Chapter 623 [(*^▽^*)]

Even Xue Rui was stunned by the question, "This..."

He really didn't know if it counted; he'd have to try to find out. But if he drowned after being thrown into the lake, would they be arrested by the police?

They hadn't obviously broken the law before, but throwing someone into the lake might be a different story, and they didn't want to go near the police station for the rest of the time.

Furthermore, it states here that you cannot go out before 8 PM, and you cannot visit other people's homes for the first three days. If you are detained in the police station and cannot go home at night, does that count as violating the rules?

Just in case, they decided to leave this person aside for now. Then, just as Lin Leyou turned to leave, he saw the person's running figure pause for a moment, circle around him, and then continue running.

"Huh?" Lin Leyou took a few steps forward and saw the things on the ground.

Xue Rui, "Little turtle?"

Lin Leyou walked over and picked up the tiny turtle, which was only the size of three or four coins, and held it in his hand. "This thing... he just went around it."

"What would you do if you were in that situation?"

Xue Rui: "Under normal circumstances, we just skip over it."

Lin Leyou, "His rule of death is that he can't swim, so what do you think is the second rule of death?"

Can't step over a small turtle? That's too specific. It's probably not true. The probability of that happening is too small. If it were applied to Xue Rui, it wouldn't be that he can't eat candy, but rather that he can't eat specific types of candy like chewing gum. So, this person's second rule of death is related to small animals, and it's definitely not just about turtles.

Xue Rui, "Now go catch a little mouse..."

Lin Leyou said, "Catching mice is too much trouble. Why not just buy a hamster and try it out?"

The two of them found a cute hamster house nearby and picked out a small hamster with dark fur. It was tiny and looked about the same size as the little turtle.

Xue Rui: "We can use mechanical spiders to get there."

Lin Leyou said, "Be careful not to get eaten by a stray cat."

Xue Rui thought for a while before saying, "I don't think I've ever seen a stray cat."

Lin Leyou thought for a moment, "Come to think of it, I don't recall ever seeing a rat on the street."

Xue Rui said, "In such a clean city, rats are indeed unlikely to be common."

Lin Leyou thought of the city's detailed regulations on cleanliness and tidiness, "Wait, if that's the case, does this little turtle have an owner? After all..."

Xue Rui said, "Let's go back and take a look."

When they returned to their original spot, they found the people pacing anxiously in circles. Of course, they didn't rush over, but instead hid nearby and observed them.

He was pacing anxiously, constantly searching through the bushes and shrubs, as if looking for something. He was covered in sweat and looked as if he would die if he couldn't find it.

Lin Leyou and the others exchanged a glance and decided not to show up for the time being, but to see how things went first.

"I'll stay here and watch. You take the hamster and go find that person over there."

Xue Rui subconsciously wanted to nod, since it would be more efficient that way, but he quickly realized, "No, we have to act together."

Lin Leyou blinked. "Right, we agreed before. I almost forgot. In that case, let's go together."

They left from another direction and soon found the man who was still jogging and flirting with good-looking pedestrians. He looked really frivolous and greasy.

Xue Rui said, "This person used the same method of seducing others to kill three women who had their eyes on him."

Lin Leyou took a closer look. "The other person does have some assets. He's tall and has a good physique. And judging from his accessories, especially that watch, it must be worth several hundred thousand, right?"

Xue Rui nodded, "It's not a brand from our area, I don't know, but judging from its appearance, it should be a luxury brand."

Lin Leyou said, "Use your mechanical spider to carry the little hamster over there. Hopefully, the little hamster won't run away on its own."

Xue Rui: "Don't worry, it won't get away."

If hamsters could talk, "..."

Unfortunately, it can't speak.

Xue Rui carefully placed the hamster on the mechanical spider. Although the hamster was much larger than the mechanical spider, it did not move around. Moreover, the hamster was very light and did not affect the mechanical spider's rapid movement.

Lin Leyou looked at the hamster that seemed to be flying forward as if it were him and was speechless. "This mechanical spider is completely blocked by the hamster. You can't see it at all unless you catch the hamster."

Xue Rui, "Isn't this perfect?"

The mechanical spider moved very fast, which meant that the hamster quickly reached the greenery near the man. Just as the man turned the corner, Xue Rui controlled his mechanical spider to rush out at high speed.

The other person had been whistling at a hot woman while turning the corner, so he didn't look ahead immediately after turning. As a result, the mechanical spider with the hamster appeared right at his feet.

Of course, this still avoided his feet, allowing him to step over it just as he was running past.

