Chapter 1342 Paradise Tower
Suddenly, a magnificent picture slowly unfolded in Jiang Cheng's mind. In the dark night, a towering pavilion stood tall. The hall was brightly lit, and the guests were full. The dancing postures were swaying, and the sound of stringed instruments and orchestras was endless. It was really a night of bright lights, music and dancing, and feasting. The jade neck, red lips, fox eyes, and a face that was as beautiful as frost and snow.
Among them, the courtesan was dressed in red, nodding her head and raising her eyebrows, her eyes were rolling, she was still holding a pipa and half covering her face, her waist was unbending, and she walked slowly like a lotus. The Warm Fragrance Pavilion and the Mandarin Duck Terrace were lit by candles, and the wine was full of wine. The music and dance were endless until dawn, and every frown and smile told the story of love and romance...
The shock of the grand scene before him could not be described in words. Jiang Cheng could only think of six words: Towering Tower, Paradise Tower.
It must be. Those people before were attracted and led into this legendary Paradise Tower.
According to rumors, people can only enter the Jile Building but not leave. It is not that there are any rigid rules, but that there are countless beautiful scenery in the building. Everyone who enters is deeply attracted by it and can't help lingering in it.
It was just a short scene. The moment he peeked, Jiang Cheng was dazzled by the prosperous and beautiful scenery. His expression gradually became dazed and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
He rushed over and grabbed the intercom. The voice inside continued, and it became more and more enchanting and weird. He turned the switch to turn off the obviously wrong intercom, but the switch seemed to be out of order. No matter how he fiddled with it, it didn't work.
In a hurry, Jiang Cheng found that there was an opening and closing position on the back of the intercom, which should be battery-driven, so he immediately opened the battery slot on the back of the intercom.
But the next second, he was dumbfounded. This damn intercom didn't have batteries at all!
"Where is this thing connected to the other side?"
Jiang Cheng looked at the frightened man on the side and asked.
The man's body was shaking constantly, and his dull eyes were briefly cleared up by Jiang Cheng's shout. "It's... it's another team, another team walking in front of us!" The man's voice was trembling.
That's right, the missing team must have entered the Ji Le Building, as well as the so-called geological exploration leg at the beginning, Lin Wan'er and others, they... they are now in the rumored Ji Le Building!
The Ji Le Building that you can only enter but can never leave!
The sound from the intercom became more and more weird, and a faint laugh came out. The laughter was very light and muffled, as if someone covered their mouth and tried their best to hold back the laughter. It was neither male nor female, and it was impossible to distinguish. And after listening for a long time, the laughter seemed to come out of the intercom and sounded all around them, in this forest.
Without any hesitation, Jiang Cheng suddenly raised the intercom and smashed it against a large rock beside him. He didn't know how much force he used, but this military-grade intercom was actually broken into pieces. In an instant, the remaining picture scroll in Jiang Cheng's mind was shattered, and all the sounds disappeared.
Jiang Cheng staggered back a few times, squatted down, gasped heavily, and his body was soaked with cold sweat. He knew that he was right. If he continued, they would also be taken away by the mysterious laughter and taken to the Paradise Building.
"Doctor, what's wrong with you?" The fat man approached cautiously, and the moment he put his hand on Jiang Cheng, the latter's body couldn't stop shaking, as if he was afraid.
Even the usually indifferent No. 2 couldn't help but speak, "Zero, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Cheng covered his head. His mind had never been so confused, as if different people were competing with him for the right to use his brain and the control of this body.
After listening to Jiang Cheng's intermittent narration, everyone couldn't help but take a breath. In the end, the mature and steady Luo Yunshan stood up and said to Jiang Cheng very seriously: "I must tell you that we didn't hear the music and dance you said, and we didn't see any Jile Building."
A chill swept over Jiang Cheng's body. He raised his head in disbelief and looked at Luo Yunshan. The other party had a cold face and didn't mean to joke at all.
Jiang Cheng looked at the fat man for confirmation. The fat man was looking at him at this moment, with his eyes full of worry.
"Just now, the walkie-talkie did suddenly ring, but there were some meaningless noises in it. We didn't react yet. You were like... like you were stimulated. You rushed over, grabbed the walkie-talkie, took out the battery first, and then you were still not satisfied, and finally broke the walkie-talkie."
