At the same speed, linear distance movement is always faster than curved distance movement, and the end point must be reached earlier. This is a correct and unchangeable physical law. Of course, in reality, the two modes of movement also depend on the situation. Some Sometimes it is more reasonable and safer to choose to take a detour or a detour than to go in a straight line, and it may even be a matter of life and death.
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As the distance gradually shortened, a house appeared in the eyes of Zhao Ping and Qian Xueling.
With the help of the moonlight, Zhao Ping stopped to observe. Behind him, Qian Xueling, although she was a newcomer, had experienced many crises in the past few days. She was not a fool. When the man with glasses stopped, the woman rushed behind him and looked at the house. Come.
The house is currently about a hundred meters away from the two of them, and through observation, the appearance of the house is indeed ordinary, just like the houses that can be seen everywhere in Japan. Not only that, as they looked deeper, they also found that there was some light coming from the windows of the house. seemingly……
Looks like someone lives inside? Doesn't it seem like an empty house?
Seeing this scene, let’s not talk about how Zhao Ping, who was standing on the spot, was suspicious and wary and frowned. Qian Xueling, whose ankles were so painful that she could hardly walk, couldn’t help but feel happy. If the woman was quite nervous when she first saw the house, Because of the ups and downs, when she discovered that there was light in the house, she instinctively thought that there was someone in the house. Since there was someone, didn't it mean that she and Zhao Ping could go in and rest? Go in and treat the injury?
Thinking so, she actually did this despite being in pain and exhaustion. Seeing the B&B in front of her, she immediately suggested to the man with glasses in front of her: "Well, I feel tired after walking for so long, and my feet are really too tired." It hurts, and I'm still a little hungry. How about... how about we go in and take a rest? Eat something and ask the owner for some medicine to bandage my ankle and your arm."
After saying that, the female newcomer looked at the man with glasses expectantly. As mentioned above, she was indeed tired and hungry. In addition, the serious injury to her bare feet meant that she needed a rest more than anyone else. The woman really hoped that the other party would agree, but then Zhao Ping did not answer. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly after observing for a moment. He first used his remaining left hand to adjust his gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. Finally, he turned back to stare at the woman and replied in a cold tone:
"If you want to go in, you can go in by yourself. I'm going to bypass that B&B and continue walking toward the city."
Words and deeds were consistent, and sure enough, the next moment, after putting down these words, the man with glasses stopped talking to Qian Xueling, opened his legs and strode straight to the right side of the B&B. As for Qian Xueling, she didn't understand very much, why? Why didn't you go in when there was a house ahead? I thought so, but looking at the back of the man with glasses walking farther and farther, I bit my lip, and the woman with a wronged look could only limp over again. For a while, the two executors were like this. Move forward in an arc, and then avoid as many houses as possible.
Da da da……
In any case, Zhao Ping is a veteran who has experienced many storms. Maybe his mission experience is not as rich as Ye Wei, or maybe his analytical ability is not as good as He Fei, but one thing is undeniable, that is, he Zhao Ping's caution will not be inferior to anyone's. He has always had a strong sense of crisis in supernatural missions. Just like now, there is a private house in the wilderness where he and Qian Xueling are? On the surface, it seems that this place is close to the edge of the city. It can be said that there are houses and buildings. That is true, but no matter what, it is still a bit unnatural to erect a house in the empty wilderness. Perhaps as Qian Xueling just said It turns out that he, Zhao Ping, is actually just as tired and hungry, and his disabled right arm is also aching from time to time, but so what? What can it represent?
He still doesn't dare to take risks, and he still doesn't dare to gamble with his wealth and life. After all, it is better to be tired and hungry than to lose his life. All experienced executors know that there are death traps almost everywhere in the mission world, and they have long been aware of it. He will not be affected by a newcomer if he understands it.
Closer to home, Zhao Ping and Qian Xueling, who are following closely behind, are currently walking forward while circling the house. According to this walking method, they can completely bypass it in two or three minutes at most, but...
After walking for a few minutes, Zhao Ping stopped. He who was walking in front suddenly stopped. The man stopped instantly, without warning and inexplicably. Similarly, Qian Xue followed him. After Ling discovered the sudden behavior of the man with glasses, she not only instinctively stopped with him, but also subconsciously asked: "What's wrong?"
The beautiful woman tried to learn the reason from the other party, but unfortunately Zhao Ping didn't pay attention to her. No, it wasn't that he didn't pay attention, but he was attracted by something, or the man's eyes were staring straight ahead.
If you zoom in on Zhao Ping's face at this moment and take a closer look, you will see... For some unknown reason, you can see that the gentle face of the man with glasses is now full of panic, and his eyes are fixed forward, staring. Directly ahead, seven or eight meters away.
because……
At some point, he and Qian Xueling walked directly to the door of the house!
(This, this, how is it possible? How could this happen?)
