Yeah, sure.
Su Bai turned around with a smile on his face, took the pear from Liu Hes hand and took a bite of it imdiately. It was nice, sweet and juicy.
What are you doing on my bed? Liu He asked calmly. It sounded like his normal voice; he seed incapable of being angry at all.
Just curious. Taking a look, to make sure if youve hidden so photos of movie stars down there. Su Bai answered, but he was not taking it seriously; he had seen what he had seen, and what was coming next was rely an excuse.
Liu He looked at Su Bai seriously and then took a bite of the pear.
It was fresh, and he felt satisfied.
Chewing the pear, Liu He leaned over, pointed that paper man under his sumr sleeping mat, and smiled:
Youre not scared by that, are you?
Kinda, Su Bai answered. But it was even more scary in the story of Dreadful Radio.
Then Su Bai sat on the edge of Liu Hes bed, Why do you bring this thing to school?
Our family used to run a business of paper n. My grandfather and grandmother did this for a living and so did my mom and dad. They supplied my education with the money they made from such a paper n business, until I got in this college. Therefore Im not as afraid of paper n as most people are; on the contrary, I think theyre friendly, as if they are my friends. Its been my hobby to carry it wherever I go
However, paper n should not be left about, I have to put it under my mat; otherwise it would be my fault if it scares you all.
Su Bai nodded. I see.
Then he stood up.
Liu He looked at Su Bai with a faint smile.
Do you know Chen Chus girlfriend?
Liu He had just swallowed down a bite of pear. He rubbed his lips with the back of his hand and then sat by Chen Chus bed.
Why ask?
By then, Liu He had actually shown a different temperant yes, very different; he was no longer the nice guy who had always been afraid of trouble. Instead, he had beco a little too calm, with an overall profoundness.
Just curious. Su Bai answered.
No, youre more than just curious. Su Bai, you know, all the classmates, including Chen Chu and , can tell that you must have a powerful family behind you, and thats why youre always distanced from us. I know you are not looking down upon others; because of your background and level, there is indeed no need to be together with us.
Besides, we dont usually hang out. Youre actually a nice guy, I know that. But we are not friends since we are not equal to each other in money and social status. After all, friend is written with two money signs[1], right?
So, I know, you will not care about our personal affairs without a good reason. Youre not that boring or gossipy.
Just tell the truth. What on earth have you discovered.
Liu He went on biting the pear. But this ti, he was chewing a little harder, thus making a more obvious sound.
I dont know anything, but Ive got a feeling. Su Bai supported his head with one hand and put the other around his waist, as if he had found a perfect posture to talk comfortably.
Oh? What feeling?
What youre showing to . Su Bai looked at Liu Hes eyes.
Liu He put away his pear. I dont know what youre talking about. Really, I am so sorry for Chen Chu and his girlfriend. After all, they are my classmates, my schoolmates, and they died in such a terrible way.
Su Bai shook his head, Paper n- they are beautiful in your eyes, right?
Liu He had no idea why Su Bai talked about this, but he still nodded.
They seed to be amiable.
So, they are your family?
Family? No, thats too far. But its no exaggeration to say that they are my friends. I had grown up with paper n. When my grandparents and parents were building paper n, I would play in the yard. I played with those paper n and they kept accompanied. Every ti when I saw those paper man transported to be burnt, I would be so sad.
For , paper n also have blood and flesh and even thoughts. They are no different from human.
Burn them and let them serve those irrelevant dead people down there, it makes so sad, even guilty for not protecting my friends.
Hearing this, Su Bai stretched out his tongue and licked his own lips.
So since they are your friends why did you have your friends to kill for you and do those terrible things for you?
Liu He put the pear onto Chen Chus bed, leaned backwards and buried himself in the mosquito net over Chen Chus bed. His voice ca with a little hollowness.
You knew.
Yep. Su Bai nodded, I used to think of you as a nice guy.
I am a nice guy. A man cannot be too bad if he can make friends with paper n. Liu Hes voice beca more and more empty, as if he was not sitting on Chen Chus bed in front of Su Bai, but hiding in a unfathomable darkness.
And theres gonna be a but, right? Su Bai said.
But well, sothing is beyond a mans tolerance.
Liu Hes voice finally began to have fluctuations; apparently, sothing was irritating his nerves.
Nana, she was my girlfriend! Chen Chu took her from and then sent pictures of her blowjob every night! And he showed off that to in this room! Again and again, again and again! He even sent videos of them having sex by QQ and WeChat!
Su Bai took a deep breath. Honestly, he had no idea of all this. For him, dormitory was only a place to have so sleep, and he would not actually get into close relationship with them; so he had never realized that there was such a love triangle in this room.
So he had to die? In such a way? And so did your ex-girlfriend? Su Bai asked.
Ha. Su Bai, are you really gonna judge ?
Liu He suddenly laughed.
Su Bai imdiately beca serious, because he had thought of sothing else: if Liu He was not as dull and benign as he used to think, he might have already noticed so traces he had left in this dormitory!
My paper man told that you have a sll of blood on you and even a feeling of resentnt around you, which is the sense of dead people. And such a sense will only be let out at the last mont before the person is killed.
Su Bai, youre a rich college student, and your major doesnt require contact with Silent ntors; even if you touched them, these Silent ntors, used as models, have been touched by thousands of students, and they have not let out such sense of resentnt after all these years.
So, Su Bai, what on earth have you done?
Liu He sounded a little ironic.
Su Bai didnt say anything.
Seeing Su Bai fall in silence, Liu He continued.
This ans you have killed, recently and more than once. Im so curious, Su Bai, why does such a rich playboy like you have to kill so many people so frequently? Whats wrong with you? Besides, it is so obvious that you have killed more than just two people. So you know what I an, dont you?
What made you a qualified judge against ?
You are wrong about , or your paper bro lied to you, or there is a more proper reason for that: you have beco a psychopath, Su Bai said. Usually, he could talk freely with those mbers of the club, but when talking with soone else, he would definitely not admit what he had done, not only because it was not necessary but also because of a instinctive self-protection.
Paper n will never lie to . No ones more faithful than paper n, and no one understands friendship better than paper n. Liu He seed to have lost interest in indirect talks, so he ca to the point, What do you want from ? Are you gonna turn in or sothing?
Im interested in taphysics, Su Bai answered. As for turning you in or bringing you to light, honestly, Im not so interested.
Well, I see. Thats easy, I can give you what you want. Its no longer the ancient tis when people valued their stuff too much. So stuff can be shared. Of course, I believe you can afford enough money and other material exchange. Liu He answered straightforwardly.
Moneys not a problem. Just na your price, as long as you can give what I want. Su Bai also answered straightforwardly.
However, just at this mont, that paper man who used to hide under the mat slowly got up. Su Bai was sitting on Liu Hes bed; now that paper man was sitting behind him. The paper knife in its hand was shining coldly, and the red color on its cheeks was so heavy that it could make a man feel suffocated.
The paper knife was lifted slowly
with an uncanny coldness!
FOOTNOTES:
[1] In Chinese, the character for friend also ans two strings of coins in ancient tis, therefore this phrase ans that two people with different financial backgrounds or social status can not really beco friends.
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