No. 13 seemed to be frightened by Jiang Cheng's performance. When he said these words, his voice was very low. I think he was worried about stimulating Jiang Cheng again. After all, the other party's performance can no longer be described as weird.
"Doctor, have you been too nervous recently?" The fat man comforted, "I know you are worried about the safety of Boss Lin, but things have to be done step by step, don't... don't be too..."
The successive events made Jiang Cheng exhausted, and what was more terrible was that he couldn't calm down at all. He knew that he had entered the game at this moment, but he didn't know what means the other party used.
He forced himself to calm down, because no matter how elaborate the scam was, there would be flaws.
As long as the flaws were found, the game could be broken.
He pushed away the rough man who blocked him, squatted on the ground, and began to search. Near a big rock was the wreckage of the walkie-talkie and the flying debris. He wanted to confirm whether he had a problem or someone around him had a problem.
Just now, there was an inconspicuous but obvious difference in their descriptions. The things about the scroll and the Jile Building were unclear and hard to explain, but the walkie-talkie did exist in reality. According to Luo Yunshan and others, there was a battery in the walkie-talkie, which was taken out by himself, but he could be sure that he definitely did not see the battery.
If the battery can be found next to the stone, it proves that Luo Yunshan and others are not lying, and there is something wrong with his mental state. On the contrary, the problem lies with Luo Yunshan and others.
Either they are fake, or they have also entered the illusion, and it is a deeper illusion than their own. Although Jiang Cheng does not think that there is an illusion that can drag everyone in and cover an entire mountain, especially to confuse top masters like Wu and No. 2.
But not believing does not mean that it does not exist. The night watchman has planned for so long, and he must have some extraordinary trump cards.
After a moment, Jiang Cheng, who was squatting on the ground, trembled all over. He stared at a battery in his hand, and his mind was confused again. Yes, he found it, a battery.
At this moment, Luo Yunshan seemed to have seen something, and walked towards Jiangcheng alone, saying shockingly, "Your condition is very wrong. I suspect that your door is affecting you. Something is indirectly controlling you through the guy in your door."
No. 2 also nodded, looked at Jiangcheng, and said in a calm tone: "Yes, I think so too. The other party's target that night was originally you, but something went wrong in the middle, and only Wu was taken away. Because of the contractual relationship between you and Wu, the other party is using Wu to indirectly influence you."
No. 13 was also worried when he heard this, "I know that guy Wu, he is very powerful, Ling, I'm afraid we can't help you this time, you... you must be careful, this is a demon in your heart."
"There will be more and more such things in the future. You must be careful to distinguish and be restrained. I hope... I hope Wu will not take the initiative to find us." When mentioning Wu, No. 13's originally unhealthy face became paler. After all, everyone knows that with their current lineup, they can't stop Wu at all.
Thinking of this brother who always stayed by his side, Jiang Cheng felt powerless. Wu in the video was obviously not right and almost pushed him away, but he was more willing to believe that it was Wu's last remaining consciousness that protected him, so that the other party did not succeed, but Wu was taken away.
He rubbed his temples hard, and after a few seconds, Jiang Cheng's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and then as if he had discovered something, he raised his arms and kept sniffing with his nose.
Soon, Jiang Cheng seemed to have discovered a new world. He called Fatty and others over, stretched out his arms to show them, and said excitedly: "You...you smell it!"
When Luo Yunshan No. 2 and others saw Jiang Cheng's appearance, they didn't dare to approach him at first. Only Fatty immediately walked up and lowered his head to smell it as Jiang Cheng said. After a few seconds, Fatty raised his head suddenly, not only excited but also scared. Tong Kong shook violently, "How...how could this be? It's the smell of alcohol, doctor, you actually smell of alcohol! Such a strong smell of alcohol!"
At this time, the others gathered around, and everyone was surprised to find that Jiang Cheng's body was stained with a strong smell of alcohol, and even some fragrance, a very special fragrance, which seemed to be the smell of a sachet on a woman's body.
Putting all these together, Jiang Cheng boldly speculated that the Paradise Tower he saw was not an illusion, but a fact, but...only he could see it, just like the bus, only people with a brand on their bodies would be allowed to board the bus.
