Chapter 33: The Soul Contract (9)
"What for?" My patience was reaching its limit, and my fingers were clenched into fists, ready to turn around and punch him.
As soon as I turned around, there was something more chilling in my palm. I stretched out my palm, and it was a string of black beads. Count carefully, there are a total of 13, each round and generally large, each of which is as dark as ink. My heart was shocked, and the cold and smooth touch, the texture of non-gold and non-jade, and the mysterious aura that lingered on them, all charmed me. This is a very contradictory atmosphere, which is both solemn and majestic, mixed with a looming evil aura, making it impossible to judge its true belonging.
"What is this? …… Why are you giving it to me? My anger suddenly dissipated, and I asked him, a little confused.
"Beads, a string of beads." His answer was simple and clear.
"Of course I knew it was a string of beads!" I pouted, "I mean, what kind of beads is this?" ”
“…… You can think...... That's a string of blessed pearls to keep you safe! He gave him a rare thought.
"Buddha beads?"
"It's not...... But the effectiveness is about the same! His answer seemed clear, but it was vague.
I wanted to continue to break the casserole and ask the end, but he suddenly sighed, his expression became like a cry, and he said a sensual line that I had only heard in a third-rate TV series that made my hairs stand on end: "Alas! Cousin, we are a family, relatives who trust each other, take care of each other, and support each other! Am I going to hurt you? ”
Phew, who's in your family? It's inexplicable! I rolled my eyes helplessly and decided to give up the question and stop talking to this guy. I put the beads on my right wrist at random, and strange to say, this string of beads was big and heavy in my hand at first, and when it was put into my wrist, it seemed to be customized for me to measure the size, and the size was just right, and there was no heavy feeling, it was very proper, and it was not obtrusive at all. I was a little uneasy, but then I thought about it, what kind of storm can a string of beads set off?
I pulled down my sleeve just enough to cover it. I said to him, "Okay, you have recognized your relatives, and I have taken my things, so you can always go home, right?" ”
"Well, now I can go home with peace of mind." He smiled good-naturedly and waved goodbye to me.
The twists and turns of the day finally passed, and the deep dark night was like a mysterious beauty who was long overdue, but as soon as it came, it dominated the entire space.
I tossed and turned and fell asleep almost as soon as I got on the pillow. In the haze, I hesitated alone in a familiar alley. Because it wasn't the first time I had encountered it, I wasn't afraid. Not only that, but I was also wondering: what characters will appear this time? What's the show?
"You...... Why did you come in again? "Heh, as I expected, one of the protagonists, Qi Zhen, has made a shining appearance again.
"Please! Why do you use this line every time? Nor do I change the sentence fresh! I shook my head and grumbled.
"No kidding! How did you...... Do you know what this place is? His brow was knotted, and he looked confused.
"What place? Well, it's not my dream, it's your dream! I replied nonchalantly.
"Dreams? …… No! No! …… What is this place? I'm going out! He seemed to be stimulated by something, and yelled at me a little uncontrollably.
I rubbed my poisonous ears and smiled wryly, "Don't make a fuss, okay?" It's not easy to go out, but when you wake up from a dream, you will naturally go out! ”
"No, no!" He kept shaking his head, and his expression was miserable and pitiful.
Unexpectedly, a few doubts arose in my heart, why every time he was in a dream (let's call it a dream), he always asked himself where he was in an emotional disorder. This is just like how he behaves in reality now!
I tried to reassure him: "It's okay, no matter where you are, you can always get out!" ”
"Don't you believe it's not a dream at all?" He suddenly raised his pale face and asked me very seriously.
I sighed and replied very seriously, "I believe." I don't understand why you're so scared, though? Could it be that what is happening here is harmful to you in reality? "I can't figure it out, in reality, he doesn't seem to remember anything about what happened here, but I remember it clearly, what mystery is hidden here?
"Reality? What is Reality? He was at a loss.
I was dumbfounded. Is this really Qi Zhen? It was like his head had been run over by a heavy roller!
"Tell me, what is reality?" He didn't give up.
"Well...... This one...... The reality is ...... Something that exists now! I reluctantly explained.
"So, am I the one I exist now?" He eagerly continued to ask.
“…… Of course! I replied with a wry smile helplessly.
"Why do you say that?"
I wordlessly touched my chin, the question was very probing. According to the great scientist Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, as long as the speed exceeds a certain limit, time will become faster or slower, then, everything, whether past or future, can be present! It's just that he seems to be abnormal, should he explain it to him like this? I groaned.
"Can you find evidence that convinces me?" He looked at me with hopeful eyes.
Evidence? I looked around in embarrassment, and the dark alleys, the smooth bluestone pavement, and the mottled old brick walls, all of which seemed real, were not necessarily convincing evidence. I raised my hand again and touched my chin. The moment I raised my hand, I noticed that a string of black beads on my wrist was shining faintly!
Uh, isn't this a string of beads that Yun Tengjiao gave me? My face changed immediately. Whether this is a dream or not, I didn't care about it at all, but it didn't have much effect on me in reality anyway (at most, it was just scorching my curtains or inexplicably many ropes). However, I was well aware that there would be no belongings except for the various characters (including me) that would appear here. Last time, I noticed that even the spirit stone that I had been hanging on my chest and not taking off when I was sleeping didn't appear!
