My heartbeat increased instantly, but I grabbed the sheets tightly and tried to restrain my urge to jump up and run away. My eyes were fixed on the woman above, but for just a moment, all I saw was

Water stains remain.

Yes, there were only water stains on it, but from the water stains I saw a painting, just like the messy colors painted on the wall of Old Chu's house. In this painting I just saw a painting facing me

The laughing woman, I can even see that the color of her teeth is blood red. If I hadn't insisted on not running away just now, and just had a glimpse, I would definitely have regarded this painting as a real woman on the ceiling.

Looking down at me.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and then I realized that my body was covered in cold sweat. I lay helplessly on the bed, thinking that this was what Erliang said he wanted to show me that day? When he was lying on this bed,

Didn’t you also see such a woman?

Of course, no one can tell me the answer to all this. After lying down for a while, I got up from the bed, pulled up the sheets, and was about to go to Lao Chu's house to take a look. At this moment, something seemed to be stepped on under my feet, because

The foot moved forward and made a gentle rubbing sound.

I lowered my head and moved my left foot, and found a mobile phone sim card under my foot. It might have been under the bed but was brought out by my foot. I picked up the card out of curiosity. I don’t know who it belongs to.

From the moment I met Erliang, it seemed like he only had one number.

I didn't take this matter too seriously. Even if it was Erliang's, so what? Everyone should have their own secrets. Just when I was about to put the sim card back, something suddenly moved in my heart:

If this is really Erliang's card, will there be any useful clues in it for me?

I was so excited by this idea that I hurriedly took out my mobile phone card, then put the SIM card in, installed the battery, and turned on the phone. My heart was beating fast. Fortunately, the card could still be used.

When I opened the address book, I couldn't help but feel shocked. There was only one number on it. I couldn't be more familiar with this number because it was my own mobile phone number.

I had an ominous premonition in my heart, and tried to use this number to call the mobile phone Yi Niang gave me. The result was exactly what I thought: this was the mysterious number that sent me a text message asking me to go home and check it out.

Why is this card here? Didn't Erliang tell me that this is an empty number? Has he been lying to me? I used Yi Niang's mobile phone to call back, and sure enough, what rang on the phone was: "I'm sorry, the number you dialed

The number is empty.”

I suddenly felt like laughing. I actually forgot that there is something called a ringing bell in the world. It was also because I believed in Erliang so much that I never doubted it at all. But why did Erliang deceive me?

At this moment, the phone in my hand suddenly rang. It was not my mother's phone, but the one with the sim card installed. I was startled by the sudden ringtone and saw an unfamiliar number.

, but then he picked it up cautiously. Since this person would call, maybe I could get some information from him.

The call was connected, and an old woman slowly said: "Welcome to the Dream Club."

My body shook uncontrollably and I asked, "Where is the Dream Club?"

The voice was just as I expected. After letting out a breathtaking sound, he replied sinisterly: "You are already at the club." Then it beeped a few times and the phone hung up. I called again, but there was no answer.

People pick up.

The Dream Club finally found me. I don’t know what Erliang has to do with this Dream Club, but I am determined to continue to investigate this matter. Even if I know that Erliang deceived me now, I will continue to investigate.

Go down, because I have always felt that Erliang's death was related to this club. Thinking about the piece of white jade peony that is gradually turning red, maybe, the next person who gets into trouble may be me.

Even though it seemed like I had found a clue, I couldn't keep chasing a clue. Every clue would be cut off as soon as it appeared, giving me no chance to find out the answer. Of course I didn't believe the guy on the phone.

As for the old woman, she thinks Erliang's home is the dream club. I don't understand why she would say that.

I sat down again and tried to sort out the recent events: Erliang said that his ideal was to live in that old house in the mountains, where there was nothing else except the painting I got.

, but I have been studying this painting for a long time, and it is almost like immersing it in water and burning it in martial arts novels. I still can’t see anything. Erliang repeatedly said that there will always be other ways. At present, I can’t see anything.

Come on, the only thing I can do is go to Lao Chu's house and have a look.

I just remembered the painting I got, and now I decided to go to Lao Chu's house to have a look. Naturally, I thought of Xiaorui. She has not answered my phone calls or replied to my text messages for so many days. I thought

She is still angry with me, so I have to wait until her anger subsides, or until I write a novel of mine.

Now I have to keep an eye on the old woman at all times, so I immediately bought a mobile phone after coming out of Erliang's house, then took the bus to Lao Chu's house, and soon arrived at his door, and then used the old method to familiarize myself with the house.

He opened the door and stepped in.

Of course Lao Chu's home is still the same, but the dust is thicker, and because there is no ventilation, there is an unpleasant smell. I dare not open the curtains and open the windows, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble if others see it.

The trouble is, if someone sees it at night, I'm afraid they will think this place is haunted. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt something in my heart: After Chu Jiangshan's death, someone once saw a figure shaking in his room in the middle of the night. Could it be the same?

Because someone went to his house to look for something, is it the same purpose as me now at Lao Chu’s house?

I patted my head and told myself not to think about these things. This is a habit I have developed over the years of writing. When I see anything, I will try to think of more, but now is obviously not the time to use my imagination.

, I looked around Lao Chu’s room. I don’t know how many times I’ve looked at the furnishings in it. It’s really hard to see anything new.

Since I came here once, I couldn't just take a look and leave, but after looking around again, I still didn't find anything. I sat on the sofa dejectedly, thinking why Erliang came here, Lao Chu was already dead.

, what is the purpose of Erliang coming here? At this moment, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I finally found something wrong.

