreement, and then enter these materials on the table, you can take the money and leave.

Xiao Qin, do you already have a plan? ”

In fact, Qin Ding had already decided last night that he would not stay in this place to work, even if there was no danger, he didn't want to have too much to do with this kind of thing, this is not something that an ordinary person can contact casually, it is better to leave early.

He said with a hint of apology: "I'm really sorry Uncle Ma."

Uncle Ma had a little helplessness and loss on his face.

Qin Ding hurriedly added: "Uncle Ma, I will fulfill the agreement and finish recording these tapes as soon as possible."

"Okay Xiao Qin, you don't have to have a psychological burden, don't be afraid, it's safe here, there won't be those things, it's interesting to have a special work experience."

Alas! I can't say, come and deliver food at noon, you will drink the egg soup soon, it will be cold in a while. ”

Looking at Uncle Ma like this, Qin Ding was a little uncomfortable, although this job was a little weird, but Uncle Ma was not bad.

"Uncle! What kind of unit is this? Ghost Catching Department? Still is...... Murder Detective Field? Unusual Matters Investigation Division? ”

Uncle Ma walked to the door and stopped, and he took a deep look at this side.

“…… Neither. ”

"Neither? That...... Who are we? ”

"Before you become a regular employee, these are all confidential, you can't know, and it's best not to ask around."

“…… Oh......... All right! I know. ”

Uncle Ma opened the door and went out.

Qin Ding's mind was now full of thoughts, how to quickly record the events in the tape, and then take the money and leave.

He drank the egg soup in the lunch box in a few sips, and looked into the corner of the room, where there was a gray-white stone jar with a wooden lid on it, which should be the water tank that Uncle Ma said. He got up and walked over.

The jar was large, with a round belly, but it was different from the traditional firing tank, which was carved out of stone and had some patterns carved into the outer wall that he had never seen before.

Qin Ding felt that this kind of water tank seemed to be more suitable for the yard, but it looked a little weird when it was placed in the house.

He saw that the lid on the tank was nailed together with old wood, and the surface was mottled with some gray-white water stains, which looked like it was some years old.

Qin Ding didn't find the tool to scoop the water, so he lifted the lid of the cylinder naturally, and then glanced inside.

There wasn't much water left in it, but after looking at it, a white light exploded in his head, and as soon as he loosened the lid of his hand, he took a step back, almost not falling.

Inside the tank...... There was actually a white skull floating.

Fear tugged back and forth between his nose and chest, and if he hadn't been able to stand up with his legs, he would have fled.

The psychological troubles and suppressed fears that had been suppressed since last night burst out in just a few seconds, causing many thoughts to flash through his mind irrationally.

Wouldn't this be a black shop, the content of the tape is also fake, how can there be a ghost in this world, the high salary is to lure people like him who are eager to find a job, do some shady hookups, and then kill people here without knowing it, and finally even the corpse can't be found.

The more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt, as if everything that was happening had taken shape according to this idea and had become irrefutable facts.

However, just as he was trying to stand up and run calmly, he suddenly remembered what Uncle Ma had said - there was a scoop in the water tank.

He slowly stopped his figure and thought about it, in fact, he didn't see it too clearly just now, but he glanced at it, and the thing looked like a human skull.

Qin Ding muttered in his heart, could it be that he was wrong?

He plucked up his courage and leaned closer to the water tank, and looked into the tank again, his scalp still tingling.

That's right, the thing floating in the tank, with its dark yellow color and smooth surface, and the toothed slit at the top, is not what a human skull would be.

However, the toothed slit is not too wide. He bent down slightly...... Suddenly embarrassed to the point of self-embarrassment.