The two people were at war with each other and looked as though they were about to fight in the next second. The Monk watched for a second, felt that he should not get involved in this matter and so he quietly retreated to the room.
If the two of them could really fight and vent their anger, they might be able to resolve things. Everything once talked through becomes better. But Lian Qiao was too embarrassed to open his mouth to ask Xu RenDong, so how can he be soft-hearted towards Little Apple?
So the Monk sneaked away while Lian Qiao and Little Apple glared at each other for a while, however Lian Qiao let go of his hand first and gave Little Apple a vicious push.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" He was going to find RenDong.
Little Apple was already angry, so being pushed like this by him would certainly add fuel to the fire. She grabbed Lian Qiao, performed a miracle with all her strength, dragged him back into the room and then kicked the door with a slam.
"What are you doing?" Lian Qiao narrowed his eyes, exuding a murderous look all over his body.
"What on earth did you tell Xu RenDong?!" Little Apple's eyes widened. Her tone was like a head teacher scolding a primary school student, "He is so angry with you that he takes medicine every day!"
Lian Qiao was startled: "How do you know he's taking medicine? He's sick?!" As he spoke, he wanted to push Little Apple away and rush out.
Little Apple frowned and said, "He's not sick. It's just that I happened to bump into him while he was hiding and secretly taking medicine."
Lian Qiao was stunned: "What? What kind of medicine did he take?"
Little Apple was furious: "Of course it's medicine for heart disease! What else could it be, a contraceptive pill!?"
Lian Qiao opened his eyes wide, unable to speak for a while. Little Apple gritted her teeth and scolded: "It turns out that he has been taking medicine secretly and he didn't let me tell you because you might be worried! But what about you! You act so carefree all day long! It's not like you don't know he has heart disease! Do you really want to piss him off?!"
Lian Qiao was bombarded by her pointing at her nose like a machine gun for a long time, then he raised his eyes and asked hesitantly, "When… when did you see him take medicine?"
"Just now!" Little Apple was furious.
"Is it medicine for heart disease?" Lian Qiao felt a little dazed and compared the size with his fingers, "White, about this big and long, a pill?"
"That's right!" Little Apple suddenly became suspicious, "Why are you asking this? What do you mean?"
"…" Lian Qiao was in a complicated mood, lowered his eyes and stopped talking.
It turns out that RenDong still had medicine in his possession. Sure enough, the second bottle of medicine was not finished yet. But why did he lie?
Why did he hide and take medicine secretly and tell Little Apple to hide it for him?
If Little Apple didn't want to fight him, and rushed over to tell him about it, would RenDong plan to continue to hide it and continue to make himself think that he was off the medicine and couldn't bear the stimulation?
RenDong's words resounded in Lian Qiao's mind over and over again.
"The other bottle of medicine was lost and I didn't discover that the other bottle was missing until the bottle of medicine was finished. Maybe we didn't bring it in the first place."
"It's okay, as long as I'm not emotionally stimulated."
"Sorry."
"Just don't make me angry, can you do that?"
…
RenDong's words pushed him step by step into the abyss of guilt. Make him feel bad, make him blame himself, make him hesitate to do anything, for fear of causing more harm to RenDong.
Isn't this…mind control?
It's still the most advanced kind, allowing him to sink and control without knowing it.
Why did RenDong use this method to control him? … Where did RenDong learn these methods?!
Lian Qiao felt that his blood had turned cold. He couldn't believe it was true, but this wasn't the first time. It's not the first time he's seen RenDong using Lian Qiao's guilt to his advantage.
And the last time, it was when RenDong designed and killed many teammates…
The more Lian Qiao thought about it, the more frightened he became. It is only now that he realized that RenDong had given up on the bottom line of being a human being at some point.
He became the kind of person that they hated the most.
Thinking of this, Lian Qiao's heart felt as painful as if it was clenched by an eagle's claws.
But…but he will obviously cry for them…
When he murdered his teammates, when he decided to sacrifice the director of the orphanage and the children, he would obviously cry and feel sad… He is a person who doesn't even want to owe money to NPCs. How could he…how could he…
How can he cry like a child while doing the most vicious things?
Could it be—was he forced?
There was a sudden flash in Lian Qiao's mind and then everything brightened up.
Right! He must have been forced! This is something against his heart but he has to do it, that's why he suffers so much! That's why when he doubted him, he would admit it so readily – because he didn't intend to hide it at all!
He detests himself like this so he longs to be accused and punished!
At this thought, Lian Qiao's chest was filled with anger.
Who is it? Who did this to RenDong? Under his nose? !
"You, what's wrong with you?" Little Apple was frightened by the sudden surge of murderous aura around him. This murderous aura was completely different from before. It was not just a threat but a real uncontrollable desire to kill.
She didn't know what happened in just a few seconds. She just thought that Lian Qiao was still thinking about the pills. After hesitating for a while, she still said worriedly: "You aren't angry with Xu RenDong are you…"
Lian Qiao turned a deaf ear to Little Apple's words but frowned, thinking quickly in his mind.
