Gao Cheng rushed into the ward and saw Cheng Zihao lying on the ground. A fork went down his throat, blood spurting around like runaway tap water. There was also a nurse crouching on the ground, screaming in horror.

My life is coming to an end, what I have left to the world, and what the world has left me. Cheng Zihao looked at Gao Cheng with a smile and muttered in his mouth.

Gao Cheng didn't move. He watched Cheng Zihao slowly wither and wither like a flower. He closed his eyes helplessly, and then Chen Ruogu, who came over, pounced on Cheng Zihao's body like crazy.

The screams from the ward quickly drew hospital staff and other people in the ward.

Gao Cheng told the dean about his identity and what happened. The dean shook his head helplessly, and then let the two male guards carry Cheng Zihao out.

Gao Cheng pulled Chen Ruogu, who was crying beside him, and comforted her softly. The dean waved his hand and the nurse next to him began to disperse the onlookers.

"Haha! The curse of the Lanling King. Die! Dead again! In the crowd, a woman about fifty years old, dressed in the clothes of a patient, suddenly screamed loudly in the courtyard.

"Xiao Gao, take Xiao Min back." The dean called out to the nurse beside him with a headache.

Xiao Min? Gao Cheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly, he remembered something that Professor Chu Ling had said. Forty years ago, Professor Chu Ling's father, Chu Tiannan, led an archaeological team to Yuling Village to investigate. As a result, an accident happened. Except for a girl named Xiao Min, everyone else is missing. Although Xiao Min went crazy after he came back, he has been living in the Spiritual Research Institute.

Could it be that this woman is in front of you?

Thinking of this, Gao Cheng walked over.

Xiao Min has a strong scholarly atmosphere. Although the years have carved the vicissitudes of life on her face, it still can't hide her once beautiful appearance.

Gao Cheng couldn't believe that the old man in front of him turned out to be a mentally ill person who had lived in a psychiatric hospital for forty years.

Xiao Min's ward is very clean, and it is better to say that it is a ward, but it is better to say that it is home. The sheets are not hospital white either, but pale blue. There is also a bookshelf inside, a desk. On the windowsill, there is a somewhat wilted carnation.

The conversation between the two began with flowers.

Obviously, Xiao Min is lonely. For Gao Cheng's brought, I couldn't hide my joy. Seeing this, Gao Cheng's heart relaxed a little. It seems that this Xiao Min's mental state is still relatively normal. After a brief conversation about some inconsequential words, Gao Cheng tentatively mentioned the Yuling blessed land.

There was a sudden panic in the room. Even Gao Cheng could hear his own breathing. Xiao Min looked at him fixedly, as if he was looking at his own shadow.

"Curse, the curse set by King Lanling. None of us can escape, and the curse will not be annihilated with death, but will be passed down from generation to generation. Xiao Min said in a deep voice, his expression was so cold that Gao Cheng was a little surprised.

"Is the evil spirit in the curse wearing a black trench coat and holding a scythe to kill people? Back then, where did everyone else go except you? Gao Cheng's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked other doubts.

Xiao Min stopped talking, just sat still, muttering the word curse in his mouth.

Gao Cheng was a little disappointed, he looked up at Chen Ruogu, and then turned around and walked out the door.

As soon as he walked to the door, Xiao Min suddenly shouted loudly: "Yuling blessed land, the curse of forty years is about to begin." ”

Gao Cheng was stunned and walked out of the door.

On the way back, Gao Cheng was silent. All the clues flashed through his mind like a movie screen. From the first appearance of the "Grim Reaper", to the successive homicides. All the victims have nothing in common, the only similarity is that they all met the "Grim Reaper" through the Internet.

What's more complicated is that behind the murder case is even more implicated in the archaeological mystery of forty years ago. All the origins and spearheads seem to point to the mysterious "Yuling Blessed Land".

Thinking of this, Gao Cheng's head began to ache slightly. He turned his head to look at Chen Ruogu beside him, because he had just lost his friend, Chen Ruogu looked very sad. The wind was blowing in her hair, and there was an indescribable style. She still held the notebook that Cheng Zihao handed to Gao Cheng in her hand.

If, Cheng Zihao really cracked the code of "Death", then why did he pretend to be crazy? Why did he refuse to tell the truth to himself, and committed suicide before he left? The most important thing for a person should be his own life. Why did Cheng Zihao abandon it? Could there be anything more important than one's own life?

Gao Cheng was puzzled. Xiao Min's love words made Gao Cheng even more suspicious. Did her last sentence refer to the "Grim Reaper" killing? Xiao Min said that Cheng Zihao often chatted with him, but Cheng Zihao's purpose in pretending to be crazy was not to avoid the "Grim Reaper", but to get close to Xiao Min. If so, what is his purpose? Is Xiao Min's words credible?

