Chapter 4: 2386 Huaiyuan Road

As soon as Old Wu finished speaking, I was instantly stunned.

The three words "Tang Xiansheng" were told to me by Lao Tang himself, and there would be no mistake. Now Old Wu said that he was the first driver of Route 13 and had been dead for ten years!

On second thought, in the one year since I came to the company, except for me, I really never found that Lao Tang had spoken to any other colleagues. When I was with him, it was only the two of us.

Usually, I never saw Lao Tang at the company meeting. Every time I asked him, he would say that he was in the logistics and repair department and didn't need to attend the meeting to prevaricate.

Just last night, I also drank with Lao Tang until dawn. These scenes flashed through my mind. Thinking about it carefully, I felt terrified, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up.

Old Wu stood on the side and saw that I was stunned. After a long while, he said,

"I say, kid, you don't want to take this shift on purpose to make up a ghost story for me, do you?"

I swallowed and asked Old Wu seriously,

"Brother Wu, I'm not joking with you. Is Tang Xiansheng really the first Route 13 driver who died ten years ago?"

Old Wu sighed, lowered his head, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.

"Bro, ten years ago, I wasn't even a team leader. Tang Xiansheng was a colleague in my team. His family was poor. When the company just opened this route, no one was willing to do it. Finally, he took the initiative to ask for it, also to earn more money.Unexpectedly, an accident occurred in just one month. A whole car of people died,

That was the biggest traffic accident in those years. How could I remember it wrong?"

When I heard this, I was already close to collapsing. Although Old Wu had drunk alcohol, I knew that his words were definitely not made up. I even stuttered when I spoke.

"Wu... Wu brother, this... This Route 13, I really don't want to drive anymore. It's too weird. I..."

Before I finished speaking, Old Wu interrupted me and said,

"Xiao Li, stop talking. It's my fault

But I don't have any bad intentions. I just think you are the youngest in our team, and you may be able to suppress this route,

Okay, if you really don't want to do it, I will apply to the higher-ups tomorrow and try to hire an external driver."

After Old Wu finished speaking, he seemed to be in a bad mood. He put out the cigarette and patted my shoulder.

"Bro, I see that your mental state is not very good. No matter whether you saw Lao Tang is true or not, you take a good rest for two days before going to work."

I nodded and didn't say anything anymore, then turned and walked towards the dormitory.

Old Wu called me a few more times from behind, but I didn't pay attention. At this moment, I really needed to take a good rest.

I always thought my best friend wasn't a human.

In this world, besides the hypocritical leader, selfish colleagues, and the old ghost who has been dead for ten years, I don't even have a true friend.

Thinking of this, I couldn't hold back the tears in my eyes. I felt that I was also a poor person. For a moment, I wasn't so scared anymore.

Back in the dormitory, I lay on the bed like a zombie, too tired to take off my clothes and shoes. Looking at the two wine glasses on the table, I sighed deeply.

"I don't know what kind of sin I committed in my previous life. Why did all these things happen to me?"

Thinking back on what happened these days, it's all sorts of things enough to make a movie. If Lao Tang is a ghost, then what he said must not be true.

Why did he tell me about the car accident that happened ten years ago?

Also, what does he mean by saying that the old lady who took my car had been encountered by all three drivers before the accident?

I thought about it and couldn't help laughing. This ghost really has free time. If they want to kill, just take it away neatly. Why do they play tricks and act like ghosts?

Just as I was moody, I received a short message on my mobile phone, which was sent by Bai Fan.

"Li Yao, have you arrived at the company safely?"

It's already 1:40 in the morning now. She must be worried about me and couldn't sleep.

At this time, when I was the most vulnerable in my heart, looking at this text message, I suddenly felt very warm. In this world, there really is true feelings.

I simply replied to her, "Arrived safely, go to sleep quickly."

After replying to the text message, I put my mobile phone on the table and was about to go to sleep. Incidentally, I found a note under the cup that Old Tang used last night.

I curiously turned over and opened it. Neatly written on it was an address.

"Binhai District, Huaiyuan Road 2386, find Liu Qingzhu and ask him to help you."

I suddenly remembered that last night, Old Tang said that he knew a master with profound Taoism and wanted to introduce him to me to avoid evil.

This Liu Qingzhu should be the master he said.

I crumpled the paper ball and threw it into the trash can beside me, cursing,

"Fuck, the ghost introduces me to a ghost catcher. Are you kidding me?"

Although I threw away the note, I am familiar with this address. I thought to myself,

"Huaiyuan Road 2386, fuck, the license plate number of the 13th bus I drive is 2386. How could there be such a coincidence?"

My mind is now in a chaos, and I don't want to think about anything and just have a good sleep. But I keep thinking about Old Tang.

In the blink of an eye, it's almost dawn.

I sat on the edge of the bed and wanted to light a cigarette. When I reached into my pocket, I took out a crumpled cigarette paper. When I opened it, it read,

"Young man, I can see that you have picked up dirty things. I took your bus twice, and you are the only one who let me smoke on the bus. You are a good person. If you want to live, go to Huaiyuan Road 2386 tomorrow to find Lao Liu."

