Chapter 88 Accidental Death
Although we didn't get any clues about the door, at least we managed to get Yan Shihe's gun out.
If you think about it carefully, it is not a loss at all. After all, the things that can be taken out of the door are very special. Lin Qiushi can be said to be very lucky.
But then again, because of the special nature of the door, it seems that carrying a gun is useless when facing things like ghosts and gods. Lin Qiushi has been in Obsidian for so long, but this is the first time he knows that he cannot bring a gun in.
As if knowing what Lin Qiushi was thinking, Ruan Nanzhu said, "Of course, you can't bring any dangerous weapons in. Otherwise, someone will definitely do something outrageous."
Lin Qiushi: "Something out of the ordinary?"
Ruan Nanzhu: "Someone tried to bring in a bazooka launcher..."
Lin Qiushi's expression twisted when he heard this: "Is this true?" Someone actually wanted to bring this thing in? Isn't there a world of ghosts and monsters behind the door? Would bringing something like this really be useful?
"Really?" Ruan Nanzhu said. "Just imagine, if something like this were brought in, and someone fired a shot at the target building..."
Lin Qiushi: “…” He imagined the scene described by Ruan Nanzhu and felt that he had nothing to say.
In short, according to Ruan Nanzhu, basically no hot weapons are allowed to be brought in, and at most you can bring a dagger or something for self-defense.
So Lin Qiushi once again deeply felt that he had made a profit.
Lin Qiushi's physical condition is now very good. Although he was shot inside the door, he almost recovered after lying in the hospital for a few days after coming out.
When I returned to the villa, I was warmly welcomed by Li Zi.
Lin Qiushi picked up his meowing little cat and happily stroked its soft white belly, looking as if he was about to ascend to heaven with happiness.
Cheng Qianli saw this and said, "Lin Qiushi, you only make such exaggerated expressions when you're petting a cat..."
Lin Qiushi asked, "Is there?"
Cheng Qianli: "Yes, yes. I've never seen such a complicated expression on your face even inside the door."
Lin Qiushi didn't know what to say. He felt that it was not as excessive as Cheng Qianli said.
After returning, Ruan Nanzhu had a private talk with Lin Qiushi, and the main topic of the discussion was the situation of Lin Qiushi's marriage.
Lin Qiushi recounted everything that happened after he went in. When he mentioned Gu Longming, the "high school girl", he couldn't help but gnashing his teeth.
Ruan Nanzhu listened with a hint of smile in his eyes: "How can there be so many female high school students?"
Lin Qiushi saw through his plot immediately and said, "Have you known this for a long time—"
Ruan Nanzhu asked, "Know what?"
Lin Qiushi: "I know there's something wrong with that high school girl!"
Ruan Nanzhu laughed and said, "Well, I've had someone investigate it."
Lin Qiushi: “…” He fell into a deep silence.
Ruan Nanzhu said, "Basically, you have to do some research before accepting a job online, otherwise it's easy for something to go wrong. The person you accepted this time was pretty reliable, aside from the fact that she claimed to be a high school girl."
Lin Qiushi recalled the look on Gu Longming's face when she was wearing a little skirt and said "Pika Pika" to him. For a moment, he didn't know what expression to make.
However, Gu Longming was just an episode, and the focus was still on what happened inside the door.
Lin Qiushi sat on the sofa, eating some cookies while telling Ruan Nanzhu about the key and the door.
After hearing that Lin Qiushi was shot in the leg by Yan Shihe, Ruan Nanzhu's expressionless face slightly frowned. He asked, "His name is Yan Shihe?"
Lin Qiushi nodded. "Yes," he thought, "but he feels a little familiar to me..."
Ruan Nanzhu: "Familiar?"
Lin Qiushi: "That's right." He chose his words carefully, "I suspect he actually has detailed clues, just like the girl in the door of the Girl in the Rain who deliberately used the picture frame to harm people." They gave people a very similar feeling, but Yan Shihe was much more meticulous than that girl.
