Chapter 585 [(*^▽^*)]
All three were shot and killed by guns. How did this happen? Besides them, who else in this resort could have a gun?
They all thought of one person at the same time. Besides them, wasn't it only Yu Peng? He used to live in the village. Although he moved out later, he might have hidden some guns in some unknown corners of the village. Now it was a good time to take them out and use them.
"Don't worry, guests. We'll catch the culprit. Leave this to us. By the way, the strawberry farm is temporarily closed. Everyone, please go back and rest."
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui left with the free strawberries they had received, following the others.
Everyone gathered around, worried, to ask if they were really alright.
Lin Leyou clutched his chest and then patted it, "It's nothing, thank you for your concern. We were just in the strawberry greenhouse and didn't see anything, we just heard gunshots and the sound of glass breaking, that's all."
No matter what these people ask, they always give the same answer.
Soon, the others came over to ask them what had happened. They kept repeating the story until Lin Leyou's mouth was dry. Xue Rui frowned, "Are you guys ever going to stop? If there's nothing else, we're leaving!"
The security guard quickly came over to apologize, "Sorry, sorry, but you've spent a lot of time. We've already asked everything we needed to. Please take care and get some rest. We'll bring your meals to your cabin later."
Lin Leyou didn't say anything. It was a good time for them to leave now, so they wouldn't be surrounded by this group of people.
The players were also checking the condition of these dead people, and it was confirmed that they had been shot to death. So who exactly killed them?
Logically speaking, the two people who just left were the most likely candidates, but... those two were ordinary tourists, everyone knew that, even the players confirmed that they were NPC tourists.
After all, they spent their days eating, drinking, and having fun, and no one noticed that they went out at night or saw them in any other places where clues might appear.
Every time I see them, they're either eating or playing outside. Are they gamers?
Hang Qing figured it must be players with the same identity as him who came here to kill the resort staff. If they couldn't kill the players, they would kill the resort staff, since the resort staff were ordinary people who were easier to kill than the players.
"If we can't find any other clues, let's leave. By the way... I wonder if our safe resort can still be guaranteed? This is too dangerous, there are even guns!"
At this point, many players who were pondering how many clues this matter could bring them belatedly realized that in the eyes of these staff members, they were just tourists like the two who had just left.
"Yes, they died such a horrible death, and the killer hasn't been found. They must be hiding around here. Will we be killed too?"
"No, you must find the murderer as soon as possible, otherwise we will never be able to live in peace!"
"Or should we find a chance to leave? Has the signal not been restored yet?"
"You can drive away if you want, but if the signal isn't back, are the roads clear? Have you even done anything? It's been so long, and you haven't done a single thing!"
The players' various accusations panicked the resort staff. If so many tourists gathered together and attacked them, their small group would definitely be no match for them.
"Everyone, please calm down! Please calm down. We will definitely give you an explanation for this!"
Soon, a player retorted, "What do you mean, 'explain'? We just want to catch the murderer quickly so we can feel safer. Otherwise, we can form a team and leave now; we'll definitely find a way out by looking around!"
"Please don't be so impulsive. This place is quite far from the city, and walking there is simply not feasible. We will solve all the problems soon, so please be patient..."
Although the players were making a fuss and talking excitedly, fortunately they weren't really leaving right now; they were just arguing to distract the others.
After they patiently explained the situation, the players quieted down and gradually left, while the staff collapsed from exhaustion.
They quickly cleaned up the area, removed all the bodies, and then sealed off the strawberry farm, temporarily closing it to the public.
The security guard looked at the doctor and the restaurant manager and asked, "Who do you think did this?"
Doctor, "I found some shards of glass on the two people who were picking strawberries."
However, he couldn't be sure if it was glass shards. He only saw a slight reflection on the two people's clothes, like the reflection caused by small pieces of glass stuck to their clothes.
But it might not be.
The security guard paused slightly, his eyes sharpening. "Are you serious?"
The doctor hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure."
The manager said, "Alright, now's not the time to talk about this. They're all going to die sooner or later anyway. Let's hurry up and figure out how to reduce the number of tourists."
"You all saw what happened just now. If we don't reduce the number soon, we might all be in trouble today, if not tomorrow!"
The security guard nodded slowly to the doctor. "No problem."
