Chapter 21: Ghost Navigation (End)
Luo Zhen took the USB flash drive, and in an instant, the fog around him suddenly stirred wildly. Luo Zhen hurriedly crossed his hands to protect his head to block the wind, but he only felt that his face was as painful as a knife. It didn't take long for him to feel calm down, and when he tried to open his eyes, he found himself standing next to his car.
"You're back too?" A familiar voice came to my ears. Luo Zhen found that Su Ying and everyone else had gathered on the side of the road at the entrance of the village.
Luo Zhen exhaled deeply, only to find that he was still holding the USB flash drive tightly in his hand. In this way, everything just now is not an illusion.
"Now start navigating. The whole journey is twenty-two kilometers and takes about 38 (53) minutes. ”
Suddenly, everyone's phones rang in unison. "Where are you going to take us now?" Mr. Huang said with a sad face.
"It's okay, you look at the destination." Swiped vigorously on the screen of the phone: "The destination is Golden Gate Villa!" ”
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Detached from the thoughts of memory, Luo Zhen's chest rose and fell. After that, the group successfully arrived at Kinmen Mountain Villa to reunite with their families and spend the Spring Festival happily. They agreed not to tell their families about it, but just a dream.
Of course, Luo Zhen remembered his promise to the mysterious young man. After he returned to the company, he opened the USB flash drive and found that it was indeed the development data of the navigation software part, so he temporarily dispatched the team and spent three months to launch the navigation software. Although he burned a lot of money, Luo Zhen always felt that he had to fulfill this promise, otherwise something would happen.
Today is the seventh day of the official launch of the software, and I thought it was over, but who knew that this tragic car accident happened. Luo Zhen was uneasy in his heart, he always felt that this matter was not simple, it must be related to the events of that day, and it may even be related to himself.
He quickly called his friend and contacted Officer Zhang, the person in charge of the case, through his connections. Later, he asked Officer Zhang what the navigation software installed on the owner's mobile phone was, and the moment he got the answer, he collapsed and collapsed on the chair.
That's the navigation software that I developed.
Lost, foggy, Todo Village, quirky four-family homes, Kinmen Villa. Luo Zhen suddenly felt that everything was a huge conspiracy, and the young man who looked sick and weak was not as simple as his own narrative. He wants to bring the navigation software online, but in fact, he has an ulterior secret.
"No, this software must be offline!" Luo Zhen said to himself. He looked up at the clock, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening, he called the staff in the development department who was in charge of maintaining the software, put on his coat and immediately went out to get ready to go to the company.
Driving in the third ring road of the city, Luo Zhen was very anxious. In any case, let's retest the software thoroughly. Thinking so, he unconsciously distracted for a moment, and by the time he realized that something was wrong, there was already a heavy fog outside the car.
"It's coming so soon!" Luo Zhen didn't have a trace of fear in his heart, he immediately looked at the phone, and sure enough, the interface lit up at the right time, and a cold and emotionless female voice said unhurriedly: "Start navigating now...."
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Luo Zhen opened the car door, and it was the familiar entrance of the village again. It was already twelve o'clock in the morning, the clouds covered the moon, the fog was filled, and everything was still so lifeless. And this time, he was alone.
But he was not afraid at all, he turned on the flashlight and set out on the village road alone.
...
Unexpectedly, the bamboo house on the top of the mountain was lit up, which looked so dazzling and so strange in this undead village.
"You're here." A voice came from inside the bamboo house, and it was clear that there was still some distance, but Luo Zhen could hear it clearly.
Pushing open the door, Luo Zhen saw that the sick man was still sitting in his original position, smiling at him.
"Liu Jianren, the chairman of Kinmen Villa, died in a car accident." Luo Zhen was also not polite, and walked directly to him: "Does this matter have anything to do with you?" You're having problems navigating, right? ”
"It's your navigation, Mr. Locke." The man smiled and motioned for him to sit down. Then he coughed twice, and asked inexplicably, "Isn't Kinmen Villa beautiful?" ”
Luo Zhen didn't answer immediately, he pondered for a moment before saying, "What kind of grievances do you have with Liu Jianren?" What was the place before the construction of Golden Gate Villa? Is it Todo Village? ”
"You're smart." The sick man smiled, "I may have guessed it." This is a demolished village and an abandoned village. ”
Luo Zhen did not speak.
"The house where Miss Su went originally lived with a mentally retarded person. He was very diligent, but everyone thought he was a fool. When the demolition was carried out, they gave him money, but he didn't want it and didn't want to leave. In fact, he doesn't want money, he just wants to go to school and read and write, and he just wants others to respect him. The sick man recounted to himself.
"The household that Mr. Huang's family went to was an empty nester. Her great-grandchildren had long forgotten her, and she refused to leave when the village was demolished, intent on waiting for the whole family to come back for a reunion dinner. ”
"As for the house where the couple went, it was a brother and sister with a congenital disability. Because of his deformed legs, he has never been out of the village and has never seen the outside world. They just want someone to take them for a walk and feel their healthy pace. But they don't want to bear the discriminatory gaze of outsiders. ”
After Luo Zhen heard the sick man finish speaking, his pursed lips slackened a little, and after a while, he said, "I know, they are all a group of kind people, and they are all poor people." Liu Jianren must have done something dishonorable. Behind the Golden Gate Villa, there is no such splendor. I understand. ”
"But, after all, this is software that I invested in, and I really don't want it to be a killing tool." Luo Zhen gritted his teeth and said his heart: "I want to take the navigation software offline." ”
The sick and weak man didn't say anything, just looked at Luo Zhen expressionlessly.
"The dead are gone, and this village no longer exists. Now, Liu Jianren is also dead, and I think they can rest in peace in the heavenly spirits. Luo Zhen continued: "Don't wander here anymore, go wherever you want!" I'll go over and over for you. ”
The sick man smiled: "They are already gone." Last time, after you fulfilled their last trivial wish, they left. In fact, they don't have hatred, just some ridiculous obsessions. I don't even remember everything in this mortal world, after all, I am a humble person."
"What about you? Why don't you leave yet? Luo Zhen asked.
Suddenly, the bamboo house disappeared. Luo Zhen was in the dark, only to feel that there was a cold mist everywhere, and those cold currents poured into his nasal cavity in large quantities, making him breathless.
"Me? I'm just a ruined, forgotten village. A cold voice said.
Luo Zhen suddenly felt dizzy.
"I shouldn't be forgotten. I'll wait for those guys here. ”
"Those who need guidance."