Chapter 38: On the Train
We've all been taught not to lie since childhood. Everyone has heard the story of the wolf, and we are no exception, this is almost a famous story in the world.
It's just that I really didn't think that this kind of ironic story really happened in reality. The unfortunate thing is that we are not only the children of sheep herding, but also the villagers who have been deceived. It seems that the murderous intent hidden in the habitual phenomenon is the most terrifying
The ghost trains seem to have been specially edited, and they reappear every once in a while. In the end, we all treated it as a model show with an infinite loop, and we didn't care.
Maybe if we had been a little more careful, maybe we had been a little more attentive at the time, and I would have noticed that every ghost train appeared differently than the last time. The difference is subtle and trivial, but it's not imperceptible. It can only be attributed to our mistakes. It's just one of the many actions we regretted later.
In fact, with each appearance of the train, its overall details become clearer and clearer. At first, it was a translucent existence, and by the time we noticed, the danger was inevitable. And the faint sound of the subway track vibrating, as it continued to appear and disappear, became more and more obvious.
In hindsight, I came to the conclusion that the train was materializing step by step. It sounded, but I couldn't think of anything else at the time.
Although Lin Yiru said another possibility later. She deduced that the train itself existed, but somehow transmitted its image to us in advance. This explains why, as its image becomes clearer and clearer, its ontology is slowly approaching. But such a claim also lacks conclusive evidence.
As for what this train was, it was a long, long time before we found our way through that pole. I won't mention it here.
At that time, we just kept going along the railway, unaware.
"Chen Zaihai, do you think it's strange?" The first thing I felt was strange, "Don't you think this train has changed?" ”
"Change? Lao Su, are you alright? Is this train the same one, the color and size have not changed at all. Chen Zaihai said, "You are good at everything, but you are too suspicious and suspicious, and you can look ahead and backward in everything you do." ”
Perhaps it was my delusion, and I glanced suspiciously at the passing train again. It's still the kind of pitch-black body, with a long overall structure, which looks like a train of trucks. Although it wasn't very clear, I didn't see anything like a guest box. Maybe it's really my delusion, I just thought that the emergency light at the rear of the car was much brighter than before.
But it was a small thing, and I quickly forgot about it. The heavy load makes it difficult for us to move forward, and we don't have much energy to care about anything else.
It's a very devastating situation, on the one hand, the same train keeps appearing. On the other hand, we can't see the end of this tunnel, no matter how we go. Although we have confirmed many times, we have not gone back. But in such a strange scene, there is still a lot of psychological pressure.
Everyone tries to behave like a habitual person who doesn't care. But whenever we are behind. When the light appeared again, I could feel a slight change in everyone's expressions. This change is so small that others may not notice it.
After I retired from the front line, I became an errand runner at the meteorological agency in Chongqing, the rear. I was not yet eighteen years old at the time, and I was thrown straight into a place where I was unfamiliar. That feeling is very uncomfortable, on the front line, I can occasionally see the remnants of Zhang Xueliang who rescued me at the beginning.
Like I originally said, that place is weird. Although everyone is very kind to me, I always feel that those people are smiling and not smiling. Just like wearing a human skin mask, over time, I naturally developed the habit of observing other people's expressions. I can easily look at the expressions of ordinary people to understand what kind of state his psychology is.
Lin Yiru is an exception, because she is expressionless most of the time. To me, she's like a black box that can't be guessed. She could see me clearly from the inside, but I couldn't see anything from the outside.
Talia and Chen Zaihai are relatively powerful, and what the rest of the engineers are thinking is almost written on their faces. I can't hide that tension like sitting on pins and needles.
Another train whizzed by, and this time I really felt that I wasn't delusional before. The train's lights are indeed getting brighter and brighter, and what started out with an old gas lamp that was not in good contact is now the same as our latest large searchlight.
"There's something wrong with this, this thing is a phantom, right?" Chen Zaihai finally felt that something was wrong, and turned his head to ask Taria.
"I've been here so many times, and something has already happened." This time, though, Talia didn't seem very confident.
"Are you really sure this thing is still a phantom?" I forcibly resisted the urge to run away and asked tremblingly. If this is really a phantom, I will definitely write the Su character upside down!
When I saw the whizzing train and finally lifted the white fog on the ground, I finally realized what the fuck, this time it was a real train!
The previous jolting of the railroad tracks, which seemed to be absent, also became surprisingly obvious. I can hear the rhythmic "clang" of the wheels hitting the gaps in the rails, even if I don't pass through the rails!
