Chapter 11 second quarter

...Is the teacher's hometown in this area?I'm sorry, it may be too abrupt to ask you this way, but this has a little bit to do with what happened to me... No, I'm not from here. I moved here because I went to university. My hometown is in the north. It takes about two hours by Shinkansen.Yes, when I left home, I was very happy, but also sad.I never thought about leaving my parents and living alone... When moving, parting is the most heart-wrenching... Does the teacher have such experience?ah, is it?Friends who lived nearby when I was in elementary school moved away!Are you in a good relationship?You two still ride the same bicycle to watch movies in the old movie theater down the street...ah, that movie theater...was demolished last year!But the feeling of two people riding a bicycle is really good, great!When that friend moved away, you must have felt very uncomfortable!What?While biking for two, your friend fell with a complication fracture? ...I need to have an operation to install a bone plate...Speaking of it this way, is it a good memory or a painful memory?It's really hard to say...

The reason I'm asking where the teacher's hometown is is because I don't know if it's necessary to explain the tunnel to you.Since you were born here, it will be much easier to say.The tunnel in the movie is located at the junction of the two counties. If you walk east along the national highway, you will pass through that tunnel... Yes, that's right, that tunnel.Surrounded by barren mountains and ridges covered with dead grass, there are no houses, and there is no light at night, and it is pitch black.do you know? …Seven years ago in August, a body was found in that tunnel…

It is said that the body was so badly damaged that it was impossible to identify the identity of the deceased. The only thing that could be identified was an underage girl.All the teeth of the deceased were pulled out and burned.The murderer pulled out the deceased’s teeth, probably to prevent the identity of the deceased from being exposed due to the shape of the teeth. The burned and charred corpse was cut into many pieces and thrown into the drainage ditch in the tunnel, with several large stones pressed on it ...It's really cruel...It is said that part of the body has never been found...

I heard that the person who found the body was a drunk man. When he was walking in the tunnel, he saw unburnt hair sticking out between several big stones in the gutter... He thought it was very strange, so he moved the stone to have a look... ...not...that...I'm really not fit to talk about this kind of thing...I feel bad...it's cruel...isn't it?Have you read the report of that case in the newspaper?Yes, the tragedy was also reported on TV at the time. I didn't know anything about it until I saw that movie.After seeing the film that day, I asked my senior about the film in the brightly restored office.What the hell is going on with this movie?I can feel my voice trembling... Although the senior didn't see the film with his own eyes, he knows about the movie.

According to him, the roll of film disappeared after it was sealed. It was taken by his seniors, and they left detailed notes on the incident. Please wait a moment, I brought the note, in my bag... This is the notebook, although the cover is old and wrinkled, but the contents can still be seen clearly.This is the photography diary at that time, which I borrowed from my seniors.OK, please take it and see it!Just return it to me after reading it.Regarding the film and the circumstances of the filming, as long as you read the notes, you will probably be overcast. However, let me explain briefly!The film was filmed about five years ago, when someone suggested that the tunnel at the county boundary be used as a filming location.Judging from the notes, the photographers at the time thought it would be fun to shoot in the tunnel where the accident happened, so they went there with a half-playful mood.But after the film was developed, everyone found that there was an extra girl in the film...

No one knew who the girl was. During the filming, if there were other people in the tunnel, they should have noticed, but no one noticed the girl's existence at the time... The seniors thought it was very strange, so they watched the selfie video several times, and it turned out... It is said that the girl turned her back completely to the camera at first, but when she watched it for the second time, she turned around slightly, and when she watched it for the third time, she turned even more... The terrified members of the film research society finally sealed the film with tape and hid it in a place where no one knew.If you keep watching, the girl ends up facing the camera...they thought it best not to let anyone see that film until it got to that point.

And I found this hidden film and loaded it into the projector... You know what happened the week after I saw the video? I was really, really scared... My knees just kept shaking after watching the video.I saw the senior pay attention to my expression while putting the film back into the original box and hiding it at the bottom of the shelf.When he took the film, it was like he was afraid of being infected by pathogenic bacteria, full of fear... You'd better forget about it... the senior said so.When he turned off the power, he focused on the projector, trying not to look at the screen.But he looked as if he knew what I saw, and I nodded silently.But after that day, the girl's back seemed to be burned into the inside of my eyes, lingering.

