Chapter 82 The Bloodstained Class Reunion (6)
The door to the next room creaked open, and a tall figure walked in silently, leaning against the doorframe in front of her room.
It's Pei Yu.
He seemed to know everything about this place all along, dressed in a simple shirt and trousers, with a graceful figure.
His face was expressionless, his gaze calmly fixed on Hongjiadu.
More precisely, it landed on the rusty shovel in his hand.
There were no words, no questions, he just stood there, yet his aura seemed to be emanating from him, making one's heart tremble.
That wasn't the kind of aura a player should have; it was more like some ancient and majestic being inadvertently revealing the tip of its iceberg.
The excited expression on Hong Jiadu's face froze the moment Pei Yu appeared.
His fingers tightened suddenly around the shovel handle, making a slight cracking sound, and the veins on the back of his hand became visible.
His gaze swept quickly over Pei Yu, his pupils contracting almost imperceptibly.
A chilling shiver, originating from instinct, crept up Hongjiadu's spine.
He suddenly remembered what had happened last night.
He was convinced he could devour the "classmate" in front of him, but he couldn't break through the barrier in the slightest.
"You're awake too?"
Hongjiadu froze for a few seconds before abruptly shifting his gaze.
He looked at Lin Chujiu again:
"Perfect timing, it's dark at night, it'll be safer with more people. Where's Sisi? Let's call her too, it'll be more fun with more people."
Lin Chujiu glanced at Pei Yu, who nodded almost imperceptibly.
She composed herself, suppressed her deepest doubts, and walked to the next room, raising her voice:
"Sisi? Are you asleep? Jiadu wants to take us for a walk around the campus."
The dormitory was initially deathly silent.
Then came a rustling sound, and after a long while, the door was finally opened a crack.
Xu Sisi's face appeared behind the door, pale as paper, with red and swollen eyes, smudged makeup, and eyes filled with fear that was about to overflow.
Seeing the shovel in Hongjiadu's hand, she gasped in fright, "Where...where are you going?"
"I'll just wander around the campus; it's been a long time since I've been back."
Hong Jiadu's voice was calm, but his expression remained excited.
Xu Sisi's lips trembled as she looked at Lin Chujiu, her eyes filled with fear and venom.
If she hadn't been there to replace this woman, why would she have suffered like this?
She shuffled out, her body stiff as she followed at the back.
The four of them, led by Hongjiadu, began their nighttime journey.
The streetlights at school were intermittently on and off yesterday, and today they are completely broken.
The campus was eerily dark.
As far as the eye could see, there were only pale spots of light shining from a few windows in the distance.
Hongjiadu turned on a flashlight and walked ahead on his own.
The road beneath our feet was blurry and indistinct, and the air was thick with the smell of earth.
The tree, which looked ordinary during the day, was now twisted into a menacing shape, as if it were about to pounce on people at any moment.
Lin Chujiu was on high alert.
The pit, Rule Seven, that repulsive green corpse, the fleeting shadow from last night...
These fragmented pieces of information collided fiercely in her mind, giving her a headache.
Hongjiadu's ambiguous attitude cast a shadow over Zhou Ruoruo's death.
Lin Chujiu's head was throbbing from thinking so much that she decided to stop.
Just then, she subconsciously looked towards the high walls of the campus.
She was stunned at first glance, overwhelmed by a strong sense of absurdity and disconnect.
The campus was deathly silent and dark, but the world outside the walls was completely different.
Brightly lit and dazzling, a vibrant and bustling night scene unfolded before her as she looked up—
In the distance, the city's neon lights outlined the cold, hard silhouettes of buildings, car headlights converged into a continuous river of light, and further away, the Ferris wheel in the amusement park slowly rotated...
So vibrant, so radiant, brimming with the breath of life.
Lin Chujiu suddenly understood the purpose of the rules.
Rule 6: During the class reunion, you will stay at the school and are not allowed to leave the school without permission.
Seeing this stark contrast, she also wanted to escape from prison.
