Chapter 78. Green Train
Arc 3 : Supernatural Horror Movie Nightmare
Shunping’s railway station was very unique. Shunping was a thousand-year-old city with little industry. In recent years, it has tried to develop tourism, and to develop tourism, it was natural to improve transportation.
The Shunping Railway Station was quite old. The government spent a lot of money to renovate the interior of the railway station, but retained the unique exterior decoration, striving to ensure that the railway station would not disrupt the overall classical charm of Shunping City.
During this time, the railway station was not too crowded. Students studying away from home had already returned home, and the school term had not started yet. In addition to the landslide incident a while ago, there were fewer people coming to travel for a while.
The ticket hall was on the left side of the waiting hall. Perhaps all the funds were used up in renovating the waiting hall, so the reconstruction of the ticket hall was postponed indefinitely.
The light in the dilapidated ticket hall was very dim. The huge ticket hall was empty. There was only one ticket window in the long row that was showing normal ticket sales.
As soon as Liang Fei stepped into the ticket office and looked around, he couldn’t help but say: “No way, even though there are not many people buying tickets, isn’t it too exaggerated to turn on any lights?”
Xu Yuan smiled and said: “What do you know? Now, everyone is trying to save energy and reduce emissions. It’s broad daylight and there aren’t many people, so of course the lights won’t be turned on.”
The group headed straight for the only open ticket window. There was no light on inside the window, and the glass hadn’t been cleaned for who knows how long, so it was gray.
Liang Fei lowered his voice and said to Du Yan: “I think you should give some advice to your government. The glass of the ticket window is so dirty, it really affects the image of the city.”
Du Yan responded casually. He was not the real Xiao Lang, and he could not tell whether the ticket hall was originally in such a shabby state or if there was something strange about it.
The only local, Tian Luo, went home last night, so naturally, no one knew the true situation of the ticket hall. However, when Du Yan stepped into the ticket hall, he had already taken in the situation of the entire hall, and he did not find anything strange.
The ticket seller sitting behind the counter, although his face was not clearly visible due to the dirty glass, in Du Yan’s eyes, he was just an ordinary person, not surrounded by evil spirits, nor was he a ghost.
A few minutes later, Xu Yuan came back after buying the ticket. Du Yan glanced at the ticket in his hand. It was made of red paper, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Du Yan secretly searched the train number on his phone and found that this train was indeed available on the official website. It seemed that the ticket was normal and there was no problem.
He always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, thinking that Xiao Lang’s friends might not be able to leave Shunping so easily.
Since they had decided to leave, they wandered around Shunping City and went to the station when it was almost time.
The railway station in Shunping was not a high-speed railway station, so one can buy a platform ticket to see off people to the platform. Du Yan was still a little worried, so he bought a platform ticket to see off everyone to the platform.
The platform was empty, with only a few of them waiting for the train to arrive.
The weather today was not very good. It was sunny in the morning, but now it is covered by dark clouds and looks like it is going to rain.
Perhaps it was because they wanted to leave this strange place called Shunping. Everyone was in a relaxed mood, chatting and talking about their plans after returning home.
Not long after, a long whistle sounded in the distance, and several people on the platform subconsciously looked in the direction of the railway track. A bright and dazzling light lit up in the distance, and it was obvious that the train was about to arrive at the station.
When the train stopped at the platform, no one got off, so Xiao Lang’s friends quickly got on the train.
Shunping was a small station, and the train only stopped for a few minutes. Then the train slowly drove away. However, at this moment, Du Yan suddenly saw something that shouldn’t have appeared at this moment.
The train they were riding was a K-prefixed express train with red and white carriages. However, just as the train started, Du Yan saw the shadow of a green skin suddenly appear outside the carriage.
As the train gradually accelerated, the entire train turned into a green train. And it was not a new type of green train, but an old-fashioned green train that can almost only be seen in TV dramas.
Du Yan thought to himself that something was wrong and ran out. The surrounding environment changed with the train, and the entire platform became dilapidated.
The staff who were maintaining order on the platform had disappeared, and Du Yan ran after the train without hesitation. Fortunately, this old-fashioned green train was very slow, and he was able to keep up with it.
Afterward, Du Yan jumped up and climbed onto the platform, protruding from the rear of the train. He flipped over onto the platform, opened the door, and walked directly into the carriage.
The old-fashioned train door made a loud noise when it was opened from the outside. However, when Du Yan stepped into the carriage, no one looked at him.
