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Cheng Xiaoying's smile gradually froze, turning into terror, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Seeing her like this, Su Jin'er also became nervous.
"Actually, I was at the scene the afternoon Zhuo Man died."
Su Jin'er was not particularly surprised, as she had already guessed it, but she still quietly listened to her continue.
"That afternoon, Zhuo Man said she was going to participate in the Singing Competition, which surprised us all because we had lived in the same dormitory for so long and had never heard her sing. However, none of us said anything and let her go. But halfway there, she said she didn't want to go anymore and wanted to return to the dormitory. We all wanted to see, so she went back alone. However, when we just arrived at the competition venue, I saw that Zhuo Man hadn't returned to the dormitory but was walking upstairs. I found it strange, but since my relationship with her wasn't very good, I didn't pay much attention. However, Xiangxiang also saw her and went over to call her. Then I saw Zhuo Man glaring with fierce and malicious eyes and saying something to her. After a while, I felt there were too many people at the venue; it felt stifling, like a stone was pressing down on my heart. So I walked towards the back of the office building because it was wasteland and there were no people. But even when I got there, I still felt very oppressed and uncomfortable. Just as I was about to leave, there was a sudden loud bang behind me. I turned around and saw Zhuo Man's shattered body; her head was completely crushed, white matter and red blood splattered onto me. I was terrified, and the scream you heard was actually mine. After that, I was extremely scared, so I ran back to the dormitory before you all arrived."
Indeed, she always found it strange that someone who wanted to commit suicide wouldn't make such a tragic scream. However, if that scream came from Cheng Xiaoying, then did Zhuo Xiaoman really commit suicide? If so, did the people who died afterward fall victim to her ghost?
"Did you see anyone else at that time?"
Cheng Xiaoying thought for a moment and said, "No, I didn't even see where she fell from."
Where did she fall from?
Right! They assumed she jumped from the top as soon as they saw her body, but no one actually witnessed her jumping from the rooftop. They had fallen into a misunderstanding from the start regarding where exactly she jumped from.
This building was only three stories tall; logically speaking, the chances of dying from a fall were small unless someone like Zhuo Xiaoman fell headfirst. However, what puzzled her further was that the open space behind the office building was wasteland; even if someone fell headfirst, they shouldn't have shattered like that or splattered onto Cheng Xiaoying. Thus, this case raised even more doubts.
"Jin'er, what are you thinking?"
"Oh! It's nothing. But are you sure you were the only one there at that time?"
Cheng Xiaoying tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "Yes, because all the students' attention was on the competition, and there was wasteland behind; generally no one goes there."
This case returned to square one; everything still started with Zhuo Xiaoman's death. But did she really commit suicide?
"By the way, was that story told by Zhuo Xiaoman?"
"How could it possibly be her? She's a theist and the thing she fears the most is ghosts, so she never listens to ghost stories."
"Then who told this story?"
"Lily! It was Lily who told it. At the beginning of the school year, to strengthen the bond in our dorm, Lily suggested sharing stories. We all agreed to tell jokes, but only Lily wanted to share ghost stories. Although we weren't very keen on it, she insisted that the story was true, and we were curious, so she went ahead and told it."
"But why did Wang Xiangxiang say that this story was told by Zhuo Xiaoman?"
"Did Wang Xiangxiang really say that?"
"Yes, Lu Lili said so too."
"Why would they lie? Could they be related to Zhuo Man's death?"
"There must be a connection! Otherwise, how could they have died?"
"What? Are you saying Lily is dead too?"
"Yes, she died on the night of Hongmei. I think..." Although she was reluctant to share her thoughts, she still voiced her suspicion: "I think the woman in white with a green face you saw that night must have been Lu Lili."
"What? How do you know?"
Next, Su Jin'er recounted how she heard knocking at the door in the middle of the night and saw a White-Clad Girl going to the Morgue, including finding Lu Lili's body there.
After listening to Su Jin'er, Cheng Xiaoying trembled all over. She understood what Su Jin'er meant; if that White-Clad Girl was indeed Lu Lili, then the ghost that scared Wang Xiangxiang to death could very well have been a disguise by Lu Lili, especially since she hadn't seen her face at that time.
