In front of Orion James Miller was the public restroom where Zephyr Aurora Hayes had an accident.
There were still three days left, and before then, he had something he wanted to confirm.
Could Jane Sophia Parker see things that he couldn't?
She had said that if one's supernatural ability improved, they could see those transparent ghosts with the naked eye, or the kind of ghosts that normal people could only see through mediums like mirrors or photos. If what she said was true, then with her acquired supernatural ability, she shouldn't be able to see such ghosts. However, Orion still couldn't dispel his doubts. After all, both ghosts and supernatural abilities were things that humans couldn't understand at present, and nothing could be completely confirmed.
But he was indeed a bit concerned. So, he opened the door of the public restroom.
He dared to come here because he had enough confidence. He often paid attention to the news from that city, observing it on both TV and the Internet every day. Although abnormal deaths still occurred in that city, according to his premonition, the people who should have died before him and Violet Elizabeth Miller could be confirmed to be alive, as several of them were well - known figures. So, at least before they died, he and Violet wouldn't die. This was the only advantage of the premonition. Before the time of death came, even if he wanted to commit suicide, he might not be able to. Therefore, even if he entered this public restroom, he wouldn't be haunted by that thing like Cassius Benjamin Reed and Scarlett Elizabeth Morgan.
After Zephyr's accident, the police found him and Violet based on clues and learned that Zephyr's last call with Violet was in this public restroom. However, the possibility of a murder here was basically ruled out.
The public restroom was empty at this time, and this desolate feeling was somewhat uncomfortable. Everything was exactly the same as that day, even which cubicle doors were open and which were closed hadn't changed. Orion walked as quietly as possible, not wanting to make any sound.
Just then, the sound of flushing suddenly came from a closed cubicle. This made Orion's heart skip a beat a bit, but then he calmed down and continued to look around.
However, a minute later, he began to feel something was wrong. Since the toilet had been flushed, why hadn't the person inside come out yet? Could it be that they were feeling very comfortable inside?
Orion squatted down and looked inside through the gap under the door...
There were actually a pair of bare feet! And they were completely bloodless!
Orion quickly stood up, gritted his teeth, and kicked the door open! However, there was no one inside, it was completely empty.
He suddenly felt a chill down his spine and took several steps back. At this time, he felt his foot step on something. Looking down, it was a pile of coiled rubber hoses, and he let out a sigh of relief.
But then... he started to feel something was wrong again. He remembered that when he entered this public restroom that day, he had also seen this pile of coiled hoses. He hadn't paid attention at that time, but now, looking closely, it was really strange...
There were two strange things.
First, the hose seemed too long. At a rough glance, it should have been coiled at least a few hundred times, and its length had reached half the height of an ordinary person. But was such a long hose needed for a toilet?
Second, it was the color of the hose!
To confirm his guess, he picked up the hose and gently squeezed it.
How could it be...
He still remembered his previous hypothesis. Why did Alex Daniel Green's body remain, while Zephyr's and Cassius's bodies disappeared? And he also thought of the keyword that Jane had come up with...
Distortion...
He pulled out the pile of rubber hoses and placed them straight on the ground.
He saw a terrifying scene.
This wasn't a rubber hose at all... After squeezing it just now, he had already felt it...
At the same time, Jane was standing in front of the hotel room that Cassius and Scarlett had booked. She told the waiter that her friend had left something in the room and asked to be let in to get it. The waiter opened the door, and then she quickly walked in...
This wasn't a hose...
This was Zephyr's body!
When he squeezed it just now, he could clearly feel that it was the touch of human skin!
Just like Alex, Zephyr's body had also been stretched extremely long, so that the thickness of his body was like a rubber hose, and then it was coiled up and placed in this public restroom. Looking at the 'hose' that was unfolded, Zephyr's face, neck, hands, and feet were all twisted and coiled in the body, and his clothes seemed to have been stripped off. Zephyr's face was stretched to about five or six meters long, and his appearance was so blurred that it was almost unrecognizable. However, one could still vaguely distinguish his completely deformed eyeballs and his mouth that was opened as wide as possible...
'Bastard!'
Fear and anger hit him simultaneously. The scene of his parents' death seven years ago seemed to reappear... He knelt down on the ground and pounded the ground hard!
Was he... going to die such a terrifying death in the future? No, or perhaps even worse? And would Violet also meet the same fate? He had to change all of this at all costs!
He absolutely couldn't let Scarlett die, absolutely not!
Jane was standing by Scarlett's bedside. She sighed, picked up a khaki - colored quilt on it, and turned it completely over.
As expected.
This wasn't a quilt, but Cassius!
His body was stretched into a rectangle, his entire head was stretched horizontally by dozens of centimeters, and the part below his neck was the same as Zephyr's, with his hands and feet twisted together with his body...
Distortion... This keyword was really very appropriate.
Even more terrifying was that Scarlett had actually been covered with this quilt, waiting for her to come to the hotel to pick her up!
She tried hard to hold back the feeling of nausea, put the bag she brought on the floor, and prepared to stuff the quilt into the bag. If the cleaning staff found it, the police would definitely trace it back to Scarlett. If she was locked up in the police station three days later, the plan couldn't be carried out smoothly. Fortunately, Cassius's body hadn't been discovered yet... At this moment, she suddenly heard a scream from behind. She immediately turned around and saw that it was actually... Scarlett!
'Wh... What is that thing? Is... Is that Cassius?'
Scarlett couldn't hold back the fear in her heart any longer, let out a scream, and ran away.
'Hey, Scarlett, hey!' When Jane chased to the door, she had already run into the elevator.
After leaving the public restroom, Orion was in a very low mood. He buried Zephyr's body near the toilet, hoping that it wouldn't be dug out in the future. How many more people would have to die? Would everyone end up like that?
