The ending subtitles went on in silence for nearly a minute. When the four words "Wenhe Entertainment" left at the end faded and disappeared, the giant screen completely returned to darkness.

Private theaters rely on the owner's free settings, unlike movie theaters which default to turning on the lights at the end of the movie. Damon and others looked at the floodlit screen in the dark and waited for a short while.

Realizing that this story called "Daytime Rain" has ended here, whether it is Tian Gang and Qiu Xue who escaped from death, or Mo Sen, who is murderous,...

They are all far, far away from them outside the screen, like a dreamy bubble that will shatter at the touch of a touch.

What broke the silence was a small splash.

"Oh shit."

The four people present were startled. Roberto, the instigator, bent down to pick up the dropped thing with rare panic - it was the drink he had held in his hand for a long time. However, because he was so absorbed in watching the movie, he had already

Unknowingly, I forgot about this, and my hand was unconsciously loosened just now, causing the cup and the remaining liquid inside to spill out.

"Hey, watch out!"

When Roberto picked up the dripping drink cup and raised his head, he accidentally bumped into the small round table with snacks. Jasper was frightened by the continuous noise, complaining and fearing.

"Ah." A belated voice sounded. After returning to his senses, Colton turned around and noticed the chaos around him, and blurted out habitually, "Well, I'll clean it up——"

While he was speaking, Damon, who was sitting on the other side, happened to press the remote control to wake up the wall lamp in the theater.

Jasper and Roberto, who was covering his head with one hand, met those eyes directly.

Eyes that are dark brown, still covered with water mist, and have tear stains at the corners.

The strange dead silence spread at the speed of light. Colton looked blankly at the two people with stiff faces. He didn't know what he said wrong for a moment, and turned to Damon for help with a little panic.

Damon's heart skipped a beat when he met this look.

Very clean, very innocent, confusion is clearly written in the eyes, like a devil who has not yet grown up and is not familiar with the world. There are young wings waving behind the butterfly bones. It is only one step away from completing the paradise.

Or the choice of hell.

Like...

Just like Mawson.

Damon's mind was buzzing, and he vaguely saw Jasper and Roberto behind Colton with their mouths wide open, trying to express something silently and desperately with their eyes or mouth movements, but he couldn't care about it, violently

The sound of his heartbeat was about to drown out his sanity. At this moment, Damon felt extremely clearly that he was "holding something", holding the fate of Colton - Mawson - and holding his own life and death.

He Ye, paralyzed next to a tree and shapeless;

Cao Hao with a shovel embedded in the back of his neck;

Su Qi with blood on her head, face and hands;

A white-collar worker with sanitary napkins stuck to his underwear;

Employees who are off work as usual and encounter sudden changes;

The employee’s wife was raped and murdered at home;

The patrolman in uniform was stabbed with a kitchen knife;

The neighbor who had a bloody hole in his face and was shot in the head;

Wang Dali struggled and knelt down while holding his crotch;

Qiu Xue, whose face is covered with blood-soaked cloth;

Office worker who was stabbed to death and thrown out of the car;

Facing Tian Gang, who was smiling with tears in his eyes.

One face, another face.

Painful, twisted, and horrifying tragedy.

A revolving door of movie scenes flashed before his eyes, and a feeling of suffocation lingered in his throat. It felt like a long time, but in fact it was only a few seconds. Damon's throat moved, and he raised his finger tremblingly.

With his red nose, his tone was gentle and gentle as never before.

"...You seem to be crying, Colton." He said carefully.

"Oh, ah?"

Colton was stunned, and he touched his face helplessly. As expected, he felt wet marks. His whole face turned red immediately, and he quickly wiped it with his palms and sleeves.

"Sorry, sorry! I didn't find it... uh, I don't know why..."

Damon, Jasper and Roberto looked at each other, and they could read lingering fears on each other's faces. Colton was still wiping his face carelessly, no different from his shy and embarrassed appearance in the past, but various overlaps forced the other three to fight.

Fear and even awe rose in my heart - it's so similar, isn't it? The situation, figure, eyes, and even tears.

Of course, movies cannot match reality. But if the movie depicts reality, how should we judge it?

If Colton is regarded as Mawson, they know best how Damon and others are positioned in the story.

Jasper tentatively handed over the tissue in silence.

