Chapter 45
"Just tell me what you are going to confirm." Li Yuluan took a deep breath and finished the rest of his words.
Shen Yunzhe clicked his tongue and said, "Waiting for me here."
"Although we won't see each other again, we're companions for now," Li Yiluan said. "It's best not to hide any information."
Shen Yunzhe yawned and looked very tired.
"Shen Yunzhe." Li Yuluan called his name again.
Shen Yunzhe then spoke in a very slow tone, "I suspect it wasn't the female student who was parasitized by the sparrow, but the teacher."
"I actually have the same idea, but there's a horror legend that says that anyone spotted by a sparrow will die, and then the sparrow will take over their body."
"That's why it was the teacher," Shen Yunzhe said. "The sparrow was parasitic, invading the human body, but they chose to let everyone know that the student was dead. Wouldn't it be troublesome if a dead person suddenly appeared in society? Therefore, the dead person will not be noticed."
"Or maybe this 'dead' is just a superficial meaning, meaning that after the sparrow parasitizes the person, they are effectively dead."
Li Yuluan frowned slightly, and after a moment he nodded, agreeing with Shen Yunzhe's idea.
"The teacher was parasitized by sparrows, but she remained conscious. The sparrows were also parasitizing others. The teacher was the only one who discovered all this. Only she realized that her student was dead. Jumping from the building may have been just a self-contained thought in her mind."
"People were dying every day, but no one noticed, and that student was still alive, so she started to doubt her own mental health."
"Or maybe I'm wondering if I'm going through a cycle where one person dies every day."
Li Yuluan understood what Shen Yunzhe meant.
He lowered his head and placed his hand on his forehead.
A teacher who mistakenly believes that she is trapped in reincarnation. The world she sees is different from that of others. It is okay once or twice, but it is no longer normal after too many times. So she chooses to pick up a knife to see what these living students are.
She stabbed several students and teachers to death and injured several more students.
She felt she was seeking the truth, at least this was the truth to her.
"So, you're trying to determine whether this teacher assaulted students," Li Yilun said. "Because the information on the photo changes every day, it's the teacher's record for that day."
"That's right." Shen Yunzhe suddenly became happy. "If we're lucky, we can confirm it this time. If we're unlucky, we'll have to try twice."
Li Yiluan couldn't help but touch his neck. "Now that we've confirmed this, what next?"
"I don't know." Shen Yunzhe said nonchalantly, "Let's confirm this first."
So Li Yuluan stopped asking. He didn't know whether Shen Yunzhe had a backup plan or just thought about it as he said.
Actually, it doesn't matter. Four of them have died so far, and there is nothing else to do. Every day, they think about how to avoid death, collect information to determine the background of the story, and find a way to leave. In the end, only Shen Yunzhe and I are still doing it.
Everyone's focus is on how to survive.
He remembered the divination he had made at the beginning: each of them would step by step walk into the dark swamp of desire.
That's roughly the situation.
Li Yuluan left anyway. Although Shen Yunzhe was just waiting for them all to die and start another round, he didn't want to do nothing and just wait to die. He decided to leave and look for as much information as possible. So Shen Yunzhe strolled alone in the corridor, humming the school song.
"Hey, let me tell you, do we have to keep doing this?"
System answer: [What do you mean? ]
"His codename is Sleep Disorder. You changed him because I was so in sync with the creator that it affected me greatly and made me doubt myself. Now I don't doubt myself at all. The players think I'm a psychopath."
[Increasing the synchronization rate for codename sleep disorders is beneficial for maintaining mental state and can increase the synchronization time with the codename's wishes.]
"Hope doll? Isn't it a bit weird to be in sync with a doll?"
[…Do you really think he’s a doll? ]
"Just kidding." Shen Yunzhe sighed, "My mood has become really bad. As expected, I feel bad when I can't sleep. I can't sleep and I can't dream. I can't go to see the Hope Doll. I'm so unhappy!"
Shen Yunzhe's mental state is indeed not good.
The code name Sleep Disordered was not suitable for his current mental strength, but because of the accident with the code name Music Composer, he had to synchronize, and the synchronization rate was increased to 35%, which made Shen Yunzhe fall into a state that he could not recognize himself.
Maybe he can realize that something is wrong with him now, but he will only think: Who cares, if it’s wrong, it’s wrong!
His mind was unable to maintain normal thinking and he could only indulge in everything his senses received.
Although he is extremely sharp in this state, he is also extremely fragile. He is not so easily destroyed because he is broken.
The system made up its mind and went to the dark space to wake up the dozing code name Hope.
The moment Codename Hope woke up, the system saw a flash of murderous intent in his eyes.
[Go see Shen Yunzhe.] The system cuts to the chase. [His mental state is extremely poor, and his codename counterpart cannot be changed for the time being.]
Codename Hope frowned, looking confused as if she didn't understand.
Perhaps what Shen Yunzhe said was right. Codename Hope had been away from the human world for too long and had forgotten too many things. He was blank about most communications with ordinary humans, like an innocent rabbit, or the harmless and exquisite doll that Shen Yunzhe liked.
