Chapter 19: Dinner
Before Xu Tong and I could react, we were thrown to the ground from behind, and four large hands wearing rubber gloves pressed down on my and Xu Tong's shoulders. I saw a pair of shiny gray leather shoes slowly come to my eyes, followed by a stitch in the back of my neck.
I woke up to find myself strapped to an armchair made of iron, and my body was frozen long before I woke up. I struggled to look up and saw that this was the operating room I had been to in my dream that day, only this time there was a long dining table and a few chairs, and above the long table were a few chandeliers hanging down, and the sound of a symphony could be heard from nowhere. I looked over to the operating table and saw Xu Tong lying on it and looking at me with his face turned sideways. His eyes, nose, and mouth were no longer in their place, and all I could see was a messy pile of scraped flesh, but even then I could see his expression of extreme fear, an ugly face that seemed to cry, and it looked like it was about to scream, in short, a hysterical expression that had been forcibly suppressed.
Suddenly, from behind me came the sound of the door opening, followed by the clear and orderly footsteps of several people. I saw their backs walk past me, six in all. I've already met four of the six people, Director Li, Director Tian, Chang Xiao and the guy in the white coat and mask, my heart tightened when I looked at the other two people, I couldn't have imagined that the two of them would be here.
The first person was Old Man Zhang, who had been guarding the boys' dormitory. I remember him just sitting behind the small window in the mailroom reading the newspaper, drinking tea, and occasionally saying hello to students coming in and out, with a peaceful expression on his face. At this time, he turned his head and smiled strangely at me, that face was definitely not the old man I had ever seen, but that look, that smile was so familiar. I immediately looked away from him. The second person is He Xun, the dean of this school, and I have only seen him at the school assembly. His authority is supreme in this school, and he has lost count of how many teachers have left the school because of him, how many students have been demoted and expelled because of him, and the reason for the matter is nothing more than some whining, complaining, and even a look behind his back. No one knows how many eyeliners He Xun has planted in this school, in short, he firmly controls everything in the school. But at this time, He Xun respectfully followed behind the mysterious man in the white coat, and seemed to be more careful every time he breathed.
Six people walked up to the long table, then sat down one by one, and behind me walked several men in white who had set up a full set of cutlery in front of them. When everything was ready, the man in white left the room, the sound of the symphony in the operating room was lowered, and the mysterious man sat at the top of the long table, and the other five people all looked at him slightly sideways without saying a word. By the light of the chandelier on the long table, I noticed that the faces of the five people were full of awe, and that awe seemed to hide the helplessness of the body.
"I know that some of you have begun to regret coming here, regretting coming here, regretting joining this organization. "This is the first time I've heard the mysterious man's voice, and through the mask on his face, it sounds like an echo of old metal.
"But I would like to remind you," the mystery man continued, "remember who you are, remember what you have done since you joined the Order, and, of course, remember my promise to you. ”
"Dean Su, none of us have..."He Xun seemed to want to explain something, but his words were quickly interrupted by the mysterious man.
"Say no more. The mysterious man waved his hand, and He Xun immediately closed his mouth. "I have brought you here today to tell you that I have finally found the most suitable test subject, and this time there is a good chance of success, and perhaps tomorrow, our common wish will come true. ”
"You're talking about him?" Chang Xiao trembled and raised an arm to point to Xu Tong on the operating table.
"No, he's just the main character tonight. The mysterious man turned his head in my direction as he spoke, and the scalpel-sharp gaze pierced my face, and I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my cheek, as if it had been cut open by those two gazes.
At the same time, the other five cast hungry eyes on me, as if I were their common prey and common hope.
"Alright, let's eat first. The mysterious man said and stood up and walked to Xu Tong on the operating table.
Xu Tong jerked his head towards the mysterious man, and a low, hoarse roar came out of his throat. At this time, the sound of the symphony sounded again in the operating room, and in the increasingly passionate rhythm, in the higher and higher melody, the mysterious man suddenly picked up a snow-bright and sharp scalpel and slashed at Xu Tong's leg. With Xu Tong's inhuman scream, a whole piece of flesh on the side of his calf was cut off and served on a plate in the mysterious man's hand. The blood on Xu Tong's leg couldn't stop flowing outward, and soon it became a pool of blood on the ground at the end of the bed. The mysterious man walked back to the table with the plate and handed it to He Xun, after which he turned around and walked back to the operating table, easily removing one of Xu Tong's fibula.