Path of the Dead Prequel: Wings of Silver

In view of the repeated setbacks in Lycu's Ancient Hell House, it is like telling everyone a truth, that is, before planning to do something extraordinary, you cannot sit around and get drunk first, and then roll up your sleeves and do it recklessly because of your enthusiasm. , sufficient preparations must be made in advance.

Regardless of whether Suite 0514 is someone else's speculation or a rumor spread by the public, I must first assume that it is real, and then we can take appropriate measures to deal with various unforeseen situations.

So the first thing to do is to investigate the origin of the incident and find the first clues. We also know that the content that appears on the surface must be like the original abandoned house, a processed product after artificial modification, but something is better than nothing. Therefore, before deciding to go to the fifth floor, Fan Fan and I spent a weekend visiting old shops and residential areas along the street. As for Krys, he was sent to the library to read old newspapers, focusing on searching for all news about fruit pits from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.

"You still haven’t given up on Suite 0514?" When Lao Ai saw a few of us running into the office again, he already knew that the destination was still the suite, so he asked Fan Fat,"What are you trying to do so tirelessly? It’s not like I don’t have a place for you to live"

"To put it bluntly, I just want to do something for you, uncle. You also know that I am a nationally famous supernatural podcaster and I appear on the show every week. How can I let this kind of ready-made material go? Just watch, I've been to places ten times scarier than this warehouse, so what does it mean?"Fans rolled his eyes, leaned close to his ear and tried to trick him, and said with a smile:"Besides, if this guest room is cleaned up and we don't live in it in the future, can't you still do takeout? The area of ​​​​this warehouse is more than three times that of other suites, and the orientation is the best. It has ample lighting during the day, and there is a southeast wind at night in summer. It is the most valuable thing in the entire fruit core."

Lao Ai also knew that his nephew had been interested in studying supernatural topics since he was a child. Seeing that the fat man's eyes were bright and his will was not changed, he had to reluctantly agree and said:"If you have to do this, it's not impossible. However, the ten rooms on the fifth floor are still for sale to the public normally. You cannot go there during the day, as it will disturb the residents. The investigation must be done in the latter part of the night when the floor is quiet. However, everything must be done in a certain way, and it must not cause a fuss and cause adverse effects. After all, I still have to open a store. Well, I have something to say first. I will give you ten days. If you can break it, break it. You can just use it as a dormitory. If it doesn’t work, stop the idea immediately and don’t let anyone mention it again from now on."

"I not only want to break 0514, but also make a live record and put the whole process in the Thermidor column. By then, I don’t know how many of our loyal fans will come to the hotel for sightseeing. You don’t have to do anything, just lie down and count the tickets."

"Forget it, uncle, I will believe you once. If you can perfectly solve this problem room, I will help you promote it among your friends. Chambers mentioned you just last week."Lao Ai was shaken all over, so he punched him and went downstairs.

"Since I wanted to do it, I wanted to do it quickly and try to get it done before Lao Ma and Hollisman came back, so that they could experience our unfathomable wisdom." Seeing Lao Ai leave, Fan Fan sat on the boss's table and gave me orders, saying:"Visiting is certainly the first step in the battle, but it must not arouse others' suspicion, so we must proceed quietly, like this for you and me."

A quarter of an hour later, Krys took public funds and went downstairs to a nearby hypermarket to get three sets of black suits and five Ericsson mobile phones. After I was all dressed up in the bathroom, Fan Pang took out a few from his broken bag. Let everyone hang up the tag. He said that this is the ID of Yuegu Radio, so if anyone asks, it will be easy to deal with it.

Those who do such things as visiting places are called diggers in their field, which means Looking for materials everywhere. Since everyone is involved now, we must be professional. So a black suit is considered a uniform, the phone must be labeled with a number, and a booklet full of slogans is circulated among each other. When Krys took the cut rule book , couldn't help covering his mouth and snickering.

Fan Pang was familiar with the area and often walked around several old shops, so he went to this route. And I didn't want to be blind, so I inquired in the two residential buildings close to the core. The news, no matter what the harvest, I chose to meet at the cold drink shop across the street two hours later.

I walked out of the cold storage warehouse and walked out of the hotel. I came to the corner of the east end and looked up at the adjacent houses. The mottled paint on the exterior walls was obviously related to The hotel is a product of the same era and has six floors. The window closest to the room in question is only about two meters away. So the people who live in this room will have seen something more or less. But, again How to ask? How to judge that this resident is not a new mover but an old neighbor? So I need to develop my resourceful mind.

I will not stupidly climb the stairs and knock on other people's doors one by one, like a salesman. Asking questions will only arouse the resentment of the residents. Therefore, the first place I went to was the small restaurant along the street of the residential buildings on the left. The elderly in the two buildings usually did not run too far due to their inconvenient legs and feet. I'm still shopping on the road, so I always go to the store to sit and sit before going home.

When I walked into this small Italian restaurant, I saw more than ten old men and women drinking afternoon tea indoors. I also saw a few of them pushing iron with their dogs early in the morning. I went out to the park and everyone lived in these two buildings. I didn’t ask or come forward. Instead, I asked for a glass of Tangnic water, found a leather chair by the window and sat down, and deliberately took out a stack of paper and messed around with a pen. He was writing, frowning in thought. However, he stopped writing, biting the cap of his pen, slowly looking at them, and then quickly looking back.

