After returning to the backyard, the two teams separated and went back to the wing to rest. Kuang Hongyi sat at the table with a frown on his face and said nothing.
Xu Su's expression also changed, completely different from his casual expression on the way back.
"Are you worried about something?" Yang Xiao asked.
Kuang Hongyi nodded, his tone also a little confused, "Brother Chu, you are a newcomer, but you don't know. According to common sense, even if no one died in this mission, some strange things will happen, and it will never go so smoothly, not to mention... ..”
Kuang Hongyi glanced at Su Tingting and stopped talking.
Yang Xiao could probably guess what Kuang Hongyi meant. After all, there were newcomers like Su Tingting and Shi Guanming who performed averagely. But judging from the results, Su Tingting was the first one in their group to complete the task, and Shi Guanming did not provoke him. trouble.
"Everyone should be more vigilant tonight. I also feel that something is not right about this matter. Shi Dali is not a simple person. There is no reason for him to be the last one to come out." Xu Su hesitated for a moment, but still did not say too many words that would damage the unity. After all, he had to maintain team harmony. .
During the time they were away, someone brought a food box. After opening it, there were some simple dishes and wine, but they were all cold, so it had obviously been delivered for a while.
"Don't think too much, let's eat first."
The meal was very dull, no one said anything, and Su Tingting had no appetite. He only ate a few mouthfuls and then went back to the bed to rest.
The night outside was as quiet as death, and it seemed like they were the only living people left in the entire mansion. The depressive atmosphere was unsettling.
Suddenly, there were some strange sounds in the silent night, a rustling sound, as if someone was approaching quickly.
It's completely dark outside now. Who would come at this time?
The footsteps were messy, and this scene seemed familiar.
Kuang Hongyi and Xu Su reacted quickly. One of them came behind the door and extinguished the candles on the shelf, while Xu Su extinguished the candles on the table and behind the window.
The room instantly became dark, and everyone came to the door behind the window with a tacit understanding. They held their breath and stood in basically the same position as last night.
Through the crack in the window, Yang Xiao saw several figures walking quickly along the lake in the faint night. The person at the front was holding a lantern in his hand.
"It's Butler Liu and the others." Xu Su lowered his voice. Butler Liu's face was so recognizable.
The few people at the back were carrying or carrying paper figures, and the eyes of these paper figures were covered with cloth, just like the hostages in the old police movies. They were the same paper figures whose eyes they had painted not long ago!
The quantity is also right, 7 in total.
Butler Liu took several servants and went straight to the lake, put down the paper figures, and lined them up similar to last night. The one behind him put his shoulder on the one before him, facing the lake. Then he sprinkled a handful of paper money and used a lantern to The fire candle in the middle lit the last paper figurine.
"What are they doing?" Su Tingting was shocked, "Aren't these paper figures our stand-ins?"
Yang Xiao patted her head gently and signaled to calm down, "These paper figures have no eyes, so they won't hurt us if they are burned. On the contrary, they will make the ghosts mistakenly think that we are dead tonight."
After hearing that there was no danger, Su Tingting calmed down and swallowed hard, "So...it turns out to be like this."
Butler Liu and the others lit the paper figures and ran away much faster than when they arrived. In a gust of wind, they were gone.
The only sound left outside is the crackling sound of the burning paper figurine, which is because there are bamboo strips for support inside.
Just as everyone was gradually relieved, suddenly, a shrill scream exploded in the night, and this scream actually came from the backyard, not far from them.
Yang Xiao and others instantly looked towards the other room. The screams were mixed with the sounds of struggling and kicking, and then a figure broke open the door and rushed out.
Xu Su's pupils shrank, "It's Ke Long!"
At this time, Ke Long seemed to be going crazy, running around and stumbling towards the lake. His piercing screams echoed in the empty backyard, as if they were about to pierce his eardrums.
Su Tingting was petrified. She couldn't see clearly the injuries on Ke Long's body, but she could see Ke Long's ferocious face. He was suffering from great pain.
"Look!" Kuang Hongyi pointed to the lake, where there was only the last paper man left, and his whole body was wrapped in flames.
But this one is obviously different from the previous ones. This one has been burning for a while, but it has never fallen down, nor has it turned into ashes like the other paper figures.
Ke Long rushed to the lake and hugged the paper man in the flames. Judging from his movements, he seemed to want to pick up the paper man and rush into the lake, but it was too late. He staggered a few steps and finally fell to the ground. , and after a few twitches, there was no more movement.
Su Tingting's lips turned pale, and she trembled and said to herself, "Dead..."
"Why did he die? Did he make a mistake in the mission?" Su Tingting, who had come back to her senses, urgently wanted to know why it was Ke Long. She didn't want to die inexplicably like this.
"It has nothing to do with him." Xu Su stared at the corpse shrouded in the night and sighed slowly, "It was his paper figure that was tampered with."
"Shi Dali." Kuang Hongyi no longer evaded, "He was the last one of the three to come out from there."
Yang Xiao naturally also wanted to understand the secret. Long before, even if Kuang Hongyi and Xu Su completed the task, they would not be far from the door. They were worried that someone would take advantage of them to do anything to the paper man, such as secretly lighting a Just eyes or something.
In contrast, Ke Long, who is also an experienced player, is much less vigilant. He is actually still in the mood to chat with Shi Guanming outside.
Of course, there may be reasons behind this that you don't know. For example, Shi Dali and Ke Long know each other in real life, are friends, or have reached some kind of agreement.
But it doesn't matter what it is, after all, the person is dead.
"Haha, people's hearts are separated from each other." Xu Su sighed in a pretentious manner, with a hint of regret. However, Yang Xiao understood. Xu Su meant what he said to himself. Shi Dali could attack Ke Long. , Kuang Hongyi can naturally attack himself.
"Ms. Xu is right, you have to keep your eyes open when choosing who to be your friend. After all... you know people, but you don't know their hearts." Kuang Hongyi added something meaningful.
In another room, seeing Ke Long's tragic situation, Shi Guanming's body kept shaking, and finally stumbled and sat back on the bed. Having murderous intentions and daring to actually participate in killing are two different things.
"Hey~" Slowly closing the door that Ke Long had knocked open, Shi Dali started to lift up the overturned table and chairs, "Don't be afraid, he brought this on himself. He wanted to kill you first, hey, I don’t know what’s going on in this world, how can people’s hearts be so vicious.”
Only then did Shi Guanming slowly come to his senses, and with a plop he knelt down to Shi Dali, crying bitterly, "Brother Shi, my life-saving grace will never be forgotten. From now on, I will listen to you in everything!"
"Oh, brother Shi, what are you doing? Get up, get up! If you don't want to listen, you and I will discuss it more in the future."
