Chapter 294 [(*^▽^*)]
"No matter what we say, they won't listen. There's nothing we can do. After all, Arong is our goddaughter. Now that her family is gone, all that's left is this house. We, as her godparents, have to take care of it."
Lin Leyou exclaimed, "You guys are really good people..."
"Sigh..." He waved his hand, "What kind of good person am I? This is what I should do. Alright, you've just gotten back, why don't you go upstairs and rest?"
Lin Leyou nodded, "We definitely need to rest, and it's almost dawn."
After saying goodbye to him, the two returned to their room and studied the photos Xue Rui had taken on his phone. The photos were covered in messy scratches, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to tell that there were words engraved on them.
Lin Leyou: "It seems even blurrier now. Can you still tell the difference?"
Xue Rui pointed to the first few words and said, "The first three words are 'two idiots,' the next two words are 'village chief,' then 'two criminals next door,' and I haven't figured out the rest yet. Brother Lin, come with me."
Lin Leyou didn't actually try to distinguish them, but instead combined his imagination with guessing and conjecture, and in the end he actually managed to match a few words.
"Should I... wait for me to come back and take you all with me?"
Xue Rui stared wide-eyed at the last few words, “It does seem to be true… How did you figure that out? I looked at it for a long time, and my eyes were starting to blur.”
Lin Leyou shook his head. "I didn't recognize them. I guessed based on the context. I didn't expect my guess to be so accurate. It seems that the murderers who killed Arong are the village chief, his two stupid grandsons, and the couple next door."
Xue Rui, “…”
Just as Xue Rui was about to speak, he received a system notification.
"System notification: Congratulations to the player for uncovering the truth behind the death of A Rong, a villager in Yaoshan Village. Please keep up the good work."
Xue Rui was about to say that he would help her get revenge... but then he remembered that the player's task seemed to be only to find out the truth, then find the quest items, and finally escape from Yaoshan Village.
Why didn't they actually ask them to help Ah Rong punish the culprit or uncover the truth and give Ah Rong's family the truth?
Lin Leyou: "Arui, what's wrong? Is something the problem?"
Xue Rui hesitated for a moment before speaking his mind. Lin Leyou found it strange after listening, "You mean, your mission didn't include uncovering the truth or giving justice to Arong's family?"
Xue Rui nodded, "Yes, Brother Lin, why do you think that is?"
Lin Leyou said, "There are two possibilities. The first is that no matter how many players there are or how strong they are, it's impossible to complete the task of giving Ah Rong's family justice. It's the same no matter who comes. The second is..."
Xue Rui looked at him. "What is it?"
Lin Leyou hesitated for a moment, "The second one is just my guess, you can use it as a reference."
Xue Rui: "I know, Brother Lin, you tell me."
Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief, "The second possibility is... that Arong might be in cahoots with the people in this village."
Xue Rui stared at Lin Leyou in disbelief. "How is this possible? They killed her parents and her too. How could they be in cahoots?"
Lin Leyou: "So... as I said, this is just my guess."
After the initial shock, Xue Rui actually felt that this guess seemed possible. "If that's really the case, then wouldn't this dungeon have tricked all the players?"
"Wait, could this be a hidden quest?"
Lin Leyou sighed, "If Arong was really killed by the villagers and returned as a vengeful ghost, then giving Arong justice is impossible. This matter cannot be a hidden mission."
Xue Rui stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, "Brother Lin, you're right. If this is a mission, it must be a main mission, not a hidden one."
"If it's not a main quest, then it certainly can't be a hidden quest either. So it can only mean... there's no such quest."
Xue Rui thought, "Phew... I really don't understand these lately dungeons anymore. They're just toying with the players like this..."
Lin Leyou remained silent. It wasn't just the players who were being toyed with; even residents like him who came to work as NPCs were being played.
Fortunately, he's the type who's somewhat clever, so the current C-level difficulty missions aren't too difficult for him.
However, there are also B-level, even A-level, and S-level, etc...
What should we do about the tasks from now on? Will they get harder and harder?
It's alright, it's alright. He's a resident, not a player. Generally speaking, he should be safer than a player. Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Completely unaware that Xue Rui was staring at the bed in the corner, his face flushed, he remembered waking up earlier and half of his body was on top of Lin Leyou.
So...so...we're going to sleep together later, right?
Lin Leyou turned around. "Huh? What's wrong?"
Xue Rui's face was flushed, as if... she had a fever? No... it couldn't be a fever, she was fine just now. So she was just shy? What's there to be shy about?
Xue Rui shook his head, "It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a little hot. By the way, Brother Lin, do you want to rest?"
