The Demon and the Puppeteer

Alyssa hadn't come to class for three days. I heard that she had asked for a week's sick leave. At first, Han Jizhi didn't think much about it, but when Song Xue called, Han Jizhi couldn't help but think about it.

Although I have decided in my heart to ignore the puppet murder, after all, Alisa is his tablemate for the past two years, a kind and lovely girl. If she is dead, then Alyssa is the one Shuangling wants to kill. Alyssa's terrified expression flashed in Han Jizhi's mind on the day of the Comic Expo, and Han Jizhi couldn't sit idly by.

Han Jizhi decided to visit Alisha, and Yan Ziyu naturally went with him.

Alisa's mother received them, haggard and worried.

"Thank you for coming to visit her. At first we thought it was just a common fever. Unexpectedly, she had a fever for three days in a row, and her consciousness was not clear. The doctor said it was an inflammatory infection and prescribed medicine. Although the temperature dropped, she was still in a mental state. Still not great."

"Can we go and see her?"

"Of course, she will be very happy to see you coming."

Han Jizhi and Yan Ziyu came to Alyssa's bedroom. Alyssa seemed to be asleep while lying on the bed, her golden curly hair stuck to her pale cheeks, tiny beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, her eyes were closed tightly, and she was short of breath.

Han Jizhi and Yan Ziyu looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Based on Han Jizhi's current practice of "Dan Qing Bao Dian", he is already able to observe people's appearance, and there are faint strands of black smoke around Alisa's forehead, which means that Alisa's spirit is being eroded by the haze. This haze absorbs the dark side of people. Strengthening oneself and staying for a while will not have much impact on the human body, but staying for a long time will weaken the spirit of the person, leading to depression and severe depression.

Yan Ziyu used spells to dispel the haze, and Alisa's complexion improved a bit.

Exiting Alisa's room, Han Jizhi said to Alisa's mother: "Auntie, I have something very important to tell you... We met Alisa at the A City International Animation Festival a few days ago , At the same time, we also met someone who looks exactly like Candis, and Alisa was very frightened, which may have something to do with her current mental state."

"... Kandis... hey... Alyssa has been blaming herself for Kandis' death."

"Candith's death has anything to do with Alyssa?"

"It was an accident. At that time, my husband and I were watching TV downstairs, and Candis and Alisa were fighting all the way in the corridor. Hey, Candis still loves to play with Alisa when she is so old. She is a bit mature. There was nothing, and when Kandis was about to go downstairs, she stepped on the air and rolled down. We rushed her to the hospital, but we didn't have time... Hey... Everything is fate... Poor Alisa, every time after that I have nightmares every day and night, and I finally forgot about it, how could someone like Kandis suddenly appear..."

Han Jizhi said: "Auntie, actually I think that person who looks like Cantis is a bit strange, his movements are stiff, like a puppet, it reminds me of the recent incidents of puppet killings, I heard that those lifelike real puppets are suddenly Disappeared, then appeared suddenly, the people they killed were people related to their puppet prototypes, Auntie, is Candith’s real puppet in your house? Didn’t it disappear?”

"...We didn't make a real-life puppet of Kantis...Arisa won't be able to stand seeing that."

"Well, it might be custom-made by someone else, auntie, you should be more careful."

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It was another taekwondo class, Yan Ziyu was holding onto Han Jizhi's belt tightly to prevent it from falling off. The taekwondo class mainly trained the toughness and strength of the legs. It's very beautiful, Yan Ziyu thought as he stared at Han Jizhi's legs.

Although he is satisfied with seeing his man's handsome figure, Yan Ziyu still hates taekwondo class, the reason is of course Lu Sinian who is an eyesore.

Lu Sinian's abdominal injury has not healed, but he still insists on coming to Taekwondo class. He can't do big movements, so he points out others, such as Han Jizhi, and takes the opportunity to eat some tofu without leaving a trace.

It's satisfying to be able to touch his arm, it's satisfying to be able to touch his leg, it's satisfying to be able to talk to him at close range... Lu Sinian didn't know when he was so easily satisfied.

After class, in the locker room, Lu Sinian stared at Han Jizhi's belt. There was a beautiful puppet ornament pinned there. Han Jizhi would wear it every day when he went to school, even in Taekwondo class. If Yan Ziyu died He still understands that Han Jizhi wears it like this all the time, but he knows that Yan Ziyu is not dead. to a question——

It seems that Han Jizhi would only wear that puppet ornament when he was in school, and he had never seen Han Jizhi wearing it when Han Jizhi and Yan Ziyu were together, why?

