"Run Li, I will help you to investigate that person named Gu Jin. I will go to the suburbs with Ah Jing to find Mr. Ning."
This morning, Run An got up very early, and even dressed up and washed up, and even wore a tie, which was rare. Run Li thought that he was going to attend some formal banquet, but when he heard that it turned out that He wanted to go out with Ren Jing, so he smiled and said, "Brother, didn't you still call me Miss Ren before? Why is it changed to 'A Jing' now?"
"Speak up...whatever you call love is your brother's freedom! Well, please, tell me immediately if you have a hunch. Well... by the way, in order to prevent the situation from happening last time, how about we agree on a secret sign? When the time comes When talking about a hunch, you must first say 'Black Peak', and then talk about the time limit."
As soon as Runli heard his words, she immediately remembered what happened last time, and shivered all over, thinking that the thing pretending to be herself had entered this house before, and she couldn't help but shudder. So she nodded hastily.
Before Run An left home, he specially told Run Li: "Remember, Run Li, you are only responsible for providing me with time data, absolutely, absolutely do not participate in any specific actions. I am really worried about you. For seven years, I have been trying my best to protect you."
protect you... keep you alive...
Runli looked at her brother's incomparably firm expression, as if she understood something, she nodded.
When they came downstairs, Ren Jing's car had been waiting there for a long time.
"I'm sorry, Ah Jing, you're late, right?" He opened the car door and apologized, but Ren Jing's reaction was not so much, but rather cheerful: "It's okay... I can see the person on my father's list today." There is the third person, and I expected to find him in another year or so. Think about it, it took me three years to find you brothers and sisters."
three years...
Run An suddenly felt that this was a terrible coincidence.
Ah Jing's mother was attacked by a ghost and died three years ago, and it was also three years ago that he and Runli moved to this city. The time coincides so well, is it really just a pure coincidence? And after Ah Jing's father disappeared, her grandfather bought her a house in this city...
Could it be that everything is manipulated by some kind of force? Could it be that the encounter between him and Ah Jing was not accidental? He couldn't help recalling the experience at her house a few days ago.
"After all, I was too naive. Ou Xueyan's death proves that we cannot use such meager supernatural powers to fight against those evil spirits. With mortal bodies and wisdom, we will only be manipulated by them. In the end, we will still be able to fight against evil spirits." Let the premonition unfold as scheduled. Therefore, improving the supernatural ability is the top priority at present. I will take you to the basement."
Then, Ren Jing brought Run An to the basement of her house, where it was unimaginably spacious, about two-thirds the size of a football field. There are various rooms in the basement. In some places there are strange instruments, while in others there are many medicines and reagents. The most exaggerated one is a room surrounded by mirrors. There, no matter where you look, you can see infinite figures of yourself. According to Ren Jing herself, if one day her psychic ability reaches a certain peak, she will be able to see something in her infinite self. That sounds really scary.
"Part of the construction of this basement is based on my father's notes, and part of it is based on the information I collected as a principle. However, most of the research has not yet come to fruition. In the past three years, my spiritual ability has not improved significantly. .But you are different, your physique is born, so you can play better than me."
First of all, I entered the room that looked like chemicals. There were test tubes, beakers, and alcohol lamps. It looked like a chemical laboratory, and there were many chemicals locked in the cabinet on the side.
"This is the potion I tried," she picked up a test tube and said, "I've already drank it. It's a potion that can improve supernatural abilities in a short period of time, but the effect is not obvious. In your body I don’t know. The principle is that drugs can be used to stimulate the potential genes of the body, and the undeveloped abilities of the body can be gradually... In fact, it is also based on science. For the mysterious existence of supernatural abilities, whether it is really effective or not? It needs to be verified, but there are no side effects yet. Do you want to consider drinking it? This is a relatively quick method, and it may show side effects in your body."
Run An frowned as he looked at the tube of green liquid, feeling nauseated continuously. Judging from her tone, she was not sure what the medicine would do, so she shook her head immediately: "Forget it, quick fixes usually cost a lot, so let's start from the basics."
"Okay...but you have to be mentally prepared."
Then, she led Run An into a room. In that room, there was almost nothing, only four corners, and there was a doll that seemed to be made of plastic, and it looked rough, with a completely expressionless face, and they all looked the same.
"I wanted to consider a wax figure, but the cost is relatively high, so I replaced it with a doll." She moved a chair and placed it in the center, and then said to Run An: "This method is provided in my father's notes. First, you sit On the chair, and then I will lock the door, the light switch in this room is outside, once I turn off the light, you will be in the dark. Then... you have to sit here in this posture, don't eat Don't drink... until you can hear the sound in the room. Once there is a sound and it is confirmed that it is from a corner, you shout loudly, because I have installed a bug in this room. If you turn on the light and find the position of the puppet If you move, it proves that your supernatural ability has been activated."
When Run An heard this, his face was almost pale. Isn't this waiting for hell in disguise
"I said... it's better to play Die Xian if you want to do this, isn't it very dangerous?"
