Invade the World

  Chapter 163 In the bathroom...

  The second time they went out to explore, they acted more cautiously.

In order to prevent the elderly in the haunted house from messing up, such as hiding the room where they cannot find it when they are ready to come back again, or trying to exhaust their physical strength, they will use the necessary mineral water and stored food, And medicines that can be carried with you, etc., are all packed in a backpack.

  As for the communication equipment, which is too heavy, they can't move it and can only stay where they are.

   "This kind of experience... really amazing."

  Xu Xiangyang and Zhu Qingyue stood together on the corridor where the entire floor would move. So, the wooden boards under their feet really started to move steadily like some kind of vehicle. It felt like standing on an escalator in a shopping mall.

  The area inside the haunted house is too wide. Perhaps the people living in it really need to move in this way, just like subways, bicycles, or buses...a new kind of rail transit?

  When this idea came to Xu Xiangyang's mind, he couldn't help but laugh.

  If you think about this line of thought, although this place is called a haunted house in name, it doesn’t match the weird and gloomy atmosphere in his impression.

  From the perspective of various magical functions, it is more like a future building that will only appear in science fiction movies.

"What's wrong?"

  Zhu Qingyue was looking around curiously, and asked after hearing his laughter.

  Xu Xiangyang shared his thoughts, and the squad leader also smiled.

   "What happened here is indeed something that modern science can't explain."

  She thought about it, and then said:

  "Don’t you think that you can write a lot of articles just because you’re out of sync with the outside time?"

"for example?"

"If I really want to say it, I can't think of it for a while. But there are so many scientists in the world who are studying the phenomenon of haunted houses, and governments of all countries are paying attention. If this feature can really be fully utilized, wouldn't it? Will it disrupt the current world balance?"

   "It is possible that not every haunted house has this characteristic," Xu Xiangyang guessed, "Or, there are some restrictions that we don't know about."

  When the two of them were chatting, the wooden board under their feet was flying like a skateboard, and its moving speed was slowly stagnating.

  This corridor took them to the room at the end.

   "It looks like, even if I am not psychic..."

   "No," the squad leader interrupted him, "I think, if you didn't find that female ghost, it would probably not take the initiative to do so."

  He nodded and opened the door in front of him.

  The interior area of ​​the room that catches the eye is quite spacious, with a small sofa and a few chairs, and a mahogany bed in the center, which should be the master bedroom for a couple in the family.

There is also a floor-to-ceiling window in front of   . However, what the glass refracts is a large area of ​​invisible darkness, and of course the scenery outside the window cannot be seen.

   "Is this the place you see in the channel?"

  Zhu Qingyue stepped into the room, the soft carpet under her feet absorbed the surrounding noise, making the needle drop audible throughout the room. The arc lampshade located in the center of the ceiling and above the bed exudes a light yellow light with a warm atmosphere.

  There is no one in the bedroom.

   "...that's right."

  Xu Xiangyang followed, he walked in the room several times, and stopped beside the chair.

  There is a walkie-talkie on the chair. He looked down and found that there were traces of water stains on the edges of the chair legs that dripped and penetrated into circles.

  Xu Xiangyang picked up the walkie-talkie on the chair, turned it around under the light, and saw wet finger marks on the side, like those left by a person who had just taken a shower and hadn’t dried his body.

  He carefully recalled what he had seen in the psychic.

   "...The woman's hair and clothes seem to be wet, as if she fell into the river and climbed up again."

   Xu Xiangyang murmured.

   "So, this is what she left behind?"

  Zhu Qingyue pressed the mattress with her hands with interest, seeming to be experimenting with softness and elasticity, comparing it with the small bed in the original safe house. After hearing Xu Xiangyang's voice, she turned her head and asked.

   "Then she is now...no, where is the ghost?"

   "Only ghosts know this."

  Xu Xiangyang sighed, his expression confused.

  "It’s a bit strange. Since Song Deshou took the initiative to send us here, it shows that he has full confidence in the final subordinates and should let the other party greet us here."

   "Hey, she doesn't appear now, is she going to continue to hide and seek with us?"

  Zhu Qingyue’s tone sounds a bit uncomfortable.

   "It's so unpleasant."

"Yes."

   "It's up to you." The girl just climbed onto the mahogany bed while she was talking, "I'm not good at this."

