"It's the remnants of thoughts." The old man told everyone directly. He didn't know what he thought of, and inexplicable emotions flashed across his wrinkled old face.
The audience had no time to wonder and only heard him continue:
"In this small town, there are many remnants of those who died violently. They are wrapped in obsession and surrounded by the souls of those who died violently."
"This thing is very special. It is incompatible with the surrounding environment, especially the color. It looks quite eerie."
gloomy?
Different colors?
Tang Jiumin suddenly took out the tablet, worked on it, and handed it to the old man.
"The residue, is this it?"
On the tablet, there is a distorted black and white picture of a severed palm.
"Yes, that's it. I didn't expect you to have found it." The old man was stunned for a moment, then nodded affirmatively and looked at the people around him, "This is the only way for you to leave."
"As long as I collect enough spiritual remnants, I can use their ashes to create a wick."
The cane was slightly raised and pointed towards the auditorium behind him.
"There are some unused kerosene lamps in the auditorium." Everyone heard, "As long as I put the wick in the kerosene lamp, I won't lose my way before it burns out. I can leave according to the guidance of the lamp."
After entering the trial, I finally learned how to leave.
However, the newcomers looked at each other.
The so-called remnants of thoughts, the old man meant, seemed to be accompanied by ghosts.
But there is only one way to escape, which is to collect them and bring them back to the old man to make them into wicks.
In the crowd, Wang Kui muttered for a moment: "Is this really a horror movie? But we were fine all the way."
Tang Jiumin secretly observed the old man's every move, and upon hearing this, he said, "It sounds like this is the only way to go."
The old man glanced at the group of people and returned to his smiling and friendly look. Hearing the words, he took the words, "Everyone seems to want to leave, but you must be tired after walking for so long. Please go to the auditorium and rest."
There was no one in the town, except for the old man in front of me, including the newcomer. It would be a lie to say that he was not wary.
At the forefront of the team, Liu Ziyun couldn't help but glance at Tang Jiumin.
The latter nodded calmly.
"Everyone, please go to the auditorium for a break." After receiving the acknowledgment, Liu Ziyun took the lead and greeted everyone towards the auditorium.
The old man and Liu Ziyun walked in the front.
In order to take care of the former, the latter's speed is very slow, like walking.
The old man walked slowly on a cane while introducing: "No one else has been to this auditorium for a long time. I stay alone in the town and live in the lounge alone."
Only ten meters away, he finished speaking in a hoarse voice, "Of course, there are many places in the auditorium, enough for you to rest."
Liu Ziyun nodded, indicating that he understood.
"You can all rest here until you find those things." Entering the auditorium, the old man immediately made arrangements.
Behind him, Liu Ziyun focused on observing his surroundings.
His absent-minded expression made the old man slightly raise his voice, "Young man, you and your companions must remember to come back before dark. It's not very safe here at night."
Liu Ziyun suddenly came to his senses and quickly answered.
At about the same time, they arrived near the high platform in the center of the auditorium.
In everyone's field of vision, a huge statue appeared. The overall shape looked like an ancient god? Or maybe it's a celebrity.
It's just that the statue is old and has not been regularly maintained, so that only the part below the head is left.
It seems a little strange.
Looking down, you will find that there are many older seats under the statue, which are also common seats in the decades.
If nothing else happens, it can indeed provide a place for people to rest.
Maybe something happened at this moment, and then many people paused and looked at each other with surprise on their faces.
For no other reason, the system showed that they completed the clue instructions, found the old man in the auditorium, and received the next step of the mission.
"The old man in the auditorium has been found and clues have been obtained. You can choose to complete what he needs and leave the town."
In front of the tall sculpture, the old man who knew nothing about the task raised his head and stared deeply at the ceiling, "I don't know when this day will end..."
"Since the fog has lingered outside all year round, the town has almost never seen the sun."
The last half of the sentence was whispered softly.
Many people around were tired after a long day and were busy sitting down to take a breath.
"Everyone." As if he had lost a lot of strength, the old man said in an old voice that could not hide his fatigue: "Although our town is not big, it is not small either."
While speaking, the man tremblingly took out a rather large roll of drawings from the corner of the auditorium.
The newlyweds had just relaxed and were looking for places to sit down.
Ji Kun was opposite the old man and subconsciously raised his neck to look.
what?
However, before he saw it, the old man came to Tang Jiumin with the roll in his hand.
"You must need this." He handed the thing in his hand to the latter, "This is a map of the town to help you find the remnants."
map?
Everyone's eyes fell on Tang Jiumin, who decisively reached out and took the map.
The drawing was opened on the podium. It was a map of the town that was nearly one meter long and wide.
Everyone looked at the map and found that many of the things listed above were very detailed.
Of course, it basically corresponds to the buildings we saw along the way.
