Every city has a few ghost stories that are widely circulated in the local area.

A few months ago, the most famous local go-about in East River was the strange pigeon feeder in Peace Square. It was a weirdo who covered himself from head to toe, and no one had ever seen what his face looked like. He always appeared in the middle of the night in the Peace Square in the center of the city and sprinkled pigeon feed on the ground. But at that time, the pigeons that had gathered in the Peace Square during the day had long since returned to their nests, and the square was empty, and only that strange figure could be seen in the light of the landscape lights. When passers-by pass by at night, they are always startled by him.

Rumor has it that he was a pigeon breeder, alone with only a room of pigeons. After he died quietly at home, his pigeons pecked his body beyond recognition. By the time he was found, the smell and sight in the house was enough to scare the most experienced medical examiner to death. After that, he appeared in the Peace Square, feeding non-existent pigeons in the middle of the night.

After the legend was put on the Internet, after several changes, it became that he was feeding the pigeons he raised, only he could see those pigeons, and if anyone else saw the pigeons, he would be attacked by the pigeons and become the next pigeon breeder.

Because Donghe City itself is a tourist city, Peace Square is not a well-known local tourist attraction, and the strange stories of pigeon breeders are not well-known throughout the country. What's more, the only thing in the pigeon breeder's strange story is the death of the pigeon keeper himself, and it is an unverifiable death, at least no one has found such a death in the public reports of Donghe City, which makes this strange story far less than the bloody legends of other places.

The locals of Donghe City have heard this strange story to a greater or lesser extent.

Recently, there has been a new weird talk in the city of East River, which reminds people of pigeon breeders again.

When Meng Sinan heard Qin Hongbin say this, he was quite relaxed.

He'd heard too many of these stories. In the earliest days, he would be afraid to find someone to verify, for fear of being involved. After a few times, he learned that this kind of strange tales that were widely spread among "ordinary people" were all made up stories. Real stories, such as the Yaocheng Church, don't spread among ordinary people.

“…… It also happens that the city history book from our side mentions Peace Square. Offline publicity must not talk about these things that are not available, and online, we want to do something more eye-catching. Recently, this matter has been turned over again. The Peace Square will probably be renovated next year or the year after, and the free-range pigeons should not be regained. This is also a memory of the city, which may be lost in the future. Qin Hongbin finished telling the story and got to the point.

That's a pretty good idea.

While listening, Meng Sinan casually drew a few strokes on the iPad on the table.

The book in Qin Hongbin's hand is on the page of Peace Square, and the old photos on the book are very clear, and it is not difficult for Meng Sinan to draw a rough outline. It was an unfamiliar scene to outsiders, but East River locals could recognize it as Peace Square at a glance. Then fill in the pigeon and the blurred figure, and it looks like a picture of a pigeon breeder.

Qin Hongbin praised Meng Sinan and said: "The other one is the first elevated." This is the first elevated highway we built here, the official name is Donghe Road, this road is also an old road, all have a long history. As he spoke, he flipped a few pages of the book in his hand to the chapter on the introduction of city roads, and found the first elevated photo.

Meng Sinan raised his eyebrows, "What's happened here lately?" ”

"Hmm. Didn't I tell you there was a new rumor? It's just that someone saw it...... Uh......" Qin Hongbin said this, scratching his head, revealing hesitation.

"Is there anything inconvenient to say?" Meng Sinan said.

He looked at Qin Hongbin's expression twice, and suddenly guessed something. He lowered his eyes, he didn't wait for Qin Hongbin to answer, and continued: "It's quite easy to draw an elevated frame. As he spoke, he scribbled a few more strokes on his iPad to draw the appearance of the city viaduct.

It's just that the appearance of the Donghe Road viaduct is really ordinary, and the surrounding buildings are not distinctive, unlike the sculpture and landscape lights on the Peace Square, which are also very distinctive, so it is not so easy to identify.

Qin Hongbin thought about it, and still said, "Forget about this." Because this is really something that happened, or is it recent, just what happened in the past two years, it's not good for the parties. The pigeon breeder has no such person, and there are years of it, so it can be regarded as a common memory. I was scared by this story when I was a kid. The elementary school went to the Peace Square in the spring, and looked for pigeon breeders everywhere. ”

Qin Hongbin represented Party A, and Meng Sinan agreed to whatever he said.

