We said goodbye to the experts and watched them wander into the same building that had undergone the same anomaly. Even if something like that happened and someone died, I couldn't see the slightest hesitation in their every move and expression. But it's not like a determination to break a barrier and face fear, but more like not experiencing that scene at all. I don't know what happened to them in the three days I lost, but when I faced such an abnormality together, I was full of negative feelings and my spirit was stimulated, but for me, it was as if it hadn't happened at all.

If it's not something wrong with me, something happened to them. Of course, I'm more inclined to the latter, probably because of what the seminar did. Thinking so, the tall girl glanced at me and said, "You're quite familiar." Well? ”

"Well, I should have been observed." I say.

"Should?" She didn't quite understand my words.

"I lost my memory for three days, and by the time I woke up, I was no longer in a mental hospital. I told you before. I lost them to explain again: "Mom sued me because I ran out of the hospital by myself." ”

The two of them had a sudden expression, but they seemed to think of something bad: "Did you run out by yourself?" ”

"I don't quite remember." I smiled, got into the car first, and only after everyone was seated did I say to them, "But it shouldn't be because of the abuse." My mom is staring over there. ”

"Is that so?" The two girls frowned, looking unconvinced, but from their standpoint, there was indeed no possibility of further understanding, let alone interference. "Anyway. If something really bad happens, remember to give us a call. The shorter girl glanced at the driver, whispered in my ear, and made a phone call.

They were really worried about me - I saw that more clearly.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." I smiled calmly. In my opinion, there is only such a smile. in order to put them at ease.

As I thought, it was probably the enemy lurking in the shadows, who had some scruples about the failure of an attack, so there were no more accidents on the way to the docks.

When we arrived at the pier, there were already a few people waiting for the ferry. It wasn't quite the same as when I came by boat, but it was still night. Not many people will be at the pier. Even so, it is still strange to see more tourists than expected and people at the pier on such a relatively closed and rarely visited peninsula.

There doesn't seem to be much out of the ordinary on the peninsula, the most abnormal is the mental hospital. However, in advance of recognition. It's definitely not quite a normal situation, no matter what you look at. will feel that there is an unusual side to it. Even if these people are just doing their day-to-day things, there is a vague sense when you think of Dr. Nguyen's description of the peninsula, the workshop, and the development process.

There shouldn't be so many outsiders who have nothing to do with the seminar. Tourists or something, except for the two girls who were tricked, everyone else seems to have known that there is such a tourist attraction for a long time. Isn't this situation contradictory to what Dr. Nguyen Le has mentioned?

I looked at the people around me, but I couldn't find anything strange about them. Just as in the wooden house area, until the anomaly is manifested in the form of a phenomenon, the strange feeling at that time cannot be regarded as the result of a mysterious force.

This peninsula is not quite the same as the mysterious areas I have experienced in the past.

I looked up and looked into the depths of the river. The clouds over there were low, painted with a faint shade of grey, and it looked like it was going to rain, but it was still brewing. The gloomy atmosphere made the sound of the river knocking on the embankment of the wharf particularly deep and gloomy. Whoa, whoa, whoa...... A strong wind blew, and immediately someone shouted, and a straw hat was blown into the air and floated towards the river, as if it could not be caught. Watching the lively tourists point and gossip, making the hat owner look discouraged.

I could smell the dampness in the air, it hadn't been so strong before, the sun was fine on our side, but the clouds were piling up more than before. Everyone is talking about whether it is going to rain or not. If it rains, whatever you do will be troublesome. Thinking so, the tall girl had already taken out her mobile phone, took several photos of the current scenery, and then asked the person next to her to take a group photo for us.

"Think of it as a memorial." She said: "I feel annoyed and scared when something like that happens, but this kind of exciting encounter is not something that anyone can encounter, and it will definitely become a good memory." It was like saying goodbye.

Two girls stood on either side of me, one on the left and one on the right, comparing scissor hands. The tall girl smiled happily, while the shorter girl had a vigorous expression. Of course, they all have shotguns on their shoulders.

