Urban Oddities: Strange Tales of Mountain Villages

Chapter 13 Tracing

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin Yanglin?"

"Hey, I am."

"Hello, we are XX company here. I have received your resume. Would it be convenient for you to come to our company for an interview today?"

"Today...may not be convenient, but tomorrow?"

"Our manager is going out tomorrow, or the morning after tomorrow?"

"Okay, let's do it in the morning the day after tomorrow... ok, see you the day after tomorrow." Lin Yang put away his phone and walked into the Public Security Bureau.

There were not many people in the hall, and a couple was arguing in front of the reception window; on the other side, an old man said that he had been cheated; not far away, several young people with bruised noses and swollen faces were filling out the registration form.Lin Yang looked around and asked where to get the number, but the police officer said there was no need to get it, just wait in line.

Lin Yang looked at it for a long time and didn't know which side to line up. The police officer asked him: "Why, what happened?"

"My friend is missing!"

"When and where?"

"I haven't been able to contact you for several days...they went to Daling Mountain!"

The policeman thought it was a mountaineering disappearance, so he asked Lin Yang to explain briefly. Lin Yang said what he had to say, but only concealed some details. On the contrary, living in a small mountain village has good food, complete facilities, water and electricity.

However, there are still some weird things in the village, but Lin Yang can't tell the truth... Even if he tells it, no one will believe it.

The police officer said: "You forgot to charge your phone, don't worry, wait and see."

Lin Yang bit the bullet and said, "Can you send someone to have a look?"

"Daling Mountain is not under our control. We need to hand over the files over there, and arrange the dispatch of the police there." The policeman thought for a while and said, "Well, let me make a record for you!"

Lin Yang was taken to a small room, and the police officer recorded the incident into a file based on Lin Yang's description.From the policeman's point of view, the matter was actually very simple. Two men and two women went to play in the mountain village. Lin Yang found that they could not be contacted, and suspected that they might have encountered an accident.

Lin Yang got a police receipt with a number on the note, saying that he could use the number to inquire about the progress of the case by calling.

After coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Lin Yang finally felt relaxed, as if he had handed over a heavy burden to other people, and let them shoulder all the troublesome things... Daling Mountain has nothing to do with him, since the day he returned to the city, A new life begins.

Lin Yang sent a voice message to Pu Junying, but Pu Junying didn't answer, nor did he answer the call.Lin Yang always felt that something was wrong with Pu Junying, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.Lin Yang went to the medical school and asked the doorman which dormitory Park Junying was in. The doorman said he didn't know, how could he remember who was who with so many students.Lin Yang thought for a while and asked him if he knew Mr. Chen, a virus expert. The guard said that there were five teachers surnamed Chen. What is the name of the one you are looking for.Lin Yang vaguely remembered that person's name seemed to be two characters. He once glanced at it and said, "The teacher seems to be called...Chen Zai?"

"Chen Zai...hahahahahaha!!!" The guard knew who he was looking for, "That's a visiting professor from our college, who comes to class on Tuesdays and Thursdays... today Thursday, he should be in the scientific research building! "

Lin Yang ran to the scientific research building again, but was stopped by the receptionist: "Who are you looking for?"

"The professor of the virus, Chen Zai."

"Chen...hahahahahahahahaha!!!"

Lin Yang: "???"

"It's not Chen Zai, it's Chen Ran. Zai's words are one less horizontal!"

It turned out to be Ran, and Lin Yang sweated a little.The receptionist said: "Mr. Chen is in class, you go to the reception room and wait!"

Lin Yang was waiting in the reception room. Several people came in to get things. Lin Yang thought it was Teacher Chen, but it turned out that there was a teacher surnamed Chen, but unfortunately it was not the person he was looking for.After more than an hour, the door opened, and a tall man walked in: "Are you looking for me?"

That's right, it's this voice!Lin Yang immediately stood up and shouted: "Teacher Chen!"

