After taking a few deep breaths, Chen Ge splashed cold water on his face and finally calmed down after a long time.
"It's time to go."
Chen Ge took out the backpack he had used last time and put Zhang Ya's love letter, power bank, and tool hammer into it. He learned from the last lesson and stuffed the fruit knife directly into his trouser pocket, and put the rag doll his parents left for him into his clothes pocket.
Although it looks bulgy and unsightly, at least it makes him feel at ease.
After packing up, Chen Ge locked the door of the haunted house and hurriedly ran out of the park.
It was now 12:15 in the morning and there were few vehicles on the road. After waiting for another ten minutes, he finally stopped a taxi at the intersection.
"We're going to the area near the West City Private School. I'm in a hurry, so please hurry up."
"Okay, get in the car." The driver was a very straightforward uncle, and there was a DJ playing in the car that was popular a few years ago.
The car started, Chen Ge sat in the back seat, and immediately began to search the Internet for information related to this mission.
When the favorability task was started, the first thing that came to his mind was Andersen's fairy tale "The Red Shoes". He found the original version of the story on the Internet, read it roughly, and felt that the fairy tale was a bit creepy.
The story mainly tells about a girl who got a pair of beautiful red dancing shoes. She often wore them to church. Perhaps because she blasphemed the gods, she could no longer take off her dancing shoes and could only dance continuously. She was scared, helpless, and exhausted. Finally, she begged the woodcutter to cut off her legs. Then the most exciting part of the whole fairy tale appeared. The pair of legs that were cut off ran away in the red dancing shoes...
"Is this a fairy tale?" Chen Ge didn't dare to imagine that scene in his mind. His mission tonight was to find Zhang Ya's red dancing shoes.
"When I drew the cursed love letter, there was a description of Zhang Ya in the black phone. She was wearing a blood-stained school uniform and a pair of red dancing shoes. She was still wearing the same outfit when she died. Is the fairy tale of the red dancing shoes true? Once you put them on, you can't take them off."
Chen Ge was a little panicked. This mission was different from the previous ones. He had to face a red-clothed ghost with his own exclusive page. That was the treatment only given to the most resentful and cruel ghosts.
"It seems that the red dancing shoes are the key to tonight." Chen Ge read the fairy tale over and over again. The main point of the fairy tale is to warn people not to be vain and to always remain humble and respectful. "What is the deep meaning of the black phone bringing up this fairy tale at the beginning of the mission?"
He couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he simply exited the page and started searching for things related to West City Private School.
This school was closed after only two and a half years in operation and has been abandoned for a long time.
As for the reason for the closure, there are various rumors online. Some say it is because of unreasonable charges, while others say it is because of incomplete documents.
Chen Ge patiently read through all the information. The name Zhang Ya did not appear from beginning to end, as if Zhang Ya had nothing to do with this school.
"There is a problem! The truth is definitely not what is speculated on the Internet. There may be something deeper." Chen Ge looked at the street lights outside the window that were constantly retreating, and narrowed his eyes: "What kind of experience can turn a woman into a red ghost? Where does she have such a big grudge? What does this have to do with the red dancing shoes?"
Chen Ge was lost in thought when the DJ sound in the car suddenly became louder. He looked towards the driver's seat in surprise and saw the driver looking at him through the rearview mirror.
"Are you worried about something? Why do you look so sad at such a young age?" The old man was a chatterbox and started chatting with Chen Ge as soon as he got in the car. However, Chen Ge ignored him because he was searching for information.
"Recently, I've encountered a lot of things that I've never come across before, so I'm a bit overwhelmed." Chen Ge smiled politely and put away his phone.
"You can't get hot tofu in a hurry. Everything will be fine. If you are upset, just listen to some happy songs and shake your body." The driver shook his legs to the beat of the music. He had a good attitude and made staying up late to drive the taxi feel like a midnight joyride: "By the way, why are you going to the private school in Xicheng so late at night? That place is very deserted, and there doesn't seem to be any residential area around it."
Chen Ge opened his mouth, but finally said: "Go on a date."
"Date? Going out for a date at this time?" The uncle turned around and glanced at Chen Ge.
"Really, I don't know how to tell you. The girl has a bad temper and a bit weird personality..." Chen Ge tried his best to speak normally. For a man who has never been on a date, being invited by a beautiful woman should be a very face-saving thing.
"That's great! What are you worried about? Are you worried that people won't like you? But then again, who would dress like that for a date? I tell you, men should learn how to dress up. Look at this backpack you're wearing. It doesn't match your temperament at all."
The driver was just talking nonsense, which made Chen Ge feel helpless. Other people were happy and full of expectations when they went on dates, but his date was more subtle. Rather than calling it a date, it was more like a self-rescue for the sake of survival under semi-coercion.
"Men must not be stingy on dates, they must be gentlemen, don't ask for WeChat right away, and listen to the girls' opinions. In their eyes, the most hopeless disease in the world is male chauvinism, and the first impression is very important..."
Listening to the driver's advice, Chen Ge wanted to change the DJ in his taxi to "Wedding Dress" to calm everyone down.
As we sped along, there were fewer and fewer vehicles and buildings on both sides, the road became narrower, and the street lights gradually disappeared.
The scene outside the car window became increasingly desolate, with fewer people and patches of woods beginning to appear on both sides of the road.
"Do you want to go further? There's nothing around there except a school. Did you take the wrong road?" The driver looked at the navigation and finally changed the subject.
"No, just find a place to park near the school. How much is it?"
"Nineteen, please pay with your mobile phone. I just got a night shift car and I don't have any change."
"OK."
When Chen Ge reached for his cell phone, he accidentally took out the fruit knife from his pocket. The folding knife fell on the seat cushion, and the driver in the driver's seat was startled.
The volume of the DJ in the car gradually became smaller. The driver raised his hand pretentiously, and while picking up the water bottle next to him, his finger secretly touched a button on the mobile phone.
Chen Ge saw all these little moves with a wry smile on his face. The other party probably thought he was a carjacker.
"Payment successful." Chen Ge raised his phone and glanced at the driver's seat: "Uncle, are you recording this? Are you going to call the police?"
The driver who was drinking water almost choked. He coughed violently several times and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Actually, I can understand you, but..." Chen Ge looked at the strange outline of the school outside the window: "I am indeed here for a date."
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