HTDI Chapter 2

The full moon rises high, casting cold light.
It is already late at night.
His daughter is sound asleep.
But Su Mingfei is unable to sleep.
He finally can’t resist getting up and going back to sleep himself.
He had been driving for a long time and couldn’t hold on any longer.
The sky gradually brightens.
Su Baihan wakes up and subconsciously wants to open the car door, but finds it locked.
She suddenly remembers the monsters she saw last night.
She puts her hand back and sits back down in her seat.
Before long, Su Mingfei also wakes up.
He sees the car is now full of people. They are talking without smiling and it’s nothing like last night.
If last night was hell, then daytime is heaven.
He sees the people from the car window, just like normal people.
But none of them get too close to the car.
Su Mingfei feels this place is ominous.
So, he puts on his seatbelt and starts the car.
The car makes a loud noise, and the people around are startled and move forward.
Su Mingfei doesn’t want to bother with these people and says:
“Guys, you continue on your way.”
He doesn’t want to stay in this place right now.
He has a disturbing feeling about this town.
Hearing her father’s words, Su Baihan silently puts on her seatbelt.
She also sees those people, watching the car from a distance.
There are old and young, and children too.
Both men and women.
The people are talking quietly.
She feels a little uncomfortable.
Mingfei carefully starts the car, and the people immediately make way for him.
He starts driving, observing the town at the same time.
Then he continues on.
His car continues along the only road out of the town.
Among the crowd, someone looks in the direction the car is driving, revealing a meaningful smile.
Su Mingfei is driving, only looking at the scenery along the way, he feels like it’s familiar.
Sure enough, an hour later, his car is back in the town again.
What’s going on?
Of course, he didn’t turn around.
The people around are still the same ones he saw earlier, and they are watching with great interest.
Su Mingfei frowns.
He continues on.
His daughter, Su Baihan, in the back seat also sees this.
She remembers that her father just kept driving straight, without turning around or choosing another road.
Because there is only one straight road, and it is surrounded by forest.
Su Mingfei is driving, this time, he drives slower, but as he drives, he comes to this town again.
What the hell is going on?
Su Mingfei’s mood is also a bit agitated.
Su Baihan sees that his face is not good, so she doesn’t say a word.
Some of the people around have dispersed at this time.
However, there are still some people gathered together watching him.
Su Mingfei drives on again, the road ahead seems endless.
But as he drives, he has a feeling that it will be this town again.
This time he drives carefully, but an hour later, he comes to the town again.
He notices a wooden sign not far from the town. It’s the name of the town:
Reincarnation Town.
It’s a vicious cycle that he can’t escape.
He stops the car in an open space in the town.
Then he gets out of the car, puts on his gun, and opens the other car door to let his daughter out to breathe fresh air.
As soon as his daughter Su Baihan gets out, she takes a deep breath.
It’s not just the air, but also the psychological pressure brought about by the space.
Before, she always felt a little cramped in the car.
Now that she’s out, it’s wide open.
The change in perspective makes her feel relieved.
Su Mingfei looks around without saying a word. The people around see him, but don’t come over to say hello.
Just as he is getting impatient and about to take the initiative to greet them, a group of people appears in front of him, carrying guns.
There are six of them, all men, very strong, wearing leather jackets.
The woman at the head is a bit older, probably in her late 50s, with a mustache, and wearing a police uniform.
Are they the police of this town?
But despite this, Su Mingfei is not at ease.
He says to his daughter:
“Baihan, get back in the car.”
Su Baihan also sees these people.
She hears her father’s words, quickly closes the car door, gets in the car, opens the car door, and looks through the window to see what will happen.
The group is very close to Su Mingfei now, and the man at the head says:
“Hello, new friend, I’m Li Weicha, the police officer in charge of maintaining order here.”
The man holds out his hand, and they are very close to each other.
Su Mingfei also holds out his hand.
They shake hands briefly, and he notices that the man in front of him has calluses on his hands.
After shaking hands, the woman seems to see Su Mingfei’s vigilance and says:
“Don’t worry, we’re not bad people, we’re all trapped here and can’t get out.”
As she speaks, the woman remembers some bad memories.
The people behind her are silent.
Su Mingfei seizes the key point and asks:
“People who can’t get out, what do you mean?”
He frowns.
But the man turns to the people behind him and says:
Hearing the man’s words, the five people with guns behind him hesitate, look at each other, and one of the slightly thin men says:
“Okay, we’ll go first then.”
After saying that, he takes the lead and leaves.
The people around also follow.
Li Weicha says to Su Mingfei:
“Let’s sit down and talk.”
As he speaks, the man goes to a corner not far away and sits down.
“Brother, what is this place?”
Li Weicha looks to be older than him.
So, it’s no problem for him to call him brother.
Hearing the other person call him brother, Li Weicha turns his head and sizes up the person in front of him.
The man in front of Li Weicha is almost 2 meters tall, very strong, with fair skin, a buzz cut, and very white teeth, but he has a fierce look.
Especially those eyes, which are different from ordinary people, are full of sharpness.
The whole person looks like a soldier.
Thinking of this, Li Weicha asks:
“Have you ever been in the military?”
Facing this question, Su Mingfei doesn’t hide it, but says directly:
“I used to be a special forces soldier.”
Facing this answer, Li Weicha doesn’t doubt it at all.
Because the other person’s temperament is not something that ordinary people can have.
He has seen this kind of temperament before, it’s something that soldiers who have actually been on the battlefield have.
Their eyes are full of confidence, even sharpness, not afraid of strangers at all, very calm.
Thinking of this, Li Weicha respects the man in front of him, and then thinks of something, looking into the distance.
