usatvline Chapter 435 The Mountain Has Arrived
Chapter 435 The Mountain Has Arrived
Tian Qinghe stood cautiously outside the bathroom, holding his breath. Even though there was only a door between them, he couldn't hear a sound from inside.
He slowly backed away, not making any further moves for the time being.
There are several possibilities at the moment.
First, Wei Lan encountered a ghost. This is the simplest and most plausible explanation for the anomaly.
But the problem is, if that's really the case, then the ghost is currently locked in the bathroom with Wei Lan.
Which ghost is it?
Moreover, under these circumstances, the probability that Wei Lan is still alive is almost zero.
So, besides releasing a ghost, what other meaning does opening the door have?
But let's assume she is still alive...
Tian Qinghe had to consider the second possibility: that Wei Lan herself had a problem!
Because it was all too coincidental—the woman had just finished telling a ghost story, and not long after, the story actually happened in real life.
No matter how you look at it, it seems like it was all planned. Tian Qinghe frowned slightly. If Wei Lan was the source of the train's haunting, then her ability to disguise herself was too strong.
The two talked about the whole story face to face, very close to each other.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Tian Qinghe observed her expression but did not notice anything unnatural.
When she was telling a story, her eyes would unconsciously look upwards from time to time, which is a common body language that people use when recalling memories.
This also aligns with her experience of not being the creator of the story, but rather its narrator.
But if she wasn't the source of the train haunting, then there's only one possibility.
Tian Qinghe's heart sank, and she looked out the window again.
very dark.
For now... it's still a plain.
They are very likely on the same train line as in ghost stories.
Near the sea. Plains.
The problem isn't the people, but the location?
While pondering, Tian Qinghe wrote down her thoughts in the clue book, and soon the clue book displayed an image.
As the sketch gradually came to a conclusion, Tian Qinghe's expression also became increasingly serious.
Only after he finished the last stroke did he raise his head and stare intently at the bathroom door.
Wei Lan is still alive.
But Wei Lan is about to die.
Looking down at the drawing in the notebook, Wei Lan huddled by the door in the cramped bathroom, the faint light from her cell phone illuminating her terrified face.
A figure stood in front of Wei Lan. It was too dark to see the rest of the figure clearly, except that it was wearing a large hat.
The figure was bending down, and a bony hand was gripping Wei Lan's neck, clearly intending to kill her.
Besides that, it was impossible to tell whether the figure was male or female.
The phone in the painting shows that it is 8:45.
Tian Qinghe swiped open her phone; it was only 8:40, meaning the scene in the painting would happen in five minutes.
The situation was clear; he had provided the correct line of thought. In response, the clue book presented a clue that wasn't really a clue.
It's not considered a clue because the timing is too close!
And it was no different from Tian Qinghe's first guess: a person and a ghost were in the bathroom.
Wei Lan's death at the hands of the ghost proves she wasn't the source; the suspicion is temporarily cleared. However, the ghost's identity remains unknown.
Apart from the hat, the ghost's figure was almost entirely filled with black lines... you couldn't see anything at all.
But this type of wide-brimmed hat is quite rare...
Tian Qinghe stared at the clue book, and gradually, he found half of a small mark among the messy lines on the hat, which looked like the shape of a rice stalk.
Rice ears.
He suddenly realized that it was the old logo of the railway bureau!
The ghost that is about to kill Wei Lan is a train staff member, so the most likely candidate is... a train attendant!
His previous predictions were wrong; their experiences were not exactly the same as those of the welders in the ghost stories.
The train attendant did not appear after the train started moving again; she was likely already in the carriage after the train braked suddenly.
That's why Tian Qinghe couldn't hear the sounds from the bathroom.
but why......
Will Wei Lan die in five minutes?
And why did the flight attendant stay in the restroom and not come out?
Tian Qinghe vaguely sensed that there might be a way out hidden in these problems, which was the key to rescuing Wei Lan unharmed!
It's even possible that the flight attendants will only come out after Wei Lan dies.
But what triggered her murder? What are the taboos surrounding demons...?
"sand."
That's when.
"sand."
Tian Qinghe suddenly stiffened.
He involuntarily held his breath and slowly looked towards the direction of the carriage.
A soft rustling sound came from outside the window.
very light.
But inexplicably, everyone can hear it.
Even the little boy who had been sobbing just moments before now stared blankly out the window with his mouth agape.
After a long silence, he murmured:
"Dad... what was that sound?"
The voice just fell.
Shake, shake, shake.
The rustling sound started again.
Just like in the story...
The mountain is here.
It's breathing.
Tian Qinghe strode towards the carriage, but through the glass door, all he could see was darkness.
This time, I really couldn't see anything... neither the moon, the stars, nor the plains.
Even though she had already heard the story, Tian Qinghe still felt a chill run down her spine. Without any movement, a mountain suddenly rose from the plain and silently approached the train!
He couldn't see anything, and could only judge how close the mountain was by the sound of its breathing.
It's not far anymore.
In less than ten minutes, the mountain will completely crush the train, heading off in some unknown direction...
But if you follow the story's progression, their train will start moving again just before they get close to the mountain.
start up?
Tian Qinghe was suddenly stunned. The words spoken by the flight attendant in Wei Lan's story flashed through his mind.
There are two sentences in total.
The first sentence is:
"Sit down," said the passenger in the darkness. "We haven't arrived at our station yet."
In a flash, Tian Qinghe had an instant realization. He didn't have time to record the clues before looking at his phone. It was already 8:43!
Two minutes left!
Without saying a word, he jumped up and rushed to the bathroom. With a strong twist, he pried open the jammed door.
Bang!
The door popped open.
Tian Qinghe's breath caught in her throat for a second, and she involuntarily took a step back.
A wide-brimmed hat, a white polyester shirt, and a navy blue long skirt.
Short hair...moles.
The moment the door popped open, the flight attendant was almost face to face with him, expressionless.
Was it just a door away from me the whole time?
"Tian Qinghe!"
Wei Lan looked up from the corner in disbelief. She was covered in cold sweat and her face was deathly pale, as if she had been soaked in river water.
Only she knew how terrifying it was to be in a small bathroom with a ghost.