monster girlfriend
Chapter 25
Time waits for no one, no matter how eager Xia Weishuang is to control her abilities, she can't do it overnight.
Before making dinner, Xia Weishuang went downstairs first.
She walked through all the rooms on the third floor along the way, and then went down to the second floor. Sang Lu followed her, and Mi Lele and Xia Qingxue stayed in the room.
Xia Weishuang vaguely remembered that Anna lived in 307, Yang Dajun lived in 306, and the rest of the rooms were either too dirty or locked with zombies.On the second floor, Xiao Zhang and Liu Damin used to live together, but now that Xiao Zhang is gone, Liu Damin lives alone. His room is 201.
The three grandparents and the female college student also lived on the second floor. Xia Weishuang remembered that the female college student was in 203, and the three grandparents seemed to live on the other side. Xia Weishuang didn't pay attention to which room.
And Sister Liu lives in the room behind the reception counter on the first floor, which is convenient for receiving guests at any time. The rest of the first floor is the living room, back kitchen, storage room, cleaning room and other places, and there are no guest rooms.
In the homestay, except for the rooms where everyone lives, only Sister Liu has the keys to all the rooms.
When Xia Weishuang came down, Liu Damin and Sister Liu were playing mahjong with the old couple, and the old man's grandson was lying on the side reading a book.
People get sick from being bored all the time, so it’s okay to have some fun.
Seeing Xia Weishuang coming, Sister Liu greeted warmly: "Xiao Xia, do you want to come over and rub a couple of hands?"
Xia Weishuang approached with a smile, and patted Sister Liu on the shoulder to test her abilities, but she was still not successful, so she said, "I don't know how to play mahjong, Sister Liu, you can play mahjong."
"Xiao Xia, are you hungry?" Sister Liu said, "There is still something to eat in the kitchen."
As she said that, she wanted to find the kitchen key hanging on her body. She must not have the intention of harming others, and the mind of guarding against others is indispensable. The kitchen is always locked at ordinary times, so as not to be stolen by thieves.
No, Ye Chen stole something and left when she had a bad memory and forgot to lock the door.
Xia Weishuang looked at the key on her waist and said, "No need, I'm not hungry yet. By the way, sister Liu, do you still have the room card for 304? It's not convenient for the four of us to have one room card."
Although there is a power outage, the smart door lock relies on batteries and can still be used.
Sister Liu quickly said: "There are some. Originally, we used the spare ones for the convenience of cleaning, but now we don't need to clean them like this. We can give them to you."
As she said that, she stood up and went to get the room card. The room card was not in her room, but behind the reception desk, locked in a drawer under the desk.
Xia Weishuang was thoughtful.
After that, Sister Liu rubbed two more mahjong and started to cook. The grandmother and Sister Liu went to the kitchen to work, while Liu Damin cleaned the living room.
Xia Weishuang observed for a while, then suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the broom in Liu Damin's hand, and casually touched his skin.
The ability does not respond.
Liu Damin was startled: "Miss Xia, no need, I can do it myself."
Xia Weishuang smiled and asked: "It's exciting to go out to find something for the first time, is there any injury?"
Liu Damin shook his head again and again: "I ran fast and didn't get hurt at all."
As if he was afraid that Xia Weishuang would not believe it, he quickly rolled up his sleeves and bulged the muscles on his arms.
"Then what's on your face?"
Liu Damin groaned and quickly explained: "I accidentally scratched my beard this morning, it was there before I went out!"
Xia Weishuang returned the broom to him with a smile, and then went back to 304. When she entered the door, she asked Xia Qingxue if anyone was here just now.
Xia Qingxue shook her head: "No one, what's wrong?"
"There's a wolf hiding in our pack."
Xia Qingxue was startled: "Sister, did you predict it?"
Xia Weishuang nodded and said, "Yes, but don't be too scared, he probably won't take the initiative to provoke us."
"Who is it?"
Xia Weishuang pondered for a moment and said, "I suspect that Yang Dajun is going to harm everyone."
"What what? He wants to harm someone?" Xia Qingxue immediately sat up straight, hugged Mi Lele's shoulder and asked curiously.
Xia Weishuang sighed, and said what she had predicted.
It was a gray early morning, and the location was a bloody guest room.
She saw Ye Chen who had turned into a zombie attacking Sister Liu in this room where the zombies were locked.While resisting the zombies, Sister Liu shouted angrily at the door: "They will harm people as soon as they leave, you wolf-hearted beast! Coward! I'm really blind to save you!"
The door was slammed shut with a deafening sound.
Xia Weishuang saw the tragic scene of Sister Liu being bitten to death, but she didn't see who the murderer was.
Sister Liu was murdered to death not long after Xia Weishuang and the others left. Judging from Sister Liu's words, it is very likely that the murderer couldn't hold back the next day after they left.
This was originally Sister Liu's fate. If Xia Weishuang didn't have this ability and couldn't see anything, she would leave with her blessings for Sister Liu and others.Maybe one day in the future, life will return to normal, and she will still think about how Sister Liu and others are doing now.
But she saw it.
Sister Liu is a warm and kind woman, she shouldn't have ended up like this.
Xia Weishuang wanted to stop the murderer, moreover, she wanted to kill this black sheep.
Xia Weishuang said: "Actually, I was a little confused in the morning. Why did the careful sister Liu forget to close the window last night, and Ye Chen stole something and ran away, and it is actually very difficult to leave the hotel quietly. Now Think about it, in fact, someone deliberately created the illusion that Ye Chen stole something and left, just to prevent others from finding out where Ye Chen is now."
Where is Ye Chen now?
In a room where zombies are locked, Lesion becomes a zombie.There is no doubt that the murderer is the one who murdered Sister Liu.
There are not many people who can do this. On the whole, Yang Dajun is the most suspicious.
He was next door to Anna, and after Ye Chen was kicked out, it was very likely that he would find him to stay overnight.Even if he didn't look for him, he might have heard the sound of the two arguing, and then quietly came out to look for Ye Chen.
Moreover, Yang Dajun can unlock the lock, so he can steal the room card and throw Ye Chen's body into the room where the zombies are locked.There is no electricity at night, and people generally do not leave their rooms. The probability of him being discovered doing these things is very low.
