"There is no need to kill the stand-in, there is one person who can survive...Only you and I know this." Yin Lian looked at the rain scene leisurely, her tone was gentle, but it made Lu Ning feel her head hurt even more.
"I've been hiding it for you until now because I can't tolerate any more crises of trust now. You didn't want to hide it from me at all, you just wanted me to do this for you, right?"
"...I want to survive, I thought you could understand." Lu Ning showed a pleading look.
"Living is not an excuse to take away other people's lives. If I had known earlier, I would have definitely stopped you." Yin Lian turned around and stared into Lu Ning's eyes.
"But it is because of my risky move that I have the possibility of living! I am gambling on the five-day ghost transformation rule! And surviving is the reward for winning my gambling -"
"You survived because of Joseph's pen." Yin Lian interrupted Lu Ning.
"You knew already?"
"I don't want to say it because it would be nonsense to others. The body you found in the basement is Tang Yuexin's, right?"
Lu Ning took two steps back.
"It's all guesswork. It seems I guessed it right." Yin Lian shook her head, "Then the situation of the three ghosts has been roughly figured out. The substitute ghost is A Lin, or any important ghost servant, the mirror ghost is Tang Yuexin, The stand-in is a complex made up of the souls of Menssar who devoured Tang Yuanzhen and many innocent people."
"I only found out about this later." Lu Ning calmed down.
"Of course, this was information that we didn't have access to at the time. But before Shi Song died the next day, you found clues from the diary and determined the rules for turning into a ghost in five days... right? "
"It's really not the case." Lu Ning laughed, "Sister Yin Lian, this may be the only place where I am ahead of you. The five-day rule is what I guessed."
"Guess?"
"Ah... I thought about this problem when I saw the killing rules on the first day... How can I design it to make everyone die?"
Yin Lian frowned.
"Nine quotas, either divided equally in the last three days, or divided between three and six in the last two days, I can find a way to let the ghost kill everyone. Among the two, I chose the latter one. After all, it seems more reasonable. A little. After all, I’m used to thinking about the worst possibilities.”
"I see, so this is..."
"That's why I want to kill someone before the ghost does."
Lu Ning's tone changed.
"If it were not a ghost, but a human being, wouldn't it be possible to transform into a ghost? This is only a 50/50 possibility, but since there is a 50/50 chance, why not try? After all, it is impossible to become a ghost. It’s worse, isn’t it?”
"...You are not a happy person." Yin Lian sighed with emotion.
Lu Ning was stunned for a moment, not knowing why she mentioned this matter, but she immediately said: "No, everything I said that day was true. I don't need to lie about that kind of thing..."
"I didn't say you were lying, Lu Ning." Yin Lian waved her hand, indicating that she could speak, "Your way of thinking, your calmness towards the dead, and your current indifferent attitude towards killing people all show that you were originally It's not as happy as you remember. Maybe you didn't lie, but you also said that there are many gaps in your memory..."
"I……"
"Ah, I have been a little confused for a long time. But environment is not the only factor that determines a person. Lu Ning, you must at least find out who you are first."
Lu Ning was silent.
"In any case, the person you killed is already dead. I have no right to ask you to pay for it, but I don't think people should die in vain."
"...I had no choice, it was a split-second decision." Lu Ning felt that all his strength had disappeared, "He is a traitor, I must stop the 'ghost' from killing people, now that such a good opportunity has appeared …”
"The traitor? What happened that night? You already got the sleeping pills when you went to get them, right? What happened next?"
Lu Ning pressed her head and chuckled: "I was indeed dizzy from the fever that night. My only idea was to be the first to attack when the ghost attacked and to find out the details of the ghost, so I put some sleeping pills in the meal. …But I still feel that I didn’t think about it right. I was a little hesitant after everyone fell asleep. After leaving the chair, I just squatted in a dark place, unable to make a decision.”
"oh?"
"But that person was not asleep... that upstart. Even the person who was changing the shift fell asleep unconsciously, but he secretly took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures of the people whose faces could be seen clearly around the candles. At that time, the flames It turned blue.”
At that time, Lu Ning was in a daze. She just subconsciously felt that something was wrong, so she secretly approached the upstart from behind. She happened to see the camera mode on her phone, and the sleeping person in the firelight did something in the camera that was not possible in reality. action.
Then, as if he had repeated the action countless times, Lu Ning quickly stretched out his hand to hold the camera of the phone, and with the other hand, he squeezed the utility knife that had been prepared and pressed it against the nouveau riche's neck. Rowed down.
The conditions for killing were destroyed, and the mirror ghost couldn't kill anyone. However, Lu Ning couldn't judge the ghost's killing methods from this little thing at the time. She thought the ghost was in the mobile phone, so she secretly destroyed the upstart's mobile phone and ran away. Returned to his seat. She still had blood on her clothes, and you couldn't tell if it was stained with new ones. However, it had to be covered with Yin Lian's suit, so the fresh blood would naturally get on it, and only Yin Lian, who changed clothes afterward, knew this.
