Chapter 025
I walked all the way towards the city, but still didn't see a single car. I was the only one on the road, and even the sound of my footsteps seemed particularly loud.
Occasionally a cold wind blows, making the trees on the roadside rustle. I have been very sensitive these days, and I always can't help but stick my head out to look at the gloomy shadows of the trees, and my heart is always hanging in the air.
After walking for a while, listening to the sound of my own footsteps, I suddenly felt something was wrong. I took a step, but the sound of footsteps was two!
I thought I had misheard, so I paid close attention. I stepped so lightly that I couldn't even hear the sound, but there was still a "click" sound next to me.
I turned around in surprise, but behind me there was only a long road and the shadows of trees shaking in the wind. There was no trace of a person at all.
I looked around vigilantly. After all, even if I didn't encounter a ghost, there was still a robber and murderer wandering around in this city. I had to be on guard.
I slowly took a step back and heard another "click" sound, but this time it came from behind me, and it was very close, as if someone was sticking to my back.
I got goosebumps all over my hands and was considering whether to turn back when the voice disappeared again.
I stood there and didn't dare to move. Later, I thought, my current situation is not much better than that of a ghost. Ding Ding also said that I am half a ghost. If I get scared first, my momentum will be lowered. There is also an old saying that people are three points afraid of ghosts, and ghosts are seven points afraid of people.
If it's a person hiding nearby, then I can only say sorry for scaring you. If it's a ghost, then at most it's just a ghost scaring ghosts.
When I thought about this, I couldn't help laughing. The road was filled with the echo of this sinister laughter. I was chilled by my own laughter and felt that this occasion was really inappropriate. But at the same time, I felt that I was not as scared as I was at the beginning.
In the first two days after I encountered the ghost, I ran around blindly with my eyes closed. Now that I have seen more ghosts, I seem to have the courage to resist. This may be what Tintin meant when he said that you will get used to it sooner or later.
As soon as I thought about it, my head flew off my body, leaving only my body standing on the ground. As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. The same is true if your head flies high.
I suddenly felt that being a ghost had its advantages, just like my current state, my head could fly out and retract freely, but this ghost died a miserable death...
But I lay in the air, looking around, and didn't see anything strange nearby. I thought maybe I was too nervous, and the night was too quiet, so maybe the noise came from somewhere.
I slowly lifted my foot and continued walking forward, but with every step I took, I could still hear the repetitive sound of footsteps. After just a few steps, I stopped again.
The sound seemed to follow me all the time and was very close, as if it was right next to me, but I still couldn't see any trace of any person or ghost.
I just felt strange and suddenly found that the shadow on the ground was a little weird. The street lamp was in front of me and my shadow was cast behind it, dragging very long, but at least I could still make out the shape of a person.
I didn't pay much attention to it at first glance, but then I thought , my head is still in the air, where did the head in the shadow on the ground come from! And from the figure, I can see that the shadow has long hair, like a woman, it's not me at all!
I tried to move my arm, and the shadow on the ground moved with it. I was very surprised. If this shadow was connected to my body, then where did my own shadow go?
I moved tentatively a few times, but the shadow of the woman on the ground repeated the same movements, and she didn't move when I didn't.
I waited for a while and felt that this ghost thing was not dangerous, so I continued to move forward cautiously while watching her.
The clattering sound rang out again, and then I realized that it was the sound of the shadow walking. Every movement of her body was coordinated, except that her feet seemed to be a beat slow. It was always after I landed that the shadow fitted in with the soles of my feet.
After walking a short distance, I suddenly saw car lights flashing in front of me, and then I realized that a taxi was coming towards me.
I was delighted and quickly closed my head and body and stood by the roadside waiting for the bus.
I was relatively lucky, there was no one in the car, and it stopped as soon as I waved. I stood by the car and looked inside. It was a master with a very honest look. I told him the address and he was willing to go, so I got on the car.
When I got on the bus, I took the shadow on the ground. It was still staying quietly in the same place. There was nothing scary about it.
I got in the car and sat in the back seat. I always felt that this position was safer. After all, it was late at night and there was a chance that someone might rob me and kill me.
The driver was chatting with me, and then realized that he had just returned from sending someone to the airport when he ran into me.
After chatting for a while, he suddenly asked me, what am I doing outside in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?
I smiled and covered up for him by saying, I came out to look for my friend but couldn't find him, and I was delayed for a long time and couldn't find the car, but luckily I met you, a noble person.
He said, "I'm a taxi driver, so I'm not a noble person. Besides, this business is not very safe. If you didn't look kind and it would be pitiful to be alone on the road, I wouldn't have picked you up."
I said, yes, uncle, you are right. When you are alone outside, it is always better to be careful.
The driver nodded and said yes, and that the news has been reporting on unrest recently, always reminding citizens to be careful and pay attention to safety.
I thought this was about the robbery and murder, so I just echoed it with a few words.
The driver was talking excitedly and said, "Did you see the previous news? The girl who died was actually quite pitiful when you think about it."
When I heard that he seemed to have something else to say, I asked, "Uncle, do you know this person?"