We talked a little bit more about school life, and then I told them about some of my adventures. Of course, because it is told in the form of a story, they don't think that it is all real things that have happened.

"I'll put your story into the story." I said to them.

"When you're done, let us see." The shorter girl said, "Is the protagonist based on us?" ”

"No, you're just passers-by. So, your story is just a detail that brings out other important information. In the whole article, it is not very important. I replied bluntly.

"That's not good. I think we have what it takes to be the main character. The tall girl couldn't help but say, "Nowadays, adventure stories like to use women as the protagonists, do you know why?" That's because most of the time, women will appear to be weak, but they will become strong at important moments, such women are easy to create a tense atmosphere and twists and turns of the story, so that readers can't help but care about the protagonist. You see, you have two women in front of you who are full of heroines, and you shouldn't waste resources. ”

"But you're just ordinary people, aren't you?" I say.

"Speak as if you're not an ordinary person." The slightly shorter girl said with a disdainful look.

"I'm not an ordinary person, I'm a mentally ill person." I replied calmly.

The two girls rolled their eyes.

At this moment, a whistle was heard in the distance. The ferry arrived. We turned our eyes and saw that many people had already run to the fence and leaned out to look that way. After a few breaths, the hull of the ship turned out from behind a small sandbar, and the crowd became more talkative. It makes people feel as if they can't wait to leave by boat, without any nostalgia, but happy to know that they can leave. But. This is just my personal feeling, and the two girls around me don't seem to have the slightest doubt.

Five minutes later, the boat arrived at shore, not much different in size from the ferry I had taken before, but it was clearly not the same boat. The crew lowered the sampan, but no one came out of the inner cabin, and I looked inside, and as far as I could see, there was not a single passenger. This feeling of turmoil. It didn't make me feel very comfortable, but the others didn't hesitate to pick up their luggage and boarded the boat. After a while, the inside of the ship became more and more lively. The two girls picked up their luggage, and I walked ahead of them, talking to the crew, asking why there were no other guests when the boat came - along the route I knew. These ferries do not go directly to this peninsula, along the way. They had to pass through the docks of several small towns, and these towns and even small towns were like mental hospitals on the map, which in the past did not extend to the peninsula. But in the minds of locals, the peninsula is like a buffer zone between "normal living areas" and "danger zones".

Even now that flights to the peninsula are open, it is unlikely that these ferries will abandon other terminals and come directly to the peninsula. That evening, we arrived at the ferry on the peninsula. The seminar was contracted out of pocket. Especially when it comes at night, it directly hits the concerns of the people in the surrounding towns, and it must have offered a lot of money.

Others may not have thought about these things, but I think that the empty ferry coming to the peninsula to pick up people is in itself a puzzling situation.

The crew did not make it clear, but claimed that all the passengers had just been dropped off on the way. This explanation is also quite reasonable, but it still does not clear my mind.

"Will you go further upstream?" I asked.

"No, this group of passengers is going to be on their way back." The crew stared at me with strange eyes.

"Is there a next batch of ships?" I asked.

"It's not clear." The crew said perfunctorily: "Why wait for the next batch? Just take our ship. ”

"There's still no one from my side who hasn't come." I made up a casual lie, "Will you come back later?" ”

"I'll have to ask the captain." The crew looked at me and said, "It's going to rain soon, and if it rains too hard, the river will become dangerous and won't come." In addition, if it rains during this season, it will rain for several days in a row, and it is almost impossible to sail the boat. ”

"You mean, if it rains, there may be no boats coming here for days?" I couldn't help but repeat it.

"That's right." The crew nodded, "So, if you really haven't had anyone over there, you probably won't be able to leave the river for a few days, but it should be okay from the land side." Looking at the weather, it will probably rain halfway through when the current guests are sent back. Speaking of the rain, he seemed a little irritable.

Although the situation of this ship made me want to wait for the next batch, the words of the crew had to make me hesitate. If the two girls don't leave by boat now, they may not have a chance to leave. Obviously, once it rains, the peninsula is likely to evolve into an isolated environment, and in such an environment, mixed with "mystery", it will evolve into the plot of most horror stories. I don't have the luxury of expecting nothing to happen during this time.

