Chapter 296 Afraid of Photography
"What's the problem?"
"yes."
"We just took this photo at noon. There will be no problem as long as it is not exposed." Li Xiaochun was so nervous.
The owner of the camera also said: "All my films are genuine and can't be a problem."
Ye Xiaomei's attention was drawn to it for a moment. If there really was a problem, wouldn't the result be the same whether she took it away or not?
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaomei felt that God was really helping her.
"You two come in and see for yourselves." Another voice came from inside.
Li Xiaochun squeezed in with the camera's owner. People outside were whispering and thought it was impossible.
Ye Xiaomei pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. The room was extremely dark, with only a dim desk lamp on the table lighting the room.
This is a darkroom dedicated to developing film. It is separated by a thick curtain and has an indescribable smell of developer.
Outside the curtain, Li Xiaochun and the girl were looking at something under the dim table lamp.
"How could... it be like this?" Li Xiaochun muttered in disappointment.
"Is the lens scratched?"
"No matter how many scratches there are, you can't take a photo of a person like this. Is there something wrong with my camera?"
The girl also took a picture with her point-and-shoot camera.
Ye Xiaomei subconsciously moved forward. The photographer seemed a little impatient. He threw the film on the table and turned into the darkroom.
"Oh... what a pity. Let's take the photo again next time we meet." Li Xiaochun turned around and left with the man.
At the moment they passed each other, the two of them didn't even notice Ye Xiaomei.
Maybe the light in the darkroom is very weak.
Ye Xiaomei once again felt that God had been kind to her. She quickly picked up a small paper bag specially for film, stuffed all the films into it, and turned around and left.
When I went out, everyone outside had already left.
The most urgent thing was for Ye Xiaomei to take a taxi and go straight to Tang's house without hesitation. This way, Tang Buci should calm down.
Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, Ye Xiaomei took it out and looked at it curiously.
It's no big deal when I see this, my head suddenly buzzes.
The person in the film was clearly Tang Buci, but his figure didn't look like a human.
Strictly speaking, it looked like the superimposed image of a human and some kind of animal, like double vision. It was impossible to see Tang Buci's appearance, nor what the double vision was.
Ye Xiaomei suddenly felt that the air was a little cold, which was very similar to the feeling she had when she watched a horror movie in her previous life.
She took out a few other photos, some of which were scenes of Li Xiaochun taking photos, and included the diners in the photo.
However, the diners have clear facial features that suggest human figures.
Ye Xiaomei was unable to recover for a while. It was obvious that there was no problem with the camera or the film.
So what went wrong?
Ye Xiaomei held her breath and looked at a few more of Tang Bushi's negatives. After looking for a long time, she vaguely felt that the double image seemed to be a... a white shadow with a human head and a snake body.
Ye Xiaomei gasped: "Driver, go back to where I got on the bus."
The driver didn't say anything, just found an intersection, turned around and went back.
Ye Xiaomei paid the money and came back again. By then, there was no one waiting to develop photos in the store. Only the boss was left, marking some names and dates on the paper bags containing the photos to make it easier for customers to pick them up in the future.
"Boss, can you develop these films for me?" Ye Xiaomei took them out to show him.
The boss took it and looked at it without even looking up. Then he looked up:
"You guys came here this afternoon, right? These photos are totally worthless, they're all ruined."
"Just wash it, and I'll pay you whatever you want."
Business people always talk money. These days, if you don't take photos but just help develop a photo, it costs 20 cents. There are a total of ten photos here, so it's only two dollars.
"Come and get it tomorrow."
Ye Xiaomei couldn't wait any longer. What if Tang Buci did something bad?
"I heard that there are expedited services. How much does it cost? I'll wait here."
Ye Xiaomei wanted to pay first so that the boss would have nothing to say when doing the work.
"If you speed up, you'll get two more dollars."
Ye Xiaomei gave a five-dollar bill without hesitation.
