Just as Lin Sanjiu turned around and jumped up, her vision darkened. The two headlights disappeared in a blink of an eye. Amidst the heavy rain, the road in front of her was still dark. There was no one, and naturally, no car.
"Is this an illusion?"
Or was it the design of the pocket dimension?
She couldn't remember exactly when the automobile had been made. Did cars exist at the end of the 19th century?
Panting, Lin Sanjiu wiped the water off her face again. The rain was too heavy. Even though she kept wiping her face, she still couldn't open her eyes.
Just as her mind was filled with doubts, she heard a splashing sound in the water. She snapped back to reality. When Lin Sanjiu raised her head, she realized that the moment she stood up, she had fallen into the eyes of the killer. Right then, the black figure was running toward her. Even though it was a dark and rainy night, the long knife in his hand was gleaming with a cold light.
Lin Sanjiu immediately broke into a run. The wound on Lin Sanjiu's shoulder became even hotter as the rain poured on it. It was as if the wound was about to be infected. She didn't dare to fight with Jack the Ripper while she was injured, so she shouted as she ran, hoping to alert the nearby residents.
She wasn't slow, so Jack the Ripper couldn't catch up to her. However, after running for a while, Lin Sanjiu gradually realized that something was wrong.
She had been running on the street for almost seven to eight minutes. The heavy footsteps behind her were still following her like a shadow. It was as if the black figure wasn't afraid of being discovered. However, that wasn't the worst part.
Lin Sanjiu could even hear the footsteps from a few dozen meters away. How could no one hear her when she screamed at the top of her lungs?
The surroundings grew darker and darker, and the buildings sank into the darkness one by one, as if they had melted away. A few minutes ago, there were still a few streetlights, but now, they had all faded into the darkness. Lin Sanjiu couldn't see anything. All she could see was the small stretch of road under her feet. Her ears were filled with the sound of rain, footsteps, breathing, and splashing water.
She could feel that the man behind her was getting closer and closer. The hairs on the back of her neck seemed to stand up with his warm breaths.
Lin Sanjiu did not know if she was too slow or if the man was too fast. She twisted her body and dashed into a small alley at the side. Blood exploded in her muscles. She felt that she had burst forth with great strength, but she did not run far. She heard a hoarse laugh behind her, and a large hand attacked her shoulder.
For some reason, he did not use the knife in his hand.
Lin Sanjiu was fast, and her reflexes were fast as well. She should not have been able to touch Lin Sanjiu at all. However, that hand suddenly landed on her shoulder and pulled hard. Lin Sanjiu slipped and fell to the ground. Lin Sanjiu knocked the back of her head on the ground. Her vision blurred, and she slowly turned her body sideways. It took her a few seconds to regain her senses.
That black shadow had already blocked her side like an iron tower, looking even taller. The tip of his knife gleamed in the rain. The blood from when he stabbed Lin Sanjiu had already been washed away.
The black shadow mumbled something. He bent down and pressed Lin Sanjiu's shoulder, pressing her face into the puddle on the ground.
Lin Sanjiu twisted her neck to the limit, trying to see the face behind her from the corner of her eye. However, the killer was still wearing the same hat. After the rain had soaked it, the hat drooped down, completely hiding his face in the shadows.
"That's the fifth one," he said hoarsely. His breath was heavy in the rain. He raised the knife in his right hand, but at that moment, Lin Sanjiu tilted her head back and smashed the back of her head into his chin. "That's the fifth one. The black shadow groaned in pain. He loosened his grip slightly, giving Lin Sanjiu a precious window of time. Seizing the opportunity, Lin Sanjiu struggled with all her might. She pushed herself off the ground and flipped herself up.
She had clearly used all her strength, but that strike just now only caused the shadow a little pain.
Not only that, all of Lin Sanjiu's struggles and resistance seemed to be trapped in an invisible trap. She could still punch and kick her way out, but when her attacks landed on the man's body, she didn't know why.
He was like an ordinary woman with no strength at all.
The rain was still pouring, and everything in sight was black. There was no one around, and there were no buildings. It was as if Lin Sanjiu and her life were trapped in this dark, deserted corner, and she was facing a tall and muscular killer all alone.
When Lin Sanjiu was punched in the abdomen, she felt her blood rushing to her head. She felt as if her eyeballs were going to pop out of her eye sockets. If the victims could speak, they would probably tell her that they had experienced the same pain before they died.
Would she die the same way?
Just as the thought surfaced in her mind, a bright light suddenly appeared in front of her. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but squint her eyes as she was blinded by the bright light. Then, she heard the roar of an engine. Startled, the black shadow took a few steps back.
"What are you waiting for? Get in the car!"
The young man's anxious roar came from behind the two beams of white light. Lin Sanjiu forced herself to open her eyes. In this pitch-black world, she could barely make out the two dazzling headlights and the drizzling rain.
"So, it wasn't an illusion. He was the one who drove the car."
"Hurry up! We're running out of time!"
The young man yelled again. Lin Sanjiu reacted immediately. She shot a quick glance at the black shadow, and when she saw that the man was about to charge at her again, she quickly turned around and rushed to the old car. She pulled the door open and got in.
Amid the shrill sound of the engine, the car backed out of the narrow alley. The young man turned the steering wheel, and the car immediately turned almost 90 degrees so that the driver was facing the alley. However, the young man didn't step on the accelerator. He just stared at the alley and the man in it blankly.
"Let's go. What are you doing?" Lin Sanjiu was in so much pain that her muscles were trembling. It was as if she had regressed back to the time before the apocalypse. No, even back then, her stamina was much better than now.
"Ah! Oh!" The young man shuddered. He finally remembered to step on the accelerator. His voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement, "I-I saw him! I saw him! I know who Jack the Ripper is! "
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She quickly turned her head, but the car had already driven far away. She could only vaguely see a figure jumping out from the alley behind her, but she couldn't see his face clearly.
"Who is he?" Lin Sanjiu's voice suddenly became hoarse when she relaxed. "Is he someone we've met before?"
The young man ignored her. He seemed to be still immersed in his excitement. Lin Sanjiu asked him again, but he still didn't answer. She suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where did you find this car? Did cars already exist at the end of the 19th century? "
"Yes," the young man answered this time. His voice was still trembling from excitement, "I think cars were manufactured around this time."
Lin Sanjiu couldn't remember that. She bit her lip and froze for a few seconds. She thought for a while and sighed, "It seems like it's not enough to know who the killer is. The game isn't over yet. Where are you going now?"
While they were talking, the car continued to move forward. Apart from the road illuminated by the headlights, the darkness outside gradually faded. The silhouettes of the buildings on both sides of the road could be seen again in the rainy night. When their vision changed from darkness to darkness, the young man said, "I'm going to the intersection of Chassian Road and Princess Road."
Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
She had never heard of these two places, but that didn't stop her fingers from trembling.
Under the slightly brighter light, she saw many familiar things: the fuel gauge, the odometer, and the handbrake.
In front of the car window, there was a swaying statue of a Bodhisattva and a sign that read "Safe to Enter and Leave". Lin Sanjiu sat in the front passenger seat, and there was a taxi driver's work card with a photo on it. The words on the work card were blurred, but she could still make out the face in the black and white photo. It was the young man beside her.
Lin Sanjiu turned her head abruptly, and her eyes met with the phoenix eyes in the photo.
"We've known each other for so long, but we haven't exchanged names." The young man grinned at her. "Let's get to know each other. My surname is Lin, and my name is Lin Guoyu."
The car door was locked with a click.
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