Chapter 1461: Chapter 899: Pursuit
Judging from the name alone, there’s no way to determine which one it is; they know too little about the Source Ghost.
"Just find these two movies and watch them once, then we’ll know. Isn’t Chen’s Strange Films claimed to have a high degree of restoration?" Chen Nang suddenly said.
This is also a relatively feasible plan at the moment; it’s better than them wandering around like headless flies.
On the way here, Yang Xiao saw several video stores by the roadside. These stores mainly rent and sell VCD discs, with some selling novels and comics. He had seen them when he was little and remembered them somewhat.
Most of these small stores are hidden in alleyways, to save time, the group split into two teams, agreeing to meet back here in an hour.
Yang Xiao naturally teamed up with Jiang Qingluan, while the remaining Chen Nang and Liu Yang were led by Zhou Mingxiao.
Unfortunately, Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan ran to three video stores, spent quite some time, but didn’t find even one film. They weren’t available in these stores at all.
In the last store, the fashionable owner wearing a big gold chain and a floral shirt bluntly told them he hadn’t even heard of the names of those two films.
To enlighten Yang Xiao, the country bumpkin, the store owner shot him a look and led him alone to the last row of shelves in the store. After confirming Jiang Qingluan hadn’t followed, he mysteriously pulled out two discs and stuffed them into Yang’s arms.
Upon seeing the disc covers, Yang Xiao was stunned. They were two Japanese busty ladies posing flirtatiously, damn, these were adult discs!
"Hey, this is what real men should watch." The store owner puffed his cigarette butt, sizing Yang Xiao up with a seasoned eye and admiringly said, "Those chicks are hot. You’re lucky, these chances don’t come often!"
"I like you, buddy, I’ll give you a good price, thirty for one, fifty for two, friendship price, the camera shots inside are stunning." The store owner said with great loyalty.
Unexpectedly, Yang Xiao directly returned the films, dismissively saying, "Don’t kid me, five at most for one, seven for two, not a penny more."
"An expert, huh!" The store owner looked at Yang Xiao with a sense of regret for not meeting earlier.
Of course, Yang Xiao had never rented or bought; he’s a decent guy. But that doesn’t mean he’s ignorant. Before the store owner could haggle, Yang Xiao pulled Jiang Qingluan away.
"What did that owner say to you? So secretive." Jiang Qingluan asked on the way back.
"He said you’re a beauty and wanted to teach me some tricks to win you over." Yang Xiao casually replied.
"What tricks?" Jiang Qingluan curiously asked, following Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao: "Kids don’t ask!"
It seemed, in his impression, that Jiang Qingluan shouldn’t react this way, but it didn’t matter anymore. The fact is they’ve searched all the video stores on this street and found no leads on those two films, which is very unfavorable for them.
The teams contacted each other through mobile phones and quickly converged at a street corner. Clearly, no one made any discoveries.
"No need to keep searching. There aren’t any in nearly ten stores, it seems they just don’t exist. Chen’s Strange Film Industry mainly exports films to Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, etc. Domestically, there are restrictions on this type of film." Yang Xiao summarized.
"You’re right. We also went to two electronic goods stores and did find a power cable compatible with this DV machine, but it wouldn’t charge," Zhou Mingxiao explained. "The store owner said the machine might be broken and suggested repairing it. I didn’t allow it."
Yang Xiao and Zhou Mingxiao, being experienced players, understood that this DV machine is a key clue in this task. It couldn’t possibly be broken; it might only be triggered under specific conditions, like the fire site last night.
"What should we do now?" Liu Yang was a bit anxious, as it was already past noon, and time was running out. Once night fell, a new batch of unlucky ones would stay to keep night watch and continue facing paranormal events.
New people would die, and no one could guarantee it wouldn’t be his turn.
During the previous visits, Jiang Qingluan hadn’t been idle either; she found out the locations of the new relocation village and Xinmin Middle School. Coincidentally, these two places happened to be at the northern and southern ends of the city, quite a distance away by car.
"There’s no choice but to split up and check both places." Zhou Mingxiao said through gritted teeth, "It’s the only way to ensure we make it back to Rongjin Building before dark."
"Let’s split the teams like this. In any case, you two must separate, one in each team." Chen Nang suddenly spoke up, very decisively.
What he meant by the two people were naturally Yang Xiao and Zhou Mingxiao.
Chen Nang’s idea was quite understandable; both of them survived last night, and yesterday afternoon, Chen Moting was killed in an unknown attack. It’s not out of the question that similar attacks could happen today.
If Yang Xiao and Zhou Mingxiao were together and both died, the losses would be too great, and crucial information would have a gap.
Whether it’s for Yang Xiao and Zhou Mingxiao personally or for the whole team, separating them is the best choice.
Without any dispute, Yang Xiao and Zhou Mingxiao both agreed to this choice. But the current problem is that they can separate people but not the machine; the DV machine as a key tool is only one.
"Chu, buddy, better leave this DV machine with me, as I’ve used it once last night, and you haven’t succeeded in using it yet." Zhou Mingxiao candidly said.
"I’ll take people to Xinmin Middle School, I feel it’s a more likely source." Not waiting for Yang Xiao to respond, Zhou Mingxiao continued.
