186 Failure
◎Throwing the fragments into the wind◎
It was the end of the year, and the passengers were eager to go home. Before entering the station, most of them were still immersed in a state of excitement and could not calm down for a long time.
Until something like this happened, it was like a basin of cold water was poured from head to toe, making one feel cold all over.
For a moment, all kinds of negative emotions came at the same time, overwhelming the original excitement and anticipation. The ears were filled with the crying of children and the frightened discussions of the passengers. There were even several quarrels that broke out, between passengers and between passengers and staff.
Everyone's mentality gradually changed during the long wait. At first, they were terrified and fearful, but gradually, as the train's stop time prolonged, more and more people began to complain, fearing that this "suicide" incident would affect their itinerary.
Only Qi Qiuxue and others knew that no matter what happened, the train would still run again.
Because it will carry them to the "stage" that belongs to them.
“…”
The train stayed at the platform for nearly two and a half hours.
The meticulous inspection work was finally completed, and the police's inquiries and investigations finally came to an end. Under the guidance of the conductor, the passengers returned to the train and continued their journey.
Qi Qiuxue checked her ticket again. Chigu Village was relatively remote, and it would take about thirteen hours to get to xx City from here. After that, they would have to take a two-hour bus ride to reach their destination.
Because the previous maintenance work took up a lot of time, they arrived in xx city late at night and happened to miss the last few buses. According to common sense, they should stay overnight nearby before continuing their journey.
But as if he had anticipated this situation, the village party secretary happened to mention the solution in the letter he wrote to each of them -
It's not easy for everyone to come back. For your convenience and safety, I will arrange for villagers to wait near the station for the next few days. At any time, just call this number: xxxxxxxxxxx, and a villager will come to meet you. If you encounter any problems, you can also seek help from them.
I wish you all a safe journey and a safe return.
“…”
This copy is extremely rare, and the player has a mobile phone copy.
Qi Qiuxue opened her phone, saved the call into her address book, and checked other functions on the phone. So far, the phone can connect to the Internet normally, and the dialing, camera, recording and other functions can all be used normally. Even the model and color are exactly the same as the phone she used outside the copy.
But Qi Qiuxue had a premonition that the phone would malfunction once she entered Chigu Village, otherwise the system would not have given her a camera and voice recorder in advance. These two functions could obviously be accomplished with the phone alone, so why bother with that?
In order to make the best use of the phone, before it malfunctioned, Qi Qiuxue opened the webpage, typed "Chigu Village" in the search bar, and took pictures of all the results with her camera for later reference.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, someone walked over slowly, patted the shoulder of the passenger sitting next to him, lowered his eyes and said something to her.
Then the passenger took something from the man's hand, stood up and left. After that, the man slowly sat down next to Qi Qiuxue.
Qi Qiuxue didn't even turn her head to look. She had already recognized the other person's identity just by the smell on his body.
"Why are you sitting here?" She opened her mouth with a smile in her tone, "A Qing?"
"Because I miss you." Li Yiqing leaned his head against her shoulder and rubbed it coquettishly. "If I can't sit with Axue, the next ten hours will be torture."
"What did you use to bribe them?" Qi Qiuxue freed up one hand and gently patted her cheek, as if teasing a big dog.
"Some delicious food." Li Yiqing blinked. "I snatched it from Su Wen earlier. Before Ah Xue got on the bus, we checked each other's luggage. Su Wen had the most personal belongings and the most food, which took up almost two-thirds of her bag."
"Everyone thought she couldn't finish all the food, so they decided to help her share some of the burden."
"Aren't we great?" She raised her lips, leaned on Qi Qiuxue's shoulder to show her the spoils in her backpack, and smiled cunningly.
It's a bad dog.
Qi Qiuxue laughed with her and looked up to see other players arriving one after another. Su Wen was the first to show up. After discussing changing seats with other passengers, he started complaining to Qi Qiuxue while putting his luggage away.
Fortunately, they all moved to Qi Qiuxue's vicinity, and the surroundings became lively for a while, as if they were not in the dungeon, but fast-forwarded to the day after the game ended, the day when everyone went traveling together.
Wu Shanyue shared the same sentiment: "I hope that next time a similar situation arises, we will have already escaped the control of the game and truly embarked on a leisurely and enjoyable journey."
"But there is one thing we all need to keep in mind," she reminded.
"What?" Liu Ge interrupted.
"Don't buy a hard seat," Wu Shanyue said with a frown. "I've only been sitting here for an hour, and I already feel a dull ache in my butt."
"Is this also the test that the S-rank dungeon is giving me? My butt is going to be in agony for over ten hours before I even reach my destination!"
"What a shit." Liu Ge shook his head.
"Yeah." Su Wen nodded after finally putting his luggage away, took a bag of potato chips and ate while chatting with a few people.
"It's on par with Li Yiqing's dog."
Li Yiqing, who was originally leaning on the woman, sat up straight after hearing the voice: "......?"
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After the track jumping incident, no further accidents occurred.