"Why did he do this?" Xia Qingxue said angrily, "This man is too vicious, he looks quite honest, why is he so bad, he actually went out with you to find things, really... No, he must Expose him!"
Xia Weishuang's eyes were deep, and she said: "You know people, you know their faces, but you don't know their hearts. You can't just look at a person's appearance. However, after all, I didn't see the murderer directly, so I can't be 100% sure that it is Yang Dajun. Even if I am sure it is him, my The ability is too mysterious to say, and others may not believe it."
"What should I do?"
Xia Weishuang said: "If we stay in the inn, the murderer will be afraid of Sang Lu and dare not do anything, so it is best to force him. And I am thinking, if the murderer is Yang Dajun, then he will be the most threatening after we leave It is Liu Damin, he is likely to be the first to attack Liu Damin."
"Then Liu Damin is very dangerous, it's over, if he sneaks in while people are sleeping, wouldn't they be dead?"
Xia Weishuang shook her head: "Not necessarily, we ordinary people are used to hanging up anti-theft chains when we live in hotels at night, even if Yang Dajun steals the room card, we cannot enter."
"It's so complicated." Xia Qingxue scratched her head, "Then why did he harm Liu Damin? Liu Damin looks taller than him, should he just kill him?"
Xia Weishuang couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't guess, it may not be him, I still need more evidence to prove whether the wolf is Yang Dajun."
"How should we do it?" Xia Qingxue felt a little irritated by this almost detective game.She was nervous and excited, wishing that the murderer would be punished immediately.
Xia Weishuang said: "During dinner, remember to observe more."
……
When it was time to eat, it was still dark, so I had to save everything now, since there was no electricity, so I had to eat at dawn.
Everyone was here except Ke Xiaoxiao who was still sleeping.
While eating, Xia Weishuang suddenly said, "Let's kill the zombies in the hotel."
All the people at the table looked at her immediately, with different expressions, startled and frightened.
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Sister Liu asked.
Xia Weishuang smiled softly, convincing people with reasoning: "Being neighbors with zombies all the time, I think everyone is not at ease, and zombies always hit the door wall, which is very disturbing. Now Liu Damin and Yang Dajun have the ability to kill zombies." Experience, Sang Lu and I are here, it is a good time to deal with the zombies. Otherwise, the corpses will become more and more rotten, and this smell is not so easy to get rid of."
Because zombies are everywhere, everyone is neighbors with zombies all day long, and they are almost used to the banging sound of hitting the wall and the continuous rotten smell.
But Xia Weishuang's suggestion was also very good. As soon as he said it, he immediately won the approval of most people.
After all, it's really not safe to be neighbors with living corpses. What if they break through the door wall and escape?
"We will come room by room, sister Liu, you can also exercise to prepare for the future."
Sister Liu waved her hands in fright: "Oh, I really don't want to fight zombies at all, Xiao Xia, don't scare me."
Xia Weishuang said calmly: "Sister Liu, you are really scared, just help, anyway, there are still Liu Damin and Yang Dajun."
The two strongest men are duty-bound, and the old man also said that he wanted to help, but said that he could not eat.
Ever since, even if it was just to kill the zombies trapped in the guest room, the group of people were still preparing enthusiastically.The two children stayed in their room so as not to be frightened, while the adults each took their weapons and prepared to kill the zombies.
Xia Qingxue quietly said to Xia Weishuang: "Sister, is it really Yang Dajun? When you said you wanted to kill zombies, he didn't seem to respond."
Xia Weishuang also responded in a low voice: "Don't just observe him, everyone should watch. If anyone jumps over the wall in a hurry, you can do it."
"Okay!" Xia Qingxue responded immediately, but Ying Wan felt that something was wrong, do you want to do it?How can I do it myself?
Before it was dark, everyone started to kill the zombies from 202. This kind of ordinary zombies is actually very easy to deal with. After opening the door, everyone stabbed in with long poles, held the zombies, and then destroyed its head. It can be resolved without direct contact.
There is no need for Sang to reveal his hand at all.
Perhaps because it was successful at the beginning, everyone worked hard and wiped out all the zombies on the second floor.
Xia Weishuang has been observing everyone's expressions, especially Yang Dajun, and found that this person is really calm, and there is nothing unusual about him.
Of course, it could also be because Ye Chen was not in the room on the second floor, so he could bear it.
When everyone was about to go up to the third floor, Yang Dajun suddenly said: "It's getting dark, let's continue tomorrow."
Indeed, although it is not completely dark, it is not very bright. To be safe, it is better to continue in the daytime tomorrow.
"It's really annoying." Anna was always in the back, Ye Chen's disappearance changed her whole state, she complained in a low voice, "My neighbor is too noisy, I can't solve the problem in 305 tonight."
I don't know if it was to reduce his suspicion, but Yang Dajun didn't object anymore.
Everyone decided to suspend the 305's zombies and continue tomorrow.And so far, Xia Weishuang can be sure that Ye Chen is not in 301, but in 302.
Because she didn't notice that the sound of hitting the wall next door had become more frequent, and from Yang Dajun's attitude, he was not afraid to open the door of 305.
If Yang Dajun is the murderer, it would be 301 and 302.If he wasn't, there wouldn't be many rooms left.
"Let's start from the beginning." Xia Weishuang stopped everyone suddenly.
"What's wrong, Xiao Xia?"
Xia Weishuang said: "Because my sister and I quarreled, I want to sleep alone tonight, it's better to stay away from me."
Xia Qingxue, who was inexplicably blamed: "???"
Sister Liu looked at Xia Qingxue with a smile: "Oh, you are such a big girl, and you are still arguing with your sister?"
The corner of Xia Qingxue's mouth twitched: "Yes, so what, I just want to annoy her for seeing her all day long!"
Xia Weishuang: "Cough."
Xia Qingxue: "Anyway, I won't sleep with her tonight, I want to be alone and calm down!!!"
As soon as Xia Qingxue stepped out, Anna could only stare and snort unhappily. After all, without Ye Chen, she was alone and weak.
But Yang Dajun was helping her, he frowned and said, "It's been agreed on 305, can't she live in 305?"
"No." Xia Weishuang looked at him coldly, tilted her body, and rested her head on Sang Lu's shoulder, "We supernatural beings bully others, understand?"
