Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Demon Fire!

At that moment, the sense of horror in my heart was so extreme that I forgot to rush to the window, opened the window, and took a closer look! The spectacle that horrified me disappeared in a blink of an eye, and when I came to my senses, I rushed to the window, opened the window suddenly, and looked out, but it was pitch black outside, and I couldn’t see anything. not coming! It is very difficult for me to describe what I saw at that time, because the scene was so strange. Looking out of the window, it was the garden and the other corner of the villa. And just now, when I accidentally glanced out of the window, I saw a dazzling flame emanating from a window in the other corner of the villa!The color of the flame is very strange, and I didn't hear any sound when the flame sprayed out. It is quite appropriate to use the word "demon fire" to describe it.

However, the human talk is alive, and the tongues of flames scurry wildly outwards, dazzling to the extreme! Therefore, I immediately thought of the word "demon fire", and understood the meaning of these two words. This flame is indeed a bit like what is sprayed out by a "nine-headed demon dragon"! I counted reaching the window almost immediately, opened it and looked down.But in a moment, that magical flame has disappeared.As I mentioned above, the fog was very thick that night, and it seemed to be getting thicker this morning. But when I saw the miraculous flame, I didn't feel covered by the dense fog at all.

As soon as I opened the window, I realized that it was a foggy night. I looked down, kicked my feet, and jumped out of the window. The window is on the second floor, very high from the ground, but of course it can't help me. As soon as I landed on the ground, I immediately flied towards the window where the flames were spewing out just now. When I reached the front of the window, I couldn't help being stunned again. It turned out that the window was tightly closed. Not only is the window closed, but there is also a lot of dust, but just now I clearly saw a big canopy of flames shooting out of this window!

I swung my two palms and smashed the window into pieces. Looking inside, I saw that it was like a storage room, full of sundries, and there was not even a place for people to stand on it! At this moment, I felt a very strange feeling in my heart. Now I know that it was no fiction, nor was it dazzled, that the dead gatekeeper saw flames erupting from the room where the high-ranking spy slept on New Year's Eve. I am even more certain that Kao has seen the appearance of this "demon fire", and Zhang Xiaolong has also seen it, because the word "demon fire" is left in his diary.

On New Year's Eve last year, the "Demon Fire" appeared. Within half a month, two murders occurred in a row. This year... When I thought of this, I felt even more chills. At this moment, I only heard a very strange call from the laboratory. That kind of call made one's hair stand on end. It didn't look like crying, laughing, or howling, but it was full of unease, panic, and fear.There are many monosyllabic words in the call, which I can't understand at all. This call was, of course, made by the two natives in the laboratory. I was so unbearably screamed by them that I hurried towards the laboratory.However, just as I took two steps, it was suddenly dark all around.

All the lights in the villa were extinguished! Under the illumination of the lights, it was impossible to discern anything clearly in the garden.Now, as soon as the lights go out, I'm immediately surrounded by a thick lacquer-like darkness! Although I didn't hear any sound, I immediately took a stride, leaped two yards to the side, and immediately turned to the side, and rolled out another three or four yards on the spot. The cries of the two natives also stopped at this moment. I fell on the ground and listened carefully. At this time, any slight sound could hardly escape my ears, but I didn't hear any sound. I fell on the ground and dared not move.

In the dark, there has been no sound at all. It was also because there was no sound at all, so I had to continue to lie down. After a long time, I heard the first sound of rooster singing, which came from afar.The sky is still so dark, and I still have all the nerves in my body, lying on the ground like a bowstring that has been stretched. It is impossible for me to imagine what will happen in the next second. In such a mysterious and incredible situation, anything is possible. But in the end, nothing happened. Its daybreak! Due to staring at the darkness for a long time, my eyes were very painful. When the sky was light, my eyes were so painful that I could hardly open them.In the distance, there were scattered sounds of firecrackers.I told myself that today is the first day of the new year.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual around me, I jumped up. I first listened to the two dwarves in the laboratory, but there was no sound at all.I took a few more steps carefully, and found a very strange phenomenon, that is, in a bush of wild chrysanthemums, some plants were withered.But on the withered chrysanthemum, there is a kind of spikes about three inches long that are as thin as a hair. I wrapped it in a handkerchief and carefully pulled out the spikes, collecting a total of ten or so. This kind of spike, I am not yet sure what it is.But judging from the fact that all the wild chrysanthemums that were hit by the spikes have withered, it can be seen that these spikes are highly poisonous!

That's why I wrapped them in a handkerchief before taking them off.At that time, I also knew in my heart that if I hadn't fallen on the ground and rolled out when the lights went out last night, then some of these spikes might have hit me . I also immediately thought, if such a spike hit me, and I died of poison, then.As soon as I moved my body, the thorns would naturally break, and the cause of my death was only "bizarre poisoning". The real reason may never be known! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a chill, because I definitely don't want to follow in the footsteps of that senior spy!

