After Lu Ning returned home, she checked the information about Secret City. As mentioned in Solitaire, Secret City is an area with many secrets. Most of the residents in that area are engaged in farming and have been living there for a long time from generation to generation. A high-lying mountain range surrounding Miss City is almost the cemetery of every family here, and there are ghost stories related to the barren mountains and wild mountains.
Even so, Lu Ning didn't plan to go there by herself. Just like what Lu Jiangyang said before, even if she wanted to investigate, she would try to avoid the places where she was mentioned in the solitaire. Others might just think it was unlucky, but Lu Ning knew that most of the things in the story would come true.
Then she looked through the posts she had posted on the 3:30 forum before going out. She had already built more than a hundred floors of buildings. One of them even claimed to be someone who had experienced this incident back then, but soon after that, Some questioning voices took me off topic.
Lu Ning thought for a while and sent a message to that person via private message.
[Hello, I am somewhat interested in what happened that year. I wonder if I can ask you for details. I will arrive at Qingshuvine soon and hope to have the opportunity to ask you. 】
After sending the message, she began to sort out the things she bought. After about ten minutes, she got a prompt to reply.
[I advise you not to try to investigate these. What is true and false on the forum is probably all fake news. But what I experienced is real, and no one should take the initiative to come into contact with something like that. 】
Lu Ning thought for a while and replied:
[I have become entangled and cannot escape, so I am looking for a solution. I don’t believe the propaganda on the Internet about removing spirits. I just want to solve it with my own hands and verify it with my own eyes. 】
This time the information came back quickly.
[After you come to Green Tree Vine, go to No. 103 Shudong Trail. There is a second-hand goods store on the first floor. Look for me. 】
【thank you. 】
After confirming the matter, Lu Ning sent a message to Teng Xuan and agreed on a meeting place tomorrow. She bought a lot of things, and it was no problem to equip two people. She just had to wait for someone to deliver the drone in the afternoon. During her free time, Lu Ning sat in front of the computer, and the local news about Qingshuvine flashed across her phone and computer.
It is also a small town surrounding Gengwu City, but the development of Qingshuvine is not as stable as Huilongbao. Initially, some mining companies were attracted to the area because of the discovery of mineral veins, which led to economic development. However, it was later discovered that the mineral resources there were not particularly rich and had almost no value after the main veins were mined. During this period, Qingshuvine's transformation failed, and it ushered in a long period of decline after the mining companies withdrew. It was not until some handicraft factories were built in recent years that things improved slightly.
If in Huilongbao, street gangsters like Teng Xuan still need to be careful, then Qingshuvine can be seen almost everywhere. There are not even larger commercial streets. It is basically a world of small traders and self-employed people. The locals The local snake forces formed are intricate and difficult to manage.
Fortunately, today with the development of the Internet, Qingshu Teng is not unable to reveal any news. Whether it is official or private, you can always see some descriptions from different aspects. Lu Ning also found the location of the tree hole path through satellite maps. It was originally a row of tube buildings, but the first and second floors were artificially added. There are many buildings sticking out of the house itself, and the messy wires are almost forming a network in the air.
"Nearly an hour's drive..." Lu Ning chose a guest house and hotel to ensure her own safety. With Lu Ning's current fighting skills, it would be no problem to beat an adult, but Li Wenyue's physical fitness is still completely unsuitable for fighting.
At about four o'clock, someone sent a drone to the door. Lu Ning checked the note and signed it. At this moment, the deliveryman suddenly asked: "Girl, who lives upstairs in your house...?"
"I don't know, neighbors don't interact with each other."
"Oh...yeah, yes." The deliveryman looked a little embarrassed and hesitant to speak. Seeing this, Lu Ning quickly signed the receipt and asked, "What happened upstairs?"
The deliveryman waved his hand hurriedly: "Nothing, I just saw that the 801 mailbox downstairs was full, so I thought I should remind him. Forget it if I don't know him, maybe... he went on a trip."
