Epoch of Twilight

Chapter 10: East Lake Park

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He rubbed his swollen muscles and came out of the fitness club. He looked at the time and it was almost noon. He had a simple lunch outside and then walked slowly back to the community.

Zhao Yali went out early in the morning today without even seeing her in person. She probably went to attend a funeral. Chen Weiqiang is not a local. His parents are in other provinces. Before his parents arrived, Zhao Yali had to take care of everything.

At this time, Luo Yuan's phone rang. He took out the phone and saw that it was a colleague's call. He picked up the phone.

"Hey, Luo Yuan, come here quickly. We are having a barbecue in East Lake Park. Xie Chao is treating us. Lou Jieying is also here." The speaker was Wang Xiaguang, a clerk in the company. He joined the company at the same time as Luo Yuan. He was quite confused. , but because of this, everyone has a good relationship.

"I just finished eating, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Luo Yuan smiled, not wanting to go.

"No, you have to come, otherwise you won't be able to find anyone to pay the bill when you go to karaoke later?" Wang Xiaguang said with a sly smile.

"Turns out he was thinking about my wallet. Okay, I'll take a taxi right over. At that outdoor barbecue in East Lake Park, right?" Luo Yuan thought that he would resign soon and it might be difficult to see his colleagues again in the future, so he said.

"Well, it's the same place we came to last time. Hurry, it'll be gone if you're too late."

Luo Yuan smiled and hung up the phone, stopped a car and went straight to East Lake Park.

East Lake Park is a famous scenic spot in Jiangnan Province and the best place for citizens to relax, date and entertain. Whether it is spring, summer or autumn or winter, each has its own characteristics, attracting countless tourists from other places to visit. Especially due to the recent climate change, East Lake has become clearer, like a sapphire embedded in the ground. Coupled with the unusual blooming of lotus flowers on the lake, it is a brilliant color and extremely beautiful.

Today is the first day of the weekend. East Lake Park is crowded with tourists, and the grass is full of couples sitting hugging each other. After Luo Yuan got off the car, he went straight to the outdoor barbecue by the lake.

After a while, Luo Yuan found the person.

They had obviously just started. Xie Chao was holding seven or eight mutton skewers in his hands and skillfully basting them with oil. While chatting casually with Lou Jieying. Wang Xiaguang took an eggplant and sprinkled it with pepper.

Lou Jieying is the company's treasurer. She has fair skin, a melon face, and big eyes. She is a flower of the company. However, he is rather aloof and has a good relationship with a few female staff members, but he is indifferent to men.

Luo Yuan didn't have much dealings with her, and he didn't know how Xie Chao asked her out.

"If I had known I would have come a little later, wouldn't this be tempting me?" Luo Yuan approached and said.

Wang Xiaguang has a round face, curved eyebrows, and two dimples when she smiles, making her look quite cute. Although she didn't ask about her family background, judging from her clothes, she must have a good family background. Seeing Luo Yuan coming over, her slightly frowned eyebrows relaxed and she said with a smile: "I just need my wallet, and I didn't ask you to come?"

"Oh, it is indeed a naked money society. It is really dark. Even if I am exhausted, I will eat more."

Luo Yuan greeted Xie Chao and Lou Jieying. He and Xie Chao were both in the marketing department. They were just acquaintances. After a few polite words, he took a chicken wing and grilled it on the barbecue. .

"Why didn't you come to work yesterday?" Wang Xiaguang asked.

"It's hard to put it into words, it's just a narrow escape from death." Luo Yuan sighed as he thought about so many thrilling things that happened yesterday!

"Liar." Wang Xiaguang frowned, obviously not believing it.

Luo Yuan usually has a good relationship with her, and they often fight and fight. Seeing that she still looked ignorant, she felt that she should be reminded: "If I said that I encountered a big snake yesterday, would you believe it?"

"In the dream, right? I'm not that stupid." Wang Xiaguang said with an unhappy look on her face. She knew that she was not smart, so she hated others teasing her.

Luo Yuan opened his mouth and was speechless.

Xie Chao suddenly interrupted: "Where did you meet him?"

Luo Yuan brushed the chicken legs with a layer of oil and said: "Zhushan in Gaotang Town. My roommate who I rented with disappeared. I went to Zhushan with several policemen from Gaotang Town to look for it, and we met a giant snake. ”

"How big is it?"

"The thickness of a bucket!" Luo Yuan said.

Xie Chao smiled, obviously not believing it: "There are indeed a lot of things like this on the Internet recently. Many plants and animals are growing like crazy. The ones with thick thighs may be thick, but the ones with the thickness of buckets may be wrong."

After Xie Chao finished expressing his opinion, he turned to Lou Jieying and said, "Do you want spicy food?"

"Have a little, but not too spicy." Lou Jieying glanced at Luo Yuan and said.

Luo Yuan is a little depressed. Maybe modern people receive too much weird information every day, and they always look at problems with a critical eye and believe that seeing is believing.

"Really?" Wang Xiaguang asked timidly. Girls are generally more afraid of snakes.

Luo Yuan still patiently advised: "How could I lie about this kind of thing? It may be getting worse recently. Look at the plants around you. There are still people pruning them frequently. If you go to the countryside and see it, you may not believe it. ”

"I believe you." Lou Jieying said suddenly. His expression was a little complicated, and he seemed to hesitate for a while before saying: "My uncle is in the criminal police team. Many beggars have disappeared recently. They were bitten to death by rats in the sewers."

Xie Chao was stunned and said in disbelief: "Rat eats people?"

