Chapter 31 Movie

Although Luo Di lives in this community, he has hardly greeted anyone except for community workers.

He had absolutely no memory of the residents on the third floor; at least during the times he went to and from school and when he went for his night run, the doors to the third-floor apartments were always tightly closed.

“Squad leader, what kind of person lives on the third floor?”

“I think it was a middle-aged man, right? The main problem was that the other person only opened the door a crack, so not half of their face was visible. After confirming it wasn’t you, I turned and left without observing them closely at all.”

Luo Di didn’t continue the conversation, saying, “Let’s continue doing our homework and wait for the lockdown to be lifted.”

The squad leader suddenly blinked. “That’s a lurking Pseudo-human. It won’t be easy to catch it. Judging from the Investigator’s comments just now, it might have already gone into hiding. The area lockdown might last all day or even longer. I might have to stay at your place tonight.”

“Okay, you’ll sleep on the sofa, and I’ll prepare a blanket for you.”

The class monitor didn’t say much and quickly immersed himself in his studies.

There isn’t much homework assigned for academic and logical thinking classes; students mainly focus on physical exercise, and their daily exercise is recorded on their wristbands.

So after each hour of writing on paper, the two would begin a period of indoor training.

Luo Di was doing push-ups on the balcony, while the class monitor was mainly doing high leg raises and weighted squats.

It was almost noon.

“I’m so hungry…” Wu Wen slumped onto the sofa. “I only ate a piece of bread on the way here this morning. Do you have anything to eat at home?”

“I’ll go cook.” Luo Di quickly switched back from his push-up position and headed straight for the kitchen.

Upon hearing this, the squad leader immediately sprang up from the sofa and headed straight for the small but very clean kitchen area.

With his hands resting on the doorframe, he peeked out to watch Luo Di preparing the ingredients.

What are we having for lunch?

Luo Di pulled out a piece of frozen pork belly from the bottom of the refrigerator. “Green pepper and pork strips, winter melon and pork slice soup, that should be enough, right?”

Wu Wen scratched the door frame with her finger. “Could you make more?”

“Then let’s stir-fry some shredded potatoes too.”

“Yay! Do you need my help?”

Have you ever chopped vegetables?

“No… but I have practiced swordsmanship! I’m very good at it.”

“Then you can give it a try. I’m going to take a shower first; my clothes are all soaked.”

Luo Di quickly washed away the sweat from his body. When he returned to the kitchen, all the vegetables and meat had been cut into uniform and suitable sizes.

“Is it okay? This is my first time cutting vegetables.”

“Can.”

“Hehe~ I knew it, practicing swordsmanship is quite useful. But I don’t know how to cook, so I’ll leave the rest to you!”

Wu Wen tiptoed to make room for him and stood to the side with a study-oriented posture, almost ready to take out her notebook.

In just twenty minutes, the two dishes and soup were ready.

The two carried the food back to the table.

“Let’s dig in!”

The class monitor served herself a full bowl of rice, then picked up some vegetables and stuffed them into her mouth.

“Delicious! So delicious!”

She chewed and praised the food, so much so that several grains of rice fell onto the table, but she immediately picked them back into her bowl one by one.

Although Luo Di’s expression didn’t change, something deep inside him was stirred. Occasionally eating at home with others like this seemed much better than he had imagined.

“By the way, what are we having for dinner tonight? I’m so excited!” The class monitor asked, still not having finished his meal.

“We’ll eat whatever’s in the fridge…maybe the neighborhood will be unsealed this afternoon.”

Upon hearing this answer, the squad leader immediately clasped his hands together in front of him, as if praying for something.

Time flies.

Map apps can now show the current lockdown status of an area, but the estimated time for reopening is unknown.

In the afternoon,

The two had finished all the written assignments, and the word “boredom” gradually fermented in the closed room. Both the class monitor and Luo Di gradually became restless.

Due to the lockdown, Luo Di’s night run had to be canceled, and his daily movie schedule might also need to be canceled due to the arrival of the class monitor.

The class monitor sat cross-legged on the sofa, switching between boring TV channels with the remote control at a rate of once per second.

“So boring~ Luo Di, what do you usually do at night? You don’t still exercise at home, do you?”

“Go for a night run or watch a movie.”

The class monitor immediately turned his body and head to the side. “Movies? Oh right, you seem to still have one of these old-fashioned DVD players at home. Do you have any movie recommendations? We can watch them together. I’m usually strictly disciplined at home, so I haven’t seen most movies.”

