Xiao Zhen suddenly let go of her hand, her face quickly changed colorfully, her eyes were murderous, I looked at her in horror, but I didn't dare to squeak, because with what I knew about her, I was afraid that she would lose her mind and find a sharp pair of scissors to deal with this string of beads. At that time, it will be difficult for my wrist not to fly with flesh and blood!

Oh, why is I, the heroine, so miserable, that I have to make a cameo role in the role of "Bleeding Pond Fish" every time? I lamented in my heart, imitating Aunt Dou'e who angrily complained about the injustice of heaven and earth.

The darkest hour before dawn has arrived!

After a long and unbearable silence, she finally spoke slowly: "Squad leader, I've been thinking about it for a long time. ”

"Well, how?" I asked nervously.

"If you find a pair of scissors, how likely are you to cut it?"

Sure enough! Countless Venus stars appeared in front of my eyes, as if I had seen the sharp mouth open of the bright scissors!

"But, on second thought, it's so close to your wrist that cutting it will hurt you! …… Or...... We're ...... Never mind? She seemed reluctant and leaned over to ask for my opinion.

"Yes, yes! …… Forget it, forget it! Anyway, we're not afraid of it messing around! I immediately smiled and nodded vigorously in agreement, for fear that she would not be able to think of the bead again.

"Hey, hey! Squad leader, don't accept other people's things casually in the future! She squinted at the beads on my wrist with a smile, with an expression of "adults don't remember villains, I'll spare you today".

"Uh-huh!" I nodded busily.

"It seems that today is a busy day. After going to school, not only do you have to ask Qi Zhen to find out what happened last night, but you also have to go to your fake cousin for an explanation about this hateful bead! She concluded.

“…… Ahem, yes! I replied with my chin propped up in annoyance, once again lamenting the pain of my life.

When the sun shone on the earth again, Xiao Zhencai and I rubbed our puffy eyelids and yawned, and hurried to school. Before I walked into the classroom, Jane smiled and made a "come on" gesture to me, and then ran up the stairs humming a song, and their classroom was on the second floor.

I shook my groggy head and stepped into the classroom. As soon as my feet touched the floor of the classroom, I was immediately grabbed by arms stretched out from all directions, and a jumbled voice came from my ears: "Why are you here now?" "Where were you last night?" With whom? "Did you see anything strange?" "What about Qi Zhen? Where is he? Is he with you? ”……

In addition to Chen Qiu and Chang Qing, there were also Ge Hong, Xu Shan, and many classmates in the class, all of whom surrounded me, with anxious and worried expressions on their faces. I'm confused! When did Qi Zhen and I become such important figures? Can the slightest disturbance make the whole class panic? Isn't it that I didn't sleep in my own house at night, as for that...... Oops, not good! How did they know I wasn't home last night? Don't......

I broke free of the other people's hands and asked Chen Qiu and Chang Qing eagerly, "What about Qi Zhen?" Is he coming? Isn't it...... What's going on again? ”

Chang Qing's face was pale, he opened his mouth, and he didn't say anything. Chen Qiu held my hand tightly: "Little star, tell us first, where did you go last night?" ”

"This ...... I...... Is that...... I don't know. I smiled wryly and told the truth.

"How could you not know? You don't want to tell us! Chang Qing actually held back such a yin and yang strange sentence.

"You ......" I was so annoyed that I simply lowered my head and said nothing.

"What's the fuss now! Little star, can you tell me all about what happened last night? Chen Qiu persuaded me softly.

I looked up and saw the unusually solemn look on her face and the worry in her eyes that could not be concealed, and a vague wave of uneasiness passed through my heart.

Seeing that I still didn't speak, Chang Qing was anxious: "Miss, you are talking!" I'm dying! ”

Hey, Qi Zhen's original mantra came out of Chang Qing's mouth, and it felt so funny, and a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.

"What's wrong with you?" Probably because my smile was too abrupt, which did not match the atmosphere at this time, Chen Qiu's tone was quite worried.

"Nothing! …… Can you wait a little longer? Maybe...... When Qi Zhen comes, things will be clearer! I put away my smile and asked seriously.

