From Prisoner to Si Chen

After leaving the loft with Mr. Oystercatcher, Gillan returned to his room.

He took off his clothes, put on a set of thin cotton striped pajamas, and lay silently on the soft and comfortable big bed, leaning his head on two pillows and looking at the moon outside the window on his right.

The quiet and bright moonlight sprinkled on the table like water and fell on the ground, rendering the room a cool gray-white tone.

In my ears, I could faintly hear footsteps coming from the street outside the apartment, the clatter of leather heels against the stone pavement, the occasional rumble of carriages passing by, and the subtle chatter and laughter of men and women.

When the wind blows, the Davidia trees outside the window sway and whistle.

‘Unknowingly, almost a week has passed since I traveled here. ’

Ji Lan sighed secretly and slowly closed his eyes.

‘…Beautiful, dreaming. ’

A long while.

In the misty darkness, he saw a beam of colorful light falling from the sky. The colored light was distorted and gathered into the skewed "Apocalypse Dream" handwriting. In the hazy vision, the phantom of a black film flashed faintly.

The film was labeled "Black Lake".

After dinner, Gillan made a request to Mr. Stork under the pretext of observing, and touched the film of "Black Lake" with his own hands, just for this moment.

He needs to have a dream to get guidance about that movie.

Jilan's breathing gradually stabilized and she gradually fell into sleep.

In the dream, he got on the spacious and huge public carriage alone and arrived at the town of Fayeran with Fima.

But this time, he did not stay at the Black Lake Hotel with Fima. Instead, he followed the guidance of his intuition and headed toward the south of the town along the deserted street where the hotel was located.

Along the way, he once again felt watched from the dark.

This kind of spying comes from dark alleys, behind the windows of houses, and even from pedestrians passing by.

Gillan knew that the "Lake God Cult" had already infiltrated the entire town, and their spies were everywhere.

But this was just a dream after all. He ignored those prying eyes and walked through most of the streets and low-rise buildings without any restrictions. Near the "Bright Moon Beverage Factory", he found a three-story square building painted gray and black.

There, is the "Feyeran Library".

From the faceless librarian at the entrance of the hall, I learned that this library has a history of hundreds of years and was born here almost when the town of Faye Lane was first built.

Gillan entered the library. On the top floor of the third floor, in the corner of the penultimate bookcase on the right, he found a large dark-brown leather book. This was the ultimate goal of the dream guidance.

'It seems that this book will be the key to solving the mystery. ’

If he realizes something.

Gillan tried to open the book, but the whole book seemed to be welded into an iron brick and could not be opened at all.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that a dozen indifferent figures slowly emerged from behind the dozens of tall bookcases around him. They were walking towards him with logging axes... These people wore masks on their faces. Wearing the same reindeer mask, the hollow eyes are scarlet.

On the third floor of the library, I don’t know when I was surrounded by the cultists of the “Lake God Sect”!

Gilan took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.

The consciousness in my mind is like a thick fog, collapsing towards the depths of my heart in a burst of colorful light, turning into a tiny black dot——

Immediately, he opened his eyes suddenly.

Suddenly, a gray sky came into his eyes from the window.

Tweet…

Choo Choo Choo……

Several forest pipits settled on the branches and outside the window sill, making crisp calls.

"It's already early morning the next day." Jilan murmured suddenly.

He didn't get up in a hurry, but looked at the ceiling in concentration.

‘Need to find that book on the third floor of the library? But I have to pay attention to those cultists. This is the warning given to me by Apocalypse Dream. ’

Gillan thought.

'Then let's wait and see, let me see if you can stop me...'

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Time passed quietly, and soon the second "movie viewing day" came.

The recording congregation gathered again in the utility room on the first floor of the apartment.

After two days of rest, except for Ms. Seagull who still has a slight headache, the other members have almost recovered and they are ready to watch the movie for the second time.

"Please check the weapons and items you carry with you. The movie viewing is about to begin."

Mr. Stork said seriously, holding his steel-core cane.

Everyone agreed, and after confirming their belongings, they nodded to Mr. Stork one after another.

"This time, according to the pre-discussed plan, we will split up after entering the "Black Lake" movie. Mr. Oystercatcher and Miss Sparrow will go to investigate the local tourism bureau. Miss Seagull and I will investigate the Public Security Bureau, and Snow Mr. Owl acted alone and went to the library to explore relevant clues."

This is the plan that Gillan discussed with Mr. Stork.

Mr. Stork said, walking to the projector and raising his hand.

"At noon in the movie, we will meet again at the Black Lake Hotel."

He flipped the switch and heard a click, and the shuttle began to rotate.

Sigh...

The light from the light box hit the curtain, and everyone looked up attentively.

After a period of confusion, they sat on the moving public carriage again.

"Thank you very much for being willing to accompany me on a long journey to 'Faye Lan'en' to find my parents."

The heroine Fima, as always, said that line.

After that, she once again took out the sparkling water drink in her backpack and handed it to everyone.

But this time, Miss Sparrow did not open it again. Instead, she smiled apologetically at her companions and quietly put the small glass bottle aside.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Black Lake Hotel. After everyone got out of the car, they asked Fima that they wanted to go around, so instead of following her into the hotel, they dispersed on the spot and split into three groups to leave in different directions.

After saying goodbye to his companions, Gilan walked alone on the street.

That sense of voyeurism has been with him ever since he got off the car.

But there was nothing strange about him on the surface, except that his steps were very fast.

Having experienced the Apocalypse Dream, Gilan did not take any detours. He spent more than ten minutes walking straight through the streets and alleys, and then arrived at the destination "Faye Lane Library".

He stepped up the concrete steps and walked into the library door.

On the right side of the entrance to the hall, a white-haired old man with cloudy eyes was sitting behind the front desk. He took his eyes away from an adult magazine in his hand and stared up at Gilan.

He seems to be the librarian.

"Visitors from out of town? If you want to read books, please apply for a temporary library card. The fee is 2 Marks."

Guillen certainly had no local currency on him.

He smiled at the old man.

"Hmph! Get out of here if you don't have money! Every book here is a precious cultural relic. You guys, these impolite and rude foreigners, don't know how many good books have been ruined by dirtying and damaging them!"

The white-haired old man spoke sarcastically, revealing his yellow teeth that were incomplete.

Bang! !

The old man suddenly trembled, his expression as frozen as a photo.

A bloody hole popped out between his eyebrows, his head was pushed back by the impact, and his whole body fell to the ground.

The chair and body fell down with a loud clang, and blood mixed with brain matter seeped out into a large puddle on the smooth ground.

Gillan blew into the muzzle of the short-barreled revolver with a cold face, and the smoke dispersed.

"You old immortal thing, want to harm me?"

He walked around the front desk, bent down to touch the body, and then walked toward the stairs without looking back.

The old man's body began to decay rapidly, and soon turned into dust.

Ji Lan had long guessed that this old guy was a member of the "Lake God Cult". As long as he went upstairs, this person would immediately tip off the news, and then the group of cultists would come after hearing the news.

"Well, although it only delays a little time, it's enough."

Gilan carried the revolver upstairs and murmured softly.

"When I finish reading that book, I will take care of you slowly."

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