Chapter 1364 Night

"While you have time now, let's introduce each other. Let's start with me. My name is Gao Yanqing. I am an animal trainer in real life and work in an aquarium. A very thin man sat on the ground and opened his mouth. There are still wounds on his body.

Realizing that the fat man was staring at the wound on his forehead, Gao Yanqing did not shy away. He took the initiative to lift the curtain and showed the wound to him openly, "Injuries are common in our industry, but I quite like this profession. Compared to When in contact with people, I still prefer to be with animals. After all, some people are worse than animals.”

"Zhang Qizheng, I am the director of a library." The old man straightened his back and had a calm temperament.

"Li Bai, surgeon." Li Bai nodded slightly to everyone.

"Yao, Shun, and Yu, hotel front desk." Immediately after Li Bai, Yao, Shun, and Yu said naturally.

"Wang Fugui, I am a truck driver." The fat man followed Jiang Cheng's teachings and knew that the more he spoke, the more flaws he would find. His self-introduction was as concise as the first two.

"Jiang Cheng." Jiang Cheng said very naturally, "I don't have a regular job. My latest job is writing books, which is online articles. Fortunately, I am a good reader and can make ends meet."

"Tang Qisheng, my profession is quite special. I am a folklore investigator." The middle-aged man with a good appearance said in a dull voice, "My main task is to go to various remote areas to collect folklore, and then come back to sort it out, and finally compile it into a book."

"Zhu Jie, I am an embalmer and work in a funeral parlor. I am responsible for sewing up the corpse so that family members and friends can see the deceased for the last time. Under special circumstances, I will also help the corpse to close its eyes." Come with Tang Qisheng. The woman said slowly. The woman looked very serious and had a maturity that transcended her age.

Then there was a woman around 40 years old. The woman was slightly fat and wore a pair of glasses. She looked very comfortable. But what Jiang Cheng and others never expected was the woman’s identity. “Just call me Lu Qin. I come from a A relatively special organization is called the Night Watch. Since everyone can meet here, they are definitely not ordinary people, so I still want to be honest, which will save a lot of trouble. "

Sure enough, after hearing the word "night watchman", the expressions of several people present changed, but they soon returned to normal. Jiang Cheng understood that everyone was not shocked by the word "night watchman", but they just couldn't understand that this person was called Lu. Why would Qin's woman be so honest and reveal her identity as a night watchman?

Jiang Cheng probably had two guesses. First, Lu Qin was pretending to be a night watchman in order to scare other teammates with ulterior motives. However, after thinking about it, Jiang Cheng felt that the possibility was very low.

Second, Lu Qin is a night watchman, and she came here for her group. She revealed her identity in order to disrupt the public. If this is true, then there must be her accomplices among the remaining people.

However, this point does not make sense. Jiang Cheng thought about it and couldn't come to a conclusion. The mission has not officially started yet. No matter how you look at it, it is too early to reveal your identity now, and it will do more harm than good.

Lu Qin's face remained calm after revealing his identity, and his eyes did not look at him in particular, or meant to warn the people in Jiangcheng. The fat man immediately became vigilant after hearing the words "night watchman", but after waiting for a long time, nothing happened. He was also very strange.

After Lu Qin, there was the last person left, and everyone subconsciously turned their attention to him. He was a young man, about 25 years old, with an average appearance. He was wearing a dark green military coat that didn't fit very well. It was baggy, but His eyes were bright, as if he had been waiting for a long time, "It's my turn, it's my turn, my name is Shao Tong, I am a Taoist priest, and everyone respects me because I can kill demons and demons without any disadvantages!"

Fatty: "???"

Hearing these remarks, the four people in Jiangcheng were a little confused, but judging from the performance of Zhang Qizheng and others, it was obvious that they had been shocked by Shao Tong once, so they were not surprised this time.

Realizing that the other party was staring directly at him, Li Bai couldn't figure out the other party's intention, so he had to bite the bullet and deal with it: "Mr. Shao has a good way of slaying demons and demons. I hope that with you here this time, everything will go smoothly."

"Amitabha, that's good, that's good." After receiving the response, Shaotong clasped his hands together with a pious face.

Fatty: "???"

