Dong Xie was sitting in a Starbucks coffee shop near the bank where his cousin Yu Li worked.
The location of this store is very good, with both outdoor and indoor seating. Because it is located in the downtown business district, many white-collar workers sit here to drink coffee.
He picked up his phone and checked the time. It would soon be lunch break at the bank where his cousin worked.
Along the way, he thought for a long time, but he just couldn't figure out who the other party was.
Of course, relatives can be completely ruled out. Even if they are distant relatives, he should have received news of such a vicious case long ago. And Dong Xie's social circle is not wide. Perhaps because he was bullied many times during his student days, he became even less good at it.
In terms of social communication, I have lost contact with all my former classmates. During college, I only had contact with Zhao Qishan, Tang Yun and others. Among the girls, there is no one I have contact with except Xie Ruoni, and I believe that even if they meet again, they will probably not recognize each other.
Come on. After graduating from college, he has been a professional online writer and has no colleagues he knows in real life. Even his editor is a man.
So... are they apartment residents? This seems to be the most reasonable explanation at present. However, in the recent Scarlet Meetings, no one has disappeared. Generally speaking, several floor representatives will be selected at the meeting and they will go back to discuss the matter.
Each resident communicates the spirit of the meeting. If someone is missing, Qin Ziyuan and Mo Yuan will receive the news soon. Especially the new residents will be closely monitored to prevent them from doing anything irrational.
Do you need to tell Mo Yuan and the others about this matter? However, the incident of Mu Ziyi has somewhat damaged Dong Xie's trust in Mo Yuan. Mo Yuan has been hiding such a big thing from himself until now, which makes him feel uncomfortable.
You must know that Mu Ziyi can be said to be a time bomb in the apartment. Once detonated, the consequences will be disastrous. Every resident has the right to know this matter. With this precedent, it is difficult for Dong Xie to guarantee whether Mo Yuan will still hide it from him.
What happened.
And...don't say? No matter what you don't say, there must be an object behind it. In other words, he cannot tell a certain person or a certain group of people about something. If the apartment is involved, then the murderer of that woman
, it must be an evil spirit. Her death is simply like an evil spirit trying to silence her.
"She wanted to take a taxi to come to me and tell me something very important, and she knew that I was a regular customer of the egg cake stall owner. Before she died, she wanted the egg cake stall owner to tell me something
important things."
The egg cake stall owner may tell the police that he is the dong xie. However, under the influence of the apartment, the police will not come to him for questioning. There is no need to worry about this. But instead, he hopes that the police will come to him.
There must be information that he doesn't know about.
"Although the person is dead, she only has no head. The body is well preserved. Fingerprints and DNA can be compared, so maybe her identity can be found." Dong Xie began to think about how to obtain information from the police:
"Although there are some ways, if I act rashly and make the police suspect that I am the murderer, it will be troublesome. Although the apartment can influence the police, this influence is limited."
"Dong Xie, I'm sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?"
At this time, he heard his cousin's voice, and when he looked back, it was his cousin Yu Li.
Yu Li sat opposite Dong Xie and said, "Sorry, the bank is too busy..."
"It's okay. I didn't sit here for long. What do you want to drink?"
"whatever."
So Dong Xie went to the counter first and ordered two sandwiches and two skim lattes. After paying, he took the receipt, walked back to his seat, sat down, and asked: "Cousin, what do you want to tell me?"
Dong Xie looked nervous and his hands were waving unnaturally on the table.
Yu Li looked even more embarrassed than Dong Xie. She cleared her throat and said, "Well, Dong Xie, I was actually troubled for a long time not long ago. I didn't know how to tell you about this matter. After all, the whole thing
, it’s so ridiculous, I feel so unreal now.”
Her words made Dong Xie feel that something was wrong the more he listened to it. It also made the uneasy premonition in his heart become stronger.
"Go ahead, cousin. Even if you tell me that there are evil spirits in this world, I will believe it."
Hearing this, Yu Li looked shocked, and she moved towards the table and said, "Dong Xie, you don't know what I want to say to you, do you?"
Is it...really?
Dong Xie subconsciously licked his lips to relieve his uneasiness. He felt even more nervous now than when he performed the Scarlet Letter, and he had no idea what his cousin would say to him.
"How do I know, cousin, stop being so secretive and tell me!"
"Okay... I understand. Listen well, Dong Xie. Do you still remember the night I kept vigil for grandma?"
"Well, remember, what's wrong?" Dong Xie nodded. Yu Li's grandmother is also Dong Xie's grandmother.
"I found a photo. Well, Dong Xie, listen to me first. When I saw this photo, I asked my dad first. Grandma was in great trouble because of the death of my aunt, your mother.
Sadness. When your mother took you to Nileloga Paradise, she took a lot of photos with her camera. Later, when grandma was sorting out her belongings, she saved the camera, but she never dared to develop the photos inside.
, I’m afraid of seeing things and missing people.”
When he heard "Nileloga Paradise", Dong Xie's heartbeat began to accelerate rapidly.
At this time, his whole body began to tremble, and he felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
"Grandma, she..."
At this moment, someone called from the counter: "No. 412, your coffee and sandwiches are ready!"
"Go on, cousin, how is grandma?" Dong Xie couldn't care less about coffee sandwiches now, he was extremely anxious.
Yu Li put her hands on the table and clasped them together tightly, biting her lips. After five seconds, she answered: "Do you remember when grandma started to lose consciousness?"
"This...I remember it was the twentieth anniversary of my mother's death, right?"
"I heard from my dad that my grandma thought that one day she might print out the photos inside, so she developed the film and sealed it for storage. On the twentieth anniversary of my aunt's death, she planned to print out the photos inside.
After all, that was the last image of my aunt left in this world. Grandma did it all by herself, without the help of others. As a result, that night, grandma came back alone and put the developed photos in the album.
She became very weird. She had a high fever the next day and it never went away. When the fever finally subsided a week later, she started talking nonsense and became confused. This state lasted until her death."
Dong Xie immediately remembered that on the day his grandmother died, she suddenly had a flashback, sat up directly, and then said to himself: "Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!" Then he stopped breathing.
Then, Yu Li took out a photo.
"Now that I think about it, the reason why grandma got a fever is probably because of this photo. I found this photo among her belongings the night I kept vigil for her."
In the photo, it is Dong Xie and his mother standing in front of the vampire castle in Nileloga Paradise, but behind them...
Dong Xie quickly stood up!
Behind them, stood a man with a pale face, no pupils, a translucent body, and nothing below his knees!
"It's the same as the photo of Hawaii that you posted on WeChat." Yu Yan also stood up and said: "I also checked this old photo, and it was definitely not photoshopped, not to mention that there was no photoshop technology at that time.
Dong Xie, I was thinking, would you like to find a temple to drive away evil spirits?"
Dong Xie picked up the photo with trembling hands and stared at the evil spirit whose body was like smoke, and his eyes could almost spit out flames.
At this time, the waiter came to the table with coffee and sandwiches and said to them: "Well, sir and madam, the coffee you ordered..."
"It is indeed it..."
The waiter was frightened by Dong Xie's eyes. After putting down his coffee and sandwich, he quickly walked away.
He clutched the photo in front of him and said to Yu Li: "Cousin, can you give me this photo first?"
"Yes, it's okay..."
"Okay, cousin, I'm leaving first... I'll call you later!"
Then, Dong Xie grabbed the photo and rushed out of the cafe!
He took out his mobile phone and quickly dialed Dong Ning's number. After the call was connected, he said loudly: "Ah Ning! Are you in the apartment? OK, listen to me, don't leave, I'll be back now! I have important things,