Chapter 820 The Disappearing Children (please subscribe, please collect, please monthly tickets, please recommend votes)
The night in the northern area of Xinhai City seems a bit deserted.
Probably because the recent incidents of missing children have gradually spread, causing people to panic for a while, and every family has chosen to take care of their children.
The more capable people chose to move away from here, stay with relatives, or change places. As a result, the nearby area became much deserted.
But this kind of desertedness is only for children. The children are under strict supervision and are not allowed to go out, while the adults are continuing their normal life as usual, eating when they should. , go to work when you should go to work.
After all, it was the children who were missing, not the adults.
It’s just that they don’t know that as the incident brews, this situation will only get worse. When the children are all missing, they will soon become adults.
It is not that Pennywise does not kill adults. If it is according to the setting, the reason why he attacks children first is because children's fears are easier to absorb.
It’s just that most people don’t know this, and they don’t even take the existence of supernatural events seriously.
Now the headquarters is not so strict in monitoring the network. Perhaps it is realized that the general trend cannot be changed. With the increase in supernatural incidents and the situation getting out of control, sooner or later it will be completely exposed.
So nowadays, there are rumors flying all over the Internet, but few regulatory agencies come forward.
This is an invisible acquiescence.
Unfortunately, people always live in a kind of inertial thinking and remain conservative. Few people are willing to truly believe in the truth of the world. This is a habit of people.
People always stay comfortable in their habits and are rarely willing to actively accept or believe, unless they change their self-perception only after personal experience.
However, people are unwilling to believe it, but it does not mean that these things do not exist.
This is a residential area in the north of Xinhai City.
Most residents have closed their doors and windows, drawn the curtains, and turned on all the lights in the living room before it gets completely dark.
This is the area with the most missing children.
I don’t know since when, there is such a weird rumor circulating in the community:
Don’t let children go out after dark, otherwise, there will be a clown-like monster. Take your children away.
It sounds ridiculous, but it's a fact.
Many children have disappeared.
Although not everyone will believe it, the disappearance of the child is an undisputed fact, so the residents of the community are not that stupid.
Basically, children are locked at home as soon as it gets dark and are prohibited from going out.
Of course, there are some die-hards who don’t believe in this kind of thing.
After all, not everyone can easily reshape their cognitive outlook.
Wang An, who lives in this community, is one of them.
He is in his early thirties and has a moderately successful career. Although he cannot be considered a successful person in this age group, he can still be considered a middle-class person.
Only today, Wang An is not in a good mood, because the recent rumors of clowns and the disappearance of children have affected his working hours, forcing him to spend more time distracted by his children.
“What a clown, what a weird story, it’s almost the same to deceive those old men and women. What age do you still believe this? It’s just that those people did not take good care of their own children and were abducted by traffickers, so they deliberately made them up. According to rumors, the security here is really bad, and the case has not been solved for such a long time.”
Wang An complained as he opened the door.
When he entered the house, he saw his eight-year-old son sitting in the living room playing with a ball. He threw the ball across the room, and then the ball bounced out of the room, playing with himself. Had a great time.
"Baby, mom, why are you alone at home?"
Looking at the well-behaved child, Wang An felt that all the fatigue of the day disappeared in an instant, and he hugged the child lovingly. Kissed a few times. Then he looked around, but couldn't find his wife.
Looking at his father, the child replied in a childish voice: "Mom went down to play mahjong, dad, I'm hungry."
"This prodigal woman, she can feel relieved that her child is alone at home, and she doesn't even cook dinner so late."
Wang An said angrily.
I was angry, but I couldn't ignore the child even if he didn't eat. He had to go to the kitchen to cook two dishes for dinner.
But he didn’t notice that while he was busy preparing dinner, the child picked up the ball and threw it towards the room again. Due to lack of strength, the ball bounced twice on the ground. Then he slowly rolled into the bed under the room.
It was pitch black under the bed, and nothing could be seen. It was like a bottomless abyss, capable of swallowing up everything.
But the strange thing is that after the ball rolled under the bed, it slowly bounced out after a while, and slowly rolled back to the child's feet. It looked as if someone was playing with the child under the bed.
The child is innocent and has not yet developed his intelligence. He only needs playmates. He is also very curious and does not know what he has seen. He giggles and seems to be very amused. Happy, he picked up the ball again, threw it into the room again, and played a passing game.
Wang An poked his head out of the kitchen when he heard the commotion. Seeing his child having a great time playing alone, he didn't take it seriously. He smiled slightly and continued busy with dinner.
After all, as a child, it is worry-free to be left alone to play.
But while he was busy, Wang An suddenly heard his child seeming to be talking to someone.
"My name is Fan Fan, and my nickname is Baobao. Moms gave me a name. What's your name?"
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"Mom went out to play mahjong, and dad was doing it. Where’s the food? Are you hungry?”
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Wang An, who was busy in the kitchen, felt strange, but didn't think much about it. He just shouted in the kitchen: "Baby, who are you talking to? It's mom. Are you back?”
But strangely, the always well-behaved son didn't reply at the moment.
In doubt, he walked out of the kitchen, only to see his youngest son holding the ball and slowly walking into the room.
"Baby?"
The room was silent, and the child who just walked in did not respond at all. This made Wang An feel strange. His children have always been very well-behaved, and He is very obedient and usually answers when called, but what happened this time? It’s like you’ve been possessed, and you won’t listen even if you shout?
With doubts, he approached the room.
It was a study room, which he used as an office space on weekdays. Occasionally, it was also used as a guest room when guests came, but no one usually lived in it.
Watching the child walk into the room, Wang An also walked in, but only then did he realize that the entire study was empty, and there was no sign of the child anywhere. (End of this chapter)