Even if it weren't, Meng Sinan would not ask ordinary people about this kind of strange story.

The two discussed for a while, and Qin Hongbin found another old story that was familiar to Donghe people, asked Meng Sinan to draw a rough sketch, and after setting a few pictures, he ended this communication.

"By the way, Han Hong, didn't they ask you again?" Qin Hongbin packed up his things and asked casually.

Meng Sinan nodded, his expression was as usual, "Before, my friend asked him to take me around." I took a few orders and was busy with work. ”

"That's right." Qin Hongbin thought thoughtfully, "I think they, he and Zhou Ping seem to be a little weird, they have been too busy to come out recently." Well, they were originally small and had a very good relationship. That's what I got to know them ......."

"It's normal." Meng Sinan glanced at Qin Hongbin suspiciously.

Qin Hongbin smiled, "Actually, I'm getting married." ”

Meng Sinan subconsciously said congratulations, and suddenly remembered the scene he saw when he met last time.

It was their first meeting, Qin Hongbin took his wife Sun Xiao together, and the two were still awkward at that time, but they quickly reconciled. After that, it was they who came across the haunted house......

Meng Sinan could probably guess what Han Hong and Zhou Ping were thinking. They definitely want to distance themselves from him, and it is better to cut ties from now on. It's just that they can't tell Qin Hongbin about these things they encountered, Qin Hongbin must not know, otherwise Qin Hongbin wouldn't have looked for himself to draw.

"You're getting married?" Meng Sinan hesitated.

Qin Hongbin nodded and said with a wry smile: "My parents and her parents fought, and the two old men were both admitted to the hospital." Relatives in the family also quarreled for many days. I...... I'm okay, her unit has been troubled, and she lost her job. We can't help it......"

The "she" Qin Hongbin said was naturally his ex-wife Sun Xiao.

The conflict between the two is mainly the contradiction between the two families, and the last time they met, I heard that the dinner party of the two families broke up unhappily, but I didn't expect it to become a full martial arts in a blink of an eye, and it also reached the point of divorce.

Meng Sinan looked at Qin Hongbin's bitter expression and didn't know how to persuade him. Peng Yun is the only one who can be called his friend, and he is not the kind of person who is good at words, so he can only sit silently on the side.

Qin Hongbin couldn't find Han Hong and Zhou Ping during this time, and after pouring bitter water with other acquaintances, he still couldn't relieve the bitterness in his heart.

Meng Sinan could only accompany him as an audience.

He is really unfamiliar with this kind of husband and wife life and marital conflicts, and he is really not familiar with Qin Hongbin, except for listening patiently, he can't help much.

Qin Hongbin said at the end, wiped his face, and drank the coffee that had been cold on the table, "Are you free?" Come with me for a few drinks. ”

Meng Sinan naturally missed the opportunity to refuse, was dragged by Qin Hongbin, and found a restaurant.

At this point in time, the bar is not open, and you can only find a restaurant and order a few bottles of wine to have enough.

Qin Hongbin never mentioned getting married, only chattering about Sun Xiao. When he got drunk and lay on the table without moving, Meng Sinan let out a long breath and rubbed his tired back.

He didn't want to contact Zhou Ping and Han Hong at this time.

The call went out, but Han Hong did not answer. Looking for Zhou Ping again, the phone rang for a long time before it was connected.

"Hello." Meng Sinan said straight to the point, "Qin Hongbin is drunk, I don't know his address, and now he is still in the hotel." Can you pick him up? ”

Zhou Ping was stunned, "He's drunk?" ”

"Hmm. He's getting married. Meng Sinan said.

Zhou Ping was stunned again, "What? Are you kidding me? ”

"No kidding. He said that he and Sun Xiao divorced. The two families fought, and the old man was sent to the hospital and had to divorce. Now I'm getting married again. Meng Sinan sighed.

Zhou Ping was shocked by the news, and said after a while: "Where are you?" I'll pick you up by car. ”

Meng Sinan reported the address.

Zhou Ping soon came to the hotel. Meng Sinan has already settled the account. The two of them simply said hello, and then set up Qin Hongbin on the side.

