Chapter 23 Chapter 21 Nightmare Revisited

Stefanie's wedding photography is one of the best photo studios in Jiangjing, and the business is always bursting. Only on non-weekend working days, the photo studio will not make customers feel cramped.Cen Shanshan deliberately rescheduled the rest until Tuesday, hoping that the whole filming process would be easy and smooth, without the feeling of being on the front line and under fire. Contrary to expectations, there are still so many people. In the lounge, at a glance, the bride and groom who have finished their makeup look like white mountains and black water, or white swans and black crows.Nowadays, when people get married and divorce, they don't care about quality, only quantity. That's why the business of wedding photography is so good.A nurse who works with Cen Shanshan is in her early thirties and has already taken three wedding photos.

Thinking of this, Cen Shanshan subconsciously looked at her fiancé, who was staring straight at a TV in the lounge, a rebroadcast of a World Cup match.She seems to be able to see the future life: another football game is on the TV, her husband's eyes are still so straight, the only difference is that the buttocks have moved from the awkward artificial leather chair in the photo studio to the sofa at home .Somewhat frustrated, she ended her appreciation of her husband and began to look at the brides around her.They are probably similar to themselves, devoting themselves to getting married, and their thick powder makeup can't hide their haggardness.Of course, on the surface, after putting on makeup and hair (or wearing a wig), the brides are all close to beautiful, but her keen observation skills as a nurse can still see the difference in beauty .She was quite satisfied, she was at least an upper-middle class among this group of false swans, powder makeup and rouge added three-dimensionality to her slightly flat face, making her look more elegant and bright.

What she admires the most is those girls who are naturally elegant and bright without makeup. In nursing schools and hospitals, there are always a few outstanding ones. However, there still seems to be a lack of stars in this swan farm today. Probably those outstanding ones are doing it. The mistress... Not necessarily, there is one there, who looks younger than most swans, with short hair, beautiful legs, and no makeup yet, but has already attracted the irresistible gaze of countless grooms-to-be; It seems to be looking for someone, and it seems to be lost in the boundless Swan Lake.Even with the lost expression on her face, she still has a dusty aura, which makes the group of brides who are fully armed to every hair look gaudy.

Suddenly, Cen Shanshan felt that this girl had a feeling of deja vu, although she was sure she had never seen her before. Cen Shanshan never expected that the tall girl walked straight in front of her after talking with an usher for a few words.Thankfully, the husband-to-be is still glued to the mindless ball on TV. "Excuse me, are you Cen Shanshan?" The feeling of déjà vu grew stronger, and for some reason, Cen Shanshan became a little vigilant. "I am. Who are you?" The girl looked around and looked more vigilant than Cen Shanshan. She moved closer, as if she wanted to lower her voice, but the three TVs in the lounge were showing their power at the same time, and one of them was showing Eason Chan's concert, so She can speak in a normal volume: "My name is Na Lan, I am a student of Jiang University..."

Cen Shanshan felt a little more balanced, youthful and invincible, tired of fighting against college students, this competition hadn't even started, so she should admit defeat. "I have a few small questions, I would like to trouble you to ask them, it won't take too much time... I will definitely not interrupt when it is your turn to take pictures." Cen Shanshan just finished shooting a set of traditional costumes, and knowing that the next round of white wedding photos will have to wait at least half an hour, she nodded and said, "What's the problem?" It's not that she has never encountered similar situations. In the park near the hospital, strangers would come to greet her, often the family members of the patients, to ask her about the condition and how to communicate with the doctor in charge.

"About three or four years ago, you were a family nurse for a person named Qin Huai, temporarily taking care of a girl with a mental disorder, and you were injured because of it..." "Are you a policeman?" Cen Shanshan became vigilant again, her thinly drawn eyebrows almost gathered into a long line. "No, I'm really just a student." "Then why did you ask about that?" Cen Shanshan moved restlessly on the chair. "A friend of mine, a girl, passed away not long ago. I think her death..." "Ning Yuxin?" Nalan was dumb, nodded silently, and stared at Cen Shanshan in a daze: How did she know that I was going to ask Ning Yuxin?