"But early the next morning, the Mirror Ghost came to my room and squatted. Sister Yin Lian, you were killed by me." Lu Ning finished telling what happened in one breath, with uncontrollable regret on his face.
It was easy to talk to others, but facing Yin Lian...she didn't know how to tell such things to herself.
"Then, just save one person."
After a period of silence, Yin Lian said.
Lu Ning was stunned for a moment.
"Besides yourself, save someone else. Not only do you want to keep yourself alive, but you also try to help others survive." There was no expression of resentment on Yin Lian's face, but a smile.
"can you forgive me?"
"No matter what the reason is, taking other people's lives is still wrong. It's the same for you, and it's the same for you when you judge Xiao Deng. Right or wrong is your own judgment. So it's not that I forgive you, but whether you are willing to Be willing to forgive yourself.”
"Well……"
"Should they die? Yes, because it will cause greater casualties. However, this judgment is only made by you and me based on our own interests, and my death is just an accident. Lu Ning, since you think it is a mistake, go and make up for it. ——”
Halfway through her words, Yin Lian's expression suddenly changed, and her body slowly fell to her knees.
Lu Ning rushed over in panic and helped Yin Lian.
Both knew that the time for the Blood of the Divine Bird was coming soon.
"Why so fast? This... takes less than an hour..."
"Resurrection... It's a very luxurious thing... It's amazing that I can experience it once..." Yin Lian turned her head and looked at the rainy scene outside the window.
It might be false, but it was the last natural scene she could see.
"If this kind of game continues..." Yin Lian raised her hand with difficulty and landed on Lu Ning's head, but she was unable to move.
"Continue?" Lu Ning paused slightly.
"...Forget what I said first, work hard to live, and stick to your original ideas, Lu Ning."
At this point, Yin Lian's voice became softer and quieter. Only when Lu Ning leaned close to Yin Lian's mouth could she hear the last few words she said.
"We may even come from different worlds, so I'm really lucky to know you."
The arms dropped down.
As Tang Yuanzhen finally concluded in his diary.
[The resurrection like a mirror, a flower in the water, and the moon, finally leaves behind a happy dream, and after waking up from the dream, what remains in the heart is just the fact that the deceased is gone. 】
Most of the people in the hall guessed what happened when they saw Lu Ning walking back alone.
"Is it all over?" Ling Yan asked.
Lu Ning walked down slowly and nodded. Yin Lian's body was left on the balcony. If she liked the scenery outside, that would be the most suitable place.
"I have some news for everyone."
Lu Ning pulled out the chair at the head of the long table, sat down, crossed her hands and placed them on the table.
At this time, Uncle Xing and Yu Zhisong had also returned to the hall, and except for the doctor, nine people gathered together.
"We now have a guaranteed number of survivors, but we can do more." Lu Ning slowly took out the things from her body one by one and arranged them on the table.
The face of nothing, the message in the bottle, the ceremonial dagger, Joseph's pen.
After her actions, the others also took out their belongings.
Yu Zhisong's Soul-Calling Catalog and Qingzheng Pill.
The Bagua wooden sword in Hong Zehao's hand.
The red quicksand in Uncle Xing's hand.
The memory of pain in Ling Yan’s hands.
In addition, they also have the past camera on the second floor, the imprint of the golden prayer statue that has been imprinted on the body but has not been used a few times, and the hand of decay that has not been of much use.
"We are not without the ability to resist, especially now." Lu Ning put the message in the bottle aside, "First, we need to verify whether the ghost ghost is really a doctor, and then find an opportunity to kill him with a ritual dagger. Black The environment is not conducive for the Mirror Ghost to commit crimes, and collective actions need to carry something with combat effectiveness. Except for the users of the Bagua Wooden Sword, all members must take the Qingzheng Pill."
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"Uncle Xing's red quicksand is not suitable for use in a wide space. We chose the corridor on the first floor to divide the isolation zone there. The purpose is to force the ghosts to take detours when chasing instead of protecting themselves. Because the quantity of quicksand is limited, please ask Uncle Hong and Uncle Xing carefully studied where to draw."
Hong Zehao and Uncle Xing nodded.
"The appearance of Wu can avoid ghosts, but if you are too close, you will be discovered. We need one person to pay attention to the movements of ghosts at all times and find a way to notify everyone..."
"The two of us." The couple's man said hoarsely, and the woman next to him nodded.
"The pain memory should be left to Sister Ling Yan. If necessary, it can be used to stop the ghost's pursuit."
Ling Yan said there was no problem.
"Finally, Yu Zhisong, if we can survive the first four hours tomorrow, you can use the spirit summoning catalog immediately. We will go upstairs to find the spell and give it to you later."
Yu Zhisong was stunned for a moment, then slapped the table: "No problem!"
"The last...is also our trump card." Lu Ning raised Joseph's pen.
