The three of them fell silent, staring at Chen Ranyi’s Weibo. Shen Huanhuan once seriously considered this: If an internet mobber, by some twist of fate, chose their own child as a target, would they genuinely regret it? Would they regret the mobbing itself, or only the fact that the victim was their child? Shen… Continue reading Tricked 030: “Born of Grace, Like a Curse” Ends

7:30 p.m. Jiang Yan heard the sound of people playing cards outside the block building and got up to go downstairs. Wang Zhihua was riffling through her hand, a pile of coins pressed in her hand, shouting that it would taste right only with more peanuts and beer. As Jiang Yan passed by with the… Continue reading Tricked 029: Chen Ranyi

Previously, the words written in her palm. “Don’t keep investigating.” The choice two months later, a correction for her future self. The video ended there. After that, the footage was of He Shuyu using her uninjured leg to hook the camera's hanging cord, tucking it into the cabinet. This scene reminded Jiang Yan of the… Continue reading Tricked 028: Logical Recapitulation

Before leaving the hospital, the group made a stop at Xiang Nanzhi’s department and received a reply from her assistant. “Dr. Xiang hasn’t come to work for over a week due to personal reasons.” Just as expected. Few mothers can function normally after such a tragic loss, especially when Zuo Nianchen’s death was also Xiang… Continue reading Tricked 027: Passing the Red Envelope

After receiving Shen Huanhuan’s message, Jiang Yan and Shen Xiaoxiao set out from 604, heading to the hospital. Just outside the barrel building, they saw Cheng Guang basking in the sun on an old man’s chair. “Senior Sister, I was just about to come find you,” Cheng Guang, catching sight of Jiang Yan out of… Continue reading Tricked 026: Curse Chain

Was it a coincidence, or was there something hidden beneath the surface? After a brief moment of shock, Shen Huanhuan quickly calmed herself down. Holding her phone, she waited for Jiang Yan’s reply while thinking. It seemed a bit far-fetched to call it a coincidence; three families living in the barrel building all suffered misfortune… Continue reading Tricked 025: Curse

Shen Xiaoxiao looked like she was choking, unable to catch her breath as she coughed and glanced at Jiang Yan. “No, why would Zhang Tian ever hit…” “Jiang Yan, don’t smile, it’s creepy…” Jiang Yan smoothed out the corners of her lips, shooting Shen Xiaoxiao a sidelong glance. Shen Xiaoxiao obediently mimed zipping her lips… Continue reading Tricked 024: Visit

Cheng Guang had never felt time move so slowly. He closed his eyes and counted the seconds in his heart. One second, two seconds, three seconds... He felt as if he had counted all the way to the end of the world, yet the clock on the wall had barely ticked past ten minutes. People… Continue reading Tricked 023: Where’s My Head

Although the story never stated the color of the dress, from “white pig” and the praise that followed for the dress, it could be inferred that the dress was white. But that’s not what He Shuyu said. In her first phone call, He Shuyu claimed to see a girl in a red dress sitting alone… Continue reading Tricked 022: Seventh Day

Creepy, oddly intonated singing echoed through the cramped, airless space, accompanied by the plastic doll’s creaking limbs, enough to make one’s hair stand on end. After hearing the lyrics, Jiang Yan cast a barely noticeable glance at Shen Xiaoxiao. “Help help help help…” Shen Xiaoxiao’s facial composure had completely collapsed, and she flopped inelegantly onto… Continue reading Tricked 021: The Novel