Chapter 195
The things in front of him seemed to be blurred by a layer of dust. Leyuan rubbed his eyes gently, and suddenly saw the things over there. Suddenly he felt that the face was smiling.
Shouldn't stay here too long.
He took a photo and left quickly.
After leaving the room, I opened the photo album on my phone to look at the photo. It was very dark inside and the environment was blurry, as if nothing existed around me.
If you enlarge the photo and sharpen it, you can find a green face in the corner of the photo, laughing wildly.
Maybe it was because the light was too dim, my hands were a little shaky when I took the photo, and I didn't control the height of the phone well, so the photo didn't turn out well. This is not impossible.
Under normal circumstances and in normal environments, different people using different mobile phones will take photos with their own characteristics. These small details cannot be seen at all unless they are magnified. Perhaps this is caused by psychological pressure.
The psychological pressure is a little greater than usual, and the things I see are a little more terrifying than usual. It's like at night, even if I do nothing, I will feel scared, as if the room is full of people, but I clearly remember in my mind that there is no one else in the room except myself.
Maybe that's the reason.
This is nothing to worry about.
He restored the photo to normal.
It seems that there is no problem at all.
He began to study the bright part of the photo.
The color seems to be wrong, maybe it is the difference between the naked eye and the camera. It is okay, the human eye is always better than the camera, otherwise the price of the camera is too low.
It seemed as if someone was whispering around him. He raised his head and looked around, but there was no one there. Even the sound of the wind had slowly stopped. It seemed as if the entire world was silent and no one else could approach him.
He shook his head, trying to get rid of the goose bumps on his body, then came to his senses and continued looking at the photo. The bright spot became increasingly blurred, as if it was about to be swallowed by the darkness. There was only a white spot that could prove that such a dazzling light had once existed here.
Maybe it was an illusion, or maybe I was just too tired.
Whatever the reason, it doesn't matter.
He took the photo and walked to the roadside to compare it with the small temple. At first glance, they looked exactly the same, but upon closer inspection, many details were different.
He had been comparing for quite a while and felt very bored and tired. He wanted to find a place to sit down, but he found that it was already dark.
He moved a little further away and wanted to sit down and rest, to clear his mind and relax, and then go back to work after he had rested.
But when he closed his eyes, the face was in his mind, and looking at his appearance, he opened his eyes, and his mind was thinking about the photo. He felt sleepy and squinted his eyes, and found himself still thinking about the photo and the small temple, wondering how they were alike and how they were not.
He drank a cup of coffee and got up to go back. This wouldn't work. If he couldn't rest, it would be better to resolve this matter today.
Especially today he felt he really needed a rest.
He compared the photo with the small temple and remembered that there was one place he had not visited, so he took a taxi there at night. However, the taxi driver looked at him with a panicked look.
He didn't know why, so he asked.
"Do I have any questions?"
"No, no."
The taxi driver quickly denied it and just shook his head, then looked at him through the rearview mirror, as if he wanted to ask something. His hesitant expression was more obvious than before, but he was no longer afraid.
Leyuan asked: "Why do you always look at me?"
The taxi driver smiled awkwardly and opened his mouth as if to say, "So you found it."
"It's nothing, actually. I was listening to the radio during the day and heard a scary piece of news. I still felt a little scared tonight, and then I saw you and found that I was even more scared than before.
But don't worry, you have nothing to do with the terrible news on the radio. I won't let you off the bus because of this, nor will I charge you more money, unless you are going somewhere far away.
Where do you want to go?
the taxi driver asked.
Paradise told him the address.
The taxi driver nodded and started talking himself.
"You may not know, but the news I heard happened there. It said that there was a village there and there was a fight in the village today. Several people were killed and many others were injured and went to the hospital.
What are you doing there now? Oh, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I don't have to know. But if you are going to see the injured, I can take you to the hospital. They must be in the hospital.
It's very late now. If you go, it will be even later to go to the hospital. Not only will it cost more money, but the person you want to see may be asleep, which will disturb others.
If they are injured, they definitely need to rest. If they are disturbed at night, they may be in a bad mood. If you are affected and feel bad, and think that my price is too high, then it is my fault. "
"I'm not going to the hospital or to see the injured. Just drop me off somewhere and I'll give you the money, as long as you're not deliberately blackmailing me."
