S.C.I. Special Crime Investigation // S.C.I.谜案集 [English translation] Book 1

[Ghost Murderer 04] Chapter 95 - Another World

It is rare for Zhan Zhao to see Bai YuTang with such a serious expression. He looked up at the surrounding high walls, shook his head a moment later, and said coldly "It is impossible to walk from above!"

"If it's impossible from above..." Zhan Zhao looked at the ground, and the two said in unison —— "Below!"

Bai YuTang looked down at the ground, and saw that it was a rare slate floor. There are many holes and cracks on the square block of cement slab. He stepped on while watching, not long after he stopped by a slate, squatted down, stretched out his fingers and slowly swept along the edge of the slab.

Zhan Zhao also walked over "What's wrong?" He knelt down and asked.

"There's wind." Bai YuTang said as he stuck his finger into a hole in the middle of the crack. With a clasp of his index finger, the cement slab was lifted completely with the wind. The two of them looked closely and saw that there was a black hole tunnel below. There are many pipes crisscrossing, and the passage way is almost two meters deep —— It is an old-fashioned tunnel in S City.

"It seems like this is how he ran away last time." Zhan Zhao said, looking at the tunnel.

Bai YuTang nodded and said "I'll go down and have a look, you..."

Zhan Zhao stared at him before he finished speaking "I want to go too!"

No time to argue, Bai YuTang nodded and jumped down first, reaching out to catch Zhan Zhao who had jumped down.

The two entered the tunnel, found one end was blocked, and walked towards the other end. Just a few steps in, the surroundings plunged into darkness. Bai YuTang took out his phone and turned on the flashlights, and the two walked forward with the faint light.

The tunnel was extremely quiet, even the faint breathing sounds of the two men became clear and abnormal due to the cage sound effect of the closed structure. From time to time, one or more mice ran pass because of the disturbance of the lights. The air was full of mildew and rancid smells, Zhan Zhao saw Bai YuTang frowning, knowing that for a person like him with a slight cleanliness habit, it is a total torture being in this environment.

After the two walked for about five minutes, they saw that the front suddenly became clear, there was a relatively large space, and two tunnel appeared.

Bai YuTang turned to look at Zhan Zhao "Mao Er, which side?"

Zhan Zhao looked at the aisles on both sides with the faint light, and suddenly "Eh." Softly.

"Why?" Bai YuTang asked.

"It seems like there are often people walking around here, and it's a lot of people!" Zhan Zhao looked at one of the intersection in confusion, pointed to the ground and said "Look, there are still so many footprints."

Bai YuTang nodded, walking into the depths of the tunnel, after walking for about ten minutes, he suddenly saw a bright light coming from the front —— We reached the exit?!

The two glanced at each other, speeding up their pace and walk towards the light. Soon, the scene at end of the tunnel became clear as the light strengthened.

When they reached the exit, they found that there was a corner. When they were about to turn to the corner, a pile of things in the corner attracted the attention of the two. They saw some plastic sheets and some old clothes on the ground in the corner. There were many dirty toys, mostly old dolls and plastic robots...

Bai YuTang walked up and looked down at the pile of toys on the ground.

"Xiao Bai, this was made a long time ago!" Zhan Zhao pointed to a white, dirty, plush kitten and said "Do you remember when we were young, we have it too?"