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Living Funeral
I stood beside the hospital bed, completely stunned.
For a moment, I didn't know what to do; I just couldn't accept Zhang Xun's death. Damn it, I still felt like this was impossible.
The nurse said to me, "Please accept my condolences. Once someone has died, they cannot come back to life."
I simply couldn't believe that Zhang Xun would die so suddenly and without reason. It shouldn't be like this; no matter how I thought about it, it just shouldn't happen.
I stared at Zhang Xun and called out his name. At that moment, both the nurse and the doctor had walked away, leaving only me and Zhang Xun in the long corridor.
Standing there, I didn't know how to deal with Zhang Xun's body. Weren't we supposed to go to Mountain Lodge together? And now this unexpected turn of events had occurred.
I wanted to check if there were any wounds on Zhang Xun's body. Thinking this, I quickly reached out my hand. Just as I was about to lift the hem of his pants, my hand was suddenly grabbed.
"Stop messing around and hurry up," he said.
What the hell? Was this a resurrection? That was my first reaction. Zhang Xun continued, "Chen Fei, who told you to bring me to the hospital?"
Hearing those words made me realize he wasn't dead after all.
"You’re not dead!" I exclaimed.
"No, hurry and get out of here," Zhang Xun replied.
With that, he got off the hospital bed and retrieved his own clothes. We left the hospital together, and I thought to myself that there was no way Zhang Xun could die so easily.
But at that moment, Zhang Xun truly seemed as if he had died. After leaving the hospital, I was utterly confused, so I asked, "What happened to you just now?"
Zhang Xun replied, "I entered a state of apparent death. I often experience this, so if you notice it in the future, don't be too surprised."
I nodded in understanding.
Zhang Xun hailed a cab, and at that moment, my phone rang. It was Fatty Zhang calling. He immediately said, "Chen Fei, you lied to me."
Still processing his words, I heard him continue, "Aren't you guys already here? I've been waiting for half an hour and haven't seen you."
I asked, "Did you go there?"
Fatty Zhang responded, "With something this big happening, how could I not come?"
So Fatty Zhang had shown up as well; it seemed this situation was indeed serious. The taxi arrived quickly, and Zhang Xun and I got in. Zhang Xun gave the driver an address: West San Village.
The driver paused for a moment and said, "I've never been to that place."
I suggested, "Just use GPS navigation."
After hearing my suggestion, the driver suddenly seemed to remember something and inputted the address. However, once he did, his expression changed. "It's too far; I'm not going there."
I said, "I'll pay you; just name your price."
In the end, the driver made a ridiculous demand of one thousand. I was shocked—how far could it be for him to ask for that much? The driver explained, "The distance isn't actually that far; if we were just calculating distance, I'd charge you three hundred. But considering how dangerous that place is, I'm charging you one thousand."
I asked, "Is that place really dangerous?"
The driver said, "Brother, do you know how dangerous it is over there? You still dare to go? You really are like an old man who loves life too much. I advise you not to go."
I replied, "I'm paying you, so can you stop talking nonsense?"
I didn't have that much cash on me, so I could only transfer the money. Once the transfer was done, the car set off.
After about three hours of driving, we arrived at West San Village. As soon as we got there, the driver quickly took off.
I soon spotted the words "West San Village" and asked Zhang Xun, "Is Mountain Lodge around here?"
Zhang Xun replied, "Yes."
Thinking of this, I decided to call Fatty Zhang. This time, he didn't play any tricks and answered the phone quickly. Once the call connected, I said to him, "We've arrived."
Fatty Zhang said, "I can see you."
I asked, "So why aren't you coming out?" He told us to wait where we were and that he would be right over. After about a minute, Fatty Zhang appeared.
When he showed up, he was grinning widely.
Honestly, this was the first time I had met Fatty Zhang so calmly since parting ways at the funeral home. There was something mysterious about him.
I said to Fatty Zhang, "Finally, you've shown yourself."
Fatty Zhang replied, "Chen Fei, you don't understand. We can't just show ourselves casually."
I asked why, and Fatty Zhang said, "It's not allowed, it's just not allowed!"
I directly confronted the fat man, saying, "You bastard, even at this point, you're still keeping secrets? Do you really want to take all these secrets to your grave?"
My words left Zhang Fatty stunned for a few seconds. Both he and Zhang Xun shared the same surname, and both insisted on revealing the secrets to me, yet up until now, they had told me nothing.
Zhang Fatty was at a loss for words when he faced Zhang Xun. We were standing in West San Village, but I couldn't see anything at all.
All there was in sight was an empty plot of land.
Behind us lay a forest, and beyond that, a towering mountain.
In the night, I could still make out a shadowy figure. After a moment, Zhang Fatty said, "Chen Fei, do you believe I can take care of you?"
His sudden remark caught me off guard. I replied to Zhang Fatty, "I've played along with you guys for so long, and yet you still refuse to tell me anything. I'm not in the mood to play games anymore."
I continued, "You went to Zhang Family Village last time and could have uncovered Zhang Xun's background. So what happened?"
Zhang Fatty's face shifted between shades of green and white at my words. He glanced at Zhang Xun, but Zhang Xun remained silent.
Zhang Fatty chuckled a few times and said that we were all friends.
I retorted, "Aren't you supposed to be dealing with me?"
Zhang Fatty replied, "Chen Fei, I wouldn't deal with you."
I shot back, "Don't try to play games with me today. If there's something going on, just be straightforward. I'm not a fool; I won't let you keep messing with me."
After I said this, Zhang Fatty fell silent, and Zhang Xun still had nothing to say.
Zhang Fatty lit a cigarette for himself and then said, "What do you think about telling Fei?" His words were clearly seeking Zhang Xun's opinion.
Zhang Xun replied calmly, "It's up to you."
Zhang Fatty's expression changed slightly, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward. I didn't want it to be like this either, but since this had been going on for so long, I couldn't be kept in the dark forever. I had the right to know, I thought to myself.
Zhang Xun walked inside, leaving me and Zhang Fatty behind.
Zhang Fatty glanced at me, the flashlight beam illuminating the ground, then he said, "Chen Fei, let me tell you the truth."
I responded with a slight acknowledgment.
Zhang Fatty began, "Do you remember the first disc I gave you?"
I nodded, recalling it.
He continued, "This time's Mountain Lodge is the same place as in that last disc. Last time at Mountain Lodge, several people died."
I was trying to recall the scenes from that day when I watched the disc. The people in it were panicking, saying things like 'we need to get out,' and all that remained was fear.
Zhang Fatty sighed and said, "Those who managed to come out alive from there are truly lucky. We are among those fortunate ones."
I wondered if this had anything to do with Jiang Changsheng. I didn't know why I suddenly asked that question, but I felt it was connected to him.
Zhang Fatty asked, "You know Jiang Changsheng?"
I nodded again. Zhang Fatty continued, "That guy is quite strange. Actually, I've never met him, but Zhang Xun has. Besides Zhang Xun, there's one other person."
I asked, "Who?"
Zhang, the chubby guy, pointed at me and said, "It's you."
Even though Zhang said that, I had no recollection of Jiang Changsheng in my mind.
Suddenly, I asked Zhang, "Is there going to be a death incident at the Mountain Lodge? Are there still people inside?"
Zhang Xun replied, "There are people inside."
"Who are they?"
Zhang said, "You'll find out when you go."
I pressed on, "Why is it that everywhere I go, there's this person named Jiang Changsheng?"
Zhang fell silent for a moment before he sighed and said, "The only reason we are alive is because of him, and we will continue to rely on him moving forward."
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