Chapter 44 - Horror Variety (9) (2/2)
However, what he didn’t expect was that a ghost would appear, and it seemed to be closely linked with Cheng Zhi Chu. Cheng Zhi Chu didn’t appear to be surprised by the appearance of ghosts and he even seemed to have the means to deal with them.
Could this have something to do with his cousin?
Bai Xi Xing’s eyes were deep. The cigarette held in his hand suddenly extinguished and fine ash fell to the ground.
He couldn’t help but think back to what had happened that day.
He and his cousin had knocked Zhou Luo Chen out, tied him in a room on the second floor and followed the sound of quiet sobbing to locate the small boy that was kidnapped. The boy was covered in wounds and, seeing them come in, he backed away fearfully and even hid himself inside the closest.
His cousin tried to appease him over and over again and wanted to comfort him, but the boy continued to reject his advances. It was only until his parents came that the boy cried and threw himself into his father’s arms. He then soon curled up in his father’s arms and fell asleep.
At that time, he saw a dangerous and dark look in his cousin’s eyes. He immediately understood that his cousin wouldn’t let Zhou Luo Chen get away with what he had done. When they found the needle and key in Zhou Luo Chen’s pockets, opened the door to the basement and discovered the rotting pile of flesh, he knew that Zhou Luo Chen wouldn’t live until the end of today.
He had never thought that the teacher that he had always respected would turn out to be such a demon.
What’s more, he had also put his hand on the child that his cousin had cherished the most.
He must die.
Perhaps it was because of thought that, when he saw his cousin about to kill Zhou Luo Chen with his own hands, his reaction was very calm. Not only did he not persuade his cousin to hand Zhou Luo Chen over to the police, he had even helped his cousin commit the crime——-
“Hello? Roulin, it’s me.”
At that time, Bai Xi Xing lifted his phone with a hint of a smile at his lips. He spoke to his cousin on the other end of the phone cheerfully.
“Yeah. That’s right. Teacher Zhou said that he wants to get some fresh air and inspiration, so he won’t be back for about half a month. Our class will be on hold until them. Please let everyone know. Let’s all go out and play tomorrow instead.”
“Mmm! Mm—–”
“Okay. I’ll let them know.” His cousin answered on the other end of the phone. “Hey Xi Xing, why do I hear strange sounds from your end? What are you doing?”
“Nothing much.”
Bai Xi Xing glanced over at Zhou Luo Chen who was wrapped in bandages by Bai Yi. Seeing Zhou Luo Chen lying on the ground with his mouth firmly sealed, he stepped onto Zhou Luo Chen’s face with a smile on his face.
“……..Just doing some unimportant stuff. Then I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He hung up and looked down at the bounded Zhou Luo Chen. He smiled and asked: “How is it Teacher Zhou? Having fun?”
“Mmm———-”
Zhou Luo Chen who only had his eyes and nose revealed looked at him with great hatred. He desperately tried to struggle on the floor, but his entire body was covered with a thick layer of bandages causing his movements to look like a worm crawling across the ground. This made Bai Xi Xing laugh in amusement and even his shoulders trembled.
“Is it funny?” Bai Yi asked him coldly. “Help me lift him up onto the chair.”
“It is funny. Why can’t you even let me laugh?”
Bai Xi Xing shrugged. He helped Bai Yi drag Zhou Luo Chen onto a chair: “Hey, I didn’t think that Teacher Zhou would be so heavy despite looking so thin.”
After moving Zhou Luo Chen onto the chair, Bai Xi Xing pressed down onto his shoulder. Bai Yi used a roll of tape to bind Zhou Luo Chen to it. He also glued his feet to the floor to ensure that he would remain seated there until he died.
On the wall in front of Zhou Luo Chen was the boy’s smiling and pure portrait. His light-coloured eyes were slightly curved, and it looked like he was smiling at the monster-like man below him.
