I don’t know who I’ve heard say that people who die in vain cannot be reincarnated. They have grievances in their hearts, and their souls will continue to wander around the world after death, staying at the place of death for a long time.
Alley No. 13 is hidden in the most chaotic place in this bustling city. An elderly police officer had served there for most of his life. According to him, many years ago, this alley was called No. 13 Huahai Road. It was later demolished and rebuilt, and a school was built on the land. As a result, the school closed down and another community was built. Later, the community was demolished and turned into the original dilapidated alley.
Just like people will continue to forget and remember certain things, those high-rise buildings like flowing water are also constantly changing their appearance with the passage of time and the changes of the years. But after going round and round, it will eventually return to its original appearance.
Jiang Weimian sat in the dirty alley with his head down, writing something down quickly with his pen. His posture was just like when he saw Ah Xing's body being carried out of the rental house by the forensic doctor, and he fell to the ground as if he had lost all his strength.
Along with the dropped schoolbag, there were also candies scattered on the floor.
An old police officer slowly knelt down in front of him and sighed: "You have saved many people. You are much better than those who turned a blind eye. Don't blame yourself."
"Sometimes we can clearly nip evil in its infancy, but because too many people are afraid to step forward, too many unnecessary deaths result."
"You were right to call the police, don't blame yourself."
He kept repeating that sentence,
"Don't blame yourself..."
The old police officer said that more than 20 years ago, people died here. A female high school student came home from school at night and was dragged into an alley by a murderer and murdered. Afterwards, they investigated and found that three pedestrians had passed by that place and heard unusual noises. But because they were afraid, they did not choose to call the police and fled the scene.
Later, when the body was discovered early the next morning, the girl had already missed the best time for rescue, and the police had also missed the best time for arrest. The murderer handled the scene very cleanly without leaving many valuable clues, and it finally became an unsolved case.
Not long after, the alley was demolished and another school was built. The same saddening case happened. A high school boy was innocently murdered and his body was buried in the playground for several years. On the night the murderer buried his body, a student once came out of his dormitory in the middle of the night and witnessed the whole process. But he also did not call the police because he was afraid of causing trouble.
So ten years later, the school collapsed and was rebuilt, and the boy's body was finally seen again. It's just that it's been a long time, things have changed, the clues have been broken, and it has become an unsolved case again.
Later, the school closed down and was replaced by high-rise residential buildings. In it, a man drove out into the countryside late at night, killed his pregnant wife, and then dumped her body. The community security guard was on duty at that time, and he saw the man drag his struggling wife into the car and beat her with fists and kicks.
He saw it and knew it was domestic violence, but did not call the police to stop it. So after the car left, it took two innocent lives with it.
The old policeman was in the narrow and dirty alley with him in the cold wind. He finally said earnestly: "You were right to call the police. You saved twelve innocent children."
The rental house was surrounded by a mixed crowd and there were countless residents, which meant that countless people discovered the abduction and trafficking, but they all chose to remain silent.
After a year of silence, those children were still ignorant of the world.
After several years of silence, the children gradually grew taller, but they did not grow into the appearance that teenagers should remember. They were all raised like rats in the gutter.
And when those tenants were informed and silent, every day they lived, they felt more sin in their hearts, and they became accomplices of criminals without even realizing it.
The policeman talked a lot and finally left one sentence: "You are still young and you still have a long way to go. Don't blame yourself."
Don’t blame yourself…
But when he slowly stood up from the ground and straightened his slightly elderly back, Jiang Weimian clearly saw an inexplicable emotion in his eyes. It is a kind of self-blame and regret that has been hidden deeply for many years and is rarely noticed by others.
He was regretting that he could not find the real culprit for the deceased. He was confused as to why the passers-by did not call the police. There were too many things that he hated, the murderer's cruelty and the passers-by's indifference, but he couldn't hate it.
Jiang Weimian rescued twelve children, but the one he wanted to save the most died in the rental house.
He even tidied up his room yesterday and made mental preparations for himself overnight, planning to adopt the little liar. But there are always too many unexpected things in the world...
Jiang Weimian held the pen and wrote desperately. Whether it was tears or sweat, it fell on the paper, blurring large traces of words.
Those dead souls had nowhere to go, so they had to wander around the alley all year round. Over time, a strange entrance appeared in Alley No. 13.
Suppose it is an evening when the sky is filled with sunset, and the sky is as red as blood. You are walking alone in the bustling streets, and a strange boy walks towards you, smiling and handing you a rose. Please do not reach out and take it, otherwise you will be selected by the devil and dragged into the game field of another world.
If you can stand out from thousands of players and successfully pass the level, you can make any wish.
But if you fail to pass the level, you will become a sacrifice in the game.
game rules:
1. Please do not ignore any human life. Those who ignore it will not be able to leave the game alive.
2. The dead souls who control the game will pretend to be ordinary people, sneak into the player team, and cause trouble secretly. So no matter when and where you are, the only one you can trust is yourself.
