As the saying goes, "Blessings do not come singly, and misfortunes do not come singly." During the search process of entering the air-raid shelter with Zhen Zhen, the rope used to return to the outside of the cave caught fire for no reason, then was attacked by the ghost of the hidden mirror, and finally even the kerosene lamp hanging on the wall of the cave was destroyed. We were knocked over by the Mirror Ghost, leaving us in total darkness. For those of us who are not familiar with the environment in the cave, to escape from the pursuit of the ghost hiding in this situation and find a way to leave is tantamount to fooling around.
Fortunately, at this critical moment, Xiao Xiang, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared. Although it was pitch black in the dugout, I couldn't see him, but I was overjoyed to hear this familiar voice.
"Xiangxiwang, you shameless thief! I didn't mess with you, but you not only stole my holy sword, but you also ruined my good things again and again. I will never let you go today!"
The angry roar of the hidden mirror ghost echoed in the narrow passage, and the deafening sound made me feel dizzy. I don't know what kind of grievance she has with Xiao Xiang, I only know that if I don't flee the bomb shelter immediately, I will definitely not be able to see the sun tomorrow, so I motioned Zhen Zhen to help me and run away in the direction of Xiao Xiang.
However, at this juncture of life and death, Zhen Zhen stopped and asked slowly, "Can he believe it?"
If Zhen Zhen asked me like this, I would definitely teach her a lesson. Xiao Xiang is a good brother who was born and died with me, and saved me from the god of death many times. If he can't believe it, who else can? But at this moment of life and death, I have no time to waste, so I held her hand tightly and said in a firm tone, "Trust me, Xiao Xiang will never harm us."
"But..." Although she hesitated for a moment, she finally chose to believe in Xiao Xiang, or in other words, she believed in me, and helped me to go in Xiao Xiang's direction quickly.
In the darkness, the function of my eyes is almost completely lost, and apart from the sound of my voice, all I can rely on is the touch of my body. Therefore, I stretched my arms as far forward as possible, on the one hand to explore the situation ahead, and on the other to "grab" Xiao Xiang as soon as possible.
Although I know that Xiao Xiang is ahead, I have only heard his voice so far. I hope to confirm his existence as soon as possible, but I am also afraid that he will disappear again. However, after walking a long distance with Zhen Zhen, all I could touch was the endless darkness.
The roar of the Mirror-Hidden Ghost came from behind again, and we couldn't help but quicken our pace. Suddenly, I touched something hard and cold, and immediately realized that I had reached the end of the passage, and in front of me was the cold wall of the cave. Strange, they have come to an end, why is Xiao Xiang not here? Did he leave without saying goodbye
"This is my territory, you all can't escape!" The roar of the hidden mirror ghost fully expressed her anger, and the chilling anger filled every corner of the cave.
We must run away immediately, and if we hesitate, we will die under the claws of Hidden Mirror Ghost and become her ghost servants. But where should we flee? The air-raid shelter is like an underground labyrinth. When entering, it was tied with a rope, so I did not deliberately write down the route. Now, in order to avoid being discovered by the hidden mirror ghost, and we can't turn on the flashlight, it is easier said than done to leave quickly.
Even if it is a residence that I know well, when the power goes out late at night, it is easy to trip over the sundries when trying to reach the door, not to mention that we are now in an unfamiliar environment. With the current situation, it would take at least several hours to find a way out, if not ten days and a half. However, the Mirror Ghost will never let us find a way out slowly.
Just when I didn't know what to do, Xiao Xiang's voice sounded again: "Amu, here, follow me!"
When I heard Xiao Xiang's voice, my heart that was hanging in the air immediately stabilized, and I knew that he would not leave me behind, regardless of my life or death. His voice came from Zuoze's passage, and it should be one step ahead of us to the next intersection. Although I don't know why he didn't go with us, but now is not the time to think about this question, it's not too late to ask him slowly after escaping outside the cave. The biggest question now is whether they can escape the pursuit of the Mirror-Hidden Ghost.
