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Chapter 33 February 21

When I woke up in the morning, my eyelids were still heavy. I didn’t sleep well all night, but I didn’t dare to continue to sleep because I was afraid of having nightmares. My experience tells me that dreaming is easiest in the morning.

I got up, and there was a lot of water vapor on the window glass. Last night was very cold and humid. The water vapor was like frost, covering the glass. When I was a child, I used to write and draw on the glass full of water vapor.But now, I see a few very eye-catching big characters in the water vapor on the window glass - "Return my head".

Who wrote it?I looked closer and I was sure it was written indoors, maybe she wrote it last night.But who is she?Is it really Xiangxiang?I have doubts.

I sat down, took a sip of water, calmed down a bit, and began to recall what I had seen last night.

I carefully thought about a few strange things that happened last night, and followed Ye Xiao's example and began to reason:
First, why did all the lights in my room suddenly go out last night and then come back on again? I checked the lights including the circuit again. There is no problem, and the main power supply is also correct. My computer is not equipped with a UPS. It will definitely not be on, and last night only the computer was emitting gray light.I went out and asked a family next door. They said that they played mahjong all night last night, and there was absolutely no power failure.Therefore, I am sure there is no problem here, and the problem should lie with "Ghost of the Ancient Tomb".I have read some articles in the past about the use of radio signals to cause malfunctions in household appliances.Perhaps "Ghost of the Tomb" transmitted some electromagnetic wave signals at the same time as it transmitted the content, and entered the electrical system of my house through my telephone line, thus turning off the lights in the room. Perhaps this is the only possibility.

Second, why did Xiangxiang suddenly appear in my room and then disappear suddenly.It is absolutely impossible for her to open my door in advance, enter my room to hide, and then suddenly appear and then leave suddenly, especially when she leaves, just for such a moment, it is obviously impossible.I noticed that I hadn't touched her last night, and maybe that was the point.She first stood behind me, then took a step forward, and I was in front of the computer at first, and then stood up again, which means she was always facing the computer.With all the lights out at the time, it can be said that the computer screen with a gray light was the only source of light in the room.Without the light of the computer, I couldn't see her. I only saw her with the gray light of the computer screen. Then, maybe what I saw was not her at all, but her image.Although you are face to face with me, I know that through the refraction of the light source and many other channels, plus the light source of the computer screen itself may be a device similar to the movie projector in the movie theater. Yes, the movie theater is also completely dark, except Screen.Well, maybe this would create a sense of being there, mistakenly thinking that it was her in person.

Third, what did she mean by the last sentence - "Give me back my head".Well, this sound is probably coming from my speaker, so what is the meaning of this sentence?Before entering the maze game, the words "she is in the underground palace" appeared, and then I saw these five words many times. For example, I also saw these five words in the archives of Duanmu Yiyun Studio. Maybe These five words are a hint, giving people a kind of curiosity to explore who she is and where the underground palace is, attracting people to enter the underground palace.But last night in the maze of the computer, I actually entered the underground palace, opened the coffin, and the eye appeared, just like I felt after being hypnotized by Dr. Mo.Then, there was Xiangxiang's shadow, and Xiangxiang said to me: "Give me back my head." I can be sure that this is not her voice, at least not the voice of Xiangxiang or Rose that I have heard.Is there another woman?I can't figure it out. What does "return my head" mean?In the classical Chinese novels I have read in the past, the words that the beheaded people often say after they become ghosts are "give me my head back", most of which are to avenge those enemies and claim their lives.Am I against her?Isn't her head in good shape?Maybe it's—I don't understand.

I raised my head again, took a deep breath, and looked out the window. The sun had risen, and the sunlight was shining on the glass. The water vapor that had condensed last night had almost melted, turning into streams of water that slid down.

"Give me back my head".

The four words on the glass were also blurred, turned into water, and inlaid on the glass like a stream, but I think it was more like tears falling from the cheeks, and the sunlight deprived them of life.

Perhaps, these four words are another hint, hoping that the person who sees these four words will do something. "Give me back my head", judging from the sentence structure, it should be an imperative sentence - please give me my head back, that's probably what it means.Yes, maybe that's what she's asking of me, she wants me to do it for her.And those who committed suicide must have seen these four words. Maybe Lin Shu saw these four words on the night before the winter solstice, and maybe he also saw the shadow of Xiangxiang, he and I, and Xiangxiang. Xiang is a classmate, he must have been very surprised and puzzled, so he felt very scared, so he sent me an E-mail.And once, when he didn't do it for her, or he felt that he couldn't do it anyway, so he committed suicide in despair?The same goes for everyone else, and maybe that's why.

