"BANG!".
Xie Cheng opened his eyes wide in surprise: "What happened?".
"Did I fall asleep? Ah, I slept for several hours, it's time to go home now!".
He fumbled to take his phone out of his pocket and open it, when he saw the time on the phone, Xie Cheng frowned.
"14:26?".
"I remember before I felt sleepy, I checked the time, I clearly remember it was 14:25. But I've been sleeping for a while now and it's only 14:26.".
Xie Cheng didn't think much of it, thinking it was because he was tired, closing his eyes for a minute seemed like he was sleeping several times, he walked out of the bathroom and into the hallway. Outside, dark clouds were gathering, there was no sunlight, the surrounding was unusually quiet, making the atmosphere gloomy. Xie Cheng walked back to the room to rest, at first he planned to go to the teaching area but thought carefully, even if he didn't go, the students could still study on their own.
Sitting down on the sofa, looking tired, he unbuttoned two buttons to let out some air. The love sounds of the male dog couple He Qing and Xia Han still echoed in his head, Xie Cheng was so angry that his eyes turned red and he slammed the table. When he raised his hand to the glass table, which had a slight crack on one corner, he took a breath and immediately withdrew his hand.
"Humans are really hateful, aren't they?".
Suddenly, a deep male voice rang out next to his ear, Xie Cheng startled and turned his face. There was nothing, he looked around the room. There was absolutely no one in the room except himself, Xie Cheng rubbed his temples.
"Could it be that I'm so angry that I'm going crazy?".
He didn't think much, reassuring himself that he was too stressed that he was hallucinating, why would a ghost appear in broad daylight.
With no energy left to work, Xie Cheng stayed in his room playing video games.
"Aaa.. Damn. Lost again."
He lost a hundred times in just one round, so bored that he didn't play anymore and put his phone away. Stretching and standing up, he leaned against the railing and looked down at the ground.
"Why haven't I seen anyone skipping class today to smoke?"
Normally, during class, the lecturers were all in class teaching, no one was in the break room. So, taking advantage of that time, a few lazy students who had failed a year sneaked out here to smoke and chat in the lecturer area, safe and secure with no one around, no one would know. But Xie Cheng knew because when he was sick, he asked to rest for a few hours and then went back to class. At that time, he saw those people sneaking out here, but he couldn't do anything to them. Never mind, if you don't listen, you'll lose your future and have to bear it.
The wind blew by, the leaves of the tobacco trees rustled, the scent of grass and trees passed through Xie Cheng's hair. He stroked his hair that had been blown by the wind, and went downstairs. After walking around, he passed the backyard of the cafeteria. As he walked, Xie Cheng felt strange. There was no sign of anyone, no staff in the cafeteria or kitchen. Xie Cheng's forehead broke out in cold sweat as he ran through the teaching area, opening the doors of each classroom.
"What the hell..?!".
"Where did everyone go?".
He looked at the time on his phone: "It's only almost four o'clock in the afternoon, why are they all back? I don't see anyone."
He ran through the salon area, slammed the door and ran into the salon. A cold wind blew straight into Xie Cheng's face, the scenery, furniture, tools and equipment were all in place as if there were customers and work, but there was no one in sight. It was as if they evaporated into the air.
Cold sweat poured down his hands and feet, making his whole body tremble. Xie Cheng calmly ran to the main door of the salon and shouted: "EVERYONE!".
It was quiet, no sound could be heard.
The street was deserted, not a single person was in sight, only vehicles remained. The big and small cars were all standing still, with no one inside.
The wind suddenly blew hard, causing the leaves on the branches to fall and flutter down to Xie Cheng's feet. The dark clouds in the sky grew darker and darker. Xie Cheng was startled, his eyes darting around looking at everything in front of him.
"Am I in a dream?".
Xie Cheng punched himself in the head: "Wake up! Wake up!".
It hurt!
The more he punched, the more it hurt. If it hurt, then this is the truth?!
"No, if this is the truth, punching yourself is useless. Calm down, calm down, calm down."
Xie Cheng took a deep breath and exhaled: "First, go back to the room to rest and get your things, then go out and think about it later."
He turned around and walked two steps, but his legs stopped and became stiff, unable to lift up anymore. Xie Cheng's face was pale with panic, his lips moved, unable to speak because the thing in front of him had made his legs numb.
A tall man dressed in black from head to toe, the black hat covering his face so that his face could not be seen clearly, one hand pointed a gun at him.
What made Xie Cheng freeze was not the gun pointed straight at his head, but...
A human head in his hand!
The human head had messy hair, a crushed face, blood and flesh sticking out, making it impossible to see the shape of the facial features.
