Just after entering the dense forest, before walking far, Xu Yin appeared silently.
Chen Ge did not call his name, but he appeared on his own. This meant that he sensed something dangerous and the other party could kill Chen Ge before he showed up.
There was nothing unusual around, but the people in red were behaving strangely, as if danger was lurking around them.
The leaves were blown by the wind and rain slid down the veins of the leaves. Chen Ge walked in the dense forest for a long time and he even lost the concept of time.
The further we go into the woods, the lower the temperature becomes and the surroundings gradually become quieter.
Xu Yin walked in front, the bright red blood mixed with the rain. He pushed aside the dead branches, and a rugged path appeared in front of him.
There are withered flowers planted on both sides of the road, and a gray cottage can be vaguely seen at the end of the road.
"When I was a kid, I brought a puppet I made with me. You didn't kill me, you just seriously injured the puppet. I've always been fair, and today I won't kill you either. I'll beat you until you're almost dead and then put you in the comic book and take you away."
On a rainy night, several people in red followed Chen Ge, and they walked forward silently.
"It seems that this place is not something that anyone can find. If Xu Yin hadn't led the way, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to get in."
As he approached the cottage, the vague images in Chen Ge's memory matched reality. Things that he had almost forgotten reappeared in his mind, never as clear as they were now.
"Be careful."
He almost got killed here, so Chen Ge is now very cautious. He feels that he is getting closer and closer to the truth.
The fence of the courtyard had been pushed down and was covered with moss. There were many empty flower pots in the yard.
These flower pots are also very interesting. All of them are of the same size and can just hold an adult's head.
In addition to the flower pots, there are also some entertainment facilities in the yard, including a broken wooden horse, a rusty seesaw, and a swing with a broken rope.
"It seems like no one has been here for a long time."
It’s good that it’s abandoned, which means no more children will be killed.
Crossing the muddy path, Chen Ge pushed open the door of the gray hut.
A faint stench wafted out of the house. Chen Ge's nose twitched slightly, and he stood at the door without going in.
"I have smelled this stench in Liwan Town. It is very special and indescribable. It is not as strong as the stench of a corpse. It contains a kind of coldness. After inhaling it, I feel that my whole lungs are trembling."
Using Yin Pupil, Chen Ge looked into the room.
Most of the furniture in the house was destroyed, and the floor was littered with debris and children's torn clothes.
“This house shouldn’t have been like this at first.”
Chen Ge looked at the mess on the ground, but another picture appeared in his mind.
It is the same little house, filled with children's laughter, with light blue and pink wallpaper on the walls and a low table filled with toys and delicious food.
"Has the ghost that lives here left?"
Chen Ge was about to walk into the house when his cell phone suddenly vibrated and the caller ID showed a strange number.
"I have both Captain Li and Captain Yan's numbers. They shouldn't be the police. Who would call me at this time?"
I pressed the answer button and a boy's clear voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Chen Ge, when will you take me home..."
"Fan Yu?" Chen Ge didn't react for a moment.
"Mr. Chen, it's me. We just met." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone. It was the staff member of the welfare home calling: "Fan Yu, let me talk to you first."
"Did you find anything over there?" Chen Ge left his cell phone number to the welfare home. He was not surprised at all that they were able to contact him, but he was surprised and a little happy that the taciturn Fan Yu suddenly called his name.
"A major discovery: the files and treatments before the renovation of Hanjiang Welfare Home were locked in the warehouse. We focused on screening the data related to Fang Yu and found that there was one child missing from their class."
"A child's information is missing?"
"Yes, it's as if it was completely erased. You may not believe it, but the number of people treated is always one less, and there is also a boy whose face is blurred in the group photo, just like the photo you showed me!" The staff of the welfare home gave Chen Ge a very important hint: "I just called several seniors who worked in the private orphanage at that time. Everyone has an impression of the talkative boy and knows that such a person exists, but no one can remember what he looks like."
"Has everyone forgotten what he looks like?"
"Not only the appearance, but also the name, age, etc."
"Besides this, have you found any other clues?"
"I heard from a senior that the boy was very talkative when he was young, but he gradually became normal when he grew up. Everyone thought his illness was cured, but it was not the case." The staff of the welfare home revealed another secret: "His illness became more serious, but he grew up and understood that people didn't like him like that, so he suppressed his nature. The senior saw with her own eyes that the boy would run to a corner where no one was, constantly talking to himself, and he also developed the habit of writing a diary. Let's call it a diary. She once peeked at it. The diary was full of dense words, and many sentences were not fluent. She had no idea what the child wanted to express."
"Can the diary still be found?"
"It's probably very close. I'll call and ask again. Talk to you later."
The welfare home staff hung up the phone. Chen Ge stood at the door of the hut, looking at the hut that was completely different from what he remembered. "No one can remember his name or appearance. Why is this happening?"
Everyone seemed to have forgotten him, but Fang Yu, who had the worst memory, always remembered him and kept looking for him.
Entering the house, the stench became stronger.
The first floor of the cabin was for children to play. Chen Ge did not find anything here. He walked to the second floor accompanied by Xu Yin.
As soon as he reached the wooden staircase, Chen Ge covered his mouth and nose. The special and strong stench came from the second floor.
"Let's go up and take a look together."
The wooden stairs were built many years ago and they make a creaking sound when you step on them, as if they would collapse at any time.
As he continued to walk upstairs, Chen Ge discovered that words gradually began to appear on the wooden steps, as if they were dug bit by bit with bloody fingernails.
"Fang Yu?"
The writing on the stairs became denser and denser. When Chen Ge reached the second floor, his eyes widened and he was stunned.
The floor, walls, and ceiling of the second floor of the cabin, every gap was densely engraved with the two words "Fang Yu".
At this moment, not far from Chen Ge, a man was lying on the ground, tapping the ground with his bloody fingers.
He was completely focused, kneeling on the ground with a shrine on his back.
The shrine looked the same as the one in the virtual future park, except that the clay head in the shrine did not fall off, and Chen Ge's name was not written on it, but the two words "Fang Yu" were written on it.