Chapter 132 The Ouija Board (9) [The Infallible Pool God: ...]
Chang Mingai was still oblivious. She knew it was haunted, which was nothing new, but she sensed the anomaly in time, so the haunting was no surprise, because there was something even more elusive and dangerous—she immediately looked at Xie Tan.
Not again? Chang Ming loves to wink.
Xie Tan went to the bar, opened the cabinet, and found water and cola, along with high-end liquor and Want Want milk. He gave each of them a can of cola and poured himself a glass of ice water.
The icy water washed away the rising heat.
If he didn't know he hadn't done anything, he would have thought he had manipulated time, just like them. Otherwise, how could his pheromone levels be higher than usual after using several inhibitors this month?
Resistance shouldn't increase that quickly.
Seeing that he was pretending not to understand and was leaning against the bar, almost falling asleep, Chang Mingai turned to ask Sun Enze.
Sun Enze told him everything he knew.
"So that guy Xi Rui..." Chang Mingai fell silent.
Sun Enze subconsciously looked at Xie Tan, but stopped abruptly as soon as he made a move: "They must have been taken away by the Ouija board. The club president and Teacher Meng both disappeared because of the Ouija board. It's all my fault. Why did I faint?"
“You fainted twice, so it’s not your problem. It’s good you didn’t ask. They must have triggered some mechanism.” Chang Mingai pondered for a moment, then took out a chainsaw from the inner room. “It’s definitely related to the ghosts of the mass suicide case. No wonder they abandoned the school building. So many exorcisms and rituals haven’t been able to send them away… Let’s go take a look.”
Sun Enze was forced back two steps by Chang Ming'ai's martial prowess, his eyes widening: "Wait..."
Chang Mingai: "What's wrong? Do you want Enyou's axe? It's in the inner room too."
Sun Enze: "..."
Sister, he can't swing it.
He looked to Xie Tan for help, his eyes calling out "brother."
"You can go now." Xie Tan put the washed cups back in their place, leaned back on the sofa, his eyes unfocused, his eyelashes fluttering slowly, as if he were about to fall asleep and never open them again.
He usually looked tired, so Chang Mingai assumed he was just being lazy and left with Sun Enze.
She wanted to visit the monster field where the mass suicides occurred and see how it compared to Wonderland.
Sun Enze volunteered to drive for the soldiers.
After they all left, Xie Tan started reading comics. He didn't go with them, partly because he was indeed lazy, and partly because everyone thought he was the mastermind, but he was probably the most confused person there. He decided to catch up on some information first.
The opening scene shows the student who jumped off the building being reprimanded in the office.
The perspective didn't focus on the teacher at all; it was entirely on the student being scolded.
He stood in the shadows, head bowed, surrounded by a barrage of sharp insults, like a ring of arrows piercing his spine, the insults that engulfed him from head to toe.
"...Useless thing! Tell me, you're trash!"
"...I am a piece of trash."
"Speak louder!"
"I'm a piece of trash!"
"You're so clueless! The materials I need are right on the windowsill. Can't you even help me organize them? If you know you're useless, you should work harder. Someone like you, even if you get into Dietrich, will eventually be eliminated by society..."
The student was blankly organizing the documents when suddenly, a flash of light appeared in the distance. He could see the old teaching building area behind the long staircase from his spot. It was the reflection of a piece of glass.
But... it's a cloudy day today, there's no sun, so there's no reflection.
His unfocused gaze refocused. It was the seventh floor of one of the buildings, and there seemed to be a figure standing in front of the window, waving at him.
The man was also looking at him.
"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me calling you? You're blind, you can't speak, and your brain is a pile of dog shit. You might as well just die! You're a waste of air."
The student snapped out of his daze, mechanically bowed his head and apologized, but his gaze involuntarily drifted back to the window.
The figure disappeared.
Just then, the tutor was called away by a phone call. He breathed a sigh of relief, put the materials on the table, but accidentally knocked over his pen.
When he picked up the pen and put it back, he saw that several words had been circled on the scrap paper from other departments' exam papers.
[Gone]
[Not afraid]
He was taken aback.
The scene shifts to the students standing in front of the old teaching building, their phones displaying news reports of a mass suicide.
The report gradually zoomed in, becoming an old newspaper held in someone's hand, placed on the windowsill of the police station, along with two buckets of instant noodles. On the calloused, somewhat aged wrist, hung a small peach wood sword.
Xue Hong and his young apprentice stood by the window, quickly finished their lunch, and headed outside together. The young apprentice noticed that his master was going in the opposite direction and asked in confusion, "Master, aren't we going to mediate?"
"You and Xiaoyu go, I have other cases to investigate."
The veteran detective returned to his seat and continued working on the "Black Goat Picture" case he had unearthed. The picture focused on the address of the crime scene, which had the words "Huaibi Road" on it. The next frame showed the road sign at the intersection, with those three words clearly visible.
The sky was overcast, and it looked like it might rain at any moment, but there were still plenty of people on the street.
The boy, his hood pulled up, weaved through the crowd, stopped under a street sign, and slightly raised his head.
Those eyes, hidden in the shadows, silently watched the crossroads.
That was the spot where innocent people were killed in a painting of goats.
People came and went in front of him, but he stood there for a long time, like a silent statue.
A drop of water fell on the man in black's shoulder.
It started raining, and people on the street looked up, some complaining and hurrying on, others taking shelter under the eaves, and still others opening their umbrellas.
The boy pulled down his hood, turned around, and disappeared into the crowd.
