Chapter 43 Dark Shadow
Chapter 43 Dark Shadow
Bai Yanliang certainly knew that there was something wrong with Yanren's death.
There had never been any errors or omissions in his memory, but on that day, there was not even a single image in his mind, as if... his memory had been abruptly pulled away.
Since Feng Xiuxue knows about Bai Yanren's death, it means that she has already investigated what happened that year. Her sister disappeared, and the time of disappearance was almost exactly the same as the time of Yanren's accident.
Bai Yanliang's first consideration was how credible her words were.
After a moment, he came to a conclusion.
Feng Xiuxue had no need to deceive herself.
She probably wanted to get some information from him, but unfortunately, Bai Yanliang knew less than she did. After all, he had stayed in a mental hospital for ten years and was unable to do any investigation at all.
Silence fell between the two.
Outside the window, there is a lot of traffic and crowds of people.
In this world, everyone has a secret, but the difference is more or less, big or small.
The two deliberately avoided some sensitive questions, such as how they entered the fog.
Bai Yanliang guessed that maybe Feng Xiuxue also had a key, her sister's key.
Fog is not a good place to be, it can kill people at any time.
But... they are already inside it, and there is no possibility of escaping.
Maybe Bai Yanren and Feng Yiru were like this back then.
The cafe was silent, with only the faint sound coming from the TV hanging on the wall.
"...The criminal suspect Hao Bowen committed suicide in the Jiangbei Branch Detention Center in the early hours of last night. Why would a young boy embark on the path of murder and crime? The lack of education is gradually leading to disastrous consequences..."
Bai Yanliang suddenly raised his head, and when Feng Xiuxue thought he was going to say something, she saw that his eyes were watching the TV without blinking.
Feng Xiuxue followed his gaze and her expression gradually changed.
Although the TV screen was mosaic, the dazzling scarlet color was still shocking.
But what really made Feng Xiuxue's expression change was not this, but... She could see a twisted black shadow leaving the body and walking out of the screen!
She stood up suddenly, and the sound of tables and chairs colliding was extremely noisy in the quiet cafe.
"It's them!"
Feng Xiuxue's voice suddenly became sharp, but she obviously didn't realize this. In other words, she was so confused when she saw that scene that she had no idea to think about anything else.
As a result, people taking a lunch break or chatting quietly in the coffee shop turned their attention to her, but when they saw Feng Xiuxue, their expressions became more and more strange, ranging from frowning and dissatisfied to doubtful and suspicious, to... excitement. surprise.
"Like the wind?"
"Is that Feng Yiru?"
"It's really her! Why is she here?"
Feng Xiuxue's sudden loss of temper put herself in crisis. Fortunately, Bai Yanliang did not have the ability to become confused.
He decisively picked up Feng Xiuxue, who was still staring at the TV in a daze, left a few pieces of cash, and left quickly.
Maybe Bai Yanliang moved too fast, maybe the people in the cafe couldn't believe their eyes, but by the time everyone came to their senses, Feng Xiuxue had already been taken away by a strange man.
They were very sure that the boy was definitely not a famous figure, let alone a star.
Wait...why does Feng Xiuxue appear here, dating an unknown guy?
Gossip spreads fast, especially gossip about popular actresses.
Fortunately, Bai Yanliang is not very good at surfing the Internet, otherwise he would not look very good now.
……
On a street bench. Bai Yanliang frowned slightly and looked at a scratch on his arm.
He didn't expect that after Feng Xiuxue came back to her senses, the first thing she did was to scratch him, and the reason was that he held her hand?
"Did you also see the black shadow on the screen?" Bai Yanliang looked at Feng Xiuxue, who lowered her head and covered herself up. Now she knew that she was a public figure.
Feng Xiuxue nodded, fidgeting on the bench on the street as if she were a thief.
"There are so many beautiful girls nowadays, no one will pay much attention to you. The more you look like this, the more noticeable you will be."
Bai Yanliang swore that he was telling the truth, but the way Feng Xiuxue looked at him suddenly became very unfriendly.
But after what he said, Feng Xiuxue finally became more normal.
"That twisted black shadow should only be visible to us..." Feng Xiuxue said softly.
us?
Bai Yanliang thought about what she meant.
The only thing the two have in common and different from others is the fog, that is to say, only the people in the fog can see it.
In other words, although they did not notice it, have they been changed in any way by Wuji...
That black thing obviously couldn't be a normal creature.
The TV station's picture must have been reviewed before it was broadcast, but no one could see it. They only thought it was a normal picture.
And listening to Feng Xiuxue's meaning, it seems that she has seen this kind of thing more than once?
Bai Yanliang's inquiring eyes were not concealed, and Feng Xiuxue quickly understood what he meant.
"...After my sister disappeared, I once entered her room. Once...I accidentally saw something like this...getting into her mirror."
"And...Li Mu and the others also mentioned that they occasionally see things like this in reality."
Is this so...
Bai Yanliang touched his chin, thoughtfully.
What exactly is this thing?
ghost?
No...if they were really the kind of ghosts in the fog, the order of this world would have collapsed long ago.
Then what kind of existence are they...?
Bai Yanliang's eyes are getting brighter and brighter. Although he is currently unable to determine what the black shadow is, he is certain that this thing must have some connection with Yanren's incident ten years ago!
Too similar, too many coincidences.
Bai Yanliang does not believe in coincidences. In his view, all coincidences in the world are inevitable under the influence of some unknown factors.
What he has to do now is to find the causes of these coincidences.
Thinking of this, Bai Yanliang was about to stand up and leave.
But as soon as he stood up, Feng Xiuxue quickly followed him and stood up from the bench.
"I'm leaving." Bai Yanliang looked at her calmly.
"I know." Feng Xiuxue adjusted her huge sunglasses, seeming to think that this was not safe, and quickly lowered her head.
"Why are you following me?"
"Who is following you?" Feng Xiuxue looked left and right while hiding most of her body behind Bai Yanliang.
"I went to investigate the case." Bai Yanliang looked at her speechlessly and told her true purpose.
"Me too." Feng Xiuxue looked at Bai Yanliang and said seriously, "Similar things have appeared in my sister's room. They must be related to my sister's disappearance."
"Yes..."
Bai Yanliang suddenly stopped. He suddenly realized that he could not refute Feng Xiuxue's words, because the other party's purpose seemed to be similar to his.
(End of chapter)