Three Towers Game

Chapter 317 Redemption in the Ghost Night
In Wen Xishu's previous life, there was a world-famous horror movie.

The ghosts inside are incredibly ferocious, killing indiscriminately.

One of the most iconic characters is a child who always appears with a black cat.

He had very dark circles under his eyes, and his skin was as white as a white-painted wall.

The little girl outside the door gives off that kind of feeling.

She was even more terrifying than the ghost child named Junxiong in Wen Xishu's previous life, because she didn't even have any hair.

She just stared at the camera, as if she noticed that the people in the room were also watching her.

"Sister Xiaoya...open the door! I'm so cold!"

The sound came again.

This time, the voice seemed to possess a penetrating power, making everyone feel as if it were coming right next to their ears.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spine.

Everyone was wondering, just how terrifying must this ghost be?
But Wen Xishu knew that this ghost was not scary and its cultivation level was not high.

This ghost isn't very smart either.

In comparison, this ghost is far too easy to identify. Anything that's too easy to identify is just scary, but not actually scary.

But Xiaoya kept shouting:
"Open the door! Please, open the door! Tongtong isn't a ghost! She's not a ghost!"

Xiaoya's expression was filled with pain and sorrow.

"Sister Xiaoya...have you forgotten me...?"

The childish voice carried a hint of sadness.

Everyone who heard the sound felt as if it were echoing.

They only felt that the surroundings seemed to have gotten a little colder.

Xiaoya pleaded:

"She's not a ghost...she won't hurt us, open the door!"

Zhang Qiang raised his gun and aimed it at Xiaoya:
"Damn it, you bitch, you're possessed by a ghost, aren't you? She must be possessed by a ghost, right?"

"I understand. The ghost's eyes and nose have appeared on you. You're already half-human and half-ghost. You want the ghost to come in and kill us!"

Very logical.

When everyone believed it was a ghost, and the evidence was practically irrefutable, someone shouted that it wasn't a ghost...

This is really fake.

In addition, Xiaoya was recently possessed by a water ghost, so it's very likely that the water ghost will find a substitute for her.

Therefore, this conjecture is valid.

But Wen Xishu still reminded him:
"Our primary goal is to survive, which means preventing the living from dying and preventing ghosts from entering."

"This requires us to determine whether the people outside are human or ghosts, and for everyone to agree on this."

"But that doesn't mean there aren't other dangers."

“For example, killing your own people, Officer Zhang, I must remind you, you can kill Xiaoya, but today is Ghost Festival.”

"I think even if you are a true materialist warrior, you should now understand that we all saw a ghost tonight."

"If we kill Xiaoya, will it anger the water ghost in the corner? Will it turn Xiaoya into a new ghost?"

The water ghost is looking for Xiaoya to be its substitute; perhaps this process can be brought to an end.

Wen Xishu is now facing a choice: to help humans or ghosts.

His idea was simple—

If a ghost is kind, I'll help the ghost; if a person is kind, I'll help the person.

Perhaps if we can quell the resentment of the water ghost in the corner, we can stop it from looking for a replacement.

Ultimately, this is a place of obsession built by people and the dead.

Just let go of your obsession.

Zhang Qiang is definitely not a kind person. Wen Xishu can already tell that no police officer would shoot someone so easily.

Xiaoya glanced gratefully at Wen Xishu, but the next second, she immediately picked up the blue wine glass, ready to drink it all in one gulp.

Wen Xishu reacted very quickly, as if he had guessed that Xiaoya would do this.

He darted forward in an instant, rushed to Xiaoya, and pinned her down.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoya, you can't do that."

This game is still very difficult.

Wen Xishu realized it.

Everyone has a story, even if they've truly figured out whether the outside world is human or ghost, and discovered the rules...

But when there's a story between the ghosts and humans outside, people might do some extreme things.

For example, in the last round, the beings outside were indeed people, but Zhang Qiang, in order to avoid revealing the secret, insisted that the people outside were ghosts.

For example, in this round, everyone knows that there are ghosts outside, but Xiaoya seems to be trying to make up for some kind of debt by insisting that there are people outside.

In this situation, one must constantly determine whether the people outside are human or ghosts, and keep a close eye on each character to prevent them from making irrational decisions based on past events.

That is indeed difficult.

However, the presence of bullet comments on Wen Xishu is a positive, as it allows him to see the content of the comments when the other person is experiencing extreme emotions.

Just like Xiaoya at this moment, she is in extreme pain.

The moment Wen Xishu grasped Xiaoya's wrist, he saw the comments above Xiaoya's head...

He instantly understood what the "first obsession" was all about.

……

……

Tongtong is a girl who suffers from leukemia. Later, as her condition worsened, she experienced immense pain.

