The man's body was pressed against his girlfriend's, but his sleeve was pulled by Chen Ge's hand.
He stood at the front door of the bus and said with regret, "Why don't you give me some time to think about it?"
"You've helped me a lot. I need to thank you properly today." Before the man finished, Chen Ge had already dragged him and his girlfriend onto the bus.
The door closed, and the bus slowly moved forward. Listening to the cold broadcast, the man and his girlfriend felt chills run down their spines.
After the three paid the fare, the couple walked to the back of the bus under the driver's venomous gaze.
Chen Ge held the e-bike and stood next to the driver. He turned to look at the man but did not say anything.
Cold sweat slid down the driver's face. He was wearing an old bus company uniform, and his hands gripped the steering wheel tightly. Veins popped on the back of his hands.
"You don't look so well."
"I'm fine. It's just an old ailment." The driver did not dare to look Chen Ge in the eye, so he kept his eyes on the road. "Er … new passengers, please move to the back. Our company has a rule that forbids drivers from talking to passengers while driving."
"Your company forbids you from talking to passengers? Then does your company have a rule that forbids passengers from boarding at night? " He had almost failed the mission. Chen Ge had chased for three stops on the e-bike before he managed to catch up. No one would be able to accept something like that.
"I saw you riding the e-bike, and I thought you were just taking shelter from the rain at the bus stop, so I didn't stop." The driver was cautious, and after a long time, he came up with an excuse.
"What you said makes sense." Chen Ge silently shoved the hammer back into his backpack. He looked at the driver and nodded meaningfully. "What's your name?"
"Tang Jun." The driver felt like he was being stared at, and his legs shook unnaturally.
"Not bad." The driver had a good attitude toward the passengers, and he was not inflexible. He was very alert. Wasn't this kind of ghost exactly what Chen Ge needed?
Not giving the driver a hard time, Chen Ge turned to look at the other passengers on the bus.
Other than the couple sitting at the back and Chen Ge himself, there were eight other passengers in the car.
One was the man wrapped in thick clothes. He wore a mask and a hat, revealing only a pair of eyes.
Next to this person was a man who had just gotten on the bus at the previous stop. His limbs were extremely uncoordinated, as if he was a mechanical doll that had just been assembled in a toy factory and had not yet been tested.
In addition to the two passengers that Chen Ge had seen get on the bus, there were also four women in hospital gowns. The four of them sat by the window with their heads lowered. Their long black hair covered their faces, which made them look a little scary.
Chen Ge's gaze swept across them and finally stopped on a middle-aged woman in the third row.
The woman was ugly and burly. She was holding the hand of a little boy sitting next to her.
The child looked to be about four or five years old. He leaned on the woman and didn't open his eyes no matter how bumpy the car was.
"He doesn't look like he's asleep, but he looks like he's unconscious."
This was the first time that Chen Ge had taken the last bus on Route 104. The situation inside the bus was different from what Xiao Gu had described. He did not see a high-schooler or a man who was soaking wet inside the bus. The only person that matched the description was the middle-aged woman.
"The child next to her is the child in the red raincoat?"
Chen Ge was not sure because Xiao Gu's description of the child was different from this boy.
"Could this woman have gone to Eastern Jiujiang to kidnap another child?"
A flash of annoyance crossed his heart. Chen Ge parked the e-bike and walked to the last row of the bus.
The couple stayed far away from him, but they did not expect Chen Ge to voluntarily go find them.
The two moved deeper into the bus awkwardly, and their bodies were stuck together.
"This is a public place. You two better be careful."
Chen Ge sat down next to the man like he could not see the other empty seats. "Brother, thank you for earlier."
The man was confused, but he smiled politely at Chen Ge.
As he got closer, Chen Ge saw that there was an obvious burn mark below the man's neck. The scary scar was a huge contrast to his fair skin and handsome face.
Xiao Gu had run into this couple before, but at that time, they did not get on the bus.
"What's wrong with the two of you? You were fine at the stop, but why did you start arguing when the bus pulled in? "Chen Ge asked casually.
"I want to move to Eastern Jiujiang, but she's worried that I won't be able to get used to the place, so we started arguing." The man's voice was hoarse like his throat had been burned.
"What's so good about Eastern Jiujiang? Western Jiujiang is more comfortable. You haven't lived there before, but once you get there, you'll definitely fall in love with it." Chen Ge looked at the passengers in the bus and did not let his guard down. The Fatal Hearse was a two-star mission, and its difficulty was similar to Mu Yang High School. Even though there was no Red Specter, for Chen Ge, it was still quite dangerous.
"Western Jiujiang?" This option was not part of the man's plan, but he was too embarrassed to argue with Chen Ge, so he replied casually, "If there's a chance, I'll go take a look."
"You won't regret it." Chen Ge revealed a kind smile. "Pardon me for asking, but what did you two do in the past?"
Speaking of his previous occupation, the man lowered his head slightly, but it was the woman next to him who spoke. "He was my private violin tutor. My father spent a lot of money to hire him from another province."
"You know how to play the violin?" Chen Ge's eyes lit up. This is a talent!
The man nudged the woman to stop her from continuing, but the woman seemed to be reminded of something sad. She gripped the man's hand tightly and refused to let go.
Her nails dug into the man's flesh, but there was no blood. "Compared to playing the violin, he's better at lying and deceiving."
"What are you talking about?" The man's voice turned severe. "I've never lied to you. I just wanted you to give me more time."
The woman stared into the man's eyes before moving her gaze away. "It doesn't matter. After all, we're finally together now, and no one can separate us."
Chen Ge listened patiently. He preferred this kind of life with a story.
Twists and turns would often breed different emotions, and strong emotions would sometimes infect the visitors.
Taking out his phone, Chen Ge searched for the news in Jiujiang over the past few months. He set the keywords as lovers and burns, and he soon found one.
After the last investor of Ming Yang Residence committed suicide, his only daughter and his violin tutor committed suicide at Li Wan City Mall. The police suspected that it was someone else from the company who murdered the family. At the time, the incident had caused quite a stir in Jiujiang.
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