Kaleidoscope of Death

After a long dark night, Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu still had no clue of the key.

However, at the same time, they found that the night time is getting shorter, from the first six hours to five hours, to four hours... This change was not obvious at first, but it is more and more noticeable .Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu walked around the whole school, and even went to some special places, but the clues about the key seemed to be missing, and the two had no clue at all.

And if we take the previous door as an example, then the shortened night is the hidden limitation of this door. If they can't find the key, will they be trapped in this door like this?This is what Lin Qiushi fears the most - he is afraid that he will be separated from Ruan Nanzhu and never see each other again

The same is true for Ruan Nanzhu, but their efforts seem to be completely meaningless here. Except for the ghosts that appear constantly at night, there is no pattern at all, and the ghosts will change dramatically every night. Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu became more and more anxious because of the shortened night time.

"Ghosts only appeared three times tonight." On this day, when it was almost dawn, Ruan Nanzhu had candy in his mouth, and analyzed the situation with Lin Qiushi, "The frequency of occurrences has become lower, and the intensity has also decreased." A few days ago, ghosts The number reached a peak, and both Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu were seriously injured that night, and Lin Qiushi almost died.But since that day, the number of ghosts has dropped rapidly. At first, Lin Qiushi thought it was the pity of the door. Later, under Ruan Nanzhu's analysis, they found that the number of ghosts inside the door was almost the same, and even a small number began to appear. The ghost they encountered when they passed through the No.11 door.

"Is this a good thing?" Lin Qiushi used interrogative sentences, he looked at Ruan Nanzhu, "Is this a good thing?"

This should be a good thing. There are fewer ghosts, which means that they are less dangerous, but Lin Qiushi is not happy at all.

"I don't know." Ruan Nanzhu's tone was a little low, "I'm not sure whether there is a key to this door." He said, "Or the word "unsolvable" in the clues we got, we didn't get it. a deeper meaning of understanding."

Only now they have no idea what that means.

Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu hugged each other, Zhaoxia, who clearly represented hope, became a little heavy in their seriousness.

It was almost daytime again, and Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu had to separate. Facing the shorter and shorter nights, Lin Qiushi even began to worry that he would not see Ruan Nanzhu next night.

Ruan Nanzhu was obviously also worried, but he didn't say anything, he just stretched out his arms and hugged Lin Qiushi tightly. The two of them snuggled together, and their shadows merged into one on the ground.

Wisps of light shot out from the horizon. Lin Qiushi tried to resist the powerful drowsiness, but failed in the end. He fell asleep deeply, and Ruan Nanzhu in his arms also breathed evenly.

After the night gradually became calm, the day became more tormented.Lin Qiushi woke up and sat up from the bed, sat silently by the window for a long time, then sat down at the table, and began to carefully record what happened.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Lin Qiushi went to open the door, and saw Wu Qi outside the door carrying braised vegetables and beer.

"Qiushi, are you okay?" Wu Qi looked at him, with worry hidden in his expression, "I haven't seen you for more than a month, and you didn't answer your phone calls."

"It's okay." Lin Qiushi said, "I'm just busy with something."

Wu Qi walked into the room and saw the notebook on Lin Qiushi's desk. He was a little strange: "What are you writing?"

Lin Qiushi said: "Record something." In fact, he wanted to record what he and Ruan Nanzhu had experienced... He was afraid that one day he would forget these things.

Just like Ruan Nanzhu forgot about his predecessors.

Lin Qiushi simply put away the table, Wu Qi put the food in his hand on it, he looked at Lin Qiushi worriedly, and said: "You have been at home for more than a month, what happened, can you tell me? I'm so worried about you."

Lin Qiushi replied: "It's nothing."

Although Lin Qiushi's tone was obviously perfunctory, he didn't want to say it, and Wu Qi couldn't force him.

So my friend sighed and said that Lin Qiushi must not be deceived by some pyramid scheme. These days, the methods of pyramid schemes are becoming more and more high-end. If Lin Qiushi has something to say, he must tell it...

Listening to Wu Qi's thoughts, Lin Qiushi didn't hate it, but felt a little nostalgic in his heart.In the original world, after Wu Qi left, he hadn't met anyone who cared about him in this way for a long time.

When Wu Qi spoke, Lin Qiushi drank, and the atmosphere between the two was harmonious.

Until around nine o'clock in the evening, when Wu Qi said goodbye and left, Lin Qiushi looked at his back and sighed softly. In fact, if there is no Ruan Nanzhu, staying in this world seems to be a good thing.

But with Ruan Nanzhu, Lin Qiushi wanted to leave this door wholeheartedly.