Teacher Chen sat on the sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, and said domineeringly, "What do you want from me?"

Lin Yang felt that this teacher was not easy to deal with, so he politely said that he came to find Pu Junying.Teacher Chen said, "You don't have his phone number?"

"Can't get through."

"He may be busy and doesn't want to answer your call." Teacher Chen didn't seem to want to continue the chat, and said perfunctorily, "We have rules in class, and the phone is muted or turned off. You can call at another time! I'm busy, so I'm leaving."

A young man pushed open the door: "The report has been delivered."

Teacher Chen: "What result?"

The man: "In the office."

Teacher Chen was angry: "Assistant Su! You won't bring the report over?!"

It's really one thing, one thing, Assistant Su didn't say anything, turned around and left, Teacher Chen followed behind swallowing.Sitting alone in the reception room, Lin Yang felt extremely embarrassed. He didn't expect the teacher here to be so cold and leave him behind after a few words.Lin Yang walked out of the reception room and down the aisle.Most of the people in the scientific research building were wearing white coats, hurrying to and fro with documents in their hands.Is Park Joon Young busy in the classroom too?Lin Yang stood by the window, planning to wait for Pu Junying here.Luo Yi still didn't answer, Lin Yang called again, hoping to get through and say that he had forgotten to charge... But no, the female mechanical voice rang from the phone: The user you dialed has turned off the phone.

Lin Yang put away his phone and stared out the window in a daze.It's raining, and the crackling raindrops hit the leaves, like a rain curtain hanging between the sky and the earth.Lin Yang closed the window, turned around and saw Mr. Chen hurried out of the office, yelling at Assistant Su: "Hurry up and call! No matter what method you use, call that kid over for a physical examination!"

Assistant Su: "Call someone for a physical examination for no reason... What if the person doesn't want to?"

"Whether he likes it or not, he will be tied up for me!!!" Teacher Chen looked up and saw Lin Yang, and frowned, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Lin Yang turned around and left. If there is no place to stay here, there must be a place to stay.Before taking a few steps, the phone rang, and the call was from an unfamiliar number.

Lin Yang: "Hello?"

"Are you Lin Yang?"

"I am." Lin Yang heard the voice seemed to come from behind, and turned around holding the phone.

Assistant Su was taken aback for a moment, and walked up to him with his mobile phone: "Lin Yang?"

Teacher Chen:"……"

Lin Yang: "..."

Assistant Su: "Is it convenient for you to come for a physical examination now?"

Convenience has to be convenient...Lin Yang was taken for a round of physical examination, just like the hospital, blood test, heart rate test and various scans.Lin Yang was not allowed to leave after the inspection, but asked him to wait.Lin Yang waited in the scientific research building until night fell. He saw that the lights were turned off and the doors were closed in every classroom, but he still did not see Pu Junying.Lin Yang didn't know if Pu Junying came to class every day, but since there was teacher Chen's class, then Pu Junying would definitely come.However, unexpectedly, Lin Yang still didn't see Pu Junying after Teacher Chen's last class was over.The students are almost gone, and the lights in the remaining laboratories are still on.Assistant Su ordered takeaway, and the two sat in the reception room to eat.Assistant Su looks quite young, with fair skin and handsome looks. The only bad thing is that he doesn't talk much.Lin Yang didn't know if people who were engaged in scientific research didn't like to talk. Lin Yang asked Assistant Su a few words, but he said a few perfunctory words, as if he didn't want to talk to Lin Yang.Lin Yang felt bored, so he stopped talking to him.After a moment of silence, Assistant Su said, "Is Daling Mountain fun?"

What a ghost!Lin Yang said, "It's okay, the scenery is nice, and the air is fresh."

"It's quite a long way from here to Daling Mountain!" Assistant Su handed over the phone, "Is it here?"

Lin Yang glanced at it: "That's right, it's Daling Mountain. You have to walk a long way from the station to enter the mountain."