"! How did this board play become real! Chen Zaihai also realized the seriousness of the matter, "Run!" Hurry up and get off the tracks! ”
We immediately began to scatter, but the distance was not enough. The speed of the train seems to be a little slower than the previous phantom. This speed should allow you to see a lot of detail, but now is not the time to do that.
I pushed my legs as hard as I could, trying to get off the tracks. But the speed was so slow that I jumped myself, this damn weight, I can't run so heavy!
Chen Zaihai's physical fitness was much better than mine, and he flew on the spot and pounced on Taria. It seems that he wanted to get Talia out first, and she was standing in a bad position. Talia herself seems to be completely blinded, standing alone in the middle of the tracks, motionless.
I can't protect myself at a critical moment, and I can't take care of anything else. Although the speed of this train is not fast, it is enough for us to drink a pot if it hits eighty percent directly. Suddenly, I thought inexplicably of the railway guerrillas, how did they have the courage to rob the Japanese train in the first place?
"Old Su! There's no way to hide like this," Chen Zaihai, who finally pulled Talia to safety, shouted opposite me, "This train doesn't look particularly fast, let's not jump out of the car!" ”
"Jumping out of the car? You are crazy! "I was slow to move, but I was finally put out by two engineers who rushed over.
I really didn't expect that Chen Zaihai really wanted to be a railway guerrilla.
"It's not a way for us to keep going like this, and no one knows how long this fog will last." He replied, "You can't stay here for long, and you know that the fog can be poisonous." Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about these engineering brothers! ”
"Chen Zaihai is right, this physical train may be an opportunity!" A rare Talia actually agreed with Chen Zaihai's statement, "We have nothing for the time being, who knows what will happen after a long time?" The engineers can't be sacrificed anymore! ”
Hearing these words, I felt that the two engineers behind me were all moved. Maybe the gas mask was already in tears. Maybe it's because they've never met such a strange "chief" of ours.
I thought about it, and there seemed to be some truth to what they said. We don't have much equipment and food in the first place, so we really can't waste time here. The speed of the train is still very fast, and if we can get on it, it can really greatly increase the likelihood of our poisoning.
But this suddenly materialized train, no matter how you look at it, it is ghostly. Except for the front of the car, there is not a single light on the entire body, is this thing driverless?
I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and secretly turned my heart on the sidelines. Come on! Just do it, who's afraid of whom! Originally, we were all half dead, but now I really don't know this cheap life.
"Okay! Jump, let's bet on this, can it really bring us to the underworld! The train passed between us, and the sound of "clang" was endless. I had to shout out at the top of my voice.
"That's good! You find a good opportunity over there, and when I send a signal, we'll get in the car together! Chen Zaihai's voice came from the other side.
I immediately looked at the two engineers beside me, realizing that they had found a good opportunity to get into the car together. The two of them nodded, a resolute look in their eyes behind their gas masks.
"Jump!" Chen Zaihai's signal was sent.
At the same time, the two engineers and I aimed at the gap between the two carriages. We could clearly see that there were several irons in that section that could be grasped by hand. The three of us ran wildly trying to minimize our relative speed to the train, and then, seeing the right moment, jumped out with a hard leg suff.
In mid-air, the distance between me and the irons slowly approached well! That's it! I struggled to reach for the iron rod on the crate and grabbed it! I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but the moment I grabbed it, the train seemed to speed up all of a sudden.
Because of inertia, I felt like there were countless hands pulling me backwards from behind, and my body was reaching backwards all at once. The hand holding the iron rod was about to break, and I panicked all of a sudden, and now I was almost parallel to the ground, and if I missed it, I would definitely be crushed
The train seemed to be deliberately trying to throw me down, and instead of slowing down, it got faster and faster! Now I'm holding it with one hand, and I can't bear this kind of acceleration. To add insult to injury, the speeding train, which seemed to pass another section of problematic track, suddenly jolted violently. It was this reversal that completely broke the balance between me and the acceleration competition. Eventually, my hand slipped down
Finished! It's going to fall!
Knowing that mine was finished, I subconsciously closed my eyes.
At the last moment, two hands suddenly stretched out next to me, and each of them grabbed me tightly as I flew backwards. I opened it up and saw that it was two engineers who jumped up behind me and caught my body from behind! You can see that they did this with all their might, because the two of them almost fell off the train because of my impact.
But after all, they are regular soldiers, and their excellent physique and long-term training make them have stronger explosive power and durability than me.
The two of them shouted, and with all their strength, they waved and grabbed my arm, and they forced me out of the air and back to the outer wall of the carriage! At this time, my survival ** was also ignited again.
Can't bother them anymore. The moment I hit the outer wall, I kicked the protruding bottom of the container on the carriage. It's just one pair of hands, firmly grasping the iron rod on the side.
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