Chapter Twenty-Three: Blood by the Well
When Shen Qiumeng said this, her gaze kept shifting towards Liu Haoyu.
Although he was wearing a gas mask and his appearance couldn’t be seen, it was not difficult to conclude from Qin Liu’s words. This man should be Liu Haoyu himself.
However, the top priority now was to deal with the mirror ghosts outside. Regardless, they had to get these two people out of this place first.
“You two, quickly leave this place with me. It’s too dangerous to stay here.”
As she spoke, Shen Qiumeng looked towards Shigu Town outside again.
A thick fog shrouded everything, and faintly, only some dark shadows could be seen wandering and lurking within the town.
The entire sky had become somewhat dim, and the dilapidated buildings on both sides blocked the road ahead.
This already narrow road extended silently into the depths of the mist.
No one knew what the end of the road looked like, or what was inside.
But Shen Qiumeng knew one thing clearly: the black things outside had been targeting her from the very beginning.
She seemed unwilling to implicate the other two and continued to say,
“I know how to leave here…”
Before Shen Qiumeng could finish, Liu Haoyu interrupted her.
“Don’t be in a hurry to leave,”
“If it’s really like you said, this is the world in the mirror,”
“Then it’s not that simple for us to leave,”
“So it might be better to first figure out what happened here and the reason for the girl’s suicide.”
Qin Liu nodded in agreement.
Shen Qiumeng’s expression stiffened.
“Are you two tired of living? You still want to investigate?”
Liu Haoyu didn’t answer, he just continued to ask.
“By the way, are there no other residents in Shigu Town?”
According to what Wang Wenqi had said before, Shigu Town should have been abandoned long ago. Why did Shen Qiumeng come to this place?
Or was there still someone living here?
“There are only a few old men left living in Shigu Town. We usually take care of each other and haven’t gone anywhere else.”
“But after the mist rose, I went to the places where those old men lived and found that no one could be found.”
Shen Qiumeng pointed to the house where the two were earlier.
“Old Man’s house is that one, but as you two saw just now, there’s no one inside.”
This made Qin Liu realize something.
The plainclothes officers Liu Haoyu had mentioned earlier, including the few remaining residents of Shigu Town, should still be in the real world outside.
And they themselves should have entered the world in the mirror.
Or, to put it another way, according to the settings in some games, they should be in the inner world.
People outside couldn’t see them, just as those plainclothes officers watched Gu Wanxue disappear with their own eyes.
They probably couldn’t see the situation outside.
“The dark figures outside have disappeared.”
As Qin Liu was thinking, Liu Haoyu’s voice sounded, and he pointed to the town shrouded in dense fog.
“Let’s go check the situation by the well now.”
“Okay.”
Waiting here any longer was not an option, and according to Shen Qiumeng, things might become more troublesome once it got dark.
After the three made their decision, Liu Haoyu took the lead, walking at the front.
Shigu Town was not very large, but it had three streets, and the distance between houses was not close.
Some houses were very close, while others were separated by more than ten meters.
The three walked on the street, their gazes scanning their surroundings.
In the dense white mist, it seemed like a terrifying monster could emerge at any moment.
“Go this way.”
As a local, Shen Qiumeng’s guidance meant they wouldn’t get lost in the dense fog.
The three cautiously bypassed the main road through the alley and arrived at a patch of yellowish grass.
It seemed like someone was buried here, and Qin Liu, who was trailing behind, curiously glanced at the tombstone.
However, the inscription on the tombstone had become very blurred, and it was only known that all the people buried there were surnamed Shen.
“What are you looking at? Hurry up and follow me.”
Seeing Qin Liu stop in her tracks, Shen Qiumeng waved at her and said.
“That well is not far from here. Don’t fall behind.”
“Oh… okay.”
Qin Liu followed, she paid attention to Shen Qiumeng’s reaction, and according to this reaction, the owner of this grave should have some relation to Shen Qiumeng.
Perhaps her parents?
But why did she seem to know nothing?
And while Qin Liu was wondering, the three arrived at the side of the well after less than five minutes of walking.
The side of the well was covered with splotches of blood, and a dagger was placed there.
There were also bloodstains on the inner wall of the well, so Shen Qiumeng was right, Gu Wanxue must have jumped in and committed suicide.
“When did you see her jump down?”
Liu Haoyu looked at the bloodstains on the side, took a small amount, and rubbed it on his hand.
This blood was a bit dim and viscous. Although it was fresh, it was strange that it didn’t look like the blood of a young person.
Facing Liu Haoyu’s question, Shen Qiumeng seemed to be recalling something, and quickly gave her answer.
“About an hour ago.”
Shen Qiumeng was also a little unsure of the time, she looked around nervously, her expression seemed a little anxious.
“But there’s nothing to see here, let’s leave quickly.”
“Wait for me.”
Liu Haoyu was carefully observing the distribution of bloodstains by the well.
The bloodstains were generally sprayed, but the edges were too neat, as if they had been deliberately splashed on.
After checking the bloodstains, Liu Haoyu picked up the dagger.
The dagger was very clean, and it felt like it had been carefully wiped.
“There’s nothing to see here, I feel like those mirror ghosts are coming soon, we can’t stay here any longer.”
“Wait a moment.”
Liu Haoyu was not in a hurry to leave. He leaned close to the well and pointed his tactical flashlight at the bottom of the well.
This well was not very deep, and Liu Haoyu’s tactical flashlight could illuminate the bottom of the well.
There was water at the bottom of the well, but the water was very clear, and there were no bodies floating on the surface.
One had to know that the density of the human body was not much different from that of water, and if one died in the water, the body would quickly float up.
But if, as Shen Qiumeng said, Gu Wanxue died an hour ago, where was the body?
Liu Haoyu’s brow furrowed slightly, he adjusted the beam of the tactical flashlight, and carefully observed the bloodstains on the well wall.
Not only by the well, but the direction of the bloodstains on the well wall was also very strange.
If it was indeed a suicide by jumping, then the bloodstains should have dripped vertically.
But the bloodstains on the well wall showed drag marks.
It was as if… someone was forcibly pressed against the well wall, struggling for a long time, and finally fell into the water.
