The Midnight Owl

In the dark corridor, the vermilion paint has turned reddish brown, and the pieces are mottled and withered, and the exposed wood has been eroded and decayed by wind and rain.The corridor leads to the inner courtyard. There are yellow leaves and dead trees along the way. There are some paper money scattered on the ground, some are new and some are old, and the year of the sacrifice cannot be seen.

The four followed the money counting ghost in the corridor, following the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes, they were all quiet, waiting for the money counting ghost to speak first.In the end, the money counting ghost was more silent than them. Xu Wang had no choice but to ask, "Brother ghost, where are you taking us?"

The money counting ghost gave him a sideways look, and finally said: "Don't you guys want to stay here? Let me tell you, we don't raise idle ghosts here, if you want to stay, you have to work hard."

"Contribute?" The eyes of the four partners lit up, and the task came.

"Well," the money counting ghost continued to walk forward, without seeing the four pairs of shining eyes behind him, "The west courtyard is now using ghosts, and the boss is worried that he can't find a new ghost recently, so you will come to the door, if not Such a coincidence, I can't question you like that."

"West courtyard?" Xu Wang had never heard of this word the last time he came here.

"There are so many questions," said the money counting ghost impatiently, "Anyway, I will take you to see the boss now, and if the boss agrees to accept you, you will have a place to stay here, understand?"

The four partners looked at each other, seeing the boss?

The last time they came in, it was a ghost looking for something, but the team that came in at the same time was faster and grabbed the task, so they found the next ghost and took the task of "On the head of the willow on the moon, the ghost made an appointment after dusk".But whether it is "Looking for" or "Love", it is a task directly given by the NPC, and the target of the task is very clear.

But now they have followed this NPC for a long time, and the <cheat sheet> has not updated the mission.

It can be seen that "meeting the boss" is not the content of the task.

"Well, Ghost Brother," Xu Wang walked two steps quickly, leaned over, and asked with a poignant smile, "Did you lose anything that we need to find? Or something that doesn't go well in love and wants us to help you reunite?"

The money counting ghost turned his head slowly, looking at him with no love in his life: "Do you think I am like this, can a female ghost look for me?"

Xu Wang: "..."

The deep sadness of this question made the male ghost silent, and the female ghost shed tears.

The air was suddenly quiet, only the whisper of the wind blowing through the corridor.

Xu Wang seemed to have thought of something, and changed the subject directly: "Brother Gui, do we have a bridge here?"

"Bridge?" The money counting ghost looked at him inexplicably.

Just as Xu Wang wanted to explain further, such as the small bridge in the back garden, as long as it was a bridge, Wu Sheng suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled him back to his side, wrapping his arms around his shoulders tightly.

"It's okay, brother ghost, he just has nothing to say, so you don't have to talk to him." Wu Sheng smiled embarrassedly at the money counting ghost.

The money counting ghost now has a very good impression of this mountain ghost, so he nodded, not doubting him, and continued on his way.

Xu Wang angrily gave Wu Sheng an elbow. It wasn't heavy, but the meaning was obvious—who has nothing to say?

Wu Sheng didn't move, just put his arm in front of him, stayed for two seconds, and then quickly retracted it.

But it was enough for Xu Wang to see clearly that in the badge manual opened by his military adviser, the badge prompt on 5/23 read: Bed lover.

Xu Wang was stunned, it was still a "ghost bridge" just now!

To be precise, since ten days ago, the reminder of "ghost in the wall" was replaced with "ghost bridge", the badge reminder of 5/23 has not been changed. He entered the checkpoint today, and he confirmed it again. Who would have thought It's only been ten minutes, and a team has already found the badge? !

No matter how efficient the team is, it is impossible to be so fast.The only explanation is that some teams had great luck and encountered Shining Lights as soon as they entered the mansion. Maybe when they got the badges, they were still blindfolded.

But no matter what, he was indeed negligent.

A trace of annoyance flashed across his heart, and the hand on his shoulder was grasped vigorously again, and then Wu Sheng sighed softly.

Xu Wang heard five words from that sigh——I can't do it without me.

After giving him a blank look, Xu Wang curled his lips reluctantly——okay, I was careless.

Wu Sheng smiled, the corners of his mouth curved in satisfaction.

Xu Wang narrowed his eyes and looked at him—can you take your hands off?

Wu Sheng raised his eyebrows puzzled—huh?

Xu Wang: "..."

The first [-] sentences can be communicated with eyes, but this sentence can't be understood? !

At some point, Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin had already fallen behind the captain and the military adviser, and saw the badge manual displayed by the military adviser, and knew the fact that the reminder had been changed. process.

Kuang Jinxin was amused watching it.

