When Jiang Cheng's broken body, together with those twisted tentacles, fell to the ground limply, Yang Jia mysteriously appeared at the door of the men's room.
Looking at Xiao Xiao standing in front of Jiang Cheng holding a pair of glasses, her expression seemed a little surprised.
Taking advantage of this little time, she checked outside to make sure that no one else was "skin-fading", and then hurried over to help this ignorant newcomer solve the trouble. She held the gun in her hand, but unexpectedly discovered that
Xiao Xiao had actually solved the problem on his own, and there was no tension or panic on his face that he had expected. He stood calmly and even indifferently in front of Jiang Cheng, holding the bloody mirror fragment in his hand.
He didn't even forget to last-hit...
This neatness and straightforwardness surprised Yang Jia.
She discovered this newcomer by accident, and naturally wanted to observe his potential, so she gave him some time alone with the monster.
In my heart, I naturally hope that his potential is as high as possible, but looking at it now...
...a little too high?
…
The first time Xiao Xiao came into Yang Jia's field of vision, he raised his head and glanced at her. He clenched the lenses in his hands tightly and his whole body was tense.
After confirming that it was Yang Jia, he relaxed slightly in an unnoticeable moment.
He didn't know why Yang Jia had a surprised expression on his face, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did.
It seemed that he just escaped and fought back in an instant, but for him, it was after a long period of thinking and psychological construction that he decided to kill this monster in order to protect himself.
In this case, of course it must be implemented thoroughly.
It wasn't until he was sure that the monster in front of him was dead... at least that broken heart was no longer beating, that he slowly stood up, looked down at the fragment of mirror in his hand, and threw it aside violently.
My heart beat as heavy as a drum, and the feeling of fear and tension rose from the bottom of my heart.
"Papa..."
At this moment, Yang Jia's applause sounded. She slowly walked into the bathroom and looked at Xiao Xiao with a strange look: "Your performance is very good."
"I……"
Xiao Xiao's voice was filled with the nervousness of hindsight: "Did I kill someone?"
"No killing."
Yang Jia calmly walked to Xiao Xiao, took out a medical patch, helped him cover the wound on his hand, and said softly:
"The matter is not over yet, you just postponed the crisis."
"It's just that you just showed your anger, even these monsters will be slightly restrained..."
"..."
Xiao Xiao felt that the blood vessels in his brain were pulsing again, the exhaustion from the murder just now, the headache that was running like an explosion of thoughts, and these weird terms all made him feel deeply confused.
"Oh, why do you have so many secret things to say?"
At this moment, he suddenly heard a laughing voice. Xiao Xiao turned his head and looked, completely stunned.
I saw Jiang Cheng getting up from the ground. The torn skin on his body and the wounds he had stabbed were recovering bit by bit, and the wriggling tentacles retracted into his body, following him.
He stood up and turned into his former self. He walked to the sink as if nothing had happened. While washing his hands, he smiled and said, "We thought you two had a story when we were in school. Did I guess it?"
Listening to his words, Xiao Xiao felt that this world was extremely unreal.
It was as if the fear and extremely dangerous resistance he had just experienced were all just illusions.
He subconsciously moved away from Jiang Cheng, looked up at Yang Jia, and saw that she was smiling and explaining to Jiang Cheng calmly: "There are too many people in there, and I can't hear what they are saying clearly."
"Isn't this what class reunions are like?"
Jiang Cheng smiled, dried his hands, and said, "Let's go back together. You guys have been out for so long, so you should be fined with alcohol."
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Xiao Xiao, Yang Jia, and Jiang Cheng returned to the box together. As expected, everyone was coaxing them to drink wine.
But Xiao Xiao only felt that everything in front of him was strange. He saw that the attitudes of his classmates had become very good. Although there were some dissatisfied looks that occasionally glanced over, when they talked to him, they all had smiles on their faces.
Someone held a glass of wine to him from a distance and drank. Even Jiang Cheng was talking loudly. His attitude was still a bit arrogant, but he was much more friendly. Everything seemed to be fake.
Only the wound on his palm, which was still faintly oozing blood, confirmed that all of this really happened.
The students were all having a great time. Although Xiao Xiao seemed to be a bit disappointed that he couldn't fit into everyone's atmosphere, no one said anything and even suggested singing later.
However, Yang Jia, the center of everyone's attention, seemed to have no interest.
After laughing and chatting with the people present for a while, he excused himself and said, "We won't go singing. Xiao Xiao made an appointment with me. We have some things to do later."
"ah?"
The students present were a little surprised and looked at Xiao Xiao with envy.
Yang Jia has not contacted her classmates for four years, so why are she still so familiar with Xiao Xiao?