By the time I got back to the city, it was already dusk. The city in the twilight, the late return of pedestrians, and the waiting of family members are really a warm and beautiful picture.

The car was parked at the gate of a residential area. Qin Feng was slightly surprised in his heart. This is a residential building called Meihe Community, which is often advertised on TV. Unexpectedly, Chen Ruogu actually lived here.

Chen Ruogu opened the car door and got out of the car.

Gao Cheng smiled and waved goodbye, and just reached out to close the car door, Chen Ruogu came over and grabbed his hand.

"Go up and sit down! Talk to me. Chen Ruogu looked at him intently, with a pitiful tenderness flowing in his eyes.

I don't know why, Gao Cheng didn't say no. Maybe it was because Chen Ruogu was sad at that moment, which reminded him of his wife Li Yueyue, or maybe it was because his heart was really tired and he needed someone to talk to.

Gao Cheng got out of the car, locked the car door, and followed Chen Ruogu's figure and disappeared into the corridor.

A figure flickered at the entrance of the alley opposite. Strange eyes watched them upstairs and disappear into the cold moonlight. In the dim light, a vague shadow was reflected, and in his hand he held a sickle glowing with a cold silver light.

It was quiet in the hallway. The wind blew in through the window, rattling. Gao Cheng followed Chen Ruogu and walked silently. I don't know why, Gao Cheng always has an inexplicable sense of fear in his heart. He tried to shift his mind to the house in front of him, taking a closer look as he went. Although it is luxurious, it is not as flawless as advertised.

The elevator stopped on the fourth floor. Gao Cheng walked out behind Chen Ruogu. I saw Chen Ruogu standing in front of a house on the left, fumbling for the key from his bag.

Chirping! An iron door rang next to it, and a crack opened. Gao Cheng turned his head to look, and the crack in the door was dark, and it seemed that a pair of eyes were staring at him.

Bang! The door closed again. It seems to be intentional and unintentional.

After a long time, Chen Ruogu finally took out the key from his pocket and opened the door. The room is not big. Because it is separated by a huge plywood, the original 100-square-meter room is reduced to less than 50 square meters. It is a typical urban rental house.

After a few words, Chen Ruogu took off his coat and walked towards the kitchen.

Gao Cheng looked around, sat down at the table, and carefully examined the furnishings of the room. Although the room is not big, it is very clean. Faintly, there is also a faint smell of freshness.

Soon, a strong smell of coffee wafted out of the kitchen.

For a long time, Gao Cheng was not used to drinking coffee. I remember when I first met my wife Li Yueyue, every time Li Yueyue proposed to go to the coffee house, he refused. Gao Cheng felt that those Western things, not to mention the price, were still hard to drink.

However, now it is a matter of fact.

Just thinking about it, Chen Ruogu walked out of the kitchen with two cups of coffee.

Gao Cheng smiled, took a sip of coffee. A hint of bitterness quickly reached the tip of the tongue, and then a crumbled aroma spread in the mouth.

Gao Cheng couldn't help but take two more sips. He didn't expect Chen Ruogu to be able to make such fragrant coffee.

Outside the window, the moonlight is shining. A warm lamp, two people, two cups of coffee. This made Chen Ruogu's heart begin to feel intoxicated. In fact, from the first time she saw Gao Cheng, she fell in love with him deeply.

This love, as if it had been brewed for a long time, was out of control. Especially in the hospital, she held Gao Cheng. That feeling made her extremely peaceful and warm.

Chen Ruogu believes that that is love.

Outside, the sky was overcast. The drizzle has been falling for almost two hours, and it can't be dissolved like a melancholy in Gao Cheng's heart. The shadows of the trees outside the window looked solemn and depressed in the rain. The night wind blew and the branches of the trees swayed, making a miserable midnight sound that sounded like someone was crying in the wind.

Gao Cheng sat at his desk, his brows gradually twisted into a knot. There were already eight or nine extinguished cigarette butts in the ashtray next to it. The table in front of him was cluttered and piled with case files and materials. Also, the black laptop that Cheng Zihao left him. On the black screen, there is a portrait of the Grim Reaper. A weird smile, a black cloak, and a cold scythe.

Gao Cheng regained his strength. Quickly open "My Computer" and briefly browse it. Nothing was found. When I was frustrated, I suddenly found a folder called "Covenant of the Reaper" in the F drive.

Gao Cheng's heart trembled inexplicably, as if he was opening a secret that had been treasured for many years.

Inside is a wo

d document, the same name as the folder, Covenant of the Grim Reaper. Gao Cheng double-clicked the mouse and opened the document.

