Chapter 006: Death Loop

He was pushing a bicycle, and his wife was following closely behind him. Unexpectedly, a train came rushing in and struck both of them dead

Who is it? I called out, stretching my head.

While walking along the road, I engaged in casual conversation with a girl. I learned that she had just been accepted into an art academy this year. I smiled and asked her if she had a boyfriend, to which she replied that she did, and he also drives a bus.

In the back row of the bus, there sat a girl of about twenty, with long hair cascading over her shoulders, thick eyebrows and large eyes, dressed in a charming little dress, looking quite lovely

For several consecutive stops, no one boarded the bus. By the time we reached the coking plant terminal, there were no passengers left on the bus. I leaned back against the seat, quietly contemplating what kind of job I should look for after leaving Dongfeng Yuntong Company

No one spoke, and the restroom remained eerily quiet both inside and outside. Just as the motion-sensor light turned off again, a sudden sound of a clap echoed from outside the restroom

Because the man walks ahead and the woman walks behind, the man remains unaware that the woman has died. Many locals say that on hazy moonlit nights, there is often a man seen walking back and forth along the railway with a bicycle, constantly calling out, "Wife, hurry up."

The sign above her head has always been Charm City

Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly paused and leaned forward to look at m. hetushu. comcom ahead. There stood a little girl without money for the bus, smiling at me from the roadside

She seemed to have a kind of telepathy; before I could even ask, she smiled and said, "You look quite a bit like my boyfriend"

Chen Wei once advised me that after the car reaches the terminal station of the coking plant, it should stop for no more than five minutes, and absolutely not exceed ten minutes. I just checked the time, and it has already been eleven minutes since I parked!

The young lady smiled and said: I want to take a car home. Just now, when I got on the bus, I found that the driver was not there, so I sat in the back and waited.

This story takes place in my hometown, and it was in 1993. When I was a child, my home was near the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line. My parents often took me to bathe, and we frequently crossed the railway. After someone was killed in an accident, no one dared to cross the railway anymore. As for the story of this death cycle, it initially started as a tale made up by adults to scare disobedient children, but it is said that later on, someone indeed saw that man

Outside the restroom, no one had spoken yet. Just at the moment when the motion-sensor light turned off for the third time, a sudden sound of clapping came from outside the restroom.

Bang

Hey, isn't that incorrect? Wasn't this little girl just standing at the Charm City station?

Seeing that this young lady has quite a good temper, I also felt less angry. I smiled and was about to send a message. However, just as I glanced at the clock, I immediately slapped my thigh and thought to myself, "Oh no!"

I quickly turned the hairpin and drove several stops without encountering anything unusual, allowing my anxious heart to gradually relax

Just as I was thinking about it, a series of gurgling sounds suddenly came from my stomach. A sharp pain shot through my abdomen, and I immediately jumped out of the car and ran towards the public restroom

This time, I stared intently, keeping my eyes fixed on the roads on both sides, ensuring that I had not taken a wrong turn. As I continued driving, the little girl in the dress appeared by the roadside once again, still smiling at me.

The young lady chuckled and said: I am a ghost, is that acceptable?

Who the hell is it? I shouted again; when people are in a state of intense emotion, they often can't help but curse.

I even suspect that she came to arrange for a night with a client, because I have some friends who drive taxis, and they often encounter such situations late at night. A glamorous woman gets into the car, displaying all sorts of charm, and in the end, the driver falls for it. They get straight to the point, charging three hundred for a quick encounter and six hundred for the whole night

I glanced at the bus stop sign, and prominently displayed on it were the three characters "Charming City"

I said with a hint of anger: What are you doing? When did you get on the bus?

I scratched my head, thinking to myself, could this be some child playing a prank? In fact, I had considered that possibility, but I knew that in such situations, the more one thinks in a bizarre direction, the more fear it generates, and the more fear one feels, the more likely it is to encounter strange occurrences

Upon returning to bus number 14, as soon as I boarded and turned on the lights inside the compartment, a sudden "Ah!" startled me, nearly causing me to jump off the bus

In the evening, Chen Wei was surprised that I did not take a day off but continued to work. He handed me a cigarette and kept praising me. At exactly 12:00, I drove the No. 14 bus away from the Fangzi Shop terminal. Today is Friday, yet the number of passengers was unexpectedly low.

I turned my head to look at the back row, but the beautiful girl from the art academy had long since disappeared. I shuddered all over and almost crashed the car into a tree by the roadside. I never even stopped the car; how did she get out?

I drove forward in terror, trembling. Now I finally understand why Chen Wei warned me that I should not stay at the terminal for more than ten minutes. My arms were shaking uncontrollably, and I could barely grip the steering wheel. After driving for a while, I saw that little girl in a dress standing by the roadside, smiling at me again

Time passes second by second, and before I know it, night has fallen. I sit alone in the darkness, without turning on the light, lighting a cigarette and pondering for a long time

I felt as if I had been electrocuted, wondering how I ended up back here again. Could it be that I was so engrossed in chatting with the woman and the librarian behind me that I took a wrong turn, leading the car into a detour and then back again

The voice-activated light in the restroom has lit up again, while my hands, poised to take a photo together, remain suspended in place

A layer of goosebumps has formed on my skin, and I want to scream, but suddenly I realize that I cannot. It feels as though an invisible pair of large hands is gripping my neck; I can breathe, yet I am unable to let out a cry.

The restroom is equipped with a sound-activated light that turns on and off intermittently. Whenever it goes out, I clap my hands to turn the light back on. However, after clapping twice, the light went out for the third time. Before I could clap again, a loud clap echoed from outside the restroom.

Because I am heading towards the house store, and the station where she is standing is directed towards the coking plant, I do not need to stop

In the end, I decided to take this last bus tonight, regardless of anything else. I placed my ID card, high heels, gold ring, and necklace on the bus. After the bus returns, I will be done and leave.

I patted my wildly beating heart, damn it, that really scared me quite a bit. To regain the face I had just lost, I said, who do you think you are? So arrogant, wait at the station for the bus in the future!

At this moment, I find myself in an infinite loop at Charm City, completely at a loss as an atheist. I dare not move forward and open the picture book, for I fear seeing that little girl who smiles at me time and again.

However, this is a bus, not a taxi; it cannot be driven aimlessly without purpose

Oh no! I quickly unrolled the toilet paper, and after a flurry of activity, I pulled up my pants and stood up. When I reached outside the restroom, I found the surroundings to be empty and desolate

I glanced at the little girl through the window and smiled at her. I did not pay much attention to anything and continued chatting with the girl sitting in the back row of the bus.

But I dare not stop, Chen Wei had warned me that I must not stop until I reach the station, even if I encounter someone on the verge of death, I cannot stop. If I were to stop, perhaps even more unimaginable things would happen.

Although the coking plant is the final station, this stop is quite small, and there is no one on duty at night. The restroom is silent, with only the sound of my heavy breathing.

I know a story about a fatal loop. There was a man who rode his bicycle at night, taking his wife back to her family home. When they passed by the railway, instead of using the underpass, he took a shortcut and directly crossed over the tracks.

It was almost at the very moment the lights went out that the sound of applause emerged, with the timing being remarkably precise, as if someone were watching a stopwatch.

I chuckled and was just about to tease her by asking if her boyfriend looked like me when the bus arrived at the Charm City stop. The little girl who once had no money for the bus stood under the sign, smiling at me.