Volume 10: Black Memory
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It felt like I was in warm water, with rolling trickles flowing through every corner of my body, surrounding my brain, and covering my thoughts. I still felt that sense of confusion, that kind of trance that could not be felt in time and space. I don’t know how long it had passed, but when When the executioners opened their eyes, they found themselves in Car No. 5.
This is the Hell Train, Car No. 5!
thump!
Yao Fujiang didn't know which day he woke up. When he suddenly opened his eyes like waking up from a nightmare and instinctively got up from the ground, he forced himself to wake up. The flat-headed young man recognized the current situation clearly. What he saw in his eyes was a familiar environment. Familiar spaces, familiar places, etc. all told him one thing. He was safe, completely safe. Not only was he freed from the curse of Sadako, but he also returned to the hell train from the mission world where he was destined to die.
"call!"
"I, I'm not dead? Or am I still dreaming?"
First he took a long breath, and then the crew-cut young man murmured in confusion. It was obvious that he was unconscious due to severe pain caused by being entangled in his hair earlier, so he didn't know what happened in the end of the mission. Now he saw Not only did he not die, but he returned to the hell train alive. For a moment, Yao Fujiang was confused, and he even didn't believe that he could survive.
From that difficulty level to Hard, from that near-invincible Sadako killing?
However, before he could finish talking to himself, a big hand stretched out from beside him and pinched the flat-headed young man's waist hard!
"ah!!!"
The pain in his waist made Yao Fujiang howl on the spot. Before he could finish his cry of pain, the owner of the palm said something to him in a calm tone: "Boy, does it hurt? It hurts a lot, right? Now I'm finally convinced." Are you not dreaming anymore?"
Baring his teeth and grinning, Yao Fujiang hurriedly turned around and saw a famous bald man standing behind him. That was Peng Hu, who had just woken up.
"Ah! Brother Peng, what you did just now really hurt!"
Seeing that it was Peng Hu, Yao Fujiang, who knew the other person's temper well, didn't have the courage to get angry at the other person, so he could only rub the flesh on his waist and mumble in embarrassment.
But, for some reason, in the face of Yao Fujiang's intentional cooperation, this time, Peng Hu, who would make a few jokes every time he returned alive, did not answer. Instead, his expression was silent and ugly. He remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed slightly. tone.
"Why……"
Seeing this, he was stunned. Yao Fujiang seemed to understand something, and seemed to recall something. He somewhat understood. During his thoughts, he instinctively turned his head, glanced around, and took stock of the compartment space.
Behind her, Qian Xueling had a similar reaction to her initial reaction. Perhaps she also didn't believe that she was still alive. Not far behind, a beautiful woman looked shocked, staring down, staring at her feet that were originally bloody but now intact. bare.
Having said that, however, as his vision continued to shift and his gaze continued to observe others, gradually, the crew-cut young man became more and more aware that something was wrong.
At the front of the field of vision, the bespectacled man named Zhao Ping stood expressionless and did not move for a long time. The bespectacled man seemed to be in a trance, a rare trance, and his eyes behind the lenses also seemed to be wandering.
On the right side, Cheng Ying was sitting on the ground, crouching in the corner of the car with her hands and knees. The other person did not raise his head, his head was buried between his knees, his body was shaking slightly from time to time, and as his body was shaking continuously, he would occasionally hear a little noise. Faint sobs.
As for the position in the northeast corner of the carriage, He Fei, this sunny young man who has always been optimistic and cheerful in Yao Fujiang's personal impression, is also silent at the moment. Yes, there is no movement. He is sitting on the ground with his back against the wall while maintaining his position. His expression was blank, his eyes were dull, and he was staring at the ground in silence.
Just looking around, just scanning the crowd, the next moment, Yao Fujiang understood, completely understood, and then, his heart began to beat violently, and a chill swept through his body in an instant!
the reason is……
Just now, he discovered that there was one person missing in the carriage, a woman, a person who was extremely important to all the executors present and even the entire team. That person did not appear here, and that person, that woman...
Ye Wei, their team leader, their friend and partner, was not here.
In addition, he recalled that at the end of the mission, he saw Sadako pierce Ye Wei's chest, which means...
The other party did not return to the hell train alive, Ye Wei... died, died in the mission world.
(me……)
After figuring everything out, in addition to the chill that enveloped his whole body, a sense of sadness also covered Yao Fujiang. Obviously, even though he joined the team late and had little contact with Ye Wei, it was not too much, but it could how is it? He was equally uncomfortable and extremely sad when he learned about the captain's death. Through this period of contact, Yao Fujiang had a very high opinion of Ye Wei, the female captain. She was kind, intelligent, and very courageous. , and more importantly, Ye Wei has very strong control over the team, and all the team members admire her. Like everyone else, Yao Fujiang also likes Ye Wei from the bottom of his heart. According to He Fei, this female captain is also the old man who has experienced the most missions in the team. .
