Chapter 303: Zero o'clock
Space, an objective form of material existence, belongs to the latitude theory, belongs to the scientific term, space, intangible matter, and refers to the area of the existence, contact or see of all things in the world.
Humans and other organisms’ understanding and perception of space mainly comes from their own five senses, especially vision and touch. Through what they see in the eyes and contact with the body, people can know where they are and perceive the existence of space. But in fact, space is not as simple as imagined. Sometimes the space you perceive and contact with will change from time to time. Strictly speaking, space cannot be explained, at least it cannot be reasonably explained by humans’ existing abilities. This is a latitude matter that is both real and vague.
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Chie and Akiko left the video store.
Because they waited for a long time but couldn't wait for the store manager to come back, and it was almost evening, the two had to leave with their selected video tapes. Of course, before leaving, Akiko still left the rental fee at the store cashier according to the previous market price.
After Chihui and Akiko left, the store was completely deserted and was still as quiet as before they came in. This inconspicuous video store on the edge of the street still did not attract the attention of anyone who passed by. However, the two female high school students left for a few minutes, and before they knew it, an unimaginable situation happened.
As time passes by minute by minute, as the sky gradually becomes darker, if you look from a distance... you will see a faint blurry feeling of this video store. In your vision, the store begins to become more blurry, begin to appear and even become less clear. Until one minute later... Under a hazy shaking similar to ripples of flowing water, the video store disappears, and disappears inexplicably at a speed visible to the naked eye!
It disappeared without a trace, leaving only an empty corner of the street, which looked so natural, just like this, and the abrupt feeling of missing a store on the edge of the street never appeared. The only thing left was the few yen left on the ground after the store disappeared, and the rental fees left by the female high school student before leaving.
This unmanned video store disappeared in place, silently, and even more strangely, no one noticed this place, no one looked at it even after the disappearance, even if they had seen it, it was like a video store had never existed, and it was like a corner space from beginning to end...
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Time is gradually passing by, the setting sun, when the sun completely disappears on the horizon, night falls, and for most busy Japanese people, the depressed day has passed again, the company staff has temporarily escaped from work, the street vendors have temporarily put it down to calculate the accounts, and even the public officials have temporarily freed from their professional smiles that have been maintained for the day. People show tired faces, people flee from work, escape from study, and return home. Yes, the suppressed society has overwhelmed people, but the cruel reality has made them able to bear it silently, perhaps...
Perhaps at this time, only those students who have not entered society and have not experienced the bitterness of society can gain true freedom and happiness during the holidays, even if this freedom and happiness is still temporary.
bite!
"Come on, cheers!"
"cheers!"
Gudu, Gudu...
Under the night, in a private house, this is a living room that is neither big nor small. The living room is brightly lit. On the tatami, Chie and Akiko clinked glasses to each other to congratulate each other, congratulations on the end of the exam, and congratulations on the arrival of the summer vacation. This is indeed worth congratulations. Being able to get rid of the pressure of the exam is a gratifying thing for every high school student. Currently, the two are kneeling in front of a short-legged table, and the tabletop is filled with delicious food dishes made from various ingredients. Although it is not too rich, it is considered a complete variety. At least there are fish roll sushi that they love to eat together.
The two people who had touched the glass drank the beer in one go, then picked up the chopsticks to eat. Akiko was very happy to eat. She was always careless and was in a good mood today. Although Qianhui on the opposite side was not as exaggerated as her friend, it can still be seen from her smile that Qianhui was in a good mood. Similar to Akiko, the two-month summer vacation freedom gave the girl a good appetite.
The two were chatting at the dinner table, occasionally talking about some private topics for girls. During this period, everything was normal and nothing happened. In addition, the sound insulation effect of the house was good, so there was no need to worry about disturbing the neighbor next door.
After the dishes, the wine was three times, and after dinner, it was already around 22 o'clock in the evening. The night began to quiet. Most residents nearby had turned off the lights and went to bed. However, Qianhui and Akiko had no intention of going back to the bedroom to rest. They had tidied up the dishes and knew that they would not have to go to school in the morning from tomorrow to go to school, but they still sat in the living room chatting with each other with interest. After chatting for a while, their eyes turned. Akiko, who was a little drunk, saw two things from the cabinet opposite, not the others, but the video tape rented when they passed by a strange unmanned video store in the afternoon.
Let’s put aside the weird video store, these two videos are nothing special, they are just movie videos. One of them has a cover is a comedy film chosen by Chihui, and the other one has no cover is Akiko who takes it out of the store with curiosity.
"By the way, we rented video tapes during the day."
