Chapter 519 [(*^▽^*)]
Fu Qingqiu's family was startled and instinctively stood up and quickly moved forward, saying, "This way, this way."
Before long, they arrived at a very remote, dusty storage room filled with all sorts of things. Not only did they take out all of Fu Qingqiu's belongings, but they also dumped them in there like garbage, without even tidying them up.
"That's really something. Alright, get out of here. We'll find it ourselves. Oh, and... don't fall asleep. We'll need to ask you guys what these things are for later. Also, if we're too far away, we might get... never mind, you guys figure it out yourselves."
They probably felt guilty, since they didn't know what these people were asking, so they didn't dare go too far. They just stood quietly not far away, waiting for them to clean up the storage room.
If they had known this would happen, they would have packed their things properly, saving themselves from all this trouble and anger. What if they had beaten up the whole family in a fit of rage?
Lin Leyou looked through the window at the player inside, whose figure was only partially visible. "This player's tone is quite aggressive! It seems he really dislikes this family."
Xue Rui, "Really?"
Lin Leyou shook his head, "I don't know, let's wait and see."
Xue Rui said, "If any players who are not traitors know about this hidden mission, they might pretend to be traitors and come to us. We need to be good at distinguishing them."
Lin Leyou said, "The number of traitors is definitely not large. The system must have a review standard and a limit on the number of people. There is no need to be so cautious."
Xue Rui: "That's true."
The player searched through the entire storage room, but there wasn't anything particularly recognizable. It was mostly textbooks, study materials, notes, drafts, and workbooks.
Besides that, there were some old clothes and daily necessities. The newest items were a suitcase and a backpack, which were probably the luggage I packed when I left the village.
They opened their backpacks and suitcases, but inside were only everyday items, nothing of value. Was this all they were going to gain?
"This kid is really hardworking. So many study materials and notes, and a workbook full of writing, and his grades are so good. If my son could do that... even half of that! If he could do half of that, I'd be laughing in my sleep! What a bastard."
The one speaking was, of course, the player who was nearly two meters tall. He must have a son who was either good-for-nothing or didn't like studying and had poor grades.
Those who heard these words felt the same way if they had children, and those who didn't also thought they made sense. Only Zhou Nanyue's face twisted for a moment in the darkness.
Putting aside others, isn't he himself the kind of scoundrel who is ignorant, has poor grades, bad character, and goes out to gamble, commit crimes, and beat his parents?
Although it wasn't directed at him, he would always project himself onto the person when he heard similar remarks, and he would get very angry and furious every time, even secretly teaching the person who said it a lesson.
Even though he knew the other person wasn't talking about him, he was still annoyed. Of course, while it was relatively safe at the border and he could run away at any time, he didn't dare to kill anyone indiscriminately, because killing someone would attract the attention of the relevant departments and bring him a lot of trouble.
Zhou Nanyue thought he had hidden it well, but he overlooked the fact that the players who could come to the A-level dungeon were not simple people. At least when someone was hostile, malicious, or even murderous towards him, some players could sense it. After saying those words, that player felt like he was being watched by something.
He didn't alert the enemy, but quietly continued searching inside, tidying up the items he found and putting them away neatly, while also secretly glancing at the other players.
Before he could determine which one it was, he used the process of elimination, and finally only Zhou Nanyue, who was hiding in the darkness in a corner and didn't even dare to show her face, remained. If nothing unexpected happened, it was this person who had malice towards him.
What's going on? Everything had been peaceful before this, so why did they suddenly want to kill me?
What did he do? He hadn't done anything before; this person's hostility only just appeared. So what did I do just now? Oh right, I just said those words…
Good grief, even someone as stupid as him would realize that this guy was probably the bastard he'd been talking about, heh heh! Far from feeling guilty for saying the wrong thing and causing trouble, he actually thought, "Since he dares to target me, let him wait to be killed by me, anyway..."
He turned around and examined the things in front of him, slowly licking his lips. With someone like this around, perhaps this dungeon wouldn't be so uninteresting. Right... if he killed him, he could get a lot of points.
Just then, he noticed a small box. The box looked ordinary, but its shape suggested that it contained a book.
