"What's that smell?" Yu Yizhou and Xiao Nan frowned. They couldn't help but retch as they whispered to the three people beside them.
"The smell of a corpse," Gu Xizhou said casually.
When he saw that the two of them were about to scream in horror, Gu Xizhou immediately put his index finger between his thin lips and made a shushing gesture. He warned them, "Don't scream. Be careful not to let that old man hear you. It might be something like a dead rat. The smell is quite strong. Bear with it for a while. We'll look for clues and then leave."
The two of them nodded in silence.
There were no windows or lights in the house. Light couldn't shine in at all. Therefore, not only was there a strange smell of a corpse in the house, there was also a damp and musty smell.
There was a square black wooden table in the room. The old table's surface was severely worn. Gu Xizhou touched it with his hand and his palm was covered in dust. At the same time, the table made a creaking sound and shook.
The bowls and chopsticks on the side were all covered in a thick layer of dust. The dishes under the cupboard were rotten.
It was obvious that the things here hadn't been used in a long time. Gu Xizhou was silent for a moment. The few of them left the room and, like thieves, tiptoed into the next room.
There was an old-fashioned color TV in this room. There was a radio next to it. Looking inside, they saw a wooden bed with a bedsheet and folded bedding.
"Listen. It seems like there's some sound." Xiao Nan was tense as he whispered.
The few of them stopped and listened carefully for a while. There was indeed a sound in the room.
It seemed like something was moving around in the room.
Xiao Nan took a step back in fear and took a small step towards the door.
"Ah!"
"What's wrong?" Si Yu asked.
"Something soft bumped into my foot." After Xiao Nan finished speaking, he looked down and realized that it was a false alarm. It turned out that the thing that bumped into him was a rat.
Si Yu said in a low voice, "Don't make a fuss."
Xiao Nan was a little embarrassed and his face turned red. Speaking of which, he had already experienced several mission worlds. However, his performance was not as good as Yu Yizhou's.
"Zhizhi."
"Zhizhi."
The mouse ran away from Xiao Nan's feet and went under the bed through the corner of the wall.
They didn't blame Xiao Nan, but Gu Xizhou looked under the bed, thought for a moment, and asked, "Do you think there's something under the bed?"
"Just take a look and you'll know."
Gu Xizhou didn't respond to Si Yu's words. Instead, he used his actions to prove his approval of Si Yu. He lifted the bedsheet and saw an old man's corpse lying on the ground. The rat was in the old man's chest, squeaking Zhizhi.
"What's down there?" Yu Yizhou asked softly with an angry tone.
Gu Xizhou turned around and looked at them deeply. He stepped aside so that they could see clearly. "See for yourself."
"Ah, it's him!" Yu Yizhou and Xiao Nan opened their mouths wide. Although the corpse was so rotten that they couldn't see its full appearance, they saw the old man wearing a dark blue vest yesterday.
"He's dead?" Yu Yizhou muttered.
Gu Xizhou didn't comment. Instead, he said, "It's expected. The door is on him. It's not strange that he's dead."
Si Yu was silent for a moment. He looked like he was thinking.
"What Xu Hao told us about Tu Fu should be true. Tu Fu's death this morning confirmed Xu Hao's words. Tu Fu must be related to Old Madam He's disappearance.
"But why didn't the door appear? We must have missed something, and Xu Hao might still be hiding something from us. "Si Yu frowned, stroked his chin, and pondered.
"That old man isn't here. Let's go find Xu Hao again." Gu Xizhou turned around and put down the bedsheet. He thought for a moment.
Gu Xizhou was about to close the old man's door when he felt someone poke his hand. Gu Xizhou turned to look at Fang Zhi. Fang Zhi's face was pale as he pointed behind Gu Xizhou.
Gu Xizhou looked deeply at Fang Zhi. He turned around and saw the old man at the door.
The old man looked at them with a smile. His smile was very benevolent. However, this benevolence didn't seem benevolent in the eyes of others. Instead, it gave them an indescribable feeling. "Are you guys messing with my door?"
Hearing the old man's question, Gu Xizhou heard Xiao Nan and Yu Yizhou suck in a breath of cold air. They didn't dare to answer.
"Oh, I saw that your door wasn't closed, so I helped you close it," Gu Xizhou said.
Si Yu beside him also replied, "Yes, we came to ask you if you had any other clues. However, no one answered when we knocked on your door. We found that your door wasn't closed."
"Is that so?" The old man grinned.
When Xiao Nan, Yu Yizhou, and Fang Zhi heard Gu Xizhou and Si Yu singing the same tune and lying through their teeth, they couldn't react in time. They saw the old man turn to look at them with narrowed eyes. "Is that so?"
The three of them were speechless.
"Huh?"