Qian Ai was filled with righteous indignation when he saw it—this is a crazy relationship with public funds!

Through the corridor, and then through two small courtyards, four people and one ghost finally came to a meeting hall.The money counting ghost asked them to wait outside the door, and he went in first. Within 2 minutes, he came back and said that the boss agreed to see them.

The four of them followed behind the money counting ghost and finally entered the meeting hall.

The meeting hall is not big, and there are a row of ghosts sitting on the left and right, all of them are in the miserable state before death, some eyeballs can't fall off, some jaws are directly torn apart, and they can't close again, but it's like this, it's still time to drink tea Drinking tea, smoking what should be smoked, everyone looks very stylish, like a big brother.

But the real big brother is naturally sitting at the front, the main seat.

It was a thin middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He should have had a festive and kind appearance before he was alive, but now, his face is purple like death, and a bullet hole directly penetrated his head between his eyebrows. On the front, you can see the wall behind him directly through the bullet hole.

As soon as the four of them entered, all eyes were on them.

The originally noisy meeting room suddenly fell silent, and being stared at by so many ghosts, the nerves of the four friends suddenly tensed up.

The money counting ghost respectfully said: "Boss, they are the four new ghosts. The one with one head left is the flying head ghost, the one with one more severed hand is the severed hand ghost, the one with the shadow is the back spirit, and the heroic one is the mountain ghost. "

Xu Wang, Qian Ai, Kuang Jinxin: "..."

Emotional preferences need not be so obvious!

The bullet hole ghost slightly tilted his head, looked the four of them up and down, and finally asked the money counting ghost, "Have you checked?"

"Don't worry, everything has been tested," said the money counting ghost. "The cause of death is clear, the circumstances of death are reasonable, and there is nothing suspicious."

There was no expression on the bullet hole ghost's face, and he couldn't tell whether he believed it or not, but after a moment of silence, he still said quietly: "I just need some new faces, Xiaoqian, you did a good job on this matter."

The money counting ghost is not often praised. He shrank his neck and smiled shyly when he heard the words. The picture couldn't be more beautiful.

The Bullet Hole Ghost didn't speak any more, he just stared at him.

The money counting ghost was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly understood, and immediately retreated, and closed the door of the conference hall from the outside very thoughtfully.

As the door closed again, the air in the meeting hall became heavy and oppressive.

The vigilance in the hearts of the four partners gradually increased, and Junshi Wu even began to calculate, if the situation is not good later, he should take the 36 plan as the best, or put it to death and survive.

Next to the bullet hole ghost, a "body" suddenly appeared slowly.

To be exact, it was a ghost with only a body but no head. It was covered in blood, and it was full of slash wounds.

As soon as the headless ghost appeared, a slightly shrill voice sounded in the entire conference hall——

"If you want to live in the West Courtyard, you have to contribute to the West Courtyard, understand?"

Compared with the bullet hole ghost, this headless ghost does not give people such a strong sense of oppression, and as soon as he appears, the bullet hole ghost leans back and throws away the shopkeeper. Obviously, this is a role of a military adviser or a think tank .

The four partners can understand that the boss will not personally explain the mission with the little soldier in detail, so naturally he needs a spokesperson.But... how does this person without a head transmit his voice? This unscientific phenomenon really makes people very concerned! ! !

"Cough," Xu Wang forced himself not to care about the channel of his voice, "I understand how to exert effort, but I don't quite understand what effort to exert..."

The headless ghost in front spread out his hands, as if he was about to give a lecture, while the shrill voice hanging over the meeting hall, matched his posture, and explained slowly.

The four partners are in this weird collocation, after listening to the background of the mission——

"This old house is divided into the east courtyard and the west courtyard. The west courtyard, that is, here, is our territory, and the east courtyard is the territory of the heart-digger. We have always wanted to move to the east courtyard, but the heart-digger has an inch of land don't let..."

"Well, can I ask a question?" Xu Wang weakly raised his hand to interrupt.

The headless ghost said, "Talk."

"Isn't the west courtyard very nice? It's big and open, the trees are lifeless, and the wind is quite gloomy." Xu Wang really didn't understand, "Why do you have to move to the east courtyard?"

"What do you know," the headless ghost sneered, "The feng shui of the East courtyard is a thousand times better!"

"No..." Xu Wang glanced at the ones with dropped eyeballs, the ones with torn jaws, the ones with broken arms and legs, and finally the ones with bullet holes between their eyebrows and the ones without heads, and asked sincerely, "We're all like this, Are you still so particular about Feng Shui?"

Bullet Hole frowned.

The headless ghost immediately scolded the boss: "Since ancient times, the spirit of ghosts has come from the east, but they don't live in the east. How can they control the ghosts in the world!"

