Chapter 22: Candy and the End
Although Hang Yi and the others realized the urgency of the matter, at the last key point, their thinking seemed to have fallen into a bottleneck. No matter how hard they tried to get any further tips. Time passed inexorably, and they spent another night on the train, and as the white of the fish belly appeared, the view outside the car window also showed that they had entered the suburbs of Russia. By asking the flight attendants, they learned that there was only an hour left at the Yaroslavsky station in Moscow.
The threat of death loomed over Hang Yi and the others. Dong Manni was even more indifferent and unpredictable, and after Xiao Yuan's death, she lay on her top bunk and barely came down.
Han Feng was so anxious that he paced back and forth in the carriage, scratching his ears and cheeks. If at this time, those who are trying to fight their lives reappear, he may lose his mind and start a catastrophe. However, since Hang Yi "summoned" the two evil spirits, those people seemed to have given up the idea of fighting them. It may be out of fear, but the most crucial reason is that the train is about to reach the terminal, and since Xiao Yuan's death, there have been no more dead people on the train.
This made Hang Yi feel sleepy. Dong Manni said that a total of seven people would die on this trip. But the train still has one hour to go, and the last dead person has not yet appeared. Could it be that after Xiao Yuan's death, she was condemned by her conscience and showed mercy to her subordinates? Or is it that the last deceased will not appear until the last moment?
When there were only forty minutes left, Hang Yi really couldn't keep his calm anymore, he found Lu Hua and said urgently, "Haven't you figured out what this is going on?" ”
Lu Hua didn't sleep all night, coupled with the huge pressure of 'spirit', his eyes were swollen, his eyes were bloodshot, and he said with an almost desperate 'kiss'...... There was no hint, and no one died after that. Of course I don't want anyone to die, but even a little more hint ......"
He paused in frustration, realizing that he had gotten some nonsense out of anxiety and apprehension.
Hang Yi's mood was also 'chaotic' and 'chaotic' like Lu Hua's, but after listening to Lu Hua's words, he seemed to have suddenly gained some kind of enlightenment, and said: "Why did no one die after Xiao Yuan died?" ”
"I don't know, maybe it's because the time hasn't come. Or maybe Dong Manni senses that we've solved half of the mystery, and she's not going to let us get any more hints. ”
"Listen, that's what I thought. But just now I suddenly realized that it was only forty minutes before I arrived at the station, and maybe the last dead person would not show up. ”
Lu Hua raised his godless eyes: "So what?" ”
Hang Yi stared at him like a torch: "Didn't we guess before, this law set by Dong Manni may have something to do with Xiao Yuan?" Now let's make a bolder assumption: what if it's not just 'related', but the small element is the law itself? ”
Lu Hua's eyes widened: "What do you mean?" ”
"I mean, we probably got the direction wrong from the start. We have always believed that people die because they did something and touched the 'death organ'. But in reality, it may have nothing to do with what they did. These people die because someone will do something at certain times of the day, and every time he does it, a person dies on the train. ”
Lu Hua sat up straight: "'Someone' refers to Xiao Yuan?" ”
"Yes. This explains why since Xiao Yuan's death, no dead have appeared - because the 'law' itself is no longer there! ”
Lu Hua opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time, and asked, "But, is this just your speculation?" Is there any basis for judgment? ”
Hang Yi said: "First, Dong Manni was in contact with Xiao Yuan's mother and son in the waiting room, I don't think it's meaningless. Even after getting in the car, she has always maintained a close relationship with Xiao Yuan; Second, have you noticed that every time someone dies, Dong Manni tries not to let Xiao Yuan know. When we found her and told us the pattern of our guesses, she also separated Xiao Yuan's mother and son. Originally, I thought that it might be that she didn't want Xiao Yuan to be exposed to these terrible things. Now that I think about it, maybe there is another meaning, that is-she has to find a way to prevent Xiao Yuan from knowing that in fact, these dead people have something to do with something he did! ”
"Well, that makes sense!" Lu Hua said with some 'agitation', "I understand, what Xiao Yuan is doing every day is the 'law of death'!" "He was instantly trapped and 'confused'." But what is it? ”
"That's just the way to ask her mother." Hangyi stood up and glanced at his watch at the same time. "Hurry, there's still half an hour."
The two walked towards Xiao Yuan's mother. Xiao Yuan's body was now resting in the lower bunk, and his mother was waiting by his side, looking at his little face sadly and lovingly, which was heartbreaking. But time was pressing, Hang Yi couldn't be sentimental, he walked over and said, "Eldest sister, there are a few very critical questions, please be sure to answer me!" Otherwise, in half an hour, everyone on the train will die! ”
Xiao Yuan's mother raised her eyes blankly and looked at Hang Yi.
Hang Yi said: "What has Xiao Yuan done since he got on the train? I mean, did he do something every day? Except for eating and sleeping. ”
Xiao Yuan's mother shook her head with a sluggish expression. Hang Yi asked anxiously: "Please think about it, does he insist on doing something every day, and only once a day?" ”
Xiao Yuan's mother still shook her head. Lu Hua turned his head and glanced at Dong Manni, who was lying on the bunk diagonally opposite, and found that she was sitting up straight and looking this way. Lu Hua's heart tightened, and he instinctively felt that Dong Manni's attention showed that they had found the right direction!
