Chapter 15:

Although I had expected it in my mind, everyone's emotions fell by two points after hearing the bad news.
Not long after the discussion, seeing that an hour was about to pass, the people who were not full gobbled up compressed biscuits, poured themselves a few sips of water, and hurriedly left here and continued to work.
The afternoon in the villa also went smoothly, and after serving the host, hostess and young master, 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 didn't need her to watch the night.
Su Xiaoqian breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this order. Although there were no dead people on this day and the owners of the villa were very pleasant, 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 prone to accidents. In her opinion, only living with players who enter the game with her is the most reassuring.
As at noon, after finishing the work at hand, she hurried into the servant's room before even drinking water.
There, everyone had already gathered, so she was left alone.
Seeing her entering the door, An Qing greeted her with a smile, and seeing that there was no one missing in the room, Su Xiaoqian felt relieved, picked up a compressed cookie, and the audience discussed the afternoon situation as they ate.
"Xiaoqian, when you weren't here, we talked for a while, Brother Lu and none of them found anything special." An Qing said, "But when I was a tutor for the young master this afternoon, I found a strange news. ."
"What's the news?" Su Xiaoqian said: "I worked all afternoon and didn't find anything useful. The eldest son who was kept in the cellar was still insane like noon. He didn't say anything useful except to go crazy."
"That's it. 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 a lecture. When I entered the room, the young master did not speak to me, but just gave me a book to indicate I read. So, I just read what he wanted and read the book all afternoon."
"Did he not speak all afternoon? Just listen to your studies?" When he heard this, Bai Yan raised his hand and asked: "I saw him eat very little at noon and asked him if he was not satisfied with lunch, but he only glanced at me. , Also did not speak. The second son of this family, isn't he a dumb, can't speak at all?"
Hearing Bai Yan's question, An Qing stopped talking and thought about it seriously. The young master really didn't say a word to her all afternoon. He didn't answer even if she had a hoarse voice and wanted to drink water, and asked him if she could stop, but he did not answer, allowing her to stop drinking and just looked at her silently.
"No, he didn't speak, maybe your guess is true." An Qing continued: "He didn't talk to me, nor made any requests. But I can't be lazy all the time. When my voice feels better, I will continue. Read down. There is nothing unusual about the young master himself, the unusual thing is that he asked me to tell the story."
"When I finished reading the entire book, I realized that it was a ghost story with suspenseful elements."
"Ghost story?" Yang Qi was startled when she heard this, and almost screamed again.
"Yes, it's a ghost story. And not only this one, while taking a break while drinking water in the middle, I glanced around in his room and found that the books in his room were scarier than the names. If I guess right, these books All are horror novels, and every book is a ghost story."
After reading all afternoon, An Qing's voice was a little hoarse. She took a sip of water and continued: "This story is quite long, so I won't go into details, but I will probably talk about the plot. The story is like this. In a village, a lot of missing cases occurred suddenly one day, and every victim They all disappeared at night. After a terrifying experience, the two children in the village discovered the source of the disappearance. There is a ghost in this village-a terrible knocker!"
"Every midnight, this knocker will choose a person, knock on the door of this house, stand silently on the bedside of this person, and wake this person up in various ways. Once discovered by the knocker You are already awake, and the knocker will kill this person. This is the source of the disappearance."
"The knocker... why did he let you read this story." Bai Yan narrowed his eyes, thinking about the deep meaning of the story: "Does this story have an end? What happened to the two children in the book?"
"Unfortunately, this is a tragedy. Both children are dead." An Qing sighed and said: "Since I came back, I have been wondering if this is a reminder from the game. The blood on the bedside explains the former servant. People had accidents in the room. Does the story of the ghost knocking on the door suggest the way the ghost killed people?"
"Then...what should I do?" Yang Qi, the courageousest person, was scared to tears: "The story has not been told how can I not be killed by the knocker?"
"As long as the knocker thinks you are still asleep, you can escape. This is suggested in the book." An Qing said: "The two children were awakened by the knocker and died in the finale. Up."