Lou Jieying didn't answer, obviously she had acquiesced.

Luo Yuan also knew what he was feeling at this time. He felt relieved that his guess had been confirmed, but also felt an unspeakable fear about the future.

At this time, a shrill scream came from not far away, and the crowd suddenly burst into commotion. The cries and shouts merged into a huge noise, and countless people ran towards this direction desperately.

"What's going on?" Luo Yuan's expression changed, and he looked toward the lake. He saw the lake water churning violently near the shore, and large pools of dark red blood kept rising from the water.

As if smelling the smell of blood, long water lines suddenly appeared on the calm lake in the distance, like sharp swords, cutting the lake into several pieces. The water lines moved very fast, and it only took a few breaths to reach them. Blood rushed out.

One after another, whirlpools kept appearing. Each of these whirlpools was a meter wide and more than half a meter deep. Some whirlpools collided with each other, disappeared, or formed larger whirlpools.

The crowd ran for a while, and when they saw that the monster in the lake could not reach the shore, they stopped running. Instead, they seemed lively. Everyone was asking for news, and there were more people who saw this. What happened? They were coming from a distance.

The truth about what happened spread quickly.

The person who died was a couple. They were sitting on the shore and kissing me. Maybe it was because the weather was too hot, so the two of them took off their shoes and stretched their feet into the cool lake water to play in the water. No one noticed when ripples appeared in the lake water.

A strange black fish suddenly rushed out of the lake and dragged one of the men under the water in one swoop. Since the two were hugging each other at the time, the woman was also pulled down by her boyfriend, and they became a pair of lovers. Life is mandarin duck.

Because a murder occurred in the park, the police came quickly.

The place where the incident occurred was immediately put under martial law.

Several police officers didn't seem too surprised. After learning what happened, they immediately started making phone calls to inform their superiors!

"I'm afraid I can't eat anymore. Let's go." Lou Jieying said. Judging from the way her fingers turned white when pinched, it was obvious that what just happened had a great impact on her.

"Oh, okay!" Xie Chao looked a little dazed. He suddenly turned around and said to Luo Yuan: "You said that giant snake is real?"

Luo Yuan nodded seriously and said, "I am ready to resign. Please be prepared. Things may be worse than you think."

As soon as they walked out of the park, several police cars suddenly arrived at the door. Everyone realized that East Lake Park might be closed for a few days, and at least they had to confirm that there were no strange fish left in the lake.

When they reached the intersection, Luo Yuan asked, "Do you still want to sing?"

"You guys go and play. Suddenly you are not in the mood. Do I have to leave first?" Lou Jieying shook her head and said.

"I'm not going either." Seeing that Lou Jieying wasn't going, Xie Chao lost interest.

"You said you were resigning. Can you leave me your number?" Lou Jieying looked at Luo Yuan and asked.

Luo Yuan was a little surprised, even a little flattered, and quickly said: "Of course."

"Keep in touch in the future!" Lou Jieying smiled, shook her phone and said, "I'm leaving first."

"Let me see you off!" Xie Chao said politely.

"No, I'll just take a taxi home." Lou Jieying shook her head and refused.

After changing the number, Luo Yuan stuffed his cell phone into his waistband and looked at Wang Xiuguang who was in a daze: "Why are you still dazed? You can't be so timid, right?"

"Isn't what happened just now scary? Why didn't you react at all?" Wang Xiaguang came back to his senses and looked at him strangely and said.

"Men are naturally more courageous." Luo Yuan said lightly. Compared with yesterday's near-death encounter, today's thrill was simply child's play, and Luo Yuan naturally no longer felt any fear.

"Why is Xie Chao so far inferior to you? I think he is quite scared?" Wang Xiaguang retorted.

"Are you making excuses for yourself?" Luo Yuan didn't want to gossip behind his back, so he changed the subject: "There's no one around, why are you still going to sing?"

"Go, why don't you go?" Wang Xiaguang said loudly.

"Just the two of us?" Luo Yuan was a little surprised.

"Can't two people sing?" Wang Xiaguang turned around and glared at him.

"Okay, you feel uncomfortable if you don't let me pay." Luo Yuan said helplessly.

The two of them walked and chatted towards the nearest KTV.

"You went to Zhushan yesterday. Did you find that roommate in the end?" Wang Xiaguang thought of something at this time and asked curiously.

"I'm dead. I won't tell you the cause of death, so as not to give you nightmares?" Luo Yuan sighed.

"Ah! Don't tell me that you were swallowed by that snake, right?" Wang Xiaguang's mind turned faster this time and he said with wide eyes.

"Did I say nothing?" Luo Yuan said innocently.

"But your attitude says it all. It's all your fault. I'm afraid I'm going to have a nightmare today." Wang Xiaguang said angrily.

"Reality is often scarier than nightmares. At least nightmares will wake you up. I'll give you a piece of advice. Buy more food and other daily necessities when you go back. The more, the better. I'm worried that the situation will get worse." Luo Yuandao.

"Actually, my dad has bought a lot of things and built a big basement. I thought he was overreacting again. He has a criminal record. Before the doomsday prophecy in 2012, he was still with his gang. My friend built a boat and spent a lot of money on it, which made us laugh for a long time." Wang Xiaguang said in a low voice.

"If something bad really happens, you can come to my house then." Wang Xiaguang whispered, lowering his head, and a blush quickly appeared on his face.

Luo Yuan was shocked, glanced at Wang Xiuguang, and was silent for a long time: "Thank you, if I really can't survive, I will find you."

There seemed to be some silence along the way, everyone was thinking about their own thoughts!