Haunting Spectre Road

Chapter 3: Broken records

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Dragging his tired body back to the dormitory, it was already dark. He Jianfei immediately dialed the number of his girlfriend Tian Yinzhen. Tian Yinzhen is a psychic medium and may be helpful in the investigation of this incident. "Hey, it's handsome guy He. Now there's good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Tian Yinzhen's silvery laughter and usual teasing came from the other end of the phone, and He Jianfei had no choice but to accept it. Tsukuru didn't hear it, thought for a moment and sighed: "Anyway, there have been enough bad things these days, let's listen to the bad things first."

"The bad thing is that you leave your bankbook and credit card in my possession, and I often take the wrong ones."

He Jianfei said: "This is not a bad thing. Now I also got someone else's card by mistake. What's a good thing?" Tian Yinzhen cleared her throat and said in a high-octave voice: "You were just voted the number one university in the province. You're such a handsome boy." He Jianfei couldn't laugh or cry: "Who is doing such boring activities?" Tian Yinzhen said in surprise: "Hey, you were rated as the most handsome boy..." He Jianfei quickly interrupted her: "Yinzi, do you feel anything?" What's wrong with coming to my school?" Tian Yinzhen pondered over there for a moment: "Hmm, there seem to be a lot of beauties eye-catching, how about it? Which one do you like?" He Jianfei rolled his eyes in anger: "Yinzi, I'm not You're kidding, people have died here." Tian Yinzhen's laughter kept coming: "Which beautiful lady died? It makes our handsome He Da feel so heartbroken." He Jianfei said in a deep voice: "Zhang Chuanxun is dead. His wronged soul once came to my dormitory to avenge me." The phone immediately fell silent. After a long time, Tian Yinzhen said: "It's too far away. I can't sense anything. Your magic is better than mine. Call me. What do you have to do?" He Jianfei said: "I want you to help me look at the instant memory. If possible, it is best to look at the instant scene of a place. (Note: The terms instant scene and instant memory both originate from Japan. Instant. The scene refers to it. It is said that after a person dies in extreme pain, there will be residual thoughts left in the world, repeating the process of the tragic death. For example, a person who is burned to death by fire can see him being burned from the instant scene. Until the tragic situation of death. Through the mana magnetic field of resentment left by an injustice soul, we can know the situation of the injustice soul at that time, which is instant memory. Generally speaking, the instant scene can be preserved forever and will not be erased, while instant memory only lasts for thirty days. Deadline.)" Tian Yinzhen said: "Okay, I don't have class in the afternoon, I'll be here at three."

Tian Yinzhen arrived on time in the afternoon, and He Jianfei told her the whole story of the ghost road. Seeing that He Jianfei's face and tone were not as calm as usual, Tian Yinzhen knew that the matter was serious, so he was startled and said, "Is that injustice so serious?" He Jianfei frowned and said, "I'm not very clear about it at the moment. strength, anyway, please help me take a look at the instant memory of the night before. I want to make sure whether it is Chuanxun, and what exactly does he want to express to me?" Tian Yinzhen took out a basin of water, sprinkled it with medicinal powder, and Put both hands on the outside of the basin and begin to recite the mantra silently.

The water in the basin began to turn black, reflecting the scene in He Jianfei's dormitory the night before. A black air drifted in from the balcony and condensed into a black shadow about three meters away in front of He Jianfei's bed. The summoning bell rang immediately. Da Zuo, and then He Jianfei woke up. Just as he was asking questions, the black figure suddenly stretched out a pair of hands full of blood. Under the moonlight, you can clearly see that the black figure's outstretched hands are completely parallel to the shoulders. When He Jianfei opened the mosquito net, the black shadow suddenly disappeared again. The scene in the water began to move toward the door. The black figure was floating left and right outside the door, sobbing from time to time. Finally, the English book in the room fell to the floor. When He Jianfei turned around to look, the black shadow suddenly stood up behind him: his hair was disheveled, his eyes were protruding, and his face was bleeding, but he could still clearly see that it was Chuanxun's unique Chinese character face. Tian Yinzhen was frightened by this terrifying scene, her power dispersed, and the scene in the water immediately disappeared. She couldn't help but let out a long breath and said: "Seeing someone you know look like this will scare you even if you are mentally prepared." In a blink of an eye, He Jianfei said with a solemn face: "Sure enough, his posture is similar to According to the legend, the underworld's way of avenging grievances is exactly the same. Could it be that it was really the ghost who caused the trouble? But he died on the main school road."

