Chapter 248 “Don’t give me that friendship bond thing!” (Ch 248)

Inside a two-story villa exuding a strong small town atmosphere.
Three little boys of similar age, about the same age as Emma, ​​who had just turned ten, were concentrating on doodling and marking on a spread-out map.
If you look closely, you will find that what they are surrounding is an ancient architectural blueprint of a certain institution.
One of the black-haired boys bit the tip of a pen and lay on the drawing to observe it for a long time. Finally, he couldn’t help but question, “White, are you sure this is the map of the research institute outside the town? How come many things marked on it can’t be seen now?”
White, a chubby little boy, nodded immediately after being named. “It must be him. Decades ago, my grandfather was one of the workers at the Institute of Architecture. He also brought this blueprint out of the institute.”
“Maybe it collapsed. I heard that the institute has had many accidents in the past few decades. Many buildings have either collapsed or been rebuilt, so there are discrepancies with the blueprints.”
Another boy named Anton, who was wearing glasses and holding his chin with his hands, added after thinking for a moment, “Perhaps, it was because of these changes that Sharon was able to escape from that institution.”
When Sharon was mentioned, the three boys couldn’t help but look sad.
Back to a month ago, the three black-haired Asian boys – Lee, White and Anton, took a shortcut to their “secret base” as usual after school.
Like other children of the same age, many children of their age, their so-called “secret base” may be an abandoned bus, an old boat or a dilapidated wooden house.
But the base of Li and his two companions was even cooler, because it was a small tree house that they built on the treetops themselves.
Although the space is a bit cramped and its stability needs to be strengthened, this small world carries the purest childhood memories of the three of them.
This place is filled with snacks, comic books, second-hand mobile phones, and even cigarettes that they bought with their pocket money…
However, this time when he returned, everything seemed different.
When they ran towards the tree house with great anticipation, they found that a little girl in hospital gown had already lived in it.
She had long blond hair, pale cheeks, and a pair of eyes that seemed to speak a thousand words, instantly attracting all the attention of the three nerds.
Faced with this unexpected visitor, they almost forgot to blame her for eating up all their treasured snacks, and instead rushed to show their friendliness and enthusiasm.
Although the girl didn’t say much, she seemed moved by their innocent kindness and gradually established friendship with them.
At first, they thought the girl was separated from her family, so they offered to help call the police. But the girl showed a look of fear, shook her head repeatedly, and looked back from time to time, as if something terrible was chasing her.
Out of concern for her safety, Lee, White and Anton can only stay with her temporarily and guard this mysterious and fragile new friend.
During the communication, they learned the name of the mysterious girl – Sharon, but as for her background and why she appeared here, she just shook her head and remained silent.
Although Lee, White and Anton were full of worries, their innocence prevented them from telling their parents about the matter immediately. Instead, they brought more food and clothes from home, wanting to give Sharon more care and warmth.
Since then, the three of them would go to the tree house every day after school to spend happy time with Sharon.
They listened to music together, watched movies on their mobile phones, and shared each other’s school life and future dreams.
However, during their long time together, they discovered that Sharon always liked to gaze at a research institute in the distance, a place that could only be vaguely seen by climbing to the top of a tree.
There was a kind of indifference and hatred in her gaze that Li, White and Anton had never seen before.
One afternoon not long ago, when the three of them went to the tree house again with a lot of snacks and toys, they found that Sharon was no longer there.
All that was left was a painting, which showed Sharon and the other three sitting on the branches of a big tree, watching the sunset.
In the lower right corner of the drawing paper, Sharon’s name is clearly visible, and next to it is written “Dedicated to my best friends”, revealing deep emotion and reluctance between the lines.
Time goes back to the present.
At this moment in the room, Li, White and Anton were staring blankly at the altered map of the organization’s building, their hearts filled with frustration and confusion.
“Maybe we should call the police.”
White scratched his head and made a suggestion, “Sharon has been missing for more than a week. She might not have left voluntarily, but was kidnapped by a bad guy. Or maybe she met a perverted murderer, like Jason? The Spoon Killer?”
Upon hearing this, Li and Anton looked at each other and shook their heads without hesitation.
“When Sharon was in the tree house, she kept resisting our call to the police to help her find her parents, which shows that she has a deep distrust of the police.”
“Yeah, just like in the movies, the police might be in cahoots with the bad guys chasing Sharon.”
“All right……”
The three of them discussed it, but couldn’t make up their minds.
Finally, Li looked up at the drawing paper on the opposite wall. It was the only trace left by Sharon when she left. They had framed it and hung it on the wall, agreeing to take turns keeping it every week.
“We must get into that institute!”