Now Lu Sinian is still thinking about this problem, so that he is staring at Han Jizhi's waist and abdomen in a daze, and the other students around him look at Lu Sinian with strange eyes. He stared at Han Jizhi's lower body for a moment.

Among these strange gazes, there was an extra strong and angry gaze staring at Lu Sinian. Lu Sinian was aware of this gaze. He was actually very familiar with this gaze. From time to time, in school, he could actually feel it, but The sight disappeared every time he tried to look for it.

He knew that many people didn't like him at school, and he was used to it for a long time, but this time he had a sudden thought, maybe the gaze wasn't sent by someone?Maybe it's the sight of that puppet ornament?

Lu Sinian watched Han Jizhi put the puppet ornament on his new suit pocket, staring at the puppet ornament, wondering if it was an illusion, the hand of the puppet ornament seemed to tighten.

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City S, the city with the lowest economic benefits in the country, is a slightly developed place with many mountains and few roads, such as the place where the Han family's ancestral home is located, which relies on tourism to drive the economy. It can be called a backcountry.

There is a once famous mountain in S City, called Immortal Mountain. According to unofficial records, this mountain is soaring into the clouds and shrouded in smoke all the year round. A woodcutter climbed this mountain and was bitten by a wild beast. An immortal saved his life. The fairy temple was built, and the incense was flourishing.

Nowadays, Shenxian Mountain is a mountain of ordinary height, and people don't bother to climb it. There are large pine trees and unknown flowers and plants on the mountain. Although the winter solstice has passed, due to the climate of S City, Shenxian Mountain still shows a lush scene.

In the middle of the night, the mist on Shenxian Mountain became thicker, and the cold moon hung in the sky. There should be no one on the mountain, but rustling sounds and voices were amplified in the quiet night.

"How long is it? Are we lost? Let Han Xuan come out, he knows the way, let him lead the way."

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's just this way. You're more delicate than a woman."

"Hmph, my empress is precious, so why should I be tortured like this?"

"Oh, if he really comes out, you probably won't have any bullshit."

The two noisy ones were Shuang Ling and You Jing, and Tai Guang walked beside them silently, accompanied by an elegant man who was nearly forty years old and a beautiful woman in her thirties.

"Stop arguing, let's rest for a while." The man walked to a relatively flat ground, spread a blanket, and lay down with his arms around the woman.

Shuang Ling randomly picked up a few pieces of wood and put them together, a little karmic fire sprang out from his fingertips to ignite, the temperature rose sharply, the man thanked Shuang Ling, then covered the woman's body, rolled up the blanket and wrapped himself and the woman in the blanket After a while, the sound of sucking came from the blanket, and Taiguang, Shuangling, and Youjing sat down not far away as usual.

Panting, groaning, and crashing sound could be heard on the empty mountain, Shuang Ling suddenly got up and said, "I'm going to find out the way."

You Jing sneered and said, "You don't feel itchy, do you?"

Shuang Ling walked away with a "hum" until no human voice could be heard. Shuang Ling jumped up to a tall tree. When she stood still, a gust of wind blew Shuang Ling's feet were unstable and kept shaking, and then fell down like a dead body, landing on the ground For a moment, Shuang Ling quickly stabilized her figure, and then walked back slowly.

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In a room full of balloons and ribbons, the luxurious chandeliers emitted warm light. Han Jizhi looked around suspiciously. The surroundings were very lively, mostly young people, the music was cheerful, and people shook their bodies slightly to the rhythm.Han Jizhi walked forward suspiciously, feeling as if he had been to this room before.

"Hey, where are you going? The hour is coming."

Alyssa suddenly stopped Han Jizhi.

Han Jizhi asked suspiciously, "What time is it?"

Alisa smiled and said, "My birthday, it will be midnight soon."

"Oh." Han Jizhi stopped.

Alyssa's parents pushed up a seven-layer cake. People formed a circle around Alyssa and the cake and began to sing birthday songs. Sarah blows out the candles, and the crowd cheers.

Amidst the cheers, a person suddenly stood out from the crowd and hugged Alisa. The person smiled faintly at Han Jizhi, and then bit down Alisa's slender neck with his sharp teeth. Blood splashed all over the wall, and everyone disappeared. .

Han Jizhi froze in place, except for him, there was only blood in the room.

The lights suddenly went out, and the world was pitch black.

The man reappeared in the darkness, with a faint outline, brushing his black hair as if he wanted to say something, but a huge hole was opened in the floor under the man's feet, bottomless, and the man fell down suddenly...

Han Jizhi woke up suddenly, looked at the alarm clock, at one o'clock in the morning, the scene in the dream did not disappear after waking up, but was deeply imprinted in his mind, that person...Shuangling...does he want to tell himself something...