The Hunter Under the Tree of Origin Chapter 17: : haunted house

Exploration mission, day two.

13:20 p.m., Beihai Town, a suburb of the city.

Wang Ji followed the car to Beihai Town and visited with Team Wang. Compared with other seasoned police officers, young people like Wang Ji still need to be led by their masters. They also came with Liu Xiaonan and other young police officers, led by Wang Jianjun.

The urban area and the suburbs are two completely different landscapes. The shade of the urban area can only block small storefronts and ordinary streets, while the majestic high-rise buildings can still reflect the steely appearance of the city. After arriving in Beihai Town, there is a quiet town scenery. The huge banyan tree can reach a height of 15 meters, which can cover half of the entire courtyard. When the police car stopped, Wang Ji could still hear the dogs barking in the town.

"Here we are, get off!"

Wang team opened the car door and shouted loudly.

Partitioned with Liu Xiaonan, Wang Ji started his visits. This kind of work is like wandering around in the daytime. Liu Xiaonan chatted with the townspeople, and her sweet smile made the townspeople feel like a spring breeze. She took notes seriously and asked about serious topics, while Wang Ji stood aside. Ask the old man about the local legend about the mansion.

"In short, you have to work, we can understand, your team leader should also go to see Director Zhang of the police station, right? I have a suggestion for you..."

The old man lowered his voice, and whispered to Wang Ji: "If you want to go into the mansion to investigate, young man, be smart, and don't follow others when they go in."

"Remember."

Wang Ji reported with a serious attitude.

One is visiting seriously, and the other is discussing feudal superstition in a low voice. Not too pleasant to get along with can be expected. Coming out of a courtyard, Liu Xiaonan seriously criticized Wang Ji: "The captain said you have a psychological shadow, I think you are quite leisurely and content. Go around and ask questions later, don't ask those who have or don't."

"Okay."

Wang Ji responded. He did not conflict with Liu Xiaonan because of this. The old man's mysterious words really deepened his thoughts, don't enter the mansion easily, even if he wants to go in, he must not go in alone.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the task force assembled in front of Isa's mansion. After Wang Dui checked the files at the town police station, he brought some police officers from the police station over, and the police cars stopped in front of Yisha's mansion. After looking at the visit records roughly, Wang Dui asked the staff to unlock it.

The manor gate where the mansion is located is locked.

There is a cultural relic sign on the gate of the iron fence. The Interpretation Mansion is a product of exchanges between China and foreign countries, and has a rich history. The mansion was originally used for open tourism, which can be seen from the signboard. But the town government closed the mansion for some special reasons, and the locals spread horror rumors about the mansion, saying that they could hear Mrs. Isa crying here, and during the day, they could see the portraits laughing in the hallway of the mansion, looking at them. For various reasons, this place is temporarily closed, and the lock on the iron door is also rusty.

The gate opened, and Dui Wang was the first to walk in. A gust of wind suddenly blew through the manor, and Dui Wang's hat was thrown aside. The officers of the local town police station stopped immediately.

"Do you really want to go in?"

The director asked in a stiff tone, which seemed unnatural.

"Of course."

Wang Dui picked up the police cap and put it on his head again.

"Wang Ji, follow me into the mansion, and the others will look for clues in the manor. I suspect that there is something like an underground passage in this manor. After all, it was built during a special period. Look at the four blockhouses. ...how come there are only two left?"

As Captain Wang was talking, he suddenly realized that the number of watchtowers was wrong, so he immediately turned to ask the director. There used to be four large watchtowers in the manor, but now only two remain. The other two actually collapsed.

"It was 9:30 yesterday morning, and 9:30 this morning. Around these two times, the watchtowers collapsed one after another." The director said meaningfully, "So I said that the recent situation is not right, and this matter needs to be investigated. If so, you can wait."

"At 9:30 yesterday morning, around this time, I contacted the No. A experimental machine and confirmed the fact that I was a hunter. The watchtower collapsed around this time, as it is today. So the watchtower collapsed, Can it represent a time lapse in days?"

Wang Ji whispered in his heart.

"Wang Ji, come with me."

Captain Wang quickly called Wang Ji, and he refused to talk about the implicitly evasive topic of choosing a date with the town chief. Walking towards the manor with big strides, Wang Ji quickly followed without any complaints or fears.

"Xiao Nan, you and Xiao Li go over there. You go to watchtowers. Be careful that the buildings are in disrepair and don't rush in."

Wang Dui quickly assigned tasks and took Wang Ji to the mansion.

The location of the mansion is not in the center of the manor, but in the north direction, facing south. The manor surrounded by the wall is densely forested. Tropical plants are transplanted here and they are actually living well. The leaves of plantains rustle in the warm afternoon wind, as if the climate inside and outside the wall is completely different, which is extremely weird.

Crunch.

The heavy door of the mansion was pushed open by the Wang team.

The heavy historical atmosphere and the gloomy sense of solemnity came into view, and the majestic hall was displayed in front of the two of them. Tables, wooden chairs, hanging pictures, vases, etc. are all very particular. The entire hall was surrounded and swallowed by a solemn and gloomy atmosphere.