Li stood up with a firm look in his eyes. “Every time Sharon looked at the research institute, she looked so sad and angry. The bad guys who took her away must be from the research institute. Sharon is probably still being held in there by them.”
Anton nodded repeatedly, but still hesitated: “But the content on this blueprint is completely different from the current research institute, and it’s so big that we might get lost if we go in.”
“I don’t care about that anymore!” Li put his hands on White and Anton’s shoulders and said firmly, “Sharon is our friend. No matter how dangerous it is, I will rescue her. Just decide whether you want to join or not.”
The fat kid White and the boy with glasses Anton looked at each other and saw the hand Li stretched out. They nodded heavily without hesitation and put their hands on it!
“Together!”
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Not long after, above the small town of Hawkins, outside the Transhuman Research Center, which was led by the National Energy Department, jointly established by [Wooden House] and the CIA.
A fighter plane flew out from the clouds like an arrow, and finally landed steadily in the wide open space outside the institution.
A lot of people had gathered in front of the institution’s gate, led by several men in suits and white research gowns. On both sides of them were neatly lined up guards, all armed and ready for action.
The moment the fighter plane landed, everyone cast complicated glances at it, but then they put on warm smiles and quickly walked forward to greet it.
However, the following scene surprised them.
As the cabin door slowly opened, a small green jelly rolled down first. What was even more surprising was that the jelly had a pair of curious eyes looking around.
“this……”
The top executives of these organizations were speechless for a moment. What the hell is this……
But even stranger things are yet to come.
Then, a little wolf cub, only as tall as everyone’s knees, wearing a skirt and braids, with its front paws behind its waist and a pacifier in its mouth, appeared outside the cabin door, skipping and jumping.
Then, a blond burly man holding a hammer and wearing a cloak behind him strode out; after that, a man in a suit with sunglasses and a mustache came out, also with a solemn expression.
Finally, the person they had been waiting for appeared – the head of the New York region of [Woodhouse], the ultimate trump card of the Woodhouse certified by Quagma and Old Joe, the biological son of the Four Horsemen Pete, and the eldest son of this generation of the Winchester family, Rango Winchester.
At this moment, he was having a pleasant conversation with Quagma, with a little bat standing on his shoulder and a little blue-gold kitten floating beside him, lying comfortably on a book.
Except for the absence of the teddy bear, his style was almost the same as described in the information.
“Hello Mr. Winchester, I am…”
As soon as Rango got out of the cabin, he was surrounded by a group of people from the Ministry of Energy or the CIA. After introducing themselves, they began to give a detailed introduction to the current situation in the agency.
As the main responsible party for this project, they knew that if they could not close the door to the reverse world, it would lead to more serious consequences. By then, every one of them would die in prison.
Therefore, at this critical moment when their careers and lives were at stake, these people did not hide any information. They even revealed some things that Quigmar was not aware of.
It is said that before the little girl named Sharon went on a killing spree, she hypnotized the guards and successfully escaped from the institution for more than 20 days. However, when she returned, she seemed like a different person and killed everyone in the institution from top to bottom. In the end, she forcibly used her mental power to tear open a door to the reverse world and has not been heard from since.
Today, the portal is hidden at the end of a corridor in the institution, spewing out all kinds of strange monsters every day.
Under the influence of the magnetic field, the whole town seems to have some mysterious connection with the reverse world. Horrible man-eating monsters often appear inexplicably from the air and then disappear mysteriously.
After listening to everyone’s statements, Rango glanced at the group of people coldly, as if he was looking at a group of insignificant ants.
Quigmar once told him that this institution had adopted thousands of children with superpower potential over the past few decades. However, their efforts seemed to have only resulted in Sharon, a special case who could open the door to the reverse world, and a mass grave in the back hills filled with the bodies of countless children.
Rango slowly lit a cigarette and asked calmly, “So, you are the person in charge of all the affairs of this institution at present?”
A middle-aged man in a suit came forward and said with a forced smile, “Yes, we were all out of town for a meeting when Sharon came back that night, so we luckily escaped the disaster. Including the doctors of the main research projects at the base, they all survived. We…”
Buzz——!
Before this guy could finish his words, he fell into eternal silence.
Under the horrified gaze of the crowd, two red lasers suddenly shot out from Rango’s eyes and instantly pierced his neck!
Looking at the CIA director lying on the ground, his hands tightly covering his neck which was bleeding wildly, his eyes full of fear, the rest of the agency staff screamed in fear.
But before they could escape, laser beams quickly pierced through their bodies, some hitting the neck, some hitting the kidneys, and blood gushed out like fountains. No matter how hard they tried to cover the wounds, they could not stop the rapid drain of their vitality.