Can……
What I never expected was that such a wise and experienced person, such a team leader, such a strong veteran, would die in the end! ?
Died in a difficult mission!
At the same time, let’s not talk about how pale Yao Fujiang is or how others are feeling. At this moment, as the only executor among everyone present who at least does not appear to be in a state of sadness, and the only one who can maintain his sanity, Zhao Ping, after observing everyone's reactions for a while, the expressionless and gentle face of the man with glasses gradually showed a hint of solemnity.
No, rather than being solemn, it would be better to say that Zhao Ping was in a state of thinking, thinking about certain issues, or a series of thorny issues brought about by Ye Wei's death.
There are many questions, which can be roughly divided into the following points:
The first point is about the overall team. First of all, it can be determined that the overall strength of the team will decline after Ye Wei's death. Yes, Zhao Ping clearly knows that He Fei and Ye Wei are the most intelligent in the team. , both of them have their own strengths. He Fei has strong analytical thinking ability, while Ye Wei has a high level of on-the-spot reaction and strategy, and their reasoning abilities are equally matched. If these two people rely solely on the wisdom of any one person, It is easy to make mistakes, so when the two of them combine to complement each other, they can basically achieve perfection, and then increase the team's chance of survival in the supernatural mission. Now that Ye Wei is dead, the team will inevitably face greater pressure in future missions. , suffered more losses.
This is one point. As for the second point, it is still related to Ye Wei. Everyone knows what Ye Wei represents and means. The other party is not only the team leader, but also the person who has survived the longest in the entire team so far. As you can imagine , even this veteran with the most mission experience and the longest survival time will inevitably die in the end. What kind of heavy blow will this have to the morale of the team?
Of course, Zhao Ping doesn't pay too much attention to the so-called morale or hope. What really worries him more is another thing. He has cared about it for a long time when Ye Wei was alive, but he couldn't get it because the female captain kept silent. Things to know.
The problem stems from a ring.
A sapphire ring.
What is the function of the sapphire ring that represents the captain's identity? Are there any special features that the team members don’t know about? Where is the ring now? Now that Ye Wei is dead, the position of captain is vacant. Although he is not the captain and cannot understand these secrets, he still knows that since the curse can specifically set up the position of captain for the execution team, it must have its meaning.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ping's expression became more complicated, and his already frowning brows furrowed further into a "Sichuan" character.
In the carriage, as time passed by, He Fei, who had been in a daze for nearly 10 minutes like most executioners, gradually came back to his senses and forcibly stopped recalling his relationship with Ye Wei. Every bit of time, He Fei forcibly blocked the various scenes when he first met Ye Wei. After temporarily blocking all the past, He Fei suddenly remembered something, so, following this thought, he reached out his hand in silence. He took out something from his pocket, then slowly lowered his head and looked at the items in his hand with calm eyes, looking at the beautiful ring in his hand that Ye Wei gave to him before she died.
This is the first time He Fei has observed a ring so closely and in such detail. It is a gemstone ring. The hoop surrounding the circle is silver-white, with a sapphire inlaid in the center. What is somewhat magical is that once you look carefully, If you look at the gem carefully, you will see...
In the deepest part of the gem, an Arabic numeral 7 vaguely emerges.
Staring at the numbers, in a daze, He Fei further recalled what Ye Wei had said to him when she handed the ring to him:
"From now on, you, He Fei, are the captain of the seventh execution team of Cursed Space!"
(Seventh execution team? Huh? What does this mean? Seventh? Is it No. 7? Could it mean...)
(Also, Sister Ye Wei... do you really think I can take on this important responsibility?)
In this way, while He Fei was thinking about the meaning of numbers, the beautiful face appeared in his mind again. As he thought about it, unknowingly, the young man's eyes filled with tears, just like the long-suffering Cheng Ying opposite.
but……
It was precisely He Fei's action of taking out the ring that was inevitably discovered by the people around him, and Peng Hu and Zhao Ping were the first to see it.
Seeing that the ring representing Captain Ye Wei's identity now appeared in He Fei's hand, Zhao Ping was stunned. As for Peng Hu, in addition to the same slight change in expression, the bald man's face covered with thick stubble twitched involuntarily.
(This ring, this ring is in He Fei’s hand. Is it possible... Is it possible, Ye Wei, you mean...)
