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Although there had been no one living in the haunted house for a long time,as soon as we entered the yard,we could still see the traces left by each family using plants as fences.
They enclosed the area in front of their houses with plants,and the original square courtyard was divided into three irregular parts.
Teacher David's sister's house,that is,the haunted house of the Johnson family,was on the west side of the yard.
The house of Mrs.Johnson was divided into two rooms on the left and right.Due to years of disrepair,most of the roof of the left room had collapsed,and although the roof of the right room was still there,all the glass in the room had been broken.
When we entered the room,we could see the bloodstains left by the murder case everywhere on the surrounding walls,the wooden door inside and outside the house,and the ground.It could be seen how tragic the scene was at that time.
There was no bed in Mrs.Johnson's room,only an earthen kang from the 1960s and 1970s.
There was also a dark red blanket against the wall,inlaid with bright flowers.Mrs.Johnson's husband had been paralyzed in bed all year round,and this should be the place where he usually lay.
The earthen kang was full of tattered clothes and garbage and branches blown in by the wind.The area left for Michael and me to rest was not large.
"This room..."Before I could finish my words,I saw Michael holding his head and squatting on the ground,with a very painful expression.
"What did you feel?"I became nervous when I saw Michael's appearance.
"Wronged.It's the voice of a child.She said she's innocent and she needs to be understood."Michael pressed his temples,"My head hurts so much."
I helped Michael to the edge of the kang,took out a bedsheet from the suitcase and spread it on the kang,and then covered Michael with a layer of blanket.
The room had been left unused for too long,and every movement of mine would stir up a large amount of dust.But Michael couldn't care less.As soon as I made the bed,he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
After Michael lay down,I took out a spare mobile phone from my bag and set it up at the door.This was a request from Teacher David.He asked us to record every moment after entering the house so that he could know the situation in the room at all times.
After setting up the mobile phone,I began to observe the furniture in the room.But no matter where I looked,I always felt a chill down my back,and my mind uncontrollably imagined that as soon as I turned around,a monster would pounce on me.
Although I am a haunted house sleeper tester and had made sufficient mental preparations before coming,when I was really in the haunted house,I still couldn't avoid feeling scared.
I took a deep breath and tried to suppress the fear in my heart.
My hand touched the big flowery blanket next to Michael.I closed my eyes and silently counted to ten.Then I saw a picture.
Mr.Johnson was lying in bed sleeping,and Mrs.Johnson was cooking outside.The sunlight shone in through the window.Mr.Johnson reached up with his hand and tugged at the blanket,trying to let the sunlight directly shine on his legs.
I opened my eyes.It was an ordinary and warm afternoon.
I touched the edge of the kang again,closed my eyes again,and after counting to ten seconds,I saw Mrs.Johnson's head lying where my hand was touching.
She turned her head slightly and saw her daughter Lisa quietly opening the cabinet by the wall.
Lisa had a pair of big watery eyes and a simple ponytail,with a natural beauty.
As soon as Lisa's hand touched the money in the cabinet,Mrs.Johnson suddenly sat up and pointed at Lisa,scolding loudly,"You little slut.I feed you and clothe you,and it's not enough.Now you actually dare to steal money?"
Lisa was startled at first, then squatted on the ground and cried pathetically.
Mr.Johnson was awakened by the scolding.He turned his head slightly and looked at Lisa silently.
Mrs.Johnson jumped out of bed,grabbed Lisa's hair,and kicked her,"You little slut.Why don't you go and die?How did I raise such a thing like you?Your biological parents must be a pair of unethical people to give birth to such a thing like you."
The picture stopped.I opened my eyes.It seemed that as Teacher David said,Lisa often stole money from home.
Next,I selected several more things,but there were not many useful pictures in my mind.They were all pictures of Mr.Johnson lying in bed and Mrs.Johnson chattering and cleaning the room.
It was getting dark in the room.I turned on two flashlights,one placed on the cabinet in the room,and the other held in my hand.
There was nothing useful in Mrs.Johnson's room.I had to go to Lisa's room to try my luck.
I carefully stepped over a pile of mess and came to the small room where Lisa and her younger brother lived.
The small room was missing a piece of the roof,and all the things in the room had been rained on.Therefore,in addition to the dust of many years,there was also a strong musty smell.
But precisely because of this missing corner,as soon as I looked up,I could see the moon hanging in the sky.This small room didn't seem so scary anymore.This really made me heave a sigh of relief.
The flashlight swept around the room.There were several star posters pasted on the right wall,and there were a few dusty certificates on the left ground.
I pulled the certificates out from under the garbage.It was a"Three Good Student"certificate,and the winner was Mr.Johnson's younger son,Tom.
I touched this poster and silently counted to ten.
A boy,wearing a pair of glasses,carefully pasted the poster on the wall with his tender little hands.
There were still people talking in the room.It was the voice of Mrs.Johnson.
"You little slut,stealing money again.Are you having an affair outside?"It was Mrs.Johnson scolding Lisa again.