Others may not understand, but Zhao Ping clearly knows what is happening now. He had clearly chosen to avoid the house and take a detour. It stands to reason that he and Qian Xueling would have bypassed the house and rushed to the house as long as they kept walking. The direction to the city is correct. If you walk this way, you will never reach a house. But, why? Why did the two of them arrive at the door of the house in the end?
(Did the darkness cause misjudgment of direction? Or had the house moved in some way?)
Putting aside the doubts in their minds and suppressing the panic in their hearts for the time being, when they arrived at the door of the house, and the distance was too close, whether they wanted to or not, the two of them could not help but see the appearance of the house clearly. As mentioned earlier, There is really nothing special about the house. Even if you observe it from a close distance, its appearance is still different from that of an ordinary house. The only difference is that since this is a close observation, in addition to seeing the appearance of the house clearly, the two of them also made additional discoveries. They found the doorway. There is a wooden signboard erected with a line of Japanese fonts engraved on it:
Travelers restaurant.
This house is not a residence, but a restaurant?
Of course, it doesn't matter whether it's a private house or a restaurant, to Zhao Ping, who is currently extremely panicked. The point is that he must not go in! As expected, after seeing the plaque, almost at the same time, he immediately turned around and walked straight to the side in front of the erected door. Yes, he, Zhao Ping, would never enter the store. The most important thing to do now is to leave as soon as possible. Here, the sooner the better, maybe the incident was too weird, or maybe the house itself exuded weirdness. Seeing the bespectacled man turn around and leave without saying a word, Qian Xueling also vaguely noticed that something was wrong. Although she was not as good as Zhao Ping thought so clearly, but his body actually turned in the same direction as the other person, and then they both fled, quickly moving away from the house in the opposite direction.
Da da da da da!
This time, the two of them moved much faster than before. They also tried to stretch the distance between the restaurant and the hotel as fast as possible. If they were not both injured, they would have been running at a fast pace. They decided to It is correct and the action is reasonable. However, there is a saying that changes often occur unexpectedly.
Sand, sand, sand...
Just as the two people who were walking quickly walked less than 10 meters to the right, suddenly, there was a noise nearby, a series of footsteps moving from far to near, and then, several black figures came towards them from the night ahead. !
Hearing this sound, they saw that there were other people besides the two people appearing in the originally deserted wilderness. Both Zhao Ping and Qian Xueling were shocked. Out of instinct, Zhao Ping was about to turn around and escape, but who could The speed of thinking about each other was extremely fast, as if it was fleeting. Two or three seconds later, several black shadows had arrived directly in front of the two of them. After a closer look, they realized that these black shadows were not monsters or other scary things, but instead... There were several strange men, 4 in total, all well-dressed in suits and leather shoes, all dressed as office workers.
Through the moonlight and with the help of the light from the restaurant behind her, she saw that the other person was a human being. Leaving aside what the bespectacled man was thinking about before he could escape in time, Qian Xueling breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she walked up to the four people in front of her. The men also looked at the two of them with curious eyes. Maybe they didn't expect to meet other people here. After looking at them for a while, one of the tall and thin men took the lead and said to his companion: "Huh? I didn't expect that there would be three o'clock in the middle of the night." Among us, there are other people coming to this restaurant to eat?"
It is undeniable that although the other party is a stranger, they are indeed human beings. However, for some reason, he can clearly see that the other party is a human being and that the other party does not seem to have any malicious intent. However, Zhao Ping is still nervous. At this moment, the bespectacled man's brain is racing. Running, he had a plan in his mind in the blink of an eye. However, what he never expected was... Before he could say anything, the tall and thin man finished his words, and another man in a shirt next to him strode to Zhao Ping. , then pointed to the restaurant and extended an invitation to Zhao Ping and Qian Xueling with a smile on his face: "We are destined to meet each other. Why don't you two follow us in for a meal?"
"Yes, yes, it's fate that we met in the middle of the night. Let's go in and have a meal together!"
As soon as the invitation from the man in the shirt was sent out, several other people also started making noises. On the surface, the current scene was nothing more than a few office workers coming here to drink and eat to relieve stress, and by the way, they also sent out friendly invitations to people they met by chance. However, during this period, Zhao Ping But he was observing a few people all the time. Through observation, he actually discovered something, an unusual detail, or maybe...
He discovered a shocking detail that was enough to make his hair stand on end and even make his liver and gallbladder burst:
That is, with the help of the moonlight from high in the sky and the light from the restaurant behind him, he saw...
There were four men in front of him, four strange men who looked like human beings no matter how they looked. They were ordinary office workers no matter how they looked. Under their feet, behind them... there were no shadows! ! !
There is no shadow, doesn't that mean...
Tick tock.
At this moment, the bespectacled man's whole body was icy cold, and beads of sweat broke out from his forehead, and then fell to the ground from his forehead. He was so frightened that he wanted to turn around and run away immediately!
