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    Aria

    Stories 23
    Chapters 3,807
    Words 11.5 M
    Comments 7,306
    Reading 39 days, 18 hours39 d, 18 h
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      by Aria — Ji Mingrui had left a message for Chi Qing the night before, and early in the morning, he was jolted awake by the slight vibration of the phone placed beside his pillow. He had turned it over and over in his mind, still worried about Chi Qing’s psychological state—though this person’s psychological state could never really be considered healthy to begin with, it was, after all, his first time in love, and Ji Mingrui, as his brother, was worried to death. So before going to sleep at night, he…
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      by Aria — The bar was gradually filling up with people, but Chi Qing couldn't hear a single sound. After their slightly cold fingers touched, they took on each other's warmth, their fingertips heating up little by little. In the bustling bar, some people were gently swaying their bodies to the music, some were leaning close together talking, and others had started to gather for games... They still didn't know what was about to happen here, until a sudden "crash!" rang out from a corner. A glass was swept to…
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      by Aria — Since Z wanted to see Xie Lin kill him, it was better to actually "kill" him. If they were going to put on a show, they might as well go all the way. The moment he spoke those words, Xie Lin’s pupils dilated involuntarily, as if saying, Are you crazy? Chi Qing stood with his back to the river. The rapid current behind him was whipped against the shore by the wind; the waves surged up and crashed back down. He was completely enveloped by the murky river water and the pitch-black sky, but none of…
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      by Aria — "Buses? Why on earth do we suddenly need to check buses?" The next day, Ji Mingrui sat in his office pressing his temples, asking the question. Having drunk way too much alcohol the night previous, his entire head was dizzy when he woke up this morning. The moment he stepped through the front gates of the police station, he saw all his colleagues busy working in a heated bustle. Su Xiaolan tossed a USB flash drive in front of him without saying a word: "You're in charge of this section of the…
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      by Aria — Inside the police station. Ji Mingrui was halfway through reviewing the surveillance footage when Wu Zhibin, inside the office, suddenly picked up a phone call. Almost immediately after, he changed their assignment parameters. "Attention, everyone on surveillance duty. Focus primarily on the footage between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM. You can skip the other time slots." Ji Mingrui questioned, "Why the sudden narrowing of the window?" Wu Zhibin froze for a moment. He looked up at Ji Mingrui, noticing…
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      by Aria — "This doesn't look like the road to school..." It was an elementary school bus traveling at high speed. The exterior was decorated with simple sketches of school emblems and stickers of bright sunshine and green grass, giving it an exceptionally warm and comforting appearance. However, the scene inside the bus had absolutely nothing to do with the word "comforting." The interior was in utter chaos. "Mister, who are you? Where are you taking us?" "Waaah—!" One of the children broke into tears…
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      by Aria — As the only available channel to communicate with "z," Xie Lin’s account was placed under heavy surveillance by the police task force. Looking at the text displayed on the monitoring screens, the other detectives asked in bewilderment, "A familiar game? What game?" It was difficult for Xie Lin and Chi Qing to answer that question. That game—it was a bloody, brutal game of survival. Back then, the culprit had kidnapped teenagers who were generally in middle school. They already possessed a…
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      by Aria — However, due to the white cloths covering everything, the house was very clean and did not need to be cleaned again. After washing up, the two of them lifted the white cloth, lay down on the bed, and slept on their respective sides. After a while, Xie Lin reached out to touch Chi Qing’s hand. But it was just a simple hand-hold; he didn't make any further movements. Chi Qing's hand brushed against the ring on Xie Lin’s finger. Suddenly, a feeling stirred in his heart. As if sensing something, he…
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      by Aria — Wu Zhibin froze for a long time. No one had ever thought about it in this direction before: "Why do you ask?" "A page is missing from my brother's notebook." Xie Lin flipped the notebook on the desk to the very last page. If one did not look closely, they would not notice the subtle, jagged tear along the inner seam at all. Xie Lin's finger lightly traced the seam: "And judging by 'his' age, 'Z' is about the same age as us. Ten years ago, he would have only been thirteen or fourteen. Yet, he…
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      by Aria — "Sizzle... Emergency broadcast: Li, a student attending Experimental Middle School, has been confirmed missing. Li left home at 6:45 AM and did not take the bus he usually takes to school..." "Emergency broadcast: Another junior high school student has gone missing..." "As of now, a total of six students have gone missing." The curtains in Chi Qing’s home were tightly drawn, leaving only the faint glow emitted by the television. Like a nocturnal animal, Chi Qing sat in the excessively empty…
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