Xixia dead book

Chapter 77 The Lost 1964 (14)
"A huge labyrinth? It seems that someone once told me that every city has a huge labyrinth. This labyrinth is underground in every city and in everyone's heart. It is another world. As long as Once you enter, you will find it hard to extricate yourself!" Han Jiang muttered to himself.

Xu Renyu was surprised to see such a series of spell-like words coming out of Han Jiang's mouth. Han Jiang also turned his head to look at Xu Renyu, shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "We are only in the underground labyrinth of Petersburg. Don't you realize that?" From the very beginning, we have entered a huge labyrinth, and that labyrinth is hundreds of times more complicated than the underground labyrinth in Petersburg."

"Yes! We are in the maze all the time, even from the moment we were born." Xu Renyu also sighed.

"I found that the two of us have stayed with Tang Feng for a long time, and we have learned to be sentimental." Han Jiang paused, and then said to Xu Renyu: "Let's get down to business, the reason why I agreed with your route at the beginning was that the Petersburg River The network is criss-crossing, along the sewer pipes, and you should be able to walk out soon, but unexpectedly, the underground pipes in Petersburg are so complicated that it is far beyond our imagination. You ask me what to do next? To be honest, I have no good way , take a break, or move forward."

Xu Renyu nodded: "But there is one more question. I just wanted to ask you, what should we do after we go out? Ilyukin's people are waiting for us up there? Besides, there are our old rivals, They want to get rid of us and then hurry up!"

Xu Renyu's question made Han Jiang's heart tighten, yes!After going out, no matter if it is Ilyukin or the men in black, he will not let them go, whether it is black or white, Petersburg, there is no place for him to stay, let alone complete the original task.

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Han Jiang thought for a long time, sighed, and said: "There is no other way, Stephen, Ilyukin, both black and white will not let us go, and we have to complete our original plan. We have only one way now."

"What way?" A gleam of hope flashed in Xu Renyu's eyes.

"Hmph, what else can I do? I can only go to Yelena!" Han Jiang said helplessly.

Xu Renyu smiled, "You really don't treat Yelena as an outsider now, are you two the one..."

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not Tang Feng, I'm disciplined. If you don't go to Yelena, why don't you show me a way out?" Han Jiang asked Xu Renyu back.

Xu Renyu also said helplessly: "Yes! I can't think of a better way, so I just decided to go to Yelena directly after I go out. But..."

"But what?"

"I'm worried that Ilyukin has already taken control of Yelena's residence? Do you remember that when Ilyukin imprisoned us, he once said that he suspected that Yelena was with us, so I'm worried that he won't be able to catch us. Will trouble Yelena."

Han Jiang nodded, "What you said is very reasonable, it is entirely possible, and not only Yelena, but Ilyukin will also find trouble with Tang Feng."

"Yeah, I forgot about Tang Feng. If Iliujin can't catch me, he will definitely follow the clues to find Tang Feng. Can Tang Feng, a nerd, deal with Iliujin?" Xu Renyu said in surprise.

"Didn't you give Tang Feng a fake identity? Let me think about it... You should not have been exposed. Tang Feng entered the country with you. If Yiliujin believes that you are just an interpreter I invited, as long as Tang Feng Without showing any flaws, you should be able to handle it for a while."

"It's not easy. Is Ilyukin so foolish as to believe that I'm just your translator?" Xu Renyu didn't believe it.

"No matter what, after we go out, we have to go to Tang Feng first, and then go to Yelena's. Of course, we all have to be prepared for something to happen to Tang Feng and Yelena, and prepare for the worst."

After Han Jiang finally concluded, he wanted to get up and move on, but Xu Renyu begged him to rest for a while. Han Jiang had no choice but to lean against the damp wall again, closing his eyes and resting his mind.But just as Han Jiang was about to close his eyes, a faint light suddenly appeared in the dark pipe in front of him. Xu Renyu also noticed the light, and he just asked, "What is that..." Without a word After finishing speaking, Han Jiang blocked their mouths. At the same time, Han Jiang turned off their flashlights, and the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, only the faint light was still flickering in the distance.

Han Jiang shook his head vigorously, no!This is not his own hallucination, he found that the dim light was moving here, getting closer and closer, Han Jiang couldn't see the dim light clearly, what was it?torch?Or an underground will-o'-the-wisp? ...Han Jiang vigilantly pulled out the "Viper" PK-style 9mm pistol, and gently opened the safety in case of accidents!

The gloom was less than a hundred meters away from Han Jiang and Xu Renyu. Han Jiang speculated that the gloom was emitted by a torch, but he still couldn't see the person holding the torch. Both Han Jiang and Xu Renyu stood up, The two held their guns against the damp wall, waiting for the terrible scene to come.

Neither Han Jiang nor Xu Renyu expected that what they were waiting for was the scariest scene in their lives. In this dark, damp labyrinth-like underground pipeline, the two of them stared wide-eyed, and found...they were walking towards them holding a torch That... that's not a person, it's a ghost!The pupils of Han Jiang and Xu Renyu dilated sharply, and they both thought of ghosts in ancient legends at the same time.

