The Labyrinth of the Monsters

Chapter 4: Prisoner's Dilemma

"What?" Gao Yang was a little flustered. "What do you mean?"

Qing Ling bent her legs and pressed them against Gao Yang's body. The moonlight highlighted her collarbone, shining and flickering, enchantingly beautiful.

She sneered contemptuously. "What else could it be? Don't pretend to be innocent."

Gao Yang was dumbfounded.

Qing Ling didn't waste any words. She ran her fingers through her hair and leaned towards Gao Yang's face.

"Wait!"

Gao Yang shouted. He wasn't a traditional person and had watched his fair share of adult movies. But Things were moving too fast., it felt like a conspiracy no matter how he looked at it.

"What's wrong?"

"If I'm guilty, the law will punish me. Don't torture me like this..."

"You're quite guarded," Qing Ling said.

Gao Yang thought to himself, isn't this a normal reaction for a person?

Just three hours ago, he had almost been killed by his most trusted childhood sweetheart. Now, a completely unfamiliar beauty suddenly threw herself at him. He had every reason to suspect that she wanted to torture and kill him.

"Relax," Qing Ling's voice softened.

"..."

"If you really hate me, you can pretend I'm someone else.." Qing Ling placed her hand on Gao Yang's chest and slowly moved it downwards.

"Or... let's start as friends first..."

Suddenly, Qing Ling stopped.

Gao Yang was sweating profusely and dared not breathe.

Qing Ling got up from the bed and put on her clothes again. "That's enough."

Gao Yang was completely confused. He sat up from the bed and suddenly noticed a small, sharp dagger hidden under his pillow.

Qing Ling, who had put on her clothes, gently raised her hand and the dagger flew back into her hand. Qing Ling twirled her slender fingers and the dagger disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Did you... want to kill me just now?" Gao Yang felt a little scared.

"It depends on you," Qing Ling said.

"What do you mean? If I can't resist the temptation and have impure thoughts about you, you'll kill me?" Gao Yang made a reasonable guess. "So this is a test, and if I pass the test, I'll gain your trust."

"Completely wrong," Qing Ling turned her back to Gao Yang and tied her hair into a ponytail again. "If you have no reaction, then I'll kill you."

"Why?"

"Beasts don't have a real reproductive system."

Gao Yang suddenly realized, "So you were confirming my identity just now!"

"You encountered an Angry Beast today."

"Angry Beast?"

"There are many types of beasts, and Angry Beast is one of them. In any case, they are all cunning and good at disguising themselves." Qing Ling said, "If you want to survive in this world, don't trust anyone."

"Then how can I trust that you're human?" Gao Yang asked.@@novelbin@@

"Good, you learn fast." Qing Ling had no expression on her face. "It's troublesome to confirm if a woman is a beast. You have to do it for real."

"Uh..."

Qing Ling threw a small bottle over. "This is a special medicine. After using it, remember to dispose of it and don't let anyone see it."

Gao Yang took the small bottle and carefully examined it. It looked like an ordinary blue potion, nothing special.

He hid the medicine under the blanket. He had many questions to ask Qing Ling now.

What exactly are beasts?

Why do they kill people?

What is his current situation?

What is Qing Ling's talent? She seems much stronger than him.

How can he become stronger himself?

"Bang!"

The door was suddenly kicked open and his sister rushed in.

Gao Yang was startled and stood up with his bare chest. "It's not what you think!"

"What?" His sister looked puzzled.

Gao Yang turned his head and Qing Ling was gone, leaving only the swaying curtains and the moonlight shining into the room.

No, this movement was too fast! Just like  arrogantly came and arrogantly left,  took off my clothes without taking away my virginity.

"Very suspicious," his sister looked Gao Yang up and down and suddenly smirked. "Brother, were you doing that?"

"No! It's not what you think!" Gao Yang wanted to cry but had no tears. "And also, can you knock before coming in next time?"

"I know!" His sister suddenly approached with an eager smile and hugged Gao Yang's hand. "Brother, let's discuss something."

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"Go ahead."

His sister immediately took out her phone. "Look... is this Lolita Dress nice?"

"It's... " Gao Yang suddenly realized. "What do you want?"

"It's only 498! Super cheap! You can save 198 if you buy it now."

"If don't buy it, save 498."

"I'll have my birthday in 11 months!" His sister pouted. "Can't you consider it as my birthday gift?"

"I'll be dead in seventy years. Can't you consider that I'm already dead?"

"You don't care about me! You don't love me! A person like you doesn't deserve to be my brother!" His sister yelled. "I'm going to tell Mom and Dad that you went out fooling around tonight, with blood all over your face!"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Gao Yang suddenly became nervous. He took out his phone and transferred a few hundred yuan from next month's living expenses to his sister. Compared to being stingy with money, his top priority now was to calm things down.

"Brother is so good! Mwah~ I love you the most, brother!"

His sister happily ran away with her phone.

Gao Yang watched his sister close the door with a happy expression and let out a sigh of relief.

...

The special medicine given by Qing Ling was very effective. When he woke up the next day, his wounds had almost healed, leaving only some red marks that looked like mosquito bites that had been scratched.Gao Yang had breakfast and went to school.

In the classroom, Li Weiwei's seat was empty.

