i must be in hell

Candlelight flickered in the dark night, Xia Tan put down the book in his hand and breathed a sigh of relief.She didn't dare to put down the book to rest until the storyline came to an end.Otherwise, the mood will drop in the air with the plot, even if you are sleeping, you will dream of those horrible corpses and bloody murder scenes in your dreams.

She is not a particularly daring girl, but she likes to read suspense and mystery novels.This contradiction is not uncommon in an adolescent girl.

After closing the book, Xia Tan checked the time, it was already past two o'clock in the morning.At this time, everyone else in the villa should be asleep, and she should go to bed earlier.Xia Tan walked to the bed with a candle in his hand, and was about to lift the blanket and get in.

Huh, a gust of cold wind blew, she looked at the half-opened window, the curtains were slightly blown by the night wind, there was a rustle of wind outside the house, and there was a bit of humidity in the air.Isn't it going to rain?She thought to herself, still holding the candlestick and preparing to close the window.However, as soon as his hand touched the cold window sill, a bright light flashed across his eyes.

lightning?

Shocked, Xia Tan looked up at the sky, but there was no light to be found under the dark night sky.When the window was closed, she seemed to hear a dull sound, against the midnight sky, it caused a ripple in the girl's heart.

Is it an animal in the mountains, or the wind blowing down the branches?

Xia Tan warned himself not to think about it, he must have just finished reading the novel so he was suspicious.She got into the warm bed, but didn't fall asleep for a long time.I don't know how long I lay there, and I seemed to hear another crash in a daze.Then throughout the night, this indistinct voice lingered in her dreams until dawn.

When they woke up the next day, the tourists in the villa felt that the weather had become much cooler.

Zhu Ming yawned and came down from the stairs, and when he reached the first floor, he shivered.

"It's so cold, the weather can change whatever you want."

Mrs. Liu, who was cleaning the hall, glanced at him. "The weather in the mountains is as cold as it can be, not as cold as in your city. It's just the beginning of summer, and the temperature is not too high. You young people just didn't have time to reduce your clothes, and you didn't know how to cry when you were freezing, hum."

Mrs. Liu is an old employee who has been employed in this mountain hotel for more than ten years. She is old and has a good temper. In addition to her seniority, let alone the boss, she even criticizes the guests from time to time. She looks like an elder .Zhu Ming was the guest who just checked in three days ago. He was a young man in his early twenties. He wore shorts and short sleeves and went to the mountains to avoid the heat in summer.

However, although the young man is a ruffian, he still respects the old and loves the young. He always listens to Mrs. Liu's lessons with a smile, and forgets them after hearing them.

After chatting with Mrs. Liu, Zhu Ming sat down on the big sofa in the lounge with a cup of warm milk.Sitting across from him was a middle-aged man reading a newspaper. His clothes were neat. Even in early summer, he was wearing a three-piece suit with the top button of his shirt tightly buttoned.There was a cup of steaming boiled water in front of this man, and he was holding a newspaper in his hand. When he saw Zhu Ming sitting down, he just nodded his head without raising his eyes.

Xu Yongquan, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at a certain university, took advantage of the students' vacation time to come to deep mountains and old forests to breathe.Professor Xu never likes to talk to other people, and Zhu Ming has long been used to it.From his point of view, this bookworm and old pedant is completely different from him, and he is not interested in getting along with him.

The two were sipping morning tea without paying attention to each other, and another person came in from outside the house.The person entering the house was wearing a jacket and rain boots, as if he had just come out of the deep forest.He changed his shoes in the hallway and came over with a pair of muddy rain boots.

When Zhu Ming saw him, his eyes lit up.

"Hey! Old Han! Where did you go early in the morning?"

The man who was stopped by him raised his head and waved to Zhu Ming in the lounge. "It just rained all night in the mountains, so I'll go see if there's any water in the river below."

"Hey, I'm still concerned about your subject during the holidays."

Han Youwei, a postgraduate student at the School of Water and Soil Sciences of a famous university, has just arrived in summer vacation and took his cousin to the mountains to play.Zhu Ming has the best relationship with him, but it's actually because he doesn't want to drink, because he has a crush on his cousin.

No, I warmly greeted them in front of them.

"Cousin isn't up yet?"

One cousin at a time, more affectionate than what Han Youwei called himself.

Professor Xu, who was reading the newspaper, looked up at Zhu Ming, and then looked away. He didn't care about asking, completely forgetting himself.

Han Youwei had a good temper, and said with a smile, "This little girl won't get up until the sun rises. When she wakes up, she can have lunch."