He says:
“This place is called Reincarnation Town, it’s a hellish place that you can only enter, not leave.”
He also follows Li Weicha’s gaze.
It’s a small town, with no high-rise buildings, not even traffic lights, and not many people. There are also fields around it.
The houses are made of red brick, and the weathering on the red brick seems to be telling him that these houses have a long history.
He asks Li Weicha again:
“Have you tried to get out of this place?”
He’s still a little unconvinced.
Suddenly, his previously established worldview is collapsing, and it’s already good that he hasn’t gone crazy.
Li Weicha looks at him and says:
“We’ve tried it, and a lot of people are still alive, but no one can get out.”
“What are those monsters I saw last night?”
He doesn’t give Li Weicha time to rest, and continues to ask.
“I’m glad you weren’t eaten by them last night, they’re Other-Demons, they specialize in eating us humans.”
As Li Weicha says this.
Su Mingfei’s whole body is filled with chills.
He inexplicably thinks of what those monsters looked like last night.
He continues to ask:
“Other-Demons?”
Li Weicha doesn’t feel annoyed by his questions.
Li Weicha doesn’t know how many times he’s explained this situation.
He explains it to everyone who comes here.
He believes that it’s his duty.
Li Weicha says:
Li Weicha says slowly.
As Li Weicha says this, Su Mingfei also thinks of the strangeness of the town last night.
First of all, the town is dark at night, without light.
Also, the people don’t talk at night.
Li Weicha adds to what he said about the Other-Demons:
“Those guys don’t have eyes, but they’re especially sensitive to things that emit light, and to sound, their hearing is also very good.”
Su Mingfei gets these key pieces of information.
Su Mingfei thinks of something else and asks:
Li Weicha doesn’t speak, takes out a self-made cigarette from his pocket, and wants to give one to Su Mingfei, but Su Mingfei refuses, saying:
“Thanks, I don’t smoke.”
Hearing this, Li Weicha isn’t angry, and doesn’t think that the other person is looking down on him.
In this isolated place, self-made cigarettes are very precious.
He wishes there were fewer people smoking.
Out of politeness, he gave Su Mingfei one, but since the other person doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t say anything, takes out an old lighter, lights the cigarette, and says:
Thinking of the beasts in the mountains, Li Weicha says with some fear.
Hearing this, Su Mingfei is also shocked.
Li Weicha says again:
Su Mingfei asks again.
Hearing Li Weicha’s words, Su Mingfei opens his mouth, but doesn’t say anything at first.
He had already tried it before, and he couldn’t get out at all.
So, he has no choice but to agree with Li Weicha, go to the car, and call his daughter out.
He tells his daughter what Li Weicha just said.
If what Li Weicha said is false, he shouldn’t hide it from his daughter, thinking that his daughter is too young to accept these things.
But if what Li Weicha said is true, people will die in this dangerous place.
So, he can’t hide it from his daughter, but instead speaks to her in a calm and earnest manner.
His daughter Su Baihan’s eyes widen when she hears these things, but she doesn’t interrupt or make a fuss.
Because she is Su Mingfei’s good daughter.
That’s what she thinks.
Su Mingfei takes his daughter’s hand and goes to face Li Weicha.
Li Weicha says that the mayor’s residence is not far away, and that the mayor doesn’t like to hear the sound of cars, because it puts pressure on her, so he suggests that the two of them follow him on foot.
Su Mingfei takes his daughter’s hand and walks with Li Weicha.
Li Weicha introduces Reincarnation Village to them as they walk.
First of all, Li Weicha says that when he came, this place was already like this, and he also came from outside.
Secondly, the jobs in this place include: farmers, police officers, teachers, etc.
In this place, there are farms, vegetable markets, and places to make clothes.
The most powerful person here is the mayor, who is a woman, about 40 years old.
As they talk, the three of them arrive at the place where the mayor is, which is actually the police station.
There are two guards at the door, but they are not wearing police uniforms.
Seeing this, Li Weicha explains that his uniform is the only one, because he was originally a police officer.
The three of them enter the office, but there are very few people in the police station. When they enter the office, there is a woman inside.
She is the mayor.
This kind of temperament can’t be faked.
Her name is Yina.
The name sounds like a foreigner’s name.
Yina gets up, reaches out her hand to Su Mingfei, and says:
“Hello, my name is Yina, I’m the mayor here, welcome to join our family.”
“Hello, Mayor, my name is Su Mingfei, this is my daughter, Su Baihan.”
After they shake hands, Yina sits down and says:
“Please sit down.”
Su Mingfei takes his daughter and sits down.
It’s a long chair, made of wood.
Li Weicha had already given Su Mingfei a simple explanation of each other’s situation.
So, Li Weicha already knows Su Mingfei’s information, so he says:
“Mayor, I’ve brought the person, I’ll go patrol now.”
“Okay, you can go now.”
Yina says with a smile.
Li Weicha then leaves the room.
At first meeting, in Su Mingfei’s mind, the mayor Yina in front of him is not an overbearing person.
Her desk, if it can be called a desk, is actually just a slightly larger table, with no special features.
At this time, there is a pen on Yina’s desk, and it’s actually a calligraphy brush.
Around the brush, there is also an inkstone.
Then there is paper, yellow in color, and slightly thick.
Yina says:
“Mr. Su Mingfei, let’s do a simple registration, you also know that you can’t get out of this place now.”
Hearing Yina’s words, Su Baihan feels a little nervous.
But her father’s hand tightens around her hand.
Giving her comfort in an intangible way.
She looks up and sees her father smile at her slightly, and then says to Yina:
“Of course, no problem.”

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