As soon as twelve o'clock arrived, Lin Qiushi couldn't wait to meet Ruan Nanzhu.

This time, there were no ghosts in the school where they met, only an empty campus in the dark.Accompanied by the loud sound of insects, it looks like an ordinary school at first glance.

"I saw my friend." Ruan Nanzhu, who was walking hand in hand with Lin Qiushi in the school, suddenly said, "A friend who died in the original world."

"You have a good relationship with him?" Lin Qiushi said.

"Yeah." Ruan Nanzhu said, "We are Fa Xiao, but he got into a car accident before entering the door, and he was gone."

Lin Qiushi immediately thought of Wu Qi.

Ruan Nanzhu said: "I didn't expect to see him in this world, he is still alive...he is alive very well."

Lin Qiushi was silent for a moment, his voice was a little hoarse, he expressed the deepest fear in his heart, he said: "Nan Zhu, is there no key for this door at all?"

Ruan Nanzhu took a breath.

"Is there really a No.12 door?" Lin Qiushi said, "Can we really go out?"

Ruan Nanzhu held Lin Qiushi's hand tightly.

"Wujie, the clue we got is Wujie..." Lin Qiushi said, "What does the word Wujie mean?" He thought it was a trial at first, but when he found out that there was no clue of the key anyway Finally, a more terrifying thought rose in his mind, and he had no solution...whether it refers to the existence of the key.

It's a door without a key, and they can never leave.

Ruan Nanzhu also thought of Lin Qiushi's thoughts. He looked at his lover beside him, and there was a bit of sadness in his black eyes.

"I will always think of your predecessors." Lin Qiushi should have been thankful for such a peaceful night, but he couldn't show a smile. Without the pursuit of ghosts, they can spend more time thinking about the future, but the more they think, the more they think. The more I feel that the future is full of despair.

"Everyone has forgotten him." Lin Qiushi said slowly, "Are we forgetting each other too?"

Hearing Lin Qiushi's words, Ruan Nanzhu suddenly got angry, and he said angrily: "I don't want to forget you!" He stood up and circled around like a trapped animal, "The key must be hidden somewhere, we didn't find it, We just have to try a little harder—”

Lin Qiushi reached out and hugged him, he kissed his cheek and said, "Okay, let's look for it again."

The grass, the trees, all the buildings, and even the pond, Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu searched every corner of the school until the sun rose again.

On this day, the night only lasted two hours. When the sleepiness struck, Ruan Nanzhu was holding Lin Qiushi and almost collapsed. Their premonition came true. The time of night was shortening continuously, and it might even disappear in the end. When the night is gone, they will never see each other again.

"No, I don't want to sleep." Ruan Nanzhu was almost unable to open his eyes, but he refused to give up. He tried to create a wound on his arm to wake himself up, but it was all in vain.

Ruan Nanzhu was still asleep.

Lin Qiushi stared at Ruan Nanzhu's sleeping face, hugged him and refused to let go, the dreadful drowsiness gradually invaded his mind, and he was forced to fall asleep.

The next day, the weather was fine.

Lin Qiushi sat up from the bed, walked to the table and continued to record.The notebook in front of him was almost filled with densely filled notebooks, on which were the encounters and acquaintances between him and Ruan Nanzhu.Lizi meowed beside him, and jumped on tiptoe to Lin Qiushi's knee, conveying its warm body temperature. Lin Qiushi looked at the notebook in front of him, but a huge unspeakable pain arose deep in his heart.

He just wanted to die with Ruan Nanzhu, but he didn't expect this wish to be so difficult to realize in the end.

The notebook contains bits and pieces of him and Ruan Nanzhu, but if they really forget, what is the use of these bits and pieces?Lin Qiushi covered his face.

Another night, and this time there was only an hour left in the night.

As if it was the final countdown, the door gave them a chance to say goodbye to each other.

"The key must exist!" Ruan Nanzhu grabbed Lin Qiushi's hand, "We can't give up, we must go out——Qiu Shi, don't give up even if there is no night, okay?"

Lin Qiushi said, "Okay."

Ruan Nanzhu was extremely anxious, it was the first time he was in such a mess, he said: "I don't want to be separated from you, I don't want to be separated from you, Lin Qiushi..." Lin Qiushi looked at his face, leaned over and gave him a comforting Kiss until Ruan Nanzhu calms down.

Lin Qiushi smiled reluctantly, rubbed Ruan Nanzhu's cheek with his fingers, and said, "No, I still feel like I'm committing a crime when I face your face."

Ruan Nanzhu couldn't laugh, his eyes seemed to be shining with water, but when he looked closely, he found that it was not water, but more like frozen ice.

