Chapter 352 [(*^▽^*)]
They discussed it well, but they overlooked the most important thing: in certain special circumstances, no evidence is needed at all.
To ensure he wouldn't go back to the house halfway up the mountain, or even his original house, Xue Rui needed to come up with a way to prevent anyone from knowing he was living at Lin Leyou's house, or at least keep it a secret.
Then... Xue Rui suddenly realized that there wasn't just one house halfway up the mountain; there was another small hut for storing firewood about fifty meters behind in the woods.
It's still too hot to need firewood right now, so I hadn't thought of it before, but now I can go check it out...
Thinking of this, Xue Rui got up and returned to the mountainside, walked around the house in front, and went into the woods behind. Soon he saw the small wooden house hidden in the woods.
He walked to the door of the cabin and saw that it was unlocked. He gently pushed the door open and was somewhat surprised to find it empty.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. No one has lived in this house halfway up the mountain for a long time, so it's understandable that there's no firewood in the cabin.
After all, people only accumulate firewood when they live there, especially in winter. It's not cold now, so there's no need for firewood. Besides, I said I would only live there for two months, so the couple wouldn't store firewood for me here.
In that case, it's actually better. Since there's nothing inside, he can actually have more room to live there. He walked into the cabin. Although it was empty and there was nothing inside, there was a thick layer of dust. He still needed to clean it properly before he could live there.
But all his belongings were in the house in front, and now he neither wanted to nor could go in. But that was fine; it was better that it was empty. Even if someone came looking for him, he wouldn't be afraid.
Since there's nothing here, it doesn't prove he's staying here. Leaving everyday items or similar items would only attract attention and cause unnecessary trouble.
But... it still needs to be cleaned up, after all, the dust is so thick, you'll get covered in dust if you stay here for a while. Luckily there's nothing inside, so it's easy for one person to clean.
He just didn't expect...
"Xiao Rui?" A very familiar voice.
He walked outside and quickly saw Lin Leyou at the back door of the house in front. Thinking he was inside, Xue Rui hurriedly called out, "Here!"
Lin Leyou turned around and saw Xue Rui standing in the grove of trees. She quickly ran over and asked, "What are you doing here? Did you move to another place? This is a nice spot..."
Xue Rui: "I only just remembered this place. It's used to store firewood for the winter, but no one has lived here for a long time, so there's no firewood stored here. It's empty."
Lin Leyou peeked inside and said, "It's indeed empty. That's good. No one will suspect anything if I stay here when I'm not busy."
Xue Rui said, "Even if the village chief finds out, it won't matter. As long as we leave here before they come up the mountain, it will be fine."
Lin Leyou: "Phew...that's good. Let me help you clean up."
Xue Rui did not refuse, and the two of them cleaned much faster, finishing in just over ten minutes. Of course, it was only a rough cleaning; it wouldn't be good if it were too clean.
After cleaning the cabin, the two found a secluded spot in the woods to sit and rest, and chatted about the village.
Of course, to prevent the village chief, Qin Fengmian, from finding out, they still mainly used mobile phones to send messages.
Lin Leyou: "There are no problems with Zhao Qiang and Zhou Wanwan for the time being."
Aside from the fact that Zhou Wanwan was too exhausted from being tossed around last night to get up early to cook, and was dragged off the bed by Zhao Qiang and kicked a few times, she limped and struggled to the kitchen to cook this morning, everything else was fine.
"The three people who went home to recuperate have improved this morning."
Is this good news? It's neither good nor bad. After all, once they recover, no one knows whether they will be friends or foes. But it's already certain that Zhao Changzhou and Qin Fengmian's mission conflicts with their team's mission.
Xue Rui sent a message, "Shall we make a move?"
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, "The village chief is definitely keeping an eye on Zhao Changzhou's side, and... don't forget, there are police officers in this instance. These police officers can be our helpers or our enemies. It all depends on what we do."
Xue Rui said, "Indeed, we can't use weapons or talent. If we take action, we will definitely leave traces, and we may even leave evidence that we ourselves don't notice."
Lin Leyou said, "In short, we can't take action."
Xue Rui, "That's right, what about Zhao Qiang..."
Lin Leyou said, "Zhao Qiang has such a distinctive personality. He's violent and has a bad temper. He looks like the kind of person who's likely to commit crimes again. He's too easy to notice in this village. I guess..."
Xue Rui: "I reckon... the village chief has already noticed."
Lin Leyou said, "But they definitely don't have any related missions, so even if they notice it, they won't care too much."