This move turned on the goodwill switch. Damon comforted him unnaturally. Roberto didn't know what to do, but he also looked at him with serious and cautious eyes. The reactions of the three people tried their best to interpret the late arrival.

Colton was flattered by such concern for his rescue, and he hurriedly thanked him.

"Um, your coffee is cold. Do you want to get a new one? I mean, hot cocoa or something, maybe it will help calm your mood?"

Damon asked carefully.

Colton, who was still embarrassed, looked at Damon and looked at each other. He blinked blankly. He suddenly read many complicated thoughts in Damon's eyes: nervousness, panic, fear, uneasiness, please, care... these eyes

It seems to have become a mirror, allowing Colton to see himself from the past to the present.

"Damon is afraid of me".

This realization made Colton feel dazed for a while. He subconsciously looked at Jasper and Roberto, and unexpectedly captured similar content from the expressions of the two men.

Respect and fear were thickly piled in the air. This was a treatment Colton had never had before. He was suddenly sitting in the highest position, overlooking his "friends" who had once regarded him as an ant and were out of reach.

, his brain was filled with indescribable vanity and satisfaction, so that the back of his head felt as light as if he had just drank a cocktail.

They are all afraid of me.

You fear me, so you care about me, so please me.

What's the reason for this? Colton's not-sluggish mind easily came up with the answer. If he knew that there was an idiom in the distant Longzhou called "a fox pretends to be a tiger," he would definitely use it to admit that he was the skinny fox.

It's Mawson, and it's all because of Mawson. His ferocity and terror left a deep impression (or shadow) on Damon and the others, and luckily he, who is similar to Mawson, enjoyed the honor of being respected off-screen.

It turns out that this is what it feels like to have an elevated status.

This is what it feels like to be afraid.

The evil thoughts burst into Colton's heart unexpectedly. He breathed quickly and felt a voice in his head shouting "Make them kneel!", and a sharp laughter cackled: "Otherwise, kill them!"

Even if it's just a verbal scare, it's fun, isn't it?"

The heartbeat pounded in his ears like a drum, and Colton was dizzy. He could almost see the scenes in those dreams - he was highly respected, the center of attention wherever he went, he was surrounded by a group of friends, he

He is the undoubted decision-maker among them. No one will go against his wishes. Everyone makes friends with him, chats with him, walks with him, has meals with him, and plays football with him.

Can I become the "king"?

Just be like Mawson.

Just be like Mawson and make others afraid of me.

Just be like Mawson.

The repeated words wrapped Colton's reason like smooth silk, and he felt like he was in a fairyland. "Now it's time to establish authority. I want them to always be afraid of me" - such thoughts were swirling in his mind,

There seems to be a gorgeous door glowing with silver in front of you. As long as you push it open, a vigorous pleasure will burst out, which is so refreshing that you can't extricate yourself.

——.

A sincere and bright smile suddenly flashed before my eyes.

Tears one after another passed through the blood and gathered on the chin.

The ethereal silver light like a door suddenly lost its disguise and revealed its true face: the tip of a kitchen knife.

Colton suddenly woke up and shuddered uncontrollably. His mind was filled with complicated thoughts and the sudden sensation of falling from the clouds to reality. He was dizzy again. This time he was not in a state of ecstasy, but suddenly.

After awakening, he was frightened and frightened. He reached behind his back and felt cold sweat on his hand. Together with the pounding of his heart, he was reminded of how terrible it was to stand at the crossroads of good and evil.

"Are you okay?" Damon was frightened by Colton's appearance.

"...It's okay. Thank you."

Colton swallowed in fear, unfolded the crumpled tissue that Jasper handed him again, and wiped his face vigorously from forehead to chin.

"Sorry, Damon... Did you just ask me if I wanted hot cocoa? If it wouldn't bother you." His voice became hoarse and tired because of fear.

"Oh, oh! Of course!" Damon reacted and immediately went to call the nanny.

He stood up not so calmly (and almost overturned the small round table), and walked quickly to the door of the private cinema as if he had found a suitable reason, leaving Jasper and Roberto in shock.

"Aunt Mira!"

Damon greeted, and then he realized that his voice was trembling slightly, "A cup of hot cocoa, and maybe a hot towel!"

"What?" Mila, the nanny who was quick and diligent but not very good at hearing, came up to her, "Do you need this?"
To be continued...