When the nightmare does not wake up, the dream becomes a reality. ”

I repeated this phrase over and over again in my head, but I couldn't remember who had said it to me. And it doesn't seem like the first time I've said it.

When I opened my eyes, the rapid breathing carried the whole bed, and the world in front of me shook.

The bright ceiling, the familiar chandeliers, the cupboards at the bedside and the wallpaper stained with wine, everything in front of me is the picture I am most familiar with, it is the place where I have woken up from my sleep countless times, my bedroom.

"What's wrong, nightmare?" and Mina's warm and soft voice.

Her little hand wrapped around my arm, and her head rubbed slowly on it, "Obedient, don't be afraid, you've woken up, everything is fine......"

Although there is sleepiness in his voice, he is also very gentle.

"This ...... What's going on? I looked at her, looked around again, and as my breathing steady, the world stopped shaking.

Mina didn't say anything more, and I didn't continue to ask.

Although I knew that all this was fake, I still wanted to enjoy this rare memory for a short time.

But if it's a hallucination, if it's a dream, is it too long? Is it too real? Why did I wait like this for half an hour, and still didn't show any signs of waking up?

When I say half an hour, I really mean half an hour.

I slowly counted 1,800 numbers in my mind.

"Hey, if you really can't sleep, make me something to eat, I'm hungry......" Mina rolled over and turned her face to the other side.

I immediately flipped over and pulled her shoulders and turned her face to me again, "Talk to me." ”

She opened her eyes in a daze and looked at me curiously, "What did you say?" With his back to you, can't he speak? ”

"You're Mina?"

"Or else? Ay? Suddenly, Mina's eyes widened, and she rolled over and sat up from the bed, "Zole, tell me clearly, what do you mean by this question?" Who are you and I? Who else have you slept in the same bed with, and would you admit your mistake? ”

I also got up, met her angry eyes, and stretched out my hand a little bit, touching her cheek, but the woman slapped her hand hard, and I actually felt the pain.

I looked at my hands and didn't say a word for a long time.

She was even more anxious, "You're not kidding me, are you?" Zora! ”

"Huh?"

"Who do you think I'm for??"

"Mina ......"

"Liar, you, you just said that you leaked your mouth! I'm telling you, it's not over! Get your phone! ”

"Cell phone?"

"Pretend to be stupid!"

She nudged me and pulled out her phone from my pillow.

It was my phone a few months ago, and the screensaver was still a picture of Mina eating cake, and she skillfully unlocked it, flipped through my WeChat, text messages, and all kinds of social things that could transmit information.

I got out of bed.

"Hey, why are you going?"

"Go cook ......"

"Don't want to run! Don't try to change the subject! I'm almost looking for proof! ”

"Well, you're looking for ...... slowly"

I said I was cooking, but I went to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and looked at myself carefully in the mirror. There was no hint of a dream, and I had noticed that everything in this world was colored. Ordinary people's dreams should be black and white, right?

But if it wasn't a dream, why do I remember the previous events so clearly?

I'm supposed to be on the boat, I'm making a beeline for Cedric's snare. In order to find the quiet night, go to Ugin Island. But on the strange ship to Ugin Island, Zuo Yuan arranged a few innocent ordinary people, whose lives formed a certain connection with the ship, and the voyage of the ship would take their lives.

That's right, that's what just happened, right?

"Hey, who's she?" Mina took her phone and went to the bathroom, where she was greeted with a woman's avatar.

"Chen Sen."

"This is clearly a woman! The circle of friends is also a female perspective! ”

"His wife got it, just like you, crazy."

"Who are you talking about? You're not cooking, how did you do this? ”

"I ......"

"Huh?"

"Mina, there's something I want to ask you." I took my phone back from her.

"Ask me? Ask me what? Mina looked at me curiously.

"What time is it?"

"May 30th, what's wrong?"

Actually, it was a casual question, but I didn't expect it to be this date. I remember that the case in which the body was found in a western-style building on the outskirts of the city was discovered on May 30.

It was half past eleven, and it was probably at this point in time, when Chen Sen's phone called.

As soon as I thought of this, the phone started vibrating.

Moreover, it was really Chen Sen!

I stared at the screen for a long time, a little confused.

But this made Mina next to her even more anxious, "Why don't you answer the phone!" ”

"There may be a case." I don't know why I say that, maybe my subconscious mind is telling me that if what is in front of me is not a dream, then everything before is it. But do dreams predict the future?

"Aren't you on vacation today? Oh, what's wrong with you, you're dying of me, are you hiding something from me? Mina stomped her foot in frustration, snatched the phone away, and connected the phone.

"Hey, Lao Zuo, I know you're on vacation today, but I have a ...... here."

