The streets were deserted, with only Li Leping alive.
Right now, he was standing next to the gold box, already making plans.
Anyway, he was responsible for taking away the surrogate doll and then sending it to Wang Xiaoming.
In the process, he was the first person to come into contact with the scapegoat.
That is to say, during this first-hand process, he took the opportunity to hack a few children and leave. Who knows?
If there were a few scapegoats, then maybe it wouldn't be a fantasy to resist the attack from the ghost photo studio.
The forgotten ghost plus a scapegoat, plus Wang Xiaoming will be assigned a ghost candle to him next month.
Under the triple insurance, Li Leping was somewhat confident and could withstand the attack of the ghost photo studio.
immediately.
Li Leping took out the box containing the ghost smoke.
But just when he was about to open the box and take pictures of Gui Yan.
Suddenly.
He pressed his palm on the box but did not open it for a long time.
"etc……"
Li Leping seemed to have thought of something.
He reached into his arms and took out the blank white photo paper again.
The old photographic paper feels a little dry to the touch and is yellowed throughout, as if it has been oxidized.
On the back, there is crooked black handwriting, which is not handwriting that a living person can write at all.
"Dachuan City, Mingyue Community, take pictures of it."
A simple line of words made Li Leping fall into deep thought at this time.
"Perhaps, ghost smoke and ghost-seeking ghosts are not the targets I'm looking for at all?"
"Maybe the target I found the first time was not wrong, but my approach to dealing with it was wrong, so the ghost camera didn't capture it?"
He focused his gaze and looked at another golden box in the car.
That's the container containing the sleepwalker.
At this moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and decided to give up the idea of photographing ghost smoke.
Instead, he moved the box containing the sleepwalker out of the car.
Opening the box, a breath of coldness rose up from inside that made one's heart tremble.
A pale corpse was curled up and lying quietly inside.
However, as the box was opened, the next moment, the strange corpse twitched, and its stiff limbs seemed to stretch out, as if it might break free from the box at any time.
But just after opening the box, not even a few seconds passed, the sleepwalker showed signs of reviving.
Without panicking, Li Leping held the camera with a stern expression and pressed the shutter on this terrifying ghost.
"Click."
A crisp shutter sound sounded.
Something incredible happened.
The sleepwalker disappeared into the box without any warning, leaving no trace behind.
Li Leping narrowed his eyes and didn't feel much surprise.
Then, with a quick movement, he opened the back cover of the old camera and took out a film roll from inside.
When you unfold the film, you can see that in the background of the film, apart from a figure whose body is covered in mud and whose appearance cannot be seen clearly, a strange figure lying on the ground appears in another picture.
There is no mistake, this is a sleepwalker.
It was captured on this roll of film.
"Is that really the case..."
Putting the film back into the camera, Li Leping proved that his sudden guess was correct.
"Whether it was ghost smoke or a ghost looking for someone, when I ran into them, it was not in Mingyue Community, but in the old city."
"Only the sleepwalking ghost is waiting for me in Mingyue Community."
After taking out the blank photo paper, reconfirming the mission of the ghost photo studio, and thinking about it carefully, Li Leping changed to a more clear idea.
Since the ghost photo studio has assigned the task, the location must be right.
Ghosts act according to rules. Unless there is some special external interference, the ghost's goal must be very clear.
In other words, if you are asked to come to Mingyue Community to take photos, then the target must be in Mingyue Community.
Exclude the old woman who is unlikely to be the target of the mission and Room 30 where she lives.
From the beginning, there were only sleepwalking ghosts in Mingyue Community. There were no ghost smokers or ghosts looking for people.
Even without the intervention of the old lady, Guiyan and the searching ghost would pass by Mingyue Community from time to time, but their fixed location is not in Mingyue Community, but in the old city.
If this is the case, then the range of designated locations for the Ghost Photo Gallery will definitely be expanded, instead of being limited to Mingyue Community.
"As for the reason why the first shooting failed..."
Li Leping guessed that there was only one possibility.
Because when I first tried to take pictures of the sleepwalking ghost, the sleepwalking ghost was not suppressed by him, but restrained by the old woman living in 301.
Obviously, the ghost photo studio would not allow Li Leping to take advantage of this.
