Chapter 170 Guardian (Twenty-eight)
Tang Huan did not suppress his voice, and the other side should be able to hear it, but Song Yanchi's footsteps continued in the next ward. Song Yanchi obviously did not hear what Tang Huan said, and the footsteps were obviously still moving towards the door. One could even hear Song Yanchi asking Sheng Yegui and others to stop and he went to open the door.
They are in danger!
Tang Huan was almost sweating coldly.
Since those ghosts disguised themselves as them, it meant that they were restricted by the rules and could not enter directly, so they tricked Song Yanchi into opening the door. If the other party really opened the door, then Su Zeyuan in the ward...
But their voices seemed to be blocked and could not be transmitted. On the other side of the wall, Song Yanchi seemed to realize the problem. He stopped and asked what they were doing outside so late. The voice that sounded very similar to Qiao Yuan's vaguely hinted that he knew about Yang Zhe's death.
As expected, Song Yanchi let down his guard and happily said that he would come over to open the door right away.
Tang Huan's heart was hanging again. She subconsciously looked at Qiao Yuan, but found that he was still lying on the bed, as if he was still listening to the noise coming from next door. Zou Lu was curled up in bed in fear, mumbling to himself about what to do.
Tang Huan gritted her teeth and made up her mind in a flash. She got out of bed and prepared to open the door to the next ward. After all, if Su Zeyuan died, their mission would fail.
But before she could get close to the door, she was stopped by Qiao Yuan.
Tang Huan: "You..."
She usually had a good temper, but the current situation was special, so her tone became anxious. She didn't understand why Qiao Yuan suddenly stopped her.
Qiao Yuan said in a voice that only she and the other party could hear: "That's not Song Yanchi and the others."
Tang Huan was stunned: "What? But that voice..."
As she spoke, she looked at Qiao Yuan's calm expression, and she felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her head, and she sobered up instantly.
Just like the ghosts could disguise their voices, it was not surprising that the ghosts could disguise the voices of Song Yanchi and the others. This also meant that the ghosts' target was not Song Yanchi and Su Zeyuan, but...
they.
But this was just their guess after all. If they guessed wrong and Song Yanchi let the ghost in, then Su Zeyuan and the others...
The doubts in her heart seemed to be noticed by Qiao Yuan. He suddenly took her hand, then walked towards the door quietly, and then sat down in a position leaning over to look outside.
Tang Huan realized something, lay down at the door, and looked out through the crack.
Because they were close to the door, the ghostly voices in the corridor that were imitating their voices were equally obvious.
She could still hear Song Yanchi's voice from next door and the sound of the door being pulled: "Sister, wait a minute, this door seems to be stuck..."
"Hey, you were the one who locked the door last time, right? Come here and let me see if you did it on purpose..."
Whether it was the coquettish tone when calling Qiao Yuan, or the anxiety in her voice when she found that the door could not be opened, which made her want to kick the door open, they were exactly the same as Song Yanchi's voice.
The door panel that seemed to be about to collapse was like an urgent bell, as if it was reminding them invisibly that time was running out.
But Tang Huan just swallowed silently, and returned to the original path of the exclamation that was about to come out.
Through the crack in the door, she saw a pair of pale feet, and could faintly see patches of purple marks on them.
Tang Huan quickly realized that it was corpse spots.
Even without seeing the other person's face, she could feel the sinister gaze falling on the door of their ward, as if it was going to penetrate the thin door panel.
There was a dead body outside... No, to be more precise, a ghost was guarding the door of their room.
Whether it was the voices of Qiao Yuan and the others, or the voice of Song Yanchi, they all came from the mouth of this ghost.
Tang Huan had completely understood that the ghost was targeting them. The other party first disguised itself as Song Yanchi and the others' voices, luring them to open the door because they were worried about their safety. At that time, the ghost could seize the opportunity to come in, and then...
Thinking about how he almost had a brush with death, Tang Huan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The ghost's disguised voice was very similar, and it just happened to catch her because of Yang Zhe's sudden death. She was restless and had a vicious mind. If Qiao Yuan hadn't stopped her, she would have opened the door and let the ghost in.
