It seemed that ‘brothers in distress’ was more suitable?
He was about to type out the replacement words, when Lu Qi’s message appeared one step ahead of him.
7: “Let’s talk later.”
What was there to talk about? Should they talk about how they were tied for the bottom one or how they had met a fellow in the same situation at the end of the world?
They had arrived at Zhonglou Station at noon, and the afternoon passed quietly as the players continue to exchange for food and endure their hunger.
It was already dark outside the window. The sky was shrouded in a thick layer of clouds, and a pale moon hung alone overhead, with no stars to be seen.
The door of the compartment in front of theirs opened, and a train attendant in an old-fashioned uniform appeared behind the door.
Shen Qingcheng got close, and his sharp eyes noticed that the train attendant in front of him was different from the one who exchanged food with them that afternoon.
There was a little blood on the cuffs and trouser legs in front of him.
Shen Qingcheng was very surprised: if there had been anything that satisfied him about this old and broken train, it was the hygiene.
The Harmony looked old, with rust and paint in many places, but it was very clean. Even if a player died, all traces of their body would disappear after they found it.
Why was there blood on the train attendant, who was closely related to the Harmony?
He remembered that there had been no blood on the other person’s body when they first met, but he could not remember whether the bloodstain was from yesterday or just today.
The train attendant, whose thin-as-a-bamboo-pole body was partially concealed by his clothing, had half of his face hidden in the shadows. His surprisingly large mouth opened and closed, and a sandpapery, hoarse voice came out.
“Tonight’s rules… unlimited number of people…”
It was still up to players to choose their own suspects, and there was no upper limit to the number of suspects.
This easily reminded them of the four figures they had seen outside the window that afternoon, and many players who had planned to fill in their papers casually began to clamor.
The train attendant might be misleading them, but what if he was?
What if he wasn’t?
The shadowy person revealed a wide smile. Shen Qingcheng stared at this exaggerated smile and narrowed his eyes slightly; the curvature of the corners of his mouth was very familiar.
Paper and pens reappeared on the small table board, and players took up their pens to fill in their thoughts.
Only the seat number of a passenger could be filled in, so there was no possibility of filling in a vacant seat.
Shen Qingcheng picked up the pen, and after a little thought, he also wrote a seat number on the paper.
He filled in himself.
The completed note disappeared and appeared in the flight attendant’s hand. After reading the note, the flight attendant tilted his head towards the seat where Shen Qingcheng was.
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He started revealing the answers that each player had filled in.
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Ktja kjr nfgs ecvfgrajcvjyif. Alc Gj jcv batfgr kjcafv ab xlii tlw jcv Oe Hl, yea tlr rfja kjr gfijalnfis ojg obgkjgv, rb ktfc Alc Gj jcv batfgr nbafr, tf kbeiv tjnf wbgf nbafr atjc Oe Hl.
In addition, his own behavior of casting a vote for himself surprised everyone.
Shen Qingcheng looked back. He originally wanted to see the expressions of the people who voted for him, but he didn’t expect to first notice Lu Qi, who frowned at him.
He curled the corners of his lips, signaling the other party not to worry.
After reading the number of votes, the train attendant put away the notes and smiled silently with his wide mouth, “A passenger… voted for everyone… except himself…”
Some players bowed their heads deeply.
Wasn’t this the low-end version of his idea to kill all the other players? Shen Qingcheng thought, but voting alone wouldn’t kill anyone.
“One seat in the second row… the most votes…” The flight attendant looked at Shen Qingcheng in the first seat of the second row, his eyes slitted, “9 votes…”
Huh, 9 out of 14 people in total voted for him, what a compliment.
He had voted for himself as well. En, self-love.
“But… he’s not…” The train attendant continued.
“The wrong person… is sitting in the back…” The corners of his mouth became wider and wider, and his face became more and more hideous, as if he couldn’t suppress his anger, “On this train… No slander is allowed!”
This was the first time it had been explicitly announced who wasn’t a ghost.
Many people in the car paled.
9 votes, all those who voted for Shen Qingcheng must move to sit 9 rows back.
But even though Shen Qingcheng voted himself, he wouldn’t be the player sitting in the last row that night.
A player who couldn’t accept this reversal suddenly stood up. His eyes met the impassive face of the train attendant, and finally he abruptly suppressed his words.
The train attendant laughed twice, and the compartment door closed again.
The person who stood up said, “Why! Why are the voters going to the back today!”
Shen Qingcheng answered him with great interest, “Because I’m not a ghost. Are you angry?” He smiled.
The man kicked the chair vigorously, and exclaimed hatefully as if announcing something, “I won’t go to the back, don’t even think about it!” With that, he sat back in his original position with a curse.
The other players who hadn’t been adjusted to be furthest back calmly changed their seats.
At this time, a crying female voice said, “Jin Da, it was only because you said that I could get luggage this way that I followed you. I’m afraid, I don’t want to go to the last row.”
A long-haired girl was pulling Jin Da’s sleeve, tears streaming down her face.
Jin Da carefully protected his injured hand, pushing the person away, and said impatiently, “Go, go, go! If what others say goes, then why won’t you give me your luggage if I tell you to? Don’t think it’s all my fault! ”
The girl staggered and grabbed Jin Da again, “You can’t do this! You swore to me that he was a ghost and I voted!”
