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My Ghost Shadow Diary
墨書 Inktalez
Beep beep beep - beep beep beep - beep beep beep -
My roommate Gu Jing's alarm is ringing again. She's always like this, insisting on setting her alarm early in the morning, but she can't get up herself, so the whole dorm has to be woken up with her.
I irritably put on my earplugs, and even Xiaolin, who was lying on the bed, couldn't help but click his tongue and whispered, "Gu Jing, everyone else wants to sleep. Can you please turn off your alarm?"
- Both of us have a lot of complaints about Gu Jing. Simply put, just by disturbing the peace, Gu Jing has committed countless offenses. However, Ji Mi, who shares the dorm with us, gets along well with her. Xiaolin privately complained that Ji Mi, a student from the countryside, doesn't understand the treacherous nature of people and easily fell for the smiling tiger Gu Jing.
In the face of our dissatisfaction, Gu Jing seemed completely unaware, and she even raised her voice to ask, "Huh? Are you sleeping?"
Without getting a response, Gu Jing jumped out of bed on her own, as usual, making a clattering noise at the desk, pouring water to drink tea, sniffing and coughing, and then humming a song as she went out to wash up, not forgetting to slam the dormitory door loudly.
I know I can't sleep this morning.
Sure enough, when Gu Jing came back, she started the long symphony of makeup again - forget it, endure it. I tell myself this every day.
After a while, Gu Jing should have finished putting on makeup. She walked over and pulled open my bed curtain.
The sudden bright light made me squint. In my field of vision, her head came into focus, leaning closely against my bedside table that I hadn't tidied up from last night. "Xiaoyu, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to bed," I controlled my tone, not wanting to appear too troubled - isn't that Gu Jing's purpose? The more we can't stand it, the more she enjoys it.
"Oh," she smiled again, "I'm going to the library, do you guys need me to bring food?"
After finishing the breathing exercise, I didn't feel hungry at all, so I refused, and Xiaolin echoed, saying there was no need to bother.
"Can you help me bring it?" came Ji Mi's muffled voice from outside.
The school dormitory building is a rectangular prism-shaped structure, with a long narrow corridor on each floor, and single dorm rooms distributed on both sides, with the staircase at the end. Our room faces the public water pool on this floor, and Ji Mi is already washing clothes there.
"Fine." Gu Jing didn't sound too good. Well, although she often asks us if we need help bringing food, Xiaolin and I rarely trouble her. But Ji Mi is like naturally clueless, as if she can't read the air. When Gu Jing asks her, she agrees, not realizing that Gu Jing doesn't actually want her to agree.
However, seeing Gu Jing lose made me feel a little pleased.
After she left, the dormitory became quiet. I let out a sigh, climbed down from the bed, and felt some relief after drinking a glass of water.
Recently it's the rainy season, the weather has been gloomy, and outside the fog is so thick that it almost covers the sky. I washed my face at the water pool, but I couldn't wash away the stuffiness of the foggy weather.
This kind of weather really isn't suitable for going out.
Ji Mi is making a voice call nearby. She's speaking in a dialect that's hard to understand, probably saying something like "difficult, unlucky."
In the pool, several basins of bed sheets soaked by her were all tangled together, making the water look dirty— Ji Mi has never had good hygiene habits.
I distanced myself a bit, not wanting to be suspected of eavesdropping, and walked through the corridor, unconsciously arriving at the staircase.
I unconsciously looked out the window, the weather outside is so bad.
What can you do when the weather is like this?
I stand at the stairwell lost in thought.
The hallway is empty today - but it's early on the weekend, and everyone wants to sleep in.
Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of footsteps coming from downstairs. I leaned over the railing and saw Gu Jing panting heavily on the stairs of the second floor.
Has she come back so soon? Just as I found it strange, Gu Jing seemed to remember something and suddenly turned and started running upwards.
Did she forget something? I didn't want to see her, so I hurried back to the dormitory.
After sitting down, I calculated the time. If Gu Jing had something to come back for, she should be able to reach the door of the main bedroom now - but I still haven't heard her footsteps.
