The Haunted

That thing was not moved by the name, but its two gray claws pinched deeper and deeper on Chi Yan's shoulders, and looked straight at Chi Yan with empty eyes.

It is no longer a human being, just a irrational, emotional grudge, completely different from the quiet and shy girl Chi Yan had seen before.

Chi Yan could only feel those eyes getting closer and closer to him, but the piercing voice was like the intermittent waves of an old radio station, with a little "hissing" noise rang in his ears——

"Damn...why...not you..."

"The most damned...is you..."

A chill rose from his heart, and he finally knew what the masked hiss of resentment he heard before was talking about—they were asking him why it wasn't you who died.

Chi Yan struggled to turn his head, facing the direction of Ye Yingzhi's bed, trying to look at him, as if staring at a last straw.

Ye Yingzhi, look at me, take a look at me... even just one look, please...

His throat convulsed rapidly, but with all his strength, he could only utter the word "Ye".

Chi Yan could already clearly feel the pain in his shoulders, and all the strength in his body seemed to be sucked away by the approach of the cold and smelly thing.

He felt that his body seemed to be getting colder and colder, almost merging with that thing.

"Ye Yingzhi..."

why don't you look at me

He tried hard to stay awake, but waves of powerlessness pressed him like a giant iron and he couldn't open his eyes.

With a sound of "pa", the eyes suddenly became bright, and the body lightened accordingly.

Chi Yan opened his eyes, and saw that the bedroom light was turned on, and the room was bright. Ye Yingzhi was standing in front of his bed, gently holding his hand, calling his name: "Chi Yan, Chi Yan? What's the matter?" ? Have a nightmare?"

Chi Yan stared at him blankly with wide eyes, as if confirming the existence of this person in front of him.He turned his head to look at the top of the bed, and the resentful ghost who looked like Jianying had disappeared.

He was so nervous and desperate just now that he didn't notice when Ye Yingzhi appeared in front of him.

He slowly pulled out his other hand from under the quilt to cover Ye Yingzhi's hand holding him, and held it tightly until he felt the familiar touch of joints on his skin, and then he gradually relaxed, as if he had returned to the world .

He subconsciously took that hand, put it on his cheek and rubbed it for a moment.Although such a naive move made him feel safe.

Ye Yingzhi's hands curled up slightly, and then quickly relaxed, allowing him to rub against his face.

It took Chi Yan a long time to finally recover, but he still blinked his eyes dully, and then called out softly, "Ye Yingzhi?"

Ye Yingzhi simply climbed onto the side of the bed and lay beside him: "It's me. Ah Yan, what's wrong?"

He stretched out his hand to touch the corner of Chi Yan's eyes: "You look like...you seem to be wronged."

Wronged?Chi Yan didn't know what he was like now, but he naturally leaned over, getting close to his familiar aura, and lay there silently with his eyes closed, bit by bit letting go of the negative emotions and emotions that had just accumulated in his heart.

After a long time, he belatedly remembered an important thing: "Yingzhi, do you still remember Jianying? She might...be killed."

Although if Jianying was really killed, she probably won't be able to save her now.

Seeing Ye Yingzhi looking at him with some doubts, Chi Yan made up: "I had a nightmare just now, and I dreamed that she was murdered...and her eyes were gouged out."

Ye Yingzhi handed over the phone: "I don't remember the name, if you're really worried, you can make a call and ask the classmates who are with her."

"She is Gu Xixi's classmate, we are often together with her, and even came to our dormitory with her, it feels quite peaceful." Chi Yan reminded Ye Yingzhi.In fact, he himself is not familiar with Jianying, he met through Gu Xixi, and he didn't say more than five sentences. He didn't expect to meet again in such a scene.

He looked at the time, 3:34, not a good time to call someone, but people's lives are at stake.He picked up his phone and opened the address book, and when he found the word "Gu Xixi", he hesitated - he was the target of the monster, and now Jianying has also become a victim, and the only point of overlap between him and her is Gu Xixi.

So... Could Gu Xixi be one of the targets? Is she safe now?

And what if... she is the murderer?

The latter thought suddenly appeared in his mind, making him shudder, but it grew wildly like a weed—what if the person he wanted to contact was not human at all?