The rain pattered down, wetting the bricks he stepped on. The area under the road sign was empty, as if no one had ever been there.
Wuhu, here I come!
[The opening scene immediately gave me a hard punch; where did this PUA master come from?]
[PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics involve giving a hard blow followed by a sweet treat, but this guy only got the hard blows and didn't get a single sweet treat.]
I see my boss in hallucinations.
Stupid people are all alike.
[Isn't there anyone who can give this guy a knife?]
[The Ghost of the Old Teaching Building: Kill it or not? Order accepted]
[Ohhh, I remember this case! Was it a mass suicide case?]
[I remember the previous series centered around six students and unfolded this story! Let's call it "The Ouija Board," but it's more like a battle royale, hahaha]
[What appears to be a summoning of a spirit is actually a vicious cycle, a locked-up trap where six people suffer mental breakdowns under extreme conditions, leading to mutual slaughter and revealing the full extent of human depravity...]
[It was these few who suggested using the Ouija board, the root of their own suicidal tendencies. The stories of the other students weren't really developed, but by the time the sixth student died, it was revealed that they were completely sealed off and couldn't escape. The rest is left unsaid.]
[The girl in the young couple, right? The Ouija board opened the door, but it just happened to be locked by the doorman or the patrolman. I don't know, but all you have are two hands. Who understands that feeling of helplessness?]
Yes, it ended abruptly here, which was chilling.
So this is Ouija board 2.0? Are they going to reveal the stories of the other students?
[In the same game, what interesting stories can be told about the other students? There's not much to draw about them, is there?]
[But Uncle Hong also has this newspaper. Is there something else going on?]
[But Uncle Hong used it to pad his instant noodles [laughing and crying emoji], he still pays attention to the black goat picture]
[This ghost is actually quite nice, let's offer some comfort.]
Is that the girl?
Ahhh, Ah Tan! It feels like ages since we last met.
[Ohhh, the Men in Black are back! The cool cat is so handsome!]
[That cool, edgy vibe is just so refreshing]
[Is Atan also looking at the Black Goat picture? What is he looking at?]
[Wow, this story has Ah Tan in it, it's not your average horror story anymore, the main plot is here.]
The teaser image is intriguing. Why use a Ouija board instead of a pen? Who's manipulating everyone like pawns? It's hard to guess!
Are they going to slaughter the sheep?!
[The infallible Tan Tan God: Cat's paws holding a chess piece.jpg]
He wasn't that cold-blooded, was he? Xie Tan thought. The reason he was fully armed was because, based on the character design in the comics, he should be very clear about these Black Goat Diagram cases. But he wasn't, so it was best to do his homework in private, behind someone's back.
However, the comic doesn't feel sneaky at all; it effortlessly creates a sense of mystery and impending storm.
I've drawn these... Hmm, this carnival definitely wouldn't be complete without black goats.
Then, the scene in the comic changes, and Jiang Linji is checking the school's materials while giving instructions to his subordinates in the cult through a small mirror on the table.
After everything was explained and the mirror fell silent, she put the materials aside and notified the class monitors in the group to come and pick them up. Suddenly, a pair of lips appeared on the mirror, grinning and saying, "Linlin, how's everything going?"
Jiang Linji knew he had heard everything clearly in the mirror, but she simply repeated calmly: "The sheep sensed danger and scattered to hide in various places. I had the followers lay bait in different ways and continue the pursuit. Su He's whereabouts are unknown, and there has been no movement at Four Seasons Mountain. However, Observer Ten said that there are unknown incantations at Four Seasons Mountain, which should have been laid by the Black Goat. Another observer has gone to confirm the situation, which may be some kind of magic array or ritual."
"Reliable! Have you seen the Four Seasons Mountain tour yet?"
“It’s empty. Su Huang isn’t there, but some people went back there before when the Black Goat appeared.”
"The mountain was originally just the shell of their lair; its essence was still a space supported by the power of the mirror. Besides, that old monster Su Huang is the Eye of Observation. What a nuisance."
"You believe he is still in the Four Seasons Mountain."
"He's very afraid of death and knows how to hide. He's probably in the hardest place to find, who knows... He's in my hands. The rest of you just follow the plan. Keep putting pressure on those bastards. We can't do anything to them now, but we can't let them have it easy either."
"All preparations for the ceremony are complete, and we are just waiting for the next time when the Black Goats have to gather. In terms of time, it will be two months from now. As for Xie Tan, Di Da has been preparing for the carnival recently, but he is often absent and his whereabouts are a mystery. Observers cannot keep track of him, and the ghosts will instantly turn to him. Moreover, he is very familiar with the intricate roads of Di Qiu. The cultists sent out have all lost track of him, and we still do not know what he has done."
"This kid is really something. Even though his past is a blank, he acts like he's lived in Diqiu for decades and has left all the old folks behind. Haha."
“But there are still some clues. He may be investigating a murder case related to the Black Goat tribe. I will have them continue to follow up.”
"With you here, what could I possibly worry about?" The cult leader's cold tone shifted, and he raised his head affectionately. "I'm leaving everything to you!"
Jiang Linji paused, realizing something, and calmly asked, "With the Black Goat eradication imminent, are you going out again?"
"Don't make it sound like I was slacking off and going out to play!" The cult leader sighed, his voice trembling with emotion at the end. "I'm doing this out of concern and responsibility as an elder. I'm afraid that child will get into some trouble and be bullied again. His mother passed away early, leaving him with only this child, my own nephew. I have to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything foolish!"
The mouth in the mirror, however, was smiling.
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