On the contrary, the information brought by the crew is like a hint - after the rain, there will be a mysterious event such as "the inescapable terror in the isolated island" will happen.

This is not to say that the crew is suspicious, but to look at him from the perspective of "fate" or "script", as if he were playing such a specific role.

Of course, I also know that the crew themselves must not see themselves that way.

The ferry is somewhat suspicious, but it may also be the usual "last chance" in stories. Because of this suspicion, from the perspective of the story that is about to happen, it may not be malicious, but a "reminder". Because it is a "reminder", there needs to be something special that careful people can figure out.

Compared to this anomaly. I think it's even more dangerous to stay on the island. So, I didn't stop the two girls anymore, and after hugging them again, I told them a few words like "be careful". Of course, I also voiced my doubts about the ship. They were also a little hesitant, but finally decided to leave. Trapped in the peninsula by heavy rain is a greater ordeal for them – they also think that the towns outside are more reassuring.

"Good luck to you." With that, I looked around at the inner cabin, which was starting to get lively, and walked out. There weren't too many people on the pier anymore, but the ferry would stay for about ten minutes. Several crew members also disembarked to relax. Stretch your body. I walked over to the crew member I had spoken to, handed him a cigarette, and lit one myself. Without any hesitation, he took it and sucked it, and his face became much more relaxed.

"You're underage, aren't you? What to do on this island? It's not a fun place. I heard that there are developers who want to make it a tourist attraction, which is really whimsical. The crew took the initiative to talk to me: "I know, the scenery is good, and a lot of people like thrills these days." Especially with a certain history. For example, the castle of the Duke of Piercing, a town where murderers once lurked. Something. But that's mostly exaggerated and used to attract attention. It's not the same here, do you know the history here? ”

I nodded.

"That's true, until now, the people around me are still afraid of this place, and this fear is like being rooted in blood." The crew's faces were a little forced. "Not only in the past, because there have been many crazy people in this place, and it seems to me that there are many people who have gone crazy now." He meant something, but he didn't intend to go into details.

"Anyway. It's a cursed place. Peninsula, there are also psychiatric hospitals. "The closer you get to the mental hospital, the more likely it is that something strange will happen," he said. The developers just want to use this as a gimmick. What a bunch of black-hearted guys. Hehe, I'm sure that if something happens to the guests, they won't end well. That's not to say they're going to be held legally responsible. As he said this, he became a little excited, as if he had seen the punishment that the developer would receive, and stared at me with a fierce eye: "They will be sacrificed to the souls of those victims of the past and present before they are punished by the law." When he said this, he paused, and said to me cautiously, "Son, if you can, get out of here quickly." If you can't leave, get as close to the dock as possible and don't try to leave from the direction of land, as it leads to a psychiatric hospital. The closer you get to that side, the more dangerous it becomes, but the dock side is safer. Have you ever heard of such a saying? The dock is water on one side and land on the other, but it is actually the border between two worlds. ”

He made a "divide" gesture and said, "In the past, there were quite a few people who were saved by jumping into the river, but I can't guarantee anything. Because jumping into the river during rainy seasons is an extremely dangerous act in itself. However, if there is really no other way, let's be a dead horse and a live horse doctor. ”

It was he who spoke all the time, and I listened in silence. Then he threw away the cigarette butt and muttered, "Hey, what do I say to you little brat?" It should be fine, good luck, little boy. ”

"I'm a mentally ill person, and I just got my mother to a psychiatric hospital here for treatment." I said that to him suddenly.

He let out an "oh" before he reacted. He seemed frightened, staring at me with round eyes.

"You, you ......"

"Do you seem to hate the rain because you can't work when it's raining?" I asked calmly, and when I looked him in the eye, his eyes were a little evasive, as if he wanted to dodge subconsciously, but he didn't want to appear so cowardly.

