He asked Yu Tang, "Would you really want to save someone like that?"
Yu Tang was taken aback by the question and remained silent for a long time.
He then replied to Lu Qingyuan, "It's not a question of whether I want to save you or whether I should save you, but rather that as a demon, you have no right to take a life."
"Human affairs should be left to humans to handle; this is not something you should interfere with."
Yu Tang said this because the plot states that neither demons nor angels should interfere too much in human affairs. Lu Qingyuan created too many survival games, causing the evil within him to accumulate more and more, eventually leading to a breakdown, loss of reason, and self-torture.
The original owner sacrificed her soul to Lu Qingyuan for this reason, so that his soul could achieve a balance between good and evil and be spared from death.
Lu Qingyuan looked up at Yu Tang and chuckled, "Do you know that I was once a human being?"
Yu Tang was stunned for a moment, and he asked the system: "System, the plot doesn't say that he used to be human, does it?"
Hmm, I don't know either. Each world provides very little information about the villain's past!
"I became a demon after death." Lu Qingyuan twirled his stray hairs and asked Yu Tang, "Do you want to know how I died?"
Yu Tang inexplicably didn't want to listen anymore, and felt a strange sense of fear in his heart.
But Lu Qingyuan still spoke.
In a light tone, he said, "I was nearly raped by a classmate and accidentally killed. His body was cut into pieces and buried in the hill behind the school."
Seeing Yu Tang remain silent, Lu Qingyuan suddenly burst out laughing: "Old angel, can you please stop being so naive?"
"I told you not to believe what I said, why did you believe it again?"
"Just kidding, don't take it seriously." He leaned back in his chair. "Someone as powerful as me, even if I were once human, would be the strongest being admired by all. Who could kill me?"
"Alright, let's continue watching. This time, let's have Zhang Ping and Cheng Yuan."
But Yu Tang's intuition told him that Lu Qingyuan's words were true...
However, now is not a good time to ask questions; he cannot rashly provoke the other party.
Thinking of this, Yu Tang continued to watch with Lu Qingyuan.
Zhang Ping and Cheng Yuan were faster than Chen Lu and the others; they had already reached the fifth floor, but they stopped there.
"Zhang Ping, I have a question for you." Cheng Yuan stepped in front of Zhang Ping and asked, "You deleted all the photos you took of Zhao Tingting back then, right?"
He frowned: "You didn't use those photos to blackmail her again, did you?"
Zhang Ping crossed his arms and looked at Cheng Yuan, who was standing a step shorter than him on the stairs: "It's all old news, why bring it up again?"
Cheng Yuan: "Back then, you took advantage of her when she was drunk and forced yourself on her. I didn't care, but later I found out that you even took the photos and used them to threaten her so she wouldn't call the police."
She asked me to be a witness, but you're the only good friend I've ever had. How could I possibly report you?
He pointed to his chest: "But you really did make a mistake. After I learned that she committed suicide, I felt particularly uneasy. I just wanted to know how you dealt with those photos afterward. You told me you deleted them, but you didn't keep them, did you?"
After a long silence.
Zhang Ping pursed her lips, sighed, and replied, "Hey, don't worry, I deleted those photos a long time ago. I knew I was wrong after that incident, so why would I use those photos to threaten her?"
Cheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and continued walking down: "You can delete it. With what happened today, and seeing Zhao Tingting transformed into a vengeful ghost, I really can't rest easy."
I always feel that Heaven is watching what people do, and that the things we've done will eventually bring retribution.
Zhang Ping watched his back and deliberately slowed his pace, following him up a flight of stairs.
He asked, "You haven't told anyone about me and Zhao Tingting, have you?"
Cheng Yuan nodded: "Yes, how could I possibly go around talking about something like this?"
That's a crime. If anyone tells, you'll go to jail.
As he spoke, he didn't notice Zhang Ping's hand slowly reaching towards his back.
The muscular boy stared intently at his friend's shoulder.
With a single, forceful push, the only person in the world who knows this secret will die.
Moreover, he is now in an environment that defies common sense.
Even if Cheng Yuan dies, it can be said that it was caused by a vengeful ghost.
No one would suspect him...
The fact that he had raped Zhao Tingting had always been a thorn in his side, and he was afraid that one day it would be exposed.
Now, he has a brilliant opportunity to eliminate this possibility.
It means... killing Cheng Yuan!
The only thing to do is kill him!
The voice in his mind grew louder and stronger, until it completely corrupted Zhang Ping's brain.
However, just as his hand was about to touch Cheng Yuan, his collar was suddenly grabbed by the man behind him.
The man's voice was still a little out of breath, clearly indicating that he had just run downstairs.
She said to him, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, I finally caught up with you."
Zhang Ping turned around in surprise and met Lu Qingyuan standing behind Yu Tang, who was panting heavily.
Their eyes met.
The handsome young man looked down at him with disdain, opened his mouth, and silently mouthed something to him.
I saw everything.
