Yan Ning swallowed hard, shook her head, and said softly:

"No need, thank you."

The driver didn't say anything; he seemed a little unhappy. He slammed the car door shut and sped off.

Yan Ning continued walking and came to a bustling street.

The streets were lined with all sorts of stalls, and the air was filled with various aromas.

She took out her phone from her pocket and sent a message to Teacher Qiao:

"Teacher Qiao, I don't have time to go back to school. Could you please ask for half a day off for me this afternoon?"

Then, she sent over all the photos of the adulterous couple she had just taken.

As Yan Ning walked down the street, her stomach began to rumble.

She looked around and spotted a noodle shop on the street corner. There was an old sign hanging at the entrance that read "Old Wang's Noodle Shop".

A few people, mostly local residents, were sitting in the noodle shop, eating noodles and chatting.

Yan Ning pushed open the door, and the wind chimes on the door made a crisp sound.

The proprietress looked up, saw Yan Ning enter, and immediately a warm smile appeared on her face:

"Little sister, come and have some noodles!"

"Hmm, I'll have a bowl of their signature noodles."

Yan Ning answered casually and found a seat by the window.

The proprietress smiled and responded, then turned and went into the kitchen.

A moment later, she brought over a bowl of steaming hot noodles.

The noodles are of uniform thickness, topped with a thick layer of beef slices, and sprinkled with chopped green onions and cilantro, making them look very appetizing.

Yan Ning couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks and start eating heartily.

This noodle dish tastes great; the noodles are chewy and the broth is rich and flavorful.

At that moment, the proprietress's son quietly slipped out from the side.

He was a seven or eight-year-old boy, wearing a blue T-shirt, with messy hair, and looked very naughty.

The proprietress spotted him quickly, grabbed his arm, and said sternly:

"It's getting dark, where are you going? Didn't I tell you not to go out?"

The child pouted and said reluctantly, "I made plans with Xiaoyu to go out and play together..."

The proprietress sighed, squatted down, gently stroked his hair, and said earnestly:

"Da Bao, listen to me. Do you know how scary it would be if we encountered that man-eating ghost school bus?"

"That horrible school bus preys on delicate kids like you!"

"Wow! I'm not going out!"

Upon hearing this, the child's eyes widened, a look of terror crossed his face, and he burst into tears.

He clung tightly to the landlady's leg, no longer daring to bring up the idea of ​​going out to play.

Upon hearing this, Yan Ning couldn't help but raise her head curiously and ask:

"Boss lady, what's that man-eating ghost school bus?"

The proprietress sighed, a worried look on her face: "Hey, lately, people have been seeing a ghost school bus with a broken streetlight on our road. It's old and worn out, dark in color, and looks very eerie."

"It is said that it specifically picks up lone children, and once a child gets on, it will disappear for several days."

"A few days later, the children would suddenly reappear, but they would become mentally unstable, as if they had lost their souls, and no matter how you looked at them, you couldn't understand them."

"Some children don't even recognize their parents anymore. They just sit there blankly all day without saying a word."

"Everyone says that the soul was 'eaten' by the haunted school bus."

The proprietress shook her head as she spoke, her face full of helplessness and worry:

"So now no one dares to go out at night, and they hold their children tightly, for fear that they will be taken away by that ghost school bus."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ning's heart sank, and he felt increasingly suspicious about the matter.

Although she herself did not get on that ghost school bus, what if other children did?

She had to resolve this potential problem for the children.

After finishing her noodles, Yan Ning paid the bill and took a taxi home.

When Xiao Shi saw her, he greeted her warmly, "Sister, why are you home early today? Did school let out early?"

Yan Ning shook her head. "No, I went to help Teacher Qiao catch her cheating this afternoon. I didn't have time to go back to school, so I simply didn't go."

Xiao Shi laughed and said, "Sister, you're amazing! You're in school and you're catching Teacher Qiao cheating at the same time. That's incredible!"

Yan Ning lowered her eyes and did not answer. Xiao Shi noticed that she seemed to have something on her mind and asked again:

"Sister, is something on your mind? Why are you frowning?"

Yan Ning told Xiao Shi about the ghost school bus, and Xiao Shi paused before saying:

"So you want to solve this 'ghost school bus' problem for the kids? But from your description, it sounds pretty scary."

"Are you really going? Maybe we should call it off..."

Yan Ning shook her head. "If I hadn't encountered it, then so be it, but now that I have, just ignoring it isn't my style."

"And I'm also very confused about why such a ghost school bus exists, and what its purpose is."

Xiao Shi nodded. "Since you've made up your mind, I'll go with you! I'll be your helper!"

Yan Ning smiled and said, "Okay, let's go together. It's a bit early now. Let's go at midnight, then there probably won't be any pedestrians on the road."

After saying that, she washed up, reviewed her lessons for a while, set an alarm, and went to bed.

"Ding ding—"

The alarm clock rang precisely at midnight.

Yan Ning rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up.

She glanced at Xiao Shi beside her; Xiao Shi was already awake, looking at her with sleepy eyes.

"Let's go, let's set off," Yan Ning said softly.

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