Maybe it's because the sound of Ji Mi washing clothes is too loud.
After waiting for a while, Gu Jing still hadn't returned.
I don't know why I care so much about Gu Jing's whereabouts, maybe out of boredom - I stood up and wanted to go to the stairwell to take a look.
Ji Mi saw me and seemed a little stunned.
I didn't explain anything to her, I walked straight to the stairwell and looked down through the gap in the handrail—
Gu Jing is still in the same place!
Her condition is very frightening, she keeps pacing back and forth on several steps, sometimes going up and sometimes going down. It doesn't look like exercise, it's like she's gone crazy.
I watched Gu Jing's movements for a while, and suddenly a strange thought arose in my mind: she seems to be trapped.
I usually love watching horror movies and I am also very interested in supernatural phenomena, but that doesn't mean I'm not afraid of strange and supernatural things - in fact, I'm even more timid and suspicious than most people.
For example, right now, I almost feel like Gu Jing has encountered a situation where it's like hitting a wall, but I hesitate to go downstairs to see the real situation.
After hesitating for a long time, I finally shouted out.
"Gu Jing, what are you looking for?"
Gu Jing should have heard it. She raised her head in panic, her eyes wide open but unfocused.
I was even stunned by her desperate look.
The next second, Gu Jing opened her mouth wide—I had never seen a human being able to open their mouth so wide—and let out a short, sharp scream, then collapsed and rolled down.
I was startled and didn't care about anything supernatural. I immediately rushed downstairs to check on Gu Jing's condition.
Fortunately, Gu Jing was only a few steps away from the flat ground. She didn't fall heavily and wasn't injured, but she was very frightened. She couldn't speak for a while and was trembling all over.
I helped her up and we headed back to the dorm. Gu Jing's legs were weak, and most of her weight was on me. I managed to support her as we climbed half a flight of stairs, but it was already a struggle. After two flights, my legs started to tremble.
"Let's take a break," I helped Gu Jing sit down. "We just have one more flight to go."
Looking up, I happened to see the floor number of the second floor printed on the wall.
I instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
We clearly... just climbed up two floors from the second floor.
I suspected that I had seen it wrong, so I let go of Gu Jing and ran up half a floor. At the corner platform, I looked up and saw a collapsed Gu Jing. Behind her, on the wall, there were large bold characters - "Second Floor".
What's going on?
I felt a dizzy spell, suddenly not daring to look up or down. Which Gu Jing is real? Or maybe both are fake?
In that instant, both Gu Jing seemed to have noticed me, and I uncontrollably locked eyes with them. Gu Jing opened her mouth and let out a desperate scream.
In the midst of Gu Jing's scream, I fainted.
Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—beep beep beep—
My roommate Gu Jing's alarm is ringing again.
I feel dizzy and my head is pounding, I'm so annoyed, really annoyed. I didn't sleep well last night, always feeling like there's a figure swaying in front of me. I fell asleep in a daze for a short while, then was woken up by this damn alarm.
I wanted to reach for my earplugs, but they seemed to have been thrown far away. I searched for a while, and just as I was about to put them on, I heard Xiaolin's annoyed voice: "Gu Jing, can you please turn off your alarm!"
Gu Jing It seems like she responded to something, turned off the alarm clock. Then, she climbed out of bed and rummaged through a pile of things to wash up.
Just knew that putting on earplugs wouldn't bring peace.
I climbed out of bed in annoyance, gulped down the water in my cup, and grabbed my toothbrush before heading out.
Ji Mi was already outside doing laundry. She washed all the bedsheets today, which was a huge task. Gu Jing wondered, "The fog outside is so thick, can the laundry dry in this weather?"
I looked at the white mist outside the window and also agreed with what Gu Jing said.
Ji Mi poured a large cup of laundry detergent into the basin, silly smiling and saying, "Whether it's early or late, it's all washing. Let's finish the chores while we have time today."
Gu Jing is ready to go to the library. Since she can't sleep in anymore, she decides to go to the cafeteria for brunch and suggests that they go together.
