Chapter 8: The Story
As a manor-style university with a long history, like other schools of the same type, there are many legends in the headquarters of Jiang University. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Some of the info are very far away, dating back a hundred years, and some are strange things that have only happened in the last few years. The little girl in the blue dress is one of them.
The story takes place in the seventeenth building in the South Park, which is a tube-like building, although this style is crude and ugly in the eyes of people today, but it was unusually fashionable in those days.
About 10 years ago, Koto University was nowhere near what it is today, and the new campus was almost still under construction, with most of the faculty and students concentrated in the main campus. At this time, the seventeenth building of the South Park was still used as a staff dormitory. In one of the units, there lived a teacher couple, and the two of them had a daughter.
One day the couple both had lessons, leaving the little girl and her grandmother at home. The old lady went out to buy something, and she was afraid that her granddaughter would run away, so she locked the door. However, misfortune happened because of this, a sudden gas leak, which caused the little girl to suffer misfortune.
Time has changed, the people who witnessed the tragedy have been dispersed, and the 17th building of the South Park has been converted into student dormitories. The dust has settled on this incident, and there is a tendency to be buried in the pile of old papers. However, I don't know when it started, rumors about the girl in blue began to circulate on campus, bringing this originally forgotten thing back to the public eye.
The rumor itself is very simple, saying that on rainy weather or at midnight, at the entrance of the seventeenth building, I occasionally meet a little girl wearing a blue cloth floral dress. No matter what the season, it will always be the same outfit, and a pair of bright eyes will be fixed on you. When you come back to your senses, you deliberately look at each other, only to find that the little girl's figure is missing, as if she has disappeared out of thin air.
On some special days, the students living in the building can still hear the sound of sobbing, intermittently, as if far away, and as if close at hand. But when I checked carefully, I couldn't find anything.
Some well-wishers quickly turned up the old news of the year, pointing out that the appearance of the girl in the blue dress described by the eyewitnesses is very similar to the image of the little girl who died in the gas leak. So the rumor turned into a legend and began to spread in the school, causing a stir for a while. It is said that the school has also taken some measures to investigate privately, but there is no result, and it is the only way to do it.
Thankfully, despite the rumors, there is no shortage of people who have come out to tell the story. But no one has been harmed by this. Therefore, for the sake of the school's reputation, the management adopted a series of means to refute the rumors. And because the witnesses could not produce more evidence, and because there was no accident that could force the school, the legend stopped at the legend. It is not the same as the uproar of the corpse shredding case.
"It's really strange," after listening to Gao Yongxia's narration, Qiu Zhe was a little puzzled: "If this legend is true, and the girl in blue is the little girl who died from a gas leak, then there is not much wrong here." ”
"How?"
"Although we often say that there are lonely ghosts and wild ghosts wandering everywhere in the world, in fact, it is not so easy to be ghosts. Cui Peng explained: "The so-called death of a person as a ghost does not mean that a person will definitely form a ghost after death. After the death of such a person, the soul is scattered, and he will wander in the form of a remnant soul between heaven and earth for a period of time, suffering from wind and rain, and gradually disappearing, becoming the most original yin qi between heaven and earth, and the dust will return to dust and earth to earth. ”
"Only a strong-willed person with a sound soul can form a complete ghost after death. But in today's world, the way of God is not manifested, the yin is gone, and these ghosts have no place to go, and they can only wander in the world, eroded by external forces, and the final outcome is just a little more time, and they will be wiped out. ”
"And only those who are obsessed, or have great ambitions that cannot be stretched, or have grievances that cannot be repaid, or have worries that cannot be relieved, after such a person dies, with a breath of resentment, can turn into a powerful ghost, not only will not dissipate, but can devour other weak ghosts, strengthen themselves. ”
"This little girl doesn't sound like one of those people who can turn into ghosts," Qiu Zhe continued, "unless, the cause of her death is suspicious." ”
"Maybe you're right," Gao Yongxia was not surprised to hear the two of them's assertion: "When the group of boys in our class gossiped, they also had this kind of speculation. But it's been so many years, and the parties don't know where they are, so we're just talking about it, so let's talk about your plan. ”
"My plan is very simple," Cui Peng said: "Find a way to enter the seventeenth building, find this female ghost, and then let Xiaoqiu do it, catch her, and ask the whereabouts of those girls' three souls." What to do with this female ghost after that depends on the hillock. ”
After a few people discussed it, according to Qiu Tingting's idea, Cui Peng and them would be led in at night. However, he was vetoed by Qiu Zhe: "It's best to wait for rainy weather, which is more suitable for ghosts." Gao Yongxia also felt that his roommate was a little impatient and agreed with Qiu Zhe's idea.