"Wait?! ......" Chang Qing pulled his hair anxiously, and was about to say something against it, but Chen Qiu nodded as if he remembered something, and said, "Okay." Then, she looked around at her classmates and said calmly and firmly, "Everyone leave this matter to me and Chang Qing to deal with!" ”

After listening to our conversation, the students who gathered around had different faces, but none of them expressed any objections, and they dispersed silently in an instant. Ge Hong and Xu Shan looked at me one last time, their eyes full of comfort. I smiled meaninglessly, in response.

The three of us sat at the door of the classroom, quietly waiting for Qi Zhen.

I looked calm on the surface, but my heart was pounding, and a fear that had never been seen before gripped me. In a trance, the figure of Teacher Ling appeared in my mind, and the completely different faces of gentleness, kindness and ruthlessness flashed alternately, like a pair of good and evil flowers with clear distinctions.

But how can a person have such contradictory two faces? Or...... Is it because, deep down, everyone has a dark nature that is contrary to the light?

The bell is ringing!

I looked at the door, and my fear deepened, and even I couldn't tell if it was for this or for Qi Zhen.

When the teacher appeared at the door, for no apparent reason, I was seized by a wave of despair. Why didn't Qi Zhen come? Is he ...... Something went wrong? Or, is he really hiding important things from us as Xiao Zhen said, and he doesn't want to show up at this time?

Under the teacher's displeased gaze, I stood up blankly, not even bothering to look at Chang Qing and Chen Qiu's reactions, and turned around and walked to my seat.

"Report!" A slightly hurried and familiar voice came from the doorway. Qi Zhen is here!

I stared at him, as always, although he was late, he was calm, his eyes were calm, and he was not flustered or exaggerated, as if today was just the most normal day.

"You...... Here it comes! "My eyes were inexplicably sour.

"Well, I'm up late today. What happened to you? Qi Zhen asked softly.

I was silent.

"Ahem, it's class! If you have anything to say, let's talk about it after class! "The neglected teacher recalls our sanity with a voice of displeasure in an octave higher.

The teacher in front of the podium explained diligently, while I sat in a daze, no matter how often Qi Zhen and Chang Qing paid attention, I ignored it and continued to wander too much.

I was really awake during the big break after two classes.

The other students went to the big playground to skip rope and run, and Chang Qing, Chen Qiu, Qi Zhen and I came to the woods that had repeatedly had accidents and were extremely clean.

"Little Star, now you can say it, right?" As soon as he stood still, Chen Qiu asked.

"Yes." I sighed and recounted in detail what had happened last night.

The three of them listened quietly and did not interject, but Chang Qing's face became more and more blue the more he listened, and Chen Qiu's face became more and more pale.

After I finished speaking in one breath, I quickly closed my mouth and took time to rest, while waiting for their questioning.

"You mean, last night in the morgue, you and the forensic doctor saw 'Ding Zhongheng' appear and fight fiercely with the 'Blue Bird', and then you found that the bodies of Wang Kai and Shu Fangfang suddenly disappeared?" Changqing's tone was serious.

"Yes." I bowed my head.

"And then? What did you do again? Chen Qiu asked.

"Later, your 'Blue Bird' killed 'Ding Zhongheng'...... Uh, wiped out! Then, the 'blue bird', which was half burned blue and half black, pounced on me, picked me up and flew out of the room! Thinking of the panic of almost hitting my head with the hard roof, I rubbed my forehead with trepidation.

Noticing my movements, a few soft smiles appeared at the corners of Chen Qiu's mouth, and then disappeared, and she frowned: "Finally, you appeared at Xiao Zhen's house inexplicably?" And the medical examiner is still in the morgue? ”

"Yes." I nodded again.

"Are you really sure that the whole thing is what you say it is?" Chang Qing and Chen Qiu asked in unison.

"Yes!" I replied with great firmness, and at the same time I couldn't help but wonder: how did they do this today?

saw that the two glanced at each other, and smiled bitterly at the same time, which was very confused.

"What's wrong? Could it be ...... Is there anything wrong with what I'm saying? ”

"There's nothing wrong with what you're saying." Chang Qing habitually pulled his hair, "It's just completely different from the truth!" ”

"Huh? What facts? "My battered little heart began to beat wildly again.

