Chapter 272 42: Old People

"Lunch today? I had the fried rice made by Uncle John. It was just as delicious as they said." Perrin said as if he was still savoring the taste.

Terry and Anna looked at each other.

"You just recovered from an illness, so it's not suitable for you to eat greasy food, right? Didn't anything happen after you ate it?"

"No, I feel a little better."

After asking around and observing, it was found that Perrin was no different from before, and nothing unusual was discovered.

"By the way, will you join us for the fish banquet tonight?" Perrin suddenly invited us with a smile.

Terry shook his head: "No, I still have to take care of Anna, so I won't go."

Perrin looked a little regretful: "That's a pity."

Seeing that Terry was unwilling to participate, Perrin left without saying much.

"Originally, she just wanted to join the big fish banquet on the 5th, but now she suddenly changed her mind and wants to join the fish banquet tonight. Now it seems that I was right not to eat the fish. Maybe it has the effect of changing people's will." Although this is a bit mysterious, it is not difficult to accept for these two horror movie fans.

What's more, this is already a supernatural world. Who knows, there might be some supernatural villain hiding here, controlling everything behind the scenes.

But in this way, their hope of escape became very slim.

Terry had called roadside assistance and hoped they would arrive soon.

In the evening, old man John didn't bring up the meal, so Terry went downstairs to boil a pot of hot water and ordered two servings of fried rice to see if there was any difference.

John didn't waste any words, fried him two portions, then looked at him quietly, and suddenly said: "Don't you want to go to the fish banquet?"

Terry forced a smile and said, "My girlfriend is sick and needs someone to take care of her, so forget it."

John nodded slowly and said nothing more.

With a sigh of relief, Terry took the two copies of Supernatural back to the house and looked at the attic opposite first. The man did not show up tonight.

I looked through the fried rice carefully again and found no fish.

I took a sip and the taste was indeed different. Is it because of the ingredients?

"Do you want to eat?" Terry asked Anna.

Anna finished the water and ate a can of fruit that Terry had opened for her. She shook her head, she couldn't eat that food now.

Terry didn't force it. He ate while looking for the same strip of cloth as yesterday.

"Really?" Terry nervously spread out the strip of cloth. This time it said [Run tomorrow night]

Run? How?
Terry was a little confused. He didn't even know who wrote the banner.

late at night.

Terry touched Anna's forehead. The fever had subsided and she fell into a deep sleep again.

Terry originally wanted to go to bed directly, but after looking at the time, he decided to listen to how weird Anna's so-called strange noises in the early morning were.

So we waited until the early morning, and then we heard a lively noise coming from downstairs in the house.

There was also the sound of someone walking up the stairs, one step, two steps, tap, tap. Stop.

Terry slowed his breathing, gently tilted his head towards the door, and half-closed his eyes.

He had walked up and down the stairs so often today that he was already very familiar with the movement. After taking two steps away from the stairs, he arrived right in front of his door.

In other words, there is a person standing quietly at his door, not moving, and no one knows what he is doing.

Terry felt a little regretful that he didn't use anything to prop up the door. There was no peephole on the door, not even an anti-theft chain.

I can only pretend to be asleep and wait quietly for the development of the situation.

In the agony of waiting, I don’t know how much time passed before I heard footsteps again. Someone opened the door of the next room and walked in.

Is that Perrin who lives next door?

The noises downstairs were still people drinking and chatting, there was no strange sound like Anna said, and after someone walked into the next room, there was completely no movement, only dead silence.

Shouldn't a normal person at least change their clothes or take a shower?
In the middle of the night, it seemed like the wind and snow came again, making the doors and windows shake. The noise in the pub gradually subsided, and Terry finally fell asleep slowly.

In the morning, Terry was awakened by the noise downstairs.

They opened the window and looked out. The ground was covered with a layer of white snow. Downstairs, parked was the car that they had taken, which was owned by Heyman.

Seeing the car, Terry looked up the call log and called the rescue vehicle he had contacted yesterday.

As expected, the trip was delayed due to the sudden heavy snow.

Do I really have to listen to what is written on the banner and run away during the fish feast tonight?

Anna also woke up at this time, and her physical condition had improved a lot.

"Then run away. I don't want to stay here any longer." Anna helped him make the decision.

Perrin from next door came over once at noon, but because she had attended the fish banquet last night, the two no longer trusted her. However, they also wanted to ask her what the fish banquet was like.

