Chapter 63
Lin Sheng didn't care too much, he stroked Cheng Xi's head with one hand and answered simply and clearly,
"I've taken Cai Qianxun out. Now we have to leave quickly."
As soon as the group walked out of the door, they were surrounded by the troupe. The leader recognized Lin Sheng at a glance.
"It was you? I knew you were here to cause trouble that day! Leave him here, and I can make your death quicker."
Lin Sheng frowned, and said to himself,
"Well, it's still a step too late. You guys brought this upon yourself."
Turning to the group of children behind him, he asked,
"Are you afraid of ghosts or... zombies?"
Some nodded, some shook their heads.
"Okay, it's hard to unify. If you're scared, just close your eyes, don't scream, and follow me. Don't fall behind."
As soon as the words came out, there was a sound of slow footsteps behind the troupe, accompanied by creaking sounds, and intermittent hoarse voices lingered in the ears.
“Ghost…ghost…there’s a ghost!”
Everyone's attention was drawn to them, and they saw a group of armless puppets, wearing clothes of various colors, all of which were stained with red liquid, bleeding from all seven orifices, with terrified expressions in their eyes, and died in a tragic manner, slowly moving towards them.
“Ah… Ugh—”
A child couldn't help but screamed, and was immediately covered by the mouth by the person next to him.
"Shh—don't shout. My sister said so."
Lin Sheng turned around and gave the child an appreciative look.
The troupe members fled in fear, but unfortunately they were all targeted by the puppets.
The leader stood there, his body trembling, his indescribable place was quietly soaked, and he spoke in a trembling voice,
"You... why are you running... We created this ourselves, so they... they don't dare to kill us... uh——"
Before he could finish his words, his body was pierced by a wooden stick. Just as the stick was about to be pulled out, he suddenly received an order and stopped moving.
"Hey! Little guys, don't let these beasts die too easily."
All the members of the troupe were captured by the puppets. Lin Sheng sent a message to Xu Guannan in advance, asking him to bring people to reunite.
When Xu Guannan led the team there, he saw a group of parents blocking outside the troupe and immediately set up a cordon outside the troupe.
The troupe was wiped out, and Lin Sheng appeared in front of their parents with a group of children. The children threw themselves into their parents' arms, and the two hearts were close in an instant. The laughter dispelled the dark clouds above their heads, and a long-lost smile appeared on the corners of their lips. All the unhappiness of the past disappeared at this moment.
Of course, some people are happy, while others are at a loss.
The three pairs of parents sat down helplessly, crying bitterly, calling their children's names over and over again, but no one answered.
Lin Sheng took all the puppets in as her minions and locked them up in the attic of her villa. However, the puppet named "Cheng Xi" was nowhere to be found. To avoid causing panic among the public, she had to secretly search for it in collaboration with the police.
The city is filled with a refreshing air in the morning. Sprinkler trucks are driving on the road. Workers hold water pipes with the nozzles facing upwards, spraying a graceful splash of water in the air. The sunlight passes through the mist and refracts a standard colorful arc in the air. People call it a "rainbow".
Sheng Yao was riding her newly bought small electric bike on the road and was delighted with the scene.
She quickly returned to the community, parked her electric bike, picked up the vegetable basket, and walked towards the apartment building in the community.
Each apartment building is equipped with an electronic door. Only residents of the building can enter by scanning the screen on the electronic door, while non-residents will be kept outside the door.
But sometimes things can go wrong.
Sheng Yao stood in front of the electronic door and her face appeared on the screen. But at the same time, Sheng Yao glanced at the electronic screen and saw a head on her shoulder with a weird smile on the head.
"ah!"
Sheng Yao was startled and screamed on the spot. The basket in her hand fell to the ground and the tomatoes inside rolled out.
I heard the other person's voice in my ears.
"Sister, your food fell."
The other party didn't seem to care about her previous loss of composure, as if he was already used to it.
Sheng Yao turned around and looked, only then could she see the other person's face clearly. It turned out to be a child about ten years old. Sheng Yao herself was not tall, and the child was only slightly shorter than her, with his chin just reaching Sheng Yao's shoulder.
Without thinking too much about why the child walked silently, Sheng Yao finally calmed down when she saw the child bending down to pick up the vegetables on the ground. She felt a little sorry.
"Sorry, I hope I didn't scare you."
The child handed the basket to Sheng Yao, still with that standard smile on his face, not caring much.
"It's okay, sister, I'm very brave."
Sheng Yao was a new resident who was not familiar with the people in the building. She didn't have many friends. When she ran into this child by chance, she made an exception today and started chatting with the child, even though she was not good at speaking.
"Are you a resident of the building, too? What hour is your home address? Are you out so early for a morning jog?"
There were obvious water beads on the child's forehead. Even though there was no smell of sweat on his body, Sheng Yao still thought it was just simple sweat.
"Yes, sister, tell me first, what year are you in?"
