Chapter 4: The Man from the Lake (Silent Hill)
In a trance, Chen Yang was thinking wildly, and the car had already arrived at Greenway Park, as usual. There are a lot of people in such places on weekends, running, doing tai chi, all kinds of things, so it's not lively.
After getting out of the car, Zhou Cai looked at Chen Yang and said, "Maybe it's good luck today, you see, if it wasn't for your phone call, maybe it would have crashed, did you say it was the luck brought by the baby."
Listening to his wife say this, think about it carefully, it seems that it is really possible..., whatever, the not very good mood was swept away, put aside all the worries and take a good walk, just relax Chen Yang made up his mind.
A small square at the entrance, a bridge connects both sides of the river, one side is a walking path, one side is a bicycle path, both sides of the greenway are not too wide, mainly for visitors to walk and bicycle sports, of course the car is not allowed to enter, want to drive can not drive in. The greenway was originally designed to be such that it was accessible on both sides of the river, depending on how people preferred to experience it.
On both sides of the greenway, there are large and small vendors, selling some specialties or snacks, as well as some interesting small objects, most of the people who come here to play are people who walk and exercise, and of course there are more people who see than buy.
After one or two small bends, through a few small woods, the lake in the middle of the greenway park is in the distance, under normal circumstances, most of them come here to play and relax, in summer, take off your shoes and play in the water next to it, the water is cool, and in winter look at the wild ducks and so on.
On the way, Chen Yang's restless mood gradually recovered, and he was a little happy to look at the place where the small island in the middle of the lake protruded, and the flocks of swans around the island swam. Looking back at his wife, her big belly is like an island in the middle of the lake, surrounded by the surrounding lake, and she is cared for like a baby. Chen Yang was very pleased to be there.
Three or five groups, four or five piles, all kinds of characters are smiling, the fairyland on earth is not counted, it is a happy one, life, life may be like this, Chen Yang sighed.
Playing to the small island in the middle of the lake, volunteers organized in an orderly manner and shouted slogans to maintain order.
"Remember when there wasn't a volunteer service team here? Not only is there it here today, but it doesn't let people go to the water anymore? A beautiful woman with a child of seven or eight years old said to a young man.
I saw that the young man's face was red, and he said a little shyly, someone fell into the water today, and it was stuck in the protective net in the center of the lake, and it took a lot of effort to catch it.
The beauty said with some reluctance: "How do we know it's true if we haven't seen it?" If you don't let you play, you won't let you play, you can say so many lies, don't you scare people like this?" Although the beauty was a little resentful, she seemed to believe it a little, and her tone was much smaller......
The guy didn't believe it when he saw that he said too much, this beauty came to play with a child alone, maybe it was because of the beauty that he said a few more words, and the guy didn't say anything else when he thought about it, but stubbornly said that it was dangerous, so he didn't say more.
Sometimes things are like this, the more you don't let things go, the more people have to do them, like a moth to a fire, knowing that it is death, but also moving forward, maybe some are looking for the warmth of that moment, some are looking for a moment of light, some are looking for a moment of amazement, a lot of fragrance that has disappeared in the long river of history, maybe all kinds of life are like this.
sent away a mother and daughter, and this is not another group of guys. It may be that he is young and energetic, or it may be a great expressiveness, I don't know where to get the key, open the locked wooden boat, and row the wooden boat into the lake area, the guy stands on the shore and is at a loss, seeing the boat getting farther and farther away, but there is no way.
In addition to this small island in the middle of the lake area, of course, it is very open, and there was nothing in the past, but in the case of today's ban on swimming, it is known that it is somewhat conspicuous, and the boats on the lake are like pointing signs, eye-catching and unique.
There is a cloud floating in the sky nowhere, as if intentionally or unintentionally just covered the island, not too dark, not too bright, and the color of the outside world seems to be a little different, some of the isolated islands in the lake seem to be out of place with other places, there are a lot fewer passers-by when they come, and they feel carefully as if they are covered with a light veil, and some of the early spring mornings are a little bit of green mist.