Gao Yang felt a dull pain in his empty chest, as if a piece had been dug out. He thought about the bits and pieces he had with Li Weiwei over the past twelve years: going to school together, eating together, doing homework together, and even setting off fireworks together on New Year's Eve. He remembered the first time he saw her smile, cry, and get angry... All the familiar and beautiful moments were torn apart by the "beast" from last night.

Gao Yang wished that he was facing two different beings - a beautiful and innocent human girl and an evil and unknown fierce beast. But they were one and the same.

Gao Yang couldn't accept it.

Until the end of the morning self-study, Li Weiwei's seat remained empty. Some girls in the class started whispering, probably already knowing that something had happened to Li Weiwei.

Gao Yang didn't sleep all night, he had too many questions to ask Qing Ling.

Unexpectedly, during the morning self-study, Qing Ling walked over to him. In front of the other classmates, she asked loudly, "Gao Yang, where is Li Weiwei?"

Gao Yang was stunned: What's going on? Is this a performance?

"I don't know," Gao Yang replied.

"You don't know?! Weren't you with her yesterday?"

"Yeah, we went home separately in the evening..."

"What happened? She didn't answer the phone, didn't reply on WeChat, and didn't come to class." Qing Ling frowned, feeling annoyed, and left without getting any answers.

The first class was math, and the math teacher was also the class teacher.

The class teacher walked in with a heavy expression. He placed the textbook on the podium and adjusted his thick glasses.

"Before we start the class, I have something to tell you all."

"Li Weiwei, a student in our class, was... murdered last night."

The whole class erupted in commotion.

"What?!" Qing Ling stood up excitedly.

Gao Yang was stunned, and suddenly admired: Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.

Qing Ling and Li Weiwei were almost always together, their relationship was so good, so her reaction was normal. It also reminded Gao Yang that as childhood sweethearts, his reaction was abnormal.

Gao Yang quickly stood up, making a shocked and puzzled expression. "It's impossible! I saw her yesterday afternoon!"

"She was murdered when she was returning home late at night. It is preliminarily determined to be a robbery. She was stabbed in the chest and died on the spot..." The class teacher sighed, "That's all the teacher knows."

"Oh my god! How could this happen?"

"So pitiful, I didn't expect something like this to happen to her."

"The culprit must be caught and given the death penalty!"

"Wuwuwu..."

The boys who liked Li Weiwei were burning with anger, shouting excitedly. Several girls who were close to Li Weiwei had tears in their eyes and sobbed softly.

"Students, the teacher is also very sad and angry about Li Weiwei's incident."

"The police are doing their best to search, and the culprit will be brought to justice!"

"For those who want to bid farewell to Li Weiwei's body, you can go to the funeral home with the teacher tonight..."

"Now, let's tidy up our mood and continue the class."

The math teacher opened the textbook, but then remembered something. "Qing Ling, Gao Yang, both of you come to my office."

Gao Yang became alert. "Is there something wrong, teacher?"

"The police are here, they just need both of you to answer a few questions."

With red eyes, Qing Ling rushed out of the classroom, as if she couldn't wait to see the police. Gao Yang followed her.

The two walked through the corridor, with Gao Yang walking behind. After confirming that there was no one around, he caught up with Qing Ling and said, "Let's get our story straight."

"What story?" Qing Ling turned her head, her eyes filled with sadness and anger.

"About Li Weiwei's incident."

Qing Ling was initially stunned, but then grabbed Gao Yang's collar. "So you do know something! Did you kill her?"

"Huh?" Gao Yang was confused.

What scene is this? Is she addicted to acting?

"It's already this late, stop pretending!" Gao Yang said.

"Who's pretending?!" Qing Ling's expression was serious. "You are indeed suspicious. Why didn't you accompany Li Weiwei home last night? Why did Li Weiwei get murdered? I'm pretty sure you're involved!"

No! This is not what we agreed on!

What's going on with Qing Ling?

"Say something! Weren't you always trying to pursue Li Weiwei? She didn't like you and didn't agree to be with you, so you held a grudge and killed her, right?" Qing Ling pressed aggressively.

Gao Yang's brain quickly processed the possibilities:

One, the Qing Ling in front of him is not the same as the Qing Ling from last night, but this possibility is very low;

Two, Qing Ling is still acting, she decided to sell me out to protect herself. She did say yesterday, "Don't trust anyone."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Gao Yang lowered his head, avoided Qing Ling, and decided to keep quiet. Talking too much would only lead to mistakes.

"Don't pretend! I will make the police investigate you thoroughly! If you killed her, I will never let you go!" Qing Ling angrily rushed into the office.

Gao Yang was about to follow, but a tall figure stopped him.

Gao Yang looked up and saw a man in a police uniform, around thirty years old, with a clean buzz cut, a wide chin, and sharp facial features. His eyes were experienced and sharp.

"You are... Officer Huang?"

"Hehe, we meet again." Officer Huang smiled, but there was no warmth in his eyes.Three nights ago, the police officer who had "saved" Gao Yang by shooting the "madman" was none other than him, Huang Qi, Officer Huang.

Officer Huang patted Gao Yang on the shoulder: "Come with me to another office."

Gao Yang's heart skipped a beat: It's over, the Prisoner's Dilemma.