Chapter 68: Open Your Heart
"yes, I see."
Xie Chen nodded in response to his father, who was admonishing behind him.
Just after aiming at the right time, he ran into the bushes on the side as soon as he cornered.
Achen and his girlfriend were still in the public toilet not far away.
I can't please myself now holding toilet paper in the past.
I had to find a place to hide and solve it on the spot.
After turning the corner.
Xie Chen leaned against the cover of the bushes, and once again tore the roll of paper in his hand.
After tearing the third roll of toilet paper, nothing was found.
Xie Chen looked at the mess all over the ground, plus the two remaining rolls of toilet paper on the side, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Well, forget it."
"I don't have time to worry about that anyway."
Xie Chen shook his head, pulled all the confetti on the ground aside, and then moved his hand again.
A gust of wind swept under the clouds.
The remaining two rolls of toilet paper lost their original appearance in less than a moment.
Xie Chen just squatted in place, his expression a little numb.
"It shouldn't be."
"Is it really only the men's bathroom?"
Xie Chen suddenly thought of something and patted his head with his hand.
"I'm really blindsided."
"Is it possible that the survivor is a man?"
Ye Chen rubbed his aching scalp.
I always think that in the strange world, all the strange things that happen may have another part, but I ignore the most fundamental things.
All of this should also be logical.
Logically, there was only one escape, and he wanted to leave clues for the tourists behind him.
And he's just a man, so naturally he will only leave messages in the men's bathroom.
I always wonder if there will be a share of the women's toilet.
It's a living fool.
Seeing that it was a mess, and that he had wasted so much time, Xie Chen endured his mentality and slowly walked out of the grass.
Staying in this high-pressure environment for too long.
It's really easy to drill the horns.
Xie Chen looked at the couple who didn't want to leave yet, and silently turned around and left, and didn't stay long.
If you get pestered by them, it will take a lot of time.
After stepping out of the bushes, Dust walked towards the house where Thor was.
Hiding back and forth on the way.
After discovering that his father had returned to the parasol and was eating with his mother and sister, he was temporarily relieved.
Xie Chen lowered his body, leaning against the parasols and the walls of the walkway along the way, hiding his figure, trying not to be discovered by his family.
As he dodged back and forth again and again, the forehead of Xie Chen, who was walking forward, was covered with fine beads of sweat.
Fortunately, I have already arrived at the doorstep.
"Whew."
"I'm tired."
Xie Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead with his elbow and turned his head to look in the direction of his family.
They didn't pay attention to this, they were eating and chatting with the old grandmother.
Xie Chen breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and was about to walk into the house.
But he was pushed in the chest.
As soon as Xie Chen reacted, he looked at it and found Thor standing in front of him with the key in his hand.
"I looked at the point when I walked, and I almost bumped into it."
Xie Chen looked him up and down, and just wanted to ask, but he passed by himself.
Xie Chen immediately turned around.
"Where are you going?"
Thor glanced back at himself, a little puzzled in his eyes.
"You have something to do with me?"
"If you want to buy something, just go inside and get it yourself."
"Then please put the money in the cabinet, and the items are recorded in the account book, and I can just look at it myself when I'm done."
Xie Chen looked at the key in his hand, and then shook his head.
"I'm looking for you to talk to you about something."
"You're trying to deal with drowning now?"
Thor listened to his words in the second half, and his expression immediately became solemn.
"I'll talk about anything when I get back, and as for what I'm going to do, you don't need to ask."
"Just enjoy your beach holiday."
Thor left the sentence and turned to leave, but was grabbed by the arm.
"Didn't you tell us it was a camera malfunction?"
"Why don't you even dare to talk about it in detail now?"
"Your beach is dealing with this kind of accident and potential risk by keeping tourists in the dark?"
Xie Chen asked three questions in a row in one breath, and his expression was very resolute.
Thor clenched his hands tightly as if he were about to have a seizure.
But in the end, he sighed weakly.
"It seems that if you don't explain these things clearly today, you won't give up."
Xie Chen saw that he was relieved, so he let go of his hand.
"It's not that serious, it's just that it should be said clearly here, and it still needs to be made clear."
"It can be seen that your beach still attaches great importance to the safety of tourists, but keeping tourists in the dark is not a decent solution."
Thor sighed heavily, slipped the key into his pocket, and strode into the room.
"Come in."
"The things that should be solved should be solved as soon as possible, and my things still have to be done."
Xie Chen followed behind him, only to feel that there was an oppressive atmosphere around him.
