The photos in the album changed at some point. The photo of Liu Yue's eighteenth birthday was not like this at first.
Jiang Qinian clearly remembered that when he was looking at the photo, Liu Yue in the photo was facing the cake, holding the birthday gift he had received in his hand, and the expression on his face was also very happy.
But he just put it down for a while, and the photo changed dramatically.
The candles on the cake were still burning, and the gift box in his hand was half unpacked, but the only difference was that the expression on Liu Yue's face became stiff.
The smile disappeared and was replaced by a coldness as cold as ice. He raised his head and stared at Jiang Qinian with strange eyes. The person who looked at him felt his scalp numb.
What's going on?
It wasn't like this just now, why did it become so weird in the blink of an eye?
But what surprised Jiang Qinian the most was not the change in the photo, but that he himself didn't feel any fear when faced with such a terrifying thing!
It was as if he had experienced strange things like this many times without any fear at all.
But he was not afraid, so Jiang Qinian quickly threw it on the bed, and then took a few steps back.
After all, he is just an ordinary person now. If there is really an evil ghost hidden in that photo album, then he has no ability to resist.
But he waited for a long time, but nothing happened.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Qinian slowly walked to the bedside, and then tentatively picked up the photo album again.
In the photo, Liu Yue had a smile on his face again, but there was a hint of weirdness in that smile, because that smile... was facing him...
The photo was taken at night, and candles were lit to make wishes, so the environment seemed a bit dark.
But at this moment, Jiang Qinian discovered another unusual place.
The candle shone on Liu Yue's body, and then was projected on the floor, but it didn't leave even the slightest shadow.
He felt that this was not a problem with the shooting angle, because judging from the direction of the light, it was impossible not to reflect Liu Yue's shadow.
So the only explanation is... Liu Yue in the photo is no longer alive.
But just when Jiang Qinian wanted to put the album back to its original place, a pair of pale hands with a fishy smell came out of the album, and then strangled his neck tightly!!!
Everything happened in such a flash that he had no time to react. When he came to his senses, he was already being held tightly.
At such a critical moment, Jiang Qinian grabbed the hands in the photo and tried desperately to break them open.
But the strength of those hands was so great that no matter how hard he tried, the hands remained motionless, strangling him to the point of almost suffocating him.
He tried every method, but to no avail. Gradually, his consciousness began to fade, and stars appeared in his eyes, as if he had fallen into a whirlpool, which was dizzying.
At the moment before Jiang Qinian fell into coma, he suddenly heard what sounded like a cat meowing in his ears. The meow was so harsh that it almost tore his eardrums.
Immediately afterwards, the big hands attached to his throat were released like an electric shock, and at the same time, he heard a scream coming from the album.
Then, as soon as he closed his eyes, his whole person fell into deep darkness...
I don't know how much time passed, but Jiang Qinian's consciousness slowly recovered, but due to some injuries, he did not wake up immediately.
In the haze, he seemed to hear someone talking next to him.
Although he can't open his eyes now, his ears can still hear clearly what the other person is saying.
That was Liu Yue's voice.
"You shouldn't have hurt him, it's not his fault."
"I know, but then I think about it, doesn't this count as a reunion for us?"
"Sigh... I can understand what you said, but the problem is that he is also one of the victims, and in any case, he saved us, although in some ways..."
"No, all this happened because of him. Only when he reconciles with himself can we truly gain freedom.
As for now... I can only live in this narrow space.
This...it depends on how he chooses. I still don’t think it’s his fault..."
Liu Yue didn't know who he was talking to. Jiang Qinian squinted and looked around, and found that he and Liu Yue were the only two people in the whole room, and no one else was seen.
It would be more appropriate to say that Liu Yue was talking to himself rather than communicating with others.
Perhaps he was worried that Li Yue would find out that she heard him talking, so Jiang Qinian did not open his eyes immediately, but waited for a while after he finished speaking before snorting softly.
Seeing this, Liu Yue quickly walked to Jiang Qinian, and then asked him:
"Brother Nian, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Hearing this, Jiang Qinian did not respond immediately. Instead, he sat up and looked around, and then said slowly:
"I...I don't know what happened. I just wanted to ask you to borrow some toilet paper, but you weren't here, so I rummaged around without permission. I planned to wait for you to come back and talk to you again.
