Chen Yang thought that the young man didn't let him invite Zhang Yan and the other two because he suspected them, but he didn't expect that he thought they were ugly and annoying.
I can understand being annoying, but I’m sorry I can’t understand being ugly.
None of those three are ugly.
When Chen Yang and the young man arrived at the place where the coffin was placed, it was daybreak and a large area around them was burnt bare.
It's like a big black pit hit by a spark. There's no grass at all, and no trace of the previous lushness and tranquility.
Chen Yang vomited several times yesterday and didn't eat breakfast, so his stomach was empty. He picked out three milk slices and put them in his mouth, and gave the rest of the plate to the boy.
"Go over there." The young man raised his tired eyes and pointed him in a direction. "Call me when you find it."
Chen Yang didn't know what he was looking for, so he didn't ask. He just nodded and left.
The boy lowered his eyes to look at the milk tablet in his hand, frowned, and put it into his sportswear pocket the next second.
The sky gradually brightened, and the morning light sprinkled into the pit, soaking the two people who were searching for each other.
That touch of gold was about to cover up the weirdness that arose last night.
Until Chen Yang dug out a small half of the stone tablet.
Hearing the sound, the young man leaned on his crutches and approached. Seeing him wiping the stone tablet directly with his clothes, his temples twitched and he said in disgust, "You don't have any paper in your backpack?"
Chen Yang: “…Yes.”
As a result, after using a pack of tissues, the stone tablet was not wiped clean. The bumps were still dusty and dirty, and I couldn't see what was on it clearly.
"Wait for me here."
Chen Yang stood up and ran, and when he returned he was holding a large, broad leaf in his hand. He walked to the stone tablet, tilted the large leaf, and poured half a bucket of water on it.
"Aren't there some big vats in the woods? Not far from here. I got the water from there." Chen Yang subconsciously said to the young man, squatted down and went to wipe the stone tablet again.
Gradually, the things on the stone tablet became clearer. Most of the inscriptions had been corroded by dirt and time.
Although only scattered parts could be seen, Chen Yang's heart beat faster. He touched it carefully twice with his hands, and took out the box from his backpack with shaking hands excitedly.
Upon comparison, the inscription on the stele was indeed the same type of text as that on the box.
Chen Yang's legs softened and he sat down facing the stone tablet: "Just as I guessed, there was another civilization on the island."
"The people who live on the island now are outsiders..."
He turned his neck and looked up at the boy, his eyes showing the excitement of having found a clue: "We should be able to get out soon."
The boy looked down at him for a while: "It's still early."
Chen Yang was unexpectedly poured cold water, but he was not angry. He was just puzzled: "How could it be? The main vein has been revealed. As long as we find out the truth behind the disappeared civilization, we can know the source of the curse."
The boy said: "You overlooked two things."
With his reminder, Chen Yang realized that he had ignored the human heart and human nature, which would complicate things and become a big obstacle.
Thinking that there didn't seem to be any ghosts on the island so far, Chen Yang's confidence was slightly restored.
"What about the stone tablet? Bury it again?"
"You can't bury it," the boy said. "You can move the soil next to the stone tablet to make it look like it grew out of the soil by itself."
Chen Yang understood the boy's intention and couldn't help but look at him twice. He felt that Zhang Yan and the other two were embarrassed to think that he was a waste and a burden. "How did you know there was a stone tablet in the mountain?"
Boy: “I don’t know.”
Chen Yang had no doubt that the dense vegetation in this area had all been burned. If there were any clues, they would not be hidden. The other party was just trying to find them, and if there was nothing, it would be fine.
Speaking of which, it didn’t rain last night, and the fire didn’t burn the entire island. It just went out.
In the morning, a few people went into the mountains, carried something back, wrapped it in coarse cloth, and sent it to Grandma Qi.
It was nothing else but that stone tablet.
Not long after, Granny Qi informed everyone that there was a new explanation for the two tragic events of the previous night. It was not that the gods had been offended, but that a strange disease had occurred.
The symptoms of being sick can vary, and the specific symptoms are still unknown, but the common point is eating fertilizers.
Then you are not a human being.
They are not human beings, and we don't know what they will do. We cannot say that Aunt Liu's youngest son and Old Lady Li did not harm others until their death, and the same cannot be said for other sick people. To be on the safe side, we can only arrest them and lock them up.
Granny Qi took people to check every household.
As for how to check, there is no other way for now. Just look at the fertilizers. The quantity of fertilizers ordered by each household is registered.
Something happened on the island after everyone took the fertilizer back last night. No one was still concerned about the farm work. If someone had less fertilizer, it meant someone had secretly eaten it.
If you are not sure who ate it, or if the family members deliberately conceal it and pretend not to know, then the whole family will be arrested.
Although it is too hasty, it must be done considering the safety of others.
Not only the people on the island, but also Chen Yang and other tourists had to undergo inspection.
This is what is called coordination.
Chen Yang and his group were the first group to be examined. Because Old Lady Li had been ill, they moved in as soon as they arrived on the island, and Aunt Liu's youngest son lived next door. With such close proximity, there was a high possibility that one of them had also fallen ill.
Chen Yang stood at the door and watched Grandma Qi and her group coming over, and remembered something. The night before yesterday when they went to the island, Zhou Xiaoxiao naively asked what the fertilizer was used for, but they ignored her. At that time, only Huang Qing mocked her and said it was for food.
No one could have imagined that this would actually be the case.
Li Dafu has twelve bags of fertilizer.
