Chapter 55
When Wen Liangxi finished his first sentence, my blood ran cold, and I couldn't control my fingers, forcing myself to open the video. His next words were like a bucket of ice water poured over my head, suddenly snapping me out of my trance. My outstretched hand suddenly retracted to my chest!
In this quiet environment, I heard the devil's low moan.
I could hear my teeth chattering uncontrollably.
I said tremblingly: Where did this video come from?
"Someone sent me an anonymous email," Wen Liangxi continued to explain. "The video might have left traces after I downloaded it. Even though I've cancelled my account, the information will still be remembered. Someone with ulterior motives will definitely find me again. The internet is both magical and terrifying."
I remained silent, staring at the screen.
Wen Liangxi placed his phone on the table and asked me indifferently, "If you want to see it, just click on it."
The unplayed video was completely black, and I couldn't see the content at all. I stared at the horizontal triangle, hesitated for a long time, and then slowly stretched out my trembling hand to touch it.
Suddenly, my fingers were forced to stop in front of the screen. A white and delicate hand passed through my field of vision, with a Bluetooth headset clamped on the fingertips: "It has sound, it's best to wear it before watching."
I took the earphones from his hand and slowly put them in my ears.
Screams, roars, and the hoarseness after wails, these sharp sounds are like ghosts floating in the forest in the dark night, their ethereal bodies penetrating each other, blending and mixing. When the storm comes, accompanied by the leaves entangled on the branches, a whimpering and creepy tremor spreads out.
It is hard to imagine that this is the sound made by the same cat. The hoarse voice seems to penetrate the eardrum, and it is still loud even when it sounds like it is dying.
What you hear and what you see are both incredibly shocking, but the ears are even more powerful. They pierce your eardrums, penetrate your brain, and then seize upon your ever-beating heart. The interconnectedness of the ears, brain, and heart seems to wrap you in a dense web, allowing you to breathe, yet feeling suffocated.
This kind of unwarranted torture made my eyes temporarily blind, and I even forgot what I was looking at.
By the time I remembered, my eyes were already filled with tears.
I quickly and painfully closed my eyes, leaning to the side and covering my mouth. My stomach churned uncontrollably, and the horrific screams continued, feeding my imagination. Despite my desperate attempts to avoid recalling the scene, my mind refused to obey. The more I tried to avoid it, the more it presented facts I couldn't accept.
Colored lights flicker from time to time, a room tinted dark red like blood, cages stacked to fill the entire screen, innocent animals imprisoned by bars, hands in black gloves, people wearing devil masks, tools waving to the outside world, a table stained with blood, and a dying kitten.
That is not a human being. Human beings would not use such devilish torture methods. This is not a human being at all. This is a demon!
I covered my ears and squatted in the corner surrounded by the cashier counter in despair. Xiaoju's miserable cries because he couldn't bear the pain replayed in my ears over and over again. The sound was like a sharp knife cutting my heart, finally piercing it and tearing it apart, watching it stop beating and the blood gradually drying up.
Is that the voice of Sui Yu...
Suddenly, the name flashed through my mind, and everything I experienced that night came back to me clearly. I couldn't forget the piercing fear. Maybe I wasn't conscious at the time and didn't remember anything, but now, when I think back, the people, the objects, everything there are all vividly there, as if I were trapped there all over again.
The dark red curtains, the back figures in the video, the animals locked in cages piled up like walls, and the eyes in the video that showed fear and numbness due to the imminent death, all of these matched the room I had stayed in.
In addition, the most important thing is that I didn’t smell Xiaoju’s scent at that time, but now when I recall it, I am in a trance. I seem to perceive the smell in my memory, which is the smell of Xiaoju!
Considering the relationship between Wen Liangxi and Sui Yusheng, this video was easily transmitted to Wen Liangxi.
Sui Yusheng, cat abuser, what are you thinking?
A warm hand covered the back of my hand. I raised my head in panic and met Wen Liangxi's eyes.
His eyes, still beautiful enough to wash away the anxiety in my heart, raised their eyebrows slightly as he studied my expression. He then raised his finger to his ear, signaling me to relax. I followed his instruction and felt his warm hand brush against my trembling earlobe as he removed the earphones from my ears.
He didn't say a word and was about to stand up. I was like a child about to be abandoned by his parents. I grabbed his arm in panic and pinched it with such force that his arm turned red.
Wen Liangxi, who was frowning, relaxed his brows in an instant after he looked down and saw my frightened face. His impatience turned into concern for his friend. I saw him squatting down again and looking at me at eye level.
He asked me curiously, "You look like you're in pain."
