Chen Xuerou and Zhao Nan gradually recovered from their fright after a long while.
"Nannan, are you sure that old lady was Teacher Hu's deceased mother?" Chen Xuerou confirmed again.
"Yes, I'm sure I wouldn't mistake her. Lin Feng was telling the truth, it's the seventh night after death."
"We've encountered a ghost!" Zhao Nan's hair was disheveled, and she was terrified and beside herself.
Chen Xuerou swallowed, a chill running down her spine. Seeing it with her own eyes, it was difficult for her to remain calm.
"You encountered a ghost? Is it true or not? How about you go out and confirm it again?" Lin Feng understood the general situation and found it unbelievable.
Chen Xuerou and Zhao Nan shook their heads repeatedly, like rattles.
"Alright, if you don't go, I will. It's time for me to go home anyway." Lin Feng glanced at the time; it was past nine o'clock in the evening.
"No, you can't go anywhere tonight. Stay here with Nannan and me!" Chen Xuerou quickly stopped Lin Feng. She was also scared to death now. What if that old lady came looking for them after Lin Feng left?
"Teacher Chen, didn't you say earlier that I was deliberately scaring people? Why are you scared yourself now?" Lin Feng couldn't help but laugh. So Chen Xuerou could also be scared!
"I'm not scared. I don't believe in ghosts and spirits at all." "But that old lady suddenly appeared, and I had no psychological defense. It's normal to be startled." Chen Xuerou argued. After recovering, she and Zhao Nan sat on the sofa, hugging their blankets for warmth.
"Let me tell you some real folk stories. In fact, some things science really can't explain." Lin Feng brought a small stool and sat in front of Chen Xuerou and Zhao Nan, starting to tell them about some strange things he had encountered before.
"Mhm, go on," Chen Xuerou and Zhao Nan became interested.
"When I was about a teenager, my master and I went down the mountain and stayed in a small village." "One day, someone in our village went to the river to catch fish. He cast a net but didn't catch any fish, only a human skull." "At that moment, the person was startled and felt it was very unlucky." "So after returning home, he started burning incense and praying. His family knew about this and warned him not to go to the river to catch fish anymore because it was a bit eerie." "But this person didn't listen at all, just thinking it was bad luck. As a result, when he went to the river to catch fish again, he drowned." "The river was only one meter deep; normally, one wouldn't drown. As for how he actually died, no one knows." "The villagers said it was a drowning ghost looking for a substitute. Heaven had already given a reminder, but this person deliberately ignored it." Lin Feng said with a smile. He had personally experienced this incident and was always puzzled.
Zhao Nan and Chen Xuerou listened intently and also found the story a bit eerie.
"Lin Feng, perhaps this person suddenly fell ill and happened to fall face-first into the water and drown? It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?" Zhao Nan said after thinking.
"He was not sick; he was in good health. His family had professionals perform an autopsy, and the autopsy report stated death by drowning." "The most outrageous thing is that they couldn't find the body when this person drowned in the water. His family threw his pillow into the water, the one he slept on. Guess what happened?" Lin Feng asked.
"What happened?" Chen Xuerou was like a curious baby, eager to hear more.
"Later, this pillow floated in the river and then stopped, right where the body was located." Lin Feng raised his eyebrows, and Chen Xuerou and Zhao Nan looked astonished.
"How can that be so miraculous? Is there any scientific basis for this?" Zhao Nan had never heard of using such a method to find drowned people before.
"There is no scientific basis; it's just a tried-and-true method for finding bodies in that area." Lin Feng smiled slightly.
Chen Xuerou's eyes lit up: "Yes, I've also heard of some very strange things. For example, if someone gets into a car accident and their shoes fall off, it means that person is likely beyond saving." "I've seen many cases, and it's really like that, which is truly baffling." Lin Feng heard this and laughed, "This can be explained. When a person is hit, their instinct is to prevent their shoes from falling off. If they even lose this instinctive reaction, it means they were hit very severely." Zhao Nan and Chen Xuerou understood a little, feeling that Lin Feng had a point.