What kind of book needs to be specially stored in a book-shaped box? He opened the box and looked inside. It was a black-covered notebook. He opened the first page, and sure enough, it was a diary.
He had no intention of sharing it with other players, perhaps because of his large size, which made the players around him keep their distance. At this moment, he used the act of searching for something to slip the book into his clothes without anyone noticing, which was great.
"Why is there nothing useful here? Is everything really here? You didn't take some useful things for yourselves and not tell us, did you?"
"How could someone living in this house only have these things! I advise you not to hide anything. If you fail to kill the vengeful ghost because of your hiding, then when we die, you won't live either!"
Perhaps frightened by their words, the family finally admitted that they had indeed taken some items out for their own use. After all, they had spent money on these items, and they felt bad about simply throwing them into the storage room.
The result was that they took out some household appliances and alarm clocks, among which the most likely useful item was a watch, which was worn on their second son's wrist.
Looking at the wear and tear on the watch, they asked, "Did you put all these marks on it?"
He quickly shook his head, "It wasn't me. This watch is very expensive. Fu Qingqiu put it on. I really like it. I asked him for it before, but he wouldn't give it to me. He's my brother, and he doesn't care about me at all. He deserves it."
After he finished speaking, his parents each patted him on the shoulder, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
They scolded their youngest son while nervously looking around and out the window. Only when they found nothing amiss did they relax. "If you keep talking nonsense, we'll throw you out. You're asking for it!"
The youngest son immediately stopped talking and stood quietly behind them.
Looking at this family, the players probably understood why Fu Qingqiu was so determined to kill all the villagers. They guessed that even if they knew that Fu Qingqiu had returned as a vengeful ghost, they wouldn't think it was their fault.
After all, Haitang Village has been like this for 880 years since its founding. Everyone is used to it and thinks it's normal. Fu Qingqiu, who turned into a vengeful ghost and disobeyed the village rules, is the one who is most wrong.
"This watch is so old and worn, yet we're still keeping it. It must have some special meaning for Qingqiu. Shall we keep it and see?"
"I'll definitely keep it for now. Hopefully, it'll come in handy if I run into Fu Qingqiu later."
"Damn it, that notice was actually inside the stone coffin. We can't find it now. If we can actually get that notice, it means we can open Fu Qingqiu's stone coffin. In that case, the BOSS is probably dead too."
"Who can argue with that?"
"So what do we do now? Stay here, or go back to our own house?"
"Let's go back; there are no other clues here."
Seeing their dismissive attitude, the Fu family became extremely anxious. "Hey, why are you leaving so soon? We were only cooperating because you were staying here tonight to protect us!"
"You've asked, you've searched, you've taken the things, and now you're just leaving?"
The players exchanged glances, their gazes finally settling on the Fu family. They all sneered, remembering how they had done the same thing at the village chief's house, let alone the Fu family.
"Even if we leave, what can you do to us?"
"I'm warning you, don't cause trouble. We're doing this for the good of the whole village. We're going to look for clues elsewhere. After all, if Fu Qingqiu comes to the village and kills people, people like you will just hide behind us. In the end, we'll be the ones to rely on. So don't cause us any trouble!"
Hearing this, the Fu family members no longer dared to stop them from leaving. Although they were still worried, they had no choice but to watch them go.
But once they stepped outside, the three members of the Fu family dared not stay any longer. Although they were somewhat afraid of these people before, there were so many of them around, and the lively atmosphere made them less afraid of ghosts.
Now that everyone's gone, the house feels so empty, and the three of them can't stand it anymore.
"Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute!"
"You can leave if you want, but could you take us to the village chief's house?"
The player was slightly taken aback. "The village chief's house? It's not impossible, but why do you want to go to the village chief's house?"
"Don't you know? The village chief's house has door gods pasted on the front door. These door gods were obtained by the village chief from the most popular temple in the vicinity many years ago. They are said to be very powerful."
The players were unaware of this. They had passed by the village chief's house before without noticing that this thing was there.
The remaining people in the village chief's house didn't seem to know about the door gods. Were they pretending? Or did they really not know?
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