[Net King] Take away my heart

In the phantom of the dark night

I dreamed that the joy was gone forever

eyes looking around at him

look around with a line of sight

with a look looking back

that holy dream

When the whole world is roaring

lift me up like a beautiful light

guide a lonely soul

——Edgar Allan Poe, "A Dream"

Is it a dream or reality.

Is it reality or a dream.

When I woke up from that ward again, the first thing I did was to make sure I was still alive.

"That me" was still lying there motionless.On the display screen of the monitoring instrument, small dots that seemed to disappear at any time were beating rhythmically.

The nightmare of not being able to wake up continued.

The moment I left the hospital bed and my toes touched the ground, I suddenly felt tired for no reason.

I am a ghost, I don't need to eat or sleep, I have no influence on the real world, everything I do will be restored in the next instant.

No one can see me, no one can hear me, no one can feel my presence.

Such days will continue.

I shouldn't be tired, I'm out of the body, sickness doesn't exist for the ghost.

It's so strange that others can't feel me, but I can feel others.

I can feel the touch of the sheets, the smell of potions in the air, the warmth of the sun shining through the windows on my body.

Even line of sight.

I looked at the thick glass window in the corridor, and there were already many visiting people standing on the other side of the window.Through the uniforms, I recognized those people as classmates from the school.

Standing in the crowd were a few figures that I was very familiar with, Renji, Marui, Kuwahara, Akaya, Sanada.

Everyone was staring at me...no, at "that me" with a sad expression.

"That me" has changed beyond recognition.

If I could, I would really like to tell Mom and Dad not to let anyone visit.Because now I am not only ugly, but also scary like a monster with tubes all over my body.

Doctors and nurses came in and I brushed past them.

When I came outside the ward, the visiting people were leaving one after another.Because "that me" is still in danger of dying at any time, the hospital does not allow anyone to enter it.

The visiting people had almost left, but there were still a few figures standing still in front of the glass window.

I walked slowly towards them.

Lian Er stared fixedly at the intensive care unit, he rarely had mood swings, so it was difficult for you to see what he was thinking through his face.Chi Ye stood beside him, unlike Lian Er, Chi Ye's emotions were always written on his face.He bit his lower lip tightly, and his shoulders and hands were shaking constantly, as if out of shock or grief.

Sanada leaned against the wall behind them, the brim of his hat pulled down so that his face was almost hidden in shadow.

"Hey, Jack, why didn't Yagyu and Nioh come...?"

Marui on the side asked in a low voice with doubts.

Kuwahara shook his head at him, expressing that he didn't know either.

The corridor was quiet for a few seconds, until the two police officers who questioned Dad and the principal yesterday appeared again.

"Are you Akiyama Jiayin's classmates?"

As soon as they spoke, they seemed to go straight to the point.

No one answered the question, and everyone just looked at them with wary and distrustful eyes.No wonder, no junior high school student can easily greet the police.

"Don't be nervous, just ask casually." The older policeman among the two said, "My name is Hehe, and I'm in charge of the case of Akiyama-san..."

When he mentioned the word "case", he paused for a while.

"Are any of you in the same class as her?"

"I am." Lian Er replied in a calm voice.

"Uh, me too." Marui also replied, "There's also King Ni...but he didn't come today."

"Well, please write your names here." Officer Hehe handed over the notebook and pen, "Ah, you can also write the names of other students who came to visit the doctor. The more the better, thank you."

After hesitating for a while, Lian Er took the notebook.

"Instead of contacting us, shouldn't it be better to contact the school directly?" Before writing his name, Lianji asked.

"Of course the school will also contact you, but it's a coincidence. Since we met, I just happened to ask a few questions."

Officer Kawai showed a contemptuous smile that he only had when facing children.

"Sorry, no comment."

Sanada suddenly snatched the notebook from Lian's hands, and returned it directly to the police officer.

"We do not accept unsolicited inquiries, if you have questions please contact us through the school."

Officer Kawai stared at Sanada meaningfully, and slowly took the notebook from him.

"Lianji, Akaya, we're going back." After speaking, Sanada took the lead to leave.

