Ning Hangyi: A game that must be fouled

Chapter 9 "Games That Must Foul (Season [-])"

"I finally know that only the dead can leave here!"

This note written in blood looked like an invitation from hell. The thirteen suspense novelists present were stunned and chilled in shock.

A new mystery arises.Nan Tian gasped.What does this blood note on the sofa where Yu Chicheng was murdered mean?And where did the body of Yu Chicheng that was on this sofa go?

Is it really like the plot in Longma's story ("The Act of the Living Dead"), the dead Yu Chicheng became a "living dead" and left the room by himself?
"No, it's impossible..." Ryoma, who was still in good spirits just now and got the highest score (9.2), now looks pale and behaves abnormally.He shook his head in horror, and said to himself, "Yu Chicheng is indeed dead, and will never come back to life... There can't really be 'living dead' in this world...It's just a fiction!"

"Ryoma, calm down." An old and steady voice reminded, "We all know that the dead will not be resurrected, and of course we also understand that the living dead will not really exist. But obviously, someone wants to create this kind of hint , that is - your story overlaps with what happened in reality again, and you also committed a foul."

Ryoma looked at Araki Zhou who was talking, his eyes widened and his lips were tightly closed.

"I'm not reminding you that you have committed a foul, but I hope you can keep a clear head. You are a smart person, Ryoma, don't fall into the opponent's trap easily. Think about it carefully. Although the current situation is weird, it provides We have some important information."

Arakishu's words were obviously not meant for Ryoma alone, but to remind everyone present.Nan Tian realized that Araki Zhou might have thought of the same problem as himself.

The genius boy Chris obviously thought of it too. "Mr. Araki, the important information you mentioned refers to where Yu Chicheng's body disappeared, right?"

Araki Shune raised an eyebrow. "That's right."

"Where do you think Yu Chicheng's body is now?" Goth asked in horror.

"Didn't Dark Fire say that he saw Yu Chicheng's body walking in the downstairs hall in the middle of the night last night, and then disappeared in a dark corner?" Xia Houshen looked at Dark Fire. "That's right, that's what you said."

Dark Fire pursed his lips tightly and did not speak, actually acquiescing.

"Do you believe his nonsense? Yuchicheng really turned into a living dead and left here?" Long Ma said hostilely, "I think his rhetoric just proves one thing - he is deliberately framed I!"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Qianqiu said to Ryoma, "If it's what you said, isn't Dark Fire the organizer? Then the IQ of the organizer who has been playing with us for so long is too low. .”

"Then what do you mean, even if someone reveals obvious flaws or cheating feet in the future, we should ignore them? Just because we firmly believe that the organizer will not make low-level mistakes, right?" Ryoma said sarcastically.

"I just hope that we don't accuse someone just because we have a little doubt about that person. This will only lead us into a situation of mutual suspicion and hostility, which is what the real organizers want most, and it is also the worst thing for us. Unfavorable situation." Qian Qiu said righteously.

"Qianqiu is right." Arakaki echoed, "If what An Huo said was fabricated by him, then this kind of 'framing' is a bit too low-level and childish."

Ryoma tilted his head and asked, "Mr. Araki, what do you mean, what Dark Fire saw was true——Yuchi Cheng really turned into a living dead and left?"

"Young people, there are always some problems that young people are prone to make." Araki said meaningfully, "When you are angry, you lose the ability to think calmly."

After all, Ryoma is a smart person, after Araki Zhou's call, he seems to have come to his senses.He opened his mouth slightly, and the expression on his face became much calmer. It seemed that he had put away his hostility towards Dark Fire.

"Teacher Araki, what you mean is that what Dark Fire saw last night may be a deliberate illusion, a trap deliberately set by someone?" Nan Tian asked.

"I can only say that this possibility is much greater than the possibility of the dark fire lying to us." Araki Zhou has always maintained that steady personality that does not easily draw conclusions.Pointing to the bloody note on the sofa, he said, "However, after seeing this piece of paper, I'm almost sure of this fact."

"Oh, what do you think is the matter?" asked the white whale.

Arakizhou cast a sideways glance at Chris. "Just like Xiaotian said, everything that happened in this place is meaningful. This bloody note is here because someone hopes to use it to achieve two purposes."