A mass of white objects was slowly approaching them with the dim light. It took a lot of effort for Han Jiang to turn his already stiff neck and look at Xu Renyu beside him. Xu Renyu's eyes widened at the moment, motionless. Sticking to the wall like a zombie, Xu Renyu didn't move even if the turbid water droplets dripping from the wall flowed onto his face, Han Jiang turned his face again, staring at the dim light, he tried his best to Stabilizing his beating heart, "No! That's definitely not a ghost! Even if it is, I still have a gun in my hand." Thinking of this, Han Jiang raised the gun in his hand and mustered up his courage to face the approaching white ghost. shouted: "Stop! Who are you?"

Han Jiang's roar echoed horribly in the empty sewer pipe, and the white ghost stopped. Under the reflection of the torch, Han Jiang's hands holding the gun were magnified several times on the wall, and the ghost stopped in place. Han Jiang was brave enough to step out of the shadows step by step with his gun in hand, but at this moment, the ghost suddenly seemed to go crazy, throwing the torch at Han Jiang, and at the same time let out a frightening howl Howling, that howling was a sound that Han Jiang had never heard before. It should not belong to human beings, but only to this terrifying and bizarre underground world.

Han Jiang dodged to avoid the torch, but when he raised his gun again, the ghost disappeared. The torch was slowly extinguished, and calm and darkness returned to the dark sewer pipe.

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Han Jiang turned on the flashlight and wanted to chase the ghost. Xu Renyu, who had been sticking to the wall, finally recovered. He grabbed Han Jiang and asked tremblingly, "What are you going to do?"

"Go after that ghost!" Han Jiang's voice was not loud, but he was extremely firm.

"You're crazy! You lunatic!—" Xu Renyu's voice trembled more and more.

"Maybe, that ghost can take us out." After Han Jiang finished speaking, he went straight forward. Xu Renyu had no choice but to follow Han Jiang forward.

Han Jiang didn't know where he got the guts to pursue a ghost in this dark and gloomy pipe, the dark and dark sewer pipe, the dirty sewage, the suffocating smell, the rats and unknown creatures that appear at any time, now, And ghosts!Han Jiang didn't dare to think about it anymore. He held a flashlight in one hand and a gun in the other, and stepped on the sewage. After searching for about one kilometer, Han Jiang found another fork in the road ahead. He stopped in front of the fork, panting. He turned back and asked Xu Renyu: "Did you see yours this time?"

Xu Renyu looked at the two forked roads. On the left was a tall pipe with a relatively large amount of water, while the narrow pipe on the right had no water and looked in disrepair for a long time, as if it had been abandoned.Xu Renyu pointed to the narrow and dilapidated pipeline on the right, and said, "This time I will choose this road."

"We finally thought of being together." After Han Jiang finished speaking, he plunged into the pipeline on the right. This pipeline is narrower than the one just now, and the highest point does not exceed 1.5 meters. There are gravels on the soles of his feet from time to time. Stumbling, Han Jiang and Xu Renyu bowed their waists and walked forward cautiously. A quarter of an hour later, a little light flashed in front of them again. The two raised their vigilance and slowly approached that light. What is this light? ?Is it a ghost underground?Or the unquenchable will-o'-the-wisp?

Han Jiang's heartbeat quickened, he tried his best to control his breathing, turned a corner, the dim light gradually became clear, it was the dim light from a big white wax, but the dim light was blocked by a low wall in front of him Many times, Han Jiang walked up to the low wall and shone the flashlight into the low wall. He was surprised to find that it was a room separated by a low wall, an underground hut with faint light.

Han Jiang and Xu Renyu knocked down some loose bricks on the low wall, stepped over the low wall, and the space of the underground hut suddenly opened up. Han Jiang took a flashlight to the top, and it was the same as the sewer pipe they saw, with an arched roof. , which is more than three meters high, "This is obviously a large sewer pipe, but for some reason, it has been abandoned, so it has been converted into such a shelter. Who could it be? The scavengers, or that terrifying ghost just now?" Han Jiang murmured softly.

"In this way, what kind of ghost is that? It's just a tramp!" Xu Renyu had already returned to normal at this time, and he had long forgotten how scared his face was by the ghost just now.

"Did you see what that ghost looked like just now?"

"It was so dark at the time, how could I see clearly, I saw that the ghost seemed to be wearing a loose white robe, a bit like the robes worn by the great patriarchs in the Petersburg Orthodox Church, in this kind of place, wearing such a big white robe It’s no wonder the robe doesn’t scare people to death!”

"I saw it too. The ghost is wearing a white robe. If he is not a ghost but a human, it would be too strange to wear such a big robe." Han Jiang said this, and then took a flashlight to the underground house. , In fact, without a flashlight, you can see the situation in the house clearly by the dim candlelight.In this dark and damp hut, there is a narrow wooden bed at the corner. Han Jiang couldn't believe it, could this be a house of ghosts?How could that tall ghost sleep on such a small bed, beside the bed was a simple wooden table, on which were some moldy black bread and a bowl of unclear things The black substance was like caviar, but Han Jiang only smelled it and felt sick.

