Returning from the abyss

Chapter 2 Down's Syndrome
Unlike the bright hall on the first floor, the wall lights on the third floor are dim and yellowish. It is good to have light coming in from the window at this time of day, but the visibility at night may be quite bad.

In the process of going upstairs, the four of them also introduced themselves to each other.

The name of the woman in the suit is Yin Lian, a young entrepreneur. She didn't say much about the specific situation. She remembered that the company was about to go public and celebrated with several co-founders before coming here.

The old man's name is Gongsunyou. Although he looks old, he is only 56 years old this year, and his health is not particularly good. He is a professor at a university and an expert in ancient Chinese, and his mind is still very clear.

A fat and strong man named Shi Song, an illustrator, his parents died, and he lives with his younger sister. Although he looks a little straightforward on the surface, he actually has a good emotional intelligence and is very polite to others.

The last one is Lu Ning.

"I'm a college student. I'm a sophomore this year. I major in science and engineering. I don't like sports very much, but I should be in good health." Lu Ning said, "At least if there is a ghost, I will run very fast."

Shi Song laughed loudly: "Don't worry, if that happens, I'll run behind your back, I'm a nimble fat man."

"Thank you, but when the time comes, life should be the priority." Lu Ning said sincerely.

Gongsunyou stroked his beard and coughed: "Let's not talk about whether the ghosts are true or not. There is a rule of three ghosts and seven days, and there is a chance of survival. As long as you avoid it properly, you should be safe."

"Mr. Gongsun is right. Doesn't the rule also say that there are things in the house that can resist ghosts? If we can find out now, it will be easier later." Shi Song echoed.

Yin Lian nodded, and then said: "But we don't know how many such things exist and what they look like. If we want to know, the most likely place to get information is the place where the owner of the house once lived."

"Do not……"

Lu Ning took out the pamphlet, opened a page, and showed it to the three of them: "Don't you find it strange? If this pamphlet is to introduce background information, what is the purpose of such a large section about the collection? "

Yin Lian seemed to have noticed this a long time ago, while Shi Song and Gongsun You showed stunned expressions at the same time.

"Could it be that these collections can..."

"Don't be too optimistic." Yin Lian interrupted Shi Song's excited words, "Aside from other things, there seems to be a lot of collections recorded on it, the total number is only fifteen, and their function is only 'resistance'. If ghosts were real, you wouldn't think you could live seven days on these things, would you?"

"Uh……"

While talking, the four of them had already reached the door of the study in the middle of the corridor on the right side of the third floor.

"Pay attention to time and try to find something of value."

After finishing speaking, Yin Lian pushed open the door.

The study room is very large, except for a large "L"-shaped desk, there are six bookshelves in the whole room, and hardcover tomes are neatly arranged on the bookshelves, which have been covered with dust due to no one reading for a long time.Lu Ning came closer and wiped it, looked at the marks on it, and hesitated: "The books here seem to have not been touched for a long time, but the dust here seems to have only accumulated for half a year to a year."

"Oh? Can this be judged?" Yin Lian was a little surprised.

"It's not very accurate. As I said, I don't like sports very much. I usually only like static activities such as playing chess and reading books. I also dabble in some detective books." Lu Ning shook her head, "But I'm not a professional , at most provide a reference."

"That's enough. There are many doubts here. We just need to be vigilant... Then, I'll start here." Yin Lian pointed to the bookshelf farthest from the desk.

"Let me find the desk." Lu Ning walked around behind the desk and found that there were many drawers and small shelves under the desk.

Shi Song chose the bookshelf behind the desk, while Gongsunyou walked towards the row of bookshelves against the wall, and laughed: "I may not be able to help you with anything else, but I have dealt with books for half my life, so I just read more." something."

After deciding on the location, the four of them began to rummage through boxes and cabinets quickly.

While Lu Ning was rummaging for something useful, she was also thinking about the current situation.

After the initial panic, Lu Ning also came to some conclusions with a little observation.First of all, the clothes on her body are a thin long-sleeved shirt with a dark blue sweater that she usually wears on top, and fleece trousers underneath. Usually, this kind of clothes is changed when the weather starts to cool in autumn. , and my last memory didn't match the season when the summer heat hadn't faded when I just returned to school.The rest of the people's clothes are also generally autumn clothes, except for a few young people who are still wearing short sleeves-this is also in line with people's dressing habits when autumn just started.

In addition, nothing seemed to be missing from her body. Apart from her mobile phone, she also had her wallet and key chain in her pocket. When she walked through the courtyard before, she checked it quietly. There were more than 200 yuan in her wallet, bank cards, and identity cards. ID card, even a small supermarket ticket, and a box knife.

——A utility knife?

Lu Ning does have some handicraft hobbies, but she doesn't seem to be particularly impressed by the fact that she doesn't need to carry a utility knife.

In addition, except for a cartoon character pendant, there are only three keys on the key chain, home, dormitory and club activity room, these things are not of much help now.

