Chapter 30: An Absolute Lunatic
Lu Zhiyin barely survived the day. After school, she waited until Long Qinxin left first before cautiously exiting the classroom.
“…Ha…”
The corridor was already deserted. The orange-red afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on the ground.
Footsteps came from behind. Ouyang Qing came out of the classroom.
“…”
Ouyang Qing glanced at Lu Zhiyin, squeezed her hand, and then returned to her bedroom without stopping.
She knew what Lu Zhiyin was troubled by, but she didn’t want to help Lu Zhiyin.
Did she really not want to, or was she just being stubborn? Ouyang Qing herself didn’t understand.
“…”
Looking at Ouyang Qing’s retreating back, Lu Zhiyin’s heart sank.
She started to wonder what she should do now. Should she ask Zhu Qing for help?
Leaving the teaching building, Lu Zhiyin dazed her way to the library entrance. The locked iron gate met her eyes.
She had wasted too much time in the classroom.
“Hoo… It’s okay. That guy will probably only come out tomorrow. I still have time.”
Patting her forehead, Lu Zhiyin again dazed her way out of the school and went to the restaurant where she usually worked.
Despite it being mealtime, there were surprisingly few diners. The piled-up dishes in the back kitchen were quickly cleaned.
The work tonight was unusually easy. Soon, the moon rose into the sky, and unknowingly, it was late at night.
Lu Zhiyin finished her day’s work.
Taking off her apron, Lu Zhiyin left the restaurant. She cautiously looked around, confirming that no one was following her before nervously heading towards the school.
“Lu Shiyu.”
Not far from the school gate, Leng Qing Qiu appeared in advance.
“…Huh? Ah!”
The familiar voice suddenly sounded, startling Lu Zhiyin. She paused, and just as she was about to turn and run, she stopped herself.
She couldn’t outrun Leng Qing Qiu. Instead of wasting effort to embarrass herself, it was better to calm down and communicate with her properly.
“What’s wrong? Don’t want to run anymore?”
Leng Qing Qiu smiled teasingly, looking at the girl who wanted to escape but then stopped.
“…Why are you here? Isn’t it before the deadline you set.”
Barely calming herself down, Lu Zhiyin took a deep breath and coldly questioned the bastard in front of her.
“…I couldn’t wait any longer.”
Leng Qing Qiu’s gaze gradually calmed down as she looked at Lu Zhiyin’s face.
She grabbed the girl’s wrist and forcibly dragged her into the alley they had visited last time.
As she was dragged along, Lu Zhiyin’s mind was in chaos.
She had considered the possibility that Leng Qing Qiu would break her word, but she didn’t know what means she had to counter her.
Reaching the end of the alley, Leng Qing Qiu turned around and faced Lu Zhiyin.
She reached out and touched the girl’s face with some obsession.
“…”
Lu Zhiyin’s face was cold, but she made no move to resist. Her mind was racing, thinking about how to escape the dangerous situation.
Lu Zhiyin’s lack of resistance gradually excited Leng Qing Qiu, and she began to be unsatisfied with merely touching her cheek.
Her fingers moved down bit by bit.
“Leng Qing Qiu.”
As Leng Qing Qiu touched the girl’s neck, Lu Zhiyin called her name.
Lu Zhiyin thought, perhaps, threatening someone didn’t really require holding leverage in hand?
“I’ve inquiries about you. You’re a murderer.”
With cold eyes, Lu Zhiyin’s words completely extinguished Leng Qing Qiu’s rising excitement.
She withdrew her hand and looked coldly at the girl in front of her.
She felt a bit bored.
“I got your evidence from the police. I don’t know how you escaped punishment once, but with that evidence, it’s easy to send you back.”
As her voice fell, Lu Zhiyin cautiously observed Leng Qing Qiu’s expression, trying to find any flaws.
“…”
Leng Qing Qiu remained silent, simply listening to Lu Zhiyin’s speech.
Her calmness made Lu Zhiyin’s composure waver.
Why was she so calm? Why wasn’t she afraid of going to jail, of being shot?
Lu Zhiyin couldn’t understand.
“And then?”