Many people lost interest, so they bought the bill together and left the hotel. When Yang Jia and Xiao Xiao got into her black SUV, the classmates looked on with envy, and some even whistled.
Everything seems normal.
"What on earth is going on?"
When he was far away from those classmates and the car drove onto the street among the bright neon lights, Xiao Xiao opened the car window, letting the cold night wind blow on his face, and asked in a low voice.
"I can't explain it to you, I can only give you the answer."
Yang Jia held the steering wheel with one hand, smoked a cigarette with the other hand, tilted her head and lit it, and said softly: "As you can see, everyone living around us is no longer human in nature."
"Whether it's your friends or your family, they have long since turned into another kind of creature... maybe they should be called creatures. If you want to understand them as demons or monsters, that's fine. They still have the same appearance as before.
The human skin exists as the image in your memory, and even has the memory and self-knowledge of those people you are familiar with, but in fact, they have all become twisted and abominable monsters..."
"Normally, they will still disguise themselves and live normally around you."
"But every time the city starts to show ill will toward you, you'll see their true colors..."
"..."
At this moment, it was as if electric current surged through his brain. Xiao Xiao thought of his mother with cold eyes and the weirdness everywhere in this city.
"Then let's..."
He opened his mouth, as if he had countless things to say, but it was difficult to formulate effective questions.
"This world, when it changes, it forgets to call us..."
Yang Jia seemed to know what he wanted to say, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she whispered: "This is not my hometown, you and I are both aliens..."
"..."
Xiao Xiao didn't know what to say. After a long time, he took the cigarette from Yang Jia's mouth and held it in his mouth.
Originally he didn't smoke, but now he needed something to help him calm down his chaotic mood.
It was difficult for him to accept what Yang Jia just said. It was too scary and too crazy. He was even more willing to believe that he was actually crazy and everything he saw was an illusion.
Yang Jia looked at Xiao Xiao who was coughing because of smoking, couldn't help but smile and said, "I know it's hard for you to accept this."
"People who have just woken up will be like you. They would rather believe that they are crazy than accept such a ridiculous fact. But you have to admit that maybe you have already sensed the abnormality in this world."
"..."
Xiao Xiao choked heavily on the mint-flavored cigarette, but he continued to smoke.
He couldn't help but think about Yang Jia's words. Had he really noticed the abnormality of this world a long time ago?
To put it earlier, the one who is abnormal is myself...
Four years ago, his parents chose to divorce, the family was broken up, and Xiao Xiao's brain seemed to be suddenly broken that summer.
He began to be overwhelmed by a huge sense of panic for a long time, and was troubled by strong dizziness. His thinking seemed to be broken inch by inch, and it was always difficult to form effective thinking and normal perception.
I went to the hospital, but nothing was found. My parents, and even the doctor, thought for a while that I was faking it.
Unable to tell anyone about the pain he suffered, he could only stay in his bedroom and spend four years learning to concentrate.
He read books, played games, or even just sat in a chair all day long, learning to adapt to all this, and learning to control the sense of loss of control that the intense fear brought to him.
Finally, after four years, I decided to return to this world.
But someone told him at this time that this world has been transformed into a completely unfamiliar look by some unknown force?
"Okay, I know you still have a lot of questions in your heart, but for a newcomer, there are too many things that I need to help you solve, and I can't explain them clearly in a short while."
Letting Xiao Xiao fall into chaotic thoughts, Yang Jia looked forward. After a long time, he smiled and said: "Okay, I'll take you back first."
"I need to make some preparations to take you to know the world and tell you how to live in this world."
"..."
"go back?"
Xiao Xiao suddenly felt great resistance in his heart. He thought of his mother's cold eyes and everything he encountered on the road, and he felt cold all over.
"Don't be afraid."
Yang Jia noticed the tension in his eyes and felt that this was what a newcomer should look like. She smiled and said: "I said that after you deal with Jiang Cheng, the world's malice and rejection of you will be slightly relieved.
"
"Of course, this is only temporary. At most two days, or even just a few hours, that kind of malice will strike again, even stronger than before."
"Not just Jiang Cheng, maybe everyone you meet will want to kill you!"
"..."
Listening to her words, Xiao Xiao's body stiffened slightly: "Then what should we do?"
"Peace of mind."
Yang Jia smiled and said: "As if nothing has happened, just wait quietly and I will find you again."
"Safe?"
Xiao Xiao even felt ridiculous for a moment: "In such a world full of monsters, you make me feel at ease?"
Yang Jia listened to his words and suddenly smiled and replied: "In such a world full of monsters, what else can you do except feel at ease?"
