Chapter 21: Two Timelines
Is it really because the first photo we took didn't work because we didn't gather all the executors?
Is there any relationship between Zhao Xitong's words and the invalid photo?
Shi Yuan kept thinking.
While Shi Yuan and the others were waiting in the morgue, Liu Tong was alone in the corridor on the third floor facing all the horrors.
With her shared perception, she saw countless dark shadows around her.
The intense feeling of oppression almost crushed her, but she gritted her teeth and persevered towards the stairs.
Despite receiving a text message from Shi Yuan, she still planned to rush to the morgue to meet them as soon as possible. Anyway, it's too dangerous to be here alone. And, once the clock goes back to twenty years ago, she's only a little more in danger.
At that time, there will be many crazy doctors and nurses here, even after long-term physical training, even if he has recently practiced sanda and grappling, even if he has a machete in his hand, Liu Tong will not have any confidence to be able to compete with those crazy people.
At this moment, there was a faint sound of thunder outside the building.
Liu Tong's heart trembled, and fear was instantly detonated.
The thunder is getting closer and louder.
A bolt of lightning struck, and the corridor instantly lit up.
It was just then that Liu Tong saw that his front and back were crowded with "people".
Everyone is expressionless, and everyone is standing with their hands down.
They were men and women, old and young, but without exception, all of them wore long black robes, and their faces were whiter than snow.
No, no...... I've just consumed one life-saving time, do I want to "die" again? If you die here again, you'll still be here! Then no matter how many lives I have, I will be consumed!
Liu Tong's eyes widened, and he looked around him in fear.
She couldn't move an inch, and there was no way to get any closer to the stairs.
The lightning flashed away.
The hallway was plunged into darkness again.
However, Liu Tong can still feel that it is "crowded".
A few seconds later, thunder rolled in. Liu Tong felt his heart tremble with it.
She swallowed and cautiously stepped forward.
She was afraid that she would bump into those "people".
Stretching out his arm to explore the way, Liu Tong was trembling all over.
This abandoned mental hospital is inexplicably strange, and standing alone in this terrifying corridor at this midnight hour is enough to make people feel terrified. The thunder and lightning outside made Liu Tong's nerves almost broken.
Originally, Shi Yuan said that he would come to the third floor with everyone to answer, but he immediately sent a text message saying that there was no way to go upstairs. At this moment, Liu Tong's heart sank to the bottom.
She had no choice but to slowly move towards the stairs.
Just as he was about to reach the top of the stairs, the surroundings suddenly lit up.
Fifteen minutes, arrived.
Liu Tong first looked left and right in a panic, but didn't see anyone, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
She remembered that the last time she switched to twenty years ago, they broke into the dean's office, knocked Dean Monroe unconscious, and then took a picture.
I wonder if Dean Monroe is still in a coma, or if he is working as usual as if it hadn't happened?
Liu Tong thought to himself.
It is true that time here shifts between the "present" and the "past", but it is still unknown whether the timeline is continuous or disconnected when it is in the "past", and whether the line of the "past" is affected by the executors.
Liu Tong plans to verify it.
Picking up her pace slightly, she came to the door of the dean's office again.
Although she had mercilessly smashed Dean Monroe with a thick book just now, now she politely knocked on the door and asked if she could enter.
"Come in." Dean Monroe's voice sounded calm.
After entering the office, Liu Tong observed Dean Monroe and found that he did not show any intention of ever seeing her.
This basically shows that when switching to the "past", each new beginning will be carried out according to its original appearance, regardless of the actions of the executors. Provided, of course, that Monroe's performance is real.
So, killing someone or something, it's nothing at all.
The timeline of "the past" can be seen as purely an illusion.
But who knows if it's an illusion or if it's actually a time tunnel?
"Who are you? What's the matter? Monroe asked solemnly.
Liu Tong said the interview again.
"I'm not interested, you can go." Monroe said unceremoniously.
Liu Tong was not unhappy, but breathed a sigh of relief and left the office.
Shi Yuan, will they come to the third floor to look for me?
She thought.
Before the time was changed back to twenty years ago, Shi Yuan and the others had been staying in the morgue.
Looking at a skeleton, Shi Yuan fell into deep thought, his brows furrowed slightly.
took out his mobile phone again to carefully check the task text message, and Shi Yuan still felt a little awkward. He felt like he was missing something important.
Although Shi Yuan and others had long analyzed that the second requirement in the text message, "You must start filming after gathering all the executors", had some intention to cover up, but they did not analyze what kind of trap it was at that time. Moreover, there did not seem to be any connection between the second requirement and the first requirement.
However, having gone through several time shifts, Shi Yuan feels that the hidden "trap" behind the second requirement has become clearer and clearer.
That Zhao Xitong is probably not a human from the beginning.
Thinking of this, Shi Yuan immediately said to Yang Shuang: "Yang Shuang, that friend of yours, Zhao Xitong, is there anything abnormal?" ”
"Alien ...... Abnormal? ”
Yang Shuang suddenly became nervous.
What happened on September 7 is vivid.
She remembered the unmanned canteen, the countless blank papers, the advertisements of the mental hospital, and Zhao Xitong's cold hands......
But she couldn't believe that Zhao Xitong would have anything "abnormal".
Or rather, she didn't want to believe it.
The two are roommates who have a very good relationship and have always taken care of each other like sisters.
Thinking of Zhao Xitong's lively personality and bright smile, Yang Shuang suddenly felt a sense of guilt.
How could I doubt her? She's a living person, I shouldn't be cranky.
Yang Shuang thought in his heart.
Seeing that Yang Shuang didn't speak, Shi Yuan was a little annoyed.
The current situation is related to everyone's lives, and in the mission, Shi Yuan is very disgusted with this kind of time-wasting behavior.
"Can you show me your phone? If you have a good relationship with Zhao Xitong, you should have a lot of contact, right? Such as text messages, phone calls, WeChat and the like? Shi Yuan said.
"Hmm...... Yes, there are some. We are roommates and are generally together, so there is no need to use mobile phones to communicate a lot of the time......"
Yang Shuang said as he took out his mobile phone and handed it to Shi Yuan.
Shi Yuan was not polite, and opened the text message, WeChat, etc. to check.