Chapter 56 The Cannery

Next, they went to two other missing children.

After some questioning, they quickly found what the three children had in common-before they disappeared, they all said they were being followed, although the parents didn't take the children's words seriously.

The mother of one of the missing children sobbed and said with remorse: "I am so sorry, if I believed her at that time, she would not have disappeared, everything is my fault, everything is my fault... I am not A competent mother..."

Ruan Nanzhu comforted a few words and said, "Then do you have any clues about her disappearance? If there are clues, can you tell us, maybe we can find your child early through the clues."

The mother was silent for a moment and whispered: "Clues... There are rumors that there is a monster hiding in the suburbs in our town... Of course, this is just a rumor, and no one has encountered it personally."

Ruan Nanzhu: "Monster? What kind of monster?"

"I don't know," said the mother. "We don't know what the monster looks like, but there are rumors that it seems to be very tall..."

That's all the mother knew.

However, after Ruan Nanzhu's questioning, they also learned that the child likes to go to the cannery to play. Although the parents have said many times, she often sneaks there. The place of disappearance this time seems to be the sealed cannery...

It seems that the cannery is indeed an important location.

Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu reached an agreement and decided to simply have some lunch and visit the cannery in the afternoon.

The taste of lunch was still very bad. Several dishes on the table had something to do with fish, exuding a strong fishy smell. There are also several open canned fish in the center of the table, which looks more delicious in a table of food.

Because of this, many people have moved chopsticks to canned fish, and said that the taste is very good.

Because of the results of the investigation in the morning, Lin Qiushi was really insensitive to these cans. He ate something to send and picked up his mobile phone to start sorting out his thoughts. Fortunately, he was a dumb girl in this world, and no one came to talk to him. Treat him as air.

Lin Qiushi was also happy to relax.

The second day after entering the door, there are still people trying to come to Ruan Nanzhu to form a team, and the words are all disgusting for Lin Qiushi.

Some people are quite euphemistic, and some people are very straightforward, saying that this girl is a mute, and she can't call out when she encounters something.

When Lin Qiushi heard this, he almost stood up and faced the man with eighteen qualities, but he finally tried his best to hold back, imitating Ruan Nanzhu's acting appearance and making a pitiful appearance.

So Ruan Nanzhu seemed to be moved by his weakness and refused the invitation of others.

However, Ruan Nanzhu seemed to be a little annoyed by the harassment, grabbing Lin Qiushi and hurriedly left the restaurant.

"Why do they like to look for you so much? Is it because you look good?" Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu were a little strange when they walked to the cannery.

"People tend to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages." Ruan Nanzhu said, "In a place where you will lose your life if you are not careful, you will always find a way to approach when you encounter someone who is stronger than yourself."

When they got a certain distance from the cannery, they smelled a strong fishy smell.

This fishy smell makes people feel very uncomfortable. If you put it on people who don't like eating fish, I'm afraid you will feel nauseous when you smell it.

The cannery is at the very edge of the town. There seems to be no trace of people living here. There are no buildings along the road, only some sparse trees and thick bushes. Behind the trees is a thick fog, reminding them not to cross the border. .

According to the mayor, the cannery had ceased production a few years ago, and was now in complete silence. Ruan Nanzhu took out his tools and easily opened the rusted door at the entrance of the cannery, and the two of them filed in from the entrance.

"This cannery is quite big." Lin Qiushi looked around, and the first thing he saw was a huge yard. The yard was covered with weeds one meter high, and it could be seen that no one had been here for a long time. There are also several tall dead trees in the yard. The birds with black feathers on the dead trees look like crows at first glance, but after careful observation, they seem to be much larger than crows...

"Well." Ruan Nanzhu walked in front.

Lin Qiushi said: "Are they all missing here? Or, they were brought here after they disappeared."

Ruan Nanzhu: "I don't know, let's look around to see if there are any clues."

Lin Qiushi nodded.

The two went all the way, and just as they were about to enter the factory, Lin Qiushi suddenly found out.

This discovery was an accident. Lin Qiushi stumbled over a stone under his feet and stumbled several steps. He lowered his head in a conditioned reflex, and when he saw the stone that tripped him, he also saw something else.

"What is this?" Lin Qiushi cried, he bent down and squatted down to observe the earthy ground carefully, "...Is this a fingerprint?"

Ruan Nanzhu heard Lin Qiushi's voice and glanced at where he was looking.

I saw that there were dense palm prints on the soil. At first glance, these palm prints seemed to be irregular and rough, but after careful observation, you will find that the palm prints are more like a signal for help - someone was dragged from the soil. He left. During the process of being dragged away, he tried to grab the things around him, so he panicked and grabbed the soil under him, leaving marks on the map.

