Volume 1: Lonely Town Wraith Chapter 12: What I See
Time, 21:15, Crosso Town, an abandoned house.
Hooray, hooray.
The night wind blew through the broken doors and windows and blew into the room. Perhaps it was because the previous owner was engaged in tailoring business. Although the house had been abandoned for a long time, some of its charm could still be seen from the tattered cloth strips scattered on the ground. Correspondingly, there were also
There is a dusty old bronze mirror in the corner. It is obvious that there were no mirrors in that era. Instead, some reflective metal became the best substitute.
In the center of the living room, a bonfire was slowly burning on the ground. The light of the fire dispelled the darkness, reflected various reflections, and also added a little warmth to the room.
Beside the campfire, there were a few empty instant noodle bags and some bread crumbs scattered around, and two young men were sitting around.
After touching his stomach, Chen Hailong felt that he was not even half full. He swallowed unconsciously and stared directly at the opposite side, staring at the half piece of bread in He Fei's hand that was still unfinished.
Sure enough, when he noticed that the fat man was staring at the food in his hand, He Fei, who knew Chen Hailong very well, immediately glared and warned, "Chen Hailong, what do you want to do? It's useless to look at it. There is only this little food in total, and I have already divided it in half before!"
As soon as he said this, seeing that the other party guessed what he was thinking, Chen Hailong couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and at the same time defended himself and said, "Hey, look at what you said, the food is indeed half the food per person, but you also know that with my body size, I can't eat enough.
What can a piece of bread and a bag of noodles do?"
"Then I don't care, that's all there is to eat anyway, and I don't have anything else to eat here. If you don't believe me, come over and look for it."
First, he poured a basin of cold water on the other party mercilessly, and then he swallowed the bread three times under Chen Hailong's gaze. Perhaps in order to prove that this statement was true, after doing all this, He Fei also raised his hand and pointed.
Next to him was his blue backpack, which contained nothing but clothes.
He Fei acted magnanimously, but for Chen Hailong, who had already gone through their backpacks countless times, how could he not know that what the other party said was true? After confirming that the food was completely eaten, he waved his hand to indicate
No, the obese young man changed the subject with great interest. He raised his hand and pointed at the military dagger in the other person's right hand and said curiously, "By the way, I forgot to ask before, why do you have this thing in your bag? You are not a soldier. You are carrying it."
What is this thing for?"
That's right, the reason why the two of them were able to quickly obtain a large number of tree branches to light a fire for warmth was not only due to the large number of maple trees growing in the town, which facilitated local use of materials, but also due to He Fei's dagger. Although the dagger was not easy to chop,
Although the ax was used for chopping, a large number of branches were easily obtained by chopping with the sharp blade. Chen Hailong, who was hungry at first, did not care. It was not until the food was gone and he had nothing to do that he really cared about this military weapon.
dagger.
At this moment, He Fei was still cutting branches and throwing them into the fire.
Chen Hailong was a little curious, but as soon as he finished speaking, He Fei shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What kind of military dagger is it? It's a fake. I bought it when I was visiting the night market a week ago. At first, I just looked at it and didn't plan to buy it. Unexpectedly,
But the street stall owner directly gave me half price. I thought the price was not expensive, only about ten yuan, so I bought it as soon as I got excited. Only when I got back to school did I realize that this thing was actually working! Damn it!"
"It turned out to be a counterfeit. I thought... well, but a counterfeit is a counterfeit. This thing is indeed quite sharp, not weaker than the real thing. Maybe it was really a murder weapon before, otherwise what would happen to the stall owner?
Maybe I can sell it to you for more than ten yuan?"
When he heard that it was a counterfeit, Chen Hailong not only did not lose interest, but pretended to analyze the past and present life of the dagger in a profound manner. He Fei was too lazy to talk to him and continued to cut the branches by himself. Seeing that the other party ignored him, the fat young man felt bored.
