☆ 11. Dawn

Dawn

Time passed slowly, and darkness flowed like thick ink. In his wild thoughts, after experiencing a thrilling day, Tokiwa Hiiragi fell into a deep sleep.

Before falling asleep, he swallowed a red pill while Kurosawa Jin was not paying attention.

He was already unconscious due to being too exhausted, and was also extremely childish in the body of a ten-year-old child. Tokiwa Hiiragi secretly thought:

Just wait, I will be able to rescue my friends tomorrow!

In the blink of an eye, it was morning, and the incandescent lights turned on, and the entire rest area was instantly bright. Shi Ting Shu was still a little dazed, and it was too much to ask a ten-year-old child to stay up late.

The person who controlled this vest was Tang Lichu, who had slept less than three hours a day on average during his senior year of high school, and even went to bed at four in the morning one day after having the vest: …

It’s great that the ability to stay up late has returned to the level before liberation.

Huashan Zhaoze, who had regained his energy after a good sleep, looked at his two roommates curiously: "You two...?"

He paused, pointed under his eyes, and signaled with his eyes: Why do you both have dark circles under your eyes? Did you do something behind my back last night?

Shi Ting Shu: “…”

He shifted his gaze guiltily.

Huashan Zhaoze raised his eyebrows, showing a look of determination to get to the bottom of the matter, and smiled at Shi Ting Shu: "How dare you hide it from me? Wait until I call Lina and A Ting, and you tell the truth."

When Tokiwa Hiiragi heard Tsuru Jingting's name, his smile disappeared.

The beast-like girl who struggled yesterday gradually became clear in his mind. When he thought of that scene, he felt his stomach churning, and it seemed as if a heavy stone was falling down in his body.

Kurosawa Jin patted him and shook his head: Don’t tell him for now, this is Huashan Rina’s request.

"..." Shi Ting Shu pursed his lips and shrank his head as if he was afraid, hoping that Hua Shan Zhao Ze didn't notice anything unusual about him.

He stuck out his tongue at his roommate, signaling him to rest assured. Huashan Zhaoze shrugged his shoulders and said, "When did you and Azhen collude? Speaking of which, I always feel that you are hiding something from me."

Shi Ting Shu felt even more guilty. After a moment, he was shocked.

Wait, why could he understand the other two people's thoughts so clearly? Even if they were roommates in an orphanage for many years, they couldn't be so in tune with each other, right?

Although their communication the day before involved some gestures such as winking and eye contact, it was mainly based on writing and sign language.

What's going on now? Is it... the effect of the medicine?

Miyano Atsushi's inner thoughts turned out to be correct. This medicine could effectively enhance his abilities, allowing him to read minds without the need for blood as a medium.

Shi Ting Shu was so ecstatic that he couldn't help but curl his fingers.

He needs to experiment.

"Hmm..." He stretched and relaxed his body, "Breakfast is about to start, aren't you guys going to wash up?"

Huashan Zhaoze smiled at him viciously: Are you really not going to say anything?

Tokiwa Hiiragi spread his hands and looked at his roommate innocently with his indigo eyes.

He went straight out to wash up. The washroom was shared by the entire rest area, and he saw other boys and girls brushing their teeth.

The boy opposite had a dull look in his eyes. Shi Ting Shu read the words that kept repeating in his mind: big train... beep beep... big train...

Tokiwa Hiiragi paused. This seemed to be another boy whose brain was damaged by the organization's experiments, or perhaps because of drinking.

But this allowed him to confirm that he had indeed acquired such ability.

After washing up, the three boys went to have breakfast together. The rest area really wouldn't treat the children badly in terms of such material things.

The refreshing orange juice, sandwiches, and matcha daifuku after the meal really made people happy.

Huashan Zhaoze thought maliciously while eating breakfast: Look, what a sumptuous beheading meal! The Black Crow Circus has started training well-behaved and obedient experimental dogs again.

Tokiwa Hiiragi looked away and found that no matter whose face he looked at, overwhelming thoughts would make his head buzz.

This won’t work. You have to get used to it quickly.

After breakfast, the blonde girl was half-leaning on the sofa waiting. The green-eyed boy looked at her calmly for a moment, and then he made an intimate gesture and took his hand.

Vermouth thought to herself: It’s not a big deal for him to pretend like this, huh, little boy.

Kurosawa Jin thought in Gin style: This is so disgusting.

“…”

Tokiwa Hiiragi was greatly shocked.

It's uncomfortable for both of you to be so close, so why don't you move apart a little.

What is the purpose?

He glanced at the surveillance camera that was flashing red light.

Well, okay, that's a reason.