Lin Qiushi carefully followed the mark, and Ruan Nanzhu followed behind him, observing the situation nearby.

Soon, Lin Qiushi found something at the end of the handprint. It was a huge dead tree with a diameter of at least two meters. It looked like it had been withered for a long time. Lin Qiushi tapped outside the trunk and frowned: "It's empty inside, could there be anything?"

Ruan Nanzhu looked at the dead tree: "It's possible." After all, the handprint disappeared in front of this tree.

Ruan Nanzhu took out a small knife from his pocket and began to chisel the trunk slowly. The tree was already rotten, and the sharp knife was easily inserted into it.

However, when Ruan Nanzhu held the knife, Lin Qiushi took a breath.

On Ruan Nanzhu's blade, there was actually a smear of red blood.

"Fuck." Lin Qiushi couldn't help swearing, and his expression was a little embarrassed, "...You won't stab the clues to death."

Ruan Nanzhu: "..." He was silent for a moment, then calmly said, "I didn't mean to."

Lin Qiushi: "..."

Ruan Nanzhu: "But if a normal person inserts it, it will definitely make a sound. Besides, there is no hole in this tree, how can a normal person get in?"

This is true, Lin Qiushi licked his dry lips: "Then let's dig it open and see."

Ruan Nanzhu nodded, this time he didn't dare to insert the knife too deep, but after inserting it, he started to force around, and soon cut a gap in the trunk to reveal the contents inside.

After Lin Qiushi saw what was in the trunk, he involuntarily took a step back, his expression was very ugly.

I saw a child embedded in the trunk. The child seemed to have merged with the ancient tree, and his body was almost completely embedded in the trunk. But the most striking thing was that a huge hole had been opened in his abdomen. Although he couldn't see blood or anything, Lin Qiushi knew that he was definitely not alive.

Ruan Nanzhu tilted his head: "There seems to be a plastic bag behind him."

Those who didn't read the clues certainly wouldn't know what was going on, but Lin Qiushi knew the clues to the door before he came in, so he understood the meaning of the plastic bag almost instantly - the child's internal organs were hollowed out , put it in that plastic bag.

That's exactly what Slender Ghost likes to do.

"I think the remaining children are more fortunate." Lin Qiushi sighed.

Ruan Nanzhu: "High probability." He is used to death, and is now observing the corpse in the trunk in front of him with a cold expression, trying to find more clues.

Lin Qiushi looked around, and he had a feeling that the remaining two lost children were also in the cannery, but they didn't know where they were hidden.

Just when Lin Qiushi was thinking about it, Ruan Nanzhu suddenly took a step back, and his steps were a little hurried, as if he saw something strange.

"What?" Lin Qiushi was taken aback.

Ruan Nanzhu was silent for a moment, did not speak, and pointed to the corpse in front of him.

Lin Qiushi looked up, and then made the same reaction as Ruan Nanzhu - the child's eyes opened at some point, and he was looking at them indifferently with a deadly air.

Lin Qiushi got goosebumps, he smiled dryly: "You can't cheat a corpse, right?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "That may be the case." He looked up at the sky, "It's getting dark, let's not look for it, we'll talk about it tomorrow, and go back today."

"Well." Lin Qiushi agreed with Ruan Nanzhu's proposal. After all, the world inside the door is very dangerous at night.

"Let's go, tell the people in town about this child tomorrow." Ruan Nanzhu said, "I would like to see how they react."

The cannery was actually a bit far from where they lived. Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu hurried back to the hotel before dark.

Everyone gathered in the restaurant and ate dinner in silence. Occasionally someone talked about getting clues today.

Lin Qiushi was eating a lot of food. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd. He looked up and saw a man with a nosebleed.

"Oh, why is there a nosebleed all of a sudden." said the man's companion, "Quickly take a paper and wipe it."

"I don't know what's going on." The man said, "I bleed after eating..."

He got up and went to the toilet, but Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu looked at each other and saw certain emotions in each other's eyes.

After the slender ghost stares at the adult target, there will be some omens, nightmares, hallucinations, and one is nosebleed or coughing up blood.

The man in front of him suddenly had a nosebleed, and he didn't know if it was an accident or a symptom.

The man went quickly and came back quickly. When he came back, the nosebleed had stopped, and he was cursing about the bad food in the hotel.

Seeing that nothing happened, Lin Qiushi got up and planned to leave. Ruan Nanzhu followed him back to the room.

After returning to the room, Lin Qiushi lay on the bed and held his mobile phone to think about clues.