Rango flicked the ash off his cigarette and shrugged, “Enjoy the last few seconds of your life. This is what you deserve for using children for human experiments.”
After saying that, he turned to Quigmar and teased, “The funniest thing is that these guys actually naively thought we were here to rescue them.”
“Hahaha……”
Quigma laughed heartily. If it weren’t for these daring guys, he wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble to go to the opposite world with Rango again.
On the other side, Tony glanced at the bodies on the ground, shook his head and asked Rango: “So, what is our plan? Just rush in like this?”
“Of course not.”
Rango looked at him in surprise, as if asking why he thought of him so recklessly.
He stroked his chin and looked at the companions who came with him this time.
Since Tony and Thor were here, he would definitely have enough brains and brawn, so he didn’t bring Malphite and Toothless with him.
As for Teddy, the boy returned home after a long absence and was enjoying the reunion with the Minions, so he did not follow.
What’s more, this time, in addition to Yuumi, his own safe passage, the second generation of monsters from Hotel Transylvania are also there.
Rango is full of confidence in this adventure.
He looked at Winnie, who was facing the bushes not far away and sucking on her pacifier. He waved to her like teasing a puppy and called softly, “Suck, suck, suck~ Winnie, suck, suck~”
Hearing the voice, Winnie seemed to be pulled by an invisible thread and turned her head involuntarily, her clear big eyes looking at Rango.
Rango squatted down, rubbed the soft hair on the guy’s head, and asked curiously: “Winnie, how can you help us find the little girl named Sharon? Do you need to smell her clothes?”
Winnie’s eyes widened, she nodded vigorously, and then she said proudly: “No matter what it is, as long as it is related to her. I can know all her information with just a light sniff.”
“Nice!”
Rango clapped his hands excitedly, and he knew that he had made the right choice to go to Hotel Transylvania.
As he said this, he strode over the bodies on the ground and prepared to lead everyone into the research center. However, at this time, Winnie gently tugged at Rango’s pants, pointed to the bushes not far away, and said vaguely with a pacifier in her mouth: “There are three people hiding over there. Are they bad guys too?”
Rango frowned when he heard this and looked in the direction Winnie pointed. Sure enough, behind the dense bushes, several figures could be vaguely seen.
“Fuck… he’s hiding pretty well.”
Rango wrinkled his nose, his eyes began to glow red, and his hot eyes almost burst out.
But when the guy inside saw this scene, he was so scared that he immediately rushed out, crawling and rolling, not giving Rango any chance to show his face.
They raised their hands high, their faces full of fear, and looked tremblingly at the group of people in front of them.
After seeing their appearance clearly, Rango couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly. The people hiding there turned out to be three little boys around ten years old.
“you……”
“Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! We are here for Sharon, if you won’t let us in we will leave now!”
As soon as he opened his mouth, the curly-haired fat boy in the middle started shouting anxiously with a crying voice. It was obvious that he was frightened by the scene of Rango killing the person in charge and researchers of the base just now, and tears came out.
Rango couldn’t help laughing when he saw this. He squatted down, looked at the three little boys carefully, and asked curiously, “Do you know the girl named Sharon?”
The three of them looked at each other and then nodded.
“How did you know each other?” Rango asked.
Li looked at the man in front of him who was smiling at them. Although his legs were shaking and he was not sure whether the other person was a good person or a bad person, he did not dare to lie as he was in the middle of a pile of corpses.
So, he told her intermittently how he met Sharon before, how they got along, and how Sharon left without saying goodbye.
After saying that, the three little boys seemed to have prepared for the worst. They held hands, closed their eyes tightly, sniffled, and did not dare to look at Rango.
“…….”
Witnessing this scene, Rango shook his head with amusement. Although these three little guys had some courage, it was obviously not enough.
He patted the heads of the three little boys gently and asked seriously, “Since you know her, do you have any small personal items of hers with you, such as hairbands, socks, etc.?”
“Um?”
Hearing this, Li couldn’t help but secretly open one eye and asked with a puzzled look on his face: “Why do we have Sharon’s socks?”
“Don’t you understand the metaphor?”
Rango continued to ask: “You have been with her for more than 20 days. Isn’t there anything she often uses or carries with her?”
Hearing this, Anton lowered his head and thought for a moment, then took out an old iPod from his pocket and explained, “Sharon wore this to listen to music every day when she was in the cabin. This should be considered a personal item, right?”
“iPod?”
Rango looked at the little gadget that looked like an MP3 player in the other person’s palm and couldn’t help but tease, “You guys are quite retro. You’re still using this to listen to music.”
“Our family is not rich…” Anton muttered softly, then obediently handed the iPod to Rango.