Zhen Zhen supported me to follow Xiao Xiang's voice and walked into Zuo Ze's passage, immediately behind her there was a terrifying sound of breaking wind, followed by a subtle sound similar to breaking glass. I think the Mirror Ghost's attack on us failed, and stabbed the ghost's claws on the hard wall of the cave. This sound may have been made when her claws were broken.
Could it be that her ghost claws are made of glass
I don't have the leisure to study the body structure of the ghost hidden mirror now, and while the pain in my body gradually subsides, I grit my teeth and run forward with Zhen Zhen.
Although Xiao Xiang gave us guidance again and again, he always kept a distance from us. Fortunately, this did not delay our escape much. After nearly half an hour of escaping, we finally escaped from the maze-like air-raid shelter.
It feels so good to escape the dark underground world and bathe in the moonlight again, like being born again. However, I don't have time to sigh with emotion for the joy of rebirth. Although I have escaped from the air raid shelter, the vicinity is still within the scope of activities of the Mirror Ghost, and we must leave as soon as possible. However, when I wanted to run, I didn't see Xiao Xiang who came out before us, so I looked around and shouted his name.
Zhen Zhen suddenly pulled me, pointed to the distance, and whispered, "He's there."
I looked in the direction she pointed, and found a familiar figure hiding behind the banyan tree. Although the moon was not bright, and although the banyan tree was some distance away from us, I still recognized him as Xiao Xiang at a glance.
"Xiaoxiang, come with us quickly, the Mirror-Hidden Ghost will chase after me at any time." I staggered towards the banyan tree.
"Don't come here!" His tone was so serious that I stopped in surprise, and he added, "You can rest assured, the ghost hiding behind the mirror will not chase after him."
"What's the matter with you and the ghost hiding? How could she say you stole from her?" I asked with a frown.
He responded indifferently: "Amu, you'd better leave the grudge between me and her alone."
"Then let's leave her alone. Jianhua and Yuetong will be very happy to know that you are back. Let's find them together now!" I stepped forward again.
"Amu, don't come here! I still have very important things to do. I can't be with you for the time being, and I can't meet with Jianhua and Yuetong." His tone was very firm, and he meant that he would never make any concessions.
I suddenly felt very angry and yelled at him: "Damn! Is there anything more important to you than Jianhua and Yuetong? Do you know how much they have suffered for you in the past two years, How many tears, you don't even want to see them?"
"Amu, trust me, I have my troubles." He turned around and prepared to leave.
In the two years since he disappeared, in order to find out his whereabouts, I don't know how much thought and how much I have used. Now that he is right in front of me, of course I won't let him go so easily, and yelled at him immediately: "Stop! Xiangxiwang, you are suspected of being involved in the deaths of five children from the Cai family in Wangcun, and I will arrest you now. If you run away, I will issue a warrant immediately!"
In the face of my threats, he behaved as always, without any special reaction, not even turning his head, but calmly said: "Lu Yongzhi who gave you the rope is not as simple as it seems, you have to be more careful of him. "After saying that, the person has quietly disappeared in the shadow of the tree - he left.
I looked at the dark shadows of the trees and didn't say a word for a long time. In the past two years, I have imagined the scene when I reunited with Xiaoxiang many times, but I didn't expect it to be like this in the end. He appeared in the dark and left quietly and silently in the dark.
How should I explain this to Jianhua and Yuetong? Or should I tell them that I finally found Xiao Xiang, but failed to keep him
"Do you really want him?" Zhen Zhen's tone was extremely gentle, which was very different from her usual rudeness, maybe she could also feel the loss and confusion in my heart.
I shook my head gently: "He is very smart and knows that I can't want him. The available evidence can only prove that he entered the bomb shelter on the day the fifth Wangcun sister and brother disappeared, and there is no clear evidence to prove that he is related to this matter. And the evidence The provider is a seven-year-old child, and the evidence itself is not reliable. In public and private, it is impossible for the boss to issue a warrant."
"What should we do now, in which direction should we investigate?" She looked confused.
I smiled bitterly: "Didn't Xiao Xiang tell us just now?"