I hope I am not mistaken.

Assuming my previous guesses are correct, she wants me to return her head, which means that she has lost her head and hopes to get her head back.I know it's ridiculous, there are no people in the world looking for their own heads, but I think this is the only reason that I can understand.How did she lose her own head?It's too bizarre, I don't have time to worry about it for the time being, the most important thing now is to satisfy her wish and help her find her head, if I can't do it, maybe I will be like those people who committed suicide?I had that fear again.

can i do it
I shook my head, to be honest, finding her head, this kind of thing, even she can't do it, we ordinary people can't do it, I'm just dreaming.Could it be that I really can't escape this catastrophe?Maybe at a certain moment in the near future, I will be so desperate that I will jump from this building, just like a forest tree, and there will be another unknown suicide in the records of the Public Security Bureau.

I don't want to die.

I thought of Xiangxiang again, is it her?If so, how to explain "return my head", I find it difficult for me to justify myself.I fell into pain again. I realized that Xiangxiang should be the breakthrough point. Xiangxiang was indeed dead. When I was 18 years old, Xiangxiang was already dead. Unquestionable truth.

Just start with Xiangxiang.

I went to find Xiangxiang's parents.

In the past, our classmates often visited each other. Fortunately, I still remember Xiangxiang's home.The condition of Xiangxiang's house is very good, the house is very big, and it is located in a 30-story building in the city center.I knocked on the door of her house, and her father opened the door for me. He didn't recognize me, but he had seen me before.I said I was Xiangxiang's former classmate, so he was very warm to me and poured me a cup of coffee.

I didn't drink it, and observed Xiangxiang's father carefully. He is much older than before, he should be only 50 years old, but his hair is much grayer, he looks like 60 years old, with a pair of melancholy eyes, maybe he has never Recovering from the grief of losing a daughter in middle age.I said bluntly, "I'm sorry, I'm here this time because I met Xiangxiang."

He shook his head, and said lightly, "You have mistaken the person, there are many people who look exactly the same in this world."

"And what about the natural scent?"

He seemed to tremble a bit, and his voice changed a bit: "Don't mention these things, it's all in the past."

"I'm sorry, but I have to mention it today because it may affect the lives of many people."

"What did you say?"

"Uncle, please recall carefully, what happened after Xiangxiang's accident? I know you don't want to recall that painful incident, but it is very important to me now, very important."

"Really? Let me think about it." He frowned, and then said with some hesitation, "Nothing happened, finish your coffee and go back quickly."

He seemed to be avoiding something, and my intuition told me that he might be lying, but he didn't seem to be the kind of person who was good at lying, because when he said these words, he never met my eyes.Because he is afraid.

I decided to take a risk: "Uncle, I was with Xiangxiang a few days ago, she told me everything, don't hide it anymore, please believe me, this matter is very important."

"Stop talking, please forgive me." The 50-year-old man bowed his head in front of me, his hair was trembling, and I knew that he was also a fragile person.

"Please tell me, maybe you will save many lives."

He raised his head, stared at me with wide eyes, then calmed down again, and said slowly: "This matter, this seemingly unbelievable matter, I was determined to bury in my heart forever, Tell no one. Because if you tell, no one will believe you." He paused again.

"I believe." I urged.

He nodded and continued:
"In the summer of that year, when Xiangxiang's mother and I heard the news of Xiangxiang's death from your phone call from Jiangsu, we couldn't believe it was true and rushed there immediately. When we saw Xiangxiang After Xiang's body, my spirit broke down. Xiangxiang is our only child. We have raised her for 18 years. She is beautiful, cute and smart. She is our only hope. But she just died, I think A part of my life is missing.

"According to regulations, Xiangxiang will be cremated locally, so we sent her to a local funeral home, and then stayed in a hotel there to prepare for the memorial service the next day.

"Just the night before the memorial service, a man came into our room. He asked us if we wanted our daughter back with us? I said yes, but it was impossible. But, he said he Can bring Xiangxiang back to life. I thought he was crazy at the time, but he insisted that he could let my daughter come back to us, on the condition that the matter must be kept secret and absolutely not let others know. Then, he left.

