Chapter 68: Escaping the Village

  Li Yi-qian was the first to enter the cave, followed by Zuo Yi and Ge Ya-ze, then Li Jing, Lin Yuan, Su Jin-er and Chu Fei-fan. The cave wasn't very spacious but it was enough for three people to walk side by side.

  The cave was very cold, so cold that it made people shiver. A kind of inexplicable fear made them feel uneasy all over their body. Although it was very cold, they had sweated a lot and their clothes were sticky on their bodies, making them feel very uncomfortable.

  "It's so sad!" Lin Yuan rubbed his arm uncomfortably.

  "Do you have the same feeling?" Su Jin'er touched her neck, she always felt like someone was blowing air on her neck.

  "Hmm! I feel very cold." Lin Yuan tightly stuck to Su Jin'er's body.

  "We didn't have this feeling when we came!" Li Yiqian's voice came from the front.

  Zuo Yi turned her head and looked at Li Jing, who lowered her head and said nothing.

  Although the temperature in the cave was a bit abnormal, they didn't encounter anything on the way because someone led them out of the mountain smoothly and returned to the woods outside the school.

  At this time, the horizon was filled with a pale white light, and as they exited the cave, Lin Yuan stretched out his arms and looked at the forest, saying, "I've never thought that this forest would look so good today."

  They all took a deep breath, having stayed in that terrifying village for too long, it's really suffocating!

  Su Jiner walked up to Li Yi Qian and said, "When you came looking for us, didn't you report it to the police?"

  Li Yi-qian shook her head: "At that time I was worried about you, and coincidentally met Officer Li, so I hurried to find you."

  Su Jiner saw that Li Yiqian was pulling her clothes when she said these things, this is an action that only occurs when she lies.

  A faint sorrow appeared in Su Jin'er's eyes, she didn't understand why he still had to lie at this time.

  She stared tightly at Li Yiqian's eyes and asked: "Why tell lies?"

  Li Yi-qian's body trembled slightly as she looked at Su Jin-er with tension and said, "I didn't lie!"

  "Do you know he wants you dead? Why are you still defending him?"

  "Have you seen him?"

  "Right!"

  Li Yi-qian's originally straight body suddenly softened, she stared blankly at the unknown distance, her eyes full of pain.

  "Now that you've seen him, I suppose you also know the reason why I killed my sister. So I'll tell you everything, but Jing'er, I have a favor to ask of you."

  Su Jin'er frowned: "What's wrong?"

  "I just want you to spare that person!"

  Su Jin'er looked at her in confusion, Chu Bu Fan had instigated her to kill her own sister and Li Ran, didn't she hate him? Why was she still protecting him? Or was there another hidden reason for this matter, not like what Chu Bu Fan told them?

  She looked at Li Yi-qian with suspicion as he walked away with his head down.

  All the way, Li Yi Qian didn't speak again, she just walked quietly.

  Back at the school gate, Li Jing said to them, "You all go back! We will handle that body, hope you don't run around, we still have a lot of things that need your help! As for the village you mentioned, we will go and investigate."

  Chu Fei Fan gave Ge Ya Ze a signal with her eyes, and Ge Ya Ze said: "I'll go with you! Besides, I also need to report the situation to the criminal police."

  Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then slowly nodded her head.

  One sleepless night had already left them exhausted, and the tension that had been building up inside them finally dissipated as they returned to school, making them feel even more tired.

  "Everyone go back and rest! It's been such a long time without food, and running so far, I'm sure everyone can't hold on anymore."

  Everyone was tired, so no one said anything and went back to their dormitories. Chu Fei Fan kept looking back at Su Jin Er three times with every step, finally stopping in his tracks: "Jin Er!"

  Su Jin'er turned her head and looked at him.

  "Give me a call after you wake up!"

  Su Jiner smiled and nodded slightly.

  Back in their dormitory, neither of them spoke. Li Yi Qian glanced at Su Jin Er and then took her own washbasin into the bathroom.

  Lin Yuan fell onto Su Jin'er's bed with his eyes closed: "I don't know how Xiao Nan is doing."

  "I'm not worried about Xiaonan now, maybe she's safer in the police station. What I'm worried about is..." She glanced at the bathroom, Lin Yuan knew she was talking about Li Yiqian, who had been lying to them again and again until now.

