Chapter 9 Feeling at Home
“Is this a white lantern? I heard that you Chinese used to hang this thing when you held funerals... I have seen many pictures in books, but this is the first time I have seen it in real life. "
Anna's height could easily reach the lantern. Driven by curiosity, she wanted to observe carefully, but was pulled away by the monitor.
"Let's go~ This thing is unlucky and may even be dangerous in practice."
"I know, Wenwen, I won't touch it randomly."
Anna trusted her best friend without any discrimination, and turned to look at the unlocked mahogany door, with her strong arms supporting the door.
Ga~
The heavy wooden door, which was slightly decayed, was pushed inward.
The overgrown courtyard had covered the stone path, and the cold wind continued unabated, making the chill even worse.
After confirming that there was nothing unusual in the front yard, the four of them walked on the vaguely visible stone path buried in the grass and arrived in front of the main building of the mansion.
The door outlined with exquisite wood grain was not locked, but no one was in a hurry to push it open. After all, the incident had already begun, and the danger might be behind this door.
Still using the old method before,
Everyone stepped back as far as possible. The squad leader gently pushed the door with the trekking pole in his hand.
The door was slowly pushed open. During the process, everyone held their breath and prepared for battle,
waiting for the door to open,
Nothing jumped out, and no humanoid outline was seen,
but a strong smell rushed out, like an invisible slender arm drilling into everyone's esophagus, Use your fingers to gently pinch the stomach wall and pull on the esophagus.
Although everyone has conducted various trainings in school, there is basically no practice on the smell level.
Except Luo Di, the other three people all had strong nausea reactions.
The squad leader responded very quickly. He immediately took out the masks prepared in the backpack and distributed one to each person, which relieved the situation.
After putting aside the disturbance of the smell, everyone walked into the hall of the mansion one after another.
This place has been decorated as a mourning hall.
The white curtain surrounds the hall in a wave shape, constantly floating under the blowing wind.
The mahogany table is placed in the center. ,
Four bowls of moldy white rice still had burned out incense candles on them,
The dishes and fruits are completely rotten, and saprophytic organisms have built nests in them. Enjoy this hard-won feast.
From an overall observation, it is a bit strange. The various funeral items on the scene are very traditional and complete, but they are missing. The most important thing.
"Photograph of the deceased"
At this time, the squad leader wearing a mask changed his temperament. His sharp eyes quickly scanned the entire hall and gave instructions for the next step:
< br>"Next, we need to maintain the integrity of the team, act together throughout the process, and conduct a comprehensive inspection of the mansion. Once the safety here is confirmed, we will return here to clean up these moldy things."
Under the leadership of the squad leader, the whole house inspection was officially launched.
All the windows of the mansion were covered with white floral paper, which greatly reduced the lighting and gave the whole house a layer of dim color that was difficult to remove.
This dimness also emphasizes the white lanterns hanging in the corridors, each of which has become an indispensable source of light.
A relatively intense house-wide inspection came to an end quickly.
None of the expected dangers or possible weird events occurred. There was not even a single figure in the entire mansion, and there was no trace of anyone. The [Image] that should exist can be found.
It is worth mentioning that
The master bedroom on the second floor is larger and has good lighting. If safety can be ensured, everyone can rest inside instead of setting up a tent outside.
Since no problems were found in the main building, only the backyard remained unchecked.
Oddly enough,
there is no window facing the backyard inside the two-story main building,
However, Gao Yuxuan observed very carefully, and he discovered that there were actually windows, but they had all been sealed with cement early on.
There is only one [door] inside the main building that leads to the backyard.
And it is a modern iron door that is completely inconsistent with the style of the old house.
There is no The keyhole structure is completely locked from the inside, and it even feels like there is a heavy object blocking the back, making it impossible to open it with the help of four people.
No way,
The four of them could only go around the outside of the house and try to get into the backyard by climbing over the wall.
Obviously the fence in the front yard is normal, but the top of the fence in the backyard is covered with sharp, razor-shaped barbed wire and is stained with rust.
Only the top of a twisted tree can be seen through the wall, which seems to be very similar to the locust tree where Rody found the wooden box in the forest before.
