The calm before dawn on the 18th (15)

  The fear of death can expose the ugliest side of human nature. At that moment, I stood there watching them trying to throw out Hou Mingyu, and I really wanted to intervene, but I was truly powerless. A beast like Hou Mingyu is not worth pitying in death, but he cannot die at our hands, let alone in such a bound state.

  I watched as they dragged Hou Mingyu and the chair out of the dining hall, pulling them towards the door. The scraping sound of the chair on the floor was very loud, making a hair-raising creaking noise.

  I endured for half a day, but in the end I couldn't bear it anymore. I walked out quickly and heard Ma Tiancheng and others following me quickly behind me.

  I walked to the door of the dining hall and was about to shout "stop" when my shoulder was pulled back by Ma Tiancheng. Ma Tiancheng said, "Brother, you're so impulsive, it's hard for me to do this."

  I turned around and said, just like that, a life was gone.

  The dwarf said, going out for a night doesn't necessarily mean death, right?

  I said, it's been raining outside all along, if it turns into a storm, with the mountain being so cool, can he survive the night?

  Let's just accept our fate and you shouldn't worry about it excessively either.

  Ma Tiancheng said, "Just now we agreed on something, but if you immediately go back on your word, are we going to follow the rules or not? And the more you do this, the more suspicious you become. Before long, people will be saying that you're a helper invited by Hou Mingyu. Although I believe you, they don't, right?"

  I grumbled and said, "Even if Hou Mingyu deserves to die, it's not up to you guys to decide. You've already killed one person, don't make another mistake, okay?"

  Zhang Dazhuang stopped, Jin Sanpang himself exerted force and almost fell over. He said to Zhang Dazhuang, "What are you doing?"

  Zhang Dazhuang said, he made some sense, aren't we killing people here?

  Jin San said, "We're just protecting ourselves. Besides, we just want him to leave the hotel. Otherwise, that evil spirit will still be wandering around in the hotel. Can you guarantee she won't come looking for you?"

  Zhang Da shrunk his neck and said, "Alright, let's continue."

  I still wanted to move forward, but Ma Tiancheng's hand was clamped tightly on my shoulder. The creaking sound came again, and footsteps echoed up the stairs.

  The rustling sound was too loud, and it had already startled the girls upstairs. In front of her was Si Yao, a goddess-like figure, while behind her was Xiao Ai supporting Feng Yue. Feng Yue's face was pale, her body soft, looking like Lin Daiyu, weak and delicate. It couldn't be denied that at any time, Feng Yue was the kind of beauty who would steal all the light around her. She stood there softly saying, "What is going on?"

  Xiao Bin stood on one leg against the wall, explaining that there was nothing they thought Hou Mingyu was a murderer and also thought that putting him in the hotel room would not work, so they wanted to put him outside the hotel.

  Fengyue said, "This weather is going to be outside all night? Isn't that going to take his life?"

  Jin Sanpang said, "I won't die, and besides, it's either him or us who will die."

  Hou Mingyu's mouth was sealed, and he muttered to himself for half a day. Fengyue looked at him and said, "I think Hou Mingyu is the real culprit too, and even if he isn't, he must be Ai Ya's accomplice, right, Siyao?"

  Siya nodded and said, "You two killed Da Peng, right? It was you two who killed Da Peng."

  Hou Mingyu continued to hem and haw, Feng Yue patted Si Yao's shoulder and said, whether you are the murderer or not, even if we can guess or be sure, but we have no right to kill people, right?

  Xiao Bin said, "Look at it this way, we're doing this for everyone's safety. If you put him in a hotel room, that's like tying up a person, but what about the ghost? Didn't Aiyue's ghost just... We're not afraid of you being unsafe again, are we? That was so close."

  Fengyue said, I'm also very scared, but no matter how scared, we have to talk reason. Since childhood, my body is weak and easily gets sick with a little unclean thing, this is what I was born with, can't blame it on his head. My opinion is to continue tying him up in that room, don't throw him out, if you want to throw him out, it's like we're killing him ourselves.

  I almost went up and kissed Fengyue on the mouth, I said, I agree with this opinion too.

  Xiao Bin furrowed his brow and said, "We just agreed that we students are one group, you and your friend are another group, and the hotel is yet another group. Nobody interferes with anyone else's business, right? This matter has nothing to do with you."

  I've been holding back my temper for half a day, but at this moment the fire suddenly flared up, my shoulders shook and I broke free from Ma Tiancheng's grasp, ready to rush over and give his injured leg another kick.

  At this time, Feng Yue said, "Alright, he's an outsider, but I'm not. Since it was a collective decision by the student group, then we three should count too. Let's vote. I disagree with throwing Hou Mingyu out. If we throw him out, it's equivalent to killing him. Rather than letting him freeze or starve to death outside, it's better to give him a quick end here. Right? My opinion is to keep him in that room until someone comes to rescue us."

  Xiyao said, "Although I firmly believe that the two of them killed Da Peng, I'm not a policeman. I don't agree with you throwing him out. I don't want to have such dirty memories like you in the future."

