Even though Lu Ning had a lot of dissatisfaction with Duan Ye, there was one thing she couldn't deny. Duan Ye's contribution must be indispensable for people like her being able to leave the Red Prison so easily.
When she expressed her gratitude to Duan Ye, Duan Ye just shrugged: "I didn't expect you to hear a few words. Don't ask more, how about it? Just like we did before, if I don't tell, you don't ask. "
"You definitely didn't come here just to protect Zhou Shilan and Chen Hang." Lu Ning said.
"It's tacitly understood, right?" Duan Ye's mouth twitched, "It's now like this, how about we stop worrying about these things? Since I helped you get out of there, at least I'm not a bad person, right?"
It may be true that he is not a bad person, but it is hard to say whether he will be a hindrance to others. However, Lu Ning didn't want to waste time with him here, so it was better to quickly find everyone.
Everyone seemed to be thrown out of the Red Prison, scattered around the six buildings. On a lawn, Yan Zidan saw Xin Mi. She was slightly injured on her arm and was trying to stop the bleeding. She was a medical staff and nothing serious happened. But then it was discovered that Deng Zhiyi's problem was a bit more serious. She was sitting on the fitness equipment behind the building, and her entire right arm was in a purple-red state of decay.
"She has something from the Red Prison implanted in her body?" Duan Ye raised his eyebrows.
"...Yes." Xin Mi squatted down to check the unconscious Deng Zhiyi. The stench emanating from this arm showed the seriousness of the situation, and Xin Mi's face became heavier.
"Amputation." Duan Ye said, "Things from that place cannot be taken out."
In other words, he also knew that Chen Hang could no longer leave? this person……
Lu Ning glanced at Duan Ye from behind and couldn't understand what he wanted to do. Xin Mi took out the scalpel and started to cut Deng Zhiyi's arm. In an emergency, there were no more conditions. Duan Ye used a technique that looked like acupuncture as a means of stopping bleeding, and asked Xin Mi to cut Deng Zhiyi's arm. down.
Paji.
As soon as the rotten arm fell off Deng Zhiyi's body, it immediately turned into soft meat, and even the bones could not be seen.
"None of you have implanted limbs from the Red Prison, right?" Duan Ye asked again worriedly.
"No, we are also worried that there is something wrong with those things, except Zhiyi thinks that we need to strengthen some strength to explore the inside of the Red Prison." A few times, she woke up.
"What? I..."
"It's okay, we're out, it's just-" Xin Mi comforted in a low voice. Deng Zhiyi blinked and quickly realized what had happened, but there was nothing wrong with his expression. Instead, he grinned: "We succeeded? That's great!"
This reaction is shocking. Deng Zhiyi turned around and glanced at his already wrapped arm, and said with a smile: "I thought I would have to pay a higher price to escape from a place like that. I am really lucky to have only one arm. What about you? Is everything okay? "
"Because you only have the strengthened arm muscles implanted there..."
"Okay, Xin Mi, I know, I'm not the kind of person who makes people laugh while others are angry. Wait, where are Brother Long and those two girls and boys?"
Deng Zhiyi's names are always so magical, no, she is actually very magical.
They looked around the places outside the six buildings, but no one found any sign of the remaining three people. Duan Ye didn't wait for these people to speak this time. He took off his shoes and threw them out, this time pointing towards the road outside the Qixing Apartment Building.
"What time is it now?" Xin Mi asked.
"Three thirty in the morning." Yan Zidan checked the time on his phone, "We didn't stay in there too long, but..."
There is always mist on winter nights. Under the illumination of street lights, pale or dim light is scattered. Tongfang Town has not really turned into the colorful city. The sky is dark and the surrounding environment is even darker although there is light.
At times like this, even crossing the street feels like crossing the River Styx.
Across the road is a park. It's quite large, but it doesn't seem to be completely finished. It can be seen that many trees and grasses have not been planned, and only some areas have paved stone roads for people to walk on, which is a half-baked project. The dense trees and grass made the search very difficult, but under the leadership of Duan Ye, no one shouted.
Lu Ning asked Yan Zidan to call Zhou Shilan to see if he could find someone this way. Surprisingly, the call was successfully connected.