Ruan Nanzhu tapped his fingers on the table, as if thinking about something.
Lin Qiushi continued, "But he was unlucky. In the end, he was stabbed by the person he was with. That person also took the clue and left. Speaking of which... it suddenly occurred to me that if someone killed someone right before entering the door and immediately walked into the tunnel, wouldn't they be spared from revenge?"
He actually couldn't figure this out. Given Yan Shihe's personality, why didn't he kill him but only injured his leg?
Ruan Nanzhu's expression became slightly subtle when he heard Lin Qiushi's question. He said, "Someone has indeed tried it. I saw it with my own eyes."
Lin Qiushi: "And then?"
Ruan Nanzhu said: "Then a pair of hands stretched out from the tunnel and pulled the man straight in."
Lin Qiushi: "...a pair of hands?"
Ruan Nanzhu: "Yes, a pair of hands." He changed his sitting position, crossed his long legs, and leaned against the sofa. He said lightly, "The man originally came in with me, and after I left the tunnel, he jumped in front of me." He paused briefly, then continued, "We were in an apartment on the 27th floor at the time."
The twenty-seventh floor, let alone humans, even a cat with nine lives would probably die if it jumped down.
Lin Qiushi originally thought that killing someone when going out was a flaw in the rules, but after hearing what Ruan Nanzhu said, he realized that it was not a flaw at all.
It seemed Yan Shihe and Xiao Qian both knew about this. Yan Shihe didn't dare kill Lin Qiushi, and Xiao Qian didn't stab Yan Shihe in a fatal spot. Lin Qiushi guessed that Yan Shihe might be able to use his remaining strength to crawl back into the tunnel. As for what illness he might contract in real life after being so seriously injured, Lin Qiushi had no idea.
"Thank you for your hard work," Ruan Nanzhu said. "This is your first time entering this place alone. Do you have any special feelings?"
Lin Qiushi said, "My thoughts..." His mind flashed to Gu Longming and Ruan Nanzhu in women's clothing. It would have been fine without the comparison, but once he did, he couldn't help but shudder, even getting goose bumps on his arms. He didn't dare tell Ruan Nanzhu, and simply said, "No, no thoughts."
Ruan Nanzhu looked at his hand suspiciously: "I don't think you have goose bumps."
Lin Qiushi laughed dryly, "It's a bit cold."
Ruan Nanzhu clearly didn't believe it, but he still let Lin Qiushi go: "Well, you've just recovered from a serious illness, don't overwork yourself, go and rest."
Lin Qiushi nodded, stood up, and walked out. On his way out, he saw Ruan Nanzhu peeling the wrapper of a lollipop and popping it into his mouth. It seemed he wanted to smoke, but because he was trying to quit smoking, he only ate one candy.
Lin Qiushi felt his liver and didn't feel anything unusual. Most liver cancers are very painful, but he remained as strong as an ox, completely unaffected by the cancer cells. The door was indeed terrifying, but it also brought him new hope.
The weather has been getting hotter recently, and Ruan Nanzhu's injury from entering the villa has not healed yet. Originally, there was only one patient in the villa, but after Lin Qiushi came out of the fourth door, there were two patients in the villa.
Tan Zaozao often came to visit. After hearing that Lin Qiushi was ill, she brought a bunch of fruit to the villa. As soon as she entered the door, she greeted Lin Qiushi and said, "Linlin, are you okay, Linlin?"
Lin Qiushi collapsed on the sofa, petting the cat and said, "It's not a big deal. Don't worry too much."
Tan Zaozao sat next to Lin Qiushi and instructed Cheng Qianli to wash the fruit.
Tan Zaozao said, "It seems like Cheng Qianli is about to enter his seventh door?"
Lin Qiushi calculated the time: "It's almost time."
Tan Zaozao lowered her voice, her tone carrying a different meaning: "Actually... I envy Cheng Qianli quite a bit."
