HPDBC Chapter 254: Start
Chapter 254: Start
Chapter 254: Start
“Did you call the police?” Jiang Cheng asked.
The driver nodded. “Yes. I called his wife first. He didn’t go home. His family didn’t know where he went.”
Fatty licked his lips. He hugged his chest. The driver’s story gave him a bad feeling. He felt a chill. Even the sun that shone on him felt cold.
“Because of this, I stayed at the police station until the sun came up. I was still scared even after I went home. But... the next morning...” The driver’s voice trembled like he just remembered something. His lips turned a strange green colour.
“Don’t worry.” Jiang Cheng said calmly, “It’s all over now. Please continue.”
Fatty realised the Doctor’s words did work. The driver calmed down, and he slowly returned to normal.
“There was news from the police station the next day. They said they managed to pull surveillance video from near the dumpling restaurant. Based on the video, his taxi didn’t move after it was parked there. No one exited the vehicle. He... disappeared while inside the car!
“The driver’s seat was pushed back. There was a leather jacket laid on it. It was as if... someone was sleeping on the jacket and then suddenly disappeared!”
The driver failed to control his emotions when he said the last sentence. It had a huge impact.
Fatty had started to break out in goosebumps. The chill enveloped him. Perhaps he had imagined it. It felt like a giant net had covered him, and it was slowly closing in. The strange feeling suffocated him.
Jiang Cheng suddenly said, “You can drop us off here.”
“What?” The driver looked around. He checked the GPS and asked, “Brother, we are still some ways away from the destination. This is in the middle of nowhere. Are you sure...”
“It’s not often that we get to visit the countryside, so we want to walk around,” Jiang Cheng answered.
Jiang Cheng sighed. He continued in a tone that confused Fatty, “Life has returned...”
It dawned on Fatty. He finally knew what that strange feeling was. It was the nightmare realm. The scent of the nightmare!
The strange feeling that encircled the driver was similar to cunning and irrational NPCs as well as ghosts in the nightmare realm.
But... how could that be possible? Weren’t they in the real world?
They came out of the Doctor’s office. The sun was up. He could feel the sun’s rays on him. They didn’t fall asleep. He looked up. The rays blinded his eyes. He could feel the wind on his skin. The feeling couldn’t be more real.
So... what happened? Too much information curled in his mind. He had a feeling that he was close to the key point, but the feeling disappeared. It felt like he had grasped at the mist.
Soon, a ping from the phone interrupted Fatty’s thought. He turned around to look at the Doctor pleadingly.
Jiang Cheng got a message on his phone.
“Doctor Jiang,” Pi Wan still sounded as energetic as ever, “I’ve asked my friend to check the car plate you sent over. It belongs to a taxi. The driver disappeared three days ago. The case is still unsolved. The car is now in the police compound.” Pi Wan thought of something and added happily, “I’ve sent you the driver’s detail.”
Jiang Cheng clicked open the file. The driver’s name was Qin Dongguo. He was a Rong City local. Jiang Cheng scrolled through the file until a picture appeared on his screen.
Jiang Cheng’s finger paused.
When Fatty leaned over to check the picture, his face dropped. His brain buzzed.