"I can't work at all. But that's not all. The crew stammered a little, but it took a while to regain their composure, and the look in their eyes became even more strange, "In the mental hospital, strange things happen most when it's raining. Surrounding towns...... Sometimes it is affected, but most of the people are suspicious, after all, the history of the place is not good...... In short, no one will like rain except for the crazy guys. This is especially true of heavy rains that cause the river to rise dramatically. With that, the crew was about to leave.

"If the water rises, what will happen?" I asked.

“…… Basically, it is impossible to see the land from the river from any part of the peninsula. The crew hesitated for a moment, then described it this way: "It's like the sandbars, towns, and towns except for the peninsula, all of which have disappeared, and even a section connected to the inland may be submerged." When you stand on the top, you will feel that you are in an island in the ocean. ”

"In that case, isn't the peninsula separated from a mental hospital?" I say.

"It used to be like that, so the peninsula was relatively safe in the past. However, the psychiatric hospital continued to expand and invade the peninsula. The crew used the word "invasion", "In short, good luck." I think it will rain in the afternoon at the latest, and it's the kind of heavy rain that will drown out a qiē. ”

With that, he caught up with the rest of the crew and pulled the sampan back into the boat when he got aboard. Now, I'm the only one left on the docks. No one came out of the cabin, only the faces could be seen through the window. The crew was busy, and the hull of the ship slowly lifted the shore amid the sound of the whistle. I watched them go away, and farther ahead of them, the wind was becoming fierce, and the clouds were getting deeper, and the black color seemed to drip water at any moment. I think the crew had a good estimate of the weather, and it probably won't be until the afternoon, before they can get the passengers on board, and it will start to rain.

Looking at the river that seems to be roaring more and more as the climate deteriorates, I can't help but imagine that after the river rises, it swallows up a qiē, leaving only the isolated island in which I am located.

There is a sense of familiarity.

I couldn't help but imagine the reality of the hospital.

Both worlds have such a mental hospital, but the difference is that the mental hospital here does not have the iconic mysterious tower. It was surrounded by water, not seawater.

I threw the cigarette butt into the river and turned to walk towards the long-awaited driver.

The driver who drove us over was not the one I was familiar with, and he looked bored chewing gum. But as I approached, he suddenly said to me, "Boy, are you going to a mental hospital, or are you going to take you back to the villa?" ”

I stared at him, and he was a little impatient, and urged a few more words.

"Villa." I say. I would also like to talk to Dr. Nguyen Le about the crew. The current situation is a bit like playing a game, even if it's the same character, you have to talk to it many times, and every time a new situation arises, the content will be different. This information may or may not be useful, but it is better to know than not to know.

I don't think this driver knows anything about this place.

The car started. Halfway through, I asked him about the rainy season, the peninsula, and the psychiatric hospital, and the driver didn't seem interested, and said in a perfunctory tone: "Well, I haven't encountered any strange things that the locals say." Of course, if it rains too much, it's scary, as if the island is about to be washed away. I don't think anyone would like this kind of climate, even if it's in the villa area, they can only stay in the room. Isn't it in conflict with the goal of attraction tourism? However, I don't quite understand what the big guys mean, they will develop this place, and they have other ideas. That's not something that people like us who are hired to do should think. ”

"What about the mental hospital?" I said, "Isn't the wind review too good, aren't you afraid?" ”

"It's all boasting." The driver said disdainfully: "This psychiatric hospital is not the kind that accepts seriously ill patients. I had done some research before I came. ”

However, the current situation is that the driver's intelligence is outdated.

At least seven people in the current psychiatric hospital are severely mentally ill - seven patients, including me and Marceau.

The driver doesn't like to talk about these gossip things, he always has a boring expression, but he doesn't take the initiative to find a topic, I don't take the initiative to speak, and the atmosphere in the car is silent. Halfway through the car, I heard a soft lapping sound from the window, and when I turned my head to look, I saw water droplets slipping off the glass, and more water droplets slapping on the glass.

It's starting to rain. Obviously, there is still a large area of sunshine not far away. (To be continued......)