"I will not give up, I will continue to look for the key." Lin Qiushi said, "I will still look for you...I will not give up..."

Ruan Nanzhu hugged Lin Qiushi with his backhand.

"Do you like daytime?" Lin Qiushi asked him.

"I don't like it." Ruan Nanzhu said, "There are many good things in the daytime...but...you are not there."

Lin Qiushi stroked Ruan Nanzhu's hair little by little, his fingers passed through his hair, and he looked at Ruan Nanzhu with loving eyes as if looking at his own child: "You have a better life." Ruan Nan Zhu is different from him. He has parents and brothers. If there is no door, he will obviously live a happier life, without the threat of death, and without losing so many beloved friends.

"But there is no you there." Ruan Nanzhu said desperately, "Do you understand Lin Qiushi? The world without you is all fake!"

Lin Qiushi looked at Ruan Nanzhu, he wanted to control his emotions and continue to appease him, but found that he couldn't do it.An hour has passed, and they are not even sure whether they will see each other tomorrow.

"I..." Lin Qiushi wanted to say something, but he only spoke one word, and tears fell. He reached out and roughly wiped his face, and said, "I... don't want to say goodbye to you."

Ruan Nanzhu kissed Lin Qiushi's eyes and sucked his tears away. He said, "Then we won't say goodbye."

"It's great to meet you." Lin Qiushi said, "I'm not afraid of those things at all, not at all." They sat under the night sky, looking up at the sky full of stars, the cool wind blowing their cheeks, Only the sound of insects remained in the surroundings.

It seems that this is just a peaceful night, and they are just meeting here to tell each other their true lovers.

Ruan Nanzhu said: "I won't give up, we must go out..." He was probably sleepy, and his tone gradually became lower, "Lin Qiushi, you have to go out too..."

"Okay." Lin Qiushi said, "I will go out." After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes uncontrollably along with Ruan Nanzhu.

The two fell into a deep sleep.

This was the last time Lin Qiushi saw Ruan Nanzhu at night.

When he hid in the school the next day as promised and waited for the watch in his hand to point to twelve o'clock, he didn't see Ruan Nanzhu's figure.

His lover disappeared, disappeared in the silent night, disappeared in a different time and space.

Although he had already guessed everything in front of him from the ever-shortening night time, Lin Qiushi still collapsed.He ran all over the school, calling Ruan Nanzhu's name constantly, until he was expelled by the school security.

Standing outside the school, he dialed Ruan Nanzhu's number, only to find that it was an empty number—Ruan Nanzhu was gone.

Lin Qiushi squatted on the side of the road, covering his face trying to block his tearful face.

How did Lin Qiushi spend the night, he couldn't explain it himself, in short, when he became conscious, he was already on the hospital bed, his whole body was in severe pain, Wu Qi sat next to him, looked at him worriedly.

"Qiushi, are you okay?" Wu Qi's tone was cautious, as if he was afraid of stimulating Lin Qiushi's already sensitive nerves.

"Very good." Lin Qiushi looked at the snow-white ceiling above his head, "I'm fine."

Wu Qi hesitated to speak. Obviously, Lin Qiushi was not in a good condition. Before he was taken to the hospital, he tried to rush into a school. He had a conflict with the security guards, and was finally taken to the hospital by the police...

Lin Qiushi turned his head to look at Wu Qi.His eyes were very strange, as if he was looking at some monster, Wu Qi was horrified by him, and called his name in a low voice: "Qiu Shi?"

"Are you real?" Lin Qiushi said, "or is it just an illusion used to comfort people?"

Wu Qi was puzzled, he was a little restless, and said: "Qiu Shi, are you under too much pressure?"

Is it too stressful?Lin Qiushi thought, did he go crazy?No, he is not crazy, it is the world that is crazy.

After more than a week in the hospital, Lin Qiushi ran out of the hospital with Wu Qi on his back and went home.

The first thing he did after returning home was to dig out the notebook he used to record, and carefully read all the things recorded on it.

He has to remember, he has to remember.

Ruan Nanzhu's senior may not have passed the No.11 door at all, so naturally he doesn't know the information about the No.12 door.He was locked in this door forever, and the people outside the door began to forget him, and even his face and name gradually faded away. Only the closest people could barely remember the title of senior.

But after a while, maybe no one even remembers the title of senior, Lin Qiushi thought so while pinching his notebook.

Since that night, Lin Qiushi has never entered the night again.

His night became quiet and serene, nothing but the chirping of insects.The ghost disappeared, and his lover Ruan Nanzhu disappeared with the ghost.

Lin Qiushi began to look for news about Ruan Nanzhu in reality.