[a]

Today I cut into a mysterious website. I think maybe my life will change forever. I saw things I shouldn't have seen.

During the night, I had a nightmare. I dreamed that I was standing in an empty field surrounded by figures. They had scythes in their hands and wore black cloaks, revealing only two evil eyes.

I went backwards, and they moved forward. Step by step, it came to me.

I know, that's the "Grim Reaper".

When I woke up, I realized that I was sweating profusely. Outside the window, it was dark, like my state of mind. I lit a cigarette and took a few hard puffs.

I saw the appearance of those people again, like air that could not be dissipated, filling the air I breathed, and I could not avoid them.

Fear swirled like a snake before my eyes.

[b]

I quit my job. No one knows why, not even me. I don't know how to tell people, things are going step by step, and no one can stop them.

Today, the "Prophet" asked me again.

I was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

He's right, who can stop the "Grim Reaper"?

I don't think there's a way I can refuse the invitation of the "prophet", otherwise I would really go crazy.

I have fallen into hell from which I will never return, O merciful Father! Please forgive me for my sins.

[c]

This is my first time on a Grim Reaper mission. My heart was full of sin and anguish.

The "prophet" said, Can you face the past?

Yes, I can't.

I come from darkness and there is no light in my world.

When the scythe in my hand plunged into the girl's body, my nerves were inexplicably excited. It was a feeling that I had never felt before, excited, happy, scared, stimulated.

I suddenly laughed, but I knew that my smile must be ugly.

I lay on the bed, curled up. The girl was a student at the Faculty of Economics, and her name was Bai Ling. Bai Ling, such a pure name, is it because of this that he was chosen by the "Grim Reaper"?

Tears flowed from my eyes. For yourself, for Bai Ling, or for the tragedy that cannot be stopped? I do not know.

[iv]

Lately, I've been getting worse and worse. As soon as I close my eyes, I will see the white spirit standing in front of me. Is it because she is unwilling to die?

Chen Ruogu said that I suffered from mental depression. Actually, I know that no one understands the pain in my heart.

I cut into that site again. Yuling blessed land, a magnificent name. It is full of love poems, all of which are written to a woman named Li Yueyue.

Li Yueyue, will she be the wife of Gao Cheng, the captain of the criminal police?

Could it be that she is the next target of the "Grim Reaper"?

Mom and Dad, why are you leaving me in this strange world? Why?

[v]

I was utterly hopeless.

Looking at myself on the monitor, I finally understood that everything the "prophet" said was true.

Is this true? I went crazy in the night, and I didn't know it at all. Is it sleepwalking? But I never did!

A new task has come down, and it is Li Yueyue.

The first time I asked why, I was met with a curse from the "Grim Reaper".

I think it must be because the captain of the criminal police, Gao Cheng, is investigating the case of the "Grim Reaper", so they want to take revenge on him.

At the gate of Ming'an Private High School, I saw Li Yueyue standing there. The moment I lifted the scythe, I hesitated. A hint of trepidation came over me, and I was uneasy.

Time passes little by little. It's about to be the time that the "Grim Reaper" said, shall I go?

Just as I was hesitating, I saw another person like me walking towards Li Yueyue.

I know that Li Yueyue is finished, and I am finished.

When I got home, I locked all the doors and windows. I wonder what awaits me?

[f]

At dawn, I saw blood on my hands. I know, it must have been done by the "Grim Reaper". They won't let me go.

I turned on the monitor, and I saw myself slitting my arm with a knife.

I don't know which one is me, why I cut my arm and didn't even notice it. Am I laughing, or am I crying.

In a trance, I saw Chen Ruogu walk in.

Do I need to tell her everything? Who can save me? God?

[vii]

Now I'm in the hospital. It was quiet and the sun was warm. Still, the fear remains. I knew that the "Grim Reaper" was not far away, watching me.

I will repent of my sins. When I was nine years old, I killed my stepmother with my own hands. Because she broke the only bracelet my mother left me.

This secret is like a nightmare, and it swallows me all the time.

Does the "Grim Reaper" really know everything? How could he grasp my most painful secret and make me have to give in.

My head hurts so much, I need to rest. Perhaps, never to wake up again.

……

The diary is gone. There were also some staccato words in between. It seems that Cheng Zihao wrote it down in a panic.

What Gao Cheng didn't expect was that Cheng Zihao turned out to be the murderer of Bai Ling.

If what Cheng Zihao said in his diary is true, the "Grim Reaper" is not just a person, and there may be many people like Cheng Zihao who are coerced by the "prophet" to kill people for the "Grim Reaper".

Gao Cheng's heart suddenly sank.