  The sound of running water in the bathroom stopped, and Li Yi-qian walked out with a basin in her hands.

  Su Jiner looked at her tiredly and smiled, then let Lin Yuan go in to wash too.

  Watching Lin Yuan walk into the bathroom, Li Yi Qian lay on the bed, Su Jin Er closed her eyes, and all things flashed back in her mind. Why did Li Yi Qian keep telling lies? Was she really trying to protect Chu Bu Fan? But why?

  Could it be...

  If that's really the case, then everything can be explained clearly. But what does Zhang Junsheng have to do with all this? And what about that person who looks exactly like Zhang Junsheng?

  Her temples throbbed with a sudden jump, and her head started to hurt again. She rubbed her forehead and turned to look at Li Yiqian, who was already lying on the bed, facing the wall, seemingly crying, her body trembling like a fallen leaf in the wind.

  "Jin'er, go take a bath! I've finished washing." Lin Yuan's voice broke her train of thought, she sat up and smiled at him, then walked into the bathroom.

  Warm water splashed onto her icy skin, but tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.

  She had never experienced the loss of a loved one since she was young, even if she had seen funerals, but those people were ultimately unrelated to her. However, since coming here, she saw people around her die one after another, and even witnessed their corpses with her own eyes. The painful feeling surged up like a tidal wave, almost making it hard for her to breathe.

  She bent down in agony, her stomach which had almost nothing to eat for a day also started churning, with a scorching pain like fire.

  When she walked out of the bathroom, Lin Yuan and Li Yi Qian were already asleep. Listening to their even breathing, her hanging heart also put down, lying on the bed, the tightly stretched nerves finally relaxed at this moment. She closed her eyes, but scattered pictures appeared in front of her, unclear and unreachable. Her breathing became a bit urgent, was she dreaming? But, she wasn't asleep yet!

  She suddenly opened her eyes, the scene in front of her disappeared, everything remained unchanged. She glanced at her watch, 8:20. When she fell asleep, it was 8 o'clock, which means she slept for 20 minutes. However, she didn't know about this 20-minute sleep time.

  How strange!

  She turned her face towards the wall, and the last 20 minutes made her already exhausted brain even more exhausted.

  Forget it, everything can be said after waking up. She thought so and found the most comfortable posture, falling asleep soundly.

  Su Jiner woke up to a series of urgent knocks on the door. She opened her eyes, looked at the clock and saw it was already past 11 o'clock. Her head still hurt, and the urgent knocking seemed to be right next to her ear. Frowning, she got out of bed, feeling a bit dizzy.

  Open the door, and there stood the aunt who was in charge of the dormitory at the entrance.

  "Are you Su Jin'er? There's a Police Officer Li looking for you downstairs."

  Officer Li? It should be Li Jing!

  "Uh-huh! Thanks, Auntie, I'll go down right away."

  Su Jiner returned to her dormitory, washed her face, took a look at the two people who were still fast asleep, then walked out of the dormitory and quietly closed the door.

  Today is Saturday, many students have gone out to play, the dormitory is quiet, and Su Jin'er surprisingly didn't meet any student on her way.

  Li Jing stood under a tree and saw Su Jiner coming down, she walked over.

  "Officer Li, what can I do for you?"

  "Oh! I came to say goodbye to you, several policemen have arrived in the city, so I think I should leave."

  "Don't you need to assist with the case here?"

  Li Jing shook her head and said, "No need, they are all from the criminal police team."

  Is that the criminal police team? That should be Ge Yaze going back to ask them to come, but even if it is the criminal police team coming, she doesn't have to leave!

  That's right, she remembered that Li Jing had also said that she was from the city, but...

  She looked at her strangely, but didn't say anything explicitly, only saying: "Hmm! That's good, thanks for your help in the past!"

  Li Jing smiled and said: "I didn't help with anything, no need to thank me. By the way, they will definitely come to ask you questions, but don't be afraid, just tell them what you know. If you're not sure or don't know something, don't make anything up, otherwise it will affect the case."

  Su Jiner nodded, she had originally come to warn herself.

  "Alright, thank you!"

  "I'm out of here!"

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