Chapter 326 [(*^▽^*)]

Lin Leyou looked in the direction of Huang Bing's house, but did not see Huang Bing's house directly. However, he saw a police car in the distance, with its red and blue lights flashing, which was very obvious.

He slowly walked over there and saw Xue Rui walking ahead of him, but he didn't go up to him, since they were strangers to other people.

When we arrived near Huang Bing's house, we found a large group of villagers gathered there. They didn't get too close, but just pointed and whispered about Huang Bing's house from the surrounding area.

Lin Leyou didn't go to the front; instead, he listened to others gossiping outside.

"Oh dear, that's terrible, that's terrible! I just took a peek, and it really scared me!"

"You saw it, I saw it too. I was the one who pushed the door open. It really scared me to death, I was terrified! How could something like this happen..."

"Did you two discover it?"

"Yes, we were looking for Huang Bing. We had something to ask him, but we hadn't seen him all day, so we came here. But we never expected to see this. I'll be traumatized for the rest of my life."

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Tell me, who did it?"

"How would I know?"

"Didn't they say he liked that girl? He even went to her door and got into a fight with her. Lots of people saw it. Do you think that's why the guy came to his door and killed him?"

"Oh dear, is it because two men are fighting over one woman?"

"That's hard to say, it's possible."

"Hey, don't you guys know what happened before? It was that incident with the Lin family!"

"I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it; that's possible."

"But that kid is a college student, an educated person. How could he be a match for Huang Bing? I saw Huang Bing pinned to the wall with a stick through his body. How could that kid have that much strength? Huang Bing looks much taller than him."

"That's true. It can't be him. The kid doesn't look very strong, he's as thin as a stick. It can't be him."

"Then who else do you think is in the running?"

"Who else could it be? Isn't he still in debt?"

"Oh right, he still owes money. He lost a lot of money playing mahjong at the town's mahjong parlor. I heard he still owes tens of thousands of yuan!"

Lin Leyou had only been standing there for a few minutes and had already heard so much gossip. Huang Bing's identity was pretty impressive. He was involved in a woman-stealing incident with another man, then there was that thing related to him, and he even owed money, and there were other things too...

"There's something else, have you heard?" an older woman asked mysteriously.

"What is it? Just tell me, stop keeping me in suspense!"

"It's Jiang Xiaming, haven't you heard of him?"

"What? What? Was his death related to Jiang Xiaming? What happened between them?"

"What else could it be! Isn't it just about the compensation issue from before?"

Lin Leyou was stunned. He hadn't expected it to actually be related to Jiang Xiaming, but... was it really Jiang Xiaming who did it? It might be a big deal for others, but would Jiang Xiaming be so stingy as to care about a mere 1 million points?

"Didn't Huang Bing say before that Jiang Xiaming pushed him down the steps, causing him to get injured? He spent a lot of money at the hospital and is now demanding compensation, saying things like medical expenses, lost wages, and emotional distress damages, etc., totaling 500,000 yuan!"

"What else? Did you give it to them? How come we didn't know about this? How did you find out?"

"Hey, there are things in this village that I don't know. Don't ask me how I know them, I just know them."

"Did you give it to them? Five hundred thousand..."

“No, how could we really give him money? Jiang Xiaming said he didn’t push him, Huang Bing fell down on his own, and then saw him behind him and tried to extort money from him.”

Did Huang Bing call the police?

"No, I don't know what happened after that. Anyway, I heard that they didn't give 500,000, but they gave some money to settle things. I guess that's what caused it."

"Could it be that after Jiang Xiaming gave the money, he felt he had wasted his money and wanted it back, which led to an argument and ultimately resulted in the murder?"

"Speaking of Jiang Xiaming, it seems quite possible. After all, although he doesn't look very strong, he has practiced martial arts and is said to be very skilled. He has black belts and red belts or something. I'm not very clear on the details, but he's the kind of person who is very skilled."

"Then...it must be him, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm just telling you what I know. Who the murderer is depends on the police investigation. We can't talk about it in private. If we get caught and sued for defamation, we'll have to go to jail for a few months."

"That's right, that's right. We can't just say things like that. We're just talking about it privately, we won't go around telling everyone. Don't worry, don't worry!"

Lin Leyou stood not far behind them. After they finished talking, it was already dark, with only a dim light remaining.

Many people went home, and Lin Leyou didn't stay long either.