   "If you don't talk about me..."

   Halfway through Xu Xiangyang's words, she only saw Zhu Qingyue sitting on her knees with her back facing her, bounced on the bed twice, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

   "Qingyue, what are you doing?"

"I'm testing the bed." The squad leader replied with a natural tone, "How can you know if you are uncomfortable if you don't try it first? At present, it is a bit softer and more elastic than the bed in the original room. It’s more like my bed. Of course, we still have to wait for a while before we can come to a final conclusion."

   "No, are you going to live here?"

  Xu Xiangyang opened his mouth slightly.

  "Is there a problem? The evil spirits are not there, no one will come out and say that we have taken their room."

   "...but don't you think it should be?"

   "As for the sanitary condition, I must have checked it the first time."

  Zhu Qingyue replied with a smile.

  "Don't tell me, the bed in this room is really clean, there is no dust at all."

  ——But, this is a haunted house.

   Maybe someone died on that bed...

  Xu Xiangyang swallowed, but still did not say this sentence.

  He walked to the bed and couldn't help trying with his fingers.

   Indeed, it is softer than the previous one. They all use wooden beds in their homes. This kind of Simmons bed has only been seen in big shopping malls. It feels very comfortable to lie on it...

  It will be very convenient when doing exercises before going to bed.

  Furthermore, I still lie down with the squad leader.

  Spacious enough for two people to roll around.

  Unconsciously, he was already sitting down on the bed like Zhu Qingyue.

This big bed for the couple to sleep is large enough to accommodate them, unlike the crowded safe house, which can only barely accommodate two people sleeping side by side. Once the squad leader who is in the same bed does not sleep well, he will Will suffer...

   "Hey, by the way, I'm going to take a look at the bathroom!"

   Sleepiness came to mind for a while. At this moment, the squad leader's slightly excited voice sounded from behind him, and the girl jumped up from the bed and walked quickly toward the bathroom.

  Xu Xiangyang felt that she was destined to end in disappointment again.

  This is a haunted house, not a real hotel. The situation of the safe house is already very clear. The bathroom can solve the physiological problems and it is no problem. It will never be used for bathing.

  However, boys will get used to the feeling of sweating and sticky clothes on their bodies in summer, but girls will definitely not be able to accept this for a long time...

  Do I want to go out later?

  When he was thinking this way, he saw that Zhu Qingyue had walked out of it.

"How's it going?"

"What do you think?"

she says. The expression on the girl's face is still that soft smile, which makes people unable to see the true thoughts.

   "Wh, what is there to ask..."

  Xu Xiangyang only thought this question was boring, but he soon stopped thinking about it.

   "——There is a reward, you have to get the correct answer, and we will wash together."

  This sentence can be described as shocking.

  Because it came so suddenly, he didn't even figure out what was going on, but the squad leader who was approaching grabbed his wrist.

   "Come on~"

  He didn't have time to react, so she was pulled from the bed.

  There was a smile in the girl's voice, and she took a brisk step, pulling him into the bathroom with a strong attitude.

  Xu Xiangyang was dragged to his feet, staggering, his head was muddled, and he didn't even think about resisting.

  ...Do I really want to resist?

  It wasn't until he walked behind the squad leader to the bathroom, where the white tiles were posted everywhere to give people a cool atmosphere that made him calm down a bit.

  Except for the shower faucet and washbasin, there is a large bathtub on the inner side against the wall, which is blocked by an opaque light yellow plastic curtain.

   "Get ready?"

  Zhu Qingyue said so and stretched her hand to the curtain.

   "Uh, what are you going to prepare?"

   "Of course it is to prepare your heart not to beat too fast... A similar sight, didn't you just meet it not long ago."

  After hearing this, Xu Xiangyang suddenly felt a sudden stop of breathing.

   "Alright?"

she says.

"……Ok."

   "Shoo."

  The curtain was pulled open by her.

  ……

   "Oh--"

  Xu Xiangyang leaned on the wall with his hand, retching constantly, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

   "I'm sorry, Xiangyang."

  She gently stroked the boy's back, all of which were like re-enactments of past scenes.

   "I thought that after seeing the carrion..."

  Zhu Qingyue’s expression is a bit awkward, it seems she really didn’t mean it.