Sang Lu hooked the corners of her lips.
Everyone present was cold.
But I have to admit that the existence of supernatural beings is indeed special enough, so special that cowards who only dare to wield butcher knives and use ghost tricks to harm people dare not speak out.
So everyone came to the door of 301. Sister Liu was responsible for opening the door with the key card. She stood by the door and said with a smile, "Everyone, get ready."
Then, as soon as the door card was swiped, the hands were retracted immediately, and everyone raised the mop pole and knife together, and kicked the door in - two ferocious zombies rushed out.
"Marven Ye!"
"How could it be Ye Chen!"
Anna, who had been standing at the back without much effort, suddenly raised her head and looked at her boyfriend who was still laughing and loving with her last night in disbelief. In less than 24 hours, she turned into a terrifying zombie!
"Ye Chen, Ye Chen!" Anna screamed, let go of the mop knife, and subconsciously rushed forward.
Sister Liu quickly pulled her back: "Oh, Nana, don't be impulsive, Ye Chen is already a zombie!"
"Impossible, how could he become a zombie, how could he be here!" This terrible reality almost broke Anna's mind. Detached from the mood, they began to discuss why Ye Chen was here.
Xia Weishuang also had to admit that Yang Dajun's psychological quality was indeed very good, he behaved without any abnormalities, even like everyone else, he showed a surprised expression when he saw Ye Chen.
This almost made Xia Weishuang wonder if she guessed wrong, but then, Yang Dajun suddenly said a key sentence:
"Ordinary people can't lock Ye Chen in."
Who can lock Ye Chen in?That must be the person with the room card...
As soon as the words came out, everyone's thoughts were divided, Anna immediately held Sister Liu's hand, and said suspiciously: "You told me in the morning that Ye Chen stole something and left...I said Ye Chen is not such a person, so you just say Help others speak."
Being suspected by others, Sister Liu was also a little angry: "Why do I want to harm you, what am I to do!"
Anna spoke with a gun and a stick: "Who knows if you didn't like us a long time ago and wanted to drive us away, but you were afraid that you would not be able to compete with our group of tenants. Anyway, you and Liu Damin are aunts and nephews, and this is your territory. It's not easy to do something!"
This also makes sense, if Xia Weishuang had known that Sister Liu was also the victim, she would have started to suspect Sister Liu's aunt and nephew after hearing this.
The two identities of a landlord who has resources and a tenant who is restless are naturally prone to confrontation.
With just a few words, Xia Weishuang keenly sensed that the atmosphere in this homestay was not right.
Sister Liu's face flushed red with anger: "I know you are in a bad mood, I understand that it's not easy for your little girl to be alone, but don't spout blood!"
Seeing that Anna was still aggressive, Xia Weishuang took a step forward and said: "According to what you said, Sister Liu doesn't welcome tenants, so why let Yang Dajun live with us? We have a car and we will be leaving soon. But Yang Dajun is here all the time. Anna, think about it carefully."
"Oh, you have the face to make me think, I still suspect that you did it!" Anna said angrily, "There was nothing wrong before you came, and Ye Chen had an accident just a day after coming here!"
Xia Weishuang said lightly: "I don't need to be so troublesome to kill people, it only takes a while to kill you all."
When Xia Weishuang persuaded people with reasoning, Sang Lu leaned against the wall. She was not interested in the disturbance of the crowd, but at this moment, she could feel the brilliance of Xia Weishuang's body.
This made her appreciate it quietly, her mood was completely different from others.
After suppressing everyone's doubts about Sister Liu, Xia Weishuang said again: "It seems that Ye Chen was murdered by human beings. As for who, let's not guess randomly. It's getting dark, let's rest tonight, tomorrow We'll discuss it later in the day."
A group of ordinary people, neither the police nor detectives, discussed for a long time and everyone said that they were not suspected of not going out at night, and no one could determine who did it.
There is no other way, but as Xia Weishuang said, rest first and talk about it tomorrow.
The crowd dispersed, but Anna was still sitting on the ground crying helplessly.Sister Liu was annoyed that she doubted herself, and she didn't bother to comfort her, so she left directly, but the old lady sighed and advised her to go back to the house, otherwise it would be unsafe.
After returning to the room, Xia Qingxue asked: "Sister, what are we going to do next? The murderer is Yang Dajun, right?"
Xia Weishuang thought for a while with downcast eyes, and said, "I don't want to wrong any innocent person, so I still need the most crucial evidence. Next, I'm going to find Sister Liu."
Xia Qingxue: "Eh?"
Xia Weishuang said: "You are also together."
……
Without electricity, the city's nights are less energetic, but also a little more peaceful.
The corridor of the homestay was dark, Yang Dajun knocked on Liu Damin's door with a candle in his hand.
In room 201, Liu Damin looked out through the crack of the door, full of vigilance: "Yang Dajun? What are you doing here?"
Now that everyone is in danger, a strong man like Yang Dajun is definitely the No.1 that everyone wants to stay away from.
Yang Dajun looked at him calmly: "The toilet in my room is clogged. Let me borrow a toilet. Why, do you doubt me?"
Liu Damin said awkwardly: "At this time, you have to be careful."
Yang Dajun said: "We have been together for several days, and it was a friendship that we drove back from fighting zombies during the day. You still can't believe me? Do you trust the supernatural person who just came here for a day? To be honest, you are stronger than me, and I will If you have bad intentions, don’t you seek your own death? Others suspect you and Sister Liu, but I don’t believe you did it, because I regard you as a brother, and I believe you.”
Liu Damin was quite moved in his heart, and a sense of boldness suddenly rose, and he felt that what Yang Dajun said was reasonable, and if two people had a dispute face to face, Yang Dajun should be more afraid.
"Okay, then go back after you're done."
Yang Dajun nodded, opened his pocket, and said, "Don't worry, I didn't bring anything, just a piece of paper."
So he successfully entered Liu Damin's room, borrowed the toilet, and came out.
He didn't stay long, and he didn't touch any part of Liu Damin's room except the bathroom.
This conscious behavior of restraint made Liu Damin faintly guilty, feeling that he was sorry for Yang Dajun's trust, how could he think so badly of people.
But neither Liu Damin nor Yang Dajun expected that Yang Dajun would be blocked before he left Liu Damin's room.
