Chapter 325 [(*^▽^*)]

This is a huge joke! In this Jingu Village instance, are the NPCs not just the villagers of Jingu Village? Why are there also some police officers from the town?

The police stood outside waiting to open the door, but Lin Leyou didn't know if they were real or fake. They looked real, but would they really be able to open the door and let them in?

If it's fake... wait, there seem to be other people's voices outside, a bit chaotic, probably because it's a bit far from the gate and I can't hear them very clearly.

It's not dark yet, and I'm not one to sit idly by and wait to die. Even if these police officers are fake, I can escape, and I even have props to protect myself.

He slowly opened the door, and there were indeed two police officers in uniform outside. Some villagers had come to watch from the roadside further away.

What's going on? What happened? Is it related to his parents? But isn't that all in the past?

The two police officers, perhaps feeling that the onlookers outside were getting in the way, asked, "Can we go inside and talk?"

Lin Leyou naturally agreed without hesitation, "Sure, come in."

After letting the two men in, he closed the door, turned on the living room light, and then poured two glasses of hot water for the two policemen. "Have some water. Feel free to ask me any questions. I'll tell you anything I know."

The police officers were probably a bit thirsty, so they didn't refuse plain water. They definitely wouldn't have accepted a beverage, but they readily accepted water boiled at home.

The water Lin Leyou poured wasn't freshly boiled; it was boiled that morning. The kettle in this rural area doesn't keep water very warm, so the water that was poured out wasn't too hot anymore, just right for drinking.

The two policemen drank half a glass before letting out a long sigh of relief. "Then there's no problem. Do you know Huang Bing?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "We know each other. We're all from the same village, so of course we know each other."

When was the last time you saw Huang Bing?

Lin Leyou was taken aback. Why was this the question? Was he dead, or was he being investigated as a suspect for doing something wrong?

“We met on the mountain yesterday evening, and then we came down the mountain together. After returning to the village, we went our separate ways home, and I haven’t seen him since.”

How did you two meet in the mountains?

Lin Leyou thought for a moment and said, "After graduating from university, I returned to my village and thought about contracting some land to grow fruit trees. So I went up the mountain to take a look and met Huang Bing halfway up the mountain. It was already late when I met him, so we came back together."

Did he say why he went there?

Lin Leyou shook his head, "I didn't say that. When we met, I greeted him and said it was such a coincidence, and asked if he wanted to go back together or something."

"What about the past few days? Did he do anything unusual in the past few days?"

Lin Leyou thought about it carefully for a while, especially searching through the memories of the Lin Leyou she was playing, and found that there was indeed nothing related to Huang Bing.

"No, I rarely saw him before."

"I heard that the incident involving your family was related to Huang Bing, is that right?"

Lin Leyou paused for a moment, then didn't speak immediately.

"Don't get me wrong, we're just checking."

Lin Leyou knew that verifying everything was a way to find clues and to try to prove someone's crime or eliminate someone's suspicion.

He nodded. "I don't know the specifics of how it happened. When I received the call from the village chief, something had already happened at home."

"They said Huang Bing's child didn't come home during the heavy rain, and all the adults in the village went out to look for him. As a result, my parents had an accident on the other side of the stream and drowned..."

“I came back to hold the funeral and didn’t see him much. I’m more at ease when he doesn’t show up, since it would be quite awkward if we met.”

"Besides... I know this is just my parents' bad luck, they can't blame anyone else. I'm not the kind of person who makes trouble unreasonably."

The police officer nodded, then asked, "Where were you last night?"

Lin Leyou: "Sleeping at home."

What time did you get home?

Lin Leyou said, "I didn't pay attention to what time it was. After I parted ways with Huang Bing, I went home and didn't go out again until this morning when I went out to climb the mountain."

Police, "Climbing mountains?"

Lin Leyou pointed to the mountain he had climbed that morning and said, "I was planning to plant fruit trees, so I was looking around these past few days. I walked around for half a day and then I ran into some villagers and the village chief. The village chief invited me to his house for lunch, so I went."

"And then what?"

Lin Leyou said, "After that, I stayed by the stream for a few hours. When I saw that it was getting late, I went home. I didn't go out again after that. Then you guys came."

Police officer: "Yes."

Lin Leyou, "I...can I ask what happened? Huang Bing..."

The police knew they couldn't hide it anymore; the villagers who had gathered around to watch the spectacle all knew, "Huang Bing is dead."

Lin Leyou was stunned, quite surprised. Huang Bing was actually dead. How could this be? Who killed him? Was it an NPC from the village or a participant in the instance?