I carefully wrapped those spikes and put them in my pocket, and then, still maintaining my vigilance, I walked into the auditorium.I looked at the light switch, and as I expected, the light switch was still down. That is to say, the sudden extinguishment of the lights in the hall last night did not go through this switch, but the general switch.I stayed in the hall for a while, mainly to see if there were traces left by others. But because I am very unfamiliar with this place, I have gained nothing. I went upstairs again, and opened the door of the room which I had searched carefully the night before.The sun had risen by then.

Last night, although the fog was so thick, today is an out-and-out sunny day.Sunlight came in from the window, everything in the room was still so messy. I walked to the bed, lifted the pillow, and wanted to take the stack of documents into my hand, but when I lifted the pillow, the folder I put under the pillow last night was gone! I don't need to look for it elsewhere, because I remember it very clearly. Last night, I thought that this stack of documents was very important, so I put it under the pillow, and I was going to sleep on it, in case it was lost. Since it is not there now, of course it was stolen. I collected myself, and shrugged self-mockingly. What is the truth of the matter, I have no idea.What kind of person is my enemy, and I have no idea, but I have already failed in the first round.This failure may also be a fatal failure, because the stack of documents is undoubtedly the only thing left by Zhang Xiaolong before he disappeared. If you carefully scrutinize it, you may be able to find out Zhang Xiaolong's whereabouts. But now, this most important clue is broken. I couldn't help complaining in my heart why I was so careless. When I left this room, I didn't take this stack of documents with me.But I immediately forgave myself. At that time, when I saw such a strange phenomenon outside the window, I am afraid that no matter how careful people are, they would rush to find out what happened, and no longer care about other things. Moreover, I'm not completely disappointed now, I have at least one way to get clues about the person who turned off the switch last night.Because the main switch of the electric light is generally not easily touched by anyone, and there must be dust on it. If someone touched the main switch last night, it would be very easy to find some fingerprints on it! At that time, my heart was very heavy. Although there was no other person in the villa except me, I didn't want to admit defeat to myself, so I whistled on purpose, pretending to be very relaxed, and found the light with the wires total switch. However, before the main switch of the light, I couldn't help but stay for a while!Yes, the light switch was covered with dust, but the dust was so uniform that it looked as if no one had touched the light switch at all. I pushed a bunch of them with my hands and passed with a "slap". When I looked back, the lights in the hall were bright again.There were also fingerprints on the main switch, but those were my fingerprints! I whistled again pretending to be relaxed, but in fact, my heart was heavier.I can't even decide if I should go back to the city or stay here. I paused in the hall for a while, then looked for some food in the refrigerator in the kitchen to chew, and then I paced into the deserted garden.Even under the sunshine, the old house full of ivy still looks very gloomy. Just as I was watching carefully, a burst of car sound came.I looked back and saw a silver-gray sports car coming, and Zhang Xiaojuan jumped out of the car. Zhang Xiaojuan looked straight at me, and when she walked up the stone steps, her gaze was so sharp that I was a little embarrassed to look directly at her. She didn't stop until she came to me, looked at me for a while, and said: "Sir, I admire your courage." I also sincerely said: "Miss, last night, when I was alone When I was here, I admired your courage even more, and I am ashamed of myself!" Zhang Xiaojuan actually smiled at me when she heard this, and said, "Isn't this kind of compliment too much?" I can already see that her attitude towards me today is significantly different from last night. I can imagine that last night, she must not know my origin, thinking that I came here with the idea of ​​her father's property. Of course, Zhang Xiaojuan has spent the whole night reading the records about me, and already knows who I am. To be honest, Zhang Xiaojuan's cooperation is very important to find Zhang Xiaolong. That's not only because they are sisters, but also twins! Between twins, there is often a very strange phenomenon of telepathy. It is very common for a pair of twins to study in school, even if they have the same answers in separate exams. And even if Zhang Xiaojuan and Zhang Xiaolong do not have this kind of super-scientific ability, it is inevitable that Zhang Xiaojuan will know more about her younger brother as Zhang Xiaolong is closer to her sister. So, I decided to please the proud lady, that things would go on more smoothly. At that moment, I smiled and said: "I believe I have no reason to compliment you too much. You are not friendly to me. I can say that you are as cowardly as a mouse!" Zhang Xiaojuan smiled again, and said, "Forget that you can talk, you can go back to the city and do your work!" I rubbed my hands, this: "Miss Zhang, I would like to invite you—" She immediately looked at me vigilantly and said, "I