Highway Night Talk (I)
"So, why didn't we buy plane tickets at that time?" Youyi looked at the straight road ahead with a vicissitudes of life look.
"The plane is prone to being delayed." Chen Mengze said.
"Then we should take the train. I don't believe that we can get stuck in a maze while taking the train," You Yi said.
"It's worth a lot of money to know it earlier." Chen Mengze said calmly.
He Guang finished his rice porridge with his head down, and comforted him, "Student You Yi, don't worry. I heard that at this traffic light intersection ahead, when a driver passes by at night, the ghost will blind him and make the green light look like a red light. So at night, there are very few cars passing this road.
Some netizens also said that if you walk at night, you will encounter women in white clothes, or you will be walking in circles like us, but everything will be fine when the sun comes up. "
Youyi did not feel comforted and could only twitch the corners of his mouth in silence.
Chen Mengze smiled and said, "You have experienced many storms, and now you are afraid of such a small puddle? Think about how you bravely entered the Twin Villa with Nan Zhou."
He Guang nodded in agreement, and You Yi discovered with sadness that the problem of being too broad-minded is really contagious.
A day ago, He Guang and his group said goodbye to Shanzha and planned to return to City A. Due to various reasons, they did not take the plane or train, but chose the same mode of transportation as when they came. The people sent by the Shen family were in another car.
We were driving fine at first, but when it got dark and we reached the intersection, the car following us disappeared.
Not only did the car behind them disappear, but the entire road seemed to have been cleared, and they could not see a single car around them.
After a few trips back and forth, they kept going in circles on the road, so the above conversation took place.
Youyi wasn't really that worried, as he had experienced the big waves in Xiaoqing River before, so the suspected ghost wall was nothing. He just felt tired of encountering such things all the time.
Although he understood the principle, it just happened too often.
It's really not easy for Shen Mengze to live until now.
Chen Mengze turned his head to look at the bodyguard who was smoking and looking around outside, and thought of the driver who followed him. The other party came alive but died when he returned. It was all because of his wrong decision.
If he had come alone, the driver would never have died.
But now that things have come to this, there is nothing he can do except sigh in vain.
I just hope nothing else happens tonight.
He Guang wiped his hands and patted Shen Mengze on the shoulder, “Student Shen, we can’t change what has happened, but we can at least work hard for what is going to happen.”
Shen Mengze smiled, "Yeah."
He Guang seems to be a very simple-minded person, so she doesn't think too much, and such people tend to live a relaxed life. But sometimes, she is unexpectedly attentive, as if she can see through all the thoughts of the people around her.
At this time, the bodyguard stepped on the cigarette butt, opened the car door and said, "No! Master, we are lost and separated from the people in front. I just walked around the area and there was no car."
He felt it was too weird. There was only one road, but he could still get lost while driving on it. He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't experienced it himself.
Chen Mengze held the phone with no signal and said calmly, "I understand. Let's drive a little further. If there is a house nearby, we can stay there for the night."
It is definitely unsafe to park your car on the road overnight.
The bodyguard was a little surprised by his reaction, which was so calm and indifferent, as if he was used to it.
He had just joined the Shen family not long ago and did not have many opportunities to be with Shen Mengze. He did not know this young master from a wealthy family very well. Seeing that he was very friendly and the other two people in the car did not seem to be making trouble, he was somewhat relieved.
"Okay." He responded and continued looking forward.
Perhaps their bad luck had come to an end. After driving a little further, they actually found a house.
This family only has two bungalows and doesn't even have a yard. The word "Accommodation" is written in large letters on a rectangular wooden board at the door.
"This house looks quite small." After parking the car, Youyi stuck his head out to look around. "Even if the boss doesn't sleep, we won't be able to sleep in the bed. Besides, it's out in the middle of nowhere, it can't be..."
Chen Mengze shook his head, "There are usually people living on both sides of the road, but they are very few. Let's go down and take a look. If not, we'll leave."
As he said this he and his bodyguard got out of the car.
He Guang turned his head and looked around. "I feel something strange is happening around here. Is there anything wrong?"
"Again? Apart from getting lost, nothing has happened so far. Are you scared?" You Yi laughed, and then thought that this man was extremely daring, and it would be rare to see him really scared.
"No, it's the bend we just passed that worries me a little bit," said He Guang, "because there are always accidents there. It is said that on average, at least one car overturns every day in a year."
Youyi was incredulous, "That bend just now?"
He had heard similar news before, but never heard it so exaggerated. "Is this a highway or a hell road?"
"Yes! So some people named that road Huangquan Road, also known as Yanwang Road." He Guang said.
These are all the knowledge the system has given her, and now she shares them with Youyi out of love from her classmates.
"We passed the Yama Road and the fatal intersection, and survived two disasters without incident.
Youyi felt uneasy. He said no wonder he felt cold all over when he was walking at the bends and intersections just now. It seemed that he was warned by countless examples of people feeling cold all over.
"As the saying goes, three times the limit, I must have overthought it." He Guang patted his shoulder with a smile, "Youyi, don't be afraid."
Cruising, "..."
I wasn't afraid at first, but when you set the flag like that, I started to panic.
