Chapter 28
Luo Dong's voice was too clear, so clear that it sounded like some kind of fatal declaration, striking heavily on Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan's hearts.
Qin Zhen...when did he disappear?
Gu Qingming even remembered the boy smiling as he propped up his weak body. They had clearly rushed all the way here and met the cheongsam girl on the way...
"Qin Zhen, he..."
Chu Zhongyuan was speechless for a moment. He was usually eloquent, but now he couldn't say anything.
Ayi sighed and pointed at a classmate who was lying on the bed.
Although he had lost consciousness and fell limply on the bed, Chu Zhongyuan and Gu Qingming could still recognize him in the dim light. It was Qin Zhen who had walked with them all the way.
Qin Zhen always likes to say strange things, but will not run away alone even if he is scared at the critical moment.
If Qin Zhen had never woken up in this secret realm...then who was the Qin Zhen they met?
No, in the secret realm, only those with superpowers can stay awake and move, so is that Qin Zhen really a human?
What on earth is he?
The classmates who were rescued seemed to have turned into some strange monsters, and the companionship they had once fought side by side with and the banter they had exchanged along the way also became a plot in a horror novel.
Even though Gu Qingming and Chu Zhongyuan had superpowers, they felt a chill in their hearts at this moment.
"Whatever he is, at least he means us no harm."
As silence spread in the room, Gu Qingming spoke first, breaking the silence.
"Yes, after all, we have been completely defenseless..."
Chu Zhongyuan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly when he heard this.
Because along the way, they really had no guard against Qin Zhen at all.
If "Qin Zhen" really wanted to kill them, he would have had countless opportunities to attack them.
But "Qin Zhen", or rather, the monster disguised as Qin Zhen, did not have any hostility, and even behaved kindly along the way.
"Forget it. The most urgent thing is to find a way to leave this secret place."
Zheng Qiuji sensed a strange atmosphere and quickly changed the subject.
The nearest CPA specialist from Heshu Town arrived and it took a lot of time to find the entrance to the secret realm. The longer an ordinary person stays in the secret realm, the more dangerous it becomes.
The entire secret realm is almost as big as the entire Heshu Town. All the buildings have been dismantled and reassembled. The five of them simply have no ability to find all the innocent ordinary people who have been involved in the secret town.
The only way to keep these ordinary people safe is to go to the deepest part of the secret realm and find a way to completely solve all of this.
"But the secret realm mission is still too dangerous for us..."
Zheng Qiuji looked a little hesitant.
Among the five CPA specialists present, only he and Ayi were formal members, and their ranks were not high. Gu Qingming, Chu Zhongyuan, and Luo Dong were ordinary people who had never come into contact with the mysterious world until recently.
The secret realm mission was too dangerous for the five underage psychics.
but……
Do your best.
These four words appeared in Zheng Qiuji's mind.
“But we are CPA specialists.”
Chu Zhongyuan and Gu Qingming said in unison. They were slightly startled and looked at each other. In each other's eyes, they saw the high spirits and fearlessness that only young people have.
The students lying on the bed all frowned, seeming to be in some kind of pain.
Ordinary people's bodies cannot adapt to the overly high concentration of mysterious factors in the secret realm. The longer they stay here, the greater the danger.
and……
Zheng Qiuji and Ayi both noticed that the speed at which their classmates' faces turned pale seemed to be faster than that of the ordinary people they had seen in the secret realm before.
There is less time left for them.
Although they had never met each other, they were all students of Lantai No. 1 Middle School. Ayi was a freshman in high school and had the strongest sense of identity and belonging. Although he cursed Lantai No. 1 Middle School on weekdays, at the critical moment, the school badge seemed to give them another reason not to retreat.
CPA is the wall between ordinary people and mystery, and the wall cannot be retreated.
"We haven't even tried yet, how can we give up like this?"
Gu Qingming held up his glasses and spoke in a calm but firm voice.
"Well said! I've been skipping classes and fighting, I've been scared of everything, not to mention a little mysterious one!"
She pretended to slap the table generously, although it was just air, it still had some meaning.
"Skipping class to fight, haha, I caught you, right? I'll tell Aunt Long tomorrow."
Luo Dong spoke with a fake smile, which made A Yi pretend to release a poisonous insect to bite him.
Chu Zhongyuan burst into laughter.
The atmosphere that was so heavy that it was almost suffocating fell at this moment, was torn apart by the teenagers' smiles, and thrown behind their invisible heads.
Perhaps this is the pleasure of young people. They don’t have to think about the pros and cons, or whether it is worth it or not. As long as they want to do it, for them, they just do it, and that’s all.
