It was already daytime. At this time, Dong Xie just wanted to go back and catch up on his sleep.
At this moment, Dong Xie's cell phone rang.
"Hello, Mr. Dong," a somewhat familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Today is the date of the birthday dinner you booked before. I called you to confirm it before, and you said you wanted to cancel the reservation. What is your name?
Are you planning to cancel?”
Only then did Dong Xie remember this incident.
This was something he had booked in advance when Ah Ning was still alive.
Today...is Ah Ning's first living sacrifice after her death.
"Today is December 5th?" Dong Xie thought for a while and felt that his life in the City of Masks was too confusing. Or is there a certain difference in the speed of time between parallel worlds?
"right."
Dong Xie wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he had just returned from the City of Masks. He was now physically and mentally exhausted, and he was not even sure whether the entrance to hell was closed. He might as well go to have a meal and relax.
"I know, I'll come over tonight."
"Okay, I understand. I will reserve a private room for you. I will confirm the specific menu for you again..."
"Can you change the menu?" Dong Xie planned to remove the birthday cake.
"Okay, it's still too late to change it now, but the cake has been made and is currently in the freezer."
"this……"
"But because you said you wanted to cancel the reservation before, we didn't write anything on the cake when we made it, so that if you cancel, you can still sell it to others."
Blue Deer has always been famous for its western food, and selling cakes is also one of their businesses.
"Okay...then there's no need to write."
After hanging up the phone, Dong Xie looked at his mother Ziyi and said, "Why don't you go have a meal with me tonight."
"Eat?" Mu Ziyi was slightly startled and said, "In this situation, it's better to stay in the apartment and observe."
"I'm tired." Dong Xie smiled bitterly: "Anyway, after returning to the apartment, the evil spirits can't do anything to me. Now regarding the entrance to hell, let's just think that we have blocked the fourth entrance to hell."
"Let's just take it as..." Mother Ziyi looked at Dong Xie silently. She could see the fatigue on Dong Xie's face now.
"okay, I get it."
…
After Dong Xie returned to the apartment, he immediately fell asleep.
In less than five minutes, he fell asleep completely.
This night, he had a very restless sleep. Even in his dreams, he could clearly feel the terror and pain.
All the experiences in the City of Masks, and the golden head at the door of the apartment at the end gave him nightmares.
I don't know how much time passed before he opened his eyes.
At this time, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
He picked up the phone that was charging next to the bed, raised his head, looked at the phone, and clicked into the resident's WeChat group.
It can be said that the group is extremely lively now, and most people are talking about this blood letter.
Kuang Wenxuan, Gao Yiyu, and Lian Zixin did not return to the apartment. This time, only Dong Xie and his mother Ziyi managed to survive.
"Three more people died..."
Most of the residents were extremely saddened by the deaths of these three people.
Yun Nai is obviously the saddest person among the residents. After her and Lian Zixin's children were abducted by human traffickers, the two worked together for many years to search for the children across the country. To this day, they can only rely on the wish of the apartment to survive.
Find a chance.
Yun Nai stated in the WeChat group that she will inherit Lian Zixin’s last wish. Once she can complete ten times of blood words and make a wish, in addition to her and Lian Zixin’s children, she will also make the wish come true within the limit range.
Inside, save the children who have been abducted by human traffickers.
Yun Nai's words gave Dong Xie a little comfort in his heart.
But he also knew very well that Yun Nai could not wait for that day.
After studying the overall survival rate of Scarlet Word, Xia Li came to a conclusion: "The probability of surviving ten successful executions of Scarlet Word is equivalent to an ordinary soldier in the former Soviet Union surviving for a week in Stalingrad in 1942.
"
Of course, he said this to Dong Xie in private. If he told the residents, the mental impact on them can be imagined. Dong Xie still remembers that Li Yin once wrote in his novel "The Imprint of History",
In Stalingrad, ordinary Soviet soldiers could not survive more than ten minutes after going to the battlefield. Even if the entire Soviet Union became soldiers and even prisoners were released to join the army, a whole generation would still be lost.
This metaphor still makes Dong Xie tremble. If he follows Xia Li's metaphor, he has survived in Stalingrad for more than three days and can be directly promoted from an ordinary soldier to a regiment leader.
"Four more times of blood. Four more times."
Regardless, he has come this far.
It's getting closer and closer to being able to leave this apartment alive.
"Ah Ning, when I leave this apartment, I will never go back to this city again."
At this moment, he raised his hand and touched his forehead, and suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, I made an appointment with Mu Ziyi to have dinner."
He got up immediately and began to wash and dress.
After taking a shower, he put on new clothes and looked at himself in the bathroom mirror.
"Parallel world..." He raised his hand and stroked the mirror, "Maybe there is another me?"
