Chapter 271 41: Don’t eat
late at night.
Because he had not rested, Terry lay on the bed and watched two PPT-like videos with a laggy Internet connection. He finally couldn't help it and fell asleep.
Anna sat in the window with a crack open, looking at the snow outside in a daze.
She slept too much in the afternoon and is not sleepy at all now.
But the internet here is very poor, so I can’t do much if I don’t sleep.
To applaud for love, you need two slaps to make it ring loudly, and there is no such intention.
After watching this for a while, she was so bored that she could only turn off the light and go to bed, cover herself with a quilt, close her eyes and start to cultivate sleepiness.
Unfortunately, before she could feel sleepy, she had to wait for the opening of the tavern.
Downstairs, a group of people seemed to have come in noisily. Even though there was a barrier, she could vaguely hear what they were saying when it reached her ears. It was all nonsense. The words made her feel restless. She opened her eyes helplessly and looked at Terry who was sleeping soundly beside her and started to snore. She felt a little envious in her heart.
As if hearing her heartfelt voice, the voice gradually became quieter, and bit by bit, the syllables began to become weird. Even if Anna listened carefully, she could only hear some slippery and strange sounds.
But overall, she could still tell that the people below were talking, but she couldn't understand a word.
Anna, who couldn't sleep, simply got up and walked out of bed with a trace of curiosity.
Tuk.
The foot stepped on the wooden board and inevitably made a dull sound. With such a slight movement, the originally lively conversation below suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button. .
It was as if everyone below stopped talking, raised their heads, and stared straight at the floor of the room where Anna was.
Anna swallowed, threw away this terrible imagination, took a deep breath, slowly, slowly squatted down, tilted her head, and put her ears to the floor, wanting to hear Is there really no movement down there?
Three seconds, five seconds. Half a minute passed, and there was still deathly silence downstairs, as if even the sound of breathing had been cut off.
Anna felt cold all over her body. She supported her body and was about to get up uneasily. Her eyes, which had adapted to the darkness, saw the crack of the door. She didn’t know when, but there were a few eyeballs shining with light. They were dull and lifeless, completely unlike human eyes.
“OK”
Her throat seemed to be blocked by something, so Anna covered her mouth, held her breath, and tried to stand up again.
My legs were weak for a moment, but I fell to the floor. My elbow hit me and there was a thud.
Suddenly, the noise below resumed again, speaking in a language that Anna could understand, cups and cups were intertwined, people sometimes laughed and sometimes cursed, even the eyeballs in the crack of the door disappeared. .
But Anna didn't feel happy at all. Instead, her heart felt cold.
Because at this time she had already tremblingly arrived at the door, and she could see a pool of water slowly seeping in between the cracks in the door.
No, I must leave here tomorrow, absolutely. This town is too weird.
Whether it's my illusion or not, if I stay there for another two days, I'm afraid I'm going to suffer from mental illness.
Anna did not dare to open the door to check the situation. She carefully retreated to the bed, covered herself with a quilt and turned on her phone. She clicked on the search with trembling fingertips and read a lot of discussions about this town.
To say how good this place is, just skip it.
The repeater also recommends Fish Feast, but I don’t even want to read it.
After scrolling like this for a while, an inconspicuous comment finally caught her attention.
【Those who did not attend the fish feast must leave before the 5th of every month. 】
This unique clue made Anna quickly click on the user's avatar, but it showed that it was illegally banned.
Will something happen on the 5th? Anna was in a daze, it was past midnight, today was already the third, and there were only two days left.
With chaotic thoughts, she thought wildly for a long time. Finally, she couldn't hold it any longer, her eyelids sank, and she gradually fell asleep.
"Anna. Anna?"
"Wake up!"
When she opened her eyes again, what she saw dimly was Terry with a worried look on his face, and the man he met yesterday of Perrin.
"Huh, Anna, you finally woke up. God bless you. It was like you were having a nightmare when you were sleeping. You couldn't wake up no matter what. Only when you touched your forehead did you know you had a fever."
Listening to Terry's words, Anna realized that her throat was sore, even swallowing was like torture, and her whole body was weak.