That dazed back... I don't know what kind of expression she has... But I think I can see her confusion from her back.Yes, she stared into the depths of the tunnel, must have been thinking about why she died? ...Why am I here? ...I saw her tilt her head, as if lost in thought... When I was alone in the room, even at night, I didn’t dare to turn off the lights. I always felt that there was someone behind me, and I often looked back.Of course, there is no one at all... When I washed my face, I also felt that the girl was reflected in the mirror.I've been trembling all day long, and to others I must look like a frightened little animal.

On the other hand, for some reason, I can't let go of that girl.When I think of her back, I feel a slight oppressive feeling in my chest, and my mood becomes very sad. Even if it is sunny, it feels like rain... Whether in the apartment room or in school, the back of the girl always comes to my mind.I was very scared, and wanted to escape from the entanglement of that figure, but I couldn't do what I wanted, and couldn't extricate myself... ...Ah, I'm so sorry, I was just in a daze.As long as I think of that back view, even if someone else is in front of me, I will do the same.I'm so sorry... oops!What should I do, the people in the store are looking at us...the people around may think that the teacher made me cry...I'm sorry, until now I still often...feel painful...but I can't forget... ...that's why I suppressed my fear and decided to investigate her...

I firmly believe that the girl in the film is the unidentified deceased whose body was disposed of.I collected some information about that case, but nothing was gained. The so-called information collection was nothing more than finding out the newspapers at that time and copying them.After knowing that I was investigating that matter, the senpai looked at me like he was looking at a monster. He seemed to be surprised that I wanted to know about that girl. I asked my seniors for the contact information of the members who were shooting the movie at that time.He was reluctant at first, but eventually he told me, muttering, "I don't care what happens".

