don't die

"Is something wrong?"

He stood at the door of the balcony, looking at the girl.

She stood close to the wall, leaning all her body weight on the wall, and didn't respond to her own question, her eyes stared blankly at the sky, as if she was thinking about something.

He stood a little impatiently, it was recess now, if he stayed outside for too long, he would be suspected.At this moment, the girl suddenly lowered her head and turned to look at him.

It was only when she turned her face sideways like this that he noticed that she seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the bright light in her eyes had disappeared and turned into a dull color.

This discovery made his heart skip a beat, and at the same time, he felt a little guilty.

He knew why, the girl who used to be able to survive no matter what pressure became so fragile, it had something to do with him.He became a betrayer, betraying the friendship that should have existed between them, the friendship that should have been sympathetic to each other.He recoiled, afraid of being seen as a heretic by those around him.

So, unconsciously, he softened his tone and asked, "You said you have something very important to ask me for, what is it?"

The girl looked at him with a bright smile on her lips.

"I did have something I wanted to tell you, but it's gone now. I just wanted to ask you something..." She stood up from the wall, and seemed to be walking carelessly. "You once asked me to try to cater to the people around me, sorry, I can't do it, but what about you?"

"Suppress yourself to be a good student, a good boy, and be the perfect guy in everyone's mind. Are you tired? If one day you are tired, do you regret it later? Didn't say sincere words, didn't give in A true friend."

The girl's words seemed to poke directly into his heart, into his wound.But he turned his head slightly to avoid it, not daring to look directly into her eyes.

"I have to do this..." This is a last resort, in order to live more freely, his choice.

"Sure enough, this is the answer. He said that you would answer like this."

When the girl's light voice came, he was taken aback for a moment.

"What did you say—you!"

When he raised his head, he realized that the girl had climbed onto the edge of the balcony. She opened her hands facing the wind, like a bird spreading its wings.

"What are you doing!" He wanted to rush over and pull her down.

"Don't come here! You left me and left, don't come here now, coward." These words drained all the strength in his body and made him freeze in place.

The wind on the balcony was very strong, blowing the girl's hair on both sides, but amidst the fluttering hair, her eyes became extraordinarily bright again, as bright as the stars in the sky.

"I'm fed up with this world where you have to please others and abide by the rules to survive." She smiled, "I want to go to a more free place, a place where I can also..."

What can I do?

It seemed that his ears were ringing, and there were only rumbles in his ears, but he couldn't hear her last words.Blood welled up in his brain, and in the almost black-and-white silent world, all he could see was that slender figure like a bird, happily spreading her wings and jumping into the sky.

And then—the relentless fall, human, never bird.

The blood in his whole body almost froze, and in his flushed retina, only the last afterimage remained, that lingering afterimage.

Until the sudden screams from downstairs came, he leaned weakly against the cold door behind him, unable to move.

The figure that left everything and flew to the sky lingered in his mind over and over again, unable to erase it, like a nightmare that he wanted to forget.

nightmare...

"Drink, ho—!"

Sitting up suddenly from the bed, he panted in horror, as if the falling figure was still in front of him.

"don't want!!"

The hand stretched out feebly, as if wanting to grab something, but struggling in the air in vain, unable to grab anything, nothing... A warm hand suddenly stretched out, firmly grasping him, letting him Feel the temperature that belongs to the human body.

His confused eyes gradually became clear, and he saw clearly the familiar figure of the person sitting beside him.

"Lin...shen?"

"kindness."

Lin Shen responded in a low voice, raised his other hand, and touched his sweaty forehead.

"Had a nightmare?"

Nightmare, He sat with a wry smile, if only it was just a nightmare.He recalled the past, an irreparable mistake he made in his youth.

"I..." The corner of He Tun's eyes turned to the stone placed on the corner of the table again, and its color was still exactly the same as before.

It was a gift contained in an anonymous letter he received the day after the incident, and there was only one sentence in the letter—[To our lovely and poor cowards. 】The red lines on the stone always stimulated him to recall that scene, and later, it disappeared. I don't know whether it was thrown away by the family or returned to its original place.

He didn't expect to see it again after so many years, and at this time, it always seemed to remind He Tun.

You are a murderer, a murderer who takes away a girl's hope of life.But now, the life he took away has become two.

"...where did you find it?"

