Chapter 8 She's Still Here 03
To get to the crime scene, one had to go around a small dirt slope. The dirt slope was not easy to walk on, and only one person could pass at a time, so the five people were forced to go up one by one in a straight line. The one walking in front was Lu Yanqi. After he walked out of the dirt slope, he stood still. He walked this road back and forth several times. Ever since Ding Zhiyou had an accident here, he had remembered this place.
"It's that ruins site. Zhiyou had the accident there." Lu Yanqi pointed to the ruins site in front of him, sadness flashing in his eyes. The four people following him also fell silent at the same time.
"Xiaobai, why did you and Zhiyou come here?" Zhou Shiqing was the calmest among the five people. She touched her chin, looked around, and asked in surprise, "This place is so remote, you two wouldn't come here for no reason, right?" As Zhou Shiqing asked, everyone turned their eyes to Lin Mobai.
Why did she and Ding Zhiyou come to this deserted place?
Lin Mobai frowned, and finally shook her head helplessly. Scattered fragments filtered through her mind, but it was as if something was missing, making her not know how to answer this question.
"It's okay, we're just asking." He Qingkong said lightly.
"I know." Lin Mobai bit her lower lip subconsciously and took a step forward. This step was a step she had made up her mind. She would obviously feel uncomfortable and panic, but she still wanted to get that part of the memory, because apart from this, she didn't know how to make up for her mistake.
The ruins were very large, but there was only one entrance. Lin Mobai was the first to walk in. The moment she stepped into the ruins, she almost fell. She grabbed the rusty iron rod beside her to support her body balance.
"Xiaobai!" He Qingkong approached nervously, his face full of worry.
"I'm fine." Lin Mobai let out a breath. She walked very slowly, and everyone slowed down their pace to cooperate with Lin Mobai.
This was the crime scene, the place where she had committed the crime. Lin Mobai suppressed the urge to vomit and moved little by little. It was only a dozen steps, but she felt her entire back was soaked with sweat.
"boom."
Lin Mobai staggered and kicked an abandoned iron barrel, which rolled on the ground, making an unpleasant noise. The noise mixed with the hot and humid air made her even more nervous.
"Ah!" Lin Mobai suddenly squatted on the ground and screamed, covering her ears and trembling.
At that moment, her instinctive fear stopped her in her tracks. From that moment on, she could not take another step forward. Her reaction startled He Qingkong. He immediately hugged Lin Mobai from behind, holding her in his arms, and whispered , "It's okay, it's okay. You've done very well. Let's go out!"
"No... I can still do it." She suppressed all the discomfort in her heart, and tremblingly pushed away He Qingkong who was holding her. She tried to move forward, but the fear forced her to move forward. She knew this was the only thing she could do now.
For herself and Zhiyou, she had to force herself.
"Xiaobai!" He Qingkong had never expected that he would be pushed away. His stunned expression only lasted for a few seconds before fading. He hugged Lin Mobai again, "Xiaobai, let's go! I'll think of another way."
"no."
"why not?"
"Because Zhiyou..." Before Lin Mobai could finish his words, He Qingkong pulled him up and walked towards the exit. Lin Mobai stared blankly at He Qingkong who was walking in front of him. The low pressure surrounding him made Lin Mobai know clearly that he was angry. He Qingkong rarely gets angry.
After walking out of the ruins, what Lin Mobai felt most deeply was the sunlight. Unlike the outside, the ruins were very dark. She followed He Qingkong silently, not daring to say she was going back, let alone look up at him.
It was unknown how long He Qingkong had been walking before the others caught up.
"Qingkong, wait a minute." Lu Yanqi caught up and grabbed He Qingkong's arm, frowning and saying, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Didn't she say she was fine?"
Lu Yanqi's words made He Qingkong's face completely change, and he asked coldly: "So?"
"So, since she can still continue..."
"She won't continue." He Qingkong interrupted Lu Yanqi directly, and his face turned red because of anger.
"I don't want to see Xiaobai like this. She's so miserable. She's pushed herself into this state. Can't you see? Zhiyou is dead. You're not the only one who's sad and upset. Xiaobai is also sad and upset, and she regrets it!" He Qingkong became angrier and angrier. In the end, he even looked at Lu Yanqi with a look of reproach. "Even so, are you still forcing her to continue?"
He Qingkong's words were like tiny dust particles, floating in the air. While he was speaking, he kept holding Lin Mobai's hand tightly. Lu Yanqi looked at He Qingkong, then at Lin Mobai, and felt a sense of guilt in his heart.
Until now, Lin Mobai's face was still pale and almost sick. She stood inconspicuously behind He Qingkong, her hands and feet shaking uncontrollably, and fear flashed in the depths of her eyes.
In fact, he knew Lin Mobai's cowardice and the pressure he was under, but he had always chosen to avoid it. He also saw the fear that Lin Mobai had just erupted in, and he could feel it even though he was standing behind him.
——Even so, should we force her to continue?
Should he continue like this? Lu Yanqi couldn't help but ask himself, no, he didn't want to continue, Lu Yanqi took a deep breath, guilt flooded into his heart, he opened his mouth several times, but didn't know how to break through the last barrier and say the words of apology.
"If you're a man, don't force girls." Zhou Shiqing, who had been standing behind Lu Yanqi, spoke lightly, with resentment and indifference intertwined in her brows.
Zhou Shiqing's words were like a strong medicine, injected directly into Lu Yanqi.
" I'm sorry." Lu Yanqi paused for several seconds before lowering his head and saying these three words. This was the first time Lu Yanqi apologized to Lin Mobai, leaving Lin Mobai a little at a loss.
"You don't have to apologize, I don't care." Lin Mobai waved his hands in panic and looked at He Qingkong as if asking for help.
Perhaps because of Lu Yanqi's apology, He Qingkong's expression improved a lot, and he said, "Xiaobai has said so, so let it go this time."
"Humph, even though Xiaobai doesn't care, it doesn't mean I don't care either." Zhou Shiqing walked past Lu Yanqi, and while striding forward, she turned her head and bared her teeth, saying, "I am a person who holds grudges!"
Lu Yanqi silently rolled his eyes at Zhou Shiqing and followed.
This time, no one suggested that Lin Mobai stay. The five of them walked towards the slope at the same time. When Zhou Shiqing, who was walking in the front, was about to turn back and continue on his way, he turned his head and caught a glimpse of Shi Xujun, who had been silent all the time, smiling with a weird smile.
But when she turned around again to see more clearly, Shi Xujun returned to his original indifferent expression and followed Lin Mobai silently. Although Zhou Shiqing and Shi Xujun were not very familiar with each other, she felt an unusual malice in that smile just now.