Half an hour later, the boss came out. He only said that it would just need to wait for a while to dry, and then he went back to his own business.
After he had sorted out, labeled, and numbered all the guests' photos in a rectangular box, he got up and went in to look at the photos.
Ye Xiaomei's heart was pounding like a drum. Since it was not a problem with the camera or the film, what was that shadow on Tang Bushi's body?
Ye Xiaomei thought again of what he said today. If he didn't kill Li Xiaochun, he would die.
Considering this comparison, the shadow in this photo is definitely not simple.
“Your photo.”
Ye Xiaomei was suddenly brought back to reality and took the photo: "No need to give me the change, thank you, boss."
Ye Xiaomei hurried out of the door, opened the paper bag and checked. The film was placed separately in the small paper bag, and the big paper bag contained the developed five-inch color photos.
Take out a photo and look at it while walking. It doesn't matter which one you take a look at, the color photos are much clearer than the negative films.
The white shadow with a human head and a snake body that seemed to be standing up became more obvious, even Tang Buci's eyes were the snake's eyes superimposed on the human eyes.
The snake head overlapped on Tang Bushi's facial features, looking so weird.
What is going on?
Ye Xiaomei unknowingly walked to the door of her house, but she did not rush in. After pacing back and forth for a few circles, she decided to call Tang Jiazhai:
"Tang Buci, I got the paper. It's too late today. I'll send it to you tomorrow morning."
Tang Buci on the other side asked nervously, "Is it washed out?"
"No, no, when I found Li Xiaochun, he said there was something wrong with the film, so it was not washed."
Ye Xiaomei was flustered and uneasy. Although Tang Bushi was anxious, he still had trust in himself.
"That's good. Bring me a non-spicy hot pot when you come tomorrow. I want to eat it at home."
Ye Xiaomei felt even more guilty, but when she thought about Tang Buci's secret, she felt terrified:
"Okay, that's no problem."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiaomei let out a long breath and went home to sleep.
Early in the morning, Ye Xiaomei arrived at the hot pot restaurant before dawn, counted the fresh vegetables and meat purchased today, and then put them into the refrigerator and safe respectively.
In fact, Ye Xiaomei didn't pay for these things; they were left over from the original restaurant.
I quickly settled the bill, cooked a pot of tomato and beef brisket hotpot, and left with some side dishes.
Matters involving human lives are always more important than her business.
Tang family residence.
Tang Bushi seemed to have not slept all night, and he was still wearing the same white sportswear from yesterday, without even a wrinkle. The only difference was that he was sitting in a wheelchair again.
This time, Ye Xiaomei did not tease him again. When he went down the stairs yesterday, one of the steps was obviously weak.
In addition, the shadow of the white human-headed snake body overlaps in the photo, and it overlaps exactly at the tail of the snake and his ankle.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaomei added a picture in her mind. His feet were like a snake's tail when he went downstairs. Gulp, Ye Xiaomei swallowed her saliva and handed the hot pot to Li Yao.
Then she took out a piece of white paper from her bag. She had thought carefully when she came here and did not want to use the small paper bag from the photo studio, which had the address and store name on it.
"It's all here." Ye Xiaomei glanced at Tang Bushi subconsciously.
He took it and looked at it calmly.
Ye Xiaomei picked up the teacup and took a sip, then almost vomited.
"That's overnight tea." Tang Bushi rewrapped the paper bag and lit a match to burn it.
The air was filled with the smell of burning plastic.
The paper obviously burned faster than the film, so in the end the film was burned and turned yellow and curled, and finally turned into a bunch of charred stuff.
Tang Bushi blew it into the trash can, and then he started eating the hot pot that Li Yao had opened.
"You don't have a stove here, so I cooked it and brought it here." Ye Xiaomei didn't know what to say, so she could only say something useless to calm her anxious heart.
"I don't care if you use my name to make fun of me. Do you know why I am so afraid of being photographed?"
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