“To put it bluntly, didn’t you just want someone else’s luggage? Don't wash yourself so clean,” Jin Da laughed coldly, he grasped the girl’s wrist and pinched, only letting go when her pain began to show, “I’m in a bad mood now, don’t mess with me!”
“Excuse me, let me past,” Shen Qingcheng, who was passing by, dragging his suitcase and woven bag, said politely.
Seeing that it was him, Jin Da snorted and turned to sit down.
The girl shrank aside, clutching her wrists.
After this adjustment, there were almost no players left in the first few rows, and most of the players were gathered in the middle.
Shen Qingcheng had originally been in the second row, but had moved 9 rows back, to the 11th row.
Coincidentally, Lu Qi, who was voted for 5 times, was also seated in the 11th row.
Carrying his luggage, Shen Qingcheng walked to the seat on the right side in row 11 and smiled, “Hello, can I take the inside seat?”
Lu Qi: “No.” But he got up and let Shen Qingcheng go to the inside seat.
Why had Lu-dage changed his skin? He wasn’t a snowskin mooncake.
He looked at the luggage at his feet.
Lu Qi: “Go in, I’ll do it.”
So Shen Qingcheng went in and sat down with peace of mind, while Lu Qi put his luggage away before returning to his seat.
Shen Qingcheng continued the plot, “What can I call xiansheng? My surname is Shen, I just came back from abroad, and I’m not familiar with this place.”
Lu Qi endured the pain in his head and said, “Surname Lu, shut up.”
He nodded, “Okay then.”
As soon as it was quiet there, the movement ahead became obvious.
The bodybuilder was beating people up one by one. He had said in the afternoon that he would kill anyone who dared to vote for him.
No one had challenged him at that time, but a few people still filled in his seat number when voting.
So now the angry bodybuilder was rolling up his sleeves and meting out a reckoning. Those who gave luggage bribes could be spared, and those who didn’t were given a beating.
With the accompaniment of the screams of several beaten players, someone asked, “Will there be a problem if the two of them don’t go to the back seat where they should sit?”
Someone replied, “I don’t know, but even if something bad happens, it should be them who have to deal with it, right? Besides, do you dare to say this to them?”
The man said, “Forget it, no one else mentioned it.” He didn’t want to be the one who stood out.
This time, there should have been two players sitting together at the end, but the male player didn’t go, and when she saw him not move, the female player didn’t go either.
Would there be an accident if the players didn’t go to the seats they should sit in?
Shen Qingcheng felt that the chances were very high, otherwise the process of changing seats would be meaningless.
But at the same time, as the other player said, nothing had happened yet, and no one wanted to be the first to speak out.
After thinking about it, he took out two silver needles, kept one for himself, and handed the other to Lu Qi, “If you see me dozing off, give me a prick.”
Lu Qi didn’t answer.
Shen Qingcheng: “Do you think it’s too troublesome or are you reluctant to hurt me?”
Lu Qi: “…Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t fall asleep.”
But Lu Qi had fallen asleep the previous two nights, so it wasn’t normal.
How should he do it?
Shen Qingcheng glanced at his white fingers; he had to think of a way, or his fingers would become useless after a few more uses!
After thinking about it, he gave himself a prick.
The blood squeezed from his fingertip was smeared on their eyebrows, temples, and the acupoints. Shen Qingcheng said, “I don’t know if it will help.”
Then he saw Lu Qi’s current appearance: a handsome man with a cold face and a little red mole between his brows. He suddenly laughed, and after laughing, “Don’t say anything, you still look quite good.”
Shen Qingcheng, who said that others were good-looking, didn’t know how eye-catching he was with a little red dot on his forehead.
…
As the night progressively got darker, no player voices could be heard, but they were snoring very loudly.
Shen Qingcheng covered his mouth and yawned, and soon fell asleep with his head tilted.
Lu Qi took a little longer. He pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, but he couldn’t resist the deep sleepiness.
The lights on the roof flickered and then suddenly went out. Everything was silent, and everything sank into the night.
Da.
Da.
There was the faint sound of a tapping bamboo pole.
Shen Qingcheng opened his eyes in confusion. Ten centimeters before him, with eyes that slanted downwards and raised corners of the mouth, a bloody, smiling face was revealed.
Suddenly, the smiling eyes met his.
Thanks for the chapter!! I don’t know that I would have wanted to wake up under this circumstances 😅😅😅
Thanks for the chapter!!! 🩷🩷🩷
Also, I find how Shen Qingcheng votes for himself just to be with his Male God (aka Lu Qi) too cute.
Shen Qingcheng: I was away from Lu Qi all day. Hmm… I’ll vote for myself! Lu Qi: frowing face Shen Qingcheng: I knew he was happy to see me! Anyway, I can’t wait for the next chapter!!
wow….quite a way to get surprised lol 😂
Thanks for the chapter!
HSHGDH JUMPSCARE-
i hope he’ll be okay ahhh (what am i saying of course he’ll be okay, he deals with ghosts for a living-)
thank you for the chapter!
😬at least his blood worked a little?
Thank you for the chapter!!!
Me: one last chapter before bed
The chapter:
Oh, it’s spooky
Thank you for your translation 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Aaaah the jumpscare 😱😭😱😭😱
Is this better, to wake to that…. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️😳
Well looks like the train attendant wants you to keep asleep while he works
I love a good jumpscare but I hate cliffhangers
Ahh cliffhanger 😅 thanks for the chapters!!