Chapter 0071 Ventriloquism
I was shocked, but Lin Yang was clearly unconscious next to me.
Then I actually heard my own voice, "Why does it have nothing to do with me? Tell me, have you made new friends recently?"
Only then did I realize that these two voices actually came from the proprietress.
She played two roles, sometimes speaking in Lin Yang's voice, sometimes speaking in my voice, with corresponding expressions on her face, which looked extremely weird.
I have heard of a secret art called "ventriloquism" before.
Those who are proficient in this secret art can use their lips, teeth, throat, tongue and nose to simulate any sound, including birds and beasts, wind, thunder, rain and lightning, vividly.
And imitating human voice is only the most basic means of ventriloquism.
This secret technique was very popular in the Song Dynasty, but it has almost disappeared in modern times. Unexpectedly, the proprietress of the Regent Hotel is actually proficient in this unique skill.
"Mom, hey, hey, why are you acting again?" the dwarf asked stupidly.
The lady boss snorted, "Shut up, it's all because of you!"
After she finished scolding him, she patiently explained, "We'll kill these two unlucky guys later and leave one hanging in the room, just like before, okay?"
I suddenly remembered that Feng Yehong said that he and his girlfriend lived here three years ago and heard a fierce quarrel upstairs at midnight. It turned out that the quarrel was imitated by the proprietress using ventriloquism.
This would allow other guests to hear it and mistakenly think that the couple had an argument, and in the end the female college student impulsively killed her boyfriend.
From the tone of her voice now, it seems like she is going to repeat the same old trick and treat Lin Yang and me the same way.
It’s just that the mother and son have been staying in the hotel for too long, and I’m afraid they are a little out of touch with the times. They actually thought we were here to film a video, but who knew we were actually doing a live broadcast.
"Hehehe." The dwarf laughed foolishly again, "But mom, you forgot one thing."
"What?" the proprietress asked with a frown.
"There haven't been any customers in our store for several days. Hehehe, tonight... tonight there are only the two of them, and no one is listening, hehe..."
It turned out that after all this time, we were the only two of us in the entire Regent Hotel, except for this mother and son.
The lady boss said, "Oh!" and said, "Go and bring your wife up here!"
"Why... why take my wife?" the dwarf asked stupidly.
"Just take it if I tell you to!"
The dwarf shrank his head after being scolded, and went out muttering. After a while, he brought someone in.
I was surprised. The person had disheveled hair, a haggard face, and hollow eyes, but I could still tell that she was a young girl with pretty features.
She had an iron chain around her neck and was being led by the dwarf like a pet dog.
A thought suddenly popped into my mind: This woman is the female college student who disappeared three years ago!
"Mom, hehe, my wife is here, hehe..." the dwarf said foolishly.
"Yeah." The lady boss glanced at her son and said, "You've been playing for three years. You should be tired of it, right?"
"What... never get tired of playing, my wife is fun... hehe..."
My heart sank, knowing that what I had predicted was right. The woman in front of me was the college student who had mysteriously disappeared that year. Her boyfriend was killed in this room by the mother and son, and she herself was imprisoned here by them.
I don’t know what kind of hell she went through for those three years. It’s chilling to think about it!
"It's time to have enough fun. Look, these fools have come to our door!" The proprietress said coldly, "I'll kill your wife and these two bastards and burn them to ashes in the basement."
When the dwarf heard this, he immediately became unhappy.
"Are you still not listening?" the proprietress scolded.
The dwarf burst into tears and rolled on the ground.
My heart went cold as I watched, this mother and son, one was cruel and ruthless, the other was foolish and as mentally retarded as a child. This college student couple never would have thought that they just got a room together out of love, but would end up in such a miserable situation.
"Get up and kill these two bastards who are looking for death first!" the proprietress scolded.
The dwarf groaned as he got up, and pulled out a gleaming bone-cutting knife from somewhere, and ran straight towards us with it.
Haha, it looks like they really want to slaughter us like cats and dogs!
I stood still, quietly waiting for him to come over. At this moment, I suddenly felt something strange and almost couldn't help turning my head to look towards the corridor.
At the same moment, the lights in the corridor outside flickered.
The dwarf groaned, scratched his head and asked, "Mom, why are the lights outside flickering?"
"Why bother with the lights? Get down to business first!" the proprietress scolded impatiently.
The dwarf let out an "Oh" and picked up his knife to chop someone, but there was a crisp "Snap" sound outside. When he heard it, he let out another "Huh" and ran out curiously.
"What are you doing!" The proprietress walked to the door and scolded.
The dwarf shouted, "Mom, look... look, the light over there is broken... Hey, another one is broken!"
The proprietress didn't say anything. I saw her standing sideways at the door, seemingly staring at the other end of the corridor.
"Haha, another one is broken, another one is broken!" the dwarf clapped his hands.
I noticed that the incandescent light in the room suddenly dimmed and made a hissing sound. My thoughts changed and I secretly took a breath, lowering my already very weak heartbeat further. My body temperature also dropped, and the Yin energy in my body gradually increased.
At this time, I heard the dwarf shouting, "Mom, why do I feel a little cold? Am I not wearing enough clothes?"
"Come back here!" the proprietress shouted in a calm voice.
Then the mother and son returned to the room. The landlady slammed the door and stared at the door with a gloomy face.
Her dwarf son, however, was in a good mood, playing with the boning knife in his hand.
The incandescent light in the room hissed a few times, flickering on and off.
"Hey, the lights here are going to break too!" the dwarf shouted happily.
"Shut up!" The proprietress slapped her son on the forehead, took the knife from him and held it in her hand.
The room suddenly became quiet and silent.
Only the incandescent lamp above my head made an occasional hissing sound.
"Mom, aren't we going to kill people?" the dwarf asked in boredom.
The proprietress walked slowly to the door, knife in hand, and reached out to grab the door handle, but as soon as she touched it, she immediately withdrew her hand as if she was greatly surprised.
The dwarf found it very interesting and happily ran over to grab it. "Ouch, it's so cold!" He quickly pulled his hand back.
I saw Lin Yang lying on the side with no sign of waking up, and I thought to myself that this kid fainted at a good time, and he wouldn't have to worry about anything once he closed his eyes.
"What the hell!" The proprietress finally couldn't bear it anymore and opened the door.
