Chapter 303: The Clock Rings at Zero
Space, a form of objective existence of matter, belongs to the theory of latitude, belongs to the scientific meaning of the appellation, space, intangible matter, broadly refers to the area of the world where everything exists, touches or is seen.
Human beings and other creatures' understanding and perception of space mainly come from their own five senses, especially the visual and tactile senses are the most obvious, through what they see in their eyes, through physical contact, people can know where they are, and perceive the existence of space, but in fact, space is not as simple as imagined, sometimes the space you perceive and contact will change from time to time, strictly speaking space can not be explained, at least with the existing ability of human beings can not be reasonably explained, this is a real and vague latitude substance.
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Chie and Akiko leave the video shop.
After waiting for a long time for the store manager to come back, and it was getting dark, the two had to leave with the videotapes of their choice, and of course, before leaving, Akiko still left the rental fee at the cash register of the store according to the previous market price.
After Chie and Akiko left, the store was completely empty, still as empty and silent as before the two entered, and the inconspicuous video store on the edge of the street still didn't attract the attention of anyone passing by, but only a few minutes after the two high school girls left, before they knew it, an unimaginable situation happened.
As the minutes ticked by, as the sky gradually darkened, if you look at it from a distance...... I saw that this video store actually had a faint sense of blur, and in the field of vision, the store began to blur more and more, began to loom, and even became more and more unclear, until a minute later...... With a hazy shaking that resembles ripples of running water, the video shop disappears, inexplicably disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Gone, without a trace, leaving only an empty street corner, it seemed so natural, as if this was the way it was, and the abruptness of missing a storefront on the edge of the street never appeared, the only thing left was a few yen left on the ground after the store disappeared, and a few rental fees left by the high school girls when they left.
What's even more bizarre is that no one in the vicinity pays attention to this place, let alone a glance, as if the video store never existed, as if it had never existed, as if it had been just a corner open space from beginning to end......
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Time passes, the sun sets, when the sun completely disappears over the horizon, night falls, and the oppressive day for most busy Japanese people passes again, company employees are temporarily relieved from their work, street vendors are temporarily put down from accounting calculations, even public officials are temporarily relieved from the professional smiles that sustain the day, people show tired faces, people flee from work, escape from study, return home, yes, the oppressive society overwhelms people, But the cruel reality makes them have to endure in silence, perhaps......
Perhaps, at this time, only those students who have not yet stepped into the society and have not experienced the bitterness of society can obtain real freedom and happiness during the holidays, even if this freedom and happiness are still temporary.
Bite!
"Here, cheers!"
"Cheers!"
Goo, goo......
At night, in a private house, this is neither big nor small living room, the living room is brightly lit, on the tatami mats, Chie and Mingzi congratulate each other, congratulations on the end of the exam, congratulations on the advent of the summer vacation, this is indeed worth congratulating, to be able to free from the pressure of the exam is a gratifying thing for every high school student, at present, the two are kneeling in front of a short-legged table, and the table is placed with the two of them cooking with a variety of ingredients, although it is not too rich, but it is also a complete variety, At least one of them is the fish roll sushi that the two of them love together.
The two people who touched the cup drank all the beer in the cup, and immediately picked up the chopsticks to eat, Mingzi ate very happily, her personality has always been very aggressive, she is in a good mood today, although the opposite Qianhui is not as exaggerated as her friend, but it can still be seen from her smile that Qianhui is also in a good mood, similar to Mingzi, the two-month summer vacation freedom gave this girl a good appetite.
The two chatted at the dinner table, occasionally talking about some private topics of girls, during which everything was normal, nothing happened, and the sound insulation of the house was better, so there was no need to worry about disturbing the next-door neighbor.
After five flavors, three rounds of wine, after dinner, the time has entered the middle of the night around 22 o'clock, the night began to be silent, most of the nearby residents have turned off the lights to sleep, only Qianhui and Mingzi did not have the slightest intention of going back to the bedroom to rest, roughly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, knowing that the two who do not have to get up early to go to school tomorrow did not wash back to the room as usual, but still sat in the living room chatting with great interest, chatted for a while, his eyes turned, and the somewhat drunk Mingzi saw two things from the opposite cabinet, not others, It was the same tape that the two rented in the afternoon when they passed by a somewhat odd unmanned video store.
Leaving aside the quirky video store for the time being, these two tapes are nothing special, they are nothing more than movie videos, one of which has a cover for Chie's chosen comedy, and the other without a cover is Akiko brought out of the store out of curiosity.
"By the way, the tape we rented during the day."