Ruan Nanzhu sat next to him and read Lauren's diary again.

"It seems that there is nothing left, and the clues are not enough." After the sky darkened, Lin Qiushi was a little sleepy, and he said, "Let's sleep."

Ruan Nanzhu said: "Okay."

Lin Qiushi climbed into bed after washing up and watched the fog outside the window start to thicken.

Ruan Nanzhu was lying next to Lin Qiushi, and after a while there was a steady breathing sound... It seemed that he fell asleep.

Lin Qiushi also closed his eyes, but in the silent night, the slightest sound was very harsh. Lin Qiushi's hearing was already keen. He lay on the bed and caught the sounds that did not belong here.

It was the sound of someone walking through the grass. The person seemed to be dragging something heavy, occasionally stepping on a branch or two.

Lin Qiushi immediately thought of the child he saw in the tree trunk during the day, and his horrifying pupils covered in a pale white.

Feeling a little cold, he slowly turned over.

Ruan Nanzhu, who was supposed to be sleeping, opened his eyes and looked at him with burning eyes: "Little dumb girl, can't you sleep?"

Lin Qiushi's eyes widened, Ruan Nanzhu stood up before saying a word, then moved naturally to lie down beside him, and hugged his waist.

Lin Qiushi was about to say something, but Ruan Nanzhu gently pressed his lips with his thumb: "Shh, be good."

Lin Qiushi: "..."

While Lin Qiushi was in a daze, the two had already slept on the same bed. Fortunately, the bed was big enough that the two men were not too crowded to sleep together. Lin Qiushi originally wanted to refuse, but before he refused, he thought of the identity of Ruan Nanzhu sleeping pills. After hesitating, he finally said nothing.

The things in the grass outside the house are still walking around, as if looking for some opportunity.

Lin Qiushi listened nervously at first, but was infected by Ruan Nanzhu's calm atmosphere, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

It was the second day.

The next morning, nothing happened.

Fourteen people appeared in the restaurant as usual.

It's been two days and no one has died yet, which is very rare. Lin Qiushi was thinking so, but saw a person walking by in front of him. This person seems to be the one who suddenly had a nosebleed while eating yesterday. He looks mediocre and should have nothing to attract attention, but Lin Qiushi frowned after looking at him.

Compared with yesterday, this man has an extra black top hat on his head.

The top hat and the casual clothes he was wearing were simply out of place, but the others seemed to have not noticed it, and didn't even mention it.

"What are you looking at?" Ruan Nanzhu suddenly asked him.

"The hat on his head looks so strange." Lin Qiushi replied, "Didn't you see it yesterday?"

Ruan Nanzhu frowned slightly when he heard the words, his eyes moved to the man, and stared for a moment: "It's really strange."

"But everyone thinks it's normal." Lin Qiushi said.

"To be honest." Ruan Nanzhu put down the milk cup in his hand, "I felt normal until you didn't mention this."

Lin Qiushi: "Huh?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "How can I describe that feeling to you? It's as if he should have been wearing such a hat." It's abrupt and not surprising."

Lin Qiushi: "..."

But in fact, this is indeed a very strange hat.

Obviously, such a black top hat is only worn when wearing formal clothes. But the man was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, and he seemed to be the only one in the whole room who noticed something was wrong.

Ruan Nanzhu said softly, "I think he is going to die."

Lin Qiushi: "...I think so too."

The two have reached an agreement on this matter.

The man didn't seem to feel that there was anything wrong with him, and he had a very pleasant breakfast with him. During the eating process, he also told his companions that he had a dream yesterday.

With Lin Qiushi's hearing, it was easy to capture what he said.

"Someone gave me a hat in my dream and told me to wear it." He said with a smile, "I thought it was just a dream at the time, but who knew that the next day I actually found a hat hanging on a branch outside the window. hat."

"It's a pretty hat," said his companion unexpectedly. "It fits you well."

Under normal circumstances, it sounds like a perfunctory, but the tone of the speaker is very sincere, and Lin Qiushi can hear that he is serious. He seriously thinks the hat looks good and suits his companions, and even wants to try it on himself.

Lin Qiushi glanced at Ruan Nanzhu.

Ruan Nanzhu seemed to understand what he meant, he nodded, stood up, and walked towards the man in the hat.

"Is there something wrong with your hat?" Ruan Nanzhu said, "Don't be a cursed thing."

It was obvious that the words were spoken, but the man showed a wary expression after hearing it, and he said, "I don't think so, in case the clue to the key is in the hat."

Ruan Nanzhu spreads his hands: "What if you're not there?"