Everyone kept silent and listened carefully to Araki Zhou's analysis, which made him somewhat proud.He drawled his voice and said slowly: "The first purpose, of course, is to create the illusion that Yuchi came back from the dead, as if this blood-soaked note was left behind by him. Foul, and at the same time create an atmosphere of terror, make us more panic - which is what the deliberate organizers have been doing."

"But I don't understand, how did the organizer know that I was going to tell a story about the 'living dead'?" Ryoma said in great surprise, "I swear to God, I only conceived this story after I entered this place Yes, and I have never told anyone, it is impossible for anyone to guess my mind!"

"This kind of situation didn't just happen to you alone." Dark Fire said at this time, who hadn't opened his mouth all this time, "My story was also thought up on the spur of the moment, didn't it seem like I was discovered in advance, and I committed it inexplicably? There are also Xu Wen and Xia Houshen—we have all encountered this weird situation. The mysterious sponsor is like a fairy who has no prophecy, always guessing the story we are going to tell before we tell it Some of the episodes. What the hell!"

Xu Wen and Xia Houshen, whose names were mentioned, flashed a look of panic at the same time.

Sajia pursed her lips and thought about it, "I'm thinking... Could it be that the sponsor has some kind of supernatural power, can see through our thinking?"

Someone laughed. It was Chris. "It won't be so 'sci-fi'. He (she) doesn't have this kind of ability. If he (she) had it, many things would not have to be so laborious."

Sajia asked, "Do you have any basis for saying that?"

"Of course." Chris smiled mysteriously and said something amazing. "Maybe you think that what is happening now is unimaginable, or even completely unreasonable. But I think that it is not impossible to do all this."

Everyone felt a little stunned, Beidou asked excitedly: "Chris, do you already know the organizer's technique? Tell me and listen!"

Chris was silent for a while, and said: "I just have some guesses and inferences, and I'm not quite sure...so, I can't say it yet."

Huang Muzhou snorted, and said in a low voice: "Playing tricks."

At this time, Lake, who had been silent before, said, "Chris, you clearly know that the organizer is among us at this moment, but you say without hesitation that you may have seen his tricks. Aren't you afraid that the organizer will get rid of you?" ?”

"I also want to ask the same question." Moby Dick said, "Chris, why can you maintain that calm and confident attitude as always? It seems that you don't care about the host at all. You have no fear He, is it because of..."

Moby Dick's words stop there, but the hint hangs in the air and speaks for itself.

"Don't play charades, you want to say - I'm not afraid of him at all, that's because I'm actually 'him', right?" Chris said disapprovingly, and glanced at everyone. "Why should I be afraid of him (her)? Don't forget, I am his (her) 'guest'. He (she) asked me to come here to make this game more exciting and fun. If he (she) (She) worried that I was too smart, so she wouldn't invite me from the beginning. I may not know anything about this organizer, but he will never be a coward."

These words sounded like they were addressed to the organizer hidden among the crowd, full of provocation.

Brilliant provocative method——Nan Tian thought to himself—with the conceited and crazy personality of the host (according to various signs for so many days), he (she) certainly will not give up this challenge.

Gott said: "We seem to have dragged the topic too far. Just now, Mr. Araki said that this blood note serves two purposes, and he only said one." He looked at Araki. "Mr. Araki, you continue."

Araki Shune massaged his neck with his hands, showing dissatisfaction. "I thought you guys forgot about it. Hmph, in fact, the second purpose of that bloody note is the most important!"

Everyone's eyes focused on Araki Zhou again.

"The organizer deliberately created a false impression, making us think that the note was written by Yu Chicheng, but this approach is a bit self-deprecating. We will not be scared and foolish, and will believe that Yuchi Cheng has really become a living dead, and will stay. Write a blood letter. Then there is no doubt that this note was written by the organizer himself!"

"Well." Geite nodded, "Then what is the sponsor's other intention?"

"His other intentions have already been thought of by me." Arakaki pointed to the bloody note and said, "Look at the sentence written on it—'Only the dead can leave here'—this sentence is To mislead us, let us think that Yu Chicheng has left here now. But in fact, we—at least I, were not fooled. Then this sentence should be understood in reverse, in fact..."

"Ah, what you mean is that Yu Chicheng's body hasn't disappeared at all, it's still in this big house!" Sajia suddenly understood, and said it before Araki Zhou.