"good evening."
In the deep night, Xia Weishuang, Xia Qingxue and Sister Liu stood outside 201 together, and Sang Lu sat on the window sill, watching everyone with great interest.
Yang Dajun's face suddenly became a little strange, and Liu Damin was still puzzled: "Gu, why are you here? What are you doing here?"
Sister Liu looked at Yang Dajun warily, and asked, "What is Yang Dajun doing in your room?"
"He just borrowed a toilet and did nothing else."
Xia Weishuang smiled slightly and said, "It's like this. We suspect that Yang Dajun is the murderer who killed Ye Chen, and he wants to kill more people."
Liu Damin was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Impossible! Aren't everyone getting along well?"
"Why is it impossible? You have found new supplies and a car. As long as you are all dead, he can hide here for a long, long time without going out to face danger."
Many people think that those who dare to kill are brave and vicious. In fact, many murderers are cowards in nature. They only dare to torture and kill people who are weaker than themselves, so as to obtain the pleasure and benefits of being very powerful, and wait for the danger of being stronger than themselves. Yes, run faster than anyone else.
Xia Weishuang looked at Liu Damin's stubbled chin and said, "Take out your razor and toothbrush."
Liu Damin looked at Sister Liu as if asking for help, and Sister Liu said in a bad tone, "Take it if you tell me!"
Liu Damin had no choice but to obediently take his things out of the bathroom.
During this process, Yang Dajun's face became more and more ugly.
Xia Weishuang looked at the things in Liu Damin's hands and said, "It's really difficult to deal with a smart bastard like you. At first I wondered how you solved Liu Damin silently, but now I know "Yang Dajun, do you dare to use Liu Damin's razor and toothbrush?"
Yang Dajun said in a cold tone: "I don't have the habit of sharing these with others, and I didn't harm anyone, so don't blame me!"
The smile on Xia Weishuang's face also faded a bit: "Really, I thought you put zombie body fluid on Liu Damin's razor."
As soon as the words fell, Liu Damin's hand trembled, and the razor almost fell to the ground.
"Yang Dajun! Be honest, did you do that?" This kind of behavior was simply too vicious. When Liu Damin heard it, he almost didn't hate this "good brother" who was honest on the surface.
Yang Dajun fell silent, and began to look around from the corner of his eye.
Xia Weishuang quietly took a step back: "If you didn't do it, just cut your own hand with a razor. As long as you can prove that you are innocent, I will apologize and compensate you."
Yang Dajun said hoarsely, "Okay, I will prove it."
So he stretched out his hand to Liu Damin's.As a result, Liu Damin suddenly became suspicious again, whether his own people wronged Yang Dajun.
But Xia Weishuang saw something was wrong, Xia Weishuang shouted: "Be careful, he wants to cut you!"
Liu Damin trembled and hurriedly took a step back. Yang Dajun turned around suddenly and stretched out his hand, pushing Sister Liu aside and fled. His strength was so great that Sister Liu hit the wall and fell down with an oops.
Xia Qingxue subconsciously went to help her, while Xia Weishuang chased Yang Dajun and shouted loudly: "Yang Dajun is going to kill someone, everyone don't open the door!"
It's a pity that she reminded her a little too late, and Anna actually appeared at the top of the stairs.
I don't know how much Anna has heard. Her long hair is loose, her eyes are red and swollen like walnuts from crying, and her expression is ferocious and crazy: "Go to hell, I will make you pay for it!"
After finishing speaking, Anna rushed straight to Yang Dajun, and collided with Yang Dajun.
"Ah——" Yang Dajun screamed suddenly, and a stream of blood gushed out from his lower abdomen. It turned out that Anna was holding a knife in her hand, and when the two collided, she stabbed Yang Dajun in the stomach. superior.
In order to gain Liu Damin's trust, Yang Dajun did not carry a weapon, but even if he was injured, his strength and experience far surpassed Anna's.At this moment, his true colors were exposed, and under the stimulation of pain, he went into a frenzy, so the next moment, he punched Anna, grabbed the knife and stabbed hard.
I don't know what kind of determination this girl who is usually yin and yang, so unlikable, rushed forward, and what kind of courage she used to force herself not to back down.
Anna reached out and hugged his leg, opened her mouth and bit it hard, crying and laughing at the same time: "You are dead, my knife has killed zombies, you are dead!"
Yang Dajun was sweating profusely, and stabbed Anna in the back again and again: "Bitch, bitch!"
Xia Weishuang said anxiously: "Enough!"
This is such a cruel and bloody scene, no one with empathy will be touched after seeing it.She looked back subconsciously, and saw Sang Lu still sitting on the balcony, as if the brutal killing in front of her hadn't affected her in the slightest.
She was unmoved at all.
Xia Weishuang knew that Anna could not be saved, but suddenly, she also realized that Sang Lu's changes were far more profound than she thought.
Xia Weishuang clenched the knife in his hand, while Yang Dajun kicked the unconscious Anna away, turned around with red eyes and rushed towards Xia Weishuang.
If he can't live, let everyone be buried with him.
But obviously, his target was wrong.
Before touching Xia Weishuang, he was torn in two, and the blood was pouring down on Xia Weishuang's body.
Xia Weishuang's eyes went dark, and her brain began to ache violently. She staggered backwards and fell to the ground, feeling nauseated in her stomach one after another.
"Sister!" Xia Qingxue rushed forward to help Xia Weishuang, not daring to see Yang Dajun's miserable corpse.
"Sister Shuangshuang!" An unexpected girl ran up the stairs, Ke Xiaoxiao.
She was still a little weak. After running close, she knelt down in front of Xia Weishuang, reached out and hugged her shoulders, and let Xia Weishuang lean into her arms: "Sister Shuangshuang, are you injured? It's okay, it's okay, you It must be fine, ah—”
She was suddenly pushed away, slipped half a meter and hit the wall.
Ke Xiaoxiao kowtowed her head, a little dizzy, she pinched her palms tightly, her dark eyes were hidden under her long hair, she reluctantly turned her head to look at Xia Weishuang.
Ke Xiaoxiao saw that monster with a glamorous appearance like a snake demon in a gay monster novel. She was squatting in front of Xia Weishuang, she seemed a little puzzled, but she was full of a cunning and cold pleasure: "I killed him!" , to protect you, are you unhappy?"
