On Monday morning, as soon as I arrived at the office, I heard the news that Wu Haoxuan, a member of the 12th class of the first year of high school, had died at home in the early hours of this morning, in the same way as Lan Tianyu.

"It's terrible, why is this happening so often lately?"

"Fortunately, this student had an accident at home, and if it happened again in the dormitory, I think our school would only be closed."

"I heard that this student was scared to death in a dream again this time, and the time of death was about the same! What the hell is going on? My back is numb. ”

"yes, I think it's pretty weird too......"

The teachers in the office were babbling, and my mind went blank, unsure how much I was listening. I'm not even sure how I finished my classes and how I left school and got back to my dorm. The whole day, I was in a trance, sluggish state. This time, I don't want to inquire about the details of Wu Haoxuan's death, because I am almost 100% sure that the time of his death is the moment when he was awakened by scare for three consecutive days - 4:17. And I don't want to investigate and explore the reason anymore. I only have one thought in my head right now - to stay away and forget about this terrible thing. I don't want anything to do with it anymore.

In the evening, I invited a group of friends to dinner, and then went to sing and get a massage. I haven't said a word about the strange events I've encountered in the past few days. All I needed was relaxation and happiness – and the truth is, it was the right thing to do. After this night of entertainment and leisure, my body and mind are a lot more relaxed, like unloading a burden. It was as if I had really forgotten all the unpleasantness and became refreshed again.

A group of us played until nearly twelve o'clock before we went home. When I arrived at the dormitory, I was so tired that I didn't even have the strength to wash. I took off my shoes and fell on the bed, wrapped myself in the quilt, and fell asleep after a while.

What happened next is hard for me to describe right now. The reason is that I really can't remember anything, but the feeling is so real and terrifying that it is still fresh in people's memories - it's like sitting on the balcony of your house leisurely drinking black tea, thinking about nothing, and suddenly looking down and seeing a dead gecko in the cup.

Yes, anyone in this situation will immediately reflexively bounce and scream in horror. But I will tell you that the analogy I made was dozens of times lighter than the horror I was actually subjected to.

"Ahh I woke up from my dream, sweating profusely, my heart beating wildly, and the pores of my whole body contracted and chilled one after another. I stared nervously, gasping for air in the dark.

After a pause of about ten seconds, a terrible thought struck my mind like lightning. As if I had gone crazy, I desperately pulled my phone out of my pants bag and glanced at the time on it.

Oh my God.

Seeing this moment of time, my breathing almost stopped—

4:18 a.m.!

I felt like the whole world was spinning, turning upside down and pitch black. Finally, what I feared and feared most came true. In fact, I had a vague hunch that if I was involved in this matter, I might be infected like a viral infection. As a result, my ominous guess came true - after Wu Haoxuan, I am the next victim!

I sat on the bed in a panic for several minutes before finally forcing myself to compose. I turned on the light, went to the bathroom and washed my cold face, then looked at myself in the mirror, and said to myself repeatedly - calm down, Yu Yang. It's not time for despair yet. Now you are the only one who can save you.

I went back to my bedroom, sat down at my desk, lit a cigarette, and tried to figure out if there was a way out.

Soon, I thought of a few important clues, and I grabbed a piece of paper and a gel pen on the table and wrote down the points that came to mind:

First, there is no doubt that this is a bizarre event beyond comprehension, not controlled by man;

Second, the crux of the event is a "nightmare" that will wake a person up at the same time for three days in a row, and on the fourth day, it will kill the person;

Third, Lan Tianyu was the first victim, and he told Wu Haoxuan about it after having a nightmare on the first day (Tuesday). And it was after he had a nightmare on the third day (Thursday). So Wu Haoxuan became the second victim after Lan Tianyu's death, and I became the third victim because I knew about it two days late. In this way, the same situation will probably occur to anyone who knows about it.

Writing this, I seem to clear my thoughts. I put down my pen and thought to myself – everything should have a reason, and this one will not be an exception. There must be some reason why this "nightmare" kills people in their dreams in a very regular way. As long as you get to the root of the matter, you may be able to find a way to crack it and avoid dying on the "fourth day"!

By the way, I can't help but shudder when I think about it - if the purpose of this nightmare is only to scare people to death in the dream, why do it for three days in a row before "starting" it on the fourth night? Why not just on the first night? Moreover, why do you have to wake people up at the same time for the first three days? Does that make any sense, and does it imply anything?

Suddenly, a sudden thought flashed through my mind - could this situation be the legendary "dream"? Maybe it's some kind of supernatural force that wants to achieve some kind of goal through "dreaming". It gives a three-day period, and if the person fails to do what it has been asked to do within three days, it kills him and moves on to the next person.

I was shocked and thought it was ridiculous, but at this moment, I couldn't come up with a more plausible explanation. At the moment, I feel like there's only one way to go. It's about finding the root of the matter and unlocking the secrets hidden in the nightmare.

But—damn it! It suddenly occurred to me that when I woke up just now, I didn't remember the content of the dream at all, just like what Lan Tianyu and Wu Haoxuan said before, I only remember that there was an extremely terrifying feeling coming to me, waking me up, and I couldn't remember anything else - if I couldn't even detect the content of this nightmare, then wouldn't there be anything else to talk about?

After a moment of anxious thought, my frown began to unfold - yes, I had almost forgotten my profession. I'm a psychology teacher, and ordinary people can't recall the content of dreams, but if I use psychological suggestion, it shouldn't be difficult at all.