PFC Chapter 1512 Thriller, Encounter in the Dark
Chapter 1512 Thriller, Encounter in the Dark
She had a lot of worries, fearing that a water demon might suddenly leap out of the dark water, or that a drowning ghost might come up looking for a replacement. Wouldn't that scare the girl to death? So she pedaled with all her might the whole way.
Tan Xiao rode her bike very fast. Zhuang Shijue, who was hiding in the shadows of the hedge, had a pebble in his hand ready. As the girl passed in front of him, the pebble shot out instantly, flying through the air and hitting the girl on the back with a "bang".
A clear, high-pitched female voice pierced the eerie night sky and carried far into the heavens.
"Bang!" "Clang!"
Before the screams had even stopped, the bicycle fell to the ground, and incredibly, the girl inexplicably flew two meters away. No one knows how she did it, but as the bicycle fell, she also landed on the concrete.
"Ouch--ahhh..."
Tan Xiao, clutching her head which was still dazed from being hit, lay on the ground for a long time before slowly getting up. She scraped her knee, and the pain made her gasp as she moved.
Why is she so unlucky?
A pretty, fair face shone with a pure, jade-like radiance in the night, like a thin white veil covering it, beautiful in an ethereal and dreamlike way. Her pure, pretty face was contorted in pain, resembling a bitter gourd, as she got up, rubbing her legs and arms.
She herself still doesn't quite understand how she fell.
She felt a sharp pain in her back, but then she fell down, and now her whole body ached, so she couldn't even notice what was wrong.
Tan Xiao rolled her dark eyes around, shook her arms and legs, and went back to pick up the bicycle.
Tan Xiao was about to hop on the bicycle when she heard a sound that shouldn't have been there. Instantly, Tan Xiao's hair stood on end, her whole body tensed, and she strained to hear clearly. Her movements became sluggish, turning slowly like a wooden doll.
“Good girl…” It was an extremely weak voice coming from Zhuang Shijue.
Stillness, one second, two seconds, three seconds... Suddenly...
"Ah--" Tan Xiao threw down the car and ran away.
She's afraid of ghosts.
She covered her ears with both hands and screamed incessantly. This girl, who was usually abysmal at sports, had suddenly unleashed her potential today, running faster than a rabbit.
Tan Xiao ran along the lakeshore onto the street, so exhausted that she plopped down on the ground, panting heavily. She kept patting her chest, terrified. Was there really... a ghost?
Tan Xiao regained some strength and quickly got up to look around. Why was there no one around tonight? The streetlights seemed to be out, and everything looked as if a veil had been drawn over her eyes.
Her beautiful lips were bitten white by her neat teeth, and the long, thick mascara on her eyelids fluttered incessantly. Should she go back to get her bicycle? If she was any later, would someone else take it away? It cost several hundred yuan; without her bicycle, how could she help her mother deliver goods?
Ultimately, reason prevailed over courage, and they cautiously walked back.
The girl was extremely annoyed. Why was there no one around tonight? Even a cat or dog would be nice.
On the way back, she didn't dare look at the water; she was scared! She was incredibly timid.
The bicycle gradually came into focus in Tan Xiao's view. She patted her chest, relieved that it hadn't been pushed away.
She quickened her pace, ran over, and frantically flipped the bicycle over. After stopping, Tan Xiao gritted her teeth; if you listened carefully, you could hear the sound of her teeth chattering—she was terrified.
She turned her head mechanically, extremely slowly. She was afraid, but she also wanted to know if what she had just heard was a hallucination or if something was real.
Curiosity killed the cat, and that saying definitely applies to this girl. She was clearly terrified, yet she lingered.
"Are you looking for me?" Confirming it was the same voice as before, as Tan Xiao frantically tried to discipline him, the voice returned, sounding louder than before, but little did he know it was his last attempt:
"Don't be afraid, sweet girl, I'm a good person, I've been robbed. I'm injured, sweet girl, can you help me?"
Tan Xiao had already abandoned her bicycle and retreated to the railing on the riverbank, pressing herself tightly against the back railing, her teeth chattering loudly.
He didn't speak, he just stared wide-eyed at the edge of the dark banyan forest.
To be honest, she hadn't figured out where the sound was coming from, which meant she hadn't seen the person yet.
"Don't be afraid, come here, can you help me? I'm injured and need to stop the bleeding." The voice was weaker than before, filled with pain and helplessness.
Tan Xiao didn't move. After standing there for a long time, she carefully leaned forward, slowly bent down, reached out to hold the bicycle, and prepared to slip away.
She was terrified, how could she possibly save someone? Where would she get the money to save someone? Besides, how would she know if the person was genuinely injured or faking it? How would she know if it was a real robbery or a ploy to lure her there and rob her? Her mother said girls need to be cautious; it's about protecting yourself.
Just as I got into the car, the sound started again:
“Good girl, if you leave, I’ll die here. If you leave me to die, I’ll become a vengeful ghost and haunt you for life…” He used a combination of soft and hard tactics, paused, and then said, “You just need to help me. It’s within your power. Take me to a hospital or a clinic…”
His tone was weak, yet carried an undeniable resolve.
Tan Xiao was scared. What that person had said earlier was really too much! Wasn't there a law that prohibited one from standing by and watching someone die?
"Are you... really human?" After so much coaxing and pleading, the girl finally managed to stammer out her question. However, she still harbored doubts about the species the other person belonged to.
"Yes, I'm not dead yet, and I can't die here." Zhuang Shijue's voice rang out after a moment, probably because he quickly questioned the girl's intelligence at that moment.
Despite the calm demeanor, Zhuang Shijue, hidden behind the hedge, was already losing his composure. The antidote soaked in the bullet was far more than just anesthesia; it also contained components that accelerated blood flow. This showed how meticulous the sniper had been in their pursuit of his life. If he were shot, even if he didn't die instantly, he would bleed to death without immediate medical attention. The fact that those planes had been circling overhead before leaving was a deliberate attempt to buy time.
The other party probably didn't expect that Zhuang Shijue would dig out the bullets himself in the first place.
"That……"
Tan Xiao was still hesitating. Could she pretend she hadn't seen it? Could she pretend she had never been here?
"Are you really injured?" Tan Xiao asked cautiously. She couldn't see clearly, but she finally recognized Zhuang Shijue's location when he spoke, so she stared at him with wide eyes.