Upon hearing their conversation, Ji Mi suddenly stops scrubbing and looks at them with a dark expression.
Ji Mi is a bit strange, possibly due to her family background. Her extremely high self-esteem is always hard to place, which manifests as a stubborn possessiveness in friendships - she wants Gu Jing to be friends with only her.
So, when she occasionally hears me and Xiaolin "criticizing" Gu Jing, Ji Mi even seems to take pleasure in it. However, she doesn't seem to realize that Gu Jing may only see her as a little follower in the dormitory, and not have much sincerity in their friendship.
I pretended not to notice her unhappiness and walked out of the dormitory with Gu Jing, one in front and one behind.
As soon as my feet touched the stairs, an image inexplicably appeared in my mind - Gu Jing and I rolling down the stairs, the steps becoming high and long, and we kept rolling with no end.
Why do I think like this?
I involuntarily look out the window, thick fog surrounds everything, nothing is visible, only the dark tree shadows occasionally emerge, menacing and monstrous, like creatures ready to devour.
Gu Jing suddenly spoke in a gloomy tone, "Do you think there might be someone hiding in the fog that we can't even notice?"
I was startled and almost stepped into the void, quickly grabbing the handrail.
Gu Jing Seeing my strong reaction, I couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed, "Just kidding."
I forced a smile, "It's okay, let's go."
I walked to the second floor and happened to see the door of room 204 open.
The door of room 204, like most girls' dormitory doors, had a dressing mirror on the inside. Now, the angle of the mirror was just facing me and Gu Jing.
In the mirror, behind me and Gu Jing, there is a naked man standing.
I was stunned for a moment, my mind didn't turn around, and I couldn't believe what I saw.
Until Gu Jing's face turned pale in the mirror and she panicked, clutching her head and running wildly, I realized belatedly that my legs had turned weak.
Run, run down, escape from here!
No one dared to look back. We ran down wildly, using the fastest speed of our lives, just wanting to leave the narrow corridor and shake off the pervert who had sneaked into the women's dormitory!
Gu Jing was in front of me, half a floor ahead of me. "Why are we still on the second floor?" She suddenly stopped, her voice tinged with a sob. "Why are we still on the second floor!"
I only had one thing on my mind: getting out of there. When I saw her slowing down, I immediately rushed forward, grabbed her arm, and kept running—what second floor?
I ran, watching the red floor numbers disappear from my sight, only to reunite on the next level.
It's the number plate on the second floor again.
My blood gradually cooled down.
The man behind has disappeared without a trace. Gu Jing leaned against the wall, exhausted, coughing uncontrollably from the intense running.
I walked to the railing in disbelief, leaned over and looked down - stairs, all stairs! Endless stairs winding down, disappearing into the unfathomable depths.
What's going on, hitting a wall? I dare not speak out this terrible guess.
Gu Jing After a bout of coughing and wheezing, he recovered and suddenly rushed into the corridor on the second floor, banging on the doors: "Help! Is anyone there!"
I stood dumbfounded in the empty stairwell.
She looks like she's about to collapse, knocking on each door from east to west. Except for the door of 204 being open, no one answered.
It's as if the whole building only has the two of us.
There was no one in 204.
But we had no way out. In the end, Gu Jing and I still entered 204.
Room 204 is very messy, with clothes piled on the floor and chairs. Although it's daytime, there are many nearly burnt-out candles on the floor, leaving wax stains that look particularly eerie.
These candles should have been arranged in a regular pattern, but when Gu Jing and I arrived, we were too flustered and accidentally stepped on a few, disrupting the formation. Now it's impossible to tell what the original shape was.
I am a little concerned about the candles. Just as I was about to put them back in place, there was a jingling sound—
The wind chime on the bedside gently tinkled. Gu Jing pointed to the dressing mirror behind the door, looking extremely pale.
In the mirror, there stands a naked man behind us.
Gu Jing opened his mouth wide.
In the midst of Gu Jing's screams, I passed out.
Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—beep beep beep—
My roommate Gu Jing's alarm is ringing again.
