Chapter 293 [(*^▽^*)]
Putting aside Arong's parents, Arong is definitely a positive and optimistic person. To say that she is gloomy, insecure, or withdrawn is an exaggeration and a denigration. At most, she is just a little shy.
They were in the back kitchen, where almost everything edible and usable had disappeared, presumably swept clean by the other villagers.
After all, these villagers had helped with Ah Rong's funeral. Taking some things from their homes wouldn't be a big deal, but no, since everyone took some, it's all an open secret.
Lin Leyou walked around inside for a while and thought, "There really aren't any tables, chairs, or benches left. These people really know how to take things home. Aren't they afraid that Ah Rong will come back as a ghost and come after them for their money?"
Xue Rui: "It shouldn't be that bad... But if that's the case, why are those two so nervous? Everything in the house is gone, so is there any evidence left behind? Shouldn't they have destroyed it beforehand?"
Lin Leyou also realized that the house was dilapidated and in ruins. There was no evidence left, not even a single piece of firewood. It was completely clean and empty.
So what were those two worried about? Evidence that they would be discovered if someone came in? Evidence that was detrimental to them? Or was there something else they hadn't noticed but was quite obvious?
The two continued searching inside, along with three other players, making a total of five people searching together, but they didn't find anything suspicious.
"What is it? What are they so nervous about? There's nothing in this dilapidated house. Are they going to dig it up? Won't they be discovered?"
"It must be somewhere, we just haven't found it yet. Otherwise, those two NPCs wouldn't be so nervous and keep going against us, since we're here to exorcise the ghost."
"Let's look again then, it's really well hidden."
Xue Rui and Lin Leyou exchanged a glance, watching the other three players speak in hushed tones before dispersing to search. They didn't linger, lest the other two realize what was happening and come back to check.
The mechanical spiders are monitoring from the front, and if they come from behind, they can detect them immediately.
Suddenly, a player in front blurted out, "Holy crap! Could someone have sneaked in from behind and taken the evidence? We didn't even arrive early!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. "That's right! Could it be that before... then they were too late, and there was nothing left! What are they even looking for now?"
"Should we still look for it?"
The other two gritted their teeth and said, "We've come all this way, how can we be satisfied if we don't search every inch of the place?"
That's right. The three of them searched the place for a long time, even knocking on the floor carefully, and of course, they didn't miss the walls either, but they didn't find anything.
Finally, unable to find anything, they left. After all, they couldn't waste too much time in one place. Although the instance didn't say there was a time limit for completion, they didn't dare to completely disregard it.
"We're leaving first, aren't you leaving yet?"
Lin Leyou looked at them and said, "We'll leave in a bit. You guys go ahead and see if those two NPCs are still outside. If they don't find you, then we'll go out."
They were somewhat speechless; this person was quite impolite. However, they didn't dwell on it too much. Since they were leaving anyway, they figured they might as well go out and test the waters.
As a result, the couple NPCs were still in front of the gate, which was still brightly lit with lights on, but they couldn't see the area behind it. They left the place with ease.
After they left, Lin Leyou said, "Did you notice?"
Xue Rui shook his head. "No, and there aren't any hidden compartments or secret rooms here. Could it be that these two NPCs are just too nervous? Feeling guilty?"
Lin Leyou disagreed, "I think there must be something there. Even if someone is guilty and has destroyed all the evidence, they wouldn't be this nervous and show it so openly."
Xue Rui: "That's right. So... what exactly is this piece of evidence that she couldn't destroy?"
Lin Leyou, "Let's recall the reason for the conflict between these two companies. It was because of crossing the line, right?"
Xue Rui, "Yes, that's it, could it be..."
Lin Leyou said, "This thing can be considered evidence, but we can't find it. After all, the boundary line has definitely been blurred by the village chief who is protecting them."
Xue Rui, "Is that the house?"
Lin Leyou nodded, "Yes, we can't take it away, we can't destroy it, and since we can't find anything else, all that's left is this house itself."
Xue Rui, "Then...this house..."
Lin Leyou: "This place has already been ransacked by the villagers who held Ah Rong's funeral, and it's been checked countless times by the two NPCs next door..."
