The 16th (5) The killer is not just one

  Is there trust between people?

  If people say that there is emotion, love between people, I believe it, but the so-called trust between people has always been an illusion. Trust is not a sentimental emotion, nor is it related to reason. Trust is completely a byproduct of sensibility. You love her, so you trust her, you think she's your family and friends, so you trust her.

  But in fact, all your trust has a reason, it won't be like love, there is no reason to just love you.

  Trust is also the root of human security, without trust, there is no security.

  So we have religion, and at the root of it all, religion is about making you unconditionally trust in something, and it's precisely this trust that gives your soul a sense of belonging.

  At this moment, all trust between us has collapsed, leaving only hostility.

  The two donkeys looked at each other and then one of them clapped his hands and said, "I'm not going to fight with a woman."

  Xiao Pang also stood up and returned to our team.

  The student group doesn't trust us and we don't trust them. I guess except for the real culprit behind the scenes, everyone will think that the other is the murderer.

  Now Ma Tiancheng doesn't trust us either, and of course they don't trust the Student Party.

  It's come to this: the three of us have formed a delicate balance of power, just like the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu in the old days. And just as they sought to unify the world under one rule, our goal is the same - to survive.

  I told Fengyue, you are in great danger now, those few are really murderers.

  Fengyue said, I don't deny the possibility, but what evidence do you have to prove that you are not the murderer? After all, we know each other's bottom line, and it's safer for us to be with them, right?

  I said, Hou Mingyu is dead. At that time, Xiao Bin entered his room and you also saw it. Think about it, would Xiao Bin be so kind to give him water? He must have had a purpose when he went in.

  Xiao Bin said, "He's my friend, our feelings run deep. I was indeed scared and said some things, but wouldn't you be afraid at a critical moment? Later on, thinking about it, he's quite pitiful, why can't I go take a look?" Then you explain, why are you hiding in this room?

  Two donkeys said, "Are you owed a beating?"

  Xiao Bin said, "Come on, come on."

  It looks like they're going to fight again. Ma Tiancheng suddenly shouted loudly: "Alright, shut up! Everyone go downstairs, there's a meeting in the dining hall."

  We glared at each other, our eyes wide with fear, as we went downstairs. Everyone sat down in the dining hall, and Ma Tiancheng tapped his spoon on the table. "Now that so many people have died," he said, "the killer is getting harder to find." We were all scared, and it was understandable, but if we started fighting again at this moment, I'm afraid the killer would really burst out laughing.

  Xiao Bin pointed at us and said, "They've always been viciously attacking us, wanting to take us down one by one, right?"

  Xiao Pang said, "What are you talking about? I know who you guys are."

  Xiao Bin also said, you guys originally came from unknown origins, mysteriously appearing here. Then you sneakily hide on the second floor, who would believe that you have no ulterior motives?

  Ma Tiancheng said, "Stop arguing, stop arguing. Everyone calm down, if we start arguing now, it will never end, and in the end, we might really die here. Let's talk about it first, what are everyone's doubts? Let's speak openly and honestly, let's find the suspicious points."

  I glared at Xiao Bin and then said, Da Peng, it was you who died first that best illustrates the problem.

  Ma Tiancheng said, "What's wrong? Don't glare at them, speak to me directly."

  I said, the ancient temple is so high, it would take a lot of strength to hang a man to death, just put the rope up and hang him up, I think at least one man is needed. At that time, Xiaopang and others had not come out yet, if it was not done by the student party, except for you two, it was me.

  Xiao Bin said, "Right, it's you."

  I'm so angry, gritting my teeth to say, but have you figured it out? You said the big Peng was killed by me, then what about Sun Fangfang? At that time, I was outside, and Siyao can testify. Moreover, when Xiaodian died, I had already drunk too much and didn't leave the hotel door, how is this possible?

  Xiao Bin said, "You're just one person, you have so many people, complement each other, and there's no need for an alibi."

  Xiao Bin really is in the mood for a fight, I held back from scolding him and looked at Ma Tiancheng saying, are you not allowing people to speak? If we're not allowed to speak, then we'll leave.

  Ma Tiancheng slapped the table and said, "Not yet your turn, let others finish speaking first."

  I get angry just looking at Xiao Bin, and with a wave of his hand, he says, "You speak."

  Xiao Bin said, "You want to talk about alibis? Well, I can make it even simpler. With my leg like this, there's no way I could have walked out of the hotel door. You all saw with your own eyes that my leg is broken, right? Do you want me to show you again? I couldn't get out, and I absolutely didn't have the ability to kill your friend. I know what you're trying to say - you're saying those two helped me commit murder. But if we go down that road, then all these alibis are useless, right? If it was really a gang crime, then how many alibis would be worth anything?"

