In room 102 of the student dormitory.
In the darkness, Gu Liang sat on the bed with a dazed expression.
He remembered a certain conversation with Li Xiaoyu.
That happened after the "Dry Bones" case ended and he and Li Xiaoyu returned to the rest area.
Coincidentally, that rest area was where he and Yang Ye stayed together.
At that time, they separated, each experienced a punishment book, and then reunited there.
But when Gu Liang separated from Yang Ye for the second time and experienced the punishment alone, he failed to meet him in the same place again.
Therefore, when he accidentally wandered to the park he had visited with Yang Ye, Gu Liang felt a little emotional.
Walking to the wooden bridge, Gu Liang sighed softly as he stared at the small river he and Yang Ye had watched together.
At this time, someone not far away sighed at almost the same moment as him.
Gu Liang followed the prestige and saw Li Xiaoyu sitting on a bench not far from under the bridge in a daze.
I don't know how long she has been here.
Li Xiaoyu also saw Gu Liang, and raised her head to greet him.
Gu Liang went up to her and sat down beside her.
The two looked at each other subconsciously, and both of them saw the emotion in the other's eyes that was similar to nostalgia.
Gu Liang knew that he was missing Yang Ye, but he didn't know who Li Xiaoyu was missing.
It's about the unresolved concerns of his daughter's family, so Gu Liang can't ask more questions.
But Li Xiaoyu couldn't help it, and seized the opportunity to tell Gu Liang about her boredom. "Second Brother Gu, let me ask you something. How did you know that Big Brother liked you?"
Gu Liang was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
Because he didn't take the initiative to figure out this matter, and occasionally thought about it, but he also denied it first.
First of all, he wasn't sure if Yang Ye was habitually being kind to others and seeing himself as pitiful, so he helped him a few more times out of kindness, or whether he really liked him.
Next, "How can someone like me like me?" Whenever Gu Liang thought of this, he would give up.
It was Yang Ye who kissed him forcefully, confessed to him over and over again, and then slowly persuaded him with practical actions.
Gu Liang knew in his heart that he and Yang Ye could have today, Yang Ye walked ninety-nine steps, and he only took one step.
But he also knew that he had the courage to take this step, no matter how many storms he had to face, he would never go back.
Gu Liang is not a person who is used to confiding, to Li Xiaoyu, he can't express many secret feelings.
Fortunately, Li Xiaoyu was immersed in her own thoughts and did not force Gu Liang to answer.
But in fact, Li Xiaoyu didn't expect Gu Liang to answer anything, she just wanted to tell.
In Li Xiaoyu's view, Gu Liang is as good at reasoning as he is bad at helping a girl analyze her relationship problems.
At that moment, Gu Liang didn't speak, so she just said on her own: "I'm a little confused. But I've been bored these days, and after thinking about the man in black carefully, I think... it's not that I'm being self-indulgent Bar?"
As she spoke, Li Xiaoyu blushed a little.
But because this matter was about to suffocate herself, and she really wanted to find someone to talk to, she continued to talk.
"At first I was quite afraid of those men in black. I couldn't see their faces clearly, and I was dressed in a cold black robe, just like the legendary Heiwuchang. This game is inexplicable. When I saw them, I was scared to death..."
"But when I pressed the help button and applied to take away my book, he appeared in front of me and answered my doubts patiently. Of course I didn't think too much about it at that time. He couldn't fall in love with me at first sight, right? ? I think he is just a good person, different from other men in black."
"But later, it seemed that every time I was afraid, he would appear. In "Dry Bones", he even handed me the answer. I was quite afraid... He will be punished for this. By the way, do you think he will be punished? ?”
Li Xiaoyu turned her head to the side, caught a glimpse of Gu Liang's expression that didn't seem to know how to answer, and shyly grabbed her hair. "Sorry. I know my question is difficult. How do you know the answer? You don't have to care, and you don't have to answer. I'm just talking to someone."
Gu Liang shook his head. "No. I understand."
Pausing for a moment, Gu Liang lowered his eyelashes and said, "I have probably experienced similar situations."
Li Xiaoyu sighed again. "I have met scumbags in reality, and the characters I got in the game... My love life is not very smooth, and each one is worse than the other. Now I think about it carefully, and I realize that there is a person who seems to have been silently in the dark Look at yourself, pay attention to yourself, and find ways to help yourself. It's a pity... "
It's a pity that she is a player and he is an NPC of the system.