Assistant Su was looking at his phone while picking out diced meat from the vegetables.Lin Yang poked his head and took a look. The picture was the bus station at the foot of Daling Mountain.Daling Mountain is located in a remote place, there is only one long-distance bus from the city every Saturday, the terminal is to a small town near Daling Mountain, and you have to transfer another bus to reach the foot of Daling Mountain in the town.After Lin Yang finished eating, he asked if he could leave. Assistant Su said that he could not leave and had to wait for a report.It was almost 08:30 when the physical examination report was delivered. After reading it, Teacher Chen actually put away the report and said that Lin Yang could leave.

Lin Yang felt aggrieved. He waited so long for nothing and didn't even show the report. It was fine if he didn't show it. He just said "you can go" and let him go, just teasing him!Lin Yang pulled up the chair and sat down: "Mr. Chen, is my body okay?"

"no problem."

"Mr. Chen, did you find out something?"

Teacher Chen raised his eyelids: "What do you mean?"

Lin Yang showed off: "Junying brought back a few strands of Liu Qi's hair and said they would use them for testing. Did they find out something, and that's why you're so nervous?"

Teacher Chen said: "I don't know, the test results haven't come out yet."

Lin Yang didn't believe it: "There is no result...then why are you in such a hurry to have me have a physical examination?"

Teacher Chen said: "For the sake of your health."

Lin Yang knew that Mr. Chen had something to hide from him, if it wasn't Liu Qi, then it must be Pu Junying.Did something happen to Park Joon Young?

Lin Yang asked anxiously, "Which dormitory is Park Junying in?"

Teacher Chen said coldly: "How do I know which dormitory he lives in? Aren't you good friends with him? Ask yourself!"

"I can find him, but I don't need to find you!" Lin Yang was furious.

Teacher Chen said: "It's getting late, Assistant Su, see off the guests!"

Before Assistant Su could say anything, Lin Yang walked away angrily.It was a waste of time to ask, and it made me angry.Lin Yang went to the food stall to drink beer and eat barbecue. He drank the frozen beer, and his anger subsided a lot. Lin Yang calmed down at this moment. He recalled that Assistant Su brought back a report. After reading the report in the office, Teacher Chen immediately shouted Assistant Su called... Then the question arises, whose report is it?

...Could it be Park Junying's inspection report? !

Lin Yang hurriedly checked out and ran to the medical school, and rushed back to the scientific research building, but was told that Teacher Chen had left.

Mr. Chen has classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you want to see him, you have to wait until the next Tuesday.

The heavy rain poured down, and Lin Yang, drenched in water, returned to the dormitory, sat on a chair for a while, and then picked up his mobile phone to dial.Luo Yi and Huang Dafa couldn't get in touch, and no one answered Park Junying's call.Lin Yang called several times, and even Park Junying turned off the phone.It's all right now, I can't get in touch at all.Lin Yang didn't know what happened to Pu Junying, and the only clue was Teacher Chen.Lin Yang felt that it was useless to ask Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen knew something but didn't tell him.Lin Yang seemed to be kept in the dark, living a life that had nothing to do with them.

The next day, Friday, was pouring with rain.Lin Yang called the Public Security Bureau, and the operator of the Public Security Bureau told him to wait patiently, but did not tell him when he would wait.Lin Yang didn't know if the file was submitted to Daling Mountain, let alone when they sent people into the mountain.Lin Yang ran to the medical school, but Teacher Chen didn't come, and there was still no sign of Pu Junying in the scientific research building.Lin Yang asked the receptionist if he knew Pu Junying, and the receptionist said he did. Pu Junying is a student here, but he hasn't come to class these days.Lin Yang asked where Pu Junying's dormitory was, but the receptionist couldn't tell.Lin Yang thought for a while and asked Teacher Chen's phone number. The receptionist said he didn't know. Teacher Chen was an external visiting professor and usually left after class. As for where Teacher Chen lived and where he worked, the receptionist didn't know.Lin Yang suddenly remembered that Assistant Su had called him once, and hurriedly found the number to call back, but was prompted to leave a voice message. Obviously, Assistant Su didn't like to be disturbed by others.