".The whole town gathered together, everyone cheered, everyone laughed, and built a bonfire on the beach. Then, around eight o'clock, a fishing boat would break through the sea fog, slowly approach the shore, and land a boatload of delicious fish."

"Then, under the auspices of the mayor, they will divide the fish into fish heads and fish bodies. There is no limit to the number of fish bodies, but each person can only taste one fish head, except for the first person to attend the fish banquet. You don't know, yesterday's fish heads were really, really delicious. I have always hated eating fish, but last night I ate seven, no, eight fish heads in one go. It was really delicious."

There was something wrong with Perrin's condition, and Terry felt creepy.

Why didn't Perrin feel something was wrong? But the two of them could feel something was wrong.

This town is indeed too weird. It seems that we have to leave tonight even in the wind and snow.

It would be better to have a snowstorm, at least it could cover their footprints and buy them time.

I just don’t know what’s waiting for them in that abandoned gold mining town. I hope it’s not real bandits.

"Are you really not going to participate tonight? Since you are newcomers, you can also eat unlimited fish heads, especially the fish's eyeballs. They will even look at the people who eat them. You dig them out and swallow them. They are as smooth as jelly." Perrin seemed a little thirsty as he spoke, so he picked up a bottle of water and started drinking, finishing it in one breath.

"Isn't Anna well yet? We were thinking of just attending the big fish banquet tomorrow to see how lively it is." Terry gave Anna a look and said reluctantly.

Anna understood what he meant and pretended to be sick, breathing in less than out and coughing hard a few times.

"That's right, I really hope the night will come soon."

After Perrin left, Terry didn't even dare to eat here anymore.

"Terry, didn't Perrin just say that everyone in the town will participate in the evening?" Anna suddenly asked.

"Well, I told you. What's wrong?" Terry asked curiously.

"Isn't Uncle John also from this town? Doesn't that mean he can just not participate?" Anna reminded.

Terry didn't think it was too strange: "After all, this is his hotel, someone has to watch over it."

What he meant by keeping an eye on the tourists who did not attend the fish banquet, such as them.

"Besides, didn't the man in the attic opposite also not attend the fish banquet? There have to be some people left in the town. Don't think too much. I'll go return the plate first." Terry said a few words of comfort and walked out with the plate of fried rice.

Seeing him leave, Anna slowly stood up, opened the window, and planned to breathe some fresh air.

Downstairs, Terry saw people eating raw fish without any image, including Perrin, who ate the most, totally losing her previous ladylike image. The strong fishy smell seemed to be about to rip his head off, making him want to return the plate and leave quickly.

"Uncle John, give me another one." Perrin also handed over the plate without even looking at Terry.

John turned silently and handed her one.

"Uncle John's knife skills are really good. The fish meat is still moving." Perrin took it impatiently, "I'll leave the fish dinner tonight to you, Uncle John."

John didn't say anything, just nodded slowly, then looked at Terry who was standing aside.

Terry took a deep breath of the fishy, ​​stale air and handed the plate to John.

John glanced at the clean dishes, looked at Terry silently for a few seconds, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Terry hurried back, not daring to stay.

Returning to the room, he quickly closed the door, then walked to Anna who was enjoying the breeze by the window, closed the door and window, held Anna's shoulders, and said with difficulty: "You guessed right, that John, he really will attend the fish feast tonight."

Anna pursed her lips: "What do you think?"

"I don't know. No wonder the food tastes different at noon and at night, and the attitude is different too. I suspect that old man John who was in the tavern during the day and the fish feast is not the same person! In that case, the strip of cloth can be explained." Terry muttered to himself as he analyzed.

"Forget it, never mind. Nothing good will come of staying here. Let's give it a try. Pack up now and leave at seven. We have time now, so we can rest and eat at six."

After making a plan, Terry closed the curtains, set the alarm clock, and simply lay down on the bed, urging Anna to go to bed quickly.

Anna: “.”

Seven o'clock arrived quietly.

The door of room 201 was slowly opened a crack, and after making sure that there was no one else there, Terry and Anna came out.

Next, we need to go down the stairs.

Take a deep breath and step slowly onto the stairs.

creak.

To Terry's ears, the sound seemed to echo throughout the entire town.

He held Anna's hand tightly, and without stopping, he tried to walk down with normal steps.

Then, he smiled subconsciously and was about to say something to old man John, who he was not sure if it was old man John, but he saw that the bar was empty.

good chance.

The two of them quickly opened the door and walked out. The snow was still falling, and they could barely walk through the accumulated snow.