"Mr. Han." Mrs. Liu, who was dragging by, frowned and looked at the pair of muddy shoes dripping from his hands. "If you don't clean your shoes at the door, isn't it useless for me to mop the floor? I spent the whole morning mopping and sweeping the floor, and it's in vain again."

"Sorry, I didn't pay attention..." Han Youwei blushed.

"All of you young people know how to eat, eat, play, and play, but you don't know how to be careful and pay attention. You say that these housework is my job, and you don't understand me, save me a little effort?"

Sitting in the lounge, Zhu Ming watched Han Youwei being so scolded by Mrs. Liu that he couldn't lift his head, he laughed and played with his mobile phone.

After another hour, other guests in the villa also got up one after another.Among these guests, there were young couples from Japan, college students traveling together, and the original Zhu Ming, Han Youwei and others. The entire lobby on the first floor became lively and noisy.Among them, Zhu Ming is more like a duck to water. He either chats with two foreign tourists, or bickers with the female students at the side without saying a word. In the middle, he is reprimanded by Mrs. Liu, but he doesn't take it seriously. He continues to have fun. .

But when it was almost twelve o'clock, Han Youwei frowned.The cousin usually goes to bed no matter how late she would not get up at this time, he was thinking about whether to go upstairs to have a look.

With a bang, the door that was originally closed was pushed open from the outside, bringing in a gust of cold wind.Everyone shivered, and then looked towards the door.

"Sister-in-law Liu, come and help me get an umbrella! It's raining outside again."

It was the owner of the hotel who came in. He was carrying an oversized suitcase in his hand, and there seemed to be another person behind him.Then, everyone looked at the person behind him.

A young man of about 24 five followed the boss into the house.He has a handsome appearance and is neatly dressed, even with a suitcase in his hand, it is hard to hide his temperament.If it weren't for the muddy water on his clothes, others would have thought it was some little star who came from somewhere to shoot exterior scenes in the mountains.

The eyes of some female college students lit up all of a sudden, and they began to discuss in a low voice.Hearing the excited voices of the female students, Zhu Ming immediately had a sense of competition with this handsome guy who stole his limelight.

The boss, Yu Jun, was pulling the luggage of the new guest, sweating profusely, turned around and said:

"Hurry up and get inside, it's cold outside."

Seeing this, Zhu Ming said in disbelief: "Brother Yu, I went to the station to pick up the guests early in the morning, so why didn't I see you?"

Yu Jun chuckled. "In business, the customer is God."

The young man behind him was also carrying his luggage. He didn't mind the people all over the room staring at him, and walked into the main hall grandly.

"Come here, let me introduce you." Yu Jun said, "This Mr. Xiao Yu is from the Municipal Tourism Bureau. He came here specially to inspect our scenic spot and stay here for a few days. Please don't give me face. If you are not satisfied with anything, you can report the situation to Mr. Xiao."

Zhu Ming is happy. "I said Brother Yu, you obviously want us to speak well for you!"

"Hahaha, as long as you understand."

Everyone laughed.

Yu Jun then introduced everyone's situation to Xiao Yu, looked around, but found that there was still one person missing.

"Xiao Han, is your sister still awake?"

Han Youwei was also wondering.

"She should have woken up earlier, but she slept very late today."

"Haha, this girl must have stayed up late yesterday to read again." Yu Jun smiled and didn't take it seriously, then turned to Xiao Yu and said, "The room is upstairs, I'll take you there."

Xiao Yu nodded, and the two bid farewell to everyone and went upstairs with their luggage.

Turning around the corner of the stairs, the light dimmed when entering the second floor, Yu Jun turned on the light in the corridor, and opened the door for Xiao Yu.

"This is the room. It's bright and comfortable. Mr. Xiao?"

He turned his head, but saw that Xiao Yu didn't follow closely, but stared at a candle at the corner.

"Do you still use candles here?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Oh, this one. The power supply on the mountain is insufficient, so we use our own generators, so save as much as possible, so we cut off the power supply after nine o'clock in the evening in summer, and put some candles in every room for guests to use."

Xiao Yu looked at the door of the guest room again, it was so tight that not even an ant could crawl in, and it rained again last night.

He thought about it, and asked Yu Jun:

"Boss Yu, just now you said who is still awake?"

"The little girl next door, she likes to stay up late to read and often gets up late." Yu Jun didn't know why. "But I slept really late today, which is a bit strange."

As he was talking, seeing Xiao Yu's increasingly serious expression, his heart skipped a beat.

"Xiao, Mr. Xiao?" The man's face made him flustered inexplicably.

Xiao Yu looked at him and said something seriously.

Not long after that, everyone in the hall heard a crash upstairs, followed by Yu Jun's panicked cry.

"Come on, come on! Someone has died!"

The rain in the mountains is getting heavier and heavier.