Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

The carriage was filled with wine. It was the first time for Li Wei to use such a primitive tool. She could only try to pull the reins. The horse started to walk. Li Wei stopped at the door of a convenience store and asked where the cemetery was.

Then Li Wei walked toward the path to the west on the left. In front of her was a gravel-paved path. Li Wei was already basically familiar with the posture of the carriage. The horse pulling the goods in front was very obedient.

There were desolate wilderness on both sides of the path. Li Wei was thinking about how to get out. Now she had some time to recall everything she had when she met Trudeau.

"That service."

Now that Li Wei thought about it carefully, there were many things about that service that made her feel strange. Those who attended the service could not see their faces, but Trudeau could see their faces, as well as the alarm clock that Trudeau gave her.

"Asshole guy."

Li Wei took out a cigarette and lit it irritably. The horse was still walking slowly. Under such haze, the breeze blew by. Li Wei leaned comfortably on the soft cushion, raising his head and exhaling smoke.

"I don't want to think about it anymore, just take it one step at a time."

Li Wei laughed. She didn't like to think about the past, because the past was always accompanied by sadness and helplessness. Over time, Li Wei didn't want to think about it anymore, because everything in the past had completely happened.

Li Wei's life is like a train that can only move forward but not backward. She never looks back at the past because everything in the past no longer exists.

The road in front of her was almost endless. The owner of the tavern said it would take about two hours to arrive. Li Wei looked at the alarm clock and saw that half an hour had passed. She felt a little sleepy and planned to take a nap.

The clatter of horse hooves did not affect Li Wei's sleep. After a while, Li Wei opened her eyes and yawned in confusion. The horse stopped and gnawed grass on the roadside.

After Li Wei got out of the car, she stretched her limbs. She looked at the road in the distance and had a strange idea in her heart. This road has no end.

Li Wei took out dry food and water, ate some, and then continued on the road.

There was still no end to the road in front of him, there was nothing in the desolate wilderness, and the sky was still hazy. This feeling was quite uncomfortable. Li Wei threw away the cigarette butt in her hand, and then sighed.

Gradually, a hint of black appeared in the distance, and Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief. The road had an end. Gradually, Li Wei could see clearly that there was a large cemetery in the distance, and there were some houses in the middle, but no people could be seen.

Li Wei looked at the many boxes of wine behind her. How could anyone come to drink in such a deserted place.

The carriage finally arrived at this cemetery town. There were still some houses in the distance. Now some people could be seen, and Li Wei shouted.

"The wine has been delivered."

But no one came. After Li Wei waited for a while, an old man finally came over. He looked kind and was over sixty years old.

"Hello Miss Li Wei, thank you for your hard work. My name is Kanter."

Li Wei hummed, and soon after getting off the car, some men and women came and started to help carry the wine. There seemed to be hundreds of people in the town, but they were all filled with tombs outside.

Kanter began to invite Li Wei to go to a side room to drink water and rest for a while. He said with a smile.

"Would you like to stay and attend tonight's banquet together?"

Li Wei scratched his head and said.

"The tavern is too busy."

After Li Wei finished speaking, Kan nodded, but then Li Wei smiled.

"I'd better stay."

Li Wei planned to have a drink tonight and then go back slowly. Then she would just say that the carriage broke down on the way. She and Kanter also found some repair tools and some wooden boards, and ordered some wooden strips on the carriage.

It was almost evening when everything was done. In a big room, bursts of food could be heard. More and more people came over. Li Wei saw a large field and forest in the distance. The people in this small town Just rely on the fields and forests to live.

The atmosphere of the whole town seemed to be quite good, and Li Wei was enjoying it, but at this moment Li Wei was thinking about this cemetery and who was buried there.

"Who are all buried here?"

Kanter said with a smile.

"They're all people from the neighborhood."

Li Wei felt strange and then asked.

"How long have you lived here?"

Kanter laughed.

“We in the Vincent family have been gravekeepers for generations.”

