"What happened?!" I asked anxiously, my heart trembling.
Although Aunt Liu and I are not related by blood, she has no children of her own and has treated me as her own child since she was a child. I also regard her as my godmother, so I was very anxious when I heard that something happened to her.
"A few days ago, the village chief of Tongjia Village called and said that his family had built a new house. Weird things happened after moving in. He wanted you, Aunt Liu, to come and have a look. For the sake of our old friendship, you, Aunt Liu,
I agreed to him, but there was no news for several days..."
"I couldn't contact her at all. Then I had no choice but to call Village Chief Tong directly. He said that your Aunt Liu was missing... I also called the police, but she couldn't be found. I was about to leave for Tongjia Village today to see her.
look…"
"Something strange happened? What strange thing happened?" I asked.
"I don't know. Aunt Liu didn't explain it to me in detail, but from her point of view, this matter was quite difficult, so she left in a hurry and didn't bother to explain anything..."
Just when I was confused, my mother seemed to suddenly think of something and said:
"By the way, I remembered that before you left, your Aunt Liu seemed to be mumbling something. I couldn't hear it clearly. It seemed like she was talking about a carpenter..."
"Carpenter? What carpenter?"
"Hey...I don't know..."
I could hear the uneasiness in my mother's voice. She and Aunt Liu have been sisters for many years, and it's not an ordinary relationship.
I know about Tongjia Village. It is only a few dozen miles away from my hometown. I also know about the village chief Tong. He is also middle-aged and widowed. He has always had thoughts about Aunt Liu, but Aunt Liu has never taken him seriously.
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Thinking of this, I said to my mother:
"Mom, just stay at home and don't go anywhere. I used to go to Tongjia Village a lot when I was a kid. I'm familiar with the place. I'll go there and have a look tomorrow!"
"You...are you okay?" Mom asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, your son's abilities have grown a lot during this period. Besides, I'm also worried about Aunt Liu. I have to go there no matter what."
My mother was silent for a while and finally agreed with me.
After hanging up the phone, I immediately changed my ticket, and then called Yan Shiting and Xu Yiyi to tell them that I couldn't take them back this time. The two girls were also very reasonable and didn't say anything more after warning me.
No complaints whatsoever.
I hesitated whether to tell Master, but finally thought about it and let it go. He has been in poor health recently, so I'd better try not to disturb him.
The next day, I took the train and after a few hours of wandering, I arrived at Wanxian, a small county near Tongjia Village.
After passing Wanxian County, it was only a few kilometers away from Tongjia Village. My master taught me before that when I come to a new place, the best time to observe whether it is clean is at night, so I decided to stay in Wanxian County until night
, and then walk on the mountain road into Tongjia Village, maybe you will find something.
I looked up at the sun above my head and felt that it was still early, so I found a small hotel on the street and went in. The owner of the hotel was a fat man with big ears. When he saw me coming in, he was very enthusiastic.
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But when I heard that I was only staying for half a day, my originally enthusiastic face suddenly turned cold.
"Half a day? How can anyone stay for a half day?"
"What? Can't you do it here? Then I'll go to another place and ask." After saying that, I turned around and left.
As a result, he was stopped by the boss after only a few steps. He said reluctantly with a bulging belly:
"Business is not easy to do, so just take half a day..."
After saying that, he checked me in. After paying the money, he threw me a room card and said without raising his head:
"Second floor, the easternmost room."
I smiled slightly and ignored him, but a black rope on his wrist caught my attention. It is rare to see bracelets made of black rope these days.
I didn't think much about it, I just took my room card and went to the second floor. To be honest, the environment was too bad, but I didn't complain because it was cheap.
I walked along the dim corridor to the door of the easternmost room. Looking at the mottled door, I shook my head helplessly. As a result, the corner of my eye accidentally glanced at what seemed to be a puddle of gray-white stuff on the ground at the door...
Curious, I bent down and took a closer look.
"Ashes?"
I murmured, why are there so many incense ash at the door? I muttered in my heart...
Although I was confused, I didn't think too much, so I stood up and took out my room key card to open the door. At this moment, a hand suddenly unknowingly put on my shoulder...
My whole body trembled, and I hurriedly looked back and saw a cleaning lady in white overalls. She looked to be in her fifties. She was looking at me with wide eyes and a gloomy face. I don’t know why, I was so taken aback by her.
Look, I suddenly felt a little scared in my heart.
"Auntie, are you okay?" I asked politely.
"It's nothing, it's just that this room...the door is a little dirty, I...will help you clean it..."
The cleaning lady spoke in a very low voice and her throat was a little hoarse, so it was difficult for me to hear her.
After saying that, she took a broom to clean the ash at the door of the room. Before leaving, she turned back and said,
"Young man, the security of this hotel is not very good. Remember, if someone knocks on the door, don't open the door... don't open the door..."
I always felt that the cleaning lady was a bit too arrogant, but after all, she was kind-hearted, so I responded perfunctorily, then opened the door and walked into the room.
As soon as I walked into the room, a musty smell immediately entered my mouth and nose, which made me feel uncomfortable. I hurriedly opened the window to ventilate it, but found that the window was blocked by a building, and the sunlight could not shine in at all.
.
This made me feel very unhappy, and I couldn't help but curse my boss for being a profiteer.
The room is not big, and the furniture is very basic. Fortunately, I only stayed for half a day, so it was manageable.
After driving for a long time, I felt tired and sleepy, so I threw myself on the bed to take a nap without thinking...
I don’t know how long it took, but just when I was about to fall asleep, I suddenly felt a little cold, so I subconsciously reached out to pull the quilt on the bed, and when I pulled it, it seemed like I touched something...
When people feel sleepy, they don't even bother to open their eyes. I was in this state at this time, so I closed my eyes and rubbed the thing back and forth with my hands. As a result, with this rubbing, I suddenly felt that the thing looked like
A human head!
All the hairs on my body suddenly stood up!
"Is there someone lying next to me?!"
My sleepiness suddenly disappeared. I jumped out of bed with a start, turned around and looked around, but there was nothing around me!
I took a few deep breaths, thinking that I might be having a nightmare because I was too tired...
After calming down a little, I lay down on the bed again, and then slowly closed my eyes. But at this moment, there was a strange sound outside the door. The sound was vague and vague, which made people feel uneasy.
, so I pricked up my ears and listened carefully,
"Ding...ding...ding..."
It seemed like someone was in the corridor outside the door... tapping the bowl with chopsticks...
"Ding...ding...ding..."
I frowned, slowly got up and got out of bed, tiptoed to the door, and pressed my ear tightly against the door...
"Bang...bang...bang!"
Suddenly, the crisp sound of knocking on the bowl turned into a rude sound of banging on the door!