What Is It: Chapter 4: The Man in the Rain
"Alas...... As soon as this season arrives, there is unexpectedly more rain. β
At this time, the girls were sitting by the window of McDonald's, looking at the sudden rainstorm outside the window, hoping that God would stop its indisputable tears as soon as possible.
Due to this heavy rain, Yanyurou was helplessly pulled by Anna to the nearest McDonald's to take shelter from the rain, and thanked Yanyurou for saving her life - invited her to eat fast food.
In order to avoid Anna's endless entanglement, Yanyurou simply ordered a burger and a glass of Coke.
"That's all?" Anna said.
"That's enough."
"Hmm...... No wonder you're in such good shape. Anna stared at Yanyurou's perfect figure and couldn't help but envy, this is helpless, who said that she can't resist the charm of food?
Yan Yurou clasped her hands on her chest, tilted her head sideways and looked out of the window without saying a word, as if she was contemplating something. It was a very ordinary action, but Anna felt that even if the world ended, the girl would not have any reaction or expression, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
In fact, Yan Yurou just remembered a game called "Heavy Rain" that Lin Tianxiang had played before.
The murderer in that game was committed on such a rainy day. Speaking of which, the disappearances in the small town of Field always happen during this season, and most of them are in rainy weather, what could be the reason for this?
"Hey, Charlotte," Anna called to her, "what are you thinking?" β
Yan Yurou came back to look at the girl, her eyes narrowing slightly. Ivy had told her that the people of the town seemed to be hiding some secrets, but no matter what the agents asked, they didn't respond. If this so-called "secret" is related to the disappearance, then Anna is a good breakthrough here.
"I have a question for you," Yan Yurou said.
"No problem, as long as I can help you."
"What do you think about the mysterious disappearance of the population in your town all along?"
Yan Yurou observed that Anna's face changed, as if she had thought of something terrifying, which made her fearful.
"I don't believe that all of you are nail households, this constant disappearance, one day it will happen to you, right?" Yan Yurou leaned forward slightly, supported her chin with both hands and continued to ask, "You guys, it's not that you haven't thought about leaving, but you can't leave at all, right?" β
Anna raised her head sharply, her eyes widened in disbelief: "You... How do you know? β
"This is the mentality that people often have when they are afraid of something," Yanyurou said coldly, "If you can't solve it, you choose to escape." β
"You're right...... Those who moved out of town died for no apparent reason. "Anna can always see those familiar faces on the TV news, some have been in car accidents, some have died inexplicably at home, some have been strangely killed by their own families, and even the murderer himself is crazy.
"What's going on in the town?"
Maybe it's raining, and everyone who should go home at this point in time has gone home. At this time, Yanyu Rou and Anna became the only two customers of the store.
It may be expected that there will be no more customers in the future, and the McDonald's employees don't know what to do. Anna's sudden silence made the shop eerily quiet, except for the "crackling" sound of the rain crashing against the glass windows.
"You don't need to get involved in Charlotte," Anna replied with a serious head, "Outsiders are not affected by the curse...... Curiosity kills cats. β
Anna's answer made a little ripple in Yanyurou's heart, but even so, she would not forget the purpose of her coming to Field.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I live in this place now and deserve to know the truth."
Just as the two were at a stalemate, Anna inadvertently looked at the clock hanging on the wall of McDonald's - 18:23.
She suddenly realized something, and quickly opened her phoneβ18:23.
A chill ran down Anna's spine, and she remembered that they had arrived at McDonald's at 18:23, and she didn't think it was just a coincidence that the clock and her phone were wrong at the same time.
"Looks like you've noticed that too, haven't you?" Yan Yurou said suddenly.
"What......" Anna was stunned, could it be that this oriental girl had already noticed that something was wrong?
"So you still think I won't be affected by what you call the 'curse'?" As he spoke, all the lights of McDonald's began to flicker non-stop, and the fans swayed, as if they would fall down at any moment, but our smoke goddess still behaved lightly.
"See,!" Anna clutched her head in panic and screamed.
Then, a strong gust of wind blew the gate open (the town's McDonald's is not a glass door, but a wooden one). Countless raindrops drifted in with the strong winds. To Anna's horror, she couldn't speak, the rain was blood-red, and she could even smell the blood contained in the rain!
"Heh, are you coming......" Yan Yurou's eyes narrowed slightly, just saving effort to investigate around.
"Hey......" Anna looked at the Goddess of Smoke with an incredulous expression, why wasn't she scared at all? On the contrary, it is ...... Looking forward to it? Anna's fears were instantly dispelled by curiosity, and she began to wonder what the mysterious transfer student was trying to do.
Da! Da!
The two of them saw a man in a bright red raincoat walk in, and from his body shape, he should be about the same size as them. Yan Yurou suddenly frowned, for some reason this guy gave her a familiar feeling.
"Humph......"
Whoever it is, just take him down. While Yan Yurou thought so, she came to the man in red at a speed that could not be caught by the naked eye, and even the man in red was slightly stunned by this unexpected unfolding.
But the most surprising person was not Anna or the Man in Red, but Yan Yurou.
At the moment when the fist was about to touch the tip of the man's nose, Yan Yurou stopped.
There was surprise and a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Lord, master?"
That's right, the face of the man in red is exactly the same as Lin Tianxiang.
Master? This goddess of coldness actually called him the master? What's the situation?! That's what Anna cared about.
But Yan Yurou quickly reacted that it was impossible for Lin Tianxiang to come here, and he never wore red clothes.
"Who are you?"
The man in red smiled strangely and said something in a deep voice that Yan Yurou couldn't understand.
"I watched it...... Cold, unforgivingly enveloped heart......" he stretched out his slender fingers, sliding them back and forth across his cheek, "even so, you have something you care about. β
"What the hell are you trying to say?" Yan Yurou didn't notice it herself, her hands clenched into fists, trembling slightly.
The man in red walked towards Yanyurou step by step, his face stopping when it was about to touch the tip of the girl's nose.
"I want to say...... As long as you are afraid, none of you will be able to escape. β