Chapter 357 The Terrifying Castle Owner (17)
"We were very vigilant. After entering Isa Castle, we stayed together, fearing that the paper figures would plot against us."
"Then what?"
Wang Jianguo urged.
"At the time, I was walking in front of Lam Ka-tung when I suddenly heard him scream. I turned around and saw a terrifying white figure grabbing his neck and dragging him into the wall."
"Inside the wall?" Chen Yuan asked doubtfully, "Could it be that there is space inside the wall?"
Cheng Dong shook his head numbly: "I don't know...I don't know."
"When I turned around, Lam Ka-tung was being dragged inside by the paper figurine, grabbing his neck. Then, I heard a terrifying sound coming from inside the wall."
Cheng Dong's eyes were red: "It's like...something is chewing on bones."
After these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked.
Except for Chen Yuan and the others, no one else saw how Lin Jiadong died, but they felt horrified when they heard Cheng Dong's description.
Chewing bones and flesh.
Could it be that Lam Ka Tung was...eaten alive by a paper man?!
Tan Qing handed Cheng Dong a glass of water. Cheng Dong took it and drank it suddenly. The warm liquid passed through his cold throat, and his trembling body felt a little better.
"Don't be anxious, take your time. Besides this, have you discovered anything else?"
Cheng Dong clutched the empty water cup, unwilling to let go, so nervous that his joints turned white.
"After Lam Ka Tung was dragged in by the paper doll, I was too scared to save him. I ran to the center of the castle, picked a 'Tirans rose' and ran away. When I saw you guys discussing it in the group, I knew I was doomed."
"Lin Jiadong is dead, so I don't dare to show up in the group, because once I send a message, you will definitely doubt me! I don't want to die, I really don't want to die!"
"Then why didn't you explain it from the beginning? Why did you have to wait until after you applied for the meeting to explain it? That doesn't make sense at all."
Jing Siyu's suspicion of Cheng Dong did not diminish in the slightest because of his words.
There are currently eight players alive on the field, including Chen Yuan, the Tan Che brothers, and Wang Jianguo and his daughter. She has met them one by one and trusts them more.
This only left Wen Yan and Cheng Dong. Wen Yan was just a little girl, so how could she have the strength to strangle a grown man by the throat?
The only person who has the perfect ability to commit a crime is Cheng Dong.
No matter how pitiful and innocent he pretends to be, he cannot hide the fact that he is a paper man.
Facing Jing Siyu's accusations, Cheng Dong laughed sarcastically.
"This is why I didn't want to explain in the beginning. Because no matter whether I explain or not, you won't believe me. The seeds of doubt have been planted. You don't want to find the real paper figurine at all, you just want to find a reasonable scapegoat."
Jing Siyu's face froze, and she couldn't help but curse
"You really won't cry until you see the coffin. Okay, you said you didn't kill Lin Jiadong, but have you seen the real appearance of the paper figurine?"
Cheng Dong closed his eyes, his expression pale and dejected.
"No, I only saw a white figure, without any substance, like the paper dolls you cut out and stick on windows during Chinese New Year. The eyes and nose were all hollow, and I couldn't make out what it looked like at all."
After listening to this, Tan Qing raised his eyes and looked at Chen Yuan who was sitting opposite him. His voice was gentle without a trace of questioning.
"When you saw Lin Jiadong's body, did you see the paper figurine beside him?"
"No." Chen Yuan shook her head. "But after Jing Siyu and I entered the castle, we were forced to separate from her. Then I heard her screams. Combined with what you said, she was attacked by vines. I guessed Jing Siyu was in danger and wanted to rush over. Water dripped onto my forehead."
"I looked up and saw Lin Jiadong's body tied to the ceiling by vines, his bloodshot eyes staring at me. His eyeballs were still there at that time; no one had dug them out. But unfortunately, I didn't see the paper figurine either."
Tan Qing hummed softly, tapped the table with his knuckles, and fell into deep thought.
At this time, Tan Che said
"According to your account, when Lin Jiadong died, Cheng Dong, Chen Yuan, and Jing Siyu all had opportunities to take action."
Jing Siyu was unhappy when she heard this, but the person who spoke was Tan Qing's younger brother. In order to leave a good impression, she could only suppress her dissatisfaction.
"But I was being chased by vines at the time, so I didn't have time to kill Lam Ka-tung. Besides, look at my thin arms and legs. If Lam Ka-tung pushed me, I would break my bones."
Tan Qing smiled gently: "Don't be impatient, my brother hasn't finished speaking yet."
The next moment, Tan Che looked at Wang Jianguo and said coldly, "Besides these three people, you and your daughter are also suspects."
Wang Jianguo widened his eyes and then slammed the table angrily.
"What do you mean?"
Tan Qing's expression did not change, he said lightly
"When you reported your location in the group chat, you said you were with your daughter Wang Ting, but this doesn't clear you of suspicion. First, Wang Ting is your daughter. It's possible that she intentionally helped you conceal the murder. Second, she's only ten years old. It should be easy for you to kill Cheng Dong while she wasn't paying attention."
He glanced at Wang Jianguo's hand with a deep meaning.
Wang Jianguo immediately put his hands behind his back and rubbed the calluses on his knuckles.
He was careless. He didn't expect that someone could observe so carefully.
"Even though I have calluses on my hands, it doesn't mean I'm a paper man. I definitely won't let my daughter hide such a bloody thing with me!"
Wang Ting hugged her father tightly. She was ten years old and could understand what her brothers and sisters were saying.
"My dad is not a bad man."
She raised her voice to defend her father.
Tan Qing leaned over and gently touched Wang Ting's head.
"Don't be afraid, I didn't say your father is a bad person, I was just analyzing the situation."
Tan Che supported his temples with one hand, raised his eyelids and looked at Wen Yan who had been silent in the corner.
"And you, I know you want to avenge your boyfriend and intend to disrupt the progress of the mission so that we all die here, but this is too troublesome and too inefficient. Think about it, if you encounter such a thing, wouldn't becoming a paper mannequin be the most effective way to seek revenge?"
Cheng Dong murmured in agreement: "That makes sense..."
Wen Yan raised his head, looked at Tan Qing, and then curled the corners of his lips coldly.
"According to you, you and your brother are the only ones who are not suspected?"
At this moment, the ringing of a cell phone broke the eerie atmosphere in the room.
Wang Jianguo's pupils shrank and he suddenly turned his head to look at the source of the sound - Cheng Dong, whose face was full of fear.
"It's you! This is clearly Lin Jiadong's phone ringtone!"
He remembered it clearly. When he was on the bus, he teased Lin Jiadong that he looked young and handsome, but his phone sounded like an old man.
I will definitely not remember it wrong.
Cheng Dong hurriedly took out his cell phone from his pocket and threw it to the ground as if he had touched a hot potato.
“How could this happen…why is this phone on me?
"Impossible, this is impossible, someone must be trying to frame me!"
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