Sure enough, as soon as I saw the videotape, Akiko, who had even forgotten about it during the meal, immediately got up from the sofa with a pat on the head, and then walked to the cabinet and took the two videotapes in his hand, seeing his friend like this, Qianhui inevitably remembered the incident, at the same time, because one of the two videotapes had neither a cover nor knew the content, driven by curiosity, Akiko naturally took the lead in giving up the comedy, and instead took this black video to the TV and leaned over to start the home player, during the operation, Akiko didn't forget to look back at Qianhui and smiled mysteriously: "Wasn't we all curious about what this video was about?" I think the answer will be revealed soon. β
Akiko's intentions are obvious, because he has long decided to stay up late tonight to watch a movie, Akiko will not give up his original plan after dinner, coupled with his inner curiosity, it is natural to be the first to play the black videotape, but ......
For some reason, when I saw this black tape again, Qianhui, who was in a good mood before, was inexplicably tightened.
There is no reason, there is no reason, just like when I saw this tape for the first time in the afternoon at that unmanned video store, that indescribable sense of unease swept through my body again, and at this moment, looking ahead, looking at Akiko who was about to put the black video tape into the player, the sense of unease became more and more intense, and Chie's drunkenness disappeared in an instant, replaced by nervousness.
A nervous tension for no apparent reason!
"Akiko!"
Inexplicably, at the moment when Akiko was about to push the videotape into the player, Chie frowned slightly, instinctively stopping the other party.
"Huh? What's wrong? β
Akiko, who was called so abruptly by her friend and wanted to see the content of the video as soon as possible, froze slightly, and looked back at the other party with a puzzled expression while asking, seeing that Qianhui's face was a little strange, although Akiko didn't know so, but for a moment she grinned as if she suddenly understood something: "Haha, I understand, Qianhui, are you worried that this is a horror movie?" What if it's a horror movie? Chie, you can't be so daring, right? I remember you weren't like that before. β
"I ......"
As I said before, because this feeling of uneasiness came for no reason, even Chie herself couldn't explain it, and in the face of Mingzi's ridicule, Chie could only shake her head in embarrassment and replied: "No, it's nothing, maybe I'm nervous." β
"Hey, don't make excuses, I think you're just too timid to watch a horror movie, let's not talk about what this video is about, even if it's a horror movie, I'm sure I'll watch it, but to be honest, I'm really curious about what this thing is about, let's watch this first, it's not too late to watch the comedy you chose later."
Seeing that Chie couldn't answer, she shrugged her shoulders, and Akiko continued her actions after casually laughing at the other party, turned on the TV, pressed the start button to turn on the player, and was operated by the short-haired girl, and soon, the black videotape, which had neither a cover nor any logo, was pushed into the player socket.
Knock.
Hula, hula......
As the cassette is put in,As the body makes a low running sound,The player starts to work,Out of curiosity,Akiko did not return to the sofa after the operation was completed but knelt directly in front of the TV,Seeing his friend like this,Xu is affected,Chie couldn't help but get up from the sofa and slowly walked to Akiko's side,For a while, the two girls sat in front of the TV like this,Both eyes turned to the TV screen,The player below slowly read the cassetteγ
ε²,ε²ε²ε²......
At this moment, in addition to the continuous sound of the TV full of snowflakes, the atmosphere in the room was quiet for a while, Akiko did not speak, Qianhui did not speak, and the two of them stared at the TV screen in front of them with a distance of only one meter, Akiko is very ordinary, during the waiting period, she has nothing but anticipation and curiosity, but Qianhui's face on the side has always maintained a little complexity, as the TV noise continues to resound, as the screen snowflakes swing one after another, the tall girl's face is becoming more and more solemn, and her brows are slightly furrowed.
Subconsciously looked back at the window, and saw that the outside world was pitch black, the sky was starry, and the waning moon loomed in the clouds, biting his lip, his eyes shifted, looking up at the wall clock, and found that the time had unconsciously come to the middle of the night, and after observing the surroundings, confirming that there was no abnormality, Chie turned her eyes back to the TV, however, what she and Akiko didn't know was ...... Although the environment was the same, although everything was normal, but during this seemingly short waiting period, during the silence, the atmosphere in the room gradually changed slightly, a subtle change that would not be noticed by anyone at all.
Next, the situation that made the two people waiting in front of the TV to play more and more puzzled happened......
Although we all know that the player will read the videotape for a period of time at first, and the TV used to show it will inevitably maintain snowflakes and noise for a period of time, however, after a few minutes, the TV in front of me is still full of snowflakes, still the original snowflakes and resounding noises all over the screen.
ε², ε², ε²ε²ε²......
"Huh?"
Akiko and Qianhui gradually became suspicious, there is a reason for this, obviously, after inserting the cassette, under normal circumstances, the player will play the video after reading a maximum of dozens of seconds, but, several years have passed, why is the TV still in front of me still being a snowflake noise? Is there a problem with the TV or a faulty player? Or is it the videotape itself? Could it be that this tape is really a damaged waste tape that cannot be played?
