Gu Xizhou was speechless. What did life do to you? Did it make a tycoon like you think picking locks is a necessary skill?
Fang Zhi was speechless. My handcuffs are getting restless.
"Let's go in and take a look." Si Yu ignored Gu Xizhou and Fang Zhi and said to the people around them, "Let's go in and see if we can find any clues."
The few of them walked in together.
Gu Xizhou walked in front of them. As soon as he walked in, he could smell the damp smell of dust.
The first thing that came into view was the simple furnishings. There was a wooden sofa, a large wooden table, and a few benches. The windows of the room facing the courtyard were pasted with old yellowed newspapers. There were two beds in two rooms, and one of the rooms had a wooden chair. The craftsmanship of the chair was not good, and the table and chair were very crude.
Xie Wenhuo and the others followed behind Gu Xizhou and carefully examined the furnishings in the room. They did not see anything special. It was completely consistent with what the 'woman' had told Gu Xizhou. An elderly couple lived here. The remaining clothes and belongings belonged to them. Obviously, there were only traces of their lives here. There was nothing special about it.
They went through all the drawers and furniture in the enclosed room. Most of the furniture were ordinary daily necessities.
"Call book!" Fang Zhi found an address book under the landline. There was a handwritten phone number on it. It was obviously left behind by the elderly couple.
After searching for a while, Gu Xizhou and the others found the Tian family's phone number.
Son's phone number: * * * * * *
Gu Xizhou and the others looked at each other. One of the men asked hesitantly, "It's been so many years. Is this phone still working?"
Not to mention whether the call was working or not, it was not even clear if the person who answered the phone was a ghost. The people around them looked at the phone number and hesitated.
At this moment, Si Yu took out her phone from her bag and dialed the number on the address book.
Buzz buzz buzz — —
The call went through!
"Hello, who are you looking for?" A lazy male voice sounded.
In Gu Xizhou, Si Yu made up an identity and claimed that she was from the same hometown as the man. "Hello, I'm sorry for suddenly calling you."
"Oh, fellow townsman? What is it? "
Si Yu: "I heard that you have an expensive dog at home. I want to ask if it has given birth to puppies. I happen to want one, and I'm willing to pay for it! Is that okay? "
"Oh … you mean that Samoyed? That dog died last year, didn't you know? Moreover, Little White is a male dog and can't give birth to puppies. "
"Male dog? How did it die? "
Gu Xizhou heard the word "male dog" and nodded. Male dogs couldn't give birth, so they couldn't protect their puppies and bite people like female dogs.
"Last year, during National Day, we went back to our hometown with Little White. We don't know what happened to Little White, but it suddenly started biting people. It bit seven or eight children in a row. When we came back, the dog had already been beaten to death by a few neighbors in the yard. No matter what, we were in the wrong. After we paid for the damages, we hurriedly buried Little White."
"Why did the dog bite people? Do you know? "
"You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask? Little White has always been very obedient at home. It never bites people. "
"Yes … although it likes to bite sofas, floors, shoes, and clothes, it doesn't bite people. My second son is at home every day. Even if he sits on its head, pulls its fur, or steps on its tail, Little White doesn't make a sound. It has never turned red. Little White is naughty, but it definitely won't bite people for no reason. I still believe in it. "
"Actually, I've always suspected that those children were bitten because they provoked it. It was unlucky that our family had to apologize and pay for the damages."
Si Yu hung up the phone, and the surrounding people fell silent.
"The Tian family doesn't seem to have any problems. The problem lies with the dogs that were killed by the poison," Xie Wenhuo said as he looked at the contact list.
Xiao Hua clutched Xue Xiao's sleeve tightly and said with some fear, "It's those dogs? Then, then would they want the people who poisoned them to pay with their lives? "
The one who spoke was Xiao Hua, the girl who had been crying before.
Xie Wenhuo heard this and didn't say anything.
After leaving the Tian family's house, the few of them gathered together again.
In the end, they could only return home to find the NPC parents to ask about the situation.
Gu Xizhou had just finished bathing. The woman considerately brought him a set of pajamas. "Child, Mommy brought you some clothes. After bathing, blow dry your hair. Don't catch a cold."