At this time, Lu Ning found a glass box at the bottom of the left-hand drawer of the desk.The inside of the box is covered with a red velvet pad, and there is a golden portrait in the middle, only the length of a pen, connected to a square base. Through the glass, it can be seen that this is a figure with hands raised , a person who seems to be shouting, but the workmanship is not particularly exquisite, and the facial features are completely unclear.

Although it looks crude at first glance, this thing is indeed one of the collectibles written in that pamphlet.

Lu Ning immediately took out the things, flipped through the booklet, and found that page.

【Prayer statue

The collection that Mr. Tang Yuanzhen obtained when he was nearly forty years old is said to be a ritual item used by a tribe with a long history to pray for rain and sacrifice. It is quite spiritual and has the ability to suppress evil. It was exhibited at two Tang clan meetings .

According to legend, it was bought for millions of dollars, but Mr. Tang Yuanzhen couldn't bear to part with it, which is why he became famous. 】

"found it!"

Lu Ning showed a look of joy, and called the other three over to study the golden statue together.

At this time, no one cared whether it was an antique or not, and the golden statue was taken out after opening the box.It should be said that it is indeed gold, it feels heavy, and there is no rust at all except a little dull.

"It's very pure gold." Gongsun You weighed it and handed it to Yin Lian, "Look at the bottom."

It was only then that Lu Ning noticed that the square bases were painted with very complicated patterns, and the precision was very different from the rough-made portraits on it, as if two craftsmen had fused together after making them.

"Pattern... Is this thing still a seal?" Yin Lian's thoughts diverged quickly, and she immediately thought of it after being reminded, "In short, put it away first, Lu Ning, you can find it for you, no matter it is useful or not , after all, I introduced it to suppress evil, and treat it as a life-saving thing."

Lu Ning froze for a moment: "I'll take it? But...how do I use this?"

"Take it, whether you can use it or not, you might be able to use it. I found this thing." Yin Lian raised her left hand and revealed an old book.

"This book..." Gongsunyou narrowed his eyes, and shook his head immediately after seeing the words on it.

"Ah, the old man may not know that it is in Latin. This is the original manuscript of the "Mensar Manuscript". Of course, I don't know who this person is, but this thing is also in the collection."

Lu Ning immediately found that page.

"Mensar was a black magician in the seventeenth century. He was only well-known in the circle. He was good at black magic such as sacrifices and curses. His manuscripts recorded a lot of related magic. Unfortunately, whether this incident No one knows if it's true.

Mr. Tang Yuanzhen claimed that he had deciphered this manuscript, but the things recorded in it were too dangerous. He wanted to seal it up forever, and the manuscript was only displayed once as a collection. Perhaps there are still people who are eager for the knowledge in it. "

"Then this is a dangerous thing." Shi Song's eyes widened.

"It just depends on how people use it, not to mention that we don't know how to use it at all. I don't know much Latin, so I can only try it." Yin Lian said with some regret.

Gongsun You suddenly remembered something: "Then, the few notebooks I saw that looked like ghost drawings might have something to do with this."

Yin Lian's eyes lit up: "Really? Let's go and see!"

At the same time, the underground of the manor.

"Master, this...isn't this very troublesome?"

Three men surrounded the generator. The leader was a middle-aged man with a crew cut and a beard. After checking the generator, his face was slightly gloomy.

Zhang Fuyuan is a mechanical engineer, and he is more familiar with these cold iron guys than his wife, so he can easily see that the condition of the underground generator sets here is not particularly good, and about half of them are in danger of going on strike.

"There's not particularly enough fuel either."

A young man said after checking.

"The diesel engine has this problem, we have to find a way to fix it..." Zhang Fuyuan was interrupted before finishing his sentence.

"Master! How long will it take to repair so many machines? Who knows if there is a ghost in this ghost place?"

Zhang Fuyuan glared at the young man angrily: "If you don't repair it well, you may not be able to attract ghosts! If you are afraid, don't follow me!"

A reprimand made this place immediately quiet.

"Hey, why are you arguing here?" A group of people from the other side of the basement came over. This group had the largest number of people, still five young people. The sleek and handsome young man became the leader, and a group of people staggered over. .

"It's you? How's the inspection going at the warehouse?" Zhang Fuyuan asked with a frown.

"Don't be so serious, Uncle Zhang. The good news is that the food reserves are sufficient and fresh. Of course, if you don't worry, there are a lot of canned food. The only thing you need to worry about is whether a ghost will pop out when you come to get food!" The young man said finally He suddenly made a grimace, and several people around him laughed.

"Don't take it seriously."

The young man shrugged his shoulders: "It's not serious, uncle, this is our mentality, laughing at the danger, right?"

"correct."

"What if you don't have the guts?"

Zhang Fuyuan shook his head slightly, and continued to check the status of the generator.

(End of this chapter)