Kaleidoscope of Death

A total of fourteen people who entered the door gathered in the square of the town one after another.

Lin Qiushi seized the time and kept observing his surroundings.This small town looks very dilapidated, most of the shops on the street are closed, occasionally the wind blows, and the dust on the roadside raises the atmosphere of the town even more desolate.

Next to the square where they are, there is a sign.Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu went to the notice board and looked at it, and found that there were three missing persons notices posted on the notice board. The missing persons notices were all looking for children aged seven or eight, there were boys and girls, and they were all posted recently. from.

Seeing the missing person notice, Lin Qiushi immediately thought of the slender ghost in the clue. Although the slender ghost also attacks adults, in fact the first target is usually children. It seems that the disappearance of these children has something to do with the slender ghost. Inseparable relationship.

While everyone was discussing, a majestic middle-aged man came from the end of the square. He briefly introduced himself in front of the crowd, claiming to be the mayor of this small town, and then told them that he was at the gate. in their identities.

"I hope you can help us find the missing children." The mayor said, "These children all disappeared within a week. We searched the whole town but failed to find them. I hope you can complete the commission and find the missing children." child."

That's the clue to the door.

After the mayor finished speaking, he led them to the hotel where they were staying.

The atmosphere of this hotel and the small town is very good, it is very shabby, there is a dozing old man sitting at the door, seeing the mayor bringing someone over, he does not open his eyes to say hello, just throws out a bunch of keys perfunctorily, and then Continue to sleep with eyes closed.

The mayor is obviously used to it. He said: "We rarely come here from outsiders. Because we lost a child, everyone is very sensitive. When you ask for some clues, please be tactful."

The hotel is for two people, and everyone quickly and spontaneously found a companion to live with them.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Qiushi lived in the same room as Ruan Nanzhu. Because he was acting as a dumb girl, he didn't speak much during the whole process. When someone cast his eyes on him, he just pretended not to see it.

That Wang Tianxin seemed to have some interest in him, but he hid it well, but occasionally Lin Qiushi would feel his gaze.

Lin Qiushi just pretended not to see it.

After dividing the rooms, the mayor said something about the town.

Their small town used to be a fishing village. Later, a dam was built upstream, and the fish became scarce, so it fell into disrepair.There is no industry in the town, except for a canning factory in the far west of the town.To the east is the cemetery in the village, and the mayor told them that if they have nothing to do, it is best not to go there.

Everyone listened quietly, and some people were taking notes.Usually the main clues are provided by NPCs, and in these clues, the key is buried.

After such a toss for a while, everyone was a little hungry.So I ate something casually in the restaurant downstairs.

The taste of the food here is very bad, the bread is hard and dry, and the person who eats it has a toothache. Besides the bread, there is also fried fish that makes people lose their appetite at first glance. Lin Qiushi glanced at the dead fish eyes staring at the fried fish. I didn't dare to put down the knife and fork.Is it really not poisonous to eat this thing?

Ruan Nanzhu didn't touch the fish and only ate some bread.He hasn't spoken much since he entered the hotel, and he seems to be thinking about something.

After eating this terrible dinner, everyone planned to go back to rest and prepare for the next day.

The same is true for Lin Qiushi. After a simple wash, he climbed into bed.

This is a standard room with two beds, his is by the window, and Ruan Nanzhu's is by the door.

Ruan Nanzhu took a shower, came out of the bathroom with his upper body bare, and said while wiping his hair, "What do you think?"

Lin Qiushi huddled by the bed and played with his mobile phone: "Tomorrow, let's ask the parents of the missing children and see if there are any clues." He thought for a moment, "Since the mayor mentioned the cannery, maybe we should Go over and investigate." This small town has so many clues, it stands to reason that there should be what they want in the cannery.

Ruan Nanzhu: "Well, how do you feel?"

Lin Qiushi thought that Ruan Nanzhu asked him how he felt about this door, so he replied obediently: "It's okay, but the food is really terrible."

Ruan Nanzhu raised his eyebrows: "I'm asking you how it feels to pretend to be a dumb girl."

Lin Qiushi: "..."

Ruan Nanzhu: "Aren't you happy?"