I woke up suddenly, my heart pounding rapidly, and my restless emotions reached their peak. Even a few crazy thoughts of killing her flashed through my mind.
Calm down, calm down. I did a few deep breathing exercises and told myself not to let unworthy people affect my mood.
Maybe it's because I woke up too early, I felt dizzy as soon as I sat up, and I had to drink several mouthfuls of water to suppress the nausea churning in my stomach.
I grabbed my toothbrush and went out, only to run into Ji Mi washing the sheets. When she saw me looking at her, Ji Mi awkwardly said, "Aunt Flo got on it."
I nodded, and then I suddenly felt that the scene of Ji Mi doing laundry was particularly familiar, and couldn't help but stop.
At this moment, Gu Jing came out and saw the bloodstains on the bedsheet. He suddenly laughed and said in a very ambiguous tone, "Oh my, you didn't... with Xiao Hu, did you?"
Ji Mi's hand trembled, and the corner of the bedsheet fell into the sink. She hurriedly picked it up and rinsed it, explaining anxiously, "It's not what you think, don't talk nonsense!"
Ji Mi will tell Gu Jing everything, including her secrets.
She is currently in an online relationship.
However, Gu Jing has never been conservative about her secrets. After Ji Mi's online romance, Xiaolin and I quickly heard a bit of her love story.
The other person is a local here, two years older than Ji Mi and already working. He often sends gifts to Ji Mi. According to Gu Jing, the two of them are discussing meeting up these days. A working adult dating a student, I feel it's unreliable, but I don't have much of a position to say anything.
Gu Jing's attitude at the moment makes me feel a little disgusted. I don't want to listen to this boring conversation anymore, so I turned and went back to the room.
Outside the window, thick fog enveloped everything, and I couldn't even see the dormitory building across the way. Gu Jing finished packing and then came up behind me, "Are you studying?"
"No." I was a little annoyed.
She pushed open the door of the dormitory. "Then I'll go to the library. Do you want me to bring food for you?"
"I don't need it." I don't want to talk to her right now.
After Gu Jing left, I picked up the thermos and went downstairs to get water.
Just as I walked out of the dormitory, I noticed a new announcement posted in the hallway. It seemed to be written by the dormitory auntie herself, with a very informal tone:
"Recently, some students in this building have reported that there may be outsiders entering the dormitory. Please rest assured that the dormitory logistics department has installed additional surveillance cameras. In the future, the management office will strengthen security inspections. Please also enhance your awareness of safety, take anti-theft measures, and not believe groundless rumors or spread panic emotions!"
In addition, students, please pay attention to the noise level in the dormitory and do not make noise that affects others. I have received many complaints here. Thank you for your cooperation!
Signed, Maoyanqiu, Dormitory Manager of Building 18.
The dormitory auntie seems to have changed? I remember the last one's surname was He. But what I'm more concerned about is - has there been any thieves in the dormitory recently?
I shrank my neck.
Behind the dormitory, at the new teaching building, there are indeed many external workers. I've heard before about workers sneaking onto balconies at night to steal girls' underwear.
Is the school only now thinking about installing surveillance cameras?
I felt a chill and hurried downstairs.
When I got to the second floor, I felt something was wrong.
In theory, I should be able to see the corridor on the first floor, why are there still so many layers below?
Suddenly, several scenes flashed through my mind: I was running continuously in the stairwell, the steps seemed endless, I was like a hamster on a wheel, never able to run out of that small circle.
"Don't believe groundless rumors," I remembered the words on the announcement, always feeling that there was an underlying meaning.
I gathered up my courage and continued walking, but my steps became lighter and lighter until I saw the number of the next floor.
Second floor.
Why is it still the second floor?
I finally started to feel scared, turned around and ran upwards. I wanted to go back to the dormitory—
At the next corner, I looked up and saw the number on the wall: Second floor.
I find it hard to describe the panic I felt when I saw the "second floor." Rationally, I told myself that it might be a prank or a renovation mistake, but deep down, a voice was telling me, "You can't leave, you can never leave."
