I immediately reached out and pulled him back, comforting him with a few words until Yuan Hezhi calmed down. However, he still grumbled, "Du, I'm telling you, if I find out you're involved in this, I'll never forgive you!"
"Classmate Yuan Hezhi, this has nothing to do with me, really. Don't overthink it. Eat first, and when the police arrive, they'll naturally give you a reasonable explanation!" Du Qitai replied politely.
Yuan Hezhi snorted and sat down. We also gathered around him. Although a little uneasy, we still had to fill our stomachs.
After we had eaten our fill, we all looked at Du Qitai. He told us, "I've arranged some activities for today. I wonder if you're interested!"
In theory, we wouldn't be interested at all, but to continue playing along with Du Qitai, He Xin was the first to enthusiastically raise her hand, "What is there? This tourist area is so spacious, there must be many fun places. I definitely want to play to my heart's content!"
With her speaking up first, everyone felt less awkward. After all, given He Xin's age, she was exactly the type who loved to have fun.
Du Qitai immediately looked at her and said, "Of course. You can go to the cinema on the west side of the tourist area. They're showing a particularly interesting movie today. If you don't go, you'll miss the chance, as it's only shown once this week!"
"Really? That sounds interesting. Let's forget about yesterday's matters and have fun. The police will handle it anyway!" He Xin said. Gao Mingqiang immediately chimed in, "Great! Great! I love watching movies!"
These two were putting on a show again. Liu Yuning and I could only play the role of spectators: "Me too, movies are my favorite!"
Everyone else also chimed in. Seeing our enthusiasm, Du Qitai thought we were genuinely interested. He chuckled and said, "Then I'll go and prepare. You can follow the map to find the cinema."
"Okay! Then you go ahead and get busy!" I said, deliberately flattering him.
Du Qitai immediately turned away. We stood up and watched his retreating back. Outwardly, we seemed expectant, but inwardly, we were cursing him to hell.
We left the hotel and went to the dock, taking a small boat towards the cinema. The boat was fast, and in less than 10 minutes, we saw a spiral-shaped building in the distance, shimmering with colorful lights that complemented the surrounding space. When our boat stopped, everyone felt a sense of strangeness because the area around the cinema had become completely dark.
At first, we didn't understand what was happening. As we got closer, we realized that the area above us was covered by a large screen. This design must have cost a lot of money. Du Qitai was certainly good at decorating. Before we entered the cinema, we noticed dense trees on both sides, and a VIP passage appeared before us. We walked on the red carpet. It looked like we were just going to watch a movie, but we were treated with great fanfare.
The cinema doors slowly opened as we approached. We walked towards them cautiously. As we stood beneath the entrance, the doors opened to their widest extent. We calmly walked in, only to find that this cinema was different from others.
There were no movie theaters distributed throughout the building. Instead, there was a vast lobby with a strange rhomboid screen in the center. Countless large speakers hung from the ceiling, and there was a giant stage behind it.
I thought that perhaps, like some theaters, it wasn't just for movies but also for special performances. We stood there, unsure of what to do. Suddenly, a circular beam of light illuminated the stage, and Du Qitai appeared. "Distinguished guests, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Don't you think this cinema's design is very special? Haha, that's right! Actually, the screen for watching movies here is in the center, so you all have to sit around it. Otherwise, it will affect the viewing experience!"
We sat down one by one, perfectly encircling the rhomboid screen. After we had settled, Du Qitai continued, "Excellent! I like people who follow instructions. Now you can begin. Oh, I misspoke, the movie can start now. I'll go backstage and arrange it for you!"
With that, Du Qitai turned and walked backstage. The stage lights also disappeared. After an unknown period, a single dot suddenly lit up on the central rhomboid screen. It was a strange dot, emitting an extremely terrifying, intense light that made it difficult for us to open our eyes.
Fortunately, this situation only lasted a few seconds. Once everything stabilized, a bloody hand appeared on the screen. It looked incredibly three-dimensional, extending from the screen and wildly shaking towards our heads!
Gao Mingqiang, the coward, immediately cried out a few times but quickly fell silent. I turned to look around and saw that Liu Yuning and He Xin were sitting next to me, while Xia Hou, Gao Mingqiang, Xiao Yuan De, Yuan Hezhi, and Xie Chuchu were all in their respective seats.
Staring at the screen, I noticed that everyone was remarkably quiet. I guessed that this level of horror wouldn't scare them.
Just as the hand was about to grab our necks, it suddenly disappeared, replaced by a long, flowing strand of hair. This hair was so long it covered the entire screen. It swayed violently before our eyes, and occasionally a bloody forehead appeared, slamming against the screen!
It looked just like Sadako!
I was a bit stunned, not by fear, but because I hadn't expected Du Qitai to show us this kind of movie.
Then, the Sadako-like figure revealed a pale, bare body. Her chest was split open by an axe, a cleaver was stuck in her shoulder, and countless screwdrivers pierced her forehead. Blood trickled down from around her skull, dripping onto her cracked lips. Through her teeth, countless roundworms could be seen crawling out. I thought everyone would scream in terror, but instead, everyone inexplicably burst into laughter at this moment!
I looked at Liu Yuning and He Xin in surprise. They were also laughing and vigorously slapping the armrests of their seats, as if what they were witnessing wasn't a horror scene, but the funniest movie in the world!
How could this be? In this atmosphere, their expressions were so bizarre, more chilling than expressions of fear. I swallowed hard. At this moment, the woman extended her body. Her head had disappeared at some point, and she held something in her hand, slowly crawling towards me!