  The fortune teller said, I have the same idea as Siyao.

  Three girls against three boys, it's a tie now.

  Xiao Bin said, "We three are of the same mind, we want to get rid of him. This is also for everyone's good. You're so ungrateful, do we still have to play the villain here? We're not afraid of Hou Mingyu, what we're afraid of is that Ai Ya's ghost will stir up more trouble, what can we do then?"

  Fengyue said, "I know you boys have good hearts, but we girls also have soft hearts. Now, because of unclear ghosts and gods, you're going to kill a real person? I couldn't bear it. Let's continue voting, isn't there still one vote left?"

  Six people had all voted, and upon hearing Fengyue say this, they didn't know whether she was referring to Ai Ya, who only she could see. The three boys below were at a loss, exchanging glances with each other, when Fengyue said, "Since it's an internal matter of the student union, it's clear that Hou Mingyu is still in our union. Why don't you ask him whether he agrees or disagrees to being kicked out?"

  I continue to say that if you kick Hou Mingyu out of your team, then it's not your internal affair, and you have no right to decide whether he should be kicked out.

  Fengyue glanced at me from afar and smiled sweetly. I saw Xia Ai give me a white eye, seemingly a bit jealous.

  The sudden appearance of Feng Yue completely turned the scene around, it seems that Hou Mingyu is not going to get out of this today. I felt a sigh of relief for this damn thing's sake, and I walked up the stairs, telling Xiao Ai, "Their family affairs are none of our business, let's go back to our room." Ma Tiancheng called out to me, and I walked over to him. He handed me the dagger that Jiao Zhu had just put away, saying, "Be careful around those students." I nodded my head in gratitude, turned around, and followed Xiao Ai upstairs.

  Xiao Ai secretly pinched me and I obediently followed her back to her room. Xiao Ai said, "Just now, weren't you arguing with them downstairs?"

  I said, how did you know?

  Xiao Ai said, I know you definitely disagree with them throwing people out, you're so upright.

  I said, it was the first time I heard someone describe me as honest, others always described me as having no integrity.

  Xiao Ai said, it's at times like these that one can see a person's true nature. Just now, weren't they bullying you?

  I say they are just relying on their numbers, if it were a one-on-one fight, I wouldn't be afraid of them.

  Xiao Ai responded with a "oh" and then said, "There are many people, so you'd better beat them up properly tomorrow."

  I was taken aback and then said, what does it mean?

  Xiao Ai smiled and said to me, "Tomorrow, after a good rest and having enough energy, give them a good beating."

  Xiao Ai's smile was too beautiful, my heart was shaken, and the sound of footsteps came from outside, many people's footsteps. I knew that Hou Mingyu had been brought up again to be locked in that room.

  I stood up and wanted to go out and take a look, Xia Ai said, why are you so fond of meddling in other people's business.

  I'm saying it's not that I love meddling in their affairs, but all the strange things happening here and now are related to us. Even if I end up dying here, I still want to save you from this place.

  Xiao Ai said, what nonsense are you talking about?

  I said solemnly, Xiao Ai, I've been avoiding this topic all along, but there's a curse on us. I only have more than ten days left to live, and within this time limit, I hope to find the answer and free you from this curse.

  Xiao Ai burst out laughing and said, "You're still a great author, but you don't have any scientific perspective at all. Stop daydreaming, what are you doing lurking in my room? You weren't trying to take advantage of me by pretending to be some kind of ghost or god today, were you?"

  I waved my hand and said no, but today is the seventh day I brought you back, I'm afraid you'll have a problem, it's better to stay here and watch over you for one more night.

  Xiao Ai said, "Hmph, you say it's all good intentions, but I'm very suspicious of your true motives. After being bothered for a whole day, I'm tired too. Hurry up and get out, otherwise I'll shout 'indecent assault'!"

  I smiled and said, no one is in charge now, the two of us are a team, they can't interfere with our family affairs.

  Xiao Ai raised her hand and said, then I'll hit you myself.

  I looked at her face turning red, with three parts of anger and seven parts of shyness. I felt the entire dark world starting to have color. I stood up and said to Xia Ai, "Rest well, if anything happens, call me, shout loudly for me, I'm just next door." Is this door fixed?

  Xiao Ai said, "I've fixed it, you can leave now, I'm going to sleep. If you don't come, I'll be fine, ghosts aren't scary, but perverts are the scariest."

  I returned to the room with a smile, this long day is approaching its end, but the more it ends, the more I fear, I fear that curse and the legend of seven-day resurrection.

  But as I lay down on the bed, I felt my spirit start to dissipate, and my consciousness was quietly drifting away from me.

  Today's me is very unwell, I don't know if it's the strong effect of the poison, but I gradually fell into a strange daze.

  I seem to be in this room, yet I seem to be somewhere else. I am lying on the bed, and at the same time, I can see myself lying on the bed.

  In this daze, I saw a red shadow floating beside me. She stood by my bed and said to me, "Save me, save me."

  Save me!