Facing the imposing Ruan Nanzhu, Lin Qiushi turned into a cowardly dog, and said with a smirk: "Happy, happy." Why did he ask such a cheap question in the first place.

I have to say that Lin Qiushi, who is disguised as a woman, made such an expression, which is very cute. No matter whether Lin Qiushi is voluntary or not, at least this answer satisfies Ruan Nanzhu. He smiled subtly and said softly: "If you like it is good."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Why did he have a bad feeling.

The two chatted for a few more words before going to bed.

The window next to Lin Qiushi is a hinged window, and the shadows cast by the treetops outside can be vaguely seen.The breeze blew, and the treetops rustled.Although the hotel looks dilapidated, the environment inside is actually okay. The only fly in the ointment is the cold weather and mosquitoes, the buzzing noise is really disturbing.Lin Qiushi lay on the bed, trying to let go of himself as much as possible, trying to make himself want to fall asleep early.

However, just as he was about to fall asleep, Ruan Nanzhu gently poked him from behind. He was about to turn his head when he heard Ruan Nanzhu's low voice: "Don't move, there is something outside."

Lin Qiushi was shocked and instantly woke up.

He looked carefully, and found that at some point, something hard to describe was attached to the tree outside. The thing was attached to the trunk, almost blending with the trunk, but it was twisting, thin and long, Like a snake, you can't see it unless you look carefully.

The thing slowly stretched out a hand, and stuck it to the hinge window.

Lin Qiushi saw that hand opened a page of the hinge window. He thought he would see a pair of black eyes, but he didn't expect to see only a pale... That thing has no eyes at all.

"Close your eyes." Ruan Nanzhu said suddenly.

Lin Qiushi immediately closed his eyes obediently, his hearing was very sensitive, and he heard the sound of the hinged window being flipped very clearly.

Then there was the sound of rustling footsteps, as if something had walked across the grass.

Ruan Nanzhu didn't let Lin Qiushi open his eyes. Lin Qiushi held back at first, but finally couldn't help it anymore, and said, "Are you ready?"

No sound.

Lin Qiushi's heart tightened, worried that something had happened, he opened his eyes and turned around, only to find that Ruan Nanzhu had fallen asleep.

Lin Qiushi: "..." It seems that this sleeping pill essence not only sleeps others, but also sleeps itself.

Calm was restored outside the window, Lin Qiushi closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, it was cloudy and rainy.

The temperature is a bit cold, and there are patters of raindrops in the sky.

Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu got up early and went to the restaurant downstairs.As soon as he entered, Lin Qiushi heard the voice of Wang Tianxin and the girl teasing, and the relationship between the two seemed to be one step closer after a night of getting along.The girl who was hooked up by Wang Tianxin was feeding each other breakfast with a smile on her face.

Lin Qiushi glanced at him, really admiring this kind of person.To be able to have a pleasant date in such an atmosphere inside the door is also a talent to a certain extent.

Ruan Nanzhu also came in after him. As soon as the two entered, they attracted most of the attention in the restaurant.Some people looked at Ruan Nanzhu, who was still outstanding in appearance, but some people cast their ambiguous eyes on Lin Qiushi.

Lin Qiushi was baffled at first, until he went to the bathroom halfway, and after looking in the mirror for a while, he suddenly felt something was wrong...

He stretched his neck, took a closer look, and found that at some point, there was a red mark under his ears, the mark was a little itchy, it should be the result of a mosquito bite, but he knew it was a mosquito bite, Others don't know, and the position is so ambiguous.

Lin Qiushi couldn't laugh or cry, he scratched twice with his hands, feeling more itchy.

There is no way to get rid of this thing for the time being, Lin Qiushi sighed and had no choice but to give up, he washed his hands, turned around and was about to leave, but saw Wang Tianxin coming in from the toilet.

This hotel is very small, there is only one toilet on the first floor, and it is still for mixed use.

When the two met in the narrow toilet, Lin Qiushi turned his body and made way for him to signal him to go first.

Wang Tianxin smiled at him, and suddenly said, "Why are you afraid of me?"

Lin Qiushi was taken aback.

"Obviously he and I are doing the same thing, why bother to act like I'm a bad guy?" Wang Tianxin actually has a pretty good voice, and has a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, which is very tricky to put outside. Girls like it, he stretched out his hand, grabbed Lin Qiushi's arm, and said, "Right?"

