Volume 2: Living with Ghosts Chapter 036 Answer
Zhang Fengyu began to recall the scenes he had with Xu Ying today. During the process, he used his photographic memory to remember all the previous scenes. At this moment, in his mind it was like a movie being played, with scenes of him and Xu Ying today constantly flashing.
After replaying the memory fragments in his mind several times, Zhang Fengyu still did not find anything strange about Xu Ying. Everything was just as he had seen before, but for some reason, this strange feeling not only did not disappear, but became stronger as he recalled.
"As long as I have seen it, I will remember it exactly in a short time. It has been less than a day since I left Xu Ying's place, I should not have forgotten any details, but what is going on with this strong feeling? Why n't I have it after I left Xu Ying's place before, but it appeared only today? It seems that I need to recall carefully the circumstances of our previous meetings."
It has to be said that Zhang Fengyu's photographic memory is a good aid in carrying out this task. If the ghost is a little different before and after, Zhang Fengyu will notice it immediately. After that, he only needs to review the memory of that time in his mind, and he will immediately find the difference of the ghost.
Perhaps the reason why there were no problems with the details of this mission may be related to Zhang Fengyu's ability.
“This is the first time…”
"the second time……"
Zhang Fengyu closed his eyes, his mind was filled with fragments of memories. Every time the scene of his previous meeting with Xu Ying flashed through his mind, the strange feeling in his heart became stronger. When all the images of Xu Ying flashed through his mind, Zhang Fengyu became completely uneasy.
Zhang Fengyu frowned tightly. The reason why he had such a feeling must be that Xu Ying today was different from the one he remembered before. Although he himself did not notice it, his memory was repelled. It was like you always thought that a person was a man, but one day you suddenly found out that she was actually a woman. It was this contrast that made Zhang Fengyu have such a strange feeling. Moreover, Zhang Fengyu had the ability of instant memory, so he was naturally more sensitive than ordinary people.
"I follow the same routine every time we meet. I knock on the door first, then follow Xu Ying into the house, then start chatting with a purpose, and then leave. If there's one thing that's different from today, it's that Xiaoling came with me most of the time before, but this time I went alone. Is Xiaoling different?"
Thinking of Xiaoling, Zhang Fengyu carefully recalled what Xiaoling did when he was in contact with Xu Ying, but this time, Zhang Fengyu's face immediately had a row of black lines. In his memory, every time he chatted with Xu Ying, Xiaoling would interrupt, either talking to Zhang Fengyu or to Xu Ying... In short, he and Xu Ying had no chance to chat alone, because Xiaoling was always making trouble!
"There's nothing strange about Xiaoling, but this feeling must be correct. Since this feeling appears, then today's Xu Ying must be different from the previous times I saw her, but apart from the absence of Xiaoling, there is nothing else..."
"etc!"
"Every time I saw Xu Ying in the past, we were chatting in the house, but today we were sitting in the yard. Could this be the problem?"
Thinking of this Zhang Fengyu, the strange feeling seemed to resonate and suddenly became stronger, and he immediately focused on the yard.
"In the yard, Xu Ying chatted with me for a few words and then went to water the garden. Afterwards, I saw that the sun was too strong and took this opportunity to care for her and brought her into the house. This was all normal, but why was this feeling so strong!"
Zhang Fengyu did not dare to ignore his feelings. After all, his feelings were generated by the contrast based on the difference between the two impressions.
"Xu Ying and I chatted for a while in the yard, and then Xu Ying went to water the vegetable garden. Then I used the excuse that the sun was too strong to show my concern for her and dragged her into the house..."
"Xu Ying and I..."
Zhang Fengyu recounted the events that happened between him and Xu Ying in the yard over and over again, recalling the scenes in his mind, but he still couldn't find the problem. After many unsuccessful attempts, he began to get annoyed, and he punched the wooden bed under him a few times to vent his anger, which helped him to vent most of his annoyance.
"call--!"
Zhang Fengyu took two deep breaths, gradually calming down his irritable mood, but after these two simple actions, his clothes were already wet with sweat. Feeling uncomfortable on his back, Zhang Fengyu simply took off his clothes , but when he was halfway through taking off his clothes, he suddenly thought of something: "So this is the difference! Sweat! It's sweat! The sun is so strong that I can't help sweating profusely when sitting in the shade, but Xu Ying worked under the scorching sun, but she didn't sweat at all at that time. This is what I feel strange!"
Zhang Fengyu finally figured out what was wrong with Xu Ying. In the past, he and Xu Ying always met in the house. Although the sun was scorching outside, it was very cool inside the house, so it was not surprising that Xu Ying did not sweat. But today, the two of them met in the yard, which was different from the previous times. However, Xu Ying worked out in the hot sun for a long time, but when she returned to the cool house, she did not raise her hand to wipe the sweat, or even wash her face. Such a strong contrast appeared.
Although he found out the problem with Xu Ying, Zhang Fengyu was not excited at all, but rather felt panic in his heart. Because in his analysis, Xu Ying was most likely to be a human, and he had originally planned to choose Xu Ying in the end. But now, he didn't dare to choose Xu Ying. Maybe Xu Ying's lack of sweat might be related to her physique, but even so, after exercising in such a scorching sun for a few minutes, she didn't sweat a drop when she returned to the shade. This really didn't make sense.
Sweating or not seems to be a detail, but it is not, because the women's faces are all ghost-like, so it is impossible to tell whether there is sweat on their faces. But it can be found on the neck and body, but people generally look at the face directly, and because of the terrifying appearance of these women, they dare not look at them.
Most of the time, they spoke with a purpose, looking for loopholes in the details of the conversation, rather than looking for loopholes in the body. If Zhang Fengyu had not happened to run into Xu Ying in the yard, even if Zhang Fengyu had a photographic memory, he might have overlooked this detail.
Are there only two ways to identify the true self?
"If even Xu Ying, who is the most likely candidate, is a ghost, then the rest of them are even harder to say. Now that I've noticed this method, I'll find a way to lure them into the yard one by one tomorrow to see who is human and who is a ghost!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Fengyu felt a chill all over his body, and shuddered uncontrollably. He put on half of his clothes again. After thinking things through, he lay down. In a blink of an eye, he had lived in the woman's village for more than 20 days, which made him feel very unreal.
From the initial horror he felt when he saw Xiaoling, to not daring to open the door no matter how Xiaoling called, to now being able to keep himself calm. He sometimes laughed at himself and wondered if he was born for this curse, otherwise why would he adapt so quickly.
"It's been more than 20 days. I guess the school has already called the police. My parents should also know that I'm missing. I'm sorry..."
Every time Zhang Fengyu thought of his parents, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. The old couple were so old, and it was questionable whether they could hold on after knowing that he was missing.
"I must leave here alive!"
For Zhang Fengyu, this was destined to be another sleepless night.
