“Sister Guo, did your point increase after killing the driver and the ghost under the backseat?” Han Fei sat at the back and cleaned the blood inside the car.
“So, it means we have 17 points now?”
“Yes. 100 points look so far away.” As the car rolled forward, the mist rolled out. The taxi started to surface with strange things again. However, with Han Fei inside the car, the changes didn’t go to the extreme.
“This car is a good thing. It can be a vehicle, and in the future, we can use it as a trap and prison.”
“You… have a powerful imagination.” The two chatted casually about terrifying things.
The electric clock started to move again. They reached Perfect Life Hotel at 00.45 am. “Stay in the car. We might need to escape at a moment’s notice.” Han Fei exited the car and entered the hotel alone.
The players were curious when they saw him alone. They didn’t make things difficult for him because they had received calls from the other players. Han Fei found Qiang Wei and shared with him his views and speculations on F. The most important thing was Han Fei felt like F was someone who had died a long time ago. He couldn’t verify it, and he only needed Qiang Wei to pay attention to it.
After the hole in his memory had been made, Han Fei found some of the players to be very familiar. They should be friends once upon a time.
Qiang Wei was shocked by Han Fei’s words. He trusted F implicitly. The trust was rooted in his soul. If Han Fei didn’t remind him, Qiang Wei wouldn’t have questioned why he trusted F that much.
“I’ll tell you another secret about me. I woke up a few days ago at the hospital. I realized I have amnesia. The doctor couldn’t find any problems. I have no head injury. The amnesia was inexplicable. It was like someone was trying to control my memory.” Han Fei’s hint was very clear. “I thought I was overthinking. However, once I found out F could look into the future, the ability to control one’s memory didn’t seem that impossible anymore.”
Qiang Wei was silent. He wouldn’t trust a stranger that easily, but he started to be alert around F.
“You’ve always been clear-minded and rational. You care about all the players here. I don’t need you to agree with me. I only hope that you can maintain your independent thinking and don’t be fooled by false memory and appearance.” Han Fei slowly retreated. “What you see might not be real. The blurry memory you have might be fake.”
“This is my private number.” Qiang Wei hesitated for a long time before exchanging contact info with Han Fei.
“You will not regret this.” Han Fei didn’t stop. He left immediately. He returned to the taxi. Lee Guo Er started the engine. “Where shall we go next?”
“Do you have any friends you can trust?” Han Fei took out the driver’s phone. “We need to get some tools to deal with dead bodies. We will have to use them often.”
“Do you think I look like someone with many friends?” Lee Guo Er glanced through the rearview mirror. There was still blood stuck on her face.
“A girl should mind their appearances.” Han Fei looked at Lee Guo Er. “At least clean the blood after killing someone.”
“I don’t see how these two are related.” Lee Guo Er thought for a long time before saying. “Actually, I do have a friend like that. He is very cowardly and wouldn’t volunteer his help. But if you threaten him with his life, he should help.”
“You know him well. It looks like you have a good relationship with him.”
The taxi drove down the deserted street to come to a newly-built neighborhood.
“His surname is Jia. He’s my former colleague. He has a normal working ability, but he knows how to present himself before the superior. He has once watered our leader’s fake plant for a week,” Lee Guo Er parked the car at the camera’s blind spot. She and Han Fei leaped over the wall to sneak into the neighborhood.
“He invited me when he moved here. That night, he was so drunk.” Lee Guo Er stood before the front door. She keyed in the password, and the door opened. The two avoided the cameras and climbed up to the 9th floor.
“This is it.” Lee Guo Er opened her bag to take out a smaller bag with makeup. She cleaned up her appearance and clicked on the doorbell. Han Fei cleverly went into the shadows to hide. Soon, the door opened, but there was still a grille. A balding man in pajama appeared at the door. “Xiao Guo? Why are you here?”
Lee Guo Er’s face was pale, like she was seriously ill. She opened her mouth weakly, but before she could say anything, she collapsed.
“Lee Guo Er? What’s wrong?” The 20 plus man hesitated before he opened the grille. “Even though I know you’re framed, it’s inappropriate for you to come to find me!” The man walked out of the room to help Lee Guo Er when his pupils trembled! There was another man standing there!
