Chapter 8 Chapter 5 Quilt

In sight, there was still the comfortable red quilt, and only a miserable red paper quilt was left hard on the ground. It was more than fifty centimeters wide and one meter long. It was bought by the family when someone died. Burned offerings. These are strange times, when time and patience have become a luxury, and many people know each other only by horoscopes.The same is true of life, always occupying the position of absolute leadership, when countless fools shouted that they have controlled life and mastered destiny, but they did not see that they lived in a better sky, showing mocking and mocking faces.

We eat and dress, step on the shoes we bought, and lie on the beds we bought, but we never think about the source of the shoes and the bed. Where are they made from?Are there any problems with raw materials?Before buying it back, have there been any problems, who and how many people have been exposed to them? Among them, the shoes and bed that the subject tried to lie on may have gone wrong inadvertently, and they were infected with some inexplicable mysterious energy. Of course, as far as the facts are concerned, I personally think that the chances of buying back problematic shoes and beds are greater than renting a house where someone has died.

After contacting the detective agency, I quietly waited for the investigation by the old man Yang Junfei, and then checked some relevant information about the bed and shoes.I don’t know if I don’t see it, but after watching the series of processes in which shoes and beds are manufactured and then sold, my head is dizzy, and I have a deep sense of fear. I don't know much about the current time, and the only people who died were Qiao Yu and Boer.Andrew is in the suspicious death stage.It's hard to hear the name of the existing incident as "shoes against the bed", but it's also appropriate.

There are only two things that are clear now: First, death only occurs when you touch the shoes of the associated person, or complete the process of the "shoes to bed" legend with the associated person, that is, put the shoes on your bed and body, sleep through the night. Second, the source of the "shoes against the bed" legend is unknown, and the reason is also unknown, at least I have never heard of it, but the curse is very fierce and difficult to stop.Like a cold virus, even if you take care not to touch it, it's hard to tell if you've been infected. This may be his current state.I slept in Pole's bed, wondering if I would be the next victim after Andrew, who knows if the bed also has the same contagious function as shoes?

After all, according to my current guesses, to practice the curse, you must have a bed and shoes, both of which are indispensable. When Andrew touches Ball's shoe, he becomes a cursed person. I have slept with another spell, and the chances of surviving are slim. It's really confusing. Walking around anxiously in the room, I finally waited for the old man's call. It was rare that he didn't joke with me, and went straight into the group. "Xiao Ye, the situation on your side is not optimistic. I learned from my network that the German police are ready to close the case of Qiao Yu and Boer."

I frowned, "Are you sure?" "Well, sure." I sighed helplessly, and sure enough, things got more and more troublesome. The police all over the world have a default way to close the case, that is, they think that the case itself is beyond the police's ability. There are always some things in this world and others that are difficult to explain by existing science.After this kind of case is dismissed, it does not mean that it is completely ignored, but it is sealed up and waited for scientific progress to reverse the case. Just like the famous but inconspicuous building in the northeast industrial area of ​​Detroit, it is the freezer of the Institute of Cryonics, in which forty-seven patients have been frozen for decades, Wait for scientific progress to cure their diseases before thawing and resurrecting.

However, none of the 47 patients has been unfrozen so far, and there are usually very few cases of successful crimes in the sealed cases. The German police probably sensed something unusual from the deaths of Qiao Yu and Boer, and they simply got away. After a moment of silence, I said again: "About Qiao Yu, what did you investigate?" "I have sent the girl's information to your mailbox, go and see for yourself." Yang Junfei paused, and continued abnormally: "I'm afraid this matter is a bit weird, it's better for you to not interfere." "I've encountered a lot of weird things."

I pouted. "But in the process of investigating Qiao Yu, I always felt very uncomfortable and terrified. You know that I am very courageous and have encountered many terrible things, but..." "I know what you're worried about, but I'm afraid I have no way out." I interrupted him impatiently, "It doesn't matter that bastard Andrew is dead, but who knows how far the curse of shoes to bed will spread? If he dies, will I be the next one? Although I don't know, the curse will definitely Spreading like a cold virus, I have a hunch." The old man said helplessly: "Shall I tell Eldest Sister? It's better to have her protect you."

"No." I shook my head, the guardian girl Li Mengyue is not a panacea, this incident cannot be solved by force. "Take care, and call me if you need help. I'm busy." Seeing that it was useless to talk too much, Yang Junfei decisively cut off the phone. I stayed on the phone for a while, then turned on the computer, opened the mailbox, and carefully looked through the information about Qiao Yu. This girl is from Dongmu County. She returned to China half a month ago, but hurried back to school within a few days.It is said that when she walked out of the international airport, her face was pale, and she forgot all her luggage at the airport in a daze, and she didn't know why she was panicking.

Qiao Yu's family is considered a celebrity in Dongmu County. When she was young, her family was very poor, and her parents scavenged waste to survive. But when she was five years old, her father's brother became the director of the local land bureau. With this resource, she He tried to get government projects, and gradually became a real estate developer. In the end, he changed himself and climbed from the bottom of society to the richest man in Dongmu County. If you just want to evaluate it, you are a complete nouveau riche. If you are rich, you are rich, but your reputation is very bad.