Tian Yinzhen poured out the basin of water and came back: "That posture is very similar, but you are not a messenger from the underworld, and you have nothing to do with the underworld. Logically speaking, the magic world does not care about wronged souls, so why did Zhang Chuanxun run away again? He came to you to avenge his grievances. It's surprising that a kid with such weak magic power was not dragged away by the impermanence of the underworld. I think the efficiency of work in the underworld is not very good now." He Jianfei's thoughts wandered to Zhang Qingfang again In her body, that ordinary woman who was righteous, fearless, and kind-hearted, without any resentment until her death, why was she still unable to pass through the Naihe Bridge and be controlled? Could it be said that the wronged ghost Lu has the ability to control the power of life and death in the underworld? He was thinking in his mind, but his face remained calm, and he heard Tian Yinzhen continue: "Besides, there are many loopholes in the legend of the Ghost Road, so we can't believe it all." He Jianfei suddenly became interested: "There are many loopholes? What loopholes does it have?" Tian Yinzhen knew that He Jianfei's mind was several times higher than hers. She understood that he wanted to test her, but he didn't tell her the truth. He smiled and said: "The legend is vulgar and has heavy joking elements. I won't go into it. Just from the plot it describes. That said, there are several big loopholes. First, the origin of the Road of Unjust Ghosts was a girl who was misdiagnosed with cancer. A few years later, she gained the ability to kill. The cause of her death was that she could not How could an ordinary innocent ghost be so capable of stirring up such a big disturbance? Unless there are other twists and turns in the origin of the innocent ghost's path. Second, the legend has pointed out that after the girl died, she could be heard every night. There was a sound of crying, so no one dared to leave. Why did the boy pass there without avoiding taboos, and why did he have to pass through it at the most terrifying time-in the middle of the night? According to the content of the legend, his actions must be related to what he was looking for. There is a huge connection. But no matter how great the connection is, there is no reason to bet one's life on this unwarranted bet. Third, the legend says that all the people who were killed by unjust ghosts died in exactly the same way, but the boy was the same as the one who was killed. The girls who were raped and killed can be regarded as innocent ghosts, so why do their deaths differ from others? This may be said..." At this point, Tian Yinzhen couldn't help but hesitated, as if he was thinking about how to sum up, He Jianfei was already slightly Smiling, he answered: "The legend of the Wrongful Ghost Road actually shows that the girl who was raped and killed gained the ability to kill after her death." Tian Yinzhen clapped her hands and said with a smile: "By the way, so I said, all the doubts are concentrated there. Three people. The years of their death were so close to each other, and the legend has been circulating for more than fifty years. It is inevitable that some people with poor memories will distort and tamper with it. Maybe, the truth about the ghost road will finally be found out. It's very different from the legend." Tian Yinzhen became more and more excited as he talked, and his curiosity exceeded his original intention of rescuing the legend. He Jianfei was only annoyed and amused.

"Ouch!" Tian Yinzhen exclaimed, as if he discovered something was wrong, and said: "If it is as I said, the information has been lost to obscurity after more than fifty years, and the school has always only had such major events that ruined the school's face. Because of the strict blockade, isn't that..." When she thought that the Road to the Wrongful Ghost might be a death case that could never be clarified, Tian Yinzhen's interest immediately dropped, and her speech became soft. He Jianfei stood up, stretched out and said, "You are absolutely right, but not entirely right." After half a century of evolution, all the most precious first-hand information has either disappeared or been destroyed by the school, but that is only official information. What about the folk ones? Tian Yinzhen was stunned: "Folks?" "He Jianfei said: "The renaming of Wrongful Ghost Road once caused a heated debate in the student union. Didn't the student unions before and after it take any action? A few deaths every year is a big deal, and no matter how closed the school is, there will always be someone who will find a way to leave a message in order to one day dispel the magic of the legend. I don’t want to read the high-sounding words of the school. What I want to see is the true story left by the righteous students at that time about the moment when the storm arose and people talked about it. "Tian Yinzhen said: "As you said, the students who learned the truth at that time must be in their 80s now. Where can I find them? He Jianfei smiled and said, "That's why I say you are careless." Have you forgotten what I said when I first took you to visit this school? Tian Yinzhen was reminded by him, and then she remembered that when He Jianfei introduced this prestigious old school to her, he proudly mentioned that the biggest difference between this school and other universities was that it was established by the president of the student union in the early days of the school. In order to fight against the school's tyranny and monopoly, the previous student union president publicly handed over the key to the next student union president at the re-election ceremony, bypassing all the school's institutions and striving to leave the most detailed work records in the student union archives. Tian Yinzhen suddenly understood and smiled. Said: “That’s it. As the most terrifying legend in the school, how could the student union leave no record of it? The truth behind the legend of the Ghost Road will soon be known. "