He didn't continue talking, but was prompted by some thoughts to look back out the window. The window was dark, the moonlight was weak, the night wind swept through the street, and occasionally there was the sound of falling leaves flying.
Maybe the night view outside the window aroused the long-suppressed uneasiness in his heart. He shivered and turned around to look away. As for He Fei, after eating the food, he also fell into thinking again, thinking about the disappearance of Mr. and Mrs. Smith a few hours ago, and even thinking about
Everything that happened during the day.
I don’t know if one day’s experience has confirmed a certain guess, or if he calmed down and thought for a long time and solved part of the mystery. In silence, looking at the branches in his hands and feeling the warmth of the bonfire, He Fei stopped moving and just stared at the bonfire.
He didn't speak or move. On the surface, he seemed to be in a daze, but in fact, a series of unprecedented and shocking guesses had already surged in his mind.
(First of all, it can be confirmed that the supernatural mission is real, and there is probably some kind of incredible thing in this town. Let's think of it as a locust for the time being. If the locust really exists, then what happened to the three Smiths during the day
And why it is logical to come to the small town. After all, I often hear old people say that worms have many incredible abilities. The fact that they cannot escape from the forest is the best proof. If this is the case, Martha suddenly ran away in fear earlier and Smith later
The strange disappearance of the couple should also be caused by the tiger, but...)
(That has only existed in speculation from beginning to end... and how did the two disappear? Or is the problem not with Mr. and Mrs. Smith? And, the masked murderer I have never seen...
…)
At the same time, He Fei was meditating on the spot. Opposite him, Chen Hailong, who had been bored for a long time, did not disturb him. Instead, he glanced around and looked like he was planning to give him a place to sleep. After all, the night was long, and He Fei also said that he would not wait for two more years.
Don't even think about leaving town.
only……
"Ah sneeze!"
Suddenly, Chen Hailong, who was looking around, sneezed so loudly that it startled He Fei for a moment. When he saw his friend sneezing suddenly, he paused to think. Out of concern, He Fei subconsciously raised his head and asked, "What's wrong, Hai Long?"
Seeing He Fei asking, Chen Hailong himself was a little puzzled. After all, with his body here, although he was not as strong as an ox, he had a lot more fat than the average person. In addition, it was not winter yet, so even if the weather was cold, it would be cold.
It was true that he was not aware of himself, not to mention that there was a bonfire in front of him. He never thought that just now, he was inexplicably enveloped in a chill.
The obese young man who couldn't figure out the reason didn't think much about it. He just shook his head and replied, "No, it's nothing, I just felt a little cold suddenly."
After saying this, his body couldn't help but tremble.
(cold?)
The fat man's unreasonable behavior was completely seen by He Fei. Since he always pays attention to details, Chen Hailong himself may not pay much attention to it, but He Fei noticed something unusual.
For example, even though I have less body fat, I don’t feel cold. Why is it that Chen Hailong is so much fatter than me? But...
Based on this kind of thinking, for some reason, Chen Hailong finished his words. He Fei, who was suddenly confused, suddenly looked around the room. His eyes inevitably swept to the right, to the front, and to the old bronze mirror in the corner.
"I'm going to take a pee and run around the door twice."
Maybe he really couldn't resist the inexplicable chill, or maybe the bonfire couldn't dispel the cold. When He Fei glanced at the room, he finished his sentence. Chen Hailong, who was getting colder and colder, got up from the ground and tried to go out and exercise to keep warm, but...
But as soon as he got up and was about to lift his legs, he discovered...
Opposite the bonfire, He Fei was motionless. No, strictly speaking, he was stunned. He was frozen in place, not talking, not moving, not doing anything.
He Fei was currently sitting motionless on the spot, looking to the right, staring at the worn bronze mirror on the right without moving for a long time, as if he had been cast on the spot by a immobilization technique.
Not only that, if you carefully observe your friends' expressions, you can further see things you can't understand.
At this moment, the young man's eyes were wide open and his face was pale. After a few seconds, his body started to tremble...