white night syndrome

Chapter 235 203. Why is it you? (Please order in full)

"I admit that what you said makes sense."

Li Ming's tone started to become tougher at some point.

“If prisoners from outside commit crimes, being together may be beneficial to defense, but what if the prisoners are inside?
Because of the wind and snow, we were already sleep deprived, and we were even more exhausted after encountering this kind of thing. In order to defend ourselves, we would each hold weapons...

So do you think it is really safe to share a room with an equally armed serial murderer—not to mention possibly an accomplice? "

"You... do you want to say that Terada-senpai and I are accomplices?!" Yamada became impulsive again.

"It's just a possibility, and the situation is the same with you, right? If the two of us take advantage of you to doze off and attack with weapons at the same time, even a person with a physique like Yamada-kun would be in trouble, let alone The prisoner might poison everyone's cups..."

While Terada looked a little shaken, Li Ming continued.

"It would be fine if we just spent the night, but we don't know when the blizzard will stop. We can't keep tensing up like this and keep monitoring each other, right? I still think it's best to work independently and lock the door of the room. Of course, it would be great if this is just our unfounded worry."

"What you said makes sense..." Terada nodded thoughtfully, as if he was thinking about it in his heart.

"Right?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows, "It would be best if you understand what I said. If you don't understand, I won't force you. So in short, we will not participate in your mutual surveillance operations. "

After a general discussion, the two people in front of them finally accepted Li Ming's opinions.

Taking out some bottled water and canned food from the kitchen, the two walked up to the second floor together. When they came to the door of Kurosawa's room, Li Ming stopped.

"I'm really busy today and I don't have time to talk to you alone. Can I go to your room and have a chat?"

Kurosawa pondered for a while and nodded silently.

The two came to Kurosawa's room. Li Ming behaved a little differently and locked the door as usual, and then looked around cautiously.

"Hmm... This wardrobe looks like it can be moved. Let's use this to block the door tonight! Let's not mention the literary young man for now. The big guy wants to destroy the door. I'm afraid it will be a piece of cake. Fortunately, nothing happened outside just now. But it might just be inconvenient to start..."

"I just have some questions, and I want to ask you." Kurosawa paused and looked up at the unfamiliar young man in front of him, "What did you find outside... Ever since you returned to the villa, you have behaved like this It's very unusual. After thinking about the time, I think you must have discovered something outside the villa...right?"

"Haha... As expected, you still discovered it."

Li Ming smiled bitterly and sat down on the chair. He patted the bed next to him and motioned for Kurosawa to go and sit down.

"I really can't hide anything from you...Actually, I didn't dare to say this when I was downstairs just now. I just kept it as a secret between the two of us." Li Ming's face darkened and he whispered, "Actually, I was The body of Mr. Jisaki was found outside.”

The sound stopped abruptly at this moment. Kurosawa seemed to have not yet reacted, but soon a look of surprise and more of fear appeared on his face.

"To be found in such a heavy snowstorm is a miraculous probability. I think the prisoner probably didn't expect it..."

"Yamada-kun and I got separated for a while on the way... In the picture, I fell and hit a snowdrift. Unexpectedly, Izizaki-kun's body was exposed underneath. He has been dead for a long time."

"The reason why the prisoner hid it outside, I can only guess is that he deliberately made Ji Qi disappear so that we think he is the murderer. Then the prisoner can only exist among those two people. After all, if an outside prisoner committed the crime, There’s no need to do that, is there?”

"Are you sure it's Jisaki?" Kurosawa groped his chin for a while, thinking.

"I only saw it for a moment, but there shouldn't be anything wrong with that face." Li Ming squinted his eyes and didn't look like he was lying.

Kurosawa took a breath, this was going to be tricky...

"Anyway, we are now physically and mentally exhausted and trying to expose it without authorization may cause them to break out. Let alone the rampant literary and artistic youth. Once the big guy goes crazy, the consequences will be disastrous. Let's recharge our batteries tonight and think of a solution tomorrow."

"Fortunately, we can still trust each other. This is really a blessing among misfortunes..." Li Ming looked at the girl beside him with gentle eyes.

"Then you don't doubt me?" Kurosawa raised his eyebrows.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We came here purely by chance, and we didn't know anyone else beforehand. We are completely unrelated people who were involved! Or do you have the ability to accurately locate this mountain in a snowstorm? "

"Although I'm sorry to say this to you, fortunately I'm with you, so I can maintain a normal mind in this situation..." Li Ming stared at the eyes gently, "If I were alone When encountering something like this, I'm afraid I would have fallen into madness... It's really great to have you here."

Why is this atmosphere suddenly so ambiguous?
Obviously I'm not ready yet...

Obviously such a major event has happened now, why can Li Dian still show his sincere emotions like this?

Could it be that……!
"...Hey, I'm talking about Kurosawa."

Li Ming spoke hesitantly, then pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time.

"Although now is not the time to talk about this...it's just because it is now." After hesitating for a while, he raised his head as if he had come to some realization, and stared at Kurosawa with a serious expression, "We are now at a life-threatening moment. , although I don’t want to deepen your fear, but the prisoner may target us next – this is still a reality that cannot be ignored.”

"Maybe! Maybe I will be the next one to die. I can't stop myself from thinking that..." Li Ming's voice rose.

"Why do you think so? Is there any reason?" Kurosawa was a little at a loss, but he didn't know how to face it.

"No, I really don't know them at all, and I probably haven't done anything that would make me resentful, so this is just a probability. It's not unreasonable to say that it's unfounded, so I still think about it now. I will express my feelings to you while I am still alive..."

鏉ヤ 钖楋纻
At this inopportune time...

"……I like you."

