Mysteriöses Brennen

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Dong'er covered her face and buried her head in Xiao Lei's arms, saying, "Quickly throw away the scarf! That scarf is so scary! Throw it away! Xiao Mei was killed by it!"

Lili had already taken off her scarf, opened the window, and thrown it out. The scarf fluttered in the wind and caught on a tree below. Hearing Dong'er's words, Lili was startled and said, "Dong'er, what happened? How could a scarf kill someone?"

Seeing that Lili had dropped the scarf, Dong'er choked back a few sobs and said, "While you weren't back yet, I thought of Xiaomei, so I picked up the scarf and looked at it for a while. Then, I don't know why, I wanted to wear it. I put it on briefly in front of the mirror, and when I took it off, I felt sleepy. I didn't think much of it at the time, just that I was too tired! So I went to bed! Who knew, who knew..." Dong'er repeated "who knew" several times without saying what she was going to say next, but from her terrified eyes, it was clear that something terrible had happened.

Lili poured Dong'er a glass of water and handed it to her. Dong'er took the glass, took a sip, and said, "Who knew I'd dream about Xiaomei? She told me that the scarf was cursed, and anyone who wore it would die. She warned me to be careful, and then she disappeared. That's when I woke up. At the time, I thought I was just missing Xiaomei so much that I had such a dream!"

Xiao Lei patted Dong'er and said, "That must be it, we all miss her so much!"

Dong'er shook her head frantically, saying, "No, no. I didn't turn off the light when I went to sleep, and when I woke up the light was off. I thought there was a power outage. But... but..."

Xiao Lei and Lili both looked at Dong'er, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Dong'er paused and said, "But I found that the red scarf was tightly clutched in my hand!"

Lili said, "Could it be that you held it in your hand before going to sleep and forgot to put it down?"

Dong'er shook her head and said, "No, no, I remember very clearly, I hung up the scarf, I didn't take it."

Xiao Lei asked curiously, "Could it be..."

Dong'er anticipated what Xiao Lei was going to say and said, "Yes, at that time I wanted to move, but my body was beyond my control. I just felt that the scarf was very warm, so I got out of bed by myself, climbed onto the windowsill, tied the scarf to the water pipe above, and put my neck inside!"

Lily's eyes widened and she said, "You mean, it was this scarf that made you want to hang yourself?"

Dong'er nodded and said, "Yes, I wanted to move at that time, but I couldn't control my body at all. It wouldn't listen to me at all until I was hung up and passed out." After saying that, she hugged Xiao Lei and started crying again.

While comforting Dong'er, Xiao Lei said, "What should we do? I also think that Xiao Mei might really have been killed by that scarf."

Lili wasn't too nervous and said, "What do you mean, what should I do? I've already thrown the scarf away, what's there to be afraid of?" As she said this, Lili suddenly remembered that the scarf was hanging on the tree below the dormitory and said, "Oh no, I just threw it away carelessly, and the scarf is now hanging on the tree below!"

Xiao Lei thought for a moment and said, "Let's go pick it up and burn it. I think it should be okay as long as we don't wear it!"

Lili agreed, saying that Dong'er was also afraid to be left alone in the dormitory.

So the three of them went downstairs together. Once downstairs, they looked up, searching for the scarf hanging on the tree. Logically, a tree that had lost all its leaves, even with many branches, should have made such a bright red scarf easily visible. But after looking for a long time, they still couldn't find it.

Lili said dejectedly, "Maybe someone picked it up! Let's write a lost and found notice tomorrow!"

After searching for a long time without finding anything, Xiao Lei and Dong'er had no choice but to agree.

The three returned to their dormitory to prepare for sleep. It was almost 1 a.m., and Dong'er, still shaken, refused to sleep alone. She had no choice but to squeeze into a bed with Xiao Lei, who comforted her for a long time before she finally fell asleep.

Book 3, Ghostly Tales, Chapter 25: The Scarf (4)

Because of what happened last night, Lili woke up unusually early. She's not usually an early riser, though she's not the last one either. For some reason, she couldn't fall back asleep this morning. After lying in bed for a while, she decided to get up. Everyone was pretty scared last night, so she thought she'd go buy some food to calm her nerves.

But after she got dressed, got out of bed, and turned on the light, she was stunned.

The red scarf that disappeared last night was hanging on the clothesline in the dormitory where they usually hung their clothes. The scarf lay there quietly, as if it had always been there. The bright red thorns made her almost breathless, exuding an unsettling eeriness. She never imagined that a scarf could frighten her like this.

After a long pause, she shook Xiao Lei and Dong'er awake.

The three sat in the classroom, each looking pale. They looked at each other's dark circles, but none of them could manage a smile.

