Chapter 271 41: Do not eat

late at night.

Because he hadn't rested for a long time, Terry watched two PPT-like videos while lying on the bed on a slow network. Finally, he couldn't help it and fell into a deep sleep.

Anna sat in front of the window with a crack open, staring at the snow outside in a daze.

She slept too much in the afternoon and now she is not sleepy at all.

But the internet here is very poor and there is nothing you can do if you don't sleep.

It takes two hands to applaud for love, and I don’t have the heart to do it.

After watching for a while, she was so bored that she could only turn off the lights, go to bed, cover herself with the quilt, close her eyes and start to fall asleep.

Unfortunately, before she could fall asleep, the pub opened.

It seemed like a group of people came in noisily downstairs. Even though there was a barrier, she could still vaguely hear what they were saying. It was all meaningless nonsense, which made her feel restless. She opened her eyes helplessly and looked at Terry who was sleeping soundly and snoring beside her. She felt a little envious.

It was as if he could hear her inner voice. The sound gradually became smaller, little by little, and the syllables began to become strange. Even if Anna listened carefully, she could only hear some slippery and strange sounds.

But overall, she could still hear that the people below were talking to each other, but she couldn't understand a word they said.

Anna, who couldn't sleep, simply got up and walked out of bed with a hint of curiosity.

Benedict.

There was inevitably a dull sound when my feet stepped on the wooden board, and with just this slight noise, the lively conversation below suddenly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

It was as if everyone in the room stopped talking, raised their heads, and stared at the floor of the room where Anna was.

Anna swallowed, put aside this terrible imagination, took a deep breath, slowly, slowly squatted down, tilted her head, and put her ear to the floor, trying to listen to whether there was really no movement below.

Three seconds, five seconds. Half a minute passed, and there was still deathly silence downstairs, as if even the sound of breathing had stopped.

Anna felt cold all over. She propped herself up and was about to get up uneasily. However, her eyes, which had adapted to the darkness, saw a few eyes shining through the crack in the door. They were dull and lifeless, and did not look like human eyes at all.

"slightly"

Her throat seemed to be blocked by something. Anna covered her mouth, held her breath, and tried to stand up again.

But his legs were weak for a moment and he fell to the ground, hitting his elbow with a thud.

Suddenly, the noise below resumed, and people spoke a language that Anna could understand. Cups and plates clinked, people laughed and cursed, and even the eyeballs in the crack of the door disappeared.

But Anna did not feel the slightest bit relieved, instead she felt cold inside.

Because at this time she had already tremblingly come to the door, and could see a pool of water slowly seeping in through the gap in the door.

No, I must leave here tomorrow, absolutely. This town is too weird.

Regardless of whether it was my illusion or not, if I stayed here for another two days, I would probably go into a mental illness.

Anna did not dare to open the door to check the situation. She carefully retreated to the bed, covered herself with the quilt, turned on her mobile phone, clicked the search button with trembling fingertips, and read a lot of discussions about this town.

If you want to know how good this place is, just skip it.

I don’t even want to watch those who recommend Fish Feast just like a repeater.

After flipping through the pages for a while, an inconspicuous comment finally caught her attention.

[Those who do not attend the fish feast must leave before the 5th of each month.]

This unique clue made Anna quickly click on the user's profile picture, but it showed that it was banned due to violation.

Could it be that something will happen on the 5th? Anna was in a daze. It was past midnight, and today was already the 3rd, so there were only two days left.

With confused thoughts, she thought about it for a long time. Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer, her eyelids drooped, and she gradually fell asleep.

"Anna.Anna?"

"Wake up!"

When she opened her eyes again, she dimly saw Terry, who looked worried, and Perrin, whom she had met yesterday.

"Huh, Anna, you finally woke up, God bless you, you seemed to be having a nightmare when you were sleeping, I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did, I touched your forehead and realized you had a fever"

After listening to Terry's words, Anna realized that her throat was in great pain. Even swallowing saliva was like torture, and her whole body was weak and powerless.