"I just asked Uncle John. He said there is a doctor in the town. If necessary, he can bring him over to see you." Perrin gently grabbed Anna's hand and comforted her.
The town’s doctor.
Anna subconsciously refused, shook her head, and said with difficulty: "We have medicine."
Terry took out the prepared medicine, opened a bottle of water, and helped her up. , let her eat it.
"I heard that drinking more hot water is good for you. I'm going to ask Uncle John if he has a hot water kettle. Peilan, could you please help me take care of it." The hot water kettle is not a standard feature of this guest room, and he There are no coffee machines or water dispensers in the pub. If you want hot water, you may have to ask Uncle John to boil it separately.
Anna stretched out her hand and wanted to pull it, but before she could, Terry had already left, and soon there was the sound of creaking going downstairs.
"You're sweating all over. Change your clothes quickly, otherwise it may get worse." Peilan looked around, "Where is your bag? I'll get your clothes out for you."
Although Anna was still a little worried about Peilan who was not from this town, she was not particularly scared, so she pointed to her backpack.
After changing clothes and going to the toilet, Anna felt as if she was exhausted and continued to lie on the bed weakly, breathing lightly.
"I thought I was fine now. The wind and snow stopped last night, and I should be able to go to the abandoned town today. However, the teacher and the others seemed to have changed their personalities and were not in a hurry to go there." Peilan Sit on the edge of the bed and talk about yourself.
Listening to her words, Anna thought of the cloth strip she ate at yesterday's meal.
【Don't Eat Fish】
Is the change in personality due to participating in the fish feast?
“.I heard from them that the fish banquet on the fifth of every month is particularly grand, and people from several nearby towns will come over. They want to stay until then, and they asked me to participate. It will definitely be lively."
Anna was shocked, immediately clenched her hand and shook her head.
"You asked me not to participate?" Perlan asked doubtfully.
“Do you have any questions?”
“What problem?”
“Yes, do you have any questions? I want to hear them too.”
At the door, a woman about the same age as Peilan stood at some point, with a bright smile, looking directly at Anna on the bed. Anna's eyes were slightly shocked. Why did this man's eyes look a bit like old John
And as she walked in, even Anna, who had a somewhat stuffy nose, could smell a fishy smell.
"Wunia, did you fall into the fish pile? Why does it smell so strong?" Peilan and she were classmates and friends, so she said it directly and quickly covered her mouth, almost Spit it out.
"Haha, some fishermen just came back. I went to join in the fun and accidentally caught the smell." Nia explained casually, and then continued to look at Anna, "Is that Anna? Did you notice What's weird? Tell us, I'm curious too."
Ana forced a smile and shook her head slightly: "I have a question, Perrin, don't you like to eat fish? ?”
"I'm just looking at it, not necessarily eating it. Besides, I might change my mind later. After all, I heard that the fish meat from the Big Fish Feast is a rare treasure." Nia grunted, and it was obvious that it really came from the heart. eager.
Anna saw the curiosity in Peilan's eyes, and her heart kept sinking. If she hadn't given her the medicine, maybe she wouldn't have recovered so quickly.
"I'll take a bath first, Anna. Sister, take a good rest and try to participate in the fish feast that day. Don’t worry, you will never regret it.” Nia left these words and went back to room 203.
“Nia is a good person. She has asked me to go there several times. I had an upset stomach before. Now that I’m fine, I’ll go and see if it’s really what they said. Then if If you're in better health, you can go play together." Peilan didn't seem to notice anything unusual.
Anna felt uncomfortable hearing this, but she still didn’t dare to speak too clearly for the time being. Compared to herself, Peilan definitely believed in her classmates more. Talking too much would not be a good thing.
"Here comes the hot water. I specifically asked Uncle John not to make it too hot. It should be just right for the mouth." Terry came back with a kettle at this time.
"Then I'll go back and see you later." Peilan said goodbye and left.
Terry closed the door and fed Anna a glass of water.
As the hot water went down her stomach, Anna did feel a little better, not sure if it was a psychological effect, but sleepiness kept rising in her tired body.