Brand...
Nothing is that brand!
Because Wu was in the building at the moment, he could see the building briefly!
In this way, everything makes sense.
After hearing Jiang Cheng's analysis, the rest of the people were shocked, but they all agreed with Jiang Cheng's opinion. Luo Yunshan had the highest insight. His analysis did have this possibility, and this also explained why everyone was together, but only Jiang Cheng often fell into illusions.
It was not suitable to stay here for a long time, and everyone evacuated quickly. In order to protect Jiang Cheng, the fat man asked him to walk in the middle this time, and he and No. 2 Luo Yunshan and others surrounded him.
I don't know how far I walked, and finally walked out of this forest. What made people feel a little relieved was that at this moment, the outside was not the weird mountain village, and there was a little light on the horizon.
After choosing a terrain with a good view, everyone stopped to rest temporarily. Luo Yunshan asked the man with headphones whether the communication with the outside of the mountain had been restored. The man shook his head at him in embarrassment.
In this way, until the sky was completely bright, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Only after experiencing a long and hopeless night, they knew how precious dawn and sunshine were.
No. 13 was unwilling to give up and said that he wanted to go to the mountain village again. After what happened last night, he might find some clues, but Luo Yunshan directly rejected his plan. Luo Yunshan asked everyone to set off immediately and go down the mountain.
"What about the rest of the people if we go down the mountain now?" No. 13 was unwilling.
Luo Yunshan was still insisting, and there was no room for change in his attitude. "We must leave now. No one outside the mountain knows what our situation is. Our top priority is to pass on the news. Otherwise, if other teams enter the mountain, the loss will be immeasurable."
"We can't rescue people now. We need to go back and make a long-term plan. And have you ever thought about it? If we are trapped, what will happen to Commissioner Lin and others? Who else can rescue them? They really have no way out."
Luo Yunshan's decision was well-reasoned. Although it seemed inhumane, it was the best choice at present.
The good news was that although the communication equipment had a problem and could not be used, the compass returned to normal. After a long journey, they finally found a road that had been marked. They walked along the road and walked out of the mountain at noon, returning to the foot of the mountain not far from the starting point.
At this time, there were already people waiting at the foot of the mountain. After seeing their figures, they immediately came up. Luo Yunshan was picked up by a car alone. It was obvious that the big shots above wanted to find him for details. After all, this matter involved too much, and those missing frozen disciples were time bombs.
In the evening, in the anxious waiting, Luo Yunshan came back, and he brought back a piece of news that Jiang Cheng was very interested in, "We found the person you asked me to find."
From Luo Yunshan's tone and eyes, Jiang Cheng suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. Before entering the mountain, he had asked Luo Yunshan to find the whereabouts of Li Bai, Yao, Shun and Yu.
Sure enough, Luo Yunshan opened his briefcase, took out a mobile phone from it, clicked on the screen a few times, and handed the phone to Jiang Cheng. The moment they saw the screen, Jiang Cheng and the fat man's eyes dimmed.
The picture was very simple, a man lying on a white bed, the background was blurry, but it could be felt that it was in an old house, the man closed his eyes, it was Yao Shunyu.
"He... died?"
The fat man's lips trembled constantly. Although he had thought about it before, he still hoped that Yao Shunyu would be fine, after all, they were friends.
Luo Yunshan nodded in a businesslike manner, "Well, he is dead, the body was found in a rental house, this person's whereabouts are very strange, we traced his recent movements and found that he chose to live in some very remote places, and he was not used to electronic payment. We found a lot of cash in the bag he carried with him, enough to pay for him to live in a better place."
"He seems to be deliberately avoiding someone." Luo Yunshan said at last.
Jiang Cheng stared at the screen, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Where did you find the body? I mean the city."
"Luojiang City."
Jiang Cheng and Fatty frowned. It seemed that they had never heard of this place. Luo Yunshan explained: "This is a county-level city. It is not well-known. It is normal that you don't know about it. It is thousands of kilometers away from here."
"I want to talk about another thing. Regarding the cause of death of this person, we did not find any wounds on him, nor any signs of taking drugs. He died peacefully, as if... as if he had a beautiful dream."