Lin Qiushi knew that he had misunderstood. He wanted to tear his hand out of Wang Tianxin's, but he was afraid that his strength would reveal his identity, so he could only use his other hand to take out his mobile phone and type: We are not like that, you Misunderstood.

Who knows that Wang Tianxin sneered when he saw this word, and said: "You think I'm stupid, the mark on your neck, could it be a mosquito bite?"

Lin Qiushi: Hey, it's really a mosquito bite.

Wang Tianxin glanced outside, and suddenly showed an evil smile: "Tell me, if I fuck you in the toilet, will he find out?"

Lin Qiushi: "..." He looked at Wang Tianxin's not strong body silently, thinking, friend, it's not sure who will do it.

I don't know what kind of illusion Lin Qiushi's expression gave Wang Tianxin, he smiled and said: "Why, now I know I'm afraid?"

Lin Qiushi glanced wildly in the toilet, he had already started to think about how to do it later, and the person in front of him would be more relieved.

But just when Lin Qiushi was about to make a move, the sound of other people's footsteps suddenly came from outside.

Wang Tianxin actually refused to let go of Lin Qiushi, until Ruan Nanzhu appeared at the door, staring at him unkindly, then he smirked unwillingly and let go.

"Qiuqiu." Ruan Nanzhu's voice was cold, "Is someone embarrassing you?"

Lin Qiushi glanced at Ruan Nanzhu, and the moment the two eyes met, he suddenly understood. At this moment, Lin Qiushi was possessed by drama, and he sobbed and threw himself into Ruan Nanzhu's arms, looking like I was being bullied so miserably appearance.

Ruan Nanzhu raised his head and looked at Wang Tianxin.

Probably because Ruan Nanzhu's eyes were too terrifying, Wang Tianxin, who was still awesome just now, froze instantly, showing an embarrassed smile: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, I didn't do anything to Qiuqiu..."

Ruan Nanzhu said: "One last time." His voice was as cold as ice, "If I find out what you are trying to do to her again, I will kill you." , even Lin Qiushi, who was leaning against Ruan Nanzhu's arms, felt the strong killing intent.

Ruan Nanzhu is serious.

Lin Qiushi knew it, and so did Wang Tianxin.

So he responded in a panic, turned around and left without even going to the toilet.

Lin Qiushi looked at his back as he ran away, and wanted to spit.

"Are you okay?" Ruan Nanzhu asked him.

Lin Qiushi shook his head, then pointed to the bite mark under his ear.

Who knows that at the next moment, a warm and soft thing stuck to it and sucked for a moment, Lin Qiushi widened his eyes, reflexively wanted to push the person in front of him away, but Ruan Nanzhu smiled softly, saying: "Little dumb girl, do you really think I'm a good person?"

Lin Qiushi: "..." Boss, will you be that happy after acting?

"I'm not a good person." Ruan Nanzhu's fingers rubbed that place heavily, causing Lin Qiushi to shiver involuntarily. He opened his mouth to speak, but Ruan Nanzhu made a shh gesture to signal Partition walls have ears.

"If you obey me obediently, I will take you out." Ruan Nanzhu said, "If you are not obedient, don't blame me for leaving you inside alone."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Almost enough.

Ruan Nanzhu: "Do you understand?"

Lin Qiushi could only nod his head.

So Ruan Nanzhu showed a satisfied expression, took Lin Qiushi's hand and went out.

At this moment, Lin Qiushi finally understood Ruan Nanzhu's sinister intention of making him pretend to be a dumb girl. If he was not dumb, he could refute a few words to destroy Ruan Nanzhu's sudden desire to perform, but now he is a mute who can't speak , When he finished typing on the phone, Ruan Nanzhu's play was over.

Lin Qiushi finished drinking the milk in front of him, and secretly sighed in his heart that the human heart is really sinister...

Others looked at Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi with more ambiguous eyes, and they probably regarded them as a dating duo.

Lin Qiushi is really a dumb eater of coptis now, unable to tell what he is suffering, so he can only stare at Ruan Nanzhu a few times.

Ruan Nanzhu said shamelessly: "Stop staring, stare harder."

Lin Qiushi: "????" God was fucking hard.