I have only heard of Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, Qian Ai, and Kuang Jinxin who drove the crane back to the west: "..."

It is true that there is knowledge everywhere, regardless of Yin and Yang.

"Then...how can we contribute?" Xu Wang hurriedly asked the key point, for fear that if he continued the chat, he would get more knowledge about the ghost world, and his brain couldn't keep up.

There was no answer to the high-pitched voice above the head, and the headless ghost suddenly came down.

Seeing this headless body walking towards me is really not a good experience. The four partners unconsciously gathered together, relying on each other, and absorbing a little bit of human warmth.

The headless ghost stood still in front of Xu Wang, and said softly at the tip of its head, "Stretch out your hand."

Xu Wang did so.

A small paper bag was placed in his palm.

"This is Miehun Powder," the headless ghost said, "Your task is to sneak into the East Courtyard, find the Ghost Spring, and pour Miehun Powder into the spring."

Xu Wang stared blankly at the small paper bag in his hand: "And then? What will happen?"

"The ghost spring is the source of ghost energy for all the ghosts in the east courtyard. Once the ghost spring is destroyed, all the ghosts in the east courtyard will be wiped out."

Xu Wang couldn't bear it a bit: "Be more ruthless..."

The headless ghost turned around and walked back to the boss.

The bullet hole ghost said quietly: "Perform the mission, or I will eat you right now."

"Leave that flying head ghost to me," said the shrill voice hastily, "I happen to be short of a head."

Qian Ai: "..."

If you are not afraid of ghosts stealing, you are afraid of ghosts thinking about you! ! !

Now that we've talked about this, Xu Wang knows that it's impossible not to accept the task.In other words, since they chatted with the money counting ghost, they were destined for this task.

"We'll pick it up." Xu Wang raised his head.

"Ding--"

<Cheat Sheet>: [Task] Infiltrate the East Courtyard, look for the Ghost Spring, pour Miehun San!

No need to look, the four partners also know their own fate...

Not only do you have to hide your identity as a human being to live in the ghost house, but you also have to hide your identity as a human being and live in the east courtyard, and wait for the opportunity to poison. This is not Infernal Affairs, this is the middle way of Infernal Affairs! ! !

……

The headless ghost personally sent them to a very hidden moon door in the inner courtyard.

"Passing through this gate is the East Courtyard."

"Thank you, Brother Headless." Qian Ai was eager to send away this person who was thinking about his head quickly, "We will be careful, you go slowly."

The headless ghost didn't move.

Qian Ai was wondering, when the headless ghost suddenly grabbed his head!

Who the hell could stand being held up by a headless body!Qian Ai was so frightened that his hairs stood on end, and he uttered an "Aww", as if it could poke a hole in the night.

The headless ghost was also startled: "Why are you howling!"

Qian Ai's teeth chattered: "You, why are you scratching my head!"

The headless ghost said: "Maybe it will be mine in the future, I will appreciate it in advance."

Qian Ai resisted the impulse to punch: "..."

The headless ghost let go of his hand: "Oh."

"..." After admiring the sigh, what the hell is that! ! !

Everything that needs to be explained has been explained, and the head is also looked at. The headless ghost has no more nostalgia, and turns to leave.

Wu Sheng suddenly stopped him and asked: "Brother Headless, you have been a ghost for a long time and have rich experience. Do you know that there is a kind of bed lover?"

The three partners calmed down, knowing that their military division was looking for clues to the badge.

"Bed lover?" The headless ghost shook his head, but because he had no head to shake, he could only shake it with his body, "I never heard of it."

Wu Sheng asked again: "Then what about lingering on the bed? Is there any ghost that likes to stay on the bed?"

The headless ghost's high-pitched voice suddenly became ambiguous: "If you want to say that, of course you have. Merry ghost, peony flowers die, and after death, they will also be romantic. If you hook your eyes, you will stay on the bed. Ghost Calling ghosts is annoying to death hehehehe..."

Xu Wang, Qian Ai, and Kuang Jinxin all looked indifferent: "..."

They don't want to get in a ghost car, thanks.

"Only romantic ghosts?" Wu Sheng's face was rigorous in scientific exploration, and he was not distracted by ghost cars at all.

The headless ghost's laughter stopped, and after a while, the voice suddenly dropped: "Dream ghost."

"Dream ghost?"

"The person who died in the nightmare is a ghost, but still stays on the bed, repeating the nightmare before death over and over again."

Wu Sheng, who got the answer, has no problem.

But Xu Wang could hear something unusual from the headless ghost's suddenly lowered voice: "Menggui, is it fierce?"

The headless ghost didn't answer, but only reminded: "Just remember one thing, don't get into its bed."