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[Chapter 476, clues]

Xiao Lou was very puzzled when he heard the results of Lao Mo and Liu Qiao's investigation.

A family disappears mysteriously?

The house they sneaked into last night had more than a dozen maids and servants. In addition, the young lady had just given birth to a child and would definitely not be able to get out of bed and walk around. The child's cries would also disturb the nearby neighbors. Why? Will everything disappear silently overnight?

Unless they are taken away after being stunned, there will definitely be some noise when so many people leave collectively.

Yu Hanjiang frowned and said: "Old Mo, Xiao Liu, go to the inn to meet us first. This town is a bit weird. Don't act without authorization, so as not to alert others."

Liu Qiao replied: "Okay Captain Yu, we will go there right away."

After a while, Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou took Long Qu and his wife to the inn in the center of the town.

This inn is called "Fu Lai Inn" and is located by Zuiyue Lake.

There were not many guests in the early morning. The waiter had just finished cleaning the room. When he saw Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou, he greeted them with smiles on their faces: "Guests, are you here for dinner or accommodation?"

Xiao Lou said warmly: "Give us two rooms."

"Okay!" The waiter politely invited them upstairs and introduced, "Both the Tianzi and Dizi rooms on the second floor are vacant. Please feel free to stay here, four of you. If you have any orders, please call me at any time."

"Thank you." Xiao Lou sent the waiter away, and the four of them settled down in the room. There were not many people in the inn in the morning, and it was not convenient for them to inquire directly about the extermination of the Zhao family. Xiao Lou planned to wait until lunch time to go out and take a look.

After a while, Lao Mo and Liu Qiao also checked into the inn. Liu Qiao walked into the room, closed the door, pressed the voice earphone and said, "Uncle Mo and I are in the room numbered 'Yin'. Professor Xiao, where are you?"

Xiao Lou said: "Heaven and earth are two separate things. Let's pretend we don't know each other first and use voice headsets to communicate."

Lao Mo pressed the earphone and said: "I just observed this inn. The lobby on the first floor is a place for eating. There are a total of sixteen rooms on the second floor. Their names are Tian, ​​Di, Xuan, Huang, Zi, Chou, The twelve earthly branches are Yin, Mao and so on. The whole inn has a zigzag structure. The south-facing rooms face the lake and have the best view, and the other three directions face the street."

He paused and then added: "If something unexpected happens in the inn, the closest to the street is the window of the 'Yin' room where Liu Qiao and I live. We can just jump out of the window and escape. It happens to be the corner of the street. place."

Lao Mo has developed the habit of drawing a map first whenever he goes to a place. He is really afraid of walking into a door and encountering a maze again.

Xiao Lou said happily: "Okay, I've written it down."

Yu Hanjiang asked: "Have you two gone in to investigate that house just now?"

Liu Qiao said: "Uncle Mo was on guard outside at that time, and I used the Qinggong card to sneak in while no one was paying attention. The yard was deserted, there was no one, and the ground was full of rotten branches and leaves. But strangely, inside the house, There was no sign of a fight, and the bedding, tables and chairs were all very neat. I found a letter in the male master's room and took it out."

Xiao Lou asked hurriedly: "What is the content of the letter?"

"It was a letter he wrote to his father-in-law and mother-in-law to announce the good news. He said that his wife had just given birth to a son and was in weak health. He planned to take his wife and children to Qingzhou City to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law in six months. The letter was signed by Chen Yu, the male of the family. The master should be called Chen Yu."

"Chen Yu?" Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, "Are there any other clues?"

"Except for this letter, I didn't find any other clues." Liu Qiao paused, suddenly remembered something, and added, "By the way, I also found a child's toy in the bedroom, which should be given to the newborn. The kids bought it.”

"What toy?" Yu Hanjiang asked.

"A red rattle."

Xiao Lou: "..."

Rattle? Thinking of the rattle he just found in the Zhao family's room, Xiao Lou couldn't help but look at Yu Hanjiang in confusion: "Could it be a coincidence? We also found a rattle in the Zhao family's bedroom."

Yu Hanjiang said: "There weren't that many toys in ancient times. It's not unusual for elders to buy a rattle to entertain their children. This kind of toy is so common that I can't tell if it's a coincidence."

Xiao Lou nodded in agreement: "Well, the toy 'rattle' alone really can't explain the problem. However, there are still many similarities between the two families. First of all, there were no traces of a fight at the crime scene, and no blood was found. . The Zhao family was brutally wiped out, and the Chen family disappeared overnight, quietly, as if they were..."

