eurekapd Chapter 542 [Domain · Second Gate] Twins (2)
Chapter 542 [Domain · Second Gate] Twins (2)
Chen Ji stared intently at the paper figures.
These paper figures varied in size, with the largest being almost as tall as him.
Each of them had their eyebrows and eyes painted on, and their paper-mâché hands were stiffly placed at their sides, making them even more terrifying than in the photos.
The person who made them is highly skilled. They're very realistic; they probably won't be cheap.
Chen Ji's thoughts unconsciously wandered.
Paper figures are a kind of sinister object, not only because they are always associated with death, but also because they resemble people, yet are not people.
It has a human face, but it is flat and drawn; it has a human body, but it is made of paper and hollow, as if a person or any non-human creature could be hidden inside.
This causes some confusion in the human brain: it is close to humans in some ways, awakening human awareness of their own kind, but at the same time it carries an extremely strong sense of being "inhuman".
But for Chen Ji, the most terrifying thing was actually something else:
He is a human being.
But he could no longer feel that "inhuman feeling".
The boundary between humans and paper figures is gradually becoming blurred in his work.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he laid one of the paper figures down and looked at the soles of its feet.
On the sole of the yellow paper shoe, a mark came into view. It was the same mark on the sole of his feet as on Fei'er's previous paper doll form.
Who bought the paper figures? And why this particular funeral home?
Chen Ji frowned and put the paper figure back. Du Tingfeng and the other man had checked thoroughly and there was indeed nothing left.
Just then, he suddenly heard the door of the funeral supply store being violently kicked open, followed by several tense footsteps.
"what happened?"
Chen Ji pushed open the door, and his eyes narrowed as he saw the situation outside!
In just a few minutes.
Du Tingfeng and Xu Sandao, who were originally standing outside the counter, have disappeared.
Instead, two more photo frames appeared on the counter.
The two half-body photos show Du Tingfeng and Xu Sandao staring blankly and woodenly at the camera, their eyes devoid of any life.
But the most terrifying thing is...
They all had a white mourning band tied around their heads.
The moment Feng Yao saw the two portraits, her eyelids twitched violently, and she couldn't help but recall her terrifying experience in the hotel restaurant!
An unseen ghost... is committing massacres in the restaurant.
The image of her witnessing the intern being beheaded and his head rolling to the ground flashed through her mind again.
It wasn't until she was about to leave the cemetery that she saw what the ghost in mourning clothes looked like.
Feng Yao wasn't the only one shocked. Chen Ji's expression changed slightly. He originally thought the funeral shop was related to Zhou Liang, but now it seems that the Du Xu group was actually continuing the wish of the mourning ghost!
"They're both dead?" Huang Yue asked in disbelief.
"Impossible," Liu Zi immediately denied.
Both Du and Xu possessed A-level abilities, so how could they possibly die immediately upon being cursed?
“This must be related to their curse.” Chen Ji picked up the portrait, lost in thought. “Did you see how they disappeared?”
"No." Liu Zi shook his head.
He was standing outside the store with Bai Shaohua when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the person behind the counter and realized they had disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, he saw the portrait of the deceased.
"...suddenly disappeared..." Chen Ji couldn't help but glance at Wu Hui and Luo Weicheng.
This reminded him of Wu Hui, who was in a similar situation, transported to the mirror world and playing the role of a victim in Zhang Wei's story.
The situation of Du and Xu is probably similar.
He glanced at the portrait again and suddenly frowned.
“No,” Chen Ji said. “The message conveyed by this photo is very strange.”
“Look, their clothes have changed too. They are no longer the clothes they wore when they entered the realm, but mourning clothes.”
"But the problem is that mourning clothes are worn by the living for the dead, but the portraits of the deceased also imply that they are already dead or about to die."
Combining the two, an idea naturally popped into Chen Ji's mind.
"Do you think it's possible that they're wearing mourning clothes for themselves?"
This is quite possible, but even if they knew this, they would have no idea what the Duxu Group is going through right now.
Luo Weicheng's expression was complicated. He and Wu Hui had been able to communicate through the mirror for at least a period of time.
But this place is completely isolated, and what's most terrifying is that... so many people who have entered the realm are nearby, but they can't help them at all.
Right under their noses, Xu Sandao and Du Tingfeng were pulled into the curse.
This filled everyone with a sense of powerlessness and despair.
Chen Ji put down the portrait, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
His ominous premonition mainly stemmed from the funeral supply store itself, which was like a crossroads where several clues converged.
First, there are the paper figures of Chen Ji and Fei'er, which are products of this place.
Secondly, Zhou Liang had also been here.
But the strangest thing is that the curse that should be involved the paper figure and Zhou Liang is actually the ghost of mourning clothes!
What is the connection between the ghost in mourning clothes and this shop?
There's no point in waiting here. We can't contact Xu Sandao and the others now, so we have to start somewhere else.
He sorted out the current relationships between the characters and suddenly noticed something very strange.
The paper doll storyline involved many guests.
But the most important one is not a guest, but the previous cursed object, the virgin boy and girl of 309!
To untangle this mess, we need to understand what really happened with the twins.
He thought for a moment, then stood up and gestured for Fei'er to come with him to the reading park.
The pen mentioned that someone had been hanged over there, and if nothing unexpected happened, it was the child from the family on the fifth floor.
After giving the remaining people some instructions, Chen Ji looked around and suddenly asked, "Has Ren Yu not arrived yet?"
Liu Zi shook his head.
"Let me know when he arrives," Chen Ji said, turning and leaving the funeral home.
street.
He stared at the intersection, his mind racing with thoughts of the connections between the hotel guests.
"What are you thinking?"
Fei'er, who had been silent all along, suddenly looked at him and said, "You look terrible."
"...Is it really that obvious?"
Chen Ji gave a wry smile; even Fei'er had noticed.
"Yes." Fei'er nodded: "Are you worried about Du Tingfeng and the other guy?"
"Yes and no."
Chen Ji pondered for a moment and said, "They think very fast. A group of two A-level monsters is probably the group with the highest probability of survival."
"But I feel... their curse might be related to more than just one ghost."