My hands and feet were trembling, and I continued to climb upward almost solely driven by instinct.
I squinted and dared not look at the floor number, and ended up going up three floors in a row. I opened my eyes - my hope was shattered.
On the white wall, there was a line of dark red Chinese characters.
Second floor.
I was almost desperate, the fear brought by the stairs overwhelmed everything, even though I felt the dormitory on the second floor was equally strange, I still went in.
"Is anyone there?" My voice was hoarse with nervousness.
The second-floor corridor was quiet, with no response.
"Is anyone there?" I raised my voice.
A door opened in response.
Gu Jing Her face was as white as a ghost, with wide eyes, sitting on the floor of dorm room 204, staring at me without moving.
I was almost scared to death.
Gu Jing was holding a newspaper in his hand, surrounded by a circle of burnt white candles, creating a creepy scene that sent shivers down one's spine.
My hands and feet froze in fear, my heart roaring to run, but my muscles were too weak to obey.
Gu Jing Didn't you go to the library?
What is this!
The impact of this scene is too strong. A few seconds later, I almost ran out of the second floor in a panic.
I ran stumbling and tumbling, with nothing in my field of vision but white stairs, twisting and turning endlessly.
Is it an illusion?
I don't know where I'm running to anymore. Up is stairs, down is also stairs. I tumble down, endlessly falling into the abyss, into a room.
204.
I saw Gu Jing sitting inside. She opened her dark mouth and let out a piercing scream.
In the midst of Gu Jing's screams, I fainted.
Beep beep beep - beep beep beep - beep beep beep -
My roommate Gu Jing's alarm is ringing again.
I woke up from a nightmare.
I have been having the same dream recently. In the dream, there is a stairwell with no exit. I am lost and run hard. I met Gu Jing on the way, but we can't run out even if we try our best. I can't remember the story after that. Psychologically speaking, people's dreams are a reflection of their subconscious. Maybe there are things in my reality that are difficult to control, so this anxiety continues in my dreams.
Gu JingToday I quickly turned off the alarm clock.
I opened my eyes and always felt uneasy.
I heard Gu Jing getting out of bed quietly, she was uncharacteristically silent and didn't make any extra noise.
"Gu Jing, are you going to the library?" I asked her, pulling back the curtain.
Gu Jing lifted her eyes and glanced at me. I had a feeling that she had something to say, but in the end, she just lowered her eyes again without responding.
It's inexplicable.
"I'm too lazy to guess what princess tantrum she's throwing," I said directly, "I'm going to the library later, want to come with?"
Like every previous weekend, Ji Mi was already washing the sheets in the pool early in the morning, and the edge of the basin overflowed with rusty water. When she saw me and Gu Jing coming out together, I don't know what she thought of, but her face suddenly turned ugly.
There was a moment when I suddenly felt that Ji Mi was very unfamiliar to me.
Do I really understand her?
Gu Jing didn't greet her and walked away on her own. I chose to catch up with Gu Jing because Ji Mi and I usually have nothing to talk about.
The fog outside the window was thick, like ethereal clouds, and also like a white wall.
The corridor was cold and empty, with only the sound of my and Gu Jing's footsteps.
"I've been having nightmares these past few days," I started a conversation. "In my dream, the two of us were walking up the stairs like this, probably heading to the library, but the stairs were like a maze and we couldn't reach the top..."
Gu Jing suddenly stopped, lowered her head, and trembled all over.
"Gu Jing?" I looked at her appearance, feeling a bit uneasy, worried that she might be ill. "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Jing It's as if she couldn't hear me speaking. She suddenly raised her head, her eyes rolled back, and a wheezing sound came from her throat as she rushed out of the stairwell and into the corridor.
In the midst of the chaos, I glanced at the floor.
Second floor.
Gu Jing rushed into room 204 directly - the door of 204 was wide open, and there was no one inside. The desk on the outer side was in a mess, and the floor was covered with sticky stains. There were also a few candles burning with flames.
I followed her into Room 204. Gu Jing seemed to be feeling a little better, as her body's trembling gradually subsided, but she didn't respond to my calls.