Game will be over. Then they will eventually separate.
Gu Liang had to confirm that Li Xiaoyu was only a little bit tempted, and really fell in love with the man in black.
After confirming this problem, maybe he will know what he should say to make her feel better as much as possible.
So Gu Liang still asked: "You think he might like you. Then what do you do to him?"
"I... I don't know. I haven't even seen his face. In fact, I haven't seen him a few times. Besides... Once I think that we can't have a result, every time there is a sign in my heart, I Everyone wants to pinch it down. But... "
Li Xiaoyu looked at Gu Liang again, and suddenly asked, "In fact, I slowly came up with a guess. Death in the game doesn't necessarily mean that you will die, right?"
Gu Liang nodded. "I think so. So if you draw a dead man card, you don't need to be afraid. If you haven't done anything evil before, and the scores in the game are good, you may be able to go home soon."
Li Xiaoyu thought for a while, and resumed the topic just now. "I don't know if I like him or not. After all, I don't have many opportunities to get along with him. I don't know...whether he really likes me, or whether he treats the players he is responsible for so well. But..."
"If there is a day when I can leave the game, I really want to see him. At least, I have to say goodbye to him."
When Gu Liang just received the plot and saw that he was going to kill Li Xiaoyu, he actually had the idea of doing it himself.
Although this kind of thing is something he has always resisted, he is Li Xiaoyu's friend.
If he doesn't go, the man in black will go.
He felt that when Li Xiaoyu was killed, no matter what, it might be better to die at the hands of a friend than at the hands of a cold, unfamiliar, and emotionless NPC.
If a person is destined to die, at least in the presence of acquaintances, he can be a little less afraid.
But Gu Liang suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Li Xiaoyu.
He thought about it carefully, and realized that if he didn't go, the man in black who would replace him would definitely be the man in black who had been guarding Li Xiaoyu all along.
Li Xiaoyu is afraid of a doll and a ghost, and he can show up in time every time.
This time, if it is necessary to arrange for an NPC to temporarily pretend to be Squad Leader Gu to kill Li Xiaoyu, he will definitely go there in person.
Li Xiaoyu said that even though she knew there was no result between them, she still wanted to say goodbye to the man in black.
And now, I'm afraid it's the only chance—they can say goodbye.
So Gu Liang didn't go in the end.
Right now, at 6:20 p.m.
Li Xiaoyu took a deep breath and was ready for everything.
According to the established plot, Li Yingwen came to the library to study tarot cards.
She always felt that there might be other secrets behind last year's serial murder case. This year's murderer was a copycat, but why did last year's murderer use tarot cards
But after searching for information for a while, Li Yingying didn't want to understand it.
During the process, she found several ancient books about oriental metaphysics. She was quite interested, so she turned to study these books instead.
But for Li Yingying, reading these books is a bit strenuous.
There are many materials on it that have not been translated, and there are many oracle bone inscriptions, or the original text recorded in Xiaozhuan.
Therefore, seeing Squad Leader Gu also came to the library, Li Yingwen almost felt that he had met a savior, so he hurried to ask him for help.
This is exactly in line with Gu's wishes.
Squad leader Gu helped her read the documents first, and slowly relaxed her vigilance.
Afterwards he said, "Give me your phone, and I'll download a software for you, which can convert oracle bone scripts online. After downloading, I'll teach you how to use it."
"That's great." Li Yingying readily agreed.
There is no need for Squad Leader Gu to search deliberately, the table is already full of books.
One of them is very thick and large, the kind that can be used as a brick.
Squad leader Gu originally planned to take advantage of the time when he was teaching Li English to use the software and Li Xiaoyu was concentrating on his mobile phone. He took the opportunity to hit her unconscious with the thick book, then took off her school uniform jacket and put it on himself, and finally took the fruit knife stab her.
In this way, taking off the school uniform and throwing it on her body will not leave any blood on her body.
But the plan can't keep up with the change.
At 6:35, the inflatable banner on the roof of the student dormitory exploded ahead of schedule.
Although the voice was a little weak when it came from afar, it was still audible.
Squad Leader Gu pondered, although he had calculated and selected suitable ice cubes as much as possible, but the ice cubes were not prepared by him in advance, so the size was not completely in line with his wishes.