The carriage was full, and every seat was occupied. Everyone had a wooden face and no expression. When Du Yan came in, they didn’t even blink.
The interior decoration of the entire carriage was completely similar to that of the early green trains. There was no air conditioning, the windows could be opened halfway, and the seat backs were straight. The artificial leather seats were connected as a whole, without specific seats.
The people sitting in the seats were all wearing clothes from the 1960s and 1970s, washed out, and some with patches. Everyone had a numb expression on their face, looking weathered.
Anyone would be frightened by this bizarre scene and want to jump out of the train immediately, but Du Yan walked forward calmly.
Sure enough, the uncertain premonition that had been lingering in Du Yan’s mind since he was in the ticket hall was not groundless. This train now clearly belonged to another Shunping City.
He had no time to waste now. He must first find Xiao Lang’s friends and ordinary college students. Who knows what they will encounter on this ghost train.
Du Yan walked all the way, and when he finally entered a certain carriage, everything in front of him became a little different. It was no longer a shabby seating compartment but a modern sleeper compartment.
Du Yan heard the sound of chatting when he got to the next cabin. The atmosphere was very relaxed and happy. It seemed that Xiao Lang’s friends had not noticed the difference between trains.
There were only a few of them in the entire sleeper compartment, and Du Yan’s appearance surprised everyone.
Liang Fei’s eyes widened: “Bro, are you here to surprise us?”
Wei Zizhe smiled and said: “Why, you are reluctant to leave us, and after thinking it over, you decided to go to the neighboring city with us to have some fun?”
Although everyone in front of him looked relaxed, Du Yan had to be the bad guy who broke the peace of the times. In this situation, if anyone went to the connection between the carriages to get water or go to the toilet, they would notice something unusual in the next carriage.
Du Yan sat down and said directly: “There is something wrong with this train.”
Everyone had experienced strange things in the ancient village, and after hearing what Du Yan said, the smiles on their faces disappeared instantly.
Zhou Tian was the most sensitive. As soon as Du Yan finished speaking, she felt her hair stand on end. She asked with a trembling voice: “There, there is something wrong?”
Du Yan said: “Come with me, but stay calm. There is no big problem for now.”
The group quietly followed Du Yan to the connection point, and he didn’t need to say anything more. Anyone with eyes could see what was wrong with this train.
seating compartment, it was impossible for every window to be opened and have such a simple decoration without air conditioning.
What’s more, their sleeper compartment was so empty, but the seating compartment next to it was packed, with almost every seat occupied.
When everyone saw the person sitting in the seat clearly, they felt even more terrified. Zhou Tian even almost screamed out in shock. Fortunately, she quickly covered her mouth and silently stepped back a few steps.
Even so, her voice was still heard, but those people with numb faces remained motionless, like statues with a very old feel.
Everyone quietly closed the door at the connection point and returned to their own cabin. After staring at each other for a while, Liang Fei finally asked: “What should we do now?”
Du Yan spread his hands and said: “We are on the train now, there is nothing we can do. Let’s see if we can get off at the next station.”
Although Du Yan tried to comfort everyone, he had already guessed in his heart that this group of people would most likely not be able to leave Shunping.
The carriage suddenly fell silent. In this situation, no one was in the mood to chat. They could only stare out the window in a daze, begging to get to the next station as soon as possible.
Not long after, the carriage suddenly went dark. Zhou Tian was already as nervous as a taut string, and the sudden darkness made her tremble. If Wei Zize hadn’t been quick to hug her, her scream might have pierced the carriage.
“It’s a tunnel.” Du Yan reminded them.
As he finished speaking, the lights in the carriage came on. Du Yan stood up and took a look at the adjacent carriages and found that except for the carriage they were in, the adjacent carriages were all pitch black.
The sleeper compartment they were in seemed to have been taken from the original train by some strange force and put together on this green train. It was so out of place.
Wei Zizhe saw Zhou Tian was shaking so badly that he said to her: “After this tunnel, we will reach the station soon. We can get off then.”
Liang Fei also nodded and said: “Yes, during the last time, this tunnel was nothing special, just a little long.”
The atmosphere eased slightly, the train carriage shook violently, and then slowly stopped.
Zhou Tian’s tense mood had reached its peak, and she was a little broken. She suppressed her voice and sobbed: “What’s the matter? I just want to have a good time on vacation. What’s going on? Why did the train stop again?”
Everyone present was feeling a little nervous. Even Wei Zizhe just patted Zhou Tian’s back soothingly. He wanted to comfort her but found that he couldn’t say a word.
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