Chapter 145

Chapter 145

Qin Nan’s movements drew everyone’s attention.

They all turned to look at him, curious about what he was doing.

Seeing Qin Nan frantically pressing the remote, Jian Fan frowned slightly and was just about to step forward. But the moment he took one step, he abruptly stopped, his expression turning grim.

An image was gradually appearing on the television.

At first, the screen was still black, but then a line of blood-red text surfaced. It read-Die. The characters looked as if they were formed from flowing blood, slowly dripping down from the strokes all the way to the bottom of the screen, as though it was about to seep out of the television itself.

Qin Nan saw it too.

He was still pressing the remote.

At that moment, the blood reached the bottom, and the image on the television changed as well.

The word “Die” faded away.

A scene gradually emerged on the screen. It was easy to make out: a school classroom.

When Qin Nan realized he couldn’t turn off the TV, he hurriedly pressed the volume buttons instead.

Fortunately, although the power button had no effect, the sound could still be adjusted. Qin Nan quickly muted it.

There was definitely something wrong with the television. That much was certain now. But this thing might not necessarily kill them. If it made any sound, however… and drew Zhao Yingguo over, then every single one of them would be dead.

Jian Fan’s gaze fell on the television screen.

Not just him-everyone else had also fixed their attention on the TV.

Since they couldn’t turn it off, and since it was clearly showing them something, it had to be information related to the escape room. Naturally, they weren’t going to miss it.

The footage on the television continued.

In one corner of the school classroom stood a group of people, both boys and girls. Jian Fan swept his eyes over them and counted seven in total. They were gathered in a cluster, though it was impossible to tell what they were doing.

It wasn’t until one person suddenly bent down, took two steps inward, and crouched that Jian Fan finally saw what was inside the circle.

The seven of them were surrounding a girl.

The girl wore a white dress and was huddled in the corner. She had already suffered violence once; her hair was a mess, there was blood at the corner of her mouth, and her dress had been yanked askew, hanging loosely and crookedly from her body.

It was school bullying.

Jian Fan could also see her face clearly.

It was Zhao Yingguo.

The girl huddled in the corner, suffering school bullying, was the same Red-dressed Girl they had seen earlier. The only difference was that the Zhao Yingguo on the television had nothing wrong with her eyes.

The person who crouched down was also a girl.

She reached out and pinched Zhao Yingguo’s chin. Then she raised her other hand sharply and slapped Zhao Yingguo across the face.

The TV was muted, but just from watching, they could tell how loud that slap must have been.

Jian Fan furrowed his brow.

After slapping Zhao Yingguo, the girl stood up, stepped back, and took a phone from her pocket. Then, of the other six people, three moved aside as well, while the remaining three boys stepped forward and began tearing at Zhao Yingguo’s clothes.

Zhao Yingguo struggled, but as a lone girl, she was no match for them.

Her clothes were deliberately torn into long strips that fluttered around her body, no longer able to cover much of anything.

Qin Nan silently cursed.

As girls themselves, Mu Xin and Lin Junruo were the ones who felt it most keenly. Watching this scene, they wished they could charge in and beat every last one of those people to the ground.
What the hell was this garbage?

The girl was happily filming with her phone, and the three boys still hadn’t stopped their assault.

When they saw that Zhao Yingguo’s bra and underwear had been stripped off too, a bad feeling rose in their chests. Then, when they saw the other three guys actually starting to take off their pants as well, Lu Jing couldn’t hold back. “Fuck,” he spat.

Qin Weiyi tugged him back.

Only then did Lu Jing come to his senses. He quickly shut his mouth, but he truly couldn’t keep watching. He turned his head away, deciding that out of sight was out of mind. Otherwise, he really would be so furious he’d want to hit someone.

What kind of animals were these people? If he ever met them, he’d beat them so badly even their own parents wouldn’t recognize them.

It wasn’t just Lu Jing. Mu Xin and Lin Junruo could hardly bear to watch either. They didn’t dare imagine what they would do if they were Zhao Yingguo.

After going through all of this, only to die in the end… If they weren’t inside this game, and were looking at the background story alone, neither of them would have any problem with Zhao Yingguo taking revenge on these beasts after her death. They might even want to applaud her for it.

They sympathized with Zhao Yingguo’s suffering, but in their current situation, they and Zhao Yingguo were on opposing sides…

In the end, both of them tilted their heads away slightly, unable to keep watching.

Some couldn’t bear to look anymore. Some, even if they kept watching, probably had their thoughts drifting elsewhere. The only one still watching seriously was probably Jian Fan.

Only, the crease between his brows was growing deeper and deeper. Then, all of a sudden, he said, “Turn on the sound.”

Qin Nan froze.

Turn on the sound? What if that lured Zhao Yingguo over? Besides, this was a video of Zhao Yingguo being victimized. If she came over and saw it-no, heard it-would any of them survive?

But Jian Fan would never act rashly. Since he had said it, he must have his reasons.

So, although Qin Nan didn’t understand, he still instinctively picked up the remote and turned up the volume.

He didn’t dare make it loud, only raising it to “2.”

Jian Fan frowned and continued, “A little louder.”

Qin Nan raised it again. Each time he adjusted it, he glanced at Jian Fan. It wasn’t until the volume reached “6” that Jian Fan nodded at him.

And now, the images on the television were no longer silent.

It was only at that moment, when sound came from the TV, that they realized Zhao Yingguo was the one speaking.

Jian Fan had noticed that although Zhao Yingguo had no way to break free, she had not simply accepted everything. Her lips had been moving, clearly saying something. That was why he had told Qin Nan to turn on the sound.

And once the sound was on, Jian Fan finally heard Zhao Yingguo’s words.

“You’ll regret this,” Zhao Yingguo said. Suddenly, she began to laugh, the sound bleak and shrill. “I won’t let any of you go.”

One of the people standing nearby couldn’t stand listening anymore and stepped forward to slap Zhao Yingguo. But Zhao Yingguo abruptly lifted her head. The moment the other person’s hand came down, she bit down hard on it.

“Ah!” The person cried out in pain. “Let go of me!”

As she shouted, her other hand clawed wildly at Zhao Yingguo. When the others saw this, they hurried over to help.

Zhao Yingguo didn’t last long, but she had clearly used all her strength. When that person finally pulled her hand out of Zhao Yingguo’s mouth, it was already covered in blood from the bite.

She looked at the blood on her hand, her face twisting viciously. Suddenly, she stepped forward and kicked Zhao Yingguo, striking her over and over.

Zhao Yingguo curled up in pain, but not a single cry escaped her. Instead, she spoke six numbers.

“One, two, five, two, seven, four.”