1TWITF[C Chapter 96

Chapter 96

Clearly, Yan Haoyue’s behavior was very abnormal, but she hadn’t noticed anything wrong until Zeng Lihong pointed it out.

Even… she had agreed to go to the police station to pick her up.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhu couldn’t help but tremble.

Just now, she had agreed to a fierce ghost’s request! This was a huge taboo!

What to do?

Zeng Lihong was also terrified. Shen Zhu’s voice on the other end was clearly not that of a living person. Had she heard him speak? What if she remembered his voice?

“Sister Shen Zhu, you…”

Shen Zhu: “Don’t tell anyone!” There was a fierce glint in her eyes, “I’ll handle it myself!”

Only after Zeng Lihong swore did Shen Zhu believe him.

The two entered the house together.

Not everyone had gone out. Early in the morning, some people were still inside, not going out. Hearing the news Zeng Lihong brought, they were all shocked.

They didn’t think in other directions, only assuming it was the work of a ghost. Especially after Zeng Lihong described the terrifying scene, it caused even more panic.

So many people had died, yet they hadn’t found any pattern!

Lin Chu also went to the scene.

After inquiring, she learned that the town had only one entrance, so she planned to go to the entrance from time to time. If she met Lu Yanli, she would remind him.

In her opinion, Lu Yanli must have threatened some existence behind the scenes. If he was nipped in the bud, this world might not be able to find a second NPC like him.

Therefore, although the deaths of the other task-takers were a pity, she didn’t mind sending this group on their way.

Inside the wooden house, the several task-takers who came to investigate, although accustomed to life and death, were still shocked by the scene before them.

“Human?” Simon Yuan frowned. “Are you sure?”

Tan Xu nodded, “Yes, look here, the blood spatter pattern shows that the murderer was experienced, avoiding the direction of the arterial blood spatter. He shouldn’t have been stained with much blood, but this place…” Tan Xu pointed to a corner of the wall. There was a faint trace of blood spatter that was stretched out and then broken off halfway. “The murderer should have been standing in this position.”

Simon Yuan felt that this matter was very important, so he brought several experienced task-takers over.

“The other person had a bruise on the back of his head. He should have been knocked unconscious, so he had no ability to resist. But why didn’t Wang Shunde dodge? Is it possible that he took drugs?”

“Also, this bed was cut in half, and the quilt was torn and fell on the ground. Compared to the knife wounds on them, it doesn’t seem like the same person did it. The marks of splitting the bed are a bit crooked. Although the force is great, it doesn’t have that clean, neat feeling.”

The person who went to investigate the other room also returned.

“There are obvious signs that two people slept together on the bed in the room. Judging from the length of the indentation on the sheets, it’s close to the height of the two dead people.”

…

One person spoke a word, another spoke a sentence, and they pieced together the truth.

Someone came to the cabin, maybe a person, maybe a ghost. The two task-takers who were staying behind planned to kill him, so they attacked at night, but they were killed instead.

“Who do you think this person is?” Simon Yuan asked softly.

The answer was obvious.

“Get ready. It’s very likely that Lu Yanli has already infiltrated. These days, everyone should pay attention to strangers in the town,” Simon Yuan concluded.

Although she also had some guesses, was it really Lu Yanli?

After finding all the clues they needed, they called the police. Seeing the police busily carrying the corpses away, Tan Xu suddenly said, “It seems that the difficulty of my task may not lie with Lu Yanli.”

“If our deduction is true, then Lu Yanli should be a human being. One person against dozens doesn’t have much chance of winning.”

“So, the trouble is either the missing unknown person, or Lu Yanli after he dies!”

There were two tasks: to kill Lu Yanli and to find the missing person. There were still no clues about the missing person, but Lu Yanli had already appeared. So, after they really killed Lu Yanli, if they still hadn’t found the missing person, would they be judged as failing the task and unable to return? During the continuation of the task, the killed Lu Yanli was very likely to undergo a mutation!

Simon Yuan obviously thought of this too: “We can only tell everyone not to blindly rush in, and try to capture him alive. Let’s find the missing residents first, and then take action.”

Lin Chu heard their conversation clearly and couldn’t help but take another look at Simon Yuan.

