Everyone followed Jiang Yu's expectations to the roadside billboards, but there was nothing but the pouring rain.
"What's going on..." Jiang Yu frowned and looked out the window, looking a little dazed.
She felt a gaze staring at her, but through the thick rain screen and the water-filled glass windows, there was only a gray wilderness.
The car fell deadly silent, only the sound of each other's breathing staggered.
The SUV drove another five minutes in unnerving silence, and the vaguely contoured shadow reappeared.
This time, Qu Yijun stood on the road and stretched out his hand to stop the car.
Because of the close distance, everyone finally saw her tragic state. A huge blood hole was gouged out of Qu Yijun's forehead. It should have been killed by a sharp weapon penetrating the skull. The blood was mixed with the white brain. As the rain dripped and dripped from the broken facial features, a pool of red puddles gathered under her feet.
Noticing that the driver's speed had dropped to 40, Pei Yong suddenly raised his voice trembling and said, "Don't, don't stop!"
He was numb all over, his voice changed because he was too nervous, "Hurry up! I have heard a saying that when a dead soul stops a car on a rainy day and a barren road, if the car is bewitched to stop, the dead soul will be invited. Get in the car and steal the souls of passersby..."
The driver whistled briskly, speeding up and passing by Qu Yijun.
Everyone was relieved to see Qu Yijun standing farther and farther from them in the rearview mirror.
But in less than two minutes, Qu Yijun appeared less than fifty meters ahead again, this time she was standing closer to the center of the road...
She stretched out her hand as usual and made the action of blocking the car as usual...
If the car just drove past, the windshield would definitely hit Qu Yijun's arm blocking the car.
The driver glanced at Jiang Yu from the rearview mirror and asked for her opinion with his eyes.
Jiang Yu's decisive judgment: "Continue to open."
As soon as she finished speaking, with a loud 'dong', Qu Yijun's arm was knocked out, and a large red mist exploded on the windshield, which was particularly bright and dazzling in the gray rainy day.
The inside of the car was quieter, there were tiny cracks on the windshield, and the wipers kept running from start to finish, quickly scraping off the blood.
From the rearview mirror in the car, Chi Nan noticed that the corners of the driver's lips were raised, but his eyes were much colder than when he first got in the car.
"What the hell is going on here, here again..."
When he saw Qu Yijun who was stopping a car on the highway again, Pei Mo's breath stagnated.
This time, Qu Yijun with a broken arm was standing in the middle of the road. She was facing the off-road vehicle driving at 80 per hour and stretched out her only left hand...
Jiang Yu looked ahead and said calmly, "Continue to drive past."
Chi Nan saw in the rearview mirror that the driver's smile became more obvious, and his eyes became colder.
He stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards Qu Yijun in the middle of the highway. Everyone closed their eyes tightly as they accelerated. Pei Mo and Lu Baizhou unconsciously clung to the seat belts beside them, and the veins on their hands burst out. Although he knew that Qu Yijun, who was standing in front of him, was not alive, no one wanted to witness the tragic scene of a car accident.
Only Chi Nan kept his eyes open for a moment and looked ahead, unwilling to let go of the bloody scene that might become a clue.
With the loud noise of 'bang', the car body vibrated violently, and everyone with closed eyes gritted their teeth consciously. Chi Nan saw the moment when the front of the car hit Qu Yijun, her body seemed to have been divided long ago In that way, in an instant, the neat and fragmented blood splattered, and the limbs, torso, and heads were scattered on the road, or were rolled under the wheels and ground into flesh.
Blood sprayed the entire windshield, and Chi Nan's vision was dyed red.
He looked at the blood mist that filled the sky and thought for a moment. The 'car accident' scene just now was a bit strange. open.
So who has Qu Yijun been "cut" before
Of the three people who closed their eyes and waited for the 'car accident' to pass, Jiang Yu was the first to open her eyes. She looked at the blood-stained windshield and her face turned pale.
Even if she is as experienced as she is, she will not be accustomed to facing blood.