Ding ling ling—
The wind chime by the bedside tinkled softly.
Suddenly, the face of a man appeared in the mirror in front of me.
I picked up the broom next to me in shock and swung it backwards - but it was a swing in vain, I didn't hit anything!
We looked at each other, the man's face full of fear, and he spoke, "You need to stay calm," in the mirror, he trembled as he moved a few steps in the opposite direction of me, "You probably don't remember anything... but I can explain."
He took a deep breath, as if assessing my reaction, "Actually... you're already dead."
What?
My chest suddenly hurts, as if it has been struck by countless exploding fragments and endured a long, drawn-out cutting.
I see the white mist outside the window again. In the thick fog, there are endless stairs leading to nowhere, dormitory buildings that cannot be escaped, and daily perplexities.
Am I dead?
My five senses feel muffled, in the mirror, the man's mouth moves, but I seem to not understand.
"I played a spiritual game in the dorm a couple of days ago, and since then strange things have been happening around me."
"Sometimes the door suddenly slams, sometimes the faucet in the sink turns on by itself, and sometimes I can hear the sound of a girl talking... At first, I thought someone had brought their girlfriend over, but after it happened multiple times, I started to feel that something was not right."
"I have a roommate whose family practices Taoist magic. He helped me inquire, and the Master said that the spiritual game I was playing is a form of sorcery, which directly opened a passage to the underworld."
"Fortunately, this is just a knockoff version, and its effects only last for a maximum of seven days..."
I saw a stack of newspapers on the desk, the paper was already brittle, and the bold headline was about a poisoning case in the dormitory, where all four residents died.
As I looked through it, my head started to spin. The news featured extensive interviews with classmates, concluding that internal conflicts in the dormitory led to someone poisoning the others. "Dead?" I looked at the familiar photos and names in the newspaper, feeling a sharp pain in my chest, yet a raging anger ignited in my heart. "Why... who is the murderer!"
"This is a pending case, there is no evidence to suggest that one of you four did it, and... online speculation points to your roommate Ji Mi's boyfriend," the man explained cautiously. "Because the police have not been able to trace the source of the poison."
"To be honest, I never thought I could really communicate with you guys," he swallowed hard, " Master said that many spirits only unconsciously repeat their activities from when they were alive, their world is chaotic, and they don't even know they're dead."
"But Master said... if one can fully awaken, they can break free from this state."
I looked straight at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I guess it should be finding the murderer, right? If we can recall everything that happened on the day of the incident, we can break free from the cycle of chaos - oh, you probably don't know, the poisoning case happened nine years ago."
Nine years.
It's been nine years already.
He pointed at Gu Jing, "She suddenly appeared yesterday and asked me who killed her, which scared me half to death." His voice lowered, "Then I showed her the information, and she became particularly... scary."
The man introduced himself as Tang Lin and said that the candle emitting green light in the middle of the ground is made of Rhino horn, which has spiritual properties. Once the candle burns out, humans and ghosts cannot see each other.
He mentioned that he lights the candle every day, following the instructions of Master to help us break free and resolve the random karmic ties caused by his reckless spiritual communication.
I took Gu Jing back to the stairwell. Gu Jing may have been too overwhelmed, as she returned to her silent state, standing still in the hallway.
I found a step to sit on, thinking about Tang Lin's words, feeling extremely unsettled.
Who is the murderer?
Suddenly, Ji Mi's voice came from above.
She stood at the corner one floor above us, her face poking out from the gap, and asked blankly, "What are you doing?"
I glanced at Gu Jing and didn't mention the recent encounter.
Three of us returned to the dorm together, and I suddenly realized that Xiaolin hadn't spoken for a long time.
"Xiaolin? Are you still sleeping?"
Xiaolin didn't speak, and a sense of foreboding rose in my heart.
"Xiaolin, did I disturb your sleep by opening your bed curtain?"
I saw an extremely terrifying scene: Xiaolin was facing me, her eyes rolled back, with deep purple bruises underneath, and her body had stiffened. Her expression was very painful, and her face, clothes, and sheets were all covered in red and yellow filth.
