Lin Mo was not kept waiting for too long. Soon, the door of unit 4 was opened, and the old man's figure appeared at the door of the building. Through the gap in the door, Lin Mo saw what was going on inside.
"It's definitely not a power outage."
There was still a little light in the corridor. This light was not an emergency light, but an elevator indicator light.
When he saw the indicator light, Lin Mo understood that there was no power outage in this community, but it happened that in such a community, without power outage, it almost turned dark in an instant, like this
The weirdness made Lin Mo confused.
This is definitely not a special custom. After all, Lin Mo is from Maple City, so of course he has some understanding of Maple City's customs.
What about turning off the lights at a scheduled time?
Stop dreaming. This is not a school. How come there is a rule to turn off the lights at eleven o'clock? Moreover, the switches in each household are not together. Unless the main switch is directly turned off, there is no way to turn off the lights in the whole building.
The lights are turned off at the same time.
But if you want to turn off all the lights in the entire community, you will probably directly destroy the power grid.
It is completely unnecessary, and it seems that there is no need to do that here. Everyone seems to know the rules here and will quietly turn out the lights at eleven o'clock in the evening.
It's just the behavior of these two old people that made Lin Mo a little confused.
I watched the old man groping around in the dark with a basket on his back. What he held in his other hand was not a candle, but a small paper lantern.
The lantern was covered with layers of paper, and the light was so weak that it could only pass through the holes at the upper and lower ends and illuminate a small area. The old man's steps were very slow, but he was quite steady.
, and there was no hesitation at all because of the light.
"Where on earth is she going?"
Lin Mo followed the old man quietly. Lin Mo, who had merged into the black shadow, was not worried about being discovered by the old man. The power of the black shadow was used to conceal himself. In this darkness, almost no one could detect it.
Lin Mo.
Although the old lady behaved strangely, she still did not have the ability to detect Lin Mo's presence.
At least, judging from the old man's behavior, the other party did not notice that there was anyone following him. Of course, Lin Mo still kept a bit of vigilance in his heart. He could not believe that the other party had actually discovered him and was just pretending not to know anything.
People who can live to this age have seen too many things. If you just regard them as a simple and kind old man without any evil intentions, you will underestimate their many years of experience.
Moreover, an old man who has been able to pretend to be crazy for several years is not a simple person no matter how you look at him.
The old man is holding the small lamp
The cage was walking slowly on the road in the community. The buildings on both sides were dark. The residents here seemed not to know that there would be people walking in the community at this time.
Lin Mo followed the old man's footsteps and his eyes wandered from window to window. He did not see anyone standing at the window to check the situation outside.
There are many residents in the garden community, but it seems like a dead place at this time. The tall buildings hidden in the darkness are like huge coffins made up of countless coffins. All the people inside seem to be dead.
Already dead.
Silent and deserted, there was not even the slightest sound of wind around. The fallen branches were like the hair of a dead person, hanging loosely there.
The ground was dark, and there was not much light around. The only light was in the hands of the old man in front. Lin Mo walked in quietly and saw the paper lantern in the old man's hand.
After seeing the paper lantern, the expression on Lin Mo's face was very strange. It was a black paper lantern.
From ancient times to the present, there are mainly several types of lanterns commonly used, red lanterns, white lanterns, those flower lanterns that appear at fairs, and the kind of lanterns used for lighting in ancient times.
But basically no one has ever seen a black lantern.
Lanterns were originally used for lighting, but later, white lanterns and red lanterns were often used to enhance the atmosphere. Lanterns mainly used the light to illuminate the patterns painted on the lanterns, using colorful lantern papers.
Enhance the joyful atmosphere.
Black is inherently opaque, and things covered by black cloth are often difficult to see through with light, because light will be absorbed by the black thing.
However, Lin Mo not only saw a paper lantern in this situation, but also a black lantern.
The old man holding the black lantern looked a little swaying in this pitch-black environment. The holes at the upper and lower ends illuminated the sky and the ground, making him the only figure in this completely dark environment.
A beam of light penetrates the darkness.
That beam of light seemed to connect heaven and earth, making the old man a very special being in this community.
The old man's footsteps echoed on the road, still as before, neither fast nor slow, but very rhythmic. The basket straddled by the old man's arm swayed gently with the old man's movements.
Lin Mo followed the old lady without saying a word, and hiding in the shadows, he could not make a sound.
"What exactly does this old lady want to do? Looking at the direction she is heading, she is heading towards the entrance of the community. Could it be that she wants to leave the Garden Community at this time?"
The old man was walking towards the entrance of the community. The darkness and silence around him did not affect the old man's speed at all. She did not feel fear, nor did she suspect any danger hidden in the darkness.
"It's so strange. What's the explanation for this black lantern?"
Lin Mo didn't think that the black lantern the old man was carrying was out of boredom. After all, no matter how boring he was, he wouldn't do such a thing. He could see that the old man had some difficulty carrying the basket with one arm, but the other party did not change hands.
the meaning of.
There should be a lot of things in the basket, which was relatively heavy for the old man, but the other party had no intention of putting down the black lantern.
Since it has not been put down and is still held in hand, it means that this black lantern must have something special about it.
As for what is so special, Lin Mo still can't figure it out, but since the old lady walked out alone when the community was completely dark and everyone was hiding at home, it means that this old man is one of the people in the garden community.
A very special existence.
"It's better to watch slowly, you should still be able to find something."
Lin Mo slowly followed the old lady and soon arrived at the entrance of the Garden Community.
The security room was where the other old man stayed. The old lady did not slow down at all and walked out of the gate of the community at the same speed. The security guard did not come out to stop her or ask questions.
This made Lin Mo slightly curious, and he subconsciously glanced inside the security room. Lin Mo saw another black paper lantern.
This black lantern is different from the paper lantern in the old lady's hand. The black paper lantern held by the old lady has two holes on the top and bottom, but the paper lantern placed in the security room is tighter.
The black paper lantern seemed to be covered with a piece of black paper. It was pitch black, with only a few extremely weak lights shining through a few holes.
It only emits a vague halo, making it impossible to see clearly what is going on in the room.
Lin Mo saw that there seemed to be a person in the corner of the room. That person had his back to the door where the security guard was. Judging from his figure, he should be the old man from the security room whom Lin Mo saw earlier.
"Why is he sitting with his back to the door? Is he worried about seeing something?"
"What does this black paper lantern mean? Why should we place such a black paper lantern in the room?"
Lin Mo frowned. The old security guard didn't make any movement. There was no point in continuing to watch.
Focusing on the black paper lantern in the old lady's hand, Lin Mo began to think about the meaning of this paper lantern in this garden community.
"Does every household have a black paper lantern? Or are these paper lanterns only available to special people?"
"What is the connection between this old security guard and the crazy old lady?"