Chapter 87 Midnight Horror 4

When Lu Cen woke up, he was dazed for a couple of seconds. He was lying on the carpet in the living room, and there was a strange taste on his mouth.

He saw Jiang Zhao again last night.

Lu Cen curled up, trying to give herself some sense of security.

He suddenly remembered something, went to the bedroom and looked around, but Hu Si was nowhere to be seen.

What puzzled him even more was that the white T-shirt he had thrown aside last night had disappeared.

His phone rang in the living room. When Lu Cen saw the contact name, he was terrified.

Jiang Zhao!

Jiang Zhao called him!

Lu Cen almost dropped her phone.

The phone rang repeatedly, as if he wouldn't give up until he answered.

Lu Cen mentally prepared himself, took a few deep breaths, and answered the call.

"What are you doing? It's already ten o'clock."

Are you planning to stand me up?

"Are you still planning to run me away?"

"Give me a straight answer, are you still going or not?"

Lu Cen was completely bewildered, "Where to?"

There was an eerie silence on the other end for a few seconds.

"Take a picture, don't tell me you forgot."

"Judging from your voice, you didn't just get up, did you?"

Photograph?

What kind of photos should we take?

Lu Cen was baffled.

Then someone spoke again.

"I'll wait for you at the school gate for the last twenty minutes."

The words at the school gate triggered a key phrase, and Lu Cen's eyes widened in disbelief. Wasn't that the day before yesterday?

Without time to think it through, he said to the person inside, "Twenty minutes isn't enough, I need to take a taxi over."

"Half an hour."

"It might take a little longer."

The other side: "...How can you keep everyone waiting for so long?"

"I'm sorry," Lu Cen stated the fact, "but I'm already late."

Jiang Zhao: "......"

"Give me your address, I'll come pick you up."

After sending the message, Lu Cen hurriedly went to wash up and then haphazardly packed his things into his suitcase. When he got downstairs, Jiang Zhao had parked his car at the entrance. The security guard was telling him that parking was not allowed there. Jiang Zhao said okay, okay, but didn't seem to be driving.

Seeing Lu Cen approaching with a suitcase in her hand, indicating she planned to stay for an extended period, Jiang Zhao reluctantly got out of the car and stuffed it into the trunk. Lu Cen was about to sit in the back seat when Jiang Zhao interrupted her unhappily, saying, "I'm not your driver."

Lu Cen paused for a moment, then closed the back door, opened the front door, and sat down. He pretended to casually glance at Jiang Zhao for a while, and found him perfectly fine, as if the incident of him being run over by a car was just his hallucination.

He's a little confused.

How did he end up back to the day before yesterday?

The group of people waiting at the school gate were getting impatient. Yang Jiali, as always, was irritable and kept yelling, "We agreed to meet at ten o'clock, and it's almost eleven o'clock now. What the hell are you doing?"

Lu Cen didn't refute him, but said kindly, "Sorry, I overslept."

Yang Jiali was furious. They had been waiting there forever, and this guy was sleeping! It was outrageous!

"I'll treat you to lunch as an apology, okay?"

He tilted his head slightly, and the halo of light shone on half of his face, partially obscuring his pale complexion, making it so bright that it was impossible to look away.

Yang Jiali: "...Who cares if you treat us?"

Jiang Zhao said, "Stop arguing and get in the car, or we won't make it to the hotel."

Everyone boarded the car in an orderly fashion. The difference was that Lu Cen moved from the back seat to the front passenger seat. He glanced at Xiao Wei in the rearview mirror a few times. She was still wearing the same clothes as that day and was chatting happily with Chen Yiqing.

The car slowly drove onto the road, and after a few kilometers it entered the highway. Lu Cen was thinking of a solution. He couldn't possibly stay at that hotel again, could he? If he stayed there again, Jiang Zhao and Xiao Wei would still die. He didn't quite understand why he had returned to the day before yesterday after two days.

Logically speaking, since they are dead and their names are on the death list, he could simply fill in their names as usual. But as things stand now, the situation is not that simple.

He tried to ask, "Where will we stay tonight?"

Jiang Zhao kept his eyes on the road ahead, reaching a speed of 120 km/h, and replied, "I've already booked a hotel in advance, so I can check in as soon as I arrive. It won't take any effort."

What hotel?

"A Holiday Inn."

Lu Cen nodded, then suddenly thought of a problem. Last time they arrived at the hotel, it was almost evening. They were leaving at 11 p.m. now, and by the time they arrived, the car accident would probably have already happened. Thinking of this, he stopped thinking about how to avoid it and relaxed in the passenger seat. As soon as he relaxed, his stomach felt empty, so he asked, "How much longer until we reach the service area?"

"Going to the toilet?"

"No, I'm so hungry."

Jiang Zhao: "..."

He noticed that this person was a little different from before. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he had a vague feeling about it. He glanced at Lu Cen out of the corner of his eye and saw that he was playing on his phone.

It's still a game for elementary school students.

We arrived at the service area at 1 p.m.

Lu Cen was so hungry he could barely walk. He remembered what he had said before, that he would treat everyone to a meal. Ignoring everyone else, he went and chose a set meal and soup, found a seat and sat down to eat. He first took a sip of soup to warm his stomach before picking up his chopsticks to eat.

