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Living Funeral
The woman's voice had become somewhat hoarse, but throughout it all, due to the poor quality of the video, I couldn't see what she looked like.
In the end, she said, "Chen Fei, do you really like me? But if you like me, why haven't you come to find me yet? I've been waiting so painfully, so painfully..."
I don't know why, but hearing those words made my scalp tingle as if she were whispering in my ear. It inexplicably made me feel a bit guilty.
Chen Fei—this time it was my full name! Could it really be referring to me?
If that’s the case, then these Black and White Photos must be real. But damn it, I have no recollection of them. Did I actually experience this?
In 198 years, my memory tells me that I definitely wasn’t born then. If I called my parents now and asked them, they would probably think I was crazy. It just doesn’t make sense!
I felt a surge of anxiety, yet the woman’s voice in the video was so familiar; I couldn’t tell if it was just my imagination.
Damn it, why is everything so chaotic?
I didn’t want to seek her out. No, I had to figure out whether this Chen Fei was really me. Moreover, looking at the background of the Black and White Photos, they were taken in Zhang Family Village.
The person in the photo looked so much like me—like a mold had been used to create us. It left me confused; my subconscious was telling me that the person in the photo was indeed me. Yet deep down, I resisted accepting that.
I took a deep breath just as the video came to a stop.
The woman had waited for me for so long, and my mind was in turmoil.
I turned off the video and carefully hid the CD. The package contained nothing but photos and the CD.
Now I needed to go to Zhang Family Village, but that fat guy didn’t even give me the address. How am I supposed to find Zhang Family Village?
At this time, I had huge doubts in my heart. After being stunned for a while, I called Fatty Zhang. The call didn't go through. I sent a text message and asked, who is the woman in the video? And how to get to Zhang Family Village? The text message was replied quickly. Fatty Zhang didn't answer the phone, but he was not slow in replying to the text message. Fatty Zhang replied, "Don't you? Have you forgotten about her?" If you want to go to Zhang Family Village, just search for the keyword. The keyword is, are all the people in Zhang Family Village dead? This text message sent by Fatty Zhang means that it was not sent, and it did not tell me, who is that woman? Can you find the answer by searching for the route to Zhang Family Village? If the answer to such a weird thing can still be found by searching, then why am I still confused here? I replied to Fatty Zhang, I have no memory at all of who she is. Does she even know me? Can such Eerie things be found by searching on Baidu? After I replied to the text message, I quickly opened the browser and entered the keywords given by Fatty Zhang: Are all the people in Zhang Family Village dead? After I entered it, the results really came out. And there is more than one answer, and the answers are also varied. Some people do not have Zhang Family Village at all. This place is all fake. Some people say that all the people in Zhang Family Village are dead and they are all liars. I am a member of Zhang Family Village. We just moved out with the whole village and now we are living well. Others, I have been to Zhang Family Village, where bones were everywhere, but they were all dead. When I went there, I was scared to death. Under this answer, someone teased him, "Why are you not dead yet? You were scared to death and are still here playing with your phone." Then there was another comment, the floor leader, maybe he was frightened and went crazy, Nonsense. All the comments that followed called him a liar. I looked at the time when the question was asked and it turned out to be eight years ago, but why was it eight years ago? Did all the people in Zhang Family Village die eight years ago? Why am I starting to feel a little weird? I just answered so many questions and haven’t seen the point yet. I continued to scroll down, and then I came to an answer. This answer attracted my attention. He wrote like this. It's so boring that so many people care about something that happened for more than thirty years. I feel so idle. In fact, if you know where this place is, go out of the city and go east for thirty miles, there is a Zhang Family Village, believe it or not, just go and have a look. I looked at the reply time of this answer. It doesn't matter if I don't look at it. Once I looked at it, I couldn't help but want to curse because this answer was replied an hour ago. The one who replied an hour ago can only be Fatty Zhang. This Fatty Zhang is so troubling that he just sent me a text message to tell me that it would be better, and he is still playing this trick. It was just something that happened more than thirty years ago, so why did anyone still care about it until eight years ago?
As I pondered the uncertainty of the situation, my phone buzzed with a text message from Fatty Zhang.
He wrote: "Hurry to Zhang Family Village. She might still be waiting for you there."
But he still didn’t mention who she was. He wouldn’t ask again; if I asked a second time, he definitely wouldn’t answer. I paused for a few seconds before replying, asking Fatty Zhang if the answer online was something he had provided.
Fatty Zhang quickly replied, "Did you read it? I deleted it after you read it."
Damn, it really was Fatty Zhang who answered. Why go around in circles? He could have just told me directly.
I replied again, but Fatty Zhang urged me, "Chen Fei, you need to hurry. If you don’t go now, it’ll be too late."
I glanced at the message and put my phone away. I might as well go; staying here guessing wouldn’t lead me anywhere.
What the hell happened in 198? Suddenly, I felt lost.
And what about April 4th, 198? Chen Fei died—he really did die. If that’s true, why was that woman still waiting? Could it be that he came back to life? Or perhaps that woman was lying.
Fatty Zhang's message mentioned that there was a Zhang Family Village thirty miles east of the city. Thirty miles wasn’t far at all. I quickly packed my things and prepared to leave; it was nearly noon.
I took out a backpack and filled it with glutinous rice and vermilion powder—things used to ward off evil spirits. As I was about to leave the room, I thought since I was going to Zhang Family Village and it seemed so eerie, I should also bring an extra set of clothes.
Once I had everything ready, I told Gao Ling that I was going back home to see my parents.
Gao Ling initially offered to drive me, but I declined. "Alright," Gao Ling said, "Just make sure to come back soon. We have a big deal coming up after you return." Gao Qing would also be coming over because of my health issues; she definitely wouldn’t be going back anytime soon. At that time, I could use her help to earn some money.
Gao Ling smiled proudly. I acknowledged her and took one last look at her. The thought of her being in a body that housed a dead person reminded me of something unsettling.
Suddenly, an uneasy feeling crept into my heart. Zhang Xun warned me that Gao Ling might harm me and advised me to stay away from her. Yet even now, I hadn’t followed Zhang Xun’s advice.
As I was about to head out, Gao Ling shouted at me to be careful on the road. I nodded in response.
After descending the stairs, I decided to spend a bit more money and hailed a taxi on the street, asking the driver to take me to the countryside, just thirty miles away.
Most cars have odometers, so I was worried there might be an issue with that. After agreeing on a fare with the driver, we set off.
In fact, thirty miles isn't very far. The road started off well but gradually became worse, which is why it took us almost an hour.
Once I got out of the car and paid the driver, he drove away.
Being left alone in Zhang Family Village made me feel a bit uneasy. I looked around but couldn't see any village; I thought to myself, is there even anyone here? Could Fatty Zhang be playing a trick on me?
Just as I turned around, I spotted a winding dirt path leading downwards, flanked by trees on both sides.
I stared at this dirt path for a few seconds because nowadays most villages have been connected by paved roads, so dirt paths have become rare.
But this one was different. I thought to myself that this must be Zhang Family Village.
Fortunately, it hadn't rained, and the ground was dry, making it easier to walk. However, after walking less than a hundred meters down the path, I tripped and fell flat on my face.
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