"Yes, yes, yes! That's right! "The three of them said in unison and nodded like chicks pecking rice. They almost swore to the heavens.
The old man grunted as though he believed their words. At the same time, he replied, "There are no other clues."
Si Yu looked up at the old man. The old man was holding a black plastic bag in his hand. They couldn't see what was inside. He pointed at the bag and asked, "What's inside?"
The old man opened the bag generously and revealed the item inside for everyone to see.
Xiao Nan was already on the verge of fainting when he saw the old man. When he saw the bloody item in the bag, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
"What's wrong with young people these days? They can't even compare to an old man like me. Haven't you seen pig trotters before? "The old man was speechless.
Si Yu glanced at the bloody human palm and explained expressionlessly, "He's scared of blood."
Fang Zhi helped the unconscious Xiao Nan back to the demolition office. He patted the man's cheek. After about ten minutes, Xiao Nan woke up. His face was pale without a trace of blood. Gu Xizhou handed him a cup of hot water.
Xiao Nan trembled as he took the cup. He drank a mouthful of water and asked softly, "W-what should we do now?"
Gu Xizhou glanced at him and said, "You're an old man. Don't you feel embarrassed that a newcomer like Xiao Yu has to carry you back?"
Xiao Nan couldn't help but complain, "There were dead people in the previous world, but nothing like this! They ate people! "
From Xiao Nan's expression, it was obvious that he was very scared.
"Alright, since you're awake, let's go straight to Xu Hao and ask him if he remembers who else is here." Si Yu waved his hand and interrupted Xiao Nan's explanation.
They left the demolition office. It was noon, so there was no one at the vegetable stall.
After walking for a while, Gu Xizhou suddenly stopped and frowned.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Nan asked.
Gu Xizhou said, "Why is the door of the butcher's shop open? Isn't the boss dead? "
Everyone felt strange, but they didn't think too much about it. They went straight to Xu Hao's house.
"Xu San Er, come out. F * ck, you stole my wife's bra. Do you want to die? Come out, I'm going to kill you today! "A man in factory clothes was standing at the door and yelling.
"Come out if you have the guts. I'll kill you today! You're a bastard! "
There was a woman next to him with tears in her eyes. She grabbed the corner of the man's shirt and said, "Hubby, he bullied me when you weren't here!"
The woman's voice was like water. Gu Xizhou looked at Wang Chunjiao strangely. Xu Hao bullied her? He saw with his own eyes that Wang Chunjiao chased after Xu San Er with a kitchen knife that day.
This man must be Wang Chunjiao's man.
"I really didn't. I only stole a pair of underwear. I didn't steal a bra!"
Xu San Er's voice could be heard from inside as he argued.
"I really didn't steal it! If I stole it, then I stole it. If I didn't steal it, then I didn't steal it! "
"You're still talking? I'm going to kill you today!" The man yelled.
Xu San Er saw the people from the demolition office coming over. He continued to block the door and called for Gu Xizhou and the others to help.
After they persuaded the two of them to leave, Xu Hao came out of the house in a sorry state. His face and hands were full of women's scratches. He glared fiercely at Wang Chunjiao and her husband who had left and spat on the ground.
"Bah, I don't change my name. I only stole a pair of underwear. That's underwear!" Xu Hao said righteously.
Yu Yizhou chuckled and looked at Xu Hao. This man still insisted on explaining that he didn't steal anything. It looked like he was going to be taught a lesson by the couple.
"F * ck, b * tch! Someone else must have stolen it. I didn't steal anything yesterday! "
Gu Xizhou glanced at him and asked, "Alright, alright. Don't change your name. If you hadn't stolen those things, would they have come looking for you?"
Xu Hao's arrogance disappeared when he heard that. This was a classic case of the wolf coming. Now, whenever someone dropped something in the village, the first person they would think of was him.
Gu Xizhou continued, "Are you hiding something from us? Now that the butcher is dead, you … "
"He's dead?" Xu Hao was stunned. He didn't seem to know about the butcher's death. He looked lost and helpless. Then, he scrambled to the butcher's shop.
Gu Xizhou pointed at Xu Hao and said, "Follow him."
Everyone nodded.
Gu Xizhou and the others walked past the gravel road. They saw Xu Hao lying on the ground, looking ahead in horror.
Gu Xizhou turned and followed his gaze. A few women were buying groceries in front of the butcher's shop. There was a person in the butcher's shop. To be precise, he had a pig's head with a human body. He looked exactly the same as the pig's head they saw this morning.
Just as Xiao Nan and Yu Yizhou were stunned, Gu Xizhou said quietly, "Pig's head with a human body. Are you mocking him for having a pig's head?"
Gu Xizhou didn't notice that Si Yu had turned and looked at Gu Xizhou deeply. She silently repeated Gu Xizhou's words.
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