Chapter Forty-six

  None of them had thought that the murderer who killed Zhang Yang was by their side, and it was Du Xiaonan, who had always been lively and lovely.

  Her crying made Su Jin'er extremely sad, the body leaning in her arms kept trembling like a fallen leaf in the wind. She was only an eighteen-year-old girl, how could she bear the fact that she had suddenly become a murderer? She was still at the best stage of her life, but she had to bear this sin that could ruin her whole life.

  "Xiao Nan, you just said that Zhang Yang crazily tore your clothes, is that right?" Su Jin'er suddenly asked.

  Du Xiaonan choked with sobs and said: "Yes, he suddenly rushed over like a madman, I was so scared, turned my head and ran."

  "Did he have any strange behavior before that or say anything strange? And why did you come to this cave?"

  She thought for a moment, then shook her head and said: "I don't remember how I came to this cave, nor do I remember how I met Zhang Yang, but I remember he said it was very hot before he went crazy."

  "That's alright then, don't worry! You won't be in trouble, I can vouch for your innocence." Just then, Dr. Ge, who had been busy with the autopsy, walked over.

  "What did you find?" Chu Fei Fan asked.

  "He ate before he died." Gao Yaze said with a tilted head.

  "What?! No way!" Zuo Yi felt incredulous.

  "That makes sense, but why did he want to eat that thing?" Lin Yuan also felt puzzled.

  Li Yi Qian also nodded.

  "Although I also want to know about this matter, but I think what's more important is whether we should call the police or not." Su Jiner said helplessly.

  "I think it's better for Du Xiaonan to decide this herself," said Chu Feifan.

  Everyone's gaze was focused on Du Xiaonan, she bit her lip tightly, tears streaming down her pale face, and her fingers were inserted into the mud with force.

  Then she nodded heavily with a resolute expression: "Report it! That's best for everyone."

  Everyone knew her decision was right, and she seemed to have grown up suddenly, smiling at everyone.

  Ge Yaze patted her shoulder and said: "Xiaonan, although I've only known you for an hour, but I believe you're the bravest girl I've ever seen."

  Du Xiaonan looked at everyone with a smile, although her smile was pale and weak.

  Zuo Yi held her mobile phone in the dimly lit cave, searching for a signal that was almost impossible to find. Everyone unanimously decided that if they couldn't find a signal, they wouldn't call the police.

  No one saw Su Jiner's tightly furrowed brow, why didn't Zhang Yang's parents look for him, he died here, that is to say he should not have gone home for the New Year, how could parents not look for their child if they didn't go home for the New Year? Moreover, there seemed to be no news about Zhang Yang's disappearance in school, so why was all this?

  A string of questions appeared in Su Jin'er's mind.

  It seems that heaven also agreed with their decision, Zuo Yi found the signal and successfully called the police. After that, they left this place, but left Du Xiaonan behind.

  She hugged her knees and curled up in the corner, shivering with fear. After their figures completely disappeared, Du Xiaonan buried her face between her knees and burst into tears, her voice not loud but full of despair.

  She was very afraid, although Ge Yaze said he would testify for her, but she still killed someone after all. Even if she could escape the pursuit of the law, she would be condemned by her conscience for the rest of her life. She wasn't as brave as Ge Yaze said, she just wanted to live a normal life and study like other girls, living an ordinary life.

  She raised her head to look at Zhang Yang's corpse, the flashlight shining on his rotting face. A strange smile floated up from Du Xiaonan's mouth as she whispered, "Zhang Yang, it was I who killed you, so I've come to be buried with you."

  She stood up, and the flashlight fell to the ground, rolling silently.

  She fumbled her way to the edge of the cave wall, and from under a rock she pulled out a dagger. The dagger seemed to have rusted, emitting a pungent bloody smell that made her eyes water. Holding the dagger, she smiled as she looked up, as if seeing a beautiful scene, tears streaming down her face.

  Then she raised her hand and stabbed the dagger into her abdomen with force.

  "Halt!"

  A dark figure suddenly rushed out and pushed Du Xiaonan to the ground at the last moment, causing the dagger to slip from her hand.

  Her eyes remained fixed on where the dagger had fallen, struggling to crawl over.

  Su Jin'er ran over and grabbed her hand, pinning it firmly to the ground, calling out her name repeatedly.

  The one who stopped her was Su Jiner, who had rushed back.

  "Xiao Nan, what are you doing? Why are you so silly?" Su Jiner hugged her, but her strength seemed to be quite great, and she almost broke free several times.

  Chu Fei Fan and they suddenly saw Su Jin Er running back and forth, also chasing up, together they pressed down on Du Xiao Nan who was still struggling.

  "I feel like she's possessed or something," Lin Yuan said in a low voice.

  If it were a normal person who saw them suddenly return, they would definitely be very surprised, instead of constantly struggling to take the dagger, and her eyes are not what a normal person should have.

  Ge Ya Ze walked over, picked up the dagger and put it under his nose to sniff, saying: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the dagger that killed Zhang Yang."