Leng Qing Qiu asked indifferently, then grabbed Lu Zhiyin’s shoulders.
“Then? With your crimes, going to prison means death. If you don’t want to die, then please don’t bother me, and I can spare your life. Mutual non-interference, that’s the best situation.”
Lu Zhiyin felt inexplicably guilty. She didn’t have the evidence, and she couldn’t do what she said.
“Spare my life?”
As if hearing a great joke, Leng Qing Qiu’s lips curved up.
She exerted force with both hands, her fingertips seeming to pierce Lu Zhiyin’s flesh.
The obvious pain made Lu Zhiyin’s face contort, and her body instinctively arched.
Leng Qing Qiu pushed Lu Zhiyin to the ground, straddled Lu Zhiyin’s waist, and choked Lu Zhiyin’s slender neck, her eyes filled with disgust.
The person in front of her was not her childhood friend. Her childhood friend would not threaten her.
“Threaten me? Hmph, what right do you have.”
As she tightened her grip on Lu Zhiyin’s neck, Leng Qing Qiu spat beside Lu Zhiyin.
Her calm eyes were tinged with madness.
“Indeed, I am a heinous criminal. So who gave you the confidence to threaten a murderer?”
Licking her lips, Leng Qing Qiu looked at the girl’s flushed face due to lack of oxygen, and she became excited again.
The person in front of her was not her childhood friend. This person was a bad kid who threatened her, which meant she could vent her violence on her without restraint?
“…Cough… Cough, cough…”
Lu Zhiyin had no idea what Leng Qing Qiu was thinking. She coughed incessantly, twisted her body, and struggled hard, but unfortunately, her struggles were useless.
Leng Qing Qiu lowered her head, released her grip on the girl’s neck, and then unbuttoned Lu Zhiyin’s school uniform jacket, exposing a large area of her fair skin.
The coldness on her skin plunged Lu Zhiyin into great panic.
“What do you want to do? I warn you, don’t mess around. I’ve given your evidence to my friend. If anything happens to me, she’ll promptly call the police.”
Lu Zhiyin used her arms to support herself on the ground, trying to retreat, but it was futile.
“Is that so? Then let her report it. Anyway, I’ve already killed so many people, you’re just one more.”
Licking her lips again, Leng Qing Qiu leaned down and bit Lu Zhiyin’s left shoulder.
Her teeth pierced the skin, and Leng Qing Qiu kept applying force, followed by a severe pain that Lu Zhiyin could not bear.
“Hiss… You lunatic, pervert!”
Lu Zhiyin began to hit Leng Qing Qiu with her arms, but her attacks were painless and had no effect on Leng Qing Qiu.
“I said, I can do whatever I want to you, before killing you, can’t I?”
Releasing her mouth, Leng Qing Qiu grinned. Her white teeth were stained with Lu Zhiyin’s blood, looking particularly frightening in the moonlight.
The thick smell of blood permeated the air, besieging Lu Zhiyin’s fragile psychological defense line.
“Lunatic… Lunatic…”
Lu Zhiyin’s pupils trembled, her struggles intensified, and panic overwhelmed her.
Leng Qing Qiu was unmoved. As if to prove her words, Leng Qing Qiu began to strip off Lu Zhiyin’s remaining clothes.
“Stop, stop… No…”
Tears streamed down her face. Lu Zhiyin realized that the person in front of her was not someone she could reason with.
Leng Qing Qiu was an absolute lunatic. When facing her childhood friend, she would slightly restrain her twisted and perverted heart. But now, her childhood friend was dead, so she no longer needed to hide it.
“Don’t provoke me, little classmate Lu Shiyu.”
Leng Qing Qiu’s hand slipped into Lu Zhiyin’s school uniform, moving downwards.
“Enough, whatever you want me to do, I’ll do it. Don’t keep going!”
Lu Zhiyin finally couldn’t bear the pressure.
Being raped was too terrifying for her.
She began to regret it. She thought she shouldn’t have tried to threaten Leng Qing Qiu; it had completely backfired.
Tears blurred her vision, and the cold wind swept over her exposed skin. Lu Zhiyin relented.