Hang Yi anxiously waited for Xiao Yuan's mother's answer, but the mother who had lost her child seemed to be disillusioned and didn't care about the 'life' of the whole car. She leaned over and gently stroked her son's little face with her hand, and tears burst out of her eyes again: "Xiao Yuan, it's okay for you to go to that world." There is no disease, no disaster and no death in heaven, and you can live happily ever after, playing with toys, eating candy, and playing with the children in heaven......"
These words made everyone next to them feel sad and uncomfortable, and they couldn't help but cry. Hang saw that he couldn't get any substantive 'sexual' information from Xiao Yuan's mother. He stood up and let out a long sigh, intending to think of something else.
Suddenly, a trace of electricity crossed his head, turned his head, and looked at Xiao Yuan's mother: "When you first got on the train, you said that Xiao Yuan is changing his teeth now, and he is not allowed to eat sugar, right?" ”
Xiao Yuan's mother raised her head: "Don't you think it's too cruel to say these words now?" ”
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" Hang apologized, but as if he understood something, he grabbed Lu Hua's arm and took him to a farther place. Lu Hua asked inexplicably, "What's wrong?" ”
"When there was a riot on the train, Xiao Yuan was very scared, he once said - 'Mom, after you die, you can't eat candy', do you remember?" Hang Yi said hurriedly.
"Hmm." Lu Hua nodded quickly.
Hang Yi's body trembled unconsciously: "Candy! Xiao Yuan is changing his teeth, and he can't eat candy in the first place. But why did he say, 'You can't eat candy'? And shortly after that, Xiao Yuan died, if I'm not mistaken......"
Lu Hua's eyes widened, and the 'hair' pores shrank for a while: "Do you think that 'candy' is the law of death?!" ”
"Yes, but I still have one piece of evidence, as long as I find something like this......" Hang Yi didn't have time to explain. The watch shows that there are only 15 minutes left.
Hang Yi walked up to Xiao Yuan's mother again, squatted down and said to her, "No matter how sad you are, you must help me save the passengers in this car, as well as yourself." Now I don't have time to explain, please give me those two toys of Xiao Yuan! ”
“…… What toy? ”
"It's the two things that 'Big Sister' rewarded him!"
Hearing this, Dong Manni visibly twitched, her face was pale and she came down from the top bunk, looking at Hang Yi nervously.
Xiao Yuan's mother didn't know what was going on, but she did it. She reached into Xiao Yuan's 'trousers' bag and 'touched' the second toy that Dong Manni gave him, a metal model airplane. However, the first toy was missing, she said, "The plastic car, it's gone." ”
Hang Yi quickly recalled that when he first got into the car, Xiao Yuan showed them the toy car. And another detail is - after Xiao Yuan's death, Dong Manni knelt in front of him and 'touched' his little face and hands...... Hang Yi suddenly understood. He finally asked: "What does that plastic car look like, do you remember?" ”
Xiao Yuan's mother said sleepily: "It's just an ordinary small toy, the kind that can be bought in the supermarket." I didn't look closely...... Xiao Yuan treated it like a treasure and never let me see it. ”
Speaking of this, Hang Yi had completely understood, he stood up and said, "The reason is that the plastic car is hollow and has seven candies in it!" ”
At this time, Han Feng, who was lying in front of the window, shouted, "Hang Yi, the train arrived earlier than expected!" I almost saw the platforms of the Moscow railway station! ”
Hang Yi turned around and faced Dong Manni directly, and from her frightened expression, he knew that the other party's psychological defense had collapsed. In the last minute or two when the train was about to arrive at the station, he said loudly: "Dong Manni, from the very beginning, when you approached Xiao Yuan, you just wanted to use this innocent and innocent child who liked your 'big sister' to use him to formulate the 'law of death'!" The little toy you reward to Xiao Yuan is a 'candy car' that can be bought in all supermarkets, and it contains 7 candies. Because Xiao Yuan is changing his teeth, you probably told him that he can only eat one a day, and he can't let his mother and others see it, so he must eat secretly. And the time he eats candy every time, the hour corresponds to the carriage number, and the minute corresponds to the ...... on the ticket"
"Don't say it, Hang Yi." Dong Manni's face was pale, her lips were dark, and her vitality seemed to be sucked away at the same time as Hang Yi said this. She took her last breath and said, "You won this gamble." But I didn't lose to you, but to myself. I have never been able to restrain my feelings, and the tears I left behind have become an important reminder for you. That's probably why I can't be a god. Human beings have never been able to get rid of their own limitations, and they will let themselves die because of their feelings. And you, sooner or later, will make the same mistake as me...... Really, stupidly......"
With that, she fell to the ground and died. The gradually decelerating train also stopped at the platform of the Yaroslavsky railway station, almost at the same time.
Hang Yi wiped the cold sweat soaked from his forehead, this encounter was simply unprecedented thrilling. He stood in front of Dong Manni in a daze, and he hadn't recovered from this horror. If it weren't for the power that filled his body for a moment to remind him, he wouldn't have realized that he had reached level 3.
('Female' No. 46 Dong Manni's ability "law" - death)