Alien Hotel

This was a wonderful experience that Yu had never experienced before - walking with wolves one by one, walking through the chaotic reflections of the city. The specious building outlines quickly receded in the field of vision, and the entire boundary city seemed to become countless in this shadow world. Fragmented and constantly drifting “pieces”, buildings and streets They are randomly stacked and intertwined. Blocks that are far apart may be connected at the next intersection, but the houses that were originally close to each other have been divided into different "pieces". The light wolf shuttles through these topsy-turvy urban structures. Fly along the invisible "road" and fly over each intersection.

A red shadow approached from the edge of the field of vision. With a happy smile on her face, Little Red Riding Hood turned to look at Yu Sheng: "Isn't it awesome!"

"It's amazing," Yu Sheng sighed from the bottom of his heart, "Is this what you usually see when you go out?"

"I only use it when I'm traveling a long way," Little Red Riding Hood said happily. "Sometimes I also use the wolf pack to take other members of the organization out to do tasks - you are the first 'outsider' to be invited. ”

"Then I'm honored - you are usually responsible for picking up and dropping off other people?"

Little Red Riding Hood waved her hand: "There is nothing we can do. No one in the orphanage can drive, and taking a taxi is very expensive."

Yu Sheng looked at the girl riding a wolf beside him, pursed his lips, and suddenly said loudly: "You can take the driver's license test next month."

Little Red Riding Hood was stunned for a moment.

Then she suddenly laughed, also in a loud voice: "Yes, I can take the driver's license test next month!!"

The shadows faded, and figures condensed in the shadows. Under the approaching dusk, the figures of Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood came out of the shadow of a certain building.

"It's not as good as your "door" or the Secret Service's "shortcut," but at least it's faster than taking a taxi, right?" Little Red Riding Hood turned back and said to the student with a smile.

Yu Sheng took out his cell phone and looked at the time, and found that it only took a little more than ten minutes from leaving Wutong Road to arriving here - it was indeed very fast.

"Which way are we going?" He raised his head and looked at the tall buildings in front of him. This was already a prosperous area of ​​the city. High-rise buildings could be seen everywhere, which was very different from the old city he was familiar with.

"It's right here," Little Red Riding Hood raised her finger and pointed to a building in front of her. "Old Zheng lived alone in a high-rise here before his death. It is very close to the office of the Oddities Association. This building is more strictly managed. Please enter later. You need to register with the security guard when you enter the building. I have already contacted Lao Zheng’s nephew to report it. When you enter later, you can tell me that you are also Lao Zheng’s friend and came here with you. "

Lao Zheng is the "contact person" that Little Red Riding Hood is familiar with.

Yu Sheng wrote down what the girl told him, and then followed him through the alleys of the apartment area and walked into a high-rise apartment building that didn't look cheap. Before entering the access control of the elevator lobby, Yu Sheng saw Little Red Riding Hood mentioning The arriving security guard - a young man with an expressionless face - sat in a small room and handed out two visitor registration forms from the small window.

Yu Sheng filled in a few simple information on the form in cooperation, and then inadvertently glanced at the form filled in by Little Red Riding Hood, and was suddenly stunned.

After filling out the form and checking the registered information with the security guard and letting him go, Yu Sheng looked around and saw that there was no one around.

He approached the girl and asked in a low voice: "Who is Wang Jiajia?"

Little Red Riding Hood paused, raised her head and looked at Yu Sheng with a confused and clear look, and said after a while: "I am Wang Jiajia."

Yu Sheng: "..—?"

little Red Riding Hood:"..-?

The two of them looked at each other clearly and confusedly for several seconds before Little Red Riding Hood reacted first: "You don't think my last name is 'Little', do you?!"

Yu Sheng strained his face, his expression gradually distorting between tensed and unbearable: ".---For that damn moment, I thought Wang Jiajia was your pseudonym for your operations abroad--.

"Little Red Riding Hood is the codename!" The girl's eyes almost popped out of her head. "Who is really called Little Red Riding Hood? I have a real name!"

Yu Sheng opened his mouth for a long time, and finally turned into an awkward smile. He laughed and tried to move forward pretending that nothing happened.

He really didn't expect this, mainly because the first day he met the girl next to him, he only knew her as "Little Red Riding Hood", and then they acted together several times, including exploring the museum and fighting in the black forest. There was no need to tell his real name. Instead, the name "Little Red Riding Hood" became more and more impressive and logical. It took him such a long time to realize that the other person's last name was not "Little."

This embarrassment lasted for a while, until the two of them walked out of the elevator and came to the door of the house where the client had lived.