3. The further you go in the level, the fewer teammates you have alive, which is better for you.
4. The souls of the dead have hatred in their hearts. They don’t like players leaving the game alive. They control the rules of the game, arrange many impossible tasks, and then wipe out the losers. The time has come to test your courage and IQ.
5. Please keep any props awarded in the game and do not distribute them to your teammates. Four golden keys can only save one person. Because there are four doors that need to be opened at the end of the game.
6. The undead will not let any player leave the game alive. Even if they are forced to issue golden keys to you due to rules during the game, they will try their best to snatch your golden keys at the final level.
7. Don’t trust your teammates. When completing tasks alone, please watch your back.
8. Everyone must abide by the rules of the game, including the undead.
9,…
Before Jiang Weimian could remember the ninth rule, the inferior pen bought by Qian Duoduo stopped writing, and his memory stopped abruptly. So Jiang Weimian was surprised to find that except for the first rule, which he did not violate, he violated almost all the rest! ! !
how so? !
The dead are wandering in Alley No. 13, and their grievances have created this game world. Ah Xing died at Alley No. 13, which means that his undead is probably also in the game
Will the undead disguise themselves as players and infiltrate their ranks
Then will there be undead masquerading as players in Team Idiot
Since there were not many smart people in their team, Jiang Weimian first excluded Wang Dabiao and others and cast suspicion on Shen Zuixing.
Drunk Star…
Ah Xing…
Could it be that Chen Zuixing is Ah Xing
But according to the tragic villain system that binds him, he needs to save four villains. In other words, Shen Zuixing, He Man, Qian Duoduo, and Wang Dabiao are all the villains he needs to save.
But why are they villains
Because the undead died in vain during their lifetime, their grievances will not disappear after death. They will obliterate the players who enter the game and are the carrier of resentment. If you want to define the undead as a tragic villain, the conclusion holds true.
Undead = villain,
The four members of the Drunk Star = villains,
From this, it can be concluded that the four people on the Drunk Star = undead.
So…
Could it be that…
In my own team…
All undead? ? ! !
Jiang Weimian's pupils shrank, and he shook the pen tip hard, and finally the dots of ink came out. He tried hard to recall the levels he had experienced and wrote a string of names on the paper.
The dead person of Novice Guan: Female high school student Lin Xiaoke.
The deceased in junior high school: male high school student Zhao Xi, female high school student Liao Qian.
Intermediate-level victims: driver Zhou Lihu, who nearly jumped off a building due to an Internet attack, and a pregnant woman who was hit and killed by a car.
He Man, Lin Xiaoke...
A lot of money, Zhao Xi...
Wang Dabiao, Zhou Lihu…
Jiang Weimian felt that he had faintly touched the edge of the truth, and even his breathing began to quicken unconsciously. The "He" in He Man's name becomes Lin Xiaoke's "Ke" when separated into just one word. The "Duo" in Qian Duoduo's name, when separated into one word, becomes Zhao Xi's "Xi". The "彪" in Wang Dabiao's name, when separated into one character, becomes the "tiger" of Zhou Lihu -
They are the undead that control the game and pretend to be players! !
"Click—"
The tip of the pen was broken instantly because Jiang Weimian used too much force, and a large ink mark leaked out. But he had no time to pay attention to the splattered ink marks. He endured the sleepiness that swept through his mind and stood up from the ground.
If He Man and the others are all undead, then Sui Xing is naturally also an undead. The last case was the child abduction case that I reported to the police.
Jiang Weimian stood in the dark and long alley, the cold wind blew the corners of his clothes, and suddenly his whole body felt chilly. He moved his steps, as if he wanted to go upstairs to check, but at this moment, the game released a second mission.
Please turn around.
When Jiang Weimian heard this, he paused and turned around, only to see a flower boy squatting on the bustling street, with his back to him, and his face could not be seen clearly.
His heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, his steps moved slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to step forward. But I don't know why, but I felt a little scared in my heart, and I stood still and didn't move.
The game speaks again:
Please buy a rose from him
So simple, nothing more, this is Jiang Weimian's final level mission...
The streets are filled with darkness and neon lights. Jiang Weimian finally stepped forward, slowly leaned down and squatted down behind the boy, then reached out and patted his shoulder, his Adam's apple rolling: "..."
Ah Xing, Little Liar, Drunken Star...
These three names were swirling on the tip of my tongue, and I didn't know which one to call them. In the end, I didn't spit out any of them.
The little boy didn't know what he noticed and turned his head in confusion. He remembered that he was very thin, but his appearance was completely different from that of Ah Xing: "Who are you?"
When Jiang Weimian saw this, he couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or disappointed. He paused and asked slowly, "How much does it cost if I buy a flower?"
The little boy pulled a plastic rose from the basket and handed it to him: "Eight dollars."
More conscientious than a little liar.
Jiang Weimian didn't know why, but he twitched his lips and wanted to laugh, but in the end he didn't laugh. He groped in his pocket for a long time, took out a few banknotes that were left over from the Internet cafe to give change, and threw them all into the flower basket.
