XVIII. Doubts begin
On Monday morning, Hang Yi entered the Mingde training center and found everyone around him telling and talking about the bizarre tragedy that happened at the new swimming pool yesterday afternoon — an incident that apparently became a hot news story in the city of Congzhou. He passed by the men and walked quickly into the classroom of Class 13. As soon as he entered the 'door', he clearly felt that the entire 13th class was immersed in panic and horror that was far greater than that of other classes. Whoever has experienced it or heard about it has probably already guessed what this is all about - someone has made a move. This murderer who killed Fu Tian was someone in this class, and he was staying with everyone at the moment.
Hang Yi silently walked to his seat and sat down, he glanced at the empty table and chair next to him—this was Fu Tian's seat—he was dead, and he would never come back. Hang Yi's heart tightened. At this time, he noticed that some people in the class were looking at him with strange eyes. When his gaze collided with theirs, the men immediately turned their heads or turned away, looking away.
Hang Yi felt a chill in his heart - did they suspect that I did it? Think I killed Fu Tian?
Soon, Hang Yi dispelled this doubt. Because he observed, not only to himself—everyone in the class was looking at them right now. They look into or peek into each other's gaze, full of temptation, suspicion, and defensiveness. This oppressive and dreary atmosphere is simply suffocating.
Hang Yi knows very well that this situation must not be sustained, otherwise, something big will happen. He decided to take advantage of a short break to go to the podium to deliver a "declaration of solidarity".
When the English teacher was in class, Hang Yi could clearly feel that after that, everyone in the cram school seemed to be preoccupied and distracted. The first class is over and the English teacher leaves the classroom. Hang Yi immediately went to the front row to find Lu Hua and Han Feng, but what he didn't expect was that Han Feng was holding his stomach with a painful expression. Hang Yi asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”
"I don't know, I had a stomachache after waking up this morning, maybe I ate too much chilled watermelon last night. Oops...... As he spoke, he was energized again. I need to go to the bathroom. Han Feng said while holding his stomach.
"What's the matter with you, drop the chain at the critical moment!" Hang Yi said dissatisfiedly, "Didn't we make an appointment yesterday, and the three of us called on everyone to unite together?" ”
"Can I be blamed for this? I don't want to have a stomach problem either...... Oops, I can't do it anymore. Talk to the class first, and I'll be back soon! With that, Han Feng ran out of the classroom and rushed towards the toilet.
Hang Yi sighed helplessly, at this time, he saw that someone was already walking outside, and he only didn't care about Han Feng. He pulled Lu Hua onto the podium and said loudly, "Please listen to me a few words, okay?" ”
The class fell silent. Everyone looked at Hang Yi and Lu Hua. Several people who were about to leave the classroom also returned to their seats. Now, except for Fu Tian, who is already dead, and Han Feng, who went to the toilet, the remaining 48 people in Class 13 are present. The people in the front and back rows of the classroom closed the 'doors' of the front and rear classrooms respectively, and the classroom was quiet, waiting for Hang Yi to speak.
Hang Yi was very 'excited' in his heart to give himself face, and he also realized that everyone might have the desire to discuss this matter together. He ignited his confidence and said, "First of all, I want to confirm to everyone what happened yesterday afternoon - because many of the people in Class 13 were not there, and they must have heard about it from the news or from other people's mouths. But me, Han Feng and Lu Hua, the three of us were in the swimming pool with Fu Tian at that time. He paused, revealing a sad expression, "More precisely, we witnessed Fu Tian die in front of us. ”
Many people in the class 'revealed' panicked looks, looking at Hang Yi and Lu Hua in horror. Hang Yi continued: "Fu Tian fell into the water from the five-meter diving platform, but his head was broken and his whole body was broken. This kind of thing is completely unreasonable. Now, everyone who witnessed this couldn't figure out what was going on, but the people of our class—" He glanced at everyone. "But I don't get it."
"Someone killed Fu Tian with superpowers." Temporary squad leader Nguyen Jun Hee (male No. 31) said, "The facts couldn't be more obvious. ”
"Yes." Hang Yi said heavily, "In the afternoon two days ago, what happened in the first class, no matter how unbelievable. Now, I'm sure none of us will doubt it. Just as the 'Old Gods' expected, this cruel competition has finally begun. ”
Peng Yu (Male No. 2) - A tall and sturdy man who looked to be about thirty years old stood up and said, "Hang Yi, what do you mean by telling us this now?" Yesterday, there were only you, Han Feng, and Lu Hua who were with Fu Tian - then, isn't it obvious that the murderer is among the three of you? ”
Hang Yi looked at him squarely: "The reason why I dare to discuss this matter with you is because the three of us have a clear conscience. After a while, I will naturally come up with evidence to prove it. ”
Lu Hua glanced at Hang Yi and swallowed his saliva.