"You are such an interesting person, kid. Who has the time to blackmail others? I have a legitimate job and I don't have to blackmail you to survive.
Do you really have enough money? Never mind. Asking this makes me seem to care about money. But I really need money. How can I survive without it? I just don’t care that much.
For example, if you are hungry now, I can give you a meal. Most people are not as kind as me. Do you really not want it?"
the taxi driver asked.
"Since you are so kind, I will obey your order. There is a bakery outside. How about you buy me a red bean cake?"
Paradise asked with a smile.
"It's not impossible. I'll go see which one is the cheapest. Don't complain if I buy you something cheap. If I buy something expensive, including my own meal money, I'll be hungry.
It doesn’t matter if I’m hungry, but a hungry person won’t be in a good mood. If I quarrel with you again, we might get into a car accident. This is also for everyone’s sake.”
The taxi driver muttered something, but actually found a spot, stopped the car, and got out to buy something.
Leyuan was waiting for him in the car. He came back soon with a red bean bread in a transparent package in his hand. There was a sausage in the bread, and there was a tender yellow sauce around the sausage.
You can't tell at first glance whether it's salad dressing, ketchup, mayonnaise or cheese sauce. But it looks fragrant and delicious, and you don't even need to get close to smell it to confirm.
The taxi driver stuffed the bread into his hand, wiped his hands with a tissue, and returned to his driver's seat to complain to the amusement park: "You don't know how dare you charge 7 dollars for such a small thing."
Leyuan opened the bread package and asked with a smile: "Are you regretting that you said you could buy me a meal? Or are you regretting that you walked into the store and didn't just turn around and walk out?"
The taxi driver waved his hand and said, "Who do you think I am? I think it's expensive, but I won't care about it."
After all, I don’t have Alzheimer’s. I still remember that I came up with the idea myself, so it’s not your fault.”
Leyuan smiled and said, "That's great."
Before he finished speaking, a woman's shrill laughter suddenly rang out in the car. The laughter was at times mournful and at times excited. It sounded very strange. As he searched around the park, the sound disappeared.
The taxi driver didn't seem to hear the sound. Seeing him looking for something, he was a little confused: "What are you looking for? A keychain? Look for that kind of thing under the light.
It's a little dark inside the car. I didn't turn on the lights to save power. I don't think you'll need them. If you need them, I'll turn them on for you later. Not now. If you have to drive now and try to do two things at once, it's easy to get into trouble."
"No, thank you."
Leyuan took a bite of bread and answered the driver's question vaguely.
The driver didn't mind his unclear words, smiled, and asked while driving: "How's the food?"
“The bread is soft, the red beans are sweet, the sausage is salty, and even the sauce is good. It tastes very good, thank you.”
"It's a good thing that you didn't buy any bad stuff. But do you really want to go to that village? It's not a good place. If you must go, I won't stop you, but I have to make it clear in advance that I won't see you off to the door.
I feel it's unlucky to go there. Not many people go in this direction. You can also see that there are almost no other cars on this road except you and me.
Don't worry, I won't charge you extra money just because I bought you a loaf of bread without sending you to the door.
Even though the destination you gave me is in a certain village or even further back, I will not drive there, nor will I charge you more for that part of the trip.”
"Thank you very much."
"What is this? Isn't this my duty?
Why do you keep apologizing?
You are such a good kid, so polite, but if you keep doing this, we will become strangers. Although we have never met before, we are acquainted today, so don’t be polite to me.”
"I ate everything you bought. How can this be considered polite?"
"That's true. You're really not particular. Aren't you afraid that I might put some drugs in you or something?
The news said that some taxi drivers do this, they poison others, wait for them to eat the poison and then kill them. Children like you are the easiest to do this, and it doesn't seem difficult to deal with at first glance.
But I, your brother, won't do that kind of thing. I'm going home to drink later, then go to sleep, and get up early the next day to continue working. I still have hope in life. I'll be struck by lightning if I do those things, so I won't do them.
It seems like we are almost there. Do you feel like we have walked this road several times before?"
"No, just keep going. You will definitely get there. If the road is difficult to drive on, at most you can give way to me and I will give you a little more money. I think the money I have is enough for the taxi fare."