Despair Game

Chapter 14: Telling the truth

Another student jumped from here. During this period, I have witnessed three classmates commit suicide by jumping off the building.

In my opinion, except for the first one, He Peng, both Zhao Lili and Li Yang could have been saved.

Apart from the little devil, Jin Xiaofeng was the chief culprit behind their deaths.

The two teachers who were trying to persuade Li Yang had terrified expressions on their faces. They craned their necks to look downstairs for a moment and quickly retracted. One of them pointed at me and criticized, "What were you shouting just now? It's obvious that he's emotionally unstable, and you provoked him."

Honestly, I couldn't argue with them. How could they know the truth? How could they know what our class had been through?

I silently lowered my head, and Su and Qin Yong came over and patted my shoulder, saying, "It's not your fault. Don't overthink it."

"Li Yang had already lost his sanity in the classroom. It was his choice not to believe us, and it's not anyone's fault. In the end, he chose suicide because of his poor mental resilience."

To be honest, ever since we were called out by the little devil, I had a foreboding feeling. I had originally planned to lose the game, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

Moreover, I finally understood what the black mist on Li Yang's forehead represented—death!

I stood by the corridor, taking a long time to recover my senses.

The homeroom teacher rushed to the classroom in no time, sweating profusely, and instructed us to stay put in the classroom and not go anywhere else.

I sat in my seat, the despairing expression on Li Yang's face continuously playing in my mind. At that moment, the little devil sent a message:

"The game is over. Li Yang lost, and he will be punished."

"The punishment is to tell a story to everyone from the podium."

I helplessly smiled. This was probably what the little devil wanted to see the most—manipulating us in the palm of their hand, watching us kill each other. They didn't even need to give commands; they could torture others to the point of suicide.

For the first time, I felt fear towards the little devil. It was a fear that came from the depths of my heart.

Someone in the group couldn't hold back and cursed, "Using the same trick again! People are already dead, whatever you say now doesn't matter."

"Yeah, if you had just mentioned this punishment earlier, I believe Li Yang wouldn't have committed suicide."

"Sigh."

I looked at the people in the group, feeling like I was watching clowns. People are already dead, what's the point of saying these things now? When the six of us were called out to play the game in the beginning, what did you say? Now that people are dead, you're acting like saints.

"You bunch of hindsight idiots! Damn it!"

After typing that message, I closed the WeChat group and slumped on my seat, not wanting to speak anymore.

Due to Li Yang's suicide, no teacher came to teach our afternoon classes. We had self-study instead.

During the second class, I saw a familiar face entering our classroom. I squinted my eyes and recognized him as the mustached officer who interrogated us last time.

He was wearing a police uniform and walked briskly towards the classroom. His gaze swept over each one of us with a venomous look, making people feel uneasy.

I didn't know what he wanted in our classroom, but one thing was for sure—we wouldn't be able to extract any information from him.

Firstly, the school had surveillance cameras, and two teachers could testify that Li Yang did indeed commit suicide.

Secondly, after experiencing all these events, no one in the class would be foolish enough to expose the little devil's affairs, unless they didn't care about their own lives.

The mustached officer paced back and forth on the podium. The homeroom teacher and some other senior teachers stood outside the door. After sighing, he stopped and leaned against the podium, saying:

"Some of your classmates have died consecutively in your class. I won't dwell on that. I just want to say one thing: you need to believe in my abilities. If you have any leads or know anything, you must tell me. I guarantee it with my own life. As long as the information is crucial, I will ensure your safety."

The mustached officer's words were well-spoken, and he even injected some emotion into them. I, too, started to believe what he said.

But my rationality told me that the little devil couldn't be handled by just one small police officer.

Moreover, when it came to guaranteeing our safety, I truly couldn't believe it anymore. After experiencing Ye Jin's death, I no longer believed that anyone could ensure anyone's safety.

After the mustached officer finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads, each lost in their own thoughts.

At this moment, the homeroom teacher interjected and said, "Students, you must trust the police. Don't hide anything. The situation will only get worse if you do. You don't understand the severity and urgency of the situation."

The mustached officer continued from where the homeroom teacher left off, saying, "It's not about trusting the police either. I always feel that you all have secrets in your hearts. If you still want to handle things on your own, have you ever considered when this will end? Will it end up just like seven years ago, with a clean death?"

After the mustached officer finished speaking, a police officer at the door coughed twice, signaling him not to say too much.

