"Amitabha, I finally found you, hehehe!"
When this sentence came out of the phone,
Zhou Ze and Xu Qinglang both turned their gazes to the old Taoist priest beside them.
The expressions on the old Taoist's face were varied, showing shock, fear, hesitation, and helplessness.
Yes,
Zhou Ze and Xu Qinglang had said before that this voice sounded familiar.
Now it is proven that this is actually the voice of the old Taoist.
It was just because the human voice transmitted from the mobile phone was inevitably distorted, and Zhou Ze and Xu Qinglang had never thought that the Taoist's voice would appear in it, so they were caught in the act.
But adding "poor Taoist" after the phrase "Amitabha" is a common idiom used by the Taoist priest, especially the "hehehe" that follows, which perfectly interprets the Taoist priest's "mean look".
The old Taoist priest is a Taoist who may even forget his real name sometimes. His name is Lu Fangweng. Lu You in ancient times was also known as "Fangweng". Although he has the same name as the great ancient poet, the old Taoist priest's style of doing things is much more unpredictable.
He made money through side jobs and traveled around the country, through decades of ups and downs in his life, doing almost everything. He always thought of himself as a Taoist priest, but he did not have the responsibility of a Taoist priest at all. Apart from the inexhaustible ancestral talisman paper hidden in his crotch which had some effect, there was almost no other characteristic of a Taoist priest in him.
Even the common spoken language "Wulian Tianzun" he often pronounces as "Amitabha".
Seeing that the boss and Xu Qinglang were looking at him,
The old Taoist smiled awkwardly.
He pointed to his face and said:
"You can't think that I am the mastermind behind this, right?"
All right,
Generally speaking,
The least visible and most unlikely character at the beginning of a suspense drama often comes to the fore at the end and reveals his true colors to give everyone a surprise; he turns out to be the murderer. However, those who jump happily and are suspected at the very beginning are often innocent.
But when I got to the old Taoist,
Is he the mastermind
He is standing behind the scenes coordinating all this
Xu Qinglang and Zhou Ze shook their heads together, "Let's go out first."
"Yeah, that's right."
The two turned around and walked out of the restaurant.
The old Taoist was a little nervous at first, fearing that the boss and the others had misunderstood something, but when he saw that the boss and Lao Xu had actually given up their suspicions of him, the old Taoist suddenly felt a little disappointed.
This feeling of being "trusted" doesn't seem to be so happy.
"Boss, why don't you think about it again..."
Zhou Ze and Xu Qinglang continued walking forward without looking back.
"It's okay to just pretend..."
The old Taoist felt helpless and could only follow them out.
They left the restaurant and went all the way back to the rented villa. They didn't see any pedestrians along the way and the three of them returned to the hot spring pool.
Zhou Ze first walked into the hot spring and buried his face in it. When he raised his head again, he reached out and wiped away the water droplets on his face. The dark clouds in the sky and the previous dark atmosphere had disappeared.
It seems that this entrance is actually this hot spring.
Lao Dao and Xu Qinglang also came back, their clothes were all wet. Obviously, the space they were in before was not a completely independent place, but a supernatural "environment" based on the real world.
For example, when Zhou Ze and others were lying in the hot spring before, they were not wearing any clothes. They waited until the old Taoist took out a thigh from the pool before they ran out of the pool, put on their clothes and left the room.
And now, the clothes are still on the three people, and the old Taoist is still wrapped in a bathrobe.
The hot spring pool is a bit like a hypnotic pendulum, allowing you to see more things, but in fact you may just be seeing an "illusion" and you are still walking and moving in reality.
Sometimes, Zhou Ze couldn't help but doubt that there were many crazy people in this world who liked to spread rumors and were regarded as typical "brain-sick and mentally abnormal" people by people around them. Does that mean that they can actually see a "world" that is based on reality but is invisible to ordinary people
Of course, this is just like the many natural and accidental deaths reported every year in countries around the world, in fact, there are many homicides hidden that have never been discovered and investigated. The specific circumstances are really unknown.
Xu Qinglang took off his clothes, put on a bathrobe, then walked to Zhou Ze and motioned Zhou Ze to take off his wet clothes as well. Then he hung both of their clothes outside on a hanger to dry.
Zhou Ze sat on the sofa in the living room, playing with his mobile phone.
The old Taoist priest sat next to him and made tea with the boiling water from the electric kettle. He took the initiative to hand Zhou Ze a cup.
Zhou Ze took the teacup, shook it, and said, "Lao Xu, have you ever seen a movie called The Shining?"
"That horror movie?" Xu Qinglang asked.