Li Wei stood up immediately, she said in surprise.

"What generation are you in?"

Kanter said with a smile.

"I am already the 21st generation."

Seeing Vincent's happy face, Li Wei thought of the land in WA state. The owner of it was indeed Vincent. She couldn't help but feel shocked. This might be WA state hundreds of years later.

But thinking about it, Li Wei felt something was wrong. This place was too desolate. The WA state of this era should be in the flames of war and had already developed.

"By the way, Mr. Kanter, do you know Trudeau?"

Li Wei asked, Kanter became confused, and then said.

"Are you his friend?"

Li Wei nodded immediately and then said.

"I haven't seen him since."

Kanter smiled helplessly.

"Trudeau died the year before last and was buried here with us."

Li Wei said immediately.

"Take me to see it."

Kant nodded, put down the spoon in his hand, and then let the others continue to get food. He took Li Wei into the cemetery on the right. After walking for more than ten minutes, Li Wei looked at the tombstone in shock. The man is indeed Trudeau.

"How did he die?"

Kanter said.

"Died of illness. Kanter used to work in a mine in the next town, but his health gradually declined. In the years since he came back, he often relied on drugs to maintain his life. Just last year, when he went out at night, the disease broke out. No one noticed at the time. By the time anyone noticed, he was already dead."

Li Wei laughed, and she couldn't help but suspect that the Trudeau she saw when she entered this place was indeed a ghost.

Now Li Wei imagines this world to be another world, maybe this idea is more correct.

In the evening, Li Wei drank the delicious broth and the beer delivered today. Dozens of people happily held a banquet in the warehouse. Li Wei also enjoyed it because the atmosphere here was very good.

After a while, Li Wei was already a little dizzy from drinking. She went out with a bottle of beer and planned to enjoy some fresh air. Kanter followed her out.

"Be careful, Miss Li Wei. If you can't go back, sleep here for one night and leave early tomorrow morning. It will take two hours to get back here, and it's at night."

Li Wei shook her head.

"I'll leave shortly."

Although Li Wei was drunk, she was still very sober. Her mind was now filled with the things that happened when she came here in the first place. At this time, Li Wei looked at Kanter and asked.

"Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?"

Kanter smiled and took a sip of wine, then shook his head.

"I've seen quite a few."

"real?"

Li Wei asked, and Kant nodded.

"The living have a world of the living, and the dead have a world of the dead."

"So what happens if a living person goes to the world of the dead?"

Kanter laughed.

"It's a very interesting question. If a living person really has a way to go to the world of the dead, it can only mean one thing. This person is no longer a living person."

Li Wei stood up with a smile, took another sip of beer, and then planned to go back directly. Although Kanter asked her to stay one night before leaving, Li Wei still climbed into the carriage. Although it was already evening, tonight's The moonlight is very bright.

Soon Li Wei drove the carriage and left the cemetery town, but after walking for a while, Li Wei was swept by a strong wave of pajamas, and she yawned and fell asleep.

Amidst the jolts, Li Wei woke up. The road was still in front of her. The horse pulling the cart was still moving forward slowly, but Li Wei found something was wrong. Through the moonlight, Li Wei could see the time clearly. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening. .

"It's been almost three hours, and the bus is empty. What's going on?"

Li Wei straightened up and lit a cigarette. The horse was still moving forward. The front and back were the same, the endless wilderness and this dirt path.

"It should be because this guy didn't leave just now."

Li Wei could only think so, but after walking for an hour, Li Wei still didn't see anything.

"What bastard brought me here?"

Li Wei knew that it was useless to think about it. Trudeau, the only person who might know the situation, had died a year ago. At this moment, Li Wei noticed a dark shadow on the field in the distance. She quickly Got out of the car and ran.

There was indeed a figure in the wilderness in the distance. Li Wei shouted. After running for a while, she got closer and closer. It turned out to be a person.

"Mr. Kanter, why are you here?"