Yes, I haven't seen the image after waiting for a long time, whether it's Mingzi or Qianhui, the above guesses came to the mind of the second daughter for the first time, and finally both thought that this black videotape without a cover was a damaged and waste tape, otherwise how could the image not be released in a few minutes of reading time? Unless the player is broken, of course this is impossible, in this case, then the only explanation is that the tape itself is faulty, and it is a waste tape that cannot be played.
Finally, after confirming that there was no image on the TV screen for a long time, and using the remote control to debug it a few times to no avail, Akiko first showed a disappointed expression, and then sighed while muttering to Qianhui beside him: "Hey, it seems that you guessed it right before, this thing is really bad." β
Let's not talk about how disappointed and unwilling Mingzi was, when the video couldn't be played, Qianhui, who was already struggling in her heart, took a long breath, so that she was a little glad that the tape couldn't be played, which was as indescribable and inexplicable as that inexplicable uneasiness.
Correct......
As the saying goes, accidents often happen suddenly.
While! While! While......
Just when Akiko saw that the playback was fruitless and was about to reach out and take out the videotape, just when Chie was at ease for a while, suddenly, the wall clock emitted a series of loud chimes, the sound was so clear and harsh, in addition to instantly breaking the silence of the room, it also startled the two girls who were engrossed, following the sound, the two girls instinctively looked at the clock, and with the help of the living room light, they saw that the hour and minute in the clock were exactly at midnight.
At midnight, as the bell rang, time finally moved from late night to midnight.
Woola!
ε²ε²ε²...... Rakla......
But at this moment, before the two women could withdraw their eyes from the clock, as soon as the bell disappeared, the TV in front of them, which was originally full of noise and snowflakes, also changed slightly in a sudden way.
The reason why it will be described a little is because the TV has not changed much, it is nothing more than a change from a continuous sound to another intermittent noise, having said that, this change still inevitably attracted the attention of the two, very simply, because this intermittent sound is exactly the unique sign that will appear before the TV is about to broadcast the video!
Sure enough, as soon as they noticed the change in sound, the two women immediately refocused their eyes on the TV screen, as expected, with the intermittent sound of stabbing, I saw that the screen that was originally full of snowflakes gradually appeared after a shake, at this moment, I thought it was a waste tape and was going to take it out Akiko suddenly looked happy, and the outstretched hand went straight back, obviously, being able to play the picture undoubtedly means that the videotape is not broken, and the short-haired girl is happy that the videotape can still be played normally, out of curiosity, Without much thought, she focused on the screen and began to wait.
Some people are happy and some are worried, if the explanation is just curious, then, when the bell rings and the TV screen also plays the picture, Chie's newly relaxed heart is lifted again, there is still no reason, there is still no explanation, and when the image appears on the screen, she even inexplicably has an urge to reach out and turn off the TV.
It's a pity that she can't do this, after all, this feeling has no reason and no reason, not to mention that once she does it, she will inevitably be ridiculed by Akiko, not to mention......
To be honest, she herself was curious about what the video was all about.
Eventually, with some self-comfort in her mind, she bit her lip and forcibly suppressed her uneasiness, and Chie followed Akiko's example of casting her gaze on the TV screen, she wanted to see what was in the tape that had disturbed her for so long.
It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, although the two people who are curious have stared at the TV screen for a long time, and the picture image does appear on the TV screen, but the strange thing is that the image is not very clear, not clear, very unclear, Rao is the videotape is running normally, but there are still large snowflakes on the screen, and the field of vision can only faintly see some black and white intersecting blurred pictures from the snowflakes, and I can't see what the video scene is, I can only guess that this should be a forest by observing the outline of the image, a forest that I don't know where it is.
ε²ε²,ε²ε²...... ε²ε²ε²......
Seeing this, both Akiko and Chie inevitably had a lot of question marks in their minds, fortunately, the blurred picture didn't last long, as time passed minute by minute, gradually, the two women who were curious and patient gradually found that the original blurry picture in the screen began to become clear, the picture was clear, and the noise in the ears gradually disappeared, and the speed was very fast, and the screen that was originally full of snowflakes in just a few seconds had been transformed into a clear scene, and it was only at this time that the two finally saw the screen image clearly.
It's not much different from the initial guess,Look closely,I saw that the video scene is indeed a forest,A dim forest full of dead branches and leaves,The reason why it is described as dim comes from the fact that the sky above is gray, resulting in some lack of light in the whole scene,It seems that the time in the video should be in the evening,Of course,These are all important,Although the video has been clear since it was clear, what catches your eye is a dim forest that is not much different from the guess,But there are also different places,For example......
For example, after the picture is clear, there is still a well in the center of the video, a well, a well that is ordinary no matter how you look at it.
There is a well in the woods, and at this moment, it is in the middle of the woods, in the center of the whole picture.