All the way to the parking lot, neither of them spoke. After stuffing Qin Hongbin into the back seat, Zhou Ping only hesitated slightly, and then spoke: "He originally bought the house with Sun Xiao, and now it is probably inconvenient to pass." I'll take him home, settle him, and then drive you back. ”

Meng Sinan was slightly surprised, "Don't bother." He paused, "You can't lift him alone." After I sent him over, I just took a taxi back by myself. ”

"Okay."

The two got into the front seat, and Zhou Ping started the car and drove all the way.

There was only the occasional muttering of Qin Hongbin in the car.

Neither Zhou Ping nor Meng Sinan had any intention of speaking.

After passing a few intersections and waiting for a few red lights, Zhou Ping's car drove to an elevated intersection.

Encountering a red light, Zhou Ping stopped the car again.

Meng Sinan raised his eyes and saw the words "Donghe Road" on the sign, and his heart was full of waves.

"I was ...... before Qin Hongbin approached me and introduced me to a job, drawing some promotional maps of Donghe City, which I used on the Internet. ”

Zhou Ping squinted at Meng Sinan, and immediately withdrew his gaze.

He mentioned the pigeon breeders in Peace Square, and another one, the Donghe Road Elevated. Meng Sinan continued.

Zhou Ping clenched the steering wheel, "This kind of thing is all made up." That pigeon breeder is a story. ”

"What about the Donghe Road Elevated?"

"I haven't heard of it." Zhou Ping replied.

He wasn't lying.

He really hadn't heard the story of the East River Road Elevated.

"It's said to be recent." Meng Sinan said again.

Zhou Ping became irritable, "I'm not interested in this kind of thing. ”

"That's right." Meng Sinan looked out the car window, "I was like this at the earliest. But I later found out that it was useless to run away like this. At the very least, you have to know what you're running away from, and it's better to run away. ”

The red light turned green.

The horn sounded in the car behind him, and Zhou Ping stepped on the accelerator and drove the car on the elevated road.

The car drove slowly, not because of the traffic jam, but because Zhou Ping did not drive the car to the highest speed.

As the first elevated road in Donghe City, there were some problems at the beginning of the design. The problem is not the design and quality of the elevated highway itself, but the fact that the urban planning did not take into account the rapid development of the future and the relocation of urban centers. The first elevated highway that used to be busy with traffic has become very deserted in recent years, and there are almost no vehicles here except during rush hour.

The buildings on both sides of the elevated highway are small buildings of about 10 floors, there are no skyscrapers, and the surrounding residential areas are scattered, which are not large. At night, the high-rise buildings are deserted, the lights are out, and the residential areas are just a small area, and they are not lively.

The car was supposed to be on such a road, which should have made the driver feel comfortable.

In fact, the Donghe Road Elevated Highway has almost become the first choice of drag racing parties for a few years, until it is cleaned up by traffic, and it can be considered to stop and become quiet again.

Zhou Ping's heart was hairy, his palms were sweaty, and he looked nervously at the road ahead, and looked in the rearview mirror from time to time, caring about the situation around him.

Meng Sinan is not as nervous as Zhou Ping, but he is not relaxed either.

He looked around the same way, but not as obviously as Zhou Ping did.

The car drove for five or six minutes, and Meng Sinan's eyelids jumped.

He looked straight ahead.

Ahead is an elevated curve, and after the turn, there is an elevated off-ramp.

Zhou Ping was clearly prepared to enter the corner under the elevated.

Meng Sinan turned his head suddenly, startling Zhou Ping.

"What?" Zhou Ping's voice changed slightly, his body stiffened, and only his eyes instinctively looked behind him.

With the structure of the human body, Zhou Ping naturally couldn't turn his eyes to the back of his head. After he reacted, he hurriedly looked in the rearview mirror.

They had an extra car behind them.

A private car appeared out of thin air on the road that had been empty before.

The private car has its lights on, drives smoothly, and looks nothing unusual.

But its appearance is an anomaly in itself.

Zhou Ping's heart was in his throat, and he almost jumped out of his mouth.

"What's that?" Zhou Ping asked nervously.

Meng Sinan did not answer.

He frowned and glanced at the vehicle behind him, then lowered his head and looked at Qin Hongbin.