The man was in a black suit and a clown mask, and there was blood on his sleeves. He was a murderer!
“Brother, you look so familiar.” Before the balding man could scream, Han Fei ran over to grab his neck and cover his mouth. The man wanted to struggle, but his hands were pinned down by Lee Guo Er. Lee Guo Er looked so fragile earlier, but now she was as strong as a man.
“Don’t worry. We’ll never kill the innocent.” Han Fei’s gentle voice entered Xiao Jia’s ears. His face changed from hearing the word, kill.
After entering the house, Han Fei looked around. He felt peace. There was no premonition of death. “This place is safe. We can make it our temporary safehouse.”
“Wonderful.”
Han Fei and Lee Guo Er didn’t harm Xiao Jia. After the man calmed down, they started to reason with him. First, Lee Guo Er explained how she was framed. Someone wanted to frame her for the death of the millionaire, Du Zhu. She was now being pursued by the police and the mafia. Xiao Jia had heard about Lee Guo Er’s incident before. Now he confirmed she was framed.
After Lee Guo Er was done, Han Fei took out the taxi driver’s phone. It had evidence of the driver’s sins. He shared all the evidence with Xiao Jia. Xiao Jia shivered after hearing this horrid story. To his surprise, Han Fei wasn’t a serial killer but a hero who had killed a serial killer.
Looking at the two, Xiao Jia was confused. Based on their conversation, Lee Guo Er and Han Fei were innocent people, but Xiao Jia couldn’t help but feel immense pressure from them.
“Okay, I’ll help you.” Xiao Jia sighed. The strong desire to live compelled him to make this choice. “What do you need from me?”
“We need medicines and tools to prevent dead bodies and evidence from being destroyed.” Han Fei took out a piece of paper. “I’ve made a list.”
Xiao Jia looked at the list, and his face was grey. “You’re too professional.”
“Thank you.” Han Fei nodded. “We’re only staying here temporarily. We won’t disturb you for long. We’ll remember your kindness forever.”
“Don’t mention it.” Xiao Jia’s eyes wandered between Lee Guo Er and Han Fei. “Lee Guo Er entered the company the same time as I did. We have been through a lot. She is one of my close friends. As for you… How come it feels like I’ve seen you before?”
“Seen me before?” Han Fei was curious too.
“I’ve made a dating game. At the end of the development, my house was haunted, and the ghost looked like you.”
“I look like a ghost?” Han Fei scratched his chin. “I’ve appeared in the form of a ghost before? That is a very interesting clue. That might be one of the abilities!”
After gaining Xiao Jia’s trust, Han Fei had him carry the necessary money and items before the three of them left. Han Fei and Lee Guo Er had to stay in the shadows, so they needed a frontman. When Xiao Jia carried his bag into the taxi, he started to regret it. The car filled with knife marks was very scary.
“The passengers were killed in this car?”
“Yes, there was a human head under your seat. It was covered in blood.” Han Fei consoled Xiao Jia, and they departed. It was Lee Guo Er who drove too. They bought and borrowed the necessary tools and then returned to the spot where they abandoned the driver’s body.
However, when they arrived, they noticed the body was gone. Instead, there were many large bite marks and scratch marks.
“Why are there large beasts in the city?”
“The city is different in the night and in the day.” Han Fei bent down to look. “The monster that ate the body should be more than three meters tall. The gap between its claws is huge. There is no animal fur, but there is a lot of black human hair.
“The driver’s death has been discovered. We need to hurry to the ritual location.”
The three got back into the car. Han Fei gave the direction.
“The ritual is at Blue White Tuition Center, the place where his son died. My script has mentioned that place before. Are you two sure about going there tonight?”
2 comments:
Han Fei made a lot of friends on his last visit, everyone kind of remembers him!
thank you, Lonelytree!
Yeah it seems nice how he's being helped by people he's helped before. I wonder who else will also appear, at least the mom and Fu Tian I suppose will be a big help later on, I think?
Also, it does appear F has a memory altering ability. Maybe his foresight is just him remembering past iterations or something?
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