Fear of the dark. [YiZhan FF - Mystery Thriller]✔️

22. - Secret door

22. - Secret door

AUTHORS POV

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After Yibo watched over Zhan all night, Cheng had just replaced him so he could eat something. He actually wasn't very hungry and didn't want to leave Zhan's side at all. But he knows that he can only help Zhan if he is well by himself.

He sat down at an empty table in the dining room, ate some fruit salad and a bowl of rice while watching the others and their goings-on. From the moment Brian and Sarah joined them, he had decided not to trust them. It seemed strange to him that the two of them, supposedly just tourists from London, are able to speak Chinese so perfectly. But, he didn't bother to point this out to anyone.

Because Yibo has decided not to trust anyone except Zhan, his brother, Cheng and Yanli. He even excluded André from the circle of people he trusts. Because, when the two newcomers talked about the woman's corpse in the cave, André just looked unimpressed and even careless, as Yibo found.

And that, where the woman's corpse was probably his pregnant fiancée.

Yibo was just forcing himself to eat another spoonful of rice when he saw a face that had become so dear to him. Immediately, he jumped up and ran to him. "ZhanZhan, you finally woke up." He said in a soft voice while holding Zhan in his arms.

Cheng told him that Zhan just woke up and wanted to go to Yibo immediately. Yibo took Zhan by the hand and led him to his table while Cheng got fruit salad and rice for Zhan.

Yibo immediately explained to Zhan who the two new ones were and why they were with them. And Zhan had an expression on his face that reflected what Yibo thought about the two of them.

Silently, the two ate their breakfast and then, without having spoken to the others, went to one of the unused rooms. And before Yibo could say anything, Zhan said, "Those two aren't real. We should stay away from them and definitely not trust them."

"I thought the same thing ZhanZhan." Replied Yibo.

"Let's find a way out of here Yibo. We need to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Yes I know. But, do you feel capable of doing that yet?"

"Yes, I do. We should go to the basement first. Because I'm beginning to think that even in Station 3, we can't find an exit. Maybe the corridor is used a lot, but it doesn't lead out."

"How do you know?"

"I don't know. I feel it. And I feel something else."

"And what?"

"That there are many more of these creatures in the cave and they are all on their way here. We made a mistake when we brought Rin's body into the cave. The smell of the blood and the stench of the corpse attracted them."

"So that's why the ones from the institute wanted us to get Rin's body out of the cave?"

"Probably. I think they're watching the cave somehow. Maybe with sensors or something else. I think they know very well what lives in the caves."

"What do you think they are?"

"Humans. Or something like that."

"Maybe some experiments that escaped or were set free?"

"I don't think so. I think they've been there for a very long time. For many generations now. But I honestly don't want to find out what they really are in the end."

The two young men brought Hai Kuan, Cheng and Yanli to join them and talked to them about the two new ones and how Zhan suspects that to get out of here they need to go down, not up.