"How did you find out?" The driver suddenly turned his head and asked, his head rotating 180 degrees, his neck twisted into a circle, and his cold face staring directly at me. The scene was absolutely terrifying. But I looked at him indifferently and calmly said, "It's simple, I noticed it a long time ago."
"When I first got on the bus, I noticed that all the passengers on this bus were dead. Even you are no exception," I said with a smile.
"So that's why you chose to get off?" The driver asked.
"Yes, I didn't expect to meet you again at that time. But later I realized that things were not as simple as that. I still boarded your coach, and this time I couldn't get off."
"I was wondering why I could easily get off last time but not this time. Later, combining the terrain and what I saw on the way, I figured out a reason."
"That coach took me on a route that didn't pass by that bridge, the Erlihe Bridge. So I wouldn't die, and I could naturally get off. Because this coach is used to carry the dead, not the living," I said with a sneer.
"Continue," the driver said indifferently. He was looking at me while driving, not even needing to look at the road ahead, yet driving smoothly.
"After I left the coach, I took a motorcycle taxi. The motorcycle driver, when passing by the Erlihe Bridge, told me that a coach fell into the river some time ago, and none of the passengers survived."
"If I'm not wrong, it was this one. You all died in that disaster. Especially you, the culprit!" I pointed at the driver. The driver's cold face changed briefly and then continued, "Yes, it was me. Even if you know that, how did you get my phone?"
"It's simple. When I first came to this bus, the passengers around me didn't pay attention to me. But the second time I came, the passengers' attitude towards me improved a lot, especially this little girl. Her attitude towards me changed completely. Because she has already considered me as a companion. If I'm not wrong, I'm already considered a dead person in your eyes, right?"
"I heard that 26 people died in that disaster, but look at the bus now, there are at least 30 people. Where did those four people come from? They are probably as unlucky as me," I sneered.
The driver nodded and said, "Yes, they are the same as you, all choosing to enter this coach, and none of them can get out anymore."
"Yes, who would have thought that the entire bus is full of dead people, even the driver is dead," I shrugged and said sarcastically, "From your attitude, I knew I was going to die."
"But how to die? There are countless ways to die, but combining the disaster that happened to this bus, everything is solved. I'm definitely going to fall into the river along with this bus."
"Then another question arises, why has this bus been safe so far? It needs a trigger. When I got on the bus, I saw your name tag, you're a driver with 20 years of driving experience. You shouldn't have made some stupid mistakes that led to the deaths of so many people on the bus. But the bus still fell into the river."
"So I was thinking, was there something that suddenly stimulated you? Combining the fact that you were constantly looking at your phone while driving, and this little girl once told me that she lost her parents. I came to an amazing conclusion."
"You're this little girl's uncle! While driving, you suddenly received the news of your brother and sister-in-law's death. Therefore, in extreme confusion, you drove the bus into the river, causing a tragedy." I pointed at the driver.
"No, you got it wrong. I'm this child's uncle, and it was my younger brother and his wife who died. They were killed." The driver looked at me coldly.
"It doesn't matter anyway, my guess is basically like this. And there's only one way to avoid death, and that is to prevent you from seeing that message and losing control." I sneered, looking at the message in my hand.
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The message in my hand had one text, reading: "Son, your younger brother died, and your sister-in-law is gone too. What should we do? That person is really someone we can't afford to offend."
"It's really tragic," I said coldly, looking at the phone in my hand.
"My younger brother and sister-in-law were killed by a mafia boss. I want to avenge them," the driver said to me with a cold gaze.
"So you've been killing innocent people to increase your power," I sneered.
"That's right. The more people die in my hearse, the wider its range of travel will be. One day, I'll be able to reach my enemy. Once he steps onto this vehicle, I'll have a way to make him suffer more than death," the driver said with a ferocious expression.
"Your younger brother and sister-in-law were indeed innocent. But aren't the other people who died on this bus also innocent? Ultimately, what's the difference between you and that mafia boss?" I sneered and turned away with a complex look from the driver, sitting next to the little girl. I gently hugged the little girl in my arms.