"I can only say that another piece of information has been discovered."
Li Leping reluctantly closed the empty golden box.
Regarding the mechanism of the ghost photo studio, he was completely fumbling with his eyes darkened.
The Ghost Photo Gallery is different from the Ghost Post Office. I don’t know if it’s because the time period is too early or because the operating mechanism of the Ghost Photo Gallery is this way. At least for now, Li Leping has not come into contact with delivery people from higher floors, or is it because he is
A person who specializes in taking photos.
In other words, the Ghost Photo Studio currently does not have a mechanism like the post office that brings out the old and brings in the new.
In the ghost post office, the messenger above can deliver the message, so that the messenger below can avoid many detours.
However, in the ghost photo studio, Li Leping could only rely on the bits of information he discovered during his contact with the supernatural to slowly speculate on the mechanism of the photo studio.
"Forget it, ask He Xueyan, it's time to see if there is any news from Gu Li."
As soon as we said goodbye to the ghost photo studio, several days passed like this.
Although this period of time was short, too many things happened.
The first contact with Annan Nightclub, then various encounters in the old city, then being ambushed in Longjing Garden, killing Su Hong and Wu Wu, and then dealing with the mysterious female corpse midway, and finally went around in a circle,
I returned to Mingyue Community, and while dealing with the Menggui District, I came into contact with an old antique who lived during the Republic of China.
All of this happened in this short period of time, less than a week.
All the things were connected one after another and were closely intertwined, making it difficult for Li Leping to deal with one thing, and another thing immediately came over.
As all kinds of things piled up, Li Leping's pressure was of course extremely heavy, and he was even so overwhelmed that he could hardly breathe in many cases.
He had not closed his eyes to rest for several days. Even though as a ghost controller, his physical fitness was far better than that of ordinary people, his body could not withstand such torture.
But there is no way, things never go as expected.
Li Leping knew that he couldn't stop yet.
Now, although the internal situation in Okawa City has been temporarily stabilized, there is still a sharp blade from the Ghost Photo Gallery hanging on his head.
This is a mysterious existence that he has to face head-on.
He wanted to figure out the reason and purpose of this photo studio's existence.
Now, with the success of filming the sleepwalking ghost, Li Leping has also completed the third mission of the ghost photo studio.
Logically speaking, when he returns to the Ghost Photo Gallery this time, he should be able to go to the fourth floor.
But before that, Gu Li's whereabouts must be confirmed.
Whether he is dead or alive, whether he needs support or not, there must be news.
However, just when Li Leping took out his mobile phone and was about to dial the operator's number.
Suddenly.
He seemed to notice something, and the hand that took out the satellite phone froze in front of his chest.
He turned his head suddenly and looked behind him.
Something weird happened.
In front of me, the dirt roads in the old city are still so old and desolate.
But at this moment, after the bumpy dirt road extended for more than ten meters, a yellow mud path appeared at an unknown time, suddenly replacing the original dirt road, causing a discordant fault to be divided on the road.
This path is winding and winding, and it is obviously daytime now, but as you look deeper into the path, you will find that it is plunged into a mist-like darkness.
It was a strange place where even the sunlight could not penetrate even half of it, but in this darkness, several street lamps standing beside the yellow mud path were emitting dim light.
The lights were yellow and dim, and could not illuminate very far at all. They could only make the dim road have a few more lights, making it look even more depressing and dull.
And at the end of the darkness, a five-story building loomed in the fog, like a blurry projection, seeming to exist, but also like an illusion.
"Ghost photo studio?!"
Li Leping, who was extremely familiar with this scene, suddenly changed his expression at this moment.
The path leading to the ghost photo studio suddenly appeared, instantly catching Li Leping's attention.
There is no doubt that this is the way to the ghost photo studio.
He stood motionless, frowning, looking at the dim path, very surprised: "Why does the ghost photo studio appear here?!"
According to his exploration of the mechanism of the Ghost Photo Gallery, if he wants to return to the Ghost Photo Gallery after completing the mission, he should need the color photo in his hand.
The photo is both a key and a locator.
Only when you take out the photos and look at them for a period of time will the path to the ghost photo studio appear.