After taking a few bites, someone sat down opposite me.

Jiang Zhao, like him, ordered a set meal. Neither of them spoke, and they ate their meals in silence, creating a unique atmosphere in the eyes of outsiders.

After finishing her meal, Lu Cen washed her hands as usual.

A group of people strolled to the hotel. It was already completely dark. When they entered the hotel, Lu Cen kept a wary eye on the door, afraid that a car might rush in. The people in front of him quickly checked in. When it was Lu Cen's turn, he was a little surprised. He thought that the car accident had already happened, but the front desk was completely intact, including the staff standing inside.

"Hello, please show me your ID card."

Reminded by her, Lu Cen slowly took out her ID card from her bag and handed it to her. Jiang Zhao had booked a hotel in a high-rise building with nine rooms in one building. Lu Cen's room was in the middle, 1203. Coincidentally, 02 was Jiang Zhao's room and 04 was Hu Si's room. After putting their things down, the group went to the restaurant to eat, which was Lu Cen's favorite part.

They even forgot a lot about how terrifying the dungeons were.

Looking down at the night view is very relaxing.

So after returning to his room, Lu Cen found his pajamas, threw them on the bed, and went straight to the bathroom. It wasn't hot today, and there was air conditioning in the car, but he felt he couldn't sleep without taking a shower, since it was no effort.

After getting ready, it was getting late.

Lu Cen hesitated for a few seconds before turning off the light.

He turned off all the other lights except for the bedside lamp.

He thought he wouldn't be able to sleep, but as soon as he lay down, sleepiness overcame him, and soon Lu Cen fell into a deep sleep. Time passed little by little, and in a place he couldn't see, two shadows appeared in the crack of the hotel door.

Lu Cen's chest rose and fell steadily. The shadow suddenly disappeared at the doorway, casting a long, thin shadow inside the room. Bloody footprints appeared abruptly on the floor, one after another, gradually approaching Lu Cen. Soon, the bloodstains appeared beside the bed.

Lu Cen unconsciously moved her arm, completely unaware that something was watching her, and a shadowy figure appeared on her face.

Jiang Zhao leaned down and looked at Lu Cen.

Half of his body was crushed by a car wheel, his internal organs almost falling out. He sat directly on the edge of the bed, his bloodstained fingers reaching out to touch Lu Cen's face. Just as he was about to touch her, he hesitated. In that brief moment, a drop of blood fell onto Lu Cen's neck and slid into the white sheet. Jiang Zhao abruptly withdrew his hand.

Lu Cen had a dream. He dreamt that he and Jiang Zhao were in a corner of the campus. He pushed Jiang Zhao against the wall, his eyes sparkling with affection. He cautiously said, "I really like you. Can you be my boyfriend?"

Jiang Zhao stared wide-eyed, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

He and Lu Cen were in the same class and became close friends in their freshman year.

But he never expected this person to have such feelings for him, and he was immediately disgusted. He pushed him away violently, "Are you a pervert? What kind of guy confesses to another guy?"

"I'm warning you, you're not allowed to tell anyone about what happened today, understand?"

Lu Cen was distraught and asked, "How am I a pervert?"

Jiang Zhao said, "Isn't it abnormal that you like men? What normal person would do that?"

"So what if I like men? It's not a big deal. Why are you acting like I've committed a heinous crime? If you don't like me, just reject me. Why say it so harshly?" As she spoke, Lu Cen choked up, leaving Jiang Zhao speechless.

He said, "I don't care about all that. In short, you can't tell anyone about this. If anyone finds out, I won't be polite to you."

Jiang Zhao is a typical sunny boy with a simple mind, so it's perfectly normal for him to be liked by others. But being confessed to by a guy, especially by his own friend, is a terrible feeling.

Lu Cen thought about the dream while brushing her teeth when she woke up in the morning. The dream was so real, as if it had really happened before.

If it really happened, why didn't Jiang Zhao distance himself from him, but instead invited him to photograph the sunrise?

If you truly despise a homosexual, you'll find it annoying to even get close to them, let alone treat them like friends. Lu Cen changed her clothes and then noticed a little red on the bed, which was particularly noticeable under the white sheets.

What's this?

Lu Cen walked over and examined it closely. She found that the blood had dried on the sheet and was about the size of a corn cob. It looked a lot like blood. Lu Cen checked her face and body and found that there were no wounds at all.

Lu Cen's expression was serious.

Another inexplicable thing has emerged.

After a quick breakfast, the group continued on their way. While on the national highway, they saw a crowd gathered in the distance, making a lot of noise. They couldn't get through because all the cars were stuck there.

Upon closer inspection, one could see a man holding a fruit knife to a woman's slender neck.

The man shouted excitedly, "Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll kill her!"

The woman's face showed pain; tears streamed down her face from fear, some falling onto the man's hands, further fueling his ferocity.

"Stop crying!"

"If you cry again, I'll kill you right now!"

The woman was so frightened that she truly dared not cry anymore.

Lu Cen had a bad feeling ever since she witnessed the accident.