"I just asked Uncle John, and he said there's a doctor in town. If necessary, he can bring him over to see you." Perrin gently grasped Anna's hand and comforted her.

The town's doctor.

Anna subconsciously refused, shook her head, and said with difficulty: "We have medicine."

Terry took out the prepared medicine, opened a bottle of water, helped her up, and let her take it.

"I heard that drinking more hot water is good for your health. I'll go ask Uncle John if he has a kettle. Perrin, please help me take care of it." A kettle is not a standard feature of the guest room, and he didn't see a coffee machine or water dispenser in the pub. He might have to ask Uncle John to boil some hot water.

Anna reached out her hand and wanted to pull him, but before she could do so, Terry had already left, and soon there was a creaking sound of someone coming down the stairs.

"You're sweating all over. Change your clothes quickly, otherwise it might get worse." Perrin looked around, "Where's your bag? I'll help you get some clothes."

Although Anna was still a little worried about Perrin, who was not from this town, she was not particularly scared, so she pointed to her backpack.

After changing her clothes and going to the bathroom, Anna felt as if she was exhausted. She continued to lie on the bed weakly, breathing lightly.

"I thought I was fine now. The snow stopped last night, so I should be able to go to the abandoned town today. But the teachers and others seemed to have changed their personalities. They are not in a hurry to go there at all." Perrin sat on the bed and talked about his own affairs.

Hearing her words, Anna remembered the strip of cloth she had eaten at dinner yesterday.

【Don’t eat fish】

Was the change in personality due to attending the fish feast?

".I heard from them that the fish banquet on the fifth of every month is particularly grand, and people from several nearby towns will come. They want to stay until then, and they also asked me to participate. It will definitely be very lively at that time."

Anna was startled, and immediately clenched her hand and shook her head.

"You want me not to participate?" Perrin asked doubtfully.

“There is a problem.”

"what is the problem?"

"Yes, if you have any questions, I want to hear them too."

At the door, a woman about the same age as Perrin stood there, smiling brightly, staring at Anna on the bed. Anna's eyes trembled slightly. Why do this person's eyes look a bit like old John's?
And as she walked in, even Anna, who had a stuffy nose, could smell a fishy smell coming towards her.

"Unia, did you fall into the pile of fish? Why is there such a strong smell?" Perrin was her classmate and friend, so she said it directly, quickly covered her mouth, and almost vomited.

"Hehe, some fishermen just came back, and I went to join in the fun, and accidentally got infected with the smell." Nia explained casually, and then continued to look at Anna, "Anna, right? Did you find anything strange? Either tell us, I am also very curious."

Anna forced a smile and shook her head gently: "I have a question, Perrin, don't you like fish?"

"Just look at it, you don't have to eat it. Besides, you might change your mind by then. After all, I heard that the fish in the big fish banquet is a rare delicacy." Nia gurgled, and it can be seen that she really desires it from the bottom of her heart.

Anna saw the curiosity in Perrin's eyes, and her heart sank. If she hadn't given her the medicine, maybe she wouldn't have recovered so quickly.
"I'll go take a shower first. Sister Anna, you should have a good rest and try to attend the fish banquet that day. Don't worry, you won't regret it." Nia left these words and went back to Room 203.

"Nia is a good person. She has asked me to go over several times. Before, she had a stomachache. Now that she's fine now, I'll go and see if it's really like what they said. If you're feeling better, we can go and have fun together." Perrin didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

Anna felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but for the time being she did not dare to say it too clearly. Compared to herself, Perrin must trust her classmates more, and saying too much would not be a good thing.

"The hot water is here. I asked Uncle John not to make it too hot. It should be just right for drinking." Terry came back with a kettle.

"Then I'll go back and see you later." Perrin said goodbye and left.

Terry closed the door and gave Anna a glass of water.

As the hot water went down her throat, Anna did feel a little better, perhaps because it was a psychological effect. She began to feel sleepy as her tired body began to rise.