Li Wei was shocked. The person in front of her was indeed Kanter, but now Kanter's face lost the kindness and became extremely cold.

"Mr. Kanter, can you tell me what is going on here? I am not from here."

After Li Wei finished speaking, Kanter pointed to a place not far away. Li Wei was confused, and then Kanter said in a low voice.

"follow me."

Li Wei started walking with Kanter, but after walking for a while, Kanter still didn't stop.

"What's going on?"

Kanter turned around and made a shushing gesture.

"Be quiet here."

Li Wei could only be patient, and then a flash of light appeared in front of her eyes. Kanter stopped, and Li Wei walked towards the light. She was stunned for a moment. There was a cliff in front of her, and a fluorescent city below.

"This is a nightmare town, a world between the living and the dead."

Li Wei said in surprise.

"Is there really such a world?"

Kanter laughed.

"I'm afraid it's no accident that you're here."

Li Wei asked.

"Then what are you doing here?"

Kanter sighed helplessly.

"We are the gravekeepers, responsible for sending some of the dead to the world of the dead, because many of the dead cannot realize that they are dead. They will gather in some places and live, work, eat and drink normally as before. And gradually, like this The nightmare town was formed."

Li Wei laughed helplessly and then said.

"I'm still alive in the real world. I'm young and not sick. How could I die?"

Kant nodded.

"There will be special cases like you. This nightmare town not only has one floor, but some people who are obviously dead have already manifested their ghost bodies, but they are still closing the world of the living."

Levy said something about Trudeau, Kanter explained.

"This is probably his situation. Now he should have completely gone to the world of the dead."

Li Wei looked into the distance. This city was shining with dim light, and it was impossible to see the end.

"It's so big here."

"Theoretically there is no limit here."

Li Wei looked at Kanter doubtfully.

"What about you? What is a gravekeeper?"

Kanter thought for a moment and said.

"Go back with me first, and I'll take you back to the right path."

Li Wei could only continue walking with Kanter. After a while, Li Wei returned to the carriage, and Kanter squatted on the ground and looked around.

"How on earth can I return to the original real world?"

"Unless the person who brought you here from the real world is willing to let you go back, there's no other way."

Li Wei was stunned.

"Will I offend your family?"

Li Wei said, telling Kanter what happened in the real world after offending the gravekeeper Vincent, then returning home to sleep and then waking up here.

"I don't know about this. We gravekeepers do have some magical powers. Over time, some gravekeepers can see the deceased and even enter the world of the deceased."

"Then what should I do now?"

Li Wei was a little frustrated, she took out a cigarette and lit it, Kanter said.

"You can only continue to live here, as long as you don't starve to death. But if you die in the real world, you will never be able to go back for the rest of your life."

Li Wei got on the carriage, she looked at Kanter and asked.

"Is there really no other way? I want to go back."

Kanter laughed.

"There are ways, but I have only seen one man do it in the past, and he went back successfully."

Li Wei asked.

"Who is it?"

"A man named Gene. He was here for eight months and then successfully left."

Li Wei was shocked and continued to ask.

"Then was Jean dragged in here too?"

Kant nodded.

"I asked him, but he couldn't remember clearly. He seemed to be fighting someone and then came here after losing."

Li Wei sighed helplessly.

"Then what did he do to return to his original world?"

Kanter shook his head, and Li Wei stamped her feet in anger.

"Then what else do I need to pay attention to?"

"Don't get involved in the world of the dead. If time passes and you are contaminated with too much of the dead, you will eventually become a walking zombie or even lose your memory."

Li Wei understood.

"Does that mean I can't have too much contact with people in the town?"

Kant nodded.

"Can you hold on and see yourself? The wonderful thing about this world is that it will not be open to anyone, nor will it be closed to anyone."

"What's the meaning?"

Kanter turned around and walked forward slowly. In a daze, Li Wei only saw that Kanter had walked away, and Li Wei turned around and saw the town, which was not far from her.