Chapter 15

Although they had already expected it, everyone's mood couldn't help but drop two points after hearing the bad news.

After a short discussion, it seemed that an hour was about to pass. Those who were not full wolfed down the compressed biscuits, drank some water for themselves, and hurriedly left here to continue working.

The afternoon in the villa passed uneventfully. After serving the host and hostess and the young master for dinner, the day was over.

In the evening, Su Xiaoqian made the bed for the villa owners in advance and was told that she could go to rest and they did not need her to keep vigil.

After hearing this order, Su Xiaoqian breathed a sigh of relief. Although no one died that day, and the owners of the villa were quite friendly, she still didn't want to sleep alone with the owner of the house at night. In horror movies, people who are alone are most likely to get into trouble. In her opinion, living with the players who entered the game with her is the most reassuring.

Just like at noon, after finishing the work at hand, she hurried into the servant's room without even having time to drink water.

There, everyone had already gathered, and she was the only one left.

Seeing her come in, An Qing greeted her with a smile. Seeing that there was no one left in the room, Su Xiaoqian felt relieved. She picked up a compressed biscuit and ate it while listening to people discuss the afternoon's situation.

"Xiaoqian, when you didn't come, we talked for a while, and Brother Lu and the others didn't find anything special." An Qing said, "But when I was tutoring the young master this afternoon, I found some strange news. ”

"What's the news?" Su Xiaoqian said, "I've been working all afternoon and haven't found anything useful. The eldest son who was locked up in the cellar is still as crazy as he was at noon. He doesn't say anything useful except being crazy."

"It's like this. At one o'clock in the afternoon, Brother Zhu carried me up to the second floor and sent me to the young master's room to give lectures. When I entered the room, the young master did not speak to me, but gave me a book and signaled I read it. So, I read it all afternoon according to his wishes."

"Did he not speak all afternoon? He only listened to you read?" Hearing this, Bai Yan raised his hand and asked: "I saw him eating very little at noon and asked him if he was dissatisfied with his lunch, but he only glanced at me , also didn’t speak. Could it be that the second son of this family is mute and can’t speak at all? "

Hearing Bai Yan's question, An Qing stopped talking and thought about it carefully. The young master really didn't say a word to her throughout the afternoon. Even when her voice became hoarse and she wanted to drink water, and asked him if she could stop, he didn't answer. He let her stop drinking water and just looked at her without saying a word.

"No, he didn't speak. Maybe your guess is true." An Qing continued: "He didn't talk to me, and he didn't make any requests. But I can't be lazy all the time. When my throat feels better, I will continue. Read on. There is nothing unusual about the young master. What is unusual is that he allows me to tell stories. "

"When I finished reading the whole book, I realized that it was a ghost story with suspense elements."

"Ghost story?" Upon hearing this, Yang Qi was startled and almost screamed again.

"Yes, it's a ghost story. And not just this one. While taking a drink of water and taking a break, I took a few glances at his room and found that the books in his room had more terrifying names than the last. If I guessed correctly, these books They are all horror novels, and every one is a ghost story.”

After reading it all afternoon, An Qing's voice became a little hoarse. She took a sip of water and continued: "This story is quite long, so I won't go into details. I'll give you a rough outline of the plot. The story goes like this. In a village, many disappearances suddenly occurred one day, and each of the victims They all disappeared at night. After experiencing a terrifying experience, the two children in the village discovered the source of the disappearance. There was a ghost in the village - a terrifying knocker! "

"Every midnight, the knocker will choose a person, knock on the door of the house, stand quietly at the person's bedside, and use various methods to wake the person up. Once the knocker discovers Once you wake up, the knocker will kill the person, and that’s where the disappearance comes from.”

"The knocker...why does he want you to read this story?" Bai Yan narrowed his eyes and thought about the meaning of the story: "Does this story have an ending? What is the final fate of the two children in the book?"

"It's a pity that this is a tragedy. Both children died." An Qing sighed: "After I came back, I have been wondering if this is a reminder given by the game. The blood stain on the bedside shows that the former servant People have troubles in their rooms, so does the story of the ghost knocking on the door hint at the way the ghost kills people?"

"Then... what should we do?" Yang Qi, the timidest one, was almost scared to tears: "How can we not be killed by the knocker after telling the story?"