A look of relief appeared on Cen Shanshan's face: "Do you think her death is related to what we saw that night? It is related to the case where several dead bodies were found?" "Five corpses." "Yes, five corpses." Cen Shanshan took a deep breath and blinked fiercely, as if trying to drive away the ghosts in front of her eyes. "It just so happens that you're here, and I'm feeling guilty... About two weeks... It should be at least three weeks. Three weeks ago, Ning Yuxin came to me and wanted to ask me a few questions." "What's the problem?" Nalan thought, Ning Yuxin was indeed investigating the case of the five corpses.

"What question do you want to ask me?" Nalan said: "I want to know, what exactly did you see that night? Did you really see five people fishing in a small boat?" "She asked the same question!" Cen Shanshan was even more surprised, "I told her everything, but within two weeks, I read in the newspaper that something happened to her...here Before, there were some gossip about her and Qin Huai in the tabloids, at that time, I pointed to the photos of the two of them and told my little sisters that I knew both of them!" "So you feel uneasy now, thinking that Ning Yuxin's death has something to do with what she asked you to ask?"

Cen Shanshan's body twisted again, she didn't know if it was because she was uncomfortable being strangled by the wedding dress, or if she was really uneasy.She nodded and said, "But I can't think of any relationship between the two. Maybe it's just my imagination." Nalan said: "So I want you to tell me again, what happened that night, maybe I can find some clues." "But, will that, after I tell you, you will also be in danger?" Very logical inference.Nalan shook her head and said, "Just knowing these things is not dangerous in itself. You...you and your friend have been safe for several years."

Cen Shanshan nodded and said: "That's true... However, we are still quite shocked. Up to now, I often have nightmares. It is difficult for ordinary people to understand. On such a night, the pain of being grabbed by the throat by a pair of pale hands Feeling... broken." Nalan thought to herself, she is also the same person who collapsed in Tianya.But she didn't say much, she just looked at Cen Shanshan expectantly.Cen Shanshan said, "To answer your question directly, we actually saw a small boat on the lake, and there were five people in the small boat." "Wearing a coir raincoat?"

