The moment I pulled the drawer, I was so frightened that I took three steps back.
It’s Zhao Mouse!
Zhao Xiaoxiao, why did he die?
When did this happen?
It's terribly cold here, visible to the naked eye, and there is a trace of white air surrounding the iron cabinet.
"Don't panic...don't panic..."
I kept telling myself not to be afraid and calm down.
Bravely, I took two steps forward and looked inside again.
I saw... Zhao Xiaoshou's face was pale, his mouth was wide open, and there were dried blood stains on the corners of his mouth.
There is no tongue in his mouth.
It looked like it had been cut off with a knife.
The scene before me scared me so much that I ran out and leaned against the wall, gasping for air.
It was already late at night, and the voltage of the lights hanging on the roof of the corridor was unstable, flickering on and off.
I have been digging graves all year round, and I have seen many dead people in coffins, so I must be braver than normal people. After gasping for breath for two minutes outside the door, I went in again.
Pull out Daowazi's cabinet again.
I pinched his mouth open with my hands, and then I was horrified to find that Daowazi's tongue had also been cut off!
Then I looked at Mr. Xu, and opened several other vintage cabinets one after another.
I don't know any of these people, but without exception, they all have one thing in common.
No tongue!
I felt fear in my heart and felt a chill on my back.
Who did this?
Where did the tongues of these corpses go?
There was a corner at the end of the freezer, and it was very dark. I lit a lighter for lighting and walked over step by step.
There is no one here in the corner, but there is a strange wardrobe.
I could tell at a glance that this thing was old and from the Qing Dynasty.
This cabinet stands against the wall and is a head taller than me. It has a mortise-and-tenon structure, and the surface is painted with black raw lacquer. The raw lacquer is dull and is not used by furniture makers. In the past, this kind of black raw lacquer was often used to paint coffins.
The cabinet doors, including the beams, are engraved with patterns.
I took a quick glance and saw that in addition to the conch cover and the fish intestines in the flower pot, there were also carvings of the Eight Immortals.
I pulled it open with my hand and found that it couldn't be opened. It turned out that the old cabinet had been modified and a lock had been installed.
After finding the keyhole, I tried to open it with the master key. It turned out that the master key was useless for this kind of cabinet door and could not be opened at all.
At this time, I walked to the right side of the black cabinet, held up a lighter to illuminate it, and looked up.
There is a red rope hanging down here, and at the end of the red rope hangs a rectangular wooden sign with three characters painted in red paint.
"Shou Geng Cabinet."
Shougeng cabinet? What kind of furniture is this?
What is it used for? I've never heard of such a thing.
How did Zhao Mouse die?
Why are the tongues missing from those corpses?
My heart was racing. There must be some unknown secret hidden here on the fourth floor.
At half past two, I secretly opened the door of Mr. Qin and Laosi's room and met them.
"Why is it so late today? It's almost three o'clock!" Mr. Qin complained when they met.
I explained that something happened just now and I was delayed.
Master Qin put on his shoes and whispered: "Hurry up, Fourth Brother, go upstairs first and send this guy down."
After last time, we hid all the tools on the roof.
After a while, we started to work.
I was digging in the dirt on the playground, always thinking about the freezer.
Since the surface layer of frozen soil had been removed, and the three of us cooperated tacitly, I dug quickly. It only took about an hour and a half to complete the task of ten buckets of soil.
This time the escape tunnel grew another five meters.
After finishing cleaning up, Mr. Li waved to me at the window and motioned for me to come up quickly.
I immediately returned his gesture, meaning it wasn't safe for everyone to stay here. You should go back to the house first and don't wait for me.
At four o'clock in the morning, people are most likely to feel sleepy at this time. I plan to take a risk and explore the basement for a second time.