Tongtong was originally very cute, but because of the treatment, she gradually became frightening to look at.

Hospitals are places rife with strange tales.

Can you imagine, in the middle of the night in a hospital, suddenly seeing a child who is completely white, terrifyingly white, around the corner of a ward?
Tongtong hated this situation. She didn't want to suffer from the pain of the illness, nor did she want to be disliked by others.

I don't want to become the monster people talk about in the hospital.

Later, the medical expenses became too high, and her parents were unable to afford them.

Once, Tongtong even overheard this sentence.

"If only... if only I hadn't given birth to her."

Yes, I wish I didn't exist.

These words made the little girl realize what a burden she was. Perhaps the only person in the world who still cared about her was the nurse, Xiaoya.

Xiaoya genuinely cares for every patient, even Tongtong, who is a girl with a somewhat strange temper.

But she will still treat Tongtong very well.

Tragedy struck shortly afterward. Tongtong's parents were unable to afford the exorbitant medical expenses, and as multiple illnesses began to torment her...

They begged Xiaoya to make Tongtong less miserable.

Tongtong has said things like, "Sister Xiaoya, I don't want to live in this world anymore," on several occasions.

Xiaoya cried several times because the child was so young, yet she had already said such things.

Tongtong's parents even asked several times if there were any drugs that could allow their child to die peacefully.

But Xiaoya managed to calm her down.

But as Tongtong's pain intensified, her parents continued to plead...

Finally, one day, she couldn't take it anymore...

She secretly adjusted the parameters of Tongtong's pain pump, and that night, Tongtong finally felt no pain. However, Xiaoya was only a nurse after all; while she wasn't ignorant of many things, there were areas where she wasn't proficient.

Her actions caused Tongtong to never wake up again.

Tongtong is dead.

This caused Tongtong's parents to explode with anger, and they began to question the hospital about why their child had suddenly died.

The investigation began and ended quickly because things were too simple.

Soon, Xiaoya's actions became known to the hospital and everyone else.

During the interview, Tongtong's parents verbally and physically abused the hospital. In an attempt to quell the incident, the hospital gave Tongtong's parents a large sum of money.

At the same time, the hospital needed someone to be held responsible for the accident, and only Xiaoya could be held responsible. As a result, Xiaoya was fired and suspected of committing a crime.

Her life was essentially ruined.

But when the apocalypse came, order and law collapsed.

No one judged Xiaoya; only Xiaoya's own conscience judged her.

She felt very regretful and guilty, wondering why she had done such a thing.

She lived in constant regret and longed to apologize to Tongtong.

……

Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, Wen Xishu instantly learned everything.

He understood why Xiaoya insisted on letting Tongtong in.

At this moment, he faced a choice.

Wen Xishu had a premonition that Tongtong might really not hurt Xiaoya.

But there are other people here.

He can't gamble; the "gambling ghost" trope is only applied to a specific person.

After all, in people's stereotypes, ghosts can kill indiscriminately.

Wen Xishu said:
I've heard about Tongtong's situation.

At that moment, Xiaoya raised her head and looked at Wen Xishu with some surprise.

“I won’t judge whether you’re right or wrong. The right and wrong in this matter are actually very complicated. As a nurse, you did make a mistake, but if I were in Tongtong’s situation… just from my personal perspective…”

"Perhaps I will be grateful to you for allowing me to leave this world peacefully in the end."

"The arrival of the end of the world has caused us a lot of loss, but it has also served as a reckoning for our past sins."

"Xiaoya, I can't let you open this door. We can't make that mistake."

"You've already caused a life to be lost because of your assumptions, and now... you can't repeat the same mistake."

"Drinking the blue wine might allow you to see the scene you want to see."

"It would be great if Tongtong became healthy and started to thank you, but that's not reality."

"Drinking red wine may cause you pain, but that's what we have to endure, isn't it?"

Wen Xishu raised his red wine glass and handed it to Xiaoya.

"Drink it, and say your final goodbye to Tongtong."

Xiaoya burst into tears.

In fact, Wen Xishu didn't offer him much comfort; he only said one sentence—

I will be grateful to you for allowing me to leave this world peacefully in the end.

Perhaps Tongtong doesn't think that way, or perhaps it's all just Xiaoya's wishful thinking.

But she really needed someone to say those words, so that her foolish actions at the time could at least have a little bit of goodwill about them.

"Thank you...I'll listen to you..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and even Zhang Qiang slowly lowered his gun.

Because Xiaoya drank red wine.

Everyone else drank the red wine. Only Wen Xishu hadn't drunk it yet...

He said to Xiaoya:

"Go say goodbye."

Xiaoya nodded and walked towards the door, while Zhang Qiang raised his gun again.