The clues are all broken, so I can only wait for Teacher Chen next Tuesday.Lin Yang returned to the dormitory in a daze, his clothes and pants were completely soaked, and it was really inconvenient to go anywhere under the heavy rain.Lin Yang took a bath in a hurry, and when he was blowing his hair, he thought of Luo Yi. Luo Yi used to dry his hair when he was half asleep and half awake... I don't know what Luo Yi is doing now?Daling Mountain is also under heavy rain, right?They must be playing cards in the room, right?Lin Yang picked up the phone and dialed Luo Yi's number again.He looked forward to hearing Luo Yi's voice again and again, but only the mechanical female voice sounded again and again.

Luo Yi, it's been several days, why haven't you charged your phone yet!

Lin Yang was upset, so he soaked his clothes and then went to wash his shoes. His two pairs of shoes were soaked in water, and they didn't dry so quickly after washing.Lin Yang found out the beach flip flops, but if it rains so much tomorrow, he can only wear beach flip flops to the interview.

Before going to bed, Lin Yang called Luo Yi and Huang Dafa again, and after calling Pu Junying, Pu Junying's phone was still off, which shouldn't be...Pu Junying is not in Daling Mountain, why is he turning off his phone?Did you forget to charge your phone too?

Lin Yang lay on the bed, listening to the heavy rain outside the window, feeling as if he had lived an isolated life.Lin Yang called his game teammate and asked him to play the game. That teammate was probably idle, so he agreed immediately. The two of them went to the game team and played a few games and lost a few games.The teammate said depressedly: "Dude, can you be serious?"

Lin Yang said he was tired and stopped playing.The teammate left the team and ran to find other people to form a team.Lin Yang's record is too unsightly, no one wants to group him.Lin Yang was alone and felt bored, so he went offline.

It would be great if Luo Yi was here... Lin Yang stared blankly at the ceiling.Luo Yi, what have you been up to these days?Hurry up and charge your phone!

Saturday, heavy rain.

Early in the morning, Lin Yang called the Public Security Bureau, but the operator told him to wait patiently.Lin Yang took his resume and went out in flip flops.The rain was very heavy, and there was a bang when it hit the umbrella, and the road was heavily flooded. Lin Yang rolled up his trouser legs and walked slowly.Many people sheltered from the rain under the eaves, but Lin Yang struggled to make his way through the water alone. When he got near the bus station, he couldn't walk any longer, so he trotted to the eaves of the canteen.The broadcast is broadcasting the departure time of the long-distance bus, reminding passengers to bring their luggage and get on the bus in time.Lin Yang checked the time. The long-distance bus to Daling Mountain was 15 minutes away.

Lin Yang opened the umbrella and walked into the storm again.His resume is well protected in the file bag, and he doesn't have to worry about getting wet in the rain.What will the interviewer ask?You should ask him professional-related questions!This company is quite large, and it is good to be able to get an internship.Lin Yang thought wildly, and his thoughts drifted to Daling Mountain again.

There are still 10 minutes until the departure time.

It's raining heavily, when will it stop?

Lin Yang carefully walked around the puddle.

There are still 7 minutes until the departure time.

A car passed by on the road, and the rising water splashed on Lin Yang.

There are still 6 minutes until the departure time.

Lin Yang was drenched all over, and shivered when the wind blew.

There are still 5 minutes until the departure time.

The announcement sounded again, reminding passengers to take their luggage and get on the bus in time.

There are still 4 minutes until the departure time.

There are still 3 minutes until the departure time.

2 minutes to go...

1 minutes……

The driver threw the cigarette butt out the window, closed the window, and closed the car door.

The car started, and the long-distance bus bound for Daling Mountain slowly drove out of the bus station...