The next morning, except for Yuan Zhi who was injured and resting alone in her room, everyone gathered in Ding Jie's room. Ding Jie's room was large, with messy bedding and a scent of perfume. There were traces of the battle with the two girls last night.
As there were not enough chairs, they all sat on the floor. Zhang Jin simply lay on the floor, propped his head with his hands, took a deep breath and said, "I just like this smell. It makes me full of fantasy." His face seemed to be smiling very, very strangely. Ye Mei, who was sitting next to him, could not help but move her body to stay away from Zhang Jin as much as possible.
Ding Jie ignored Zhang Jin. He smoked a cigar and said calmly, "We lost badly last night, but we still have a chance. Meng Xiang, tell me what you think."
Meng Xiang knew that Ding Jie would definitely pick on him, but he was confident. He had watched all four episodes of The Ring thoroughly and was familiar with the plot. He took his time, put the teacup in his mouth and took a sip, moistened his throat, and then said, "Last night, Sadako seemed to have predicted our plans to deal with her and her method of killing Tomoko. I think Sadako has the ability to predict and kill people with her mind."
Ding Jie put down his cigar, glanced at Meng Xiang and said, "How did you think that Sadako had these two abilities?"
Meng Xiang knew he would ask this question, and he blurted out, "Killing with thoughts, this is the most obvious. Through the movie, we know that the people killed by Sadako all had their mouths open, their eyes wide open, and their faces full of fear, so most of the audience think that those people were scared to death by Sadako, but I don't think so. In fact, it's very simple. According to the plot, Sadako killed a total of 5 people, including men and women. How come it is so coincidental that all 5 were so timid and scared to death? Not to mention the others, just the male protagonist Takayama Ryuji, in the movie, after Sadako crawled out of the TV, she did not make any aggressive moves towards him, and he had enough time to escape or resist. But he didn't do that, he just crawled on the ground in panic, and I find it funny every time I see this. But if you think about it carefully, it's not that he doesn't want to escape, but that he can't escape. I guess Sadako must have some ability to kill people through thoughts. Once she targets you, your vitality will drop rapidly, your whole body will be out of order, and you will die of heart failure."
Zhang Jinang, who was lying on the floor, raised his head and said with a smile: "Your speculation is very one-sided. Do you have any other evidence?"
"Yes." Meng Xiang said confidently, "I believe everyone has remembered what happened last night. Sadako used the skeleton to lure us away, and she climbed out of the kitchen window. But Tomoko didn't make any noise until she died. We didn't even know she was dead. I think Tomoko was killed by Sadako's thoughts after she climbed out of the kitchen window."
"So, Sadako is invincible? She doesn't even need to avoid us, she can kill us with her mind." Nice's brain was not very clear and his face was full of confusion.
Meng Xiang coughed lightly, raised his head and said slowly: "If Sadako is really that strong, this mission would not be just a B-level difficulty. I don't think Sadako has the ability to kill people in the reincarnation world with her mind, or in other words, her strength is not enough to kill people who have been strengthened or exchanged for special physiques."
Ding Jie's eyes were full of jealousy. He took a deep puff of his cigar before saying, "What about the ability to predict the future? How did you know that?"
Meng Xiang was very proud and smiled, saying, "It's very simple. According to the plot, Sadako's mother, Yamamura Shizuko, was considered a monster by the villagers because she had predicted volcanic eruptions and other things. Her daughter, Sadako, also had the same ability. So her father couldn't bear the pressure and eventually chose to kill her and bury her in the well, which triggered the videotape incident full of resentment and curses. Since Sadako has this ability, we can also assume that she knew we were coming to kill her, so she tried to avoid us. Sadako will disappear after killing those who have watched the videotape, and we must kill her before she disappears. In other words, protecting those who have watched the videotape is the prerequisite for us to kill Sadako."
This was Meng Xiang's reasoning. He certainly knew that Ding Jie would be unhappy, but he was also feeling very uncomfortable holding it in, always on guard against Ding Jie plotting against him, so he took the opportunity to show off his abilities.
As expected, Ding Jie was filled with murderous intent, but it was fleeting. He extinguished the cigar in his hand and said to everyone, "Meng Xiang's reasoning is very interesting. I agree with him. What else do you think?"
Nice touched his head and laughed foolishly. Zhang Jin still lay on the floor in silence, even closed his eyes, and seemed to have fallen asleep. Zhang Hui and Li Chengren pretended to be calm, pinching their chins and thinking for a long time. Ye Mei shivered and said, "Excuse me, what should we do next? Sadako can't kill us with her mind, so we won't be killed?"