The blonde girl raised the corner of her mouth leisurely, thinking in her heart whether intentionally or unintentionally: How should I tell this little boy Kurosawa that there is a secret passage leading to the outside world in their dormitory?

The psychological activities turned into language, luring Shi Ting Shu like a poisonous snake, bewitching him into walking into the trap that had been laid long ago.

'That is the treasure left by my friend, a ray of hope for freedom. This passage was already dug when our generation of experimental subjects were still imprisoned here.'

In his excitement, Shi Tingshu had no idea that the psychological activities of the organization's intelligence officer in front of him were so detailed and accurate that it seemed as if they had been rehearsed in advance.

He was too confident in his ability to read minds and too underestimated others.

It never occurred to him that someone might actually be controlling his mind in order to lure him and his friends into a trap.

Tokiwa Hiiragi stood up suddenly, made up a lame excuse, and ran back to the dormitory.

"..." Kurosawa Jin frowned and looked at the beautiful woman with a fake smile beside him, "What did you do?"

Vermouth smiled meaningfully: "Nothing - I just recalled the past in my heart."

"Well, why don't you go and see what your companions are so anxious to do, boys?"

She narrowed her eyes, but this time it wasn't entirely a joke, but there was a bit of other emotions in her expression.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to help these children who are just like her, but it’s too late.

There was no way she would betray her boss for them. To be honest, such behavior would be too naive and too kind.

Immersed in darkness, neither she nor they had the chance to return to the light, at least Vermouth would not hold out such hope.

——She is not a fool like Hell Angle, who mistakenly thinks she can get out safely after coming in.

Speaking of Hell Angle, the Miyano family has already attracted the boss's attention, and there's no telling when they might be silenced.

Vermouth was pleased to hear this.

Looking at Kurosawa Jin's back as he hurried away without hesitation, she shrugged, raised one eyebrow, and put on a sad tone.

"It's not gentlemanly to walk away without even saying hello and leaving the lady alone."

"Is that right, little Huashan Zhaoze?"

"By the way, didn't you feel like your friends were hiding something from you today?"

Vermouth chuckled and looked leisurely at the boy in front of her who was about to turn around and look for his roommate.

"Okay, okay, let me tell you then."

Huashan Zhaoze wanted to ask the person in front of him to stop, but the beautiful and charming voice of the movie queen seemed to suck him in like a black hole, making him unable to move.

...As expected of the most powerful intelligence officer in the organization...

"I'll give you a hint. Have you ever wondered why your good friend He Jingting hasn't shown up all day today, and why they never mentioned her?"

The female star flicked her blonde hair and drawled.

On the other side, Tokiwa Hiiragi was so excited that his breathing became much faster.

He walked into the dormitory in two or three steps, trying hard to recall the image of Vermouth that had just flashed through his memory.

He pursed his lips, and with an almost solemn expression, he repeated the action he had just seen in the other person's mind, moving the innermost baffle of the dormitory closet to the right...

The dark interior was revealed, and to Tokiwa Hiiragi it was like a road to heaven.

At this moment, he was already overwhelmed with joy and wanted only to go in and explore the way.

He had no doubts about Vermouth's thoughts at all. To be precise, perhaps it was because of the setting that the owner of the vest would not die after the vest died that he was able to completely abandon his due vigilance. In short, he jumped into the cabinet.

"Ting Shu?" Hua Shanli's shocked voice came from behind, and her light footsteps, that of a girl, followed closely behind.

And Kurosawa Jin's steady steps were approaching. Tokiwa Hiiragi looked back, shook his head, and walked into the passage that Vermouth called "the dawn of freedom."

Huashan Li ran in in two or three steps, and she had no time to think. Kurosawa Jin frowned and tried to organize, but when he arrived in front of the closet, his two friends had been completely submerged in the dark passage and disappeared.

Kurosawa Jin: ...

His green eyes looked at the dark passage. He hesitated for a moment and then walked into the passage tentatively.

On the other side, Huashan Zhaoze felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave after hearing what Vermouth said.

He just felt his whole body stiffen, and for a moment he was completely unwilling to believe it.

"Where is she?" he asked dryly, "Where is A-Ting?"

The blonde actress snorted and laughed, still looking somewhat playful and at ease. She stood up from the sofa, and her high heels made a "clicking" sound on the floor.

But such a slight sound was completely ignored by Huashan Zhaoze's messy brain. The ominous premonition became stronger and stronger, and he almost wanted to bend down and vomit.

But why?

Huashan Zhaoze was extremely confused, and he asked himself in his heart.

But why on earth did his companions keep it secret from him?

Vermouth's voice sounded again in front of her, like a light in the darkness, but that light came from Satan, so strange and evil that it made people want to retreat.

"Come with me," she said. "I'll take you to see her."

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