11. The fruit is ripe
Chang Le explained to Qiao Wei and me in detail what he knew about the Nightmare Technique.
The word "nightmare" doesn't seem to be commonly used. But in fact, it still often appears in the oral language of ordinary people. People often refer to who sleeps "with a nightmare", which actually refers to the ghost pressing the bed. And the Nightmare is also very similar to the ghost press. It's just that people can't move. It's about moving around in other people's dreams. And there will be injuries and even death.
There are three conditions required for Nightmare to be activated.
The first is the need for a ghost. Second, the ashes of the ghost are needed as a contract. As for the third one, it's a bit special. According to Chang Le. Nightmare is actually a double-edged sword. Nightmare will also cause the caster to fall into a deep coma when activated. And this coma is permanent. So the third condition is that the caster needs a place where he can be put to sleep permanently.
In addition, Chang Le also emphasized. Nightmare has a certain range of effect. Therefore, the place where the caster rests may not be in the school. But it shouldn't be particularly far from the school. Definitely can't get out of this city.
With these three pieces of information. It shouldn't be too hard to find this person who uses the Nightmare Technique.
Devil. This must be the Golden Flower. The person who can get Jinhua's ashes should be related to Jinhua's family. If one of these people is unconscious. And the man has been lying in the hospital. Then you can basically lock the caster.
Clear direction. The next steps are clearer. We immediately contacted Lin Fan's father. Let him find Jinhua's information through the principal. The point is who collected Jinhua's body after she died.
Things were exactly as I expected. The school is very reluctant to bring up the old story of Jinhua. Lin Fan's father also had a lot of trouble getting information about Jinhua.
Jinhua's family situation is unusually special. When she was four years old, her mother ran away with someone. Her father died in an accident at work after remarrying. Only the stepmother can be responsible for raising Jinhua. Then her stepmother got married again. In the end, there is a special family where Jinhua is.
Nominally, Jinhua has parents. But in fact, the two people around her are just strangers who are not related by blood.
Initially, Jinhua's stepmother was willing to raise Jinhua because she had a sum of money to support her. It was the compensation paid by the company after the accidental death of Jinhua's father. And when that money runs out. Jinhua's stepmother and stepfather didn't want to pay attention to her at all. A large part of the reason is because Jinhua is so ugly.
Jinhua after an accident at school. Jinhua's stepparents immediately cut ties with her. Not to mention the funeral. They don't even want to hide from the corpses or something. Finally, a woman named Wang Hailan did the funeral for Jinhua. And this Wang Hailan is also the fat sister in the school cafeteria.
Because of the golden flower. The school had a very stiff quarrel with Wang Hailan. So in the end, we didn't get Wang Hailan's address. I only got a phone number of Wang Hailan more than ten years ago.
OK. The phone hasn't changed much in the last decade or so. In addition to the fact that there are more tricks on mobile phones. The numbers and stuff barely changed much. We dialed it as soon as we got the number. It turned out to be really open. It's just that the person who answered the phone was not Wang Hailan.
I asked the person who answered the phone if he knew Wang Hailan. The man really knew. He said he was a relative of Wang Hailan. The mobile phone was given to him by Wang Hailan a few years ago. Since it is a relative. Then it won't be difficult to find Wang Hailan. I also dialed Wang Hailan's new phone number as soon as I got it. The person who answered the phone this time was Wang Hailan.
Before calling Wang Hailan, I also thought about how to tell her. In the end, I decided to use Qiao Wei's previous routine. I don't make any excuses. Nor do I lie. Just tell her that we saw the ghost of Jinhua at school. And we suspect that someone is using the ghost of Jinhua to kill people in the school.
I guess something special must have happened to Wang Hailan's side. She didn't have any doubts about my words. And she took the initiative to tell me her current address. Let me go over and talk about it in detail.
This is naturally good news for us, saving us a lot of trouble. So I immediately agreed to Wang Hailan. Then he left the school with Qiao Wei and Chang Le.
Wang Hailan told us that the place was a medium-sized oil mill on the outskirts of the city. It was already noon when we arrived at the factory. Wang Hailan was already standing at the door of the factory waiting for us. More than ten years have passed. Wang Hailan's appearance has basically not changed. If I had to say that there was a change, it would only be that she had become fatter.
I went over and beckoned Wang Hailan.
Wang Hailan also nodded at me. Then he came up and asked, "You are thunder."
She didn't know Lin Fan. I didn't have to roleplay with her. So when I called her before, I reported my real name.
"I am. You must be Wang Hailan. It's basically the same as the last time I saw you." I said this on purpose.
