Chapter 291 The Murderer Appears
Wow, is this a reminder for Yueyue? What a good person!
[Who is this? They must have met Yueyue before. My wife's charm is still so strong.]
Unfortunately, players can't escape.
Jiang Liyue paused for a moment as she looked at the contents of the chat box.
She then immediately sent a message to the other party.
What does this mean? Why are you running?
Unfortunately, not only did they not reply, they also quickly retracted the message she had just sent.
He looked completely silent.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Liyue withdrew her inquiry message without hesitation.
The chat window between the two of them became empty again.
In room 0807, Zhu Shan stared blankly at the message that Jiang Liyue had retracted for a moment before a smile appeared on her face.
She was the one who spat at Luo Si in the elevator.
Zhu Shan noticed Jiang Liyue in the elevator and knew she had rented the apartment there after seeing her join the group chat.
Remembering that the other person was young and seemed innocent, Zhu Shan took the initiative to add her as a friend in the group and sent her that message to remind her.
However, apartment 444 is easily monitored, so Zhu Shan didn't dare to tell too much, which is why she withdrew her message as soon as she confirmed that the other party had seen it.
Unexpectedly, that seemingly innocent and pretty girl was actually so clever; after seeing the message to withdraw, she reacted quickly and withdrew her own message just as fast.
【1808—Xiao Jiang】: Hello!
【0807—Zhu Shan】: Hello, I'm your downstairs neighbor. We met in the elevator today; I'm the one who gets off on the eighth floor.
【1808—Xiao Jiang】: Hmm, I remember you, pretty sister, blushing.jpg
【0807—Zhu Shan】: Hehe, you're very pretty too. You're new to our apartment, so you probably don't know this place very well. How about I take you for a walk around the neighborhood tomorrow?
【1808—Xiao Jiang】: Okay, the cat nods.jpg
Jiang Liyue sent another emoji on her phone, looking at the otherwise normal chat history in the chat box.
It seemed that they had both forgotten the two strange exchanges from before.
It was as if they had some kind of unspoken understanding.
Jiang Liyue slowly curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
Wait, I don't understand. Why was the previous topic suddenly ignored? How did we start chatting normally again?
[I know, I know, it's obvious their information might be monitored, so after the first message was retracted, it quickly returned to normal conversation.]
[Such amazing reaction speed! Yueyue and the NPC sister are so smart!]
I feel like I wouldn't survive more than three hours in a dungeon like this...
[Could it be that you're the weird one, and all you need to do in the dungeon is eat a lot?]
Can you still eat like crazy when you encounter a player like Yueyue?
[...Maybe it's best to hide if you run into Yueyue]
[Laughing so hard, behind the screen: Yueyue, my wife, I want to stick to you!]
In real life: Boss, please don't kill me!
After chatting with Zhu Shan, Jiang Liyue clicked into the chat group again to take a look.
[1709—Lin Yang]: Why are there so many new tenants today? @1202—Luo Si, did you find them all? I'm so envious!
【1202—Luo Si】: Luckily, luckily, hehe
[1709—Lin Yang]: Hey, any new tenants interested in beauty or hair salon services? You can contact me! Come to 1709, I'll give you a discount!
【0310—Xiaomei】: You can also come to me for a manicure!
【1403—Xuanxuan】: I want to make it, can I get a discount? @0310—Xiaomei
【0310—Xiaomei】: Please message me privately.
Jiang Liyue blinked when she saw this group chat.
Luo Si had told her that the apartment building had a rather diverse population, and some people rented there not just to live, but also to do some business.
For example, the small shops like hair salons and nail salons that people talk about in the group are all located in the apartment.
However, these places are obviously not very safe, and it is not a good thing to ask others to go to your territory.
It can be understood as simply doing business, or it can be understood as something else...
I wonder how many people in the group added each other as friends and chatted privately tonight, like she, Zhu Shan, and Wang Heng.
The group chat seemed unusually harmonious at this moment, and no one mentioned the killer.
According to the plot summary, the serial killer murders one resident every day, which is why the number of people in the apartment is decreasing.
Then the apartment rent will decrease.
Logically speaking, since the rent had already been reduced, the long-term residents of the apartment should all be aware of the existence of the killer.
But life is peaceful and serene in the group chat.
Only Zhu Shan, who had a private chat with her today, revealed a little information.
So what exactly was the killer's presence in the apartment, and why was Luo Si still trying so hard to pull people into the apartment?
With too few known clues, Jiang Liyue has not yet been able to piece things together.
Never mind, I've already made plans with Zhu Shan for tomorrow anyway, I'll ask her again tomorrow...
Jiang Liyue put her phone aside, slowly closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
That night, in the empty, dark corridor, only extremely faint lights flickered.
A tall, thin figure wearing a clown mask pushed open the door, carrying a huge axe that was half the height of a person.
The axe was covered with layers of red in varying shades; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be bloodstains, just with blood that had coagulated at different times.
The axe emitted a nauseating stench, but the figure seemed oblivious, dragging the axe down the corridor.
The sound of the axe scraping against the ground was extremely clear in the empty corridor.
As he walked, the lights behind him flickered on and off. He continued walking like this until he stopped in front of a door.
The doorplate reads 1808, and a strange smile appears on the face beneath the mask.
"Let me see which little lamb will enter my belly today!"
The figure raised his hand and slowly knocked twice on the door.
The knocking sounded particularly clear in the darkness, like the fearful heartbeat of prey.
After knocking, the figure stood in front of the door, waiting for a response from inside. Would they open the door? Or would they cower in fear inside the room, too scared to move?
After a long while, there was no sound from inside the door.
The figure pressed its ear against the door panel, peering through the peephole like a pervert.
But no sound was heard.
"Hehehe, looks like a cautious little lamb." The killer's voice was distorted and seemed to carry a hint of excitement. "Then you'd better hide well..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the murderer raised his axe and began to chop heavily onto the door.
A loud noise rang out in the dead of night, but no one came out to check, whether out of fear or because they simply didn't hear it.
In no time, the door panel was completely destroyed.
The murderer picked up his bloodstained axe again and went back into the room.
"Let me see where they're hiding!"
"In bed?"
The blanket was pulled back; nothing was there.
"Behind the curtains?"
Pull it open, nothing.
Under the bed?
I looked down, but there was nothing there.
"The restroom?"
I went inside, but there was nothing there.
"It must be in the closet, don't hide." The killer confidently walked to the closet and slowly opened it.
It was as if they were anticipating the reaction of the prey hiding inside.
Then, looking at the empty wardrobe, his face darkened.
No, where is he? Was he just outsmarting thin air?
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