Lu Baizhou and Pei Mo also opened their eyes one after another, and they continued to look straight ahead at the same time. After about 15 minutes, Qu Yijun did not appear to stop the car before they dared to breathe a long sigh of relief.
Then Jiang Yu lit another cigarette in silence, and took a few deep breaths to stabilize his emotions.
Lu Baizhou, who was sitting in the back row, patted the back of Jiang Yu's chair: "Give me one, thank you."
Jiang Yu quickly lit it for her and handed it over.
"Why are you so sure, don't you want to crush it directly?" Lu Baizhou took the cigarette and took a breath, raised his eyelids and asked Jiang Yu, who was breathing clouds and mist.
Jiang Yu said as a matter of course: "There are too few clues now, and the situation is not clear. The risk of hitting it is far smaller than stopping."
After a pause, she said: "If we hit it, we may lose only clues. If we stop, we may lose our lives. Unless there are sufficient clues to prove that she will not hurt me, I am gambling my life."
Lu Baizhou thought for a while, and nodded in agreement. Jiang Yu has thought about the pros and cons so thoroughly in such a tight time, which is very admirable.
Pei Mo, who had the least experience in the past, was still pale and could not recover. He slammed his chest a few times, for fear that the haunted Qu Yijun would appear on the road again.
The driver glanced at everyone from the rearview mirror: "Don't worry, they won't show up when the rain stops."
them? That is to say, the person waiting for the car in the rainy day will not only be Qu Yijun.
But it seemed that they were lucky today. The rainstorm had been raining for more than an hour, but they never met anyone waiting for the car on the way.
Jiang Yu's cigarettes did not stop one after another. She always felt that behind the gray rain curtain, the pair of eyes staring at her never disappeared, from the cracked windshield gap, from everywhere. In the wet rain, I kept looking at her...
The cramped interior space contrasts with the open wilderness outside the window, amplifying everyone's inner unease.
[Listener friends, now is the weather forecast time: It is expected that in the next hour, the stormy weather in the entire section of 404 will end, and the ultraviolet rays will be stronger on sunny days. Please pay attention to sun protection while enjoying the sun… ]
The sunny broadcast came very timely, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being. The unfortunate rainstorm had already tortured them to the point of neurasthenia.
The off-road vehicle drove fast in the rain for about 40 minutes, the rain gradually subsided, and the sky completely cleared after an hour.
The long-lost warm sunlight made everyone completely relaxed.
A slow-moving song with a relaxed rhythm was flowing again in the car, and the driver continued to hum along.
The sunlight quickly evaporated the blood stains that could not be washed off the windshield, and the dry air filled with the dusty smell made everyone return to a comfortable and comfortable road trip in an instant, as if the horrible and bloody 'car accident' had never existed...
Only a slight crack on the upper right side of the windshield reminded them that it wasn't an illusion.
Pei Mo finally relaxed his nerves, but when he turned his head and saw Jiang Yu's appearance in the sun, he couldn't help but whisper, "Ah... when did you get hurt?"
Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment: "What?"
Pei Mo looked at her incredulously: "You here, here, and here are all bruises."
He pointed to his forehead, the bridge of his nose, and his chin.
Jiang Yu frowned in confusion, took a look at the make-up mirror handed over by Lu Baizhou, and his face became more solemn.
Her face was mottled and bruised, as if she had just fallen from a height...
"How could this be?" Jiang Yu touched the bruise on his face, it really hurts.
Chi Nan: "It should be related to the appearance of Qu Yijun just now."
Jiang Yu: "Could it be because I chose to bump into it?"
No one can answer her question now.
Chi Nan thought for a while and said, "Try not to let the sun get on your body. Just now, the broadcast said to pay attention to sun protection, which may be related to the injury on your body."
If Jiang Yu would have noticed it earlier, she has been a little absent-minded since the 'car accident' just now, and she was stunned when she heard Chi Nan's reminder: "Well, thank you."