Lin Qiushi glanced at Tan Zaozao.
"Sometimes being confused is actually a good thing." Tan Zaozao was a little bewildered. "My fifth door is almost here... I'm waiting for the sixth..."
Obsidian wouldn't open doors that were too difficult, so Tan Zaozao would have to go through them alone. She remembered how she had struggled to survive inside the first door, and she couldn't help but sigh.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore." Tan Zaozao cheered up. "My new movie is coming out soon. You must come and see it then." She took out two premiere tickets and handed them to Lin Qiushi, winking at him. "You can also bring one."
Lin Qiushi took the ticket and said okay with a smile.
The two were chatting when the doorbell of the villa rang again. Lin Qiushi went over and saw that it was his friend Wu Qi.
Since moving here, he and Wu Qi have had less contact, only occasionally having meals together. He didn't expect Wu Qi to suddenly come to see him today. However, he felt that Wu Qi looked a little off. He looked extremely haggard and even a little thin.
Lin Qiushi opened the door and asked, "Wu Qi, what's wrong?"
Wu Qi's voice was hoarse: "Lin Qiushi, my girlfriend, my girlfriend is dead..."
Lin Qiushi was stunned. He said, "Come in first!"
Wu Qi walked into the room and saw Tan Zaozao sitting on the sofa. He was surprised, but soon, the surprise turned into pain. He said, "Just over ten days ago, she jumped in front of me!"
Lin Qiushi instantly thought of the examples Ruan Nanzhu had told him last night. He swallowed slightly and said, "Calm down and speak slowly."
Wu Qi sat on the sofa, his body trembling slightly, and told Lin Qiushi what had happened.
More than ten days ago, Wu Qi came home after working the night shift and saw his girlfriend sitting blankly on the sofa.
After seeing Wu Qi, his girlfriend burst into tears. Wu Qi asked her why she was crying. She shook her head and said, "Someone hurt me, someone hurt me. He robbed my door, he robbed my door——"
Wu Qi thought she had been wronged outside and was about to ask what was going on when she suddenly stood up and rushed out the window. The window was not closed, and she fell out of the window. Wu Qi did not react until then.
But it was too late.
Wu Qi's girlfriend fell directly from the 16th floor and was smashed to pieces on the ground.
Wu Qi had a mental breakdown and called 120 and the police, but these actions could not save his girlfriend from the hands of death. He lost her forever.
Wu Qi's girlfriend died mysteriously. Fortunately, there was a home camera at home that recorded everything, otherwise Wu Qi would not be able to explain himself even if he had ten thousand mouths.
"I don't understand what's wrong with her hitting me." Wu Qi sobbed, "I've been having nightmares for the past month. Every night I dream about what she said. I don't understand. What does it mean that someone wants to harm her?"
Wu Qi did a lot of research after his girlfriend's accident. He initially thought someone was bullying her, but after investigating, he found no such person. His girlfriend has been very normal recently, going back and forth between work and home every day. She hasn't had any arguments or enemies with anyone recently.
But even so, she died suddenly.
When Lin Qiushi and Tan Zaozao heard Wu Qi's description of "he robbed my door", their expressions became slightly tense. Obviously, they both understood the meaning of this sentence, but facing Wu Qi, Lin Qiushi had no way to explain it.
He didn't expect this to happen to his best friend, so he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Lin Qiushi said, "Wu Qi..." He wanted to say something comforting, but he felt that words of comfort were too powerless.
No matter what he said, it would not make Wu Qi feel better, so the living room fell into silence for a while, with only Wu Qi's low sobs remaining.
Seeing this, Tan Zaozao felt sorry for him and took out a tissue and handed it to Wu Qi, wanting him to wipe his tears.
Wu Qi glanced at Tan Zaozao, wiped his tears, and calmed down a little. He said, "Thank you."
Tan Zaozao said: "The deceased is gone... My condolences."
