Chapter 165

"The Virgin Mary appeared?" Li Yiluan looked at the words.

"It seems the Virgin Mary grants wishes. The record books call it a vision. During a vision, it's impossible to deny the outside world." Shen Yunzhe said, "Players with levels 1-4, unable to deny it, are forced to welcome the strange creatures in. Then, they don't know what happens, and they die."

Li Yuluan was silent for a while.

“New rule: Neighbors cannot be denied entry during apparitions.”

Li Yiluan closed his eyes and exhaled deeply. "At least we know this. We can try to avoid it in the future. This is a gain, and also the second invisible rule."

Li Yiluan pulled Shen Yunzhe out and said, "Aren't you hungry? Go back and eat something first. I'll tell the others about this."

Shen Yunzhe looked at Li Yulun, who nodded. "I'll go talk to Huang Yihua together when the time comes. Huang Yihua holds a special position within the official community. At least the officials at the gaming venue will listen to her. There won't be any major problems. Don't worry, just be careful."

Just like that, Li Yuluan closed the door of room 1-4 and personally stuffed Shen Yunzhe back into room 1-1.

This is not something he does casually. Li Yuluan can see the fate of the living, and sometimes the dead. When he saw the bodies of 1-4, a picture flashed before Li Yuluan's eyes. He saw a machete raised high. The person holding the machete looked like a little girl, but there seemed to be another person standing in the darkness behind the little girl.

It was a black shadow, not clearly visible, but it gave Li Yuluan an extremely sacred feeling.

Li Yiluan was afraid that was the core of this game field: the Virgin Mary.

When Shen Yunzhe was standing in front of the corpse of player 1-4, Li Yiluan seemed to see the black shadow standing next to Shen Yunzhe in a trance, and it seemed to be looking at Shen Yunzhe.

It was scary, thrilling, and dangerous, but he couldn't just ignore it.

Since they met, Shen Yunzhe has saved him many times, and he has also helped Shen Yunzhe. Although he did not say it, he really regarded Shen Yunzhe as a good friend. He still hopes that Shen Yunzhe can live well, not seek death or try anything dangerous, just live, live seriously.

"Don't go out casually. Don't open the door to anyone except me and Huang Yihua." Li Yuluan couldn't help but remind him before leaving.

"Okay, okay, I got it." Shen Yunzhe slammed the door shut.

As he heard Li Yulun's footsteps disappear, Shen Yunzhe rummaged through the bag of instant food while complaining, "Does Li Yulun treat me like a child?"

"Hmm, that doesn't look very tasty."

"I don't want to eat at all."

"Forget it."

[Parallel world changed, world A07563, codenamed Forensic Synchronization, synchronization rate 80%.]

Shen Yunzhe blinked, looked around, and spoke after a long moment, "Changed?"

[The code name "sleep disorder" is not suitable for the current situation, and not eating and not sleeping is not acceptable.]

Shen Yunzhe was silent for a moment. He took out the instant food from the bag and said with disdain, "Junk food! Eating food like this will not only not help my health, but may even be dangerous. I can only try this."

system:……

Oh, it forgot, code name is Forensic Picky Eater.

Shen Yunzhe finally picked out some food and ate it. Although he was picky about food, Codename Forensic Doctor was a very rational person. He knew very well how serious the consequences would be if he didn't eat in such an environment.

Shen Yunzhe stopped eating after barely feeling that having some food in his stomach would not affect his movements. He sat on the sofa and recalled the scars on the bodies of 1-4.

The knife marks on the necks of players 1-4 were cut directly from front to back, which means that if players 1-4 were conscious, they would definitely discover the murderer. So it is very strange that he did not resist at all in this situation. He must have lost consciousness, so he was killed without any defense.

In other words: after the apparition, the player loses consciousness?

Or will you lose your ability to think?

Shen Yunzhe thought about it, then he walked over, opened the curtains in the living room, and looked out through the glass.

The statue of the Virgin Mary faces the direction of the entire community. Shen Yunzhe can see the statue of the Virgin Mary at a glance when he stands there. The female sculptures have their backs to him. At this moment, Shen Yunzhe saw a person standing behind the female sculptures. As if sensing Shen Yunzhe's gaze, the person slowly turned around.