Before making dinner, Xia Weishuang went downstairs first.
She walked through all the rooms on the third floor along the way, and then went down to the second floor. Sang Lu followed her, and Mi Lele and Xia Qingxue stayed in the room.
Xia Weishuang vaguely remembered that Anna lived in 307, Yang Dajun lived in 306, and the rest of the rooms were either too dirty or locked with zombies.On the second floor, Xiao Zhang and Liu Damin used to live together, but now that Xiao Zhang is gone, Liu Damin lives alone. His room is 201.
The three grandparents and the female college student also lived on the second floor. Xia Weishuang remembered that the female college student was in 203, and the three grandparents seemed to live on the other side. Xia Weishuang didn't pay attention to which room.
And Sister Liu lives in the room behind the reception counter on the first floor, which is convenient for receiving guests at any time. The rest of the first floor is the living room, back kitchen, storage room, cleaning room and other places, and there are no guest rooms.
In the homestay, except for the rooms where everyone lives, only Sister Liu has the keys to all the rooms.
When Xia Weishuang came down, Liu Damin and Sister Liu were playing mahjong with the old couple, and the old man's grandson was lying on the side reading a book.
People get sick from being bored all the time, so it’s okay to have some fun.
Seeing Xia Weishuang coming, Sister Liu greeted warmly: "Xiao Xia, do you want to come over and rub a couple of hands?"
Xia Weishuang approached with a smile, and patted Sister Liu on the shoulder to test her abilities, but she was still not successful, so she said, "I don't know how to play mahjong, Sister Liu, you can play mahjong."
"Xiao Xia, are you hungry?" Sister Liu said, "There is still something to eat in the kitchen."
As she said that, she wanted to find the kitchen key hanging on her body. She must not have the intention of harming others, and the mind of guarding against others is indispensable. The kitchen is always locked at ordinary times, so as not to be stolen by thieves.
No, Ye Chen stole something and left when she had a bad memory and forgot to lock the door.
Xia Weishuang looked at the key on her waist and said, "No need, I'm not hungry yet. By the way, sister Liu, do you still have the room card for 304? It's not convenient for the four of us to have one room card."
Although there is a power outage, the smart door lock relies on batteries and can still be used.
Sister Liu quickly said: "There are some. Originally, we used the spare ones for the convenience of cleaning, but now we don't need to clean them like this. We can give them to you."
As she said that, she stood up and went to get the room card. The room card was not in her room, but behind the reception desk, locked in a drawer under the desk.
Xia Weishuang was thoughtful.
After that, Sister Liu rubbed two more mahjong and started to cook. The grandmother and Sister Liu went to the kitchen to work, while Liu Damin cleaned the living room.
Xia Weishuang observed for a while, then suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the broom in Liu Damin's hand, and casually touched his skin.
The ability does not respond.
Liu Damin was startled: "Miss Xia, no need, I can do it myself."
Xia Weishuang smiled and asked: "It's exciting to go out to find something for the first time, is there any injury?"
Liu Damin shook his head again and again: "I ran fast and didn't get hurt at all."
As if he was afraid that Xia Weishuang would not believe it, he quickly rolled up his sleeves and bulged the muscles on his arms.
"Then what's on your face?"
Liu Damin groaned and quickly explained: "I accidentally scratched my beard this morning, it was there before I went out!"
Xia Weishuang returned the broom to him with a smile, and then went back to 304. When she entered the door, she asked Xia Qingxue if anyone was here just now.
Xia Qingxue shook her head: "No one, what's wrong?"
"There's a wolf hiding in our pack."
Xia Qingxue was startled: "Sister, did you predict it?"
Xia Weishuang nodded and said, "Yes, but don't be too scared, he probably won't take the initiative to provoke us."
"Who is it?"
Xia Weishuang pondered for a moment and said, "I suspect that Yang Dajun is going to harm everyone."
"What what? He wants to harm someone?" Xia Qingxue immediately sat up straight, hugged Mi Lele's shoulder and asked curiously.
Xia Weishuang sighed, and said what she had predicted.
It was a gray early morning, and the location was a bloody guest room.
She saw Ye Chen who had turned into a zombie attacking Sister Liu in this room where the zombies were locked.While resisting the zombies, Sister Liu shouted angrily at the door: "They will harm people as soon as they leave, you wolf-hearted beast! Coward! I'm really blind to save you!"
The door was slammed shut with a deafening sound.
Xia Weishuang saw the tragic scene of Sister Liu being bitten to death, but she didn't see who the murderer was.
Sister Liu was murdered to death not long after Xia Weishuang and the others left. Judging from Sister Liu's words, it is very likely that the murderer couldn't hold back the next day after they left.
This was originally Sister Liu's fate. If Xia Weishuang didn't have this ability and couldn't see anything, she would leave with her blessings for Sister Liu and others.Maybe one day in the future, life will return to normal, and she will still think about how Sister Liu and others are doing now.
But she saw it.
Sister Liu is a warm and kind woman, she shouldn't have ended up like this.
Xia Weishuang wanted to stop the murderer, moreover, she wanted to kill this black sheep.
Xia Weishuang said: "Actually, I was a little confused in the morning. Why did the careful sister Liu forget to close the window last night, and Ye Chen stole something and ran away, and it is actually very difficult to leave the hotel quietly. Now Think about it, in fact, someone deliberately created the illusion that Ye Chen stole something and left, just to prevent others from finding out where Ye Chen is now."
Where is Ye Chen now?
In a room where zombies are locked, Lesion becomes a zombie.There is no doubt that the murderer is the one who murdered Sister Liu.
There are not many people who can do this. On the whole, Yang Dajun is the most suspicious.
He was next door to Anna, and after Ye Chen was kicked out, it was very likely that he would find him to stay overnight.Even if he didn't look for him, he might have heard the sound of the two arguing, and then quietly came out to look for Ye Chen.
Moreover, Yang Dajun can unlock the lock, so he can steal the room card and throw Ye Chen's body into the room where the zombies are locked.There is no electricity at night, and people generally do not leave their rooms. The probability of him being discovered doing these things is very low.
"Why did he do this?" Xia Qingxue said angrily, "This man is too vicious, he looks quite honest, why is he so bad, he actually went out with you to find things, really... No, he must Expose him!"