[Shen Yunzhe wants to see you.] So the system directly said more accurate words.
Code Name Hope understood all at once, and light suddenly filled his empty eyes, as if he had come back to life in this dead place.
"He wants to see me?" Codename Hope repeated the question, "Really?"
"Does he... like me very much?"
"Can I go see him?"
Yes, he likes you very much.
The system muttered in its heart: It’s just a matter of being careful about the love of the doll.
At this time, Shen Yunzhe was leaning against the window. He felt very tired from walking and his whole body was very weak. He realized that it might not be his body that was tired, but his spirit. He was so tired that his mind became soft and weak.
Just then, Shen Yunzhe heard the sound of glass being knocked.
Shen Yunzhe turned around without caring at all, and the next moment he opened his eyes wide in surprise.
In the unclear reflection of the glass, he saw his own shadow and a familiar person standing behind him.
Codename Hope stood there, the same height as him, with long silver hair hanging down behind him. Because of this long hair, he looked very gentle, and there was no sign of the domineering extreme emotions he had when he was in sync.
"He said, you wanted to see me, so I came." Codename Hope seemed a little embarrassed and interrupted his sentence twice before finishing it.
To be honest, Shen Yunzhe's thinking was slow when he heard this.
After synchronizing with the codename Sleep Disorder Patient, his mind would only become clear occasionally, and most of the time he was stuck in a state he didn't even know what it was. He didn't think about anything, just did what he wanted, wandering slowly in the game field.
But at the moment when Code Name Hope said this, he seemed to be settled all of a sudden, and his feet finally touched the ground.
He turned back into the original Shen Yunzhe and saw something that belonged only to Shen Yunzhe.
Shen Yunzhe couldn't understand what kind of emotion this was.
"Are you worried about me?" Shen Yunzhe asked him.
This was the question that Codename Hope always asked over and over again, but this time it was Shen Yunzhe who asked it.
Codename Hope seemed to have noticed something. He looked at Shen Yunzhe and took a step forward after a moment. In the blurry reflection of the glass, Shen Yunzhe seemed to see him sticking behind him, with his arms trying to hug him.
"Yeah." His words were still so brief.
Shen Yunzhe suddenly felt his eyes warm, as if a piece of dry soil was suddenly sprinkled with water.
Perhaps it was at that moment that Shen Yunzhe suddenly realized that he was also a person who lacked love. He had been a loner from the orphanage to adulthood, and he had never found a stable social partner. He even had very few friends, and he also longed for care that belonged to him alone.
And now, he is needed and cared for by himself.
Codename Hope closed his eyes, and his figure slowly disappeared, as if it had turned into a piece of light. Shen Yunzhe's remaining sanity told him: Codename Hope cannot stay in contact with him for too long.
Because the spirit of Codename Hope is so overbearing, any synchronization will have a long-lasting impact.
"So touching? You've even overturned the codename 'sleep disorder'."
"I'm so touched." Shen Yunzhe sighed, almost moved to tears, "You don't understand that feeling. The little baby you raised actually came over to cuddle with you, hugged you, and said I was so worried about you."
“It’s not in vain!”
The system fell silent again, probably because he left it speechless again.
Shen Yunzhe regained his spirit and felt full of confidence for a rare time, but now he could do nothing but wait to die.
Then he became depressed again.
Running to the steps of the teaching building, Shen Yunzhe sat there entertaining himself while waiting for dark. While waiting, Li Yuluan and Yuan Jing passed by. Both of them had unhappy expressions. They came to talk to Shen Yunzhe for a few words, but neither of them stayed for too long.
When the birds started singing, Shen Yunzhe suddenly realized that it was getting dark. He stood up and almost fell down because his legs were numb.
"It hurts so much!" Shen Yunzhe rubbed his numb legs.
He took out his cell phone from his pocket to check the time. After confirming the time, he casually turned on the live broadcast. There were quite a few people on the live broadcast at this time, and the audience didn't know what they were doing here.
[It moved! My bet was right! He sat there motionless for over three hours!]
[Is it true that someone could sit still for three hours in this kind of playground?! Or are they stone steps?!]
Is his butt also made of stone?!
[How painful! You're actually betting on when a psychopath will stand up from where he's sitting.]
[What else? Now these players are constantly dying in a cycle. It's fun to watch the first or second time, but after that, it's no longer fun.]
Shen Yunzhe looked at the comments and asked, "Not only are you watching a horrible live broadcast, but you're also gambling?"
"I'll report you once you get out and put you all in jail."
Are you kidding or serious?
What did he say? Put us in jail?
"Oh, I forgot, you are not human, you can't be locked up." Shen Yunzhe sighed, "How pitiful, you don't even have the qualifications to be locked up."
"I shouldn't bother with you guys."
Is he scolding us?
Even though what he said was true, why am I so angry?
[Shen Yunzhe, you don't really live in a mental hospital in real life, do you?]
"I'm a forensic doctor, a forensic doctor," Shen Yunzhe emphasized. "I might have performed autopsies on your bodies before."
