At night, it was still pitch black outside the large windows in the corridor. Compared with the daytime, the lights in the corridor changed from brighter white to darker yellow. Shen Mu came to the door of No. 8 on the 3rd floor, the door was still the same as when Shen Mu had just left a few hours ago, with only a gap open.
Shen Mu put on the doorknob, trembling a little.
Walking into the room quietly, No. 8 lay on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. Shen Mu nervously walked to the bed, tested his breath with his hands, and finally completely relaxed, No. 8 really fell asleep.
After relaxing, Shen Mu sat beside No. 8's bed, helped him cover up the slipped quilt, and quietly looked at his sleeping face for a while.
"You go to sleep for a while, I'll go to Kexin to discuss it." After a while, Shen Mu softly told No. 8 who was still asleep, and then stood up.
"You still know it?!" A somewhat immature female voice came from the door, with strong sarcasm and dissatisfaction in her voice, but she also deliberately lowered her voice.
It was the little girl Kexin at the door, she seemed to have guessed that Shen Mu would come to No. 8, instead of waiting in the game hall, she found it by herself.
The sound insulation in the room is very good, but the corridor is average. Shen Mu beckoned to Ke Xin to signal her to come in and talk, but Ke Xin pouted, but came in without hesitation, and even locked the door. Then he unceremoniously walked to Shen Mu's side, sat down on the bed, stared at Shen Mu without speaking. Although she could see her fear, she didn't look like she avoided shivering like she did during the day.
Seeing that she was so unafraid of strangers, Shen Mu thought of teasing Kexin, and deliberately said in a joking voice: "Little sister, you are alone in a room with big brother, aren't you afraid?"
Unexpectedly, Kexin looked completely unafraid, and looked at Shen Mu strangely, and nuzzled at No. 8 who was still sleeping: "What do I have to be afraid of, don't you like men?"
Seeing Kexin's reaction, Shen Mu found it even more interesting, and continued to tease her: "Who told you that I like men, big brother likes a little loli like you the most!"
After Shen Mu finished speaking, Kexin's expression really changed—it was no longer unhappy, but unconcealable surprise, staring into Shen Mu's eyes intently.
Kexin's reaction made Shen Mu unexpected, and he felt a little nervous.
"You...don't know me?" The little girl finally asked.
This time it was Shen Mu's turn to be surprised.
"Me? Do we... know each other?"
Seeing Kexin's expression turned from surprise to a little helpless, Shen Mu put away his jokes and told her the truth: "I'm sorry, Kexin, I didn't mean to say that. To be honest with you, this time I wake up , I don’t remember anything about who I am or what happened before.”
"You, you don't even remember..." Shen Mu's comfort seemed to have the opposite effect, and Kexin's voice was a little crying.
"They...the doctor said that you may not be able to wake up, and you may not be able to fully recover after waking up. The specific situation can only be observed after you wake up..." Ke Xin's voice was a little trembling, "Will you wake up? Will you remember it when you wake up?"
Shen Mu became completely serious, Kexin seemed to be more familiar with his situation than Liu Bo: "Kexin, I'm sorry, can you tell me what happened first? To be honest, I've been here since I woke up today. , and I don’t know anything about the real world.”
Kexin's shoulders trembled a little. It could be seen that the little girl was trying to stabilize her emotions. She told Shen Mu about the situation, which was basically consistent with what Liu Bo said, but she knew more about Shen Mu's physical condition. Shen Mu He was notified three times that he was critically ill, and once he had completely stopped breathing, and was miraculously rescued a few minutes later.
"My name is... Qiu Kexin." Kexin looked into Shen Mu's eyes and said, "My mother is Qiu Siying, do you remember her?"
Shen Mu shook her head apologetically.
Ke Xin explained to Shen Mu: "We are in the same building, and my mother used to make food for you."
When saying this, Ke Xin lowered her head, her voice was full of indescribable sadness, Shen Mu was also affected by her, and couldn't help asking: "Auntie, how is it now?"
Ke Xin shook her head: "My mother passed away when I was very young." Having said that, she looked up at Shen Mu again, "She doesn't hug me as many times as you."
Shen Mu felt uncomfortable in her heart, but Ke Xin lost her mother at such a young age, and now she is being involved in this dangerous game again at such a young age. Not knowing how to comfort the little girl, Shen Mu thought about it and patted her on the head lightly.
"Don't rub my hair." The little girl's voice was muffled, and her attitude changed back to the unhappy one before, but it was different.
"Kexin, why do you hate me? Have I bullied you before?" Shen Mu was a little puzzled.
"It's up to you?" Kexin pouted, and finally said, "You like Su Huatong's brother in our class, Su Huatong said in class, you are gay, I live close to you, and I will Infected, Lulu and others stopped playing with me."
Shen Mu frowned upon hearing this: "None of this logic makes sense, how is the causal relationship established... Have you talked to the teacher?"
Unexpectedly, after saying this sentence, Kexin's expression changed immediately, from hesitation and unhappiness to sadness and... guilt? Ke Xin turned her head away, stopped looking at Shen Mu, and played with the corner of her clothes.
Seeing the little girl like this, Shen Mu didn't know whether to ask again.
