Apart from the sound of falling rain and the crackling of wood burning, there was only a faint sound of howling in the street, which seemed to ring in my ears but never seemed to appear.
The fire did not go out even under the heavy rain. It seemed that what was burning inside was not only the materials that made up the villa, but also the evil hidden in it.
And outside of all this, there was a mysterious man wearing a black hood covering his face, standing silently in front of the burning villa.
His back was turned to the visitor, and visitors from behind could not see his face clearly even under the light of the fire.
Perhaps, there was a faint sneer hanging on the corner of his mouth, watching with cold eyes as the flames devoured all the sins in the room.
To be fair, isn't this scene scary?
horrible.
Yes, it's scary.
In a horror story, this scene must be the scene where the villain appears.
No matter how bad it is, there is some kind of conspiracy entangled in it. At first glance, it looks like a character in a side mission with an unusual plot.
It is normal to be in awe of such people.
For ordinary people, it is understandable to feel this way.
However, some things cannot be generalized.
For example, a person sitting on a carriage pulled by the undead and shaking a wine glass easily in the warm carriage should not say words like "It's so scary."
Very strange.
Chu Yu looked at him strangely after hearing his conversation and was silent for a moment.
Raising her head, she looked at Ning Feng quietly, then shook her head helplessly, and then nodded again.
"Oh...yes."
"very scary."
I don't know what she meant by this sentence.
Is it that mysterious man? Or is it Ning Feng who is sitting next to him?
The more she got to know him, the less she understood what this man was thinking.
When I met Ning Feng in this game, there always seemed to be some incomprehensible part of his behavior logic.
It seemed like he was deliberately covering up, but also like he was doing it wantonly.
Full of strong contrasts.
It's hard to understand.
He obviously looked gentle, but after witnessing that battle, Chu Yu would no longer regard him as calm and peaceful as he looked outside.
Arrogance and arrogance coexist, but it is not offensive, but rather intimidating.
He seems to have full trust in his comrades, he can forcefully change his plans just because of a call, and he is also willing to change his itinerary for Chu Yu.
But at the same time, he is hesitant towards everyone and will test Chu Yu's sincerity.
He obviously didn't care about the lives of these people, but he sincerely wanted to save them.
Complexity and contradiction intertwined.
In terms of the mystery surrounding him, Ning Feng was much stronger than that mysterious man.
Not long ago, this feeling was particularly strong when they were leaving the previous hotel.
It was like a complete plan and decision was made in an instant, and there was no hesitation or hesitation in the entire action.
Ning Feng first woke up Rhodes, and then pushed the half-asleep tool man directly to the group of heads without any explanation...
The heads, which were originally confused and seemed to be in a state of frenzy, first calmed down for a moment, and then leaned into Rhodes' ears as if they were seeing relatives.
They called lovingly into his ears with 360-degree surround sound without blind spots:
"Brother!"
"You are my big brother!"
"Revenge! King... revenge!"
"Woooooooo! We are not traitors..."
What made Chu Yu's back a little cold was Rhodes' reaction... He had no reaction to the undead around him.
There was something wrong with him.
Rhodes woke up, but he did not wake up completely from his dream. Instead, he seemed to be in a state of sleepwalking, with no shadow of these heads in his half-open eyes.
Moreover, he actually chose to obey Ning Feng's orders directly.
Under Ning Feng's order, the poor toolman used some rags to connect the heads of each bandit together.
It's like an unemployed and re-employed middle-aged man who failed to start a business many times due to a mid-life crisis and ended up holding a hydrogen balloon at the park gate to sell to children.
That way, it looks so pitiful.
Chu Yu almost began to sympathize with him.
And after watching Rhodes finish all this, even Chu Yu finally heard the sound of soldiers searching outside the window, and his mood couldn't help but rise.
Their condition itself was not good, and they did not have time to have a warm meal and a good rest in the end. Facing enemies with unknown numbers and abilities in this state did not seem to be a good choice.
But they have no other choice.
These soldiers were different from the guards who could be bribed with just a few copper coins when they entered the city, and the momentum they saw from the windows was completely different.
Even though the opponent is a group of undead at this time, you can still see the strict discipline and the aura exuding from them.
The other party's violent search was only one block away.
There is no hiding!