In the end, the ice cubes he selected were longer, and shorter in width and height. In this way, the surface area of the ice cubes that could touch the air was larger than expected, and it melted faster as expected.
In this way, the balloon exploded 5 minutes earlier than expected.
Squad leader Gu looked through the window to the playground in time.
Fortunately, Teacher Yang, Principal Li, and Director Xiang had already walked to the playground, and just happened to pass by the student dormitory.
The three of them turned their heads immediately when they heard the loud noise.
Even in the cafeteria, several people ran out one after another.
Squad leader Gu immediately took out his mobile phone, and used the program he wrote in advance to remotely control the lights in the 102 dormitory to light up.
At this time, it was almost dark.
There are a few street lights here and there on the playground, but some lights can only illuminate the playground a little bit, and can't separate the light to illuminate the dormitory building.
So when the entire dormitory building was pitch-black, dormitory 102 suddenly lit up, which attracted people's attention.
All this looks like—Squad Leader Gu who lived in the room was sleeping, but now he was awakened by the loud noise, so he got up, lit the lamp, and maybe he would leave the dormitory to check the situation.
"Eh? What a strange sound, did something explode?"
Lying by the window, Li Yingying, who was looking desperately towards the playground, suddenly made a sound.
Squad leader Gu was afraid that he would change things if he was too late, so he picked up the thick book immediately and threw it at the back of Li Yingwen's head...
But in fact, when the plot was deduced to this point, the man in black had not been able to throw the book at her for a long time.
Li Xiaoyu waited for a long time but couldn't wait for the severe pain she imagined.
She turned around suspiciously, and saw the hesitant movement of the man in black.
Immediately afterwards, she heard the man in black groan in pain, and at the same time his body arched slightly, as if he was enduring some kind of great pain.
Li Xiaoyu quickly realized what happened. "The player will be punished for not executing the plot, will you too? Will it be more serious?"
The man in black said nothing.
Li Xiaoyu thought of something and unfolded the note in his hand.
It was the one that Gu Liang handed to her at noon and asked her to check it again at 6:20.
She handed the above content to the man in black, and saw that it read: "Death in the game will not be the end of everything. Maybe there will be a day when we meet again. At that time, Yang Ye and I will treat you to hot pot. "
"This was written by my friend to comfort me. I was comforted. So... After reading this note, I am not afraid anymore. No matter what happens to me, I am not afraid. You do it. It's just..."
"I'm a little bit afraid of pain. You move faster, don't let me hurt too much, it's fine..."
Li Xiaoyu thought for a while, and added: "Before you start, I only have one question to ask you."
The man in black's voice was extremely hoarse. "go ahead."
Li Xiaoyu looked at him and asked softly: "Can I see your appearance? Then if we meet again in the future, I can recognize you anyway. I want to thank you and treat you to a meal or something."
Li Xiaoyu's voice became deeper and weaker as she went to the back, "Or... can we meet again in the future?"
In room 102 of the student dormitory.
Gu Liang glanced at the time and found that it was already 6:50.
As a murderer who knew the plot, although he didn't personally participate, he naturally knew what was going on right now.
At 6:35, there was an explosion. Squad leader Gu controlled the lights in dormitory 102 through his mobile phone. He knocked Li Yingying unconscious while she was lying on the window watching the playground. Then he borrowed her school uniform to cover up the blood and stole it from Aunt Guan's room. The fruit knife came and killed her.
Pulling the knife out of the corpse, Squad Leader Gu was about to take off Li Yingwen's school uniform, which he was wearing backwards, when he heard footsteps not far away.
Hiding behind a certain row of bookshelves, he discovered that Meng Yuwen had come here, and he didn't know if he was looking for Li Yingwen.
Meng Yuwen was terrified when she found Li Yingying lying in a pool of blood, and hurried forward to check if she was still alive.
Without doing anything, squad leader Gu immediately ran forward and stabbed Meng Yuwen from behind.
The killing of Meng Yuwen was different from the killing of Li Yingying.
Li Yingying was knocked unconscious first, so Squad Leader Gu was able to stab the vital point.
But Meng Yuwen was aware of it and tried to escape, so Squad Leader Gu stabbed him crookedly the first time. After that, he held down Meng Yuwen and stabbed her a few times, and she finally lost her breath.