Their luck was not bad, and on the third day after the café conversation, Koto City received a light rain. This kind of simple rainy day without thunder and lightning is the most suitable for yin things to wander, and it is a good time for Qiu Zhe and the others to look forward to.
But to carry out the operation, it will have to wait until the evening. So during the day, several people still go their own way, going to class, going to work.
Qiu Zhe was alone in the storage room of the Jiangda Library, in the name of cleaning up, looking through corner by corner, trying to find the clues he was looking forward to. Today is his tenth day at the library, and he conducts his own research whenever he gets the chance. So far, he has searched more than half of this huge library, but he has never found any useful clues.
Except for finding an old roster with Gu Shuisheng's name on it in the archives, he had no extra gains. Regarding Gu Shuisheng and his life, everything seems to be submerged in the sea, separated by the thick seawater, and it is impossible to see through or guess.
It was precisely in order to find Gu Shuisheng's whereabouts that he would find a way to infiltrate the library helper of Jiang University. However, after spending so much effort, nothing has been found so far, except for confirming that Gu Shuisheng had indeed lived in Jiang University, there are no more clues.
Discouragement and frustration flashed through Qiu Zhe's heart, he had always been determined and indomitable, and since he had decided to do something, no matter what difficulties and twists and turns he had experienced, he had to grit his teeth and persevere.
"Qiu Zhe, Qiu Zhe," Professor Mo's voice came from outside, Qiu Zhe's expression froze, he tidied up the bookshelf casually, and promised in his mouth: "I'm here." ”
"I have something to go first, you can remember to lock the door later. Professor Mo was in a hurry, and it seemed that there was something urgent.
"Okay. ”
"Don't forget to close all the windows. ”
"Got it. ”
After Professor Mo left, Qiu Zhe continued his work. The storage room has been put in order, but there are still no new discoveries. He remembered the promise for the evening, so he locked the doors and windows, and hurried away.
When the night swallowed the world again, the lights by the window of the girls' dormitory were lit up one after another. At eight o'clock in the evening, with the help of Gao Yongxia, Qiu Zhe and Cui Peng secretly infiltrated Building 17 in South Park and stayed in Gao Yongxia's room.
In fact, it is not uncommon for boys to spend the night in the girls' dormitory, although there is a clear prohibition in the school's regulations, but when it is actually implemented, many people turn a blind eye.
Because of Lin Meiqi's accident, only three girls were still in Room 406 where Gao Yongxia was boarding. In addition to Gao Yongxia and Qiu Tingting, there is also a girl named Yang Yu, Gao Yongxia should have been angry with her, and there were no surprises about the arrival of Cui Peng and Qiu Zhe.
According to the school rules of Jiang University, students usually have to live on campus, even students like Gao Yongxia, whose families are in the local area, are no exception. Only on holidays and weekends, you can go back to your home for the night. Although this rule is not strictly enforced, the rules are rules, and on the surface, everyone still tries to maintain a respect.
"Hey, two handsome guys," Yang Yu took out a bunch of snacks: "Eat something, it's still early." ”
"No thanks. Qiu Zhe didn't have the habit of eating snacks, so he refused directly. Yang Yu's smile was slightly unnatural, and Cui Peng took it with a smile: "There is also this kind of benefit, I'll see if there's anything delicious." ”
Gao Yongxia took a disposable paper cup for the two: "What to drink?" tea, juice or Sprite?"