He took a step forward, the muzzle of the gun hit Xie Cheng's forehead. He fell to the ground in fear, but his eyes still did not leave the head.
"Ugh... Ugh".
Xie Cheng vomited on the spot, he vomited like a pregnant woman.
The man in front of him suddenly let go of the gun and turned around. Xie Cheng wiped his mouth and looked up, thinking that he wouldn't kill him and was about to run away.
"BANG!!!".
"AAA!!!".
Xie Cheng jumped up on the green grass, he was panting, his eyes darting around.
"Backyard of the canteen?".
The image of the head and the man just now appeared in his mind, he felt nauseous.
"He just shot me? But why doesn't it hurt at all? Isn't that right?".
Xie Cheng breathed a sigh of relief because he wasn't shot, also forgetting why he woke up in the backyard of the canteen, he crouched down and ran to the break room to pack his things into his bag.
The evening was getting dark, the dark clouds had turned the afternoon into evening. Xie Cheng ran into the elevator, not pressing the down button but staying inside.
"Hiding in the elevator is the safest".
"I wonder if that guy just left before he stepped out will die!".
In the warm elevator, the light from above also made Xie Cheng less scared, he took out his phone and pressed Xie Ying's phone number. He anxiously bit his nails but the other end of the line had been unreachable for more than a hundred calls.
Xie Cheng leaned against the elevator wall and slid down to the ground, the phone in his hand fell out. He held his head, starting to sob.
"Ying Ying... Ying Ying, are you also... Sniffing?".
"Disappeared?".
He shouted loudly: "DON'T WANT! GIVE EVERYONE BACK TO ME!".
Xie Cheng punched himself again: "AAA! Wake up! Don't sleep anymore! Wake up! This is just a dream!!!".
"Ting!".
Suddenly a number on the elevator button panel lit up. Xie Cheng trembled and glanced up.
"G floor?".
The elevator automatically went down, Xie Cheng's face darkened as he shouted and banged on the elevator door: "No No! I don't want to die!".
In this place, there was only Xie Cheng and that man, so the one who pressed the elevator button was that man!
"Ting Ting!".
The elevator door slowly opened, Xie Cheng lost all hope and collapsed, closing his eyes and holding his head, waiting to die.
"Brother brother!".
Xie Cheng: "Huh? This voice?".
He immediately raised his face, his eyes glistening with tears. He staggered out of the elevator.
"Ying Ying".
Xie Ying wiped the sweat from his forehead and went to support Xie Cheng. He hugged him tightly, crying like a child: "Xiao Ying, I thought you had disappeared too, huhu".
Xie Ying comforted him: "It's okay, you can't disappear easily. Luckily I'm okay".
Seeing Xie Ying and hugging him, he gradually calmed down, Xie Cheng stood up to look at his phone: "The signal on the phone is still there, maybe there are still a few people who haven't disappeared".
He raised his head to look at him: "Why did you know I was still here and ran over?".
Xie Ying rubbed the bridge of his nose and said: "Hint, it's like there's something urging me that you haven't disappeared and I have to go to your workplace to find you".
Xie Cheng: "Is that so? Then when you came in here, did you see anyone?".
Xie Ying shook his head: "No, is there anyone else here besides me?".
His hands were shaking slightly, pretending not to know what was going on: "There's no one, I'm just asking to see if anyone is still there that I don't know about."
"Let's go outside and then figure it out, staying here for too long is a bit dangerous."
The academy was behind the salon, there was a front gate and a back gate. Xie Cheng pulled Xie Ying back through the back gate, he had run into that man in the afternoon. If he went through the front gate and met that man again, he would be dead.
"Did you come here by car or by some other means?".
Xie Ying: "I ran here."
Xie Cheng: "Oh."
I didn't expect Xie Ying to be so strong, running here without feeling tired. Looking at the young man who was so full of energy, Xie Cheng suddenly remembered something and shouted: "Hey! Do you want me to run home with you now?!".
Xie Ying scratched his head expressionlessly, looking around for something.
"Huh? This is fine."
Xie Cheng: "Hey, don't you hear me?".
The black car was two meters away from him and the boy. Xie Ying walked over, opened the car door and sat inside. The car wasn't locked so he easily started it and drove over. The window rolled down and he said, "Brother, get in and we'll go home."
He looked at the car and then at him, a question mark appeared on his head: "Huh?".
Xie Ying: "Huh, what's that? Get in quickly or I'll leave you behind."
He got in and the boy drove away. Xie Cheng sat still, watching his gestures and driving actions, thinking again.