Styx Doll (VII)
After daybreak, the sea was not as calm as expected.
He Guang was about to go downstairs to buy breakfast when he heard the boss's wife knocking on the door. She brought the news that the driver had left the clinic.
It is said that the driver disappeared early in the morning. The people in the clinic looked for him but couldn't find him, so they came to ask the proprietress if he had returned to the hotel. The proprietress quickly ran upstairs to ask them.
The answer was naturally no. The proprietress enthusiastically mobilized the neighbors to help find someone. The remaining three people were no longer sleepy and just stared at each other.
A dark shadow flashed past the door.
He Guang walked over and opened the door which was not closed tightly.
The little boy Hawthorn looked like a gray shadow, standing in the corridor which was dimly lit even during the day.
"He's dead." He said expressionlessly, like a curser or a mourning bird, "You guys should leave quickly and leave our village."
"Why?"
He Guang was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was talking about the driver.
However, Shanzha faithfully fulfilled his duty of announcing the death without answering, and turned around and walked downstairs slowly.
The other two people in the room also heard what Shanzha said.
You Yi touched his chin, "This kid has such a different personality from his mother, could he be a ghost doll picked up from the street?"
Chen Mengze put on his coat and said, "I'm going to go to the river to take a look. You guys wait here for me."
You Yi kicked the wrinkled coat he had thrown beside him further away, "Alright! Don't faint halfway. Besides, they came to our door last night. It doesn't matter if you're going to be caught and killed."
He Guang took out some bread from his bag and said, "Let's share!"
You Yi glanced around and asked, "Is this brand delicious?"
"Guess." He Guang gave a mysterious smile.
"Don't guess, give it a try and I'll buy you a box when I get back." You Yi stretched out his hand.
"make a deal."
Chen Mengze looked at them and curled the corners of his lips, but soon it was replaced by worry. The three of them packed up and rushed to the river.
The riverside was still beautiful. It was early morning and no one had come yet. The dew on the grass quickly wet the trouser legs of the three people.
He Guang was sharp-eyed and suddenly pointed at the person lying by the river, "Look!"
Chen Mengze only took a glance and recognized that it was his driver. He staggered and his heart was thrown into the abyss.
When he learned that the driver was missing, he had a premonition of knowing the final outcome. However, when he really faced this outcome at this moment, he was still hit in the chest by a heavy feeling of regret and fear. He could not help but clutch his clothes and took a few rapid breaths.
You Yi saw that Chen Mengze's face looked so ugly that it was not just about fainting, but about death, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
He was just about to push the person to He Guang and go over to take a look himself, but the other person had already broken free from his hand and walked over.
He Guang looked at it from a distance but did not go over.
She said, "System Master, this is my negligence."
The system said, "Host, don't blame you, this is my fault. As a system, I am supposed to assist you."
It is inevitable that the young host will not be able to think things through carefully, and it, as a system, did not even think of it at all.
He Guang said, "I neglected it. I didn't think about it at all after I saved Shen and the others. This is my mistake."
"Dear host, please don't compete with me for the blame." The system sighed helplessly, "It is my responsibility to assist you and fill your loopholes. This world is too cruel for ordinary people. I actually forgot this. It is really unforgivable. Although it is too late to say this, but... Alas!"
The reason they blamed themselves was not because they were powerless after trying their best, but because they didn't even think about the driver after the crisis was resolved.
"System-kun." The man and the system were silent for a while, and then He Guang turned to the river and said, "Cheer up, at least we have to catch the murderer who killed him."
Shen Mengze walked closer and knew it was over after just one look.
The driver was obviously dead, his face was pale and filled with fear, there were several pairs of dark purple palm prints on his legs, and his whole body was swollen from blisters.
Youyi touched his body and felt that wearing gloves was a good habit.
He walked around the corpse and observed it carefully. He searched around and something that was so swollen that it was unrecognizable and looked like a talisman fell out.
Chen Mengze closed his eyes and said softly, "When the temple fair in the village started, he and I went to the small temple in the neighboring village to pray."
You Yi picked it up and took a look. "Why is this talisman black? Have you been cheated?"
Chen Mengze said, "It was originally yellow, it seems that it didn't protect him. If..."
"It's nothing. If I had known earlier, this wouldn't be your fault." You Yi interrupted him and continued to observe. "It's hard to tell fate, have you heard of it? Who do you think we are? We are ordinary people. It's impossible for us to predict the future, change our fate, or slay demons. Just be yourself. Excessive guilt will only make things difficult for the dead."
The preliminary conclusion was that the death was caused by drowning, and the time of death was approximately around 1 a.m.
They were dancing wildly in the room at that time. If they had not been awakened, more of them would have been found lying by the river.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but look at He Guang. It would have been better if he hadn't looked at him. When he did, he was shocked.
He Guang walked to the riverside at some point and was looking into the river with her head down, as if she was thinking about life. She was only half a step away from stepping into the river.
You Yi knew that she was very brave, but he didn't expect that the river where someone had just drowned was so evil, and she still had the courage to rush forward.
This is not called being brave, this is called being dead.
He was getting angry, but he was afraid that if he shouted too loudly, she would be scared and fall in again, which would be really troublesome.
So he managed to keep the volume at a normal pitch. "Wa Guang, what are you doing? Come back quickly."
He Guang sighed and said solemnly, "I am thinking about life. Please leave me alone and don't talk to me."