Gu Xizhou nodded. Although the woman in front of him was an NPC, she was indeed good to children.
It was National Day, and the parents of the two NPCs were at home. The middle-aged man that Gu Xizhou had first met was sitting next to Gu Xizhou, flipping through the newspaper. When Gu Xizhou came out, the man called out to him.
"Child, the children of the Li family and the Liu family haven't been found yet. Don't go out at night. Be careful, okay?" the middle-aged man reminded him gently.
Gu Xizhou: "Okay."
The man: "If anything happens, just shout for Mommy and Daddy. We'll protect you."
The man's gaze was sincere and his tone was steady. His eyes were full of concern as he looked at Gu Xizhou. However, when Gu Xizhou heard this, he pondered for a moment. Between asking an NPC to protect him and asking him to protect himself, he was probably more reliable.
After listening to the man and woman's advice, Gu Xizhou responded. Soon, Si Yu and Fang Zhi came to look for him and started chatting with the man and woman.
"Uncle, Auntie, do you know what happened to the Tian family's dead dog? Did it bite us as soon as it came to our yard? "
Gu Xizhou didn't need to look to know that Si Yu was having a bout of horse fleas again. Gu Xizhou turned around and silently looked at Si Yu, whose eyes were smiling and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
Bro, you're so flirtatious.
The woman didn't show any signs of being shocked. She frowned and said, "What reason could there be? That dog has a bad personality. The dogs in the city are very squeamish. It doesn't eat leftovers and insists on eating canned food. San Xian is better. He can just eat leftovers. "
"I heard that the dog liked to bite things at home. It was beaten a few times because of this. When the Tian family came back for National Day, they brought the dog with them."
"It didn't eat on the first day. It barked every day, at night, and during the day. It was so noisy that the people in the yard couldn't sleep."
"When it saw you children, it barked wildly. It was very fierce. The Tian family beat it a few times because of this. But at night, it still barked non-stop. The eight dogs in the yard also barked. Not only our yard, but the neighbors also complained."
"I remember that the Tian family had no choice but to return to the city early. That day, they went to a relative's house, so there was no one at home. It was just you children. That dog bit through the rope and chased after you. The other dogs in the house were also bitten because they tried to protect you. That dog didn't let go. It was so fierce that it didn't want its life! It was as if it had a deep grudge against you. "
"Until we beat it to death with a pole, that dog didn't let go. At that time, that dog was covered in blood. Its blood splattered all over the yard. "
The woman recalled. That scene was still fresh in her memory.
That dog was too fierce. In the end, its bones were all broken, but it still bit the Li family's child and didn't let go. In the end, it was beaten to a bloody pulp and died. Only then did they save the Li family's child from the dog's mouth.
"Thank you, Auntie." Si Yu's handsome brows furrowed slightly. The situation was similar to what the male owner of the Tian family said.
After the three of them left, they told Xie Wenhuo and the others what they had just asked.
That Samoyed was probably not used to life here. Its barking during the day and at night annoyed the children in the yard. They might have beaten the dog when the Tian family wasn't around. The dog bit through the rope and bit the people in revenge. In the end, that Samoyed was beaten to death.
Because the children had been bitten by the dog, they were also traumatized by the dog at home. They were afraid when they heard the dog barking. Therefore, the children discussed and poisoned the dog at home.
Xiao Hua sighed. "Those eight dogs were poisoned to death to protect them. Perhaps it was because of this that they wanted revenge …"
The surrounding people were silent. Indeed, the eight dogs didn't do anything wrong. From the woman's words, they knew that not only did the eight dogs not bite people, but they also stood up to protect the children when the Samoyed bit them. In the end, they were poisoned to death by their owner.
It was reasonable for them to be resentful.
"Go to sleep." Xie Wenhuo had a cigarette in his mouth. He must have brought it with him. He smoked and exhaled a cloud of smoke as he spoke calmly.
The crowd dispersed. Gu Xizhou and the others had just closed the door when suddenly, there was a scream from outside the yard!
"Ah — —"
At the same time, the whole yard was filled with the sound of dogs barking. The barking rose and fell, but it quickly disappeared.