"Hello……"
Zhou Shilan's trembling voice came from inside.
"Zhou Shilan, where are you? We are looking for you!" Yan Zidan said.
"Is it really Dandan? Me, Qian Yipeng, Brother Long, the three of us are at the police station now." Zhou Shilan said hurriedly.
What a normal answer.
"Where's the police station? We'll go there right away." Xin Mi said, leaning closer.
"Brother Long is negotiating with the police. We are at the Heijie Street Police Station. You should be able to search the location on your mobile phone..." Zhou Shilan whispered, "I always feel that something is wrong. You should be careful when you come here!"
Lu Ning went back and drove the car over. Xin Mi was from here and knew the location of the police station. He sat in the passenger seat and gave directions.
The Tyndall effect of car lights in the mist makes people feel even more chilling, as if the fog ahead is endless. It was indeed normal for there to be no one on the road in the middle of the night, but Lu Ning always felt that the world was isolating his group of people.
"This town is getting weirder and weirder... Xin Mi, have you noticed anything before?" she asked next to her.
"What did you notice? We were stuck in the house for days."
The car drove forward and soon left this area. The surrounding houses quickly became shorter. There were small two- and three-story buildings everywhere, and even board houses. This is the problem of the architectural layout of Tongfang Town. . However, Lu Ning noticed that there was a small lantern or a small electric light hanging at the entrance of every house he passed. This was the case in every household.
"Xin Mi, what are those lights hanging outside the houses?" she asked.
Xin Mi glanced at it and was a little confused: "I've never heard of a place like this in Tongfang Town. In the past, there were night workers in some places, and families would leave lights on for those who came back late, but there has never been a situation in every household. Such."
"Definitely not. I have rented a house in this place before. Many people who live here are quite poor. The electricity bill for letting them turn on the lights for one night can make them sit at the door and curse all day." Deng Zhiyi suddenly stood in the back seat. spoke.
"Have you ever lived there?" Lu Ning asked unexpectedly.
"Just two years ago, people in this place were uncivilized, so I moved away." Deng Zhiyi said, "The changes have been a bit too drastic. There used to be a lot of gamblers here, and people playing mahjong and playing cards all night are everywhere, but They also light lamps inside the house, and don’t hang one at the door.”
"Wait, you want to play mahjong all night long?" Lu Ning's eyes wandered around the houses on both sides of the road again, "There is no light in any house here."
"... Weird." Deng Zhiyi was originally lying on his back on his seat. At this moment, he immediately sat up and looked to both sides, "Tongfang Town has never done anything to rectify the gambling phenomenon. Besides, there must be more than a hundred gamblers here. , gone in two years?”
"There are some problems." Xin Mi whispered, "Let's get through here as quickly as possible."
Backfired.
After the vehicle continued to travel for a while and was about to leave this old area, Lu Ning suddenly slowed down.
In the fog, there seemed to be some huge black object blocking the road, and there were houses on both sides and no roadways.
"Something is blocking the front." Lu Ning said.
"We can only go down and have a look... Zhiyi, are you okay with your health?" Xin Mi took out the scalpel again, but the weapon he bought from the Red Prison did not disappear with it. Deng Zhiyi picked up the bone knife with his left hand and reached out to push the car door open. Everyone got off the car together. The experience in the Red Prison has cultivated everyone's alertness, and it is still the same even after returning to the human world.
The closer they got, the clearer the black object blocking the road became, and the clearer it became, Lu Ning had a vague premonition in her heart.
And Yan Zidan even shouted out in a low voice: "Why is it here -"
Ten huge, finely crafted black coffins blocked the road. I don’t know when these coffins were moved here. Everyone tried, but they couldn’t move them at all. Duan Ye also shook his head and said that he didn't know how to move heavy objects through the air, so don't count on him.
There are no lanes on both sides, and there are only gaps between the various houses that can accommodate one car. In other words, even if you go through those places, if someone parks a bunch of bicycles or even a motorcycle there, they may be blocked. Driving.
"It seems we can only take a detour..." Xin Mi whispered.
"No, that's not the problem. Why are there... these coffins here?" Yan Zidan took a step back, "We have never heard of Bai Li in Tongfang Town before? Now..."