Looking at the wall on the other side, there is a huge bookshelf. It seems that the workmanship of this bookshelf is quite exquisite, with flowers carved on it, but it is very old. On the bookshelf, the upper and lower floors are empty, there are no books, only the middle layer is neatly arranged There is a row of hardcover books, of course some very old books.

Han Jiang pointed to the row of books on the bookshelf and asked Xu Renyu, "What kind of books are these?"

Xu Renyu glanced at it roughly, and then said: "These are some good books, they are all hardcover masterpieces by Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy, almost including all the works of these two great Russian writers. writings."

Speaking of Xu Renyu took out a hardcover tome from the bookshelf, Xu Renyu flipped through it, and said to Han Jiang: "Look, this is Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov", which was published in 1957. year edition."

"The 1957 version is old enough!" Han Jiang whispered.

Han Jiang moved his gaze to the table where the candles were placed. This is a desk, located in the middle of the room. The candles are placed here, obviously for reading. Han Jiang approached this desk and saw that there was nothing but A candle, a piece of paper and a pen, nothing else!
By candlelight, Han Jiang discovered that there was a beautiful line of text written in Russian calligraphy on the piece of paper. Han Jiang didn't recognize it, so he asked Xu Renyu to identify it. Xu Renyu translated the words on the paper word by word—"For God , we are all Nekhludolf; as for life, we are all Prince Myshkin."

"What does this sentence mean?" Han Jiang obviously did not understand this sentence.

Xu Renyu explained solemnly: "Nekhludolph is the protagonist in Leo Tolstoy's famous book "Resurrection", and Prince Myshkin is the protagonist in Dostoevsky's famous book "The Idiot". Both works are the most important works of the two great writers, and in "Resurrection", Nekh left Doff..."

Before Xu Renyu finished explaining, suddenly, there was a crisp sound from the wall opposite the low wall, Han Jiang and Xu Renyu rushed to the wall immediately, Han Jiang pushed, and when they pushed to the wall on the right, Han Jiang Jiang suddenly discovered that it was a wooden door disguised as a wall. The wooden door could not be pushed open, and was obviously blocked from the outside. Han Jiang stepped back a few steps, accelerated suddenly, and slammed into the wooden door. The wooden door opened, and outside, Another tall abandoned pipeline.

"Someone tried to block the wooden door from the outside just now." Han Jiang picked up a wooden board from the ground and said.

"Someone? Why not the ghost? It seems that this pipe is the passage for the ghost to enter and exit, and it is very likely that it can lead to the outside." Xu Renyu speculated.

Han Jiang nodded, looked back at the underground hut, and then walked towards the pipeline ahead without hesitation.

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This is a dry sewer pipe without water. Han Jiang and Xu Renyu walked [-] meters in this wide sewer pipe, but they didn't find any trace of the ghost.With the dark light and the water vapor in the pipe, Han Jiang can now clearly hear the sound of his heart beating. He is also afraid like everyone else, but the same great curiosity prompts him to move forward. He wants to see clearly. The face of that ghost, even if it was the face of a devil.

Han Jiang and Xu Renyu walked forward quickly. Suddenly, two pipes appeared in front of this wide sewer pipe, one on the left and one on the right, forming a huge "T" shape with the pipe they were walking on. The two stopped. , Xu Renyu panted and asked Han Jiang: "Where should we go?"

"I don't know! But I want to find that ghost!"

"Come on! What does that ghost have to do with us? Besides, we didn't find that ghost except when we encountered that ghost in the pipeline at the beginning. Where are you going to find that ghost? I think it's better to forget it!"

"Yes, the white ghost has never appeared again, but I can feel that he is near us, even beside us!"

As soon as Han Jiang finished speaking, suddenly, there was a crisp metal impact sound from the pipe on the right.The sound of metal impact produced a terrifying echo in the sewer pipe, and Han Jiang and Xu Renyu's hearts seemed to have been hit hard by something. Han Jiang looked at the dark and damp pipe in front of him. He didn't know what happened just now, waiting for his future. What is it, but he still took two quick steps and turned to the pipe on the right that was filled with white water vapor.

"What was that sound just now?" Xu Renyu followed up and asked tremblingly.

"I don't know, it's like the sound of metal colliding." Han Jiang replied in a low voice. At the same time, he began to move forward cautiously. After following in, the two of them were surrounded by water vapor. The beam of light from the flashlight was ineffective in the pipe filled with water vapor. Han Jiang held the gun, bent slightly, and kept his whole body ready to fight at any time. Posture, I was still calculating the steps under my feet.

Counting from turning into this pipeline, when Han Jiang walked fifty steps, he put down the gun in his hand, his body returned to normal, and he stood straight in the water vapor. Xu Renyu didn't know what Han Jiang saw, and walked away. When they came to check, they saw a huge iron gate suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

"That voice came from here just now." Xu Renyu murmured.

"Yes, the ghost locked us inside." Han Jiang raised a large rusted iron lock on the door with his left hand, and said disappointedly.

"Try with a gun!" Xu Renyu reminded Han Jiang.

(End of this chapter)