Chapter 63. [Case Eleven] Prepare to clear the scene
Since Manager Xie had been deliberately imitating the old woman's weird accent and tone, it made me feel uncomfortable, so I asked her, did you hear this from your little sister, and didn't you yourself?
See it with your own eyes. Store Manager Xie said that he did not see it with his own eyes, but when the little sister reported it to him the next day, this was how she described it. Store Manager Xie continued, and at that time, our store
The little sister inside was frightened, so she cried and said to the old lady, "Grandma, I'm not bad to you. I give you hot water every time you come here. Don't scare me anymore."
Then the old woman seemed to be frustrated, and slowly retracted, but she did it backwards. So for the rest of that night, nothing else worthy of surprise happened in the store. But when
After my little sister told me about this matter yesterday, several foremen in our store felt that it was not an option to continue like this. The rent was so expensive, and there was no reason to keep the second floor empty like this. The Taoist priest we hired earlier took pictures.
The chest said it was useful, but the continuous strange things did not feel like it was useful. Since everyone was very scared, we decided to go upstairs together to see what happened.
Manager Xie said that the main control switches for almost all the equipment upstairs were on the first floor, so before she took a few foremen upstairs, she turned on the switch first so that all the lights on the second floor could come on. Since it was a catering service
In this industry, you can't refuse customers to come in for no reason or avoid customers in the store for other reasons. But before they went upstairs, they specially found two male waiters to guard the stairs. Don't
Let people come up.
Store manager Xie said, this is a scene I will never forget in my life.
Hearing what she said, I knew that when they went upstairs this time, they must have seen something other than tables and chairs. What else could it be? Of course it was that strange old lady. Hu Zongren said to store manager Xie, you
If you have anything to say, just say it. We are standing outdoors now in broad daylight, and since we are still next to you, no one will do anything to you. Manager Xie calmed down and said, at that time she
We went upstairs with the three foremen, because everyone knew what was upstairs, so the impression of them taking the initiative to get closer to the truth step by step was very profound, especially since they were obviously afraid, but they had no choice but to seek confirmation.
When they finally reached the second floor, they all saw a dark shadow jumping out of the toilet door and disappearing soon after.
Store Manager Xie told us that the black shadow moved very quickly and was relatively small. It didn’t look like a human being, but it couldn’t be a wild cat or dog so fast. After saying that, she made a quick gesture with her hand in the air.
It means that it passed by all of a sudden, so fast that you couldn't see it clearly. She went on to say that everyone present at the time saw this scene. There was a timid female foreman who originally planned to retreat, but decided to continue following.
Looking. The few of them gathered together and slowly looked in the direction where the black shadow just disappeared.
Manager Xie said that the place where he disappeared was just around the corner from his play area. There was a slide and many colorful plastic balls on the ground. In order to prevent the children from falling, soft mats were specially installed on the ground. He was also afraid that the children would drop them.
The balls were thrown everywhere and disturbed other guests' dining. The restaurant also carefully added a safety net around the play area. But when they turned around the area blocked by the wall, they immediately saw the colorful plastic slide.
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Store manager Xie told us that at the first glance, she did not see the black figure. Instead, a few seconds later, one of the foremen behind her suddenly shouted. She quickly asked what was wrong, and the female foreman pointed while pointing
He was walking on the slide and said, "There it is! There it is!" He ran away in a hurry. When the others saw this, they also ran away even though they didn't see what it was. After they escaped a few steps, Manager Xie followed the earliest steps.
Looking in the direction the foreman said, he could only see an old lady with gray hair standing behind the slide, starting from where Manager Xie was standing, through some geometric holes in the middle of the slide.
It's the old lady from before.
Manager Xie said that she had never been so scared in her life, so she didn't care so much and ran away quickly. When she was going down the stairs, she inadvertently looked back and found that the old lady was raising her head and looking sideways.
He stood looking at her at the corner of the wall. Its height was about the height of a normal adult's knees, which was the height of the black figure he first saw. Manager Xie, since everyone saw this scene yesterday, he held his own
At the risk of being scolded by franchisees, he ordered the clerks to stop taking orders and wait until the customers in the store left before closing the store.
But after closing, she received another call from the investor, who told her a phone number. When store manager Xie said this, he pointed at Hu Zongren and said, "This is your number, Master Hu."