As expected, Akiko, who had even forgotten about this when she was eating, immediately slapped her head and got up from the sofa, then walked to the cabinet and held the two video tapes in her hands. Seeing that her friend was like this, Qianhui would inevitably remember this. At the same time, because one of the two video tapes had no cover and did not know the content, driven by curiosity, Akiko naturally gave up the comedy film first, and took the black video tape to the TV to turn on the home player. During the operation, Akiko did not forget to turn back and smiled mysteriously at Qianhui and said, "Aren't we all curious about what the video tape has before? I think the answer will be revealed soon."
Akiko's intention was obvious. Since she had decided to stay up late to watch a movie tonight, Akiko would never give up her original plan after dinner. In addition, she was curious and it was natural to be the first to play the black video tape, but...
For some reason, when I saw this black video tape again, Qianhui, who was in a good mood before, felt inexplicably nervous.
There was no reason, no reason, just like when I first saw this video tape at the unmanned video store in the afternoon, the indescribable feeling of uneasiness swept across my body again. At this moment, I was staring ahead and looking at Akiko who was about to put the black video tape into the player. The feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger. Qianhui's drunkenness disappeared instantly, and replaced by nervousness.
A sense of nervousness without reason!
"Akiko!"
Inexplicably, just as Akiko was about to push the videotape into the player, Qianhui's eyebrows slightly froze and instinctively called the other party.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Akiko, who was so abruptly called by her friend, wanted to see the video content as soon as possible, was slightly stunned. While asking, she looked back at the other party with a puzzled expression. Seeing Qianhui's face a little strange. Although Akiko was not clear about it, she grinned as if she suddenly understood something for a moment, "Haha, I understand, Qianhui, are you worried that this is a horror movie? Anla, what can you do if it is a horror movie? Qianhui, you are not so brave, right? I remember you were not like this before."
"I……"
As I said before, because this feeling of uneasiness came for no reason, even Qianhui himself could not explain it. Facing Akiko's ridicule, Qianhui could only shook her head in embarrassment and replied: "No, nothing, maybe it's because I'm nervous."
"Hey, don't make excuses. I think you are timid and dare not watch horror movies. Let's not talk about what the video content is. Even if it is a horror movie, I'll be sure to watch it. But to be honest, I'm really curious about the content of this thing. Let's watch this first. It's not too late to watch the comedy you chose later."
Seeing Qianhui stammering and unable to answer, she shrugged her shoulders. Akiko continued her movements after laughing at the other party casually, turned on the TV, pressed the start button to turn on the player. After being operated by a short-haired girl, this black video tape with neither a cover nor any logo was pushed into the player socket.
Knock.
Hula, Hula...
As the cassette was put in and the body made a low running sound, the player started working. Out of curiosity, Akiko did not return to the sofa but sat directly in front of the TV. Seeing that his friend was like this, perhaps because of the impact, Qianhui couldn't help but get up from the sofa and walk slowly to Akiko. For a moment, the two girls sat in front of the TV, both of them turned their eyes to the TV screen, and the player below slowly read the cassette.
sir, sir...
At this moment, except for the continuous squeaks of the TV, which were full of snowflakes, the atmosphere in the room was extremely quiet for a moment. Akiko did not speak, and Qianhui did not speak. The two of them also stared at the TV screen that was only one meter away in front of them. Akiko was very ordinary. During the waiting period, she had nothing but expectation and curiosity on her face. However, Qianhui's face remained a little complicated. As the TV noise continued to sound and the snowflakes swayed one after another on the screen, the tall girl's face became more and more serious, and her brows were slightly frowned.
Subconsciously looking out the window, I saw that the outside world was pitch black, the sky was sparsely starry, and the waning moon was looming in the clouds. I bit my lip, my eyes shifted, I looked up at the wall clock, and found that the time had already arrived at 23:55 pm. After observing the surroundings and confirming that there was no abnormality, Qianhui turned her eyes to the TV again. However, what she and Akiko didn't know was... Although the environment was as usual, although everything was normal, during this seemingly short waiting period and during the silence, the atmosphere in the room gradually changed a little, and some subtle changes that would not be noticed by anyone at all.
Next, the two people waiting for the broadcast in front of the TV became increasingly puzzled...
Although we all know that the player will read the video tape for a period of time at the beginning, the TV used for screening will inevitably maintain the snowflakes and noises for a period of time, however, after a few minutes, the TV in front of us is still full of snowflakes, and the snowflakes that were originally spread all over the screen and the endless noises.
sir, sir, sir...
“Huh?”
Akiko and Qianhui gradually became suspicious. There was a reason. It was obvious that after inserting the cassette, the player would normally play the video for a few dozen seconds. However, several minutes passed. Why was the TV still blew up? Is there something wrong with the TV or the player malfunctioning? Or was it a problem with the video tape itself? Could it be that this video tape is really a damaged waste tape that cannot be played?
