Chapter 20: Somnambulism

  I never thought that I would always be obedient, listening to her every word, and never daring to show any disrespect to Chenyanluo. But this time, she actually dared to yell at me loudly, and I was momentarily stunned by her outburst. At this moment, Chenyanluo slowly sat down on my bed, and I surprisingly didn't chase her away.

  "Mimi, don't be afraid, their deaths have nothing to do with you, they were all murdered, don't feel guilty. Tell me, what did you see yesterday? Why did you faint next to Huang Weiwei's body?" Chen Xian said, looking at me with a tense face, not joking at all.

  After hearing what Chen Xuan 'Lu' said, my heart suddenly skipped a beat and I stared at her with wide eyes, exclaiming: "What? I fainted beside Huang Weiwei last night? Was everything that happened last night real and not just a dream? Was it all real?" I trembled with fear after hearing what Chen Xuan 'Lu' said.

  "Mimi, don't be afraid, tell me slowly, what did you see last night, what happened?" I'm by your side, don't be afraid, no one can hurt you, absolutely not!" Chenyan's eyes shone with a firm and dazzling light as she spoke to me.

  I slightly lifted my head, which was originally very afraid, and saw Chenyan's eyes. I felt that the fear in my heart was not so strong anymore. I took a deep breath and stuttered to Chenyan: "I-I-I yesterday after leaving the coffee shop, I went back to the dormitory feeling very sleepy, and fell asleep as soon as I lay down."

  I slowly recounted everything that happened yesterday to Chen Yan, and the fear in my heart rose again: "It was like this, I saw myself lying on Huang Wei's corpse, and I was so scared that I fainted! When I woke up, I was already here," I trembled all over, holding my head with both hands, feeling extremely helpless.

  At that moment, I suddenly felt a warm embrace, tightly holding me, and I felt that at this moment, I seemed to have a strong dependence, and my heart was no longer so afraid. I knew the hug came from Chenyan 'Lu', but there was some resistance in my heart, yet for some reason, I still greedily nestled in his arms.

  I could feel very clearly that Chenyan 'Lu' was gently patting my back with her hand, on the one hand, she was gently patting my back to make me relax, and on the other hand, she was speaking softly to me: "Mimi, don't be afraid, I will protect you, I promised you before, I will protect you, don't be afraid!"

  After hearing what Chenyan 'Lu' said, I unexpectedly felt a warmth in my heart. Unbeknownst to me, I fell asleep and perhaps this was the most comfortable sleep I've had in the past few days.

  I don't know how long it took, but I finally came to. I slowly opened my eyes and looked around at the somewhat dazzling light, then turned my head to scan the room. I found Chen Xiang lying on the bed, and although I still felt a little uneasy, I didn't feel as repulsed by her as I used to. I'm not even sure what's going on with myself.

  At this time, Chenyan 'Lu' seemed to have a spiritual connection with me and woke up too. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at me with a very happy expression, saying: "Mimi, you're awake! You can really sleep, you actually slept for so long!" Chenyan 'Lu' smiled at me mischievously.

  I saw Chen Xian's 'leisurely' smile, and for some reason, I felt extremely displeased. I hummed and turned my head away, saying lightly: "How long have I slept?" My heart was also curious, how long had I actually slept?

  "Hehe, Mimi, you didn't know, did you? You actually slept for two days and two nights straight! Haha, you're really good at sleeping!" 'Chen Xuan' said with an exaggerated laugh.

  My face turned slightly red, and I glared at Chen Xuanru with a huff, not bothering to respond to him. The next moment, I thought of Huang Weiwei's matter again. My complexion changed slightly as I looked at Chen Xuanru, my tone still somewhat uncertain: "What about Huang Weiwei's case? Who killed her, and how did she die?"

  Chen Yan 'Lu' saw that I mentioned the matter of Huang Weiwei, and suddenly became a little embarrassed with a bitter smile, saying: "I didn't expect you to still have that 'shadow' in your heart, thinking of diverting your attention. Okay, I'll tell you, Huang Weiwei was murdered, the fatal wound was on her neck's trachea and carotid artery."

  Chen Yan's face turned extremely angry after 'Lu' finished speaking. As the top student in the university, he had not solved a single one of the murder cases that had been appearing on campus, and he suddenly felt very frustrated.

  "What, no wonder that night I 'felt' a hand of blood donation, she was actually killed so brutally, Chen Xuan 'exposed', who killed Huang Weiwei! Who is it?! I'm also very angry, because Huang Weiwei's death almost scared me to collapse."

