Liu Ling dragged the last file into the dialog box, stared at the transfer progress bar and walked to the end, finally exhaled, snapped the words "please check", and then closed the notebook. She looked at the empty office, stretched, and stood up.

It's off work.

It was cold, and it was already dark before 8 o'clock. Liu Ling's hand stretched out to the satchel was still in the air, and the mobile phone on the table suddenly vibrate. She saw that unlocking the desktop showed a WeChat message sent by her boyfriend-

"There is a murder, and I won't return tonight."

She pursed her lips, replied with the words "stay safe," and then packed up and left the office.

...

Half past eleven in the evening.

Liu Ling leaned back on the sofa, bored shopping for a certain treasure. A documentary about bamboo was playing on the TV. The bamboo sea is full of greenery and the breath of life.

However, Liu Ling obviously didn't care, the empty living room made her feel cold and a little uneasy. When she looked up at her watch, her phone rang.

"Liu Ling? It's me, aunt. Your uncle has an accident, a car accident! It really scares people to death. Well, the person is fine, the police said that they have been sent to the city hospital, and they don't know the specific situation yet. Liu Ling, my aunt can't rush over today, so please go to the hospital to see your uncle and report your safety. Well, in the Municipal People's Hospital, I'm sorry for you. ”

That's a lot going on today! Hung up the phone, Liu Ling thought so, stayed for a while, and then began to pack up her things.

...

By the time I got to the hospital, it was already twelve o'clock.

After the guidance of the emergency nurse, Liu Ling finally found her uncle's ward.

"Uncle!" Liu Ling hurriedly stepped forward. There were also two men in police uniforms standing next to the bedside, one of whom was talking to his uncle. The middle-aged man on the hospital bed heard Liu Ling's call and turned his head.

"Ling'er, you're here, you see it's so late, and I'm bothering you to come." The middle-aged man looked in good spirits and was conscious, but his left leg was in a plaster cast, which should have been fractured. Liu Ling hurriedly agreed.

A nurse walked in, she checked the middle-aged man's monitor, and then said to Liu Ling, "Family members?" Let's go and pay the fee first! ”

Liu Ling responded, turned her head and asked the police about the situation, and the police told her that it was a car accident caused by fatigue driving, but fortunately, there were not many cars at the time of the highway, and the driver reacted in time, so it did not cause a tragedy. Now the hospital diagnosed the man with only a minor concussion and a tibial fracture, and the rest is not a major problem. The truck has been impounded, and they have just recorded a statement and conducted an evaluation of their injuries, and will continue to deal with follow-up matters after the patient is discharged from the hospital.

After sending the police away and paying the fee, Liu Ling finally sat down beside her uncle's hospital bed and asked about the cause and effect of the incident.

"Girl, I really don't have fatigue driving." Uncle waved his hand, "But the police comrades just don't believe it, I said that I had a fast food break in Baihua Lane for half an hour at 7 o'clock, they just didn't believe me!" ”

"Uncle, don't get excited, be careful of your legs," Liu Ling hurriedly reassured him, "You said that there is no fatigue driving, so what happened?" ”

Uncle suddenly looked nervous, he stretched out his head to look at the door of the ward, and then bent his shoulders and whispered to Liu Ling: "Girl, I said don't be afraid, uncle, I am... I'm getting dirty! He told Liu Ling everything about it.

...

Liu Ling's uncle is Lou Ming and is a truck driver. He has been driving for more than 30 years, calm and sophisticated, and has never had any major events in his career.

This morning, he dragged a truckload of bamboo from Zhushan in H City, ready to send it to the bamboo processing factory in M City. The journey was normal and nothing special happened. It wasn't until he had dinner in Baihua Lane and went out of the city from the Third Ring Road to get on the Ring Expressway.

"It should be about half past ten." Lou Ming recalled, "I always heard the sound of the carriage, as if there was a bamboo swaying around. But I've checked it several times before driving, and the bamboo is so fixed that it can't be that loud. ”

After all, it was a big truck, and it was on the highway, in order to ensure safety, Lou Ming still parked the car in the emergency lane, and then got out of the car to check. He took the spotlight boy and carefully inspected the entire rear compartment to make sure that everything was normal.

With a stomach full of questions, Lou Ming returned to the cockpit and continued driving. He didn't drive far, he felt a little thirsty, and was reaching for a glass of water, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow out of the corner of his eye, he was startled, and quickly turned his head to look at the passenger seat on the right.

It's dark and empty.

Lou Ming took a sip of water with palpitations, shook his head, and continued to look ahead. He looked at the time, there were still ten minutes to eleven o'clock, and he decided to speed up the car and get to the high-speed service area in front of him by twelve o'clock, when he could rest.

Suddenly, he felt the body vibrate, as if the tires had hit something hard. You must know that this is a large truck with a steeplechase with a load of 17 tons, and now it is on the highway, how can there be obstacles on the road? But after a few seconds of driving, there was another vibration, and it was repeated several times in succession. Lou Ming kept staring at the road ahead, and he swore he didn't see anything. This strange vibration made him puzzled, could it be that the propeller shaft screw was loose?

For the sake of safety, Lou Ming had to stop and check again, but no problem was found, and the car was in good condition. Lou Ming looked at the bamboo in the back compartment, and a trace of fear suddenly rose in his heart. The feeling of the body shaking just now was very similar to the truck rolling on the body of a thick bamboo. He sighed, lit a cigarette and took two puffs, turning around to get into the car. But at that moment, he saw a person sitting in the passenger seat.

Lou Ming was shocked, "Who?" He shouted and ran up to open the door. But as far as the eye can see, where else is there other than dirty seats, windswept charms, and messy half-open storage compartments?

Lou Ming grabbed his hair, trying to calm himself down. The truck driver drives at night, and Ben often encounters strange things. What happened at this moment didn't make him mess up, but he was worried and it was easy to get into trouble while driving. Lou Ming cheered up, still returned to his seat, and continued to drive towards the rest area.

However, after only half a kilometer of driving, the car body vibrated continuously, and the sound of the noise overwhelmingly crushed Lou Ming's last tense nerve, and he couldn't stop screaming. Lou Ming felt that there were endless bamboos under the body, and the truck was like a cargo ship driving on the stormy waves, trembling uncontrollably.

"In a panic, my hands were not controlled, I didn't grasp the steering wheel properly, and the car almost overturned," Lou Ming said with palpitations, his eyes still revealing fear, "Fortunately, I reacted at the last moment, and I really picked up a life!" ”

After listening to her uncle, Liu Ling also felt a little scared. She asked in disbelief, "Uncle, is there something wrong with this cart of bamboo?" ”

"Oh, I think there's something wrong with the bamboo." Lou Ming nodded.

"Luckily, people are fine, and my aunt startled me when she called me. By the way, I'll call her back first, you can rest first, uncle. Liu Ling helped Lou Ming lie down, helped him tuck the quilt, and walked out of the ward.

It was already a little faster to finish the call, and Liu Ling remembered to send a message to her boyfriend. Then she turned around and opened the door, and it was dark in front of her, and the lights in the hospital room were turned off.

Liu Ling felt a little strange, as soon as she looked up, she vaguely saw her uncle sitting up at some point, his head facing the door, staring at herself upright.

"Uncle?" Liu Ling tentatively called out to Lou Ming.

Lou Ming didn't make any moves, but Liu Ling clearly heard an unfamiliar male voice with a hint of anger.

"Come back!"

Liu Ling was startled, and the phone fell to the ground.