During the week when Qiao Yu returned home from school in Germany, Yang Junfei clearly listed the people he might contact. I kept it in my mind while booking the ticket, and prepared to investigate immediately. As for the "shoes against the bed" rumor, I didn't find it in the local area, or even in the whole country, which made it difficult for me to determine the scope. Although it is said that there are shoes and a bed in the rumor, it seems that there are only two items as the main body, and it can clearly point out the possibility that the shoes and the bed are in the same place, but I always feel that there are still some necessary factors missing. Rubbing my temples, I stretched out on the sofa.The air ticket has been settled, and the plane at ten o'clock in the evening, I simply packed my luggage and prepared to go out. I don’t really worry about Andrew’s affairs, no reason, I really don’t care too much about his life or death, but when I close my eyes recently, I always see a blurred brilliance in front of the dark eyes . It was the phantom of Qiao Yu's horrible appearance before death and his claw-like hands firmly grasping my photo.She said that if she dies, the ghost will not let me go. This sentence has been echoing in my ears, endlessly. Some people say that human memory has an automatic purification function, which will gradually filter out bad memories and subconsciously render the good parts. For example, when everyone recalls their childhood, they will talk about it very funny. Even things that they felt extremely painful when they were young, such as being beaten up by a small group and humiliated by teachers in public, can also be told as jokes.Normal people are tolerant of memories, only the paranoid will force themselves to stay in hate and unpleasant things. I'm definitely not paranoid. Although you and I do have a little obsessive-compulsive disorder, we will never make trouble for ourselves, let alone scare ourselves. That is to say, the reason why Qiao Yu's words before his death are firmly imprinted in my mind, and the reason why I ran out for a walk without anything to do, is that there is something wrong with the words themselves? Or, in fact, I have been cursed by success since then? After driving the rental car to Berlin and returning it, I boarded a domestic flight. Dongmu County is at least 300 kilometers away from the nearest international airport, which means that getting off the plane is still a lot of trouble.With depression and tension, the ten-hour voyage insisted on not falling asleep.When he got off the plane, his footsteps were slow. Rent a buggy from the airport and set up the navigation.Then I drove it slowly to the high-speed and consolidated rest area, without taking off my shoes, and lay on the back seat of the car to supplement my sleep. Fortunately, I didn't dream of anything strange.When he woke up, he looked at his watch subconsciously. It was 5:11 in the morning on November 17th. I don't know when Qiao Yu was cursed, but it can be judged from Boer's words that she was cursed until she kidnapped us and then died, and eight days passed. For Andrew, yesterday should be the first day of the curse, and today is the second day, which means that there are still six days left for me to find out the answer, otherwise, the consequences will not be very interesting, and the dead fat man will raise his braids , and I will face two endings: one is that there is no fart, and I urgently need to dig out the fog hidden behind the "shoes to bed" story; . In a way, my luck has been bad, so I can't and can't bet on it. According to the navigation instructions, to get to Dongmu County, you have to go west and go deep into the mountains. The expressway cannot reach it, so you need to turn out and turn into the national highway halfway.The drive along the way went smoothly, and there was no danger during the period. I ran 200 kilometers at high speed in two hours. I found a place to have breakfast and confirmed the direction with the early boss before continuing. The first section of the national highway was not bad, but when the navigation showed that it was only 50 kilometers away from Dongmu County, the road ahead was blocked by construction works.I stopped the car and walked over to have a look. The road surface of the blocked road was badly broken, which should be caused by a landslide.Strange, there are still landslides in November, which is really weird! Fortunately, the traffic bureau put up a sign to mark the detour route. I took a picture of it with my mobile phone, followed the instructions and turned left into a very narrow rural road. I didn’t expect that it would be difficult to get out of this detour. There are no such trails on the GPS, leaving only a blank space, and the direction does not seem to be heading towards Dongmu County. I even changed my clothes and circled by myself. The 50-kilometer road should have been completed in an hour, but I wandered around from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. After being exhausted, I still couldn't find the right road. I didn’t encounter any vehicles or pedestrians along the way, and more than half of the fuel in the mailbox was consumed. This country road was winding and I didn’t know where it led. I shivered, took a deep breath, and my head was much clearer. The sun has already set into the mountain, and the surrounding light has become dim. Although I don't want to admit it, er, I can't refute it now, I am definitely lost and very lost. Squinting and looking at the navigation, it is only a few kilometers away from the national road leading to Dongmu County, why can't I always go around the right road?Moreover, after driving on the mountain road for almost nine hours, I didn't even meet a village, which is so strange and terrifying. The night swallowed up the light, and the darkness enveloped the world. The mountains were hidden in the deep darkness, and the narrow village road and the wide Boyou Road appeared on the right. "It's a national road!" I finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally got around!I thought I would run out of fuel on that road, and then wait for rescue at a loss. After driving on the national highway, I felt much better. The GPS beeped a few times, indicating that I had found the route again. I drove