Xue Rui immediately controlled the mechanical spider to run back, quickly disappearing into the greenery to hide himself. "I'll take this hamster with me later."

Lin Leyou looked at the small transparent box in his hand that was used to hold the hamster. There was some food inside. The hamster was soon brought back by the mechanical spider.

Lin Leyou swiftly grabbed the hamster, put it in the box, and left. Xue Rui put away the mechanical spider and followed him away.

They were about 300 meters away from the man, and after the hamster hid, the man gradually stopped.

By the time Lin Leyou turned and left, the man was already lying on the ground convulsing, and died within seconds.

The person who bought the hamster was Lin Leyou, but it was Xue Rui who took the hamster over with the mechanical spider just now, so this person is counted on Xue Rui's side.

Lin Leyou and his companion returned to the spot where they could see the person who was most likely looking for the little turtle.

Xue Rui, "What's so special about the little turtle?"

This person is still searching around here, and even brought the police with him. There is a police motorcycle parked on the side now, and a policeman is talking to him.

They couldn't hear what they were saying from this side, so Lin Leyou released a small spider that he had just retrieved earlier, and only after getting closer could he hear their conversation.

Of course, the same applies to Xue Rui.

"Officer, my pet went missing in this area. Please help me find it. It's very important to me, extremely important. You can understand how important it is to me."

Police officer, "What kind of pet is it?"

He immediately took out his phone, which was full of photos of his pets. The little spider had climbed up the tree in the nearby green belt from the side facing away from them and was looking down from above.

The photo on the phone was indeed of the little turtle in the small box in Lin Leyou's hand. "It seems that this little turtle is related to his death rules."

Xue Rui said, "Let's keep it and see how it goes."

Lin Leyou: "I still don't know what conditions need to be met to be considered a violation of the rules regarding death if it is related to owning pets."

The previous dog owner's death rule was related to dog ownership, but he didn't kill him using the other party's exclusive death rule. Instead, he killed him using one of the ten rules of the rule kingdom.

Now this person can answer their questions, provided... the policeman won't help him find the turtle.

Sure enough, the police officer sighed deeply when he saw the little turtle. "Sorry, this..."

The police apologized and refused to help him find such a small turtle. Soon after, the police received a notification of a serious emergency in another location. After saying goodbye to the man, they left quickly.

Now they were left alone to search desperately.

Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were at a corner in the distance. Xue Rui stood in front of Lin Leyou, while Lin Leyou leaned against the wall and looked at Xue Rui. The two chatted casually.

From this angle, if someone looks this way, they can see half of Xue Rui's body, but they can't see Lin Leyou.

Lin Leyou suddenly thought of something, "Hey, if the other party can't find the little turtle for a certain period of time, maybe it's not actually violating their own death rules, but rather violating one of the ten death rules of the Rule Kingdom, namely the ninth rule that is not disclosed to participants, which is to maintain the cleanliness of the Rule Kingdom environment."

Xue Rui snapped out of his daze. "You mean... littering?"

If a small pet is left unattended for an extended period of time, it's considered littering.

So if that's the case... then when they picked up the baby turtle, does that mean the baby turtle isn't considered trash anymore? In a sense, they even helped it?

Lin Leyou was speechless, but he couldn't just throw the little turtle away now. If he did, wouldn't it be as if they had thrown it away? That wouldn't do...

Xue Rui said, "There is still a chance that the other party will die due to personal reasons."

Lin Leyou said, "I know. Let's keep this little turtle for now. Anyway, there's no rule against doing so. It's trash we found, not something someone gave us."

Xue Rui: "I'll go over and talk to him."

Lin Leyou, "What?"

Xue Rui: "If we show up with the little turtle and the other person just says, 'It's yours for the taking,' would they still want the little turtle if we gave it back to them?"

Lin Leyou blinked. "That makes sense. It seems we were a bit careless before."

Xue Rui continued walking slowly, and soon ran into the person who had been searching for the little turtle in the vicinity. The person was covered in sweat, looking anxious and fearful.

Xue Rui, "What are you doing?"

The other person paused for a moment, then subconsciously took out their phone. "Look at this little turtle, have you ever seen one before?"

Xue Rui didn't answer the question directly, but continued, "Is this little turtle important to you?"

He nodded repeatedly, "Important, really important, this is my most precious little pet."

Xue Rui: "Is it necessary? This little turtle is very ordinary. If it gets lost, we can just buy another one."

"No, no!" He kept shaking his head. "This is the most important thing."

Xue Rui seemed to be thinking, "Oh..."