Xia Weishuang's eyes were deep, and she said: "You know people, you know their faces, but you don't know their hearts. You can't just look at a person's appearance. However, after all, I didn't see the murderer directly, so I can't be 100% sure that it is Yang Dajun. Even if I am sure it is him, my The ability is too mysterious to say, and others may not believe it."
"What should I do?"
Xia Weishuang said: "If we stay in the inn, the murderer will be afraid of Sang Lu and dare not do anything, so it is best to force him. And I am thinking, if the murderer is Yang Dajun, then he will be the most threatening after we leave It is Liu Damin, he is likely to be the first to attack Liu Damin."
"Then Liu Damin is very dangerous, it's over, if he sneaks in while people are sleeping, wouldn't they be dead?"
Xia Weishuang shook her head: "Not necessarily, we ordinary people are used to hanging up anti-theft chains when we live in hotels at night, even if Yang Dajun steals the room card, we cannot enter."
"It's so complicated." Xia Qingxue scratched her head, "Then why did he harm Liu Damin? Liu Damin looks taller than him, should he just kill him?"
Xia Weishuang couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't guess, it may not be him, I still need more evidence to prove whether the wolf is Yang Dajun."
"How should we do it?" Xia Qingxue felt a little irritated by this almost detective game.She was nervous and excited, wishing that the murderer would be punished immediately.
Xia Weishuang said: "During dinner, remember to observe more."
……
When it was time to eat, it was still dark, so I had to save everything now, since there was no electricity, so I had to eat at dawn.
Everyone was here except Ke Xiaoxiao who was still sleeping.
While eating, Xia Weishuang suddenly said, "Let's kill the zombies in the hotel."
All the people at the table looked at her immediately, with different expressions, startled and frightened.
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Sister Liu asked.
Xia Weishuang smiled softly, convincing people with reasoning: "Being neighbors with zombies all the time, I think everyone is not at ease, and zombies always hit the door wall, which is very disturbing. Now Liu Damin and Yang Dajun have the ability to kill zombies." Experience, Sang Lu and I are here, it is a good time to deal with the zombies. Otherwise, the corpses will become more and more rotten, and this smell is not so easy to get rid of."
Because zombies are everywhere, everyone is neighbors with zombies all day long, and they are almost used to the banging sound of hitting the wall and the continuous rotten smell.
But Xia Weishuang's suggestion was also very good. As soon as he said it, he immediately won the approval of most people.
After all, it's really not safe to be neighbors with living corpses. What if they break through the door wall and escape?
"We will come room by room, sister Liu, you can also exercise to prepare for the future."
Sister Liu waved her hands in fright: "Oh, I really don't want to fight zombies at all, Xiao Xia, don't scare me."
Xia Weishuang said calmly: "Sister Liu, you are really scared, just help, anyway, there are still Liu Damin and Yang Dajun."
The two strongest men are duty-bound, and the old man also said that he wanted to help, but said that he could not eat.
Ever since, even if it was just to kill the zombies trapped in the guest room, the group of people were still preparing enthusiastically.The two children stayed in their room so as not to be frightened, while the adults each took their weapons and prepared to kill the zombies.
Xia Qingxue quietly said to Xia Weishuang: "Sister, is it really Yang Dajun? When you said you wanted to kill zombies, he didn't seem to respond."
Xia Weishuang also responded in a low voice: "Don't just observe him, everyone should watch. If anyone jumps over the wall in a hurry, you can do it."
"Okay!" Xia Qingxue responded immediately, but Ying Wan felt that something was wrong, do you want to do it?How can I do it myself?
Before it was dark, everyone started to kill the zombies from 202. This kind of ordinary zombies is actually very easy to deal with. After opening the door, everyone stabbed in with long poles, held the zombies, and then destroyed its head. It can be resolved without direct contact.
There is no need for Sang to reveal his hand at all.
Perhaps because it was successful at the beginning, everyone worked hard and wiped out all the zombies on the second floor.
Xia Weishuang has been observing everyone's expressions, especially Yang Dajun, and found that this person is really calm, and there is nothing unusual about him.
Of course, it could also be because Ye Chen was not in the room on the second floor, so he could bear it.
When everyone was about to go up to the third floor, Yang Dajun suddenly said: "It's getting dark, let's continue tomorrow."
Indeed, although it is not completely dark, it is not very bright. To be safe, it is better to continue in the daytime tomorrow.
"It's really annoying." Anna was always in the back, Ye Chen's disappearance changed her whole state, she complained in a low voice, "My neighbor is too noisy, I can't solve the problem in 305 tonight."
I don't know if it was to reduce his suspicion, but Yang Dajun didn't object anymore.
Everyone decided to suspend the 305's zombies and continue tomorrow.And so far, Xia Weishuang can be sure that Ye Chen is not in 301, but in 302.
Because she didn't notice that the sound of hitting the wall next door had become more frequent, and from Yang Dajun's attitude, he was not afraid to open the door of 305.
If Yang Dajun is the murderer, it would be 301 and 302.If he wasn't, there wouldn't be many rooms left.
"Let's start from the beginning." Xia Weishuang stopped everyone suddenly.
"What's wrong, Xiao Xia?"
Xia Weishuang said: "Because my sister and I quarreled, I want to sleep alone tonight, it's better to stay away from me."
Xia Qingxue, who was inexplicably blamed: "???"
Sister Liu looked at Xia Qingxue with a smile: "Oh, you are such a big girl, and you are still arguing with your sister?"
The corner of Xia Qingxue's mouth twitched: "Yes, so what, I just want to annoy her for seeing her all day long!"
Xia Weishuang: "Cough."
Xia Qingxue: "Anyway, I won't sleep with her tonight, I want to be alone and calm down!!!"
As soon as Xia Qingxue stepped out, Anna could only stare and snort unhappily. After all, without Ye Chen, she was alone and weak.
But Yang Dajun was helping her, he frowned and said, "It's been agreed on 305, can't she live in 305?"
"No." Xia Weishuang looked at him coldly, tilted her body, and rested her head on Sang Lu's shoulder, "We supernatural beings bully others, understand?"
Sang Lu hooked the corners of her lips.
Everyone present was cold.