Old Mrs. Li ate one packet and had eleven packets left, which she placed in the utility room.
Chen Yang was glad that he didn't get some fertilizer for the old lady last night, otherwise the bag would be opened and the fertilizer would be less. In order to protect themselves, Zhang Yan and the others would definitely push him out.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang looked at the young man with gratitude.
Now the amount of fertilizer is correct, and no one will get sick. Granny Qi confirmed it again and again. It seemed that this result was beyond her expectations. She glanced at the five outsiders one by one, and stayed for a while before going to the next one.
Chen Yang watched the old man leave. He walked with the wind, still energetic at this age. He looked away and found Zhang Yan looking at him. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Zhang Yan said strangely: "You were cursed yesterday. It's been a long time, but you haven't shown any abnormality."
Chen Yang rubbed the iron nails twice with his hand in his pocket. What he meant was, how come he wasn't dead yet
Zhang Yan: "You don't want to eat fertilizer at all?"
Chen Yang: “Not bad.”
Zhang Yan: "So do you want to bury yourself in the ground?"
Chen Yang: “Not bad.”
"Your case is not one of the two that died."
"yes."
Chen Yang murmured something and pretended to be in a daze, silently dispelling the other party's thoughts of asking further questions.
Old Mrs. Li died, Li Dafu went crazy, and Chen Yang and the others had their meals delivered to them.
He was a young man named Anan, tall and thin with a thin face. When Lin Yue looked at him, his face turned red like a monkey's butt.
So Lin Yue stepped forward and personally escorted him out.
Anan looked back every few steps, looking like a shy little wife.
Lin Yue smoothed her long hair in a charming manner and inadvertently glanced at the old tree root from which several new sprouts had grown. Her face suddenly turned pale and she slammed the door.
"He's too young to ask anything." Lin Yue returned to the house. "He's just a little girl, he can't stand being teased."
Chen Yang was eating his meal and said casually, "She looks good."
The three people nearby all looked at the man who was bending down to wipe his crutches. No one deserved those three words more than him.
Chen Yang and his friends didn't sleep all night last night. It was broad daylight now, the sun was shining brightly, and they were full, so they were feeling sleepy.
Chen Yang was the first one who couldn't bear it anymore, followed by Zhao Yuan, Lin Yue, and Zhang Yan, who all lay down on the floor.
Only the young man was sitting in the room. He leaned his head against the wood table and counted the patterns on it.
Chen Yang was sleeping inside, his sleeping posture was very proper, he didn't move at all.
Zhao Yuan, who had intended to keep a distance from him because of the curse, rolled over, half tilted, and put one leg on him.
A metal crutch reached out, pushed Zhao Yuan's legs apart, and tapped him.
The force was so strong that he woke up in pain. He rubbed his legs subconsciously, looked at the boy sitting at the table in a daze, and fell asleep again.
Chen Yang and his friends were awakened by crying and screaming sounds from a nearby house. It seemed that someone in that family had been arrested and it was like a parting of life and death.
This scene happened several times during the day, and the atmosphere of panic on the island was continuous.
At night, the shrill cries became more frequent, both near and far away. Granny Qi's disguise of being sick and treating her illness and her attempts to comfort her were gradually falling apart.
No one is not afraid of death.
Those who are sick and those who are not sick are bound to be in opposition, and the dark side of human nature is about to come into play.
Chen Yang stood in the yard: "After a day, quite a few people have been cursed. If this continues, there will be no one left on the island soon. Do you have any ideas?"
No response.
Lin Yue started staring at the phone without knowing when.
Zhang Yan and Zhao Yuan also looked over from time to time; they were all waiting.
Like other prisoners, they are waiting for sentencing.
Everything else had been put on the back burner, and they couldn't focus on analysis or searching.
Seeing this, Chen Yang went into the house, moved a chair and sat next to the young man, staying there quietly.
The five grown men didn't make any noise, as if no one was there.
The night was getting deeper and deeper. After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yue's cell phone slipped from her fingers and fell on the caked ground.
The sound broke the silence that floated on the surface.
Zhao Yuan held his head with his hands and screamed "ah", then fell on his back on the chair as if all the strength had been drained out of him. Zhang Yan said nothing. Guessing and being confirmed are two different things. Even though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't calm down.
Two days have passed and they are still here and have not gone back.
The results are out.
death penalty.
There was a loud noise in the yard. Lin Yue was smashing things, and her cold and beautiful face became distorted.
His hands were still shaking violently.
Chen Yang swallowed his saliva. "Even if she completes the mission and returns to the real world, she may still be traumatized. For her, if she goes on to the next mission without being cured, her condition will be made worse. If she is stimulated again, she may go crazy."
"I haven't seen her take medicine either."
He was talking to himself when something suddenly occurred to him. He turned to look at the boy with his eyes closed: "What medicine are you taking?"
The boy said calmly, "It's for calcium supplement."
Chen Yang nodded as if he believed it: "Oh, your leg is injured, you need calcium supplements."
He changed the subject lightly: "Originally, I thought that if we were to work together, Lin Yue would be the most suitable one among the few people. But now it's no longer possible. Her spirit is walking on a tightrope. It's too dangerous. Let's just rely on ourselves."
As Chen Yang was speaking, there was a knock on the door.
Then came Zhou Xiaoxiao's panicked voice: "Zhang Yan, Zhao Yuan, it's me, open the door and let me in!"
"Hurry up! I'm so scared! Please! Wuuuuu open the door, please!"
Everyone had different expressions.
"Isn't she dead?"