The light of the flashlight swept past, and there was even a hint of bright red in Lu Jian's field of vision. He hurriedly turned the flashlight back, and when it shined on the safe passage door, there was no sign of anyone.
He tried to recall the person's appearance and clothing, but he could vaguely tell that it was a woman, and the clothes on her body were not like today's fashion.
Lu Tiao took the crowbar and walked towards the safe passage door.
Directly above the security passage was the control room. The mannequins were still looking into the theater hall. Lu Tiao came here and saw a newspaper on the ground.
He poked the newspaper with a crowbar and hooked it over.
Picking up the newspaper, Lu Jian confirmed that it was a normal Jiangcheng Evening News.
However, this Jiangcheng Evening News was from more than 20 years ago.
Lu Jian used a flashlight as a light source and stood to read the newspaper.
"...At the time of the fire, Jiangcheng Grand Theater was rehearsing for its annual performance, and performers including Du Danping and theater-related people were present. It is reported that the fire originated from the equipment in the backstage. A short circuit in the equipment caused the fire.
But the possibility of man-made arson cannot be ruled out."
The above is an investigative report on the fire at the Jiangcheng Grand Theater. At that time, the Internet was not developed yet, and there were no online police intelligence reports like today. Investigative reports on many incidents were released by newspapers.
Of course, these reports are not necessarily true and detailed. For example, the article in Lu Tian's hand seems to have some vagueness and speculation.
Turning over a page, "Jiangcheng Evening News" became "Jiangcheng Weekly". This was an entertainment-oriented weekly in Jiangcheng. It closed down a few years ago. Lu Tian also caught a glimpse of this weekly when he was looking up information in the library.
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"...According to people familiar with the matter, Du Danping was rumored to have an affair with Song Yunyan, the daughter of the chairman of Jiangcheng Industrial. There may be a hidden secret behind the fire. According to information provided by relevant personnel, the relationship between Du Danping and Song Yunyan was under attack."
Due to the opposition of the Song family, the two tried to elope but were stopped..."
The report in this weekly magazine has the flavor of celebrity gossip. It even insinuates that Du Danping and Song Yunyan wanted to elope and fake their own deaths, which led to the fire. They almost pointed at the late Du Danping.
He did it.
"...This accident resulted in five deaths and 16 injuries. Musician Du Danping was unfortunately killed in this accident..."
The newspaper turned another page, and it turned into a black and white accident investigation report from "Jiangcheng Daily".
Lu Tan read the last line and continued to read.
At this time, he saw that the words on the newspaper became densely packed.
No, that's not a report at all, that's a curse.
"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!"
Vicious, dark, like words written in coagulated blood are all over the newspaper.
Moreover, when Lu Tiao took a closer look, the words seemed to be squirming, like ants crawling towards the outside of the newspaper, and seemed to be about to crawl into Lu Tiao's hand.
When these words come into contact with the skin, they seem to be imprinted on it, penetrate into the pores, and leave a permanent mark.
No one knows whether these words will occupy the entire body if they continue to climb!
Feeling an itch, Lu Tiao immediately dropped the newspaper in his hand.
Snap——
The newspaper fell to the ground and quickly turned into a cloud of ashes.
Lu Tian checked his hand. The words clinging to it just now seemed like an illusion and there were no traces. He subconsciously checked the newspaper again.
But he discovered that at the door, there was a pair of feet of a woman wearing red high heels!
"!"
Lu Tiao raised his flashlight and saw that the emergency passage was empty. No one was there.
"...It seems like the ghost here wants me to investigate the truth of that year?"
he thought.
Maybe this female ghost in red is Song Yunyan? She was killed by Du Danping and suffered injustice, so she hopes someone can reveal the truth?
The other party provided him with clues and showed no signs of harming him. It seemed that the danger level was not that high.
Lu Tiao secretly summarized the clues.
"The accident happened in the equipment in the background, and the cause was a short circuit, but people can also make arrangements in advance to cause a similar situation."
"Du Danping and Song Yunyan do seem to have a very good relationship. The woman who appeared in the video was originally called Song Yunyan?"
"The report said that the two people's elopement failed before, so this time they wanted to cause a fire and fake death to escape, but they failed, and the fake death turned into real death?"
"Maybe the performer is Du Danping, and his ghost is also bound here, playing music every night?"
Lu Tan thought a lot and decided to go backstage to have a look.
It's now past eight o'clock. Apart from the weird mannequin doll, Lu Jian has not found any trace of the performer. Maybe it needs some means to trigger it.
Thinking of the disasters that would occur once a box is opened in those horror movies, Lu Tiao smiled to himself.
"It's not my style to take such a proactive approach to death."
He stepped onto the stage again and walked towards the backstage.
Da da da——
The sound of footsteps echoed in the theater hall. As he walked, Lu Tiao suddenly felt something was wrong.
This footsteps sounds like it belongs to more than one person!
He stopped immediately.
Da da da——
However, the footsteps did not stop.
Lu Tiao looked back and saw nothing.
It was as if someone Lu Jian couldn't see was following behind him wearing leather shoes.
After two seconds, the footsteps suddenly stopped.
He continued forward and came to the dilapidated backstage, where the fire occurred, which was the most severely damaged. The wooden structure was charred, and the cement behind was stained black.
The entire backstage was filled with an indescribable smell of burnt and putrid smell, which even made Lu Jian wonder whether the smell was real or if it was some kind of supernatural hallucination.
Wherever the flashlight shines, you can see some mannequin dolls. These dolls have melted due to the high temperature and are integrated with the ground and walls, which looks quite strange.
Maybe, these are not dolls?
"It's impossible. The police must have cleared the scene at that time and there would be no bodies left behind."
Lu Tan put aside those unreasonable imaginations. The further he walked inside, the more he felt the surroundings getting hotter.
It should have been a slightly cool night, but Lu Jian was so hot that he was sweating.
It's like... surrounded by flames.
Lu Tiao relied on the architectural design drawings and descriptions from relevant reports that he had memorized to reach the equipment where the accident occurred backstage.
He saw that the equipment was an old-fashioned electric switch that controlled light switches. This kind of electric switch was not very safe. If it deteriorated seriously after being used for a long time, accidents could easily occur.
Since the theater was built many years ago and has been in constant use, the circuit equipment has not had time to be replaced with the latest ones.
"It should be that the fuse failed to blow out in time after the electric switch was short-circuited, and then the electric spark ignited the props next to it. By the time it was discovered, the fire was already very strong?"
Lu Tan recalled the investigation report in the newspaper and scanned down the line with his flashlight.
Immediately, he saw a crooked mannequin doll, most of its body had melted, and only its upper body remained humanoid, lying on the circuit.
However, the face of the model doll is not as flat as others, but the facial features can be clearly distinguished!