Huang Bing wasn't someone to be trifled with, so how could he have been killed on the very first day? Ouch... that's 5 million points gone! How tragic!

Lin Leyou, "How could this be?"

In the eyes of the police, the person with the most motive to kill Huang Bing was Lin Leyou. However, Lin Leyou did not seem to have such thoughts. There was no resentment in his eyes, and even the surprise he expressed after learning that Huang Bing was dead was genuine.

However, you can't rule out someone just by feeling if they're a suspect. So you still need to investigate and ask questions.

Policeman, do you know who Huang Bing has a grudge against?

Lin Leyou shook his head, "I only returned to the village recently because my parents had an accident. I usually only come back to stay for a while during the Spring Festival or holidays, and I never stay for long. So I don't know much about what's going on in the village."

Police: "You haven't seen Huang Bing get into any conflicts with anyone else?"

Lin Leyou shook his head. He hadn't seen Huang Bing get into any conflicts with anyone, but he had witnessed another conflict that morning and wondered if it was related.

The police noticed he seemed hesitant to speak. "Is something on your mind?"

Lin Leyou scratched his head awkwardly, "I did think of something, but it has nothing to do with Huang Bing."

Tell me about it.

Lin Leyou briefly recounted the conflict he witnessed that morning, saying, "This matter should have nothing to do with Huang Bing; just listen and forget about it."

The police officer nodded. At first glance, it did seem like nothing was wrong, but regardless, it still needed to be noted down.

They then asked about the events of the previous night in detail, but Lin Leyou had indeed not left home last night. He had even sent his mechanical spiders out to keep an eye on Huang Bing's house.

So how exactly did Huang Bing die?

According to the police, he died last night, probably in the latter half of the night.

This is a bit complicated. If the participants in the instance kill him for the 100,000 points reward, then Huang Bing must have exposed his identity. Either other participants used items to find out his identity, or it is related to Jiang Xiaming. After all, the instance has just started, and Jiang Xiaming, who is Huang Bing's teammate, is the first person to know Huang Bing's identity.

Jiang Xiaming and Huang Bing are teammates, and teammates shouldn't kill each other, as Huang Bing said before.

Wait a minute, was what Huang Bing said earlier really the true rule of this instance? He needs to ask the system.

"System, tell me, in this dungeon, can teammates kill each other?"

Lin Leyou thought the system might not answer him, but to his surprise, it did.

"System notification: Killing a teammate will earn you 1 million points."

Lin Leyou was immediately shocked. 1 million points! Why? Why is this happening? How can there be so many!

Killing other participants earns you 100,000 points, but killing your teammates earns you 1,000,000 points! That's equivalent to killing ten other participants!

He pressed for an answer, but the system didn't respond, leaving Lin Leyou completely baffled.

Teammates can help each other complete levels, but they are also each other's walking million-points! What's worse, every teammate knows the other's identity, including their exact identity and name!

Lin Leyou, somewhat dazed, escorted the two policemen to the door.

The police officer probably noticed that he was distracted, so he reassured him, "Don't worry, we won't wrong an innocent person!"

Lin Leyou snapped out of his daze, smiled, and nodded. "Thank you, officers."

After seeing the police off, Lin Leyou didn't go straight home. Instead, he went outside to the main road and found the village chief. The village chief was there too; after all, someone had died, and the village chief couldn't just sit at home waiting.

"Village chief, what exactly happened?"

The village chief sighed, "Huang Bing is dead. It seems he died last night. I heard his death was horribly gruesome. A wooden stick pierced his heart, and he was nailed to the wall. The wall was covered in blood..."

Yes, I can already picture it in my mind. The death was indeed gruesome. But, are they really dead? I asked the system how many participants were left, but the system didn't respond.

"Village chief, do you know who Huang Bing has a grudge against in the village? I've only been back for a short time, and I wasn't in the village before, so I don't know anything."

The village chief sighed, "Huang Bing has a strange temper, and many people don't like him. There are plenty of people who have a grudge against him, and we don't know who did it."

The person with the biggest grudge right now is Lin Leyou, but no one suspects him because he doesn't seem like a murderous person. He's a cultured man who returned from university, and everyone has a soft spot for him.

Lin Leyou sighed, "It seems the village won't be peaceful for the next few days."

Village chief: "Who says otherwise?!"

Before the murderer is found, the police will definitely come to the village frequently to ask questions, and they will continue to come every now and then. What should we do?

What else can we do? It's what happens when something like this happens!