Yes, I saw that I had not seen the image after waiting for a long time. Both Akiko and Qianhui all made the above guesses in my mind. In the end, both thought that this black video tape without a cover was probably a damaged waste tape. Otherwise, how could it not be possible to release the image after reading the disk for a few minutes? Unless the player is broken, of course this is impossible. Since that is the case, the only explanation is that the video tape itself has a problem and is a waste tape that cannot be played.
Finally, it was confirmed that no images appeared on the TV screen, and the debugging with the remote control was fruitless. Akiko first showed a disappointed expression, and then sighed and muttered to Qianhui beside her: "Hey, it seems that you guessed it right before, this thing is indeed bad."
Let’s not talk about how disappointed and unwilling Akiko was. When the video was not broadcasted, Qianhui, who was already in a difficult mood, let out a long sigh, so she was a little lucky that the video tape could not be played. This was as indescribable as the inexplicable uneasiness.
Of course...
There is a saying that accidents often happen suddenly.
When! When! When...
Just as Akiko saw the playback, she was about to reach out to take out the video tape, just as Qianhui felt a little relieved, suddenly, the wall clock made a series of loud noises, the sound was so clear and harsh. In addition to instantly breaking the silence of the room, the two women who were concentrating on it also frightened the two women who were concentrating on it. Following the sound, the two women instinctively looked at the clock. With the help of the living room light, they saw that the clock hand in the clock happened to be until midnight.
At about midnight, as the bell rang, time finally moved from late night to midnight.
Sigh!
Hesitate... Hesitate...
But at this moment, before the two women could take their eyes off the clock, as soon as the bell disappeared, the TV in front of them, which was originally full of noises and snowflakes, changed a little in a sudden way.
The reason why the TV is described in a little bit is that the change in the range of TV is not much, it is nothing more than a continuous squeak to another kind of intermittent squeak. Having said that, this change inevitably attracted the attention of both of them. It is very simple, because this intermittent squeak is a unique sign that would only appear before the TV will be broadcast and recorded in the past!
As expected, as soon as they noticed the sound changes, both women turned their eyes back to the TV screen. As expected, with the thrilling sound, they saw that the screen, which was originally covered with snowflakes, gradually appeared after a shaking. At this moment, Akiko, who thought it was a waste tape, was just about to take it out, and her outstretched hand was retracted. It was obvious that being able to play the picture undoubtedly means that the video tape was not broken. The short-haired girl was happy that the video tape could still play normally. Out of curiosity, she did not think much about it, so she focused her attention on the screen and began to wait.
Some people are happy and some are worried. If it means that Zi is just curious, then when the bell rings and the TV screen also plays the screen image, Qianhui's heart that had just relaxed was raised again. There was still no reason or explanation. When the image appeared on the screen, she even inexplicably felt the urge to reach out and turn off the TV.
Unfortunately, she can't do this. After all, this feeling is for no reason and no reason. Let's not talk about her that she will be ridiculed by Akiko if she does this, let alone...
To be honest, she is actually very curious about what the video contains.
(Forget it, let's take a look first, after all, this is just a video tape, just a video tape.)
Finally, with a bit of self-comfort in her mind, she bit her lip and forced her to suppress her uneasiness. Qianhui turned her eyes to the TV screen like Akiko. She wanted to see what was in this video tape that made her restless for a long time.
Unfortunately, the weather did not go as expected. Although the two of them were curious, they stared at the TV screen for a long time, images did appear on the TV screen. But strangely, the image was not very clear, not clear, and very unclear. Even though the video tape was running normally, there were still large snowflakes on the screen. The field of vision could only vaguely see some black and white intersecting blurry pictures from the snowflakes. They could not see clearly what the video scene was. They could only guess by observing the outline of the image, which should be a forest, a forest that was not known where it was located.
sir, sir... sir...
Seeing this, neither Akiko nor Qianhui would avoid a lot of question marks in his mind. Fortunately, the blurred picture did not last long. As time passed by, gradually, the two women who were quite patient due to curiosity gradually discovered that the originally blurred picture on the screen began to become clear, the picture was clear, and the noise in their ears gradually disappeared, and the speed was very fast. In just a few seconds, the screen, which was originally covered with snow, had turned into a clear scene. It was not until this time that the two finally saw the screen image clearly.
It is almost the same as the initial guess. If you look closely, you will see that the video scene is indeed a forest, a dark forest covered with dead branches and leaves. The reason for the dimness is that the sky above is already dark, which leads to insufficient light in the whole scene. It seems that the time in the video should be in the evening. Of course, these are all the key points. Although the video has returned to clear after it is clear that it is a dark forest that is almost the same as the guess, but there are also different places, such as...
For example, after the picture is clear, there is still a well, a water well, and an extremely ordinary water well no matter how you look at it.
There is a well in the woods, and at this moment, the well is in the center of the woods, in the center of the entire picture.
Chapter completed!