The Game Show of Death: Demons of Reason

In Nian Weiji's memory, there are only a handful of his experiences of walking at night.His usual work and rest are very regular, he will go home from get off work before sunset, and he will never do things that are harmful to his health such as disco dancing and staying up all night.Even if he comes home late occasionally, he still drives through the night in a hurry. There are very few romantic cells in his body, which are not enough to generate redundant thoughts.

The most impressive night trip was the Christmas Eve of the first year of undergraduate studies. On that day, Chinese international students organized activities and gathered together to eat roast chicken, sing K, chat and walk throughout the night.At the end of the year, he was dragged away by his classmates from the Academy of Social Sciences, and Wei Zixu would definitely not miss such a large gathering.

It was already winter at that time, and the ground was covered with the thin snow that comes standard on Christmas Eve.Nian Weiji doesn't like the cold weather, he wraps himself airtightly in a down jacket, but he still has to admit that the starry sky in the winter night is extraordinarily clear, like broken diamonds frozen into the ice, beautiful and a bit extravagant.The feeling of snow boots stepping on the thin snow is also good. I think that the cold wind always makes people's senses sharpen.

Wei Zixu and several student cadres are organizing a game. That person is good at warming up the scene and activating the atmosphere. Wherever he is around, he seems to be harmonious.At the end of the year, he didn't like to join in the fun, he huddled in a corner to enjoy himself, Wei Zixu was inevitably drunk by his classmates, and he drank a little too high when the show ended.In the end, Wei Zixu pouted his tongue and said that he would drive Nian Weiji home, but Nian Weiji was more reluctant to die, so he could only help Wei Zixu walk back reluctantly.

Probably because of the snow, the noise of the city is much less.After midnight, there are only a few pedestrians walking on the side of the road, and the sound of the night bus starting from a distance.Wei Zixu put one hand on Nian Weiji's shoulder, his cheeks were hot, and the white air he exhaled was particularly strong.At the end of the year, he saw him opening and closing his mouth, humming as he walked.At the end of the year, he leaned closer to listen curiously.

"Can you hear the brightest star in the night sky"

"The loneliness and sighs in the hearts of those who look up"

"Going forward is a maze. I think it's relatively open here. Let's take a walk here." Wei Zixu walked in front of Nian Wei, and he turned around and gestured around with his hands open.Indeed, the maze and the woods are very dangerous, because there is Chen Luyao who is bewildered and the Mick team who is doing something, he and Wei Zixu have to tense up while breathing.

Nian Weiji nodded, contrary to Wei Zixu's vigilant movements around him, he raised his face and took a panoramic view of the night sky that no one appreciated.

"Ah, so the stars in summer night are so bright." Nian Weiji said, the light in his eyes twinkled with the stars, "Just like Christmas Eve."

"Really?" Hearing what he said, Wei Zixu also looked up at the night sky, but it was just a quick glance, and he was still worried about his surroundings. "It's quite bright, maybe because there are few people here, so the stars are more obvious."

Nian Wei still raised his neck, and suddenly burst out laughing. Wei Zixu saw his Adam's apple twitching up and down, jumping out like Nian Wei, which made people angry.

"Just kidding, people are dispensable, how can it affect the stars?"

The broken diamonds that looked like stars seemed to be frozen into the ice layer, and Nian Weiji suddenly felt a gust of cold wind hanging by his ears in the summer night.

"Can the brightest star in the night sky remember"

"The figure who once walked with me and disappeared in the wind"

Although it is not a happy thing to send a drunk classmate home in the middle of the night and be tortured by his off-tune singing, but if this classmate is Wei Zixu, it seems to be more or less bearable.At the end of the year, Wei Zixu guessed that Wei Zixu just sang at the party, and he still hasn't recovered yet.At the end of the year, he persuaded himself in his heart for a long time before he managed to take out the scarf from the down jacket, gave half of it to Wei Zixu, and wrapped his red ears.

"I pray for a transparent heart"

"And eyes that weep"

Wei Zixu actually doesn't have much artistic talent. He was already sniffling at the end of the year, but hearing him sing this line hoarsely after being drunk, it makes people tremble along with the lyrics for no reason.A transparent mind, that might be something Wei Zixu never had.If Wei Zixu was a person who showed his thoughts on his face, he would have noticed it earlier at the end of the year, and he would not have understood what Wei Zixu had gone through until now.

