Chapter 72: Escape from the Deserted Island (Part 2)
Back to Lu Yuqi and the other two.
"Is the other team also staying in this hotel?" Ji Xu asked.
"I'll go down and ask."
"I always feel like it's not that simple."
"I think the front desk won't tell Sheng Zuo about the other party this time. After all, we are competitors."
Just as Ji Xu said, Sheng Zuo didn't get any information when he went downstairs again.
"Since we are in the hotel, it should mean safety. It is getting dark, let's rest first."
The next morning, Lu Yuqi saw the panda Sheng Zuo.
"Your dark circles are too dark!"
"I didn't sleep much last night..."
"What are you afraid of? Aren't we recording a show? What's there to be afraid of? It's just an immersive experience. We don't dare to do anything to you."
"I know, but I just can't sleep..."
"Maybe Director Hou is in another small town. This island looks pretty big."
"Yes, maybe the production team created two small towns."
"Then let's look around the town today to see if there are any clues."
"OK."
The three of them walked out of the hotel and dispersed, strolling around the town. The town was very peaceful and there were not many tourists. Lu Yuqi found the tourist center in the town and walked in to take a look. There was no one inside, but there was a map of the town and recommendations for island attractions in the lobby. However, the opening hours of many island attractions are written as sunrise to sunset, which is quite vague.
"When is sunset? There's no specific time."
Lu Yuqi saw Sheng Zuo and Ji Xu in front of the restaurant.
"Breakfast?"
"Then let's go together."
Lu Yuqi also saw the business hours written on the door of the restaurant: sunrise-sunset.
There aren't many people in the town, the food is served quickly, and the restaurant owner is very talkative.
"Boss, I noticed that your time here is very special. Don't you have a nightlife? It's sunrise and sunset. Where should I go if I want to eat or drink something at night?"
"Oh, we're used to it here. We usually close at sunset. It gets dark when the sun sets, and everyone goes back to their homes before dark. We've been used to it for so many years." The boss's answer sounded somewhat unnatural.
"Why? Your island should be safe, so why do you go home when it gets dark?"
"Oh, I'm used to it." The boss was obviously unwilling to say anything more.
"There is a problem." Sheng Zuo whispered: "Then why don't we go to the island residents and ask them?"
"OK."
"The fisherman that Sheng Zuo met yesterday and the old man I met both said that it was time to go back to the hotel and rest. Is that because the sun is setting soon?"
"It seems to be about the same. There is no specific time. The sunrise and sunset times should not be fixed every day. How do the people on the island know the sunset time?"
"Ask then."
It was almost noon and there were many old people basking in the sun in the square. Sheng Zuo approached the old people and asked about the sunset time. It was no wonder that Sheng Zuo quickly won the favor of the old people and they all chatted happily.
"My dear grandson, you're finally back!" An old man came over and grabbed Lu Yuqi's hand, holding it tightly.
"You," Lu Yuqi was really shocked.
"Oh, Old Lady Wang, please let go of me. This is not your grandson! This is a tourist who is visiting here."
"No, this is my good grandson."
"Let go of him, this is really not your grandson. Take a good look, is your grandson so fair?" the old men next to them advised.
"You're really not my grandson?" The old lady looked at Lu Yuqi carefully, "Are you really not my grandson?" "You're not, my grandson's eyes aren't that big, his height isn't that tall... You're not..." Old Lady Wang let go of Lu Yuqi's hand, her face full of disappointment, and she muttered to herself, "My dear grandson, didn't you say you'd go out and take a look and come back? Why haven't you come back yet?"
"Hey, we didn't keep an eye on her again and let Old Lady Wang out. Send her back quickly!"
After saying this, a few old people sent Old Lady Wang away.
"Let me see her off too." Lu Yuqi winked at Sheng Zuo, who immediately nodded in understanding.
"Young man, you are a good man!"
Old Mrs. Wang’s home was not far from the small square and they soon arrived at it. It was a small courtyard of a single-family house.
"What's wrong with this Grandma Wang? She's always thinking about her grandson?"
"Well, he said he heard a noise one night and went out to check, and he never came back. He's the only child in the Wang family, and he became possessed after a while."
"Ah? The security on our island seems to be pretty good."
"The public security here is very good. There are only two boats every day, and the total number is not that large. There are not many tourists every time."
"Why did Grandma Wang's grandson never come back after he left?"
"That grandson had been trying to leave the island before, he must have run away on his own at night!"
The old man who was escorting her left Grandma Wang’s home after saying this. Seeing this as an opportunity, Lu Yuqi walked into the yard.
"Grandma Wang, I'm coming in." When Lu Yuqi walked into the room, he saw Grandma Wang sitting on the sofa with a photo frame in her hand.
"Grandma Wang."
Old Mrs. Wang looked at Lu Yuqi: "It's you, young man." She didn't look confused at all like before.
"Grandma Wang, can I ask where your grandson is?"
"He, was he eaten by the monster on the island?"
"Ah?" This answer was really unexpected.
"This island is full of monsters! They come out when it gets dark, so don't run around, okay? My dear grandson, he's still so young."
"Is the monster in the woods?"
"Monsters are everywhere, everywhere! My dear grandson!" Old Lady Wang began to touch the
Wipe the photo frame in your hand.
Lu Yuqi walked over and took a look. There was only a blank photo in the frame, with no one in it. But judging from Old Mrs. Wang's appearance, the photo should be of her lovely grandson. Lu Yuqi continued to ask a few more questions, but Old Lady Wang kept answering my dear grandson, they are all monsters.
Seeing that he couldn't ask any other questions here, Lu Yuqi left Old Lady Wang's house and walked towards the town museum. At first I thought it was strange that there was a museum in this small town, but I decided to go and check it out this time to find out more about the town’s history.
The town museum tells the story that the island was just an ordinary fishing village before. One day, fishermen went out to sea to fish and caught a stone. The stone was very strange. It would emit colorful light at night and bring a lot of catches to the small fishing village. Soon the stone became the treasure of the small fishing village.
This stone is still collected in the museum.
Lu Yuqi also went to look at the stone, which looked like a lump of iron: "Is it a meteorite? Radioactive material? Have the people here mutated? Have they turned into monsters?"
As expected, the museum also states that the business hours are from sunrise to sunset.
"This time is really weird!"
At noon, the three of them gathered in the restaurant again to share the news they had gained that morning.
"I asked the elderly here, and they said that sunrise and sunset are their custom. In the past, there were no clocks, so they would go to bed at sunset, and this has continued to this day. When it is almost sunset, they will ring the bell to remind everyone that the sun is about to set and they should go home and rest."
"It seems that no one from their side has left the island? When I sent Old Lady Wang home, I learned that her grandson escaped on his own, but Old Lady Wang said that he was eaten by a monster!"
"If it was eaten by a monster, then it would fit the skeleton I saw in the forest."
"Does that mean there are monsters in the woods? How do we escape from the deserted island? Kill the monsters?"
"The old man also said that there are two boats to the island every day. Should we go to the dock this afternoon to check it out?"
"OK."
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