If I believe your lies, there will be something fishy going on.
You Yi saw her body leaning back slightly, as if she was struggling with something, and he had a bad feeling, "How dare you be so bold? You're still in the mood to make fun of me at this time?"
He took two steps and asked, "What happened?"
He Guang turned his face slightly and said, "Don't come over here."
Of course the two of them couldn't listen to her and went to help her.
At this moment, You Yi felt as if something was rushing towards them. He turned around and instinctively pushed Chen Mengze, but he was knocked to the ground instead.
His back hit the gravel hard, and before he could feel the severe pain in his back, he felt someone strangling his neck.
The driver's pale face came into view. His eyes, which should have been closed, were actually open, leaving only the whites of his eyes, which looked very creepy.
The zombies turning up in broad daylight greatly reduced the horror atmosphere.
As this thought flashed through his mind, he tried desperately to pry the hand that was pinching his neck.
Shen Mengze also rushed over to help, but he didn't know whether it was because he was sick and couldn't use his strength, or because the driver was being manipulated too hard, but he was thrown out by the driver instead.
His blow from behind did not have any effect on the already dead driver.
Seeing that You Yi was about to be strangled to death, Shen Mengze became really anxious. In a panic, he thought of the black dog blood he had prepared before, but he did not take it because it was left in the hotel.
Even if we go back now and come back again, it will be enough to kill these two people twice.
In his anxiety, he burst out with strength and kicked the driver out.
He helped You Yi up and asked, "Are you okay?"
You Yi covered his neck and coughed twice. In just a short while, purple marks appeared on his neck.
But he seemed not to hear Shen Mengze's words, his eyes staring straight ahead.
"Cruising?"
Chen Mengze watched as the driver rushed over again, so he had no choice but to stand up and meet him. He really had no way to deal with the driver, so he could only try his best to attract his attention and dodge his attacks.
When he glanced to the side, he found that You Yi was still sitting there in a daze. He ignored his repeated calls and kept muttering, "Hallucination, hallucination, can't move..."
Shen Mengze felt even more heavy-hearted, thinking that the other party might have fallen into the same illusion as last night.
He went to look at He Guang again. She was still standing by the river like a statue, motionless. Although she did not show any struggle or embarrassment, in his eyes it was no different from standing on the edge of a cliff.
At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from not far away. It’s not entirely strange. This kind of sound is indeed normal under normal circumstances, but it seems a bit weird now.
It was the sound of a rattle being shaken, and then Shen Mengze saw the driver's body shook twice, and a black mist quickly poured out of his body, and then he went into the river.
The driver fell to the ground, and Youyou seemed to wake up and shook his head, "I knew it was another hallucination."
He Guang turned around and took two steps at a time to rush into the grove they had passed when they came.
Before the two boys could call her, she had disappeared.
The two looked at each other with some confusion and worry, but He Guang didn't look like she was frightened and running away in panic. She was going to chase the person who was shaking the drum.
"Call the police first." You Yi took out his cell phone. "It's so early in the morning. Fortunately, we are brave and thick-skinned and can stand the test."
Chen Mengze seemed to be thinking about something, "Did you hear the sound of the wave drum just now?"
You Yi touched his neck which was pinched so hard that it hurt. "I heard it. Why did that voice sound so familiar?"
Chen Mengze said, “I also heard this voice last time I came to the river and had hallucinations, but I didn’t pay attention to it at the time.”
"Do you think someone is manipulating those things, or is there a master helping you in secret?"
Cruise and watch him.
Shen Mengze glanced at the river surface and said, "I prefer the latter."
As they were talking, He Guang came back from the woods and asked, "Are you okay?"
"You can breathe." You Yi replied, "You suddenly jumped out like a rabbit just now, and I couldn't stop you even if I called you. Did you chase the person shaking the rattle?"
He Guang nodded with great regret, "I didn't catch up."
Chen Mengze looked down at her ankles, which were covered by her trousers and nothing could be seen, but there were undried water marks on the trouser legs.
"What happened just now? Why didn't you let us go over to help?" Shen Mengze asked, his face looking very serious.
"It's just... someone is pulling my foot." Even someone as slow-witted as He Guang could sense that something was wrong with Chen Mengze's mood.
Her words were like a bomb that exploded in the hearts of both of them.
"Someone pulled your foot?" You Yi repeated, "Why don't you let us help?"
He Guang took a step back and whispered, "Don't be angry... It's really okay."
"Just now I was standing by the river and saw the water turned into blood. Many people were struggling in the river and asked me to save them. There was also a voice telling me to go forward. I am not stupid, so of course I knew I couldn't go down.
Then I saw a hand reaching out from the river and grabbing my feet, but the hand was too weak to pull me down, and I jumped up in panic.
Another hand comes over to help pull it, and at this time you ask me what I am doing. I guess what you see is different from what I see.
If you come here and do the same as me, then we will both capsize together."
The two people listened to her vivid description, as if she were telling a story, and couldn't help but look at her with admiration.
You Yi shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "You are a girl, but you love to be a hero more than any man."
He Guang blinked and said, "No, I was sure just now. At that time, I felt something holding my waist and pulling me back. It seemed that someone was helping us."
She looked at the two boys and said, "I will definitely call you when I need help."
Chen Mengze wanted to say something but stopped himself. He thought for a moment and felt that this scene was familiar, but he and You Yi didn't see anything at that time. "Could it be that the people who helped us were not human?"
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