eurekapd Chapter 39 Where is this person?
Chapter 39 Where is this person?
The distance from the restaurant to the garden wasn't far, less than ten minutes, or even five or six minutes if you ran. But when the group arrived at the garden, they found the rose greenhouse in disarray and completely deserted.
"Where did they go?" Director Wu's heart ached as he looked at the scattered red rose petals on the ground. This must cost a lot of money!
After a cursory inspection of the scene, Chen Jiangqiao pointed to an overturned flowerpot and analyzed, "Initially, someone must have been standing here, then startled by something, fell backward onto these flower stands, got mud on their hands, and left handprints here when they got up."
“They must have encountered something that frightened them and fled in panic,” Chen Jiangqiao continued his analysis along the chaotic footprints.
“There are only three footprints on the ground, and no traces of any large creatures. What are they afraid of?” Yang Hua asked, puzzled.
"Could it be a rat?" Zheng Zhaonan muttered in the crowd. Although he kept his voice down, the surroundings were spacious, and everyone could hear him clearly.
Zheng Lu immediately shot her a glare.
"Didn't you say that rats eat people?" Zheng Zhaonan said softly, sounding aggrieved.
"Three grown men scared witless by a rat? What nonsense are you spouting!" Wu Hu's temper flared, and he yelled at Zheng Zhaonan, "Go find someone right now!"
Ordinary rats are definitely no good, but the rats in the Death Dungeon might be a different story! The players in the crowd shook their heads inwardly.
Mo Xizheng: "Judging from the footprints, they should have gone back to the castle. They probably took a different route and missed us."
Wu Hu and Song He immediately led their men to search for them, and the group then marched back in a large procession.
“Mice are such small creatures that they leave traces that are not always noticeable,” Chen Jiangqiao suddenly said, leaning closer to Ji Xingyi.
The two touched arms, and a refreshing minty scent emanated from Chen Jiangqiao, entering Ji Xingyi's nostrils. It wasn't unpleasant, but Ji Xingyi disliked the scent of strangers. She frowned slightly and took a step towards Jiang Lin, only to see Jiang Lin's gaze fixed on the distance.
Ji Xingyi followed Jiang Lin's gaze and saw a black-haired maid standing by a flower bed not far away. The maid was expressionless, and after noticing that Ji Xingyi was also looking at her, she bowed to the three of them and turned to leave.
“The castle’s butler and maids are all problematic.” Chen Jiangqiao said dismissively, “But the plot hasn’t reached its trigger point yet, so we can’t do anything to them.”
Just when Jiang Lin thought Zhao Ruoxi had disappeared, he was surprised to find that she and Yu Xiang had returned when everyone ran back to the restaurant!
Yu Xiang lay on the ground, pale and panting heavily, with the camera lying to the side as if a major battle had taken place.
Zheng Zhaonan wanted to ask what had happened, but Zheng Lu stopped him with a look in her eyes.
"Brother Mo!" Zhao Ruoxi, covered in mud and with disheveled hair, threw herself into Mo Xizheng's arms in terror. "Waaah! Brother Mo, I thought I would never see you again!"
"We've been looking for you for ages, it's good that you're alright!" The director was finally relieved to see Zhao Ruoxi sobbing uncontrollably.
"Everyone's dead, and you're still saying it's okay?" Yu Xiang's anger surged, and he roared angrily, "You fucking bullshit variety show!"
"Who's gone?" Song He looked back in confusion and scanned everyone. Weren't they all here?
Zhao Ruoxi, her face pale, recounted their experience: "We found blue roses in the greenhouse..."
There are no naturally occurring blue roses in nature. The blue roses exhibited at the World Rose Exhibition in Japan were cultivated using genetic technology.
The color isn't true blue, but rather closer to mauve. Therefore, the blue roses on the market are all dyed roses.
The three of them stared in awe at the vibrant blue roses in the greenhouse; they were so beautiful, almost otherworldly.
"Maizi, go get it for me." Zhao Ruoxi, wearing a formal dress and afraid of getting her clothes dirty, called Qiao Xiaomai over.
Qiao Xiaomai, of course, knew the rarity and value of blue roses and would never pick them. She was going to take the whole pot of flowers with her. As she bent down to select some, Qiao Xiaomai smelled a refreshing fragrance, which made her lower her head, bring her nose close to the petals, and immerse herself in the fragrance.
Zhao Ruoxi thought Qiao Xiaomai was being too slow and was about to urge her when she saw something suddenly dart out from the flower bushes and bite Qiao Xiaomai's nose with pinpoint accuracy.
"Aaaaaah!" Qiao Xiaomai let out a blood-curdling scream and turned toward the door of the flower room.
Zhao Ruoxi was so scared she almost jumped out of her skin. There was a big black rat hanging on Qiao Xiaomai's nose!
The black-haired rat's small paws clung tightly to Qiao Xiaomai's face, while its teeth bit down hard on Qiao Xiaomai's nose.
Qiao Xiaomai shook her head in terror, trying to shake the rat off. With a loud bang, the black-haired rat was finally thrown up, but blood sprayed onto the front of Qiao Xiaomai's clothes.
Qiao Xiaomai let out a piercing scream: "My nose! Where's my nose?!"
Yu Xiang felt nauseous at the sight, but just then, he noticed a pair of small, gleaming eyes appearing among the beautiful blue rose bushes in the shot, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to his head!
Zhao Ruoxi noticed this too and screamed loudly. The two of them were unusually in sync at this moment, leaving the wailing Qiao Xiaomai behind and running away!
After escaping to the garden, the two looked back at the glass greenhouse, where Qiao Xiaomai's figure was engulfed by rapidly emerging black masses!
Zhao Ruoxi trembled at the thought of the blood splattering everywhere: "Brother Mo, Mai Zi is dead!"
The girl's voice spread an invisible fear, and Ruan Qing fearfully gripped Ding Xuehui's arm tightly.
Zheng Zhaonan took out a handkerchief and vigorously wiped the sweat from his forehead, his whole body agitated.
Zheng Lu lowered her head, her bangs concealing her pale face. Yang Hua gripped the strap of the medical kit tightly. All the players knew what this meant: Death was knocking on their doors one by one!
"What are you two talking about? Who is Mai Zi?" Wu Hu's surprised and confused voice broke the dead silence: "Yang Hua, quickly check Ruoxi, is she running a fever? She's talking nonsense!"
"Director...you, you're not joking with me!" Zhao Ruoxi said nervously, her tears welling up in her eyes.
Wu Hu frowned, looking at Zhao Ruoxi with an expression as if she were an idiot: "There's no such person. Our crew doesn't have anyone named Qiao Xiaomai!"