Wu Qi smiled bitterly, obviously unable to get over his girlfriend's death.
Lin Qiushi also remained silent. In fact, he was thinking about what Wu Qi's girlfriend had said, which reminded him of what Ruan Nanzhu had once told him.
"Don't let anyone know who you are outside the door, otherwise they might be forced to flee." Ruan Nanzhu said so at the time. And from Wu Qi's words, we can tell that his girlfriend must have experienced something similar.
Wu Qi's crying gradually stopped. He seemed a little embarrassed about his out-of-control emotions, and his expression became slightly awkward.
Seeing this, Tan Zaozao stood up at the right time and said that she had something else to do and left first. Lin Qiushi said goodbye to her and watched her leave.
"What about you, Qiushi?" Wu Qi looked around the living room of the villa. "How are you living here?"
"It's pretty good." Lin Qiushi said, "I like it here very much."
"As long as you like it," Wu Qi said, "I was worried about you before, but now that I see you're doing well, I'm relieved."
Lin Qiushi said, "Do you have anything to do today? If you don't, stay here for a night. I'll make you dinner."
Wu Qi was silent for a moment, then rejected Lin Qiushi's offer and insisted on leaving. Lin Qiushi repeatedly urged him to call him if he needed anything, and Wu Qi nodded in agreement.
After seeing Wu Qi off, Lin Qiushi stood at the door for a long time without moving. Turning around, he saw Cheng Qianli standing behind him with a fruit plate, his expression slightly worried. Next to him was Cheng Yixie, whose face showed no expression. Although the two were twins, they were easy to distinguish.
"Lin Qiushi, are you okay?" Cheng Qianli had been in the kitchen and hadn't dared to come out, fearing to disturb the conversation between Lin Qiushi and Wu Qi. They had also heard what Wu Qi described and understood what had happened.
"It's okay." Lin Qiushi said, "I'm fine." The one who was in trouble was Wu Qi.
"Does this kind of thing... happen often?" Lin Qiushi slowly walked to the sofa, sat down, and looked at Cheng Yixie.
Cheng Yixie said: "Not often. This is not an easy thing."
Lin Qiushi asked, "How on earth... did they do it?"
Cheng Yixie said, "People who do this kind of thing usually know they're going to die soon." He walked across from Lin Qiushi and explained briefly, "They need to find someone with a door, follow that person in, and then find a chance to kill that person."
Lin Qiushi: "But doesn't the person who was followed in know that the other person wanted to seize the door?"
Cheng Yixie: "There is always a way."
Deception, concealment, lies or coercion, when people want to survive, they will always find thousands of ways.
Lin Qiushi slowly clenched his fists and said, "I understand."
Cheng Qianli came over and patted his shoulder, telling him not to be too sad. Lin Qiushi smiled bitterly, "How could I be the saddest one?"
It was Wu Qi who had lost his beloved.
Lin Qiushi's social connections were very limited, and he had only a handful of friends, one of whom was Wu Qi. He had never imagined that Wu Qi would encounter something like this.
That night, the atmosphere in the whole villa was depressing.
Ruan Nanzhu came back from outside and noticed something strange when he sat at the dining table. He asked, "What happened?"
Cheng Qianli glanced at Lin Qiushi, so Ruan Nanzhu also turned his gaze to Lin Qiushi: "Lin Qiushi?"
Lin Qiushi said, "Wu Qi's girlfriend is dead. It seems she was kidnapped."
Ruan Nanzhu paused holding his chopsticks. He looked at Lin Qiushi and asked, "When did it happen?"
Lin Qiushi said, "Just over ten days ago." When he was still in the hospital.
Ruan Nanzhu was silent for a while: "Wu Qi came to see you at that time, but you were still unconscious, so he left." Wu Qi's expression was indeed a little strange at the time, but Ruan Nanzhu was not a person who cared about others, so he did not ask. After Lin Qiushi woke up, he thought Wu Qi would contact Lin Qiushi again, but he did not expect such a thing to happen at that time.