Araki Zhou seemed a little dissatisfied with being robbed of his words, and let out a muffled snort. "That's it."

"If that's the case, where is Yu Chicheng's body now?" Lake asked suspiciously, "This is a big closed house, where can he (the organizer) hide the body?"

"Should we search every place here thoroughly?" Beidou suggested.

"It's useless." Arakaki said, waving his hands, "If we find the corpse in a place we can think of, then this method is a bit too mentally retarded."

"That's right, the organizer can't let us find it easily." Chris said, "Save your energy."

"Then where do you think the corpse will be hidden?" Xia Houshen asked wonderingly.

"The secret room." Nan Tian suddenly said calmly, "There is no doubt that there is a secret room in this place."

In fact, Nan Tian also mentioned the conjecture about the chamber of secrets once before.Therefore, everyone did not show too much surprise, obviously they all thought of this possibility.

After being reminded by Nan Tian, ​​Xia Houshen nodded one after another: "By the way, the organizer said that this place was transformed from an old prison. This 'reformation' is definitely not as simple as we saw!"

At this point in Xia Houshen's words, a shocking sound suddenly sounded in the house. It came from the four speakers at the top of the house. It was a horrible sound processed by a voice changer—it was the long-lost mysterious host By!
"Guests, suspense novelists. You haven't heard my voice for several days. This is a lucky thing, because it shows that the game is going very smoothly. I didn't want to disturb you because everyone cooperated so well. .But at this point in the game, some people may be confused about the current situation, so it is necessary for me to come out and answer some questions that may arise in your mind."

Thirteen people walked out into the hallway, most of them nervous and almost holding their breath.

The eerie voice continued: "So far, you have spent six days here. In other words, six people have finished telling the story. And some of them got very high marks (Ryoma in the At this moment, my whole body trembled a little). While congratulating, I also want to remind everyone, don’t forget the 'rules of the game' I set."

"The story everyone tells must not have any similarities in conception or plot with the previous stories - I believe you all have this rule of the game in mind. Yu Chicheng, who was the first to foul, has already been 'out'. As for the five people who told the story behind, which ones also fouled? You know it well."

Xu Wen, Xia Houshen, Dark Fire and Ryoma who heard this were terribly horrified (out of the five people who told the story later, only Lake did not commit a foul), their breathing stopped at this moment, and they stared blankly at the sky. roof, as if awaiting some kind of verdict.

What followed made them even more frightened. "Of course, I also know it in my heart - I have experienced these things with you. Then, some people may be puzzled - Yu Chicheng, who fouled first, was out soon; but the people who fouled later , why is it still fine until now?"

"Oh, don't think that I forgot the rules I set, and don't be so naive as to think that I can't get you out. Now, let me tell you that the reason why those who fouled later were not out immediately was because I considered There is one problem - if this game is played later and there are fewer and fewer people, it will become more and more boring. And for those who tell the story later, it may not be so fair in terms of scoring."

"So, those who violated the rules, I will write you down for the time being, and wait until the last day to talk about it. To be more clear, your lives are stored with me for the time being. If in the end, the person who wins is really me, then you I can't save my life. But if you are lucky enough to win me, or 'recognize' me before that, the situation may be very different. My meaning has been expressed very clearly, then? Everyone, let's continue the game, I hope you all have the same fun as me."

The sound echoing in the house stopped.Everyone seemed to have accepted the baptism of fear again, and no one said a word for a long time.

Suddenly, Lake yelled: "Everyone, don't move!"

Sajia was taken aback and looked at him in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Lake said vigilantly: "Now everyone, think about it carefully. Did any of us make any special or abnormal movements before the sound was heard just now?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood—the organizer's voice must be someone controlling a tiny remote control, and this little thing must be hidden on someone among them. To press it, you must What a move!
After a short silence, Beidou said hesitantly: "When the voice sounded just now, Mr. Xu Wen... seemed to be flicking his watch..."

Xu Wen was taken aback, and shouted: "What 'fiddle'! Are you trying to frame me on purpose? When I heard the sound, I rolled up my sleeves and looked at the time on the watch!"

Xia Houshen said: "Xu Wen, do you dare to show us that watch?"