It’s the person who hands out food at the door after 3pm.

He was wearing a black robe and his face was covered with a black cloth. Only his black eyes looked at Shen Yunzhe dimly.

Shen Yunzhe subtly sensed something was wrong, so he pulled the curtains up again to block the man outside's view.

But at this moment, Shen Yunzhe heard a bang, as if a small stone hit the window.

Shen Yunzhe saw a shadow and a pale hand in the gap of the window, as if someone was sticking to the window glass and looking inside. Shen Yunzhe thought: This is the disadvantage of living on the first floor. Anyone who sticks to the window can see inside.

Shen Yunzhe, who realized something was wrong, certainly would not open the curtains to cause trouble for himself. He turned around and went into the bedroom. After making sure that the curtains were drawn, he lay down on the bed.

He didn't fall asleep last night. Not sleeping for a day isn't too hard for an adult, but he still feels tired.

People in the community are not allowed to leave the community, so people from outside should not be allowed to come in either. Xiang Sheng Community has been talking so much. If outsiders are really allowed in, it would be breaking the rules. Shen Yunzhe closed his eyes and slept peacefully.

The code-named forensic doctor is rational enough and trusts his own judgment enough.

Bang, bang... The sound of smashing windows became louder and louder, but Shen Yunzhe ignored it. Sure enough, the sound disappeared after a few minutes, and then there was silence.

Shen Yunzhe fell asleep. After sleeping for who knows how many hours, a sudden ringing of the phone woke him up.

He sat up suddenly from the bed, his mental stiffness caused by sleep still there, and it took half a minute for the dullness to disappear. He turned his head to look outside the door, and the doorbell rang continuously.

Shen Yunzhe took his phone and took a look, and found that it was 22:45.

The doorbell rang more and more urgently, as if it would not stop until Shen Yunzhe opened the door.

Shen Yunzhe got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. As soon as he saw the entrance door, his eyes narrowed slightly, because there was a piece of white paper stuck on the peephole of the entrance door, with two big blood-red words written on the white paper.

[Open the door!]

Shen Yunzhe didn't remember there was this thing at the door before he fell asleep.

He walked to the entrance door and reached out to pull down the paper. The next moment he saw a bloody patch on the peephole. The blood had seeped into the peephole and was slowly flowing down. The doorbell rang again quickly after a brief pause. Shen Yunzhe pasted the white paper back on the peephole.

"Who?" Shen Yunzhe asked.

The doorbell rang for a while, and then a voice came from outside the door, "This is the property management."

"Property management? Does this community have property management?" Shen Yunzhe said as he took off the notebook next to him.

The record book dutifully records what is happening now.

17:02: Someone is knocking on the window outside. You know these are people who want to live in Xiangsheng Community, but they don't have such good luck and can only knock on the window to vent their anger. The Virgin Mary will punish such people.

22:45: Someone knocked on the door. This seemed very strange, but the person outside said they were from the property management. Property management? Does Xiangsheng Community have a property management?

"Stop pretending. Xiangsheng Community doesn't have a property management company." Shen Yunzhe said, "No matter who you are, get out of here right away."

[22:48: Now you remember, Xiangsheng Community doesn't have a property management office. He must be faking it!]

"I helped you clean the door last night." The voice sounded again, "I cleared away all the things at your door."

"Open the door. As a resident of Xiangsheng Community, you have to thank me."

Shen Yunzhe thought for a moment and asked, "Did you help me clean the door?"

"Yes, open the door quickly."

Bang bang bang, as if ringing the doorbell was not enough, something outside was knocking on the door hard.

Shen Yunzhe looked at the creaking door expressionlessly. After thinking for a moment, Shen Yunzhe opened the door and asked, "Who asked you to help me clean the door?"

The knocking on the door stopped for a moment.

"The door is my private area. I drew a line outside, and my things were left at the door. As a result, you helped me clean the door without permission. Not only did you lose my line, but you also lost the things I left at the door. You have to be responsible."

"That thing is very valuable, 50,000 yuan, compensate me now."