I was stunned, and even the strength to be surprised was gone.
Haven't we died a long time ago?
Xiaolin How could this happen?
Gu Jing Behind me, there erupted the loudest scream I had ever heard in my life.
In her scream, I passed out.
Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—beep beep beep—
My roommate Gu Jing's alarm is ringing again.
I opened my eyes, hoping to hear Xiaolin's voice - that would prove that I had just had a nightmare.
But Xiaolin remained silent.
I didn't dare to pull open her bed curtain.
I got out of bed, and Gu Jing was sitting at her desk. She and I locked eyes, both with very stiff expressions.
Silence spread in the narrow space.
"Gu Jing, do you remember what happened yesterday?" I spoke first.
Gu Jing She didn't speak, didn't nod or shake her head. I don't know what's wrong with her.
"I want to go to 204 again," I told her. "I want to understand the situation and figure out who the murderer is."
Upon hearing the words "killer," Gu Jing trembled slightly.
"Do you want to come with me?"
Gu JingFurrowing her brows, as if wanting to speak but remaining silent.
She's very strange.
I don't want to waste time, so I ran downstairs alone.
Ji Mi is still washing clothes by the pool. I haven't told Ji Mi about this, but I suspect she knows.
Ji Mi sometimes scares me. She seems to be someone who is curious about everyone, but her curiosity is so intense that it's unsettling. For example, she can easily reveal your anonymous posts on social media, or tell you that the chef at your favorite restaurant has changed.
She's like an all-seeing surveillance camera.
Once again entering Room 204, I finally saw a lot of things clearly.
For example, it's obviously a boys' dormitory, and the styles of the mobile phones and computers on the desk are ones I've never seen before.
Tang Lin appeared in front of the mirror as arranged.
After I told him about Xiaolin, Tang Lin's expression changed.
"I shouldn't have...," he muttered to himself, fumbling in his pocket for a long time before pulling out his phone, his voice filled with panic: "Master... didn't you say no one would die?"
"What?"
"Can ghosts die too?"
"Master, please save me. I don't want to die!"
"Okay, okay..."
He put down his phone and looked very scared. "I'm sorry, I think I guessed wrong. The murderer should be among the four of you, not Ji Mi's boyfriend!"
" Master said, 'If the killer is sober and realizes that you are becoming aware, it's very likely that they will continue to act. The killer has committed heinous crimes and will be condemned to eternal damnation, never to be reincarnated. But you have hope of escaping this fate, and the killer may not be willing to accept that!'"
"Your roommate Xiaolin may have already passed away."
"The ghost of the killer was covered in blood, and things got bigger."
"Tang Lin Honestly, he's without a soul, but he somehow managed to explain his words, shivered with fear as he looked at me for a moment, then made up his mind and walked up to the horn-shaped candle," "Sorry, Master, this matter is too sinister, I can't help with anything."
The next moment, he extinguished the candle.
In an instant, there was silence.
From upstairs came the scream of Gu Jing.
Suddenly, I recalled the various anomalies before and began to regret deeply. Why didn't I bring Gu Jing out? Why didn't I act more cautiously?
In the midst of Gu Jing's screams, I couldn't help but close my eyes.
Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—beep beep beep—
My roommate Gu Jing's alarm is ringing again.
Gu Jing didn't turn it off.
The dormitory is very quiet, with the despairing sound of laundry being washed outside.
I know who the murderer is now.
Seventh day.
Tang Lin opened his eyes and the first thought that came to his mind was how fortunate it was that this was the last day as the Master had said.
Finally, it's all coming to an end.
He was particularly obsessed with the Dormitory poisoning case from nine years ago at the school recently, collecting a lot of information and details from that time, and even conducting on-site investigations.
After conducting a large number of investigations, Tang Lin believes that he has gathered enough evidence to dismiss the vague discussions online. He posted on the forum with the title "Personal Views on the 20xx Dormitory poisoning case at xx University." In the post, he listed a series of evidence and conducted rigorous reasoning and speculation. At the end of the post, he concluded: "The original poster believes that the police should reopen the investigation and focus on Ji's boyfriend at the time. This is definitely not just a case of murder within the dormitory!"
post Less than half an hour after posting, it was blocked.