Xu Wen angrily took off the watch and handed it to Xia Houshen: "Take it and study it carefully, see if you can find any mechanism!"

Xia Houshen studied the watch over and over for a while, pressed the watch almost all over his body, and finally returned it to Xu Wen in silence.

Beidou said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xu Wen, I just... think I should be more cautious."

Xu Wen tilted his head and ignored him.

Beluga said: "Actually, there is no need to apologize. In this special case, we should really seize any opportunity to find out the sponsor."

Lake said, "It sounds like you've found someone suspicious, too?"

The white whale pondered for a moment, and said to Qianqiu: "Sorry, Miss Qianqiu, I noticed that when the sound was heard just now, you seemed to be touching the earring on the left?"

Qian Qiu was taken aback, and said in surprise: "You actually doubt me?"

"I'm just talking about the facts, please understand."

Qianqiu crossed her hands in front of her chest, and said dissatisfiedly: "That's a habit of mine. These earrings are just ordinary diamond earrings."

"Can you take it down so we can see it?" said White Dick.

"I refuse." Qian Qiu said coldly, "This is really a rude request."

But at this moment, everyone's eyes were on Qianqiu.Qianqiu hesitated for a moment, bit his lip, and reluctantly took off the pair of earrings and handed them to Moby Whale.Beluga carefully checked the earrings in front of everyone, and said: "It's really just ordinary diamond earrings, I'm sorry, Miss Qianqiu." Return the pair of small things to their original owners.

After Qianqiu put the earrings back on, Nan Tian said: "Actually, I think the organizer who actually controls the tiny remote control should be very cautious. Actions like raising his hand to look at the watch or touching the earrings are too big. It is easy to arouse the suspicion of others. I think it must be a very small and hidden action that he (she) wants to activate this little thing, and we will not notice it at all. So we are here to check your various actions, and it may be nothing significance."

"Well, I agree with what you said." Ryoma nodded, then frowned. "However, what you said made me doubt someone."

"Who?" Nan Tian asked.

Ryoma pointed to Gott next to him and said, "His left hand is always in his trouser pocket... If he wants to press the remote control inside, of course no one will be able to notice."

Goth opened his mouth wide in shock, and everyone's first reaction when they were suspected was similar. "You... what do you mean?!"

"I didn't mean to target you." Ryoma explained, "I just hope that you can show your innocence with actions. In this way, we can rest assured and exclude you at the same time, can't we?"

Gaud stared at him and said, "What do you want me to do?"

Ryoma rolled his eyes and thought for a moment: "Can I reach into your trouser bag to check?"

Goth subconsciously took a step back, showing a nervous expression: "No!"

Ryoma narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why?" The suspicious eyes around him shot at Goth like arrows.

Gaud's face was flushed, and his left hand had been pulled out of his trouser bag.Under the eyes of everyone staring at him, he seemed embarrassed.After a while, he relented, but said something strange: "Okay, I agree to let a person check my pants bag, but... that person must be a woman, not a man!"

Everyone was taken aback.Xia Houshen asked, "Why?"

"I have no obligation to answer you." Goth said with a red face, "If you agree, I will cooperate."

Everyone looked at each other.Lake said: "The only women here are Sajia and Qianqiu. Who do you want to check your trouser bag?"

"Whatever! If you want to check, hurry up!" Gott replied impatiently, as if the current situation made him very embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Seeing that Qianqiu was just standing there with her arms folded, Sajia had no intention of going forward to do this at all, and only said, "Okay, I'll do it."

She walked up to Goth and said, "I'm sorry." She put a hand into Goth's left trouser pocket.

Gott's face was tense, and he didn't dare to take a breath. It seemed that he was extremely nervous. Around him, the air seemed to be stagnant.Sajia searched in his left trouser pocket, then reached into Goth's right trouser pocket, and took out a leather wallet.Sajia turned her head to ask for everyone's opinions with her eyes, which means——do you want to open this wallet and check it?

"Enough!" Dark Fire suddenly shouted. "Don't continue! If this goes on, it will only increase mutual suspicion, create more doubts, and plunge us into a great crisis of trust! For the sponsor, it's exactly what we want!"

Hearing what An Huo said, Goth took the wallet back from Sajia's hand and put it back in his trousers bag, looking relieved.