Seeing Luo Di hesitate, the class monitor seemed to understand what was going on.

“You don’t happen to be hiding one of those weird movies, do you?”

“Um?”

“Ahem~” The class monitor coughed lightly twice, “It’s the kind that’s only for adults…”

Faced with the class monitor’s suspicion, Luo Di nodded.

Luo Di has once again made a major decision, intending to reveal his “secret”.

In his view, since the two of them had gone through such dangerous events together, it wouldn’t hurt to watch a movie together, so that their nightly movie-watching plans wouldn’t be interrupted.

Strangely, the class monitor huddled on the edge of the sofa, looking at him as if he were a pervert.

Luo Di, oblivious to the problem, continued the conversation: “Do you want to see it?”

The class monitor was also taken aback. She never expected that this boy, who didn’t like to talk, would have such a quirk and say it so directly.

Instinct urged the squad leader to shake his head and refuse, but something deep inside, driven by boredom, suppressed that instinct.

She gently bit her lip and slowly nodded.

“By the way, I’ve seen most of these movies. There are quite a few discs in the room. Would you like to come in and choose some with me?”

The squad leader was genuinely frightened and kept shaking his head.

“Then I’ll just take any one.”

This is Luo Di’s first time sharing a film with others, and it’s his favorite Murderer genre film, so he carefully selected one that’s best suited for beginners.

The class monitor remained on the Corner sofa, trying to curl up as much as possible.

But soon her eyes widened as she stared at Luo Di, who came out of the bedroom, and at the two completely unrelated things he was holding.

“Mysterious Disc” and “Dumbbell”

In an instant, a bold and exaggerated image appeared in her mind, and even her voice trembled slightly.

“Luo… Luo Di ~ Could this be your training method?”

“I’m used to exercising while watching movies; sitting all the time isn’t good for my health.”

“Squad leader, do you mind if I turn off the lights? Leaving only the streetlights coming through the windows to reduce the indoor lighting will improve the viewing experience.”

“Ah~ Oh~ Okay.”

When the disc is inserted, the TV screen changes accordingly.

The squad leader quickly covered his face with his hands.

There was also obvious swallowing behavior in the throat.

An inexplicable heat spread through her body, forcing her to peek at the television screen through her fingers.

With the unveiling of the logo of the lesser-known film company concluded,

The scene shifts to a cold, gloomy night.

A young couple came to the lake to swim, and in their pursuit of thrills, they took off all their clothes.

The class monitor was also seeing this scene for the first time, and his heart rate kept rising. On the other hand, Luo Di watched intently without even blinking.

In the movie, the young couple’s actions in the lake gradually become ambiguous, and it seems they are about to take things further.

Whoosh!

A Machete pierced the young man’s body, lifting him high into the lake.

The blonde woman, covered in her boyfriend’s blood, screamed wildly and swam rapidly towards the shore.

Just when we were about to reach the shore,

The blade fell vertically, piercing her heel, while a huge hand grabbed her calf, pulling her back into the lake.

A vibrant red ripples across the lake’s surface as the camera gradually zooms out.

Movie titles with a 70s and 80s feel also come to mind.

“Huh…is this a horror movie?”

The class monitor’s question went unanswered; Luo Di was already engrossed in watching, one hand automatically performing dumbbell curls.

Watching Murderer on the TV screen, the class monitor suddenly remembered the mountain area where they had practiced their skills six months ago, and the moment when Luo Di single-handedly chopped off a zombie’s head.

The feeling at the time was quite similar to the movie scenes, and even Machete was of the same type.

The misunderstanding cleared up

The class monitor also slowly moved his body, shifting from the edge of the sofa back to his original position.

Having undergone countless tests of courage, she naturally wouldn’t be afraid of this type of horror movie, although the Murderer portrayed in it does indeed bear some resemblance to Luo Di.

At that moment, she finally understood the so-called “exercise secrets,” or more accurately, the exercise goals.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence,

When the movie was halfway through,

Boom! A clap of thunder flashed past the window, and pea-sized raindrops pounded against the windowpane. Water splashed out from the window gaps that were left open for ventilation and fell into the room.

Luo Di decisively pressed the pause button and went to the balcony to close the window.

Just as he closed the window, another bolt of lightning flashed.

The instantaneous brightness from the lightning allowed Luo Di to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye; it seemed something was clinging to the building’s wall.

He immediately turned around and pressed his entire face against the window to observe carefully.

All that could be seen was an air conditioner outdoor unit.