Tang Lin Got all fired up and immediately reposted with a comment: "I'm afraid I hit the nail on the head, and certain people are getting scared! Everyone can go check out Ji's boyfriend's background, it's quite deep!"
post Got banned again.
Tang Lin Felt a wave of frustration, but also more convinced that maybe he's getting closer to the truth!
That night, he and his roommates drank and ate barbecue together. When they returned to the dorm, they didn't know who suggested playing the game "spirit writing."
When Tang Lin saw a girl standing in front of him, and realized that she was the victim of the poisoning case he was investigating, he was so scared that he almost wet his pants on the spot.
He thought that he was disturbing the spirits by speaking nonsense online, so he specifically asked for help from the Master. The Master told him that his obsession with investigating the case was too heavy. Since he had become involved, he had to personally resolve the matter, otherwise there would be endless trouble, affecting future generations.
Tang Lin gradually calmed down and felt that this was a good opportunity to understand the case. The master said that the spirits of the victims did not have any malicious energy and would not harm people. Helping them to find release was a good deed that accumulated merit.
Tang Lin naturally thought he was doing a good deed. It wasn't until yesterday, when a female ghost named Chen Yu told him that Xue Xiaolin was "dead."
He vaguely realized that he had a responsibility. The murderer was actually in the dormitory, and his disturbance and mistaken guesses about the real culprit directly led to the dissipation of a soul!
Tang Lin feels that he can't bear so much. He blew out the rhino horn candle and didn't want to deal with it anymore.
This is the last day.
Tang Lin's mood relaxed a bit, and he threw the poison case files into the shredder before going to the top floor balcony to sunbathe.
He didn't see the two figures behind him.
Tang Lin Flew out like a bird.
A few days later, the case of the male student Tang Mou's fall from a building at XX University was determined to be a murder. Surprisingly, an important piece of evidence from another poisoning case nine years ago at the same school was found at the scene - a medicine bottle.
One year later.
Outside the entrance of dormitory building 18, students spontaneously placed a circle of chrysanthemums and candles. Someone posted the latest police bulletin on the wall.
At 14:16 on August 19, 20xx, our bureau received a directive from the municipal public security bureau 110:
A student named Tang (male, 21 years old) from xx University fell to his death.
After the incident, the city of XX immediately organized relevant departments to form a joint working group to carry out the investigation and handling of the incident.
After investigation, it was found that Tang had posted "Personal Views on the Dormitory poisoning case at XX University in 20xx" on a forum a few days ago, discussing the true culprit of the Dormitory poisoning case at XX University, mentioning the criminal suspect Hu (male, 33 years old), which incurred his resentment and led to him being hired to commit the murder.
In view of the high relevance of the suspect, our bureau will investigate the case of the death of Tang in 20xx together with the Dormitory poisoning case at the school.
Ji (female, 22 years old), Gu (female, 21 years old), Xue Moumou (female, 21 years old), and Chen (female, 21 years old) were killed in the dormitory.
Investigation revealed that on the evening of August 17, 20xx, Ji secretly brought a netizen named Hu into the female dormitory to spend the night. At that time, only Xue Moumou was in the dormitory. Liu Mou had malicious intentions and asked Ji to drug her roommate Xue Moumou in an attempt to sexually assault her. Due to a drug overdose, Xue Moumou died from suffocation after vomiting, and her body was hidden in the bed by Ji and Liu Mou.
On the evening of August 17, 20xx, around 9 p.m., Gu and Chen returned to the dormitory. Ji had previously washed Xue's sheets.
The next day, Hu believed that the situation was exposed and demanded that Ji poison and kill Gu and Chen. Subsequently, Liu and Ji had a dispute, during which Liu assaulted Ji and fed them poison, resulting in Xue's excessive blood loss and subsequent death. Currently, Hu is on the run out of fear of punishment, and the case is under further investigation and processing.
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