Operation Red Book

Chapter 483: Shisanfang built on the ship

"Let's play ball..."

The terrifying and strange sound suddenly appeared when Ivy stepped onto the stairs to the second floor of Shisanfang. It was like a big fish paddling through the abyss of the lake, tearing the air and distorting the space, making Ivy's back chill.

She turned her head to look at Beatrice behind her, trying to find a trace of comfort on her face, but she was so engrossed in the shadow show on the stage that she didn't even notice the bump on the carpet that tripped her.

After leaving the market, Ivy and Beatrice headed straight for the ship docked on the shore.

There are about ten ships on the shore, and the largest luxury cruise ship is docked near the entrance of the Chinese wharf.

The size of the ship was as high as a mountain, and its capacity to accommodate people was no less than that of the Titanic 30 years later.

Mr. Zhu recreated the once glorious Shisanfang on that boat in a one-to-one scale, making it even more luxurious and spacious than it was before it collapsed.

While asking about Joshua and Bell's whereabouts, Ivy walked past countless large and small ships, and finally locked her target on the cruise ship named "Lianzhu", which was the largest cruise ship on the shore.

"Play with me..."

There it is again, that voice...

Ivy's heart was beating fast. In fact, it wasn't just the strange sound that appeared for no reason. Ivy also felt that there were eyes staring at her hungrily.

Thinking of this, Ivy swallowed and looked around stiffly.

On the left is wallpaper printed with golden dragons and wisteria, and on the right is a lively shadow play stage and audiences drinking wine and tea; in front is a long corridor, on the right side of the corridor are box stands one after another, and behind are a steady stream of customers and servants coming and going.

Everything seemed normal. Ivy looked around again but still couldn't find the source of the sound.

Maybe I heard it wrong, Ivy comforted herself in her heart, but she changed her mind and thought that there seemed to be many such plots in the movie...

No wonder there is a strange sense of familiarity. The warm family film "The Conjuring" is about those carefree white rich ladies who always comfort themselves in this way or that way, and then they will cause tragedy again and again...

"Ah ah ah ah ah……"

Ivy let out a desperate groan.

Why does she always get into trouble? Could it be that the Buddha can no longer protect her since he is not in London?

Ivy couldn't help but grumble in grievance, completely unaware of the direction the black cat was looking at.

The black cat was lying on Beatrice's shoulder, with its head tilted upwards. All its fur stood up, and its sharp claws dug into Beatrice's shoulder pads. Its emerald green eyes reflected its two long, falling black hairs.

"They met on that broken bridge."

Beatrice pointed at the shadow puppets on the stage and said in surprise.

"The rain that falls from the sky is the magic cast by white clothes."

Ivy blinked and followed her finger to look at the wide curtain below.

The humming and singing of opera lingered in Ivy's ears, as clear as a brook and as gurgling water.

Ivy couldn't understand the Wu dialect, nor could she understand the dancing of the shadow puppets.

But if you look closely at the scenery - the drizzle, the swaying willows in the wind and rain, the quaint round pavilion... it's not hard to tell that this is a performance of the classic play - "The Legend of White Snake".

"The white woman who can call the wind and rain is a monster transformed from a white snake. A long, long time ago, a man saved her. In order to repay the favor, she found the man's reincarnation, fell in love with him, and got married." Ivy explained.

"Monsters and humans..."

A solemn look crossed Beatrice's face, as if she was thinking about something.

"So, did they live happily together in the end?"

Ivy shook her head and said softly, "This is not your Western fairy tale."

"There was a monk named Fahai who believed that humans and demons were on different paths, so he told the man the truth that his wife was a snake demon. The man could not accept that his wife was not human, so he separated from her."

"If I were that snake demon, I would definitely kill them both with my own hands..." Beatrice said in a trance.

"But she didn't." Ivy supported her face with both hands and said regretfully, "She even risked her life to pick the magic herb just to save her husband who was scared to death by her true identity..."

"Did the white woman die in the end?"

"No, she gave birth to their two children and was eventually imprisoned by the French in a high tower by the West Lake."

"I don't want to watch it anymore."

Beatrice's face turned purple. She looked away, turned and walked up the stairs without looking at the center stage again.

Ivy pursed her lips, not understanding why she changed her mind so quickly. But it was understandable, interests always come and go quickly. What Westerners like is none of our business as Orientals.

Ivy raised an eyebrow and walked up the second floor hallway with Beatrice.

Ivy just took a quick look below and hasn't spotted them yet.

According to the servant just now, Joshua and Ms. Bell had only been here for less than half an hour, so they shouldn't leave so soon.

It seems that I can only search layer by layer... Ivy sighed, and when she was about to turn, her head suddenly hit a soft ball.

When I looked up, I saw Beatrice had stopped moving forward and was turning to look at the light at the corner.

Her expression was filled with astonishment, her eyes twitching, and the black cat on her shoulder was also furring and breathing fiercely forward.

It was obvious that he was frightened by something, which means... there is something in the corridor around the corner.

Ivy's heart sank and her legs began to tremble.

What else could scare a witch into silence...

It must be very exciting!

In just a moment, countless characters from classic horror movies flashed through Ivy's mind, among which the great Cthulhu occupied half of her imaginary picture.

With the help of Crusoe's octopus head, Ivy's heart was cranked to the highest frequency. Strong curiosity drove her to look inside, and she also gradually moved her eyes away like she usually does when watching a horror movie...

Then, with a loud bang, Ivy's mind suddenly exploded.

In the dark corridor, I saw a pair of little girls who looked similar standing together holding hands. They were wearing sky blue baby doll dresses and had two high braids. They stood there motionless, like two soulless dolls.

At this moment, the value of "The Shining" is still rising...

Ivy wanted to leave quickly. This scene was really not good. Was she going to "bleed to pieces" in the next second? Was she going to "explode the cruise ship" in the next second?

She didn't know, but she really didn't want to see such a scene, weird... horrible... twisted... beyond human nature...

She immediately turned around and wanted to leave. If she hadn't heard the next sentence...

"Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu! What are you doing blocking my way? You are delaying my serving of the dishes. Go away!"

"Little Seven, Little Nine?"

Before he finished speaking, the twins immediately dispersed to both sides, allowing the servant holding the tea bowls to pass by hurriedly.

The terrifying atmosphere immediately collapsed, and Ivy breathed a sigh of relief.

"You two... who told you to scare people here?"

"Joshua." Xiao Qi said.

"Big brother." Xiaojiu continued.

“Joshua…Joshua…Joshua…”

"Who the hell is talking!"

Ivy yelled, unable to bear it any longer.

She was so angry that she cursed in frustration without caring about the child being around.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu were not scared, but Beatrice was.

"So you heard it too!"

"You heard it?" Ivy's eyes suddenly widened. "Then why did you act like you didn't hear it at all?"

"I'm afraid that voice will haunt me. Besides, you didn't show it..."

Ivy had no way of defending herself from these words, and she really had been pretending not to hear them.

"he he he he he……"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

A laughter like wind chimes was heard, scaring Ivy and Beatrice so much that they ran away with their heads in their hands.

"No! Where on earth is this sound coming from? Whether it's a human or a ghost, it has to have a shape!" Ivy collapsed.

"It's up there." Xiao Qi suddenly spoke.

"On your heads." Xiaojiu continued.

"On the ceiling." Xiao Qi's voice was vague.

"There is a child wearing red clothes." Xiaojiu said happily.

"Play together!"

"Play together!"

"O...K...OK..."

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——”