[Fuck, this guy...]
【You won't get a chance to dissect our bodies! 】
[Ignore him. If we talk to him, we'll be the only ones to suffer.]
The audience felt uncomfortable, so he felt comfortable. He ignored his numb calves and limped to the front of the birdcage.
It was also at this time that Li Yuluan and Yuan Jing rushed in from the back door, but were caught up by the ghost the next moment. When Shen Yunzhe looked over, he saw that they were stabbed down by the ghost with a dagger, blood splattered, and the birdcage was covered with blood.
Li Yuluan and Yuan Jing ran to where Shen Yunzhe was before they died for the photo.
This was the last effort they could make.
Shen Yunzhe stood there for a while, then he walked over and looked down at the figure holding the dagger.
"What are you?" Shen Yunzhe asked it.
The figure did not answer, but simply disappeared from the air, and a photo slowly fell on the spot.
Shen Yunzhe reached out to catch the photo, and this time the blood didn't get all over it.
Turning over the photo, Shen Yunzhe saw new words.
"Another student committing suicide. How long will it take? How many people will have to die before they are discovered?"
"The principal wants to fire me and wants me to go get treatment, but I'm not sick. Why should I leave? Why are they looking at me so scared?!"
'I'm going to check out the students who are still alive right now!
Shen Yunzhe smiled, "Now it's confirmed."
…
Start over for the sixth time.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Lan Sicheng collapsed. She let out a violent scream, which was very different from her elegant state at the beginning. She looked like she was about to hurt herself.
Lu Shun did not leave again because he was also dying continuously, and he was the first to die. He could not find a way out and could only rely on these people, so he followed behind shamelessly.
Bi Jiayin still did not show up, and she disappeared completely from that time on.
"Let me die, let me die!" Lan Sicheng screamed.
They knew what Lan Sicheng meant. What she wanted was not a death in which she would wake up, but a complete death in which she would close her eyes and never open them again.
"Hold on a little longer, let's hold on a little longer!" Bei Chuanchuan hugged Lan Sicheng, "We've already survived three games. How can we stop here? Lan Sicheng, I'll die behind you."
Lu Shun was trying to speak up for himself, while Li Yiluan and Yuan Jing looked at him arguing indifferently.
Only Shen Yunzhe walked into the teaching building and stood in front of the birdcage when the game restarted.
"Shen Yunzhe?!" They thought Shen Yunzhe was going to dismantle the cage and shoot the bird again, so they hurried over.
But Shen Yunzhe just stood in front of the cage.
Just when they were feeling confused, Shen Yunzhe spoke.
"Teacher Wang," Shen Yunzhe called to the strange human-shaped bird, "We're going to the school song competition. Please open the door, we're going to be late."
Everyone was stunned.
The bird looked at them, and it responded by calling twice at them.
"Don't you know? The principal feels that you're too tired as the head teacher of the senior class. This kind of activity shouldn't bother you, so he's handed it over to us interns." Shen Yunzhe cleared his throat and said, "Teacher Wang, listen to me sing the school song."
As he spoke, Shen Yunzhe began to sing the school song. His voice was very soft, but it was full of energy and sunshine.
But it seemed sunny at this time, and all of them got goosebumps.
After the song was finished, the strange bird actually nodded.
With a click, the lock of the birdcage opened. With another click, everyone was surprised to find that the school gate was also open.
"Thank you, Teacher Wang."
Shen Yunzhe turned and walked out. When he passed them, he said, "Hurry up and leave."
Everyone finally reacted and ran quickly towards the school gate, as if the light was right in front of them.
Li Yiluan followed him and asked, "How do you know that bird is Teacher Wang?"
"The bird is singing the school song. The bird has a human face and is afraid of the school song." Shen Yunzhe said firmly. After that, he suddenly laughed, as if he couldn't maintain his seriousness. The same is true for mischievous children. They started laughing as they spoke.
He said, "You're kidding. I took a gamble and it paid off."
Li Yuluan has completely adapted to Shen Yunzhe's mood swings.
He even doubted whether Shen Yunzhe was a forensic doctor or not, and suspected that he had some disease, which was why he seemed so... different.
But he could still see the fate of Shen Yunzhe. The life that had ended was replaced by another one. They possessed Shen Yunzhe, as if they wanted to merge with him. The deeper their fusion, the stranger Shen Yunzhe became.
But even so, Shen Yunzhe's figure was still so clear, as if those ended lives were just a pool of water, only making his turbidity a little clearer.
Li Yiluan retracted his gaze and asked, "Can we leave this playground now?"
"No." Shen Yunzhe rejected this answer.
Li Yuluan was not surprised, because it was too easy to walk, and he also felt something was wrong.
"We haven't even seen any sparrows yet, how could we just leave like that?" Shen Yunzhe looked at Lu Shun as he rushed out of the school gate, his voice sticky and sweet as if he was saying something, "Now we're just looking for sparrows in a different place."
Sure enough, after they stepped out of the school gate, another middle school appeared in front of them.
Qingcheng No. 2 Senior High School.
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