Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

By the time Esther and Rabbit walked up the stairs to the fourth floor, seven or eight guests had gathered here to see what was going on. Some of the doors opened a small crack, and eyes full of fear were revealed in the crack.

The black-haired girl at the front desk was sitting on her knees in the corridor, with a puddle of vomit beside her. A woman with an equally pale complexion patted her on the shoulder and handed her a handkerchief so that the black-haired girl could have something to wipe the liquid from her mouth. .

The young man wearing round glasses was communicating with others, slightly covering his mouth and nose with his hands.

Most of the movements were the same as his. Even the rabbit frowned and subconsciously grabbed Esther's wrist instead of her cuffs.

Rabbit shook Esther's arm: "What a strong smell of blood..."

He had also seen private gunfights between gangs in the East District, and had seen butchers cutting chicken or beef ribs with kitchen knives. Even then, Rabbit had never smelled the smell of blood that was so strong that it made him want to vomit.

Esther smelled not only the smell of blood, but also something strange and sweet to the point of rottenness.

Esther patted Rabbit on the shoulder and gave him a clean handkerchief: "Go and help me check on the black-haired lady. Don't leave their sight, and don't walk around randomly. I'll take a look in front." .”

Rabbit hesitantly let go of Esther's wrist, took the handkerchief and went to the two weeping ladies, squatting beside them silently.

Behind the door of the room, there were still heart-rending wails, but the onlookers outside the door did not dare to go in. The scene inside was probably very bad. Esther deliberately sent the rabbit away because she was afraid of giving it to this person. What psychological shadow is left on the boy.

The worried men in the corridor did not dare to approach the door. Each of their faces looked worse than the other. One of them was also holding on to the wall, looking like he was not far away from vomiting.

Esther had heard part of their conversation earlier, and someone had already gone downstairs to call the police.

When she saw Esther trying to open the door and walk into the house, someone immediately called her from behind and raised her arm to grab Esther's shoulder: "Madam, you'd better not-"

But he stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

The round lenses among the crowd are slightly reflective.

The owner of the glasses withdrew his gaze and continued to communicate in a low voice with the people around him, expressing concerns about the security of Tingen and complaining about the equally chaotic Backlund and Pulitzer Harbor.

The evil feeling in the room was so close to her that Esther didn't notice anything unusual about that person.

She had reached out and pushed open the half-open door, and walked in under the awe and admiration of the others.

There were also a few indifferent eyes among them, waiting for this seemingly bold lady to rush out of the room the next moment and run to the corridor, crying and retching. Then they laughed bitterly in a low voice and lamented to the people around them about this woman's reckless behavior.

Rabbit squatted next to the other two ladies, observing their expressions and whispering, and met a pair of lake-green eyes.

Rabbit quickly lowered his head and tried his best to comfort the brunette at the front desk, avoiding that person's attention.

Esther walked into the door marked "Fourteen", and what she saw was a living room that was even more spacious and gorgeous than the suite on the third floor - at least it should have been quite luxurious before it was covered in plasma.

It was like a big bucket of tomatoes had exploded in the room, and the eyes were filled with bright red.

A lady was sitting on her knees not far from the door, clinging to the wall. She was holding another hand in her hands. The broken part of that hand was still bleeding. There was a gold ring hanging on her ring finger. , exactly the same as the one on the lady’s right hand.

Even without turning her eyes, Esther could feel the lady's broken mental state.

She half screamed and half howled, barely able to express complete sentences. From time to time she threw away the severed hand in panic, and scratched her arm with her nails, leaving a trail of blood, as if to remove the fear from herself. dug out from under the skin.

Then the lady leaned over and picked up the severed hand, kissed the ring on it with tears, and rubbed a little blood on her cheek. Then she would realize that there was nothing behind the wrist, and repeat the process of throwing it away.

The bright red color soaked through her tender green lotus skirt. The window in the guest room was wide open, and the crimson moonlight shattered all over the floor with the evening breeze.

The culprit seemed to have run away on the spot. This was not a job for ordinary police officers. It must be handed over to the church organization. If I remember correctly, the person in charge of Jinwutong District is...

Esther walked towards the crazy lady, grabbed her with her right hand, and stole all the thoughts and emotions in her mind, as well as the strongest part of the memory.

The lady didn't know what was happening here, but she was frightened after seeing the scene in the room. After discovering the severed hand on the carpet, her remaining sanity was completely broken.

The woman's expression was blank for a moment. Under the control of the extraordinary power, the suddenly relaxed nerves made it impossible for her to stay awake anymore. Her body swayed from side to side twice, and then hung down softly, but she was still holding on tightly. The severed hand with the ring.