  The instrument was found, and it was Du Xiaonan who took it out herself. So the murderer is Du Xiaonan. At first, they were still a bit suspicious because they thought it might be that Du Xiaonan was being controlled to admit that she was the killer. Because of this possibility, Su Jin'er deliberately let Du Xiaonan decide whether or not to call the police. She knew that Du Xiaonan was very timid and wouldn't have made such a quick decision so quickly. But she did make the decision so quickly, so it's possible that this person isn't actually Du Xiaonan.

  She didn't tell anyone her thoughts, and after walking out for a while, she suddenly returned, just to see what she would do next, but unexpectedly, she actually committed suicide. So she denied her previous thoughts, she was Du Xiaonan, but not the previous Du Xiaonan.

  They carried the unconscious Du Xiaonan out of the cave, no one had expected this to happen. In the cave, Zuo Yi was making a false alarm call, before he made the call, Su Jiner told him it was just for show, and besides, there was no signal in the cave anyway.

  After Du Xiaonan was taken away by the police, Lin Yuan strangely asked Su Jiner: "How did you know she had a problem?"

  "Have you forgotten her strange behavior last night? You were very clear about our situation at the time, but Du Xiaonan seemed to care nothing about it, only knowing that she was hungry, and smiled so eerily that it made people's hair stand on end. That's why I brought her along today."

  "No wonder I thought it was strange, you were so afraid that we would get into trouble, but then you wanted everyone to go, which doesn't make sense! At the time, it seemed like you didn't even let us go!" Lin Yuan said with a tilted head and a puzzled expression.

  "That's just probing."

  Lin Yuan nodded suddenly enlightened.

  If Du Xiaonan can commit suicide, then she is the real Du Xiaonan, which means that she has been controlled by someone. But who is so powerful that they can control people's thoughts and change their memories? If such a person really exists, it would be truly terrifying.

  Could it be...

  How is it possible? If it's really him, what's his purpose?

  It can't be just for fun! Are all these series of events done by him, or is it just this one?

  Su Jin'er supported her forehead, and her mind was a mess, unable to make sense of anything.

  She turned her head and looked at the trees outside the pavilion, where green buds had already begun to emerge.

  Spring is coming soon!

  This winter is so long, as if a century has passed.

  Winter is about to pass, when will this terrifying murder case end!

  If Xu Mengguang was killed by Zhang Yang, and Zhang Yang was killed by Du Xiaonan, then who killed Li Ran, Zhang Luosheng, Liu Dàyé and Wu Nannan?

  Wu Nannan?

  Why did she think Wu Nannan was also murdered? Didn't she die in a car accident?

  Her temples throbbed with a sudden surge of fear.

  Lin Yuan was bored and drew circles on the stone bench with her hand, her fingertips no longer feeling the coldness of the stone bench. She raised her head to see Su Jin'er's suddenly pale face and was startled.

  "Jin'er, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?"

  "Xiao Yuan, is it true that ghosts really exist in this world? Are they always around us, but we just can't see or feel them, and only appear under specific circumstances?" Su Jin'er's voice was icy cold without a hint of emotion.

  Upon hearing her words, Lin Yuan stood stiffly in place, his eyes wide with incredulity as he stared at Su Jin'er. He suddenly felt that Su Jin'er was no longer the same person; the old Su Jin'er would never have believed in ghosts unless she saw them with her own eyes, but now...

  Is Jin'er also being controlled by someone?

  Lin Yuan trembled as he looked at Su Jin'er, unsure of what to do.

  Chu Fei Fan and Du Xiao Nan went to testify, now there are only two of them left. At this moment, she is actually starting to be afraid of her best sister, Su Jin Er's eyes make her afraid, but she is her best sister, maybe she needs herself right now!

  She cautiously approached Su Jiner: "Jiner!"

  His fingers brushed against her shoulder, and the icy sensation made her immediately withdraw her hand. Was she...

  Tears fell in big drops.

  How is it possible?

  "Jin'er, Jin'er, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, please, look at me and see if I'm okay?"

  She couldn't care about being scared anymore, she hugged Su Jin'er and shook her vigorously.

  Su Jin'er suddenly took a deep breath and came back to her senses.

  "Jin'er, what's wrong with you? You scared me to death!" Lin Yuan said excitedly as he saw her wake up.

  "What just happened? How could this be?" Su Jiner's voice was still trembling.

  What happened to her just now? She suddenly felt a chill, then a strong palpitation, and then lost consciousness. It was as if her soul was out of control, leaving her body.

  This feeling is really terrifying!

  "Xiao Yuan, did I just say something strange?"

  Lin Yuan wiped away his tears and said, "Yes, you say that in this world there may really be ghosts existing, it's just that we can't see them, touch them, or feel them. Only under specific circumstances can we see them."

  After hearing Lin Yuan's words, Su Jin'er took a deep breath of cold air. How could she possibly say such things! She had always been skeptical of ghosts and gods, but Lin Yuan would never deceive her, so what was going on here?!

  She suddenly remembered that when she was a child, her grandmother had her fortune told, and the fortune teller said that her physical constitution was very weak, and it was easy to attract unclean things, so it's best not to go to places with heavy yin energy. At first, when her grandmother told her, she laughed at her grandmother's superstition, but now she can't help but suspect the truth of this matter. If ghosts really exist, is there still a way for humans to live?

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