Li Quan used to be a bus driver who specialized in long-distance trips. He had been driving for almost ten years. In the past two years, Four-Corner Village had developed rapidly, so after leaving his job, he started to take the route from Four-Corner Village to the urban city area of Liyang City.
Not everyone was willing to suffer and take the bus. Although his second-hand Volkswagen Jetta was a little broken, he was competing with good service!
The driver also worked as a tour guide, serving the customers throughout the journey and ensuring that they could enjoy the most while spending the least amount of money.
He knew quite a bit about the inside story of Four-Corner Village. As long as one was willing to pay, they would not get scammed.
He even had connections to some special places in the Northern District. He could guarantee that would be no trouble!
The most important thing was to have fun and enjoy!
Therefore, although the fare was a little expensive, it was definitely worth it. Because he was not as black-hearted as other tour guides, he had a good reputation.
The tourists who had sat in his car all commented that he was the best driver among the tour guides.
There was an urgent delivery of passengers today, so it became a little late to return. He did not receive any return passengers, so he could only return to the city empty-handed.
...
While driving, he found Qiao Yuan's party. The two of them looked quite pitiful in the middle of the night. Li Quan's heart softened, and he stopped the vehicle, planning to pick them up.
As for wondering whether these two people were ghosts?
Li Quan had always scoffed at such things!
Were there still ghosts in this day and age?
If they have the guts, let them come to me?
Li Quan firmly believed that as long as one was brave, even Sadako would have to avoid them and take maternity leave!
He was an experienced driver who had zero accidents in ten years and was not afraid of these things.
After briefly understanding the situation of the two people behind him and learning that they were siblings, Li Quan smiled without saying a word. He generously waived their fare, reminiscing that he was once young too.
Li Quan stepped on the gas pedal, drank a can of energy drink, and drove the car steadily. His driving skills were excellent and the ride was very stable. In the back seats, Qiao Yuan and Li Xiaoling closed their eyes to rest.
Li Quan saw this clearly through the rearview mirror and sighed, thinking that young people really shouldn't stay up late.
In the end, his eyes fell on Li Xiaoling. He had to admit that in this dark car, Li Xiaoling's beautiful face and alluring figure made people drool. She was incomparable to the beautiful women he had seen in the Northern District.
One was common, while the other was not to be blasphemed.
"They're really a match made in heaven!" Li Quan held the steering wheel with one hand, a hint of envy in his heart. He scoffed at Qiao Yuan's explanation that they were siblings.
He had been driving for so many years, how could these young people tricks work on him?
Tricking a little girl into coming to this kind of place in the wilderness, the world was really getting worse and worse. He could only hope that this young man would not let this beauty down.
After collecting his thoughts, Li Quan continued driving.
...
Half an hour later.
Suddenly... a faint smoke began to fill the enclosed car. An indescribable smell appeared.
Li Quan frowned and sniffed, then his eyes widened as he stared at the road ahead.
He didn't know when it had started, but a thick fog had risen outside. It was very strange. The light of high beams shone on the thick fog like fireflies in the night. It looked so weak that he had to slow down.
He was not afraid of ghosts, but he was afraid of accidents!
"What the hell is this weather? I didn't hear that there would be fog today," Li Quan muttered to himself and looked at the rearview mirror. "I'm sorry, young man. It's foggy outside. We'll probably need an hour to get there. "
Then, he focused on the road ahead that had a visibility of less than 10 meters.
There was no response from behind him. Qiao Yuan and Li Xiaoling were snuggled together, seemingly asleep.
Wuwu~
An electric current suddenly sounded from the central control screen.
This was a screen that Li Quan had specially spent money to install. It was the only piece of equipment in his car with a sense of technology.
Then, a magnetic voice came from the dark screen.
"My name is Li Quan. When you hear this, I'll be dead. Don't be surprised. I'm you from ten years in the future. I'm telling you what happened in the future through some special method. Please remember the following content!"
The voice on the radio... was exactly the same as his. Li Quan immediately felt his head buzz.
The voice appeared again!
It was like a ghost that refused to leave!
The memories were deliberately forgotten began to surface in his mind.
...
Since half a year ago, this ghostly voice had been with him. No matter where he ran, he could not avoid it.
At first, it only appeared in his mind. Then it slowly appeared by his side. He had gone to the hospital, but nothing wrong was found with him.
Once, when he was walking on the street... the same voice appeared on the screen in the square.
That ghostly voice had been surrounding him all this time, bewitching him!
In the car, the voice continued, "I'm you ten years in the future. You've encountered an unprecedented trouble. If you can't escape it this time, you'll really die!"
Li Quan's heart twitched when he heard the voice from the radio, and he recalled the strange fog outside.
"It's 1 am on May 25th, and you're driving back to the city..."
"On the way, you met a young couple. Out of good intentions, you gave them a ride… but something strange happened."
Li Quan's adam's apple bobbed up and down as he listened to the message coming from the radio. He looked ahead to prevent accidents from happening while reaching out to turn off the switch. The sound made him feel inexplicably irritated.
