Lin Chengbo talked for a while, but it was just some trivial things. But he knew what he needed now, and he finally thought of a strange thing that was worth talking about.
"That incident was quite strange. It happened during our third year of high school, when we were preparing for the college entrance exam, to give us a chance to relax, the school organized a spring outing. During the outing, Zhou Haorui ran into a ghost. He said he saw himself."
Be it Lou Xiaoning or Li Zhenjing, when the others heard this, they realized something was wrong.
Chang Qianhang's expression shifted. "He saw himself?"
"We are from Derao City. That spring outing was to the Goat Mountain in the suburbs …" When Lin Chengbo said that, he realized that something was amiss. Goat Mountain, how could there be such a coincidence? "I'm not too sure why it's called Goat Mountain. I think it's said that the nearby villagers used to graze their goats. The scenery is pretty good, so there are usually tourists who go on excursions there. At the time, we were led by our teacher. We climbed from the foot of the mountain to the peak. There were not many bathrooms there. When we were halfway up, Zhou Haorui wanted to pee. Sometimes, boys are like that, they just need to walk into the forest to relieve themselves. "
At this point, the group guessed that something had happened to Zhou Haorui after he left the group.
Uncle Dan was reminded of Ah Jun's warning about splitting up. Even in horror movies, splitting up would not lead to a good ending.
Lou Xiaoning reported to the headquarters, requesting for an investigation team to be sent to Mount Yang to investigate.
"He asked me to go with him, but I was not in a hurry, so I did not go. In the end, Zhou Haorui was the only one who left the team. About 10 minutes later, he hurried back. At the time, he … I remember how scared he was. His face was pale. When he saw us, he screamed, 'I saw a ghost, I saw a ghost, I saw a supernatural power, I just saw myself …' Even though at the time, Phecda and supernatural power were trending topics, everyone thought he was joking. How could he run into a ghost when he went to take a piss? The sun was very strong, and there were people everywhere. "
The group listened, but they knew that the strong sun did not mean anything. Perhaps that was the anomaly. The Little Ram Cult worshipped the real Sun God.
"What did he say?" Chang Qianhang was more anxious than the others. He seemed to be reminded of something. "How did he see himself? What does it look like? "
After all, it had been a long time since the incident, and Lin Chengbo had long since forgotten about Zhou Haorui. Now that he thought about it, he really had to sort it out.
Now that he had received training and experienced supernatural things, the more he thought about it, the more he realized that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. It was very likely that there were hidden clues. He immediately blamed himself for not thinking of it earlier and missing out on such a great credit …
"We also heard it from Zhou Haorui. We don't know if it's true or not. He said that after entering the forest, he felt like he was lost. His surroundings became very strange. It was a very strange feeling that he couldn't describe. After he finished peeing, he wanted to quickly leave the forest, but after walking around, he couldn't get out. "
Xiao Xu speculated, "He might have accidentally wandered into an area shrouded in abnormal energy. There might be cultists conducting a ritual there."
"It's possible, but we didn't notice it at the time." Lin Chengbo answered and continued, "Then, all of a sudden, he saw a figure standing in front of him. It was himself, wearing the same clothes and looking exactly the same. He said that he was frightened. It had only been a second or two. Before he could react, the shadow had disappeared. It was as if he had been pulled away by something … Then, he ran as fast as he could out of the forest. This time, he finally caught up with us.
At the time, we didn't think much of it. Either Zhou Haorui was joking, or his eyes were playing tricks on him, or he was just being a coward. Some even joked that he had peed on himself … When Zhou Haorui recovered, he wasn't sure whether it was his eyes playing tricks on him or not. "
"Is the kid nearsighted?" Lou Xiaoning asked.
"No, his vision is normal. After that, we didn't go to the forest to see what was going on. After that, nothing else happened that day. After we returned, Zhou Haorui caught a cold and a fever. It wasn't that serious, and he recovered in less than a week. Initially, some of his classmates jokingly asked him about his encounter with a ghost, but he didn't want to talk about it anymore. Since everyone was busy preparing for the exam, they soon forgot about it. "
After Lin Chengbo finished talking about the past, everyone fell into deep thought.
"If Zhou Haorui is really passionate about occultism, he would be interested in talking about this," Xiao Xu added.
Yes, this was the question that confused the group.
A 'ghost encounter' like that should excite a person who was passionate about occultism. Even if they were scared at the time, they would have to think about it in the future. Zhou Haorui would believe in his own experience and discuss it and study it. If that was enough to scare him, then he wouldn't be interested in occultism anymore.
Because for Zhou Haorui, occultism and that incident were inseparable.
"Xiao Lin, do you think," Uncle Dan asked, "Could Zhou Haorui have suffered from PTSD at the time? Was it selective forgetfulness? "
"I feel …" Lin Chengbo thought about it seriously, even though he was confused. "He didn't suffer from PTSD. He looked normal. It was as if he had slowly forgotten about it, or he knew that his eyes were playing tricks on him. But … there's another possibility. This is my hunch, it might not be correct, and there is no data to support it. I feel like after that incident, Zhou Haorui's mental power weakened a lot. "
As he said that, Lin Chengbo felt strangely uncomfortable. "One obvious change is that he became more lethargic and yawned often, but his mental state was worse than before. Actually, I was quite surprised that he did not get into Phecda University, but now I believe … it's directly related to that ghost encounter. "
"His mind was corrupted?" Lou Xiaoning frowned as she speculated, "At the time, he was corrupted by the black mountain goat's power?"
"It doesn't look like it." Xiao Xu said, "Phecda has that kind of test. If he was corrupted at the time, he would have noticed it."
Deng Ximei nodded silently. The group agreed with him but Lou Xiaoning was still thinking about it. "Is it possible that the test did not find out anything?"
"No, no … I know, it's a 'card' …" Chang Qianhang suddenly mumbled. His wrinkled face was filled with confusion and the words he said were strange. "What he saw was his own 'card'. Zhou Haorui's' card 'was taken away at the time. He is incomplete, even patients with petrification are incomplete, it's a' card '…"
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