"Did I see wrong? Was there someone there just now?".
Several security guards looked at each other, a bit doubtful. Although they couldn't see clearly at all, it seemed like a shadow flashed by.
"It's barely dark, don't scare yourselves.".
"Even if someone really comes, with our size, can't we stop them?".
"But if it's a thief or something, that's quite a hassle. You guys step up your guard.".
There's a lot of foot traffic both inside and outside in Tao's territory, so you can't be sure if anyone will do some petty theft.
But usually the thieves here aren't that good. It's easy for these strong men to subdue them.
Haoshao's house is very big. Besides the hallways and courtyards, walk dozens of meters further in and there's the main house.
This place is designed like a villa, but it has several floors.
Looking in from the window, the decoration is very ordinary. Although the outside looks fancy, the inside is just a mess.
Hatake Satoru slightly shook his head. This kind of feeling is like the villagers from area 14 who got rich and built a house.
Although it might look luxurious and fancy to outsiders who don't know much.
But if someone with a little taste sees it, they're definitely going to frown.
The front wall, or rather the whole house, is decorated with all kinds of bright tiles, and the inside is also covered with different colored tiles and stairs.
A huge hanging picture is hanging on the wall as soon as you enter.
Haoshao's twisted face is looking down at everyone on it, with a fat head and big ears. You can even see the oil on his face clearly because the photo is so clear.
Why hang such an ugly photo in a place where you can see it as soon as you enter!
Seeing it makes you feel like you're going to have a heart attack.
But if you look at such an ugly face every day, it seems like you can forgive the fact that the people here have terrible taste.
Hatake Satoru had a look of understanding and nodded thoughtfully.
"Who's there!".
"Security guards? How did you let a thief in?!".
Haoshao's voice rang out from the stairs. He obviously saw Hatake Satoru standing at the door, staring at the photo thoughtfully.
But he had just noticed this person as well. As he shouted, Hatake Satoru turned his head and glanced at him.
Then he disappeared from where he was standing.
"Whoosh.".
A gust of sweet-smelling wind quickly brushed past Haoshao's face, and then the candle closest to him flickered a few times and disappeared.
Not extinguished, but completely disappeared.
Haoshao's house doesn't just have candles, it also has electric lights.
So even if the candle disappeared, Haoshao could see clearly.
After a brief moment of silence, Haoshao's back broke out in a cold sweat. His legs went weak and he slumped to the ground in fear.
In just a few seconds, the sweat on his back soaked through his clothes.
His thick lips trembled a few times, then he let out a shrill scream.
"There's a ghost——!!!!!!".
Hatake Satoru landed lightly in front of the kiln used for firing porcelain. He held a candle in one hand and blocked one of his ears with the other.
"So noisy.".
Hatake Satoru frowned with slight distaste. After Haoshao's scream ended, he lowered his hand.
He was holding the candle that had been beside Haoshao in his hand, and the candlelight was flickering slightly with his movements.
This is a kiln for firing porcelain. The people here make a living by selling porcelain, and almost every household has a kiln like this.
Hatake Satoru raised the candle in his hand and looked up, the tall chimney pointing straight into the sky. Although it looked like it had been used for many years.
But judging from the traces left around, it probably hasn't been used for several years.
If he's right, this place lost its value after Moshao and the other technicians left.
Hatake Satoru held the candle in his hand, the flickering light shining on his face.
It looked a bit strange.
The reason why he could stand here with a candle for so long was also because the area around him was covered with all kinds of seals.
Hatake Satoru turned his head to look behind him with a blank expression. He was almost surrounded by all kinds of seals.
Besides the seals that said "No Entry", there were also some seals with strange-looking spells drawn on them.
It's possible that this place was sealed with sealing techniques before, but judging from the current situation, they have all failed.
There were both new and old seals. Hatake Satoru used his hand to scratch off a few seals, revealing the old, tattered seals inside that had turned yellow.
"The reason there are no security guards is because this place is forbidden.".
"But it's just a kiln, how strange to list this place as forbidden.".
Hatake Satoru became more and more interested. He walked back and forth with the candle, then bent down and walked into the dark kiln.
This kiln is bigger than most people's houses outside. It looks like a lot of big things were fired in it before. At least ordinary people can only make porcelain.
But Hatake Satoru can walk into the kiln directly.
"White-haired ghost?".
"Quickly settle Haoshao down, we'll go see what's going on!".
The head of the security guards commanded several security guards in an imposing manner to take Haoshao, who had gone limp like mud, back to his room to rest for a while, and then arranged for a few more people to follow him to patrol other places.
"...Go check near the kiln. If there's a problem, come back and tell me. Don't go in to investigate rashly.".
Haoshao actually had a vague idea in his mind about the haunting issue.
He took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice.
"Yes, we understand.".
After the head of the security guards responded, he led a few people in different directions.
The person who saw the black shadow on the wall earlier immediately jumped up and said as soon as Haoshao left.
"See! See! I felt at the time that it wasn't a thief, it wasn't a person at all.".
"How can someone disappear in the blink of an eye!".
"But I heard from my hometown that ghosts only come out in the middle of the night, how come things are happening as soon as it gets dark.".
The security team whispered to each other as they walked towards the kiln that Haoshao had mentioned with flashlights.
"Who knows, but I don't think there will be ghosts, after all, we've worked here for many years.".
A security guard next to him muttered in a low voice.
The probability of a thief coming into this place is much greater than the probability of a ghost coming in. Although they were walking and chatting, the closer they got to the kiln, the more frightened they felt.
Not only were these seals scary to look at at night, but also the dark kiln entrance. It was really creepy to look at it at night.
Then the head of the security guards suddenly seemed to realize something, and suddenly whispered a sentence to the person next to him.
"Put down all the flashlights.".
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