Xue Rui, "It must be taken away or destroyed, then it will be very clear... Hmm? Could it be that..."
Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. The two of them looked down at the cement floor. They were in the living room, which had a cement floor that looked quite flat. They had noticed the messy scratches on the floor when they came in.
At first, they didn't think much of it, since the scratches on the ground were likely left from a previous funeral, and all sorts of people frequented the area.
However, after observing for so long, they suddenly realized that there were too many scratches on the ground, as if someone had deliberately made scratches on the ground to cover up something they wanted to hide.
Xue Rui: "Let's take a closer look."
Because they couldn't turn on the lights, they squatted on the ground, using their phone's flashlight function with the brightness turned down to the lowest setting. They stared at the spot for a long time before they noticed some rather unusual marks that were faintly visible on the concrete.
Someone must have used a lot of force to carve these words into the cement ground with this small stone.
Lin Leyou tried to decipher it carefully, but could only recognize two characters. However, there should be about ten characters here, and he still didn't know what the whole sentence meant.
He looked around, this time not looking for anything special, but for something inconspicuous and ordinary. As a result, he actually found a small stone lying quietly in the corner.
He leaned closer to examine it and noticed that the small stone had been rubbed. If he wasn't mistaken, this thing should be...
Lin Leyou reached out and picked up the stone, and sure enough, a system notification sound appeared.
"System notification: Congratulations to the resident for discovering the quest item, the stone used by Arong for carving."
He blinked. How could it be the stone Ah Rong used to carve words? He had thought it was the stone someone used to carve words when Ah Rong's parents were so angry they died!
However... thinking about it, it seems that it can only be used by Ah Rong. After all, if it were engraved when her parents died, wouldn't many people see the words on the ground?
But almost no one knew about this, so it could only be that Ah Rong carved the words in a stone before she was murdered. The couple must have tried every means to remove those words.
But these words are carved into the cement floor. What can they do besides adding more scratches to the ground? There's no way they can just pry up the whole floor, can they?
What if we make too much noise and the villagers find out?
After all, even if this family is all dead, this is someone else's business, what does it have to do with the two of them? Even if they had taken Ah Rong as their goddaughter before, they shouldn't be so blatantly ruining the only house they have left.
So... these scratches are the work of that couple.
Lin Leyou carefully put the stone away. "So, did you see what the characters were?"
"It seems like it wrote the words 'two idiots' on it, and the rest... is probably 'village chief,' 'next door'..."
Lin Leyou nodded, "Alright, let's go. We roughly know the cause of Arong's death. Those two NPCs got up and discussed coming over to take a look. Let's go first."
Xue Rui quickly stood up. "Let's go. I've taken pictures of all the words. We can study them slowly when we get back and figure out the whole sentence."
The two left as quickly as possible, putting everything they had moved back in its place, especially the back door.
Not long after they left, maybe a minute later, the couple went to the back of the house and carefully observed it for a long time.
I breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was there.
“I told you there was no one left, but you just wouldn’t feel at ease.”
"How can I be at ease? I've been at the front the whole time, and I can't forget about the back of the house in the future."
"Then what do we do? Neither of us needs to sleep? One of us will watch the front and the other will watch the back?"
"You can sleep during the day and watch over things at night."
"Sleeping during the day? Then who will cook? Are the masters living in our house supposed to eat at other people's houses? Which one?"
The woman fell silent, unsure of what to say, as she had no rebuttal to offer.
"Then tell me, what should we do?"
"What else can we do? Just keep walking back and forth. If someone comes, they'll definitely hear the noise. Alright, it's almost dawn. You keep watch, I'm going to rest. You slept last night, but I didn't. I'm so sleepy right now."
"Alright, go to sleep. I'll keep an eye on things."
The man yawned and was about to go upstairs when Lin Leyou and Xue Rui walked back from the other side. "Hey? What are you two doing here..."
"I could see the lights were on from afar. Don't you two sleep at night?"
The man forced himself to come to his senses and then said, "Nothing like that. I just saw someone trying to break into Ah Rong's house. It's really something. The person is dead, and they still won't leave their house alone."
"Look at this house, one wall has already collapsed, and they still want to break in. What if the house collapses while they're inside? Wouldn't several people die then?"
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