"Women's underwear?" Wen Qing didn't notice those details. She felt a little scared after hearing Chen Ge's reminder: "Is he a pervert who steals underwear?"
"Wu You should have seen his secret too, so he ran out to dissuade him after he knew we were in contact with Wu You." Chen Ge and Wen Qing stood in the corridor, their voices were very low, only the other could hear them : "What worries me the most is not the man stealing underwear, but the words he said. Wu You kept the door open and waited for his parents to come home, indicating that he thought his family was just going out, but the middle-aged man said that Wu You's parents were arrested. Wu You was killed."
"You mean, it was the middle-aged man who killed Wu You's parents?" Wen Qing followed Chen Ge, and her way of thinking gradually became very similar to Chen Ge.
"I guess it was the hands of many people. No one was the direct murderer, but everyone was related to the death of Wu You's parents." After meeting the three tenants, Chen Ge found that the building had its own rules. , the tenants have tacitly agreed that if anyone wants to break the rules, they are likely to be targeted by everyone: "When a person witnesses a murder, he does not cooperate with the police investigation and maliciously hides it, then he is an accomplice."
"According to what you said, I feel that Wu You is very pitiful. After we find Xiang Nuan, how about we take him away with him?" Wen Qing is a very kind woman, but kindness is the least important to the aborigines behind the door. If you want to survive in this place for a long time, the first thing you must discard is the goodness in human nature.
"Let's find Xiang Nuan first."
Following the stairs to the second floor, Chen Ge and Wen Qing both stopped.
On the gloomy second-floor promenade stood an old lady holding a stained porcelain bowl with some coins and some leftover meals in her hand.
The old man was standing outside a certain door and was turning the door handle hard, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open the door.
When Chen Ge passed by, the old lady saw him, turned around and walked towards him.
The stained hands swayed in front of Chen Ge. She held the bowl and made a gurgling sound in her mouth, which sounded terrifying.
"Mother Li?" Wen Qing recognized the old man in front of her. She was very surprised when she saw the old lady's appearance.
"You know her? From your community?"
"It used to be, but then his son said she was lost, and he hasn't seen her for several years." Wen Qing's eyes were full of surprise: "The old lady lives a very delicate life, her hair is neatly combed, and her clothes are even Not a single fold, often alone in the garden taking care of the flowers and plants."
"Could it be that her son didn't want to take care of her and abandoned her?"
"That's a fucking thing, and it's not an item. How can you just throw it away?"
"Don't overestimate human nature. I read the news the other day and saw a man bury his paralyzed mother alive. I wouldn't dare to write that in a novel."
Chen Ge and Wen Qing stood in the same place, the old lady seemed to be strongly stimulated, she was insane, she couldn't communicate, she just kept holding the bowl in front of Chen Ge.
"Are you hungry?" Chen Ge didn't dislike the old man's stained coat, walked up to the old man and said, "Do you want me to take you home?"
Through Wen Qing's simple description, Chen Ge felt that this crazy old lady was a "good person" and a partner who could be won.
The old lady didn't seem to be able to speak a complete sentence, so she hurriedly stretched out the bowl in front of Chen Ge, making a strange noise in her throat.
Chen Ge took out a piece of change from his pocket and put it into the old man's bowl, but the old man still held the bowl stubbornly, gesturing something with both hands. What she wanted was not money, but something else.
The old man made a lot of noise. After a stalemate between the two sides for more than ten seconds, the door of Room 206 on the second floor near the stairs was opened.
"It's you again." It was a young man who opened the door. He was wearing headphones, his face was pale, and he didn't seem to have seen the sun for a long time: "I just kicked you out, why did you come back?"
He looked at the dirty old man with disgust, walked out of the house, and pulled Chen Ge and the old man away: "Don't be entangled by this old guy, or she will follow you all the time, like a beggar, Disgusting."
The young people in Room 206 are the most normal people Chen Ge has seen behind the door so far. No matter their tone of voice or physical appearance, they are the same as ordinary people outside the door.
"Xiao Sun?" Wen Qing recognized the young man, but the young man did not recognize her.