"Lin Feng, what's going on with the old lady downstairs? Xue Rou and I really saw her. She was standing by the door." Zhao Nan felt a chill all over, and hugging the blanket didn't make her feel warm.
"Perhaps you saw wrong!" Lin Feng smiled, not wanting the two women to believe too much in such superstitions. Just then, Chu Huai'ren called Zhao Nan.
"Teacher Zhao, I still feel I was a bit impolite today. To apologize, I specially bought some late-night snacks." "Do you want to come down to get them, or shall I bring them up to you?" Chu Huai'ren asked gently, genuinely wanting to apologize to Zhao Nan.
"I, I'm not coming down, and you don't come up either. Something strange happened at my place. You should go back quickly." Zhao Nan quickly refused; she dared not go out now.
"Strange things? What strange things?" Chu Huai'ren asked curiously. Zhao Nan didn't want to deal with Chu Huai'ren, but out of politeness, she explained briefly.
"What? The dead old lady came back?" "Teacher Zhao, where are there any ghosts in this world? I think someone is pretending to be a ghost to scare you." "Don't be afraid, I'll go find the old lady who is pretending to be a ghost right now and beat her to death!" Chu Huai'ren said angrily, and without waiting for Zhao Nan to say anything, he rushed into the stairwell in a huff.
"It's over, Chu Huai'ren is here!" Zhao Nan felt a premonition of disaster.
"Let's go out and see too. I also think this matter is a bit strange." Lin Feng said, walking towards the door. Zhao Nan and Chen Xuerou quickly followed Lin Feng. They dared not stay at home. As a result, when they went out, the three of them heard a series of tragic screams.
"Damn old lady, for pretending to be a ghost to scare people, I'll beat you to death!" Downstairs, Chu Huai'ren was beating and kicking an old lady in black. The old lady was curled up on the ground in pain, crying out loudly.
"This, this is really someone impersonating a ghost?" Chen Xuerou realized the old lady was a real person. Zhao Nan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If it were a ghost, how could it be beaten and cry out in pain?
"Teacher Zhao, you came at the right time. It's this damned old lady who was pretending to be a ghost to scare you, and I caught her." Chu Huai'ren said indignantly, and kicked the old lady with a clang. The old lady was beaten almost unconscious, lying on the ground with blood gushing from her mouth. Just then, the apartment door was suddenly pushed open from the inside, and a middle-aged man saw the old lady being beaten and immediately became anxious.
"What are you doing? Why are you hitting my mother?" The middle-aged man said, rushing forward angrily and pushing Chu Huai'ren away.
"Teacher Hu, didn't your mother die? What's going on?" Zhao Nan recognized Teacher Hu and was even more confused.
"Who says my mother is dead? My mother is alive and well!" Teacher Hu replied angrily while helping the old lady up.
"Then what are these offerings placed outside your door?" Zhao Nan asked.
"My father passed away. My father left seven days ago. My mother couldn't bear the shock and couldn't sleep at night, so she went out for a walk to get some air." "On the contrary, why did you hit my mother? Are you sick?" "Chu Huai'ren, you wait for me. I'll call the police to arrest you. If you beat me badly, you can wait to go to jail!" "What a nerve!" Teacher Hu was furious and cursed as he quickly helped his elderly mother into the house. Chu Huai'ren was stunned, wishing he could cry but couldn't.
"Teacher Zhao, why didn't you understand the situation clearly before making conclusions? Teacher Hu is going to kill me!" Chu Huai'ren said bitterly and rushed into the house to apologize to Teacher Hu. Zhao Nan was extremely embarrassed. She didn't expect things to turn out this way. She had always thought it was Teacher Hu's elderly mother who had died. It turned out to be the elderly father who had passed away!
"Nannan, this is a big misunderstanding. We should also hurry to apologize to Teacher Hu." "Chu Huai'ren almost sent the old lady away for real. This is quite a mess!" Chen Xuerou said with a mix of laughter and tears. Lin Feng also found it very amusing. It turned out that all of this was a plot imagined by Zhao Nan.