The master is specialized in doing this. I have old customers who can prove that they are not scammers and swindlers. Let me continue to open the store today and find all the employees who are on duty and off duty. I will cooperate with your questions as much as possible and say that if everything goes well
If you do, you can resolve this matter quickly. Manager Xie said, I just called you because of this. It is really abrupt to see you like this today.
Hu Zongren smiled and modestly said that your boss is really complimenting you. I think there are many possibilities for this matter, but many things are not beyond my initial expectations. Otherwise, we will come to your store right away.
Go, after you have finished receiving the guests, please close the door temporarily so that we can check quietly, because if the Taoist priest's charm and bronze mirror have no effect, you can't guarantee whether the old lady came downstairs.
By the way, please give us some time to discuss this.
Maybe it was because Hu Zongren mentioned that he was going to close the store again. Manager Xie showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. Hu Zongren said, don’t worry. If your investors blame you again, just say it was me. If you don’t close the store,
I would rather not take this order. This is a commercial center, and there are so many people coming and going. It’s not good for anyone to see it. If word gets out, will your store continue to do business?
What Hu Zongren said is reasonable. No matter how courageous a person is, if he knows that a store is indeed haunted, he will only look at it strangely and feel a little repulsive in his heart. At this time, Hu Zongren suddenly asked me,
What was the sound? I listened carefully and said there was no sound! Hu Zongren said that I heard it, gurgling. Then he said as if he suddenly realized, ah, I understand, it’s your stomach that is growling. What’s wrong? Nothing.
Did you come out after eating?
When store manager Xie heard what Hu Zongren said, he quickly said to me, "Then you two, come in with me quickly, have something to eat, and take a rest first."
I glared at Hu Zongren, and he gave me a V sign with a smile. What's the difference between his move and Zhao Benshan's request for a bicycle? He obviously wanted to eat it. But Hu Zongren and I are old friends in this store.
Although I have never been to this branch in Shapingba, the grilled wings and seaweed soup are the dishes I must order every time.
After entering the store, I found that there were still a lot of people ordering food. This was good, as it gave Hu Zongren and I more time to discuss countermeasures. However, because the second floor was not open, the seats on the first floor were all full, and many were behind us.
The customers who entered the store left one after another when they saw that there were no seats. Hu Zongren and I each stood with a meal and waited for a while before we got our seats. Manager Xie also walked to the counter and gave instructions to the clerks.
After a while, all the customers who came later were told that there were no more meals to order today.
Hu Zongren and I took advantage of this free time to discuss the matter. Hu Zongren said that based on what he learned from store manager Xie, it was obvious that the old lady was a ghost.
There is no doubt about it. It’s just that it appears at a fixed time every day, and after being discovered again, it hid on the second floor and refused to leave. If she didn’t have some inexplicable connection with this store, then I really can’t think of it.
There are no other possibilities. In addition, from the beginning of the old woman's appearance to the last time she was seen, only a few employees and a few guests were frightened by her strange behavior, but no one suffered from it.
To harm people, that is to say, it is very possible that the ghost of this old woman does not want to harm people. The few places she has appeared are, one is the seat at the entrance, the second is between the floors of the two floors, and the third is the toilet.
Because when Manager Xie and the others went upstairs, the black shadow they saw quickly flashed out of the toilet, and the other one was the slide in the children's area. Therefore, these places must be our priority to check.
But this is only the part that has been witnessed. There are many possibilities besides this. However, we have neither inspection nor actual evidence, so we can only guess. Gradually, the customers in the store
When we stopped, Hu Zongren turned around and waved to Manager Xie at the counter, asking her to come over first. After Manager Xie came to us, Hu Zongren asked her, the student girl who first saw the old woman today
Are you here? Manager Xie whispered to us that he is here. He just knew that you two were coming today, so all our employees came. It is a fast food restaurant and there are not many employees.
Hu Zongren said with an oh, please call that sister over. I have some things to communicate with her alone. Manager Xie responded and went, and soon the door of the fast food area opened, and a man who looked like...
The girl who was a student came out. Although the season for wearing short-sleeved clothes outdoors had passed, it was still quite hot in the store for some reason. The girl came over wearing a short-sleeved uniform from the restaurant and walked up to me and Hu Zongren.
Her eyes flickered back and forth between the two of us, and she asked, "Who among you is looking for me?"