Xue Rui: "Then wouldn't you say this is our opportunity?"
Lin Leyou, "Fine!"
Their current mission is very likely related to Zhao Qiang. Just knowing this is enough for them to seize the initiative.
The village chief and his team's mission is unclear for the time being, but... they still need to be careful.
Lin Leyou: "The village chief definitely knows that I'm chatting with you here right now."
Xue Rui, "Let him know."
Lin Leyou stood up and walked forward. "Let's go, let's walk around and look around."
Xue Rui said, "I won't be coming at noon."
Lin Leyou: "Not going back? That's fine too... After all, it's daytime now, so it's okay if you don't go back. They'll only check if you're in the house at night."
Xue Rui: "They'll probably come over tonight. When they do, I'll definitely have to go inside. They come every day to check if that thing is in the house."
Lin Leyou: "How about we take that thing with us? I'll go get it!"
Xue Rui said, "They will realize that, in their minds, I would never touch a pair of miscellaneous items."
Lin Leyou: "That's true. They must have added some small details that only they can see. If I were to touch it without permission, I would definitely be discovered."
Xue Rui: "It's okay. When they come, I'll make an excuse that I have something to do outside and won't go in. I'll wait until they leave before I go in."
Lin Leyou said, "Let's see if there are any support items in the shop. They shouldn't be weapons, so we can take them out and use them!"
Xue Rui: "Even if it existed, it wouldn't be of much use, would it?"
Lin Leyou searched through the shop and finally found a puppet item. It was a blue-grade item worth 300,000 points, which was quite expensive, the same price as a mechanical spider.
Of course, mechanical spiders cannot be bought on the market. When Lin Leyou brought the mechanical spiders into the real world, he was charged 300,000 points.
This puppet must be a bit too expensive for Xue Rui, right?
The blue-grade puppet can't really be considered an attack item; it's just an auxiliary tool, similar in function to the mechanical spider, but it's too big to hide easily.
Of course, being large also has its advantages. This puppet is humanoid, about the same size as a human, and can do things that only humans can do.
For example, walking around the house or doing some things.
Lin Leyou: "This prop can be very helpful to you."
Xue Rui, "What prop?"
Lin Leyou: "I'll give you a puppet prop."
Xue Rui, "A puppet?"
Lin Leyou was completely unconcerned and intended to buy the prop, but Xue Rui stopped him, saying, "Brother Lin, you don't need to buy it!"
He paused for a moment, "What's wrong? This thing can perfectly fake that you're in a room. Just turn on the lights, and this humanoid puppet will walk around inside..."
Xue Rui: "Brother Lin has a peach tree branch, right? Is that considered an attack item?"
Lin Leyou was about to say yes, but then he froze. He seemed to have fallen into a cognitive trap. This peach tree branch was a gold-grade item that was very effective against ghost-type NPCs, so he had been subconsciously treating it as an attack item.
But upon closer inspection, this isn't a weapon; it's just a material! Timber!
Lin Leyou tried to take out the peach branch, and it actually worked! It was useful. With this, could the so-called Xiaobao hidden in the house still exist?
In that case, Xue Rui wouldn't need to hide at all.
Xue Rui: "It's daytime now, so we can't try."
Lin Leyou said, "Then let's try it tonight."
Xue Rui: "Actually, we can give it a try now."
Lin Leyou nodded, "I'll go. You can't go in, but I can."
Xue Rui said, "If ghosts truly existed in this world, they shouldn't be visible, and..."
After seeing how easily a demon like Luo Qingzhou was subdued by the police, they realized that the ghost NPCs in this instance were relatively weak.
Or it may require specific conditions to be met before it can become one's goal.
Lin Leyou acted on his thought immediately. He held an inconspicuous peach branch in his hand and walked towards the house in front. They did not go through the front door, but entered through the back door.
Xue Rui opened the door, and Lin Leyou patted him on the shoulder, "Don't go in, stay outside. I'll go check first."
Lin Leyou stepped over the threshold without feeling anything. It might be because it was daytime and the thing wasn't there, or it might be because of the peach branch he was carrying.
This thing can sense danger from afar and dares not approach.
Lin Leyou explored the house, checking every nook and cranny, casually waving the peach branch in his hand around in various places, until only one spot remained…
Just as he walked to the neatly organized corner where miscellaneous items were stored, he seemed to hear something, but upon closer listening, he heard no sound at all.
After relaxing, he seemed to hear something again, but whenever he listened carefully, he still couldn't hear any sound. Even so, he didn't think it was just his imagination.
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