"It should be this direction." Terry hadn't finished speaking when he saw the truck that had once given them a ride slowly approaching.

The one driving the car was none other than Heyman.

He rolled down the car window and looked at the two of them. The atmosphere suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Terry swallowed and was about to explain, but Heyman spoke first: "Don't eat fish."

Terry was shocked: "It's you! You reminded us? But why?"

"Get in the car and explain inside." Heyman shook his head and closed the car window.

Terry didn't hesitate and pulled Anna into the car.

Heyman didn't stop for long and drove forward.

"They are two brave young men. They don't even know where this place is, yet they dare to trespass in here." Heyman said with a sigh.

This tone actually made Terry relax a lot.

"Uncle Heyman, what's going on in this town?"

"No, no, I'm not Heyman." Heyman shook his head, without looking ahead, he turned to look at Terry, his expression changed, and he looked like old man John.

"!" Terry's eyes widened, unable to speak.

"Hahaha, I'd better not joke anymore." After another series of changes, a pretty girl with an oriental face, who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, appeared in front of him.

Terry's mouth twitched. He knew that he had met an extraordinary person, and he didn't quite believe that this was the other person's true face.

"I've been in this town for more than half a year, and I've seen many tourists come here. But those who stayed in the end all fell for those things. None of them could resist the temptation of fish. But you guys are interesting. You're not affected at all." The girl looked at the two of them curiously.

Staying in such a weird town for half a year? He is indeed extraordinary. Terry felt that if he stayed one more day, he would go crazy.

"I don't really know, I just think this town is creepy. What is its name?"

"As for your name, it's Fox Seven. Haha, you're lucky. I didn't intend to meddle in your business. But seeing that you guys were able to get rid of the temptation, I also wanted to see if the guy in the gold rush town was the right person. Of course, the most important thing is that I heard that the leader of this gang of fish heads would show up at the big fish banquet this time. I was afraid of being exposed, so I ran away and took you with me."

During the conversation, Terry finally understood what was so strange about Yutou Town.

The fish there are all problematic. Once you eat it, you will slowly turn into a murloc. The more you eat, the faster you will turn. This truck is used to transport fish to the surrounding inland towns. Now, I'm afraid that the nearby towns have become the same as this town and have completely become the territory of murlocs.

"Then what about those tourists who ate the fish and left?" Terry asked in disbelief. There were quite a few of them.

"Anyone who has eaten fish can't escape." Fox Seven said seriously, "I just found such a gang leader when I was traveling. When I was about to kill him, he turned into a fishman and escaped from me. Later, I started to investigate and found this town. I guess as long as their leader needs, everyone who has eaten fish can receive the call and turn into a fishman."

After listening to this, Terry was silent for a long time.

Combined with official favoritism, the country's top brass will not have.
"We're here, get out of the car. I'm afraid of being blown up if we drive too close." Fox Seven got out of the car, thought for a moment, and his expression changed again, revealing his true identity.

Fox ears, fox tail, and fox mask.

It was thanks to this mask and her shrewd personality that she was able to hide in the town, under the noses of the fishmen, for more than half a year. She was even bold enough to pretend to be Old Man John in the tavern when she was bored at night and practice her fried rice skills.

Because there were only a few people eating at night, there were many supplies, but it did not attract any attention.

Even if old man John suspected, he couldn't find any traces.

Terry's threshold had been raised a lot, so this didn't surprise him. Now he was more worried about Anna, whose illness seemed to have worsened.

The few of them walked slowly, and soon they could vaguely see the outline of the abandoned town.

"Stop."

A male voice was heard from the front.

Then, a shadowy outline slowly emerged in the wind and snow, and layers of mist seemed to appear on the other person's body.

Fox Seven stopped and said, "We have no ill intentions. These two are ordinary people I rescued from the small town."

The figure paused, and his tone became inexplicably excited: "Are you a fox man? Do you know the Jade-faced Fox or the Ghost-faced Fox?"

Fox Seven was stunned. It seemed that their family all had code names from one to seven, but from what the other party said, it turned out that they had seen other fox people!
"I'm Fox Seven. I've never heard of these two names. Have you seen other fox people? If possible, can you tell me some clues about them?"

The figure seemed a little disappointed, but continued to walk over.

"You may have heard of my name, Ito Seigou."

Ito, with his face still terrifying, slowly walked out of the wind and snow and appeared in front of them.

(End of this chapter)