  Chen Xian 'Lu' shook her head with a gloomy face, not saying a word. After a long while, Chen Xian 'Lu' looked at me with a helpless expression and said: "Because you were the only one found at the scene of the crime that day, so later when the police come to question you, Mimi, don't be afraid, they also know it wasn't you who killed him!" Chen Xian 'Lu' was looking at me very anxiously.

  After hearing what Chenyan 'Lu' said, I didn't have an overly intense reaction, as if I had already accepted that reality. I nodded slightly and then asked Chenyan 'Lu', "That night, how did I end up there, and what about the things I saw that even I don't know are real or not?" I said with some tension.

  Chen Xuan 'Lu' looked at me and smiled, saying: "You must have been dreaming, that night, your roommate Huang Yanyan told me about your situation, saying that in the middle of the night, you got up and left the dormitory by yourself, and Huang Yanyan heard you say you were going to the bathroom, so she didn't think much of it and continued sleeping. I think you must have been sleepwalking."

  As soon as Chenyan 'Lu' finished speaking, I suddenly widened my eyes and reacted afterwards, looking at Chenyan 'Lu' with great anger: "You're talking nonsense, isn't somnambulism supposed to be congenital? How could I possibly sleepwalk for no reason!" I said angrily.

  Chen Xian 'Lu' scratched her head and said, "Ordinary people definitely can't sleepwalk, but there is a type of person whose physique is more extreme. If they encounter something that scares them terribly or something that bothers them for many days, they may have a chance to sleepwalk. So you must be sleepwalking!" Chen Xian 'Lu' looked at me with a very determined gaze.

  After hearing what Chenyan 'Lu' said, I saw that she wasn't joking at all, and I was also quite puzzled in my heart. I looked at her with a bland expression and said in an unpleasant tone: "What special physique? How can you believe those things? You're the top student in our school!" After I finished speaking, I gave her a disdainful look.

  Chen Xian 'Lu' coughed awkwardly and said with a straight face, "You should remember that you've been seeing those strange hallucinations lately, right? And they always find you on their own, so your physical condition is a bit different." Chen Xian 'Lu' couldn't say anything specific either, he had only heard it from others.

  I nodded my head in a weird way, and then looked at Chen Xian with some concern and said: "Then will I still have sleepwalking symptoms in the future?" After finishing speaking, I was extremely afraid in my heart. As soon as I thought of those frightening scenes that night, I shuddered all over.

  Chen Yan 'Lu' smiled wryly after hearing my words and said, "It will definitely appear again, unless all the cases here are solved and the matter is resolved perfectly. The dead souls who have gone to the underworld for super-degree will not come back to haunt you and make you worried and afraid. At that time, there should be no such sleepwalking syndrome."

  Chen Xuan 'Lu' also had a helpless look on her face, and after she finished speaking, she looked at me with great helplessness. After hearing Chen Xuan 'Lu's words, I silently thought about the principal's death, Su Mu teacher's death, and Huang Weiwei's death. Each of those nights in my dreams they told me how unjustly they died, how unjustly they died.

  Although I don't believe in those reincarnation and hell stories, I feel that as a detective student, I should take on the responsibility of solving cases. Perhaps the hallucinations that keep appearing in my mind are like my own heart demon, always afraid to face death, afraid to face everything that is terrible, it's the manifestation of my inner fear.

  I took a deep breath, turned around and looked at Chen Xuan 'Lu' and said: "From now on, I won't be afraid anymore. I will start looking for the doubts in these cases, one by one, I will break them. I must avenge Principal and Su Mu teacher, and Huang Weiwei, catch that sinister criminal!" I think this moment is definitely beautiful.

  Because I saw Chen Xuan 'Liu' looking at me and talking, looking at me in a daze, I was very pleased in my heart, and I looked at Chen Xuan 'Liu' with disdain. At this time, Liu Ke's voice came from outside: "Mimi, it's me, I'm coming in!" As soon as Liu Ke greeted, he pushed open the door and walked in.

  After seeing Liu Ke, I was overjoyed and looked at him with great delight. At the same time, I saw Chen Xuan 'Luo' with a face full of anger, blowing her nose and staring at me with wide eyes. My heart felt even more pleased, and I hummed a few times, provoking Chen Xuan 'Luo'.

  Behind Liu Ke walked in Mu Feng police officer. When I saw Mu Feng, I was slightly stunned and then looked at Liu Ke with a strange expression.

  At this time, Liu Ke walked in and looked at Chen Xuan with a not-so-good expression. He snorted and turned to look at me, smiling and saying: "Mimi, don't be nervous, this police officer is just here to ask questions!"