Zhang You, dead?
This fact is right in front of us, but the person in front of the mirror finds it hard to accept it.
Guo Guo was stunned for two seconds before tears welled up in her eyes. "Wow, who killed you? We're going to get revenge!"
Tang Xinjue pulled the two excited roommates to calm them down and listen carefully to what Zhang You said.
Zhang You shook his head and mouthed the cause of death: "Zhao Mingtao."
After gestures and lip movements, several people understood the whole story: Zhang You became the dean of studies and stopped Zhao Mingtao and Wang Peng from fighting, and was then stabbed to death by Zhao Mingtao.
In fact, with Zhang You's enhanced physical fitness, he might not be unable to defeat the frenzied Zhao Mingtao, but he did not expect the opponent to suddenly attack him from behind, and he was sent away without even having time to resist.
Zhang You was also very depressed, but overall she was calm. She pointed at herself, then at the mirror, and then at Tang Xin Jue.
Tang Xin Jue understood: "The knocking sounds were all made by you. It was you who led me here."
Zhang You nodded.
It turns out that in the "reality" of the movie, if you are killed by other students, you will not die completely, but will continue to exist as a "ghost" and can even travel into the other world.
However, she no longer had a physical body and could not communicate normally with Tang Xinjue and the others. She could only attract attention by making knocking sounds and appear with the help of a mirror.
Zhang You pointed outside and at Li Xiaoyu's notebook, and gestured with great effort to make a meaning:
She knew more of the plot.
Tang Xin Jue's eyes flickered slightly: "From the perspective of a ghost, one can see more of the characters' movements, without being restricted by perspective?"
Zhang You nodded vigorously.
It was too difficult to describe the plot based solely on Zhang You's current state. Tang Xin Jue dipped his hand into the blood-mixed water and wrote six names on the sink mirror. He asked Zhang You, "Can you draw the order in which they died?"
Zhang You raised her hand, wiped out Sun Qian and Feng Wan first, and shook her head. She didn't know the details of the two people's deaths, but she also agreed with the speculation of Tang Xinjue and the other two.
Then, she drew a line with her fingers on the mirror and crossed out Qian Zhi and Wang Peng at the same time.
The two killed each other in a brawl.
In the end, only two names remained on the mirror: Li Xiaoyu and Zhao Mingtao.
An arc points from the latter to the former, adding traces of pursuit.
Zhao Mingtao was the one who killed the head teacher, Zhang You. Judging from what Zhang You said, after he killed the person, he found Li Xiaoyu peeping nearby, so he chased after her with a knife and wanted to kill Li Xiaoyu as well.
Tang Xin Jue asked: "And then?"
Zhang You opened her mouth, seemingly at a loss for words. Suddenly, she turned to look outside, her brow furrowed anxiously, and rapped hard on the mirror. The blood stain on the mirror was rapidly fading.
The other world is about to disappear!
Seeing that time was running out, Tang Xinjue could only hurry and ask one last question: "Do you know who had the dream in the movie?"
Zhang You shook his head.
She used her last moments to silently lip-sync:
Be careful of Li Xiaoyu.
The inner world vanished once more, accompanied by a brief feeling of weightlessness and detachment. Tang Xinjue calmed himself and realized she was standing in the bathroom, clutching the opened notebook.
The moment she turned to walk out, her movements suddenly froze.
……wrong.
This is no longer the otherworld, it is clearly the "reality" outside the movie dream, but the burnt smell in the air has not disappeared, but has become stronger and stronger.
After a two-second pause, Tang Xinjue's flickering eyes froze... She suddenly understood.
I understood the meaning of the curse oath in Li Xiaoyu's notebook, understood why Class 3-1 was wiped out, and understood the origin of Li Xiaoyu's ghost image.
——It’s burning.
The next moment, she took a step without hesitation and ran towards Class 3-1 at full speed!
If her guess was correct, Li Xiaoyu and Zhao Mingtao should have died in the same way - in a fire.
As they got closer to Class 1, Grade 3, the pungent smell of burning became stronger and stronger. At the door of the classroom with a sign that read "Class 1, Grade 3", Tang Xinjue suddenly stopped.
Only black ashes remained in the classroom.
All the tables, chairs and facilities had been burned to ashes. Dozens of charred bodies lay in painful and strange postures in the room, making it impossible to tell who was who.
Li Xiaoyu's silent smiling face seemed to appear before his eyes, and there were faint wails and low moans in his ears, pressing down from all directions.
Tang Xin Jue didn't turn off her perception, instead letting her mind run wild. She knew it was too late. According to the plot of the movie, it should be almost time now...
