Xue Miyin hesitated, thinking about how to explain it more appropriately. After a long time, she organized her words:
"When I just learned the truth from my friend who came back unexpectedly, I couldn't believe it. She has changed a lot, but it can be said that she has not changed. I still recognize her. She used to be a simple and good child, but now...
Maybe it's not that simple, at least it's still
I'm fine. She said something that woke me up. She said: Good and bad are not contradictory in a person. There are never absolutely good people and there are no absolute evil people in the world. So Master Zhongli talked about the goodness of dragons.
When it’s bad, I take it for granted.”
"That's it..."
Ye Linghua wanted to ask something else, but was too embarrassed to continue for fear of arousing bad memories. So she also turned from lying down to lying on her stomach. She told Miyin that she wanted to touch her.
Miao, Miyin asked her to stretch out her hand and give her directions. Her movements were a little stiff and even penetrated Miao's body, but it didn't mind. In fact, Lingyu seemed to feel some special resistance.
.
But just when Amiao rubbed her hand twice, it suddenly stood up, jumped over their heads, and rushed to the door.
"What's going on outside the door?" Miyin jumped out of bed alertly.
Ye Linghua slowly sat up. She pricked up her ears and didn't get out of bed, but she was still listening to the noise.
"It seems that the door to A Zhe's room opened... someone left."
"...Can you also hear this?" Miyin felt incredible.
Amiao paced back and forth anxiously at the door. Although she didn't yell, she seemed a little concerned. Lingyu jumped out of bed and leaned against the door. After listening for a while, his expression became serious.
"Both of them left...why? Did something happen?"
"Could he be looking for a midnight snack?" At this point, Miyin rubbed his belly, "Okay, it's unlikely. Could it be that he was chasing the shadow he saw on the way back?"
Ling Huan thought for a while and said: "This is indeed very possible. They are all kind-hearted, maybe they are worried that one of their families has been robbed?"
"Well..."
I don't know if Ling Huan's hearing is related to Gui Hai's enlightenment, or if she can hear it by herself, but the conclusion is indeed correct. Xie Zhe and Han Chang left their room and went to the street.
Miyin's guess was correct. The two of them were indeed very concerned about the shadow they saw earlier. The reason was naturally that when they stayed in the room and talked about it, they became more and more concerned about it, and then decided to set off to look for some clues.
"Even snitches rarely have such strong murderous intent."
Xie Zhe said this when they left the hotel and came to the street. Admittedly, they discussed it for a while before deciding to risk going out at night to search without hope. After all, there is no curfew in Wanlong City, right? It's not the first time at night.
Snoop in the dark
The information should be considered as digestion. Where Xie Zhe saw the black shadow, I am afraid that the owner of the shadow will not appear again. The two of them should look in the direction of the black shadow. Even so, in the huge Wanlong City, this
It can be considered aimless.
After walking some distance, Xie Zhe asked: "Can you smell anything?"
There is a reason for asking this. After all, Han Chang kept his face high and sniffed the air non-stop. That look was indeed very reminiscent of an old fox smelling the aroma of chicken. Han Chang frowned and said hesitantly.
:
"There's something wrong... I think this smell is familiar. I seem to have smelled it somewhere. But there are too many people in Wanlong City, and the smell is very mixed. I'm not sure if this is what I've smelled before.
.”
"Really? Don't deliberately scare people." Even though he said this, Xie Zhe was not afraid, "It would be great if we could determine the location as soon as possible. We may not know which vault will be in trouble tonight."
"Maybe he's a flower picker."
"Come on, I still don't know if it's a boy or a girl, old or young."
"What if it's not a human being?" Han Chang said again, "For example, it's a cat that flies over walls, or a weasel."
"It's not that small either."
They walked around the streets talking to each other. After going around several streets, they found nothing. The two discussed whether it was necessary to stay here for a few more days. But to be honest, the expense here is not small, let alone them
There are no more obligations to fulfill for the safety of this city. Even if they are chivalrous and righteous, they cannot delay the original purpose of them and the two girls. Although according to the girls' temperament, even if they say something directly, the two of them cannot
I won't refuse, they are all good people.
Although Wanlong City is large, due to the complex entrance ceremony, strict inspections, and the distance from many incident sites, the city's security is not particularly concerned. Even small towns have night patrol policemen, but there are none here, only
The sound of the watchman came from a very distant place. But when I reached a certain street corner,
At this time, Han Zhang suddenly became alert. His movement speed became faster and very agile, and he sniffed frequently, checking the components of his breath. Xie Zhe didn't find anything, so he was worried about Han Zhang's reaction. He
Asked directly, Han Chang noticed something wrong.
"It smells of blood," he said. "It's human blood."
"You mean someone was hurt or died around here?"
"I think so."
Both of them searched the area nervously. There was no one on the street. The two of them jumped up and down, searching for every place where someone might be hiding. They almost even lifted up the flagstones on the roadside to take a look. But in the end, it was
Nothing was found.
"Is your nose reliable?" Xie Zhe began to feel tired and let out a long yawn.
