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"Do you really believe your brother killed someone?" Zuo Yi packed his belongings.
"How could my dad tell me such things? They have always kept it from me. Every time I asked, he just said my brother went abroad and wouldn't be back for many years. It wasn't until I got into college that my father finally told me the truth."
"You poor thing!"
"You're the one who's pitiful," Chu Feifan said as he zipped up his suitcase. "I don't know why, but I always feel like my brother isn't dead. It's as if he's still alive and around us. I can even feel his breath."
"Why are you getting more and more like a woman? Only women have that sixth sense. What are you getting all worked up about? Brother, I'm warning you! Once we leave school, forget everything that happened here and enjoy our winter break."
Chu Feifan sighed and nodded.
Ever since he learned that his brother had killed someone and escaped from prison, it felt like a heavy stone was pressing down on his heart, making it hard to breathe. Regardless of whether his brother truly committed murder or went astray, he would always be the good brother in Chu Feifan's eyes.
"Let's go!" Chu Feifan placed his suitcase by the bed.
"Where to?"
"To that strange mountain, of course. I want to take another look before we leave."
"Is your sixth sense telling you we might find some clues?"
"I don't know!"
However, Zuo Yi still went with him to the mountain. Although they found the Killer who murdered Xu Mengguang, many questions remained unanswered. For instance, where did that strange cave lead? Where could Zhang Yang have escaped to? He couldn't just run openly into the city; he was likely hiding nearby, perhaps in the mountains.
As they came down from the dormitory building, Zuo Yi crossed his arms and said, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to your infatuated crush?"
Chu Feifan paused for a moment before realizing he was talking about Xu Lingling. "Xu Lingling is really strange. She disappeared for a while and came back like a different person. Seeing her makes me uncomfortable. Forget it! I'm afraid she'll stick to me like gum, and then I won't be able to shake her off."
"Now that I think about it, there seems to be a lot more we need to investigate! Why don't we stay and figure things out before we leave? I think that's what Su Jin'er would want too."
"Forget it! Although I really want to find out and catch Killer myself, my heart is not in this right now."
"Yes, yes, yes, you're worried about your dream girl. You can't live without seeing her for a day, so let's just go! This way we can see her sooner! Why do we still have to go to that haunted mountain?"
"Hey! Zuo Yi, do you not want to fight anymore? Do you want to throw away your young and vibrant life here?"
At this point, they had already reached the foot of the mountain. They recalled how enthusiastic everyone was when they first arrived here, never imagining that within just a few months, they would be separated by life and death. Human life is truly fragile, so fragile that sometimes we don't even know how we die.
"Hopefully, this won't be a wasted trip."
"Hopefully, we won't get lost again."
The two of them walked up the mountain, feeling different from their last visit. Last time, they had no idea they would encounter such strange events here, but this time, they were mentally prepared to face any terrifying situation.
The mountain was more slippery due to the recent snowfall. They took careful and difficult steps; the temperature here was much lower than at the foot of the mountain. The cold air relentlessly crept into their collars, and even the boys couldn't withstand the biting wind.
"If I had known it would be this cold, I would have worn something thicker."
"I guess that's how beautiful people get frozen!"
"I don't believe you're not cold."
Both of them were wearing thin jackets and shivering in the cold wind.
"How about we go back? We can come back with Su Jin'er and the others next spring. What do you think?"
"Are you a man? If you are, then keep up; if not, just go back!"
Zuo Yi shot an annoyed glare at Chu Feifan in front of him and reluctantly followed along. After all, he was a man.
They were walking along a steep path, with unknown thorny plants on one side and a sheer cliff on the other. They could only move forward one after another with great difficulty. Suddenly, the one in front, Chu Feifan, stopped. Zuo Yi, who was behind him and about to speak, was silenced by Chu Feifan covering his mouth.
"There's someone ahead; let's be careful."
Zuo Yi nodded. Chu Feifan released his hand, and Zuo Yi looked over Chu Feifan's shoulder to see a flat area ahead. They had climbed less than a third of the mountain, and standing on that flat ground were two people. Their clothing was strange, neither resembling Han attire nor that of any minority group.
"Who are they? They don't look like Han people!"
"I don't know. Let's move in a bit and listen to what they're saying!"
The two individuals were talking while rubbing their hands and stamping their feet to keep warm.
"I think we should leave! The village chief is going crazy; after all these years, he still hasn't found the Killer who murdered his son. It seems he wants to kill everyone in the village before he's satisfied!"
"Why don't we incite the villagers to replace the village chief? We hid here to live peacefully, but now that the chief has gone mad, it might be better to have someone else take over!"
"We haven't left the village in years; we rely on that Outsider to tell us about the outside world. It would be better for us to see it ourselves! I still want to leave."
"You're all alone; it's easy for you to go wherever you want. But I have a family—where can I go? Besides, my wife is pregnant!"
"Forget it then; it's so cold in this damn weather. Let's go back!"