the car to the nearest gas station, filled it up, and had a dinner. After nearly eleven hours of tossing, my stomach was already rumbling.Quickly get enough food and clothing, this time I asked about the road conditions ahead, and then drove forward. At 8:45 p.m., less than ten kilometers away from Dongmu County, there should be no more problems! But who can really predict the things in the world.I was already galloping on the national highway with ease, but my good mood was completely broken soon after.The strange situation eroded the night bit by bit, making me at a loss what to do. Dongmu County is not well-known, and there are no special products. It is a very poor place.The reason why the national road is not bad is also because the road surface was damaged by the flood in the past few years, and the state specially allocated funds to rebuild it.There were very few vehicles coming and going along the way, and when we approached the county seat, even an unusual car was not seen. I put my hands on the steering wheel and drove forward at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Although I was seriously speeding, this two-way four-lane road was empty along the way. The road conditions, not to mention that I want to enter the county early, and the night is long, and I am very tired from getting lost all day today. Unexpectedly, on this straight road, there was something in the distance emitting the light of the headlights, which made the eyes very uncomfortable.I subconsciously lowered the speed of the car. After approaching the reflective object, I was so scared that the car almost crashed. I stepped on the brakes vigorously, and finally stopped completely in front of the object.Staring dryly, I suddenly felt a little creepy. On the spacious road, there was actually a red quilt that was as red as blood, reflecting the headlights, making it extremely dazzling and also extremely strange. I hesitated for a moment, then finally opened the car door and walked out. The icy air brushed against the skin, it was bitingly cold, and the wind blowing around had an unpleasant smell. With my back to the light, my shadow stretched very long, and the moment it was projected on the red quilt, it seemed that the surrounding air fluctuated slightly stand up. So late, who will spread such a good quilt on the road? Puzzled, I approached and observed carefully. The quilt looked very smooth and textured, and the pattern on the quilt cover was very old. It seemed that it did not belong to this era, but was a product of hundreds of years ago.I looked at those patterns carefully, but couldn't tell why.Being so knowledgeable, I couldn't tell what the pattern was sewn on! The quilt seemed soft and comfortable. I took out my phone and took a few pictures, hoping to find some time to look up the meaning of the patterns. Then I squatted down, trying to pick up the quilt with my hands to see what was hidden underneath.Although the quilt was laid flat, I always felt that there was something hidden inside. A heart palpitation. "Depend on!" When my hand touched the quilt cover, I let out a cry of surprise, and quickly retracted as if bitten by a snake. At that moment, my scalp was numb! The touch from the skin truly conveys the feeling of human skin.I took a few steps back and stared at the quilt on the road with horrified eyes. what happened?How warm is the quilt cover, and it looks like a real person's skin, elastic, warm, and full of moisture.This is really too difficult to understand! The red quilt was still lying quietly on the ground. I showed an expression as if I was facing a big enemy. After thinking about it, I turned around and went to the car to find a tool. I was going to use a wrench to push it away. When I returned to it again, I was stunned again. This time the quilt seems to have changed slightly.It is no longer a flat surface, but slightly raised in the center. Is there really something under the quilt?Obviously I already had this awareness, but I was taken aback by my own thoughts. I immediately took a few steps back, guarding against the unknown.But after waiting and waiting, the red quilt did not change at all. The atmosphere around me became more and more tense, and I don't know if it was because of fear or the coldness gradually seeped into my body. I couldn't stop trembling, and my lips trembled.Blinking, I wondered whether I should leave immediately, or figure out the obviously abnormal situation in front of me. While hesitating, the surrounding air fluctuated, like layers of water splashes, the bump in the quilt suddenly jumped, and then became huge. I opened my eyes wide, and suddenly found that the bulge seemed to be in the shape of a person, as if someone was lying in the quilt, sleeping comfortably. As if by magic, how could someone suddenly appear on the quilt that was empty just now? My thoughts were in a mess, I held back my sense of fear, gritted my teeth, plunged the wrench in my hand into the quilt, and then lifted it hard... The quilt flew up lightly, drawing an arc in the air like catkins, and then fell on the road like it was made of paper.I looked fiercely at the place it used to cover, and the ground on the road was empty, except for the dark road, there was nothing. There are no holes and no debris, everything is very ordinary, but it is this ordinary that makes the situation even more bizarre.The first time I turned my eyes to the quilt, I was shocked again when I saw it, and my hands and feet were almost limp. I saw that the road not far away was covered by the fallen quilt, and it was smooth and stable. There was nothing underneath!The quilt cover is still red, but the silk-like material is missing! In sight, where is the comfortable red quilt, there is only a miserable red paper cup left on the ground, more than 50 centimeters wide and one meter long, which is completely bought by the family to burn when someone dies offerings. I stood there for a long time in horror, and it took me a long time to recover. I didn't dare to pay any more attention to it. I got in the car and stepped on the accelerator, and galloped away along the way. Behind him, the red quilt was still lying quietly on the ground.I don't know how long it took, it was blown by the wind, flew lightly into the sky, and followed me in the direction I left...