Sure enough, I heard Chen Sen's familiar voice, and it was a little strange at first, his voice was not in a hurry, and it was not the same tone as the phone call he made that morning in my memory.

"What's the matter? You don't know he's on vacation! Mina was unceremonious.

"You are?" Chen Sen was a little confused.

"My girlfriend!"

"Ah...... That ......" Chen Sen's voice was slightly embarrassed.

I took the phone and said, "Sorry, I'm a little troublesome here." ”

Chen Sen asked me in a tone that was ready to listen to the excitement: "Quarreled?" ”

"Almost."

"Oh, tell me about it, I'll listen to it and give you an idea or something. You are such a wooden person, I guess you can't coax your daughter-in-law......"

"Okay, I don't have time to be bored with you. Say, "What are you looking for from me?" ”

"Last week, I borrowed the rod from you......"

Fishing rod?

Yes, I love fishing, but I've been busy in recent years and have little time to go fishing. But I do have a few fishing rods in my collection, and I lent them to Chen Sen a few months ago......

A few months? If you follow the timeline on that ship, it is indeed a few months.

But if you go back to May 30th, it should be last week.

Chen Sen told me that the fishing rod was broken, but my interest was not in this matter at all.

"You call me and say this?" I asked.

"Angry? No, it was an accident, and I ...... back."

"It's okay with the fishing rod. I mean, nothing special is happening today? ”

"What's the matter?"

"Case."

"No, you won't stop taking a vacation? No case, it's been too peaceful lately. ”

I specifically inquired about the suburban western-style building, and Chen Sen had not heard of that building, nor did he have any information about the case in that building.

When I hung up, my mind was in a state of semi-derangement.

Is this a reality?

Everything in front of me tells me that it's real. But if the previous one was a dream, is this dream too long?

There are no king worms, no conspiracy, and I have no secrets......

Everything was a ridiculous dream.

Therefore, there is no silent night and Du Youlan.

Du Youlan?

Thinking of the name, I asked Mina, "Do you know a woman named Du Youlan?" ”

At that time, Mina was eating, and I cooked noodles for her, and the green pepper and pork were beaten with lo mein.

"Huh?" She was stunned for a moment, looking at me with surprise in her eyes, "Yes, but how do you know??" ”

My heart tugged.

But his face remained silent, "Last night you dreamed, muttering this name in your mouth, and muttering many times." I thought the name was interesting, so I wrote it down. ”

"My name is hers?" Mina frowned, thoughtful, and continued, "It's a friend of mine who came to see me recently...... It should be because of this that her name is said as a dream, right? ”

"Hmm...... She's coming to see you? When? ”

"Next weekend, you were on duty that day, and I was going to keep her for the night."

"Good. Oh yes, what does this friend of yours look like? ”

Mina put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked around to me, and gently tugged at my earlobe, "You haven't explained what happened just now, and you want to ask me for a picture of a beautiful girl?" ”

"I'm actually a little dazed."

"The devil believes you!"

……

The ghost believes me, will the ghost believe that all this is reality?

Believe it or not, I still have a hard time believing it.

But the reality has not been "exposed", and this perfect reality has been maintained for a week. I've even gone back to my old job, and everything has changed just like it was a few months ago. Should I be happy? Perhaps. But the truth is that I can't laugh at all.

I'm starting to struggle with that old question again, am I crazy?

Just like when I first suspected myself of being a murderer. Treating reality as a dream, and dreams as reality, should be my symptoms, right?

So, I desperately wanted to meet that woman.

Du Youlan.

Everything here is tied to my old days, and it makes sense to say that I had a dream that lasted for months. But she's the only one I haven't had a role in my life, and Mina has never mentioned her to me. But in the reality in front of her, she still exists.

Why?

Since she is the only difference, it may also be the only breakthrough.

So, on the night she came, I took a special day off, left work early, and stayed at home. Mina sent me a message telling me that she was eating, drinking, and shopping with her best friend, and told me not to disturb her if I had nothing to do. So, I didn't tell her about it earlier.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, the door was opened, and I heard Mina's voice.

"Yes, that's amazing, envy your days, every day is to have fun and travel, enjoy life. Unlike us, I work every day, and it's rare to have a holiday, and that guy Zuole suddenly has to be busy with this and that, and I'm always alone, so I'm very bored. She's complaining.

Then, another familiar voice said, "You're always complaining about his boredom, but haven't we been together for so long?" You say you're going to get married, do you mean it? ”

It's Du Youlan!

It turned out to be really her voice!

I was about to show up to see if her face was the same as I remembered, but at this moment, Mina's next sentence surprised me even more, "Really, boring is boring, but ...... I still like him. Forget it, don't mention this, you said you were going to that place called Ugin Island, when did you leave? ”