nyslfriends #146 - Chapter 146 Another Person
#146 - Chapter 146 Another Person
The two heads were in compartment 097 of car 11, not too far from either the front or the rear of the train, placing them in the rear mid-section.
Li Chenqiu and Qi Mingyue walked side by side, openly traversing the dimly lit carriage.
The awakened individuals who saw this scene were not suspicious, chatting and playing cards as they pleased.
Car 17... Car 15... Car 12...
The two strode quickly and soon arrived at Car 11.
In the aisle, Li Chenqiu stopped and pointed to the row of compartments made of earth. Then, he circled his finger in the air, signaling Qi Mingyue to use his ability to check the sealed compartments.
Qi Mingyue nodded and stepped in front of Li Chenqiu, advancing slowly, pausing from time to time.
Li Chenqiu's gaze narrowed slightly, and wisps of deep red flames flickered at his cuffs, guarding against the surroundings.
The mastermind behind this incident, Dream Disaster, had not yet appeared, and these sealed compartments made him feel uneasy.
The two walked from one end to the other, then turned back, stopping at the door of compartment 097 in Car 11.
Li Chenqiu leaned his head close to Qi Mingyue's ear and asked in a hushed voice, "What's the situation inside?"
"One man and one woman, both very strong, no problem," Qi Mingyue gave an "OK" sign.
Li Chenqiu nodded, "I'll go in alone. You keep watch outside. If anything happens, call me."
"You too, call me if you need anything," Qi Mingyue nodded in agreement.
After exchanging numbers, Qi Mingyue left the compartment door and hid in the shadows of the aisle.
Li Chenqiu raised his hand and knocked on the dry, cracked earth blocks.
Dong, dong, dong—
The muffled sound echoed in the aisle.
Soon, the sound of rustling blankets came from inside, and a series of footsteps approached.
With a "click," the earth door was slowly opened, and Gao Fushuai's highly recognizable face emerged from the crack.
He sized Li Chenqiu up and down, and said groggily, "You are... Li Chenqiu?"
"Yes, hello, Teacher Gao," Li Chenqiu offered a friendly smile.
"Hello," Gao Fushuai responded blankly, "What's the matter you're looking for me so late at night?"
Li Chenqiu pointed inside the door, "Can I come in and talk?"
Gao Fushuai was silent for a moment, then agreed, "Okay, come in!"
With that, Gao Fushuai opened the door wider and took a step back.
Li Chenqiu didn't stand on ceremony and walked straight into the compartment.
As soon as he entered the compartment, a strong smell of iron rust rushed into Li Chenqiu's nostrils.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and his body instantly tensed up.
It was the smell of human blood.
But because the lights in the compartment were not on, everything was dark.
The light from the aisle slanted through the door crack onto half of Li Chenqiu's face, the flickering light making his face appear even colder.
As Gao Fushuai closed the door, there was no light in the compartment.
"It's Li Chenqiu, he says he has something to tell us, turn on the light," Gao Fushuai's voice sounded in the darkness.
Tap, tap, tap...
Gao Fushuai walked past Li Chenqiu and sat on his bunk, "Don't be restrained, sit down."
"Thank you, Teacher Gao."
Li Chenqiu groped his way to Gao Fushuai and sat down beside him, "Aren't you going to turn on the light?"
"Turn on the light?" Gao Fushuai's tone was full of surprise, "Didn't Teacher Lin already turn on the light?"
"Already turned on the light?"
The air fell silent, and a current ran through Li Chenqiu's mind. At that moment, he finally understood what the human blood in the compartment was all about.
Thinking about everything that had just happened, two bold guesses arose in his mind.
Why was there the smell of human blood in the compartment, why was the other head, Lin Ling, not making any noise, and why was Gao Fushuai seeing Lin Ling conjured up by the illusion? There were only two possibilities: Lin Ling was seriously injured and unconscious, or Lin Ling was dead.
If Lin Ling was seriously injured and unconscious, this illusion would create some false images to confuse the people inside in order to maintain the illusion and prevent them from becoming suspicious.
But if Lin Ling was already dead, it was a bit intriguing. Dead people don't have souls, but Qi Mingyue said there were one man and one woman in the compartment.
The man was Gao Fushuai, who would the woman be...
Thinking of this, a trace of solemnity flashed in Li Chenqiu's dark eyes.
The situation seemed a bit bad!
The silence lasted for two seconds, and Li Chenqiu, realizing something was wrong, made up for it, "The lights here are much dimmer than over there. I thought there were other lights that hadn't been turned on yet."
Gao Fushuai didn't suspect anything and said, "What's the matter you're looking for us in the middle of the night?"
"I..." Li Chenqiu lowered his head, feigning distress, and pressed his palm against his forehead, rubbing it back and forth, trying to wipe off Xiang Nanzhi's blood.
After all, if Lin Ling was dead, it would mean that there was another person in the room, and he naturally couldn't reveal the fact that he couldn't see Lin Ling.
"What's wrong with you?" Gao Fushuai put his arm around Li Chenqiu's back.
"I... I... I..." Li Chenqiu propped up his forehead, unable to say a word for a long time.
Gao Fushuai looked at Li Chenqiu with a dumbfounded expression, "What's wrong with you? Just say what's the matter!"
Li Chenqiu didn't speak, just propped up his head, not saying a word, for fear that someone would discover that he couldn't actually see Lin Ling.
And so...
"Speak up, how can we solve the problem for you if you keep doing this?"
"I... I... I..."
"Stop with the 'I,' can't you be a man and say what happened, what trouble you caused, frankly and generously!"
"I... I... I..."
"I, I, I, I, can't you change the word?!"
"You... you... you..."
Gao Fushuai: "..."
After rubbing for more than ten seconds, the scene in front of Li Chenqiu suddenly began to twitch, and a dazzling white light illuminated his eyes.
Then, a familiar voice came from directly in front of him.
"If you have something to say, just say it directly, what's with all the hesitation?"
Li Chenqiu raised his head, and what came into view was a familiar face, it was Lin Ling, the head of the War College.
At this time, Lin Ling frowned, looking at Li Chenqiu with a displeased expression.
"Teacher Lin, it's not that I want to hesitate, I really don't know how to say this..." Li Chenqiu's eyes were complicated, as if there was really something unspeakable.
"If you don't want to say it, go back first, and come back to us when you've thought about it," Gao Fushuai stood up, his words carrying a hint of impatience.
"I... I don't know whether to say it or not." Li Chenqiu put his hands in his pockets, secretly smearing some of Xiang Nanzhi's blood on his fingertips.
A "#" appeared on Gao Fushuai's forehead, suppressing the urge to curse: "Then go back to sleep, don't come looking for us until you've thought it over."