However, Wen Xishu was confident that Xiaoya wouldn't do anything foolish.

Xiaoya said:

"I'm sorry, Tongtong, that night I... I shouldn't have done that. No matter what, I had no right to take your life."

"Actually, I didn't want you to die... I just wanted to ease your pain."

"sorry Sorry……"

Xiaoya apologized with tears in her eyes.

The ghost outside the door then tried further to break down Xiaoya's defenses:

"Sister...do you know...why...it doesn't hurt anymore?"

"Because...you!Killed!Me!"

Tongtong, who was outside the door, was banging her head against the door.

"Let me in...let me in, and I'll forgive you!"

Xiaoya was in great pain, and everyone was extremely nervous, afraid that the woman would open the door to alleviate her guilt.

But sometimes, people really do grow up in an instant.

Besides, she has already endured a lot of criticism and thought about this matter for a long time.

At that moment, what echoed in Xiaoya's mind was Wen Xishu's words.

She finally mustered up the courage to say:
"No... Tongtong, for everyone's safety, I can't let you in."

“If I were the only one in this room, I would definitely let you in, but I can’t be so selfish anymore.”

"I'm sorry, Tongtong. I shouldn't have made that decision on my own. I shouldn't have assumed that you didn't want to live in this world. I really didn't mean to hurt you. I just didn't want you to suffer too much."

"No matter how much you hate this world, how much pain you're in, as a nurse, I shouldn't have done this. What I should have done was help you come to love this world again. I'm so sorry!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Wen Xishu watched all this silently, convinced that Xiaoya had indeed grown up.

The nerdy guy, Afei, was suddenly surprised to find that... the ghost outside the door had suddenly changed.

She started to grow hair, eyelashes, and even her skin began to slowly become rosy.

She transformed from a frightening ghost into a delicate porcelain doll.

Those repeated apologies were like magical spells, making the child healthy and beautiful.

Wen Xishu guessed that this might mean...

The ghost has already forgiven Xiaoya.

"Sister Xiaoya, thank you. I don't have to live in so much pain anymore. Please don't suffer for the past either."

"Goodbye, Sister Xiaoya."

The girl outside the door smiled.

The next moment, everyone witnessed a bizarre scene: the little girl transformed into a pure white, hairless ghost in an instant, and then returned to her healthy appearance in a flash.

Repeatedly.

Xiaoya watched this scene with a somewhat confused expression.

Wen Xishu said:
“Anyone who dies unnaturally harbors resentment, and that resentment turned Tongtong into the person people feared most.”

"But...like I said, your actions will also make her feel your kindness."

"Compared to living in pain and eventually dying, perhaps ending the pain early is a kind of relief."

"Your sincere apology temporarily suppressed her resentment with gratitude."

"So at this moment, we see her benevolent ghost form and her malevolent ghost form."

Wen Xishu was actually guessing, but he was always pretty accurate.

After sensing Xiaoya's guilt and kindness, his resentment was temporarily suppressed.

Wen Xishu knew it was time to drink.

Let's end this story here, because the resentment will soon be uncontrollable.

Who knows what this little devil might say that will break Xiaoya's defenses again?

Perhaps making Xiaoya turn evil would be a bonus in the questline to gain Aquarius's favor...

But Wen Xishu didn't like this way of playing.

Let Xiaoya be forgiven; that's the end of the story.

Wen Xishu resolutely drank the red wine, painful memories resurfacing, but he didn't care.

[You have gained Ren Ya's favor. In the upcoming voting phase, as long as you can provide even the slightest reasonable explanation, she will unconditionally support your choice.]

Ren Ya's storyline is complete; Virgo's favorability increased by 5.

How interesting! The mission isn't over yet, the night of terror has only just begun, and we're already getting some guidance ahead of time.

Wen Xishu became interested. It really was a showdown between Virgo and Aquarius.

The phonograph then said:
"Congratulations on successfully repelling a ghostly invasion. The night is long, I wish you continued success in the future."

No new rules have been unlocked.

All votes were unanimous, resulting in the evil spirit being killed, and it was indeed a ghost outside the door, which meant that a round was successfully passed.

But nobody knows how many more rounds there are.

Xiaoya's story is simple, but what about Zhang Qiang, the nerdy Afei, Father Zhou, and the businessman Li Wei?

And what about Dr. Chen Ming, who scrutinized him repeatedly from beginning to end?
Also, who exactly gathered everyone at the tavern?

There are still too many questions to be answered.

Just then, someone knocked on the door again.

Before they could even catch their breath and celebrate, the eerie, frightening knocking on the door started again.

Some were fearful, some were worried, but Wen Xishu seemed unusually excited.

(End of this chapter)