Bai Xueer wanted to speak, hoping that Su Jinyan's gaze would linger on her instead of constantly talking to Xia Linyin, but she found that she really couldn't get a word in edgewise. She was too busy being scared to remember anything about the order of things.
Hmph! She can't remember, she doesn't believe Xia Linyin can answer this question!
"When I got on the bus, there were already two people on it: the driver and the man in black in the last row. I was the third, the middle-aged woman was the fourth, Zhang Yaya was the fifth, the long-haired girl was the sixth, the old woman was the seventh, Bai Xueer was the eighth, the boy and the little girl were the ninth, the middle-aged man from the previous stop didn't get on, and then it was your turn."
Xia Linyin's tone was completely unwavering. She was certain that she remembered the order perfectly. Her memory was quite good, and she had paid special attention to these details since she got on the bus.
Bai Xue'er bit her lip. She hadn't expected Xia Linyin to remember it so clearly. Then, she thought to herself with a hint of resentment that the question was so simple. It was just the order in which everyone came up. Even a three-year-old could remember it. She was just too nervous to notice it. Otherwise, she would have been the one to answer the question.
“It’s already late at night, but people are getting on at every stop. Apart from the boy and the little girl next to him, one person gets on at each stop. Such a regular coincidence must be a clue.” Su Jinyan pushed up her glasses with her finger.
"Why is it that only one person gets on at each stop, but there are two people, a boy and a girl?"
Su Jinyan narrowed her eyes and looked at the little girl in a princess dress next to the boy in the front row. The little girl had big wavy brown hair and wore a round hat with a bow tie. She leaned her head on the boy's shoulder.
After staring at the back of the little girl's head for a while, Su Jinyan said, "Something's wrong with this girl..."
Xia Linyin's heart skipped a beat. This little girl dressed in anime style was indeed acting strangely. She hadn't moved since she came up. Even if she was sleeping soundly, she shouldn't be like this.
"Jinyan, I know! Look at that guy, he looks so pathetic, and that girl is dressed like that and not moving at all. She must have been injected with some kind of drug by the guy and dressed like that!" Bai Xueer said with a serious expression, clenching her fist.
Feeling smug that she had hit the nail on the head, Bai Xue'er said, "Jinyan, tell me, am I right or not...?"
Su Jinyan's lips twitched a few times. He ignored Bai Xueer and looked at Xia Linyin, saying, "It's now confirmed that one person gets on at each bus stop. It's very regular. And the ghost hasn't made a move during this process. So, when no one gets on, it means a message."
Seemingly influenced by Su Jinyan's aura, Xia Linyin felt herself becoming increasingly calm, and she said the sentence with unusual composure, "The message that ghosts have begun to kill."
When no one gets on at a certain stop, it means everyone has arrived, the bus will stop boarding, the doors will stop opening, and the ghost will begin its actions!
People will get on at each bus stop. This is a hint from the game to the player, giving them time to observe, or it could be said that the game has placed a restriction on the ghost. The ghost can only kill people when all the people are on the bus!
However, what did Su Jinyan mean by saying "one person gets on at every bus stop"?
Could it be... that the little girl next to the boy isn't a person?
What did Su Jinyan discover?
If the little girl is a ghost, how should they deal with her?
Before Xia Linyin could think any further, a light appeared in the darkness ahead—the next bus stop had arrived!
The bus stop sign is getting closer and closer...
Nobody's here!
Nobody's here!
There wasn't a single person around the bus stop!
Xia Linyin's breathing became rapid. She craned her neck and looked out the window, searching around. The bus stop was empty, without even a fallen leaf.
The streetlights cast a dim and desolate light, illuminating the lonely, dilapidated bench, surrounded by a thick, inky blackness that was unsettling.
Even though the bus stop was empty, the bus still stopped and the doors opened with a hiss.
A gust of cold wind, carrying the chill of the night, rushed in, and the temperature inside the carriage suddenly dropped several degrees.
A bus stopped at an empty stop, a sight so eerie it sent chills down one's spine, as if something invisible, unseen, had boarded the bus.
Xia Linyin didn't dare to blink, staring intently at the open car door. With a "snap," the car door closed again after only a short while.
The sound of the door slamming shut was like a whip striking Xia Linyin, making her tremble involuntarily.
The car door closed... and will never open again.
The ghost is about to start killing people...
They were trapped in this confined space, like lambs in a cage waiting to be slaughtered.
"Passengers who have not paid, please pay." In the suffocating silence, the driver's monotone voice suddenly rang out.
With a gulp, Zhang Yaya swallowed hard. "Linyin... I... I didn't insert any coins, what should I do? Is it okay if I don't insert any?"
Sweat dripped from the tip of her nose, and Zhang Yaya's voice was trembling uncontrollably.
"Which of you didn't insert a coin?" Su Jinyan's gaze swept over the three of them, her eyes behind her glasses sharp as a blade.
"I..." Zhang Yaya raised her hand tremblingly, shrinking her head like a quail, not daring to breathe.
"Jinyan, I... I didn't put in any coins either. Who knew this damn bus required coins? What a terrible driver! He didn't remind us when we got on, and now he expects us to go and put in coins? Nobody would do that."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Xue'er covered her mouth and looked around warily. There really were ghosts in this bus. The thought of ghosts made her face turn even paler.
"You two go and put the coins in." Su Jinyan's gentle voice carried an unquestionable tone.
"What? Jin Yan, I dare not go! This...this is too scary! Who knows what might happen if I go over there." Bai Xue'er shook her head like a rattle drum.
"I don't dare go over there either..." Zhang Yaya said in a weak voice.
“Nobody knows if this is a ghost’s request, and what will happen if we don’t do as the ghost asks.” Su Jinyan’s lips slowly curved into a smile. “You know, many ghosts like to play games with humans. Before we figure out a way to deal with ghosts, we’d better not provoke them.”
"Then... Jin Yan, you have to come with me. You have to come with me to put in the coins. Otherwise, I won't dare to go even if you kill me," Bai Xue'er said.
“Okay.” Su Jinyan stood up. He had a tall and well-proportioned figure, a typical clothes hanger, and looked very good in a white shirt.
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