"Who are you? Forget it, I'm not interested in knowing. Be quiet, I'm recording songs inside." The young man closed the door after he finished speaking.
"That young man is the old lady's family?" Chen Ge asked softly.
"No, Granny Li lives in 205. Her son is very fierce and doesn't look like Granny Li at all."
"Who is Xiao Sun? He feels different to me from other tenants." Chen Ge looked at room 206. As the number of tenants he came into contact with gradually increased, he became more and more confused. This is the world behind Xiang Nuan's door. , what is the relationship between these people and Xiang Nuan
"Xiao Sun is a college student and likes to sing. He once rented for a period of time in Jinhua Community 206. At that time, he paid half a year's rent at one time, but he left after the second month. He didn't ask for a deposit, and many things in the house were I didn't clean it up, and the landlord complained to me for a long time."
"What's your impression of Xiao Sun?"
"He rarely leaves the room, doesn't go to class, doesn't talk much, and occasionally goes to the supermarket to buy a lot of daily necessities and food. In my impression, he is a very ordinary otaku."
"A very ordinary otaku who has disappeared mysteriously after living in your community for two months." When Chen Ge opened the door just now, he glanced at the interior of room 206 with his Yin pupils. He found that there were several lines on the walls of room 206. Cracks, serious peeling of the wall, and poor interior decoration of room 206.
"Why did it disappear so mysteriously? Maybe he was just in a hurry and didn't have time to notify the landlord. By the way, I heard from the landlord that the room Xiaosun rented was very messy, with rubbish piled up and the furniture damaged. Maybe he was worried that he would have to compensate the landlord. money, so I ran away secretly."
"A sheep lives with wolves, what do you think will happen to the sheep?"
"what do you want to say?"
"If he doesn't become a wolf, he will be eaten by wolves. When everyone is an accomplice, and you don't want to be an accomplice, you can only be a victim."
Granny Li also heard what Chen Ge said. Interestingly, Granny Li, who was originally emotional, gradually became smaller, and she seemed to understand Chen Ge's words.
Granny Li's reaction was within Chen Ge's expectations. He discussed Xiao Sun in front of Granny Li just now, just to test him.
It is very difficult to survive in the world behind the door, and each "person" must have his own reason not to be killed.
Wu You is a liar, Granny Li is crazy, Xiao Sun looks the most normal, and his next situation is the most dangerous. Of course, if he has "compromised", it is another matter.
The hand holding the porcelain bowl trembled, Granny Li was speechless, she stopped those strange behaviors, just followed behind Chen Ge, unwilling to leave.
All this is the same as what Xiao Sun said just now, Granny Li is like a "death-seeker", and she doesn't want to leave.
"Xiao Sun should have also experienced such a thing. If I guessed correctly, Granny Li is actually reminding him, or she wants to ask Xiao Sun for help in this way."
Chen Ge was curious why Granny Li couldn't speak. According to Wen Qing's memory, there should be no problem with the old lady's voice.
"Can't say it? Or dare not say it?"
Instead of staying on the second floor, Chen Ge, Wen Qing and Granny Li who followed behind them came to the first floor together.
"Uncle Huang lives in room 104. There are only three rooms on the first floor. The other three rooms have been converted into utility rooms and warehouses." Wen Qing also felt that Uncle Huang could be trusted, so she was even more anxious than Chen Ge. , ran directly to the door of 104 and knocked on the door.
When Wen Qing knocked on the door, Chen Ge looked at the corridor on the first floor.
Unlike Ying Tong's world behind the door, the interior space of this building is not infinitely circular. The corridor entrance is in front of you, but there is an iron door full of rust at the exit. The door is still locked. I want to go out. You must have a key.
"The door to go out is locked. If Xiang Nuan doesn't have the key, he should still be in this building, but what if the key is in Xiang Nuan's hand?"
It's been a while since Chen Ge entered the door, but he still has no clue. He can't see Xiang Nuan's despair. All he sees is the despair of others. Xiang Nuan himself is more like a bystander.
"The corridor on the first floor has the most blood stains. The blood-black blood spots penetrated into the floor tiles, and blood-like lines appeared on the walls. This layer is likely to be more dangerous than the upper layers."