There was a burst of drama in the distance, it turned out to be a guy who came back from a cruise, a few young guys are not too big, the big one is estimated to be eighteen or nineteen years old, and the little one is seven or eight years old.
I was uncomfortable in the play, and then I took a closer look and found that the child was not so happy, a little calm, his eyes were a little deep, and his temperament that did not match it seemed a little weird. Chen Yang looked at this group of unruly young men with some curiosity.
I saw that they went ashore, and the small pleasure boat was not tied, but was thrown directly on the shore of the lake, and it was about to drift away slowly, I don't know if Chen Yang's obsessive-compulsive disorder was committed, or if it was overflowing love, he reminded loudly: "Alas, friend, your boat has not been tied yet." "What's the matter with you?" A slightly fair-skinned older guy said with disdainful eyes.
Standing in the crowd, a somewhat thin child looked at Chen Yang with a look in his eyes.
He looked at Chen Yang with some deep eyes, then turned his head to his partner and said softly: "This friend is right, you go and tie up the boat?" I saw that the fair-skinned guy just now seemed to have accepted the order, as if he had received the task, and without saying a word, he turned around and went to carry it out.
Chen Yang was a little surprised, usually when they were children, they played together, and they were all older children, but now the situation is a little beyond common sense, but just thinking about it, I don't care, after all, these people are not familiar with him, maybe the way is a little different from when he was a child.
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Chen Yang didn't need to say anything, he turned around and left with his wife.
Chen Yang hadn't gone far when he saw a boatman in a yellow vest in the middle of the lake coming with an oar, and the sound of the motor rumbled, like thunder, and like a warning bell, ringing non-stop. The oars drove straight towards Chen Yang's position, and without slowing down a little, it was about to hit the shore, when suddenly a small boat stopped on the shore with a lateral drift.
"Kids, have you had enough? I told you that you can't play today, you can't drive a boat to play, not only did you not listen to it, but you also drove out without permission, what do you say now? The middle-aged boatman said loudly, like a bullfight, and with some wheat-colored skin and some resolute face, he looked a little unangry and arrogant.
A group of young men suddenly became a little dumb, calmed down, and instantly turned into good dolls, and no one answered, at this moment, the thin child spoke, and the other guys were relieved. All eyes were on him. I saw the child purse his lips and speak
"Uncle Jing, this is my idea, if you want to blame me, it has nothing to do with these people, they are just temporarily invited by me to help." Although the child said this, if you don't look at his expression, you can still feel a sense of pride, but with the indifference on his face and the heaviness in his eyes, there is no emotion in saying such words.
Uncle Jing restrained a hint of cynicism, and said a little unhappily: "Did I ask you?" Talking...", then turned to the others and said: "Let's go, I still wanted to do something, since I was hired by this kid, it's none of your business, you just leave." ”
The crowd quickly left, and in a short time, a change occurred in the center of the lake, and a small whirlpool in the lake grew bigger and bigger, clattering towards the shore here, getting bigger and bigger, like the mouth of a monster that chooses people to devour.
Uncle Jing, who was still standing on the oars, was like having eyes behind him, and he didn't even look at it. I saw him wave his hands and say to the crowd that had not yet left: "You guys hurry up, if you don't leave, maybe you won't be able to leave." ”
Chen Yang looked at the middle-aged uncle and didn't speak, after the events of the past two days, maybe it was a little induction, anyway, it was not a good thing, and then his wife turned around and left, and he didn't look back to see the excitement.
What are you kidding, my wife is pregnant with a child, and I don't want to be involved in such a strange thing. Zhou Cai was a little puzzled, like a child with great curiosity, his eyes looked at the lake, and some curious eyes made puzzles.
Seeing that Chen Yang didn't open his mouth to explain, he just pulled himself away, as if his husband knew something about this matter. Women are like this sometimes, the more they are puzzled, the more they want to know something, and then they stop and want to ask what is going on.
At this time, Chen Yang didn't stop, but hurriedly said to his wife: "I'll tell you when we get in the car, I don't know very well, I don't feel good anyway" Seeing that Chen Yang didn't want to continue, Zhou Cai couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and stopped and wanted to ask something, so Chen Yang pulled Zhou Cai and continued to walk back.