They hadn't absorbed a single word of the morning's classes. The teacher on the podium was lecturing animatedly, spittle flying everywhere, while they sat there, their minds wandering, listless. Even after class, they still didn't dare go back to their dorm. The scarf—after discovering it had returned on its own, the three of them had tidied themselves up as quickly as they could and run away—and now they didn't even have the courage to go back to the dorm, let alone touch the scarf.

Lili's phone rang. When she answered, a glib voice came from the other end: "Hey, Lili? Why haven't you called me these past few days? Have you found someone new and forgotten about me?"

Lili said irritably, "New love my foot! I might be dead tomorrow, and you're still joking with me? Are you looking for a beating?"

The person on the other end of the phone said, "What's so serious? Our Miss Lili is known for remaining unfazed by an 8-magnitude earthquake and taking a bath during a 9-magnitude tsunami; her vitality is stronger than a cockroach!"

"Shut up!" Lili, on the verge of a breakdown, could no longer contain herself. If this person were in front of her, she would not hesitate to give him a good beating. She said, "Wang Feng, let me tell you, I'm in a bad mood. What's on your mind? I'm not in the mood to argue with you!"

Wang Feng said, "Hey, hey, why are you so angry? A lecturer from our school is inviting us to dinner this afternoon and wants us to bring our families. Why don't you come over later?"

After glancing at the listless Xiao Lei and the frightened Dong'er, Lili said, "I'm not going. I want to stay with Dong'er and Xiao Lei!"

Wang Feng asked, "What's wrong? Did they both break up with their boyfriends?"

Lili snapped, "Shut your mouth! Something strange happened in our dorm!" She then recounted the whole story to Wang Feng, adding at the end, "Don't think we've gone crazy; we really saw it."

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Wang Feng said, "I believe you. If you want to live, come to our school together later and come to our teacher's house. He might be able to save you!"

Lili was completely at a loss at this point. After hearing what Wang Feng said, she grasped at a straw and asked, "Really?"

Wang Feng said, "Of course it's true. Our teacher Lin, hey, he may not be good at anything else, but he's incredibly good at catching ghosts and demons. He'll definitely handle it!"

Lili said, "Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for three of us to go?"

Wang Feng said matter-of-factly, "What's wrong with that? Come on, I'll be waiting for you in the dorm!"

Lili was Wang Feng's girlfriend. Ever since Xiaoxue left with Zuijian, Wang Feng and Zhao Long had been quite depressed for several days. After seizing the opportunity to interrogate Lin Feng, they learned that Xiaoxue had left with her zombie-like boyfriend. Having no other choice, unable to see the beautiful girl, they had to settle for second best. To compensate for their emotional distress, they relentlessly pestered Lin Feng to treat them to a meal. Lin Feng reluctantly agreed, inviting them to his home for dinner that evening, and telling them to bring their families.

Zhao Long, who didn't have a girlfriend to begin with, was so jealous when three beautiful women came to see Wang Feng that he almost wanted to drown himself in a basin. He showered Dong'er and Xiao Lei with attention, but the two women were distracted and didn't seem to care much about Zhao Long's advances, which made Zhao Long want to strangle Wang Feng.

After I rang Xiaojie's doorbell, the door opened immediately.

It was Qiqi who opened the door. Lin Feng had been dragged away by Xiao Jie to go grocery shopping. Qiqi stepped aside and said, "Come in quickly, it must be freezing outside!"

Wang Feng said with a grin as he changed his shoes, "Yeah, it's super cold outside, but seeing Sister Qiqi makes it feel like spring."

Qiqi glanced at Wang Feng and said with a smile, "You little rascal, you have a sweet tongue. My boyfriend is inside. Aren't you afraid he'll arrest you?"

The group entered the living room amidst laughter and chatter. Li Mingsheng stood up from the sofa and quickly invited them to sit down, as he and Qiqi were practically part of the hosts here.

Just then, Lin Feng and Xiao Jie returned. Lin Feng carried two large bags of things, greeted the others as he entered, and then went to the kitchen to put the things down.

Since it was still early before dinner, Lin Feng and Xiao Jiejie sat on the sofa and chatted with everyone after they came out.

Lin Feng said to Zhao Long and Wang Feng, "You two unscrupulous guys have pretty good taste!"

Wang Feng said with a smirk, "No, no, isn't Teacher Lin's judgment better than ours?"

Xiao Jie deliberately put on a stern face and said, "You guys, how can you talk to a teacher like that!"

Wang Feng chuckled mischievously twice and said, "I'm just telling the truth!"

Lin Feng pulled out a pack of cigarettes and threw it on the coffee table, saying, "Help yourself if you want some, don't pretend with me! Hurry up and introduce your families to me?"

Zhao Long said with a bitter face, "I have no family members, they are all his family members!"