Lu Ning knew from his appearance that he must not be telling the truth. At this moment, there was a dull "crash" sound above the head, as if someone accidentally dropped the keychain on the ground, followed by a slight sound of picking it up.
"It looks like I'm at home, and I think I'm about to go out. Why don't you wait a moment and give me a reminder?" Lu Ning said.
"Ah... Since someone should have noticed it on their own, haha, I don't want to cause trouble. Thank you, I took the receipt." The deliveryman almost snatched it from Lu Ning's hand. He took the receipt and hurriedly ran downstairs. At this time, the sound of the door being opened was also heard from upstairs. Lu Ning frowned slightly, closed the door, and then looked out through the peephole at the scene outside the corridor.
The people upstairs came downstairs with light footsteps. She was a slender woman, so thin that she felt a little malnourished. She was wearing a black mask and had deep wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. She was wearing a black coat, with her hands in her pockets and the collar raised slightly, blocking her neck.
The woman didn't notice Lu Ning's prying eyes and continued downstairs after passing this floor. But why would you take the stairs instead of the elevator on the eighth floor? Lu Ning had just returned and could confirm that the elevator was not broken.
She left the door, and out of caution she decided to search for what stories were circulating in Longbao - the deliveryman's behavior clearly meant that something was wrong.
=
Ning Yeyi walked out of a milk tea shop, holding a steaming cup of milk tea in her hands, but her expression was not so happy. She took out her mobile phone and made a call. After the call was connected, the other party reported some investigation status to her. After the report was completed, Ning Yeyi nodded: "Okay, I will go back to the school library to find the section first." Newspapers of the time and news around Gengwu City should be covered, but I don’t know if they have been converted to electronic versions. The investigation of Miss City will be held tomorrow. If there are really any ghosts there, there should be some corresponding arrests. The master of ghosts is here.”
After saying that, she hung up the phone, took out a map of the area near Gengwu City from her pocket, unfolded it, and passed her fingers over several locations with a solemn look.
This scene was just as she expected, with a lot of freedom and scope, but the difficulty and danger were also increased. Not to mention that the last optional mission is actually a "survival" incredible mission, even the ordinary missions ahead are full of doubts.
She took a taxi and returned to Genwu University.
When the university was established in Gengwu City, it was indeed with the intention of running a good school. There was no way around things like teachers, which were difficult to compete for, but the library had well stocked with rich collections. Even if there are no original copies of newspapers from decades ago, some photocopies have been collected here, and they are very clear.
"Puzzle time~" Ning Yeyi was very interested in this. She originally liked this kind of mystery game, but now she just hoped that the mystery in this scene would be enough to make it enjoyable.
[Tingyuqiaoyi]: No matter who is the third player, I hope the story can be wrapped up a little bit. If everyone writes different things, it won’t be solitaire, but each will write his or her own story.
The chat started again in the group. Since the second part of Solitaire was released late at noon, it has been four hours and the third part has not been released yet, so someone started chatting in the group.
[Cockroach Breaking Through the Sky]: By the way, President, what if our stall is too big? If a group of people dig a hole, who will fill it?
[President of Staying at Home]: I think we will enter the final stage when it is almost done, and I will notify you. Please stop digging holes at that time, and try to make up for the things ahead. Anyway, a supernatural story doesn’t need a lot of logic. At worst, killing a few people and turning it into an unsolved mystery is the way to end it.
[Rugby]: Isn’t that too much to deal with?
[President of Staying at Home]: Just for fun, if anyone thinks it can have a perfect ending, I won’t object.
[Tingyuqiaoyi]: I can give it a try.
Ning Yeyi did not participate in the discussion, but just watched the messages that occasionally popped up in the group. Tingyu Qiaoyi's real name is Yan Zidan, a sophomore student with a somewhat literary girlish temperament. The reason she joined the folk club is that the literary club at Gengwu University has no literary atmosphere at all, and is not as relaxed as here. However, once you get to know her well, you will know that she is a very open-minded person besides being serious. It is okay to joke with her except for important matters.