In fact, these old people were sitting with each other, what was there to talk about? Most of them It was all polite greetings and family gossip. Suddenly a handsome young man appeared in the room and took the initiative to carry their shopping bags. Taking this opportunity, some people started to make eye contact with me and told people next to me that I was in that hotel. The new receptionist soon came up to me and asked me what I was applying.

After enough foreplay, it was time to move from the basic to the more advanced. I didn’t show Fan Pang’s ID to fool others. After all, the core business is a long-term career. If it is obvious that the lie about mining will not be fulfilled in the future, I will simply explain it truthfully. The reason is that the current dormitory is small and leaky, and it is inconvenient for us who are new to the job. We plan to change to a warehouse as a dormitory, but I heard that this happened in the store It is said that there is a problem with the suite and it is not for sale to the public. So I am making calculations and plan to go in and check it out. When the problem is raised, someone will take over. This is common sense. Sure enough, the old man and the old woman found something to talk about, so they put aside the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. , you and I chatted with each other, and we concluded that we had two different views. One kind believes that Suite 0514 is haunted for a long time, but it is basically a rumor. It was a fake news deliberately concocted by the former owner of the Fruit Core Hotel to attract other people's attention, but it ended up killing him; the other is that it is very real. I don’t think it’s groundless news. If you want to expand your customer base, why should you try your best to cover it up? Aren't these two contradictory? So there is more or less a problem

"Why don't you go to Sugar River and visit the Little White Elephant restaurant under the Arrowood viaduct? Ask the Jew who originally ran the hotel. His old office was in unit 0512 next door."A certain old woman drew a sketch on the paper, marked the address clearly, and then began to look at me fascinatedly, and said:"For a handsome college student like you, being on duty in that hotel is a bit underwhelming. You might as well work part-time in my barber shop, I guarantee you will be loved by many ladies, oops."

I set off immediately after finding out the news. The business the old woman mentioned was indeed a good place to find money. Most of the ladies were about the same age as her, and they were especially fond of young men like me with red lips and white teeth. Most of the residents near the core were middle-class, not Few people still have property, and the southern natives are more unrestrained and bold. But how is it different from finding a job in the soot area of ​​Nashville? There is just no need for skin trading. Maybe one day I really need money, I will consider it , but now let’s solve the problem before us first.

In France and Italy, there is a popular proverb called"If you want to make great things, you must steadily learn to carry a bowl of soupon first"."(If you want to achieve hegemony, you must first learn to hold a bowl of soup steady). This is what Caesar once said, and was later quoted by Bonaparte, and it means that no matter what your ambitions, you have to start small. Among the people I knew in the past, there were many people who had high ambitions but low ambitions. They always wanted to imitate Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, but they couldn't fix their own switch if it was broken. People's destiny is there. Since you don't have a father like Stallone who can find resources for you in the film and television industry; and you are not Michael Jackson's child and can make an early debut with the help of the halo, then you can only rely on your own efforts. Cultivate your sentiments.

When I left the East Street, I ran into a group of boys fighting in a group. The cause was someone provoking me during a hip-hop dance, and the two sides were fighting fiercely. I saw a boy as short as Marlowe jaywalking across the street. He was being held hostage by the boys who were fighting fiercely. He was trapped in the crowd and was in danger of being out of breath at any time, so I pulled him out of the turbulent flow.. The reason why I helped this guy was because he was also a nearby resident. I had seen him dragging two bags of garbage downstairs and waiting for the garbage truck on the roadside during the previous night shift.

Then people began to rush in. I hurriedly took my bag to check it, but I was knocked around and my papers and documents fell to the floor. When the siren sounded in the distance, the boys dispersed, and I saw this four-eyed frog lying on the ground picking up documents for me.

"Eh? Moon Valley Radio? Could it be that radio station in Georgia? The boy was looking at the tag in a daze. He raised his head and stared at me and asked,"Second channel!" God, are you the team behind Midnight Psychic?"

"Exactly, you can also listen to it in North Carolina?"I stretched out my hand to him and asked for it, intending to turn around and run away quickly.

"Of course you can listen, I am a super fan who has donated money several times, but I see you working in the lobby, what is going on? Could it be that you are looking for minerals?"A few slang words were exchanged, and the four eyes were really knowledgeable. Seeing me smiling and saying nothing, they continued to inquire:"I understand, you and the new hot girl at the front desk are probably going to the problem room on the fifth floor of the hotel, right? ?"

"That's interesting. It seems like you know something."After hearing this question, I held his shoulder and left this land of right and wrong. As the saying goes: There is no place to be found if you step through iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there. Such small acts of kindness, I don't have to go far away anymore Sugar River. Because according to this guy, he lives in the window that I observed from the street corner.

