Noises came from Room 169. Yeey and Kaize looked at each other seriously.
Kaize slowly walked over. He knocked on the door and asked, "Is anyone inside?"
When there was no response, Kaize looked back at Yeey. Yeey pushed him aside and looked through the peephole.
He checked the left—no one. The right—no one. When his view reached the center, someone suddenly stabbed a sharp object through the peephole. Yeey reacted instantly and crouched down.
The door flew open and the person ran out. Kaize hurriedly pulled Yeey back, raised his hands, and signaled to the man. "We're humans. We're humans."
The man lowered his weapon. Yeey stood up and looked at him—it was a middle-aged man.
At that moment, Fanling and Liu Ly ran over, and they all looked at one another.
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Chapter Five: The Real Killer
Yeey led Fanling and Liu Ly to the door of Room 167 and said, "You two sleep in this room."
As he spoke, Yeey handed the room key to Fanling. Fanling said awkwardly, "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? The two of us in one room…"
Yeey looked at him and retorted, "What's inappropriate about it? No one said you have to sleep in the same bed."
Embarrassed, Fanling and Liu Ly walked in.
At this time, that man brought some food over to Yeey.
After taking it, Yeey asked, "May I ask what I should call you?"
The man replied, "Just call me Mr. Kong."
Kaize looked at Mr. Kong and asked, "You don't mind us eating your food?"
Mr. Kong answered, "We're all going to die eventually anyway. Eating more or less makes no difference."
Mr. Kong then asked, "How old are you this year?"
Yeey replied, "I'm fifteen. Everyone else is fourteen."
Mr. Kong nodded, then turned around and went back to his room.
Yeey looked at Kaize, then held his hand and walked into the room with him.
They sat on the bed and looked at each other.
Staring at Kaize affectionately, Yeey said, "Finally, no one is disturbing us."
Kaize smiled at him.
Yeey slowly leaned forward, pressed his forehead against Kaize's, their noses touching, and then they kissed.
Yeey pushed Kaize down onto the bed, and they began kissing passionately.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Outside, Liu Ly asked, "Yeey, Kaize, I want to talk to you."
Yeey quickly climbed off Kaize, tidied his hair, and ran to open the door. Kaize was still lying on the bed, clearly wanting more.
After opening the door, Yeey said to Liu Ly, "Come in."
Looking at Kaize, who had just sat up, Liu Ly asked, "Did I interrupt you two doing something?"
Yeey and Kaize hurriedly explained, "No, no, no, no."
Liu Ly smiled. "I know you like each other. I really envy you. But I want to ask—does true love really exist between people of the same sex?"
Yeey sat beside Kaize and said to Liu Ly, "Love doesn't have a gender."
After saying that, he kissed Kaize.
Liu Ly looked at Kaize, then lowered her head and said, "Then I'll be leaving."
Yeey asked in confusion, "You came here just to ask that?"
Liu Ly nodded and walked out. Yeey and Kaize quietly looked at each other.
Then Yeey spoke. "With the zombie virus outbreak, I guess no one will remember that incident anymore."
Kaize smiled at Yeey.
At that moment, Fanling pushed the door open and walked in. "Won't remember what? I knew you two were hiding something from us."
Liu Ly also walked in.
Yeey looked at her and said, "So you didn't leave after all."
He glanced at Kaize, then looked at Fanling and Liu Ly. "Since things are already like this, I'll tell you what really happened."
Fanling and Liu Ly sat on the bed opposite Kaize and Yeey.
Yeey began to recall. "A week ago…"
Flashback:
When Chen Kai walked past Kaize, he looked at him. Kaize looked back at him. Chen Kai turned his head away, as if hiding something in his heart.
The next day, Kaize found Chen Kai and said, "Want to go to the bathroom and do something exciting?"
Chen Kai agreed.
Soon, Chen Kai arrived at the bathroom at the agreed time. Kaize entered a minute later.