Lin Leyou's attention was successfully diverted. "Yes, I need to rest. Anyway, I've recognized all these words. I should rest well. Once the mission is almost complete, we'll definitely start the battle royale mode."
Xue Rui: "Okay, then let's rest."
He looked at the photos on his phone again.
Two idiots, the village chief, and the two criminals next door—wait until I come back and I'll take you all with me!
The more I read this statement, the less it seemed like he was coming back for revenge, and more like he was coming back to take away the most important person. Could it be that Lin Leyou was right?
Ah Rong's relationship with the villagers, especially these few people, is not what they think.
Xue Rui, after washing up, kept thinking about this question until he lay in bed. Lin Leyou patted him and brought him back to his senses. "Okay, rest now."
Xue Rui nodded, "Oh, okay."
Only after he finished speaking did he come to his senses. The person lying next to him was Lin Leyou. Was he really going to sleep? What if he fell asleep and then rolled over onto him?
Xue Rui, preoccupied with something on her mind, couldn't fall asleep. Lin Leyou, on the other hand, didn't think too much about it and quickly fell asleep with her eyes closed, leaving Xue Rui lying there, unable to sleep, her mind still troubled.
It wasn't until dawn that Xue Rui finally felt a little sleepy. He carefully hugged his cup to his chest before falling asleep.
Holding something in his arms at least prevents him from sleeping on someone else's turf after falling asleep. Xue Rui didn't know if this would actually work, but as it turned out...
Perhaps because he had something on his mind, even though he fell asleep very late, he woke up earlier than Lin Leyou. When he woke up, it was already bright outside, probably around noon.
He froze as he tried to get up. The blanket he had been holding in his arms before falling asleep was nowhere to be found; it must have been behind him or under the bed.
He himself was now lying next to Lin Leyou, with one leg pressed down on Lin Leyou's legs. Although Lin Leyou was asleep, he frowned slightly, as if he was very uncomfortable.
Xue Rui quickly moved her leg away, and after moving it back, she gently slapped her disobedient leg, making a very soft sound so as not to wake Lin Leyou.
Lin Leyou slept longer than him and woke up soon after. By then, Xue Rui had already changed his clothes and was about to go out to check the situation.
Lin Leyou: "Huh? You're going out?"
As he asked Xue Rui, who was walking out, he rubbed his eyes and yawned to wake himself up quickly. He figured that the two of them were probably the only ones sleeping so comfortably in the dungeon.
After Xue Rui left, Lin Leyou also got up to wash up. He didn't notice the strange and awkward expression on Xue Rui's face as he left with his back to him.
When he came downstairs, the two NPCs had already prepared a sumptuous lunch for them. "Thank you."
"It's alright, it's alright, eat up, it's just been made."
After sitting down, Lin Leyou looked around. Perhaps not seeing the person he was looking for, he asked, "Where's my junior brother? He just came down; he shouldn't have gone far."
The woman shook her head. "I was in the kitchen the whole time and didn't come out. I don't know if your junior brother went out. He probably left when I wasn't looking."
Lin Leyou nodded, "This child... has already eaten, but is still running outside. Doesn't he know to finish eating before going out?"
"Oh, Master Lin, you should eat first. You can go find your junior brother after you finish eating. Anyway, our village is so small, he can't possibly get lost or anything."
Lin Leyou didn't refuse. They were already seated, so why should he get up and go out to find the person? He must have made some discovery to confirm before he rushed out like this.
He should be back on his own soon, so he doesn't need to worry about it.
This time, however, Lin Leyou miscalculated. After finishing his meal, he waited there for more than an hour, but Xue Rui did not return. Even the food he had left for him had gone cold.
Lin Leyou could only put the food in the refrigerator first, and then got up to go out and search. He walked around the village for a while, but did not find Xue Rui. Instead, he saw some scattered players, who seemed to be looking for something.
Lin Leyou had a bad feeling, something felt wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Could it be that Xue Rui had been kidnapped by a female ghost?
He took out his phone and sent Xue Rui a message: "Where are you?"
After waiting for a long time, Xue Rui still didn't reply. Either the situation didn't allow it, or something unexpected had happened.
Because Xue Rui not only didn't return the phone call, but also didn't reply to any messages, at first glance it seemed like something really had happened. However, Lin Leyou didn't believe it and made a call directly.
The phone rang for a long time, until Lin Leyou thought Xue Rui wouldn't answer it, before it was finally picked up.
Lin Leyou: "Xiao Rui, something happened?"
To be continued... Please click to the next chapter, "Reborn as a Permanent NPC in an Infinite World (Part 2)"
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