He Tiao's voice was a little hoarse, Lin Shen followed his gaze and noticed the stone on the table.

"accidental."

"accidental?"

This is definitely not a coincidence, He mocked with a wry smile.

Lin Shen grabbed his wrist and felt that He Tun's body temperature was much lower than that of ordinary people at this time. He touched his forehead worriedly and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

He Tiao shook his head distressedly, but he didn't have the strength to answer, and the two of them became silent.

But at this moment, the door was slammed open by someone, and someone rushed in, shouting anxiously: "It's not good, something is wrong! Hey, something happened!"

The person who ran in was Yu Yue, who was supposed to go out to look for the lost Lin Shen, but now he looked panic-stricken, and he didn't even have time to be surprised when he saw Lin Shen in the house.

"what's up?"

Lin Shen frowned and asked.

"They searched, found..."

Yu Yueshang was out of breath and gasped, "Someone found it in He Tun's room today, found that one!"

What exactly did you find?

"Dagger!" Yu Yue said: "They haven't found it all this time, the dagger with your fingerprints and the blood of the dead!"

——The murder weapon!

Pointing to the final proof of the truth!

Lin Shen felt the trembling of He Tun's right hand. He turned around and saw He Tun's bewildered expression, and there was a bit of pain in his eyes.

Daggers, stones, scenes from the past followed one after another, and the deadly evidence appeared just at this time!How beautifully the timing connects!One blow after another, leaving no gaps!It was like a non-stop storm that was going to crush him completely!

Lin Shen held He Tun's right hand tightly, ignoring Yue Yue's surprised gaze, and stretched out his hand to gently cover He Tun's eyes.

"...Lin Shen?"

"Don't look, don't think, don't ask."

Lin Shen covered his eyes, and whispered in He Tun's ear: "It's not your fault, no matter what happens, it's not your fault."

"but I……"

"I believe in you." Lin Shen interrupted him, "No matter what others think or what you think, I believe in you."

Lin Shen's steady and powerful voice seemed to have a particularly soothing magic power, and He Tun gradually calmed down. He no longer panicked, felt Lin Shen's hand pressing on his eyelids, and said softly, "Thank you."

Thank you that there are still people who are willing to believe in themselves regardless of everything, and are willing to stand by their side.

"Have a good rest." Lin Shen let go of his hand, and handed a glass of water to He Tun. "Lie down for a while after drinking, you are tired."

"kindness."

He Tun took a few sips of water, lay down on the bed, and soon felt a wave of tiredness, and he fell asleep again.

On the other side, Yu Yue was surprised to see He Tun fell asleep. "So fast, isn't he insomnia?"

"Yes, so I put some sleeping pills in the water just now to let him have a good sleep."

"Sleeping pills..." Yu Yue choked, and he didn't even touch the thing after the doctor prescribed it. He didn't expect to be fooled by Lin Shen this time and drank it.

"He needs to rest, and it's not convenient for me to ask about some things when he is awake." Lin Shen put down his glass. "Have you seen this?"

He showed the stone to Yu Yue, who shook his head in confusion.

"What's the point, a stone is very important?"

"It's very important." Lin Shen said solemnly: "I have something to ask you, using your ability, can you find out the connection between this stone and He Tun?"

"How--"

"It should be a special event that happened around him a few years ago. I think you can narrow down the scope."

"Okay, I can give it a try. But what's the use of checking this now? All the daggers with Hexon's fingerprints have been found. Although the timing is suspiciously coincidental, this undoubtedly increases his suspicion. We don't Is it meaningful to take care of the dagger and adjust this stone?"

"Yes." Lin Shen said: "Whether it is daggers, stones, or the traps that are arranged by these, it is all related to one person. I want to find out his purpose."

"what?"

Lin Shen didn't reply, but the hand that clenched the stone was tighter, and the hard touch hurt his palm, but he didn't realize it.

All these are traps designed by He Ye, but he didn't know it at all, and stepped into it just like that.The result is obvious, He Ye succeeded, he successfully designed every step, even taking into account He Ye's mental state.

And they can't fight back like this, can they only be passive?

No, absolutely can't just cheapen that guy!What are He Ye's weaknesses, where are his loopholes...

Lin Shen tightly held the stone in his hand, suddenly, as if he remembered something, his eyes lit up.

He found the flaw left by Heye!