don't accept any invitations." I spread my hands and said, "Even on such a beautiful morning, why don't you go for a walk in the countryside?" Zhang Xiaojuan laughed and said, "Walking is my habit, but it seems that your purpose is not just to take a walk with me?" I immediately said frankly: "Yes, I still have a lot to ask you." Zhang Xiaojuan said: "Are you sure I will cooperate with you?" I immediately said: "Miss Zhang, this matter is not good for me, I just want to know what kind of person my enemy is." Zhang Xiaojuan suddenly laughed and said: "Enemy?" I said, "Yes, enemies, yours, your brother's and mine." Zhang Xiaojuan laughed even harder, and said, "Enemy! Enemy! Mr. Wei. I'm afraid your life is too tense, so I always think that there are countless enemies surrounding you!" I couldn't help being startled, and said: "Miss Zhang, what do you mean by that?" Zhang Xiaojuan turned around and walked towards the hall, obviously she didn't intend to continue talking with me, and walked along.One side said: "What I can tell you is that in this matter, there is no enemy at all!" After I heard it, I was even more astonished! I really couldn't figure out what Zhang Xiaojuan meant by saying this, so I immediately raised my voice: "No, there are, and they are extremely terrifying enemies!" Zhang Xiaojuan turned around quickly, her indifferent expression was restored on her face, and said: "You pretend to be shocking, what evidence do you have?" I reached out my hand and took out the dozen or so thin thorns wrapped in a handkerchief, put them on the high steps, and said, "Look, last night, I was almost stabbed by this kind of thorns!" Zhang Xiaojuan glanced coldly, and said, "What is this?" I said, "Also, yesterday, the stack of documents I took out from your brother's laboratory was stolen, and I also I saw the demon fire!" All the way I said, Zhang Xiaojuan showed a look of disdain all the way, as if she didn't want to listen, until I finally said the word "demon fire", she was shocked and said: "You saw it too? So, I’m not dazzled?” I immediately said, “Of course not, how many times have you seen it?” Zhang Xiaojuan said: "Once—" She said this, suddenly sneered, and said: "Mr. Wei, I believe this must be a strange natural phenomenon, not worth making a fuss about!" I also replied honestly: "Do you think this is the North Pole, and there will be northern lights? Or is it a high-voltage power station, so there will be strange sparks?" Zhang Xiaojuan obviously doesn't know much about the phrase "a strange spark appears in a high-voltage power station".This is no wonder to her, how did she know that at night, around the high-voltage power lines, purple sparks often burst out, and how did she know that birds would fall down when flying near the high-voltage power lines? At the moment, she was stunned for a while, but she still said stubbornly: "There is no enemy, no one is an enemy." I said angrily: "Then what do you base your words on?" I thought my question would definitely make Zhang Xiaojuan speechless, but Zhang Xiaojuan sneered and said: "Of course I know, although I don't know where my brother is, I do know that he is safe and sound now." things, and I feel very happy.” When I heard this, my heart suddenly moved! Zhang Xiaojuan said so affirmatively, which means that there is an incredible phenomenon of spiritual connection between her and Zhang Xiaolong!I was about to ask further questions, but Zhang Xiaojuan suddenly stopped at this point, and in an instant, her complexion became extremely pale! To be honest, I have never seen a person whose complexion is so pale, her lips have also turned gray, and her eyes are staring blankly into the distance. I followed what she was looking at, but saw nothing, and I couldn't help panicking, and said, "Miss Zhang, are you feeling well?" Zhang Xiaojuan was gasping for breath, holding her chest with both hands, she didn't answer me, but her body was shaking, I quickly took a step forward and supported her, she immediately closed her eyes tightly. I was extremely strange in my heart, thinking to myself that this beautiful girl actually suffers from epilepsy?When she was particularly stimulated, she would spontaneously attack?However, what stimulated her at this time? I had no idea in my mind, so I had to support her first, walked into the hall, put her on the sofa, and asked her again and again, asking if she felt uncomfortable. But Zhang Xiaojuan just turned pale, trembling slightly, ignored me, and after a while, she heard her say: "Please... give me... a glass of brandy..." I agreed, and quickly went to the wine cabinet to pour a glass of brandy. While pouring the wine, my eyes never left her.I saw her frowning tightly, with a strange look on her face.It was as if she had thought of something ominous. It wasn't until after she drank a full glass of brandy that a tinge of red appeared on her cheeks. I sat down beside her and said, "Miss Zhang, you... have always had this disease?" Looking at her still pale face, and those unhealthy, dreamy eyes, I couldn't help thinking to myself: Why do you deny that you have such sudden pain? Just when I was thinking this way, Zhang Xiaojuan gave me a wry smile and said, "You must think I'm covering it up for myself? But in fact, it's definitely not a disease!" I was very suspicious in my heart, and said: "Then, what is this?" Zhang Xiaojuan was silent for a moment, as if thinking about how to word her words. After a moment of pause, she