I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 13 Kill you
"An An, why are you here? Aren't we going to the train station?"

"I've made up my mind. When we get to a city where no one knows us, I'll work and support you!"

"An An, be good, stop hiding, where are you?"

"It's so dark here, and I'm scared. Can you come and protect me?"

Xu Can's voice continued to echo in the empty corridor.

Lin Xing'an also hurried to make arrangements.

He first poured the remaining oil from the first bucket onto the ground at the door.

Then he picked up another bucket and poured some in.

"It's not good to splash like this!"

Even though only half of the oil was left, the barrel was still too heavy and Lin Xing'an was too small to find the angle.

In addition, the mouth of the oil barrel was only the size of a child's palm, making it difficult for Lin Xing'an to pour out a large amount of oil at once.

"Is that... a brazier?!"

Just when Lin Xing'an was thinking of a solution, he suddenly saw a brazier lying in the corner of the room.

Because it was pitch black, Lin Xing'an didn't notice it at first.

"Is this a suicide note? Or a diary?"

The brazier was full of burnt paper.

But under the thick dust, there was actually an almost complete small book.

It was only the size of a palm, so Lin Xing'an didn't have time to look through it and put it in his pocket first.

"Brother, if there is any last wish of yours here, I will try my best to help you fulfill it."

"So you have to try your best to keep me alive!"

Lin Xing'an poured all the remaining oil into the brazier.

Although the brazier is heavier than the oil barrel, it is easier to pour the liquid with.

"If she continues to stand on this stool, as soon as Xu Can walks in, I'll be able to splash her thoroughly cold!"

Lin Xing'an placed the hanging stool diagonally behind the door.

The height is just enough to make up for his height.

After opening the door, I couldn't see him at first because it was blocked.

"But after it starts burning, if something unexpected happens...how can I escape?"

After completing all the preparations, Lin Xing'an suddenly realized that he had not thought about his retreat at all!
Now half the room is covered in oil.

Xu Can must have entered through the door.

Flames have no eyes. Once the fire breaks out, Lin Xing'an will be trapped in this room!
"I still neglected it..."

Lin Xing'an hurried to the unsealed outer wall and looked outside.

There is an obvious protruding platform on the fifth floor.

"Two stories up... you won't die if you jump down!"

Lin Xing'an gritted his teeth.

A height of seven or eight meters is still very dangerous.

But this may be his only escape route.

Xu Can's footsteps have reached downstairs.

Lin Xing'an also picked up the brazier again and stood on the stool in front of the door.

He had a lighter between his lips and a match between his fingers.

Make sure you can light the fire right away after pouring the oil out!

"An An, are you here? Why don't you answer your sister?"

"Are you still doubting your sister? Are you still angry with your sister?"

"Sister apologizes to you sincerely, can you forgive me?"

"... Then sister came in?"

Xu Can stopped at the door, his tone was helpless but patient.

Even now, she still maintains her human form.

Pretending to be the gentle and considerate academic elder sister in Lin Xing'an's memory.

"Come on, come on, come on."

Lin Xing'an stared at the door, his fingers clenched until they turned white.

The hanging corpse behind him swayed slightly in the night breeze.

"Ga...squeak..."

The shabby wooden door was gently pushed open a crack.

With a sharp sound, the shadow of the door slowly swallowed Lin Xing'an.

He held his breath, his eyes flickering in the darkness, and his heart seemed to stop beating at this moment.

"...An An? Why is there such a strong... smell of gasoline?"

Xu Can poked his head in, covered his neck, and said suspiciously.

"Ah! Ah! What is this! This, this, this..."

But the next second, the hanged body came into her sight.

"...Oh my god, oh my god, I was so scared, so scared..."

"In this kind of a place, in the middle of the night..."

She screamed and jumped up like a frightened kitten. "An An, you're not scared too, are you?"

"This is... but there is a hanged body... Aren't you afraid..."

"Are you...in there?"

Xu Can patted his chest and gasped, his voice trembling.

Lin Xing'an watched her acting silently behind the door.

His forearms had begun to tremble uncontrollably from holding the brazier for so long.

"An An... let's go quickly, sister is really scared..."

Xu Can took a deep breath, swallowed his saliva, and timidly put half of his body in again.

"Stop making trouble, okay? This is not the place for you to lose your temper..."

After she could no longer see Lin Xing'an, she tiptoed in, muttering to herself.

"Uh!"

Just as she entered the room and turned her head to see Lin Xing'an!

Lin Xing'an also groaned and poured the large basin of gasoline at her without hesitation!

"Wow!"

"what!"

Xu Can instinctively closed his eyes and tightened his neck.

But the black oil still hit her face straight on and dripped onto the ground through her tightly tied long hair.

In the blink of an eye, she was soaked.

The clean and simple little face was also covered with dark and sticky grease, like a ghost crawling out of the frying pan in hell.

"...An'an..."

Xu Can raised his shoulders, gritted his teeth, and trembled all over.

"Crack!"

But before she could open her eyes, she heard a soft sound in her ears.

Then, a cluster of fire lit up.

"An An! What are you doing?!"

Xu Can's expression suddenly changed.

"Kill you."

Lin Xing'an snorted coldly and lit a match with a lighter.

With Xu Can's lips pale and expression of fear, he threw the lighter at her!
"call!"

The tiny flame, as small as dust, suddenly shot up the moment it landed on Xu Can!
The orange flame suddenly rose in the bone-chilling darkness!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Xu Can, who was wrapped in flames, let out a shrill scream!

"An An! You...you should run quickly, An An! Before the fire spreads!"

"Let your sister die, then die. How about you live on with your sister's share, An An?"

"I know you're just scared. Don't feel guilty or miss me. I won't blame you."

"When you're alone in a foreign place, you have to be careful and take good care of yourself... cough cough cough..."

Fire snakes were surging all over Xu Can's body.

But even so, she still comforted Lin Xing, tears kept falling, her eyes full of worry.

The sound was extremely shrill and painful amid the burning flames.

"Haha."

Looking at her at this moment, Lin Xing'an laughed out loud.

"Stop acting. I already knew you were a monster."

"What you said won't make me feel guilty at all. The way you look now just makes me laugh."

"You're like a clown. You think you're acting well, but everyone knows you're just acting."

"And you still don't believe I saw it, but actually I saw it a long time ago. Your acting is so poor, haha."

Lin Xing'an's words made Xu Can's face paler and paler.

His body began to tremble like a sieve.

"An An...how could I be a monster..."

Xu Can's tears flowed down.

The flames caused her skin to fall off piece by piece like peeling wall paint.

"It's just that I didn't expect you to still be acting even now. Do you think this will make you look dedicated? Will it make me doubt myself?"

"As soon as I start doubting myself, you'll feel like you've won, right?"

"That's ridiculous. You're just deceiving yourself. Besides, I never believed you."

"Thank you for still pretending to be the lowly 'human-beast' you mentioned at the end of your life, and for bringing laughter to another 'human-beast'."

"Well, I understand. Monsters are just timid. Even if they die, they dare not admit that they have been seen through."

Lin Xing'an curled his lips and lightly said what Xu Can had said last time.

"Haha."

　Today is a test, the first update will be early, and the second update will still be at 5 pm

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