Chapter 250 Chimney Guest In this spacious villa full of 20th-century charm, the knocking sound seemed to strike directly on one's nerves, sending chills down one's spine.
"What...what are you doing?"
The old woman's aged voice suddenly came from behind her, startling Xia Zhining so much that she almost jumped up.
Why does the old lady appear and disappear so mysteriously? She walks without making a sound.
Feline, supporting her grandmother, looked at the three people pressed against the wall with a puzzled expression: "Miss Xia, what have you discovered?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the faint yet clear "tap...tap...tap..." sound from the study reached her ears.
Feline's expression changed drastically: "That's the sound! That's what my grandmother heard at night!"
She looked at the wall in disbelief: "But weren't those swindlers arrested? Why are there still these 'ghostly' sounds?"
The old woman's aged fingers gripped Feline's sleeve tightly, her breathing became heavier, and she looked very frightened.
Feline: "Grandma, let me take you back to your bedroom first. The police will definitely find out the truth!"
Feline helped the old lady walk away.
Xia Zhining listened intently to the rhythmic knocking and pondered, "Could it be that they set up some kind of delay or timer mechanism beforehand, and haven't had time to remove it yet?"
Upon hearing this, a Yuncheng police officer standing nearby immediately pulled out his walkie-talkie, his voice filled with anger: "These people are absolutely despicable!"
"I'll contact my colleagues right now and make them spill all the tricks they've been up to!"
Not long after, the Yuncheng police officer returned with a headache: "Those liars were talking nonsense, not one of them would admit to tampering with the chimney!"
Since she couldn't get any information out of them quickly, Xia Zhining made a decisive decision: "It's okay, we have a faster way. Let's just send in 'scouts' to take a look!"
Back in the lobby, Xia Zhining gently patted the little bat: "Little Fatty, could you please fly into the chimney and scout around?"
The old-fashioned fireplace and connecting chimney in the mansion's hall had a distinctly old movie feel to it. The little bat, upon receiving the order, immediately fluttered its wings and "whoosh" darted inside.
A moment later, it flew back, its little head still covered in dust.
[Sister, it's pitch black inside, I don't see any mechanisms!]
[But the sound is still there, and there's a particularly hollow spot on the chimney wall!]
[I'll go back and stake out again; I'm sure I can catch it!]
It flew back into the chimney as soon as it finished speaking.
Soon after, a sharp "clucking" sound suddenly came from deep inside the chimney, just like the howling of a ghost in a horror movie!
Xia Zhining was startled and instinctively hugged her brother's arm tightly.
Ji Shuyun sensed her sister's nervousness, gently patted the back of her hand, and calmly analyzed, "Ningning, don't be afraid. Listen carefully, this sound... doesn't it sound a bit like some kind of animal's cry?"
Xia Zhining composed herself and listened intently: "That's right! It sounds...like a gecko's call?"
She touched her nose somewhat embarrassedly, almost forgetting her professional knowledge because of the haunted atmosphere.
Geckos can make sounds, and different species make all sorts of strange and wonderful sounds.
Some make a faint "tick-tock" sound, some sound like birds chirping, and some can make sounds similar to crows, frogs, or even babies crying.
Some of their calls sound like the "bubbling" sound of boiling water!
The little chubby bat's efforts were definitely worthwhile this time.
It flew back with a thrashing gecko in its mouth, the gecko still clucking loudly.
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