After he was seated, Thor also stood in front of him, and asked straight to the point, "Did you see them?" ”
Xie Chen was a little puzzled.
"Them?"
"Who are you referring to?"
Thor put his hand on the table and whispered.
"I just haven't seen it."
Xie Chen frowned and asked tentatively, "You're talking about that group of fishermen, right?" ”
Now it was Thor's turn to frown.
"Have you really seen them?"
Thor seemed to have some self-doubt, then shook his head again and said no.
"No, it can't be, they can't be on the beach in broad daylight, so it's only in the sea."
Xie Chen looked at him with this wrong look, and also grasped the point of his words.
"In the sea?"
Xie Chen felt that something was wrong.
Judging from Saul's reaction, he should have been right when he just said the word fisherman.
And it hit the muzzle.
But why does he say that it is impossible for him to appear on land in broad daylight, but in the sea?
Why can't fishermen be on land?
Could it be that what the sea is talking about is what my father's camera captured?
Xie Chen shifted his body, his brain thinking quickly.
But this series of clues is not connected, and they are basically contradictory.
If fishermen really can't be on land.
What about the fishing village and the so-called inn?
Were the two fishermen my father met?
Or is it some kind of monster or something?
Now the two are exactly the same.
One in self-denial.
The other is also in self-denial.
Xie Chen slapped one hand on the table, breaking the deadlock.
"Don't talk about it yet, I'll ask you to answer."
Thor was taken aback by the sudden slap, apparently a little unresponsive.
But Xie Chen, who already had a lot of questions in his mind, didn't give him any chance to react.
"Is that the kind of thing you just said a fisherman?"
There was a hint of hesitation in Thor's eyes, and he opened his mouth slightly.
Just when he wanted to speak, Xie Chen immediately stood up and leaned closer.
"You just nod or shake your head, you don't need to speak."
"The more you talk about it, the more troublesome it becomes."
Thor hesitated, then nodded.
Xie Chen frowned, and then sat back in his seat.
"Then you say they shouldn't be on land during the day, but they're fishermen, why shouldn't they?"
Xie Chen stared into Thor's eyes and added tentatively.
"Are they afraid of the day? Or are you afraid of the sun? ”
Thor shook his head, but nodded again.
Xie Chen gritted his teeth and thought about it, maybe there are two factors here.
"Are they the ones who pose a threat to tourists?"
Thor nodded affirmatively this time.
After answering, Thor also stood up and said helplessly.
"It's useless to ask more, there is no way to completely solve the threat they pose."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't be in the same predicament as we are now."
Xie Chen followed the conversation and asked, "Is there really a human life?" ”
Thor smiled wryly and pointed out the door.
"When it comes to this, I'll tell you straightforwardly."
"The middle-aged couple who came in to look for me earlier wasn't because of any burns to their hands and feet."
"They threatened to set my house on fire, and they accidentally burned themselves after a quarrel in the back."
"The main reason for this is that their son was found dead in front of the beach toilet the next morning when he came here for a tour."
Xie Chen's pupils shrank slightly.
Could it be that the message in the toilet was left by the couple's son?
He had even experienced the high tide period, and he could only find so many clues.
And judging from the words he left, he is probably also a person who has seen the rules in the travel guide.
Xie Chen nodded slightly.
"I didn't expect to go up to this level."
Thor was a little confused.
"You know all about this?"
Xie Chen smiled bitterly at him.
"I guess I know a little bit."
"It's just not very useful."
Where did his clues come from, and there was no way to explain it to him.
"Oh yes, isn't high tide the most dangerous time?"
Thor nodded without hesitation.
"It's better not to stay on the beach at that time."
"The level of danger is not something that ordinary people can bear."
Listening to Sol's distracted words, Xie Chen immediately added the last question.
"Can't you leave the beach early before the high tide?"
"It's not like there's no car at the station."
Thor checked his fanny pack and retrieved the key he had just placed on the table.
"You need to know how to get there, too."
"It's not that no one thinks the same way as you, and after seeing the horror of the high tide coming, he left alone in the bus."
"But in the end, he died on the road."
"If you have to wait for a driver, it's not necessarily safe."
"Of course, I just heard that the department over there is not under my control, and I don't know about it myself."
Xie Chen stood up and straightened his back, staring at Thor as he spoke.
"It looks like the road at the station won't work either."
"It's just that what I don't understand is, why are you alone and able to live alone on the beach without any accidents until now?"
"Isn't it time to explain?"