Lin Feng laughed and said, "You're such a loser. Look at Wang Feng, he can take on three at once."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Jie's slender fingers pinched the flesh on Lin Feng's arm, turning it 360 degrees, and she said, "Are you envious?"

Xiao Lei and the others were initially a little reserved, but seeing how easy it was to get along with the people in the room, they relaxed considerably.

After introducing Lili and Dong'er, Xiao Lei said, "Actually, we came here because we need your help with something!"

Qiqi glanced at Lin Feng and said to Xiao Lei, "Have you had any close friends pass away recently?"

Xiao Lei said in surprise, "How did you know? Our roommate just passed away a few days ago."

Wang Feng also said to Lili in surprise, "Why didn't you call me? Why didn't you tell me?"

Lili said, "It's very strange, we dare not say anything!"

Book 3, Ghostly Tales, Chapter 26: The Scarf (5)

Qiqi smiled and said, "Now you can talk. I know you must have a lot of questions in your minds!"

Lili looked at Xiaolei and Dong'er before saying, "But how do you know our roommate is dead?"

Qiqi said, "Not only me, but he knows too!" As she spoke, she pointed to the smiling Lin Feng.

Lin Feng scratched his head and said, "You always try to push things onto me!" Then he said to Xiao Lei, "Qiqi and I are both monsters. We can see things that you can't. We just found something abnormal on you. It's the resentment and sadness left behind after people die. To put it bluntly, it's the resentment!"

Dong'er said, "Injustice? She wouldn't harm us, would she? Although she's dead, it wasn't our fault!"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "Of course she wouldn't harm you. She's reminding you of something. I believe some of you must have had dreams about this deceased roommate! She must be warning you to be careful of something, right?"

Dong'er nodded repeatedly, while Xiao Lei and Lili beside her both showed joy. To them, Lin Feng was their savior. They had initially tried him out of desperation, but Lin Feng's predictions had come true, indicating that he possessed considerable skill and was not just making things up.

Dong'er recounted what had happened, and everyone remained silent.

Lin Feng thought for a moment and then asked Qiqi, "What's your opinion?"

Qiqi laughed and said, "Are you deliberately making things difficult for me? You know perfectly well that I don't know as much about this as you do!"

Lin Feng laughed and said, "No, no, it's still early before dinner. Why don't we go and take a look ourselves?"

Kiki thought for a moment and said, "Okay!"

The two of them went without hesitation, leaving Lili and Dong'er behind, while Xiao Lei took the two of them with her. They could tell that Xiao Lei's emotions were relatively stable, making her quite bold.

Xiao Jie helped Lin Feng get dressed, then gently pinched him and said, "Be careful, and come back quickly!"

The three of them arrived at Xiao Lei's dormitory together. The first thing Lin Feng noticed upon entering was the red scarf.

Lin Feng examined the scarf for a while, then handed it to Qiqi and said, "What do you think?"

Qiqi took the scarf and put it around her neck, startling Xiaolei who cried out, "Sister!"

Lin Feng said, "Don't be afraid, she's the kind of person even ghosts would run away from!"

Xiao Lei looked at Qi Qi with some doubt. In her mind, although Qi Qi was also an extraordinary person, she felt that Qi Qi should not be as powerful as Lin Feng. Little did she know Qi Qi's true identity.

Qiqi took Xiaolei's hand and said, "Let's go! This scarf has taught us a lot!"

Xiao Lei exclaimed, "Huh? No way!"

The three walked and talked along the road. Qiqi said, "The scarf is woven from human hair and the color is applied with human blood. It has a very heavy and poisonous curse!"

Xiao Lei exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? How could a scarf made of hair have such a feel?"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "It's made of hair, with some other things mixed in!"

Xiao Lei asked, "What kind of curse is on this?"

Qiqi laughed and said, "This isn't my specialty, you'll have to ask him!"

Lin Feng said, "It should be the 'Soul-Stealing Curse,' and the person who cast the curse harbors deep resentment and hatred. It's a curse cast with their life. We need to go to the 'Gravity Building' to take a look. Since the scarf first appeared there, it must be related to that place!"

Upon arriving at the "Gravity Building," the three first went into the supermarket.

After circling around, Lin Feng stopped in front of the receiving gate at the back of the third floor of the supermarket. The supermarket security personnel watched Lin Feng warily, afraid that he would take something out of the receiving gate.

Qiqi leaned closer to Lin Feng and asked, "Did you sense anything?"

Lin Feng nodded and then shook his head, saying, "It's hard to explain. There are too many people here, but there's a sense of resentment about it that makes people feel uncomfortable!"

Qiqi nodded, waved to the security guard who was watching them, and said, "Could you please call your general manager over?"

The security guard looked at the three people with suspicion, wondering what they did for a living. Nevertheless, he went and called the manager over.

The manager came over and asked, "What can I do for you three?"