"Route 17?"
Xiao Gu turned back to look at the bus stop. The bus did not pass by his place. "I need to take Route 104 to the last stop and then walk two blocks."
The bus stop said that the last bus for Route 104 was at 9 pm. Xiao Gu sighed in relief when he saw that. He leaned against the stop and waited for the bus to arrive.
The bus stopped, and the driver was a middle-aged man with an unkempt beard.
The doors opened, and after the passengers got off, the bus did not leave but stayed where it was.
"What's the meaning of this?" Xiao Gu did not plan to take this bus. He raised his head to look at the driver and realized that the driver was staring at the door two meters away from Xiao Gu like there was someone standing there.
After five seconds, the middle-aged driver scolded impatiently, "If you want to get on, then get on. If not, then stand further away. Don't block the door! You're crazy … "
The door closed, and the bus slowly moved forward and soon disappeared at the end of the road.
"Who is he talking to?" Xiao Gu looked around, and he was the only one at the bus stop.
The night sky was covered in dark clouds, and the moon and stars were nowhere to be seen.
At 8: 20 pm, the sky started to rain. The people on the street were in a hurry, and the busy street soon became deserted.
"It's still cold." Xiao Gu took out his phone to browse through the latest news from Jiujiang.
"Latest update on Central Hospital's body theft case. Surveillance captured a crawling shadow. Possibility of an inside job has been eliminated.
"A livestream host went missing at Mu Yang High School yesterday morning. According to sources, many people have gone missing at Mu Yang High School since its abandonment.
"Mysterious death of employee at the new district's Schistosomiasis Control Institute. Thirty percent of his blood was sucked out, and there was a rose-shaped wound on his back.
"Three men drowned while swimming at Eastern Jiujiang's dam. Due to the hot weather and the abundance of water in Jiujiang, special warning: Please do not play in the open water to prevent accidents.
"Jiujiang News: A couple self-immolated at Li Wan City. They appear to be conducting some kind of ritual.
"After one week, the last bus on Route 104 has another serious traffic accident! The bus company will make changes to the route. "
Putting away his phone, Xiao Gu looked at the empty bus stop and shivered inexplicably.
She didn't know when it started, but the news reports on celebrity gossip had decreased a lot. Instead, it was replaced by all kinds of more interesting events.
"Why do I suddenly feel like this world has become dangerous?"
Xiao Gu squatted on the curb. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. He did not have an umbrella, so he could only hide in the bus stop.
"Other than Brother Chen and Sister Xu Wan, I don't have any other friends in Jiujiang. It's already so late, and it's not appropriate to call them for help. After all, everyone has been working all day." Xiao Gu was a very considerate person and had a straightforward personality. Whoever treated him well, he would treat them well. He wasn't a scheming person.
The road was soon soaked, and rainwater flowed down the roof of the station. No one knew when the rain would stop.
"Why isn't the car here yet?"
The shape of the buildings in the distance became blurry in the rain. The number of cars on the road decreased, and the only thing that accompanied Xiao Gu at the bus stop was the streetlight next to him.
The dim light filtered through the rain, and a chill crawled into Xiao Gu's sleeves. He poked his head out to look at the road. There wasn't even a normal car or truck, much less a bus.
The road was empty, washed away by the rain. Every ten meters, there was a streetlight, and it was the dim light that brought Xiao Gu some warmth.
The rain continued to fall, and Xiao Gu was getting impatient. He paced back and forth at the bus stop, thinking that if a taxi came, he would call one back.
The streetlight dimmed, and he waited for another ten minutes. When it was almost 9 pm, Xiao Gu finally saw a bus at the end of the road moving slowly toward the bus stop through the curtain of rain.
Perhaps due to the heavy rain, Xiao Gu could see the bus from afar, but he could not hear any sound from it.
"Looks like it's Route 104." Xiao Gu rummaged through his pocket for change, and when he turned around, he saw an extra person at the bus stop!
Not far away from him stood a woman in a red raincoat. She appeared to be waiting for the bus as well.
"Wasn't this big sister on the other side of the road earlier? When did she get here? "
The raincoat was wet, and the woman had her head lowered. The exposed hair stuck together to cover her face.
"She doesn't seem to be wearing shoes. Could she be crazy?" Xiao Gu nudged his body to the side. He stood at the side of the bus stop, and the woman in the red raincoat stood in the middle of the bus stop.
The rain became heavier. The last bus on Route 104 slowly entered the bus stop and stopped between Xiao Gu and the woman.
Xiao Gu, who had prepared the change, shot toward the door, but to his surprise, the woman in the raincoat, who had been silent, suddenly moved.
She grabbed Xiao Gu without warning, and her hair fell on Xiao Gu's arm.
"What are you doing?"
The woman slowly raised her head. Her hair covered most of her face, and through the gap between the hair, Chen Ge could barely see a pair of eyes that were almost completely white.
"Have you seen my child before?"
"No, I haven't." Xiao Gu was given a fright by the woman. He tried to struggle free, but the woman's thin hand held him tightly.
"Have you seen my child before?" The woman took another step forward. The red raincoat was covered in a large stain. Since the stain itself was a reddish-brown color, similar to the color of the raincoat, Xiao Gu did not notice it initially.
"Big sister, I really haven't seen your child before!" The back door of the bus was already closed. Xiao Gu did not want to waste any more time with the woman. He used all his strength to struggle free from the woman's grasp and hurried into the bus.
After inserting one RMB, Xiao Gu found a random seat next to the window and sat down.
Through the window, Xiao Gu saw that the woman in the raincoat was still standing in the middle of the bus stop. Her head was lowered, and her hair was wet and stuck to her face.
"She's a pitiful person. She probably lost her child, and because she missed her child too much, she became mentally ill." Xiao Gu held his chin, and there was some sympathy in his eyes.
The rain seeped through the gap of the bus stop's roof, and a few drops landed on the woman. They slid down her raincoat and dyed the small part of the platform that she was standing on red.
"The bus is moving. Please sit tight. Welcome to the driverless bus on Route 104. Please move to the back door. The next stop is Central Hospital."
The cold electronic voice came from the front of the bus. Xiao Gu stretched lazily and leaned against the back of the seat.
"What is this? Why does it feel like my back is sticky? " Xiao Gu glanced at the back of the seat. The middle of the seat was wet like someone had sat there before.
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