Chapter 260 These... are just shadows of the past
Looking at the blurry mist drifting in front of her, Zhong Wan subconsciously raised her hand.
She could sense that this wasn't a spiritual obsession, and she could clearly see the difference between them and others.
These wisps of mist... are mindless, seemingly more like fragments of emotions that have accumulated over time.
The moment Zhong Wan's fingers touched the mist, countless images flashed before her eyes.
There is the longing for home from afar, the ease of joking among coworkers, and even more so... the terror and despair that erupts and then abruptly ends when a mining accident occurs.
These emotions, like old photographs, are faded and left behind here.
Mom~
Zhong Suisui tilted her kitten head and affectionately rubbed against Zhong Wan's cheek, soothingly saying in her childish voice, "Mommy, don't worry, these... are just shadows of the past, there's no more attachment."
Zhong Wan nodded slightly. The fog in front of her was dreamy and hazy. She could not see any specific obsession. She could only see that the fog in front of her was more like a mixture of sweat, slag, expectations and the collective memory of fear caused by the mining accident, which had been settled over time.
They are like ancient fossils, recording images of what once happened on this land, blurry yet real, but no longer possessing agency.
Zhong Wan felt much relieved. She withdrew her hand, turned to look at He Liqun, and seeing his anxious eyes, smiled and reassured him, "Big brother, don't worry."
"It's very clean here; there are no lingering souls or obsessions."
Upon hearing this, He Liqun breathed a huge sigh of relief. He raised his hand to wipe his face, his eyes even becoming a little red: "Good! That's great!"
"Now I can finally get a good night's sleep,"
Ever since those two experiences, every time he comes here, he can't help but wonder if the souls of others besides Old Zhang are also here.
Mingming had previously told Zhong Wan during a video call that she hadn't seen it.
But that was over the phone.
He was afraid that Zhong Wan hadn't seen it clearly or hadn't seen it at the time.
Now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Yan'an noticed the tears in his eyes, silently stepped forward, raised her hand and patted He Liqun's shoulder, offering silent comfort.
Zhong Wan quietly gazed at what lay before her, at the faint pink mist rising from the rooftop, and at the thin chains hanging down like silver threads.
They bear witness to the suffering that once took place here, and they will soon witness a new beginning that starts from here.
For them, it might also be a kind of relief or fulfillment.
Zhong Wan withdrew her gaze and turned to look at He Liqun.
He seemed much more relaxed now, and with the weight lifted from his heart, he smiled more often.
He smiled as he looked around the familiar yet unfamiliar workshop, his eyes filled with mixed emotions, but ultimately they all turned into a sense of relief.
"alright."
He Liqun breathed a sigh of relief, his voice still a little hoarse, but his tone was much lighter: "Wanwan, thank you."
"Brother, there's no need for such formalities among family."
Zhong Wan interrupted him with a smile, asking curiously, "Then, big brother, will you show us around this place?"
"sure,"
He Liqun nodded quickly: "Let's go, let's talk as we walk."
As Zhong Wan walked, she looked around and realized that apart from some changes at the mine entrance, the rest seemed to have changed very little.
Aside from being much cleaner than last time,
After receiving a yellowed "underground operation diagram" from He Liqun, Zhong Wan looked at it curiously, only then noticing that it was just that workshop...
They prepared several ways to play.
For a moment, Zhong Wan really began to admire him.
"Brother, who wrote this plan? It's amazing!"
She looked at He Liqun with sparkling eyes, held up the paper in her hand, and spoke with amazement.
He Liqun's smile faltered slightly, then he replied softly, "It was Old Zhang's son who wrote the proposal, taking into account the actual situation here."
"It wasn't just him; many of the details were suggested by those veteran miners."
"They said that if we're going to do it this way, then it has to be authentic, it has to be real. It can't just be something that looks scary; we have to let the people who come here know how we miners used to work and live."
As he spoke, he held up the blueprints and explained, “Look here, this used to be a restaurant, but unfortunately the food inside was not only bad but also expensive. Back then, the workers all brought their own lunches. This place has been preserved and turned into a restaurant experience area. In the future, it will not only be a place for employees to eat, but also provide tourists with those old-fashioned aluminum lunch boxes so that tourists can also taste the flavors of our time.”
After finishing speaking, He Liqun pointed to another place: "And here, it used to be a changing room and a bathhouse, but now it has been turned into a miners' life memorial hall. There will be some old items used in the mine, such as safety helmets and miner's lamps, which can be regarded as a memento."
"And over there, where the workers used to work, has now been transformed into our core experience area."
"The place where we used to go down into the mine has now been transformed into a cage experience area, simulating the process of going down into the mine. Xiao Zhang combined what the veteran employees said, and the lights will flash a few times and then go out. The cage shakes violently and falls sharply. This is mainly achieved through sound effects and visual illusions, so that tourists can hear the ear-piercing sound of steel cables rubbing together and the eerie echoes from the depths of the mine in the dark."
Very well, even Zhong Wan felt a little... well, you know.
She had never been down a well and didn't know what it was like to actually go down a well, but she really wasn't very brave.
Even when she goes to the amusement park, she only rides the carousel and Ferris wheel...
She really didn't dare to experience what was in front of her.
Lin Yan'an listened quietly while glancing at Zhong Wan out of the corner of her eye.
When I saw that little expression on her face, a smile instantly appeared on my lips.
He couldn't help but reach out and hold Zhong Wan's hand.
Unexpectedly, the moment his hand touched Zhong Wan, he felt her body stiffen instantly and smiled helplessly, "It's me."
Zhong Wan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Her fingers twitched slightly, and she took his hand tightly, even leaning her body closer instinctively.
He Liqun was unaware of their movements and continued to introduce the topic diligently.
Even as they walked to the main alleyway, she enthusiastically invited, "Wanwan and Yan'an, would you like to try it out?"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Wan subconsciously looked up. The corridor in front of her looked ordinary, but she still clearly remembered what she had just seen on the paper.
In the dim and damp main tunnel, the only source of light was the miner's lamp flickering on the wall.
The sounds of dripping water, chiseling rock, the cacophony of machinery, and the faint whispers and sobs...
In addition, the clever use of light and shadow creates the fleeting, ever-appearing figures of miners...
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