When the magic flower blooms

As the Spring Festival approached, Xiaomei and other staff from other places all went home early to celebrate the New Year.The elderly who come to play cards for entertainment every day are also accompanied by their families.The activity center, which is full of people on weekdays, has instead become the most deserted place in Jinyu Village.

The key to the door has long been returned, and the only way to get in is to climb over the wall.Of course, this was nothing to the two demihumans.He Tiansi took the lead, followed by Ming Ruoxing, and the two figures disappeared on the courtyard wall almost in a flash.

A while ago, He Tiansi's experience as a security guard actually played an advantage at this time. They cleverly used a blind spot to avoid all surveillance, and then climbed over a low wall to enter the backyard that was used as a mourning hall.

The heavy snow made the already solemn mourning hall look even more cold and desolate.The white paper lanterns on the gateposts fluttered faintly in the breeze, looking terrifying like ghosts.

The two came with a purpose, so they didn't pay attention to these distracting items.I just walked around in the yard intently, listening for the sound of water flowing.

About the fourth lap, Ming Ruoxing stopped at the foot of the wall of the right wing.

"What's the matter?" He Tiansi immediately followed and listened for a long time, "There seems to be no sound!"

"It's not about the sound." Ming Ruoxing pointed to the corner of the wall, "There is no snow here."

After he said this, He Tiansi realized that the snow in other places was at least as deep as a finger.But the small area in the corner was just wet, and weeds and dirt could even be seen.

"It's water vapor."

Ming Ruoxing expressed his deduction, "After a rapid cooling, the temperature on the ground dropped sharply. However, the space below the surface still maintained a relatively high temperature. When the underground water vapor was released from the cracks in the corners, It makes the snow on the nearby ground continue to melt."

"So, there is a secret room underground here?!" He Tiansi immediately grasped the point, "Where is the entrance?"

As he spoke, he immediately pawed the cracks in the bricks with his hands, but of course he didn't move.

"It's definitely not here." Ming Ruoxing already had another idea, "Let's go into the house and have a look."

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Living in the activity center for two months, this is the first time for the two of them to explore the real mourning hall.

Ming Ruoxing fiddled with it a little, and the old door lock fell off.Accompanied by the "squeak" sound of the wooden door shaft, a dark and ominous paradoxical space slowly appeared in front of them.

Above the main hall, the mourning tent hangs down.Huge white banners were dragged down from the beams of the house.As soon as the door was opened, the dark wind passed through the hall, and all these objects were blown up, just like a group of demons dancing wildly.

"Someone?!"

He Tiansi lowered his voice and let out a cry of surprise.Then it was clear that it was just two male and female paper figures leaning in the corner.I don't know which bereaved household brought them here in the past, and why they stayed here.

After looking at the main hall, the two immediately looked towards the side room where the steam was coming out.

I saw that the rooms were separated only by white mourning curtains.Therefore, it can be clearly seen that there is a huge black coffin in that wing room.

There is a coffin in the mourning hall, which is nothing more than a normal thing.He Tiansi mentioned before that after the burial was carried out in the village, the villagers moved all the birthday materials hoarded by their elders here for unified preservation.After the old man dies, after the ceremony is completed in this mourning hall, it will be destroyed separately.

The coffin in front of him must have belonged to a living birthday star in the village.

Without too much hesitation, the two immediately walked over and began to search every inch of the wing room carefully.

The result was nothing.

"Isn't the entrance here?" He Tiansi began to waver again, "Or there is no underground space at all? We made a mistake?"

"Search more carefully." Ming Ruoxing was very persistent, and began to tap the floor tiles under his feet one by one, hoping to hear some different echoes.

Knock, knock, he knocked to the side of the coffin.A pair of big feet suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Ming, don't you think it's a little strange?"

He Tiansi stood in front of him, looking at the coffin thoughtfully, "Look, the paint is about to fall off, the boards are going to be rotten, it will take decades anyway, this kind of thing is still there , does anyone know how to use it?"

Ming Ruoxing's mouth opened and closed slightly, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

"No one knows how to use it, and no one needs to use it... Hurry up, move it away for me!!"

A heavy solid wooden coffin, it is reasonable to say that it cannot be moved without five or six people to carry it.But Ming Ruoxing and He Tiansi joined forces, and they pushed it to the base of the wall in one go.

A lot of rotten sawdust fell on the empty long strip of ground.Ming Ruoxing picked it up and smelled it, and there was a strong musty smell.

"here!"

He Tiansi quickly knocked on the ground with a different sound. He took out the pocket knife he was carrying, scraped off some surface dirt, then wedged the blade into the gap between the floor tiles, and pried it up forcefully.