Jiang Weimian took the rose, but did not get up and leave immediately. Instead, she asked: "You..."
He paused: "Have you seen Asing?"
Hearing this, the boy scratched his hair in distress, then pointed his hand behind him: "Isn't it right there?"
Jiang Weimian's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he quickly turned around to look behind him, only to see a tall man under an old rental house with his hands in his pockets, lazily leaning against the wall at the entrance of the alley. The other person raised his eyes in the night, with bright pupils and a frivolous smile on his face. He was clearly Sui Xing.
Chen Zuixing asked slyly: "Jiang Weimian, are you looking for me?"
People who die in vain cannot be reincarnated. They have grievances in their hearts, and their souls will continue to wander around the world after death, staying in the place where they died for a long time...
The same is true for A Xing.
After his death, his soul was trapped in that alley, unable to leave or escape. No one could see him, and no one could hear him.
I don't know how long it took, but a strange vortex suddenly appeared in that alley, sucking in all the undead wandering in that street, creating this game world.
But instead of becoming players, they became controllers of the game, and each received a new code name.
Ah Xing also has one, his name is Chen Zuixing.
They must pretend to be ordinary people, wait quietly in the alley for the player selected by the game, and then pretend to form a team with the other party to guide the other party into the game world and familiarize themselves with the rules. Day after day, year after year.
Until one day, Jiang Weimian suddenly appeared. He is the only one who can break into the game entrance without receiving a rose.
Qian Duoduo was a little surprised: "He... he woke up..."
Wang Dabiao was tired of being in the game world: "What's the use of waking up? Damn it, you look like a newcomer who just came in. He's not stuck in the alley like us and can't get out..."
It was the first time He Man saw such a handsome player: "But he is so handsome..."
Only Chen Zuixing remained silent.
He sat alone in the corner, his upper body falling into the shadows, and a light-dark dividing line slashed diagonally from his left shoulder, forcibly delineating a clear boundary.
He looked at this "new player" blankly, hiding in the darkness and looking at Jiang Weimian, an old friend. His fingertips unconsciously clenched his knees, looking a little nervous for no reason.
It's him... How could it be him...
How did he get into this game...
Will the other party recognize me...
Probably... Probably not...
After all, Jiang Weimian's memory is so poor and he loves to sleep so much. His appearance has also been changed by the game...
He still remembers him, but he has forgotten him.
In just a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through Chen Zuixing's mind, but they were all well hidden and were not seen by He Man and the others.
No one knew that Shen Zuixing and Jiang Weimian knew each other.
Including Jiang Weimian himself.
It was a story that was forgotten by the person involved, unknown to the world, and remembered only by Shen Zuixing. He hid it carefully without being discovered by anyone.
There are no side tasks in the final level, but Shen Zui Ji Xing deliberately arranged five side tasks in order to distract He Man and others. Now there are only two of them left.
Jiang Weimian looked at Shenzuixing who was very close at hand, and stepped forward in a daze, step by step. It was only then that he finally saw a bit of Ah Xing's shadow on Shen Zuixing's adult face, and struggled to utter two words: "A... Xing?"
Chen Zuixing couldn't help but pause when he heard this long-lost name. He raised his eyes to look at Jiang Weimian. Before he could say anything, the next second he suddenly fell into a warm embrace and was hugged tightly with red eyes. Then a bit of hot, salty liquid was suddenly poured into the collar, which was so hot that it made people panic.
Shen Zuixing seemed to realize something, and his body stiffened for a moment. After a few seconds, he slowly lowered his struggling hands. A hoarse voice suddenly sounded in his ears, hiding deep guilt and pain:
"sorry… "
At this time, Jiang Weimian no longer showed his usual withdrawn and indifferent appearance. He cried like a wronged child and repeated in a trembling voice: "I'm sorry..."
Sorry, I couldn't save you at first.
I'm sorry, I promised to remember you, but in the end I forgot.
Sorry, I only think of you now...
Jiang Weimian once tried to write Shen Zuixing into a book and remember it firmly in words, but he still forgot it. And he used words to weave a new shackles to bind them.
Jiang Weimian forgot the rules behind Article 9 and the plot behind it. He hugged Shen Zuixing tightly, with such force that it seemed to embed the person into his bones and blood, like a child who had done something wrong, his cry was trembling and suppressed: "How should I save you..."
He burst into tears: "How should I save you..."
Chen Zuixing finally took action. He moved his fingertips lightly, slowly hugged Jiang Weimian, and then closed his eyes. For the first time, an almost satisfied look appeared on his face.
He was so greedy for the warmth given by the person in front of him, year after year, for several years. This is true in life, and it remains true after death.
Chen Zuixing hugged him tightly and whispered: "Jiang Weimian..."
Every time he pronounces these three words, there is always a tenderness and nostalgia that no one else notices:
"You have already saved me..."
"Jiang Weimian, you have already saved me..."
Chen Zuixing whispered word by word in his ear:
"It's my turn to save you now,"
"Jiang Weimian, let me take you out of this game..."