Two years ago, the snow-capped cliffside.
Two young girls with almost identical facial features were arguing loudly in this deserted, cold and windy place.
In the end, perhaps because of the quarrel, one of the girls, wearing a yellow down jacket, covered her face and ran towards the edge of the cliff.
Another girl wearing a pink down jacket was so anxious that she rushed forward to pull the other person away.
However, it was too late. The snow covered the real edge of the cliff. What seemed to be a safe place was actually fragile ice and snow.
Accompanied by screams of terror, the snow collapsed and swallowed up the two girls in an instant.
time now
On the highway to Montana, Sherron was talking to Monica on the phone: "How is the background check on the rescuer going?"
"Mona Kris, and her sister Dana Kris, live together in Montana. Her parents died of illness five years ago. Then Dana dropped out of school and started working to support her sister Mona's education. Currently, Mona is A sophomore student”
Listening to Monica's description, Sherron frowned and asked in a deep voice: "How did Dana disappear?"
"The town where they live is next to a primeval forest, and backpackers often go into the mountains to explore. In her free time, Dana acts as a tour guide, leading those backpackers into the mountains. But just over a week ago, she and four of her group He didn’t come back either.”
"Have the police investigated?"
"Because they entered a restricted area, the police suspected that they had been attacked by a bear. Although they deployed manpower and helicopters, they ultimately gave up the search because no clues were found."
Sherron sighed: "I understand."
As if she could tell that Sharon was in a bad mood, Monica didn't speak immediately. She paused for a while and then asked, "Do you need me to notify the Montana branch and ask them to send someone to assist you?"
"The specific situation is unknown. I will wait until I get there to investigate."
Seeing Xie Lun hang up the phone, Tina, who was sitting in the passenger seat, unceremoniously put her feet in front of her, revealing her long, straight legs, and said lazily: "I'm hungry, shall we?" It's time to eat"
"I'm hungry." Sherron glared at her angrily, "In two weeks, the crime rate in Wyoming has reduced your food intake by 30%. You haven't had enough."
"It's boring. I have to let people eat those guilty guys. Those guys are stinky and not delicious. Oh, I really miss my life in Mexico. At that time, whenever I was hungry, I would just grab anyone from the roadside and eat it. "
As she said that, Tina stuck out her scarlet tongue, licked the corner of her mouth gently, turned to look at Xie Lun, and smiled foolishly: "There are still people who are empty, lonely and cold. Boss, I see that you are young, strong, handsome, and you still have time. It’s quite long, and I’m not bad in appearance, and my skills are pretty good, why don’t we give it a try?”
Xie Lun shouted in a cold voice with no expression on his face: "Xiaocao"
Before he finished speaking, a terrifying scarecrow, covered in a tattered cloak, appeared out of thin air in the back seat of the car.
"It's good to be empty, lonely and cold. Xiaocao has nothing but many tentacles. I promise to satisfy you. Do you want to try it?"
Tina looked at the eerie scarecrow and the tentacles that slowly stretched out from under the cloak. She shuddered all over and quickly turned into streams of red blood mist and blended into the car.
Xie Lun snorted disdainfully: "If you don't beat me three times, I will go to the house and uncover the tiles."
That's right, the bitter classmate Xiaocao has finally been resurrected again. I hope Xie Lun can use it leisurely this time and not cheat it to death again.
As Sherron was driving toward Montana, he was in a closed room in an office building on Wall Street in New York.
A blond white male was sitting at the computer desk, tapping his legs, rather cynically, making a video call with someone: "Boss, don't our company generally not accept orders involving the police?"
There was only a blurry face on the computer screen, and it was impossible to see what the other person looked like, and the voice coming from it was so loud that it was impossible to distinguish between male and female:
"I can't help it. The other party gave me too much this time. Five million, buying the life of an ordinary agent, is a great deal."
"But boss, that's a NIA agent."
"so what"
The man curled his lips: "It's okay, you are the boss and you make the decision. But I want to know who is so brave that he dares to ask our killer company to assassinate a NIA agent."
"According to the rules, we can't say it, but who makes you the old man of our company? Let me tell you, so-called, it is Edward King from Los Angeles. That guy was tricked by the agent and almost broke up in Los Angeles, so he hated him. To the bone.”
"It turned out to be a personal grudge," the man nodded in realization, "Then where is the target now?"
"Based on the latest intelligence, the target is driving to Montana."
"Okay, I'll take this order."
After closing the video call, the man pressed the shortcut button on the landline: "Mrs. Beyonce, please help me book an express flight to Montana. Thank you."
An old voice came from the landline: "Roger, Mr. Smith."
The man nodded, picked up his phone again, and dialed a number. After a while, a smile appeared on his face: "Dear, the company has an emergency. I have to go on a business trip for a few days. You know, those investors are very troublesome. Don't worry, I will come back to celebrate my wedding anniversary." .”
After hanging up the phone, the man lay weakly on the seat and let out a long breath: "Marriage is indeed the tomb of love."
One day later, in the small town of Mountain Range, Montana.
Looking at the young girl with twin ponytails in front of him, Xie Lun showed his ID: "You are Meng Na and I am Xie Lun."
"Sister" Meng Na looked at Xie Lun's ugly expression and quickly changed her words, "Thank you, Agent, please come in."
Xie Lun walked into this small bungalow. Although the furniture was a bit shabby, it was very warm and tidy. There were also several pots of flowers and plants placed on the window sill, showing a positive attitude towards life everywhere.
"Thank you, detective. Tea or coffee?"
"Stop being busy and let's get down to business."
The two of them sat down respectively. Meng Na handed an old but obviously well-preserved notebook to Xie Lun and whispered: "This is my sister's diary. I remember all the things about you in it."
Xie Lun took the notebook, opened the first page, and stuck to the photo of himself and Dana. Looking at the young face in the photo that was somewhat blurred due to the passage of time, Xie Lun sighed silently in his heart.
The elegant handwriting records every moment of the acquaintance between Xie Lun and Dana. Even after the two separated, Dana was paying attention to Xie Lun.
Some news reports, or articles in gossip magazines involving Sherron, were carefully cut out and taped into notebooks.
The current Xie Lun, after all, has merged with the soul of another world. Looking at this notebook, although he is full of emotions, he does not have much affection for his children.
After letting out a long sigh and returning the notebook to Mona, Xie Lun asked in a deep voice: "Tell me more about the circumstances of your sister's disappearance."
Meng Na nodded vigorously: "Agent Xie, my sister was definitely captured by the savages in the mountains."
ps: This story is adapted from the third episode of the first season of Supernatural, the horror stand-alone game Until Dawn. The character and story settings have been changed. Everything is subject to this book.