Lin Qiushi sighed. He rarely felt so depressed.
Although he had heard Ruan Nanzhu say this before, when it really happened to someone around him, he realized the insignificance of words.
He was not familiar with Wu Qi's girlfriend. He had only met her twice. He remembered that her name seemed to be He Shuangya, but he didn't know anything else.
But even so, Lin Qiushi still felt that he could not accept this matter.
Lin Qiushi lowered his eyes, ate something simple, and returned to his room.
After a while, there was a knock on his door. Lin Qiushi called out, "Come in," and saw Ruan Nanzhu push the door open and walk in.
Ruan Nanzhu leaned against the door frame: "Ready to sleep?"
Lin Qiushi, who was lying in bed, shook his head and climbed out of bed: "I can't sleep."
How could he possibly sleep after encountering something like this during the day? He originally thought that the door was just his own problem, but he didn't expect that people around him who were familiar with him had the same experience, but they were not as lucky as him and could not survive.
Ruan Nanzhu said, "What are you thinking about?"
Lin Qiushi stared at Ruan Nanzhu, but remained silent. He didn't want to say what he was thinking, but he also didn't want to lie. He felt that if he lied, Ruan Nanzhu would definitely find out.
Ruan Nanzhu said slowly, "Are you thinking about Wu Qi's girlfriend?" As he said this, his eyes were always observing Lin Qiushi's expression.
"Yeah." Lin Qiushi admitted.
Their eyes met in silence for a long moment. Just as Lin Qiushi was about to give up and wanted to look away, Ruan Nanzhu spoke softly. The words he uttered struck directly at Lin Qiushi's soul. He said, "Are you wondering how she died?"
Lin Qiushi pursed his lips into a tight curve.
Ruan Nanzhu slowly walked in front of Lin Qiushi and looked down at him: "Is that so?"
Lin Qiushi sighed softly and said, "Yes." He was indeed thinking about Wu Qi's girlfriend. No one could be killed inside the door, and He Yashuang obviously knew that she was murdered, but why couldn't she successfully transform into a ghost to seek revenge?
Ruan Nanzhu said, "There are always many ways." He raised his eyes, his tone was calm, but his words were chilling, "Someone asked me."
Lin Qiushi was stunned upon hearing this. He thought for a moment before confirming that he hadn't understood the meaning behind Ruan Nanzhu's words. "Someone asked you to seize the gate?"
Ruan Nanzhu nodded: "Yes."
Lin Qiushi didn't understand: "What should I do?"
Ruan Nanzhu asked, "It's actually a very simple matter." He sighed, his tone becoming a bit more bored. "Just make that person die confused. Remember the woman in the world of the girl in the rain who killed people with a picture frame?"
Lin Qiushi nodded. Of course he remembered.
Ruan Nanzhu smiled: "The person who was killed doesn't even know how he died, so how can he talk about revenge? Even if she guessed that it was her companions who did it, revenge can't be achieved by guessing. If she wants to become a ghost, she must at least find out how she died. And people in this line of work usually go in together in threes to be safe." In this way, the scope of suspects becomes wider, and it is safer to seize the door.
Lin Qiushi frowned and said, "I... want to investigate first."
"Of course we have to investigate," Ruan Nanzhu said. "We've never been lenient with those who engage in this kind of business. Lin Qiushi, remember, you're someone I, Ruan Nanzhu, want to protect."
If Lin Qiushi had heard this on other days, he might have thought it was nothing, but strangely, he felt a little embarrassed today, so he pretended not to care and thanked Ruan Nanzhu.
Ruan Nanzhu's gaze fell on the tip of Lin Qiushi's ear. He said, "Hmm? Are you shy?" He stretched out his finger and tapped the tip of Lin Qiushi's ear. "It moves."
Lin Qiushi: “…” Please, these people, spare his poor ears!
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