What's even more frightening is that he can't produce any strong evidence that can refute this idea.He and Gu Xixi had originally met on the Internet, and they didn't have a deep relationship in reality. He knew nothing about her background, origin, family...all of it.

He sat on the bed in a daze, and Ye Yingzhi sat beside him, flipping through his mobile phone, saw a message and said slowly: "Ah Yan... just got the news, Dong The corpse of a blind woman was found in the alley outside the door, and it was initially confirmed to be a first-year graduate student in the Department of Foreign Languages ​​of our school, the place where the corpse was dumped was not the place where the crime was committed, and other circumstances are still being investigated."

He didn't continue to say the rest, but Chi Yan understood what he meant, and finally pressed his finger on the name of "Gu Xixi".

There was a "beep - beep" sound when the phone was connected, Chi Yan turned to look at Ye Yingzhi, and said softly, "Let me ask."

Not long after the call was picked up, Gu Xixi's voice seemed a little surprised: "Brother Chi Yan? Why are you calling so late? Is there something wrong?"

"It's okay," Chi Yan tried his best to maintain a calm tone, "I just didn't sleep, just now I saw the news that a girl in the Department of Foreign Languages ​​had an accident, so I wanted to ask if you're okay?"

"Ah... I'm fine, thank you Brother Chi Yan." I couldn't tell Gu Xixi's tone from the phone, but she lowered her voice slightly, "But, it's Jianying who had an accident."

It was Jianying who had the accident.It really was Jianying.

But Gu Xixi is still safe and sound.

Chi Yan closed his eyes and comforted Gu Xixi for a long time before hanging up the phone.He's got the information he wants.

Ye Yingzhi looked at him with the corners of his mouth curled up: "He's pretty good at coaxing people, no wonder he got so many debts."

"How can there be so many peach blossoms?" Chi Yan glanced at him, then lowered his head, "I'm going to lie to her."

Afterwards, he directly got off the bed from Ye Yingzhi's body on the outside, hid on the balcony with his mobile phone, made another call to Hu Xing, and deliberately lowered his voice: "Sister Hu, something happened just now, you already know about it, right? Hmm... I know the victim this time, and I think there is another person that should be brought for you to see... I think she should be more important."

Gu Xixi, she was the only one who had contact with both the victim and herself for such a long time.

After hanging up the phone, Chi Yan looked at the gloomy sky outside, then opened the balcony door and went back inside.

Ye Yingzhi was still on the outer side of his bed, and did not return to his own bed.Chi Yan climbed onto the bed without making a sound, and climbed directly onto his side to lie down quietly.

Ye Yingzhi let out a "tsk" and shook off the quilt to wrap him in: "Why is it so cold, I don't add more clothes when I go out."

Chi Yan closed his eyes and softly called his name: "Ye Yingzhi..."

"Ok?"

"Good night."

Fortunately, there was such a person by his side, and it was fortunate that he met Ye Yingzhi.

The next day when Chi Yan woke up at dawn, he called and asked Gu Xixi to come out for lunch, and at the same time sent a message to Hu Xing.

Ye Yingzhi lay beside him and listened to what Chi Yan said on the phone, "Well, what happened just now, I also want to ask you to come out to relax, so as not to worry about it." No appointment" "Then it's settled, see you at the 'Ten Drunk' restaurant outside the east gate at noon today"...

After he hung up the phone, he said quietly: "It's quite pitiful. Didn't I tell you that it's best to have less contact with her?"

Chi Yan said seriously: "I really have a serious business to look for her."

He turned his head to look at Ye Yingzhi, and begged in a low voice: "Yingzhi, I have to ask you to do me a favor..."

"I made an appointment with her at twelve o'clock, and we finished eating at about one o'clock. If I send you this emoji during this time, please call me and pretend to have something to call me away."

Ye Yingzhi looked at him with a light smile: "Didn't you ask someone out? Why did you run away halfway?"

Because if she has a problem, I'm afraid I won't have the guts to insist on finishing the meal with her.

"I won't tell you." He picked up one of Ye Ying's arms and shook it lightly twice, just like he sometimes does when he wakes up the other party in the morning, "Old Ye, please? Can you help me this time? In return, I will grant you one request."

Although he felt that Ye Yingzhi always looked like he had no desires and no desires.