But why?
He obviously didn't take out the color photo of the Forgotten Ghost.
Why does the road to the ghost photo studio still appear?
It's simply unbelievable.
"The road leading to the Ghost Photo Gallery has appeared, and it seems to be urging me to go to the Ghost Photo Gallery."
Li Leping was in no hurry to leave.
"But this kind of ghost photo studio showing up on its own initiative has never happened before. Moreover, the shooting mission lasted for three months, and less than a week has passed now. Why did the ghost photo studio appear at this time?"
"Is it because I took the photos in advance?"
Li Leping glanced at the ghost camera hanging on his chest.
He believed that the appearance of the ghost photo studio was not a coincidence, because the time of its appearance was too precise. It happened to be just a few minutes after he took the picture of the sleepwalking ghost, and the ghost photo studio appeared within a few minutes.
"However, this has not happened since we completed the filming mission before."
Li Leping thought hard, but couldn't come up with an answer at this time.
The thing happened too suddenly, without any warning, and the intelligence information was so pitiful that he was not allowed to think about it at all.
"Maybe it's because the ghost photo studio's control has worsened, or maybe it's because I'm about to go from the third floor to the fourth floor, so the original operating mechanism of the ghost photo studio decided to recall me immediately?"
Li Leping thought about it again.
"But, is there anything special about going from the third floor to the fourth floor?"
at this time.
His eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at the dim path.
He felt that the winding path in front of him seemed to be getting closer and closer to him.
This was not an illusion, but the ghost photo studio was gradually approaching him.
To a certain extent, he has been targeted by the ghost photo studio.
There is no way to escape. The ghost photo studio does not exist in reality, but it can appear anywhere in reality. Unless you are the top ghost controller, you may be able to open the ghost realm to a certain extent.
Temporarily avoid being chased by the ghost photo studio, and this avoidance is only temporary, because no one can keep the ghost realm open all the time.
"Let's go in first. Judging from this situation, if I don't go to the photo studio along the way, it will definitely trigger some kind of danger."
This ghost photo studio is not a haggling businessman, and it does not have any kindness to its delivery people.
That eerie building, rather than directly violating the rules, Li Leping decided to follow the rules first, which might allow him to dig out more information.
Without any further hesitation, he stepped out and embarked on this winding path.
Soon, as the distance quickly shortened, there seemed to be interference from some kind of supernatural force, and there seemed to be ripples in the air.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Li Leping's figure disappeared among the ripples, and he completely stepped onto this dim path.
Looking back, what I saw was no longer the deserted old city street, but a deep darkness with no end in sight.
There was still the familiar darkness all around. It seemed like it was shrouded in black mist. Nothing could be seen, and no living person could be seen.
However, this is not the first time Li Leping has come to the ghost photo studio, and this is not the first time he has encountered this phenomenon. It is nothing to be alarmed about.
In his eyes, the most terrifying thing is not that there is no change, but that there is a sudden change that is beyond his understanding.
It didn't take long.
Li Leping stood in front of the wooden door of the Ghost Photo Gallery again.
The door stood tall, but it exuded a rotten smell of rotten wood. The surface of the door seemed to have been eaten by insects and was uneven, as if if you pushed it casually, this dilapidated door would be knocked down together with the threshold.
"Don't you want to go in?"
Suddenly.
A magnetic male voice sounded from behind.
"Gu Li?"
When he turned around, he saw a very handsome face.
Excellent facial features, pale skin, and a smile at the corner of his mouth always give people a feeling of being terminally ill but pretending to be strong, just like plum blossoms in frost and snow, still standing despite being blown by the cold wind.
"We haven't seen each other for four days or five days?"
Gu Li stood behind Li Leping, the distance between them was only half a meter, and he also said hello at this moment.
"you are still alive?"
Li Leping asked this question very simply, Quan was obviously concerned about Gu Li.
His eyes looked up and down at Gu Li, especially lingering for a long time on Gu Li's hand that was extremely pale and as slender as a woman's.
Gu Li seemed to have arrived in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to put on the black gloves he used to cover his right hand.
"That's what you said..."
Gu Li could tell that Li Leping was asking how he was doing, but this straightforward statement still made him twitch.