The roads in Shanghai are very different from those in Forty-Nine Cities. There are very few straight roads from south to north. At close to 12 o'clock in the evening, there are slightly more vehicles on the road after coming out of Hongqiao Transportation Hub, but the road conditions after coming out are all the same.
It's smooth.
We headed all the way towards Zhabei and arrived at our destination in about forty minutes.
The destination is to get off Gaoyuandi North Road, take Zhongxing Road, and then take a small road called Huiwen Road, and this time our destination is here.
The taxi stopped at a rather dilapidated street, and Laomao Dahuang and the others got off. It was already midnight, and it was winter again, so there were no people on the street.
Looking up, I saw that except for some 24-hour convenience stores that were open all night long and some express hotels, the rest had turned off the lights and were resting.
I have long heard that there are 24-hour convenience stores all over Shanghai. There is one on almost every street corner. I didn’t believe it at first, but now it seems true.
Lao Mao's lighter can't be brought on board the plane, so I burned it out along the way. I just borrowed a lighter from the driver in the taxi and smoked two cigarettes. Now I got out of the car and hurried to the convenience store to buy some important friends.
Perhaps because he was worried about encountering such an embarrassing situation again, Lao Mao bought three or four lighters at once, took out two with a smile, lit cigarettes with both hands at the same time, and said with a cheerful smile while smoking: "
Comfortable!”
We are also deeply helpless about the poor performance of the old cat.
However, Xiaofeng looked at the surrounding scene and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that in such an ever-changing city like Shanghai, many things have not changed."
"Oh?" I quickly walked over and asked, "Is it still the same here?"
Xiaofeng nodded: "I studied here until junior high school, and then I moved to another place after high school. I thought I wouldn't recognize anyone when I came back this time, but I didn't expect that I still recognized him..."
I quickly asked: "Then where your grandfather works...?"
Xiaofeng pointed to a very old white building with only four floors in the distance (the original color was white, but now it has turned a little yellow), and said: "That's right there. That's the Rail Transit Research Institute. Grandpa was there before.
Work here.”
I quickly took Lao Mao and the others there. It was night now, so it was easier for the few of us to sneak in quietly.
The only purpose of Xiaofeng becoming a living person is to help guide people. Now that she has successfully arrived at Grandpa Xiaofeng's research institute, there is no point in continuing to pretend to be a living person.
So Xiaofeng took off the Huanyang Jade, turned into a ghost again, and we moved lightly towards the Orbital Research Institute.
The entrance to the institute has been replaced with an electric retractable door. This kind of door has no defense against living people, not to mention evil ghosts.
However, Lao Mao and Da Huang would not be stupid enough to enter directly from the front. They are well-informed, and it would be easy for them to find a back door or climb into a wall like this for an agency like this.
Xiaofeng and I left first and observed that there was only an old man guarding the duty room of the institute.
It's very late now. In the duty room, the old man hung up the blue curtain and turned on the lamp. There was a lot of snoring inside.
Xiaofeng and I walked in through the door, and the old man didn't notice at all. Except for the cold wind that made the windows tremble when we passed by the duty room, we didn't leave any signs.
After entering the door, there is a yard for parking. Next to the yard is a very quaint office building with four floors and an old style.
At the end of the yard is another path, and turning around is the second office building.
This second office building is shorter, with only three floors. It was originally supposed to be green, but now the green has faded seriously, and it actually looks a bit pink...
Because this office building is smaller in size and height, we couldn't see it at all when we stood outside. I saw that there were actually two office buildings here, and I quickly asked Xiaofeng in a low voice: "Xiaofeng, before your grandfather
Which building is the office located in?"
Xiao Feng frowned and thought for a while: "I only came here twice when I was a child, and I really can't remember clearly..."
However, when I was talking about this, I suddenly saw a very old bicycle shed downstairs in the second office building. There were several bicycles in it that had obviously not been ridden for a long time.
When Xiao Feng saw this scene, he suddenly said: "This is this building. I remember my grandpa used to drive me to work on his bicycle when I was a child. He got off here and went directly upstairs."
It suddenly dawned on me that this three-story office building seemed to be the focus.
After waiting in the yard for a long time, the old cat and Dahuang finally arrived. I told them where Grandpa Xiaofeng worked. After thinking about it for a while, we decided to go up and have a look first.
According to Xiaofeng's description, his grandfather disappeared at his workplace. Moreover, the nature of his work means that he travels frequently, so there may be more traces and useful information left at his workplace.
After making the decision, Xiaofeng and I took the lead and walked slowly towards the green office building.
The office building is old, and the entire decoration and design are still the same as those of decades ago. It is actually hard for us to believe that there are still buildings of this style left in the corner of such an international metropolis.
At night, the door of the office building has been sealed, and a heavy iron chain lock is hung on the door.
However, Xiaofeng and I could go in directly through the door. Then I opened the window of the bathroom on the first floor and let Lao Mao and Dahuang climb in directly.
The utilization rate of this office building is obviously not high. Except for a few large conference rooms that are often used, the remaining rooms are basically locked, and the door handles are covered with dust.
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The four of us walked a few steps. Dahuang just felt that there was no one here, so he was about to relax and talk loudly. The old cat suddenly pressed Dahuang's face and lowered his voice and said "Shh".
Dahuang was startled by the old cat and glared: "Old cat, you are sick!"
The old cat did not argue with Dahuang. He just stretched out his hand and pointed upstairs and whispered: "Look..."
We followed the old cat's guidance and looked up along the corridor, only to see a faint yellow light!
"Oh my god! There's a ghost!" Dahuang lowered his voice and yelled desperately!
I couldn't help but slap Dahuang on the head: "Are you afraid of ghosts? Am I not a ghost?"
Dahuang frowned and said: "Oh... now that you are familiar with me, I am not afraid anymore. What I am actually afraid of is not ghosts, but the unknown!"
The old cat smiled and said: "It's quite philosophical. Don't worry, it's not a ghost. Most ghosts don't like to turn on lights."
However, Xiaofeng whispered: "But it doesn't make sense. The door on the first floor has been locked from the outside. If it wasn't a ghost, would a living person lock a living person?"
Dahuang looked honest: "Did someone forget to turn off the lights after get off work..."
"That's also possible." Old Cat replied calmly.
However, at this moment, I suddenly saw that the light upstairs dimmed, which meant that someone or something passed quickly in front of the light and blocked the light!
To put it simply, there are not only lights upstairs, but also a big thing moving!
"Dig a trench! Something is moving!" Dahuang looked nervous.
The old cat quickly grabbed Dahuang and said in a low voice: "Calm down, it looks like there is something upstairs...but it may be that the voltage is unstable and the lights flicker on and off."
Xiao Feng suggested at this time: "It is easier for Lin Yang and I to move, how about we go up and take a look?"
The old cat shook his head quickly: "No, we still don't know whether the guy above is a human or a ghost. It is very dangerous to act separately. From now on, we must act together."
Dahuang also nodded in agreement: "Then should we go directly to the place with lights, or should we sweep up layer by layer?"
"There is nothing on the first floor. Let's take a look at the second floor first. The light comes from the third floor. If there is still no obvious important information on the second floor, then let's go to the third floor." Old Mao Yuli said clearly.
Dahuang nodded quickly: "Just do it!"
This office building is very old, so there is no elevator at all, and the only way to the upper floors is the spiral staircase in the center.
We quickly followed the stairs to the second floor, but the impression the second floor gave us was: dead silence!