"As long as you make the knocker think you are still sleeping, you can escape. This is what the book implies." An Qing said: "Those two children died in the finale because they were awakened by the knocker. ”

"Interesting, if this is true, then this young master is not simple." Bai Yan touched his chin, with a smile on his lips: "Looking at the experiences shared by seniors on the forum, a game like this lasted for several days , the most dangerous moment is at night. If this book really hints at our way out, then we have to protect this clue. Maybe he knows something key like the eldest son. "

"But if this kid is also one of the accomplices, wouldn't we die faster if we follow this book?" After the tragic death of all his teammates in the last round, Lu Tianyi now remains suspicious of any clues: " In my opinion, just listen to these clues. If you encounter the same thing, you should make a judgment based on the actual situation and not blindly believe it. "

Seeing that everyone had listened to what he said, Lu Tianyi added: "Anyway, according to my experience in the last round of the game, something will definitely happen tonight, and maybe someone will be visited by a ghost. No matter what happens, I hope everyone can Try to stay calm and shout for help when necessary. Only by staying calm can you find a way out of a crisis."

After Lu Tianyi finished speaking, several people looked sad.

After hearing this story, they all felt anxious and wished they could all gather in the same room. The more popular they were, the more courageous they would be.

However, the mistress did not allow them all to live in one room, and they did not dare to accept the consequences of disobeying her orders.

So, when it was almost eight o'clock, everyone dispersed and left the room of the three girls.

…

At eight o'clock, a transport truck stopped in front of the villa.

Seeing the driver in the car getting out of the car to unload the goods, the three of them stepped forward and received the new ingredients. Of course, they were all the same as those in the refrigerator, and they were all rotten and spoiled. The kind that smells bad.

"Master, why are all the things you brought spoiled?"

Lu Tianyi volunteered to help move the goods. When he and Zhu Fugui were carrying the ingredients and walking inside, Bai Yan approached the driver and dared to talk to him.

The driver had dark skin and was a muscular black man. Under the cover of night, Bai Yan could only see a dark mass of human figures. At the same time, the driver's clothes are also dark. If you don't look carefully, you may not be able to spot him even if he passes you at night.

"The ingredients in our company all look like this. If you don't like it, don't buy it." Hearing this, the driver showed his strong white teeth, and Bai Yan could finally see clearly where his old man's head was.

"Oh, actually I don't have any objections to the ingredients. It's quite unique to have such a strong flavor." Feeling that the driver might be a company lover, Bai Yan immediately flattered him and said, "I'm the new butler here. Can you ask? When did my masters place their order with your company?"

"half year ago."

"In addition to selling food ingredients, does your company have other businesses?"

"Young man, I advise you not to ask too many questions. Sometimes the more people know, the faster they die." After saying this, no matter how Bai Yan tried to seduce him, the driver ignored him.

Perhaps because he was annoyed by Bai Yan's questions, the driver got into the car, stepped on the accelerator, and after a rumble, he drove the transport truck away, leaving only Bai Yan with a puff of exhaust gas.

"..." So what is this?

The driver's unceremonious attitude made Bai Yan a little depressed, but through a few short sentences, he at least knew that the abnormality occurred six months ago at the latest.

And what did the driver's warning to him imply? Is it reminding him not to explore the source of ingredients anymore?

Full of questions, Bai Yan returned to the kitchen. At this time, Zhu Fugui and Lu Tianyi had already put all the ingredients into the refrigerator.

Although the couple can eat rotten and smelly food with gusto, they can't be too fooled.

After seeing the two of them finished their work, Bai Yan told them what the driver said, then turned back to the room to wash up and rest.

When Bai Yan returned to the room, Liu Kui and Li Hao were still outside and had not returned.

While they were away, Bai Yan hurriedly washed up, continued to apply foundation on himself, then took off his glasses, lay down on the bed, and began to feel sleepy.

The clock in the room ticked.

Unknowingly, he fell asleep like this...

In the middle of the night, Bai Yan was awakened by a loud snoring sound.

Out of the confusion that he had just woken up, he instinctively wanted to open his eyes, but he quickly remembered that he was in a game, so he pretended to be uncomfortable and adjusted his sleeping position, and then put a hand on it very naturally. In front of his eyes, he opened his eyes slightly through the gap between his two fingers.

…

"Dong dong dong."

"Dong dong dong."

As soon as he opened his eyes, there was a sudden knock on the door.