This is a cigarette paper for smoking dry tobacco. Looking at the content, it should be written by the old man who smoked my car these two nights.

Actually, I always thought that the old man didn't look bad, but I believed the old lady's words before, thinking that he wasn't human. Later, Bai Fan said hello to him, and I was sure that I had misunderstood the old man.

"Why is it still Huaiyuan Road 2386? What's going on? Is there really such a person?"

I muttered to myself, thinking that this matter is getting more and more complicated. People who have lived for a long time know more. Since the old man can see that I have picked up dirty things, what he said should be reliable.

I lit a cigarette and considered it carefully.

Finally, I decided to trust the old man. I would take the risk and go to this Huaiyuan Road 2386 to meet this Liu Qingzhu. Whether it's a human or a ghost, I have to get to the bottom of this matter.

With something on my mind, although I didn't sleep all night, I didn't feel sleepy.

At six o'clock, the sky was already bright. I washed my face and rushed out of the door. I had a simple breakfast at the roadside stall and headed straight to this Huaiyuan Road 2386.

Huaiyuan Road is the largest "poverty-stricken area" in the city. The communities here are all nearly 100-year-old chimney buildings with peeling facades, and the community is dirty and messy.

Those who live here are basically some migrant workers, and some less than 10-square-meter rooms have to squeeze in seven or eight people.

At the entrance of the community, there sat an old man in a white vest with his eyes closed. I walked over and asked,

"Grandpa, I want to ask you about someone. Do you know someone named Liu Qingzhu in this community?"

The old man seemed to be too old to hear, as if he hadn't heard it, and still closed his eyes and waved the fan in his hand leisurely.

I raised my voice, "Grandpa, Liu Qingzhu, do you know him?"

At this moment, a woman about forty years old ran over from not far away. Seeing me sitting on the ground, she quickly came up and pulled me up, smiling and saying,

"I'm sorry, my dad has been blind for decades. I didn't scare you, did I?"

I shook my head and asked her, "I came here to look for someone, Liu Qingzhu. Do you know him?"

When the woman heard the name, she obviously paused for a moment, then quickly regained her composure, smiled and said,

"I know, Liu Qingzhu lives in this community. He is a master who tells fortunes and catches ghosts. You probably have something to ask for."

The woman's words surprised me. I didn't expect that Liu Qingzhu was really a person with Taoism.

I nodded and said, "Sister, where does he live? Is it convenient for you to show me the way?"

The woman slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, unfortunately, I saw him go out this morning and said he was going to the city to buy things. He won't be back until tonight."

I nodded and said, "That's fine, I'll come later."

The woman nodded to me, then turned around and helped the blind old man up and entered the community.

I returned to the dormitory, wanting to make sure if the old man who smokes is trustworthy. I sent a text message to Bai Fan,

"Bai Fan, I have a question for you. The old man you greeted on my bus last night. I saw you call him Uncle Liu. Are you familiar with him?"

Soon, Bai Fan replied to the text message, "He is from our village. He lives not far from my parents' house. He can be regarded as watching me grow up. Why?"

I looked at Bai Fan's text message and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, this old man is trustworthy. I thought, tonight when I go to see Liu Qingzhu, I will go to Tangwazi Village the next day to ask this old man. Now it seems that only he can help me.

I stayed for a while, and it got dark. I quickly took a taxi to Huaiyuan Road 2386. This place is relatively remote, with no entertainment facilities. Although it's only 7 o'clock in the evening, there are already few people on the nearby streets.

When I came to the entrance of the community again, I always felt that it gave off an atmosphere that made people feel depressed.

Just about to enter the community to inquire about Liu Qingzhu's residence, I suddenly found that the blind old man who came during the day was still sitting at the entrance, but at this time, he was opening his eyes.

Yes, opening his eyes with no black irises, only white irises.

It wasn't completely dark yet. Although I was mentally prepared, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when I saw this clearly.

At this time, the woman from the day didn't know where she came out again. Seeing me, she smiled and said, "Here you are, Liu Qingzhu is back. Let's go. I'll show you the way."

I nodded, feeling that something was wrong with this woman, but I couldn't say it. I just felt that her enthusiasm made people very uncomfortable.

I followed this woman into the community and entered the building through the side door.

This community is really enough. The bulbs in the corridor are those dim incandescent bulbs, and you can barely see the stairs.

There are a lot of garbage here, and it is filled with a nasty smell.

I covered my mouth and followed her. I wanted to ask her why no one cleaned it up, but I felt that this woman just walked with her head down, as if she had no intention of talking to me.

In this way, after going around in the corridor, I went up to the eighth floor and came to a broken wooden door covered with small advertisements. The woman didn't look back and said coldly,

"Here we are. This is Liu Qingzhu's home. You can go in. I have something to do, so I'll go home first."

With that, she continued to go upstairs.

I was about to knock on the door when my phone rang. It was a text message from Bai Fan.

"By the way, Uncle Liu called me this afternoon and asked me to tell you that the person you are looking for is called Liu Yunbo, and be sure not to look for the wrong one."

I just finished reading this text message and heard a "creak" sound. The door of Liu Qingzhu's house opened....