"Last night, someone did have a fierce battle with the evergreen 'Blue Bird', and the forensic doctor did stay in the morgue all along, and he did find that the bodies of Wang Kai and Shu Fangfang suddenly disappeared!" Chen Qiu's voice was cold and pleasant.

"Well, isn't that the same as I said?" I raised an eyebrow.

"The problem is that the order in which these things happen is the exact opposite of what I said above!" Chen Qiu sighed lightly.

"On the contrary? …… What do you mean? I asked, feeling a bit like an idiot. But what is the significant relationship between the order of events and the truth of the facts?

"Qi Zhen, now it's your turn to tell me what happened last night!" Chang Qing didn't wait for Chen Qiu to answer my question, so he preemptively opened his mouth and asked Qi Zhen in a questioning tone.

"Me?" Qi Zhen was very surprised, "I have been sleeping at home last night!" Nothing happened! Of course, if sleeping and grinding your teeth and having nightmares count, there's a lot to tell! ”

Qi Zhen probably felt that his words were humorous, and couldn't help but laugh.

In the quiet woods, only his laughter drifted softly.

Now, even my face has changed!

"You didn't see me last night?" I swallowed and asked with some difficulty.

"Hehe, how could I see you? Unless it's a dream! He laughed heartlessly.

"So, did you go to the public security bureau's morgue last night?" Chen Qiu asked.

"Morgue? I can't sleep well, what are I doing in that hellish place? Qi Zhen asked in surprise, "Besides, didn't you pre-arrange the 'Blue Bird Talisman' and other murderers to take the bait?" ”

Chang Qing looked at him deeply and said word by word: "Yes, we originally set a trap to wait for the murderer to fall into the net." But we were calculated by him! ”

Just after eleven o'clock last night, the forensic doctor heard a noise in the morgue, he quietly hid over, and when he broke down the door, he found that the bodies of Wang Kai and Shu Fangfang, who were originally sitting on the bed, were gone! An unexpected person appears in the morgue and suddenly attacks the medical examiner. Subsequently, 'Ding Zhongheng' also appeared in the meantime, and fought fiercely with 'Blue Bird'. In the scuffle, the forensic doctor was injured and fell to the ground, 'Ding Zhongheng' was eliminated by 'Blue Bird', and the man walked through the wall, entered a dark alley, and never came out again. The bluebird followed it, but was blocked by a string of huge black beads, unable to get close, and finally returned with a feather! ”

Chang Qing and Chen Qiu looked at us with burning eyes.

Qi Zhen was silent.

I was stunned, and I didn't know how to close my boss's mouth when I opened it. How is this, this, how is this so different from what I experienced last night? Could it be that I was really dreaming or sleepwalking last night?

"Who was that forensic unexpected?" Qi Zhen asked in a deep voice.

“…… It's you! Chang Qing took a deep breath, pointed his hand at him, and asked bitterly, "Are you in league with that monster?" Are you the murderer behind the scenes? ”

"It's not! I didn't go anywhere last night, I did sleep at home! Qi Zhen's expression was calm, and he didn't mean too surprised or panicked, "Perhaps, the forensic doctor recognized the wrong person!" ”

"Yes, that forensic doctor has only seen Qi Zhen twice, and it is very possible to recognize the wrong person! Why don't you ask him to come back and take a closer look? After the shock, I instinctively sided with Qi Zhen and defended him. Because I don't believe he would do such a thing.

"Alas!" Chen Qiu sighed abruptly, as if he had heard something ridiculous.

Looking at me with an unknown face, Chang Qing pulled a handful of hair fiercely and said heavily: "If we can, of course we will do it!" However, when the forensic doctor fell, he was already ......" He stopped the statement gloomily, although the forensic doctor was not a very familiar person, but after all, it was a living human life, and it was a rare person who was willing to accept spells and Taoism!

"Dead! ...... "I was stunned. This is really "no proof of death"!

Chang Qing raised his head suddenly, revealing a small patch of yellow between his right fingers, and bright red cinnabar dotted on it, and the faint murderous aura slowly filled, and the atmosphere became tense. "Let me ask again, are you the murderer?"

"It's not! …… Changqing, do you think I'm someone who cheats on my friends? Qi Zhen's face was a little pale, but his expression was still calm.

Chang Qing's hand slowly raised, and he paused again after hearing this. Chen Qiu stood aside quietly and did not say anything, but there were many incomprehensible deep thoughts in his eyes when he looked at Qi Zhen.