While feeling scared , Tang Huan stood up and cast a grateful look towards Qiao Yuan.
After the two of them were away from the door, Tang Huan asked, "How did you realize there was a problem?"
After all, Qiao Yuan didn’t bend down to look at the door just now, so how did the other party know there was a ghost at the door?
Qiao Yuan: "Sheng Yegui is closer to the door."
When Qiao Yuan first heard the voice that sounded like her coaxing Song Yanchi to open the door, her first reaction was that things have changed. She had pretended to be a ghost before, and now the ghost was pretending to be her.
However, when she heard Song Yanchi's reaction, she quickly realized the problem.
It was obvious that Sheng Yegui's bed was closer to the door, but why was Song Yanchi the first to open the door?
And according to the way they had been getting along during these days, Sheng Yegui should have been the first to come and open the door, followed by Song Yanchi's annoyed voice.
Although he didn't lie down at the door to watch, Qiao Yuan quickly realized that the ghost's ultimate target was them. These so-called sounds were naturally the ghost's disguise. He didn't expect that the ghost could also perform ventriloquism.
Tang Huan only remembered this matter after Qiao Yuan reminded her. She also glanced at the bed at that time, but the current atmosphere and Song Yanchi's fake irritable voice made her subconsciously ignore this point.
She and Qiao Yuan walked towards the bed together. When she heard Zou Lu asking what happened, she lowered her voice and told him what happened.
The ghost outside didn't seem to know that it had been exposed. After discovering that the person in the ward had not come out, it quickly changed the script. A scream suddenly broke out in the next room. Someone shouted "It's a ghost", followed by a chaotic and noisy fight and footsteps. Then Qiao Yuan and the others heard the door of the ward being knocked. Sheng Yegui's voice rang out, quickly indicating that their room was haunted and hoping that Qiao Yuan and the others could open the door quickly.
Qiao Yuan was just now expressing his admiration to the system in his heart for the realistic scene created by the ghosts. Just by listening to the sounds, one could imagine what was happening next door. Moreover, there was background music such as footsteps and breaking glass, which was more thoughtful than some shoddy movies and TV series. It could even temporarily add a segment of interaction with them.
And the ghosts outside began to call their names one by one.
Of course, it was impossible for the three of them to reply.
The ghost didn't get a reply for a long time, and his voice became more and more sinister, like sharp nails scratching the eardrum, revealing three words -
It got anxious.
For the first time, Tang Huan could intuitively feel Gui's anxiety and urgency from his tone. The other party had even started knocking on the door, and the entire ward seemed to be vibrating along with the door.
Although she knew that the ghost was unlikely to open the door on its own initiative, otherwise there would be no need to go through so much trouble and it could have just broken in from the beginning, but the situation in front of her still made her subconsciously look at Qiao Yuan.
Qiao Yuan also noticed her gaze: "Cold violence really makes ghosts crazy."
Tang Huan nodded in agreement.
That’s true…
Wait, that's not what she wanted to say!
However, because of Qiao Yuan's words, Tang Huan's original nervous mood also dissipated.
The ghost outside seemed to have heard Qiao Yuan's words. The knocking on the door stopped, and then turned into a more violent attack. The disguised voice also had a bit of lingering resentment, and it only called Qiao Yuan's name.
She had no doubt that if a ghost came in, the first person it would kill would be Qiao Yuan.
The other party's voice, which already carried murderous intent, made her break out in a cold sweat on her back. She glanced at Zou Lu and saw the same thing. In the darkness, she could still see her pale face as she wrapped herself tightly in the quilt.
However, Qiao Yuan, the person involved, had already covered herself with the quilt and closed her eyes, as if she was annoyed by the ghost. She even used Tang Huan's voice to say, "She's already asleep."
Tang Huan was shocked to hear his own voice echoing in the room. But when he heard that the voice came from Qiao Yuan, his shock reached its peak.
Of course, what Qiao Yuan said also surprised her.
Although he couldn't see the ghost's face clearly, from his sudden silence, Tang Huan could strangely guess what he was thinking.
No, you can sleep like this?!