"Except for the sub-space secret realms naturally generated by space turbulence, most secret realms are generated by the obsession of mysterious beings. As long as we find the most critical existence here, the owner of the secret realm, we should be able to solve all of this."
Zheng Qiuji, as the person with the most experience present, made the judgment.
"But we have no clues right now."
Ayi asked the question thoughtfully.
"Well, I may have a suspicion."
Gu Qingming suddenly spoke. He took out his mother's notebook from his backpack, as well as the thin diary that he had exchanged from the cheongsam girl, which was obviously used by children.
"We met a mysterious person who was passing by... well, I can't say she was passing by. We traded this diary from her. I just took a quick look at it. Some of the contents in it are consistent with my mother's notes. Maybe we can find some clues from it."
The young man suggested seriously and sincerely.
Chu Zhongyuan took the two notebooks from his childhood deskmate and took the first step to pick up the thin diary given by the cheongsam girl, which he had never touched before. He spread it out and placed it in the middle of everyone to ensure that everyone could see it.
January 15th
The weather was nice, with cool little snowflakes.
Recently, more and more tourists have come to the hot spring hotel, and my father finally smiled. But sometimes, he would still look at the puppet named "The Past" decorated in the living room with a regretful expression.
Grandpa was very angry, saying something like "this is our family heritage", and angrily hit my father with his cane and left. I like puppets, but after my father gave up puppets and opened a hot spring hotel, our family's life did get better and better.
Well, although it's a pity, my mother would be happy if she saw it through the white clouds.
January 29
I tried to make a puppet, she was really pretty, I gave her my favorite brown-red hair and fiery red eyes, I hope there will always be flames burning in her eyes and she will never be confused.
When my father saw it, he had a complicated expression. Finally, he hugged me and asked me if I liked the puppet.
I said: Of course!
Well, since my father couldn't fulfill his dream because of us, I can do it for him.
That's what I think.
xxFebruary 11
Today, while giving directions to tourists, I accidentally fell into the well in the middle of the town. That is a forbidden area in the entire town. When my mother was still alive, she often told me that if I didn’t sleep obediently, a horrible four-legged beast would crawl out of the well and eat me!
Woohoo, so scary, but there is something shiny in the well. I chased the shiny thing and found that there is a secret in the well! Space!
A big, soft cat that seemed to be made of water told me that he was the patron saint of this place. I don’t know what a patron saint is, but it must be as cute as an elf!
After this page, the handwriting on many pages of the diary became very blurred. Later on, the pencil handwriting was changed to a signing pen, and the handwriting became much cleaner and more beautiful, as if the child holding the pen had grown up.
xxMarch 16
I haven’t used this diary for a long time. Today I’m using this old notebook to record the coolest news I’ve ever heard in my life!
My father is actually a CPA! Isn't that a cool profession like the Night Guardian? But he had to give up puppetry because of my mother's illness and taking care of me...
But it doesn’t matter, I am the only high school student in this town. I am such a talented person, I will definitely inherit my father’s puppetry and become a glorious member of CPA!
Today I went back to the well and looked at the big cat. It was still indifferent. I told him that I was going to be a super cool CPA! I would protect Heshu Town and you. He said I was daydreaming. Woo woo woo woo.
But my puppet has always supported me, it would be great if she had a life too, I will continue to hone my skills and strive to be the best for my first puppet!
It's time to give her a name.
Then there was another large blank space. Chu Zhongyuan shook his head and finally saw the unclear handwriting on the last page of the notebook.
He tried hard to decipher the handwriting that was signed decades ago and continued reading with the others.
December 1
The peak season for hot spring hostels is here again. Soaking in a hot spring in the cold winter is really the most wonderful thing in the world. When I was helping tourists carry their luggage, I accidentally fell down the stairs. When I woke up, I was already in the hospital.
My father tried hard to smile, but I was his daughter after all. I felt so sad with the corners of my mouth pressed down. Why should I smile?
I overheard his conversation with the doctor, saying it was ALS.
I know that my mother passed away because of ALS and went to the white clouds. Although I am not a child anymore, I still believe this.
Did I end up on the same path as my mother?
Then will I be able to live on the beautiful white clouds like my mother?
I ran to the well, rested my head on the big cat's furry back, and asked the big cat.
Big Cat said I would not die. After all, I have been a nuisance for thousands of years and even the King of Hell thinks I am causing trouble.
Well, that’s great. I decided to make the most powerful puppet in the world before the end of my limited time.
"very nice……"
Chu Zhongyuan's voice was a little hoarse, and the girl's beautiful handwriting completely disappeared from here, just like her ending.
ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is also called motor neuron disease, and it has a more popular name.
ALS.
The girl was full of vitality, had a bright future, and even became friends with a mysterious being, but her life was cruelly paused by just three letters.
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