But this time, does the appearance of this string of beads mean that everything that happened here is different from before?
"What did you find?" Qi Zhen obviously noticed the change in my expression.
"It's nothing, it's just a string of beads." I shook my wrist and said deliberately lightly.
Qi Zhen looked at the string of beads in a daze, and his expression became more and more distressed, as if he was trying his best to think about something.
I uneasily stroked the beads with my hands, the cold and smooth touch was as real as it was in reality. Ahem, it turns out that reality and illusion are so difficult to distinguish! I was still sighing, and Qi Zhen suddenly jumped over, grabbed the beads on my wrist and pulled them desperately. Before I could exclaim in surprise, I saw the scattered beads slowly closing in mid-air like a stunt shot on TV, forming a unique Tai Chi circle. The dark pearlescent light with a mysterious and mournful aura diffused as if a tangible substance had enveloped me densely.
The next moment, to my horror, I realized that none of the beads were gone, and I was in a strange room that was lifeless and exuding a bone-chilling air. Uh, could it be that I just kept thinking about Einstein's theory of relativity, and that string of beads is a time machine, and all of a sudden I broke through time and traveled to the past or the future? Ahem, it's more like a foreign science fiction novel than reality!
I looked around helplessly, the room was large, but there were no windows on all sides; It was very empty, and there was no furniture in sight. I could barely make out a large shade of gray on the opposite side against the wall. There was no light or fire, and the only light was a crack in the wall on the left, which was dark and obscure; Silent, as silent as being in the dead land, it is really a multi-functional ideal place for killing people, kidnapping and tearing tickets, and filming ghost movies! Oh, and even I have to be proud of my self-control and rich association in the face of danger!
But it's too cold and quiet! Why didn't anyone come out to greet me? I complained secretly. I rubbed my arms together and stomped my feet, but I couldn't resist the cold of this strange house. I must find the exit before I get frozen! I swear to God, oh no, to the roof.
So, I cautiously walked towards the opposite wall, deciding to see what the large shadow was. Closer, closer, my hand could touch the shadow. I grabbed it and flipped it, wow! I couldn't help but let out a scream and jumped up in embarrassment, while a large gray piece of hard plastic paper made a screeching sound, and then floated softly there......
Behind the hard plastic paper, there are two wooden beds side by side, and on the sheets as white as snow, two people lie flat. Uh, no, it's two corpses! A man and a woman, in the prime of flowering - if you are still alive, with a delicate face - after ignoring those blood-red stripes, and not strangers, it is Wang Kai and Shu Fangfang, who were still verbose with me at noon today, and were later sentenced by the Public Security Bureau to die at about one o'clock in the afternoon! It's really a blessing and a curse, life and death are like dewdrops rolling down from the tip of a leaf!
Dewdrop? Slowly, I watched in horror at the faint white light flickering in the hair of the two corpses, the upper and lower teeth clattering, and the body trembling, it was the hoarfrost caused by the low temperature! Gosh, if I'm not mistaken, here's ...... This should be the parking of the Public Security Bureau, the corpse, and the room!!
Yun Tengjiao, you thief-eyed, uneasy, kind-hearted, pretentious, hypocritical, what kind of plagued black beads did you give! This damn bead, which is not easy to deliver, actually sent me to the morgue! I was forced to visit the morgue before I died, and it was really not my ordinary bad luck! I was shocked, and the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and I unconsciously took on the form of a shrew, and cursed loudly with my waist crossed.
Before the scolding stopped, the gap on the left side of the house was violently kicked open, and the house was as bright as day, and several agile figures jumped in almost together, and one of them broke off and shouted: "Who? Hands up! ”
Worst! I scolded so much that I forgot that there should be someone here who is "waiting for the rabbit", waiting for the murderer to throw himself into the net! So, how do I explain my bizarre appearance to them? You can't say I'm sleepwalking! However, if I say that a string of beads sent me here for some reason, I wonder if the police uncles will send me to Guangji Hospital? I smiled wryly and stood there in embarrassment.
"Captain, why is there no one?" Four or five young policemen with their guns raised and aiming at each other asked dry questions in a trembling voice in confusion after scanning the room in all directions.
"Look carefully and don't miss the corner!" Today, the captain of the criminal police, who was a "guest" at the school during the day, calmly ordered his subordinates, "It may be that something like a miniature tape recorder is doing tricks!" ”
"Yes!" Fear was immediately diminished, and like hounds, their eyes widened, scrutinizing every corner of the room.
They all looked serious and serious, searching the four sides of the room and every part of the bed (including the corpses) inch by inch, and it was estimated that even if an ant crawled by, it would not escape their sharp eyes!
I was embarrassed, then confused, and finally at a loss, didn't they notice me? I'm standing in front of the bed, right in the middle of the room! Isn't it true that I'm millions of times bigger than an ant? Why hasn't anyone found me?
Are they practicing or acting? I looked at their nervously trembling hands and their shiny black, safed pistols and shook my head. Not like!