Tom didn't stop his actions when he heard the scolding.He carefully adjusted the certificate and pasted it well.
"It's...Jack asked me to steal it."Lisa cried,"If you don't believe me,ask Tom.He's there every time."
Mrs.Johnson rushed in,grabbing Lisa's braid,"Is what Lisa said true?She said you're there every time?"
Tom didn't even raise his head,staring at the textbook in his hand,and shook his head,"I don't know."
"Tom,you clearly..."
Mrs.Johnson slapped Lisa's face,"You little slut.How did I adopt such a thing like you?You still want to frame our family.Our family doesn't have your kind of genes."
Lisa stopped talking back and let Mrs.Johnson pull her hair and slap her.But under the messy hair,there were a pair of more and more helpless eyes.
I opened my eyes,and there were actually tears in the corners of my eyes.I felt a little sorry for Lisa.In this family,she was just an adopted daughter,an outsider.
Although she had done something wrong,she didn't even have a chance to defend herself.
I moved a few steps to the left and came to Lisa's bed.The flashlight swept over Lisa's bed little by little.I hoped to find more things related to Lisa's character.
The more I knew about her,the closer I would be to the truth of the matter.
Suddenly,I found a pink underwear under the pillow.For such a private thing,I wondered if there would be any new discoveries.
I closed my eyes.Lisa was lying on the bed,with dried tears on her face,and her underwear was pulled down to her knees.
What was going on?
I looked towards the door.Someone was holding an old-fashioned DV to record.When the DV was moved away,it was actually...actually Jack,Teacher David's son?
"Take off your top!"Jack ordered.
Lisa covered her face and shook her head desperately.
"Damn it!"Jack closed the DV,"Then give me money.Ten dollars."
"My mom found out that I stole money and hid all the money.I can't get it."Lisa pulled the quilt over her naked lower body.
"Then come and watch a video with me tomorrow."Jack spat on the ground.
Lisa buried her face in the quilt and cried,"Aren't you afraid that I'll tell your dad?"
Jack shrugged,"Go ahead.Even Tom won't testify for you.See if anyone believes you."
The picture stopped here.I sighed helplessly.So Lisa stole money because she was threatened by Jack,and no one in the family would believe her words.
I think I somewhat understand Lisa,and I can also understand why there is so much grievance in this room.
"Lily?"
It was Michael calling me.
My hand moved away from Lisa's underwear.Michael had already walked to the door.
"Why did you get up?Doesn't your head hurt anymore?"I asked him.
"It's very strange.Just now,my head suddenly didn't hurt so much."Michael gently pressed his temple,"Did you find something?"
The fact that Michael's headache had improved made me excited instantly.This proved that what I thought in my heart was right.When someone understood Lisa,her grievance would weaken,and Michael's symptoms would also be alleviated.
Jack forced Lisa to steal money.If she didn't steal,he would take nude videos of Lisa to threaten her.But the family didn't believe Lisa and didn't even give her a chance to explain.
I told Michael the pictures I saw.
Michael lowered his shoulders and had no solution to this either.
After Michael's headache got better,he started to help me look for useful things in this room.But until dawn,we still didn't see the pictures of the day of the murder.
But these pictures did make me know a little about the characters of Lisa and her younger brother.Lisa rarely smiled and would secretly cry under the quilt every night,living a very depressed life.
When Lisa was crying,her younger brother was beside her,but he was very cold-hearted.He frowned and only thought Lisa was very noisy.Although he wouldn't scold Lisa like Mrs.Johnson,in the pictures that appeared in my mind,I could occasionally hear Tom secretly scolding in a low voice:"Bitch."
"What if I never see useful pictures?"I was a little frustrated.
"Have you ever played a haunted house when you were a kid?"Michael smiled,"Just think of it as playing an immersive haunted house."
I gave Michael a white look.It seemed that his head really didn't hurt so much anymore,and he even started joking.
Michael and I changed into clean clothes and prepared to go to Teacher David's house to deliver the video from last night.Before leaving,Michael pointed to the green wooden door at the door and said,"I think this door is a bit strange.You try it."
I touched that door and silently counted to ten.
The picture suddenly changed to the outside of the yard.Fireworks were constantly blooming in the sky above the yard,illuminating the small red flag inserted on the door of Mrs.Johnson's house.
It was New Year's Day,the day of the incident!
I walked to the door and listened carefully.At the moment when the sound of firecrackers died down,I could hear Mrs.Johnson's heart-rending cries for help.
Mrs.Johnson looked towards the yard and shouted for help loudly.
I turned around.There was actually a woman standing in the middle of the yard.
This woman was wearing a black woolen coat.She heard the cry for help,took a step forward,and then silently stepped back.
She stood there motionless,watching Mrs.Johnson's blood splatter on the glass window above the door.
Who was this woman?
I opened my eyes and stared blankly at Michael.
"What's wrong?Your expression was very scary just now.What did you see?"
"There were other people on the day of the incident!"
