Chapter 24 Alice

At dusk, the sky is stained with crimson sunset glow.

The cool evening breeze blew by, picking up the yellow leaves on the street and swaying in the air, not knowing where they were going.

A black crow flapped its wings and flew across the sunset, making a hoarse call.

When Jiang Chen and Xiaoban returned to Aunt Vera's house, they found that Aunt Vera had fallen asleep.

"Please, it's only half past six!" Xiao Ben was speechless.

"Okay, don't disturb Vera's rest." Grandpa touched Xiao Ben's head, "I saw you running so fast just now. Did something happen?"

Jiang Chen nodded, and then told what happened just now.

After hearing this, Mark Tian frowned and whispered: "According to what you said, those phlegm monsters have taken over the entire town, but what about the original old people?"

"Is it possible that he was eaten by a monster?" Xiaowen opened her mouth wide.

"It's hard to say, it might be hidden." Jiang Chen said slowly.

"We must stop them and not let the town fall completely." Xiaoban's eyes showed determination and he clenched his fists.

"Xiao Ben, you just said that Marty turned into a monster, why don't we go to his house now and see if we can find some clues." Grandpa suggested. ŴŴŴ.

Anyway, Marty's house is not far from here, you can get there in two steps, and you may be able to trace the whereabouts of the missing people.

Even if it is eaten by a monster, it should leave some traces, and it cannot disappear completely.

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement.

"I want to go too." Xiaowen said.

"No." Jiang Chen shook his head, "You stay here to protect Aunt Vera. If a monster attacks, you release the water demon magic. Those guys are afraid of water."

"Okay then." Xiaowen lowered her head dejectedly.

Jiang Chen walked forward with a smile, patted Xiao Wen's shoulder, and comforted him: "Don't be discouraged. You are now the main force in dealing with the thick phlegm monster. In terms of lethality, my cousin can't compare to you now."

After hearing these words, Xiaowen's eyes lit up, as bright as stars, and she nodded with a smile.

"Thank you, cousin. Without the magic book you gave me, I wouldn't be able to practice."

"Gone."

Jiang Chen waved his hand, took his grandfather and Xiaoban, and walked straight to Ma Ti's house.

After watching everyone leave, Xiaowen closed the door and shook her head helplessly. Now she and Aunt Vera were the only ones left here. It was so boring.

Sighing softly, Xiaowen hugged her laptop, sat on the soft sofa, and looked up some information about magic.

Ding dong!

I don't know how long it took, but the clear ringing of the doorbell came from outside the door, echoing in the quiet dark night, which seemed particularly harsh.

"Come back so soon?" Xiaowen was slightly startled.

Then he put on his casual slippers, walked gently to the door, and looked out through the peephole.

I saw a woman wearing hip-hop clothes, with long hair reaching her waist, stunning beauty, smooth muscles and jade bones, holding a green cake in her hand, standing outside the door with a smile.

"Why would someone come at this time?" Xiaowen couldn't help but become suspicious.

She put one hand behind her back, ready to cast magic at any moment, and then slowly opened the door.

"Hello, who are you looking for?" Xiaowen smiled politely and blocked the door.

When the Miaoman woman saw Xiao Wen, she was startled for a moment, then covered her red lips and smiled: "Hello, little friend, I am the daughter of Mayor Smith, and my name is Alice."

"This matcha cake is a gift specially given to Grandma Vera by my father. Isn't she in the house?"

With that said, Alice pushed the cake in her hand towards Xiaowen.

"Aunt Vera has fallen asleep. Do you have anything else to do?" Xiaowen smiled slightly and did not let the other party enter the house rashly.

In this special period, anyone could turn into a monster, so she had to be careful.

Alice shook her head, then pushed the cake into Xiaowen's hand, and said with a chuckle: "Please help me pass this cake to Grandma Vera. This gift is very important, so I will leave first."

Looking at the green cake in her hand and the other party's warm smile, Xiao Wen couldn't refuse, so she nodded in confusion.

Watching Alice go away, Xiaowen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, put the matcha cake on the table, and continued to look up the information.

"Xiao Wen, who came just now?"

Suddenly, Aunt Vera's voice came from behind.

Xiaowen's heart tightened, and she immediately turned around and found Aunt Vera standing outside the door, rubbing her blurred eyes.

"Aunt Vera, aren't you asleep?"

"I got up and went to the bathroom." Aunt Vera smiled kindly.

Xiaowen nodded, "The person just now said that she was the daughter of Mayor Smith and gave you a matcha cake as a gift."

"Oh, it turns out to be Alice. That child is so beautiful and has a very kind heart. She often comes to visit me, an old woman."

Speaking of Alice, Vera smiled from the bottom of her heart.

At this moment, Xiaowen felt a little anxious and hurriedly ran towards the bathroom.

Vera walked to the living room and looked at the exquisite matcha cake on the table, and couldn't help but smile.

"I happen to be a little hungry..."

Vera stroked her fat belly, then picked up the matcha cake and walked slowly back to the dark room...

...

on the other side,

Under the dim light, the shadow of the pendulum is projected on the pale wall, emitting an ancient and long bell.

Jiang Chen was walking in the front, looking at the six directions, behind him was the slightly scared Xiaoban, and Grandpa was in charge of the rear.

Inside the house, everything on the table was neatly arranged, without any signs of fighting. The coffee table, table lamp, TV, etc. all looked normal.

Click!

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound under his feet, which seemed very abrupt in the darkness.

Jiang Chen looked down and found that it was an empty bucket of popcorn, which reflected a strange scarlet in the dim light.

As for the popcorn, it was all scattered on the ground. Perhaps it had not been cleaned for too long, and it had attracted a lot of ants, carrying it back and forth.

"Come and see." Grandpa frowned and bent down to stare at the fish tank.

Jiang Chen walked over and his eyes could not help but condense.

I saw that the water in the fish tank had been emptied at some point. There was a little turtle lying in it, with its mouth slightly open and closed, squinting its eyes, and seemed very weak.

"These guys are really afraid of water." Jiang Chen smiled coldly.

Looking at the weak and pitiful turtle, Xiaoban quickly rescued it, ran to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and put it in the bucket to nourish it.

The little turtle was like a fish in water, paddling its limbs happily and tumbling freely in the bucket.

After checking the whole house, Jiang Chen was sure that old man Marty was not here, and there was no trace of any body. It should have been moved to another place.

Of course, this journey was not fruitless. Jiang Chen looked at the turtle in Xiaoban's hand...

"Grandpa, let's go back first." Jiang Chen said, walking out of the house.

Tian Mark nodded and took Xiaoban to walk to Vera's aunt's house.

......

In the evening, a dark little room.

Vera was lying on the soft big bed, and had already fallen into a beautiful dream, with green cream on her lips.

There was still half a matcha cake left on the bedside table.

Suddenly, the cake squirmed slightly, and a green slug drilled out of it...