Rango took the iPod and threw it to Winnie who had come over. He then took out a few bills from his wallet and handed them to the three children. He put his arm around their shoulders and said seriously, “I’m going to take possession of this iPod. You guys go home now and stay under the covers. Do you understand?”
After hearing his words, the three of them looked at each other, and none of them spoke. After a moment of silence, Li hesitantly asked, “Are you… going to hurt Sharon?”
Rango smiled and shook his head, saying, “We are going to save her. The bad guys who hurt her are lying at your feet. Don’t confuse me with them.”
“Then can we go in with you?” Li looked at Rango sincerely and said, “We are all her good friends. Sharon doesn’t know you, but she knows me, White, Anton…”
“Hey! Do you know what you’re talking about, little guy?” Quigmar, who had been watching coldly from the side, reprimanded in dissatisfaction: “Don’t talk to us about friendship! That girl named Sharon is not an ordinary person like you. If we are not careful, even we may be in danger of losing our lives!”
“No! Sharon is a very kind person. She would even heal a wounded bird. How could she kill someone?” Li retorted immediately.
Seeing this, Quigmar wanted to say something else, but Rango shook his head slightly at him, stopping him from saying the next word.
He looked at the little boys in front of him, and even the fat boy who had been a little crybaby before now showed some determination on his face.
After thinking about it, Rango nodded slightly and said, “Okay, if Sharon doesn’t want to come back with us, it’s up to you. But I have to warn you, after you get in, don’t run around and don’t leave my side!”
“Yeah!”
As soon as these words were spoken, Li, Anton and the others jumped up excitedly, as if they had already seen the scene of themselves gathering with their good friends.
At this time, Winnie, who had been sniffing the iPod that Sharon had used, also came to a conclusion.
She took the pacifier out of her mouth, fluttered her eyelids, and under everyone’s gaze, she spoke quickly: “She is 1.4 meters tall, weighs about 30 kilograms, wears a white short-sleeved top, blue jeans and white sneakers…”
After hearing this, Rango, Quigma and the others looked at each other in shock.
Just by smelling it, you can get such detailed information?
But Winnie didn’t stop there. She sniffed a few more times and continued to talk nonstop: “She didn’t have braids, her hair was loose and unkempt, and her mental state seemed a little bit wrong, maybe bipolar disorder or something. Oh, by the way, her dominant hand is right, she doesn’t like to talk much, she likes small animals, and seems to have a special liking for lasagna with meat sauce…”
Li and his friends stared at each other with wide eyes. It was surprising enough that the little wolf could talk, but it was unexpected that it could even know Sharon’s living habits in such detail by sniffing!
Just when Rango wanted to remind Winnie to say something important, Winnie suddenly turned her head, pointed to the floor of a building in the base, and said, “There is a door in there, and Sharon went in that door. It’s about the distance from us…”
Winnie calculated with her fingers for a long time before she said hesitantly, “The straight-line distance is about 23 kilometers, or maybe 24 kilometers…”
The little wolf girl hung her head in frustration, “I’m sorry, my calculations were not accurate. If dad were here, he would definitely be able to locate the exact location.”
Rango looked at Quigma and Tony in confusion. This ability was even more amazing than they had imagined before they came!
Not only could it pinpoint the distance, it could also smell Sharon’s clothing, diet, and living habits clearly!
Bang!
Bang, bang, bang——!
Winnie, who was blaming herself for not being able to help, suddenly heard applause. She looked up in surprise, only to see Rango and others surrounding her, applauding with admiration in their eyes.
“That’s amazing dear!”
Rango rubbed Winnie’s head, then carried her on his shoulders and whistled at the little slime basking in the sun not far away.
When the palm-sized jelly heard the whistle, it immediately moved its body and rolled in front of Rango, then jumped up and landed steadily on top of his head.
“OK….”
Everything was ready. Rango rubbed his palms together and led a group of people, swaggering into the research center in front of him.
She’s just a little girl who’s out of control.
He just didn’t believe how much trouble Sharon could cause in front of him, Tony, Thor, Quagma and a group of second-generation Hotel Transylvania members.
However, not long after, at the end of a corridor in the base.
Rango, who was originally full of fighting spirit, stopped first, looking with embarrassment at the “gate to the reverse world” in front of him that was torn open by Sharon’s mental power.
“Is this a gate or…”
Rango was about to speak but stopped because the wall was covered with various biological mucous membranes and wrinkled flesh walls, and there was a crack in the middle…
He really didn’t want to be the first one to go in!
Fortunately, there was a guy in their team who got very excited when he saw the hole.
“Giggity~Giggity…”