Yang Hui told the developer boss that he picked up a few pieces of jade pendants from the dry well, and gave one piece to the boss, which was later sold to Lao Chu; Yang Hui also sold a few pieces himself. Judging from Erliang's reaction at that time, his

He already owned such a jade pendant. Of course, it could not have been sold to him by Yang Hui, otherwise he would not have failed to recognize Yang Hui. Moreover, after Lao Chu died, the jade pendant was not found on him or in the room.

Isn't it possible that Erliang's jade pendant was given to him by Lao Chu?

The more I think about it, the more likely it is, but the problem is that even if I figure it out, it's of no use. Now both people are dead. The jade pendant has changed color strangely, and it's on my body. My eyes are turning around.

I turned around and landed on the pile of papers in front of the sofa. If there is anything here that I have not carefully examined, it would be these papers.

The last time I came with Xiaorui, I had read the words on several pieces of paper. They were all messy things, but Lao Chu kept them carefully. I suspected that Lao Chu had a serious desire for voyeurism, so he kept the records.

The paper that captures the psychology of these people is so well preserved.

I sat down and patiently read through the papers one by one. Just when the light in the room was getting darker and darker and it was almost impossible to see the words, I finally found a notebook.

Yes, it was not a piece of paper, but a book. Open it and there were a few words "Their Secret" written on the title page. I curiously continued to turn it over. There were only three words on the first page, but these three

But this word made my pupils shrink instantly. It said: "Ye Erliang".

I couldn't wait to turn over this page, but my heart suddenly became cold, as if I had suddenly fallen from a high mountain into an abyss: all the paper at the back was torn off!

I continued to turn it over without giving up, and saw two other words written on another piece of paper: Wang Qiang. I held my breath and carefully turned over the paper, but everything behind it was useless, only the paper was torn off.

A little trace of the aftermath.

I quickly flipped through this book, but apart from their names, the rest were just blank sheets of paper, just like my brain right now.

I leaned weakly on the sofa. The last clue was broken. I didn’t know how to continue the investigation. I closed my eyes and felt a little tired. I had no idea what I should do. At this moment, suddenly there was a sound coming from behind.

There was a familiar sound: "Da-da-da-da-da-da", and then there was the sound of marbles rolling to the ground.

I was immediately frightened by the sound, and my first reaction was to turn around quickly, but behind me was a wall, a white wall, with nothing on it. At this moment, I felt something lightly touch me.

My leather shoes, I was so frightened that I immediately jumped on the sofa. When I lowered my head, I saw a glass marble rolling by my feet.

The sound of "tacking" came from behind me, but there was only a white wall behind me. Where could this glass marble come from? My heart has been tightened, as if there is a room in this room.

There is someone I can't see, just like I felt every time at Erliang's house. Could it be that there are two blue bricks like that in this white wall?

Just when I was thinking wildly, suddenly the "click" sound came from the room again. Although the sound came equally suddenly this time, I was not frightened because I finally discovered where the marbles came from.

Already.

At this moment, I saw a marble falling from above my head, and then bounced a few times on the ground. I quickly raised my head, and saw a scene that I will never forget again.

In the corner of the roof, there is a short string hanging around the neck of a doll. The doll is wearing a black nightgown and has long hair. At this time, it has its head lowered and its eyes are empty.

The two glass beads have fallen to the ground. Even in the poor light, I can still see the gray color in the eye sockets.

This pair of empty eyes stared at me, as if they wanted to see through my soul. A gust of wind blew from nowhere, and the doll began to shake. At this moment, I seemed to hear what I heard in the old house that night again.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak" sound.

Because I didn’t notice anything strange in the house when I came in a few times before, so I didn’t look up at all this time. In addition, the doll’s location happened to be in a blind corner, and the light was not particularly good, so I couldn’t go there.

I couldn't find it, so I didn't find the doll hanging above until the two glass beads fell.

This is a very strange discovery, not only because it is a strange thing to hang a doll here, but also because this doll is very familiar to me, it is the one Xiaorui took away last time.

Xiaorui would definitely not be so bored that she would come back and hang the doll to the ceiling with a rope. So who did this, or is something wrong with Xiaorui now?

When I thought that something might happen to Xiao Rui, I felt even more nervous. I quickly took out my mobile phone and made a call, but like every time, the call kept going but no one answered. I could only hang up the phone and send a text message, but Xiao Rui

Rui still didn't reply to me. In desperation, I thought of my second aunt. It was my second aunt who introduced Xiaorui to me. She should have Xiaorui's address.

I hurriedly dialed my mother's phone and asked her for the second aunt's contact number and called her right away. But the answer she gave me made me disappointed. She said it was very late that day and she was about to close the store.

Rui walked into the marriage agency she ran by herself, and she refused to leave her address or anything. When the second aunt saw that she was a nice person, she thought of me immediately and asked her with concern in the end.

How's my progress lately?

I didn't even have the heart to deal with my second aunt, so I casually said it was urgent and hung up the phone. I thought about going to the police station to report the case. Even though I didn't know anything about Xiaorui, if something happened to her, it would be too late.

.

Just then, my phone rang and a text message came. I quickly took out my phone, but it was a strange number. When I opened it, it read: "Do you want to know their secrets?"

I was stunned for a moment, and then I understood. I looked at the notebook I threw on the sofa. I had been thinking: If this person wanted to hide something from me, why didn't he just take the entire notebook away instead of

Two pages of paper with the names of the two of them left here? Now after reading this text message, I think I understand. This is like a bait, he is tempting me step by step.

I didn’t know who this person was or where he wanted to lure me, but I still sent a text message back: “I want to.”

Soon the text message came back: "Tell me your dreams, the a** deep in your soul!"

My eyeballs shrank almost instantly, and I immediately looked back: "Dream Club?"

The other party didn’t reply to my text message this time, and I didn’t call him, because I knew the other party would definitely not answer, so I stared at him for a while and sent him another message: “I want to know the truth.”
To be continued...