"Well."

Ye Yingzhi didn't hold back, and quickly agreed.Anyway, he won't lose money no matter what he does in this business, and now he is making a lot of money.

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The rows of scattered seats in the "Ten Drunk" restaurant are separated by bamboo and wood decorations. If Hu Xing is interested, he can easily observe Gu Xixi, but it is difficult for Gu Xixi to notice the existence of the other party.

Chi Yan, Hu Xing, and Lao Yuan's junior high school classmate, Xiao An, all arrived early, and tacitly chose places that were easy to be observed and places that were not easy to be found.If you look at it deliberately, you can also see the backs of Hu Xing and Xiao An from Chi Yan's perspective.

Chi Yan sat with his back to the restaurant entrance, and after receiving the news that Gu Xixi was about to arrive, he turned slightly to look at the door, and at the same time quietly paid attention to Hu Xing's expression.

Gu Xixi wore a pink coat today, she looked very youthful and beautiful, with light makeup on her face, obviously she was also preparing for coming out to meet Chi Yan.But as she got closer, Hu Xing's expression became more and more solemn.

Chi Yan's heart tightened, and he subconsciously clenched the phone in his hand.

Gu Xixi walked up to Chi Yan and pulled out a chair to sit down, then smiled and said, "Brother Chi Yan, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Chi Yan quickly shook his head, and handed over the menu to Gu Xixi to order, only to feel that the smile on his face had completely froze.

Gu Xixi didn't refuse, and quickly ordered the dishes. Chi Yan took a general look and found that they were all his favorites.

Gu Xixi still looked at him tenderly: "I remember you said that you like to eat these dishes, do you remember correctly?"

He should have said it to "Baby Yan" in the game, but he didn't expect Gu Xixi to remember it until now.

It's no wonder that Yang Qing judged that Gu Xixi was interested in Chi Yan only after seeing both sides of her. This girl never concealed her love and liking for Chi Yan, and even had a kind of connivance that she didn't realize when facing him , pampering and flattering, and this kind of affection is not like a fake at all.

The hesitation and confusion in Chi Yan's heart expanded little by little, he and Gu Xixi had met in real life not long ago, why did she like him so much?He didn't think he could have such a charming charm.Just because of the companionship in the game?

Does Gu Xixi have anything to do with that thing?Is he mistaken?If she is a demon, will she really have affection for people, or is it just a cover-up, a way to charm the mind?

Besides, no matter what it is, will it really kill a person you really like...

He was hesitant, and he didn't even pay much attention to the dishes, until Gu Xixi greeted him and said, "Brother Chi Yan, eat it" before he took two symbolic bites.

At this time, the phone vibrated slightly twice, and it was a message from Hu Xing.

There are only four words in it——

"Stay away from her."

Its meaning is obvious.

Chi Yan's hands were soaked with sweat from nervousness, he didn't even dare to look at Hu Xing.

He quickly turned off Hu Xing's news, clicked on Ye Yingzhi and clicked on the expression bar.

Gu Xixi complained a little bit: "Brother Chi Yan, what have you been watching?" It seemed to be complaining that she was neglected.

Chi Yan shook his hands and directly sent Ye Yingzhi an emoji, then hurriedly put away his phone and looked up at Gu Xixi: "It's nothing, something seems to be wrong with the project in the group."

"Oh," Gu Xixi responded, and put a shrimp ball into Chi Yan's bowl with a smile, "Brother Chi Yan, try this, their shrimp balls are pretty good."

"Okay." Chi Yan picked up the chopsticks with a stiff smile, but couldn't reach them no matter what.

He believed in Hu Xing's judgment.But if Hu Xing's judgment is correct, isn't it true that his wife who has been with him in the game for two years has always been human?Did Gu Xixi commit the subsequent tragedy because she appeared here?That's why those resentful ghosts will be so resentful when they find him, and they will say "Why didn't you die"?

He slowly picked up the shrimp balls and put them to his mouth, scratching his lungs and waiting for Ye Yingzhi's call.In order to prevent Gu Xixi from discovering the abnormality, when he was about to grit his teeth and eat the shrimp balls, he heard a familiar voice calling him: "Chi Yan, you are indeed here, I have been looking for you for a long time."