Sitting in the taxi, Chen Ge called Xiao Gu twice more. After confirming that the woman in the raincoat did not return, he sighed in relief.
"Tonight's priority is to bring Xiao Gu back safely. I'll deal with the things in Eastern Jiujiang later."
Chen Ge had his own concerns. The taxi driver and Xiao Gu were both normal people, and Chen Ge did not want to drag them into this.
The rain hit the car window, and it blurred his vision. Dark clouds covered the sky, and it felt like the whole sky was falling.
"The weather forecast is never accurate. It said it's going to rain, but how long has it been?" The driver was a young man. He looked about the same age as Chen Ge. He focused on the road ahead. Due to the weather, he did not dare to be distracted.
"When we get there, I'll go pick someone up, and then I'll take your car back. Don't worry, I won't let you go empty-handed. "Chen Ge pulled back his gaze.
"I'm not worried about the fare." The driver did not turn around. "Don't you think the rain today is strange? The further we go into Eastern Jiujiang, the heavier the rain. The road is flooded, and I can't even see the curb. "
"What's so strange about that? Aren't you being too sensitive? "Chen Ge chuckled.
"I'd rather believe it than not. Sometimes, things are hard to explain." The driver pointed at the prayer beads hanging under the rearview mirror. "I've driven passengers from Eastern Jiujiang before. The people there are very superstitious, and they have many rules. For example, when there's a newborn at home, the man has to stomp his feet at the door before entering the house; if you dream about something bad, you have to turn the pillow over when you wake up; if you receive a call after midnight, don't be the first to speak; if you see a strange car at the scene of a car accident, don't get close. Initially, I didn't believe in these things, but I was eventually convinced. "
The lights on the side of the road dimmed. The driver looked at the swinging wipers, and he was nervous. "There's a scariest legend over here. When it's raining heavily, it's easy to get lost. It looks like you're heading home, but in reality, you'll wander further and further until you end up at a completely unfamiliar place."
"There is such a thing?" Chen Ge perked up. Many urban legends had their own reasons, and most of them were related to real life. They were not completely made up by people.
"Even though there haven't been any major crimes in Eastern Jiujiang, four out of five missing persons cases happen in Eastern Jiujiang every year. This place is like a cannibal."
The driver's words were very strange. After listening to him, Chen Ge also remembered the driver's words. "Drive carefully. If we really run into something weird, we'll call the police directly."
"Call the police?" The driver was not used to Chen Ge's train of thought. "That's fine. I'm just reminding you not to go to Eastern Jiujiang alone in the middle of the night. This place is quite deserted …"
In the middle of his sentence, the driver suddenly shut his mouth. He narrowed his eyes and looked forward. Suddenly, he turned the steering wheel!
The taxi swerved, and Chen Ge's body slammed into the door. Without a word, he reached into his backpack and pressed the play button on the recorder.
The car slowed down, and the driver gasped for air. His forehead was soaked with sweat.
"What's going on?"
"There was someone standing in the middle of the road earlier."
"Are you mistaken? It's raining, and it's so dark. Who would stand in the middle of the road? "Chen Ge's hands searched inside his backpack like he was holding onto something.
"That's impossible." The driver wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced to the side. It was dark outside the window.
"Then, can you describe the person's appearance? Was she wearing a red raincoat? "
"She wasn't wearing a raincoat. It was just a ball of shadow. Perhaps I'm mistaken." The driver rubbed his head. He removed the prayer beads from the rear-view mirror and put them on his wrist. Then, he continued driving.
"Don't drive too fast. There are many rivers in Eastern Jiujiang, so safety first." Chen Ge was not afraid of ghosts, but he was worried that they would target the driver. If something happened to the driver while the car was moving at high speed, he would die as well.
The sound of static echoed inside the taxi, and the rain outside the window seemed to be purposely avoiding the taxi.
The two arrived at Eastern Jiujiang's fresh water plant safely. Chen Ge had the driver wait at the front door while he put on the raincoat and hat, opened the door, and walked into the rain.
Once he got out of the car, Chen Ge felt strangely pressured. Everything he saw gave him a strange feeling.
It was very familiar, like he had experienced this before or had dreamt this before.
Being in the rain, the sound of falling rain slowly faded away. Chen Ge frowned slightly. He took out his phone to call Xiao Gu.
The ringing entered his ears, but no one answered. The rain became heavier, but Chen Ge could not hear the sound of the falling rain. The only sound that could be heard was the busy tone on the phone.
It was like he was isolated from the world. Darkness came from all directions, and the only thing that remained in his sight was the old door of the fresh water plant.
Blown by the wind, the steel door swayed, and the sound of children's laughter and crying came from inside.
Small footprints started to appear on the puddles. Something rushed out from inside the plant. They ran and jumped, surrounding Chen Ge in the middle.
His body froze, and a memory that was buried in his heart slowly surfaced.
When he was very young, Chen Ge's parents had told him not to go to Eastern Jiujiang, but there was a school trip, and the destination was in Eastern Jiujiang.
When he was playing near a dam, he heard someone call his name. Then, he walked through the forest with his teacher, and he saw a red house at the end of the road. There were many children playing around the house. They were crying and laughing, and the scene was similar to what he was seeing now.
Looks like most of the anomalies in Eastern Jiujiang are related to that red house. Could the door in Li Wan City be related to that as well?
The footprints got closer, and Chen Ge's pupils narrowed. Even with Yin Yang Vision, he could not see them clearly.
"These brats seem to have completely blended in with their surroundings."
The child's cries and laughter came closer and closer. He moved closer to his side, hugged his leg, and then slowly climbed up his body.
Chen Ge gripped the hammer. Just as he was about to summon Xu Yin, the cold feeling disappeared.
The children ran away from him, and at the same time, a familiar voice came from afar.
"Chen Ge …"
Lifting his head to look, Chen Ge saw a figure standing inside the plant. It was about the same height as him.
"Who are you?"
"Me?" The figure raised his hands and slowly pierced them into his chest, pulling out another child from his body.
The child's face was blurry, and he looked similar to Chen Ge when he was young. His neck was twisted like someone had snapped it.
"I'm the child that you killed …"
"Killed by me?" Chen Ge dragged the hammer and thought for a long time. "But how come I don't have any memory of that? Why don't you come closer so I can take a closer look at your face? "
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