Turning his head and glancing at Li Xu and Ma Wei, Chen Ge whispered, "Don't just stand there, come and help."
The mission of the black phone was to enter the core area before midnight. He didn't have a map and had no idea where the passage to the core area of the corpse bank was, so he showed great interest in the secret passage in the underground corpse bank.
The three of them worked together to push open the cabinet, and behind the cabinet was a secret passage that could only accommodate one person.
The sound of wind whirring came from the other side of the secret passage, and the air was mixed with a foul smell.
Chen Ge reached out and touched the edge of the tunnel. It was slippery and sticky. There seemed to be moss growing on the edge of the secret passage, but the "moss" was not green, but dark brown. When he shone a flashlight on it, it seemed to be glowing red.
"Give me the flashlight." Chen Ge took the flashlight from Li Xu and shone it inside. The tunnel was very narrow, with many corners, and no one knew where it led to.
"Why is there a secret passage in the warehouse where corpses are stored in the medical school? It looks like it was dug many years ago. What is the purpose of this secret passage?" Chen Ge looked back at Li Xu and Ma Wei, and they both shook their heads.
"Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Chen Ge was talking to himself, but the two people next to him looked very unhappy after hearing what he said.
Perhaps because he was worried that Chen Ge would force him to explore the way, Li Xu reminded him in a low voice for self-protection: "Let's not run around. The school security guards said that this underground morgue is haunted. Brother Wei and I just experienced it ourselves. This place is indeed very unsafe. It may really hide those dirty things in the legend."
Chen Ge didn't want to get into such a narrow passage. The space was too small and it was not conducive for him to exert his strength. Besides, if he was attacked by monsters from both sides, it would be dangerous.
While he was hesitating, the white cat next to him meowed, lay on the ground, and slowly entered the secret passage.
"The thing that attracted the white cat is in this passage?" Chen Ge held the skull crusher and put his upper body into the secret passage. "There is wind, so there will be no suffocation."
When they heard the cat's cry, Li Xu and Ma Wei realized that the ferocious guy in front of them actually had a cat with him. Their eyes wandered between the white cat and Chen Ge, and their impression of Chen Ge began to change subtly.
"Don't move, the two of you. I'll go in and take a look and come out soon." Chen Ge went into the secret passage by himself. He was worried that the way back would be blocked, so he asked two workers from the crematorium to help him guard it. "Hey, give me your phone. If there is an accident, it will be convenient for us to contact you."
Chen Ge pointed at Li Xu. This guy was having a hard time speaking. Wouldn't normal people ask for a cell phone number for easy communication? Why did this guy ask for a cell phone number directly?
When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Li Xu handed his cell phone to Chen Ge.
"Don't worry, if we can get out alive, I will definitely return the phone to you."
Hearing Chen Ge's comfort, Li Xu became even more flustered.
After a brief exchange of words, Chen Ge knew the two people's names. If anything happened, he would use Li Xu's phone to call Ma Wei's phone to notify the two.
"If you encounter danger, you can ask me for help. If you really can't resist the other party, then after notifying me, just escape on your own. Don't worry about me." Chen Ge put Li Xu's phone into his coat pocket and followed the white cat into the secret passage.
He didn't feel anything when he first entered, but after turning the first corner, Chen Ge slowly discovered that the air had become much more turbid, and the brown moss growing on the walls had also increased in number.
"The white cat swallowed the blood that the Ghost Story Association found behind the door. It is now in a hurry to run inside. The thing that attracted it is likely related to the Ghost Story Association."
The secret passage became narrower and narrower, and the innermost area was almost covered with moss-like plants. Chen Ge scraped off a little bit of the "moss" with the skull crusher and found that this thing was the same as a human. After the epidermis was scraped off, blood-red liquid would ooze out from underneath.
Chen Ge got closer and smelled it, and found that the liquid had a fresh fragrance, without the stench of blood.
"Can this thing grow in an underground corpse bank?"
Soon after the liquid flowed out, a small piece of "moss" that was scraped off by the skull-crushing hammer began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if the liquid seeping from under the "moss" had the function of stimulating growth.
Chen Ge continued to move forward. The secret passage became lower and lower, and he had to bend sideways to move forward.
Gradually, the walls, the ground, and the top of the head were all covered with that "moss". It was hard to exert any strength when stepping on it, and it felt very uncomfortable.
"Where does this secret passage lead to?"
The air became increasingly turbid, but the color of the "moss" gradually became brighter, from yellowish brown to light red.
After turning a few corners, Chen Ge was having trouble breathing and began to show symptoms of hypoxia.
Chen Ge called the white cat softly and slowed down his pace. He walked a few meters further inside. At this time, the "moss" on the wall had completely turned blood red.
Chen Ge stopped and looked around, and suddenly the words Li Zheng had said came to his mind.
There are three kinds of passages in the underground morgue, white-painted, unpainted and blood-red. The blood-red passage is the most bizarre. You must remain absolutely quiet when entering it, otherwise something ominous will happen.
"Is this secret passage the blood-red passage he mentioned?"
The deeper you go, the brighter the color of the "moss" on the wall becomes, and the narrower the secret passage becomes.
Chen Ge moved in almost sticking to the "moss". He held the skull crusher in one hand, and when he turned a corner deeper into the room, the spikes on the hammer head scratched the wall.
At first Chen Ge didn't care, but when the "moss" was rubbed off, he used his Yin pupil to vaguely see that there seemed to be something behind the "moss".
Taking a few steps back, Chen Ge slowly squatted sideways. When he looked at the gap scratched by the skull crusher, his pupils suddenly shrank.
A human face was revealed under the "moss", it was a woman's face, and blood was oozing out of her skin. What was somewhat unacceptable was that the blood oozing from her face had a faint fragrance.
"Is this passage made of corpses?"
His body was slightly stiff as Chen Ge looked around him. He had no idea how many faces were hidden under the thick "moss".
“It’s crazy.”
The white cat continued to run forward. Chen Ge looked at the woman's face, hesitated for a moment, and did not abandon the white cat and leave alone. He followed her in.
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At the entrance of the secret passage, Li Xu and Ma Wei looked at each other.
"Shall we just stand here and wait for him to come out?" Li Xu lowered his voice to the lowest level, fearing that his words would be heard by Chen Ge in the secret passage.
"What else? I feel like he might be testing us on purpose? Once we run away, he'll rush out and kill us both." Ma Wei replied cautiously. The two of them really couldn't understand why they would meet a young man holding a hammer in the underground morgue at around ten o'clock in the evening.
"I think we should leave quickly. That person might be the 'ghost' the security guards mentioned." Li Xu became more and more scared the more he thought about it. His face turned pale. "When we first met him, he didn't even have a light on him. It's pitch black here. If he was a human, how could he see the surrounding scene clearly?"
Ma Wei thought about it and felt that what Li Xu said made sense: "Yes, I also think there is something wrong with his eyes. I feel uneasy when I look at them."