The man said, "It's alright if I'm not here, it's just a hat."

Ruan Nanzhu stopped talking, turned around and left. If it wasn't for Lin Qiushi, he would not have said such a superfluous sentence. Since this person is stubborn and does not listen, he has already done his best.

Lin Qiushi looked helpless and carefully typed on the phone: If I'm caught up in this thing, you must wake me up.

Ruan Nanzhu smiled like a smile: "Don't worry, I will wake you up in a way that doesn't hurt you."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Why does your smile look weird?

The man in the black top hat went out with his companions after breakfast. It was a little regretful to see Ruan Nanzhu's expression.

Lin Qiushi initially thought that Ruan Nanzhu was just like him regretting that this person might die, but later found out that Ruan Nanzhu was simply regretting that he didn't see how he died.

"You can always gain more experience when you see it." Ruan Nanzhu took out a candy from his pocket, ate one by himself, and gave it to Lin Qiushi.

"What kind of candy is this?" Lin Qiushi tasted this kind of candy for the first time.

"Cheng Yixie made it, who knows what it tastes like." Ruan Nanzhu handed it to Lin Qiushi, "Eat it, little dumb girl."

Lin Qiushi took it and stuffed it into his pocket.

The two saw the body yesterday, and they originally planned to go to the mayor to talk about it, but when they passed the square halfway, they found that there were three more missing persons notices from yesterday. After carefully reading the contents of the missing person notice, they found that another child was lost in the town yesterday. The child they still knew was Lauren's sister.

"Why did you lose the child again." Lin Qiushi frowned.

Ruan Nanzhu: "I don't feel very well, there are only eight children in the town.

Lin Qiushi: "...So, there is actually a deadline?"

Ruan Nanzhu nodded.

At first glance, the quest given to them by the Npc this time has no time limit, but this sudden missing notice gave them a bad feeling.

What would happen if all the children in the town disappeared? Lin Qiushi felt that he did not want to know the answer to this question.

Ruan Nanzhu said: "Let's go, go to the mayor first."

They crossed the square, found the mayor in a row of old buildings behind, and briefly told the mayor of the body found yesterday.

The mayor's expression was very serious after hearing this, but Lin Qiushi could see a little panic in his serious expression... as if he knew what was going on.

"Oh, thank you, we'll show people over there," said the mayor. "It's in the cannery, right?"

"Yes, under a dead tree in the cannery." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Mr. Mayor, we really want to help you find the child, but if you know any clues but are unwilling to provide us, this is for us. The work has added a lot of difficulty." He pointed in the direction of the square, "We saw another child missing."

The mayor frowned and remained silent.

"Don't you want to tell us more information until all the children are gone?" Ruan Nanzhu said.

The mayor rubbed his hands together, but still refused to speak.

Ruan Nanzhu narrowed his eyes slightly, and from what Lin Qiushi knew about him, he knew that he was impatient with this expression.

Ruan Nanzhu's temper was not good at all, and it is estimated that he has endured and endured the mayor's soft words.

"Actually, we can't tell." I don't know if Ruan Nanzhu's eyes put pressure on the mayor. He finally said, "Actually, this kind of thing happens several times a year..."

Ruan Nanzhu instantly restrained his expression and smiled gently: "Oh? What does it mean when it happens several times a year?"

"It means we have weird things in town that always seem to want to take our kids away," the mayor said. "So we have a holiday at this time of year to keep our kids home."

Ruan Nanzhu: "Do the townspeople know about these things?"

The mayor shook his head awkwardly.

"They don't know?" Ruan Nanzhu was a little incredulous. "Then what excuse do you use to keep the children at home?"

"There will always be excuses," the mayor said. "That's not the point. The point is that there was an accident this year."

Before he could speak, Ruan Nanzhu took over his words: "The accident is, even if the children stay at home, they are still gone?"

The mayor nodded, his tone sounded very dull: "Of the four children who are currently missing, two are missing at home, and two have escaped out of nowhere..."

Lin Qiushi remembered the corpse in the cannery, where the child seemed to be caught by that thing.

"So, we don't know what the problem is," the mayor said. "It's the children who are disobedient, or that thing..."

Ruan Nanzhu said: "The power of that thing has become stronger."

The mayor nodded painfully.

Lin Qiushi heard his words, but immediately remembered the black top hat he saw this morning... This top hat obviously has nothing to do with what the mayor said, but he didn't know whether it was related to the disappearance of the children.

The author has something to say:

It’s fine if you really don’t understand the setting. Anyway, you only need to know that the author is a cute little girl. Happy Queen’s Day, everyone =3=