Lin Chujiu was speechless for a moment.
The "boundary" is so clear, yet so ironic. These people are like insects trapped in a transparent glass cage, able to see the vast world outside clearly, yet firmly sealed within their confines.
She remembered the pit she had just seen.
Could the truth behind this instance lie in the things buried beneath the pit?
Just as she was thinking, the system's announcement suddenly rang out.
[Congratulations, host, for revealing 20% of the truth!]
Lin Chujiu's breath hitched. 20%! Her guess was right.
It seems the secret of this instance really is related to burial.
Hongjiadu, walking ahead, seemed oblivious to the colorful lights outside the wall.
He carried the shovel, walking with complete focus, leading them slowly around the main road of the campus.
He would occasionally stop, point to some buildings, and say to them:
"Look, that's the old laboratory building. I used to smoke in the toilet there."
“There used to be an old locust tree there, and Pei Yu used to secretly poop under it.”
"Sisi used to always like to sit by that window."
His tone was filled with nostalgia, and a hint of struggling pain.
"Only a few of you were able to attend this class reunion, and Ruoruo is dead among them."
He sighed softly, his voice broken by the wind, but it didn't reveal much genuine sadness; instead, it carried an unusual calmness.
"Time flies... Back then, we were the closest of friends."
Lin Chujiu immediately perked up her ears. Pei Yu beside her also slowed his pace almost imperceptibly, although his face remained expressionless.
Hongjiadu didn't turn back to look at them; his gaze was fixed on the shadows in the darkness, as if talking to himself, or perhaps pouring out his heart:
“Me, Ruoruo, and Pei Yu.”
He paused deliberately on the name "Pei Yu," his tone carrying an indescribable meaning.
"The three of us are especially close, we're inseparable. Pei Yu seems quiet, but he's quick-witted and has the most ideas; Ruo Ruo is pretty and daring, she's willing to try anything; as for me, I just follow them around and let them take me around."
His tone was filled with satisfaction:
"That was the best age, the best... friends."
He spoke naturally, reminiscing about pure youthful friendships.
This falls under the category of "actively mentioning" and does not violate any rules.
But Lin Chujiu keenly sensed something deeper and darker in the depths of his tone.
The entire "visit" was unexpectedly peaceful. There were no sudden pitfalls, no eerie attacks, only the pervasive eeriness and the intermittent whispers of Hongjiadu, carrying with them memories.
This excessive calmness seemed somewhat eerie in the terrifying dungeon, making Lin Chujiu's unease even stronger.
The route to Hongjiadu was clearly carefully chosen, perfectly avoiding dangerous areas, especially the teaching building where Zhou Ruoruo's body was found.
Finally, after going around in circles, they returned to the dormitory building, where the open doorways looked like mouths waiting to devour them.
Hongjiadu stopped at the entrance, turned around, and the expression on his face, which was a mixture of fatigue and secret excitement, seemed to have subsided a lot.
His gaze swept over Lin Chujiu and Pei Yu, finally landing on Xu Sisi, who was pale as a ghost and could barely stand, needing to lean against the wall for support.
That's enough for now.
Hongjiadu's voice was steady.
"Don't go out at night, especially..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping meaningfully across the deep darkness in the distance—
"Don't go to places you 'shouldn't go.' We'll continue playing tomorrow. Let's rest well today and recharge our energy."
His tone was gentle, as if he were genuinely thinking of his friend.
However, the moment he finished speaking, Xu Sisi, who had been tense like a bowstring about to break, completely broke down.
"Rest?! How am I supposed to rest?!"
She abruptly shook off her hand, which had been lightly supporting her against the wall, like a trapped beast driven to the brink of despair.
She staggered and turned around, her bloodshot eyes staring intently at Lin Chujiu!
There was no trace of imitation left inside; only the most primal fear, despair, and... bursting forth resentment remained!
"It's all your fault! It's all because of you!"
She cried out sharply, tears streaming down her face.
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