But Wei Zixu wouldn't even leave room for this kind of imagination.After that Christmas Eve, Wei Zixu was never seen drunk again at the end of the year.The Wei Zixu standing in front of him now looks more reliable, but he is not as three-dimensional as the Wei Zixu who was drunk and singing in Nian Weiji's memory.He remembered almost every detail of that night, the smell of alcohol, the shape of white gas, and Wei Zixu's uncontrollable voice shift.

But Wei Zixu might not remember it, which made Nian Weiji feel unbalanced. You must know that it is rare to see a fool who wraps a scarf around someone else's ears to make his nose runny, even though he is very sensible. The "Devil" skill card was invalid on the third night except for not asking Wei Zixu why he was acting stupid.But Nian Wei has once again resisted the urge to question Wei Zixu, as he said, he will wait for Wei Zixu to tell him in the future.

"Give me the courage to believe again"

"Beyond lies to embrace you"

It took nearly an hour before the end of the year to send Wei Zixu home, because Wei Zixu lived alone, and at the end of the year he was obliged to help Wei Zixu tidy up and put him in the bed.Compared with that day, now they spend less time walking outside, that is, about ten minutes, Wei Zixu turned back and walked back.

"Ah, are you going back now?"

"Yes, it's safer to stay in the room, and it's getting late, go back to sleep, and you'll be energetic enough to participate in the game tomorrow morning." Wei Zixu said.

"Not necessarily. Last night I slept outside with you, so there was no danger at all." Nian Weiji yawned and said while stretching his muscles and bones.

"One yard is one yard. There was no way yesterday. Today I can move freely, so I must be more cautious." Wei Zixu said again: "And the hypnotic effect of your skill card has passed. I rested well at noon. Today You can probably sleep well at night."

Nian Wei: "Well, me too. Who knew that using it on you would hurt me? It's really a troublesome skill, but as far as hallucinogenic effects are concerned, the effect is really quite good."

"Hmph, you deserve it." Wei Zixu said bluntly.

Then they walked in silence for a while.Starlight and artificial light are intertwined. Walking on the soft turf at the end of the year, I feel that this scene is like a dream.He still remembered the swollen and blue sky of Carcosa, the black stars cast a dead gray light, and it would be disgusting to stay in the twisted streets of Carcosa for a second longer.Compared with it, the mere mediocrity of reality makes one feel grateful.

"but……"

"Huh?" Nian Weiji heard Wei Zixu's hesitation, so he stepped closer to him.

"That hypnotic skill, will it remind people of things from a long time ago?" Wei Zixu said slowly, with a calm expression: "I remember, what Little Sweet Pepper—that's what Fang Yunuo— said to me when we moved house If it's for this result, it's not that I can't forgive you..."

Although Nian Wei was confused, he could hear the relief in Wei Zixu's tone.Just like on Christmas Eve when he just laid Wei Zixu down, Wei Zixu immediately fell asleep peacefully, without frowning or nightmares.

"Whenever I can't find the meaning of existence"

"Whenever I get lost in the night"

"the brightest star in the night sky"

"Please guide me closer to you"

Before entering the building, Nian Weiyou looked up at the night sky for the last time.The night sky seen from this facility is so beautiful that one forgets its cruelty for a moment.This is what the dead saw before they were alive, this is the case now, and it is estimated that it will be the same in the future. He knows that people are small, and it is really difficult to leave any traces.It's just that at this moment, under the eternal night sky, by Wei Zixu's side, he seems to have come into contact with something that transcends life and death, which makes people addicted at a glance.

Aimatthestarandyouhitthemoon. At the end of the year, I remembered this old saying, but if he wants to get the star, what should he aim for?

After returning to the room, the surroundings suddenly became much brighter, but the dull air made Nian Weiji feel sleepy.

"Hmm—" He covered his mouth and yawned, his eyes were a little blurry.

"You're sleepy." Wei Zixu said, "Then go back to your room and sleep—you wait at my door." Wei Zixu asked Nian Weiji to wait at the door of his room, went in and hugged the mattress and pillow, and then he Turning sideways to look at the road, and walking towards Nianwei's room together with Zai Nianwei's side.

"This is?" Before Nian Weiji had time to ask the confusion in his heart, Wei Zixu entered his room swiftly, spread the mattress and pillows on the carpet, and naturally turned back to embrace the bedding.