"Well, I'm not interested in getting involved anyway. Just take me to my stop," I said lazily, my gaze fixed on the little girl dressed in red. No, she should be called a red-clothed female ghost.
"Big brother, come play with me. Everyone else is so stiff and won't play with me," the little girl said, looking at me.
I gently kissed her cheek, which was cold but soft.
"Sorry, I have important things to do. But I can come and play with you whenever I have time," I said with a smile, pinching the little girl's cheeks.
The little girl seemed very lonely and shook her head reluctantly. Her voice complained, "Everyone is so cold and doesn't say a word for the whole day. Yi Yi is so bored."
"Yi Yi, that's a nice name. It sounds very pretty," I smiled.
"Really?" The little girl said happily. When she smiled, her lips were full of blood, which looked a bit gruesome. I frowned and took out a pack of tissues, gently wiping the blood from the corners of her mouth. Looking into her eyes, I said, "Don't squint when you smile, or you'll scare people."
"Will big brother be scared?" The little girl looked at me eagerly.
"I might be scared too," I pondered.
"That's great, big brother. You should be scared by me. Then we can be together forever," the red-clothed girl smiled. But no matter how you looked at it, her smile was ominous.
"It's impossible. I have a lot of things to do. Let's talk about it when I'm free of all worries," I said helplessly, looking at this mischievous little girl.
"Big brother is so mean," Yi Yi snorted and glanced at me, making me speechless. But I really didn't dare to make a promise. Because humans can't deceive ghosts. If I promised her, I might really never leave.
"I thought big brother would die, now there's no fun," Yi Yi said with a bitter expression. I sat beside her, comforting her, while looking out the window.
The driver hadn't lied to me. We had already passed Erlihe Bridge and were heading towards the final destination. It seemed that I had successfully avoided death. The ghost bus didn't welcome living people.
Soon, the coach arrived at its final stop, and the bus finally came to a stop. I was playing with Yi Yi at that moment.
"You can leave now," the driver's cold voice rang out.
"Thank you for the ride," I said, standing up from my seat and smiling at the driver.
The driver didn't look at me, just muttered, "You're really scary."
"Scary? I'm just trying to survive," I smiled and straightened my collar, then slowly stepped out of the bus. All around were dead people. Their faces were pale, and they didn't utter a word.
This was a death coach, and once you got on, it was extremely difficult to get off. But undoubtedly, I had survived again.
"Hmph," the driver snorted and turned away, no longer speaking.
"Alright, Yi Yi, I'll see you again when I have time. Goodbye now," I waved goodbye to Yi Yi.
Yi Yi, the little girl, hurriedly waved her small hand to say goodbye to me. I walked away from the bus and found myself in the city. The coach behind me gradually disappeared.
"Sigh," I sighed, looking at the phone in my hand. Although I had avoided the death coach, another death game was waiting for me.
Now there was only one day left, and I had to find a way to gather three lives. Two people had already won, and I didn't have much time left. I opened Twitter on my phone and sent a private message to Amelia: "Where are you now? I want to compete with you."
Amelia quickly replied, "Sorry, I don't want to compete with you."
I frowned slightly and sent a message to Potter, receiving the same reply. Now I was helpless and could only send a final message to Jennifer.
Jennifer quickly responded, "No problem, let's meet at the Red Flag Mall?"
"Okay," I replied quickly and turned to hail a taxi, heading to the Red Flag Mall. It was a very large mall. I waited for a while at the entrance and saw Jennifer walking towards me with his girlfriend, Perrin, Jennifer and Perrin were a couple, which everyone knew. Jennifer held Gou Hongyun's hand and looked at me intently, "Where should we start?"
"Let's find a quiet place," I said helplessly.
"I've heard about your situation. Both you and I only have one life. Well, let's settle it with a life-and-death fight," said Jennifer.
"Mm-hmm." I nodded with a heavy heart. Whoever wins in this fight will deprive the other's life. Because once anyone of us wins, the other will become a person with zero lives. No one will want to compete with him, because winning him means nothing.