"Ding! The movie viewing progress has reached 100%, and the replay has ended. Now let's start the movie viewing quiz!"
really.
She hadn't forgotten that during the movie's "replay," all the dangers in reality and the otherworld only served to increase the difficulty of their "viewing." Ultimately, the key to success still lay in this test.
If they answer incorrectly again this time, the best possibility is that they will be replayed in the movie again.
But the worst possible scenario...
Thinking of Zhang You who was already in ghost state, Tang Xinjue's expression became increasingly cold and solemn.
[Excuse me, whose dream does this movie tell?]
[A. Zhao Mingtao]
[B, Qian Zhi]
[C, Sun Qian]
[D. Li Xiaoyu]
The question appeared in the air, and the countdown was only 60 seconds.
There was no one around, and Tang Xinjue didn't know if her roommate was also facing the same choice. She spoke quickly:
“If someone chooses the wrong one and someone chooses the right one, how do we determine the outcome?”
The rules quickly gave the answer: [The quiz is conducted in dormitories. The choice is up to the dorm members to select one individual to take the test. The result is only affected by the choice of that individual.]
This means that when faced with the movie test, others gave the choice to Tang Xinjue.
Her choice is the final outcome of this movie.
The girl's expression relaxed slightly, and the countdown numbers fell rapidly in her eyes, indicating the urgency of the choice.
"Choose A."
Tang Xinjue finally spoke.
[Are you sure of your choice?]
"Confirmed." Tang Xinjue repeated again, his voice clear and firm, "This is Zhao Mingtao's dream."
The dreamer likely needs to meet two conditions simultaneously: 1. Not die prematurely in the plot, otherwise they would not know that the whole class was wiped out. 2. Subconsciously believe that Wang Peng likes Feng Wan and is unaware of the truth behind the love letter.
The only person who meets both of these requirements is Zhao Mingtao.
There's one final point that makes Zhao Mingtao fit the bill as the dreamer: he also has feelings for Feng Wan. This fact is not only exploited by Qian Zhi to frame her, but also reflected in the film: the man Feng Wan is clearly in a relationship with is named "Wang Peng," but Zhao Mingtao's face is shown.
"At the end of the reality show, Zhao Mingtao chased Li Xiaoyu all the way back to the classroom."
Tang Xin Jue spoke calmly, completing his speculation as if he were stating something.
"But when Zhao Mingtao returned to the classroom, he saw Feng Wan, who had been killed by Wang Peng. It was class time, and all the students had rushed back to the classroom, unaware of what had happened."
"Only Li Xiaoyu closed the classroom door at this moment, ignited the flammable materials that had been prepared, set a fire in the classroom, and burned everyone to death."
"Before being burned to death by the flames, Zhao Mingtao had this dream in a hazy state, and then he and the dream disappeared into ashes."
After saying the last sentence, Tang Xinjue raised his eyes and said, "This is the real content of the movie."
[Answer submitted, being checked...]
[Congratulations, you answered correctly!]
[Candidates may now proceed to the next section: On-site Appreciation. Please write a review of the film within 60 minutes, with a minimum of 800 words.]
As the prompt sounded, three figures suddenly appeared beside Tang Xinjue.
Guo Guo, Zheng Wanqing, and even the "dead" Zhang You, all appeared here intact.
The roommates looked at each other in bewilderment. Before they could show any surprise, the front and back doors of the classroom suddenly closed, and flames ignited in front of the four of them!
[Countdown to live viewing experience: 60 minutes]
Several people: "...Fuck."
It turns out that the on-site impressions are literally "on-site".
They want to write their reflections at the fire and murder scene!
Blood seeped in from the classroom door, and a pale girl crawled down from the ceiling. It was Feng Wan in ghost form. Following closely behind her, Qian Zhi, Sun Qian, Wang Peng, and Zhao Mingtao appeared one after another, giggling and watching the crowd.
“…”
It's a live broadcast of an off-site exam?
After coming back to their senses from a brief blankness in their minds, Guo Guo and the others suddenly discovered that Tang Xinjue had quickly opened Li Xiaoyu's notebook and started writing on it.
Being able to write this review without changing my expression under such circumstances, I have no other words to express my awe.
"God of Secret!"
Guo Guo cried out in emotion, and with his legs almost limp from fear, he ran to Tang Xinjue to read the review she had written.
There was a title clearly listed on the paper:
On the Importance of Having Fire Extinguishers and Escape Equipment in the Classroom - Reflections on "Death Record of Class 1, Grade 3"
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