But I have to admit that the existence of supernatural beings is indeed special enough, so special that cowards who only dare to wield butcher knives and use ghost tricks to harm people dare not speak out.
So everyone came to the door of 301. Sister Liu was responsible for opening the door with the key card. She stood by the door and said with a smile, "Everyone, get ready."
Then, as soon as the door card was swiped, the hands were retracted immediately, and everyone raised the mop pole and knife together, and kicked the door in - two ferocious zombies rushed out.
"Marven Ye!"
"How could it be Ye Chen!"
Anna, who had been standing at the back without much effort, suddenly raised her head and looked at her boyfriend who was still laughing and loving with her last night in disbelief. In less than 24 hours, she turned into a terrifying zombie!
"Ye Chen, Ye Chen!" Anna screamed, let go of the mop knife, and subconsciously rushed forward.
Sister Liu quickly pulled her back: "Oh, Nana, don't be impulsive, Ye Chen is already a zombie!"
"Impossible, how could he become a zombie, how could he be here!" This terrible reality almost broke Anna's mind. Detached from the mood, they began to discuss why Ye Chen was here.
Xia Weishuang also had to admit that Yang Dajun's psychological quality was indeed very good, he behaved without any abnormalities, even like everyone else, he showed a surprised expression when he saw Ye Chen.
This almost made Xia Weishuang wonder if she guessed wrong, but then, Yang Dajun suddenly said a key sentence:
"Ordinary people can't lock Ye Chen in."
Who can lock Ye Chen in?That must be the person with the room card...
As soon as the words came out, everyone's thoughts were divided, Anna immediately held Sister Liu's hand, and said suspiciously: "You told me in the morning that Ye Chen stole something and left...I said Ye Chen is not such a person, so you just say Help others speak."
Being suspected by others, Sister Liu was also a little angry: "Why do I want to harm you, what am I to do!"
Anna spoke with a gun and a stick: "Who knows if you didn't like us a long time ago and wanted to drive us away, but you were afraid that you would not be able to compete with our group of tenants. Anyway, you and Liu Damin are aunts and nephews, and this is your territory. It's not easy to do something!"
This also makes sense, if Xia Weishuang had known that Sister Liu was also the victim, she would have started to suspect Sister Liu's aunt and nephew after hearing this.
The two identities of a landlord who has resources and a tenant who is restless are naturally prone to confrontation.
With just a few words, Xia Weishuang keenly sensed that the atmosphere in this homestay was not right.
Sister Liu's face flushed red with anger: "I know you are in a bad mood, I understand that it's not easy for your little girl to be alone, but don't spout blood!"
Seeing that Anna was still aggressive, Xia Weishuang took a step forward and said: "According to what you said, Sister Liu doesn't welcome tenants, so why let Yang Dajun live with us? We have a car and we will be leaving soon. But Yang Dajun is here all the time. Anna, think about it carefully."
"Oh, you have the face to make me think, I still suspect that you did it!" Anna said angrily, "There was nothing wrong before you came, and Ye Chen had an accident just a day after coming here!"
Xia Weishuang said lightly: "I don't need to be so troublesome to kill people, it only takes a while to kill you all."
When Xia Weishuang persuaded people with reasoning, Sang Lu leaned against the wall. She was not interested in the disturbance of the crowd, but at this moment, she could feel the brilliance of Xia Weishuang's body.
This made her appreciate it quietly, her mood was completely different from others.
After suppressing everyone's doubts about Sister Liu, Xia Weishuang said again: "It seems that Ye Chen was murdered by human beings. As for who, let's not guess randomly. It's getting dark, let's rest tonight, tomorrow We'll discuss it later in the day."
A group of ordinary people, neither the police nor detectives, discussed for a long time and everyone said that they were not suspected of not going out at night, and no one could determine who did it.
There is no other way, but as Xia Weishuang said, rest first and talk about it tomorrow.
The crowd dispersed, but Anna was still sitting on the ground crying helplessly.Sister Liu was annoyed that she doubted herself, and she didn't bother to comfort her, so she left directly, but the old lady sighed and advised her to go back to the house, otherwise it would be unsafe.
After returning to the room, Xia Qingxue asked: "Sister, what are we going to do next? The murderer is Yang Dajun, right?"
Xia Weishuang thought for a while with downcast eyes, and said, "I don't want to wrong any innocent person, so I still need the most crucial evidence. Next, I'm going to find Sister Liu."
Xia Qingxue: "Eh?"
Xia Weishuang said: "You are also together."
……
Without electricity, the city's nights are less energetic, but also a little more peaceful.
The corridor of the homestay was dark, Yang Dajun knocked on Liu Damin's door with a candle in his hand.
In room 201, Liu Damin looked out through the crack of the door, full of vigilance: "Yang Dajun? What are you doing here?"
Now that everyone is in danger, a strong man like Yang Dajun is definitely the No.1 that everyone wants to stay away from.
Yang Dajun looked at him calmly: "The toilet in my room is clogged. Let me borrow a toilet. Why, do you doubt me?"
Liu Damin said awkwardly: "At this time, you have to be careful."
Yang Dajun said: "We have been together for several days, and it was a friendship that we drove back from fighting zombies during the day. You still can't believe me? Do you trust the supernatural person who just came here for a day? To be honest, you are stronger than me, and I will If you have bad intentions, don’t you seek your own death? Others suspect you and Sister Liu, but I don’t believe you did it, because I regard you as a brother, and I believe you.”
Liu Damin was quite moved in his heart, and a sense of boldness suddenly rose, and he felt that what Yang Dajun said was reasonable, and if two people had a dispute face to face, Yang Dajun should be more afraid.
"Okay, then go back after you're done."
Yang Dajun nodded, opened his pocket, and said, "Don't worry, I didn't bring anything, just a piece of paper."
So he successfully entered Liu Damin's room, borrowed the toilet, and came out.
He didn't stay long, and he didn't touch any part of Liu Damin's room except the bathroom.
This conscious behavior of restraint made Liu Damin faintly guilty, feeling that he was sorry for Yang Dajun's trust, how could he think so badly of people.
But neither Liu Damin nor Yang Dajun expected that Yang Dajun would be blocked before he left Liu Damin's room.
"good evening."