After a long silence, it seemed that everyone was reflecting on some of their previous actions.Xia Houshen glanced at his watch and said: "It's getting late, it's almost twelve o'clock, let's all go back to our rooms and rest. Now we can only continue the game, there is no other choice. Who will be responsible for tomorrow night (storytelling) )?"

"Me." Qian Qiu lazily replied. "Thank you for reminding me, it's time for me to get ready." After speaking, he walked towards his room.The others also went back to their rooms.

Nan Tian returned to his room and locked the door.Sitting on the sofa, he suddenly found himself a little restless, always feeling as if some important thing he was thinking about before was interrupted or ignored, but now he can't remember it.He pressed his chin with his knuckles, his brows were deeply furrowed, and he was thinking hard...

Before the host's voice could be heard, we had just reached the... Chamber of Secrets.By the way, Nan Tian was refreshed, he remembered.In fact, he thought of a very important question just now, but when he was about to say it several times, he was interrupted by others.This is an important question that has been ignored by everyone——

Why did the recorded host's voice sound at that time?
Or, why would the person with the tiny remote (apparently the sponsor) choose to activate the button at that moment?
If I'm not wrong—Nan Tian thought to himself—it was because at that time, we just talked about a very critical and sensitive issue for the organizer, that is—the secret room!
The organizer who got involved saw that we had triggered a really critical point, and didn't want us to discuss this issue too much, so he immediately activated the remote control and used the recorded voice to divert the topic.In fact, it worked!After listening to that recording, everyone stopped discussing the topic of the secret room, and instead became suspicious of each other...

If this is really the reason why the organizer released the recording in time, it can prove one thing - this place does have a secret room!Moreover, if this secret room can be found, all the organizer's secrets will be exposed, and the identity will naturally be exposed!

Thinking of this, Nan Tian was secretly excited.He couldn't be sure if other people had thought of this, but now, he knew what he should do - he could no longer passively be led by the nose by the sponsor.It's time to take the initiative!

Finding this secret room will be the key to revealing the identity of the sponsor!

So, how exactly should we act?Nan Tian pondered carefully in his heart, and a plan gradually formed in his mind...

The next morning, everyone still took out things from the cabinet downstairs for breakfast.While eating, Nan Tian quietly observed Xu Wen, waiting for the right time to go up and talk to him.

Nan Tian's plan is this: contact each person one by one in the order of telling the stories.On the one hand, it is to increase understanding; on the other hand, it is to listen to some information through conversations with everyone—maybe you can get some inspiration, or find clues about the secret room.

In addition, there is another important purpose - he wants to go to everyone's room next to each other to see if there are any unexpected discoveries.Nan Tian had an intuition—the room of one of them (that person might be the sponsor) might be different from the others, and there must be some secret hidden in it—this secret was related to the secret room!

While thinking, Nan Tian saw that Xu Wen had finished his breakfast and was walking towards the second floor.Since "1" Wei Chicheng was dead, the object of the investigation and interview began with "2" Xu Wen.Nan Tian knew that Xu Wen was more guarded than others, he would show up almost every day except for dinner and storytelling at night, and stayed in his own room at other times, locking the door tightly.If you don't talk to him at this time, you may not even be able to enter his room at that time.

Nan Tian walked over quickly, rushed to Xu Wen's side before going up the stairs, and shouted: "Mr. Xu Wen."

Xu Wen turned to look at Nan Tian and asked, "What's the matter?"

Nan Tian whispered, "I want to talk to you."

Xu Wen looked at Nan Tian suspiciously. "This is the second time you have talked to me [5]. Talk about what?"

"Can I talk in your room? It's not convenient here."

Xu Wen hesitated for a moment, probably because he thought about it in broad daylight, and Nan Tian found him in front of everyone, so he didn't dare to do anything about him, so he nodded in agreement.

The two walked up to the second floor together and entered Xu Wen's room.Nan Tian sat on the sofa facing the door, Xu Wen locked the door, and then sat on his bed.

Nan Tian was thinking about how to speak less abruptly. In his opinion, Xu Wen was like a frightened bird after "fouling".He didn't want to make the atmosphere very tense, causing Xu Wen to feel repulsive.Nan Tian's eyes searched the room, hoping to find a lighter topic as an entry point.