Yu Hanjiang continued what he said: "Is it like being captured by a ghost?"

Long Sen's scalp was numb when he heard it, and he couldn't help but said: "If it is really a monster that committed the crime, it is difficult to explain it with common sense, right? Monsters and monsters kill people and leave no traces. It makes sense to just eat the whole family... …”

Xiao Lou couldn't laugh or cry: "Captain Yu was just joking. A ghost committed a crime and ate the whole family. I don't think the Ace of Hearts would be so boring. Setting up such an illogical case for us to investigate. Besides, if it was really a ghost committing a crime, How do you explain the mass graves on the cliff outside the town?”

Long Sen was stunned, and patted his forehead in realization: "That's right! Will the ghosts be kind enough to bury people in mass graves after killing them? This must be man-made, and besides, it's obvious that the corpses are thrown into mass graves. It turns out that this murderer has a lot of hatred between the Zhao family and the Chen family."

Ye Qi was buying clothes in the store at this time. When he heard the discussion between Xiao Lou and the others, he felt extremely anxious, but he couldn't say a word. Meet the shop owner

The "girl" in front of her blushed and couldn't help but said: "Don't worry, girl, there are no ready-made clothes suitable for you in the store, we can also make them tailor-made."

Shao Qingge walked up to Ye Qi with a smile and asked, "What? Is there anyone you like?"

Ye Qi casually picked out a piece of blue men's clothing and said, "That's it."

The landlady looked surprised and said, "Girl, these clothes are for men. Do you want to go over there and pick them out?"

Shao Qingge leaned into the boss's ear and explained in a low voice: "The two of us eloped."

Ye Qi: "..." Elope with your sister! Mr. Shao never changes his face when telling lies.

Just listen to Shao Qingge continue: "He wears men's clothing so it is not easy for his family to find him. Boss, if someone comes to inquire about you and asks if you have seen a woman in red, please help us keep the secret."

After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of white silver from his wallet and stuffed it into the hands of the landlady.

The landlady immediately beamed: "Don't worry, sir, I haven't seen you at all today."

Shao Qingge followed closely: "By the way, boss, do you know where Chen Yu's family lives? He and I were childhood friends. I wanted to stay at his house this time, but the letter I wrote to him was never confiscated. to respond."

The landlady looked around and saw that there was no one on the street nearby. She turned around nervously and closed the door. Then she walked back to Shao Qingge, lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "The Chen family, they were there one night three years ago. They all disappeared! The old people in the town said that the Chen family must have offended some evil spirits and were eaten by demons."

Shao Qingge's expression changed: "Demon?"

The landlady nodded solemnly: "Yes. Since then, our town has established a rule. After midnight, you must not go out. People who go out will never come back."

Just when Ye Qi put on men's clothes and came out, she glanced at Ye Qi in men's clothes and kindly warned, "Sir, you two are new here. You must be careful at night. Once the hour is over, there may be evil ghosts who seek your life."

Ye Qi pretended to be scared and hid away from Shao Qingge. Shao Qingge naturally put his arm around his shoulders and comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid, we are just passers-by and have no grievances against the evil spirits here. Even if you ask for your life, you won’t be able to kill us.”

Ye Qi nodded, looked at the landlady, and asked curiously: "Are there many people eaten by ghosts in this small town? Chen Yu is our friend, how could such a thing happen?"

The landlady sighed: "I don't know, he usually looks very kind, and the night of the accident, his wife had just given birth to a child. It is said that when the child was born, a red light flashed in the sky, which looked very similar to It's the disaster star that came to the world... maybe it was the disaster star that lured the evil spirits here."

"..." Shao Qingge and Ye Qi looked at each other in confusion.

Disaster star and evil ghost are not reliable at first sight.

But Shao Qingge's method of "paying money to find out information" was very reliable. After the landlady received the money, she told them a lot of bizarre legends. At least the two of them determined the precise time of the crime.

Three years ago, July 14th, the day before the Ghost Festival.

Chen Yu's wife gave birth to a child on this day, and a strange sign came from the sky, like a disaster star coming to the world. The next morning, Chen's family disappeared collectively and their whereabouts are still unknown.

Shao Qingge asked: "Three years ago, was Chen Yu's family the only one in trouble?"

The landlady said mysteriously: "There is also the Zhao family. That day, the second daughter of the Zhao family, Zhao Ze'an, got married. It was originally a happy event, but her fiancé came to the door the next day and said that he had not received the bride. Moreover, the Zhao family They’re all gone too.”

Ye Qi's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "Is the whole family missing?"