Are they collectively blind? Alas, all of them have blazing eyes and eyes like torches. Not like that!
Are they sleepwalking? It's as if sleepwalking is with your eyes closed and you're delirious...... Or, am I sleepwalking? ……
I put forward assumptions and then disprove them one by one. Eventually, a strange thought occurred to me: could it be because it wasn't my body that they couldn't see me...... It's just my soul?!
The so-called soul is believed by Buddhists to be the "three souls and seven spirits" of human beings. Three souls, heaven, earth, and man; The seven spirits are joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire. After death, the soul leaves the body and goes to the underworld, where it is punished by the Ten Hall Yamas, and then drinks the Meng Po soup, throws itself into reincarnation, and is reincarnated as a sentient being of the six realms. Of course, this is just a traditional statement, and a more scientific version is that the soul is a set of electromagnetic wave symbols with people's emotions, memories, wisdom, etc., and when a person dies, it is free into the air. The souls of most of the dead will disappear, and only a very small part will remain in some places with special magnetic fields, which will be "seen" by a few people whose brainwaves are in tune.
Am I already dead? …… Probably not! Or is it...... Out-of-body? I panicked for a moment, relieved for a moment, and my mood fluctuated. Oh, I thought of a more important question: if I am a soul, how can they hear me if they can't see me? I was stumped by my own questions! Began to rack his brain and meditate.
"Captain, no!"
"Captain, I, I don't have it here!"
“……”
“…… Captain, will there really be a ......" Several young men's faces turned pale. They searched carefully and repeatedly, even touching the cracks in the walls, but they found no trace of anyone in this room, and they did not find anything like bugging devices, tape recorders, etc., that would make sounds!
"Calm down, everyone! Just because we can't find it doesn't mean there's a ghost here! …… There are no ghosts in this world, ghosts only exist in our hearts! "He is worthy of being the captain of the criminal police, and no matter what bad situation he faces, he firmly believes in atheism. It's just that his voice is a little trembling, and his confidence is obviously insufficient.
"Not bad! We are all materialists, and when we encounter bizarre things, we can't move out of ghosts and gods at every turn! "Hey, it's the medical examiner who just walked through the door.
"Old Qin, but we ...... just now" A young man couldn't help but want to refute.
"There are many unexplained phenomena in this world, but as long as we watch them calmly and rationally, we will definitely find a solution!" His expression was grim and his tone was resolute, as if he was confident.
Everyone, including the captain of the criminal police, was obviously infected with his composure, and everyone's nerves, which were so tense that they were almost rupturing, relaxed a little.
The forensic doctor scanned the room in all directions, pausing slightly as his gaze swept over me, and then turned away as if nothing had happened.
"Team Wang, you take them to continue to ambush in the predetermined position! Leave it to me here! He said indifferently.
They all retreated as they were told, and when they were about to leave the door, the captain of the criminal police gave the forensic doctor a trusting look and patted him on the shoulder wordlessly. Silence returned to the room. Under the flickering light, the snow-white sheets contrasted with the bright red and bewitching stripes on the corpse's face, which looked particularly hideous.
The medical examiner closed the door and stood beside the corpse without saying a word. I hesitated, but decided to say hello to him.
"Ahem, that ...... Uncle Forensics! I cleared my throat and called him cautiously.
His body stiffened visibly, and his face turned pale. He quickly turned to face me, his eyes full of wariness and unease: "Who are you?" ”
I frowned: "Strange, you don't know me anymore?" ”
"You...... Are you Wang Kai? Shu Fangfang? …… Are you Ding Zhongheng? Ye Xiaoyun? ”
The more he talked, the more outrageous it became, I rubbed my knotted brows and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Forensic Doctor, you only saw me before school this afternoon, how could I be Wang Kai and Shu Fangfang?" Not to mention Ding Zhongheng and Ye Xiaoyun! ”
"Huh? It's you! How could you...... Appearing here? He asked, first abruptly, then in horror.
"Is this...... I don't know! I smiled in embarrassment and reluctantly explained, "I'm sleeping at home...... Suddenly there was an alley...... I don't know if it's a dream. Later, a string of black beads in my hand fell apart...... And then, here I am! ”
Looking at the misty look on his face, I scratched my head embarrassedly. To be honest, not to mention that he doesn't understand such a description, I'm a little confused myself.
Just as the two of us stared at each other, his jacket pocket suddenly bulged, and there seemed to be a small snake writhing inside, trying to get out. Hey, how did the evergreen "paper crane" come back to life? I just stretched out my hand and gestured to make him look down at his shirt, when the bulging pocket exploded with a "pop"!
A huge long-winged cyan bird appeared in mid-air in an instant, its eyes were like hooks, its expression was fierce, and its long sharp beak shone with cold light. Its whole body burst with golden light, dazzling. What a beautiful bluebird! If only it were mine!
There was a greedy glint in my eyes!
As if sensing my "warm" gaze, it suddenly turned its head, shook its wings meaninglessly, and then pounced on me! Its eyes are fierce, its mouth is like a sharp knife, and its claws are like iron hooks, as if it wants to tear me to pieces at once!
I'm stupid!