A Judge in Escape Game Chapter 7

This was Ethan Qi’s second night in the game space, and he still didn’t sleep well.

The protagonist of this game seems to be a very sensitive person. He uses bed curtains on his bed, and they are blackout ones.

The entire bed was covered tightly, and there was a light-blocking part on the top of the mosquito net, so that no light from the street lamps outside could come in.

Ethan Qi stared at the pitch-black space in a daze, thinking that this person was probably the type who couldn't sleep without a little light, otherwise why would he surround the bed so tightly.

Just now when he went downstairs to take a shower, he found that the bathroom had become much cleaner for some reason. The hair in the drain was gone, and the mold on the ceiling was gone too.

At that time, Ethan Qi had a feeling that perhaps the owner of those hands had left. Not from the bathroom, but from this space.

Now lying in bed, this feeling is even more obvious.

When Ethan Qi thought of this, he did not feel relieved, but felt even heavier.

In his original conception, there were two possible main plots for this game, one was the roommate plot, and the other was the girls' dormitory ghost story plot.

Ethan Qi hoped that the main plot would be related to the girls' dormitory. He felt that the roommate plot would be more troublesome in comparison. To be precise, Liam Duan gave him a strong sense of crisis.

The best thing is to avoid conflict with Liam Duan.

But now it seems impossible. The key to leaving the game may lie in roommate Liam Duan.

Ethan Qi sighed, and felt that his already vague sleepiness was flying even further away.

He turned over and slept on his stomach, his hand accidentally stuffed into the pillowcase.

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Ethan Qi's fingertips touched a strange texture, like some pieces of paper?

He simply sat up and turned on the flashlight function on his phone. The blackout curtains were very effective anyway, so there was no need to worry about disturbing Liam Duan.

Sure enough, there were a few pieces of paper in the pillowcase, which were the missing pages from the diary.

Ethan Qi opened the carefully folded paper and was slightly stunned.

There were many and messy words on the paper. Looking closely, apart from a few neat lines of words on the top, the rest of the blank space was densely covered with Liam Duan's name.

Liam Duan...

Ethan Qi frowned slightly, feeling a little depressed because of the obsession of facing this breakthrough.

He didn't understand how such strong feelings could make him go crazy for another person. Ethan Qi's philosophy of life was that if I got it, I was lucky, and if I lost it, it was my fate. Nothing was indispensable.

Ethan Qi calmed himself down and tried to find useful information from the messy handwriting.

Sure enough, on this day, the owner of the diary confessed to Liam Duan with the courage to risk everything. The result was also expected, Liam Duan rejected him coldly.

Ethan Qi turned over the next page. The words still covered the entire paper, but the content was slightly different.

From "Liam Duan" to "accompany me".

Apart from these spell-like words, there is no other useful information on this piece of paper.

Ethan Qi turned it over again and a small paper bag fell out.

He opened the paper package and found a bunch of hair and some nail fragments inside. The hair was very short, only about two or three centimeters, but it was carefully arranged and tied with a ribbon.

The hair in front of me knew it was Liam Duan's without asking.

I don't know how the owner of the diary collected the information, maybe he followed Liam Duan to the barber shop. As for the nails, maybe he searched the trash can under Liam Duan's desk.

Ethan Qi had an indescribable expression on his face. At this moment, he felt like a pervert. Although he didn't do it, he was the one playing this role.

Turning to the next sheet of paper, the purpose of hair and nails was explained.

This piece of paper was finally not so messy. There was a sorcery written on it. The source of the sorcery was an ancient book passed down in the owner's family.

The general content is to collect people's hair and nails, burn them into ashes, mix them with talismans and drink them for seven days. That person will always stay by the side of the caster, and even death will not separate them.

Ethan Qi's fingers stayed on the bunch of hair, thinking for a long time.

If this happened in the real world, it would probably just be a delusion when one is unable to obtain what one wants and has no other options.

The current situation is different. This is an escape game where evil spirits are rampant and all kinds of incredible things can happen.

Liam Duan's strange attitude these days is most likely the result of his evil magic starting to take effect.

Things seemed to be getting more troublesome. Ethan Qi's gaze fell on the word "death" again. Did Liam Duan come back as a living person or just his soul?

If Liam Duan is already dead, agreeing to be with him will surely drag you into the abyss of death.

But if you flatly refuse, you'll be doing something that goes against your character, and probably won't end well.

Ethan Qi put away the papers spread on the bed and fell on the bed with a sad face.

How to relieve worries? Only Duke of Zhou can do it.

Maybe if I get some sleep, I'll find a solution.

Tick-tick-tick-tick

In the midst of the confusion and emptiness, the sound of dripping water sounded again.

Ethan Qi couldn't sleep to begin with, and hearing the sound of dripping water made him even more irritated.

The sound was very close, so close that it seemed to be right next to my ear.

This sound? It wasn't coming from the balcony pipes at all, but from above. It was the sound of water dripping on the blackout curtains above my head, absolutely.

Ethan Qi listened for a while and became more and more excited. Feeling irritated, he sat up and lifted the bed curtain.