While Chen Ge was thinking, the door of room 104 was opened, and then Chen Ge heard Wen Qing's exclamation.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Ge looked back, and he was also taken aback.
The iron door of Room 104 was opened, and an old man with a hunched back stood behind the door. He was very short and seemed to have something on his back.
If it was just like this, Chen Ge wouldn't even wrinkle his eyebrows. The most terrifying thing was the old man's face.
The wrinkled face was full of bite marks from teeth, and all the bite marks were of different depths, and the teeth marks were not exactly the same. It seemed that they were bitten by different people.
"Uncle Huang?" Chen Ge asked uncertainly, forcing himself to behave normally.
"My surname is Huang, do you have anything to do with me?" The old man walked out of the room with his back hunched over, and an indescribable stench emanated from his room.
"Uncle Huang, I'm Wen Qing..." Wen Qing frowned and said bravely.
"Wen Qing?"
"Don't you remember me? I often bring you meals. You were sick once, and I took you to the hospital. I take care of you every day." Wen Qing had never told Chen Ge these things before. .
"Sorry, I'm getting old, and I really can't remember some things. Are you also a resident here?"
"Of course, I live in..."
"Uncle Huang, we want to inquire about something with you." Chen Ge decisively stopped Wen Qing and did not let Wen Qing continue.
In fact, he has already discovered that something is wrong. Everyone in the world behind the door doesn't seem to know Wen Qing. The most important person to Xiang Nuan is blank in the world behind the door.
The leaflets on the wall that insulted Wen Qing did not have Wen Qing's face, but turned into headless photos.
Just now, Xiao Sun had no impression of Wen Qing, and now Uncle Huang has no memory of Wen Qing. This is definitely not a coincidence.
The door was pushed open by Xiang Nuan. Chen Ge felt that Xiang Nuan was protecting Wen Qing. He didn't want Wen Qing to have any connection with the world behind the door.
Even if she falls into the abyss, Wen Qing is still the Wen Qing in the world.
"It's a good idea, but he shouldn't have expected that Wen Qing would follow him into the world behind the door." Chen Ge didn't say this, he just thought about it in his heart. The focus now is to find out whether Uncle Huang is an enemy or not. friend.
"What do you want to inquire about?" The old man was in poor health. He was holding the door with his hands, and his back was even more hunched over.
"Master, has anyone ever gone out through this door at the entrance of the corridor?"
"It shouldn't be. It's been quite chaotic outside recently. The landlord has put a lock on the door, and the key is with the landlord. If you want to go out, you must find the landlord." Uncle Huang revealed a lot of information in just one sentence.
It's chaotic outside, indicating that they know the situation of the other buildings to some extent. This community is a whole, and there will be connections between them.
The lock was added by the landlord. If Chen Ge and the others wanted to go out, they had to find the key from the landlord first.
In the end, Chen Ge also understood one thing from the old man's words. At least in this building, the landlord is a very critical person, and he completely ignored this person before.
Before entering this door, because the time was too tight, he didn't have time to contact the landlord. Now he can only rely on Wen Qing's understanding of the landlord to figure out the landlord's situation.
"Is there anything else? If not, I'll go back. When I'm old, my legs hurt after standing for a while." Uncle Huang was about to close the door, but he was only halfway closed, and the security door was caught by Chen Ge .
"Master, can we go to your house for a meeting?"
The smell in Uncle Huang's house is extremely strong, and it is the heaviest smell in all the rooms. Chen Ge feels that there must be some secrets hidden in this room, so even if Uncle Huang disagrees, he will try every way to go in and check.
"As you please."
Uncle Huang did not reject Chen Ge's unreasonable request. He seemed to be really tired. After saying this, he leaned against the wall and sat back on the sofa in the room.
Seeing the sofa, Wen Qing's scalp was numb again, and the back of the sofa was full of tiny blood vessels.
Uncle Huang curled up on the sofa, and the expression on his face finally relaxed.
Wen Qing wanted to remind Chen Ge, but Chen Ge had already walked in, as if he couldn't see those terrifying and weird things at all, as if he had returned to his home, and sat casually opposite Uncle Huang.