These days, apart from attending classes at school, RenDong is almost inseparable from him. Could it be that RenDong was threatened at school? No. The homicide of his teammates happened in the orphanage period. The person who persecuted him couldn't be the principal, otherwise he couldn't still have such a submissive and friendly attitude towards the principal.
Could it be that someone followed them secretly, from the orphanage until now?
It is also impossible. Unless this person escapes the instance restrictions and has some special abilities, it is impossible for him to avoid everyone's sight every time after so many scene changes and be able to conceal his whereabouts until now.
The point is, why did this person force RenDong to kill someone?
To be honest, although the things RenDong did were immoral, they were indeed beneficial to them. Otherwise, they would probably need to be on guard against their teammates attacking them every day— after all, even the Monk suspects that the condition for clearing the level is to kill RenDong and, as RenDong's lover, he will definitely protect RenDong at all costs.
If those teammates were not now dead, it's likely that he would already have been besieged.
And about the key…
RenDong deliberately manipulates him mentally and the only request he had was that he not use the key. If RenDong also learned this method from the 'villain', then the purpose of the villain should be the other way around, to force him to use the key. Otherwise, would this villain not want to pass this level?
…wait, villain?
RenDong seems to have mentioned "bad guys"…
It was when he asked RenDong where he learned these postures and RenDong said…
"I learned from a bad guy."
Lian Qiao's face suddenly changed.
"What the hell are you thinking…" Little Apple saw that Lian Qiao's face was cloudy and now his face turned pale again, and she couldn't help but thump in her heart.
Lian Qiao's eyes wandered and his face was as pale as a corpse that had been soaked in formalin for more than ten years. He muttered to himself: "I must find the key…or he…or he…"
Little Apple: "?"
Before he had time to react, Lian Qiao opened the door and rushed out!
Little Apple turned pale with fright and hurried to chase after him. In desperation, she actually forgot to ask the Monk to help her and didn't remember until she ran several hundred meters away.
Lian Qiao ran fast and Little Apple chased him all the way like she was chasing a thief, causing the college students on the road to look sideways.
There is still some time before the last class in the afternoon ends, so there are not many pedestrians on the road. Lian Qiao was running in the direction of the student dormitory. Little Apple chased him until her heart beat wildly but she didn't dare to shout for fear of causing a commotion.
So the two rushed all the way to Building No. 2, the downstairs of Xu RenDong's dormitory.
As he approached the dormitory, Lian Qiao gradually slowed down and Little Apple was able to catch up. However, before she had time to talk to him, Lian Qiao walked into the dormitory management station and said a few words to the dormitory management auntie.
The auntie actually opened the back door and let him in. She even lent him the entire key disk.
This is the boys dormitory. Little Apple caught up and was immediately stopped by the dormitory auntie. In desperation, Little Apple couldn't make up any reasonable excuses, so she pointed at Lian Qiao's back and said, "I'm with him!"
It's unknown what Lian Qiao said to the auntie but the auntie actually let her go in after Little Apple said this so casually.
Lian Qiao was hurrying upstairs, completely ignoring the person behind him. Little Apple hurried up and, sure enough, Lian Qiao went straight to RenDong's dormitory.
The students on the same floor of the dormitory basically live in the same major and they are all in class at the moment. The corridors are empty and there is no one there. Lian Qiao came to the front of RenDong's dormitory, picked up the key and was about to open the door.
Little Apple was shocked and hurried forward to stop him: "What are you doing!"
Lian Qiao said coldly: "Don't stop me. I want to go in."
"Don't!" Little Apple pulled him firmly and persuaded him, "Do you want to go in and find the key? Listen to me, calm down first…"
"I'm very calm." Lian Qiao's eyes fell on Little Apple's hand holding him, his eyes were cold, "I'll say it for the last time, don't stop me. Don't force me to do anything to you."
Little Apple got angry: "You are crazy! Didn't you promise him not to use the key?! He will definitely find out if you take the key away! How will you explain it then? Are you going to make him angry?!"
"I'll find a way to hide it."
"He's not stupid! Can he be fooled by you? What's more…"
Lian Qiao suddenly lost patience and pushed Little Apple hard. Little Apple was caught off guard and was pushed to the ground by him with a scream.
"He will be ruined if this continues!" Lian Qiao roared at her, "No matter what the price is, I must set him free! Don't bother me!"
Seeing that he was about to open the door again, Little Apple didn't care about the pain of her butt, jumped up from the ground, hugged his waist and cursed angrily: "Could you fucking calm down! If you use the key, what will happen to him? If you die, he won't be able to live!"
"No." Lian Qiao tried to push her hand away but found that she was really clinging on with her life. Lian Qiao frowned, afraid that if Little Apple continued to mess around like this, it would really provoke the dormitory auntie to call the police. Taking a deep breath, he said in a slow tone, "I have a hunch that the price of the key is not my life."
Little Apple was stunned: "Really?"
Lian Qiao smiled bitterly: "Really. Don't I know how important I am to him? I am his life. How could I make fun of his life?"