There were only four people involved in the filming of that film, the director, the camera, the lighting and one actor... all boys.I called each of them.No, they are all working in ordinary companies now, and have nothing to do with the movie. They all got nervous when I told them on the phone that I was a member of the university's film studies society.Although I can't see the expression, I can feel it, and I can almost hear the sound of them taking a breath and then clenching the microphone.Maybe they have long expected that one day, someone like me will come to them... After I expressed my intentions, both the lighting person and the actors refused to talk to me and hung up the phone.They were all married and started ordinary families. Because their names changed after marriage, some of them answered the phone with their wives, and some heard the laughter of children in the house.I think they all want to forget about the girl in the movie... However, the senior who was the director at that time answered my question seriously. He recorded the note I gave you just now.Although I asked some questions, I didn't know what to ask. I just asked about the specific situation at the shooting site and confirmed some records in the photography log. The senior director told me in a very apologetic tone, as if he had to be responsible for a major crime, that there were no girls in the tunnel at that time... The photographer also agreed to talk to me, but what he said was almost the same as what the director said, and I found nothing new.The photographer was different from other people when shooting that scene. He always watched the scene through the lens of the camera. At that time, did he see the girl?I am very concerned about this issue. But his answer was that he didn't see it at all, and he shot it as usual, and then took the film to be developed.When the developed film was brought back for screening a week later, the girl appeared... so he said. I can't figure it out myself, but according to him, the light on the girl's back is also very strange.The lighting equipment prepared during the shooting was only enough to illuminate the back of the actor, but the back of the girl standing a little far away looked so bright in the dark... By the way, before hanging up the phone, he also mentioned the floaters.The relevant report was also pasted on the notebook just now, which was cut out from a newspaper.Seven years ago, when the girl's body was found, the tunnel area was often haunted by bikers... Yeah, if that's the case, it's really uncomfortable... The two seniors who were willing to talk to me have been collecting information about the case since watching that video.Seeing the girl turn around little by little, although they sealed the film out of fear, they did not burn it... I asked the reason, and both of them answered me with sorrow, because they felt that the dead girl entered In the movie, it seems to be silently complaining about something, so I can't bear to throw it away... The two of them said that until now, as long as they close their eyes, they can still recall the back of the girl standing silently, as if she was crying with her back to herself... Both of them said to me at the end of the conversation, if there is something new about the girl Hope I will contact them again. I have the feeling that if the seniors hadn't made that video five years ago, maybe their lives would be very different now.Because most people don't suddenly feel sad when they are in a pleasant place... But those seniors may have lived in this situation all these years... After hanging up the phone, I didn't know what to do.Neither the words of the senior nor the news reports on the case could tell me any important information. I really don't know how to investigate further.But at the same time as I gave up, I also felt a lot easier, because I felt that I had done my best and could stop worrying about it. However, the matter did not end here, because at that time I suddenly remembered a clue.The second time I watched that video, I remembered seeing a school badge on the sleeve of the girl's uniform.Yes, that's right, it was because she wanted to turn around that I saw the school badge.I thought that the school that the girl attended might be known through the school badge. It's a pity that I didn't watch it so carefully at the time, and didn't remember the characteristics of the school badge... In order to confirm the school badge, I had to show that video for the third time and observe it carefully again... I hesitated, I was afraid of being involved more deeply...I felt as if being held by that girl, leading me to a dark world... I think there is nothing more frightening than the girl turning around... With the show after show, the back of the girl's head slowly moves to the right, her left ear and left cheek are gradually exposed, and she can't pass How long will it take for her to turn around completely... At that time, what kind of face will I see? ...Could it be that the eyes are wide open, the mouth is half open, and the expression on the face is blank? ...or a face contorted with pain? ...I really don't want to see her face... But there is a voice in my heart that tells me that there is no escape...although the voice is very faint...and I think, if I only watch it one or two times, she probably won't turn around completely...so , I decided with trepidation to watch that video again. Yep...so far I've watched it a total of three times.That was ten days after watching the film for the first time, about a month ago now, I installed the screen and projector, locked the office, and prevented anyone from entering, and then took out from the depths of the shelf the senior who put it inside. movie film. When I loaded the film into the projector, I got goose bumps all over my body and the hairs on my skin stood on end.After turning off the lights, I started the show from the front.The actor's happy expression appeared on the screen, and the only sound in the ear was the rattling sound of the film as it was rotated. At the beginning, I was sitting on the sofa, but as the camera of the tunnel approached, I stood up as if drawn by a force, and approached the screen little by little. Stand aside.After a while, the semi-circular tunnel entrance appeared on the screen, and I was very close to the screen, as if I was following the actor into the tunnel. ……teacher. I... don't know how to tell you what happened after that.I don't know how to describe that unbelievable phenomenon to you... My head has been a mess since watching that video for the third time... The decision to enter my current university was made two years ago, when I was still studying in a high school near my hometown.One evening, I was alone in the classroom looking out the window.The classroom is on the third floor. From the top to the bottom, there are a few female students walking below. They look like some small particles. I could hear their talking and laughing... At that time, I was feeling troubled and confused about my life... I thought, if I look down from here, I can solve everything... So one foot stepped on the window sill... But after hesitating for a while, I still left the window, and filled in the name of the current university on the questionnaire on the table, and decided to be active from now on... At that moment, I made up my mind like this... Sorry, I said some boring things... Let's get back to the movie thing... The camera switched, and the male actor appeared on the screen occupying the back of the screen... As the back got farther and farther away, it became smaller and smaller, and in the dark place at the edge of the screen, the girl was still standing there with bare feet, her hands hanging down feebly. Li Qi's fingers spread slightly.The back of the head with black hair almost blended into the surrounding darkness, only the white of the uniform stood out.Her back was slender and her shoulders drooped weakly.She's been there alone for a long time... I have this feeling... Compared with the second time, she turned a little to the left, and she was almost able to see her side face... The white cheeks had already emerged from the gap between the shoulder-length hair and the shadow of the left ear, This was previously invisible. And the school badge on the sleeve of the uniform... Although her back is not very big, I observed the screen closely and finally saw the shape and color of the fuzzy school badge, and the angle of her turning was enough for me to see The chest scarf that had been covered by the shoulders before... Teacher... I can't believe what I'm seeing, and I don't know what that means.Perhaps I would have been happy if I hadn't watched that film a third time and had stopped. Why am I here now... Teacher, why are you here? ... If there is a willpower that we can't see in this world... If she...has a strong attachment that can't disappear after death, and that strong willpower pulls me... ...the uniform she is wearing in the film is the same as the one I was wearing when I stood by the classroom window two years ago... Similar uniforms are everywhere, but my intuition convinced me... Yes Yes, you're right, she used to go to the same high school as me.