What is he standing there for?
Of course, it's for...
Yuan Fang looked at Mu Chen behind Ming Mei and saw him raise his chin and point towards Da Yao and the others, looking like he was about to chase them away. Yuan Fang knew that he wouldn't be able to find out any news this time.
Some players play games for academic credits or to improve their skills, while others play them to flirt with NPCs.
He didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked!
However, because of Yuan Fang's gaze, Mingmei seemed to have noticed something. She suddenly turned around and looked behind her, but there was nothing there.
Is it just my imagination?
When Yuan Fang turned back, he had already turned around to search for evidence with Da Yao and the others.
This was the first time Mingmei had ever seen such an obedient player.
"Hey, do you really think there's nothing else in this house?" Mingmei couldn't help but look around suspiciously again.
[Host, if you're worried, you can eat one yourself.] Although Gui Gui's words made sense, Mingmei had to admit that she now somewhat understood Lu Xiaoyao and the others' ostrich-like mentality when they bought the boxed lunches.
She was also a little afraid of the burning sensation in her eyes.
【Oh dear, the players didn't seem to experience anything after eating it, right? I think we don't need to for now.】
【→_→】
Forget it, she's just a merchant NPC, let's just watch the show.
"Here! There's a diary here!"
Sure enough, in the study next to the living room, which was also smashed to pieces, the group found a leather-bound diary among a pile of shredded paper.
Mingmei heard this and went to take a look. Moreover, Zhen Po thoughtfully took it out and read it to everyone.
"On [Date], new neighbors moved in next door. They seemed to be a newlywed couple named Clayton. The husband appeared to be a very gentle and gentlemanly man, always taking good care of his wife when they went out. Oh, compared to this man, my darling is complaining about me again~"
Just by hearing the tone of his voice, everyone knew who the owner of the diary was.
"On [Date], I haven't been sleeping well lately. It seems like my neighbors were arguing again in the middle of the night. I never thought that guy Nar would get angry, so why does he become so irritable in the middle of the night? It seems like Martha was crying too. Hmm? But then she laughed, so they must have made up."
"What the hell is this?" Da Yao looked completely bewildered upon hearing this. "Crying and laughing at the same time? And the man seems to be in a very volatile mood, doesn't he?"
"Was there laughter coming from the room inside when the incident happened?" Wang Wenfei recalled the terrifying changes earlier, and there seemed to be women's laughter there as well. "Is it related to this place?"
Zhen Po continued flipping through the diary, her brows never unfurrowing.
Then, seeing that everyone had stopped talking, he continued reading: "On the day of X year Y month T, ah, today my dear told me that when she went shopping with Martha, she saw that she had injuries on her arms and legs."
Oh my god! Could it be that something bad has happened to her? My dear said she'll keep an eye on her later, and if something really has happened, as neighbors, we can't just let it go like this.
Sigh! I never imagined that Nar, who always appeared so polite and gentlemanly in public, was actually a liar? How could he beat his wife like that?
"Date X, month Y, day O, oh God! I'd be a pig if I got involved in their business again! He's covered in bruises, how come he still denies Nar was responsible to the police? Our country won't just side with a man who commits domestic violence, but his wife will! Damn it! Let them be! I'm not going to interfere anymore!"
"Well, this is what happened after he first called the police, right?" Now everyone could hear the diary's author's speechless frustration with the Claytons' mess.
"Yes, judging from the diary, it was shortly after the second police report was filed."
"On [Date], Nal finally showed his true colors, didn't he? He even got into a fight with John upstairs. What? John just couldn't stand it and said a few words to him. Does that mean domestic violence is justified? If it weren't for Martha protecting him, this domestic abuser would have been in jail long ago. How could he still be swaggering around here?"
"Hmm, it seems quite a few people know about Nar's domestic violence against Martha." Da Yao frowned, then looked at Zhen Po who was reading the diary and asked, "Who spread this news? It wasn't Mette, was it?"
“It shouldn’t be. It wasn’t mentioned in the diary, and what happened last time seems to have made him determined not to care.” Zhen Po shook his head, but after thinking for a moment, he added, “But he called the police. Surely some word will get out, right? Besides, it’s not just Mette and the others who live next door. They can hear the noises next door at night, so the people upstairs and downstairs might hear it too.”
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
"Actually, if it were true, that would be fine. But what if, as he said before, it wasn't Nar's fault? Wouldn't we be in a really pitiful situation like this?"
When Wang Wenfei spoke of this, she felt a tightness in her chest. Then she remembered what the spirits had written during the previous psychic session, and suddenly sighed, "No matter whose fault it was, it seems... in the end, it all led to an irreversible result."
“Keep reading.” Yuan Fang looked at Zhen Po again, signaling him to continue; they shouldn’t jump to conclusions yet.
"On [Date], I finally understand. Martha is mentally ill. No matter how much others help her, she always stands by that violent maniac, Nar! Now, who in the apartment wants to get involved in their mess? Someone who's willing to get beaten up, what's there to sympathize with? She's just a jerk!"
"On [Date], okay, I admit it, we are still kind after all. We can't just stand by and do nothing when we see someone lying in front of our house covered in injuries. My God, I heard from my darling that Martha is covered in bruises, and the strangulation marks on her neck are very obvious. My God, what a silly woman."
"I knew it! This Nar is definitely a domestic abuser!" Suddenly, Lu Xiaoyao blurted out this sentence with an expression that said it all along.
Instantly, not only Mingmei looked over, but Yuan Fang and the others also turned their attention to Lu Xiaoyao.
Mingmei: Is this... Da Yao hiding again?
Everyone: ? ? ?
For a fleeting moment, Mingmei noticed that everyone's gazes towards Lu Xiaoyao had changed slightly.
"Lu Xiaoyao," Wang Wenfei suddenly called out to her.
Where are your talismans?
"Here it is." Lu Xiaoyao took it out from her bosom without knowing why, but before she knew it, Wang Wenfei took it away and then stuck the talisman on her forehead.
Lu Xiaoyao: ? ? ?
"What are you doing?" Lu Xiaoyao was confused. She had been frightened by the death scene next door, and then followed everyone here to search for evidence in a daze. She listened to the diary for a while in a daze before she came to her senses and wondered why the other people seemed to be looking at her strangely.
Did I get caught slacking off?
"I didn't do anything." Wang Wenfei shook her head, looked up, and secretly exchanged glances with the other players before continuing.
Mingmei watched all of this clearly from the side, and for a moment she even seemed to understand what everyone was talking about.
Everyone: Is there a problem? (winks)
Wang Wenfei: No, I just did something silly. (Winking and making faces.JPG)
Everyone: OK!
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