The train continued to rush forward, the sky outside the window changed from light to dark, a few people chatted several times, ate several times and slept several times on the train, and finally it was time to get off.
When I walked out of the train station, it was already dark. xx City is a third-tier city with relatively slow development, backward economy and inconvenient transportation. Late at night, the surroundings are very quiet, the lights are off, and there are few people on the streets.
At first, Qi Qiuxue did not make the call directly as arranged by the village party secretary. She first found some taxis near the train station and asked the drivers if they could take them directly to Chigu Village.
"It's too dark now, there are few people over there, and the road is difficult to walk on. Not only is it dangerous for me to make a trip, but I won't be able to pick up any passengers on the way back. It's not worth it. I won't do it. Ask someone else."
Most drivers would refuse with this reason after hearing Qi Qiuxue's question. Even if Qi Qiuxue offered to give them double or even triple the fare, they would still be reluctant.
Qi Qiuxue did not give up and kept asking until she met a female driver with a gentle appearance and a kind tone.
She took the initiative to call Qi Qiuxue and the others over and asked them why they had to go to Chigu Village at this moment: "Are you tourists from out of town? Are you going there for tourism or business? If you are traveling, there is actually no need to go so far. There are many fun places to visit in the city. I'll leave you my phone number. Everyone, stay overnight nearby and go directly to the city after daybreak. I can introduce you to some places and drive you there. Don't go to Chigu Village. It's too remote and there is always no cell phone signal. It's very unsafe."
"Thank you for your kindness." Qi Qiuxue took the business card handed to her by the driver and said, "But we have some important things to do, so we have to go to Chigu Village."
"Oh, I see." The driver nodded, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes for a moment, as if he had something to say but didn't know how to start.
But after a pause, she still deliberately reminded a few people: "Then you must be careful. That village is really a bit weird. Maybe it's because they have been working in the funeral industry for many years. The yin energy is very strong, and the villagers don't look normal. Especially after the incidents like that happened before, and even a few ghosts have appeared. As a result, we have chosen to avoid that place and don't want to go there anymore."
"Something like that?" Qi Qiuxue frowned. "What kind of thing is it?"
"Yes..." The driver opened his mouth and was about to tell a few people, but before he could say anything else, he was interrupted by several men who suddenly appeared.
"Axue?" Several people walked up quickly and interrupted the conversation between the driver and the players. As if they were very familiar with them, they called out the nicknames of several other players, "Do you remember me? I'm Uncle Liu!"
"This is your Uncle Zhang, Uncle Wang, and Brother Zhao." He introduced the others to Qi Qiuxue, as if they were relatives they hadn't seen in years, and began to exchange boring pleasantries. "It's been ages, and you've all grown up."
"How are you doing out there? I finally remembered to go home this time. Come on, Uncle Liu came to the city to do some work this morning and happened to drive a bus over. I'll take you back directly so you don't have to take a taxi."
"Young people just don't know how to be frugal. Think about the time when we were..." He boasted while trying to grab Qi Qiuxue's wrist, but before she could touch it, Li Yiqing hit him back with a bad expression.
"Oh, I forgot. You're all grown up. Men and women shouldn't touch each other. Blame me, blame me. I'll lead the way in front. Just follow me and don't fall behind."
Having said that, he turned and walked forward.
The other men also stepped forward, just following behind Qi Qiuxue and the others, seemingly to protect them. But in fact, through the reflection of the surrounding glass buildings, Qi Qiuxue could notice that their faces were very cold, and there was no warmth in their eyes, which was completely different from the warmth they had just pretended to be.
Uncle Liu, who was in the lead, led a few people across the parking lot in front and stopped in front of an old bus.
"Get in the car." He opened the car door, took the luggage from Qi Qiuxue's hand and prepared to help her get it to the car. He turned his eyes and caught a glimpse of the business card in her hand.
In the next second, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"Let me tell you, even though this is a small, shabby place with a terrible economy, the people there are all very smart. Take that driver just now, for example. He's incredibly ruthless and loves to talk nonsense. He's even scammed several people before, so we've already blocked him."
"When traveling, it's more trustworthy to trust fellow villagers than strangers." He raised his hand to snatch the business card from Qi Qiuxue's hand, tore it up a few times and threw it into the wind. "Let's go. You've been traveling all day. You need to go back and rest as soon as possible. Uncle Liu will take you home."
"Yeah." Qi Qiuxue glanced at the debris on the ground, finally nodded, and stepped into the car, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Uncle Liu smiled and directed the players behind him to catch up quickly.
Soon, everyone got on the bus, the bus door closed, and the bus started moving slowly, getting faster and faster in the dark night.
Qi Qiuxue took out her cell phone and took a look.
The cell phone was indeed out of order, and from the moment they boarded the bus, there was no signal.
【Author’s words】
Here it comes! I didn't update yesterday, but there are still red envelopes for compensation today. Hold on, my dears, I've been waiting for a long time. I'll post it before the next chapter is updated.
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