"But why?"
"I want to ask you something. Please answer me truthfully," Su Jin'er said seriously.
Cheng Xiaoying nodded in disbelief.
"Do you know what Qin Yu and Hao Hongtao did to Zhuo Xiaoman?"
Cheng Xiaoying was taken aback for a moment, her lips twitching slightly, then she whispered, "I know."
"Why didn't you stop it?" In fact, she asked this on purpose; Cheng Xiaoying's failure to intervene must be because she still harbored resentment towards Zhuo Xiaoman, after all, she was the one who took away the person Cheng Xiaoying had always liked.
"I didn't participate in threatening her; I just didn't stop it." The first part of her statement was loud, while the latter was clearly lacking confidence.
Su Jin'er sighed and said, "I know you're kind, but have you thought about how difficult it is for a girl to be threatened into doing such things? If it were you, what would you do? You should also consider that Hao Hongtao has always liked Qin Yu. How could he suddenly like Zhuo Xiaoman, especially someone who shares a dorm with you? Didn't he think this would make your relationship very awkward? And Hao Hongtao knows you like him; even if he doesn't love you, there is still friendship!"
"I'm sorry, I really didn't know it would turn out like this." Cheng Xiaoying cried, her frail shoulders trembling. Perhaps she felt guilty too, but everyone has a selfish side; she was just a victim after all.
Su Jin'er suddenly felt very sad. Is human nature really this cheap? Just to live better for oneself, can one ruin another's life or even sacrifice someone else's life?
It was getting dark; the originally pale sky was covered by fiery red clouds. The faint yellow sunlight streamed through the window onto Su Jin'er's bed, and tiny dust particles were illuminated in the sunlight.
Outside, the noise of patients and nurses' scolding had vanished; everything was so quiet. In the room, only Cheng Xiaoying's weak sobs could be heard.
"I'm not blaming you; I just feel so cruel." After a long time, Su Jin'er suddenly spoke.
Cheng Xiaoying stopped crying and looked at Su Jin'er in disbelief.
"Do you know? When Xiaoyuan died, I thought I wouldn't be able to go on living. But I found a good reason to keep living: to find Killer and avenge her. But now, Hongmei is dead, and it’s very likely that I killed her. Yet here I am desperately explaining that it's because I saw a head. Haha, it's really funny! It turns out I'm also afraid of death."
Tears rolled down her cheeks and fell onto the white sheets, leaving a water stain.
Cheng Xiaoying looked at her in surprise; it turned out that this seemingly beautiful girl also had a dark side within her.
At that moment, footsteps were heard outside the door. Su Jin'er wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes and said, "It should be the nurse bringing us our meals. Let's continue to pretend!"
Su Jin'er sat on the bed, staring blankly out the window, her gaze slowly drifting without any focus. Cheng Xiaoying, on the other hand, hugged her knees tightly against the wall at the head of the bed, trembling and looking fearfully towards the door.
The nurse opened the door and first glanced at Su Jin'er before placing her meal on the table. She gently said, "Jin'er, it's time to eat."
Then she placed a spoon in Su Jin'er's hand and gestured for her to eat. This was something the nurse did every day. Watching Su Jin'er obediently bring food to her mouth, she then picked up another meal to serve Cheng Xiaoying. However, before she could get close, Cheng Xiaoying began to scream loudly.
The nurse was startled and nearly dropped the food she was holding. Fortunately, being a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, she still wanted to approach Cheng Xiaoying. But as soon as she lifted her foot, Cheng Xiaoying screamed even louder. Su Jin'er found it secretly amusing.
The nurse had no choice but to place the food on Su Jin'er's table and said, "This is your meal. If you're hungry, come over and eat."
After saying that, she left the room as if fleeing for her life.
Indeed, with Cheng Xiaoying's voice being so shrill, even Su Jin'er almost dropped her food.
After the nurse left, Su Jin'er put down her spoon and said, "You're really something! You almost scared her to death. If she knew you were pretending, she'd be furious."
Cheng Xiaoying stuck out her tongue shyly and replied, "If I'm going to pretend, I might as well do it convincingly."
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