Before Fang Zhi could react, Gu Xizhou had already opened the door and rushed into the yard. In the darkness, the sound of footsteps could be heard from the alley. Xiao Hua stood at the edge of the long corridor, her eyes filled with fear and horror. "There, there's a dog … there's a dog outside … it …"
Xie Wenhuo, Xue Xiao, and the others had all arrived in the yard. They saw that the alley was flowing with scarlet blood. From time to time, fresh blood would splatter outwards. It seemed like something was tearing at the blood, and the sound of bones being chewed could be heard.
Gu Xizhou was about to take a step forward when Si Yu reached out to stop him. "Don't go out."
Gu Xizhou glanced at Si Yu, but he didn't stop. Instead, he quickened his pace. In the darkness, he could vaguely see a pair of eyes looking at him. Gu Xizhou took a step forward. Suddenly, the sound of dogs barking was heard again. It seemed like there were seven or eight dogs barking around him at the same time!
"Do you want to die?" Si Yu unceremoniously shouted at Gu Xizhou. At the same time, she pulled him into the yard. The moment he entered the yard, the barking stopped.
"Woo woo woo … woo woo …"
"What did you see?" Si Yu asked.
Gu Xizhou shook his head and said, "It was too dark. I couldn't see clearly. I only saw a pair of eyes."
After hearing Gu Xizhou's words, Xie Wenhuo turned to look at Xiao Hua. She grabbed her collar and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
Xiao Hua's body trembled as she pointed outside. "I, I saw it. There were dogs. There were dogs. They suddenly rushed out and bit Brother Hai … They dragged … dragged him out …"
The sound of bones being chewed continued for a long time. It was as if an animal was carefully chewing on the bones. The sound was still there. Gu Xizhou listened to it for a long time. Xiao Hua, who wanted to say something, was so frightened by the sound that she trembled all over. She broke down and cried.
Finally, when it was almost dawn, the sound gradually disappeared. However, Xiao Hua's lips were pale and she couldn't say a word. In the end, they could only let Xue Xiao, the only female, accompany her. Xue Xiao patiently comforted Xiao Hua for a long time before she calmed down.
"When we left Brother Xie's room just now, I wanted to go to the toilet. However, I was afraid of being alone, so I asked Brother Hai to accompany me. He was standing there waiting for me. When I came out, I saw … I saw those dogs biting him," Xiao Hua said.
Gu Xizhou looked at Xiao Hua in surprise and asked, "Why didn't he scream himself?"
Xiao Hua said, "He couldn't scream … A dog bit … bit his neck. He couldn't speak …" Xiao Hua said until here and cried bitterly. "It's all my fault. If I didn't ask Brother Hai to accompany me to the toilet, he wouldn't have died …"
Hearing Xiao Hua's words, Xie Wenhuo's face turned pale. He subconsciously looked outside.
"Did Xiao Hai do anything special?" Xie Wenhuo's eyes were red. His eyes were bloodshot. He eagerly wanted to know the cause of death.
Xiao Hua thought carefully for a moment and finally shook her head. Her face was pale. It was obvious that she was still afraid. She swallowed her saliva and said, "No."
Clearly, the elders around them were disappointed. It was very unfavorable for them that they couldn't find the cause of death.
About ten minutes later, the sky was already bright.
Gu Xizhou and the others saw that the corpse in the alley was similar to the one from yesterday. The body was incomplete and the death was extremely tragic. Blood splattered all over the ground. The head that had been bitten off was casually thrown in the corner.
Seeing such a tragic scene, one of the men turned pale. It was as if he would faint at any time.
After breakfast, Xie Wenhuo brought some people out to gather information. There wasn't any valuable information.
When they returned, the corpse and blood in the alley had disappeared at the same time. Just like the person from yesterday, another child was found missing in the courtyard at noon.
In Xie Wenhuo's room, the few people's faces were gloomy. One of them said uncertainly, "We're like headless flies now. We're running around randomly."
"Do we really have to pay with our lives to appease their hatred?"
Eight dogs. Paying with their lives meant that at least eight people had to die.
There were eleven people here. If they really had to pay with their lives, then only three people could leave alive!