Esther supported the lady's body and grasped it again, stealing the power from her fingers. The amputated hand rolled to the ground, splattering a little blood.

Esther stretched out her hand again, and a blood-stained gold ring fell into her palm. Esther thrust the ring into the woman's hand.

Even in a coma, the woman unconsciously held on to the warm wedding ring, as if holding on to a reed on the bank of a collapsed river.

Esther held the woman's armpits. In order not to appear too relaxed, she could only use this posture to drag the severely injured woman out of the crime scene.

The people outside the door heard the silence and did not dare to look inside the room carefully. When Esther dragged the bloody woman out of the door, two people even subconsciously took several steps back.

When the rabbit saw Esther coming out, he immediately wanted to squeeze through the crowd and get to Esther's side to help, but a person quickly grabbed his arm and pulled the boy unable to move.

The rabbit raised his head angrily and glared at the blond-brown young man.

There was no fluctuation in his gaze under the round lenses. The young man smiled and said, "Didn't she tell you to stay here and not go over?"

The rabbit struggled hard twice, but the young man looked very gentle and his hands were quite strong, so the rabbit could not get rid of him.

Esther laid the lady flat on the corridor. An old man with a beard came out of the room and placed pillows and blankets next to her.

After Esther thanked the other party, she put a pillow under the unconscious woman's head, and the blanket covered the blood-stained dress, which at least made her look less scary.

Esther then stood up and closed the door that was constantly smelling of blood, so that no one outside could see what was inside.

Her too calm attitude gradually silenced the people standing in the corridor. They looked at Esther in silence, no different from the way they looked at another crazy woman.

Rabbit felt that the strength on his wrist weakened, and his previous memory was gone. Then Rabbit looked at Esther, who was leaning over to check the woman's condition, and subconsciously ran in that direction, pushing away the people blocking the aisle.

Esther looked at the rabbit for a moment, then glanced at the crowd casually: "Can anyone get me a towel? It's best to wet it."

"I'll go."

Esther looked at the young man who responded. She still had an impression of this person. He was the guest in Room 6 who lived diagonally opposite on the third floor.

The young man turned around quickly and ran down the stairs in a hurry.

The rabbit who squatted next to Esther sniffed. It was obvious that the strong smell of blood here also made him very uncomfortable.

"Didn't I ask you to stay over there?" Esther confirmed the physical condition of the unconscious lady. Her breathing and heartbeat were still stable, so she asked the rabbit in a low voice.

The rabbit squeaked and said nothing.

Not long after, the young man wearing round glasses returned to the fourth floor and handed over a wet towel. He also held a tray with a teapot and teacups on it.

Esther checked the humidity of the towel, twisted it again to ensure that it wouldn't drip much water, and then wiped the blood on the unconscious woman's face.

The young man distributed the hot tea to the black-haired girl and the equally pale woman, then took the tray with the remaining two cups and placed it in Esther's hand.

He turned to face the other worried onlookers:

"Why don't everyone go back to their respective rooms and wait for the police to come later, and they will definitely face interrogation. If too many people stay here, they may stimulate the unconscious lady and make her condition worse.

"This matter has nothing to do with us. We were just unlucky enough to check into this hotel tonight. The vicious killer seems to have left. The police won't make it too difficult for us.

"But for the sake of safety, we'd better stay with acquaintances and stay vigilant enough to prevent the terrible killer from coming back. Those who are really worried about the current situation can also go to the public restaurant on the second floor and eat as many people as possible Stay with a few people, it’s safer that way.”

Perhaps it was because when the young man communicated with several people before, his conversation and demeanor were very favorable to people. Even though he proposed the plan without permission, most people had no objections. Several people returned to the house, and others walked out together. stairs.

The other lady nodded to a few people and led the young brunette down the stairs, heading to the public restaurant area on the second floor with her husband.

Soon, only Esther, Rabbit, and the gentle young man who were guarding the unconscious lady were left in the corridor, as well as the old man who had taken the blanket and pillow out of the room earlier.

The old man coughed hard twice, looked at the lady on the ground and sighed heavily: "When the police come, how are you going to explain to them, kid?"

"I will ask them to call the special department. This matter is not something ordinary police officers can handle." Esther subconsciously glanced at the young man again. He was staring at the door that Esther closed, thinking. What.

I don’t know if it’s because of the combination of round lenses and green eyes, but he looks quite pleasing to the eye.

It's a missing lightning-shaped scar. Esther thought to herself.