Everyone: "..."

Amid the embarrassment, everyone ended their chat. In order to cope with the upcoming situation, everyone found a place to rest. Fortunately, the room was not small and could accommodate 10 of them.

Leaning on the haystack, listening to the sharp sound of the occasional wind blowing through the gaps between the wooden boards outside, Fatty became increasingly uneasy. He and Jiang Cheng were in the same corner, which was blocked by haystacks and was relatively hidden.

The fat man put his face close to Jiang Cheng's ear, "Are you asleep?"

His voice was very small, covered by the wind outside, and could almost be ignored.

Jiang Cheng opened his eyes and glanced at the fat man, "Don't think too much, take the time to rest. It will be difficult to rest after dawn."

The fat man's face turned bitter, "I know, but I can't sleep anyway. Why don't you talk to me and tell you the truth? My heart is pounding and my right eyelid is twitching badly."

Having said this, the fat man glanced outside and lowered his voice, "Why do I feel that something is wrong with these people? Listen to their self-introductions, especially that Shao Tong, the Taoist priest, and Amitabha. He seems to be here. There's a problem." The fat man nodded his head with his finger.

Jiang Cheng didn't take it seriously, but he patiently explained to Fatty: "No one who has survived to this day is a simple person. The only meaning of his introduction is to give us a bridge of communication, which is a good start. As for Regarding the content, we didn’t tell the truth, and neither would they, but there was a lot of skill in it.

"Take Gao Yanqing for example. He said he is an animal trainer and works in an aquarium, but I don't think so. People who have been exposed to water all year round will not have the same skin as him. Also, the injuries on his face are not right. I can't think of any animal that would leave scratches like that, he must have been scratched by someone."

"Human?" Fatty recalled the scar on Gao Yanqing's face. The scar was very obvious and deep. It was scratched by sharp claws. It didn't look like something a human could do.

Seeing that the fat man still didn't understand, Jiang Cheng took a breath and made a mouth gesture.

The moment Fatty understood it, his expression changed, because what Jiang Cheng said was a ghost word.

This was a very strange feeling. When Jiang Cheng said this word, something seemed to flash in Fatty's mind, making him almost immediately convinced that this was true. It was a ghost who really hurt Gao Yanqing!

Thinking along this line of thinking, a terrible guess emerged. When was Gao Yanqing's injury... caused?

Before entering this world?

Or after entering this world?

If it's the former, that's it. If it's the latter... Fatty's heart skipped a beat, then this matter would be troublesome. This at least meant that Gao Yanqing encountered a ghost, but not only did he survive, he never mentioned it.

Why?

What is he afraid of?

Also, do Zhang Qizheng and others know anything about this matter?

Fatty didn't expect that he would encounter such a difficult situation not long after he entered this world, and he didn't even understand what was going on in this world.

"Don't think too much. Get some rest and you'll figure it out." Jiang Cheng reached out and patted the fat man's shoulder, then continued to lean against the wall and closed his eyes.

Seeing Jiang Cheng's appearance, the fat man simply stopped thinking about it. He calmed down and leaned against the haystack. After an unknown amount of time, he actually fell asleep and had a series of strange dreams.

In his dreams, he was sometimes chased by ghosts, and sometimes fell into the endless abyss. In short, it was better not to sleep that night. When he woke up, he only felt sore all over his body, as if he had been beaten severely.

At this time, there was nothing around him, the doctor was gone, and there was no one in the room.

The fat man's heart was lifted. There was light coming through the gap between the wooden boards. It was already dawn outside, which gave him a sense of confidence. He slowly groped towards the door. The door was ajar, and gradually there was a sound. Come in.

Someone was talking, outside the door.

After confirming that he heard Jiang Cheng's voice, the fat man carefully opened the door. Everyone was sitting together outside the door, talking fiercely, and the atmosphere didn't look quite right.

"Brother Fugui, you wake up."

Yao, Shun, and Yu were facing the door and were the first to notice the fat man sneaking his head out.

Inviting the fat man to come over and sit down, Jiang Cheng handed him a water bag and stuffed him with two baked hard pancakes. The fat man didn't feel anything when he received it, but the next second, he realized that these things Where did it come from?

