Every world is full of ghosts and monsters begging for hugs

Pei Yan's small brain is really not enough for Bai Yao. At least they have been "scheming" so many times, and Pei Yan has never won.

On the rest of the way, Pei Yan restrained himself a lot and would secretly glance at Bai Yao from time to time, fearing that Bai Yao would find out that he was full and would not take him to pick strawberries.

But Bai Yao seemed to have a bad memory and did not bother with him about it. When they arrived at the strawberry garden, she got a basket from the owner and gave it to him, telling him to pick as many as he wanted.

Pei Yan's eyes sparkled, and he excitedly pulled Bai Yao into the greenhouse.

But Bai Yao was not as energetic as him. In the end, she sat on a small bench to rest, holding her face with both hands, watching him running east and west.

Pei Yan always seems to have unlimited energy and vitality, and never feels tired at all.

The owner of the strawberry garden is a grandfather in his sixties. His wife passed away many years ago and his children have all settled down in the city. Because he is not used to city life, he has been living in his hometown doing farm work to pass the time. He is still in good health.

Usually not many people come to the strawberry garden here, and the old man doesn't make money by selling strawberries. He was very generous and directly gave Bai Yao some washed strawberries to eat.

Bai Yao thanked him politely: "Thank you."

The old man said with a smile: "It's rare to see people coming here, and young couples like you are even rarer."

Bai Yao asked curiously: "The Moonlight Hotel is not far from here. Haven't the staff there come here to play?"

The old man shook his head. "I have never seen anyone from the Moonlight Hotel. I heard that it is now open for business. Are you from there?"

Bai Yao nodded, "Yes, I work in the hotel."

The old man's expression changed slightly, "That's not a good place."

"Why do you say that?" Bai Yao glanced at Pei Yan, who was still picking strawberries in the distance, and then asked: "Do you know something?"

The old man hesitated for a while. Perhaps he couldn't bear to see such a young child like Bai Yao get into trouble. He lowered his voice and said, "There was a big murder case in that hotel fifty years ago. It's a big case because a total of six people died."

Bai Yao only knew that someone had died in the hotel, but she hadn't found out such detailed information, "Six people died?"

The old man said: "These six people include both men and women, all of whom are about the same age, and they all graduated from the same elementary school."

Bai Yao asked: "Is there a school nearby?"

"There was a school here a few decades ago, but as everyone moved to the city, the school here was no longer in operation." The old man was somewhat nostalgic for the past, and his tone was much softer. "I also studied in the school here before, but I was not a good student. To be honest, I didn't continue my studies after elementary school."

The old man's eyes flickered. "At that time, this place was very prosperous. People were coming and going in front of the Moonlight Hotel, and cars never stopped. Even the hotel owner's children studied in our school. At that time, we all thought that this place would continue to be prosperous."

But as time goes by, nothing is forever. The once prosperous land has now become a cold and desolate place.

The old man went on to say: “When I was in the second grade, a student in the senior grade went missing. The student’s parents came to the school many times to make trouble, but they still couldn’t find the child’s whereabouts.”

"What happened next?" Bai Yao asked, "Didn't the police intervene? Was the child found?"

The old man shook his head. "The police did investigate, but the child was never found. I don't know what happened specifically. I only know that the parents didn't come to the school to cause trouble again. Six children in the senior grade transferred to other schools at the same time, so the matter was left unresolved."

Bai Yao caught the question, "Six students transferred?"

The old man said: "Six students transferred to other schools. At that time, people in and outside the school were discussing this matter, so I was deeply impressed."

If a child hasn't been home for a long time, everyone can guess that something must have happened to him.

I heard that not long after, the child's parents bought a house in the city and moved in. They did not pursue the matter any further, so outsiders naturally only talked about it after dinner.

"That is, thirteen years after this incident, fifty years ago, there was a murder case in the Moonlight Hotel. Six people were killed, and it caused quite a stir."

For the sake of their own business, the Pei family certainly tried their best to suppress the news.

I don’t know how many connections the Pei family had to use to minimize the impact of this incident.

Unexpectedly, 25 years later, another murder occurred in the hotel. This time, six people died. Like before, the police did not find the murderer.

As a result, more and more terrible rumors about the Moonlight Hotel spread. The Pei family was forced into a desperate situation and faced with bankruptcy. They tried to seek the protection of ghosts and gods and find people to perform exorcisms, but this was of no use.

The Moonlight Hotel fell into decline after losing its guests.

The old man kindly reminded, "That hotel is very evil, little girl, it's better to believe it than not to believe it, you'd better leave as soon as possible."

Bai Yao raised the corner of her lips and smiled, "I understand, thank you for telling me so much."

"Oh, right." Bai Yao picked up a fairy tale book. "We found this book on the ground when we were picking strawberries just now. Which guest dropped it?"

This storybook seemed to have been lost for some time and was covered in mud. It was difficult to find because it was blocked by the strawberry vines and leaves. It was only because of Bai Yao's sharp eyes that she discovered the book.

The old man smiled and said, "This should be the book that my granddaughter dropped. This child is careless. She came to pick strawberries a few days ago and said that her book was missing."

The old man added: "This child loves new things and dislikes old things. Her father bought her a new book, so she must not want it anymore. I'll leave it here. If a guest wants to read it, please feel free to do so. Miss, you are from another place, right? This story has been circulating here for a long time. Children like it very much. If you are bored, you can read it to kill time."

Not long after, the old man was busy taking care of the vegetable garden again.

There is no surveillance camera in the shed, so he is not worried that customers will secretly destroy the strawberries in the shed. The old man grows strawberries to kill time, so he is very happy if someone comes to talk to him.

Bai Yao was indeed sitting there with nothing to do. She supported her chin with one hand and opened the storybook full of childlike fun.

This is a storybook that teaches children to live in harmony with their family.

The protagonist is a child with freckles. When the weather gets cold, his mother puts on thick clothes for him. He says, "Thank you, Mom."