The diary is very short, it only takes a minute to read it.

But that was the longest minute of my life.

It's hard to explain how I felt at that moment, I just knew my tears kept falling, drop by drop soaking the words on the paper.

I looked up at Chen Ai, feeling extremely sad.

“Why, Chen Ai...”

Li Mengyan kept her secret, but she chose to repay gratitude with enmity. I didn't understand why she would do this.

Chen Ai looked at me, suddenly let out a sneer, her usual gentle demeanor completely changed, her face gradually showing a sinister expression.

“Qianqian, you know, being a mistress is not a glorious identity, but I was too young, unable to resist the temptations of this world.”

“Probably jealousy, Li Mengyan needed money just as much as I did, but she could calm herself to do the most menial part-time jobs to earn a living, while I completely sunk into layers of temptation, deeply mired in filth and unable to extricate myself. Perhaps I didn't even realize that my mind had already twisted.”

“Actually, when Li Mengyan first discovered the secret, I wasn't worried at all that she would tell. She seemed passionate towards everyone, but in reality, she has a cold heart. Except for her family, she doesn't care about anyone and dislikes meddling in others' affairs.”

“But I just couldn't balance it, especially when she gradually got what she wanted through her own efforts. I completely lost my balance. What was I thinking at that time? I was thinking, what would it be like to pull down the straight-A student loved by all the teachers and have her stay with me in the dirty filth?”

“Every time I thought of that scene, the excitement inside me could not be suppressed, and just when she needed money at that time, I did it.”

“So, Qianqian, if someone wants to do something bad, they never need a reason. It's always a moment of evil thought that drives them.”

She confessed a lot to me, but her expression became more and more ferocious, like a venomous snake ready to show its fangs poisoned with venom.

“Just like now, when I choose to tell you the truth, you should understand that I can't let you walk out of here alive. Why should you gain new life by stepping over all our corpses?”

Before I could react, she slapped me to the ground.

I was terrified in my heart, crying and begging for mercy, crawling on the ground in a helpless state.

I didn't know why we had turned out this way, the only thought in my mind was to escape.

Escape with all my might.

But before I could get up, Li Ai stomped on my back, hard, her shoe's ridged sole pressing into my spine.

“My patron is very devout in Buddhism, he always tells me, 'What goes around comes around, retribution is inevitable.'”

“I used to scoff at this, but now I believe it. Otherwise, we wouldn’t all be trapped here, so Qianqian, let's sink into the abyss together.”

I turned my head crying and accused her, “What does this have to do with me? You are the ones who should face retribution, I am innocent!”

But she didn't listen at all.

I saw her face darken, then she pulled out the belt from her trench coat, wrapping it around my neck, and then pulled with both hands.

Terrified, I couldn't make a sound for help, less and less air coming in. I could only stare at her with unyielding and resentful eyes, and then succumbed to a hopeless darkness.

I don't remember what happened afterward.

Actually, I was vaguely conscious at that time, but I couldn’t open my eyes.

I vaguely heard someone coming, engaging in a fierce fight with Chen Ai.

Then, I heard a man scream in pain, followed by Chen Ai's muffled groan, which soon ceased.

When I woke up again, I only saw blood all over the floor and two corpses.

The strong smell of blood made me feel like vomiting, but looking at Chen Ai's dilated pupils, I couldn't help but throw myself beside her and cry loudly.

And next to her, lay that game commentator.

He had a steel bar piercing through his lungs, dying a tragic death.

After calming down, I went to the storage room and freed Ding Dang. She had already been driven mad by her own inner fear and completely didn't recognize me.

I thought I should apologize to her, but as soon as I thought of Li Mengyan, I couldn't say those three words anymore.

After that, I found the signal jammer in the factory, turned off the device, called the police with my mobile phone, and sat on the ground quietly waiting for the police to arrive.