Chapter 32: Every step

“A fixed route? Do you have a conclusion?” Lao Hui asked with a frown. In fact, we were not afraid of this formation. Seven cobblers could not match one big master, so how could they match a formation laid by him?

But if that’s the case, then we can’t avoid a big battle. We don’t want to start the investigation and then have it turn into a big mess.

Therefore, the question that Lao Hui asked Xiao Bei was very critical. Xiao Bei’s face was still a little pale, and after hesitating for a long time, Xiao Bei said, “I have a general grasp of the route, but I can’t guarantee that it is 100% accurate. I can’t guarantee what will happen.”

While speaking, Xiaobei stood up, wiped the map on the ground with his feet, and then said, “Follow me. I’ll lead the way, otherwise something will go wrong. But it’s late at night now, and some evil things are more active at this time. If something happens on the way, I hope everyone will follow me and not care.”

Yes, we can only choose to act at night. If we meet someone from Company A during the day, it won’t be a fun situation. We haven’t planned to confront them head-on yet.

After saying that, Xiaobei let out a long sigh. He, who usually likes to act like a little boy, was serious for the first time. Lao Hui also stood up and patted his clothes, saying, “There are secrets in the warehouse. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent so much to decorate it. Not to mention the special arrangement, they also paid a huge price to hide a few powerful guys. What I mean is…”

“It means that our goal is only to find out where the little ghost is, and we’ll leave the rest to the authorities.” I said lazily.

Any fool should know that there are secrets in this warehouse, but I don’t want to get into trouble. This is not indifference, but it’s something that’s beyond my ability. Doing something beyond your ability is much worse than not doing it at all.

Xiao Bei walked in front of us, and we followed quietly. I was talking to Xiao Bei along the way: “This formation should not be activated during the day, right?”

“Well, according to my deduction, it should be between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. The guys in the formation start to become active. During the day, it can only be said to have an impact, but the impact is definitely not great. At most, it can make people who take the wrong route feel that something is wrong psychologically, feel pressure, and then retreat. Of course, if you go to those corners, I can’t guarantee that something will happen.” Xiao Bei replied to me.

“Hmm.” I was silent, thinking to myself that the security guard who died of a heart attack probably went to the forbidden place.

At this time, Zhao Hong grabbed my sleeve and said to me, “Chengyi, I don’t know if it’s my illusion, but I always feel like there’s something following us. There’s footsteps.”

In fact, everyone knows the answer to this question. No one is deaf, and ghosts and other things directly affect the human brain, so you can’t help but hear them.

I frowned slightly and said to Zhao Hong, “Don’t look back, just keep walking straight ahead, and don’t ask too many questions.”

Zhao Hong nodded, but just followed me closely. I glanced at Xiaobei, who said understandingly, “The current route should be fine, at least it hasn’t been attacked! After all, this correct route is quite ordinary, and most ordinary people who go to those warehouses will choose to take this route. In other words, this situation only makes people who have inadvertently taken the correct route retreat.

I nodded and said, “Yes, people who know won’t be afraid, because they know it’s just a scare and won’t attack.”

“That’s what I mean,” Xiaobei said calmly.

The four warehouses were not far away. Even if we walked around the winding road, it was only about 500 meters away. Besides the sound of footsteps behind us, there was no problem.

It was as if fifty meters was a dividing line. After fifty meters, we not only heard footsteps behind us, but also faint laughter and crying. The sound was like a horror movie, ethereal and distant, as if we couldn’t hear it clearly, but we could really hear it.

If we were ordinary people, we would have turned around and run away, but we could only move forward and not turn back!

At 100 meters, there were already loud voices, as if they were discussing something, or like the sound of shoes on a basketball court. The sound echoed, and the sound of shoes on the ground. It was an intersection, as if we would see a large group of people as soon as we turned the corner.

In this kind of atmosphere, even I felt a little nervous when I looked at the intersection. People are afraid of the unknown, and this is instinct. Maybe if a ghost really appeared in front of me, I wouldn’t take it seriously at all. I’m always dealing with these illusions, which makes people a little impatient and a little irritable.

I hadn’t even spoken yet, and Gao Ning over there scowled and said, “Fuck, what the hell are you trying to do? Play a haunted house?”

Yuan Yi’s face also showed signs of dissatisfaction. He lit a cigarette and then realized he had it upside down. Qiangzi, who was usually good-natured, was breathing heavily. The brash Huigen was unaffected, and his temperament was stronger than ours.

I sensed something was wrong, but before I could say anything, Xiaobei had already spoken up: “The aura here has an effect on people. Don’t get carried away. Those who know won’t be affected. Don’t you understand this?”

Xiao Bei’s words were like a bolt of thunder, suddenly awakening everyone. I guess the people from Company A knew that this place had an impact on people’s moods when they came to do business here. Knowing this, it was like building a mental wall, which in turn protected them from the chaos.

The ancients said, “Don’t be surprised by strange things, because they will defeat you.” This is actually the truth.

Even if you are an ordinary person, if you can always maintain a peaceful state of mind, you can also be unaffected by negative energy. So temperament is very important, but this also needs to be honed.

After Xiao Bei greeted us, everyone’s mood became calm and composed. In the blink of an eye, the intersection was right in front of us, but it was still a dark intersection. No one appeared as imagined, but if you looked closely, there was a thin layer of mist. We all knew what was going on. I was afraid that the master who set up this formation was not a righteous person, because this kind of formation gathers negative energy. Over time, the negative energy will take shape, and at that time, it will have a great impact on people.

I can foresee that in ten years, if this formation is still functioning normally and has remained so, this warehouse will be completely abandoned due to the rumors of hauntings. It is estimated that a few people may die in the process, who knows?

This thin mist is the best proof. I sighed inwardly, and if necessary, I would have to destroy this formation.

Everyone was moving forward with their own thoughts, and the warehouse was less than 50 meters away. But just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of us. It was dark and we couldn’t see clearly, but we knew it was facing away from us.

“Xiao Bei, is there a problem?” Lao Hui asked with some concern. He was a man who loved to save energy and did not want anything to happen before we entered the warehouse, which would make the plan a complete failure.

“I don’t know if there’s a problem, because I don’t know if there’s anything else in the last stretch of the road. But, pretend you didn’t see it. Even if you pass by, pretend you didn’t see it!” Xiaobei replied.

Everyone was silent. Zhao Hong was slightly trembling. I saw him clench his fists and try to calm himself down. It was really tough for this kid. His first mission was so miserable!

On second thought, can anything good happen to anyone who is related to me?

Step by step, we approached the figure. I don’t know what it looked like in other people’s eyes, but the closer I got to it, the more familiar it looked, but I couldn’t think of it!

20 meters, 10 meters, 5 meters, 1 meter… Soon, we were standing next to the figure. The figure, with its back to us, slowly turned around. Xiaobei was the first to pass by it!

“What?” Xiaobei exclaimed, taking a step back!