As she spoke, she took off her coat and put it over her head to shade her head.
Pei Mo looked at the inexplicable wound on Jiang Yu's body, and said in horror: "It's over, I said sunny days are safe, but this..."
Chi Nan: "These injuries should be targeted. Now that we are hit by the sun, it doesn't matter."
Jiang Yu agreed with a sullen face: "Yes, it should have triggered the plot of Qu Yijun related to my character, that's what happened."
After all, she also sunbathed all the way before the rain, and it was all right.
Jiang Yu sighed, bit his cigarette and said, "You guys should cherish the time you spend in the sun now."
Everyone: "… "
The off-road vehicle drove in the sunlight for another hour, and Chi Nan noticed that there was a road sign next to the road with a distance of 3,600km from the end point.
Highway 404 has no forks, a straight road extending to the horizon, and before they know it, they have already traveled 400km.
[Listener friends, now is the weather forecast time: It is expected that in the next 10 hours, the entire section of Highway 404 will usher in heavy fog, the visibility will be less than 5 meters, and the field of vision will be greatly affected. Please drive safely... ]
"Fog weather? Could it be that there are some monsters hiding in the fog... And it lasted for 10 hours... It's too long..."
Pei Mo's first reaction when he heard the weather forecast broadcast was that he was having fun.
After all, in countless horror movies, the thick fog symbolizes the unknown and death.
Lu Baizhou's face was also very bad: "If there is really something hidden in the thick fog, we should be safe in the car."
As soon as she finished speaking, the originally warm sunlight disappeared into the clouds again, and within five minutes, thick fog shrouded the entire wilderness.
Chi Nan leaned against the window and looked out, the 404 highway seemed to be sealed in frosted glass, and the world outside the window was chaotic. Not long after, he vaguely saw a few blurred spots of light floating and spreading in the thick fog.
"There seems to be a resident there."
Following Chi Nan's directions, a carload of people looked over and saw that the light spot became clearer and clearer, and it seemed to be a flashing neon sign.
The driver's speed also dropped quickly: "Because the visibility is too low, the car can't drive forward, let's go to the motel to rest for a while."
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, and gradually figure out the rules of the weather and 404 roads.
On rainy days you have to keep driving until you meet a waiting 'people', and in foggy weather motels appear.
"The weather forecast says the fog will last for 10 hours and you can get a good night's sleep in the motel."
The driver quickly parked the car in the hotel parking lot. After turning off the engine, everyone got out of the car one after another. This was the first time they came out of the closed compartment after entering the Nightmare Book.
Chi Nan glanced in the direction of the hotel. The hotel hidden in the thick fog had only a vague outline, as if a monster was lurking in the fog waiting for them to come.
"Come on, the lodging fee is already included in your travel fee, there is no need to pay extra," the driver urged them.
Standing in the parking lot was not the way for a group of people, so they had to follow the driver into the hotel.
The driver seemed to be very familiar with the hotel. The moment he opened the door, the owner of the hotel greeted him warmly, but the three men who were eating in the restaurant suddenly stopped drinking and cast very unfriendly glances at the group of people. .
Because the hostility in the line of sight was too explicit, the group was at a loss for a while, but the driver seemed to be used to it and continued to chat with the proprietress.
"Come in, four amazing young people," the proprietress looked over the driver's shoulders, and quickly looked at the four sleepwalkers from head to toe, and gave them an inexplicable smile, "Remember to lock me up. Door."
After entering the room, Jiang Yu and the others focused their attention on the three men who were drinking, as if evaluating their chances of winning.
Only Chi Nan noticed that the black and white TV next to the wine cabinet was broadcasting the news—
[Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of the famous writer "The Judge". His masterpiece "Nowhere to Run" has deeply influenced the thinking of a generation of young people. Today, thousands of readers brought bouquets and candles to the "Approvers" mourned at the scene of the accident at the time...]
Chi Nan looked at Pei Mo: "I remember that "Nowhere to Run" is the book under your seat."