After saying this, the two turned and walked in the opposite direction from where Chu Feifan and Zuo Yi were.
"They must be from a nearby village, but how can there be a village in such deep mountains? However, from what they said, it seems they also migrated from somewhere else," Zuo Yi stood up and rubbed his frozen arms.
"Should we follow them?"
"Forget it! I'm freezing to death; let's go! Their business has nothing to do with us. We can't even take care of ourselves, let alone worry about others."
At that moment, Zuo Yi's phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and saw it was Linyuan's number. "It's strange that there's a signal in such a remote place," he said.
He answered the call, and his expression changed drastically. After hanging up, he hurriedly pulled Chu Feifan and rushed down the mountain. "Hurry up! Linyuan called and said Jin'er is in trouble and may be in danger."
"What?" Chu Feifan almost slipped, but fortunately, Zuo Yi caught him.
"Linyuan was crying and couldn't explain clearly. Anyway, let's head back first!"
Fortunately, Chu Feifan had already called the driver around noon, so he might already be on his way. They returned to the school, grabbed their luggage, and went to the school gate to wait for the driver.
They anxiously sat in the security room. After Old Man Liu passed away, a young man had taken his place. This young man looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. When they entered, he was leisurely reading a newspaper while sipping tea.
Upon seeing them, he looked up and smiled. "What can I do for you?"
"Nothing much, we're just waiting for the driver to take us home," Zuo Yi replied with a smile.
The man gestured towards a bed and said, "Alright, make yourselves comfortable while I read my paper."
Chu Feifan observed the man before him: thick black eyebrows, small but expressive eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a chiseled jawline—overall, he was quite handsome. However, even though he had never seen this man before, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
The man seemed to sense Chu Feifan's gaze and smiled slightly.
"Have we met before?" Chu Feifan asked with a furrowed brow.
"I believe this is our first meeting," the young man replied politely.
"Ah! Nice to meet you, I'm Chu Feifan. Can we be friends?" For some reason, he wanted to befriend this person he had just met.
"Hello, my name is Li Yunfei."
The two shook hands, having become friends. Although Zuo Yi found this man quite strange, he still shook his hand and said, "Hello! I'm Zuo Yi."
With nothing to do, the three began discussing the terrifying events that had occurred at school recently. Li Yunfei seemed very curious about these matters, or more accurately, he appeared to know a lot about them.
"Why are you so curious about these things?" Zuo Yi asked in confusion.
"Curiosity is a natural human trait, and what has happened here seems quite interesting," he replied with a carefree smile.
"You think murder is interesting?" Chu Feifan asked in surprise, wondering what kind of friend he had made.
"Uh! Well, I was just curious."
At that moment, a man in his forties entered from outside. He stood at the door for a moment before saying to Chu Feifan, "Young Master, we can leave now."
"Alright then! We'll be on our way. See you next semester," Chu Feifan waved goodbye as Li Yunfei stood up to see them to the door, watching their car drive away.
Chu Feifan did not go home but headed straight to the hospital.
Su Jin'er was in a room on the second floor. By the time Chu Feifan arrived, her condition had stabilized. Lily was wiping her hands while Linyuan and Li Yiqian sat by the bed.
"Chu Feifan? You all are here?"
Linyuan and Li Yiqian stood up as Chu Feifan walked over to look at Su Jin'er's pale face. "Auntie, what happened?"
"The doctor said she inhaled a very strange gas. We can't know exactly what it is; that gas caused her mind to become confused and led her into a coma."
"Li Yiqian, what gas did you let her inhale?"
"I don't know! I only remember that at that time, Zhang Yang was hypnotizing her, and I felt dizzy from Zhang Yang's presence. Then I carried Jin'er out of the cave and placed her in the woods. I called out to her a few times and then returned to the cave because I was afraid Zhang Yang would wake up," Li Yiqian said in a panic. She was also a victim and had no idea what kind of gas it was!
"Auntie, what is the worst outcome that this gas could cause?"
"Brain Death."
He closed his eyes, leaning painfully against the back of the chair. This world is truly unfair; demons who kill roam freely while kind-hearted people who only want to save others must lie on hospital beds waiting for the final verdict of fate.
"What can we do to save her?"
They all lowered their heads because no one could answer that question; they could only wait.
Zuo Yi squeezed Chu Feifan's shoulder, "Don't worry, she's so strong; she'll definitely pull through."
Su Jin'er was asleep, but she knew everyone was worried about her. She couldn't help it; she simply couldn't open her eyes, nor could she reassure them. Her mind was conscious, but her awareness was very vague. Many fragmented images kept appearing in her mind—those images were both familiar and strange. She tried hard to piece those images together but couldn't manage it.
They brought Su Jin'er back home because nothing could be done in the hospital. Chu Feifan would drive over every day to see her, while Linyuan and Li Yiqian stayed at her house to keep her company. Occasionally, Su Jin'er's fingers would move slightly; although not very noticeable, it gave everyone a lot of confidence.
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