  Xu Xiangyang, who supported the wall with one hand, shook his head and raised a hand to her.

   "It's okay, it's not your problem. But..."

  He sighed.

   "This kind of thing can't be calmed down after seeing it once or twice."

  Xu Xiangyang actually did not see clearly. It was only a glance, and only saw the dark hair tangled like a mess, the muddy water surface, and the white skin that was soaked in the swelling, like a whole sponge that swelled up after absorbing water.

   But this glance alone was enough to make him understand what was soaking in the bathtub.

  The environment is different from the carrion corpse, but it can be described as terrible.

  Xu Xiangyang shook his head, finally threw the picture out of his mind, calmed down, wiped his embarrassed face, and whispered.

   "Is that the body of the last victim?"

  Considering that the human-shaped evil spirit seemed to have just emerged from the water, she might have really died in the bathtub during her lifetime.

   "I don't know anymore."

  Zhu Qingyue shook her head.

   "The body is soaked in that way, it is impossible to distinguish her appearance. If you want, we can get her out of the bathtub first... OK, OK, don't look at me like that. People are just kidding."

  Xu Xiangyang ignored the squad leader who puffed up his cheeks.

  His gaze began to wander around aimlessly, and finally fell on the floor in front of him.

  On the floor near the doorway over there, there is a wet footprint, with toes facing the direction of the big bed, which is especially vivid on the dark carpet.

  Xu Xiangyang immediately struck a spirit.

  This tiny detail seems to describe the scene where the soul is still lingering here after the death of the person in the bathroom.

  But after that, the evil spirit never appeared again.

  *

   Rest time.

  The lights in the room went out, creating a peaceful night atmosphere.

  Sleep for a long time, Xu Xiangyang stroked his forehead and opened his eyes again.

  He was awakened by a small, noisy sound. He thought it was yesterday that the radio was rustling again. When he sat up from the bed, he realized that he had changed rooms.

  Xu Xiangyang pulled down the light rope next to him, the dark yellow light failed to dispel all the darkness in the entire room.

  Sitting on the bed, he looked forward and found that the bathroom door was slightly open, and a pale white, cold light leaked from it.

  A string of wet marks, extending from the corner of the door crack. The footprints are deep and shallow, extending to a position near the foot of the bed, as if someone came out of the bathroom and walked all the way to the bed, and then...

  Xu Xiangyang's eyes widened, and his sleepiness disappeared.

  He poked his head forward cautiously, and quickly retracted it.

  ——Really!

  A woman wearing a white dressing gown with her hair draped over her shoulders like seaweed, squatted on the bed with her back to herself!

  I have experienced the same treatment as the squad leader, right?

  Xu Xiangyang smiled bitterly, he subconsciously fumbled to the side with one hand, but he felt empty; he turned his head and took a look, and found that he was empty beside him.

  Qingyue...not there?

  She didn’t know where she went.

   "That's right."

  Xu Xiangyang did not feel flustered, but laughed instead.

  He got out of bed, put on shoes, and even got in the mood to tidy up his wrinkled clothes.

  When he raised his head again, he found that the female ghost crouching at the foot of the bed had run to the other side at some point, crouching on the ground, facing him.

  Long wet hair fell down to cover her face, only two sullen eyes stared at him from the gap in the thick hair.

  ——What are you looking at?

  Xu Xiangyang thought, I have even seen a swollen female corpse soaking in a bathtub, you are not scary at all for a plain-looking female ghost!

  He has already made up his mind.

  And the evil spirit in front of him is the best choice for fulfilling this determination.

  The wet female ghost opened her mouth abruptly, the deformation of her face was almost skeletal distortion; the stern roar did not seem to spread in the air, on the contrary, it seemed to explode in his mind.

  The dark hole suddenly opened, and the female ghost rushed towards herself like a beast;

  Xu Xiangyang feels complacent, staring at the opponent unswervingly, ready to psychic.

  But at this moment, he found that his body suddenly became stiff, unable to move like a plaster sculpture.

  Or to be more precise, he has become a puppet held by a string...

  Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the door of the room being pushed open, and Zhu Qingyue strode in.

  The drooping bangs and dim lights make it difficult to see the girl's expression. The only thing that is clearly visible is that she opened her palm in her direction--

"……what?"

  (End of this chapter)