"Then you..."
Lian Qiao sighed: "Relax first and talk properly. If you hug me like this, people will misunderstand you if they see us."
It was only then that Little Apple realized that she had almost stuck her entire body on Lian Qiao's back in a hurry just now and her movements were indeed a bit ambiguous. She blushed and let go immediately.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she let go, Lian Qiao opened the door quickly.
F***! She was cheated!
Little Apple's eyes widened but it was too late to stop him. Lian Qiao has already entered the RenDong dormitory and started to search.
Lian Qiao went straight to the RenDong table and began to rummage through his things. Little Apple stood in the corridor, neither going in nor retreating.
Gritting her teeth, she still walked in and closed the door behind her.
"Don't mess things up…" Lian Qiao rummaged in front and Little Apple tidied up behind like an old woman, muttering non-stop, "If you mess things up, you will leave traces. Then you might not find the key but Xu RenDong will know you've been looking through his things and then you'll start arguing again. Can you two calm down for a few days…"
Lian Qiao kept moving his hands, took the time to glance at Little Apple and mocked: "You misplaced that book, it was originally on the second shelf."
Little Apple blushed, threw the book away and said angrily: "You heartless bastard! I wiped your ass for you and you still complain about me! Are you human?!"
"I didn't ask you for help." Lian Qiao looked away and opened the wardrobe with a creak. His muffled voice came from the closet, "Don't worry about it, I'll clean it up myself later. If you really want to help, go downstairs and wait for him. In case he comes back early, give me a signal."
"You want me to assist you?!" Little Apple couldn't believe it, pulled him out of the closet and scolded him, "Did you forget that I came to stop you! You fucking tricked me. Stop it! Don't flip through it! If you look any more, I'll tell that Auntie that you stole something!"
Lian Qiao was dragged out by her with a helpless face.
"Don't you want to go out?" He asked, "It's none of your business whether I die or not, as long as it doesn't affect your clearance?"
"You!" Little Apple's cheeks flushed instantly, "…Of course it will affect me! If something happens to you, Xu RenDong…"
"Are you afraid that RenDong will be sad?" Lian Qiao interrupted her suddenly.
Little Apple was taken aback: "…Yes, yes." After a pause, she hurriedly added, "After all, he is a key player, in case something happens to him…"
Lian Qiao smiled bitterly: "Even you know he will be sad, so how can I not know?"
"Then why are you still doing it?"
"Otherwise, what should we do?" Lian Qiao closed his eyes, took a deep breath and his words trembled slightly, "He's getting more and more wrong these days. No matter what the reason is, he can't stay in this instance anymore… he is going crazy, you know?"
Little Apple sneered: "I think he's going to be driven crazy by you."
Lian Qiao opened his eyes with a complicated expression.
After a while, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again.
"You can say whatever you want." Lian Qiao's expression was flat and his tone was also flat. In front of Little Apple, he opened another drawer.
This time, Little Apple didn't reach out to stop him, just stared at him and asked, "Do you have to do this? You don't even know what the price of using the key is. What if… its something more terrifying than death?"
"I really don't know what the price is." Lian Qiao flipped his fingers in the drawer without raising his head, "I only know that the price is my own price and it won't fall on him. That's enough. As long as he can go out, I can do anything."
RenDong didn't have many personal belongings and the drawers were empty. They were quickly rummaged through. The key was still missing.
Little Apple wanted to persuade him again but Lian Qiao said in a low voice: "Do I have to beg you? He can't stay in this instance anymore. He can't hold on anymore."
Little Apple showed despair: "Why are you saying this again? Why don't you understand, once something happens to you…"
Lian Qiao interrupted her lightly: "But something has happened to him."
Little Apple was taken aback.
Lian Qiao has searched all of RenDong's desks and cabinets and the key was nowhere to be seen. He then turned to look through the belongings of RenDong's roommates.
The moment he turned around, Little Apple was surprised to find that his eyes were red.
The phrase "something has happened to him" kept echoing in Little Apple's mind. She stared blankly at Lian Qiao's back as he rummaged through boxes and cabinets. She suddenly thought in her heart: Is it because he doesn't want me to see him cry that he kept his head down?
What is he crying for?
Obviously he is the one who is doing bad things, so why is he also the one crying?
Because "something has happened to him"?
Just thinking "something has happened to him" makes you feel sad enough to cry?
…You bastard who appears strong on the outside, are you really so fragile inside?
Little Apple smiled wryly. She closed her eyes and a heat behind her eyelids: I was led astray by him.
After a while, she took a deep breath and said to Lian Qiao: "Okay, don't look for it anymore."
Lian Qiao ignored her and was still rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
Are my words so weightless? Little Apple thought bitterly and a sudden urge for revenge surged in her heart.
So she put her hands in her trouser pockets, glanced sideways at Lian Qiao, pretended to be extremely calm,and lazily said: "I have the key. Don't look for it."
Lian Qiao raised his head and finally looked at her. His eyes were full of shock.
The author has something to say: RenDong is on the way to pick up the knife.