As soon as his hand was put forward and his fingers touched the outside, Ethan Qi stopped.

The fingertips seemed to touch something wet and sticky.

Ethan Qi withdrew his hand, put it to his nose and smelled it. It had a fishy smell.

Blood?

Ethan Qi felt that now was not a suitable time to go out. A lot of cannon fodder in horror movies died from curiosity when they did not understand the situation.

He groped in the dark, pulled out a piece of paper, wiped his fingers, and lay back down.

Ethan Qi closed his eyes and began to fall asleep, treating the strange sound of dripping water as a sleep aid. If he counted the sound while falling asleep, the effect was quite good.

As his consciousness fell into sleep, this thought came to his mind.

The next day, Ethan Qi overslept again, and when he woke up, there was no one in the dormitory.

He did not get out of bed, but pulled the bed curtain and looked around, then looked at the top of the mosquito net. There was nothing there except dust.

There were no bloodstains or water stains, and even the piece of paper thrown next to the pillow was clean and white, with no traces of blood being wiped off.

This result was not too surprising, as it was only the five senses that were affected, not the real blood.

Ethan Qi glanced at the bed opposite him. It was still as tidy as if no one had ever lived there.

The laptop on the desk was open. Liam Duan had taken off the clothes he wore yesterday and placed them on the back of the chair, yet to be washed.

Ethan Qi walked over, picked up the clothes and looked at them, and found a trace of white on the hem. From the touch, it felt like it was the white ash on the wall.

He put down his clothes and glanced at the computer, which showed news about a series of car accidents on the highway.

When Ethan Qi finished washing up and returned to the dormitory, Liam Duan still hadn't come back.

Ethan Qi thought about it, sat down at Liam Duan's desk, and started watching the news.

This website has opened a special topic to report on the serial car accidents. The rescue operation has been completed and the highway has been reopened to traffic.

After a day, more high-definition pictures were released, and there were also many videos uploaded by netizens and uncensored blood type pictures in the news comments.

Ethan Qi was watching seriously when his cell phone rang again. The caller shown on the screen was Noah Zheng.

He paused before picking up the phone.

"Hey, Noah Zheng, are you okay?"

"Ah? What can we do?"

The voice on the other end sounded normal, but full of doubt.

Ethan Qi said: "Serial car accident, I saw your car on the news."

"You're talking about this. We are fine. We got off the highway and took a bus to the scenic spot."

Noah Zheng's explanation sounded reasonable, and Ethan Qi said, "I'm glad you're okay."

"No, I have something to tell you, calm down..."

"kindness."

"Liam Duan...died in an accident."

Without waiting for Ethan Qi to react, Noah Zheng started talking incessantly.

"I got the news from the counselor that Liam Duan has been confirmed to be on board... You, don't be too sad. I actually always knew that you felt something different about Liam Duan."

Ethan Qi's expression changed slightly. This Noah Zheng actually knew that the protagonist of the game was obsessed with Liam Duan?

"I'm fine."

There was no expression on Ethan Qi's face, but his tone revealed a hint of sadness in his repressed tone. His acting was quite good.

Noah Zheng on the other end of the phone became even more nervous and said, "How about this, Jake Wu and I will rush back to accompany you..."

"Jake Wu?"

It would be fine if Noah Zheng rushed back to accompany him, but how could Jake Wu, who had always been at odds with Ethan Qi,

Noah Zheng also heard Ethan Qi's doubts and said, "Jake Wu is just a bit sharp-tongued. Liam Duan is our roommate. Let's not quarrel over the past at this moment."

Before Ethan Qi could speak, Noah Zheng continued, "Shall we go back and accompany you?"

In the vast emptiness, Jake Wu's voice also rang out.

"Can I go back and accompany you?"

Ethan Qi listened to the strange voice in the receiver and his eyes fell on the computer screen.

It was a photo taken by a netizen. It was not censored and was very bloody.

The photo shows a white commercial vehicle. This vehicle is very unlucky as there are large trucks in front and behind it.

Under the impact of the truck weighing dozens of tons, the original four or five-meter-long commercial vehicle was squeezed to less than one meter. In this case, the people inside had no chance of survival.

This netizen is very bold and has no sense of morals. He took more than one photo.

Ethan Qi moved the mouse and saw the picture below.

The next picture is a close-up, the person in the driver's seat is trapped in a pile of scrap metal, his head tilted, obviously dead. His hands are draped limply by his side, and he is still holding a mobile phone in his palm.

The driver's face was covered in blood and his features could not be seen clearly.

Ethan Qi knew who this person was. The clothes he was wearing were exactly the same as when Noah Zheng left the day before, and the cell phone in his hand was the same as the one Noah Zheng used.

The person in the passenger seat was not wearing a seat belt, and half of his body broke through the windshield and fell on the hood of the car. He was obviously dead.

This person is Jake Wu.

Ethan Qi sighed after looking at these pictures.

The sound on the phone still didn't stop.

"Can we come back to accompany you? Can we?"

Ethan Qi finally spoke up and said, "No, I want to be alone."