“Don’t worry Teacher Zhou. For the next half month, no one will come in here to bother you.”
Bai Xi Xing knelt down next to Zhou Luo Chen and said with a chuckle: “Even if you starved to death, died of thirst and your body slowly rotted away, no one would know. After half a month, we will come back to collect your body.
“Mmm——! Mmm!!”
“Huh? Is Teacher Zhou worried that someone would find out that we have killed you?” Bai Xi Xing tilted his head. He answered with an innocent and pure expression, “It doesn’t matter. Don’t you know? Even if someone finds your body, as long as the Bai family says that you committed suicide, you would be deemed as having committed suicide——-”
He curled up the corner of his lips, but his expression still remained cold.
“Who cares if you’re some famous painter?”
Through the thick bandages, you could still see that Zhou Luo Chen was shaking violently. Bai Yi finished binding him down and then proceeded to pull at Zhou Luo Chen’s head to force him to look up at the painting on the wall in front of him.
The fragrance of roses slowly travelled through the air.
The red sea of flowers and the boy’s glass-like clear eyes were reflected in the man’s eyes.
This would be the last thing that he would see before he turns into a corpse.
“Weren’t you obsessed about this painting?”
Bai Yi leaned down. With a faint smile, he whispered softly in his ear.
“Then look at him like this until you die.”
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In the villa, the ghost trembled as it is met with Cheng Zhi Chu’s clear but doubtful eyes. It raised its hand to cover its face and was afraid to face Cheng Zhi Chu.
He didn’t want Cheng Zhi Chu to recognise him. To be more specific, he didn’t want Cheng Zhi Chu to recognise his face.
He knows who he is. He is Bai Yi. That was his name when he was alive.
Because he liked Cheng Zhi Chu, he had killed Zhou Luo Chen twelve years ago. He later buried his body in the courtyard with his cousins help.
After that, there was a large part of his memory missing. He didn’t know if he was already dead. All he knew was that, when he woke up, he had taken the appearance of Zhou Luo Chen.
Perhaps it was a punishment for his crime that he now has the most hateful appearance. No matter how he ruined his face, it would return to its original state the next day and he could only wear Zhou Luo Chen’s face.
And now he had to appear before Zhi Chu with this appearance.
How could he use this face to face Zhi Chu?
The ghost slowly squatted down. It curled up its body and its face was deeply buried in its arms.
So I beg you Zhi Chu…..
Don’t look at me.
Don’t look at me anymore.
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Bai Yi’s Diary (Part 44)
After Zhi Chu lost his memory of me, I didn’t dare meet him again. I was worried that my appearance would stimulate him and make him remember that man again.
So, I could only watch him from afar.
But from six years ago when I entered the game, I wasn’t even able to see his shadow.
One year, two years, three years, four years…….
I was about to go mad from my own tormenting thoughts and since then I had changed my mind completely.
If I could be given another chance to see Zhi Chu, at that time I would definitely appear in front of him. I would do everything that I can to make him mine.
I won’t let him go anymore.
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Bai Xi Xing’s Diary (Excerpt)
When I was in my second year of high school, my cousin who was already at A University (That’s right, this university is unsurprisingly in the same city as Cheng Zhi Chu. It allowed him to secretly watch over Cheng Zhi Chu from up close) suddenly called me and asked me to transfer to another school.
I asked him why, but he just ignored me and hung up without giving me a reason.
I thought about it and then talked to my parents about transferring schools. Although the way he said it was very annoying, we are after all close buddies that have killed someone together, so transferring schools was not a big deal.
It was only until the day that the school held the sports carnival that I finally understood why he wanted me to transfer schools. It was because he wanted to peek at Cheng Zhi Chu at the sports carnival.
……..He’s clearly currently in the same city as Cheng Zhi Chu yet he made me come over and had used me as an excuse to secretly watch over the other person.
I was so angry that I transferred back to my original school. I don’t know such an embarrassing relative.