"It's not like we poisoned them to death. Why should we?"
As soon as this was said, the people around them became a little nervous. Xiao Hua started crying again. Xie Wenhuo glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "Forget it. We'll talk about it later. We'll continue to gather information about the dogs in the afternoon."
After lunch.
Gu Xizhou and the others followed Xie Wenhuo and the others to ask the NPCs in the house about the dogs. There was no new information.
Because they were all mongrels, and the people in the town were not particular about these things. When the dogs died, their bodies were casually thrown away. Moreover, these were dogs that had been poisoned to death. They would just burn them with fire. Not even ashes were left behind.
Last night, they did not find out the cause of death. Tonight, Gu Xizhou could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the group was very tense. Perhaps it was because that thing could enter and leave the yard at will. That night, Gu Xizhou glanced at the few rooms outside the window. The lights in those rooms were still on. Only the lights in Gu Xizhou's room were off.
Si Yu and Fang Zhi were lying on either side of him. Fang Zhi was similar to the others. He tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He looked at Si Yu. At this moment, Si Yu had already closed her eyes and was preparing to fall asleep.
Gu Xizhou was thinking about the information he had gathered over the past two days. He was a little uncertain.
Although Gu Xizhou had only caught a glimpse last night, he was sure that he had only seen a pair of eyes. However, at that time, he had indeed heard the barking of countless dogs.
At around three o 'clock in the morning, Gu Xizhou, who was still half-asleep, heard a blood-curdling scream!
The scream came from the room diagonally opposite. Gu Xizhou subconsciously got up and rushed over. Unlike last night, the people in the other rooms did not leave their rooms. However, someone opened the window.
"What's going on?" Gu Xizhou kicked open the door of the room that had screamed for help. There was a man and a woman in the room. The woman was crying and pointing into the yard. "There … there are dogs. I saw them. They … they're looking inside!"
Gu Xizhou looked at Xiao Hua, who was crying herself hoarse. She pointed outside with trembling hands. However, when Gu Xizhou took a look, there was nothing outside.
"Ah! They're coming! " Xiao Hua cried and shouted. She pushed the man beside her away and rushed out frantically. At the same time, she anxiously shouted at Gu Xizhou's group and the man, "Run! They're behind you! "
Gu Xizhou did not see any shadows. It was as if only Xiao Hua could see the dogs. However, in the sudden silence of the night, the barking of the dogs confirmed Xiao Hua's words! At this moment, it was as if there were countless dogs barking in the yard. The man was so scared that he trembled and collapsed on the ground.
When Gu Xizhou chased after her, Xiao Hua had already disappeared.
After returning to the room, Gu Xizhou frowned and said to Si Yu, "Is there a problem with the direction we're looking in?"
Si Yu nodded slightly. "I think there's a problem too. The mission world will definitely not allow us to pay with our lives. Too many people will die that way."
At this moment, Gu Xizhou suddenly looked at Fang Zhi. Fang Zhi suddenly opened the drawers in the room and started rummaging around.
Gu Xizhou saw him like this and laughed. "What are you doing?"
Fang Zhi said, "Changing the direction. The Tian family doesn't have any clues. Perhaps our own house might have some. Besides, didn't Si Ge say that? The mission world won't give you a sure-death condition. "
Gu Xizhou nodded and accompanied Fang Zhi to rummage through the room. Unfortunately, Gu Xizhou's room did not have anything useful.
In the morning, everyone gathered again. Someone said softly, "I think Xiao Hua and Xiao Hai must have triggered a sure-death condition. That's why they're acting like this. Otherwise, the rest of us wouldn't have seen it, but only she saw it! "
However, the few of them recalled that Xiao Hua and Xiao Hai had not done anything special. They had always been with them. If they really triggered a sure-death condition, then all of them should have triggered it.
In the morning, Gu Xizhou refused to go out with Xie Wenhuo and the others to gather information. Instead, he chose to rummage through the house. In the end, he found a photo in a photo album in Fang Zhi's room.
In the photo, there were 13 children around the age of nine or ten. They were making a peace sign to the camera. The background was a lush forest. There was nothing special about it. However, as he did not want to miss any clues, Gu Xizhou took the photo and looked for his NPC mother.