said, "Do you know the telepathy between two people?" There was a sudden movement in my heart, and I immediately said: "So, you mean, you suddenly felt your brother, is there any accident?" Zhang Xiaojuan didn't make a sound, but nodded with frowns. I hurriedly said, "Miss Zhang, please explain in detail." Zhang Xiaojuan was silent for a while, looking at her face, she seemed to be thinking deeply about something, and after about five minutes, she said: "There is such an incredible phenomenon of telepathy between me and my brother." I said: "That's not surprising. This phenomenon happens among many twins. Some twin sisters, one arm was broken due to a car accident, and the other's arm was also paralyzed due to severe pain." Zhang Xiaojuan said: "I know, because there is a phenomenon of telepathy between me and my brother. So I pay a lot of attention to such examples in the world." I said: "Okay, then, what do you think happened to your brother now?" Zhang Xiaojuan said: "I have no way of knowing what happened to him, but I can know. He must have suffered great pain, because in my heart, suddenly, I also felt extreme pain." I thought for a while and said, "Then, where is your brother, can you feel it?" Zhang Xiaojuan smiled wryly, and said: "Telepathy is a very delicate thing, and it's not a radio light, how could it let me know where my brother is?" I knew that my question was too naive, so Zhang Xiaojuan's answer did not disappoint me. I stood up and said, "So, according to this, our enemy, after imprisoning your brother for three years, , suddenly imposed severe measures on your brother!" Zhang Xiaojuan originally did not admit that she had any enemies in the case of her younger brother's disappearance. That was naturally because there was no warning sign in her mind.But after what happened just now, she has already remembered what I said. At that time, she said nervously: "I don't know what kind of people they are? I don't know how they are dealing with him?" I seized this opportunity and said, "Miss Zhang, if you want your brother to get out of trouble as soon as possible, you must cooperate with me!" Zhang Xiaojuan nodded and said: "Mr. Wei, don't worry, I will do my best, and I will not not cooperate." I am also very happy in my heart, because I always feel that whether Zhang Xiaojuan cooperates or not is the key to finding out the truth. important key. I thought about it, and then asked: "So, have you ever felt like that before?" Zhang Xiaojuan said: "Yes, the first time was when I was seventeen years old, and it happened so suddenly. I felt extreme pain, and afterward, I found out that my brother left him because of a girl he loved, and was so sad that he wanted to commit suicide on campus!" I felt that the problem was very serious, so I quickly asked: "Is there a second time?" Ms. Zhang said: "Yes, it was five years ago, two months before my brother came back from the United States, I suddenly had the same feeling. , I was really terrified, thinking that something was wrong with my brother, and without telling my father, I called his school to find him—” I couldn't wait to ask: "How is the result?" Zhang Xiaojuan said: "As a result, he told me on the phone that he had discovered a new theory in biology, but all the professors did not give him any support for this new theory, and instead laughed at him as a madman. So he was in a lot of pain." Zhang Xiaojuan looked at me, her eyes were asking for my opinion.For a moment, my mind was very confused, and it was difficult for me to answer her silent inquiry. She continued: "Less than two months after that incident, he came back. He could have obtained the title of doctor in half a year, but he gave up the false title of doctor because he insisted on his A new theory created by himself, and to be proved by experiments. In fact, he left the school immediately after he had a long-distance call with me that day!" I said, "Then, where has he been these past two months?" Zhang Xiaojuan said: "He went to South America, and in the end, he came back by ship from Panama." I took a breath, because I felt that I had touched the core of the matter, and now, if Zhang Xiaojuan can give me a detailed answer to the question I want to ask Zhang Xiaojuan, then at least I can figure out the origin of the matter What's up! I asked: "Miss Zhang, then, what is the new theory in biology that your brother created?" Zhang Xiaojuan shook her head in frustration, and said, "I don't know, I haven't asked him, because I don't understand biology at all, and I study music. I only know that he works every day to prove his new theory in practice. He hid in that laboratory day and night, spending money all the time, but he didn’t even have a new pair of socks himself. He didn’t shave his head or shave. He was almost a savage, and we rarely met each other. " I smiled wryly and said: "From ancient times to modern times, most of the great scientists are like this." Zhang Xiaojuan let out an "Oh" and said: "I remembered that once, he was very happy to say to me that if his experimental work can prove that his theory is correct, then he will become one of the most famous people in human history. Ever since. The greatest scientist, his name will be admired by mankind thousands of years later!" After I heard it, I couldn't help being secretly surprised. Judging from people's narratives, Zhang Xiaolong is a very introverted person who is devoted to science, and he will never be arrogant and exaggerate.