Wang Hailan was indeed stunned by what I said. She was surprised and asked, "Have you seen me?"
"Yes." I nodded at her. Then I told her about the weird dreams I had at school at the factory gate. Then I showed her my broken back.
After Wang Hailan saw it, a big pimple wrinkled in her eyebrows. I don't know if it's because it's too hot. Her forehead was covered with sweat.
"Actually, I've had weird dreams too. I also dreamed of golden flowers. And there's a lot of weird stuff. You may not believe it. I'll show you this." Talking. Wang Hailan took out a wallet from her clothes pocket. Then he pulled out another picture from it and handed it to me.
I looked. The photo shows a very beautiful and domineering beauty. No matter how you look at this beauty, there is no resemblance to Wang Hailan. But I still habitually think that this beauty is Wang Hailan.
"This is you." I tried to ask.
Wang Hailan nodded and said, "It's me. I suddenly started losing weight three years ago. It's also getting prettier. I had a dream. I dreamed that Jinhua took me to Korea. Gave me a free surgery. I woke up and was still the same. But in less than a year, I was like this."
Wang Hailan's situation is obviously the same as Lin Fan and Li Manqiu. It seems that Nightmare can not only kill. It seems that good conditions can also occur.
I didn't find a particularly memorable strange dream in Lin Fan's memory. That doesn't mean much though. Dreams are usually forgotten after they have been done. Unless it's as real as that nightmare I just had. Otherwise, no one would care. Lin Fan is a fat man. Dreaming of becoming thinner should be a common occurrence. So he didn't care.
"Then how did you come back to it? Something special happened. Or did I have some strange dreams again?" I asked.
"That's a long story. Come in first. Sit down and talk slowly." After speaking. Wang Hailan brought the three of us into the factory. And took us all the way to the back of the cafeteria. There is quite a spacious lounge area in the back kitchen. The three of us didn't have lunch either. Wang Hailan also got us some food directly. We listened to her while eating.
Wang Hailan's thinning and becoming beautiful happened gradually. But the process of getting fat back was sudden. In her words, the flesh on her body grew like an explosion. This process is the same as what happened to Lin Fan and Li Manqiu. But the trigger is because of the dream.
Wang Hailan got a little carried away after becoming thinner and more beautiful. Sometimes people ignore some things once they are proud. Wang Hailan is like this. She completely ignored Jinhua.
Wang Hailan paid for Jinhua's funeral by herself. She burns paper for Jinhua every year. Occasionally, I would go to Jinhua's tomb to take a look. Say a few words to Jinhua. Wang Hailan said she was not superstitious. She also felt that it was impossible for Jinhua to hear the words she said. So over time. Wang Hailan gradually forgot about the golden flower. Especially when she became pretty. After life begins to change.
Can be suddenly one night. Wang Hailan had a dream related to Jinhua. In her dreams, Jinhua was covered in blood. The head was also broken. It looks the same as when she jumped off the building more than ten years ago. She lay on the ground and grabbed Wang Hailan's feet. Then he vomited blood and said, "Have you forgotten something? Have you forgotten something?"
Wang Hailan was scared awake. The next day, she went to the crematorium and burned some paper for Jinhua in front of Jinhua's simple little tombstone. I put some fruit on it and worshiped it.
Wang Hailan thought that this might be fine. But that night, Jinhua appeared at Wang Hailan's house. And said a strange thing to Wang Hailan. Until now, Wang Hailan has not forgotten a word.
"The fruit is ripe. It's time to eat it."
After saying this, Jin Hua pounced on Wang Hailan. Tear Wang Hailan's clothes to shreds. Then he was biting the flesh on Wang Hailan's body. Wang Hailan was in pain. I woke up on my own. And when she woke up, she found that her pajamas had really been torn apart. There are several signs of being bitten on his body. It's all bleeding.
Wang Hailan hurriedly bandaged herself. And just as she was bandaging her wounds. Her body began to gain weight rapidly. And within a few hours she was back to her old self. And it's fatter than before.
Since then, Wang Hailan has asked someone to tell her fortune. I've also asked people to exorcise evil spirits and give me a recipe or something. It doesn't matter if the person she asks is a liar or not. Anyway after these people helped. Wang Hailan never saw Jinhua again. But it's a fact that she's getting thinner and prettier. She still keeps pictures of herself after she became beautiful.
Wang Hailan didn't know what was going on. The fortune teller who told her only said that she had hit an evil spirit. As for the phrase "the fruit is ripe", her understanding is that Jinhua was about to eat her. And the fruit naturally refers to Wang Hailan.