Kaleidoscope of Death

Chapter 17: Internal Affairs

It was about as many people had spat out their two names, and before Lin Qiushi even opened his mouth, Cheng Qianli said, "I know what you're going to say, don't say it!!!"

Lin Qiushi spread his hands, "Okay."

"That's my twin's brother." Cheng Qianli said, "He has a strange temperament, you'd better ignore him, the further away from him the better."

Cheng Qianli's brother Cheng Yicher wasn't angry at being told that by his brother, he just looked up at Cheng Qianli without pain. Cheng Qianli then laughed dryly twice, "Haha, I'm just kidding."

Although these twins wore different clothes and had slightly different hairstyles, they looked exactly the same, at least currently Lin Qiushi couldn't see any difference.

He and Cheng Qianli said goodnight again and returned to the second floor, this time walking extra carefully, fearing that another triplet or something might pop up at the end of the corridor.

Of course, the triplets were definitely gone, and Lin Qiushi managed to enter the bedroom that Cheng Qianli had mentioned, there was still a name tag hanging on the bedroom door with Lin Qiushi's name written on it, roughly in case he went to the wrong place.

The bedroom was very nice, with a soft bed in the middle, a computer next to it, and a small table with fruit and snacks by the window.

Lin Qiushi turned on the computer and used the webpage to search for the news that Cheng Qianli had shown him today, but when he saw a certain picture, he noticed something wrong.

It was a social news story about a certain woman surnamed Wang who had committed suicide on a bridge, and the whole process of her suicide was filmed by a passerby next to her.

The video had probably been uploaded not long ago and hadn't been harmonized yet, so Lin Qiushi clicked on it and watched the whole process clearly.

In fact, in the world of the door, Lin Qiushi only remembered the clothes of Zhang Zishuang and Wang Xiaoyi. Their clothes were rather special, one wore a uniform and the other a cosplay outfit.

The video was clear and even captured the faces of the suicides, Lin Qiushi put the image on maximum and looked at the video with a suspicious expression.

This person was wearing the same outfit as Wang Qiaoyi, but the appearance was completely different. The Wang Qiaoyi in the door was ordinary, but the girl in the video was very beautiful.

How did she look different? Lin Qiushi felt strange, yet the strangest thing was that he had a feeling that the person in front of him, although different from Wang Qiuyi, was indeed Wang Qiuyi herself.

At the end of the video, the girl ignored everyone's advice and jumped off the bridge. There is also a text description below the video, saying that the body has been found, and that the deceased was a first-year student of XX University, who was supposed to attend an animation exhibition today, but suddenly disappeared and ended up appearing on top of a faraway bridge. As for the reason for the suicide, it is still under investigation....

This situation was obviously strange, Cheng Qianli and the others had deliberately hidden this matter, and Lin Qiushi frowned and tried to look for relevant news to see the details of the dead. But unfortunately, none of the others had a frontal photo, but judging from their clothing, they were indeed the ones who died in the door.

What was going on, Lin Qiushi was lying on the bed, deep in thought. What exactly were Cheng Qianli and the others hiding....

Lin Qiushi didn't even sleep much that night and got up early the next morning.

When he went downstairs at six o'clock, he saw Cheng Qianli sitting in the house with a dog lying next to him. The dog's butt was round like a toast, and it looked like a corgi.

"You guys still have a dog?" Lin Qiushi was a little surprised.

Who knew that Cheng Qianli looked up at Lin Qiushi with an expressionless look and ignored him. Only then did Lin Qiushi realize that this person wasn't Cheng Qianli, it was Cheng Qianli's brother Cheng Yicher.

Okay, mistaken again, Lin Qiushi was a bit helpless.

Summer dawned early, around six o'clock, the whole villa was becoming active.

Lin Qiushi heard the sound of a car engine outside the house, a moment later, Ruan Nan Candle came in from outside, he saw Lin Qiushi sitting dazed in the living room and said, "So early?"

Lin Qiushi: "I'm a bit hungry."

Ruan Nanzhu: "Cheng Yicher, you go cook."

Cheng Yicher, who was quite cold to everyone, actually stood up and went to the kitchen with an expressionless face.

Lin Qiushi cast an admiring glance at Ruan Nan Candle, it seemed that Ruan Nan Candle's position in this team was indeed extraordinary. Ruan Nan Candle sat down next to Lin Qiushi, "How much do you know?"

Lin Qiushi: "Not much, why did you bring me here?"

Ruan Nan Candle pulled a cigarette out of his pocket, "Do you mind?"

Lin Qiushi shook his head to indicate that he didn't mind.

Ruan Nan Candle lit up, "Because I plan to enter the door with you next time."

Lin Qiushi was stunned: "And go in together?"