Later, I saw a photo album in your drawer. I thought it was nothing, so I took it out and looked at it.
But... but... in the photo at that time, it seemed that a hand stretched out and then strangled my neck. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't struggle.
Then...I didn't know what happened, I fainted..."
Jiang Qinian did not choose to hide anything from the other party.
Because when he was in a coma, the photo album was placed on the hospital bed. Although the photo album has disappeared now, it was always taken back by Liu Yue.
Therefore, if you deceive the other party, it will definitely not work. On the contrary, it will arouse the other party's suspicion. It is better to tell the truth. Although it is somewhat unethical, it is still much better than revealing your intentions.
So after thinking for a while, he continued:
"Sorry, Liu Yue, it's my fault. I shouldn't have gone through your things without permission. You...don't be angry."
Hearing this, Liu Yue waved his hand indifferently.
"It's okay, you and I don't have to worry about this.
As for the issue of this photo album... I don't intend to hide it from you. You must know what happened back then, and this photo album is a relic left to me by my mother.
She had this photo album in her arms at that time. Later, when I was rescued by you, I took it over.
It's okay for me to look through this photo album myself, but if someone opens it without permission... some very evil things will happen.
Oh, forget it, I don’t blame you for this. I know that your condition is serious and you have forgotten many things. Maybe you are looking through this photo album to retrieve some memories. This is understandable. I didn’t tell you in advance.
Forget about this, do you feel better now? If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me and I will call a doctor for you."
After saying that, Jiang Qinian shook his head.
"It's okay, no need. But I saw that your photo album hasn't been wiped for a long time and there's some dust on it. Are you...are you unwilling to face those things?"
Liu Yue was silent for a while and then nodded.
"That's right. We were all happy before the earthquake, weren't we?
Although these memories are full of beauty and nostalgia, for us now, they are just adding salt to the wounds, so I don't know how to face these things yet.
The only thing I think about now is to get out of here quickly, do some things I want to do, and start a new life."
After hearing this, Jiang Qinian didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only pat Liu Yue's hand.
shoulder, and then said:
"Liu Yue, you should have a good rest first, I'll go back first."
Hearing this, Liu Yue nodded, but when Jiang Qinian walked to the door, he suddenly raised his head and said to Jiang Qinian:
"Qinian, do you want to eat tonight?"
"Um?"
Jiang Qinian was a little surprised, as if she didn't understand why Liu Yue would ask such a question, but after thinking for a while, she still nodded and responded:
"Well... if it's okay, then go and eat.
What? Together?"
"Okay, I'll go find you then."
After saying that, Jiang Qinian no longer hesitated, opened the door and left.
When he returned to his room, he sat on the bed and sorted out the events in his mind.
When he first came back, he looked in the bathroom mirror, but apart from some redness on his neck, he couldn't see any fingerprints or anything like that.
It was as if the big, pale, bloodless hands just now were just his illusion.
If the experience just now is true, then the owner of those hands definitely cannot be Liu Yue.
Jiang Qinian had seen Liu Yue's hands. Maybe it was because of the good food here, so his hands were relatively fair and moist, but the hands that stretched out from the photo album were almost skin and bones, and they clearly looked malnourished.
Moreover, he was wearing a diamond ring on the ring finger of his left hand, making him look like a married person.
Originally, he should have been strangled to death, but at the last moment, the cat's meow saved him, and he was able to escape from a certain death situation.
Moreover, the most important thing is that the owner of the hands also let out a cry, as if he was hurt by the cat's meow, and the voice was clearly a woman.
And what concerned him most was that just when he was about to wake up, Liu Yue was obviously talking to someone.
Although there was no one else around, Jiang Qinian felt that it was definitely not Liu Yue talking to himself, so there was a high probability that the person he was talking to was the ghost in the album.
Judging from the tone of his voice, Liu Yue and the ghost were obviously acquainted with each other, and they were not strangers.
At the same time, the words Liu Yue said... seemed to reveal an elusive sense of mystery...