In the driving taxi, I looked out the window, and in the quiet night, the shadows of the trees under the street lamps on both sides became thicker and thicker, and the wind swayed when the wind rose, but I didn't see any passers-by along the road for a while, let alone a car passing by.

He couldn't help but turn his head suspiciously, "Master, are you sure this is going to 258 Luohan Road?" ”

I was not without a little worry about the news of a woman being killed in a taxi alone in the middle of the night, so I secretly wrote down the driver's number plate placed in front of the windshield of the car. But the elder brother who looked at this was about forty years old, with a medium build, slightly dark skin, and said with a smile when he heard my question: "Don't worry, although I don't often open this road, I am still familiar with the road." Hey, ask more, that address is a private mansion, basically private cars drive in, few people take taxis, is the little girl looking for friends? ”

I answered cautiously, though the master seemed to be kind and kind, and did not want to talk too much.

In addition, I was very anxious, and I received a text message from Zhu Ke's mobile phone twenty minutes ago:

Wish, hurry to 258 Luohan Road and save me!

Since the text message was unclear, I immediately dialed the phone, but no one answered after many rings. Without much hesitation, I went out to take a taxi to this way, and I don't know what happened to Zhu Ke.

It is said that taxi drivers are the most well-informed people, and they have seen all kinds of people every day, so they have also practiced the ability to observe words and colors. Seeing that I was relatively silent, I closed my mouth and concentrated on driving.

At this moment, suddenly there was a roar from the back of the car, followed by a car speeding past with the aftersound of the engine. The driver said to himself: "In the end, it is a good car, and this movement is big." ”

I was already anxious, and I was startled by the sudden sound.

Before the mood could calm down, as my body slowly leaned forward, the rental soon stopped, and the master looked up at the mirror and said, "It's here." At the same time, I saw that the black tail lights of the car that had passed us had driven in through the wide black electronic gate, and the master seemed to know what I was thinking, and quickly explained: "It belongs to private territory, and taxis are not allowed to drive in." ”

I paid the fare and got out of the car, looking at the gate a little dazed.

After turning the front of the car, the master rolled down the window again, handed a small note with a phone number written in his hand, and said, "Little girl, if you don't have a car when you come out, you can call me in advance, and I'm still waiting for you here." In the future, you will have to use the car to be on call. I took the note and absentmindedly replied, "Okay, thank you, master." ”

After the car left, I turned my gaze, and on the way here, I thought about many possibilities, thinking that this address was a certain restaurant or an entertainment venue, and then Zhu Ke might have had an argument with someone in it or drank too much, but at this time I was a little unsure, Zhu Ke was really here?

I know her family background, well-off, middle-to-middle, and obviously the people who come here are either rich or noble.

On each side of the electronic gate was a burly security guard standing upright, standing in what should be a well-trained veteran, and their eyes had already locked on me as I got out of the taxi. You can vaguely see the scene inside at night, and the brightest place in the shadows of the trees should be the mansion. The private car that had just entered stopped not far away, and I squinted slightly, saw two figures, and walked quickly inward.

A security guard who seemed to be about my age, wearing a black military uniform, carrying a baton and a walkie-talkie at his waist, walked out of the booth and warned me: "Miss, this is a private area, no peeping, please leave as soon as possible." ”

At this time, I was a little farther away in my heart, and I called Zhu Ke again, but I still couldn't get through.

Worried, I saw that the security guard over there had a solemn face and his right hand habitually moved up to the baton on his waist and stared at me vigilantly, it was really a little awkward, and I stepped forward to explain the situation after a little hesitation: "Hello, I have a friend named Zhu Ke, she just sent a text message asking me to come to this address, can you please ask?" ”

The other party looked me up and down suspiciously, with a suspicious expression, but I still used the walkie-talkie to communicate with the inside. After a while, he put down the walkie-talkie and said to me, "Wait a minute, my colleague has already gone to confirm." ”

Soon there was movement on the walkie-talkie, and vaguely seemed to hear what the other party was saying, "Miss Lin", the security guard's face changed slightly after listening, and his right hand slipped from the baton on his waist into the right pocket, took out the remote control, opened the barricade, and stood respectfully and gave me a standard military salute, "Miss, I'm sorry just now, you can go in now." The completely different attitudes of the two made me slightly stunned, but in the end, I could confirm that Zhu Ke was really inside, but instead of relieving my heart, I added a trace of worry.

As I walked along the avenue, I suddenly saw a thin figure standing in front of me, and just as the headlights of the car shone on the man's face, I almost didn't think about it and stepped into the garden on the left. Some of the past flashed into my mind unexpectedly, and I didn't notice that I was winding around the garden, and I went further and further away.

This garden is built like the park outside, and the street lamps are not suspended in the air, but are hidden in the flowers and plants on the ground, dim and yellow, giving people the feeling of walking in the shadows of the lights. It's just that at this time I didn't have the leisure to enjoy this beautiful night scene, but the more anxious I was, the more I couldn't find a way out, I don't know if I went to a secluded place or what, not only the lights disappeared, but even the light in the cracks in the trees that was originally faintly visible was gone, and suddenly it was pitch black.

I didn't dare to go any further, and when I turned around to look back, I found that the lights and shadows I had just seen along the way were all like illusions, and they were all darkened at this time. Are the lights broken or are they turned off to save electricity? Both the former and the latter feel unlikely, since the private house, the night light in this garden should be on all night, even if it is broken, it can only be one or two.

When I heard the sound of footsteps, my first instinct was that my trespass in my private garden was inappropriate, and I immediately crouched down in the flowers next to me. For the first time, I experienced the feeling of being a thief, and as the footsteps approached, my heartbeat became faster. I vaguely saw a tall figure walking in front of me, and when I got closer, I realized that this person actually walked very lightly, because people are in the dark, their ears are the most keen, and the slightest sound will be expanded.

Seeing that the shadow was about to sink into darkness and the sound of footsteps was about to sink, I made a bold move. Whispered out from behind the bushes and trailed up. In such a dark situation, I am sure that I am lost, and if I don't take this opportunity to follow this person out, I am afraid that I may really make a joke later.

But it was only a beat slower, and the footsteps of the black shadow were almost inaudible. I could only follow the general direction, and I didn't dare to move too much, for fear of alarming the man. A few minutes later, I was lost in the darkness again, and the opportunity I had just missed was fleeting. Thankfully, the shadows of the trees were no longer covered overhead, and the moonlight was not so bright, faint and soft, but it was enough for me to see the road clearly, and I was no longer at a loss.

A gentle breeze blew, making the leaves "rustle" and blow away the irritability in my heart.