Chapter 327 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of what he had seen. He wasn't exactly scared, since he had seen far more terrifying scenes before, but he was just uneasy about it.
"Of course I'm not sleeping. How about I come find Brother Lin tonight? I want to sleep with Brother Lin."
Lin Leyou blinked. "You can come if you want, but it's easy for others to find out. Then people will know we're teammates."
Xue Rui, "My teammates... this is indeed a bit troublesome, but..."
Lin Leyou, "There's no need to waste props now..."
Xue Rui: "Brother Lin, my mission is related to the coffin next door. After I discovered the coffin, the mission was to investigate what was inside it."
Lin Leyou's eyes sharpened. "Your mission has reached the second step?"
Xue Rui was stunned for a moment after seeing it. The second step? It seems to be the second step. The system gave a hint before.
"That's right, it's the second step... Brother Lin, how about you over there?"
Lin Leyou's mission is still in its first stage; the truth behind his parents' deaths remains undiscovered. How is this supposed to be investigated? Huang Bing, who was connected to them, is already dead.
We don't know who killed him. Should we investigate again? This time, is the investigation into who killed Huang Bing? Is the person who killed Huang Bing related to the deaths of his parents?
Lin Leyou didn't know either, but he still had to investigate. Besides... he also had Xue Rui's life on his shoulders. If Xue Rui failed...
If I, as a teammate, can successfully complete the level, then even if Xue Rui fails, he will still complete the level with me. This is really too difficult.
"call……"
He took a deep breath. It was already dark, and it was time to use the mechanical spiders to go out and look for clues. Hopefully, they could find something useful.
The ten mechanical spiders that were monitoring the entire village from above didn't move, but the one placed in the village did move a bit, first going to check on Huang Bing's house.
Two mechanical spiders quietly crawled in from the corners of the walls or through some cracks, searching for clues everywhere. Huang Bing's body was definitely not here, but bloodstains and other things were left behind.
Moreover, the police haven't left yet, and many officers are searching for clues here. Lin Leyou's mechanical spiders don't dare to be too reckless, only crawling around in some hidden places.
Of course, he mostly eavesdropped on the conversations between the police. Now that there were no villagers watching, only their own people, what they said was more valuable to him.
Who do you think is the most suspicious?
How many suspects are there now?
"There are several suspects: Luo Qingzhou, Lin Leyou, Jiang Xiaming, and the owner of the town's card room, the one Huang Bing owes money to. It is said that he came to collect the money some time ago, but Huang Bing kicked him out."
"You called them out? You owe money and you're still acting so arrogantly?"
"Isn't that right? Now, the one who owes money is the boss..."
"There are indeed many suspects, but... does this Lin Leyou... do he look like him?"
"Whether it looks similar or not is not up to us to decide; it requires evidence."
"So, besides Huang Bing's blood, are there any other bloodstains here that look like someone else's? How's the fingerprint extraction going?"
"Don't rush, it won't happen that fast. These things take time."
"Speaking of which, you know about what happened to Lin Leyou's parents, right?"
"Who doesn't know? I was the one who led the investigation back then. I also thought someone had framed them, but no matter how hard we investigated, we couldn't find any clues. After all, you know the weather back then..."
"Yes, with such heavy rain, any clues would have been washed away. Moreover, there were no suspicious external injuries on the body, just some abrasions and bruises from a fall. It's likely that the person tripped and fell while walking. The cause of death... is simply drowning."
"I also asked Huang Bing, and he said that he went out to look for the child with the villagers and didn't pay attention to where Lin Leyou's parents were or what happened. He only found out later."
"Do you believe it?"
"Whether I believe it or not is not up to me. The key is that there is no evidence. Moreover, in this mountain, there are only two surveillance cameras at the intersection and in the village. There are no surveillance cameras anywhere else."
"Without evidence, there's nothing we can do to him. Without evidence, there's not even a motive for murder, so we can't take him back."
"Are you implying that you doubt him?"
The police officer did not deny it. "Yes, I do suspect him. Lin Leyou's parents are two adults, not children. It is indeed a bit dangerous in the heavy rain outside, but the two of them can help each other. Even if they are injured, they will not both drown."
"So many people from the village went out, and everyone was fine. Some of them fell, and some even fell into the river, but in the end, no one was hurt. Even the children came back safe and sound."
"It is indeed suspicious..."
"If Huang Bing really did it, why would he do it?"
"Does Huang Bing have a grudge against the Lin family?"