"Interesting, if this is true, then this young master is not easy." Bai Yan touched his chin, with a smile on the corners of his mouth: "Look at the experience shared by the seniors on the forum, like this game that lasted a few days. , The most dangerous moment is at night. If this book really hints at our way of life, then we have to protect this clue man, maybe he, like the eldest son, knows the key things."
"But if this kid is also part of an accomplice, will we die faster if we follow this book?" After the tragedy of the death of all his teammates in the last round, Lu Tianyi now has doubts about any clues: " In my opinion, this kind of clue is enough to listen to. If you really encounter the same thing, you should make judgments based on the actual situation. You can't blindly believe."
Seeing everyone listening to what he said, Lu Tianyi said again: "In short, according to my experience in the last round of games, something will happen tonight, maybe someone will be called by ghosts. No matter what happens, I hope everyone can Try to stay calm and call for help loudly when necessary. Only by being calm can you find a way out in a crisis."
After Lu Tianyi finished speaking, several people were frowning.
After listening to this story, they were all panicked, wishing everyone could be gathered in one room and be bold enough to be more popular.
However, the hostess forbids them all to squeeze into one room, and they dare not accept the fate of violating the wife's order.
So, when it was almost eight o'clock, everyone left the scene and left the room of the three girls.
Liu Kui and Li Hao plan to continue to the garden to see if they can find clues in the garden at night. Bai Yan and Lu Tianyi, accompanied by Zhu Fugui, waited at the gate for the transportation truck that arrived at eight o'clock to explore the source of the food.
...
At eight o'clock, a transport vehicle stopped in front of the villa.
Seeing the driver in the car get off the car to unload the goods, the three of them walked forward and received the new ingredients. Of course, like the ones in the refrigerator, they were all dead cats and dogs, and they were all rotten. The kind that smells bad.
"Master, why are all the things you transported have deteriorated?"
Lu Tianyi volunteered to help move the goods. When he and Zhu Fugui were walking in with the ingredients, Bai Yan approached the driver and boldly talked to him.
The driver has dark skin and is a strong black man. Under the curtain of night, Bai Yan could only see a crowd of people in pitch black. At the same time, the driver's clothes are also black. If you don't look carefully, at night, he might pass by you, and you won't be able to spot him.
"Our company's food ingredients look like this. Don't buy it if you don't like it." Hearing that, the driver showed his white teeth, and Bai Yan could finally see where his old man's head grew.
"Oh, actually I don't have any opinion on the ingredients, and it's quite unique to have such a rich flavor." Feeling that the driver may be a company-loving person, he immediately slapped his horse and said: "I am the new housekeeper, can you ask Now, when did my owners place an order with your company?"
"half year ago."
"Then besides selling ingredients, does your company have any other business?"
"Young man, I advise you not to ask too much. Sometimes the more people know, the quicker they die." After leaving this sentence, no matter how he hooked up, the driver stopped paying attention to him.
Maybe it was annoyed by Bai Yan's question. The driver got into the car and stepped on the accelerator. After the rumbling sound, he drove away in the transport truck, leaving Bai Yan's exhaust.
"..." 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 appeared six months ago at the latest.
There is also the driver's warning to him, what exactly is implied. Is it reminding him not to explore the source of ingredients anymore?
With full of doubts, Bai Yan returned to the kitchen. At this time, Zhu Fugui and Lu Tianyi had put all the ingredients into the refrigerator.
Although the husband and wife can eat rotten and smelly food with relish, they should not be too foolish.
Seeing that the two were finished, Bai Yan told them what the driver had said, so he turned around and returned to the room, ready to wash and rest.
When Bai Yan returned to the room, Liu Kui and Li Hao were still outside.
While they were away, Bai Yan hurriedly washed herself and continued to apply foundation to herself, then took off her glasses, lay flat on the bed, and began to brew sleepiness.
The clock in the room ticked.
Unconsciously, he actually fell asleep like this...
In the middle of the night, Bai Yan was awakened by a loud snoring.
Out of the confusion he just woke up, he instinctively wanted to open his eyes, but he quickly remembered that he was in the game, he pretended to be uncomfortable and adjusted his sleeping position, and then placed a hand on it naturally. In front of him, he opened his eyes slightly through the gap between his fingers.
...
"Boom boom boom."
"Boom boom boom."
He just opened his eyes when there was a knock on the door.