"I've told you so much about serial killers. Do I look like him?" Ming Tao said this in a low, cold voice. There was a strange light in his eyes behind his bangs.
The carriage fell into silence.
After a moment, Gu Tiancheng smiled first, and that smile couldn't be stopped. He turned around and continued driving. You Mingxu also laughed, and it was a laugh that seemed to be in sync with his. He also crossed his legs. Gu Tiancheng whispered, "Give me five." You Mingxu hesitated for a moment. Somehow, he didn't want to get closer to him. He didn't extend his hand, but just whispered with a smile, "Don't make trouble."
Gu Tiancheng looked at her with a smile in his eyes, but said nothing.
Ming Tao, on the other hand, knew that he was being fooled by the two of them, and the exaggerated smile on his face slowly disappeared without anyone appreciating it. But after sitting for a while, he became restless again and instructed You Mingxu: "Change the channel and listen to the news. Maybe there really is a report about a serial killer."
You Mingxu changed the channel as promised, but the local news station was broadcasting the news that it had rained heavily today and some roads had collapsed and suffered mudslides. A large number of police forces were deployed to fight the floods and provide disaster relief. Ming Tao smacked his lips and said, "This way, it will be even harder to catch the killer. But in this kind of weather, it's not easy for him to kill people either. Alas..."
You Mingxu uttered a soft "huh", but Gu Tiancheng ignored him.
"There's a house over there!" Ming Tao suddenly shouted in surprise.
You Mingxu raised his head and saw a few shadowy rooms and orange lights at the foot of the mountain far ahead. Just a little far from the road. But that doesn't matter anymore.
You Mingxu said, "Want to go over and take a look?"
Gu Tiancheng said: "Okay."
As the car got closer, the rooms became clear under the illumination of the headlights. They were very low loess mud houses, so old that they couldn't be any older. One of the houses had only half of its side left. There were two people, looking out from the windows of two rooms, they were two girls.
Gu Tiancheng and the other two got out of the car. The two girls did not come out. They were both wearing windbreakers and looked like hikers. Seeing the appearance and attire of the three of them, the girls looked more relaxed.
You Mingxu looked around and saw two bicycles parked next to the house. The two men also rode here. Suddenly someone touched her arm. It was Gu Tiancheng who said to her, "Go say hello." He probably thought it was easier for girls to speak.
"I know." You Mingxu said softly, with a hint of reproach in his voice.
Gu Tiancheng smiled, put his hands in his pockets, and stood behind her waiting. Mingtao swayed left and right, looking carefree as if everything was under his control. After swaying for a while, he finally felt that there was nothing left to control, so he stood side by side with Gu Tiancheng.
The two of them looked at You Mingxu standing outside the small house, talking to the two girls with a smile. Even wearing a loose windbreaker and sweatpants, her waist is slim and her legs are long.
Gu Tiancheng looked for a while, leaned against the car, lowered his head and lit a cigarette. Ming Tao sighed, "Three young girls, if the serial killer was here, it would be a feast for them."
Gu Tiancheng said coldly: "If you keep talking nonsense, I will throw you out."
Ming Tao snorted lightly, but said nothing more.
The two girls are about the same age as You Mingxu and are urban white-collar workers. I have been playing outdoors for several years and have walked the Tibet line twice, so I am not afraid of traveling with two girls. One is called Song Lan and the other is called Zou Furong. Song Lan is tall, with a thin face but a stubborn look, single eyelids, and is very pretty. At first glance, he looks very capable and has ideas. Zou Furong is as her name suggests, with an oval face and a sweet face. On a night like this, in such a shabby house, she was wearing a red skirt under her windbreaker and light makeup. She lay on a windowsill, chatting with You Mingxu while looking at the two men behind her. I have the attitude of "I am beautiful in my own way, regardless of whether anyone appreciates it or not".
Now that they knew each other, the two girls quickly walked out of the room, and the two men also came over and got to know each other.
Song Lan said, "There are not many people on this road. We want to go to a lake behind the mountain to watch the sunrise tomorrow morning, so we rest here. Why are you here?"
Ming Tao was the first to raise his hand: "I got lost and couldn't ride anymore, so I took their car here."
You Mingxu said: "I also want to see the scenery here."
Gu Tiancheng said, "I just drove here casually, without any destination." He was tall and handsome, and spoke in a low and gentle voice. Song Lan said "Oh" and laughed.
Zou Furong said softly, "So you three just met each other too?"
Gu Tiancheng replied: "Yes."
Song Lan said: "This should have been a small campsite, but it is now abandoned. We discovered it by accident. The room was very small and there was no bedding. We also slept in a tent in the room. Take a look."
The three of them followed Song Lan to the doors of the two rooms and took a look. The space was indeed very narrow. Song Lan's tent was opened and almost took up the entire place. The same was true of the room where Zou Furong slept.
Song Lan looked at You Mingxu: "Do you want to sleep with me? It will be a bit crowded."
You Mingxu said, "No need, we all brought tents and will sleep outside. You can just keep each other company tonight."
Finally, there was a bright spot in Mingtao. He tidied the tent quickly and efficiently, but You Mingxu and Gu Tiancheng seemed a little clumsy and basically just helped him.
Soon, three single tents were set up. Ming Tao clapped his hands and said sarcastically, "Are you two outdoor types? You're so slow in setting up even the simplest tent."
You Mingxu was silent for a while, then said to Gu Tiancheng, "I have never been able to do these things well. I am not smart enough. Why can't you do it?"
Gu Tiancheng replied: "I brought the tent just as a backup. I basically stayed in hotels or B&Bs. I will learn it seriously later."
After saying that, both of them laughed.
After Ming Tao finished his taunting, he turned around and saw a handsome man and a beautiful woman standing between the tents in the dim light, smiling at each other. Somehow, Mingtao suddenly felt a little boring and lonely. After a moment of silence, he said to himself, "It's so boring to be hypocritical. No wonder he likes to kill people."
This dark world is vast and boundless. The sky is black, the mountains are black, and the earth is black. The wind keeps blowing, rustling, and its hollow sound reminds you that you are in an unknown corner far away from modern society.
However, because of the gathering of five strangers, this small abandoned campsite instantly became lively and warm.
Ming Tao crawled into his sleeping bag and sat in the tent, two meters away from the two girls in the room, bragging. Hearing Song Lan smiling without saying anything, Zou Furong seemed to be smiling.
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