It was rainy outside the car; Xie Yuzhi in the car put down the phone brought by his father, with a subtle expression. She turned her head and said to her companions:

"My father just called, and he said that the current town of Baiyue has been locked down by the government."

Yan Jingxing blinked.

“…… Blockade? So those cars just now are ......."

"Well, it should be someone who is preparing to set up a sentry, or the sentry has been set up and is patrolling the road."

Yan Jingxing couldn't help but fall silent.

It was the first time they had ever encountered such an adventure: the adventure was no longer confined to three people, but involved the people around them, and even the entire town.

Does it have anything to do with that Black Tower?

If this is the case, will the official response be too fast? As soon as the front foot of the Black Tower was activated, someone came over on the back foot......

"Take me home first, I want to check the situation."

*

After returning home, as soon as Yan Yongzhi saw his nephew coming back, he immediately called out to him with a serious expression.

"Jing Xing, I just have something to tell you." He instructed, "It's okay if you run around on a regular basis, don't go out these days." ”

Yan Jingxing's footsteps stopped slightly, he had a premonition in his heart, and after turning his head, he pretended to show a puzzled expression on his face.

"Did something happen?"

"Well, that's kind of bad." The uncle rubbed his eyebrows, as if he was hesitating to tell the child about this, but he still didn't choose to hide it after all, "Someone died in the town." ”

“…… He's dead? ”

"It's a homicide case."

So that's the case, Yan Jingxing suddenly thought of the convoy he saw on the way back.

But if there is a general killing, it is necessary to send all the armored vehicles over, and the whole town will be blocked?

"Serious?"

"I don't know the exact circumstances, but I know that the killer is not caught, and it is likely that he is still lurking in this town. So you have to be careful, it's best to stay at home during this time. ”

In fact, Yan Yongzhi still heard some content:

The victim in the town was a family, the whole family died, it is said that the death was still very miserable, the person who reported the crime was their neighbor, as soon as they entered and saw this scene, they fainted with fright, and when they woke up, they quickly called the police. After that, several police officers threw up on the ground......

A colleague at home who had a relationship with the police station described it to them in a vivid way.

Baiyue Town Experimental Middle School is the only junior high school in the town, and most of the parents in the town and a dozen nearby villages will send their children to study here, from all walks of life and all walks of life.

In this quiet and peaceful town, a vicious incident suddenly occurred that was rare in ten years, and the murderer has not been caught so far, which is of course a big deal.

It's like smashing a boulder into a pool of tranquility far away from the crowds, and the ripples in the circles have not dissipated; There are different opinions, and most of the teachers in the school live nearby, so they inevitably feel uneasy.

Some people suspect that it is a group of professional robbers who have burglarized the house, and depending on the situation at the scene, this group of robbers may be more than one person, a whole vicious group of criminals.

If this is true, the situation is even more dire: although the murder took place in the town, the gang could travel anywhere.

"No matter what you want to do, or if your friends are looking for you to play with, wait until the police catch someone and everything settles down."

Yan Yongzhi admonished his nephew. Yan Jingxing nodded obediently, indicating that he knew.

"Does everyone in the school know about this? It's summer vacation, and I'm not in school, so there will definitely be people going out to play, won't it be dangerous? ”

"Teachers will call parents and let them know that they are looking after their children."

Uncle beckoned to him, turned around and went to make a call.

……

Yan Jingxing did his homework for a while, went out and stretched again, and then heard the sound of talking in the living room.

He stood behind the door against the wall, eavesdropping on the phone calls between his uncle and his colleagues.

"I just had a meeting, and the leader was quite happy, he said that fortunately, the students are on vacation now. If it happens to school time, it will be troublesome, and I don't know whether to suspend classes or not. If the teaching process is stopped, some parents will still have opinions, but if someone dies or something, then the school will really be responsible. ”

…… It's so realistic, Yan Jingxing thought.

"That's right. By the way, what's going on over there? ”

"I have been notified of all the notices, and some people always don't answer the phone, so I can only come to the door. What about you? ”

"It's the same on my side, there are a few households that don't know if no one is there or if they don't have a phone. Let's go later? ”

"Okay." The colleague laughed, "To be honest, I'm a little scared to go out alone now." ”

Yan Yongzhi put down the phone, turned his head and saw Yan Jingxing hiding in the corner eavesdropping, a little crying and laughing.

"Did you hear what you just said? You and both of your friends should be careful. Don't go out these days. ”

"Yes, yes, you've said it several times."

"Just know. Okay, I'll go out later, and I'll make an appointment with my colleague to visit the students who don't answer the phone. ”

"Busy? Can you come back tonight? ”

"I can't say it, if I don't come back at six or seven o'clock, there are still leftovers in the refrigerator, you can eat it yourself...... Hey, I suddenly remembered that I was still on vacation like you. ”

Yan Yongzhi reached out and rubbed his nephew's head.

"Adults should work hard, cherish the moment."

*

The night is getting darker.

Yan Jingxing sat in front of the window, looking at the courtyard gradually being covered by the clouds, and for some reason there was an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.

He had already spoken on the phone with Xie Yuzhi and Ji Chunzao, and both of them knew that there was a murder in the town.

Miss Xie said that Chunzao, like herself, was watched closely by adults and couldn't go out for the time being. After chatting for a while, we decided to find a chance to meet again in two days.

He put down his pen and walked out the door, looking at the gloomy sky with no stars or moon tonight, and the dullness of his breath seemed to herald a new rainstorm to come.

…… No way.

Unlike his two friends, he has a powerful and free ability, and nothing in this world can restrict his movements.

If he really listens to adults like an ordinary child and sits at home and doesn't do anything, then he is really a fool.