The book that Mu Ziyi found earlier contained many photos of famous historical figures. Therefore, it is enough to prove that there are exactly the same characters in the parallel world.
Such a thing seemed unbelievable in the past, but now...he really didn't dare to say it was impossible.
…
Dong Xie raised his hand and wiped away the dense moisture on the bathroom.
Then, he picked up a change of clothes beside him and started to put them on.
Yan Mei was also wearing clothes next to her at this time and said: "Are you sure that there is no problem with the way of survival you came up with?"
"If not, how could I be so leisurely?"
"Let me trust you for now." Yan Mei buttoned up her clothes and said, "No matter what, you and I are going to execute the fifth blood letter. No matter how cautious we are, we can't be too cautious. Anyway, I have already paid the 'deposit'
.Next..."
"Next, I need you to introduce me to the gun smuggling industry. K city is good at last. It is close to S city and has a port, so there is no need to worry about smuggling channels."
"Nowadays, catching smugglers has become more and more strict, but you are really far-sighted. Bullets are always fired one round and one short. In China, where firearms cannot be purchased, there is no way for smugglers. If you want to scare all residents in the apartment for a long time,
There will always be hidden dangers.”
"We are not short of money. As long as we have a supplier, you and I will jointly manage all the firearms in the apartment in the future."
Yan Mei raised her head at this time and glanced at Dong Xie warily.
"How can I be sure that you won't simply kill me too in the future?"
"You can rest assured. You are the most appropriate assistant to me."
"Why?"
"We are accomplices. There is no closer relationship in this world than accomplices."
…
Blue Deer Restaurant.
When Dong Xie and his mother Ziyi came to the door of the restaurant, she suddenly said: "You chose today on purpose, right? You must make a reservation in advance to come to this restaurant."
"right."
Under the guidance of the waiter, the two entered the box.
"It's just the two of us," Dong Xie said to the waiter, "the food is ready to be served."
The waiter nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll serve you drinks first."
After the two sat down, Mu Ziyi looked at the furnishings in the box and stared at the red wine glass placed in front of her.
"Thank you, Dong Xie." She showed a hint of joy: "It's been a long time...no one remembers my birthday."
Dong Xie was stunned when he heard this.
"you……"
At this time, the waiter came in with red wine.
"Mr. Dong, let me sober up your wine first."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dong Xie quickly took out his mobile phone and entered the five words "Mother Ziyi's birthday" into the search engine.
Actually...it's really today!
Mother Ziyi and A Ning have the same birthday!
How could this happen? Is there such a coincidence? It's almost like the plot of a TV series.
Dong Xie immediately put down the phone, moved his lips, and then said: "You... just be happy."
"Over the years, I have celebrated my birthdays alone."
Mother Ziyi was obviously very moved, and her eyes when she looked at Dong Xie had a different meaning.
If it weren't for Dong Xie's last-minute pounce, she might not have been able to successfully complete this bloody word.
As the Western food was served one after another, Dong Xie became more and more embarrassed, but he tried his best to hide it and prevent his mother Ziyi from seeing the clues.
"I'm going to use the bathroom."
Dong Xie walked out of the box, went outside, and found the waiter.
"Trouble... please replace the candles that show age on the last cake."
The waiter's expression was naturally one of surprise. You can be mistaken for his age?
At the end, when the waiter came in with the cake, Dong Xie picked up the red wine glass and said to his mother Ziyi: "Happy birthday to you, Ziyi."
Then, he drank the red wine in his hand...
At the same time, the happy birthday song started playing in the box.
There was a blush on Mu Ziyi's face, and she didn't know whether it was because she drank too much red wine or for some other reason.
…
When Dong Xie woke up, he only felt a splitting headache.
How much did he drink?
However, even though I drank a lot, it was not to the point of fragmentation.
last night……
He immediately looked to his side.
Mother Ziyi was lying next to him.
Dong Xie quickly pressed his hand on his face, only to feel his head hurt even more.
At this time, he was very sure that under the quilt that he and his mother Ziyi were covering together, there was definitely an indescribable state.
"woke up?"
Mother Ziyi seemed to have woken up early.
She turned her neck slightly and looked at Dong Xie's face.
"Last night, we drank... too much."
Dong Xie smiled bitterly and said: "But, I will not pass the responsibility to alcohol. I..."
"Okay." Mu Ziyi said calmly: "We are all adults, there is no need to take it so seriously. How long we can live in the future is a question. The topic of romance is not suitable now."
"I know……"
"After we finish ten times in blood, let's talk about a long-term relationship. Let me be clear, I'm not a casual person. But if you want our relationship to be limited to last night, or just until we leave the apartment alive, I'm fine with that too.
accept."
"I...will protect you."
Dong Xie raised his hand and stroked the beautiful face of his mother Ziyi who was so close at hand.
He never wanted to experience again... the pain of losing Ah Ning back then!