"Then you can drink the medicine just now, choose one of the two..."
Run An looked at the room, not knowing which method was safer. But at this moment, thinking of Ou Xueyan's deformed and twisted corpse, and thinking of himself and his sister who would be in extreme danger in the future, he gritted his teeth. How can he care about which method is safer at this time? If you are afraid now, what should you do in the future? He clenched his fists and said, "Okay, I'll stay in this room...but will the doll really move?"
"I also tried it, and after about 20 hours, I heard a sound, and then I took the key to open the door automatically. As a result, the position of the puppet did move...I didn't lie to you, this is real."
It means that even Ren Jing, who is not born with a supernatural physique, can do it, so it is even more impossible for Run Dark to have problems? So he decided to accept it.
"Of course, I still have to tell you clearly that there is definitely a danger. I don't guarantee that you will be able to survive. If you die here, it means that your spiritual talent is nothing more than that. "
Why are these words so similar to those lines in Japanese anime during trials and tests
No matter what, Run An decided to accept it. If he did have psychic abilities, then he would definitely be able to do it.
Locked in this room surrounded by puppets, Run An's heart did skip a beat, but after about half an hour, he gradually calmed down.
Nothing to be afraid of... he comforted himself like this. In the past, I only knew how to escape blindly, so I was always played by fate. Now, only by going straight to the head can I get a glimmer of life.
yes... that's the only way...
Because the mobile phone was also taken away, there was no way to know the time around. This room was also very well built, not a single ray of light could penetrate, so even after such a long time, the surrounding area was still completely dark.
Run An's ears were always paying attention to the surroundings, even the sound of a needle falling on the ground would be noticed at this moment. However, all around was pure deathly silence.
Under the condition of being completely isolated from the outside world, he spent several hours unknowingly, and even started to feel sleepy, and he hadn't eaten or drank any water, and he was a little tired physically, not to mention the surroundings were dark, and his eyelids unexpectedly Started to fight desperately.
"Why, why do I feel sleepy... Really, I can't sleep..."
How did he know that it was already close to midnight outside, so it would be strange not to be sleepy. Although he tried his best to keep his eyes open and even moved his arms, the tiredness was not something human could resist. Soon, he was finally no match for the attacks of the sleepy bugs, and fell asleep completely.
I don't know how long it took. He rubbed his eyes and woke up, but...
He felt something pressing on him!
"I didn't expect you to be asleep at that time."
On the way to Ning Luo's house, Ren Jing did not forget to tease Run An.
"But if you wake up a few minutes later, maybe you won't be able to sit next to me right now."
Run An said with a bitter face: "It's really weird...I said that you didn't put that doll on me while I was asleep, did you?"
"Are you kidding? If that's the case, am I not afraid of waking you up? Besides, why would I do that?"
Although she knew that Run An didn't mean it seriously, Ren Jing still felt annoyed and funny. Run An felt a little more relaxed. Looking at the increasingly lush scenery outside the window, he said with emotion: "In the city, apart from high-rise buildings, you can't see the horizon at all. It's okay here in the suburbs. It hasn't been developed much. It’s also very fresh. Because this city is located in the coastal area, the fishing industry is also very developed. If it’s a farmer here, there may be very fresh seafood, maybe you can consider buying some back for Runli to taste.”
"I said you... you really don't feel nervous..."
For Ah Jing, it is a blessing to find a partner like him... She still remembers that day after the experiment in the doll room, when she was parting, she said to Run An, "I have something to ask you .”
"What? Tell me."
"From now on, we... will not only be a cooperative relationship, but also a partner who will live and die together. From now on, don't call me 'Miss Ren'. It sounds strange, and I don't feel like a partner. How about you...call me 'A Jing'? I haven't heard anyone call me that since my mother died and my father disappeared..."
"Well... okay, then, goodbye, Ah Jing!"
Run An readily agreed. Now he also understands Ah Jing's personality and has a good impression of her, so he is also willing to call her a partner. At the same time, he also made an appointment with her to meet Ning Luo. Originally, Run An planned to call first to talk to the other party, but he couldn't find the piece of paper with the phone number on it. It turned out that the editor who told him Ning Luo's address had also been dispatched to a branch office in another city. Therefore, I can only go directly to take the liberty of disturbing.
Ning Luo seems to be very interested in people with supernatural abilities, so he should also welcome Ah Jing when the time comes, right
Not far away is the house. After getting out of the car, he suddenly felt something was wrong. The house looked dilapidated, and the trees in the courtyard were all withered. He remembered that Ning Luo took great care of these plants. An ominous premonition began to rise in his heart.
Walking to the iron gate, he immediately found that the lock had been opened. Could it be a thief? But the more shocking thing was yet to come. He looked on the ground and discovered...
"Why, how could it be..." Ah Jing squatted down and looked at the trace.
"It should be... it was left yesterday, how could it be..."