"Warning, do not turn it off!"
"Warning, you will die!"
A cold voice came.
"Driving in the middle of the night, don't you suspect that something came in the car?"
Li Quan's right hand froze in the air. He looked at Qiao Yuan and Li Xiaoling through the rearview mirror. There was a special smell in the car that made people dizzy.
"F*ck your mother!" Li Quan growled and turned off the radio.
Hu~
He heaved a long sigh of relief.
With that, his mood felt better. He looked at the rearview mirror again, but the two still didn't move.
Li Quan gripped the steering wheel tightly and continued driving.
...
Ten minutes...
Thirty minutes...
One hour...
The more he drove, the more sweat appeared on Li Quan's forehead. He became more and more frightened, and his hands holding the steering wheel began to sweat. It was only a 30-kilometer distance, but he had yet to get off the highway!
What on earth had happened?
The strange fog outside was getting thicker and thicker, and his field of vision continued to get shorter.
Now it was not even five meters!
He had already reduced his speed to 10 km/h!
His eyes swept across the central control screen again, and he began to recall what had happened before.
Since the first time it appeared half a year ago, that voice had bewitched him more than once.
However... that voice would also provide the best choice.
The first time he had attended his good brother's wedding, the voice had sounded in his mind.
"My name is Li Quan. When you hear this, I'll be dead. Today is the first turning point in your life. You must change it. Remember... Kill him. You must kill him!"
The target of the voice in his mind was his brother, the groom. He was the brother he had played with since he was a child.
He didn't pay any attention to it, treating it as an auditory hallucination!
Until... the screen at the wedding scene played a video of his best buddy 'fighting' with his wife.
He was stunned!
No man would be able to tolerate such a scene!
He flipped the table!
In a fit of anger, he ruined the wedding, and then... he got beaten up by his brother's group of friends and relatives, and had to recuperate for half a month.
After he recovered, he got a divorce and came to Liyang City.
...
Another two months passed after that.
He found a job as a tourist bus driver in Liyang City. It was an ordinary day. At noon, when he was eating in a fast food restaurant, he was talking about this month's salary with his friends and lamenting that life was not easy. Suddenly... a voice came from the TV.
A sound that only he could hear!
It was that familiar voice again!
"I'm Li Quan. I'll be dead by the time you hear this. Today will be the second turning point in your life. Remember... Kill it. You must kill it!"
The target of the sound was the stray dog sleeping outside the shop. Li Quan hesitated for a moment and also didn't take it seriously.
He had never even killed a chicken in his life, so how could he have the courage to kill a stray dog in broad daylight?
Until... a primary school student threw a string of firecrackers at the stray dog. The stray dog got frightened and ran around wildly, leading to a series of car accidents on the road.
In order to avoid an accident, a small car rushed straight into the fast food restaurant and hit him.
Fortunately, his injuries were not serious, but he also got fired because of this and had no choice but to drive an illegal car.
"..."
Although the voice had been continuously bewitching him... it never seemed to have any intention of harming him.
So in this situation, could he ask for its help?
Li Quan tugged at his collar and turned on the air conditioner. The car felt really stifling and stuffy. At the same time, he turned on the radio.
Weng~
"Out of kindness, I brought two passengers with me, but... I didn't know at the time that one of the passengers was a... ghost!"
Creak~
Li Quan's heart felt like it was being gripped. His lips trembled, and his hands almost slipped from the steering wheel. A chill rushed from his feet to his head. At that moment, it felt as if he had been placed in an ice cave.
He didn't believe in gods and ghosts, but he couldn't explain what was happening to him.
"My name is Li Quan. I'll be dead by the time you hear this. This is the last time I'll be able to contact you in the past. After this incident, I'll no longer be able to communicate with you. You can only rely on yourself for the future."
"At the first turning point, I thought I could convince you, my past self, but I failed. After I was injured, I left my original city and went to Liyang City. The trajectory of my life did not change."
"At the second turning point, I failed again. I was fired and had to drive an illegal car. The trajectory didn't change either."
"This is the third turning point. It's destined that I will bring these two passengers with me. One of them is a ghost, and it will kill me!"
"However, the future me already prepared. Under my guidance, the past me has already entered a path that does not exist in the real world. I still have a chance to save everything."
"The special gas in the car was created by me, and I consumed a lot of energy to do this. It was specially developed by me in the future to deal with ghosts. And it has a strong dizzy effect on ghosts and humans."
"My plan was very successful. Now I only need to kill that ghost and my future will change!"
At this time, the voice from the radio station became gentle, like an elder educating a junior, with sincere and earnest words.
"Li Quan, follow your heart. I can't accompany you anymore."
"There's a gun in the front passenger's box. It's custom-made for you by the future me. There's a bullet inside that can kill that ghost."
"Remember, that ghost is—"
Weng~
The sound of static came from the radio. His future self had disappeared.