"It seems that you have encountered this kind of ghost thing before?" Deng Zhiyi frowned, "Although I don't know what it is, it must be something unlucky, right?"
"You can say that. Some very reliable friends we knew died in related incidents." Lu Ning said.
"Well...if you don't mind, I know a guy who lives nearby. I'll walk for three minutes. Maybe we can go find him and ask him what's going on here."
Do you want to do this? Lu Ning already knew that the Baili ceremony was a ceremony that could cover the entire city. If the Baili ceremony was allowed to be held here without any care, the incident at Zaoyuanzhuang would probably happen again.
"We still have to pick up people." Xin Mi said, "It's best not to delay too much on irrelevant things."
"But the sudden appearance of ten coffins on the road in the middle of the night is very disturbing." Deng Zhiyi raised his eyebrows, "Xin Mi, we just escaped from a place like that, so we have to be vigilant, right?"
indeed so. It would be fine if there were other questions, but clues like this that were obviously related to Bai Li always made her feel compelled to investigate.
Finally, he agreed to go to his friend's house with Deng Zhiyi to take a look at the situation.
Indeed, it's not far from here, and it's more shabby than you can imagine. This is not even a house, but a "residence" transformed from the shell of a dilapidated minibus. The dilapidated door cannot stop anyone who wants to break in. In other words, the owner here is also quite confident. The rags I have here are not worth being stared at.
Deng Zhiyi found a relatively thin straw stick and fiddled with it twice on the door. He easily opened the door and then walked in.
"Ha!? Who!" A muddy voice sounded in the room.
Deng Zhiyi immediately said: "You old guy is indeed still alive."
"Hmm? Girlfriend?"
"Who is your daughter?"
After some commotion, the lights were lit. The interior is quite clean. There is a faint smell of wine in the room. There are boxes of wine bottles in the corner. The narrow space is separated by wooden boards and corrugated boards. The largest area is of course the bedroom area, which is actually a folding sheet. On the bed, an old man with a ragged beard and a ragged cotton-padded jacket sat cross-legged on it, looking at everyone in surprise.
"Old man, I was passing by to see you."
"You came here in the middle of the night and disturbed my sleep. You don't like me, right?" the old man said angrily, "You also brought friends here? Do you still want me to make tea for you?"
"Okay, I don't have time to talk to you about this nonsense." Deng Zhiyi waved his hand, "The road was blocked when we passed by. Do you know who dared to put ten coffins on the road? You really let them do it. ?”
The old man snorted: "Coffin? I don't know. It was open to traffic yesterday, but everything is quite strange."
"Who's weird?" Deng Zhiyi asked.
"Nine tubes, Baogai, Scar, and teapot are my old friends, you know."
"I'm not familiar with your gambling friends. When I passed by today, I didn't see any lights on in any room. Why is today the National Gambling Day?" Deng Zhiyi said angrily.
"Quit it! Those boys were secretly discussing something two days ago and didn't tell me. It's hard for me to handle it, okay? None of the old guys know what they're doing. Anyway, it's just these few days. The atmosphere is so weird and tight that I’m even less addicted to poker, maybe I really want to quit gambling.”
The last sentence was obviously a joke, and the old man himself didn't believe it.
"Are there any special actions that are obviously common?" Lu Ning asked.
Deng Zhiyi also repeated it, probably because he was afraid that the old man would not answer. The old man yawned: "Does it count if a group of people go to tailor clothes? Although they all use the cheapest materials, it is a new thing for these stingy guys to buy new clothes together. I have never heard of it. Which clothing store has any activities?"
"What kind of clothes are you tailoring?" Deng Zhiyi asked.
"Those of us don't care about the style of our clothes. But let me tell you, it's ugly as hell. It's as white as a shroud. Is this because you're on your way or something? In short, it doesn't look like a good product." The old man huffed angrily. Said, but obviously it was more because he felt unhappy because he did not have one of them.
shroud?
In the legend of Bai Li, ten coffins and one officiant have taken on all the elements of the ceremony. It is also recorded in Lu Ning's notebook that there are no dress requirements. What is required is a previous ceremony - the vigil.