"I can't find the source of the smell!" Han Chang said anxiously, "This smell just passed by in a flash."
"Maybe there were too many people, and you made a mistake. Or maybe someone got up in the dark, bumped somewhere, and stopped the bleeding in time. Sometimes, being too sensitive is not a good thing."
Having said that, Han Sheng couldn't say anything more. After all, they really didn't find much, right? Apart from this small incident, the two of them found nothing. In time, they returned to the hotel. Go back
On the way, they no longer found any suspicious traces, and it was even eerily quiet throughout the night, as if they had deliberately hidden all traces that aroused their suspicion.
The very next day, a piece of news spread throughout the streets.
"The watchman is dead, do you know?"
This news was heard by Ling Huan from a stall selling breakfast when he went out. People in Wanlong City are talkative, so the news spread quickly. However, the person who died was not the watchman in this area of the hotel, but someone further away.
.Han Zhang, who was originally sleepy, immediately woke up and quickly asked which neighborhood it was. When he asked, it was them last night.
The farthest distance of the activity. Han Sheng's face was a little ugly, and Xie Zhe was not much better. They were absent-minded about everything all morning. Occasionally, the two of them winked at each other, wondering whether they should tell Ling Huan and Mi Yin about this. But.
After all, they didn't want to complicate the problem, so they decided to ask for more information.
"Then, specifically...what happened?"
Ling Huan said that she didn't ask in detail. After all, who would be so interested in a person's death? This is normal. If you want to know, you have to find out for yourself. So the two of them ran out again without a good rest.
After "wandering around" for a day, they were more active than girls visiting the flower market. However, the information they learned was limited. They only knew that the death of the watchman was extremely horrific - his whole body was pale and there was no blood at all. Although the autopsy news has not been released yet
It comes out, but most of the time it is cut without a drop of blood.
"also?"
While pretending to pick fruits in front of a stall, Xie Zhe emphatically repeated the most critical words in the stall owner's words.
"Ah, this is not the first time. The government still wants to hide it, can it be hidden?" The stall owner squatted there and rubbed his arms, "It's really scary. At first, everyone didn't take it seriously, but after hearing this
Just call it a rumor. But the three of them became tigers, and the rumors spread more and more. Moreover, some people did say that their relatives and friends died suddenly."
Han Chang asked: "Do you know when this happened? How many people died before this, what were their identities, and how often did someone die?"
"I can't tell you if you ask in such detail... I know only three or four, right? But it's only been in the past half a month. There are so many people here, and someone who just drank himself to death in the restaurant will come every two days.
But this way of death is indeed too strange, right? The government can’t say clearly, and I don’t know if it has something to do with the living corpse. I don’t dare to start my business now because it’s too late. Hey, do you want to buy the apple?
Don’t you want to buy it? It’s almost going to make you soft.”
"Sorry, buy it, buy it all..."
Xie Zhe picked a few apples at random, and the two of them went home. Before dinner, they shared the apples with the two girls, but the reviews they received were not very good. Even Han Shang complained:
"Lao Xie, I have to tell you, you are really bad at picking fruits. Look here, there is a large piece of it that is yellow and not yet ripe. Now, there is also this one on my hand. It is quite sweet, but why are there two extra bug eyes?
Where’s your son? Forget it, don’t eat this, give me the bad ones, I’m not afraid of getting upset. Oops, you’ll almost be able to knead this into juice..."
"I didn't choose carefully. Why didn't you say anything if you had any objections?"
Han Sheng ignored him and kept chewing the apple. Mi Yin and Ling Huan looked at each other holding the fruit and asked tentatively:
"What's wrong with you today? Don't you two usually...don't like to go shopping?"
"I fell in love all of a sudden. Why don't you take a good look at such a big city?"
"You two just said you would stay for two more days this morning, but you didn't even hang out with us."
"Hey, what's there to do with the girls..."
Today passed in such a muddle. After closing the guest room door, the two men discussed again. According to the fruit stall owner, the most important feature is that the corpse has no blood color. There must be living corpses, and these corpses are also
There is no resurrection,
Maybe it's not a concept. That bloodless corpse must have another origin? It seems that Wanlong City is not at peace. Could it be that the city lord invited Gui Hai to come, and this is one of the things that needs to be investigated? Gui
Heidegger has never mentioned it to them... and has no obligation to mention it.
"If you live long enough, do you know any way to drain a person's blood?"
"I do know a little bit. Gu is a kind of insect, right? If a blood-sucking voodoo is planted into a person's body, it will slowly suck the person's blood to feed itself. There is also a certain plant from the Biluo Islands... The imperial court asked it a long time ago
Someone specially cleaned it up because the reward was high and it was very
Many people do it, but many people are parasitized. In the end, people will turn into a handful of plants. If it is not a living thing, might it be poison made from ores or herbs? Or, is there some magic that is unknown to us?
Or simply...a curse?"
"Curse?" Xie Zhe thought about it, "It's not impossible. But what characteristics do the dead have in common?"