At this time, a cool hand suddenly grabbed his wrist, Shen Mu hurriedly turned around, it seemed that the voice of two people had woken her up. Shen Mu met his hazy eyes just after waking up, and the scenes that had gone away in the dream came back to his mind clearly at this moment, and Shen Mu felt a little hot on his cheeks.
No. 8 seemed to have completely woken up, looked at Shen Mu and even smiled, with a hint of grievance in his eyes.
Shen Mu was agitated by this smile, his mind fluttered for a moment, and he asked softly: "Do you already know me?"
"..." No. 8 blinked his eyes, as if he understood that Shen Mu was talking to him, but he looked very confused.
"Okay, we've made progress!" Shen Mu smiled and patted No. 8 on the head.
Little 8 is aware of the outside world and has instincts. Before he fell into the water, he knew he had to climb ashore, but he was not very good at climbing, and he didn't know that he could walk on a ladder. How can he be like this if no one takes care of him? How can he find him after returning to reality
No. 8 obviously didn't have so many troubles, he hugged Shen Mu's arm with some joy, he seemed to have a strong interest in his sleeve, and started playing with it with relish.
The cold dog food patted Kexin's face randomly: "Don't you like Su Huatong's brother!"
Shen Mu: "What is that? I only like my little 8."
Kexin: "..."
"Okay, Kexin, let's talk about business." Shen Mu became serious, "Do you have any thoughts on our actions tonight?"
"I..." Kexin hesitated, "Why are we killers... If we can get good people..."
"Kexin, do you think there is any difference between the killer card and the good guy card?" Shen Mu thought for a while and said, "Or, do you think that the killer votes for a player to be eliminated at night, and everyone votes for a player to be eliminated during the day? Is there any difference?"
"This..." Ke Xin didn't seem to have thought about this angle, and seemed to understand.
"Actually, this preparatory match is like a battlefield. Two sides face off against each other, and the winner and loser. Although the killer side and the good guy side have different requirements for winning, when the cards are divided, the probability of everyone drawing each card is Similarly, it is fair from this perspective, because although it may make people dissatisfied, luck is indeed a part of strength." Shen Mu said softly.
"I understand, that is to say, the killer side and the good guy side, that is, A side and B side, can also be called completely differently, let's call it the 'Advanced Secret Service Team', and they are called the 'Undercover Backward Team'!" Ke Xin's voice A little active.
Shen Mu couldn't help laughing: "Yes, it's almost like this. In the future official competition, it may be other game rules and identity cards. Don't be obsessed with the name of the identity." After thinking for a while, he said, "We have been involved in this game, and this place is no longer The real world is gone, and the rules are no longer the rules of the real world. If we want to live, we must abide by, and even use the rules, but we cannot violate the rules.”
Shen Mu looked into Kexin's eyes: "If possible, if the rules don't force the two sides to be hostile like now, only one side can win, but there is room for them to survive together, even if the hope is small, I hope more People survived, but this rule..." Shen Mu shook his head lightly.
Kexin shook her head and nodded again: "I know. Although some brothers and sisters are very kind to me, they will not be lenient when they find out who I am. If I am a policeman, they will not be a killer. Let me go."
The little girl's growth and intelligence made Shen Mu a little distressed, but in this game, it might be a good thing. Otherwise, even after passing the preliminaries, how far can she go? If the punishment of the official competition is really terrible or even life-and-death, people will never treat her softly because of her young age, but will treat her like a soft persimmon. She shot.
"Okay, then we'll start. On the first night, without knowing who the police might be, we should kill the more cohesive and smarter people first." Shen Mu said.
"Yeah." Kexin nodded, thought for a while and said, "After you left, that fierce No. 1 told about you and Brother Su Huatong, but it seems that except for her, no one else reacted very well. big."
At this time, Shen Mu felt a warm breath in his ears, and No. 8 posted it, with grievance in his eyes, it seemed that Shen Mu had been talking to Kexin all along, and he was completely ignored.
"Little 8, who do you think we should kill?" Shen Mu immediately held his hand and asked seriously.
"..." Seeing Shen Mu turning back to talk to him, No. 8 immediately looked very happy, and Shen Mu also smiled.
Kexin is indifferent: I think our team is going to die...
At this time, Shen Mu gently took No. 8's hand, tapped on his mobile phone, and said while tapping: "Our little 8 is the smartest. Okay, listen to you, we will kill him tonight."
"Did he talk just now?" Kexin couldn't help asking, and after asking, she knew that she had asked something stupid, and she turned her head in an instant and didn't want to speak. After pausing for a while, he finally couldn't hold back, and asked sullenly, "Who did you say you wanted to kill?"
Shen Mu smiled: "You guess."
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---------------Current Survival Status of Preliminaries ------------
--------------- Present · First Night ------------------
1 Lin Huiru (surviving, identity unknown);
2 Jiang Shuyi (surviving, identity unknown);
3 Shen Mu (survival, identity killer);
4 Younger (surviving, identity unknown);
5 Sun Jieqing (surviving, identity unknown);
6 Song Yue (surviving, identity unknown);
7 Li Fengmei (surviving, identity unknown);
8? ? ? (Survive, Identity Killer);
9 Liu Bo (surviving, identity unknown);
10 Kexin (survival, identity killer);
11 Li Xuesong (surviving, identity unknown);
12 Zhang Ji (surviving, identity unknown);