"How would I know? I asked the village chief and everyone in the village beforehand if the Lin family had any enemies in the village, but everyone in the village said no. The Lin family is fairly well-liked in the village. Even those who are not on good terms with the Lin family are not enemies. If you ask them who is most likely to do such a thing, the villagers can't think of anything."
Just then, a policeman who had been searching upstairs came downstairs with something in his hand. "Boss, look, what is this?"
"this……"
He took out a gold bracelet, which isn't really that strange to find a gold bracelet in someone's wardrobe.
But this gold bracelet is very similar to the one that Lin Leyou's mother lost before, so it's very suspicious!
"Yeah?"
"Let me see!"
Everyone looked very carefully.
"Look, this gold bracelet has two letters engraved on it. They are the initials of the last letter of the couple's names. It is indeed this gold bracelet!"
"I never expected this thing to be in Huang Bing's house."
The policeman weighed the gold bracelet in his hand. "It must weigh about 70 or 80 grams. Huang Bing is short of money and a gambler. It seems this is his motive for killing him."
How can you be sure this was a robbery and murder?
"This bracelet is so small that it's impossible for it to fall off unless you pull it very hard. Even if Lin Leyou's mother is washed away by the river, this gold bracelet will still be on her wrist."
"Unless she was forcibly pulled down, either Huang Bing is the murderer, or he found the couple later but chose not to help them and instead stole the gold bracelet."
"Do you think that when he stole the gold bracelet, he might have thought that if these two people survived, his taking the gold bracelet would be exposed, so he needed to confirm their death, and if they weren't dead, he would lend a hand?"
After hearing his analysis, everyone immediately felt that it was indeed possible. Although there was no way to verify it now, there was no doubt that the gold bracelet was found in Huang Bing's house.
It is a fact that Huang Bing was involved in the deaths of Lin Leyou's parents.
But... everyone is dead, and there's no way to continue the investigation now. What they need to investigate now is Huang Bing's death.
They also felt that such a person deserved to die, but that was not a reason for others to commit suicide on their own.
Lin Leyou originally just wanted to hear if there were any clues that would be helpful to him, but he never expected to hear such a powerful conversation.
He even completed the first step of the mission.
"System notification: Congratulations Lin Leyou for completing the mission. Find the truth behind your parents' death. When villager Huang Bing was searching for his child, he found your parents struggling in the raging torrent caused by the rainstorm. Instead of helping them, he coveted the gold bracelet on your mother's wrist, leaving them to struggle in the water and ignoring their cries for help. Only when they were exhausted did he snatch the bracelet and then throw the two, who were not completely dead, into the water to drown them, thus destroying the evidence."
Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief. The first step of the mission was complete, but... what was the second step?
"System prompt: Please clear Lin Leyou of suspicion."
Lin Leyou sighed. Sure enough, this was it. Now, in the eyes of the police, he was also one of the suspects with a motive to kill Huang Bing, so he had to clear his name.
If I can't clear my name, I might be taken away by the police. If I'm taken away, do I have to leave Jingu Village? Does leaving the area of Jingu Village count as mission failure?
He inquired with the system, which did not hide anything: "Participants in the instance cannot leave the area of Golden Valley Village before the instance ends. Leaving for one minute will result in a deduction of 10,000 points!"
Okay! It's not that the task failed, but that points are deducted. Leaving for one minute will deduct 10,000 points!
Oh my god, this is robbery!
How far is the nearest police station from Jingu Village?
How long does it take to drive there? At least ten or twenty minutes, right? Once you get to the police station, you'll have to stay there for several hours before coming back. How many points will you lose for that time?!
Ten hours of calculation... six million! If I had to go to the police station, I'd lose six million points!
Wait, six million isn't the most. If he's too suspicious and gets detained for 24 hours, that's 14.4 million points!
Terrifying, absolutely terrifying! It's even more terrifying than failing a mission!
After all, failing to pass the level only results in a deduction of 5 million points. Being taken away by the police would be much worse; it would be better to just die!
After realizing this, Lin Leyou's face turned extremely ugly, and he sent a message to Xue Rui, "Arui."
Xue Rui replied instantly, "Brother Lin, what's wrong?"
Lin Leyou, "Do you know who's in the coffin?"
Xue Rui blinked. "I don't know yet, but we just let the mechanical spider in. The coffin didn't contain a person, but a doll. The doll looks familiar, but I can't remember who it is."
Lin Leyou said, "It's alright, we'll know once we go out and explore more during the day."
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