As they were talking, Shen Mengze and his group came back, and he and his bodyguard both looked a little strange.
You Yi looked outside and said, "It's been less than a minute and you're back. How come there's no one inside so soon?"
Chen Mengze shook his head, "The door was ajar, and there was a light on inside. It was a very old light bulb, but there was a lot of paper money at the door."
You Yi felt a chill on his neck. He glanced at the solemn-looking bodyguard and swallowed his words back, "Then let's just spend the night on the street!"
He Guang reached out his hand and pressed his shoulder, then turned to Shen Mengze and said, "Student Shen, please stop the car in front! The road is dangerous at night."
Shen Mengze felt that her words seemed to be particularly meaningful. After getting in the car, he signaled the bodyguard to drive, and then asked, "What's wrong?"
“I’ve heard before that there have been accidents in residential buildings on both sides of the road, where fatigued drivers have run over people and their cars, and both the houses and the people are gone.
Drivers who drive at night will prepare some paper money, and when they come across a haunted house with lights on but no one in it, they will scatter some.”
He Guang repeated the popular science the system had given her, "We don't have paper money, be careful not to be bewitched by ghosts, it's better to stop the car and wait until daybreak."
It was at this time that everyone realized that the darkness was a bit depressing, to the point where they could not see their fingers.
The bodyguard immediately stopped the car and turned off the engine. "Master, your classmate is right. I also think it's better not to wander around in this situation."
You Yi became interested in him. "Hey, bodyguard, have you ever encountered a similar situation before? I see that you don't have any doubts about this and you accepted it quite easily."
The bodyguard smiled bitterly and said, "Just call me Ah Qiao. This is the first time I've encountered such a strange situation tonight."
He unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a sip, then gradually opened up, "I see you guys don't seem to be surprised by this, and I have nothing to hide in front of experts, but it's a long story."
You Yi waved his hand, "We are not experts, we are just unlucky. The night is long and you have to speak and we will listen."
"It's not complicated. I was nineteen when I first entered this industry. At that time, there was an older brother who was also a half-master. He took me to the home of my first employer."
"The employer is very kind. He has a little daughter who is very precious to her. We usually take her to school, but the girl doesn't like us following her."
You Yi put his arm around Chen Mengze's shoulders, "Your young master doesn't want you to follow him either. You all have the same problem."
Chen Mengze pushed him and said, “If you are envious, I can mention it to my aunt and send two people to follow you.”
He had a good relationship with You Yi, and his aunt also treated them, his friends, very well. Over time, everyone started calling Aunt You "Aunt."
Ah Qiao smiled and said, "It's pitiful how pitiful the parents are. An extraordinary family background always brings troubles. They are all doing this for your own good, young master."
Although he was not much older than Chen Mengze and the others, he spoke in a polite and mature manner.
"Life was peaceful until the summer vacation when the young lady planned to travel with some classmates, and then she had a conflict with her family.
The employer wanted her to take us with her, but the lady didn't want to. After a few arguments, the lady chose me to be her...boyfriend."
At this point, Aqiao scratched his head a little uncomfortably. The two boys looked at him and gave him a smile that we understood.
"It was just an excuse. The lady didn't want her classmates to know that I was her bodyguard. They went to a scenic spot, which was very beautiful. There was also a mountain village nearby that was very welcoming and even hunted game for us to eat."
When Aqiao said this, he showed a look of relief and nostalgia.
"If it weren't for what happened later, I would have thought about going again after I had some savings."
"What happened?" Shen Mengze couldn't help asking because he looked a little frightened.
"There is a cemetery behind the village. The villagers told us not to go there because it's easy to get contaminated by unclean things." Ah Qiao sighed, "But people are like this. The more you remind them not to do something, the more they want to go there."
"You went to that cemetery, and someone died?" You Yi couldn't help but make a bold guess.
This kind of suicidal plot never goes out of style, whether in entertainment or in real life.
Ah Qiao nodded and said, "The young lady's classmates said they wanted to go and see it, and finally they went together, so of course I had to follow them.
There was nothing wrong at first, but there was a pair of paper figures next to a new grave that had just been erected not long ago, and one of the young lady’s classmates took a photo and posted it on WeChat Moments.”
You Yi couldn't help but let out a click of the tongue, Chen Mengze also frowned, and even He Guang opened his eyes wide.
You can really do it!
Ah Qiao probably knew what they were thinking, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I didn't believe it at the time and felt that it was inappropriate, but..."
But it was impossible to stop it, and no one expected anything to happen at that time.
"After returning, the young lady and her classmates fell ill one after another."
Aqiao said, "The villager who stayed with us asked us if we had gone to the back mountain. When I told him the truth, he sighed and told us to go to the small temple in the village and pray for the gods' blessing."
"Seeing that everyone was getting sicker day by day, and the cold medicine they brought with them didn't help, I took them to worship, and then I didn't stay any longer, and went straight back to the city and took them to the hospital."
When he said this, his expression became indescribable again, "The hospital checked and found that we were all slightly poisoned."
This development was obviously beyond the expectations of others, and the three of them couldn't help but look at Aqiao.
"Poisoned?"
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