After Wu Qi knew what he was doing, at first he thought that Lin Qiushi had a mental problem, but later found that his friend was very calm, not like a mental patient at all, so he had no choice but to let Lin Qiushi go. , and even quietly helped Lin Qiushi find the name Ruan Nanzhu in the public security system in private, but he did not expect that he actually found some information.

"There is Ruan Nanzhu." Wu Qi brought the news to Lin Qiushi, "He is still from our city, a professor of physics in a university..."

When Lin Qiushi heard Wu Qi's words, he thought Wu Qi was joking at first, but after confirming that Wu Qi was serious, he didn't know how to react for a while.

So the next day, Lin Qiushi rushed to the school Wu Qi mentioned, trying to find Ruan Nanzhu.

Unexpectedly, Lin Qiushi really saw him.

At the time when get out of class was over, Lin Qiushi saw a man wearing glasses on a trail. The man was tall, wearing a simple shirt and trousers, and just got out of the car.And the man's face was exactly the same as Ruan Nanzhu's.It's just that compared with Ruan Nanzhu's indifferent and arrogant temperament, the man looks much gentler and seems to be easier to get along with.

The moment Lin Qiushi saw the man, he held his breath. After hesitating for a moment, he walked forward quickly and called tentatively: "Ruan Nanzhu?"

Hearing the sound, the man turned his head and looked at Lin Qiushi. His eyes were unfamiliar, and he hesitated, "Who are you?"

Lin Qiushi said: "Don't you know me?"

The man frowned and shook his head: "Sorry, I don't remember seeing you."

Lin Qiushi didn't speak, stared into the man's eyes, and finally turned around: "Sorry, I recognized the wrong person."

The man was taken aback, and wanted to say something, but Lin Qiushi left in a hurry and didn't give the man a chance to speak.How could it be possible that you have identified the wrong person? Can you still call out the name of the wrong person?

Lin Qiushi didn't bother to take care of this loophole. He walked to the school gate, bowed his head and began to peel off the candy wrapper.His movements were a little flustered, and he stuffed the candies into his mouth one by one, trying to find peace of mind from the familiar sweet taste.

But it failed in the end. Candy couldn't appease Lin Qiushi, and his emotions were facing another collapse.

Every time Lin Qiushi encountered something related to Ruan Nanzhu, it was difficult for Lin Qiushi to think calmly, and it was the same this time.

Why did Ruan Nanzhu suddenly appear in the daytime?what does that mean?Did something happen to him?Lin Qiushi bit the candy in his mouth, and turned to look at the school behind him.

This is a well-known university in the country, known for its science. Being able to be a professor of physics in such a school at Ruan Nanzhu's current age must prove that he has made great achievements in academics.

Lin Qiushi thought, maybe this is the life of Ruan Nanzhu who didn't meet the door.

He stood up from the ground, probably because of lack of blood, his body shook involuntarily, and almost fell to the ground.This world is perfect, except for Lin Qiushi himself, it seems that everyone has a happy ending.

Lin Qiushi returned home in a state of embarrassment, fell on the bed, and Lizi jumped on top of him, meowing and urging Lin Qiushi to add cat food to him.

Lin Qiushi stroked Chestnut's soft hair, looked at its beautiful jewel-like eyes, and fell asleep drowsily.

The bell at twelve o'clock woke Lin Qiushi from his dream. Lin Qiushi sat up from the bed and stared at the wall clock not far away.

Although he can no longer enter the night in the same time and space as Ruan Nanzhu, he still wakes up on time at twelve o'clock every day, listening to the night bell ringing in his ears.

Is he really inseparable from this door?But didn't Ruan Nanzhu say that there is no dead end?Or all the rules can no longer be used when the No.11 door is reached?

With this in mind, Lin Qiushi called him and Ruan Nanzhu again.

"Sorry, the phone number you dialed is empty, please check and dial again. Sorry, the phone number you dialed is empty, please check and dial again..." A cold electronic voice came from the other end of the phone, Lin Qiushi sat down In my rented house, everything is eerily quiet, except for the ticking clock on the wall.He moved his gaze to the clock and saw the pendulum swinging from side to side.The hour hand has passed twelve o'clock and is heading towards one o'clock.

Lin Qiushi looked at the clock, but suddenly thought of the corridor he saw when he entered the door. There are twelve iron doors on both sides of the corridor, so why is the number twelve... They seem to have never thought about this problem.

Lin Qiushi shifted his gaze to the clock, saw the twelve numbers plated with black paint on the clock face, and suddenly a strange thought popped into his mind.

Lin Qiushi stood up and walked towards the clock.