It's not that Jones didn't perform well, Jones is the kind of person who will only find a way to solve the problem when faced with danger.
If Zhang Yangqing had not been asked, he might have been able to pass the test, but he would have encountered many fatal troubles in the process, and he would have died on the spot if he was not careful.
Zhang Yangqing is different. He is the chosen one who knows where the danger is before he encounters it.
Since everyone knows, why should he step on the trap? Zhang Yangqing will choose a bolder way to get over it unless he has to step on it.
But sometimes, knowing is knowing, but whether you can do it is another matter.
Zhang Yangqing only analyzed the intelligence provided by Jones. The one who really wanted to pass the test was Jones.
After silently reciting "Master Zhang's blessings," Jones mustered up his courage and began to make preparations.
According to Zhang Yangqing's instructions, Jones looked for paper and pen in the room.
After discussing with the psychotic fighter what to do next, Jones prepared to leave the room.
He took a deep breath, slowly turned the handle, and the door slowly opened with a creak.
As the door slowly opened, a cold breath hit his face, mixed with the smell of moisture and incense.
Jones stepped out of the door and saw a dark and gloomy corridor in front of him, surrounded by a depressing and strange atmosphere.
According to the room map in his memory, he moved forward cautiously. The wooden floor under his feet creaked, which was particularly harsh in this silent night.
He felt that his breathing had become heavier. Even though it was only a few steps away, the air in his mouth was full of unknown fear.
As he passed by the living room, he felt a chill rising up his spine.
In his peripheral vision, he caught a glimpse of the yellowed photos on the wall, the faces that had long lost their color looming in the darkness.
Suddenly, he was horrified to find that the corners of the people's mouths in those photos were trembling slightly, as if they were whispering silently.
In a strange and dark room late at night, this scene can really make one's hair stand on end.
The scene he saw last time in the abandoned mental hospital immediately came to his mind. He still remembered that at that time, he didn’t understand what the doctors wanted to express, but the next second, there was a strange nurse. Attack him.
"This should be some kind of signal. Those doctors are in the same camp as me. They look weird when they speak, but they are definitely reminding me."
Many things in the world of ghost stories have rules. As long as you encounter similar things, you can deduce them.
Thinking of this, Jones suddenly noticed something moving in the dark room.
The feeling of approaching death made Jones' heart beat faster instantly, and he felt a strong sense of fear welling up in his heart.
He did not dare to stay, and immediately quickened his pace and rushed towards the master bedroom.
Finally, Jones came to the door of the master bedroom. He knocked on the door without hesitation, and the rapid and powerful knocking echoed in the empty room.
The waiting process seemed to be a kind of torture for him, and he felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
As the door of the master bedroom was opened, a burst of soft light appeared, and the strange situation in the living room disappeared instantly, as if it had never appeared before.
And those yellowed photos have also returned to calm.
The man in the sweater opened the door. Jones noticed a detail here, that is, the curly-haired woman in the room had changed into pajamas, but the man in the sweater was still wearing casual clothes.
It was as if he had something to do tonight and was too lazy to change.
The man in the sweater opened the door and asked Jones what was wrong. Jones said sheepishly that he might have been too tired just now to not be hungry, but now that he was relaxed, he couldn't bear the hunger. Please ask the man in the sweater to make him something to eat.
As Zhang Yangqing expected, the sweater man needed Jones to break the situation, so even though there was a slightly unhappy look on his face, he still agreed to Jones' request.
There is no way Jones could have handed the note to the curly-haired woman under the eyes of the sweater man.
When the man in the sweater came out, he closed the door of the master bedroom.
He asked Jones to wait in the living room while he heated up the leftover food for Jones.
When the sweater man entered, Jones' helper appeared. The psychotic fighter himself is short and moves relatively lightly.
He quietly came to the door of the master bedroom and stuffed a note into the crack of the door.
According to Jones' instructions, he only stuffed two-thirds of it, leaving one section outside, and it was shaking constantly.
If the curly-haired woman could see it and take it away, she would just pull it in.
If Zhang Yangqing makes a mistake in judgment, the psychotic fighter can directly pull out the note to avoid being seen by the man in the sweater and triggering the conditions for being attacked.
Of course, it’s not that Jones doesn’t believe Zhang Yangqing, it’s the mentally ill fighter who brought it up.
Jones thought it was feasible and did not refuse.
Soon, the note was drawn in. The psychotic fighter completed his task and hid directly in the bathroom.
After all, the meeting point is written on the note.
Not long after, the man in the sweater came out with a bowl of rice bowl.
Even though Jones was not hungry, he still finished the entire bowl of rice.
The man in the sweater watched Jones enter the guest room before returning to his master bedroom.
Back in the guest room, Jones paced back and forth anxiously, feeling like his days seemed like years.
My heart is full of restlessness.
About 21 minutes later, the door to the guest room was pushed open and the psychotic fighter walked in.
Without asking in a hurry, Jones closed the door and put his ear to the door. After making sure there was no one outside, Jones asked the mentally ill fighter if he had gained anything.
The psychotic fighter said that he waited in the toilet for a long time before the curly-haired woman came in.
At this point, the psychotic fighter took out a note written in blood and handed it to Jones.
[The child is a three-legged monster. Do not touch him. Leave here and go to Cursed Lake to find a portrait for me. I will reward you. 】
After reading it, Jones felt something was not right.
The sweater man’s intention was to get me close to the child, and the curly-haired woman asked me not to get close to the child.
Theoretically, the curly-haired woman should be right.
But the question is, why are the words "Save the Children" written on the ground?
Isn’t this in conflict with what the curly-haired woman said?
Jones is one of those people who almost seems to be able to tell, but just can't.
Because he has entered the process of Zhang Yangqing's thinking mode, which is not his usual habit of solving problems when they encounter them.
He couldn't keep up with Zhang Yangqing's way of thinking, so in the end he could only send a message to Zhang Yangqing.
After reading the information sent by Jones, Zhang Yangqing analyzed it and replied: The information is correct. This woman is also lying to you, but she has provided useful information.
According to Zhang Yangqing's explanation, the woman was clearly mopping the floor at first because she didn't want others to see anything.
So the words 'save the children' are correct.
The child may have been bent over by the monster now, but the monster did not seem to have any intention of harming the child. Instead, it blocked the attempt of the sweater man and the curly-haired woman.
If you analyze it this way, the children are the real owners of this family. They are both outsiders. To be precise, so are you.
(End of this chapter)