When the woman saw the photo, she said, "This photo should have been taken when you went to Muguan Mountain to play."
The photo did not seem to be of any use.
Until late afternoon, Gu Xizhou did not find any other useful clues.
Gu Xizhou and the others were in a dilemma. At this moment, they heard whispers outside. The voice sounded very familiar. It seemed like Xue Xiao was talking to someone.
They opened the door and saw Xie Wenhuo and the others returning. Xie Wenhuo's eyes were smiling as he raised his chin. "Guess who we found?"
Gu Xizhou looked at him. "?"
"Her?" Fang Zhi was stunned. He saw Xiao Hua come out from behind Xue Xiao. "You're okay!"
Xiao Hua was covered in blood. However, it was obvious that someone had treated her wounds. She was sobbing and trembling all over. It was obvious that she had not recovered from what happened last night.
"I don't know what happened. I saw those dogs staring at me. I was very scared. I lost my mind and kept running outside," Xiao Hua said in a trembling voice.
"I ran all the way to the edge of the town and saw the mountain that we climbed during the day. I was being chased … In a moment of panic, I went up! Then those things kept barking at the foot of the mountain. They did not go up and stayed on the mountain for the whole night. I only dared to come out when I heard Brother Xie and the others this morning. "
Xie Wenhuo said casually, "Even if those things find us, we don't have to be afraid. They don't dare to go up Muguan Mountain."
He had a cigarette in his mouth. He looked relaxed and a little lazy.
Xie Wenhuo was in a much better mood now that they had found a way to solve the problem. His unhappiness was swept away. In the afternoon, he started to pack his things and prepared to stay on Muguan Mountain for the night. He might as well wait for seven days before leaving this world.
Gu Xizhou and the others looked at each other. Gu Xizhou asked Si Yu, "You have experienced many worlds. What do you think? Do we want to go with them? "
"I don't want to go out. It's dangerous to be on the mountain in the middle of the night. Also, the name of the mountain sounds ominous," Si Yu said calmly.
Fang Zhi asked, "Ominous?"
Fang Zhi had some impression of the mountain's name. Muguan Mountain. The two words "Muguan" meant coffin. It was indeed ominous.
Gu Xizhou nodded. "I don't want to go up the mountain either."
The three of them decided to stay in the courtyard. Gu Xizhou believed the NPCs. It was very safe to stay in the courtyard. Even if it wasn't safe, Gu Xizhou could handle it as long as it wasn't a rule like "Mirror Shatters and People Die".
Xie Wenhuo didn't try to persuade the three of them. He led the others to Muguan Mountain before the sky turned dark.
Gu Xizhou and the others returned to their room. Gu Xizhou looked at the photo carefully. There was nothing special about it.
"I think that girl is weird." Gu Xizhou frowned and looked at the sky outside. "She said that there were many dogs chasing her, but I only saw a pair of eyes."
"That's not necessarily true. There were many dogs barking at that time."
Gu Xizhou put down the photo and suddenly picked it up.
"What's wrong?" Si Yu looked at Gu Xizhou strangely.
Gu Xizhou said, "This photo is wrong!"
"Huh?"
"There aren't 13 people in this photo. There should be 14 of them."
Fang Zhi was stunned for a moment. "There's another person who took the photo!"
Gu Xizhou nodded and rushed to the living room next door. He found the NPC parents who were watching television and asked.
"I think so …" The woman stared at the photo for a while. "No one went up the mountain with you. It was a busy time … Wait … I think I remember now!"
The woman clapped her hands and said, "The person who took the photo was a little girl from the Tian family!"
Gu Xizhou was stunned. "The daughter of the Tian family?"
"Yes! That very obedient little girl. She lived in our courtyard when she was young. Oh, it's normal that you don't remember her. She was kidnapped when you were in third or fourth grade. "
"Kidnapped?"
The woman sighed and said, "Actually, I don't know if she was kidnapped or not. We couldn't find her. Just like the other children, we couldn't find her."
Si Yu suddenly sat up and said, "There's something wrong with Xiao Hua!"
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