Little Red Riding Hood stepped forward and rang the doorbell. After a moment, the door opened, with a faint look of exhaustion on his face.

An ordinary-looking young man with slightly messy black hair, wearing a T-shirt and trousers, appeared at the door.

The young man didn't talk much. He briefly chatted with Little Red Riding Hood, then stepped back half a step. Yu Sheng and the others entered the room and Yu Sheng took a look at the black and white portrait placed on the table in the living room.

A man who looked to be in his forties or fifties, his hair was neatly combed, his face was a little fatter, his eyebrows were slightly similar to the young man who opened the door just now, and he had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

A member of the Oddities Society and a familiar liaison with two generations of Little Red Riding Hood, he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man on the portrait.

After retracting his gaze, Yu Sheng began to look around.

There is nothing special about the furnishings in the house, and the layout of the room is also very simple. Walking through the entrance is the living room. On one side of the living room is a semi-open kitchen, and on the other side is the bedroom and bathroom, as well as a small balcony. ,

The green plants on the balcony are still growing well, which seems to show the careful care taken by its owner during his lifetime.

Apart from the portrait, there is almost nothing related to "death" and "funeral" in this house.

Yu Sheng naturally expressed doubts.

"Uncle said before he was alive that he didn't like big things." The young man with a tired look walked over from the side and poured a glass of water for Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood each. "And he also specifically said, don't do anything. Have a funeral and bury him as soon as possible.”

Little Red Riding Hood frowned subconsciously, noticing something suspicious, but before she spoke, Yu Sheng asked first: "You specifically confessed it before you died? He——"

Yu Sheng said, turning his head to look at the portrait on the table.

It is understandable for an old man to explain the funeral affairs, but according to what Little Red Riding Hood revealed on the way here, this contact person is less than fifty years old this year, and has always been in good health. How can such a person----- Will you suddenly make arrangements for your loved ones to do things after your death?

"I know what you are here to investigate," the young man interrupted Yu Sheng. He sighed and sat on the sofa opposite, "I won't hide it from you either - my uncle seemed to have a premonition before the accident, at least He called me half a month ago and told me a lot of things, but he refused to reveal the specifics. He just said that no one harmed him and everything was as it should be - "

Yu Sheng subconsciously looked at Little Red Riding Hood.

There is indeed something wrong with this "client"!

But that "false commission" that almost caused Little Red Riding Hood to lose control - was it really a trap specially created by this "client"?

The suspicion that should have been natural was suddenly shaken at this moment, just because of what the young man relayed,

The few words the client left behind during his lifetime sounded too suspicious.

"-Old Zheng, where is he now?" Little Red Riding Hood pursed her lips and broke the silence after a slight hesitation, "Can we 'see' him?"

The young man raised his hand and pointed to a short cabinet not far away - a porcelain jar was placed on the short cabinet.

Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood were stunned at that time.

"Ah?! Already cremated?!" Little Red Riding Hood's eyes widened, "So————

"This is what my uncle told me to cremate as soon as possible," the young man said slowly, raising his head and glancing at Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood, "I'm not from 'your world', so I don't know much about the rules or regulations in this area. It's taboo, but I know what my uncle does. He deals with weird things, and those things are very dangerous, so I don't dare to delay what he told me. "

Little Red Riding Hood opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't think of what else to say, so she could only turn her head and glance at Yu Sheng.

“Your ‘talking with the dead’——” the girl lowered her voice and leaned close to Yu Sheng’s ear, “Can it still be used in this situation? "

Yu Sheng was completely confused at this time: "It would have to come into contact with blood to work - I didn't expect this situation either. 1

"Then what should we do?" Little Red Riding Hood said in a subtle tone, "The person is already burned——Do you still want to try?"

Yu Sheng's eyes twitched, he looked at the family members of the deceased sitting opposite, and after a while he said: "Take out the ashes of the deceased and rub your hands in front of the family?"

Little Red Riding Hood suddenly stopped talking:

The young man sitting opposite seemed not to notice the mutterings of the two "visitors" in front of him. He just sat there with his head lowered, as if thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly stood up: "I'm going out. Buy something and do what you want here."

Yu Sheng paused and saw that the other party had already stood up and walked to the entrance. He suddenly stopped before pushing the door and went out. He turned around slightly and said, "I sorted out the things left by my uncle before his death. He usually looks at them." The books, notes, notes, etc. are all placed on the bedroom table. You can look through them if you are interested, but don’t make them too messy. There are some things in there that I will take away in the future. "

"Um——Okay," Yu Sheng said subconsciously, and then nodded seriously, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, I hope you can really find out something---and I'll be leaving in a few days, so hurry up."