"Terry, don't trust anyone who ate fish. Something was wrong last night." Anna fell asleep after leaving these intermittent words.

Terry's heart sank after hearing this and he didn't dare to leave her side. If it was noon, he could only make do with the food he brought with him. He would also find some tasty food and wait for Anna to wake up before feeding her.

When he was bored, he opened the curtains, and the warm sunlight came in, calming his inner restlessness a little.

The snow on the street had melted a lot, leaving only a thin layer. Not many people were walking around, but they didn't look like they had any problems. They were just ordinary town residents, except for...
Terry frowned. There were no children.

Where have all the children in the town gone? Why are no one out playing in the snow? You know, this is not a place where it should snow, and these people don’t seem to like the snow, and even seem to be a little disgusted.

While he was lost in thought, he could see that there was movement in the attic opposite again.

The man wiped the window glass again, then pasted a piece of cardboard on it with the words "Go to Gold Rush Town" written on it.

Isn't it possible that the abandoned town is occupied by criminals?
Terry's mind was a little confused.

The driver Heyman who brought me here said there was a problem there. The students who came there to do their research said they had asked the authorities and there was no problem. Now this person asked me to escape to that place.

But if the people in this town really had malicious intentions, there was no way he could go to the gold mining town with sick Anna.

And he had no basis for trust in this faceless guy.

The cardboard wasn't there for long and was soon put away again.

"Who can be trusted?" Terry muttered to himself.

Now he also wanted to leave quickly, and searched for rescue phone numbers and so on, but it would take at least two days at the earliest.

Call the police? He gave up the idea. There was a sheriff here. When the local sheriff was assigned to him, what could he say? Would he ask him to drive him to the capital?
Tuk-tuk-tuk.

"Who?"

".John."

I opened the door carefully, and it was indeed Uncle John standing outside. He was holding two servings of seafood fried rice.

"Your lunch."

".Thank you." Terry didn't refuse and took it.

Old man John didn't say much. After giving it to him, he prepared to leave.

"Uncle John."

Old man John turned around and looked at him quietly.

Terry finished speaking, his eyes passing over the fish head on the seafood fried rice: "Um, is there anything else besides fried rice?"

The other party shook his head, then ignored Terry and left.

Terry put the fried rice on the table, closed the door, then sat down and carefully turned it over bit by bit with a spoon.

No strips of fabric.

But there was fish in the fried rice and Terry didn't dare eat it.

But the more he smelled it, the more tempting the aroma became, making his saliva secrete quickly and he couldn't wait to devour it.

After carefully picking out the fish meat, he took a bite.

It doesn’t seem as delicious as it smells. It tastes a little different from yesterday.

He put the spoon down and didn't dare touch the rest.

I found a garbage bag, poured all the fried rice into it, tied the bag tightly, hid it carefully, and prepared to find a chance to throw it away.

After a while, Anna woke up again.

"Leaving? I called to ask, and the earliest it will take is two days, and there's no guarantee there won't be delays due to weather or road conditions." Anna said she wanted to leave as soon as she woke up, and Terry could only tell her the result of his inquiry.

"You said that there would be no one in the town during the fish banquet. Can I go and take a look secretly?" Terry suggested.

How could Anna agree to this? She refused hastily.

Seeing her firm attitude, Terry gave up the plan.

"Also, I feel like Uncle John's attitude is a bit strange. It's different during the day and at night, and there's fish in the fried rice at noon." Terry talked about how he just asked for hot water and was almost ignored, and how after the meal was delivered, he didn't even say a word.

Anna had no idea about this, but she thought of Perrin. If the seafood in the fried rice here was random, then had she ever eaten fried rice with fish?

Or is it okay to just eat a little and not eat the fish in the fish banquet?
"She should be here soon. We can then find an excuse to ask her. Maybe she's just like us, only eating the things she brings..." Terry paused.

She might not have eaten before because she had a stomachache, but she is fine today, and she had fish for lunch.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

"Anna, Terry, it's me."

Perrin knocks on the door.

(End of this chapter)