Peng Yu sat down. Sun Yuchen, who was sitting in the second row, said: "So, who do you think the murderer is?" ”
Hang Yi said frankly: "I don't know, but I can be sure that there must be more than three of us who were superpowered in the swimming pool yesterday." ”
Wei Wei sat on the far right of the fifth row of the classroom, her heart pounding, but her face did not show any expression. She looked directly at Hang Yi.
Ruan Junxi said: "Hang Yi, do you want to clean up this person now?" ”
"I don't know if there's any way to find out this person, and I don't want everyone to suspect each other or even attack each other because of this, which will only make things worse."
"So what do you think we should do?" Ruan Junxi asked.
"We should be united in our deliberations and confronting this together." Hang Yi said, "Let's not listen to the 'bewitchment' of the 'old gods', hide each other's abilities, and regard each other as enemies, we should be honest with each other and announce our abilities!" In this way, no one will dare to attack others with their abilities anymore. For all of us, it's the safest. Otherwise, each and every one of us will be in danger, and someone will be the next victim at any time! ”
Hang Yi's words shocked everyone. Everyone in the class had to think carefully about his suggestion, but Nguyen Junxi thought of a realistic question: "Maybe you have a point. But now that someone has done it, wouldn't it be tantamount to letting this person jump out on his own if we all announced our abilities together? Do you think he or she will agree? ”
"Maybe he or she won't agree. But I want to tell him (her) here—" Hang Yi looked at the people below sincerely. "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and if you stand up now and admit what you've done, I think everyone will forgive you."
Lu Hua nodded on the side and said: "Yes, people will have a wrong thought, as long as they don't make a mistake again, they are worthy of forgiveness." ”
Forgive? You have a good point. Wei Wei thought to herself. I'm afraid all of this is just a ploy to lure me out, right? I'm not that stupid.
After a while, no one in the class spoke. Ruan Junxi sighed and said, "Hang Yi, it seems that your words failed to impress this person, and he (she) will not stand up." ”
Hang Yi was also a little frustrated. At this time, Tong Jiayin ('female' student No. 37), a 'female' with a good temperament, said: "Hang Yi, what you just said will prove that the three of you are definitely not murderers. How to prove it? ”
After thinking for a moment, Hang Yi glanced at Lu Hua, as if asking for his consent. Lu Hua guessed what Hang Yi wanted to do, and whispered worriedly: "Hang Yi, is it okay to do this?" ”
Hang Yi looked at him: "If you want to gain the trust of others, you must show full sincerity." Lu Hua, we said okay, you won't be unwilling, right? ”
Lu Hua thought for a while and nodded reluctantly: "Okay, I agree, but what about Han Feng?" ”
"When he comes back, tell everyone for himself. I'm sure he'll do the same. Hang Yi said, and then looked at the people below. I'll tell you about my superpowers now, and Lu Hua and Han Feng will do the same in a while—to prove that yesterday's events have nothing to do with us, and to show our sincerity. ”
The whole class was shocked. They knew how much courage it took to make such a decision — the people in the class didn't promise to reveal their abilities after they said it.
But Hang Yi believes that in order to gain everyone's trust, there is no other way. He took a deep breath and said, "My ability is to control ......."
As soon as he said this, he suddenly noticed that the lectern was shaking—not only the podium, but the entire classroom and building were shaking, and it was shaking more and more violently. Everyone in the class felt it, and someone shouted in horror: "Earthquake! ”
For a moment, the screams came and went. The classroom was chaotic, and the people who were close to the door opened the door and planned to run outside. But Nguyen Junxi remained calm, and he shouted: "Don't panic! We're on the sixth floor, we can't run! It's even more dangerous to escape into the hallway! Everyone, hide under your desks! ”
This sentence reminded everyone, and everyone in the class got under their desks. The earthquake continued and intensified, and fluorescent lamps and light stands above the classrooms fell and smashed on the floors and desks, causing the 'girls' to scream even more in panic.
Hang Yi and Lu Hua stood on the podium, and there was nowhere to hide. The two of them could only hold on to the blackboard and the podium, but they were still unsteady on their feet. Suddenly, Hang Yi heard some kind of cracking sound above his head. He looked up and saw that a prefabricated cement slab on the ceiling had been cracked. He was about to run away, but it was too late - the prefabricated slab fell and smashed into his head!
Oops! Hang Yi screamed in his heart, knowing that there was no way to avoid it. The shadow of death came upon him.
Just at the last moment, Lu Hua, who was standing next to Hang Yi, suddenly shouted, and stretched his hands upwards - something magical happened.