"Terry, don't believe that people who have eaten fish had problems last night." After leaving these intermittent words, Anna fell asleep.
Terry's heart sank after hearing this, and he didn't dare to leave her side. If at noon he could only make do with the food he brought, he would dig out some good-to-eat food and wait for Anna to wake up before feeding her. .
When he was bored, he opened the curtains, and the warm sunlight shone in, which slightly calmed his inner restlessness.
The snow on the streets has melted a lot, leaving only a thin layer. There are not many people walking around, but they don’t look like there is anything wrong. They are just ordinary small town residents. , except.
Terry frowned, there were no children.
Where have all the children in this town gone? Why doesn't anyone come out to play in the snow? You know, this is not supposed to be a place where it snows, but these people don't seem to like the snow, and they even seem to be a little disgusted.
When he was lost in thought, he could see another movement in the attic opposite.
The man wiped the window glass clean again, and then posted a piece of cardboard with the words "Go to Gold Rush Town".
Isn’t it possible that the abandoned town was occupied by criminals?
Terry's mind is a little confused.
The driver Heyman who sent him here said that there was a problem there. The students who came to do the project said that they had asked the officials and there was no problem. Now this man even let himself escape to that place.
But if the people in this town were really malicious, there would be no way for him to go to that gold mining town with Anna who was sick.
And he has no basis for trust in this faceless guy.
The cardboard was not kept for long and was quickly put away again.
"Who can believe it?" Terry muttered to himself.
Now he also wanted to leave quickly. He searched for rescue phone numbers and the like, and found that it would take two days at the fastest.
Call the police? He gave up the idea. There was a police officer here, and the local police officer would be assigned to him. What could he say to let him drive him to the capital?
Tuk tuk tuk.
“Who?”
“.John.”
Open the door carefully. The person standing outside the door is indeed Uncle John. At this time, he is holding two pieces of seafood. fried rice.
"Your lunch."
"Thank you." Terry did not refuse and reached out to take it.
Old John didn’t say much, and after giving it to him, he was about to leave.
"Uncle John."
Old John turned back and looked at him quietly.
When Terry spoke, his eyes passed over the fish heads on the seafood fried rice: "Um, is there anything else besides fried rice?"
The other party shook his head, then ignored Terry and left directly.
Terry put the fried rice on the table, closed the door, then sat down and carefully flipped it bit by bit with a spoon.
No cloth strips.
But there was fish in the fried rice, and Terry didn’t dare to eat it.
But the more he smelled it, the more alluring the aroma became, causing him to secrete saliva quickly and wanting to devour it quickly.
After carefully picking out the fish, he took a bite.
It doesn’t seem to smell as delicious. It also tastes a little different from yesterday.
Putting down the spoon, he didn't dare to move the rest.
I found a garbage bag, poured the fried rice into it, then tied the bag tightly and hid it carefully, preparing to throw it away when I found an opportunity.
After a while, Anna woke up again.
"Leave? I called and asked. It will take two days at the earliest, and there is no guarantee whether it will be delayed due to weather or road conditions." Anna woke up and expressed her intention to leave. Terry I can only tell her the result of my inquiry.
"You said, there is no one everywhere in the town during the fish feast. Can I go and take a look secretly?" Terry suggested.
How could Anna agree and refuse so eagerly?
Seeing her resolute attitude, Terry gave up the plan.
"Also, I feel that Uncle John's attitude is a bit strange. It is different during the day and at night, and there is fish in the fried rice at noon." Terry mentioned his request for hot water just now, which was almost ignored. And after the meal was delivered, he didn't even say a word.
Anna didn’t have a clue about this, but she did think of Perrin. If the fried rice and seafood here were random, had she ever eaten fried rice with fish?
Or is it okay to just eat a little and not eat the fish from the fish feast?
"She should come over later. We will find an excuse to ask then. Maybe she, like us, only eats what she brings -" Terry paused.
She might not have eaten before because she had a stomachache, but today she is fine, and her lunch included fish.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
"Anna, Terry, it's me."
Perrin knocked on the door.
(End of this chapter)