"Well, I think the situation we are facing now is somewhat similar to that in The Shining, where it is hard to tell the difference between reality and illusion. Plus, the scene of the residents who died here and nearby dining together is very similar to the photo in The Shining."
"So, what do you mean?" Xu Qinglang took a sip of tea, "Such a big appetite?"
Zhou Ze shook his head. "I don't want to care about the secrets of this place for now. Anyway, it's here, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. To be honest, I have almost forgotten why we came here.
Forget it, let's find the murderer who killed the family of three first, and then talk about other things. The key is that the ghost called, we have to find out, otherwise I will always feel uncomfortable. "
Speaking of ghost calls, Zhou Ze looked at the Taoist priest again. How did the Taoist priest's voice appear on the phone
Could it be that the person on the phone was a ventriloquist? Could he imitate the old man's voice and way of speaking
“Ding Dong… Ding Dong…”
Someone was outside ringing the doorbell.
The Taoist priest got up and opened the door. A waiter was standing outside. He asked with some concern, "Hello, I just wanted to ask if you need any help?"
"Help?" The old Taoist was a little puzzled.
"It's like this. I saw the three of you walking around and talking in the restaurant. I called you, but you didn't respond, so I came here to ask for advice. If you are hungry and want to eat, we can start a little earlier. After all, there are not many guests in right now."
"No, thank you." The old Taoist refused.
"Okay, I won't disturb you from resting." The waiter nodded with a smile.
The Taoist priest closed the door and shouted to Zhou Ze and the others inside: "Boss, the hotel waiter came to see if we are collectively sleepwalking, haha."
"Let's not go in together next time. At least leave one or two people to watch over us." Zhou Ze said.
Xu Qinglang nodded, "I look terrible right now. I'll go wash my face and take care of my skin first, and then make plans for the next step in the evening."
"Okay, let's take a break first." Zhou Ze agreed.
Then, Zhou Ze stood up and walked from the living room to the hot spring pool, pointing at it, "Master, you picked up a human leg here at first, right?"
"Yes, it's a woman's leg. If it were a man, it would probably be..." said the old Taoist, glancing secretly around the room.
You have to know that he really admitted his mistake at first, thinking that it was Lao Xu who was teasing him.
"Drain the water in the pool." Zhou Ze said.
The old Taoist nodded. At this time, the hot spring pool had cooled down. Although the water was still warm, there was no mist. The old Taoist went down barefoot, pulled out the piston, and the water began to slowly drain out.
"Human legs, they should be real."
Zhou Ze lit a cigarette and said silently:
"This incident seems to be a bit serious. The family of three seems to be just a trigger. The heads of the family of three were cut off, and it turns out that there was a leg in this hot spring pool."
Blow out a smoke ring,
"After the incident involving the family of three, the reason why this hot spring hotel was able to continue operating was because the family of three died on their way down the mountain after checking out, and it was not an accident that happened in the hotel.
But the truth seems not to be like this. Lao Xu said before that the family of three was groping for their lost head in the hotel room. Now it seems that someone dismembered a body here some time ago and left a leg. Although the leg is invisible now, since we can see it in that state, it means it has appeared before. "
"Boss, do you suspect the murderer is an insider of this hotel?"
"Not only that." Zhou Ze shook off the ash from his cigarette, "I even began to doubt whether this is a hot spring resort hotel or a slaughterhouse."
As he spoke, Zhou Ze tried to grow the nails on his left hand, and a ball of black mist immediately condensed in the palm of his hand. Then, Zhou Ze stuck his nails upside down on the side of the hot spring pool.
This was the method Zhou Ze used to find nearby ghosts. Now he was just trying it casually. Anyway, he had no other clues now.
Who knows if you don't try,
Once I tried, I found that there were actually black footprints here.
This trail of footprints extended from the hot spring pool all the way to the living room.
Is it true
Zhou Ze raised his head and followed the footprints.
The footprints turned a corner in the living room and went straight into the bathroom.
At this time, Xu Qinglang was washing his face with facial cleanser in the bathroom. He was applying skin care products to his face in front of the mirror, and he was applying them evenly to himself in the mirror.
And the footprints,
After extending to the bathroom sink, it began to move upwards. It must be that thing that climbed up the sink.
After climbing onto the sink,
Where are you going again
Zhou Ze reached out and patted Xu Qinglang on the shoulder.
"What?" Xu Qinglang asked as he continued to pat his face in the mirror.
Zhou Ze gently rubbed the mirror with his fingernails.
Xu Qinglang stopped slapping his hands.
And the self in the mirror,
But he continued to pat his face carefully and earnestly.
There is no intention of stopping.
“Pah pah pah…”