  Xiao Bin finally said something that wasn't nonsense, I took a look at Feng Yue, don't be fooled by Xiao Bin's current arrogance, Feng Yue is the real leader of their group at this moment.

  I told Fengyue that if everyone distrusts each other, then in the end they will all be in danger.

  Fengyue said, I really have no way to trust you. After all, what I saw is very difficult for a person with rational thinking not to be suspicious. If you put yourself in my shoes, you will definitely choose the side that you are more familiar with, right?

  I said I didn't mean that, what I meant was how we're going to deal with this in the future. If there are no preventive measures at all, then everyone is a sitting duck.

  Fengyue said, I think the curfew should be expanded a bit. Now all the time has to be taken together as a group, and there is mutual care and supervision. Although everyone's freedom is reduced a bit, this wilderness has no freedom in the first place, and there is nowhere to go. Secondly, life is more important, right?

  Ma Tiancheng nodded and said, "Alright, let's just expand the curfew to daytime. All groups must take collective action, including going to the toilet. And every time a group goes out, they have to shout loudly in the corridor to announce what they're doing. During the day, it's okay to visit each other, after all, there's safety in numbers, but still, we need to stick together and act as one. If someone is found acting alone outside, that person is a murderer, so everyone should subdue them first."

  At this time, there is no other way, only by grouping together can increase the chances of survival. Of course, everyone loves freedom, but when it comes to life and death, freedom is nothing in the face of the threat of death.

  Fengyue said, then it's settled. However, everyone should still be careful, we all know that this time is probably not just one person planning to kill us off, this is a planned thing.

  I say, indeed, now everyone is very clear about one thing, that is, these cases will not be done by one person. Everyone gets together, when something happens, they shout loudly, I believe the killer is still a minority, otherwise there would be no need to pretend to be mysterious.

  The dwarf suddenly spoke up and said, "Say it again, what did you just say?"

  I was taken aback and then said, "Are assassins still a minority?"

  The dwarf said, no, just now that sentence.

  I said, these cases won't be done by one person?

  The dwarf pondered for a moment, then said, "Have you guys ever thought of one thing?"

  His expression was serious, his small eyes scanned everyone like a venomous snake, and finally fell on me. He said slowly, "Have you considered another possibility?"

  Ma Tiancheng was anxious and said, "You're the one who's talking, what could it be?"

  He slowly said that he used to live in Thailand, where there was a bizarre case called the "Seven Women Serial Murder" - seven women were killed by a serial killer. The method of murder was cruel and the scene was gruesome. These seven women were scattered across different parts of Thailand, with no connection between them, and the entire murder case lasted for two years. There was no pattern in terms of time or location, and at that time, the media reported on it continuously, putting a lot of pressure on the police. It's known that serial killers always have a common point when committing crimes, but this one didn't. This case caused a huge stir in society, and after much effort, the police finally caught the suspect, who readily admitted to the crime and even provided details. But guess what? He only confessed to five of the murders, and clearly explained the details of each case and their connections.

  Xiao Pang originally wanted to be a director. When he heard the dwarf slowly selling Guan Zi, he was very anxious in his heart and interjected, "Isn't it Qi Qi?"

  Jiujitsu said, yes, but there are two cases of imitation murder. Some people imitated the modus operandi of a serial killer to kill someone for some reason and pushed the blame onto the serial killer.

  Two donkeys said, what do you mean?

  Maybe these cases aren't the work of one person or a ghost, or your so-called killer group. Maybe there's another killer at large. Got it? Someone is imitating crimes, using the atmosphere created by previous murders to cover up their true purpose. In other words...

  The dwarf stared at us and said word by word, "There is more than one killer."

  The killer is not just one. This sentence was like a wake-up call, making me break out in cold sweat all over my body.

  This is something I should have realized a long time ago, but for so many days, I've been startled by ghosts and gods, with dead people appearing one after another, each one more bizarre than the last. At this point, my mind has been filled with fear, and even obvious things have been overlooked.

  That's more than one murder.

  Someone is imitating murder.

  As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of exclamations erupted. I looked at everyone, and every face was filled with astonishment. It seemed that no one could accept this fact.

  But now that this fact has been revealed, it has become another possibility that cannot be ignored.

  The real killer planned all this out. He had a deployment to kill all the targets, but another killer intervened and eliminated his own target.

  There is more than one hunter and there is more than one goal.

  In other words, at this moment, behind me...

  Standing...

  Two...

  Death God!