"The refinery's business suddenly plummeted, and the town's economy began to deteriorate as well. Captain Ord thought of the lead ingot, so he told the townspeople that he had a way to bring back the gold and fish. At first, some people objected, especially a man who had been to the island with him. Later, however, those who objected were pushed away, and Captain Ord could finally start to restore the refinery's business." "But in 1946, things started to get out of hand.
"But in the year 46, things couldn't be suppressed any longer. Too many people went missing in the town, and many people saw those half-human, half-mermaid monsters crawling out of the water. So, some people, including the city committee, started to rebel. They contacted everywhere and gathered a large number of people. In the end, Obed and the 23 people who followed him were imprisoned, but before their trial could be carried out, one night … Countless black shadows crawled out of the water onto the shore. The square, the church, and the fields were filled with gunshots and screams. It lasted until dawn, and half the people in the town disappeared.
"Obed and the twenty-three people walked out of prison. Led by him, the remaining half claimed that a plague had struck the town, causing a large number of deaths. Yes, the plague was their excuse to cover up everything. Since then, they had lost their restraints, and they finally fell into the abyss of sin. Everything began to rot and die, especially when the first batch of children grew up and began to show their differences. More and more people became ugly, and those monsters crawled in the dark attics and basements. There were fewer and fewer normal people in the town, until today."
Fabericotte's voice was trembling. "When I first heard these things, I kept comforting myself that it was just old Allen's drunken nonsense. But after I finished talking, he suddenly grabbed my shoulder hard and told me that it was coming. It was too late! It was too late! It was too late! After I finished talking, I saw him rush to the breakwater in the distance and jump off. "
"Did anyone see him talking to you?" Zhang Heng asked. "I don't know. I was too flustered at that time.
I should have saved him, or at least made sure that he was not dead. I mean, after all, he was stimulated because of me. Although I thought he was mentally ill, I wasn't. I just stood there, feeling like something was strangling my throat. When I realized that it was too late, I turned around and ran back to the square. I wanted to take the bus to Arkham at eight o 'clock in the evening, but the driver suddenly told me that there would be a celebration that night, and the bus would be suspended for a day. Then I met you in the Gilman Hostel. "
"Then do you know what old Allen was talking about?"
"No, I have no clue. I've told you everything I know," Fabericotte said. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes tonight, I wouldn't have believed that such a bizarre and horrible thing existed in this world. I swear that tonight's incident has brought me more excitement than anything I've encountered in my life. If we are lucky enough to leave this place safely, I will never come back. "
After that, he looked at Zhang Heng with a hopeful look. "We can leave, right?"
Zhang Heng did not rush to answer. He looked back in the direction of the breakwater, and the black shadows were still standing there, motionless.
After that, Zhang Heng turned back and said to Fabericotte, "You didn't tell me the truth."
"What do you mean?" Fabericotte was stunned. "In this situation, I can't hide anything anymore. Otherwise, I will be risking my life."
Zhang Heng did not answer the question. Instead, he said, "I'm just curious. Why did you spend so much effort to put on such a show? Is it just for me to see?"
Fabericotte's face remained stunned.
"You didn't come here by bus," Zhang Heng said. "In fact, the bus never left this place. I checked its wheels and the soil on them. Judging from the degree of drying, it hasn't been moved for at least ten hours. The grocery store has the same problem. Judging from the dust on the counter, I don't think it has been open for business in the past week. You said you talked to the employee there in the afternoon. Also, there are those abandoned houses."
"Is there any problem with the houses?" Fabericotte asked.
"Some of them did collapse due to years of disrepair, but some of them, especially some of the houses on the beach, were blown up. It's obvious that it's different from a natural collapse. In some places in the town, I saw traces of tank tracks."
"You've only been here for a while, and you found so many things?" Fabericotte was surprised.
"My observation skills are better than you think," Zhang Heng said. "So, what is the date now? When I first came here, I asked the first person I talked to. He said it was July 15, 1927. The newspaper in the front desk of the Gilman Hostel was a year ago, but the magazine on the table was also dated July 15. You seem to be hinting to me that today is July 15. Why? What's so special about this day? "
"No matter what date it is today, everything you saw happened. By the way, does it remind you of anything?" the young traveler asked rhetorically.
"Forget about the word games," Zhang Heng said. "Did the young man in your story escape from here in the end?"
"Did he escape?" the young traveler muttered to himself.
"I think he escaped. Otherwise, the military wouldn't have intervened. The tank tracks on the ground and the old houses that were blown up are what happened after that."
Fabericotte finally stopped pretending when he heard Zhang Heng's words. The surprised expression on his face disappeared, and he exclaimed, "Your reasoning and observation skills are not only a little better than what you said. However, you are wrong about one thing."
"Please enlighten me." Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
"I am that young man, and that young man is indeed me. Or rather, I used to be me."
"Interesting. Just like what you said before, most people will never return to this place after experiencing this kind of thing."
"That's true. But do you remember the self-introduction when we first met? I said that in addition to enjoying the natural scenery and visiting historical sites, I was also studying the family genealogy."
"You have the blood of this place in your body?" Zhang Heng suddenly realized, "Were you born here? Did you leave after you were born? That's why you know nothing about all this. "
"To be more precise, my maternal great-grandmother. She is a member of the Marsh family, the illegitimate daughter of Captain Obed Marsh."
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