"I've been sleeping in your room since tonight. After these few days, I've discovered that if you don't like you, you'll cause me trouble, and you won't stop sleeping." Wei Zixu arranged the mattress, sat on the floor and changed Good pajamas.While changing his clothes, he took out the gun in his pocket and put it on the table, "If I sleep nearby, I can immediately detect that you are in danger, and you don't even think about going out secretly to cause trouble."

"Ah..." Nian Weiji seemed to listen to what he said made sense, but he really couldn't understand the necessity of doing this, since he had come here just a few days ago.

Wei Zixu stared at his expression, and suddenly said: "We didn't know each other that well a few days ago, and I still don't trust you. But now I know that you are weak and lack self-protection awareness, so I moved here in order to spend the next two days safely. Sleep, is that a good reason?"

"Oh? You can also read your mind through micro-expressions, it really is 'near Zhu Zhechi'." Nian Weiji said in surprise.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm going to wash up first, you should pack up and go to sleep, you're so sleepy."

What Wei Zixu said was right, his whole body was very tired at the end of the year, and he didn't want to get up when he sat on the edge of the bed.But at the same time, he was a little excited in his heart. His experience of living with others was up to college, and spending the night in the same room like this made him feel like he was back in his student days, looking forward to and missing.Wei Zixu's tone was more irritable than usual, it seems that guy is also quite excited, isn't he?

At the end of the year, I changed my clothes on the bed, and heard the sound of water rushing from the bathroom.Soon Wei Zixu came out, pointed backwards with his thumb, and obediently got out of bed to wash up when the year was over.When passing by Wei Zixu, Nian Wei already smelled the refreshing mint smell on his body, it should be toothpaste, this detail is quite new.At the end of the year, he simply took a shower, wiped his hair with a bath towel, applied foam to his face, shaved his beard, and walked out of the bathroom with a breezy armpit.

The outside of the bathroom is facing the floor-to-ceiling window, and beside the window is a solid wood desk. At this time, the curtains have been pulled up by Wei Zixu, and he is sitting in front of the desk with his back facing Nian Weiji.Nian Weiji saw his shoulders moving, and there was the sound of mechanical parts colliding with the table, and Nian Weiji thought that he should be playing with that silver revolver.This is the only thing that doesn't match the atmosphere of the school, Nian Wei has pursed his lips, he is already a little afraid of that gun now.

"Are you done washing?" Wei Zixu turned to him and said, "Didn't I say that I would teach you how to hold a gun this afternoon? Come here, and I'll tell you briefly."

Wei Zixu's "speak briefly" is actually teaching him all the details.Nian Weiji had never touched a real gun before coming here. Even if he had an impression of gun battles in movies and TV dramas, he couldn't shoot without a teacher. "You are too weak to hold the gun with one hand, or you will be knocked out by the recoil like this afternoon. You need to hold the gun with both hands, and your body is tense, leaning thirty degrees to the side."

Wei Zixu made Nian Weiji stand in the middle of the bedroom and helped him adjust his body posture: "Hold the stock of the gun with your right hand, stretch forward, pay attention to bend your elbow slightly, don't be so stiff. Wrap the trigger and right knuckles with your left hand, Pull back so you can spread the recoil and aim better—and the legs, don't stand so straight, stay slightly bent. Keep your back straight, don't slump."

At the end of the year, he held a gun and studied shooting movements seriously, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to practice.I hope that the next time someone is going to shoot someone, it won't be Chen Luyao or Wei Zixu, otherwise he must be guilty of not being able to hold the gun steadily, thinking about it at the end of the year.

"It's better if your hair is loose than back, and you don't look so needy."

Wei Zixu said this behind Nian Weiji's back, and then quickly returned to the topic of gun posture, even Nian Weiji thought it was an auditory hallucination.

After adjusting for about ten minutes, Wei Zixu was barely satisfied: "Next time you shoot, hold the gun steady. There are no bullets for you to waste. I will try my best to protect you when I am here, but if I am not here, this gun will at least It can act as a deterrent."

"Ah? Did I spend these ten minutes just to act as a deterrent?" Nian Weiji said dissatisfied, "I will definitely not miss the shot next time, and maybe I can protect you."

"Protect me? The one you will shoot is probably a dead person." Although Wei Zixu spoke with sarcasm, his eyes were quite happy: "Okay, today's work is over, go to bed early."