694 A Million Times for You 56 (1/2)
A young chap stood up and explained, ”Ms. An, here's what happened. An herb farmer went to the mountains to pick some herbs during the cold winter, and he happened to stumble across that cave opening in which there was a coffin. The herb farmer then entered the cave but ended up dying mysteriously. His family tried to search for him in the cave, but they too lost their lives the moment they entered. The other farmers in his village were then alarmed and decided to call the police, who then called us. None of us dared to enter the cave. It's really spooky and terrifying. There seems to be the presence of supernatural beings inside the cave. We also heard sounds of footsteps coming from inside the cave, but there was not a single soul in sight at all.”
Just his description alone was enough to give Pan Zhenghui the chills and goosebumps.
”Does everyone die as long as they enter the cave? Did you see them dying with your own eyes or did you come up with that conclusion purely based on a wild guess?” An Xiaoning asked.
”It was just a conjecture. Well, after all, none of us was brave enough to take the risk and enter. We heard that you were psychic and can see supernatural beings that we ordinary people can't. So we thought of seeking your help to go take a look and see if there really are any spirits or supernatural beings in the cave,” said the man.
After hearing his description, An Xiaoning decided that there was no harm in going to take a look. ”Which mountain is that?” she asked.
”Somewhere between Mount Heyuan and Mount Nanshan. There isn't a specific name for it, but it's situated above a river.”
”I'll go with you guys to take a look then,” An Xiaoning agreed, since it wasn't too far away.
Everyone was surprised to hear her answer.
”Ms. An, our team members are still waiting within the vicinity of the cave. Shall we head there now?”
”Okay.”
An Xiaoning's curiosity was the main reason why she agreed to go with them.
She, too, wanted to find out why there was an empty coffin in the cave.
Pan Zhenghui dared not tag along and thus instructed the members of the Special Investigation Unit to follow them.
”Is the coffin still inside the cave?”
”Yes, no one has dared to enter the cave.”
An Xiaoning leaned her head against the window, finding the entire situation rather mind-boggling.
Why would a person just die for no rhyme or reason after entering the cave?
Could it really be because of a supernatural being?
”I suppose you guys have seen lots of coffins and corpses before, since you're archeologists. Have you ever encountered any unusual events?” she asked.
They shook their heads in unison and answered, ”No, actually… we're atheists who don't believe in the afterlife.”
”Has this incident changed your mindset a little?”
Everyone turned to look at each other before saying, ”Just a little. We still don't quite believe in such superstitions now.”
”How long will we take to arrive?”
”About two hours if we take the expressway.”
An Xiaoning closed her eyes and said, ”I'm going to take a short nap now, wake me up when we're there.”
”Alright.”
The car proceeded along the expressway steadily.
They finally arrived at the foot of the mountain after two hours.
One of the archeologists gave An Xiaoning a nudge and said, ”Ms. An, we're here.”
”Okay…” She opened her eyes and looked out of the window.
The two cars were parked one before the other.
Ma Jianguo and his colleagues approached and said, ”We'd better hurry. The sky seems to be getting gloomy. I read the weather forecast and it's very likely to snow today.”