The two quickly opened the door and rushed into the room. There was no one there, but that trace had been guiding them all along, and along this trace, they found its end... No, it should be said that the starting point is more appropriate.
"Look, there is an obvious handprint on it, because there is dust all around, only here it is not gathered. I also found out just now, there are a few broken spider webs from the door to the end of the corridor, and there are footprints on the ground, it can be seen that someone I have been here, and it should be the nearest. But... this trace... what is this bloodstain?"
The two were standing in front of the painting at the corner of the stairs at the moment. In the painting was a study room. Run An recognized it as a room in this house at a glance, and on the floor in the center of the study room, there was a puddle of blood. , that blood extended to the edge of the painting.
Readers should notice something is wrong, right? That's right, the female ghost that should have existed in the painting... is gone!
But even more terrifying is yet to come!
The bloodstains extending to the edge of the painting actually spread into reality! The bloodstain started from the frame, extended to the outside of the painting, and then followed the stairs to the gate! Moreover, the bloodstain vaguely formed the outline of a crawling person!
"ah!"
Suddenly Ah Jing hugged her head and squatted down, and then she felt her head buzzing, and then, the key words she had foreseen flashed in her mind.
"Ghost painting... Is ghost painting the key word this time?"
At the same time, Gu Jin was idly eating instant noodles at home. I went to that weird house yesterday, and now I feel extremely uncomfortable. I don’t need to go to the internship unit today, so I just stay at home alone. He was originally a student from other places, and his parents were not in this city. He rented this apartment by himself, and his parents would send money over every month.
"Really... If I knew it earlier, Tingyue really encouraged me to go, and said that this is the moment to experience a man's style. Who would go to that kind of gloomy house with nothing to do and have a man's style... Come on, come on, Don't you want to act cool in front of Xiaofeng, what age is it, and it's still so old-fashioned!"
After eating this instant noodles for a long time, the taste has become like chewing wax, but for him who lives alone in an apartment, this is the most labor-saving and cheapest food, and he also chooses many brands of instant noodles.
After swallowing the last noodle, he threw the instant noodle box on the ground and lay down on the bed. The room was as messy as a doghouse. The floor was full of old newspapers and napkins, and the bookshelves were also messy, full of comics and DVDs.
"Oh... It's rare to have a day off, and I don't know what to do. It's too cold to go out, and there are no good movies recently," he sighed from time to time, pinching the pile of stinky socks that hadn't been washed in three days on the bed.
"It's really inconvenient to live alone... If I knew I was renting an apartment, I would have found a roommate." Gu Jin thought about it, is there anyone in the apartment that he can share with him? He remembered that a few people also came from other places and couldn't find a house for the time being. They still live in the school dormitory, but it is not convenient to fetch water and take a shower there, and they have to queue up.
At this time, suddenly the phone rang. He immediately jumped up, looked around, and found the phone after about a minute from a pile of yellowed pocket books.
"Hey, who is it?"
"Gu Jin? I'm Luo Guangming."
"Oh, you, what's the matter? Do you want to ask me to play basketball? Yes..."
"What kind of basketball do you play, you can't catch the pass to you, maybe you can't be found among the crowd..."
Gu Jin immediately scolded into the microphone: "Damn Luo Guangming, didn't you get enough of me last night? If you're talking nonsense, then forgive me for not having time to accompany you!"
"Okay... just kidding with you, why are you so excited? That's right, I may have to work overtime the day after tomorrow, but I have made an appointment with Yue Zhen to sing karaoke, why don't you help me replace the shift? Don't worry, I won't let you You did it for nothing, I will treat you to dinner afterwards."
When Gu Jin heard the word "replacing class", he was already one of the first two, so he would not think about it, so he refused: "No, I still like to stay at home."
"Hey, are you still angry about the joke just now? I'm sorry, next time everyone plays basketball and call you, okay? Then I invite you to dinner, you can order whatever you want, and I still save a little salary. I really made an appointment a week ago, even the box is booked, if I don't go now, what a disappointment. How about it?"
"Cut... I'll think about it and reply to you later."
After finishing speaking, regardless of what Luo Guangming said, he hung up the phone directly.
Okay... go to karaoke and don't invite me? I won't go, let's see what you do!
At night, he was awakened by the strong urge to urinate, rubbed his eyes, stretched himself, got up and put on a piece of clothing and walked towards the toilet. After he came out, because he closed his eyes in a daze, he was supposed to go back to the room, but he actually walked to the entrance, and then bumped his head against the door, only then did he wake up.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but with this collision, his left eye happened to be aimed at the cat's eye on the door.
And the moment he opened his eyes, he saw a scene that took his breath away.
In front of his door, there was a long corridor with a corner at the end where you could go down the stairs, because everyone used the elevator now, and there were very few people walking around there. It's probably around midnight now.
And just around the corner, he actually saw a woman covered in blood and disheveled hair standing there, facing the gate of his house straight! and... and...
That woman looks exactly like the female ghost in that painting!