Tang Huan didn't know when the ghost stopped knocking on the door, because she got used to the noise at the door, and finally couldn't stand the exhaustion and fell asleep at dawn. However, due to the continuous encounters with ghosts, her dreams were not very peaceful. Sometimes she dreamed that she really opened the door and was caught by the ghost, and sometimes she dreamed that Yang Zhe was holding his head.
She didn't wake up until the sun came out the next day, and found that Qiao Yuan had already walked to the door, apparently preparing to go out to check the situation.
Although she escaped unharmed last night, the fact that there was a ghost guarding the door still made her feel a little frightened when she saw Qiao Yuan preparing to push the door open and leave.
Fortunately, when Qiao Yuan opened the door, there was nothing outside.
But Tang Huan and the others still had memories of last night and knew clearly that everything that happened before was not their illusion.
Tang Huan breathed a sigh of relief, and together with Zou Lu, who had also woken up, followed Qiao Yuan's steps and went next door to find Su Zeyuan and the others.
Just as Qiao Yuan had guessed before, nothing happened to Su Zeyuan and the others last night. From their perspective, they were very quiet next door and did not make any obvious noises.
Qiao Yuan's gaze fell on Su Zeyuan .
It looked like he didn't get enough rest last night. There was a faint dark circle under his eyes, which was particularly obvious against his fair skin.
When Su Zeyuan heard Qiao Yuan's caring question about whether he slept well last night, his reaction was a little slow. After a few seconds, he replied: "... Not bad."
However, the listless and decadent look on his face at the moment made his words unconvincing.
Su Zeyuan also noticed this from Qiao Yuan's gaze, and he immediately looked a little embarrassed. He was also worried that Qiao Yuan would think he was lying on purpose, so he quickly explained, "I think I really slept for a while on and off."
"The main thing is that once I close my eyes, I see... Yang Zhe..."
When he mentioned Yang Zhe, his voice became weaker again, and his expression revealed pain.
Fortunately, at this moment, Xu Yunchuan's voice rang out, confirming his words: "Yes, I thought of him too."
"I didn't sleep well either."
But unfortunately, Xu Yunchuan's face looked as radiant as usual, which made His words pale and powerless.
Su Zeyuan thought Xu Yunchuan was lying to support him, and showed him a look of gratitude and guilt: "You don't have to lie for me..."
Xu Yunchuan: "...I didn't lie."
He also didn't know that this body was the type that wouldn't get red-faced if he stayed up late.
And Su Zeyuan's words seemed even more vicious to him. He didn't expect that the other party looked innocent, but in fact he was quite scheming. If Qiao Yuan hadn't been standing by, he would have almost been unable to resist the urge to take action.
He subconsciously looked at Qiao Yuan.
The good news is that Qiao Yuan didn't seem to be affected and looked at Him with prejudice.
Bad news, Qiao Yuan was looking at Su Zeyuan with a worried look on his face.
After hearing Su Zeyuan's words, although Qiao Yuan still had a worried expression on his face, his heart was already filled with thoughts.
It seems that Su Zeyuan didn't fall asleep last night strictly speaking.
After she realized that there was a ghost at the door last night, she knew that Su Zeyuan and the others were not in any danger, so she quickly turned to thinking about Yang Zhe's death.
She thought about it and realized that Yang Zhe and Song Yanchi did something different last night——
The other person fell asleep.
According to Yang Zhe, he didn't remember what he dreamed about. When Yang Zhe's head fell off, they were also talking about things related to dreams.
Qiao Yuan's intuition told her that Yang Zhe's sudden death might be related to Su Zeyuan. Now that she thought about it, Su Zeyuan seemed to be asleep when Cheng Xiao died.
But it was not only Yang Zhe who fell asleep that night, but Su Zeyuan was also asleep, and the latter was fine.
Is it because of the content of the dream?
According to Song Yanchi, Yang Zhe may have dreamed of Su Zeyuan, but Tang Huan also dreamed of him. If it was related to the content of Su Zeyuan's dream, it seemed possible. After all, when they were chatting, Su Zeyuan said that the dream on the hospital bed was too short, so he didn't remember the content either.