But his words had already reached our ears. The phrase "clean death" exploded in my mind like a bomb. I had thought about this question long ago. If the little devil kept playing games, our class would eventually be wiped out by it. At that time, I believed that if I investigated earnestly, I would definitely find the little devil. But now, the reality proved that the little devil was much stronger than we had imagined.

However, even though it's said like that, I still wouldn't take the risk of telling this to Officer Hu.

Just at that moment, Li Juan suddenly stood up.

"I'll say it!" she exclaimed.

Instantly, I felt a tingling sensation on my scalp and shouted at her, "Sit down, Li Juan!"

At the same time, Su and Qin Yong were also shouting at her.

Li Juan seemed to have made up her mind and completely ignored us, taking a deep breath instead.

Officer Hu's face darkened, and he gave us a fierce look, barking, "What are you all doing? Be quiet!"

After Li Juan prepared herself, she raised her head and said to Officer Hu, "Everything was done by someone called the little devil. He added us to a WeChat group, deceiving us by saying it was for sending red envelopes, but in reality, it was to play a game with him. Anyone who lost had to endure his punishment. The classmates who died these days were all punished by the little devil!"

Officer Hu took off his hat, quickly ran to stand in front of Li Juan, and stared at her as he continued to ask, "Who is this little devil?"

Li Juan chuckled and said, "The little devil is a ghost. He is a devil. No one knows who he is, and no one can find him. We can't find him, and neither can you!"

Officer Hu seemed somewhat skeptical of Li Juan's words. His expression, which had been serious from the start, now appeared doubtful. He said softly, "Then you must have chat records, right? Can you show me this WeChat group?"

Li Juan nodded and said she could.

Then she took out her phone from her pocket and began searching frantically.

I was worried about how the little devil would punish Li Juan when she suddenly panicked and exclaimed, "Wait, where is my group? Where is my red envelope group? What happened to the money I grabbed? It's all gone!"

I quickly opened my own phone, and the little devil's WeChat group was still there, but Li Juan was no longer in it. I knew Li Juan was in danger this time.

Officer Hu looked at Li Juan with disappointment on his face and then turned and walked back to the podium.

Li Juan anxiously shouted, "What I said is true! Everything I said is true! After I speak out, the little devil will definitely punish me. You have to believe me. If you don't, check the other students' phones. They also have this WeChat group!"

Officer Hu frowned and shook his head, saying to all of us, "Does anyone else have any important information? If not, I'll leave and not disturb your studying."

Damn it! Just as I expected, these police officers are not responsible at all. They tricked Li Juan into telling the truth and then dismissed her based on their own judgment.

Li Juan rushed towards the door anxiously and shouted, "You said we could trust the police. Will you send police to protect us?"

Officer Hu smiled, then walked back into the classroom with a confident expression, and said to Li Juan, "You said that if you speak out the truth, that so-called little devil would punish you. Well, I'm standing here now. Let the little devil punish you, why don't you give it a try?"

Li Juan was left speechless by Officer Hu's words.

She helplessly squatted on the ground, started sobbing softly.

Officer Hu turned his face away and said, "Nonsense!"

I couldn't bear watching it any longer. I wanted to help her up, but as soon as I stood up, another female teacher came over and helped Li Juan up.

The female teacher comforted Li Juan softly and asked her to return to her seat.

Li Juan could only wipe her tears and walk back to her seat. Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but suddenly Li Juan's body tilted, and it seemed like she stepped on something. Her body violently lunged towards the podium.

Even Officer Hu, who was standing nearby, didn't react in time. Li Juan's head hit the sharp edge of the lectern with a loud bang. At the same time, a big box of chalk fell to the ground. After Li Juan's head hit the lectern, she instantly lost consciousness, her whole body facedown, and she happened to fall onto the fallen chalk box.

I stared in shock at everything that happened. Officer Hu covered his mouth, just like the other teachers, all with terrified expressions on their faces.

I rushed to the front and looked at Li Juan lying on the ground. By this time, Li Juan had stopped moving. She was lying face down, blood flowing incessantly from her face, onto the ground.

Officer Hu, after all, was a police officer. He slowly turned Li Juan's body over, and instantly, he trembled in fear.

Not only him, but almost all of us exclaimed in shock, covering our mouths in horror.

Li Juan's eyes were wide open, filled with tears. Her mouth, wide open, was filled with pieces of chalk, a whole box full of them. Blood flowed from her mouth, staining the chalk red.