They walked into a stall together. Kaize began putting on gloves. Chen Kai asked, "Why are you wearing gloves?"
Kaize smiled wickedly. "You'll know in a moment."
Kaize started touching Chen Kai's body and asked, "Does it feel good?"
Chen Kai twisted his body and nodded.
Kaize leaned close to Chen Kai's ear and said, "Lie down."
Already completely seduced, Chen Kai followed Kaize's instructions and lay down.
Just as Chen Kai closed his eyes to enjoy it, Kaize pulled out a knife and stabbed it into Chen Kai's throat.
Chen Kai looked at him in shock. Kaize pulled the knife out and watched the blood spray out, not stepping forward because he didn't want the blood to splatter on him.
When the bleeding had almost stopped, Kaize stepped forward again and stabbed Chen Kai's abdomen three more times.
When Kaize opened the door, Yeey walked in from outside.
Instead of running to report it to a teacher like Kaize had expected, Yeey rushed forward to help him deal with the scene.
Yeey said, "Wrap the knife in the gloves and throw it out through the window above the bathroom. Hardly anyone goes there."
Following Yeey's instructions, Kaize threw the knife and gloves away.
Yeey picked up a hose and washed away the footprints around the area.
Then Yeey said to Kaize, "When you go out later, pretend you're chatting with me. Smile—so the cameras won't suspect us. Got it?"
Kaize nodded, smiled, and walked out. Yeey followed behind, pretending to chat with him.
Not long after, because they were the last two people to enter the bathroom after Chen Kai, they were taken to the interrogation room.
After a series of intense interrogations, the police released them due to a lack of solid evidence.
Yeey and Kaize walked out of the interrogation room together. Kaize was about to speak when Yeey covered his mouth and said, "We're at the police station. Don't say anything."
Kaize just looked at him.
Soon, they walked out of the station. Yeey said, "Don't worry. They don't have any evidence."
Kaize looked at him. "Thank you."
Yeey smiled. "It's nothing."
Kaize stepped forward and hugged Yeey. Yeey's eyes widened instantly, then his hands slowly wrapped around Kaize.
Back in the present, Fanling asked Kaize in confusion, "Why did you kill Chen Kai?"
Kaize said, "I saw him bullying the person I like. It made me uncomfortable."
Fanling looked at him in confusion. "The person you like? Yeey?"
Kaize replied speechlessly, "Obviously."
At this moment, Liu Ly asked, "Then how were you so sure Chen Kai would agree to go to the bathroom with you?"
Kaize answered, "When he passed by me, he looked at me with that kind of gaze—the gaze you give someone you like. I know it. He was gay himself, but he couldn't accept it, so he bullied Yeey every day to make others think he wasn't."
Fanling looked up at the ceiling. "That's complicated."
Just then, Mr. Kong walked in and said, "Kids these days are really mature. You can even tell what someone means just by their eyes."
Yeey smiled and asked, "Was it really necessary to eavesdrop at the door for so long?"
Mr. Kong smiled and asked, "Then why did you help him cover up a murder?"
Yeey replied, "Imagine this—if the person you love killed someone you hate, would you help them, or report them? I chose to help."
Mr. Kong asked again, "Then how did you instantly come up with such a perfect crime?"
Yeey thought confidently and said, "Just like I told them before, I don't have friends, so I stay home watching movies every day. Sometimes I watch detective films—but not to see how the detective solves the case. I watch how the killer commits the perfect crime."
After hearing this, Mr. Kong began to applaud. Fanling and Liu Ly looked at Mr. Kong, then also started applauding.
Yeey and Kaize looked at them in confusion. Yeey asked, "Aren't you scared?"
Fanling said excitedly, "What's there to be scared of? You killed Chen Kai—we're actually happy about it."
Yeey smiled and scratched his head. Kaize lay down in Yeey's arms, while Liu Ly looked at Kaize, who was resting in Yeey's embrace.