"I think this person is inexplicable. I am a university teacher who teaches biology. I absolutely do not believe what he said. But it is very strange. Deep down in my heart, I vaguely hope that what this person said is true. Because we love Xiangxiang so much. For Xiangxiang, we will do everything!
"At the memorial service, we saw Xiangxiang for the last time. She was lying quietly in the glass coffin, as if she was asleep. I really hope she just fell asleep. After the memorial service, Xiangxiang's mother and I entered After leaving the workshop for cremation, Xiangxiang has to be sent for the last journey.

"To our surprise, the cremator here was the one who came to our room last night and said that he could revive Xiangxiang. He smiled at us and asked us to leave. I disagreed and insisted on Seeing Xiangxiang leave us. However, Xiangxiang's mother softened her heart and agreed to the cremation request. In the end, I did not insist and left the cremation room.

"An hour later, the cremator came out holding Xiangxiang's ashes. I doubted that it was Xiangxiang's ashes. Come back to us 3 days later and let us still stay in the hotel for 3 days.

"After returning to the hotel, I didn't believe his words, and decided to go home and leave this sad place. However, when I walked to the coach station, I turned back again. I don't know why, but I went back to the hotel. Maybe it's because we miss Xiangxiang so much, we lose our rationality, and we still have illusions, thinking that Xiangxiang's death is just an unreal nightmare.

"In doubt, we spent three days in the hotel. One night on the third day, when we were preparing to pack up and go home in disappointment, there was a knock on the door. I opened the door, and in an instant, I was stunned. Standing in front of me is Xiangxiang, that’s right, it’s definitely her, I can smell her natural fragrance immediately, no one can fake it, it’s definitely Xiangxiang, her mother and I immediately hugged her , we all cried, except Xiangxiang.

"But she didn't seem to know anything about what happened to her. She only knew that she swam in the pond, got ashore, and came directly to the hotel to find us. She was still wearing the clothes she wore when the accident happened that day, She acted as if nothing had happened and complained that she was hungry, so we ate a lot of food for her and returned to Shanghai that night. We dared not tell anyone about this, and we dared not even let Xiangxiang live with us. In order not to be seen by others, we rented her a house outside and asked her to change her name so that she could go to college.

"However, she has changed a lot. Maybe it's because she lived separately and she was very indifferent to her parents. In the past, she liked to sing and dance and was very outgoing, but after she went to college, she became introverted. She liked to read some incomprehensible books. Some very mysterious words about life and philosophy. In short, it is very different from the past, although the appearance and voice have not changed at all. After the sophomore year, she will not go home during the winter and summer vacations. I don’t know where to rent a house. One Years ago, her mother died of cancer, and she didn’t go home to see her mother for the last time, and after she graduated from university, she lost contact with me, and our father and daughter never met again.”

"Perhaps it was a mistake," I said to myself.

He sighed and said, "Yes, at the beginning, although I couldn't understand it, I thought it was a miracle, and I needed this miracle, but later on, when I noticed these changes in Xiangxiang, I started to feel better. Re-evaluate everything that happened at the beginning. Perhaps it is better to let Xiangxiang lie quietly on the ground. Although it is a tragedy, it has already happened after all. If you want to artificially change the result, you will be punished .Maybe it really was a mistake."

"Then what about that cremator? What's he like?"

"About my age, nothing special, but the way he talks is mysterious."

"You didn't go to him afterward?"

"No, I had the idea of ​​going to thank you in the past, but I didn't make it in the end, because I still couldn't figure out why that person would do this for us. He didn't get a penny. Because there are so many doubts, and, I have always had a feeling of fear for this person in my heart, so I have never looked for him."

"Thank you, uncle, is there nothing else?"

"No, I know, I told you everything. I feel better when I say it. Now, I have violated the agreement I made with that person and told you these things. Young man, can you Can't tell me, is Xiangxiang still okay now?"

"She is fine, everything is fine, don't worry about her, maybe, she will come back to you soon." I don't want to tell this poor father those terrible things.

"In this way, I am relieved. Also, you said earlier that these things are related to the lives of many people. Is it true? Did Xiangxiang do something terrible?"

"I don't know." I didn't want to answer.

"No, I understand, this is a mistake, Xiangxiang is dead, she is dead, she shouldn't come back, she shouldn't, I know, something will happen sooner or later, because it violates the laws of nature, it must be punished The punishment of the laws of nature." He choked up.

I don't want to add more sadness to him, so I left in a hurry.

I want to find that cremator.

(End of this chapter)