She looked on both sides, still flipping through the newspaper very quickly. Some possible records about Miss City were photographed one by one with her mobile phone. She can then check the ghost stories in the APP for further investigation.
Soon, it was getting dark.
After the university holidays, there will still be some students and teachers staying on campus until the year before, so many facilities are still working. But even so, the campus seemed a bit deserted and gloomy at night. Ning Yeyi didn't plan to stay here any longer. Taking advantage of the fact that there was still a remnant of sunshine in the sky, he quickly left the library and headed towards the hotel - everyone in the dormitory was gone. She didn't want to go back to the dormitory either.
=
Lu Ning had been lying on the bed around ten o'clock in the evening. There was no notification sound from the third section of Solitaire on her mobile phone. It seemed that this time it took a lot of time. If the cut-off time was around one o'clock in the morning according to the twelve-hour calculation, she We have to go to Green Tree Vine tomorrow, so there is no way we can wait.
"It's not me anyway." She muttered, set the alarm function on her phone, and fell asleep.
She had a very strange dream at night. She was walking on a tree-lined path that seemed to be on campus, except that the path was very long and the ground was covered with fallen leaves, which would make a cracking sound when stepped on. The sky was dark, without any stars twinkling.
There is someone in front of me - even though I can't see it, I feel it.
Lu Ning continued to move forward. The more she walked, the more uneasy she became. Finally, she gradually could see the figure in front of her. It was not one figure, but many. They were wearing black coats and black top hats, walking forward quietly. Walking like a silent funeral procession.
She could even hear her heart beating violently. The people suddenly quickened their pace, and only the man at the back who was not wearing a hat stopped.
"Stop chasing."
The hoarse female voice sounded as if it had been smoked. The woman seen in the corridor was still wearing a mask, but her eyes were full of compassion and regret.
"Let me see...let me see their faces!"
"Those who have left will not stay. If you are not here, you will never see me again until the day you come." The woman shook her head gently, "There is still a distance between you and death... Go back. Look back, kid.”
Lu Ning turned around unconsciously - at that moment, the trees on both sides of the road had turned into gallows, with a swaying corpse hanging on each one. Their faces were weathered like skeletons, and the clothes on their bodies were only rags. Lu Ning hurriedly turned her head, and this slightly larger movement moved her steps. Only then did she see that the bones she was stepping on were bones that had long since decayed.
She opened her eyes suddenly, and this strange dream made her sweat for most of the night. It's not that it's scary - such a scene doesn't scare her anymore, but having such a dream in the scene always makes people feel ominous.
After lying on the bed and calming her heartbeat, Lu Ning reached for her phone and took a look. It was already past six o'clock in the morning, but it was not yet the time to set the alarm clock. She turned over and looked at the third story in the mini-Solitaire that had been uploaded. The author of this story was [I am the brother], who is twins with the very active person in the group [I am the sister], but both of them are He said he was bigger and even fought for his nickname in the group.
However, Lu Ning realized that he was not the next one to pick up the dragon, so she decided to wait and see on the way. She went to take a shower again, and while drying her hair, she glanced at the 3:30 news. Today's updates came as scheduled, five in total.
【Sewer Hair Witch】
[Records of Ghost Cars in Secret City]
[The third day of filming and tracking of rotting limbs in Kaiyuan County]
[Exploring the Jipingling Haunted House—there is really a ghost! 】
[On the first day of Lukou Baili, which day will I stop updating and call the police]
These people are really brave. You can't just publish the title of the entire headline party on this APP. At least there is a rigid rule that it must be accompanied by pictures. Except for the first news, which did not mention the address, the other four are small counties around Gengwu City.
As the latest reference material, Lu Ning clicked on it and took a look.
Unexpectedly, the first haired witch in the sewers turned out to be a story in Gengwu City.
