Chapter 19: The Nun
Once everyone finished giving statements, the middle-aged police officer personally spoke to them.
His last name was Zhou, and he was the deputy director of the police station.
"Wait for someone to escort you home. Today's events were too strange, and we hope you won't mention them to anyone else. It's for your own safety."
"As for your parents and family, we will send someone to explain and comfort them, so you don't need to worry."
"If you need anything, you can call me directly."
Everyone nodded.
And so, the three students were each escorted onto different police cars and left.
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The police car didn't escort Chu Jiang all the way to his house because they were afraid his family would notice something was wrong. Instead, they stopped at a bus stop near his house.
Finally, after escaping from school and going to the police station for a statement, Chu Jiang could finally relax after getting off the bus.
After relaxing for a while, he felt very tired and sleepy, even though it was not even nine-thirty yet.
Rubbing his eyes, Chu Jiang quickened his pace to go home.
However, just as he passed the train station, Chu Jiang happened to glance to the side and suddenly noticed a woman in peculiar clothing.
She was wearing a black nun's outfit and was handing out flyers to passersby.
She was tall with fair skin and delicate, beautiful features. Her figure was fantastic, even though it was concealed by the conservative nun's attire, revealing lovely curves.
The nun appeared to have an Asian face but her long hair was naturally golden in color, not like it had been dyed.
"Sir, excuse me. This won't take up much of your time. Could you please take a look at this?" The nun greeted a passerby with a friendly smile, her voice clear and pleasant.
Filming? COSPLAY? VLOG?
In any case, Chu Jiang found everything very strange. The small town he was in didn't have any maid cafes or anime conventions like that.
Usually on the road, you mostly see parents dressing their children in traditional Chinese clothing, but it was rare to see such strange and unusual outfits like the one in front of them.
Maybe it was a marketing activity for a new store opening, but in any case, Chu Jiang casually glanced at it and left the nun behind without paying much attention.
He was very tired now, and just wanted to have a good sleep. Today's experience completely overturned the worldview he had built for the past eighteen years.
Unexpectedly, after walking a distance, Chu Jiang heard someone calling out to him.
"Wait," the nun's voice sounded from afar, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.
"Oh~!"
When Chu Jiang turned around, he bumped into something soft and bouncy, and could even smell a faint fragrance on his nose~
He was stunned for a second, then immediately blushed and took a step back.
In front of him was the blonde nun, who was bowing and apologizing, "I'm sorry, I was running too fast."
Before Chu Jiang could say it's okay, the nun handed him a leaflet and said, "Sir, take a look, it won't take much of your time."
Chu Jiang felt confused. He wondered why she had come all the way over here. Did he look like someone who had a lot of money to spend? There were no words on his head saying "I'm gullible and rich."
Out of politeness, Chu Jiang accepted the leaflet and nodded before turning away.
Without thinking, Chu Jiang glanced down and noticed three big words at the top of the leaflet: Holy Word Religion.
A bunch of question marks popped into his mind. Were they trying to spread their religion??
Oh well, since this lady was pretty and even gave him face wash, Chu Jiang decided not to report any illegal missionary activities to the police.
Seeing Chu Jiang leave, the blonde nun didn't stop him. She just smiled and watched him go, saying, "It will be helpful to you. May the Lord bless you~"
As she spoke, she touched her forehead, chest, and both shoulders, making the sign of the cross with a devout expression.
"She's acting all religious..." Chu Jiang muttered to himself when he was far away. He didn't have time to read the leaflet now, so he just casually stuffed it into his pocket.
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On the other side of the station, the police car hadn't left yet, it was just following at a distance. They had to see Chu Jiang enter the house with their own eyes before they could feel relieved.
At this moment, the two young police officers inside were a little puzzled. The one sitting in the passenger seat asked, "What is that student doing? Turning around, reaching out, nodding."
The one in the driver's seat thought for a moment, "It might be a psychological trauma. After all, he experienced something terrifying today and his mind was stimulated."
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As soon as he entered the house, Dad was watching TV; Mom was holding her phone and chatting with her best friend on WeChat; little sister was not in the living room, not sure where she went.
When Mom saw Chu Jiang coming in, she immediately put down her phone and walked over. She noticed a few bruises on her son's face and several band-aids on his body, and couldn't help but worry, "Did you get into a fight?"
Luckily, Chu Jiang had already thrown away his worn-out school uniform and changed into a brand new one. Otherwise, if Mom had seen the scar on his chest, she wouldn't know how much she would worry.
Chu Jiang waved his hand, "I got it from playing basketball with my classmates. By the way, where did little sister go?"
"She was playing her mobile game in the room and didn't know if she had finished her homework."
Like that, Chu Jiang chatted with his family for a while and then went upstairs to take a shower.
After taking a shower, Chu Jiang, despite feeling sleepy, turned on the computer in his room and searched online for keywords like "ghost" and "supernatural events."
It was only when he searched that he realized that there seemed to have been various signs of haunted events for a long time.
To be precise, there had been many online discussions about ghosts for the past six months. Many people claimed to have encountered ghosts, some even had pictures as evidence, while others said they couldn't capture them on camera.
However, these topics and news had never been reported on any mainstream media platforms, let alone in print or on television.
They mostly appeared on small forums, local message boards, paranormal websites, and were being discussed by marketing accounts. Moreover, most of the news re-posted by marketing accounts had been deleted.
This also meant that Chu Jiang, for the past six months, had never been aware of any changes happening in the world.
After all, he wasn't interested in these things and wouldn't intentionally search for them. He also didn't come across them in his daily life, and even if he saw sporadic reports, he would simply dismiss them with a smile.
And not only in this country, but as Chu Jiang checked, all around the world, there was a conscious effort to suppress the spread of supernatural news.
The reason behind this was simple, sometimes human fear was scarier than ghosts themselves. If everyone knew that ghosts existed, even the extreme scenario of societal collapse could happen.
After all, at that time, no one would feel safe anymore. Nobody would know when they might die at the hands of a ghost.
"At least it started half a year ago, right?" Chu Jiang murmured to himself.
Oh well, even if the sky fell, there would always be someone to bear it. For now, it was better to go to sleep and figure everything out after waking up.