Chapter 9
Died for the fifth time for the villain (09)
Zhang Ping's pupils contracted, and under immense psychological pressure, cold sweat involuntarily seeped through his skin, soaking his temples.
"Oh, are you all alright?" Struggling to compose himself, he asked, "How...how is Tingting?"
“She’s disappeared,” Lu Qingyuan replied. “We were afraid she would come down to find you, so we rushed down to chase after her.”
He asked, "Where are the others? Why aren't they with you?"
While saying this, it was actually Yu Tang who first discovered that Zhang Ping had a problem.
That's why I ran up the stairs from the other side and then chased after him to this side to stop him.
Lu Qingyuan wouldn't stop Yu Tang from doing this. Because what he wanted to see in this game was the evil of human nature.
Yu Tang stopped Zhang Ping once, but he might not be able to stop him a second or third time.
So he wanted to watch Yu Tang go from being full of confidence at the beginning to being disappointed, then to despair, and finally collapse little by little in front of him, falling into depravity along with everyone else.
This is the perfect result he wanted.
Zhang Ping and Lu Qingyuan locked eyes, their hearts pounding.
He didn't know when Yu Tang and Lu Qingyuan appeared behind him, nor did he know how much of his conversation with Cheng Yuan had been overheard by these two.
He is terrified now, and the fear that reaches its peak gives rise to another crazy idea.
Evil thoughts arose in his mind, and he even wondered if he could kill the three people in front of him with his abilities.
"Chen Lu and the others went to the other staircase. They should be on the first floor by now."
Cheng Yuan had no idea that he had just escaped death. He turned to Yu Tang and said, "It's good that you're all alright. Zhao Tingting's ghost really scared us. Thanks to you, we were able to escape the studio."
After thanking Yu Tang, he wanted to take out his phone to call Chen Lu, but before he could dial the number, he heard a scream.
"What happened?!" Yu Tang was the first to react and rushed out immediately. The other three followed closely behind. When they reached the stairwell, they saw Bai Qin and Chen Lu fighting. Chen Lu was holding a small, blood-dripping knife in her hand.
Wang Chen, pale-faced, collapsed to the ground, clutching his side and gasping for breath.
You could see blood flowing from between his fingers, staining his white hoodie red.
"Chen Lu! You're insane!" Bai Qin was no longer the coward she had been at the beginning. She grabbed Chen Lu's wrist and slapped her: "How dare you hurt my Brother Chen! I'm going to kill you, you crazy woman!"
Chen Lu ignored him. Her glasses fell to the ground and were crushed by Bai Qin. She then widened her eyes and struggled to stab Bai Qin with the knife.
Cheng Yuan and Zhang Ping quickly ran over, each pulling one of them away from Chen Lu and Bai Qin.
Yu Tang walked up to Wang Chen, squatted down, and checked his injuries.
He never expected that while he had stopped Zhang Ping, Chen Lu would run into trouble.
Moreover, judging from Chen Lu's condition, she probably has a mental problem, likely because she was frightened by Zhao Tingting's appearance.
The saying goes, "If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear."
Yu Tang thought that although Chen Lu was unlikely to be the murderer, she must have done something to wrong Zhao Tingting.
The fact that Zhao Tingting lost her design drafts and was later exposed for plagiarism is probably not a simple accident, but rather a conspiracy.
The most important thing now is to stabilize Wang Chen's injuries.
Yu Tang grabbed the silk shirt, intending to tear it off to bandage Wang Chen, but was stopped by Lu Qingyuan, who saw through his intention.
"Why are you tearing clothes? Do you want to run around naked?" Lu Qingyuan also squatted down, secretly producing a small bag. He took out gauze and hemostatic medicine from it and handed them to Yu Tang, saying, "Next time you encounter something like this, don't always think about tearing clothes. Otherwise, no amount of clothes will be enough for you to tear."
Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Besides, you should have some self-awareness. Your boyfriend is right here. Don't you feel ashamed of what you're doing?"
The people of Yutang were completely dumbfounded.
This little devil is really something, his character is so seamlessly integrated.
He had completely forgotten that the two of them were playing the role of a couple in front of these people, but this kid still remembered it and could say those words without hesitation.
After holding the bandage for a while, Yu Tang remembered that she still needed to bandage Wang Chen.
Fortunately, Chen Lu was carrying a small knife and was a girl, so she didn't hit hard.
In addition, the knife did not puncture any internal organs, and there was no danger after the bleeding was stopped.
The people over there calmed down a bit.
Bai Qin helped Wang Chen to sit in an empty classroom, and the others followed closely behind.
They sat on opposite sides of the empty classroom, with Yu Tang and Lu Qingyuan in the middle.
Yu Tang asked, "Can you explain what exactly happened just now?"
Bai Qin's eyes were still red, showing that she had just cried, but her gaze towards Chen Lu was gloomy and vicious: "Chen Lu, let me tell you, this is not over between us today!"