Yan Jingxing turned back to his room, and then a figure in a raincoat walked out of the courtyard and jumped over the door wall, moving as dexterously as an ape.

His movements paused slightly, and he flew straight into the sky.

*

"Mr. Zhao, this is the last one?"

Yan Yongzhi took the contact book and stood in front of a two-story single-story house, looking at the closed wooden door in front of him.

The windows on the second floor were dark and dark, and the thick curtains blocked the view of others from prying eyes. The house stood in the silence of the night, like an upright cliff.

"I don't know if people are at home."

In this place, about a few hundred meters from the center of the town, there is a row of houses of uneven height and angular eaves; Downstairs is a row of shops, cigarette shops, ready-to-wear stores and hardware stores, all closed at this time.

Unlike in the city, the people in the small town still maintain the rhythm of life from sunrise to sunset.

"I'm knocking on the door?"

"Hmm."

Teacher Zhao pushed open the wooden door. The door was no more than half a man high, and there was a security door on the stairs inside, and between the two doors was a courtyard.

The yard is verdant with greenery, but if you look closely, you can see that the plants in several potted plants have fallen into mud, as if they have been trampled roughly.

Yan Yongzhi frowned.

The silence around the house was like a tomb, and a wave of unease welled up in his heart.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Zhao."

"Well, what's wrong?"

Colleague stands still.

“…… I'll call again to see if his family is away. ”

Yan Yongzhi took a deep breath and said.

"It's so late, it's not good to come to the door."

"Yes."

Teacher Zhao thought about it for a while, and then withdrew his hand to prepare the trick.

Yan Yongzhi picked up his mobile phone and dialed the number again.

This is the home of the students in his class, and he remembers that this classmate is a relatively active type in the class, and the family is also very concerned about their children's academic performance, and often calls to ask.

So when I made several calls this time, no one answered on the other side, and Yan Yongzhi felt a little strange.

“…… Toot, toot, toot......"

Connected. He hurriedly said:

"Hello, I'm Yan Yongzhi, do you remember me?"

No one answered.

Although the phone was connected, there was only a void silence coming from the other side of the airwaves.

"Is it Mr. Sun? I am your child's homeroom teacher. Hey, hey? Is anyone at home? ”

Yan Yongzhi pricked up his ears and waited for a while. I don't know if it's an illusion, but he seems to hear the echo of some kind of liquid dripping on the ground.

Tick, tick, falling from the void......

"No one answered?"

"Yes, but no one spoke."

Yan Yongzhi said that the uneasiness in his heart was becoming stronger.

"Hey, forget it, let's just knock on the door."

This time, Mr. Zhao, who was a little impatient to wait, didn't wait for him to speak again, and knocked on the door directly.

"Is anyone there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the security door automatically opened back.

"The door isn't closed?"

Teacher Zhao muttered as he poked inside the door.

"Why don't you even turn on the lights......"

The first floor was also pitch black, and from Yan Yongzhi's point of view, the back of his colleague seemed to be swallowed by a huge mouth waiting for the prey to come to the door, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

"Wait! Don't ...... yet! ”

"Poof!" Before Yan Yongzhi could shout, there was a sound of glass being broken, followed by a loud noise from the alley on the side of the house, which startled him.

"Something fell out of the window?"

Yan Yongzhi took a few steps forward, and his eyes fell on the wet bluestone pavement.

A dark shadow was slowly wriggling on the ground, making a faint, miserable wheezing sound.

Until he got closer, and with the help of the light of the flashlight, he could see the pale face.

"Sun Hao? Are you Sun Hao? What's wrong with you?! ”

Yan Yongzhi recognized the faces of the students in his class, and hurriedly ran forward, intending to help the other party up.

"Old, Teacher ......"

Sun Hao tried to raise his head, his cracked lips trembled, and he only squeezed out an out-of-tune "teacher".

"It's okay, it's okay, don't talk yet."

Yan Yongzhi didn't know what was going on, it was so dark, and he couldn't check whether Sun Hao's physical condition was abnormal, the only thing he could do was to call "120" quickly.

"Old, Teacher ......"

Yan Yongzhi was pressing the button, but Sun Hao, who was lying next to him, refused to stop, and continued to work hard to speak, trying to convey something to him.

"Don't worry, I've already called an ambulance, you can rest first......"

"—Run away......"

Yan Yongzhi was stunned.

Then, he saw the boy lying on the ground suddenly open his mouth wide, the corners of his lips split directly until the teeth, gums, and base of the tongue were clearly visible, and the muscles of his face rolled to the sides.

It's like there's another person hidden in the boy's body, a monster who wears humans as a holster—

An unusually fat arm stretched out from Sun Hao's mouth, and the skin on the arm was wrinkled and cascading, as if it was swollen after soaking with a large amount of fat and a drowning corpse, and grabbed Yan Yongzhi's neck violently.

Yan Yongzhi took a few steps back in a panic and dodged this blow, but he couldn't stand firm under his feet and sat on the ground.

He could only watch as the monster slowly emerged from the boy's corpse, like a molting cicada, standing in the middle of the alley.

- It was a pale giant, more than two meters tall, bloated, "fat" layered like a swimming ring, at first glance like a mascot of Michelin tires, and the body was covered with transparent mucus and flesh.

The corpse at its feet had long since lost its human form, its head completely deformed and torn in half, and its body deflated like a punctured balloon.

It could be seen that its body was incredibly elastic, otherwise it would not have been possible to get into the body of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy with its current size.

Yan Yongzhi's feet were weak, his brain was blank, and he knew that he couldn't escape......

(End of chapter)