And just when Chu Yu thought he was about to face a battle, Ning Feng suddenly took them downstairs and walked directly to the boss's room and knocked hard on the door.
After making a huge noise, Ning Feng took advantage of the unbearable boss to open the door and stepped in, then closed the door!
Only Chu Yu and the middle-aged Mr. Balloon were left standing outside the door, two... uh, nine faces confused.
Before Chu Yu could no longer wait any longer, only a few minutes later, Ning Feng walked out quickly with a smile, carrying a bottle of wine and a bunch of carriage keys.
Blocking Chu Yu's sight, Ning Feng quickly closed the door and led them directly to the back door of the hotel without any explanation, and found the carriage that was too gorgeous for a hotel owner.
He whispered a few words into Rhodes' ears, turning him into a cold driver and driving
Without avoiding the oncoming soldiers, the carriage just passed them majestically.
The entire process was not blocked by any soldiers or even detected!
It was like walking in another dimension, and the carriage carrying the devil left the soldiers silently.
During the whole process, Ning Feng was not nervous, he just lowered his head and looked at an untitled book.
It was not that Chu Yu had never seen ignorant girls in the market before, and she and Margaret had also completed many tasks, but this was indeed the first time she had seen such a strange scene like this.
The whole process took less than ten minutes, and they walked out of the impending death situation.
Incredible.
What happened in those short few minutes?
Why did the stingy and greedy boss contribute his carriage as Ning Feng requested?
Grab it openly?
Ning Feng saw Chu Yu's frown and smiled.
"Are you curious? Want to know why the innkeeper 'lent' the carriage to us?"
Shaking the most expensive red wine he took from the innkeeper, Ning Feng shook the glass but did not taste it. He just put the tip of his nose to the mouth of the glass and sniffed it.
"This method is a pity that the raw materials are quite good."
With a look of regret, Ning Feng had no interest in tasting it.
Even the most expensive red wine in the hotel, in Ning Feng's eyes, is not as good as the cheap products coming out of the modern industrialized assembly line.
There are huge differences between the two in terms of craftsmanship, technology, and hygiene.
Even if it is popular, the "old method" may not necessarily be better.
The world of the past, too, is not worth yearning for.
Looking away with deep meaning, Ning Feng stared at the reflection of his own eyes in the red wine and said:
"I just guessed some of his little secrets, and then tentatively negotiated with him. I didn't expect him to be so generous."
secret?
After understanding Chu Yu's gaze, Ning Feng nodded with a smile and explained patiently:
"Well, it's a secret that's not too big or too small. Of course, maybe it's something that he can't let others know."
"On the surface, he is just a hotel owner. Even if he has a background with some local gangsters, his real background is not very big."
Chu Yu's brows furrowed deeper and he began to think along Ning Feng's words.
This is a very reasonable speculation.
If the hotel owner was really capable and well-connected, he would not be willing to huddle up in such a small shabby hotel at the junction of a slum and a civilian area.
But, if we have to make assumptions based on this premise... It seems that this kind of thing is not impossible to happen?
Things are still feasible to a certain extent.
Just like...
Guiding Chu Yu's thoughts, Ning Feng said seductively:
"Yes, if he is not staying here, or there is a reason why he has to stay here."
"And why does he get so angry when we see the weird beggar? Is it really because we don't like seeing this person?"
"I don't think so."
His tone was modest, but everything Ning Feng showed showed one attitude...
He is very sure of his judgment.
No wavering.
"What's the point of a beggar sneaking in in a hotel? This is not an elegant place, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
It's just a small shabby hotel in a slum area. You can't worry about health and safety, right?
"He reacted in such a big way because he wanted to use his angry actions to cover up other secrets."
Just like "Let's use a louder voice to cover it up because we are afraid that if we take off our clothes in class... and it will end our student career!"
Want to cover up.
"Let's think about it boldly...for example, he is worried that the weirdo will reveal his secret."
Without any hesitation, Ning Feng directly stated his "guess":
"In the slave trade, the hotel owner may be a subordinate of a noble or a slave trader."
"Responsible for finding and even arresting homeless people from the slums here, and then quietly sending them to certain people."
The so-called middlemen who make a profit from the price difference.
And that weirdo is the lucky guy who sneaked out.
It's just a pity that he was a lunatic and didn't escape immediately.
"And a guy like him who has evil intentions in his heart will definitely be worried about someone discovering his secret."
