In the picture, the boy who was thrown down immediately shouted and rushed to the man.

With trembling hands, he tried to help the man stop the bleeding, but because he was too young and had never learned first aid, he didn't know where to start.

But the boy shown in the picture was already ten years old, almost eleven, and he couldn't save the man by himself, so he picked up the man's cell phone to call the emergency number.

But he was stopped by the man.

The man held the boy's hand and told him weakly that he was about to die, that it would take time for the hospital ambulance to arrive, and that he would not be able to hold on until then, which would be a waste of money.

The boy became anxious when he heard this and wanted to refute.

But the man smiled at him weakly, his eyes kind yet filled with guilt.

The man said that he felt sorry for the boy. He took him out of the orphanage but failed to accompany him to grow up. He said that he was about to break his promise. He could no longer accompany the boy on the road ahead and could not celebrate his eleventh birthday for him.

When talking about the boy's birthday, regret appeared on the man's face. He had started preparing for the boy's birthday a long time ago.

It’s a pity that after preparing for his birthday for so long, I couldn’t spend it with the boy in person.

but--

Thinking of the things he had prepared for the boy, the man smiled. He told the boy that he had prepared a gift for his eleventh birthday and that the gift was under the cabinet in the room.

Originally, he planned to take it out on the boy's birthday, but now he celebrated the boy's birthday in advance.

Gifts delivered in advance.

The boy burst into tears before he even finished listening, his eyes were so red and swollen that he could hardly see clearly.

He lay beside the man, not daring to touch his body, but desperately wanting to get close to him and keep the warmth from him.

He kept crying, holding the phone tightly in his hand and refused to answer.

But soon, the man whose heart was almost pierced could no longer hold on.

The man used up his last bit of strength and gave the boy one last smile.

He said almost out of breath: Live.

Survive!

The man's voice was almost gone, and he closed his eyes forever after he finished speaking, but the boy still heard it.

After hearing this, the boy was shocked.

But there was no answer.

He looked at the man's peacefully closed eyes, and for the first time, his heart felt broken and desperate.

In this way, the boy looked at the man for a long time, until the police arrived.

When the police arrived and saw it, they immediately searched and investigated the crime scene, and asked medical staff to take the boy to the side for examination.

The boy did not resist.

But when he was being taken away from the man, he suddenly spoke and made a promise to the man who could no longer hear or answer him, promising that he would definitely survive!

The man called the police before he was killed, and the police have recorded and collected the audio.

Combined with the boy's eyewitness description and an investigation into the man's personal connections, the police quickly identified the group.

Eventually, the group was arrested and imprisoned.

Because the boy was too young and had lost his guardian, he was once again sent to an orphanage.

The scene ends here.

But the story continues.

Zhou Boyan and his fans: "..."

After watching this very long past event, everyone fell into silence.

No one spoke.

If they were still confused when Jiang Ye said that the manipulator behind the scenes was an eleven-year-old boy, then now—

The boy's experience was very tragic. He had hardly felt any warmth since he was born, and the only warmth he felt was destroyed by the devil.

So, the boy orchestrated this case because he was desperate about humanity, right?

However, although they can understand, they will never agree with it.

"Ms. Jiang, what kind of opportunity did the boy encounter after being sent back to the orphanage?" Zhou Boyan asked after a long silence.

In his opinion, the boy was certainly more mature than his peers and even hated the whole world, but he was still too young after all.

It is impossible for a boy who was only eleven years old to kill nearly a hundred people simply out of hatred in his heart.

And Miss Jiang also said that this case involves the supernatural.

So, the boy encountered some opportunity after being sent back to the orphanage, such as reaching some kind of deal with a ghost?

"yes."

Jiang nodded, looked at him, and said, "More than a hundred years ago, there was a demon that could sneak into people's dreams and create fear, thus frightening them to death. People called it the 'Dream Demon'. At that time—"

"The Dream Demon killed nearly three thousand people in a very short time, causing panic among everyone, and they were even afraid to sleep every day."

"Upon hearing this, the Taoists and Buddhists immediately set out for the Dream Demon's location, intending to join forces to capture it. However, the Dream Demon was no ordinary creature. It was born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, had no physical form, and was even invisible."

"Thus, despite the countless Taoists and monks dispatched at the time, they were unable to capture or kill the dream demon. While it wasn't caught, the dream demon continued to wreak havoc, and the death toll continued to rise."

"Seeing the dream demon becoming more and more rampant, one of the Taoists, whose cultivation was almost top-notch at the time, stepped forward. He used his own body as bait to lure the dream demon into a dream."

"After the dream demon entered the dream, the Taoist immediately used forbidden techniques to seal both himself and the dream demon."

"In the end, that Taoist succeeded, but the price was his own death."

"After the Dream Demon was sealed, everyone at that time had experienced its terror and difficulty, so no one dared to let their guard down. They sent people to guard the place where the Dream Demon was sealed day and night."

"but."

Jiang paused briefly, sighed, and then said, "Over a hundred years have passed. The terror that the dream demon brought to people has long since vanished. Furthermore, a lot has happened in the past hundred years."

"As the Taoists and monks gradually died out, no one remembered to send people to guard the place where the dream demon was sealed, so -"

"After being sealed for over a hundred years, the Dream Demon finally encountered the boy by chance half a month ago. The Dream Demon understood negative emotions best, and almost immediately saw the monstrous resentment in the boy's heart."

"That boy hates the entire human race and wishes to wipe it out."

"Once the dream demon discovered this, it immediately took advantage of it. When the boy approached the sealed area, it patiently persuaded him. Eventually, the boy was persuaded."

"He sacrificed his soul to the Dream Demon and helped it break the seal, in exchange for asking it to kill all humans in the world for him."

"Oh right, although the Taoist's cultivation level was not low over a hundred years ago, the sealing power will be consumed over time. When the boy encountered the dream monster, the sealing power on the dream monster was already very weak, only lacking an east wind."