"At least a raincoat. I remember it well when there was a thunderstorm that night." Nalan thought, that thunderstorm must also often appear in nightmares.She asked again: "However, there was a thunderstorm that night and the sky was dark. How could you see how many people were on the boat? And how could you see what clothes they were wearing?" There are problems from time to time. Cen Shanshan smiled secretly: "You are so smart. With the naked eye, of course we can't see clearly." Nalan said: "I don't understand." It seems that I am not smart enough. "We used high-powered binoculars and night-vision binoculars." Cen Shanshan saw Nalan's surprised expression, and explained, "It was in Qinhuai's house. At that time, his house was full of ruins inside and out." It seems that there are only two binoculars, which are really treasures. The high-power binoculars seem to be Leica brand. I can’t remember the brand of the night vision binoculars. I can really see people in the dark, but they are not very clear. At that time , I hold the night vision goggles, my friend Zhang Na uses high power binoculars, in my night vision goggles, I can see five people, definitely five people; Zhang Na's high power binoculars, when lightning strikes, she also I saw clearly that there were five people, all wearing raincoats." "Are they fishing?" Cen Shanshan shook her head: "I can't see clearly... There are bigger things on the boat, because I can see their movements, as if they are dragging something." "So they weren't fishing." "I really can't see clearly. If there is a fishing rod, it is impossible to see it clearly with night vision binoculars from such a distance." Nalan thought about it and said, "Five corpses surfaced one after another later, do you think it has something to do with the so-called Yishuiyanyu curse?" "Of course I will. At that time, I was really scared to death." Cen Shanshan was short of breath, "Every night, I have to chat with Zhang Na until I am exhausted, because even if we have a little energy, we will be exhausted. Horrible thoughts scare." "Have you ever spoken to the police?" "Of course there was... At that time, corpses surfaced every few days, and when Jiangjing was full of storms, I took the initiative to call them, and they also sent a small policeman to take records. However, I don't Knowing how useful they would find these things." "But you must have talked to Qin Huai too?" "Of course. That night, after his sister pinched me to the point of shock, I told him on the way he took me to the hospital. I also said, why are you so evil, just read the paragraph he wrote What about the story of the dragon in the phoenix, the legend of the misty rain curse, I saw five people in raincoats on the lake." "What did he say?" Nalan was really curious. "He said, this is obviously a fabricated story, how can it be taken seriously." Na Lan thought, at least, Qin Huai now speaks the same words as he did three years ago.Moreover, this "Introduction One" seems to have been written a few years ago, and Qin Huai's "shocking new work" seems to be one of the most difficult works in history! "Qin Huai's younger sister hurt you, but you don't seem to have much opinion on them, it's really generous." Cen Shanshan smiled: "It's okay. After all, she didn't hurt her muscles, bones or organs. Besides, that girl is a mental patient. As a nursing student, I still need to be self-restraining. As for Qin Huai... You must have seen him before, he is very handsome and masculine, very gentle and considerate, you can see how good he is to her sister, it is not easy to be angry with him." She subconsciously glanced at the neighboring table The bridegroom-to-be, his tenderness and thoughtfulness were all shown on the TV. "Then you must have seen his wife too?" "Kuang Yihui, it seems to be the ex-wife, or the dead wife? Anyway, I have been missing for so many years, so there is no luck. It's a pity, the two of them are really talented and beautiful. couple." Nalan suddenly saw a trace of hesitation in Cen Shanshan's eyes, so she said, "It seems that they are really different." "In some ways, it's really weird." Cen Shanshan accepted Na Lan's persuasive temptation. "Oh?" "For example, they often go out together at night in a secretive way. That's why they asked me to take care of Qin Huai's younger sister. But every time they come back, they're all drenched as if they just took a shower." Nalan probably knew what they were going to do. Two arms raised at the same time on the lake appeared in her mind, drawing two parallel arcs, entering the water, and her flippers made splashes of love... But she couldn't imagine why they To swim in the dark, and even find someone to take care of Qin Huai's younger sister, just to swim side by side?Can't explain. At this time, a receptionist from the photo studio came over and asked Cen Shanshan and the groom to take a photo of a set of white wedding dresses. Nalan felt that Cen Shanshan had contributed a lot, so she thanked her and said she would not bother her anymore.The groom-to-be discovered that his fiancée had been chatting with a super beautiful woman, looked at Nalan suspiciously, and followed the receptionist away.Cen Shanshan bid farewell to Nalan, followed the bridegroom-to-be quickly, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something, turned to Nalan and said, "The Curse of Misty Rain, although the stories in Qin Huai's novels are made up, you can't. Believe it or not.” Nalan was startled: "Why?" "Actually... my family has lived by Zhaoyang Lake for several generations, so I know that this legend, such as treasures, fishing, etc., has actually existed for a long time. It's just that he wrote it vividly, and we were fascinated by it at the time. There will be such a big reaction. Qin Huai's family has an ancient book, written in classical Chinese, which seems to be a notebook novel from the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty. There is a bookmark in the page." For some reason, Nalan felt that Cen Shanshan hadn't left yet, so she asked, "You seem to have something important to tell me?" "Maybe one thing you already know... Kwong Yihui disappeared less than a week after the five corpses appeared." The surprise came so violently that Nalan had nowhere to dodge.Obviously, he was not a natural detective, so he didn't ask when Kuang Yihui disappeared. Obviously, the case of Kuang Yihui's disappearance and the case of the five corpses are likely to be intertwined. Nalan thanked her again, Cen Shanshan turned her head and walked a few steps, then turned her head and said, "There is something I can't help but want to tell you." OK, new information again. "You and her, Kuang Yihui, it seems." The man watched Nalan walk out of the photo studio, and sighed again in his heart.Did she lose some of her charm after cutting off her long hair?Not to mention, in fact, after getting used to it, she looks even more outstanding.What is she doing in there?Ready to get married?Of course not, Na Lan is still in the life of "running away" and doesn't even have a decent love partner. Maybe, the situation will suddenly change, there will be a flash marriage, who knows. It is certain that when she entered the photo studio, she must be looking for someone and getting some news.It seems that she still maintains the desire to explore.To describe her like "curiosity killed the cat" is a bit too profane, but it's true.She was doing things she shouldn't be doing, doing things that pushed herself to death. See, her biggest problem now is enjoying the illusion of security.After disguising herself, going south and north, she must be sure that no one will follow her.