Ning Feng shrugged easily and said with some embarrassment:
"And once I have this handle, I can make people like him listen to my small request."
"Oh, and he agreed so easily because the soldiers were approaching. He knew very well that those soldiers were not something that could be bribed by dirty guys like them."
Chu Yu was not allowed to speak during the whole process. Ning Feng quickly explained the entire process, and then left her time to think while he continued to smell the red wine.
The carriage moved forward smoothly. After thinking for a long time, Chu Yu spoke softly:
"Are these all your speculations?"
Chu Yu remained skeptical about this.
"Or is there something in it that I can't know?"
She didn't believe that Ning Feng would make such a move decisively just relying on those subjective judgments.
It was too risky and did not fit with the impression he gave Chu Yu.
only……
Since Ning Feng is unwilling to answer, as a qualified teammate, he should not continue to ask questions at this time.
"It's best if you understand. Thank you for understanding."
Nodding with a smile, Ning Feng turned his gaze to the carriage window, admiring the dark rainy night.
Speculation?
No.
However, the real reason is not suitable to be told to you.
After all...it's not good for children's emotional education.
Even though Ning Feng spent a long time saving his life with the aroma of red wine, he could still recall the smell from before, and now he could still feel that his nose was filled with the smell of corruption.
Just like before, Ning Feng can guarantee that what he said is true.
But he never guarantees that he has nothing to hide or reserve.
It's true that the innkeeper is a slave trader, but it's just that simple.
"We haven't waited for him to serve the food yet. After all, he was talking about meat..."
Looking at the night streets, Ning Feng's eyes gradually became sharp and dark.
"In what age are you still trying to do something like a two-legged sheep?"
Ah.
The dark beast made the entire royal city look like a huge monster, devouring all prey that entered it.
"...This country, not the world, is in a state of ruin."
The nobles completely fell into the trap of darkness and wealth. They only had pleasure and did not care about anything else.
Even people who just wander in the gray field dare to do such a thing...
"Rotten to the core, the tree is rotten from the middle."
"The old society that cannibalized people? The Middle Ages are the real nightmare...especially the Middle Ages where this kind of evil was forcibly amplified."
The disdain on his lips was undisguised, Ning Feng's desire to change the world was extremely strong.
There is no need for this kind of world to exist.
Looking at Ning Feng's profile, Chu Yu felt that Ning Feng at this moment really fit the nickname he chose.
Somewhat uncomfortable with the quiet and depressing atmosphere in the carriage, he took the initiative to break the silence and asked:
"Devil, what will happen to the innkeeper now?"
Ning Feng immediately restrained his divergent emotions, turned around and thought about it and said:
"Maybe he was warmed by the soldiers who checked his ward, right?"
"You didn't teach him a lesson?"
"No, no, time was urgent at that time, how could I have time?"
I opened the window and poured out the red wine in the glass, letting the blood-red wine melt into the rainwater.
Ning Feng shook his head with a smile and vowed:
"Really not."
…
…
"Come out! The king has an order to search all strangers!"
"Last warning."
The hotel clerk and a few poor tenants were kicked out and surrounded by soldiers.
Among the surrounded crowd, a man wearing shabby soldier uniform shouted at the soldier commander:
"Sir! Listen to me! This place really belongs to that gentleman..."
He glanced coldly at the disheveled patrolling soldiers who rushed over in a hurry. The captain ignored them and ordered to his men:
"Bump away."
After receiving the order, one of the soldiers rushed to the door without hesitation.
"yes!"
Click!
The thickened special wooden door was knocked open, revealing the scene inside the room.
When he saw inside, the soldier who had always had a straight face changed his color and said in shock and anger:
"This is!!?"
Dozens of corpses had their limbs chopped off, leaving only their torsos shriveled up and hung from the ceiling on iron hooks.
Because it has been air-dried for a long time, it is almost dry and you can't even smell any peculiar smell.
And on the table facing the door, a fresh corpse with its limbs cut off was being nailed by seven or eight iron hooks to keep it looking in one direction.
Following his face, you can see a wall covered in blood with ferocious words.
The words that are still flowing downward at this moment, as if they are alive, all have only one meaning:
【demon】
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I have been extremely busy during this period.
Then, the leader who caused all this said to me, "It's very fulfilling."