At this moment, Pei Mo also noticed the news. Because the clues were related to him, his face became visibly nervous: "Yes, I'm worried that the important clues are still with him..."
Chi Nan politely turned to the proprietress: "Hello, what is the cause of this writer's death?"
The proprietress raised her eyebrows subtly: "It exploded. The car was manipulated that night. After he started the engine, it caused an explosion. The whole person and the car were blown apart and died on the spot."
Chi Nan: "Has the murderer been found?"
The proprietress's expression was obviously stunned: "Of course I found it, and the photos have been published, but unfortunately I can't find the photos now, but I remember his appearance."
"A 35-year-old middle-aged man with curly hair and single eyelid, with an obvious black mole on his left cheek. He has done nothing to retaliate against the society. He suffers from bipolar disorder. The writer unfortunately became his victim. That bastard probably..." Said her Glancing at Pei Mo, "So high."
The proprietress compared Pei Mo's height, which made Pei Mo shiver.
Pei Mo: "What do you... mean?"
The proprietress pouted: "Just kidding."
Chi Nan: "What happened to the last murderer?"
The proprietress shrugged: "Who knows? We don't know everything."
She cast an inexplicable look at Pei Mo again, then smiled and turned around to check in.
Pei Mo scolded fearfully: "What does this lady boss mean? Are you trying to scare me to play?"
The others didn't have time to answer him, so Jiang Yu went directly to the phone in front of the counter and asked, "Can I borrow the phone from the store?"
The proprietress gave her a 'you are free' gesture, and Jiang Yu immediately dialed the contact number on the missing person notice: 4040404.
After three 'beep beeps', the other end of the phone goes to the voicemail—
"Hello, if you have any information about my fiancée, please leave me a message..."
Jiang Yu pouted and muttered: "Fiancée? So Qu Yijun has a marriage partner? It's a bit bloody."
She didn't delay the matter, and pressed the message button: "Hello, we hit and killed your fiancee on Highway 404, please come and collect the body."
Everyone: "..." Although they knew that Jiang Yu was fishing for clues, they were still speechless about her words.
After Jiang Yu hung up the phone, Chi Nan stepped forward and also dialed 4040404.
Jiang Yu didn't understand what he meant at first, but after a while, he realized that the number on Lu Baizhou's note was also 4040404, which was exactly the same, so this phone number should lead to somewhere in Nightmare Book. different effects.
She looked at Chi Nan, who was holding the phone, with admiration in her eyes. The little boy responded quickly enough.
After a long beeping, a young woman's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, this is the Angel Welfare Institute, may I help you?"
Orphanage? Chi Nan's expression paused, and then said very naturally: "Hello, I'm a friend of Chi Nan, and I can't contact him recently for urgent matters. He left this phone number for me before he left, so I want to confirm his Be safe, by the way, ask about the specific situation.”
Through the affairs of Jiang Yu and Pei Mo, Chi Nan was sure that the clues everyone found was related to his character, so he boldly used his own name.
After a pause, he added: "You can also help me contact You Yu."
He believed that You Yu said meeting in a nightmare was not just talking.
"Sir, please wait a moment, I need to check the situation here."
"OK."
Waiting makes half a minute infinitely long.
Chi Nan felt that his hand was numb when holding the phone, and the orphanage staff came back and told him, "Sir, I'm sorry, we can't contact Chi Nan either. He has been missing for a year."
"Missing?" Chi Nan's expression froze, "What about You Yu?"
"I'm very sorry, we can't help you." After that, the other party hung up the phone.
The busy tone of 'dududu' was extremely ruthless, Chi Nan just moved the phone away from his ear, and suddenly there was a 'zilla' sound from the microphone, as if someone had turned the radio FM.
The phone was instantly transferred to another channel, and the sound of "beep-beep-" sounded.
Chi Nan put the microphone to his ear again: "Hello?"
The sound of electric current kept coming, and after a short silence, a familiar voice sounded on the other end of the phone: "Brother, it's me."