Yes, I couldn't control my body and nodded, I wanted to bite my teeth into pieces. I used all my strength on Wen Liangxi. His concern suddenly took away some of my strength. I didn't know what to say or what to do. I just grabbed him and looked at him pitifully.
His patience was very limited. He didn't rush me, but just stayed with me quietly, and the blue in his eyes became deeper and deeper.
Being looked at by him like this, I felt like I was bewitched, and the only thought in my mind was that he was too gentle.
However, it was this kind of thought that made the distance between him and Sui Yusheng in my heart become increasingly farther. He formed a sharp contrast with Sui Yusheng, and I could not bear him making friends with such a person.
I expressed what I wanted to say most in my heart: "Please stay away from Sui Yusheng, okay? He is a bad guy, he is a cat abuser!"
It was almost visible to the naked eye that Wen Liangxi's face suddenly darkened, and the color of his eyes was most obvious, like a sudden frost fog that covered the originally blue sky.
Perhaps thinking this was a topic worth caring about, his gentle demeanor gradually gave way to seriousness: "How do you know he abuses cats? Slandering him without evidence is rude."
I was experiencing the torture of fear, but that didn't mean I wasn't in a clear mind. It was impossible for me to tell Wen Liangxi that I was a cat, and naturally there was no way I would tell anyone what I witnessed that night.
I put the same reasons on Sui Jiangbao, and through Sui Jiangbao's eyes, told Wen Liangxi everything that Sui Jiangbao saw.
During this period, Wen Liangxi's expression was as ugly as ever.
"Are you saying his brother saw the video he sent to someone about cat abuse?" Wen Liangxi said stiffly. He then let out a sigh. "What about the note? Did his brother see what it was?"
I shook my head dejectedly. All my strength had vanished long ago. I was just a skeleton now.
Wen Liangxi continued to ask: "Did you not see the note, or did you not understand the content of the note to the other party?"
I twisted my body with all my strength, took out the notebook and pen from the drawer, and copied the note from my memory.
"...Darling?" Wen Liangxi smiled, but I didn't see how happy he was. It wasn't sincere, and I even saw a bit of gnashing of teeth in this inexplicable smile.
"I understand." Wen Liangxi said suddenly.
Putting aside the fake smile, an inexplicable expression shifted from Wen Liangxi's face to mine. I looked at Wen Liangxi blankly, the Wen Liangxi who had returned to his gentle appearance.
Perhaps I looked too foolish, so foolish that someone could tell what I was thinking without even having to think. Wen Liangxi smiled and said, "Aren't you telling me this to keep me away from this psychopath? Your reason is very valid. Brother, even if there's still a rift between us, we're still family. We've been together for so many years, and we understand each other. Children don't lie. I'll gradually distance myself from Sui Yusheng without provoking him. If necessary, I'll also collect all the evidence of his animal abuse."
Originally, based on Sui Yusheng's attitude towards Wen Liangxi, I thought Wen Liangxi would definitely fight me. Unexpectedly, Wen Liangxi believed it based on the fragmentary evidence from Sui Jiangbao alone.
Is this friendship so fragile?
Wen Liangxi stood up straight and tidied himself up before leaving. He was calm and composed, and there was no sign of heartache for the friendship he had just severed. His face was as calm as a pool of water without wind, just like his eyes, which were terrifyingly still at this moment, with a deep and calm feeling as if a storm was about to come.
A feeling of admiration rose in my heart.
If it were me, I would never abandon Li Ying'an or any other friend based on a few words from others, unless he put all the authoritative evidence in front of me. Maybe I would cry afterwards, but I couldn't be so calm.
Regarding this friendship, Wen Liangxi is indeed worthy of criticism from his friends, but regarding morality and values, one should never do anything that is against the will of heaven and conscience. Everything should be based on the correct values.
When Wen Liangxi turned around, I staggered and held on to the table, quickly grabbing the light coat that didn't fit his figure: If you find evidence, can you give me a copy of it then?
Wen Liangxi stared at me for a long time, his pale blue eyes slightly trembling under the cover of his eyelashes: "I will definitely tell you."
After he said this, he put his hand on my shoulder like an older brother and said, "Go ahead and do your work. We'll talk later."
I raised my hand and was about to respond to him, but he was one step faster than me, and I could only watch him leave.
After Wen Liangxi left, the sense of horror that I had felt from the scenes in the video slowly disappeared, but I was absent-minded throughout the entire night shift, and even my eyelids were twitching, as if bad things were going to happen one after another. I could only pray that Wen Liangxi's intentions would not be discovered by the sinister and vicious Sui Yusheng.
It was almost time to get off work and the sky was getting brighter. I didn’t know if it was because I didn’t get enough rest yesterday, but my right eyelid was still twitching.
Until Li Ying'an hurriedly arrived with a message.
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