In order to distinguish it from the school archives, the student union's archives are not located in the school history building, but in a large room covering an area of more than 90 square meters on the top floor of the library. This was Tian Yinzhen's first time to visit the top floor of the library. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator door, she saw an old wooden door with only a crack open. The red paint had peeled off and almost all of it was gone. There were also a few obvious quilts near the ground. There was a big hole infested by termites, and the air-conditioning vent on the side was blowing wind. Occasionally, the door was blown and squeaked, as if it was trying hard to show its thick wood and precious value. . The walls on both sides were very white and seemed to have been painted recently, which was in sharp contrast to the door. Tian Yinzhen said in shock: "This... this is your student union archives? Are students so poor?" According to her imagination, even if it is not as luxurious as a five-star hotel, after all, it must have a red carpet and floor-to-ceiling windows. The appearance of the slum house in the 1920s and 1930s, such as the French chandelier with glazed walls, poured a lot of cold water on her head. He Jianfei was afraid that she would be cold, so he took off his windbreaker and put it on her. When he heard this, he laughed and said, "It is said that it is to respect the hard work and efforts of the senior students in the student union, so future student unions do not dare to move and just do things outside the wall." Kungfu. Look at the iron plate next to it, it will surprise you even more." Tian Yinzhen then noticed that there was a small iron plate standing next to the wooden door. It had turned brass color over time, and the words engraved on it It was blurry and could only be barely discerned. Tian Yinzhen came forward and read: "Article 1 of the student union archives management regulations states that retired, current employees and teachers of the school are strictly prohibited from entering this room. The rest of the personnel are not allowed to enter without a special order signed by the previous and current student union president and vice president. Students who are not members of the student union must apply for a special approval slip from the current student union president and vice president with their student ID cards before they can enter. Those who do not comply are asked to ask the current student union to formulate a punishment plan in accordance with Article 97 of these regulations." Tian Yinzhen couldn't help but marvel. Said: "It's amazing. It can actually restrict the whole school. It's not like the student union in our school. It just brags about whatever the school says and follows its tyrants. Is your school convinced that you won't resist? ?" He Jianfei said: "It just wants to, but there is nothing we can do. The most important thing in our school is tradition, especially this kind of conventional rules. If anyone wants to touch it, even if the current student union agrees with the students, the dozens of people in the past will Even the old alumni won't do it. The school is so smart that it won't do such a shameful thing." He Jianfei glanced at Tian Yinzhen, who was listening with great interest, and then smiled: "The most interesting thing is not this. You Did you think of any allusions when you saw this iron sign?" Tian Yinzhen laughed and said, "I guessed it a long time ago. You are imitating the story of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who erected an iron sign to prohibit eunuchs from intervening in government affairs." He Jianfei shook his head. He shook his head and said: "That's not entirely true. You're a bit too cruel. You compared the school to an eunuch. We are following the story of the Kangxi period when an iron sign was erected outside the military aircraft office stating that outsiders were not allowed to enter without special orders." He said, taking out the special approval slip he applied for from the student union from his arms and preparing to go in.

