Chapter 74: Being Human
Chapter 74: Being Human
Li Mu's method of opening the door is surprisingly similar to Bai Yanliang's, except that one uses his legs and the other uses his shoulders.
As a criminal police officer, he is no stranger to violent door breaking.
"Bang!"
Suddenly there was a loud noise in the quiet room, and the door opened.
A very ordinary farmhouse layout, nothing special about it.
If I had to say it, it was a little dark, after all, the windows were sealed.
Li Mu glanced around and without any delay, immediately started searching carefully.
The old village chief had a lot of sundries, most of which were very simple utensils, calligraphy and paintings that Li Mu had seen before.
He didn't seem to be lying in this regard. It seemed that the old village chief's ancestors were indeed prominent.
Li Mu moved all these things to the side, and finally found a box under the old village chief's bed.
This box is made of wood, dark yellow in color, and has a lock on it. The overall shape does not look like the style of this era, and it must be an antique.
Li Mu didn't hesitate at all, picked up the box and threw it at the corner of the bed.
Just a moment——
Two clicks——
Three times——
After nearly twenty hits, the locked wooden box was finally broken open.
Li Mu pulled away the sawdust and finally saw the contents of the wooden box.
"Is this...a letter?"
Li Mu took out everything in the box and blew in the dust.
It turned out to be a letter.
It stands to reason that there should be almost no correspondence exchanges in this era, but this is a remote mountain with inconvenient transportation and no signal, so it is not unreasonable to have letters.
But this contradicts another statement.
Isn’t it impossible to leave this village?
But the existence of these letters shows that there must be a person who comes in and out of the mountains and is responsible for delivering letters. How does he do it?
One more thing...
These letters were covered with dust and looked like they had not been touched for some time.
Does this mean that communication with Shanwai... suddenly stopped?
Did you voluntarily cut off contact, or did something happen to the sender?
Li Mu opened a letter while thinking.
He scanned it quickly. However, the content of the letter made Li Mu's expression change drastically for the first time.
"Beast!"
Li Mu cursed angrily and opened another letter. The contents written on it were all similar.
The veins on the back of Li Mu's hand popped out, and he crumpled the letter.
He could hardly suppress the anger in his heart. Now, he finally understood why there were only male villagers in this village, but all the female villagers were crazy.
This village... is just a bunch of beasts!
After Li Mu figured out the matter, his expression suddenly changed. If this happens, Lin Yan will be in trouble!
He quickly stood up, put all the letters in his arms, and prepared to leave.
However, after turning around, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Wrong...
Did I close the door just now?
Li Mu looked at the wooden door that had been tightly closed, sweating slightly on his forehead.
It's impossible...I definitely didn't close the door.
Moreover, the door was forced open just now, but now...it is intact.
But... there is only one way out.
Li Mu stared at the door handle and held it.
The handle was pulled, but... the door didn't move at all!
Li Mu tried several times, but the door still couldn't be opened!
Li Mu's face suddenly turned pale.
This ghost is nearby...
The village chief's room was not big and had no windows. Although it was risky, Li Mu still made a bold choice.
Hit the door with your body again!
"Bang——"
"Bang——"
"Bang -" However, this time, no matter how hard it was hit, the wooden door had no response.
Damn it!
Do you really want to die here?
At this moment, Li Mu suddenly heard a voice coming from downstairs.
"Mr. Li? What's wrong with you?"
Yu Sheng, it’s Yu Sheng!
She is at Lu Bingyan's house next to the village chief's house!
She must have heard the loud noise of her banging on the door, so she came over to ask!
Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. It couldn't be opened from the inside, but what about from the outside?
However... before he could speak, he heard a familiar voice at his door.
"It's okay, wait for me."
It's his voice!
It's his own voice!
Only a door away from him stood a ghost!
It grabbed the wooden door and couldn't open it!
Li Mu felt chills all over, and strong fear surged up.
The stalker...must be because of the identity of the stalker...
It's targeting me...
At this moment, it is imitating his voice to answer Yu Sheng!
It wants to take away Yu Sheng!
"I can't open the door to Miss Lu's house, Mr. Li, can you help me?"
Yu Sheng's voice sounded again.
At this moment, Li Mu couldn't help but widen his eyes.
No, leave quickly!
It's a ghost...it's a ghost!
Li Mu suddenly felt desperate.
But he didn't dare to make any sound.
The ghost has closed the door. The next step should be to kill him. Making noise will only make him die faster!
But...if you don't do anything, Yu Sheng will be deceived by it even if you die. If Yu Sheng takes it to open the door of Lu Bingyan's room...
Li Muguang shuddered just thinking about that scene.
Li Mu fell into a painful decision.
He might die soon.
If Yu Sheng was reminded loudly, there was a high probability that this ghost would kill him immediately.
If Yu Sheng is not reminded, he will also die... Moreover, Yu Sheng will be implicated...
He was trapped, trapped in this dark room.
This ghost is guarding the door and cannot get out, but it will never be unable to get in.
Extremely complicated emotions appeared on Li Mu's usually calm face. His hands were clenched tightly. Because of the tension and contradictions, his ordinary face looked a little ferocious.
Li Mu's memory began to be mottled...
Recalling the first time I entered Wuji, it was already more than two years ago.
No one knows that Li Mu has been struggling to survive in the fog for nearly three years...
He watched groups of people arrive, and then watched the names disperse one by one.
His name slowly changed from last to first.
And since then... it has remained No. 1.
If people in Wuji still have the belief to live, then Li Mu... it is this belief.
It doesn't refer to him as a person. What everyone believes in... is the name that ranks first and has never disappeared!
Its existence allows people who are almost desperate to see sporadic light. It seems that...as long as it doesn't disperse, there will always be a day to get out alive.
But no one thought about it.
He is also a human being. He is a young detective. He can be afraid, tired, and... die.
Li Mu looked down at his palm, and there seemed to be a voice in his ear.
"...I volunteer to be a criminal policeman...loyal to the motherland...loyal to the people...strictly observe discipline...keep secrets...enforce the law impartially...fulfill my duties...not afraid of sacrifice..."
"I am... a detective."
Li Mu raised his head, with an indescribable expression on his ordinary face.
He straightened up, banged the door as hard as he could and shouted:
"Yu Sheng, leave quickly! The person who answered you just now is a ghost!"
This volume is almost over, and the next volume will enter the reality line.
(End of chapter)