After finishing all this, squad leader Gu put the knife in Li Yingwen's hand to hold it, and then pinched their nails and slashed each other's faces a few times, creating the illusion that the two had conflicts, fought, and died together.
Finally, Squad Leader Gu wiped off all possible fingerprints with his school uniform, and left the library.
He came in short sleeves, and he was wearing Li Yingying's school uniform backwards during the killing of the two people, so there was no blood on the clothes.
But Meng Yuwen struggled in the end, so blood was inevitably stained on his face and wrists. He went to the public restroom to quickly wash away the blood, and it was already 6:52 by this time.
Leaving the library, he ran towards the playground.
At exactly 7 o'clock, he was able to stand on the playground with everyone to welcome Mr. Wang.
And at this point in time, Gu Liang came to the playground again pretending to be the class monitor, the script didn't have any hard and fast rules here, so Gu Liang naturally walked up to Yang Ye and stood beside him.
Yang Ye took a look at Gu Liang and took his hand, only to find that his hand was terribly cold.
It's obviously summer, what's going on
Yang Ye took another look at Gu Liang's expression, considering the crowd, he didn't ask any further questions for the time being.
But what Gu Liang was thinking at this moment was—why hasn't the system broadcasted the dead yet
Could it be that Meng Yuwen and Li Yingying were not the only ones who died this time
In the crowd, Principal Li suddenly asked in a low voice: "There are two more people? Manager Wang will be here soon. He attaches great importance to this competition. He will meet every student who participates in the competition!"
Aunt Guan replied: "Li Yingying was reading in the library. Meng Yuwen just saw that she didn't come back, and said he was going to call her over. But neither of them came back. How about I go and see again?"
Principal Li frowned displeased. "Forget it, let's stand up neatly to meet Director Wang at this time. In case people watch the three of you running from the library in a helicopter, they will know that we didn't stand in line to meet him. It seems that we don't pay attention to it. Is he dead? Let's talk about it when he arrives. Take him directly to the library to find someone, maybe he will praise the students for their hard work... "
Gu Liang listened to these conversations in silence, thinking about the case this time.
He feels that the plot now has an indescribable and uncomfortable weirdness.
For example, why did the squad leader who was fine the day before and thought about everything suddenly become so cruel
If it is said that his methods against Li Yingwen were mild, but when he killed Meng Yuwen, his actions were already very brutal.
Furthermore, Squad Leader Gu's specialty is obviously related to ancient prose, writing and poetry, and is related to literature.
And why, he suddenly learned to program, so that he can remotely control the lights
Gu Liang has not been able to get answers to these doubts for the time being.
At 7:05pm, everyone heard the sound of the helicopter.
At 7:10, the helicopter landed, and Manager Wang came down with two bodyguards.
The school manager is personable and talented, but his acting skills are so natural that people can tell at a glance that he is an NPC, not a player.
The school manager said hello to everyone, counted the number of students, and then asked Principal Li, "Are there two people missing?"
Looking back, the school manager saw the state of the dormitory building, and asked in surprise, "Huh? I asked you to hang up the banners to cheer the students up?"
Principal Li hurriedly explained: "There are two students who are doing a sprint competition in the library. They were supposed to meet you here at 7 o'clock. I guess they worked too hard. I forgot. I'll call them now? Or you go to the library Take a look?"
Director Wang smiled and waved his hands: "Forget it. The students are so serious, why should I disturb them? Let them do the questions."
Principal Li immediately explained another problem, saying: "It's probably too hot. On the way we came just now, we happened to see that inflatable banner explode. I'll arrange for someone to redo it right away."
Manager Wang is still smiling, and seems to be very pleasant. "It's okay, let's talk about it tomorrow during the day. No rush."
Principal Li breathed a sigh of relief for a while, bowed his body and asked Manager Wang to go to the cafeteria. "You have come so far, and the boat and car are exhausting, please go to the cafeteria to have a meal. The students and staff thank you. This meal is made by everyone."
"Okay. Thank you very much." The school manager walked towards the cafeteria with his hands behind his back, surrounded by a crowd.
Principal Luli asked again: "Are you—"
Director Wang said "Oh" and said, "Let's stay overnight. There are still some matters that I rarely come to the school to deal with by the way. Let's have a meeting tomorrow morning, and I have to explain some work to you. I will Go back."