He said he didn't really know her, they just lived in the same neighborhood. He had seen her a few times before, she was pretty, it was pitiful that she passed away at such a young age.
When I heard there was a way, I hurriedly said, I heard that her family has already buried her, but I don’t know where she was buried?
The driver looked at me in the rearview mirror and said that the young man was quite well-informed.
I chuckled and said, "Not really, I have a friend in the police station and I heard some of it from him."
He then said "Oh", and I thought he was testing me and was worried that I was the murderer, so I stopped talking.
When he saw that I was silent, the car suddenly became quiet. After a pause, as if he couldn't help but talk, he continued, "The family cried so miserably. You can imagine that he was still a lively person during the day, and was gone at night. And his death was so tragic that even his head was gone."
I thought the remnant soul of her head was still in me, but it's a pity you can't see it.
The driver added that the girl’s family didn’t do much to arrange the funeral, and everything was quite simple, but after this incident, everyone in our community was a little nervous.
I laughed and asked the uncle, "Are you scared?"
He said, "Why not? We taxi drivers are also afraid of these things. I have heard too many ghost stories on the radio. Those damn writers also like to talk about taxis encountering ghosts. I get scared after hearing too many of them."
That’s true. I’ve heard this a lot when I was taking a taxi.
He added, yes, so driving at night is actually quite scary, and when something like this happens in the community, I can’t help but make associations.
As soon as the driver said this, we drove into the city.
The city was full of lights, much brighter than the highway. The lights flashed across my face, and the driver suddenly stopped talking.
I even heard him shudder.
I looked at him curiously and found that he was also looking at me in the rearview mirror with a look of confusion on his face.
I asked what happened?
He was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "Nothing... nothing... I was dazzled and thought there were two people in the car."
When I heard this, I felt something was wrong, so I turned around and looked around, but saw nothing.
Just as I looked up, the street light flickered again, shining on me, and I suddenly saw the projection in the mirror, it seemed that there was a woman sitting next to me. The driver also saw it, and he screamed!
He stepped on the brake and ran out.
The car stopped under the street light, and I hurriedly glanced at the empty seat next to me. But I only saw the shadow of the long-haired person, slanting on the seat. I turned my head and looked at the mirror in front of me, and I was shocked to find that the person reflected in it was a woman with black hair and black clothes, with a sad face, sitting right next to me.
I panicked a bit, opened the door and jumped down. I didn't expect the shadow to still be with me, but fortunately it didn't do anything out of the ordinary.
I turned to look at the driver, and he had already run away screaming. I had no choice but to let her follow me. I felt sorry for the driver, and scared him so much in the middle of the night. I guess he won't dare to drive at night anymore.
So I ran out of money, pressed it under the steering wheel, and gave him some more.
Fortunately, I was not far from home, so I walked back. The shadow didn't leave along the way and just followed me home.
I think this ghost is different from the ones I encountered before. The others either disappear after being seen once or attack as soon as they come. Brother Wang’s is a little more special.
And this one, following along all the way, I don’t know what it wants to do.
It was already five o'clock when I got home, but it was still very dark. The shadow kept following me and appeared as soon as there was light shining on me.
I pushed open the door quietly. The door lock had been broken for a few days and had not been repaired yet, but I didn't have time to find a repairman.
I went to the bathroom to use the toilet, and when I was washing my face, I really had the urge to hit my head against a wall and die.
Although there was only a shadow behind me, looking in the mirror, the woman with black hair and black clothes was standing behind me. She looked at me with resentment on her face, which made my scalp tingle.
I had to check her movements almost every time I wiped my face, which was really a bit overwhelming. Fortunately, she was the same as before, except that she followed me all the time, and did not overstep the mark.
I tiptoed into the room and took a look. Lin Tian was sleeping soundly, with some slight snoring sounds.
After running around all night, I was so tired that I almost fell asleep as soon as I lay down.
But he was still uneasy about being followed by this shadow, so he ran to knock on Tintin's door again.
After knocking for a long time, Ding Ding finally yelled from inside, cursing, "You're asking for death. Can't you let me sleep?"
I've experienced his bad temper when he wakes up, so I didn't talk nonsense with him and just told him the current situation directly.
After he listened, there was no movement for a long time. I leaned against the door and listened, only to find that he had fallen asleep again!
I quickly woke him up, but he got even angrier and yelled at me to go to sleep. I just told you if there was anything, this ghost is harmless!
After saying that, I don't know what he threw at me. I just heard a bang on the door, and I thought it must be something of mine.
But after hearing what Tintin said, I felt relieved. Although this female ghost is scary, she is harmless, so I can go back to sleep.
I walked into the room and tried to move as quietly as possible so as not to wake up Lin Tian and then have to endure his grumpiness when he woke up.
As a result, just as I turned on the light, Lin Tian suddenly sat up. I thought he woke up, but his eyes were blurry. He looked at my shadow on the wall for a while, and suddenly fell back to sleep.
Then there was a shallow breathing sound, which made me very confused. I always felt that Lin Tian was a little weird, but I couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.