Tian Yinzhen on the side was aroused by this inconspicuous iron plate. He squinted and looked down for Article 97: "Article 97, if there is any violation of Articles 1, 4 and 28, If the situation arises, the current student union is requested to launch a school-wide demonstration or strike after emergency consultation. If the situation is serious or the school insists on not complying, please convene the president and vice president of the student union for more than ten years to hold an emergency meeting and issue it in the name of all previous student unions of the school. The general mobilization order requires all legal protest methods to be adopted throughout society, including exposure to the media and prosecution in court..." He Jianfei grabbed Tian Yinzhen and said: "Don't read it, it's important to find out the truth. You have to see where I have printed it. Ben, just take it back and see."

"Is there a note?" After entering the door, before he had time to look around, Tian Yinzhen was startled by a deep and trembling voice. On the side of the door, beside a low and uneven old table, was a bald old man. He was panting with two rows of sparse yellow teeth exposed, and his small eyes were so squeezed by age spots that they were almost reduced to thin lines. He Jianfei hurriedly handed over the special approval slip and his student ID card. The old man took the special approval slip and looked at it over and over again, as if it was a fake. After a while, he raised his head and glanced at He Jianfei and said, "What are you going to see?" He Jianfei smiled and said, "The management regulations don't say that students should go in. You need to explain the reason." The old man bared his teeth and said, "I'm just curious. Few people are interested in these yellowed files now, not to mention that the two of you found files from more than fifty years ago. .You guys go in."

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uTian Yinzhen pulled He Jianfei aside and said, "Your student union does weird things. You don't put up a sign to tell them, but you also invited such an old guy to come and interrogate you. It makes this place look like a government office." At this point, He glanced at the sly old man and couldn't help but smile. He Jianfei whispered: "Don't talk nonsense. This old man has been the caretaker here from the beginning. He is always old and very loyal. People in the school are afraid of him." The two of them talked in a low voice and came to a place. In front of a large pile of dusty file bags. He Jianfei stepped forward and carefully blew off the ash on the bag of noodles, looked at the time on the bag of noodles, and said to Tian Yinzhen: "Zhang Qingfang should not lie to us. Since she said that the Wrongful Ghost Road originated in 1949, we will start investigating from the files in 1949." Get up." Tian Yinzhen said with a smile: "Okay, you check for 49 years, and I will check for 50 years." The archives room became quiet again, and the only thing that could be heard was the rapid flipping of thick and hard papers. sound.

He Jianfei felt something was wrong when he opened the first page of the 1949 file. Although he had never been in the student union, he also knew that "reporting worries first and then reporting good news" was a rule passed down from the beginning. He was very strict in the early stage of the file, but when it came to In the later period, it became a bit awkward. Not only did the singing and dancing seem to be peaceful, but even the words became more precise, and the official tone became stronger and stronger, as if trying to cover up something. As a taboo record of the student union, it has always been strictly prohibited by the student union. Why was it allowed to go unimpeded in 1949? He Jianfei became more and more convinced that something unusual must have happened in 1949, perhaps a shocking mystery that directly led to the unjust ghost. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but double the speed of turning the pages. "Ah!" He Jianfei exclaimed, completely breaking the silence that had lasted for about an hour. The answer was clearly revealed on the white paper in front of him.

Ida Yinzhen was searching boringly at the other end of the cabinet when she heard He Jianfei exclaim and knew something was wrong. He rushed forward and asked, "What did you find?" He Jianfei turned it over to her. It turned out to be a The work arrangements related to the campus art festival activities were suddenly interrupted, and a blank piece of paper was inserted. On it was an unsigned four-character poem: cherry blossoms dancing, road grass barrier, pagoda folding top, it seems intentional,

Love for Christ, have mercy on me in this life,

Luoshen West Lake, King Xiang is deeply in love.

Tian Yinzhen said inexplicably: "What does this mean? Not only does it not rhyme, but the sentences are also very unreasonable." He Jianfei shook his head and said: "It is probably a riddle. Don't you worry about solving the riddle for now? Don't you think this poem is strange? I looked at the string line, and it seemed that it was inserted later and the recording was deliberately interrupted. In other words, the person who put this blank paper seemed to be trying to attract our attention. Now things are difficult to understand." , sighed. Tian Yinzhen glanced at him strangely and said, "What's so difficult to solve? Since someone has left clues, I should be happy. Even if..." He Jianfei suddenly pointed at the wall. Tian Yinzhen looked up and saw that there was a piece hanging on it. A plaque that reads "Students Union Archives".