While he was tidying up the house, Zhang Heng searched for curses, simple strokes, and foresight on the internet. He wasn't sure if he had chosen the wrong keywords or the wrong combination, but the search results were mainly horror and sci-fi movies, mixed in with advertisements for art training classes.
Zhang Heng then closed Baidu. He realized that if he wanted to find a breakthrough, he had to start with Tian Tian.
Although the latter was reluctant to speak now, the incident with the Disney package proved that she did have some interaction with the outside world. Just like other children, she could still be tempted by the outside world. Although the two failed to communicate with each other, Zhang Heng did not intend to give up completely. He decided to try again in another way.
Zhang Heng told his grandfather that he planned to take Tian Tian out for a trip.
Grandpa hesitated, "It's good to relax, but you have to promise to keep an eye on her."
Zhang Heng nodded, "With me around, nothing will happen." Now that he was qualified to say this, Zhang Heng squatted down and asked Tian Tian, "Do you want to eat McDonald's?"
Although Tian Tian was a little scared, she had almost no resistance to McDonald's at this age. In the end, she nodded.
"Okay, then let's go to McDonald's."
Zhang Heng took Tian Tian out and took a taxi to a large shopping mall. After entering the door, the two went straight to the McDonald's on the second floor. Zhang Heng ordered a children's meal with toys for Tian Tian and a Coke for himself.
After getting the meal, the two found a place to sit down, and Zhang Heng pushed the package to Tian Tian. Tian Tian glanced at Zhang Heng first, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping her, she reached out and grabbed a piece of McNugget.
Zhang Heng was very patient, waiting for Tian Tian to finish her McNugget and start eating the cheeseburger. The delicious food in front of her had fully relaxed her nerves. "I know that at your age, you can already understand what people around you are saying. I also know that many people have told you similar things before, saying that they can help you and solve your problems. In the end, they all failed to live up to your expectations. But I can guarantee that this time is different."
They are the closest people to you in this world. You don't want to hurt them. I can see the guilt and self-blame in your eyes. You just don't know how to stop. Stop all this. I can help you. But first, you have to tell me what happened. "Zhang Heng paused," Believe it or not, I can understand the situation you are facing now. They are the closest people you have in this world, and you don't want to hurt them.
Zhang Heng looked into Tian Tian's eyes, "Have you met any strange people … or things before this?"
Tian Tian stopped eating and looked up at Zhang Heng, but after a while, she shook her head.
Zhang Heng frowned and decided to change the way he asked. "Who asked you to draw those drawings in your workbook?"
This time, however, Tian Tian lowered her head again. She obviously didn't want to answer any more questions, and she silently nibbled on the cheeseburger in her hand.
At this point, the communication was basically over. Zhang Heng's knuckles tapped on the table rhythmically. It was difficult for him to be satisfied with the result. He could feel that when he finished the previous two paragraphs, it did have a certain effect. There was also hope in Tian Tian's eyes, and her shaking of her head was the best proof. It proved that she was responding to external stimuli.
But when Zhang Heng asked about the drawings in the workbook, Tian Tian immediately became vigilant, and her hope dimmed. She decisively cut off the communication channel that had been established.
The question was, why?
If there was indeed something causing her family to have accidents one after another, and the people important to her were more or less hurt, why would she still protect that thing?
Zhang Heng felt that he might have missed something important.
The second half of the meal was finished in silence. Zhang Heng knew that he could no longer make Tian Tian talk to him, so he left her alone and brought her home.
In the afternoon, Tian Tian was still doing her homework at the table, while Zhang Heng continued to help grandpa clean up the house that was left unfinished due to the delay. Finally, he finished all the work before sunset.
Looking at the brand-new house, grandpa was in a good mood. "Not bad. You're much better than your mother. When she was young, she couldn't even tidy up the palm-sized space in her house. She ran faster than anyone else when it came time to collect her lucky money."
Zhang Heng washed the last rag in his hand and put it back in place. "As long as you're satisfied."
"Put up the couplets tomorrow, so that your parents can celebrate the New Year when they come back."
"Isn't it a little too early to put up the couplets? Isn't there a time limit? It should be on the 28th or 29th of the lunar calendar. "Zhang Heng wiped the water droplets off his hands.
"It's just a formality. Let's put up the couplets together to make the atmosphere more festive. It doesn't matter when we put them up. What difference does it make?" Grandpa lived up to his reputation as a scientist of the older generation. He didn't believe in supernatural beings at all. After that, he went back to practicing his calligraphy.
When Zhang Heng went out to take out the trash, he looked at Tian Tian's window again. Her room was facing the green belt of the community outside. The curtains were drawn, but Zhang Heng could see light coming from behind.
Zhang Heng stood by the trash can for a while. When he turned to leave, the curtains were quietly pulled open, and a pair of eyes quietly watched him from behind.
…
Zhang Heng didn't give up on the investigation. Since the communication in the afternoon was ineffective, he decided to take a more direct approach. He would go to Tian Tian's house. If there was really something there, it was most likely to be in Tian Tian's house now. After all, all the accidents happened to Tian Tian's relatives.
Of course, knocking on the door and asking to enter the little girl's room was out of the question. As a result, Tian Tian's parents would most likely send him to the police station. At that time, the game item called the Evil Wall would come in handy.
[Name: Evil Wall]
[Grade: D]
[Function: Reconstruct the structure of a wall. At the same time, it can be switched between solid and liquid. Number of uses: 3]
Zhang Heng deliberately waited until 2: 30 in the morning, when everyone was sound asleep. Dressed in sportswear, he went to the place where he dumped the trash and took out the toe from his pocket.
At one point, Zhang Heng thought that the thing would rot, but after such a long time, it didn't look much different from when it was first cut off. Still, it felt weird to the touch.
Zhang Heng placed the toe on the wall behind the green belt and wrote a few Slavic letters with the remaining black blood. After a while, the wall began to boil and melt.
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