"Doctor, we'll go to the garden later and pick some flowers. We'll put them in a vase and take them to the cottage where people still live. Tomorrow morning, there will be some, more or less..."
The security guard said, "I think this is a good idea. We can say it's to apologize for what happened today, and the flowers we're giving away can be kept in vases for a few more days, so not many people will throw them away."
After all, the flowers were freshly picked from the garden, so they were very beautiful and fresh!
Restaurant management: "No problem, we'll do it your way."
That very evening, all the surviving tourists received a vase of fresh flowers as a gift from the resort as an apology.
When Lin Leyou received the vase and the flowers inside, she was amazed. It was indeed very beautiful, and the person who arranged the flowers must have studied it and was a professional!
After Xue Rui watched the staff member walk away, he casually closed the door, took the flowers from Lin Leyou, and took out a prop to test them. "Sure enough, there's something bad in them; it's a rather subtle kind of poison."
Lin Leyou: "Really?"
Xue Rui said, "The poison is put in the water. When the flowers on it absorb the water, they also absorb the poison. Then the plants release the poison into the air. The spread of this poisonous gas is accompanied by the fragrance of flowers. If a person is in such a closed environment for a long time, they will be poisoned in just three or four hours."
Lin Leyou blinked. "It's a decent poison, but unfortunately..."
Xue Rui: "It's a pity I can't buy it."
This poison isn't available in the system shop; it must be unique to this dungeon.
Lin Leyou immediately thought of the doctor, but didn't say much, "Throw him out or..."
Xue Rui said, "I'll take it outside and put it behind the house, so that people passing by won't see it and will think we put the vase inside."
Lin Leyou said, "Okay, but... if you want to put it in the back, just open the window over there and put it on the windowsill in the back."
Xue Rui carried the vase over, opened the window, placed it on the windowsill, and without caring about the wind that night, closed the window and drew the curtains, as if nothing had happened. "Want to keep playing?"
Lin Leyou nodded, "Sure, we have nothing to do right now anyway."
It's already dark, and we can't just go out casually. After what happened with the vase, the resort staff definitely won't lay a hand on the tourists tonight. Now they need to guard against the players.
Unbeknownst to them, a wisp of black smoke appeared behind their house, then quietly circled the vase filled with fresh flowers a few times before silently slipping through a crack and hiding inside.
The wind started blowing again at night, but Lin Leyou could feel that the wind was much weaker than the previous two nights. He didn't think much of it, since the other players would handle it themselves.
He casually grabbed a bag of snacks from the table, opened it, and started eating. He didn't know if it was because of his physical strength and constitution, but he felt that he couldn't gain weight no matter how much he ate.
Could it be because the food in this instance doesn't count? Or is it because he always goes to Qin Xingyu's place for grueling training? Oh well, whatever the case, food is the most important thing for people, so eat what you want, and eat lots of good food!
Xue Rui also came over, and Lin Leyou hesitated for a moment before putting the first piece into his mouth, "Is it good?"
"Delicious." He took out a piece and held it to Lin Leyou's mouth. Lin Leyou glanced at him before eating it.
Unlike the warm and peaceful atmosphere here, players outside are struggling to complete the main storyline.
Si Meng was already very suspicious of Su Tong's death and had deep suspicions about Hang Qing, so now every time she came out, she would pull Dong Nianwen aside and never get too close to Hang Qing.
The same is true now.
Hang Qing looked at the two of them, who were at least ten meters away from her, speechless. "I mean, is it really necessary?"
Si Meng nodded, completely serious, "Of course it's necessary! How could it not be?!"
Dong Nianwen stood there quietly without saying a word, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, but his attitude could be seen just by the fact that he was standing on Si Meng's side.
Hang Qing sneered, "If you suspect me so much, why did you even come with me? Wouldn't it have been better to just split up and operate separately? Then you wouldn't have to worry about me ambushing you!"
Si Meng sneered at her, "I'm following you precisely because I'm afraid you'll ambush me! You can't ambush me while you're within my sight. Once we split up and I can't see you anymore, wouldn't it be even easier for you to ambush me?"
Hang Qing was almost laughing in exasperation. "If that's the case, then hurry up! Are you trying to race a snail at this slow pace?"
After she finished speaking, she stopped arguing with Si Meng and quickly walked forward. This time, she came to the observation deck again, where many players were already waiting.
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