"Just boiling water, thank you. Qiu Zhe said in a low voice.
It's still early at midnight, and the students in the dormitory building are still active, and at this point in time, ghosts won't come out. Therefore, the two of them had to stay in the dormitory until the dead of night before they could go out to investigate.
Gao Yongxia led the two of them around and briefly introduced the layout of the building. And tell them that most of the places where the legendary girl in blue appeared were at the corner of the corridor and the rooftop of the building.
By the time they returned to the dormitory, Qiu Tingting had already turned out two decks of pokers and pulled Cui Peng to play a card game. Qiu Zhe sat on the side and watched coldly, quietly looking at the dormitory in front of him.
I don't know why, from the first time he entered the door, Qiu Zhe felt that something was wrong. Years of Qi cultivation career have made his five senses and six senses extremely keen, and any movement within a radius of 100 meters is within his perception range.
His instincts told him there was something wrong with this dorm. But when he was out of consciousness and carefully observed, there was nothing out of the ordinary. The entire dormitory was cleaned and the four loft beds were neatly tied. There was no gloom in the room, and under the light of the light, everything seemed bright and bright.
"Could it be that I want to diverge? Or do I walk too much at night and become suspicious everywhere?"
Unable to find the problem for a while, Qiu Zhe stopped thinking about it. It's just that the slightest doubt never goes, lingering in his heart, like a shadow.
The night was dark, and the lights in the girls' dormitory were extinguished one after another, only room 406 was still a little light. The game has long been over, but there are boys, and the three girls are not easy to sleep, so they gather in front of the computer and watch Yang Yu's movies stored on the hard drive.
Qiu Zhe glanced at his watch, it was almost one o'clock in the morning, he pushed Cui Peng, and said in a low voice, "We're leaving." ”
Qiu Tingting and Yang Yu suddenly came to their senses: "Are you going to act? Take me with me." ”
Qiu Zhe frowned slightly, and was about to speak, Cui Peng said with a smile: "These seventeen buildings are so big, Xiaoqiu and I are also acting separately, and there is just a shortage of manpower, so it's best for you to come, so how about each person being responsible for one floor?"
"Huh?" The two girls looked at each other, and suddenly felt a little stunned.
Qiu Zhe got up and walked out the door, followed by Cui Peng. Qiu Tingting wanted to say something, but was stopped by Gao Yongxia: "Forget it, you can't help if you go." ”
"Women are really troublesome," the two of them walked to the entrance of the building, and Qiu Zhe whispered with his hand on his forehead. For him, staying in the girls' dormitory for half a night was more difficult than facing any demons and ghosts.
"I'm sorry," Cui Peng was a little embarrassed: "If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to come, with your skills, I wouldn't need help from others at all." ”
"It's not interesting to say this," Qiu Zhe said in a deep voice, "What I'm more interested in now is the female ghost in this building, what is the origin." ”
Cui Peng's eyes flashed: "I'm also looking forward to it, although there are lonely souls and wild ghosts everywhere, and I've seen a lot of them over the years, but it's the first time I've heard of this kind of guy who can show up in the dark and even harm people, let alone witness it with my own eyes." In any case, I have to find a way to catch it this time, just to sacrifice the Yin Soldier for me. ”
"Actually, I don't really approve of you learning those ghost path spells," Qiu Zhe's voice was a little disagreeable: "Dealing with yin and evil qi all year round is too much of a drain on the body's yang energy, if you want to live for a few more years, it's best to give up." ”
"I can't help it," Cui Peng said with a wry smile: "You also know that I was born with a yin deficiency physique. The mental methods you taught me, I couldn't even pass the entry level. Knowing that there are so many magical spells and magical powers in this world, ask me to be an ordinary ordinary person, I am unwilling, I am really unwilling. ”
"Say no more. When the two talked in a low voice, their footsteps did not stop, and at this time they had reached the entrance of the corridor on the second floor. Qiu Zhe took out a piece of spirit talisman and handed it to Cui Peng: "You go down and I go up, once you find something, immediately ignite this talisman." ”