Simon Yuan and Tan Xu’s partnership was famous. Many people thought that Tan Xu was the one who solved the problems, but Lin Chu always felt that Simon Yuan was not that simple.

The feeling coming from the other party was even more dangerous than Tan Xu!

Just as they were on their way back, Lin Chu received a text message.

It was from Shen Zhu. She was planning to invite a few people to the police station to take a look and wanted to ask Lin Chu to come along.

Lin Chu watched the police car drive away and thought for a while before agreeing.

There were many files in the police station, which should be able to find clues.

Yu Huaiyao followed the crowd. To be precise, he had been following Lin Chu. Many people had noticed this. Some thought Yu Huaiyao was interested in Lin Chu, but only the latter knew that this was not the case.

He seemed to be looking for some clues as well.

“You received it too?” Lin Chu frowned.

She thought for a while and sent messages to several other people. Then, looking at the replies on the screen, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Strange, why was she looking for newcomers?

There must be something fishy!

Thinking of this, Lin Chu regretted agreeing to Shen Zhu.

On the other side, Shen Zhu received a text message from Lin Chu and learned that Lu Yanli might have already appeared. Her mood improved slightly.

Perhaps… this task was not that difficult?

Yes, perhaps she could find Lu Yanli during this time.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhu forcibly suppressed the unease in her heart and hurriedly went out.

*

He entered a residential area on the edge of town along another road.

If they couldn’t find them, all the better. It meant they were not to be feared.

Lu Yanli picked a room that seemed empty, picked the lock, and moved in.

He needed sleep and needed to replenish his energy.

But… the task’s rules were becoming increasingly chaotic. In the past, he could still vaguely sense the task content, but recently, there was no response. He couldn’t fall asleep peacefully, so he could only set an alarm for no more than a few tens of minutes and close his eyes to rest.

The moment he closed his eyes, a blood-red shadow was reflected on the glass window.

Lu Yanli couldn’t fall asleep.

The moment he closed his eyes, he realized that something was staring at him!

In an instant, he slowed his breathing.

What was the task this time? Had he triggered a dead end?

The methods that had worked in the past seemed to have lost their effect this time.

He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. He could sense that the gaze had not left and was still staring at him intently.

The temperature inside the room was getting lower and lower. Suddenly, the window was blown open by a strong wind, slamming hard against the wall, making a huge crackling sound.

Lu Yanli still didn’t move.

It was no use.

He realized that the source of the cold aura was slowly moving towards him.

Closer and closer…

Closer and closer.

His breathing was not disturbed, his heartbeat was still steady. The only thing was that the skin exposed outside his clothes had a layer of shallow goosebumps because of the cold.

The figure pressed up against him.

Instantly, he felt as if he was frozen in a large block of ice, and the cold, rotten stench was enough to freeze people stiff.

This was bad!

Lu Yanli closed his eyes and tried to mobilize the nerves in his body, wanting to get up and escape, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get up. It was as if he was really wrapped in a block of ice.

If someone could see this scene from outside the room, they would be stunned by this bizarre scene.

A rotten shadow dressed in red was closely clinging to a man, about to melt into his body.

So… cold…

What… what was trying to get in?

He couldn’t move his whole body, but his eyelids didn’t feel any pressure. He moved his eyeballs, gritted his teeth, and suddenly opened his eyes—

There was nothing in front of him.

Yes, there was nothing. The room was empty, with only the window wide open, letting the cool breeze in. In addition, the feeling of being stared at and the pressure on his body disappeared in an instant.

It was as if everything was his illusion.

Lu Yanli was no longer sleepy, but he still closed his eyes…

Wait! That feeling was back again.

What was following him?

Lu Yanli had no choice but to open his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, the feeling of being stared at disappeared instantly.

He squeezed the jade pendant in his hand, got up, opened the door, and walked out.

Someone was having a birthday party in the residential area.

It was still morning, why was someone having a birthday party?

Lu Yanli looked over.

Several friends exchanged glances, made each other laugh, and then, while the birthday girl wasn’t paying attention, they pressed her face into the thick cream.

“Ah—”

Lu Yanli was walking to the entrance of the residential area when he heard the scream and reacted subconsciously.

The person whose head was pressed into the cake raised her head, a bamboo skewer stuck into her eyes, blood gurgling out.