Around Lu Hua's body, a circular transparent ball of light with a radius of about one meter appeared. The prefabricated cement slab weighing hundreds of pounds smashed on this ball of light, as if colliding with hard steel, shattered in half, and smashed to the ground. Lu Hua and Hang within the scope of this circular protective cover were unscathed. The two of them looked at each other, dumbfounded. Not to mention Hang Yi, even Lu Hua himself was stunned.
Gradually, the earthquake stopped. Everyone emerged from under the table in shock. No one dared to stay in this classroom anymore, and they all ran downstairs.
Everyone ran out of the office building where the training center was located, frightened and frightened. Fortunately, the earthquake did not destroy any buildings, but there were some partial collapses in the interior, which did not cause much casualties.
The streets were crowded with thousands of people who had escaped from the training center, and there was a lot of chaos, chaos, and people's voices. When Hang Yi and Lu Hua were at a loss, one person pushed through the crowd and found them - it was Han Feng. He hugged his two good friends like a reunion after a long absence, and said, "Are you all right?" That's great! ”
"Are you alright?" Lu Hua asked.
"It's okay, I just came out of the toilet and found out about the earthquake, and I ran downstairs desperately. Fortunately, the building did not collapse! ”
"It's terrible, I've never experienced an earthquake of this magnitude!" Lu Hua said with palpitations, "You don't know, Hang Yi and I stood on the podium just now......"
Lu Hua didn't finish his words, and was suddenly pressed by Hang Yi on the shoulder. He stopped and turned his head to see Hang Yizheng staring at Han Feng coldly.
Han Feng was stared at by Hang Yi and asked, "Are you ...... Why are you looking at me like that? ”
Hang paused for a few seconds, then suddenly grabbed Han Feng's collar with both hands, pushed him to a place where no one was around, and looked at him fiercely.
Lu Hua was stunned, rushed over and asked, "What are you doing, Hang Yi?" ”
Hang Yi stared at Han Feng with a pair of eyes: "You told us yesterday, what is your ability?" ”
Lu Hua and Han Feng were stunned at the same time. Then, Lu Hua cried out with an "ah", feeling a chill in his back. He slowly turned his head and looked at Han Feng in horror.
Han Feng also seemed to realize it, and he said in fear, "No, it's none of my business!" Hang Yi, Lu Hua, do you want to believe me? ”
"Trust you?" Hang Yi lowered his voice and roared, "Your ability is 'disaster'!" Do you think I'll believe that what just happened was just a coincidence? And it's a coincidence that you left the classroom after the morning self-study? ”
Han Feng shook his head violently and explained in a panic: "I really didn't do it!" Believe me, I won't hurt my friends! ”
"That's right, you're not just hurting your friends, you want to put everyone to death! As we talked about yesterday, after the first class, we talked to the whole class. So you know very well that when the time comes, as soon as you find an excuse to leave, everyone in the classroom will gather except you! Hang Yi's hands clenched Han Feng's collar tightly. You're so ruthless, Han Feng! Once this plan is successful, it can be broken in one fell swoop, once and for all! You're almost outright on top! ”
Han Feng was stunned for a long time, then suddenly shook off Hang Yi's hands and roared angrily, "You...... I think of you as a friend, but what do you think of me! In your eyes, it turns out that I am such a vicious person?! ”
Hang Yi was also very uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn't believe Han Feng and said, "It's not that we want to look at you like this, it's that what you did was too suspicious!" ”
"If I really had such thoughts, how could I honestly tell you about my abilities yesterday?"
"Perhaps, when you told us yesterday, you didn't think of this plan yet. When you get home, you realize that you can use this opportunity to kill us all! ”
Han Feng was speechless, as if he couldn't think of words to defend himself. At this time, the person in charge of the training center stood on a high place, holding a megaphone and shouting: "Ladies and gentlemen, due to the strong earthquake just now, the office building has partially collapsed, and it needs to be inspected and repaired. The training center will be temporarily closed for two weeks, and after the danger has been eliminated, the specific class time will be notified to everyone. Now, please leave quickly and return home. No one is allowed to return to the classroom at this time to pick up personal belongings, the classroom is now in danger......"
The students left one after another. Han Feng saw that Hang Yi and Lu Hua ignored him at all, and walked towards the right side of the street. He caught up and grabbed Lu Hua's shoulder: "Listen to me, Lu Hua ......"
Lu Hua didn't wait for Han Feng to finish speaking, he took his hand off his shoulder and said coldly, "Stay away from me." ”
Han Feng was stunned and watched his two good friends leave him blankly.
None of them could have noticed that under a plane tree beside the street, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of a man who was not as good as a man of his class, one of their 13th class. F