Maybe the thing outside didn't expect Shen Yunzhe to be so shameless, and even his voice froze.

After a long time, Shen Yunzhe heard heavy breathing, as if something was lying on the door. "Open the door, I will compensate you if you open the door."

"Who knows if you're going to kill someone to silence them? There are so many people who commit murder by accident these days." Shen Yunzhe said, "I'm a forensic doctor. I've dissected many bodies, and most of them were murders for money. If I open the door, I won't get any money and I'll be in danger."

"When you transfer the money to me, I will consider opening the store."

Crunching, Shen Yunzhe heard the sound of teeth gnashing.

"Or you can call the police and ask them to see how much the lost items are worth."

"Oh, I forgot, I am the policeman."

The blood from the cat's eye quickly soaked the white paper, as if there was a bleeding source pressing against the cat's eye.

The person behind the door gnashed his teeth and said, "The Great Virgin Mary will punish everyone who tells a lie!"

"The Virgin Mary is kind and fair! She will fight for justice for everyone! A wicked villain like you will definitely be punished by the Virgin Mary!"

"You lied! You wouldn't even let me in!"

The man's voice gradually became sharper, "You will be killed by the Holy Mother!"

"Thank you." Shen Yunzhe replied expressionlessly: "I believe in science."

After the people outside left, Shen Yunzhe turned to look at the notebook and found that it was already full of words.

22:51: Xiangsheng Community has no property management. You realize that the people outside aren't residents at all. The only people pretending to be property management are those who haven't been able to become residents. They knock on your door after 10 p.m. every night, and anyone who opens the door will be devoured and replaced by them.

[22:55: People outside curse you, saying that the Virgin Mary will hate you, but how can they understand that the Virgin Mary will only bless the residents of the community.]

[23:03: Once you see through the true face of the property management, you will be favored by the Virgin Mary and become a qualified resident.]

Shen Yunzhe closed the notebook.

Now comes the third invisible rule.

There is no property management company in Xiangsheng Community. The property management company that knocks on the door after 10 pm is a strange creature that wants to replace the player and become a resident of the community.

Thinking of this, Shen Yunzhe paused subtly, and he thought of some other questions.

The person knocking on Shen Yunzhe's door now claims to be from the property management. What if they didn't say they were from the property management? All the players just learned today that the doors in the complex can't be opened after 10 p.m., so did anyone open the door last night because they didn't know?

What kind of replacement is this so-called replacement?

Could it be...disguised as a player?

Shen Yunzhe frowned slightly. He sensed the deep malice of this gaming venue. Was it worthy of being called a core gaming venue? These incredibly detailed and intimidating rules were truly terrifying.

…

In room 5-7, Huang Yihua hadn't gone to bed yet. She was quietly drawing talismans on the table.

Although she knew very well that her talismans might not be very useful, especially in terms of their lethality against ghosts and monsters, at least her Qingxin Talisman was still useful to players. Huang Yihua breathed a sigh of relief after drawing a Qingxin Talisman.

By sticking the Qingxin Talisman on himself, Huang Yihua tried to calm his restless heart.

Li Yiluan told Huang Yihua about the invisible rules after ten o'clock. At that time, Huang Yihua thought of another thing. The players on the same floor as her seemed to have opened the door after ten o'clock last night.

At that time, Huang Yihua didn't pay much attention to it, but just heard a vague sound.

Player 5-3, his name is Hu Mingli, he is an official member and the player who did not arrive in time at 3 pm today.

He didn't go out the whole day today because he was worried that Huang Yihua would press the doorbell. He looked okay, with a look of relaxation in his eyes. He told Huang Yihua that he was fine and that he couldn't go downstairs in time because he encountered a small accident. Then he went back to his room.

But Huang Yihua still felt something was wrong.

Hu Mingli has never looked down on Huang Yihua. He is an official member and is solid and capable, but because he does not have special abilities, it is difficult for him to be on equal footing with Huang Yihua. He often questions Huang Yihua and, with his prejudice against women, has made many insulting remarks against Huang Yihua. The fact that Huang Yihua can tolerate this person until now shows that she is kind.

But today he actually explained to Huang Yihua so kindly, and there was not even any contempt in his words.

