Maybe I can't have normal youth
Chapter 18 Ghost: Am I not saving face?
"My dear detectives:
Thank you very much for being able to open this letter of mine. This is Morton Orphanage.It used to be a warm home for many orphans, and even many children grew up here and became famous people.
I was originally the dean here, but because of a disaster, everything here has changed...
As you can see, this place is now in ruins.That was a tragic story caused by a fire. Many children in our yard were killed in this fire. All of our survivors are trapped here because of the hatred of the children. I hope you can find something here. The truth frees us!Wish ya'll good luck!"
The president read the letter in his hand, and when he heard it, we all already understood the general ins and outs.But just as the president was about to put the letter away, the female classmate took it and said: "Oh yes, please remember to be careful of the ghosts that come and go around randomly!"
"Xu Xiao, stop making trouble!" The president seemed a little angry.
It seems that the scary female classmate before is called Xu Xiao, her name is pretty good, and she looks very delicate.
"Nothing, senior, look." Xu Xiao made a grimace, then reopened the envelope, revealing the words hidden inside. It was the words she just said gloomily, "How? My eyes are sharp?"
"I blamed you wrong, good job."
After the president turned the blame into a compliment again, everyone began to discuss how to proceed.Unfortunately, after we haven’t discussed it for long, something quietly approached us...
When we all focus on the rules of the game, the real game has already begun.Only then did I understand what Xu Xiao meant to be careful with ghosts.
Although it is an orphanage, it is actually just a big room due to the limitations of the venue.The surrounding lights flickered, and the originally not bright environment became even dim.
"Let me out..." A trembling female voice heard in her ears.But because classmate Xu Xiao joked with us before, and the voice is very similar, everyone didn't care too much.
"Student Xu Xiao, really stop making trouble this time!" The president blamed her again, and he seemed a little nervous.
"I haven't, it's not me!"
"Huh?" Following Xu Xiao's denial, the president's voice was a little disturbed in doubt.
I saw something appearing behind them in the dark. It was a humanoid creature whose face could not be seen clearly.
"Be careful!" I shouted.
They only realized the existence of ghosts behind me when I reminded them, but when you think there is something behind you, whether you have the courage to look back is still a question.The president shuddered after seeing the direction of my finger, his body was a little stiff, and his lower body had already begun to turn, but his head was still facing the light, and he seemed to be nostalgic for it.
Really, president, if you are so scared, don't set such a theme.
Xu Xiao is quite calm. It seems that she is a very courageous type. No wonder she likes to often make such scary jokes.After she turned her head and saw the ghost radiating from the disheveled, she actually pulled him out of the darkness.This skill is definitely beyond me.
If it weren’t for me and the two of them at a distance, it would be equivalent to standing on both sides of the room to explore. Otherwise, I must have been frustrated when I knew there was something behind me, and the reaction might not be much better than the president.Thinking of this, I couldn't help but turned my head back with a guilty conscience. After seeing a wall behind me, I felt more relieved.
"Ouch!" After the ghost was caught in front of us by Xu Xiao, the hair covering his face suddenly fell to the ground, revealing the original appearance of the "ghost".It turned out to be a man, did you just use a transforming device?His somewhat bewildered face told us that he had never encountered such a situation.
I looked at the wig on the ground, the original horror atmosphere instantly became funny.
"Ah, Xu Xiao, this is the staff..." The magician stepped forward to make a relief.
"I know." Xu Xiao had such an expression on his face.
"Ah then you are like this..."
"Of course this is the fastest way to know information. I was worried that no one came out just now." Xu Xiao patted the shoulder of "Ghost" as if they were already familiar with each other, "Okay, let's talk about it. Well, you must not just come to scare us? Are you?"
Under Xu Xiao's slightly threatening tone with his eyes narrowed, the "Ghost" shrank his neck. I really don't know which of these two people is responsible for the scary.
"Ah, it's not so good..." Although the magician said so, his voice has become a lot weaker. It seems that the temptation to win the game is still greater.
"What's wrong, let's go ahead and tell us all the background information, otherwise you won't be able to go." Xu Xiao patted "Ghost" on the back again and added another sentence."Needless to say the small details that need reasoning, otherwise it's not fun."
It seems that Xu Xiao still understands that the purpose of our trip is not to compete.Of course, for me, it's just to feel what kind of entertainment the real secret room is.
"Fine." The staff finally compromised. He sighed, "You still needed to go to another dark room to find a token, and finally give it to me, so I can give you information. Then pay it back halfway. I should meet two of my colleagues, but it seems that you will not be scared much now."
No, you made a mistake about "Ghost", but Xu Xiao won't be scared much.
Morton Orphanage existed in Europe in the last century, and the dean who wrote to us before was Morton’s last dean, Ms. Ace.As early as the 1970s and 1980s, because of a major famine, the village near Morton almost died overnight. More and more children died because of their parents, or simply because their parents chose to ignore them and become orphans. It was at this time that the Morton Orphanage began to have a large influx of orphans, and for a time Morton's livelihood became a problem.
The source of this famine is now controversial. Some people think that it is just an accident of nature; some people think that the fertility of the land has disappeared due to over-farming of human beings; and some people think that human beings are too confident in themselves. The tragedy caused.But no matter what the reason is, it is buried in history, and no one can know the truth for sure.
Only the subsequent effects of this famine are more terrifying.
Those children whose parents have died, if their parents’ stomachs are cut open, they can find that the indigestible soil in their stomachs is the “food” that can only make their lives full; and those who send their children to orphans Even if the parents in the hospital are really overwhelmed by themselves, they can still do this very conscientiously.I really don’t know how many children end up as food for their parents. Even if their children can’t eat, it’s okay to exchange children for food.When facing extreme hunger, people will completely lose their minds and act only according to physical needs.
Fortunately, the Morton Orphanage at the time still had good-hearted help. With the help of well-wishers and the management of Ms. Ace, Morton was able to stabilize the foundation in this famine.
Although Morton used to be an orphanage, the orphans in it often performed very well.Especially after entering the society in the future, many people will become successful people in the society, and many of them are willing to come back to help Morton after their success, and help those who are connected with the original self.
In this year, the children have long learned how to survive on their own, how to grow fruits and vegetables, cook, and be able to live on their own efforts.At that time, the children lived happily, but when everything was getting better, a big fire brought everything to nothing.
I thought it was just a tragedy caused by a simple fire, but the few survivors were trapped by the ghosts of extremely resentful children.Fortunately, those who were burnt to death at the beginning have experienced too much pain for those who were burned to death and died of starvation and disease due to the closing of the famine hospital.
The ghosts demanded to find the perpetrator. After careful investigation by Dean Ace and the head nurse, they targeted the four children, but there was no way to go further.
"Phantom" skipped the courage test and told us a lot of information.In addition, the four of us later found the key or cracked the code, opened several small rooms on the scene, and read more information from the diary and other records left in the room, we wanted to tell us about the whole game The story has a more thorough understanding.