"Go and see."

The captain said without looking back.

Following him, Wang Ji began to investigate in the large mansion. The first and second floors, the balcony office, and the patchwork layout were all in his mind. Although it was daytime, the lighting inside the mansion was indeed not very good, and the captain had no intention of opening the curtains that might fall down with a slight pull. The two began to investigate in this gloomy place, and tried to find some secret passages. class place. The captain said that we must first find out the structure and environment of the entire mansion.

After inspecting the environment of the first bedroom, Wang Ji followed the captain and exited the bedroom to prepare for the second hall. When he was about to leave, he suddenly looked back and felt a pair of eyes watching him. This moment of discovery seemed to be an illusion. When he really let go of his attention, the pair of eyes watching him in the dark disappeared. However, Wang Ji moved his eyes when he saw the portrait hanging on the wall. In a mansion with poor lighting, this feeling will undoubtedly be creepy.

Almost at the same time, the captain also turned his head.

"What did you find?"

The captain raised his eyebrows and asked.

"I didn't find it." Wang Ji replied, "I just feel uncomfortable in my back."

"It's right that the back is uncomfortable, because someone is spying on us."

The captain's eyes became calm and prestige, and he walked quickly to the fireplace, looking at the portrait hanging on the wall. Reach out and start checking around the fireplace.

Wang Ji followed.

The portrait shows a general with a big beard, his sharp eyes staring straight into the distance. When Wang Ji stared at the portrait, he felt that more eyes were looking at him from the left side. He turned around but found nothing, only a photo on the cabinet, which was a group photo of the general and his executioners. Everything is really like the local legend, the people in the portrait really want to look at them.

"Not found."

After searching the fireplace, the captain shook his head, turned to Wang Ji and said, "But it's the same as what Lao Li said, the psychological suggestion here is really powerful. Looking at the portrait above, I feel that there are many people around Stare at me. Do you feel that way?"

"No."

Wang Ji replied that he lied.

"Alright, at least it shows that you are not guilty."

The captain nodded, not doubting it. Wang Ji's way of speaking and that unspeakable indifference are indeed not a form of lying, and there is really no need for him to lie on this point.

"That's it, let's go. It really doesn't feel good to be here. I really don't know why those people lived in this kind of place."

The captain waved his hand, indicating that Wang Ji's investigation had ended ahead of schedule. Although he didn't say it clearly, Wang Ji could feel that the captain, who was extremely efficient and serious about his work, was a little scared.

The captain went out first, followed by Wang Ji. Before leaving, he took one last look at the group photo on the table, looking at the executioners whose heads were covered with sackcloth, he looked at those people in the photo, and those people seemed to be looking at him. This staring lasted for about two seconds, and Wang Ji turned and left. He felt what the captain felt, and he thought more of it. He had a bad premonition about the unknown creatures that would appear tonight.

At 16:40 in the afternoon, Provincial Highway 72.

On the way back, members of the task force began to communicate with each other, explaining the situation of the visit. The captain said: "Wang Ji and I really felt something very strange in the mansion. Have you heard of those legends? Indeed, there are strong psychological hints in that mansion. When I look at a photo, I always feel that The people in the photos next to me are looking at me. When I don’t look at it, I feel that the people in these photos are peeping at me. This feeling is really indescribably uncomfortable.”

The captain looked a little restless when he spoke.

"Wang Ji, did you feel it too?" Liu Xiaonan, who was sitting next to Wang Ji, asked.

"I just feel uncomfortable, but I don't notice what Team Wang said." Wang Ji said. The police officer on the side analyzed: "Maybe it's the detection awareness! Team Wang's detection awareness is too strong. That's why you have that feeling. As for Wang Ji, his detection awareness must be weaker."

The police officer's evaluation of Wang Ji was very tactful.

"Speaking of which, the warehouse of the manor used to store wax figure cultural relics, and those cultural relics have melted away. It may be that the weather is too hot, and the manor has been locked, let alone the watchtower collapsed. No one cares about those wax figures. , and now it’s all ruined.”

The police officers were discussing with each other, Wang Ji listened silently in his heart, and began to analyze according to the information he knew.

"Those wax figures have melted. I'm not sure whether they cease to exist. If so, when the No. A experimental machine reminded me that I was an unknown creature for the second time, what the unknown creature refers to here is the same as the first time. It’s different this time. If it’s still those wax figures, they can’t be regarded as unknown creatures, because they are already ‘clear’ to me. They are the first time they have been guarding my house because they can’t identify me. Now I have been to Isa’s mansion If they come to me again... I should hide."

Thinking of this, Wang Ji silently clenched his fists.

"I will return to the city before sunset. Unidentified creatures will still appear. I have to find a way to get weapons to protect myself. There is no difference between a hunter and prey without weapons and tools. There is no reason for the unidentified creatures on the second night It will be worse than the first night, and it is almost foreseeable that it will be more difficult for me to survive this night.”