He saw a stack of paper and a signature pen by Xu Wen's bedside (every room has these things), and the top piece of paper was filled with words.Nan Tian tilted his head to look at it, and found that it was some outlines of the story "Ghost Shadows and Suspicious Clouds" told by Xu Wen - very beautifully written.Nan Tian smiled and said, "Mr. Xu Wen is a good handwriter. In this day and age, there are too few writers who can write well."

"I'm different from the new generation like you. I'm an old-fashioned person. Until now, I still use traditional paper and pen to write articles instead of typing on the keyboard." Xu Wen said lightly.

"Oh, wouldn't it be inconvenient to modify it that way?"

Xu Wen realized that these topics were not what Nan Tian wanted to talk about at all. "What on earth do you want to talk to me about, just say it."

Nan Tian pondered for a moment. "Okay. That's it. I remember Mr. Xu Wen once told me—your intuition is always accurate. At that time, you had a premonition that something might happen, but Yuchi Guo was killed afterward[6]... ..."

Xu Wen asked sensitively, "What do you mean?"

"No, don't get me wrong." Nan Tian quickly explained, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to use your intuition to help me judge some things."

"I don't know."

Nan Tian paused for a moment, and said: "Last night, based on the fact that Yu Chicheng's body disappeared without a trace, I speculated that there must be a secret room in this place——I want to know, Mr. Xu Wen, what do you think?"

There was a brief silence. "Yes, it's entirely possible."

Nan Tian waited for Xu Wen to continue, but the middle-aged man kept his mouth shut.Nan Tian tried to test Xu Wen's attitude further. "So, if there is a secret room, where do you think it might be hidden?"

"I don't know, my intuition is not strong enough to feel such a specific thing." Xu Wen said, paused. "However, I do have another kind of intuition—maybe it can no longer be said to be an intuition, but a real feeling."

"Oh, what is it?" Nan Tian asked with interest.

Xu Wen was silent for a long time. "I feel that the place we are in is far from being as simple as we know or understand. Let alone a secret room, there may be even more astonishing and terrifying secrets hidden here—completely beyond our imagination and cognition. secret."

What Xu Wen said was so mysterious that Nan Tian didn't understand him for a moment. "Can you be more specific?"

Xu Wen stared into Nan Tian's eyes and said, "Dark Huo said that he saw Yu Chicheng's corpse walking in the hall downstairs at night. You think this is completely nonsense or a hoax, right?"

Nan Tian was taken aback. "Don't you...do you really think that's going to happen?"

Xu Wen was noncommittal.

Nan Tian changed the question: "Mr. Xu Wen, do you think this place is really haunted?"

"This place is extremely unusual." Xu Wen said with a stern expression, "Anything strange can happen, and I don't rule out all possibilities."

Nan Tian suddenly realized something. "You say that, is it because you have encountered some strange things that are difficult to explain?"

Hearing these words, Xu Wen's body twitched slightly, and his face was covered with a layer of panic. "You won't believe me when I say it... So until now, I haven't told anyone. But then again, other people may have encountered such a situation, and they just didn't say it."

Nan Tian's curiosity has reached its peak. "What exactly are you referring to?"

Xu Wen lowered his gaze, as if he was thinking about what to say.Tens of seconds later, he asked, "Do you remember the story I told called "Ghost Shadows and Suspicious Clouds"?"

"Hmm. Impressive."

"In that story, the heroine will see all kinds of terrifying visions in her room—" Xu Wen took a deep breath as he said this, as if he needed a lot of courage to say the following words . "After telling this story, I found myself in the same situation."

Nan Tian opened his mouth in astonishment, feeling a chill down his back. "You mean...you also saw visions in this room?"

Xu Wen's complexion became paler and paler, and the blood on his face gradually faded along with the horrible incident he described. "That's right... the situation I encountered can't be explained by common sense. I'm a professional writer of horror and suspense novels, and I'm never influenced by the stories I conceived. However, since I finished telling this story here, the weird Strange things started to happen to me..."

He tried his best to suppress his fear when he said these words, but his body and voice still trembled uncontrollably. “Every night (here) I would experience all sorts of horrible things – having the same nightmare for several nights in a row and then waking up at the same time. It doesn’t even count...sometimes I wake up and In a daze, I saw a black figure in the room... standing in front of me and staring at me; or heard strange noises in the room-these are similar to the plots in the stories I told ——Every time I encounter this kind of situation, I am so frightened that my heart is broken, but...it's like a ghost pressing a bed, I can't move all over my body, and I can't make any sound from my throat...It really makes people nervous The extreme fear of total destruction..."