"You guys study first, I'm going to rest." The old man yawned and muttered, "No, this guy is not as energetic as a young man when he gets older."
After saying that, he began to take trembling steps, preparing to leave.
Tang Jiumin raised his head and looked up at Liu Ziyun.
The latter noticed the look and nodded tacitly.
Liu Ziyun turned around, pointed at E Sihui with his finger, and walked all the way behind the old man, "Old man, the two of us will see you off."
I regretted being called out and chose to keep up in silence.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." The old man smiled.
The lounge is not far away, but you have to turn to the back of the auditorium.
The aisles are dark and relatively narrow.
The three of them said nothing until they stopped in front of the lounge door at the end.
"We're here." The old man waved his hand, "You go back first."
Liu Ziyun watched the old man go in, then patted E Sihui on the shoulder and whispered: "Keep an eye here for a while, and I'll go back to Tang Jiumin to discuss the next step."
Retracing his steps, he rushed back to the auditorium before long.
Looking back, I could only vaguely see the outline of E Sihui in the direction of the lounge.
Without lights, there is a real lack of recognition.
Liu Ziyun frowned.
But after all, it was E Sihui who stayed there, whether it was fighting, adapting, or being vigilant.
This guy is totally fine.
Even if there is an accident, Zhang Tiandao's preparation will be effective.
After appraising the situation in his mind, he felt relieved.
Turning to look at the auditorium, sure enough, everyone was gathered around Tang Jiumin, studying the map.
Liu Ziyun's eyes flashed with relief.
Different from the previous trials, everyone is very active. Maybe although this trial is difficult, the casualties will not be very high?
With a hint of expectation, Liu Ziyun walked quickly to Tang Jiumin and asked the latter, "What should we do next? Where should we start?"
Next to the map, Tang Jiumin looked up, with no sense of relief in his eyes.
Instead, he looked at Liu Bodhisattva in front of him and answered the question.
"The team now has a total of 24 people."
Um, yes Liu Ziyun nodded subconsciously.
That’s right, the team currently has zero casualties.
"Each person needs 3 so-called remnants. If you want everyone to leave, a total of 72 are needed." Tang Jiumin's voice continued to sound.
After a pause, he pointed out the problem directly, "And we only have four days."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ziyun immediately realized the problem.
A total of 72 relics are needed, which is not a small number.
So, he changed his mind without hesitation: "Why don't we form groups, and you and I will each lead a team? This will be more efficient."
Tang Jiumin did not respond.
There was always silence around him.
But Liu Ziyun didn't notice it at first, and continued to talk about grouping, "Two groups of people, one going east and one going west, like this..."
"Hey" Wei Jianye suddenly interrupted with an obvious sarcasm on his face.
"That person named Liu, Officer Liu. Didn't you figure it out clearly? In such an environment, do you know what 72 relics mean?"
He glanced at everyone, then ignored Liu Ziyun and continued, "From the beginning to now we have found a so-called remnant."
"Divide into two groups? I'm afraid we won't even get 1/3 of the total. Who will live and die then? How will we divide it? You will divide it up?"
If it smells like gunpowder, it will make the surroundings extremely quiet.
Obviously, some things were laid out directly.
Next to the map, Tang Jiumin was wiping his chin, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
However, the eyes of the people around him were not on him. Instead, they were swinging between Wei Jianye and Liu Ziyun, and many people even silently took half a step back.
After all, the expression on the latter's face was very ugly at this time, as if he was about to explode at any time.
However, to their surprise, Liu Ziyun suppressed his anger.
"Then what can you do?" Although his voice was slightly hoarse, the man just asked back in a calm tone.
"Of course there is, and it's very simple." Wei Jianye naturally saw the emotional control ability of the policeman in front of him. Although he was surprised, he didn't care about it at this time.
"If you ask me, everyone should mind their own business and act separately. If you are trustworthy, form a team and go with them casually. If you don't want to, just act on your own."
Such an answer successfully made Liu Ziyun frown again.
Seeing this, Wei Jianye spread his hands and said directly, "To leave the trial, you need to obtain three mind residues. If you have the ability to get it, you can't blame others."
A sneer, "No one can rely on anyone, and no one needs to owe anyone."
"You're crazy!" Liu Ziyun glared at the other party angrily, and his tone became urgent.
"This is a trial, and people will die! It's already very dangerous to operate in groups. If you let everyone act individually, how much more dangerous will it be?"
"Can you take this responsibility?"
After saying that, Liu Ziyun sighed silently.
"Responsible?" But facing these two words, the other person suddenly laughed angrily, "It's all here. Are you fucking responsible for me?"
It’s been a long time since I’ve been back. I hope you can find more typos. Many small details are still being reconstructed, and dialogue layout and character appearance are weak points. I hope you can give me more materials and suggestions.