Perhaps this tree is directly related to this practice.
The squad leader took out all kinds of knee pads, wrist pads and other protective equipment from the backpack, preparing to give himself a complete Arm yourself and try to force your way over these sharp wires.
Roddy, who was standing at the back of the crowd and sizing up the height of the fence, suddenly gave his opinion, "Let me step on Anna's shoulders. Maybe I can cut the wires on it. It will be safer this way."
Anna. I very much agree with this proposal and hit myself with a fist. Palm, "That's good! Wenwen, you'd better not climb the wall alone. If you get scratched and contract tetanus, you'll be in trouble." "Okay~ Then it depends on the cooperation of the two of you."
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I have to say that Anna’s physical fitness is really good.
As soon as Rody stepped on her shoulders, Anna, who was in a squatting state, stood up at a steady speed without any unnecessary shaking in the whole process.
But even if their heights were stacked together, they could barely reach the top of the wall.
Rodi tried to grab the edge of the wall with his gloved left hand to increase stability.
Buzz!
The automated electric saw bought at the terminal supermarket was started for the first time. Driven by the motor, the alloy saw teeth easily cut through the rusty and rough iron wire.
As a large ring of iron wire fell down, an opening was opened at the top of the fence that was large enough for a single person to pass through.
Using his hands, Roddy stepped on the wall nimbly, as if he was very good at this kind of thing.
When his eyes fell on the inside of the backyard, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and his words became a little cold.
“The iron door leading to the main building should be opened from the inside. You just wait at the iron door, I will open the door from the inside."
After that, Rody jumped steadily and fell into the backyard.
The three squad leaders quickly returned to the mansion. On the way, Anna whispered in the squad leader's ear: "Wenwen~ This guy seems to have something really good, his center of gravity is very stable, and he does things neatly."
Wu Wen's eyes on the white mask narrowed into a curved slit, "He is very powerful."
When the three of them returned to the iron gate leading to the backyard, they could faintly hear someone behind the door. Something heavy was being moved away one by one,
and then there was another sound of electric saws cutting.
Pop!
The inner chain was sawed off and fell off,
The iron door with a sliding structure slid open slowly.
The iron door opened, revealing the backyard.
The three high school students standing at the door were all stunned. Their expressions were rapid and multiple in a short period of time. change.
Not only is it a visual impact,
there is also a smell, a strong smell wrapped in the dark wind,
It can penetrate the mask, get into the nasal cavity, and allow the tongue tightly closed in the lips and teeth to clearly taste this strange taste, which is several times stronger than the smell in the hall.
The intertwining of smell and picture brings the most extreme thinking impact.
Like a high fever, it occupies the consciousness and washes away thoughts from within the brain.
If the previous experience in the foyer was compared to an appetizer, then this scene must be today's signature main course.
Anna couldn't hold on for the first time and vomited all over the floor on the spot.
Gao Yuxuan put his hand to cover his abdomen, turned around and left to go to the toilet in the mansion.
The squad leader's hands tightly covered the mask. After a period of struggle with his eyes, he finally stabilized his chaotic stomach and once again examined the scene in front of him.
The entire backyard was filled with the carcasses of cows and pigs and the excrement produced after death, and there were swarms of flies.
The strange thing is that no one could smell such a strong smell outside the fence before. It seemed that the entire backyard was shrouded in something invisible.
The animal carcasses and smells are not the real point,
Monitor Wu Wen's eyes quickly locked on the center of the backyard, on the huge and twisted old locust tree.
Four Chinese people in retro clothes were hung in different areas of the Crooked Neck Tree by hemp ropes. Their bodies were all in varying degrees of decay, but their protruding eyeballs were all staring at the mansion.
Staring at the only entrance and exit,
Staring at the young man who broke in.
Incorporating the funeral theme of the mansion,
It seems that they organized a funeral for themselves, and the guests were the four people who found the keys to the mansion.
As soon as I signed the contract today, I received love from four alliance leaders, thank you to [500-pound King of Expansion], [Tears of the Blue Country], [Food Grade Salted Fish], and [Qian Yu Qian Shang].
(End of this chapter)