Meng Xiang shook his head to deny it. He said calmly: "Killing with mind power should be just one of Sadako's methods of killing. If this is the only method, the difficulty of this horror movie cannot be B-level, captain, don't you think?" He looked at Ding Jie for advice. Of course, he did all this on purpose. He didn't want to offend Ding Jie at this critical juncture.
Ding Jie's face relaxed slightly and he nodded slightly to show his agreement.
"Then...then how can we...we defeat her? The skeletons she released have killed two of us and injured one. It's too scary. I don't want to see her." As she spoke, Ye Mei began to sob. Li Chengren stroked her shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just an evil ghost. Next time, we should stay away from her so that we won't be affected."
Meng Xiang smiled, thinking that Li Chengren was thinking too simply. Of course, it was understandable that newcomers did not understand the world of reincarnation.
Ding Jie stood up and looked at the clock on the wall and said, "It is now 9:32 am on September 6th. Meng Xiang, according to the plot, when and where did the heroine Asakawa Reiko get the videotape?"
"Damn it, you always want to test me? Don't you know that? Damn it." Meng Xiang cursed in his heart, but thought for a while with a smile on his face, and then answered: "According to the plot, Tomoko died on September 5th. At 19:05 on September 13th, Reiko obtained a videotape of unknown origin. The place where she got the videotape was the hotel management office where Tomoko and her friends stayed at the beginning. That place seemed to be called Izu Pacific Land." Meng Xiang had already memorized these details, but he still pretended to be unsure when he said it.
"Don't say "as if". Before entering the reincarnation world, you must spend more time familiarizing yourself with the plot." Ding Jie took the opportunity to teach him a few words. Meng Xiang was meek and submissive, but he was very proud in his heart. It felt great to play with Ding Jie, such an arrogant man, in the palm of his hand.
Ding Jie crushed the cigar, exhaled the smoke, and then slowly told his plan: "There is only one chance left. If Sadako comes out to kill Takayama Ryuji and we fail to kill her, then we will all die. This is too risky, so I want to increase the chances. Anyone who has watched the videotape will be killed by Sadako after 7 days, and even if there are multiple people watching at the same time, Sadako will appear at the same time. Because of this, we have to copy the videotape before the heroine Asakawa Reiko gets it, and then find someone to watch the videotape once, so that we have one more chance to kill Sadako."
Zhang Jin, who was resting with his eyes closed, immediately stood up and clapped his hands when he heard this. He said excitedly, "Captain's plan is great. If we try a few more times, we will be able to kill Sadako successfully one day."
Ding Jie snorted and glanced at everyone with pride.
Meng Xiang secretly praised Ding Jie in his heart. He was a capable captain after all. In fact, it was not difficult to come up with this plan. The difficulty lies in the fact that the person who came up with this plan must treat human life as worthless. Sadako came out to kill people, and the reason why Sadako left was to kill people successfully. In other words, one more chance to kill Sadako is equivalent to sacrificing one more life. Who is this person? A plot character? A newcomer? Or him
Li Chengren excitedly agreed, "So there is such a solution. I never thought of it. Captain, you are smart."
Ding Jie rolled his eyes and said indifferently: "Don't call me captain. The rules of our Nameless Team require you to survive a horror movie and get my approval before you can officially join."
"Yes, yes." Li Chengren was speechless. Ye Mei took Li Chengren's arm and said, "If everything goes well, that would be great. We just need to stay away and wait for their good news."
Another newcomer, Zhang Hui, had dim eyes and seemed depressed. His lifeless eyes revealed his despair for the future. He murmured, "Will it really be so smooth? I hope so."
Ding Jie suddenly glared at Meng Xiang and said, "At the end of The Ring, it was mentioned that the person who copied the videotape would not die even if he watched the videotape. This is a good deal for you. You go to Izu with a newcomer today and try to copy the videotape. You have to be careful. If you damage the videotape, it will be a death plot and we will definitely die. You choose a newcomer, the young woman?"
Zhang Jin immediately burst into laughter, but in Meng Xiang's eyes, he looked like he was laughing lewdly.
Of the three newcomers, Ye Mei was not considered. Li Chengren was more mature, but Meng Xiang always felt that he was a bit hypocritical, so he said to Zhang Hui: "Zhang Hui, we are of similar age. Why don't we go to Izu together this time? It's not dangerous anyway. What do you think?"
"Okay, let's decide it this way." Ding Jie made the decision privately without waiting for Zhang Hui to answer.
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