Walking and walking, the green light mist slowly became thicker, Chen Yang felt a trace of familiarity, and a thrill in his heart, secretly said Don't come out of this feeling, we have to get out of here quickly, think about that scene Really hair stands on end. My wife who has some belly can't walk fast, what should I do? Chen Yang panicked in his heart, Chen Yang, who could not panic when he encountered anything in the past, now has no way in his heart, and he is extremely flustered.
Can't panic, can't panic, Chen Yang calmed his heart, as if hypnotizing himself, reminding himself, not letting himself run out of ideas.
The fog is getting bigger and bigger, the bright sunlight in the sky is no longer visible, where can you see a trace of different colors at the intersection, the car in the parking lot in the distance is like a colorful fortress, and the intersection is slowly like an illusory space in a trance, the way is gone, only the car is still parked inside, and the remaining trace of sunshine is gone, like a closed curtain, there is no sunlight, only a black room is left, and things are blurred through the curtains.
The road in front of him is like a road cut by a knife, the road is cut, the middle is a bottomless abyss, the fog around him slowly descends, Chen Yang's heart sinks to the bottom, his eyes are quiet like a monster in the abyss, his face is also pale.
Zhou Cai looked around, and finally the fear on his face became stronger and stronger, and just when he was about to take it anymore, he shook her shoulders with both hands, and then hugged her into his arms, at this time Chen Yang hugged Zhou Cai.
Chen Yang comforted Zhou Cai, and then said: "We'll be fine, I can't explain it clearly for a while, we'll be fine anyway."
There were people coming down from the car one after another in the parking lot, not many, only four or five people, these were the last people who didn't leave, only to see a child and a beautiful woman in the crowd, as if they were the couple they had just met, and there was actually the young volunteer guy, there was a white-haired old man, and a sturdy guy with glasses, which looked a little weird.
Chen Yang thought about it, and felt that he should be able to go out, so he continued to walk forward with Zhou Cai, if the situation was the same as what Ah Jian encountered, he should be able to leave here, so he didn't say a word. When they took action, the others were puzzled when they saw this, so they stopped Chen Yang and his wife. "Where are you going? Do you want to jump over? ”
Chen Yang didn't want to pay attention to them, but now that he was stopped, he had to say: "You don't need me to say anything more now, have you encountered such a strange situation now?" Chen Yang asked rhetorically.
The man with glasses pushed his glasses and said impatiently: "I tried that the car couldn't drive, and you had a car but didn't drive, just leave, I looked at the parking lot, the car should be yours, I guess it's good." Immediately, Chen Yanggang wanted to explain.
The white-haired old man continued: "That's right, when we found out that something was wrong just now, everyone was ready to drive out of here, but everyone couldn't catch fire, and you not only didn't drive after coming out of the trail, but walked away with a pregnant person, which is not at all reasonable, so I have to suspect that you are different from others."
Chen Yang found that everyone's eyes were looking at him, including his wife. The difference is that his wife only has doubts in her eyes, while others have a trace of doubt in their eyes.
Immediately, Chen Yang didn't explain first, he knew that if he was in a hurry to explain at this time, it might backfire, people's hearts were the most unpredictable, and the more he was at this time, the more calm he became.
So he said slowly: "Have you all seen such a thing happen?" Everyone didn't speak, as if waiting for Chengyang to continue to speak. may want to wait for Chen Yang to explain.
Chen Yang didn't see everyone answering, he swept over everyone one by one, and was about to continue to explain, when suddenly a milky voice sounded.
"Mommy, Mommy. The fog is coming again, the fog is coming again, it's so annoying, there are so many monsters, Mom took me away" It was that beautiful woman and child.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were gathered on him, the beauty immediately turned a little red on her face, sank her face, and then withdrew her gaze, looked at the child gently, and asked softly: "Ah Li, don't be afraid, there is a mother, there are no monsters, not afraid, not afraid, mother can fight monsters, not afraid, not afraid of ......"