"By the way, after dinner in a while, take me to see the murderer Qian Huahua. I'll ask the bodyguard to watch over him."
The principal responded again and again, and served Director Wang for dinner like serving his ancestors.
When the dinner party ended, it was 8:30 in the evening.
Gu Liang originally wanted to chat with Yang Ye, but he received the plot and he would stay in the dormitory all night, so he had to give up temporarily. At the same time, he felt that his premonition had come true, and the murder this time might not be over yet.
Sure enough, the next morning, not long after he woke up, he heard the real system broadcast.
From yesterday evening until Gu Liang woke up today, a total of 5 people died.
Among them, Li Yingying and Meng Yuwen were naturally killed by Squad Leader Gu.
But besides the two of them, three people died—Zhu Physics, the new school manager who just showed up, and the last one was the real murderer Qian Huahua who was just caught by everyone.
Beside the red flowers everywhere, there is a winding river that goes straight to the sky.
At this moment, a small wooden boat was parked by the river, as if waiting for someone.
Li Xiaoyu followed the man in black all the way to the river bank, and then watched him take herself into the boat, picked up the oars, and did not know where to take out a can of soda without a name and handed it to her, and did not know what was in it. drinks.
However, Li Xiaoyu was still a little happy. "I... Did I hear you right? Can I really go back?"
The man in black nodded. "After drinking, I'll take you home by boat."
Li Xiaoyu asked: "What kind of drink is this?"
The man in black: "Take it as a substance transformation agent. In short, I can take you back after drinking it. This is the rule."
Li Xiaoyu was a little dazed, but she wasn't paying attention at the moment, she just said solemnly to the man in black: "Thank you. Thank you very much all the time. Before I leave, can I ask you a few more questions?"
The man in black was noncommittal, so Li Xiaoyu boldly asked, "Why are you so nice to me?"
The man in black was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's nothing. Do you remember the classmate you saved? It was the time when you were awarded the award for bravery. I'm her brother. You saved my sister's life , where I can help you, I will do my best."
Li Xiaoyu was a little disappointed. "That's it... that's it..."
The man in black was silent for a moment, his tone became a little blunt, but he finally said, "Well, yes. That's it."
Li Xiaoyu tried her best to imagine where his eyes might be, and kept staring at that position, as if she could really look into his eyes. "I'm leaving, will you tell me the truth? You didn't lie to me?"
After another pause, the man in black said, "I won't lie to you."
— But he thought in his heart with shame, not only this matter, but I actually lied to you a lot.
For example, when you said that you wanted to borrow books to review for the exam, I didn’t tell you that no matter how much you review, you will forget it in the end.
Everyone had to drink Wangchuan water before they could leave.
Li Xiaoyu will not remember the people and things she met here, and of course she will not remember the homework she reviewed here.
Li Xiaoyu took a breath. "Then you haven't told me what I asked before. Can I see what you look like, and will we meet again?"
The man in black only said: "You drink the drink first, and I will tell you slowly."
It took a long time to come here. Li Xiaoyu was indeed a little thirsty, so she immediately drank all the drinks in the can, feeling that the taste was a bit weird and mixed.
—Are all three non-products like this
Before the effect of the medicine took effect, the man in black said to her again: "Our appearance cannot be seen by others. This is a rule, because the living people in this world cannot see our appearance. And you will definitely not want to see us." See you again."
Li Xiaoyu's physical strength was draining, she opened her mouth unconsciously: "Why...why?"
The man in black said: "Because I am Heiwuchang. There are many black and white Wuchang, not as you imagined in the legend, there are only two people."
After a long silence, the man in black continued: "I am just one of many black impermanences. And the next time you see an impermanent ghost... I am afraid it will be time for you to die. You have to live a long life, don't meet me again. "
After the man in black finished speaking, Li Xiaoyu had passed out in the wooden boat.
The wooden boat rowed towards the sky, as if sailing into the galaxy.
The moment before she closed her eyes, Li Xiaoyu fell on her back on the boat, and what she saw was the sky full of stars.
A boy's deep and magnetic voice echoed in his ears. Accompanied by this situation, Li Xiaoyu felt that this should be a somewhat romantic and dreamy scene. It's a pity that she couldn't hear what he said.
Before she completely lost consciousness, she had only one thought - I haven't had time to fall in love with you, why should I say goodbye to you