"You mean Teacher Lu?" There was a hint of doubt in her eyes, and after a moment of silence, she said, "You believe what he said."
"Why don't you believe it?" I thought her question was very stupid.
She was silent again, as if she had something to say, but she didn't know how to speak. After a while, she seemed to finally make up her mind and said the words in her heart: "Are you sure he is the Xiao Xiang you know?"
What she said made me feel inexplicable. Although Xiao Xiang had been keeping a distance from us just now, I would never mistake this good brother who was born and died with me. However, when I was about to retort, she added: "It's been two years, and he's been missing for two years. You have no idea what he's been there and what he's done in those two years. The evidence of the case, that half of the ancient sword named Renxiao was stolen, and now it is involved in the murder of five children in Wangcun. Don't you doubt him at all?"
Zhen Zhen's doubts are not completely unreasonable. When Xiao Xiang disappeared two years ago, Gu Jian Kun He, an important evidence involved in the murder case, also disappeared. When he appeared in the air raid shelter just now, the Mirror Ghost was furious, calling him a thief who stole the holy sword. There is also Jian Qin who mentioned that on the day when the fifth sister and brother of Wangcun disappeared, when he came out of the air raid shelter, he was holding a piece of iron in his hand...
Countless images flashed in my mind. Although these images were chaotic, they all pointed to Xiaoxiang, and I couldn't help but fall into confusion. What is he hiding? What happened when he said he had difficulties just now? What secret does he have
Although my thoughts were extremely confused, I still firmly believed that Xiao Xiang would not commit rape and crime, so I said to Zhen Zhen: "I believe in him, I have known him for so long, I know very well how he is, and he will never do anything illegal. things."
"Xiaoxiang you know will leave her frail and sick sister alone? The Xiaoxiang you know will disappear without a word, and will not contact any relatives and friends for two years? The Xiaoxiang you know will steal the card from the police. thing?" Zhen Zhen's series of questions left me speechless.
In fact, maybe as she said, the small phase has changed and become very unfamiliar, and he is no longer the good brother I am familiar with. Although he guided me in the direction of the investigation, he was also involved in this case, and it is hard to guarantee that he did not lead us in the wrong direction in order to disturb our sight.
I closed my eyes, tried my best to calm myself down, put aside my personal feelings for a while, and thought about the problems of the moment rationally.
Xiao Xiang is not stupid.
Not only is he not stupid, but he is also very smart.
We took an IQ test when we joined the police force, and he outshined the crowd with a score of 160, 20 points higher than me. With his IQ, even if he really wanted to disturb our sight, he would not casually slander a person who had nothing to do with this case. If Mr. Lu was of good character and there was nothing suspicious, we would soon discover his intentions, and therefore would no longer trust him. He would never do something that would outweigh the gains.
Therefore, even if he intentionally disturbs our sight, he will guide us to investigate a person who is involved in this case or who has done a lot of bad things in secret, and this person is Teacher Lu. This will not only take us more time, but also will not doubt his integrity. After all, what he said is the truth, but at best he didn't tell the whole truth.
After locking the suspicion of Teacher Lu, I suddenly remembered the lit rope. We went into the air-raid shelter to search, only Mr. Lu knew. The rope he gave us was stained with oil, which he claimed was caused by accidentally knocking over the oil bottle. But whether it was accidental or intentional, only he himself knows.
Oil stains are directly related to the burning of the rope. If it is not stained with oil stains, the rope will easily go out after being ignited. Even if the rope is blown, we can still use the remaining part to return to the place close to the exit of the cave. But when it gets oily, the rope will continue to burn until the whole piece is burnt to ashes.
If the oil stain on the rope was deliberately drenched by Mr. Lu, then the person who ignited the rope is likely to be him.
With this idea, everything will be bright and cheerful. Although I don't know why Teacher Lu killed us, I am confident that I can find the answer from his mouth. However, just when I was about to go to the primary school with Zhen Zhen to ask Mr. Lu to understand, I suddenly found a sneaky figure moving in the dark.