Having said this, Xu Wen's expression turned pale.His wide-eyed eyes contained endless confusion and shock, no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like he was acting.Nan Tian believed that what he said was true—even if it was a hallucination, it was not unusual.He simulated these terrifying pictures in his mind, and couldn't help but feel creepy.

After waiting for a long time, Xu Wen calmed down a little.He said to Nan Tian: "So, I think this place may not only have a secret room, but also hide a deeper secret. Even if there are really ghosts here, I will not doubt it."

Nan Tian frowned. "However, I haven't encountered the situations you mentioned."

Xu Wen thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because you haven't told the story yet."

"Xia Houshen, Lake, Dark Fire and Ryoma who have told stories before, I have never heard of them."

Xu Wen shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Maybe they met, but they didn't say it?"

"Why didn't you say this before I came to ask you?"

"Here, I don't know who to believe, and I don't know who to tell. Today, I couldn't help but tell you because you came to me. As for whether you believe it or not, that's up to you."

"I believe in you, Mr. Xu Wen." Nan Tian said sincerely and paused. "So, do you trust me?"

Xu Wen intuitively guessed that Nan Tian seemed to have some plans, and he asked, "So what if I believe you or not? What do you want to do?"

Nan Tian thought for a while, and said, "I have an idea, and I need your consent and cooperation, and of course you also need your trust in me."

"What's the idea?"

"Tonight, we exchange rooms." Nan Tian said, staring into Xu Wen's eyes.

Xu Wen was taken aback. "You mean, let me live in your room, and you..."

"Yes, I live with you."

"You... after hearing what I said, aren't you afraid?"

"Even if I'm afraid, I have to restrain myself. I want to experience for myself whether your room is really haunted, or to see what's wrong with this room." Nan Tian said resolutely.

Xu Wen lowered his head to think for a long time, and said, "I'm afraid I can't agree."

"why?"

Xu Wen said: "I don't think it's my house that is haunted, maybe the whole house is not right. No matter where I move, it's the same... Besides, I'm in this house, only disturbed by nightmares and hallucinations That's all, who knows what weirder things will happen in your room?"

Nan Tian said anxiously: "At the end of the day, you still don't believe me. Do you think the situation in my room may be more serious? No, you'll know after staying one night."

Xu Wen was still unwilling. "We switched rooms privately. If the organizer finds out and thinks that we have broken the rules of the game set by him (her), it may be detrimental to both of us."

Nan Tian thought for a while, and felt that Xu Wen was really cautious, and it was not good to force him, so he could only say: "Well, Mr. Xu Wen, you can think about it again. If you change your mind, you can come to me at any time. "

Xu Wen nodded.Nan Tian stood up from the sofa. "Then I won't bother you." After speaking, he walked to the door, opened the door, and went out.

Originally, according to Nan Tian's original plan, he was going to find Xia Houshen in the afternoon.But so much unexpected information obtained from Xu Wen deserves his careful consideration and pondering.So, he stayed in his room in the afternoon and didn't go anywhere.

At seven o'clock in the evening, everyone gathered again in the hall on the first floor and sat in their seats.This is already the seventh day of the game, and it is the turn of "7" Qianqiu to tell the story.

Qian Qiu seemed calm and unhurried, as if he had already made up his mind.Before she started speaking, she told everyone: "The story I'm going to tell next is actually a personal experience of my own—of course, it has been adapted. Maybe you have heard of or paid attention to this matter, because it was so noisy at the time. It was an uproar, it was a well-known incident in the writing circle that year, but—”

She lengthened her voice, hung her appetite, and continued: "None of you know the terrifying truth behind this incident—tonight, I will tell it without reservation, as one of my most wonderful stories. "

"Could it be that famous incident you're referring to..." Beluga seemed to think of something.

Qian Qiu smiled sweetly: "You'll know it after you hear it—by the way, I named this story 'The Covenant of Hanging the Neck'."

She began to speak.

(*Every story told has a significant bearing on what happened next.)
(End of this chapter)