“…… I do not know. After a while, Chang Qing put down his hand in annoyance.

This is the real idea, and in terms of our friendship with Qi Zhen, of course we should believe him; But if he is judged by facts, he really has a suspicion that he can't get rid of.

"Hey, I can't figure it out!" I suddenly interjected, "Since the medical examiner was dead when he fell, how did you know about these things?" ”

Without saying a word, Chang Qing reached out and felt something out of his pocket.

Uh, that half-blue, half-black bluebird!

"Well, can the blue bird still speak?" I have a new question.

"No, it won't." Chen Qiu said and flicked his fingers, and the blue bird flapped its wings in the palm of Changqing's hand, and a silver-white light appeared above its head, "However, I have attached a 'corpse firefly' to it, and we can see what it sees!" ”

……

"Well, if I'm not sleepwalking, why was my experience last night so different from what you said? I didn't see Qi Zhen in the morgue! …… Could it be that this string of black beads of unknown origin in my hand is playing tricks? I didn't give up, thought about it, and continued to unrelentingly excuse Qi Zhen. In my heart, I still have the thought of "is it not its owner who is manipulating all this", no matter how I look at it, it is my fake cousin who is more suspicious, isn't it?

"Black beads?" Chang Qing and Chen Qiu woke up at the same time, took a step forward and said, "Take it out and show it to us!" ”

I hurriedly pulled up my sleeves and exposed the string of beads that were clinging to my wrist, and Chang Qing, Chen Qiu, and Qi Zhen all carefully examined it with an inquiring eye.

The black beads become dull in an instant!

Not only that, but there was not even a single crack in my wrist that was originally clamped, but now it is loose, and the appearance of inferior goods on my hand is really exaggerated and hateful!

"It's it...... This one...... Last night wasn't ...... It's not like that......" I was so angry that my lips trembled and I couldn't speak. This ghost bead is a prominent example of two-faced, insidious and cunning!

"Don't be angry! …… It seems that you still got the beads that will 'change your face'! Chen Qiu looked at my angry appearance, a little unbearable, and comforted me with a smile.

Chang Qing's face became more and more ugly, he couldn't tell whether it was surprise or fear, he seemed to see something in the string of black beads, but he was a little uncertain, so although he pulled his hair one after another, he just didn't speak.

"Changqing, do you know the origin of this string of beads?" I was so angry a moment ago that I was smoking, but when I saw his strange expression, my curiosity immediately rose, and I ran out of the clouds.

“…… I'm not sure. This bead ...... It seems to be ...... Soul Breaker! Chang Qing's tone was hesitant.

"Soul Breaker? The name is cool, and it sounds cold on the back. But what is that? Where is it made? How much does it cost? What are the properties and uses? ......" My eyes burst into a sparkling "starlight", and countless question marks mixed with flattering eyes were thrown at evergreen.

"Please, this is not a flea market to buy old goods, there is still a price and origin!" Chang Qing smiled helplessly, "...... I used to seem to be in my uncle's pile of ancient books, and I happened to see a record about the Soul Splitting Bead, and the picture next to it looks like the bead you wore on your wrist! ”

"Is there any mention of its purpose in the record?" Chen Qiu asked.

"Soul Breaker, Soul Breaker...... Divide and send it; …… Absorb the essence, derive the heart, and punish the gods! Changqing's tone was ethereal, and he said such a difficult sentence.

"Well, there are so many people, it's so difficult to understand!" I complained.

"Does this mean that the Soul Splitting Bead can imprison people's souls?" Chen Qiu was thoughtful.

"I don't know. This is what I saw on a book that was so worn out that it didn't even have a cover. Chang Qing shook his head.

"How many Soul Splitting Orbs are there? Are all thirteen of them? Chen Qiu continued to ask.

"There is only one Soul Splitting Orb, and it is among the thirteen. I don't know which one, though! Chang Qing replied with deep regret.

"Uh, why...... I don't think it looks like it, do you? I approached the string of beads, looked at it closely, and asked in confusion. The ordinary shape of the Buddha beads is dull and inconspicuous, and no matter how you look at it, it is far from the fierce name of "Soul Splitting Bead"!