However, something even more terrifying awaited Orion.
His phone rang. Looking at the number, it was Violet calling.
'Hello, Violet, what's up?'
'Is that you, brother? Well, I had a premonition... Tomorrow! Miss Morgan will... will die tomorrow.'
Orion asked in confusion, 'Didn't you say three days later this morning? Why is it tomorrow now?'
'Morning? I just encouraged you this morning and then went out immediately. When did I tell you about three days later?'
'You... Didn't you come back once later? And then you told me...'
At this time, Orion's hand holding the phone began to tremble.
'No... I didn't come back...'
'Where are you now? I'll come over immediately!'
Anyway! First, figure out what's going on!
About an hour later, he had already arrived at Violet's newspaper office. It happened to be lunch break at this time. Violet was waiting for her brother at the entrance of the newspaper office. She saw him running over from the opposite road, panting, and then he grabbed her and asked, 'Violet, tell me... No, first confirm if you're the real Violet. I'll ask you, what was the name of the doll you liked the most when you were a child?'
'Hmm... Why are you asking this all of a sudden? It was, it was called Harrie.'
'Right, you're Violet.'
So, the Violet who came back in the morning... Who was she? Or rather, what was she?
Scarlett ran out of the hotel crazily and then started running aimlessly on the road! God... What on earth was that thing? And why did Jane put that thing in the bag? Was she... also a ghost?
Anyway, she didn't dare to trust anyone easily now. All she knew was to run! She probably ran about a kilometer on the street, and finally stopped, gasping for breath, and kept looking back to see if anyone was chasing her.
'What? Scarlett's exact time of death is tomorrow?'
Answering the phone call from Orion, Jane, carrying the bag with Cassius's body, was quite surprised. How could this be?
She was answering the phone in the hotel parking lot at this moment, and the bag with the body was placed on the hood of her car, with its back to her.
'I called Scarlett's cell phone, and she hung up immediately. Maybe she misunderstood me about something... Anyway, we have to find her as soon as possible. She might still think she'll die three days later... We must find her before zero o'clock tonight!'
Just at this moment...
A hand actually stretched out from the bag and grabbed Jane's right hand. She let out a scream, and then the hand immediately retracted. She immediately opened the bag, and it was already empty.
'Damn it... What on earth do you want! What on earth do you want!'
Jane angrily threw the bag on the ground, immediately opened the car door, and decided to first go to the magazine office where Scarlett worked. Although the possibility of her being there was almost zero.
We must find her! Before midnight!
When she arrived at the magazine office, as soon as she entered the staff office, she found that Orion was already there. Needless to ask, no one knew where Scarlett had gone. They all said they hadn't seen her since lunch break. So Jane left her cell - phone number with each of Scarlett's friends and repeatedly emphasized, 'I'm her friend. Scarlett is in great danger now. Call me immediately if you have any news about her!'
Scarlett's parents were not in this city, and all her friends in this city were in this magazine office. Who would she go to?
'Do you think she might leave this city and go to another city to find her parents?'
'It's possible... If so, it will be troublesome.'
After Jane and Orion went downstairs, they decided to look for her separately, as this would be more efficient. Whoever got any news would call the other person immediately.
Seeing how scared she was in the morning, she probably wouldn't go home. So, where would she go now?
Orion drove around the city, searching everywhere, constantly looking at his watch, and trying to call Scarlett's cell phone again. However, she had even turned it off. Orion angrily threw the phone aside and stepped on the gas pedal. He really didn't want to see another such corpse!
Jane, on the other hand, drove towards the train station. She knew where the train station closest to the hotel was. She had memorized the map of this city in her mind in just one day.
However, five hours passed, and the sky gradually darkened, but Scarlett was still missing.
Time was running out... What on earth should they do?
Scarlett entered a 24 - hour restaurant. She really didn't know what to do and planned to stay here for the time being. Anyway, being in a place where people gathered could always make her feel a little more at ease. Fortunately, she had a credit card with enough money, so she decided to stay here for now...
After ordering some dishes, she suddenly felt extremely hungry and immediately started gobbling them up. One of the dishes she ordered was spaghetti. Just after eating one strand, she felt the taste was a bit strange... What was strange about it?
It didn't seem to taste the same as usual...
She originally wanted to call the waiter, but then she thought she might not even be alive soon, so why care about the taste? As long as it was edible. But after chewing for a few more minutes, she really couldn't stand the taste and even spat out all the spaghetti she had put in her mouth onto the plate.
'What's going on... How is this spaghetti cooked?'
Looking down at the plate of spaghetti twisted into one mass after another, her head suddenly felt dizzy. She couldn't help but hold her forehead and close her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, what was on the plate... It wasn't spaghetti at all. The twisted mass was clearly... a human body! She could even clearly see that one end of Cassius's head was stabbed by a fork, and his eyes were staring straight at her...
'There... There's a ghost!'
She knocked the whole plate to the ground, and the people around looked at her with strange looks. She then shouted, 'Help! Someone help me... The, the spaghetti...'
Just as she was shouting desperately, several customers gathered around to look. However, everyone was extremely puzzled because it was just ordinary spaghetti.
'It won't let me go, it won't let me go...'
Scarlett actually forgot to pay the bill and quickly ran towards the restaurant door. The waiter ran over to stop her, but she pushed him aside and then rushed out of the restaurant. Outside, it was already pitch - dark.
Why did it get so dark all of a sudden?
She raised her wrist to look at her watch, and her whole body almost froze. She remembered looking at her watch when the food was served. It was 5:30 at that time. She couldn't have taken more than ten minutes to eat, but now... it was actually 11:59!
How could this be? She had just closed her eyes and then opened them, and six hours had passed in between?
And there was only one minute left until midnight!