Seeing the fat man's doubts, Yao Shunyu explained: "When you were sleeping just now, someone came to find you. They were people from this world. They claimed to be soldiers guarding the city. They were dressed like the straw men we saw last night. , they asked those of us who had uncovered the list to pack up and go find them later. They also brought the food and water. "

"Reveal the list?" The fat man asked in surprise: "Reveal what list?"

"I don't know yet, but it is nothing more than a step to advance the plot. The purpose is to make us familiar with our identity in this world as soon as possible." Zhang Qizheng lowered his voice and said, "Compared with this incident, the incident I just mentioned is more important. It surprises me.”

"Yes, this is indeed strange." Zhu Jie said, her brows furrowed tightly and filled with tension, "Our vigilance shouldn't be so bad."

The fat man couldn't help but interrupt, "You...what are you talking about? Could you please tell me again."

"How did you sleep last night?" Jiang Cheng turned to look at the fat man.

The fat man nodded sheepishly, "Very good, I thought I would have insomnia when I first came to this world, but I didn't expect that I actually fell asleep, and I slept until just now. I didn't even know you came out, but the dreams I had were quite strange. "Yes." The fat man said the last sentence a little nervously.

After hearing this, Jiang Cheng was silent for a while, and then said to the fat man seriously: "Actually, it's not just you, all of us were asleep. We were all woken up today by the soldiers who had walked through the door and walked in front of us."

The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "How could this happen? Didn't we leave someone to keep watch overnight?"

Hearing these words, both Li Bai and Lu Qin felt a little uncomfortable. Finally, Li Bai spoke: "This time is when Lu Qin and I should be keeping vigil. At first, the two of us were still chatting quietly, but I don't know what happened, and finally fell asleep. , the two of us were completely unconscious and couldn’t remember exactly what happened.”

"Anyway, when we wake up, those soldiers are already standing in front of us."

Lu Qin added: "This is the strange thing. Li Bai and I are two people. If one person accidentally fell asleep, the other person would definitely wake her up, but no, we don't even have the knowledge in this regard." memory, so I think we both fell asleep at the same time."

"This is not common sense. We should be affected by some kind of power."

"Also, I think you will not be completely confident that two strangers will keep watch, so there must be quite a few of you who are secretly observing, but the final result is that everyone fell asleep."

They are all experienced, so Lu Qin does not beat around the bush.

At this time, Tang Qisheng, who rarely speaks, slowly opened his mouth. His voice is magnetic and gives people a deep feeling. "I said... could it be like this? I mean, if the straw soldiers we saw last night and the soldiers who came to find us just now... could they be the same group?"

Hearing Tang Qisheng's words, everyone's face changed slightly. This guess is too terrifying. Could the straw man standing last night actually come back to life?

And come to find them this morning?

"If this guess is true, then perhaps this is the rule in this city. There are no living people in this city, or there are no living people within a certain period of time. At night, all people will exist in the form of straw men, and when the sun rises, these straw men will come alive again, and the moment of the yin and yang conversion point is the moment we fall asleep."

"This is a mandatory rule." Tang Qisheng added at last.

"This is just a guess. We still need to observe the details, but what is certain is that this place is very strange at night, and it doesn't feel entirely because of those things." Zhang Qi was thinking.

After eating, the group walked out and walked in the direction the soldier said. Everyone felt more and more familiar as they walked. "Isn't this the direction we came from last night?" The fat man asked in a low voice.

"Yes, we walked along this street last night." Li Bai nodded.

But at this time, the street was no longer the gloomy scene of last night. Although there were not many people, but...

Everyone was keenly aware that these passers-by looked hurried and worried, as if they were worried about something. A sense of fear permeated, making people uneasy.

Jiang Cheng reached out to stop a mother and son. The mother looked only in her early 30s, but considering this era, the woman's real age might be only 20 years old. She was holding a 4 or 5-year-old child in her hand. The mother and son walked hurriedly, as if they were going to escape.

"Don't stop us again. We don't want to live in the city. Something happened again last night. This time... This time it's the turn of the Wu family of Fu'an Inn!" The woman seemed to have recognized the wrong person, and roared at Jiang Cheng and others with red eyes.