"Wait, wait, Sanada..." Marui and Kuwahara caught up with him in embarrassment.

Lian Er and Police Officer Hehe looked at each other for a few seconds, and within a few seconds, I seemed to feel that they had reached a tacit understanding.

"Let's go too, Chiya."

After Lian Er finished speaking, Chi Ye did not move.

Damn, why...!

I heard the sound of gnashing of teeth from his mouth.

After taking one last look at me in the ward, Chi Ye turned and left in resentment.

Only me and two policemen were left in the corridor.

"Senior Hehe." The younger policeman said, "I could have asked more questions just now, why did you...?"

"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Hehe said calmly, "Sooner or later, I will be able to ask the question."

"Do you think those children just now are suspected?"

"Hmph, who knows... The most urgent thing is that the person who should be here is not here."

"really."

"Yagyu Hiroshi..."

When I heard Police Officer Hehe say that name, an unknown coolness rushed over my back.

Why mention Yagyu here?

What does he have to do with this matter?

It is true that Yagyu did not come to visit me with everyone, but this is also normal, and King Ni did not come either.Not every classmate who knew me came here, and even the classmates were related or didn’t talk much at all. I think Yagyu and Nioh could only be counted in the category of normal relationships at best.

"Can this child wake up?"

Officer Kawai stood in front of the glass window.

"If she can't wake up, it's up to us to uncover the truth."

"That's right..."

Police officer Kawai fell into deep thought for a long time.After a while, he turned around and said to the young police officer, "Come on, read the story to me again, I want to sort it out."

"Yes, I understand."

——"Qiushan Jiayin, female, 15 years old. A student in Group B of the third year of the High School Attached to Lihai University."

On X, X, Sunday, a neighbor witnessed her going out alone around four o'clock in the afternoon.Neither of her parents was at home that day, and they did not notice that she had been away all night.

On Monday, XX, around [-]:[-] a.m., the wreckage of a crashed car was found at the foot of the highway.The body of an adult male was found in the car. Based on the position of the body in the driver's seat, it is speculated that the man was driving the car when the accident happened.About five meters away from the wreckage of the car, Qiushan Jiayin was found seriously injured and unconscious. A hard object like a rock.Some blood-stained wreckage and stones were found at the scene, but because it was treated as a traffic accident, the scene has been cleaned up and no evidence can be found.

On Tuesday, XX, the identity of the adult male body in the car was confirmed.

——"Yagyu Takasuke, male, 40 years old. Professional lawyer, married. He has a son and a daughter."

Yagyu Takasuke's wife is a full-time housewife, and his son Yagyu is 15 years old than Lu Shi, who is studying in the high school attached to Lihai University.Daughter Yagyu Erina is 9 years old and is studying at Kanagawa No. [-] Elementary School.

According to his former colleagues, Yagyu Takasuke was a person with a rigorous work style and a meticulous life style, and he was very strict with his children's education.

What is the relationship between him and Akiyama Jiayin is still unclear. The only connection between the two is that Yanagyu Takasuke's son Yagyu Hiroshi and Akiyama Jiayin are classmates at the same school.

Qiushan Jiayin's parents have stated that they have never heard of this person at all, and they don't know how he and his daughter met or what their relationship is.

Currently in contact with Yagyu Takasuke's family members, there are plans to further listen to the situation.

The young police officer closed the file in his hand with a snap.

"Senior, have you already decided in your heart that this is a criminal case?"

Kawai frowned tightly, reaching into the pocket of the windbreaker as if trying to find something.But after digging twice, he found that the pocket was empty, so he had to give up.

I guess he wants to smoke.

"It's never that simple. I can smell it."

The word "experience" seemed to be deeply engraved between the eyebrows of this police officer.

"I've been in this business for a long time, and I can smell that smell naturally, damp, eerie... musty smell."

The smell that Police Officer Kawai described seemed to surround me.

The hospital shrouded in the shadow of death, and the mystery that has never revealed the truth.

"Let's go and meet Yagyu Takasuke's family."

With that said, the two police officers, one old and one young, left the corridor.