The landlady looked worried: "Yes, the matchmaker, Xi Niang, and those who carried the dowry out of the town have also disappeared. It's really strange."

Ye Qi looked horrified: "Is there really a vicious ghost seeking his life?"

The landlady said: "Since then, we have not dared to go out at night. Over the years, many people have disappeared in the town, all after going out at night. Every night when it gets dark, we all go to sleep. I advise You two, don't go to Chen Yu's house. No one has lived in his courtyard for three years, it's very evil! Why not stay in an inn?"

Shao Qingge took out another ingot of silver from his wallet and handed it to her, smiling and saying: "Thank you, landlady, we will find an inn to settle down. We are new here, so please take care of us in the future."

The landlady quickly put the money into her pocket and narrowed her eyes with a smile: "It's easy to talk, if you need help, please come to me. I have lived here for more than thirty years and I am very familiar with the neighborhood!"

The two said goodbye to the proprietress and went out side by side.

Ye Qi changed out of the cumbersome red dress of a famous brothel, took off the jewelery in her hair, and wore a clean and tidy blue gown with black boots. Her long hair was simply tied into a ponytail behind her head, giving her a full sense of youth. .

Shao Qingge felt that Xiaoye like this was much more pleasing to the eye and full of energy.

However, Ye Qi's eyes were full of doubts at this time. He asked softly in Shao Qingge's ear: "A fierce ghost is asking for his life, do you believe it?"

Shao Qingge shrugged: "I am an atheist, but nothing is impossible in the secret room world. Didn't we encounter zombies last night? Professor Xiao and the others also saw the ghost bride getting married."

Ye Qi shook the goosebumps all over his body: "It's better to join them as soon as possible."

The two came to the inn and checked into the "Xuan" room on the second floor.

Then, Shao Qingge pressed the bulge on the earphones and told his teammates the result of the inquiry: "The time of the crime was three

Years ago, it was the fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the day before the Ghost Festival. Many people in the town believed that the Chen family and Zhao family had done something bad, and a vicious ghost came to claim their lives. "

Xiao Lou frowned and said: "The Ghost Festival is also called the Ghost Festival. It is said to be the day when the passage between the human world and the ghost world is opened. Something happened just the day before the Ghost Festival, and the two families disappeared so bizarrely. No wonder the people in the small town Residents will think of evil ghosts seeking their lives.”

On the surface, it does seem that the two families have committed some evil deeds and have suffered revenge from evil spirits.

Yu Hanjiang said: "It seems that this 'fierce ghost' is the murderer."

Ye Qi asked curiously: "So many people disappeared overnight. How did the murderer do it?"

Xiao Lou thought about it carefully and said: "The mourning hall of the Zhao family is full of memorial tablets, and there are people offering incense to the memorial tablets. This proves that the Zhao family is not dead. It is probably what Captain Yu and I speculated. The eldest son Zhao Zeping’s wife and children escaped this disaster. We must find this survivor, maybe she knows something?”

Yu Hanjiang said: "But what if she comes secretly to burn incense every night?"

Xiao Lou was stunned: "This... night, the town will become another world, and we won't be able to see her?"

"Well, this is the first problem." Yu Hanjiang whispered, "We are challengers, not locals. Once night comes, we will be forcibly transported to the ghost town maze at night after entering the town. Last night we It has been tested. Many streets in the ghost town are empty, and the people left there should be the evil ghosts who died unjustly."

Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci had been staying outside. Hearing this, Lu Jiuchuan interjected: "You mean, the town at night will be divided into two copies, the aborigines will still be in their town, and we will be transported to the ghost town? "

Yu Hanjiang said: "Yes, during the day, we can freely come and go in the town to investigate clues. The real battle royale is at night. If my guess is correct, the ghosts who stayed in the ghost town at night will soon find us. Might attack us."

Lu Jiuchuan said: "Then we leave the town before dark?"

Xiao Lou pressed his temples helplessly: "Then we will never be able to find clues, we will not be able to solve the case of the two families' mysterious disappearances, and we will not be able to get out of this secret room."

Everyone: "…………"

This is too confusing.

If you don't leave the town, you will be transported to a maze full of ghosts at night. They left the town after dark, and they couldn't find any complete clues. It was an endless loop.

The two worlds of day and night are forced to switch. Is this forcing them to go to the ghost town at night and be tortured?

Yu Hanjiang whispered: "Do you have any suggestions?"

Xiao Lou said: "I want to go to the ghost town again tonight. The ghost bride may appear again tonight. Although the ghost town is a survival dungeon and is very dangerous, it is also a clue dungeon. We must go to the ghost town to find clues."

Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."

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