Chapter 280
New Life
Chapter 280 New Life (1)
Yuncheng Railway Station.
Lu Jinzhao is already very familiar with this place.
The fortune teller kept his head down, his fingers flying across his phone screen in the last few minutes before getting on the bus, looking extremely busy, though it was unclear who he was talking to.
When the train stopped in front of her, she quickly looked up from her phone to check her ticket.
Lu Jinzhao followed behind to have her ticket checked. When the ticket inspector's familiar bluish-purple hand reached out, even though she was now a special-grade ticket inspector, she still couldn't help but want to look away.
This is definitely a terrifying and vengeful ghost.
The ticket was taken away and then returned, and the money for saving lives on it came to 22,000.
This was the richest moment for Lu Jinzhao as a passenger.
The sheepskin was unusually quiet, so quiet that even Lu Jinzhao felt something was off.
The existence of Lu Xingchun, the things his mother was hiding, the anomalies in Anning City, the words of the fortune teller, and Yangpi's current silence—all of these things made Lu Jinzhao's heart grow heavier and heavier.
This time at the platform, something might happen that is completely beyond her control.
Unfortunately, Lin Lin was also among those present at the event.
This intensified her sense of loss of control, and a long-forgotten feeling of anxiety welled up inside her.
On the surface, she was still the same as usual, but the stronger emotional fluctuations than usual affected the shadow puppet [Lu Jinzhao], which was now stepping on the train floor and circling around Lu Jinzhao's feet.
Round and round it goes, arms crossed over his chest, eyebrows drawn on his face tightly furrowed, corners of his mouth turned down, eyes staring seriously at the ground, he keeps spinning in place, as if this can alleviate some of Lu Jinzhao's anxiety.
The fortune teller noticed this little commotion and initially found it interesting, watching for a while. However, he soon realized that he was also starting to feel anxious, so he said, "Stop spinning it."
"Huh?" Lu Jinzhao came back to her senses, and was confused for a moment. When the fortune teller pointed to the ground, she realized that Lu Jinzhao had gone underground.
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice."
She beckoned with her finger, and [Lu Jinzhao] quickly climbed back onto her.
"Are you nervous?" the fortune teller asked her.
Lu Jinzhao sighed: "A little, but not because of nervousness."
She was just anxious.
An indescribable anxiety.
"Don't overthink it," the fortune teller said, unsure of her anxieties. "Things will work themselves out. Although this platform is dangerous, where isn't dangerous?"
"Indeed."
The chat eased Lu Jinzhao's anxiety a little, and as the train gradually approached its destination, Lu Jinzhao could feel her heart beating slightly faster.
The unusual anxiety and her slightly accelerated heartbeat confirmed to Lu Jinzhao once again that the "New Life" platform was extraordinary for her.
The train slowly came to a stop.
"Arrived."
The fortune teller was the first to stand up. She tightened the strap of her backpack, her expression seemingly no different from usual, not at all nervous, appearing quite at ease. She even had time to ask Lu Jinzhao, "How are you? Not so nervous that your legs went weak?"
Lu Jinzhao didn't mind her sometimes unreliable teasing; in fact, it made the atmosphere more relaxed.
The car door opened, and she and the fortune teller stepped out. The moment they got out, Lu Jinzhao heard the fortune teller exclaim in surprise.
"You guessed right, we really are at Anning City Railway Station."
indeed.
This is Anning Railway Station.
Apart from the passengers about to get off, there was no one else there.
The overly empty train station, with its dimly lit platform, exuded an indescribable gloom and eeriness.
The damp and sticky air inside the platform clung to Lu Jinzhao's skin, and even though she had been to the platform many times, she still felt uncomfortable.
After getting off the train, Lu Jinzhao first scanned the surroundings, and then his gaze immediately fell on the carriage next to him.
Unsurprisingly, passengers from other cities also disembarked.
She saw Lin Lin, and the two people standing next to her.
There were actually three people from the capital this time?
In addition, there were passengers from another city. Even though there were no signs outside the carriage indicating where the passengers were from, everyone present knew they were from Anning City.
Eleven people came in total!
Even among the eleven, only a few people looked relatively calm and serious. Some of them could tell from just one glance that Lu Jinzhao had definitely not been on the platform much.
He followed the others in a panic, his eyes darting around nervously, his expression showing obvious tension and fear, looking exactly like a novice.
"I was right."
The fortune teller sighed softly: "In Anning City, a new person has entered the Death Platform."
People from the capital walked towards them. Lin Lin did not greet Lu Jinzhao immediately. This was something they had agreed upon: to act with their teammates first, gather information, and act according to circumstances.
The moment Lu Jinchao got off the bus, he noticed her. Unlike when she was with him, Lin Lin did not have the usual smile on her face. She followed her teammate silently with a blank expression, neither taking the initiative to do anything nor speaking much.
She is completely different from who she used to be.
Passengers in the capital seemed to have gotten used to Lin Lin's silence and didn't pay much attention to her. When asked for her opinion, if she didn't speak, they assumed she agreed.
The three people from the capital were all top-level experts. Besides Lin Lin, the other two were named Jiang Jing and Ning Jianwei. Among the three, Ning Jianwei seemed to be more skilled at socializing, so she was the one who talked to the fortune teller most of the time.
Lu Jinzhao remained silent, seemingly casually standing next to Lin Lin. While the other special-grade officers were talking, he quietly touched the back of her hand with his finger.
Lin Lin raised her face, still expressionless, but glared at her fiercely.
Row.
Lu withdrew his hand and felt a little better.
Seeing Lin Lin after getting off the bus always made her feel a little sad. Even though she had some expectations and knew that Lin Lin, as a passenger, would be different from before because of her fate of being "silent", she still couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted when she actually saw her.
She even recalled her own childish thoughts, thinking that Lin Lin had made better friends so she should never take the initiative to contact her again, deliberately ignoring her until she almost forgot about her.
That's too naive.
Lu Jinzhao felt a light tap on the back of her hand. She turned her head and saw Lin Lin looking nonchalant, as if reminding her not to get distracted and to listen attentively to her companion.
Lu Jinchao smiled. She could now multitask, thinking about things while also listening to the conversation between the fortune teller and Ning Jianwei, and even repeating what they said.
The conversation between the fortune teller and Ning Jianwei did not last long. The two simply exchanged information and confirmed that both parties had voluntarily entered the platform and could cooperate, and then they did not say anything more.
The current focus is on the tasks yet to begin, and on the people of Anning City.
(End of this chapter)