"Although I have only gotten along with you as a friend, I have actually had feelings for you that go beyond friends from a long time ago... I was afraid that you would hate me if I told you, so I never told you, but when I think about it, Maybe I won’t have the chance to say it out loud in this life... I just can’t bear it anymore.”

"I'm sorry for troubling you. This is just my self-satisfaction, so I don't ask you to answer me now. Let's talk about everything after we leave here safely together."

How does Kurosawa feel at this moment?

Surprised, confused, or delighted?
However, before all kinds of emotions came to her mind, something else came to her mind first.

That is--

Her memory should not exist.

Kurosawa remembered...

At the same time, in the same place, he sat in the same position, with the same expression and voice, and said the same words.

Memories flow like a revolving lantern, and the next scene emerges.

This is a scene that Kurosawa should have been unable to imagine at this moment...

Her friend, Li Ming, held a bright red blade in his hand and stared indifferently at the body of Terada whose throat was slashed at his feet, as if he was just looking at a piece of grass.

not only that……

Kurosawa once thought and "reasoned". In her memory, she was looking for clues to find out the truth that "Li Ming was the murderer" and tried to prevent the crime he finally committed.

However, it was too late after all. Everyone except her had become the dead souls of Li Dang.

Sensing Kurosawa's arrival... Li Ming slowly raised his head, his expression half-smiling, extremely distorted.

"Ah... you're here after all."

"Why do you always have to hinder me? Every time, when I think I am going to succeed, you will appear..."

Putting down the knife in his hand, Li Ming strode towards the girl in front of him.

Kurosawa retreated reflexively, but only touched the cold wall. His blood-stained hands pressed her shoulders. The strong force and crushing feeling on her face made her unable to move.

"Why, why is it you?! You're obviously not a detective, so why can't you just close your eyes and pretend that nothing has happened! Why do you have to expose me?!"

His voice was trembling, and for some reason it was filled with despair and sadness.

"Forget it, you won't understand anyway."

Pressing Kurosawa against the wall, the man's cold voice came close to her ears. A tingling sensation came from her neck, and her vision gradually blurred.

"...I will do better next time, so..."

The whispering voice disappeared into the fading consciousness.

"Kurosawa? Kurosawa!"

Hearing a familiar calling voice, it was Li Ming.

When he came back to his senses, the person in front of him looked at him with an innocent face and a confused expression.

"What's wrong? Are you so shocked by my confession? I'll be hurt... Of course I'm joking."

What happened just now?

Is that a memory?
But that's not something that happened in any past time.

It obviously didn't happen, but it did happen.

...For some reason, Kurosawa was so sure.

Speaking of it, she planned to have a direct showdown with Li Ming in front of her, but when she thought about it, the memory of just now flashed through her mind again.

Although it is unbelievable, if you believe that it is the truth, he will definitely kill himself the moment he exposes him, so it is better not to act rashly.

"It's getting late, so I'll go back to my room." Li Ming stood up, "After I leave, you must use the wardrobe to block the door, and no one except me will open the door. Do you understand? You will never open the door tonight. Don’t leave the room, and if you want to go to the toilet, use a plastic bottle and endure it... After all, life is still the most important thing.”

"Can't you just stay in the room and sleep with me?"

Kurosawa's original intention was to keep Li Ao here, and she was trying to delay Li Ao's next killing as long as possible.

just.

"Idiot, I just confessed to you. Wouldn't it be nice to have a little sense of crisis? Even in this state... No, it is precisely because of this state that you have heard of the suspension bridge effect, right? I will definitely not be able to control myself. of."

Watching Li Ming leave, Kurosawa sat on the bed and considered it carefully.

If she opens this door, she may witness Li Ming's murder scene again. However, if she really does as he said and stays in the room obediently, he will definitely kill Sita and Yamada tonight.

This kind of outcome cannot be ignored.

Kurosawa opened the door quietly and walked down the silent corridor. However, after taking only a few steps, a voice came from behind.

"Ah, why are you so disobedient? I have told you so many times."

It was very familiar, Li Ming's voice.

But at this moment, the sound only frightened her.

Turning his head tremblingly, the young man looked back at Kurosawa with a helpless and confused expression: "It's very dangerous outside. Come back to your room quickly, okay?"

Do you want to respond, or are you ready to run away...

But it was still a step too late. He grabbed Kurosawa's wrist and felt a stab of pain. The cold liquid invaded the girl's blood vessels, draining all her strength away.

"...Go back to your room and have a good rest. Good night."

Gently hugging Kurosawa's limp body, he finally saw Li Ming's expression in his consciousness, which was still extremely gentle.

"Kurosawa? Kurosawa!"

Hearing a familiar calling voice, it was Li Ming.

When he came back to his senses, the person in front of him looked at him with an innocent face and a confused expression.

"What's wrong? Are you so shocked by my confession? I'll be hurt... Of course I'm joking."

What happened just now?

Is that a memory?
But that's not something that happened in any past time.

It obviously didn't happen, but it did happen.

...For some reason, Kurosawa was so sure.

This familiar feeling...

The memory of those radio broadcasts that Highlander heard when she got on the highway came back to her mind again.

Isn't this just like that dream?

Kurosawa suddenly thought at this moment.

She was lying on the wall, listening to what was going on next door. The second hand of the clock moved forward slowly, and when it crossed zero, the sound of the door opening came from next door.

Right now, the best thing to do right now is to wait in the room until midnight and continue to pay attention to the young man's movements. After noticing that he has left the room, go out to investigate.

The footsteps passed by the door of Kurosawa's room, and then stopped in front of the next door. There was the click of the door lock opening, the creak of the door, and the sound of closing and locking again.

Although I don’t know what method was used, the young man must have invaded Yamada’s room.

Her subconscious told her that there was no better opportunity to act than now.

(End of this chapter)