Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 59
The time setting for the challenge task is more generous, that is, it will end at four o'clock tomorrow morning.

Once the eyes are closed and opened, the task is over.

But Qin Zhibo knew that it would definitely not be that simple. As a challenge task here, there must be something special about it.

Maybe there are ghosts in this cemetery?
Or are there creatures in the forest?

Compared with living things, Qin Zhibo actually hoped that it was ghosts.

Because ghosts have no meaning at all to people with iron will like me, as long as they are not afraid, ghosts will have nothing to do.

But biology is different, this thing can actually hurt one's body.

However, whether it was a ghost or a creature, Qin Zhibo had determined the rules of action for tonight.

That is, "If the enemy does not move, I will not move; if the enemy moves, I will move again."

In the coffin, Qin Zhibo's knees were slightly bent, and his upper body was lying upright.

This situation made Qin inexplicably think of a movie he had seen called "Buried Alive".

The movie is about an American truck driver who is hijacked and buried alive in a coffin to die.

In the film, the actors' performances vividly express the panic and mental frenzy in the extreme claustrophobic space.

At the end of the film, the sudden fall from the paradise of hope to the abyss of despair is the magic of the whole film.

But now Qin Zhibo is much more comfortable than the protagonist in "Buried Alive".

Also lying in the coffin, Qin Zhibo's coffin lid left a gap for ventilation, and through the gap, he could see the bright moon and starry night sky outside.

Moreover, the hiking backpack is placed on the lap, with food and water in it, and the crowbar is also on the right hand side, so you can take it whenever you want.

In this case, the coffin is not a coffin for burying people alive, but a fortress that can give people a sense of security.

Time passed slowly, and suddenly, there was some movement outside the coffin.

It was a rustling sound made by the grass.

Hearing this voice, Qin Zhibo, who was already drowsy, immediately widened his eyes and stopped breathing for a moment.

The rustling sound was continuous, and it moved back and forth within a range of less than two meters from Qin Zhibo's coffin.

It was certain that it was some kind of living creature in continuous motion.

Was it discovered so quickly?
Qin Zhibo thought of the grass he had piled up near the coffin for camouflage during the day.

If tonight's threat is some non-intelligent entity, the grass near the coffin can serve as a disguise.

But if it is an intelligent body, anyway, it will serve as a reminder because the terrain here has been changed.

This unnatural pile of grass seems to say "there is something in here, come and see!"

But even if he thinks about it now, Qin Zhibo can no longer lift the lid of the coffin to deal with it.

Qin Zhibo held the crowbar beside him, and turned his gaze to the guard totem.

As the vision of the guard totem turned, Qin Zhibo found the position of his coffin.

At first, he didn't see any strange things around his coffin.

But suddenly, a black shadow swept out from the weeds beside the coffin.

This thing is neither small nor big, and it bows on the coffin lid.

At the same time, Qin Zhibo heard some sounds like sharp nails scratching wood above his head.

Knock--

Knock--

Hearing this voice, Qin Zhibo's heart tensed slightly, and even his steely will was shaken.

90, 89, 90
After five seconds of tension, Qin Zhibo relaxed.

Because through the vision outside the coffin provided by the guard totem, Qin Zhibo recognized that the dark thing was actually a mouse.

As the night went on, the activity of this creature became more frequent.

But it's hard to believe, according to Qin Zhibo's visual inspection, the size of this mouse is almost the same as that of a kitten!

The rat's claws and teeth kept beating on the coffin, and there were short and trivial clicking and creaking sounds.

If this continues, the rotting coffin lid will sooner or later be gnawed through by this nasty rodent.

So Qin Zhibo under the coffin lid took the initiative to make some noises, trying to drive the fat mouse away.

"go"

"Go, go—"

"roll!"

Qin Zhibo's voice gradually increased, but he found that the mouse didn't seem to be afraid of human voices at all.

On the contrary, as their pitch increased, the speed and rhythm of the rat's gnawing on the coffin became faster, just like chewing potato chips.

Click ~ click ~ click ~
"The louder I bark, the more excited you are?"

Qin Zhibo guessed so.

And the character of this mouse really annoyed Qin Zhibo.

Qin Zhibo raised his two feet to lift the coffin lid slightly, and then adjusted the crowbar in his hand to stand up as much as possible.

Based on the location of the sound from the coffin lid, Qin Zhibo pinpointed the location of the mouse, and suddenly stabbed it with the crowbar in his hand.

click!
The crowbar pierced through the coffin lid that had been gnawed by the mouse in an instant, and the mouse slid down from the coffin lid.

After getting rid of the annoying fat mouse, Qin Zhibo's ears finally recovered.

In order to confirm whether the mouse dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head, Qin Zhibo returned to the field of view of the guard totem.

But a strange scene appeared.

Just now, Qin was busy fighting with the rats, so he didn't notice the whole cemetery had been covered with a layer of white mist since then.

These white mist flowed strangely, as if the white liquid of the unreal world was flowing.

This made Qin Zhibo a little puzzled.

It was foggy last night because it had just rained, and there was plenty of water vapor on the ground, making it easy to fog.

But today it has been sunny all day, and logically speaking, the water vapor should have evaporated, so how can it still be foggy?
Qin Zhibo turned the 360° view of the guard totem and looked around the entire cemetery.

Suddenly, a strange voice came from among the wild graves in the cemetery.

This voice was slightly hurried, as if a woman was crying.

Alas--

Woo-hoo-hoo-

These short sounds sounded from different positions in the white mist of the cemetery every time, accompanied by the rustling sound of grass in the middle.

Is it the mouse from just now?
But would a mouse make such a cry?
Could it be some female ghost in the cemetery making such a sound?
The common sense in Qin Zhibo's brain is not good enough to judge the origin of the sound, so he can only use the guard totem to track the situation in the grass as much as possible.

The field of view of the guard totem rotates rapidly, as if manipulating a surveillance screen that can rotate its perspective.

At a certain moment when his vision turned, Qin Zhibo suddenly saw something unusual.

It was a thing lying on the coffin where it was lying!

It's not a mouse.

It is much larger than a mouse.

Its back was covered with green spots, and its gray limbs lay on the coffin like a dog, and its indistinct head was aimed at the crack of its own half-closed lid.

Qin Zhibo quickly took away the vision of the guard totem and returned to his own vision.

I saw a pair of eyes staring at himself lying in the coffin in the gap of the coffin.

(End of this chapter)