Qin Hongbin was still asleep.

He wanted to call Qin Hongbin up, and it was impossible to ask the strange talk on the first elevated highway.

"He didn't throw up. Haven't woken up yet. Meng Sinan spoke calmly, turned his head, and looked ahead.

The car had reached the corner.

Zhou Ping was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat, but he had experienced some things, and he quickly understood what Meng Sinan meant.

But his mood could not be relaxed because of this.

He looked at his phone on the side of the steering wheel.

Just call the number, just dial the number......

No, he had already deleted Li Yun's number.

He memorized the number, and he could also dial it.

But is that really going to happen?

Meng Sinan hesitated in his heart, but the speed of the car did not slow down. There's no way he's slowing down and waiting for the other party to catch up with him, knowing that a problem car is coming after him.

The car went completely into the corner.

The car behind suddenly accelerated.

The headlights are approaching.

Meng Sinan was excited, and hurriedly called out the mobile phone dial.

Eleven-digit mobile phone numbers are not called out in a second.

With a huge crash and brake sound, the car behind crashed into Zhou Ping's car, passed through Zhou Ping's car, rushed to the edge of the elevated highway, and flew out of the elevated highway.

Boom!

Zhou Ping's body shook and subconsciously stepped on the brakes.

His heart was beating wildly, and he slowly turned his head to look at where the car had rushed down.

"Let's go." Meng Sinan's calm voice regained Zhou Ping's attention.

However, Zhou Ping did not drive away.

With some shaky hands, he unbuckled his seat belt and stumbled out of the car.

Meng Sinan frowned and reluctantly followed out of the car.

"It should just be a scene reenactment, a death scene reenactment. The ghost in the car should not have realized that he was dead. They don't hurt. You don't have to do superfluous things either. Meng Sinan reminded.

I don't know if Zhou Ping listened to his words.

Zhou Ping came to the edge of the viaduct in a daze, holding on to the railing of a different color from the surroundings, poked his head out, and looked down.

The smashed car was lying on the road.

No smoke was seen, no fire was seen, no blood was seen.

Zhou Ping saw the figure next to the broken copper and iron.

The man below stood for a moment, slowly walked towards the lump of iron, and reached in to do something.

An unfamiliar voice appeared in Zhou Ping's mind.

“…… Li Yun: Is it? Is it the family of Li Guang and Yang Dongyan? ”

"Your parents were in a traffic accident and are now in the bureau, please come over for a while."

“…… Well, when people find out, it's already gone. Knocked off an elevated highway and fell from a high altitude ......"

“…… They shouldn't feel anything, it's just a matter of all of a sudden......"

“…… There is still a breath of air for the accident, and the rescue ...... in the hospital"

“…… The perpetrator was not saved. It dragged on for a few days, and the operation and intubation were quite torturous. People are dead, and it is now impossible to pursue criminal responsibility. You can sue yourself for compensation. This will be deducted from his inheritance. But, let me tell you, his family situation is not good. His wife is disabled, the child is still very young, and the family does not have much money......"

“…… If you want to sue, we can introduce the process, and his wife will definitely have legal aid because of the family situation. The court should preside over the mediation ......"

“…… Hey, it's best if you don't sue. He is the only one who has committed this sin, and you are all victims......"

Strange voices are far away.

Zhou Ping saw that the figure raised his head slightly and looked at him.

Eye contact.

That look reminded Zhou Ping of the gray tombstone and the black-and-white posthumous photo, and then he remembered the eerie warmth that was fleeting at that time.

He recalled memories farther away.

recalled the hotel room that day, recalled the aunt and uncle he had only seen once, recalled the posthumous photo of his cousin Li Yun, and recalled Zhang Xinqian...... The end of the memory is the appearance of Li Yun lying on the bed, his head wrapped in black hair.

The air around it seems to be heating up.

In the heat, the appearance of Li Yun's death in Zhou Ping's memory was replaced by the scene of the day in the haunted house.

Li Yun saved him.

His hand touched his thigh lightly, remembering the feathers that had burned there.

In his sight, Li Yun's eyes were no longer dark.

The wreckage of the vehicle disappeared.

Also disappearing was Li Yun.