This was very wrong, so wrong that Huang Yihua felt that... he might not be Hu Mingli.

But if he is not Hu Mingli, who else could it be? 1-4 Player opened the door at 10 o'clock in the evening, so he died, but Hu Mingli stayed in the room well.

Maybe we should let Li Yuluan go over and take a look.

Just then, Huang Yihua heard the doorbell ring.

Huang Yihua looked at the door in confusion. She glanced at her mobile phone, which showed that it was 23:18.

She stood up and walked to the door, and the next moment she heard a sound coming from outside.

"Huang Yihua, it's me." The person outside spoke.

Huang Yihua was very familiar with this voice. It was Hu Mingli. Why was he here?

"What's the matter?" Huang Yihua asked.

"I've made a new discovery." Hu Mingli's voice was anxious. "This is very likely related to this playground and the statue of the Virgin Mary. It's very important!"

Huang Yihua was a little surprised. "What discovery?"

"Hurry up and open the door for me. We can't talk outside or we'll hear us." Hu Mingli knocked on the door anxiously. "Hurry up and let me in. We can talk inside the house."

Huang Yihua glanced outside through the peephole and saw Hu Mingli standing at her door with an anxious look on his face, looking very serious.

Confirming that it was Hu Mingli, Huang Yihua put her hand on the door handle, and just when she was about to open the door, she suddenly stopped.

No, something is not right.

The door should not be opened after 10 pm.

She looked at the notebook next to her, and saw a few more lines of handwriting on it.

[23:18: The neighbor next door, 5-3, suddenly knocked on the door. He said he had something important to tell me and wanted me to open the door.]

I was about to open the door, but then I realized something: I shouldn't open the door at 10 pm, no matter who's outside.

"Huang Yihua?" Hu Mingli urged her, "Hurry up! It's almost midnight! It's very dangerous outside! What are you doing? Do you want me to die out there?"

Huang Yihua frowned and stepped back.

"Hu Mingli," Huang Yihua said, "It's already late. You should go back first. We can discuss this new discovery tomorrow."

"What are you talking about? I'm telling you this because I think highly of you!" Hu Mingli started banging on the door. "What are you thinking about? This is really important!"

Huang Yihua looked at the door and said, "No, Hu Mingli, that's not right."

"What's wrong?!"

"Hu Mingli will never look down on me!" Huang Yihua shouted, "You are not Hu Mingli, who are you?!"

The knocking sound stopped abruptly, but just a few seconds later, the crazy knocking sound started again.

This time the thing outside no longer pretended to be Hu Mingli. It banged against the door hard, making a sharp sound.

"Open the door! Open the door for me!"

"People in the holy community should be hospitable! But you didn't open the door for me! Curse you! I curse you!"

"Open the door!"

Huang Yihua's breathing quickened. She quickly took out two talismans from her pocket and stuck them on the door. The next moment, the talismans began to burn, and the thing outside screamed in pain.

There was a bang, as if something was knocked out and hit the wall.

The thing screamed and got up, then crawled away.

Huang Yihua breathed and stared at the talisman paper that was still burning on the door. She understood that the talisman paper was still burning, which meant that the thing had not left yet.

Sure enough, the next moment, an eye suddenly stuck to the cat's eye, and the talisman instantly burned into a ball of fire. The talisman on the cat's eye pierced directly into the eyes of the thing outside like a needle, and a cat-like scream came from outside. This time the thing really ran away.

Huang Yihua kept backing away until she was pushed onto the table in the living room, her way blocked.

She heard a bang from next door, the sound of a door closing.

The veins on Huang Yihua's forehead bulged, and she obviously understood something. She stood up and walked to the door. There were already several more lines of words on the record book at the door.

23:23: The person outside is not 5-3's neighbor! He's fake! He's pretending to be 5-3's neighbor and trying to trick me! Damn it! The Virgin Mary will definitely punish him!

[23:32: He seems to have entered 5-3's room. Could he actually be 5-3's neighbor?]

You know it, and you understand it.

Because 5-3's neighbor was replaced by someone else, he is 5-3's neighbor, but not the original 5-3's neighbor.