In the deep night, Xia Weishuang, Xia Qingxue and Sister Liu stood outside 201 together, and Sang Lu sat on the window sill, watching everyone with great interest.
Yang Dajun's face suddenly became a little strange, and Liu Damin was still puzzled: "Gu, why are you here? What are you doing here?"
Sister Liu looked at Yang Dajun warily, and asked, "What is Yang Dajun doing in your room?"
"He just borrowed a toilet and did nothing else."
Xia Weishuang smiled slightly and said, "It's like this. We suspect that Yang Dajun is the murderer who killed Ye Chen, and he wants to kill more people."
Liu Damin was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Impossible! Aren't everyone getting along well?"
"Why is it impossible? You have found new supplies and a car. As long as you are all dead, he can hide here for a long, long time without going out to face danger."
Many people think that those who dare to kill are brave and vicious. In fact, many murderers are cowards in nature. They only dare to torture and kill people who are weaker than themselves, so as to obtain the pleasure and benefits of being very powerful, and wait for the danger of being stronger than themselves. Yes, run faster than anyone else.
Xia Weishuang looked at Liu Damin's stubbled chin and said, "Take out your razor and toothbrush."
Liu Damin looked at Sister Liu as if asking for help, and Sister Liu said in a bad tone, "Take it if you tell me!"
Liu Damin had no choice but to obediently take his things out of the bathroom.
During this process, Yang Dajun's face became more and more ugly.
Xia Weishuang looked at the things in Liu Damin's hands and said, "It's really difficult to deal with a smart bastard like you. At first I wondered how you solved Liu Damin silently, but now I know "Yang Dajun, do you dare to use Liu Damin's razor and toothbrush?"
Yang Dajun said in a cold tone: "I don't have the habit of sharing these with others, and I didn't harm anyone, so don't blame me!"
The smile on Xia Weishuang's face also faded a bit: "Really, I thought you put zombie body fluid on Liu Damin's razor."
As soon as the words fell, Liu Damin's hand trembled, and the razor almost fell to the ground.
"Yang Dajun! Be honest, did you do that?" This kind of behavior was simply too vicious. When Liu Damin heard it, he almost didn't hate this "good brother" who was honest on the surface.
Yang Dajun fell silent, and began to look around from the corner of his eye.
Xia Weishuang quietly took a step back: "If you didn't do it, just cut your own hand with a razor. As long as you can prove that you are innocent, I will apologize and compensate you."
Yang Dajun said hoarsely, "Okay, I will prove it."
So he stretched out his hand to Liu Damin's.As a result, Liu Damin suddenly became suspicious again, whether his own people wronged Yang Dajun.
But Xia Weishuang saw something was wrong, Xia Weishuang shouted: "Be careful, he wants to cut you!"
Liu Damin trembled and hurriedly took a step back. Yang Dajun turned around suddenly and stretched out his hand, pushing Sister Liu aside and fled. His strength was so great that Sister Liu hit the wall and fell down with an oops.
Xia Qingxue subconsciously went to help her, while Xia Weishuang chased Yang Dajun and shouted loudly: "Yang Dajun is going to kill someone, everyone don't open the door!"
It's a pity that she reminded her a little too late, and Anna actually appeared at the top of the stairs.
I don't know how much Anna has heard. Her long hair is loose, her eyes are red and swollen like walnuts from crying, and her expression is ferocious and crazy: "Go to hell, I will make you pay for it!"
After finishing speaking, Anna rushed straight to Yang Dajun, and collided with Yang Dajun.
"Ah——" Yang Dajun screamed suddenly, and a stream of blood gushed out from his lower abdomen. It turned out that Anna was holding a knife in her hand, and when the two collided, she stabbed Yang Dajun in the stomach. superior.
In order to gain Liu Damin's trust, Yang Dajun did not carry a weapon, but even if he was injured, his strength and experience far surpassed Anna's.At this moment, his true colors were exposed, and under the stimulation of pain, he went into a frenzy, so the next moment, he punched Anna, grabbed the knife and stabbed hard.
I don't know what kind of determination this girl who is usually yin and yang, so unlikable, rushed forward, and what kind of courage she used to force herself not to back down.
Anna reached out and hugged his leg, opened her mouth and bit it hard, crying and laughing at the same time: "You are dead, my knife has killed zombies, you are dead!"
Yang Dajun was sweating profusely, and stabbed Anna in the back again and again: "Bitch, bitch!"
Xia Weishuang said anxiously: "Enough!"
This is such a cruel and bloody scene, no one with empathy will be touched after seeing it.She looked back subconsciously, and saw Sang Lu still sitting on the balcony, as if the brutal killing in front of her hadn't affected her in the slightest.
She was unmoved at all.
Xia Weishuang knew that Anna could not be saved, but suddenly, she also realized that Sang Lu's changes were far more profound than she thought.
Xia Weishuang clenched the knife in his hand, while Yang Dajun kicked the unconscious Anna away, turned around with red eyes and rushed towards Xia Weishuang.
If he can't live, let everyone be buried with him.
But obviously, his target was wrong.
Before touching Xia Weishuang, he was torn in two, and the blood was pouring down on Xia Weishuang's body.
Xia Weishuang's eyes went dark, and her brain began to ache violently. She staggered backwards and fell to the ground, feeling nauseated in her stomach one after another.
"Sister!" Xia Qingxue rushed forward to help Xia Weishuang, not daring to see Yang Dajun's miserable corpse.
"Sister Shuangshuang!" An unexpected girl ran up the stairs, Ke Xiaoxiao.
She was still a little weak. After running close, she knelt down in front of Xia Weishuang, reached out and hugged her shoulders, and let Xia Weishuang lean into her arms: "Sister Shuangshuang, are you injured? It's okay, it's okay, you It must be fine, ah—”
She was suddenly pushed away, slipped half a meter and hit the wall.
Ke Xiaoxiao kowtowed her head, a little dizzy, she pinched her palms tightly, her dark eyes were hidden under her long hair, she reluctantly turned her head to look at Xia Weishuang.
Ke Xiaoxiao saw that monster with a glamorous appearance like a snake demon in a gay monster novel. She was squatting in front of Xia Weishuang, she seemed a little puzzled, but she was full of a cunning and cold pleasure: "I killed him!" , to protect you, are you unhappy?"
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