Sheng Yao was amused by his playful tone, and a bright smile appeared on the corner of her lips, her eyebrows curved, and she answered while scanning the faces of people and entering the door with the child.
"My sister lives in 504, what about you?"
The child didn't think too much and popped out a number.
"I live in 601."
The two entered the elevator together. Sheng Yao heard the answer and pressed the numbers "5" and "6". She thought for a moment, her eyes were surprised, and her smile became even bigger.
"601? It seems like it's right on the floor above me. He's even my neighbor. What a coincidence."
The child didn't seem to know what to say, and simply replied with two words,
"Uh-huh."
Sheng Yao wanted to continue chatting, but the elevator had already reached the fifth floor. She had no choice but to stop talking and say goodbye to the child.
"See you next time. I'll invite you to my house next time."
"good."
The child obviously didn't say much. He simply responded and the elevator door closed. The moment Sheng Yao turned her back, a cold face with murderous intent reflected on the metallic door inside the elevator.
"drop--"
We have arrived at the sixth floor.
The child walked out of the elevator, looked for the house number "601", and stood in front of the door of 601. The transparent film on the door had not been torn off yet. The child pasted the door eye and found that it was so quiet inside. He was sure that no one lived in the house. Then he took out a wire from his pocket, pried open the door, and walked in openly.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a key lying in the shoe cabinet at the door. It was probably dropped by the locksmith accidentally. The child put the key in his pocket and took a look around the house. The most basic furniture was there, and there was no sign that anyone had lived there. Only then did he feel relieved.
When Sheng Yao returned home, she realized that after all the chatting, she hadn't even asked the child's name. She was thinking about making some desserts to give to the neighbors upstairs and downstairs.
"Knock, knock, knock."
There was a knock on the door. The child woke up instantly on the sofa, opened his eyes suddenly, and walked quickly and silently to the door with a dagger in his hand. He leaned against the wall and hid in the corner of the blind spot of the door, listening to the movement outside the door with a vigilant look on his face.
It was a familiar voice.
"Little brother, are you home?"
The child then dared to close the door and look out, and saw the woman he met in the morning.
Afraid of revealing the flaw, the child immediately opened the door and appeared in front of Sheng Yao, still with that smiling face. Behind the child, which Sheng Yao could not see, was a dagger with a cold glow.
"Hello sister, I just fell asleep, what's wrong?"
Sheng Yao was in a trance for a moment, as if she felt a chill hidden in the child, but it disappeared in an instant. She did not take it to heart and handed the small paper box in her hand to the child.
"This is a little cake I made. I'll give it to you. I forgot to ask your name just now, so that neighbors can look after each other. My name is Sheng Yao, what's yours?"
The child's face was filled with shock. This was the first time someone approached him without a purpose. He couldn't figure out the reason. He took the paper box woodenly and replied indifferently,
"My name is Chen Xi, Erdong Chen, Xi means hope."
"It's a nice name. Hello Xixi, I'm Sheng Yao. You can call me A Yao from now on."
"Ayao..."
After learning that Chen Xi's parents were divorced and he usually lived alone, and that his parents only came back to visit him for one day a month for a week, Sheng Yao would bring food to Chen Xi every day, including but not limited to candy, potato chips, fruits, and small cakes, and sometimes she would even cook her own food and bring it up.
That day, Sheng Yao stood at the door, still coming to bring food to Chen Xi, but she smelled a faint strange smell in the air of the room, like the sour smell of something that had been left for too long and gone bad.
Frowning, Sheng Yao looked into the room tentatively and asked doubtfully,
"Xixi, why is there a strange smell in your room? Are you cooking something?"
Chen Xi didn't care and answered calmly,
"No, I don't smell it."
Sheng Yao couldn't help but move closer to the room, stretched her neck to smell it, and with a look of certainty, she pushed Chen Xi aside and rushed in directly. Sure enough, she found the source of the smell. Standing in front of the refrigerator, Sheng Yao couldn't help but be surprised.
"Why haven't you finished the food I sent you? It will go bad if you keep it in the refrigerator. You should eat it on the same day. But why is there nothing in your refrigerator?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Sheng Yao turned around and looked in the direction of Chen Xi, but she didn't know when Chen Xi was standing behind her, emitting a cold aura.
Maybe it was because she had opened the refrigerator, Sheng Yao felt a sudden chill on her back and couldn't help shivering. She quickly closed the refrigerator door, took Chen Xi's hand and was about to walk out.
"Come on, go to the supermarket with me and I'll buy you some daily necessities and fruit snacks."
Probably because his parents were divorced and there was no one to take care of him, Chen Xi was too young and didn't know how to take care of himself.
Sheng Yao thought so and felt even more sorry for Chen Xi.
As soon as he entered the supermarket, the cat at the door saw Chen Xi, and immediately arched its back, with its hair standing on end. It opened its mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, stared at Chen Xi, and stood on the counter, pacing back and forth.
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