After finishing the breakfast, Lin Qiushi hurriedly pulled Ruan Nanzhu out of the restaurant. They planned to visit the homes of the missing children for a few days yesterday.

The population of this town is very small, and it is said that there are only eight or nine children in the town, so losing three at once is naturally considered a major event.

Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi soon arrived at the first place where the children were lost, and there were several old people in the team with them.

When the family saw them, their attitude was very indifferent, almost asking and answering each sentence, and they didn't take the initiative to provide any information from the beginning to the end.

Fortunately, it's okay if you are willing to answer. Ruan Nanzhu asked a few key questions - when and where did the child disappear, who was last seen before the disappearance, and whether there were any signs before the disappearance.

"He has a weird temper." As a parent, the disappearance of a child should be very sad, but the family's attitude is very strange, as if they don't want to say anything more, "I don't come back all day long. Home, he disappeared at dusk six days ago, after he went out, he never came back. Before he disappeared, he met with his sister, as for the omen, if there is an omen, will he still disappear?"

Everyone wrote down these clues one by one, and it happened that the missing child's sister was also nearby, so Ruan Nanzhu found his sister and asked about it.

It was probably because he was really pretty, and it was easy to win the favor of young girls, so that sister's attitude towards them was not bad.

She should be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and her appearance is not too outstanding. There are some freckles on her cheeks, but the beautiful blond hair behind her is very conspicuous. She said: "Before my brother Lauren disappeared, he said that someone was following him , but this small town is so big, and there are no outsiders, who would follow a child? We didn't take his words to heart at the time..." She seemed a little guilty, her eyes moistened.

"Do you mind if we go to his room?" Ruan Nanzhu asked.

"Let's go, we will take you there." My sister said.

The missing child was named Lauren. The room was in the attic on the top floor. It was very narrow and messy. There was a small bed stuffed into the small room, as well as various books and some messy things.

Because the attic is too narrow, everyone can't go in together, but can only go in in batches for inspection.

Lin Qiushi, Ruan Nanzhu and another girl were the first to come in.

Ruan Nanzhu went straight to the bookcase, while Lin Qiushi began to check Lauren's bed.

Soon, Lin Qiushi found out that he saw a notebook with a lock under Lauren's pillow. He reacted quickly, picked up the notebook and stuffed it into his clothes, pretending to be indifferent.It was only at this time that Lin Qiushi felt that women's clothing was beneficial. After all, boys' clothes were quite simple, and it was not easy to hide something.

Ruan Nanzhu found a lot of notes made by Lauren on the bookcase. Before Lauren disappeared, he had been looking up the content of local urban legends. These urban legends are very rich, including the slender ghost mentioned in the clues.

"It seems that he has a premonition." Ruan Nanzhu analyzed, "The death inside the door this time has a harbinger."

Lin Qiushi nodded, indicating that he knew, and then pointed out the door.

Ruan Nanzhu glanced at him and understood what he meant: "Let's go, let's go out."

The two went outside the house under the pretext of breathing fresh air, and found an empty corner. Lin Qiushi took out Lauren's diary from his clothes.

Ruan Nanzhu looked at him like this and smiled: "Very skilled."

Lin Qiushi was so suffocated that he was about to die: "Stop making trouble, and take a look at what's inside."

Ruan Nanzhu nodded, he easily opened the lock on the notebook, and saw the contents of the notebook.

The content on the front of the notebook is all about a child's daily life, complaining about parents, complaining about school, etc., and school?

Lin Qiushi said: "There is still a school in this town?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "Yes, but not here, it should be in the next town."

Lin Qiushi: "Oh... I never heard the mayor say that."

Ruan Nanzhu said: "He is not his own, so it is no wonder the parents have such an attitude."

Lauren was not born to his father, but his mother brought him to remarry. However, his stepfather has always disliked him and often made trouble for him, even beating him.After he disappeared, he also acted carelessly, as if he didn't care about the fact that the child disappeared.

"Where's Lauren's mother?" Lin Qiushi was a little strange.

"I didn't mention it much." Ruan Nanzhu said, "...that's very strange."

It was indeed strange that the mistress was not seen when they entered the house, and no one mentioned that there had been a mistress in the house.

Continuing to scroll down, Lin Qiushi saw clues about the disappearance.