"Come to the main entrance of Fruit Core quickly."Seeing this boy starting to talk about the midnight slots of previous issues, I had no idea what he was talking about, so I called Fatty Fan and asked him to stop looking for shops along the street and ask around, and to come over and join us. A few minutes later, the fat man was like a ball. The flying snowball was approaching, so I pushed the old woman's map into his hand and asked him to do the hard work of going to the Little White Elephant Restaurant. After

Fan Pang drove away, he led me into the right corner with enthusiastic eyes. I walked to the residential building and saw him starting to take out the keys. I couldn't help but stop at the corner of the building and asked in confusion:"We don't even know each other, so you just take me home?" Is that appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate? Regarding the problematic room, I called the hotline not long ago, but no one answered. This time you come to Charlotte, I can join in as a guest." Before he finished speaking, he unlocked the room, leaned forward and invited me in. Then he said hello to a strong man sitting on the sofa watching TV:"This is my classmate, here to play."

"Boy, where did you steal last night? The strong man was so drunk that his eyes were blurry. He glanced at me a few times and muttered incoherently:"What classmate? I think he is your new friend. Damn you if you don't learn well." Without saying anything, he quickly closed the door and led me to the corridor. He introduced himself along the way. His name was Matt, and he was a student at a nearby business school. The one facing the problem room was The room used to be his grandmother's hospital room. She suffered from Alzheimer's disease and a stroke a few years ago, and she always lay in bed. She just passed away at the beginning of this year, so the room was vacant. When the door opened, there was a lingering smell of medicine. When I came in, I saw a dank bedroom in front of me. Although the windows were wide open, the air was still very turbid. Because this house is located between the cracks of the floors where sunlight does not shine all year round, there are mold spots crawling everywhere in the corners, which makes it look very... It was dark. I came to the window and stood down, looking across. There was only one window across the 0514 warehouse, and the view was very clear.

Observed from this end, the house in question was at the corner of the street. It could be illuminated by the sun from morning to noon. In the afternoon, it was refracted by the coated exterior wall of a nearby business building and was still bathed in sunlight. In short, the lighting was excellent from all directions. Because of this, the two gray broken windows were very dazzling, even if wearing Even with sunglasses on, it was difficult to see through the indoor environment.

I took a few photos with my mobile phone, then pretended to be nodding, explained the feedback from the staff at the Fruit Core Hotel to my four eyes, and asked with my hands behind my back:"Xiao Ma , you are a resident, what did you want to say when you called the hotline? What else have you discovered? My name is Alex."

(In the following chapters, Matt is called Xiaoma or Siyan. Please note that）

"This should not be as suspenseful as others have described, and the distance is so close. If such a terrible thing had really happened, I would have heard it mentioned by my family even if I was young and could not remember it. But there is no doubt that there is something wrong with this warehouse."Xiao Ma pondered for a moment, then walked to the window, pointed to the opposite side and said,"It's hard to see clearly during the day, so we have to wait until night. In the past, I often saw the wall lamps in the room flickering in the middle of the night, and there were always shadows of people flashing in the mirrors around me. Sometimes it would stay on for half an hour, sometimes it would last for a few minutes."

"At what time does it usually occur?"I took out a pen and paper, started recording, and asked:"What about other than that?"

"Usually just after midnight, there are a few other strange things, that is, the hanging rings in the house will swing on their own."

"Rings? Are there hanging rings in this house?"I was shocked when I heard the news. I went out to look around to see what Xiaoma was referring to.

"It's the kind of rings used in gymnastics competitions. For those rumors you mentioned, I'm afraid the female ghost is not swinging, but playing with rings. Siyan curled his lips, pulled the curtain on the side and said,"There is one more thing, that is, the curtain cannot be closed." My old lady's old hospital bed faced this window. My family was afraid that she would be frightened by what she would see when she woke up in the middle of the night, so they would close the curtain every night. And the next morning, it would be pulled aside for no reason. In fact, she was paralyzed on the bed and couldn't get off the ground at all. For this reason, we used to put many tuberose potted plants to cover the windows, but we removed them all after the old lady died."

Seeing that I had written down everything I needed to inquire about in my notebook, I said hello casually and was about to leave. My eyes jumped up and I blocked the way and asked,"Shouldn't you set up a sniper spot and a mirror position here? I can stay up all night and cooperate with you in your career."

Seeing that Xiaoma was so enthusiastic and greatly improved the convenience of the 0514 suite, I stopped being polite. I called Fatty Fan and conveyed the news to him. At this moment, Fatty Fatty was driving on the elevated road, and he hadn't arrived at Tanghe River yet. After hearing this, he said that since the residents were willing to help, that would be the best. But there was no need to act too hastily. He would wait until Krys came back from calling the library and compiled the information before making a decision.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the three groups of people finished their work and went to the cold drink shop across the street. We sat down on the second floor of the store and began to hold the first Fruit Core Hotel Problem Room Seminar. Fan Pang, a miner foreman, took the lead in speaking to stir up the atmosphere. I thought he would make a major breakthrough discovery, but unexpectedly, the dead fat man arrived. Little White Elephant, and also found the owner of the restaurant, but the business owner has changed. The original Jewish owner of the restaurant has grown old and returned to his hometown. Now his daughter is in charge of the store and can hardly provide any real help. It is a waste of time.

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