Mechanical spiders have been monitoring Huang Bing's house. Huang Bing hasn't come out since he got home last night, and no one has been seen entering his house.

Therefore, the possibility that the villagers committed the crime is really low, unless they dug a tunnel.

Then the remaining ones are the dungeon participants. They all have items, and with items, they can sneak in and kill him silently.

It's true that his mechanical spider wouldn't notice him, but he never expected that such a big thing would happen while he was cooking and eating dinner at home and not paying attention to the mechanical spider's surveillance footage.

If only he could have kept watch while cooking back then, but that's because he didn't pay enough attention to Huang Bing's situation, which is why the news was delayed.

As the people around her gradually dispersed and there were not many left, Lin Leyou turned around and walked back. After returning home, she took out her phone and looked at the message Xue Rui had sent. There was no text, only a photo of a back view.

That figure from behind is...

Very good, isn't this the place where he just left Huang Bing's house? That's right, Xue Rui was there too, but he didn't talk to Xue Rui.

Unexpectedly, Xue Rui also saw him and even took a picture.

"Brother Lin, can you see me?"

Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. "It was already dark, I didn't notice, I didn't expect you to be over there."

Xue Rui raised an eyebrow. "Brother Lin, are you sure you didn't see me?"

Lin Leyou: "I really didn't notice, I didn't even realize you were taking pictures."

Xue Rui smugly replied, "Really? Did I take good pictures?"

Lin Leyou said, "It was so dark that I couldn't see anything clearly, but it was really quite beautiful. If it weren't for me, I would have fallen in love with the person in the photo."

He was just joking, but he didn't expect Xue Rui to not reply for a long time after he sent the message. Somewhat puzzled, he sent a message, "What's wrong?"

Xue Rui: "It's okay, I also think the filming was good. By the way, about the person who died today..."

Lin Leyou thought for a moment. Since he was dead, it wouldn't hurt to talk to Xue Rui. "The person who brought me into this instance was very strong. The person who killed him must be even stronger. We can't let our guard down."

Xue Rui: "Brother Lin, let's analyze what has happened so far."

Lin Leyou suddenly remembered something, "By the way, did you see what was in the room next to yours that was partitioned off?"

Xue Rui: "Let's talk about it slowly."

Lin Leyou: "Okay, let's start from when we first entered the dungeon."

Xue Rui had no objections. Lin Leyou recounted in detail everything he had seen, heard, and experienced since entering the instance. Of course, for convenience, they still typed it out, since speaking might be overheard by someone.

No one can guarantee that other dungeon participants won't have similar items to the mechanical spider hidden in places they can't see from their homes.

Then Xue Rui sent a message, "I just appeared in the mountains near my home, lying on the grass sleeping. After waking up, I returned home. The system also gave me some general memories to help me play the role of Xue Rui in this instance."

"In my memory, my parents were very, very good to me, almost to the point of indulging me in everything and giving me whatever I wanted. Although this is indeed spoiling a child, it is also very strange, but I didn't think much about it."

“I went out to look for you a few mornings ago, but I didn’t expect to run into Niu Xiaohua at the intersection. You were watching the commotion, so you must know about it.”

"This woman actually has a grudge against my family, or rather, against my current mother. When Xue Rui encountered her in the village before, he would have attacked her. If I hadn't acted when I saw her, things could have gone wrong. Nobody knows what the punishment would be for such a public image collapse."

"I threw mud at her to make a scene and solidify my image, but I didn't expect Niu Xiaohua's lover to show up later."

"To be honest, Luo Qingzhou is indeed handsome and gentle, although he's a bit old."

Lin Leyou asked with some confusion, "How old is Luo Qingzhou?"

Xue Rui: "Probably forty-six, what's wrong?"

Lin Leyou was startled. "Forty-six? How come you look so young?"

Xue Rui said, "It seems like she had surgery to look younger, but everyone in the village says Luo Qingzhou is an old monster."

Lin Leyou felt a little conflicted. Well, she was overthinking it; it was all thanks to the surgery.

Xue Rui continued, "When I returned home with my mother, we started to study the partitioned room. Of course, we dug a small hole so that the mechanical spider could go in, and that's how I saw what was inside."

Lin Leyou, "What kind?"

Xue Rui said, "There were two stools inside, and on the stools was a small coffin. Judging from its size, the person lying in the coffin should be no more than five years old. I didn't open the coffin to look."

Lin Leyou, "So, are you still going to sleep in the same room?"