Nguyen Nan Candle: "Of course, why else do you think Xiong Lac and Curtis know each other? The two of them are also old hands."

Lin Qiushi: "...Wait, Bear Paint and Curtis?" Combined with the anomalies he discovered yesterday, an idea appeared in Lin Qiushi's mind and he stared incredulously, "Bai, Bai Jie?"

Ruan Nan Candle exhaled smoke: "Mm."

Lin Qiushi: "Fuck!!!! I don't believe it!!!"

Ruan Nam Candle: "What's not to believe, have you ever seen a girl at 1.8 meters?"

Lin Qiushi: "But why did you turn into a woman when you entered the door?"

Ruan Nan Candle corrected Lin Qiushi's mistake: "It's not becoming a woman, it's wearing women's clothes."

Lin Qiushi: "...no wonder your chest is so flat."

Ruan Nan Candle seemed to be smiling: "I'm still extremely thick down there."

Lin Qiushi: "...This smile does have a few of Ruan Baijie's charm, he should have known how a girl could be so tall, although she does look quite pretty. But to be honest, the appearance of Ruan Nan Candle in front of him was probably not much worse than Ruan Baijie if she dressed up as a girl.

"So why are you dressed as a girl ah?" Lin Qiushi Dao.

Ruan Nan Candle: "Hobby."

Lin Qiushi couldn't refute.

Ruan Nan Candle: "Women are always a bit more convenient than men." He laughed, "At least you don't have to carry a tree."

Lin Qiushi: ".......That's true.

"Each door leaves clues for the next." Nguyen Nam Candle's one cigarette finished and put out the fire, "Your next door is the Firsia Bird."

Firsia Bird, what an unpleasant fairy tale to tell, Lin Qiushi Eventually.

Ruan Nan Candle pulled out something from his bosom and casually handed it to Lin Qiushi, "This is a clue to the door you just left."

Lin Qiushi took it and found that it was also a note, only the content written on it was different " One does not enter the temple, two do not view the well, three do not hug the tree, alone Mo is not on the fence."

Entering the temple, observing the well, hugging the tree, matched everything that happened in the door, and only then did Lin Qiushi understand why in the world of the door, Ruan Baijie was able to foretell everything.

"But why are you the only one who came in?" Lin Qiushi.

"It's a long story." Ruan Nan Candle said, "I'll have time to explain it to you later. In short, the people living in the villa are all the same group of people, and we all have to enter the world inside the door, so we take care of each other."

At this time, Cheng Yicher made breakfast and brought it to the table, "Brother Ruan, it's time to eat."

Ruan Nan Candle said, "Let's go, have something to eat."

Lin Qiushi nodded.

Cheng Yixie's cooking was very good, she made a congee and fried two small dishes. While the three of them were eating, the others also came down one after another, Lin Qiushi got too much information and it was hard to process it all for a while, so he ate quietly the whole time and didn't ask any more questions.

Cheng Qianli, who had just come downstairs, saw him being so quiet and was very touched, saying, "It's been a long time since I've seen a newcomer with such small mood swings, and the ones who came before were not only a hundred thousand whys, but also like a cat whose tail had been stepped on..."

Lin Qiushi: "...there were other people in the villa?"

Cheng Qianli: "There are two more, they went in the door, the hell knows if they can come out." He tasted the porridge cooked by Cheng Yixie and muttered, "Don't even add more sugar."

Cheng Yixie heard this faceless look to his brother.

Cheng Qianli quickly made a motion to zip up his mouth.

The twins' interaction was interesting, though, and Lin Qiushi was thinking this when he heard Cheng Qianli say, "You're probably going to go in again next week, but don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem when Ruan accompanies you."

Lin Qiushi looked at the Ruan Nan Candle beside him and sighed under his breath, thinking that he completely imagined that the Ruan Nan Candle inside the door was actually that kind of girl, he said, "By the way, is it that my looks will change inside and outside the door?"

Cheng Qianli: "Yes, I'm ugly in the door."

Cheng Yicher: "You're not pretty now either."

Cheng Qianli: "........"

"So what does my door look like?" Lin Qiushi was a bit curious.

Ruan Nanzhu ate the last bite of her meal: "Next time when you go in, won't you just look in the mirror."

Also oh, Lin Qiushi felt quite reasonable.

"Get ready." Ruan Nan Candle said, "The world of the Firsia Bird shouldn't be too difficult, it's usually not too difficult to enter the door for the first time, as long as you get the hint, everything is fine."

Lin Qiushi: "But why does my first world feel quite difficult?"

"Because there are three veterans in the door." Ruan Nam Candle, "Excluding me, Bear Lacquer and Curtis are also veterans." He wiped his mouth dry, "They should be affiliated to another organization."

Lin Qiushi was stunned, not expecting there to be this kind of inside information in there.