In the notebook, Lauren kept complaining that someone seemed to be following him, following him from school to school, but couldn't find that person.

At first, the tone of Lauren's complaints was just anger and boredom, but soon, this anger and boredom turned into fear, and Lauren seemed to have discovered something...

"It reappeared outside my window and I hid under the bed hoping it wouldn't find me."

"This time I hid in the closet, but fortunately I didn't hide under the bed. I saw it bent down and stretched its hands under the bed to remove it, as if it was looking for me."

"No one believed me, they all thought I was crazy, that thing almost squeezed in through the gap in the window, I don't know what it is."

"I know its name, but time is running out, it's too late..."

"It's all over."

These contents are Lauren's recent diary. A few days ago, his diary recorded the last five words: everything is over.

This is the last diary entry, after which Lauren disappeared and the diary stopped.

"It seems that that thing took the child away." Lin Qiushi finished reading the diary, "The slender ghost..."

Ruan Nanzhu: "Where will you take him..."

Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu looked at each other, and laughed awkwardly: "I won't take it to the cannery."

This town seems to be such a special place.

Ruan Nanzhu: "So did you eat canned fish in the morning?"

Lin Qiushi shook his head quickly. The canned fish didn't look very good. He had a bland breakfast, and he wasn't interested.

But although he didn't eat it, other people did eat a lot, especially Wang Tianxin seemed to have a soft spot for fish.

Lin Qiushi: "I can't think about it, it's too disgusting."

Ruan Nanzhu: "Where do you want to go next?"

Lin Qiushi: "Aren't there still a few missing children? Go and see them. It would be great if they have something in common."

Ruan Nanzhu nodded and agreed to Lin Qiushi's proposal.

So the two walked towards the home of the remaining two missing children, discussing some details about the town along the way.

Of course, in order to maintain the character design of a dumb girl, Lin Qiushi did not dare to say too much, and used the voice function of the mobile phone to communicate with Ruan Nanzhu almost the whole time.

Ruan Nanzhu looked at him bowing his head while typing, and said with a smile, "Qiuqiu, you are so cute."

Lin Qiushi: Where is it cute?

Ruan Nanzhu: "Everywhere is cute, I want to take you back and lock you up, and only show it to me."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Ruan Nanzhu, do you know that you look like a pervert?

Ruan Nanzhu: "Haha, I'm just kidding."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Seriously, every time Ruan Nanzhu said this, he felt that Ruan Nanzhu was serious.

The author has something to say: Explanation: No accidents, it is updated every morning at [-] o'clock in the morning, and typos are corrected at other times, don't say that I am not on time, I am just an innocent fat dog.

There seems to be a very contradictory bug in Chapter 27. Ruan Nanzhu said that it was his own note, and now it has been revised.

Some readers asked why it is the sixth door. Let me straighten it out for you. The following is the order in which Lin Qiushi entered the door.

The first fan: Encounter with Ruan Nanzhu.

The second door: Phil Xia Bird, Lin Qiushi's second door, enter with Ruan Nanzhu.

The third fan: Sister Drum, and Cheng Qianli’s fifth fan, so I jumped directly from the second fan to the difficulty of the fifth fan.

The fourth door: Girl in the Rain, belongs to the door of Tan Zaozao who was picking up the job. Because the door is lower than the fifth level, the entry count is not counted.

The fifth door: Zuo Zi, Xia Rubei's door that I rubbed against, because the door is lower than the fifth-level door, it is not counted in the entry count.

The sixth door: Slender Ghost, Lin Qiushi's own door, which is his sixth door.

Regarding obtaining the note, for example: A did not rub the door, so if he entered the fifth door, then he took the clue of the sixth door.

If A rubs the door, then he takes the clue of the next door of the person who was rubbed.That is to say, if A comes out from the fifth door, but keeps rubbing the fifth door of other people to get notes, then he can get a lot of clues about the sixth door, and the doors are matched according to the clues, that is, Said that he could pick a clue to enter the door by himself.

That's why Lin Qiushi never knew what happened to his sixth door note, because Ruan Nanzhu got the clue of his sixth door by rubbing against other people's doors, not by himself.

I don't know if everyone understands when I light a cigarette (the expression is vicissitudes