"opened!"

In fact, even Ming Ruoxing himself couldn't believe it. A series of theoretical speculations actually pointed to the correct answer.

But after being surprised, what came oncoming was even greater confusion.

"So, this coffin is really just to cover up the entrance? Then who did it? Has he stayed in this village all the time?"

Thinking about it carefully, Ming Ruoxing and He Tiansi looked at each other in blank dismay.Originally, there was still some curiosity and excitement, but now it suddenly became nervous.

It was like knowing that there was a murderer, so he mingled among his acquaintances.

But we have come this far, and of course there is no reason to turn back.

After uncovering the stone slab, what appeared in front of their eyes was a descending stone step.Turn on the flashlight and look down. It is indeed a secret room, but it is not deep and not too big.

Disliked by He Tiansi's careless handling of things, Ming Ruoxing took the initiative to walk in front.

After going down the thirteen steps, there is an ordinary brick room in front of you, and there is nothing on the ground.On the west side of the brick wall, there is a small arched door less than half a person's height, with heavy iron bars on the door.

"……what happened?!"

Ming Ruoxing walked to the front of the fence, squatted down to take a look, and then cried out.

He Tiansi, who didn't know where he was, hurried over, and saw that the inside of the fence was dark, like a narrow corridor.

But this is not the point, the point is on the black iron fence in front of them.

"The person who sealed this door is the Yaan Bureau."

Ming Ruoxing shines a flashlight on a string of cast letters and numbers at the bottom of the fence.Until recent years, the ASA was still using this string of numbers to file cases.

He Tiansi suddenly realized: "So that means, the matter here is likely to involve the case of the Asian Security Bureau?"

"..." Ming Ruoxing was about to nod his head, but his heart suddenly turned around again.

Jinyu Village is a little place that is not well known.The Asian Security Bureau has specially set up a safe house here. Thinking about it carefully, this matter itself is a bit strange.

Why is it here? Could the safe house have something to do with the things inside this iron fence from the beginning?

So if opening this fence, will the matter of the safe house be exposed?If exposed, wouldn't He Tiansi have doubts about his "life experience"?

No, this door cannot be opened yet.

In just a few seconds, he had already made a decision, and then turned around and replied to He Tiansi.

"So far, we are not sure whether there is any danger behind the door. We should not open it yet. I will check the information of the Yaan Bureau before I can talk about it."

Such a solution is also reasonable. Apart from being a little worried about the safety of his own water, He Tiansi has no reason to object.

So the two took a few photos of the iron gate and the number cast on it, and when they were about to return along the original road, He Tiansi stopped suddenly.

"Did you hear that?"

He straightened up, turned around and looked at the fence again, "There seems to be a sound."

"Is there?" Ming Ruoxing also listened carefully for a while, but only felt a dead silence.

"Of course there is, now!"

He Tiansi took two more steps towards the fence and squatted down.

"Very soft, very beautiful voice...as if someone is singing..."

Sing?

Upon hearing these two words, Ming Ruoxing immediately understood.

"Don't listen." He grabbed He Tiansi's arm, "That's the mermaid singing, it can confuse people's hearts."

"Is there a shark inside the fence?" He Tiansi was shocked, "Is it dead or alive?"

"Do you think it's possible to be alive?"

Ming Ruoxing had to remind him of the "tragedy" that happened to them a few hours ago.

"Whatever happened inside the fence was a long time ago. What you hear is nothing but echoes from the past."

"But this echo has always affected our lives, hasn't it?"

He Tiansi tried to clarify the causal relationship here, "If we don't understand these things, we may encounter more strange things in the future. Besides, aren't you curious?"

"That's why I suggested that we go back and check the information before deciding how to act."

Ming Ruoxing pushed He Tiansi's shoulder, "Come on, don't talk too much, I'm going back to take medicine, my head seems to hurt again."

-

So, the two returned to the backyard of the mourning hall along the original road, and then climbed over the wall and left the activity center.When they returned to the safe house, they chose the main road in the village. By the way, they bought four boxes of mineral water from the only store currently open, tied them with ropes, threw them on the snow and dragged them home.

When they finally got home, they put aside the inquiry of files for the time being, and prioritized the water use issue.

The four big boxes of mineral water are enough to solve the drinking water problem during the Spring Festival.As for the water source for external use, it must be snow water - there is no heavy industry in Jinyu Village, and the air quality is already very high.Collect snow from roofs, tree crowns, bushes, etc., and filter the sediment before washing and washing clothes.

The two of them divided their labor and worked for a long time, collecting a large bathtub full of snow water, which is considered to have regained a sense of security.

Next, it's time to officially solve the mystery.