What happened at night made her even more suspicious. After all, she thought Su Zeyuan should have been asleep at that time.
What she didn't expect was that the other party didn't sleep at all.
This also means that Qiao Yuan's previous doubts were overturned.
...Could it be Xu Yunchuan?
Her sight fell on Xu Yunchuan, and her eyes met the other person's, who had no time to look away.
Sheng Yegui also noticed the inquiry hidden behind Qiao Yuan's worried look, and turned to look at Su Zeyuan: "There is still some time before the morning self-study class. In fact, you can take a break now, and then we will go to the classroom for class."
Noticing Sheng Yegui's gaze, Su Zeyuan subconsciously looked away and lowered his head in response.
After realizing that Sheng Yegui and Qiao Yuan had a close relationship, he was reluctant to look each other in the eye. Su Zeyuan vaguely knew that it was because of jealousy.
But he also knew that the other party was very good to him, so he couldn't help feeling guilty. He was afraid that it would be revealed when he looked at Sheng Yegui, which would reflect his ugly face.
Although Qiao Yuan and the others found excuses to stay at night, they still had to go to class during the day. Fortunately, Su Zeyuan was finally able to leave the school hospital and was carried by Song Yanchi and the others to the classroom for class.
The numbers on the blackboard counting down to the college entrance examination were getting smaller and smaller. The sense of urgency weighed on the students in the classroom, making it difficult for them to pay attention to their classmates as they did before.
Su Zeyuan was obviously also affected by this atmosphere. The sadness about Yang Zhe's death dissipated a little, and he turned to study.
I don’t know if it was because of Yang Zhe’s death or because Qiao Yuan and the others had encountered a similar thing last night, so this day could be considered peaceful.
Because of his leg injury, Su Zeyuan stayed in the classroom most of the time. In the evening, Song Yanchi and others took him to the school hospital during dinner time to change the medicine, and then he returned to the dormitory.
The next two days were relatively calm, but Yang Zhe's death was still a lingering shadow on the players' minds.
Song Yanchi had one more shadow on his face——
Xu Yunchuan.
Su Zeyuan was discharged from the hospital, but it did not affect the other party's visit.
Before, he was very suspicious of Xu Yunchuan who suddenly appeared and offered to help. However, when he found that the other party basically chose Qiao Yuan to visit Su Zeyuan, he also realized something -
Xu Yunchuan's target is Qiao Yuan.
When Song Yanchi took advantage of Xu Yunchuan's absence and told Qiao Yuan about this discovery with an angry look, he found that the other party did not look surprised.
Qiao Yuan also noticed this and understood why the other party always came here under the banner of Su Zeyuan. However, not to mention that the other party did not confess, she had no chance to refuse. Her attention was still on Su Zeyuan, so after confirming that Xu Yunchuan was not a suspect for the time being, what the other party did had nothing to do with her.
Song Yanchi looked at Sheng Yegui who was standing nearby, trying to pull him into his camp: "Why aren't you talking?"
"His intentions are not pure..."
Doesn't Sheng Yegui like his sister? Why does he look so indifferent?
As if he had noticed Song Yanchi's gaze, Sheng Yegui said softly, "It doesn't matter."
Song Yanchi: "..."
At first he was wondering why Sheng Yegui suddenly became so broad-minded, but when he noticed Sheng Yegui looking at Qiao Yuan, he instantly realized that the other party must have said this deliberately in front of Qiao Yuan.
Song Yanchi realized that he had once again become a stepping stone for Sheng Yegui to shape his character. He couldn't help but feel angry and ashamed of being used, not to mention that the one who used him was Sheng Yegui.
Song Yanchi: "You..."
Just then, the class bell suddenly rang.
Song Yanchi was stunned: "The class is starting so soon..."
Having said that, he still subconsciously walked towards his seat.
Sheng Yegui also left quickly and returned to the next class.
Qiao Yuan also realized that time seemed to pass a little quickly. After all, it felt like the get out of class was only about to end.
Did the bell ring early?
Her eyes fell on the clock on the wall and found that the time on it was no different from the usual class time.
