The players checked the four rooms on the second floor in order, and the couple's bedroom was the focus of attention.

However, the deceased's personal belongings had been disposed of by distant relatives, and the house was empty except for furniture such as a bed, a dresser, and a wardrobe.

Just when everyone thought there was nothing unusual and was about to leave, Li Xinjian suddenly called out to them.

"Wait a minute, there seems to be something under this bed..."

In reality, Li Xinjian is 1.8 meters tall. Now he travels to a child and observes the surroundings from the other person's perspective, which also allows him to notice some things that are easily overlooked by others.

After hearing what he said, Ling Yun immediately turned back and moved the bed away with Lin Yuanqi. At this time, they discovered that the floor under the bed was sprinkled with a layer of white powder. Not only that, it was also mixed with something like

The black remains left behind after burning leaves.

Tang Yao opened the mattress and unexpectedly found some strange-shaped plants under the bed. The plants themselves were dried and dehydrated, with a hint of gray in the white. The size of a single plant was no more than the palm of an adult's hand, and its whole body exuded a...

Spice-like sweetness.

"What is this? Dried flowers?" Lin Yuanqi also picked up one, put it under his nose and smelled it.

"It seems to be sage. This plant is also found in China. It is used to make sachets and its essential oil is mostly used."

Pan Rong immediately recognized this strange-looking plant: "I have a best friend who likes its taste very much. She often buys it and puts it at home. She even gave me a bundle. She said that burning sage can improve feng shui and purify it.

The energy of the room makes the mind feel comfortable.”

"Is it similar to smoking moxa? I can't tell that foreigners also pay attention to these health-preserving methods. My mother used to like to do this. The smoke was strong and the smell was choking. I really don't understand how healthy it is."

Li Xinjian complained.

"It shouldn't be that simple." On the other side, Ling Yun bent down and twirled the white powder on the ground. He found that all these things were table salt.

Seemingly realizing something, he returned to the two children's bedrooms again and unexpectedly found the same thing under their beds.

Especially the youngest daughter Leah, when she opened her mattress, everyone was surprised to find that there was a thick layer of salt and sage residue under the mattress. The salt among them had turned dark black, and it seemed that

It's weird.

Ling Yun said thoughtfully: "In the West, sage and salt are used to ward off evil spirits. In this family, husband James is a surgeon, and his wife Jenny was a teacher before her accident. Logically speaking, the couple is not superstitious.

people."

At this time, Lin Yuanqi suddenly thought of a foreign horror movie he had watched before: "That movie was about exorcism. A family moved into a new house, but who knew that there was an evil spirit entrenched in the house, trying to control the intrusion?"

The hostess drove him away. Not long after moving in, the hostess noticed that strange things were happening in the house. Later, she began to feel uncomfortable, and then she realized that she had been possessed."

"Let's have a look. Maybe there are places in the villa that we don't know about, such as attics, basements, etc." Lin Yuanqi said, "While the mission hasn't officially started yet, at least during this period, we are safe.

of."

However, Ling Yun and his party searched the villa up and down, but still found nothing unusual.

After struggling for a long time, more than three hours had passed before we knew it. At noon, everyone simply got some food and gathered together to discuss the next plan.

"Speaking of which, the mission content will not be officially released until twelve o'clock tonight. Since no problem can be found in the villa, why don't we go around and ask about this house and its previous owner?" Ling Yun

Pointing to the window, he said: "Go east for about two hundred meters, and there is a house over there."

"Didn't the agent just say that the previous owner once worked in a hospital in the town? Although the success rate is not high, I think it is still necessary for everyone to go there. By the way, we also need to buy some sufficient food." Tang Yao added

road.

"That's it." Everyone hit it off immediately, and while they were eating, the doorbell outside suddenly rang.

Ling Yun originally thought it was the housekeeping staff mentioned by the agency, but when he came to the door and saw the scene on the video, he found that standing outside was a middle-aged couple in their forties, and two children.

A teenage boy.

His intuition told him that the identities of the four people outside might not be that simple.

After he opened the door, he looked at the other person warily, and then asked: "Hello, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, we live near here...the William family." The man seemed hesitant when he said his name.

This hesitation does not seem to be intentional concealment. In Ling Yun's view, it is more like playing role-playing or script-killing games with friends, and when introducing himself, he has not yet adapted to his new identity.

Ling Yun calmly looked at the family in front of him, especially the two children. After seeing that something was wrong with their expressions, his thoughts became more certain.

"It's a player from the third district." Ling Yun directly changed to Chinese.

As expected, after hearing this sentence, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly lit up: "Yes! It seems that this trip was not in vain!"

He shook hands with Ling Yun and hurriedly said excitedly to a boy next to him: "Brother Zhu, you are indeed right. Apart from us, there are actually other players this time!"

After hearing the noise outside the door, Lin Yuanqi and his party inside the house also followed them out.

After seeing the family of five in front of them, the four people outside the door showed a look of understanding.

The boy next to the middle-aged man nodded calmly, stepped forward and said to Ling Yun: "Hello, we are a team from the C08 base in the third area. My name is Zhu Qingrong, and I am the captain of this team."

As he spoke, he pointed to the other three people behind him: "They are Liu Jigeng, Yan Ru and Feng Yijia."

"Is there anyone other than us who has entered the mission?" Lin Yuanqi raised his eyebrows, crossed his arms and said, "Interesting."

After everyone introduced each other, Ling Yun asked Zhu Qingrong: "Do you live near here?"

The latter nodded, pointed to a car parked nearby and said: "The place we live is closer to the town, about three or four kilometers away from your home."

"That's it." Ling Yun was a little strange. Even he himself didn't know that there were other players participating in this mission. How did the other party know their identities? Thinking of this, he immediately asked the doubts in his heart.

The boy named Zhu Qingrong did not answer his question immediately, but looked at the villa behind Ling Yun: "If it's convenient, can we come in and sit down?"

"Of course, no problem." Ling Yun turned sideways and welcomed the other party into the room.

After sitting down, Zhu Qingrong did not sell out, but went straight to the point: "It's like this. After entering the mission, we tried every means to check the information about this town. Soon, I noticed the murder that happened in this villa half a year ago.

.My intuition told me that it should be related to this mission, so we came over."

Ling Yun responded thoughtfully, and then, what the man named Zhu Qingrong said made them freeze in place.
Chapter completed!