Chapter 270 You'll come back, won't you? [23]
Ah Chu never expected that any player would suspect her.
But upon closer reflection, she really does seem a bit suspicious!
It's a pity it wasn't her.
Achu was still leaning against Nanxingye, seemingly sleeping without any guard.
Nan Xingye, however, keenly noticed the suspicious looks cast at him by some players.
Despite knowing that the players' suspicions were justified, Nan Hoshino was still displeased by them.
He lowered his brows, his eyes were deep and dark, and the oppressive aura emanating from him made the players dare not look in his direction any longer.
"If the arsonist was that female NPC, that high-level player, wouldn't they protect her?"
"It shouldn't be that bad, after all, he still has to survive to complete the game!"
"That makes sense! Then there's nothing to worry about."
"Let's focus our attention on the other NPCs; we don't have much time left!"
The closer they got to the coffin-raising and fortune-making station, the more nervous the players became; even the slightest disturbance made their hearts pound.
Finally, an announcement came through the carriage that they were about to arrive at the "coffin-raising and fortune-making station".
Everyone stared intently at the NPC inside the carriage, afraid of missing anything.
Someone was holding a bottle of water, thinking that if someone started a fire, they could just pour it on the fire.
However, when the train arrived at the station for raising coffins and getting rich, all the NPCs were still sitting there peacefully.
The three NPCs who got on the bus ahead of us, the fierce-looking big man was sleeping with his eyes closed.
A girl, who looks like a student, is carefully applying makeup.
At this stop, no NPCs got off or got on.
After stopping at the station for five minutes, it slowly started moving again.
An NPC stood up and went to the restroom.
It's that old man who always has a smile on his face.
The player responsible for watching him only glanced at him, hesitating whether to follow him.
I was just going to the restroom, it shouldn't be a problem.
At this moment, Achu woke up and opened her eyes.
Nan Xingye noticed her immediately and glanced at her.
Achu raised her head and smiled at him.
Nan Xingye raised his hand and touched her soft, smooth cheek, asking softly, "Shall we get up and move around a bit?"
Achu nodded and replied, "Okay!"
The two of them stood up from their seats.
The players around couldn't help but glance at Achu and Nanxingye.
I didn't dare look any longer and turned back to stare at the NPC.
Achu and Nanxingye arrived at the connecting area between the carriages, where the restroom was also located.
The two of them stopped at the same time.
Nan Xingye glanced at the closed bathroom door and pressed the emergency call button next to it.
The emergency call bell was a little louder, and all the players in the carriage heard it and looked over.
What's going on? Did he notice something was off about the female NPC next to him?
Everyone was extremely curious.
The flight attendant appeared in a hurry and didn't give A-Chu a friendly look as soon as she saw him.
But then, as if remembering something, the flight attendant's face broke into a sinister smile, and she said:
"The emergency call button should not be pressed casually. Passengers who press the emergency call button without a valid emergency will be punished!"
Before Achu could speak, Nan Xingye spoke first: "I pressed the emergency call button. I want to report someone smoking in the restroom."
Nan Xingye's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but loud enough for the players in the carriage to hear.
Almost everyone stood up.
"What?!"
Some players thought of the old man who had just gone into the bathroom.
The player responsible for keeping an eye on the old man stammered, "Impossible!"
The flight attendants spoke almost simultaneously: "Impossible! Smoking is not allowed on the train!"
Minami Hoshino: "That's why I reported someone for secretly smoking."
The flight attendant didn't say anything.
Ah Chu spoke up from the side: "Shouldn't you be knocking on the bathroom door right now?"
The flight attendant glanced at Achu and reluctantly raised her hand to knock on the door.
"Passenger inside, are you smoking in there? Please open the door!"
"Passenger, please open the door!"
"Open the door!"
The flight attendant gradually became irritable.
The door finally opened, and an ordinary-looking old man stood inside.
He looked guilty: "I didn't, I didn't smoke!"
Nan Xingye pointed to his slightly bulging trouser pocket: "Your cigarettes and lighter are showing."
The old man quickly covered his pocket.
Seeing him like this, the flight attendant immediately guessed that he was planning to smoke in the restroom.
Her already unattractive complexion became even more unpleasant.
"Don't you know it's dangerous to smoke on a train?!"
"Can't you see the no-smoking signs?!"
The old man looked embarrassed: "I just haven't had a chance to smoke yet..."
The flight attendant's voice gradually became shrill: "Do you want to kill everyone on the train! You deserve to die! You deserve to die!"
She screamed, pulled the old man out of the toilet, and then opened the car door and threw him out.
Because the train was moving very fast, the doors opened with a suction force, and Ah Chu almost lost his balance.
Nan Xingye reacted quickly and caught her, preventing A Chu from falling.
The old man was left off the bus, and the conductor closed the door again.
Under the watchful eyes of all the players, Achu and Nanxingye returned to their seats.
After a long while, a player finally spoke up: "So, is the side quest complete?"
"Should be... right?"
“If we hadn’t known that the old man was going to smoke in the toilet, he definitely would have smoked secretly.”
"Although he didn't set the fire intentionally, smoking on the train is really dangerous!"
"It might not be him, after all, there are so many NPCs in the car."
"Yeah, maybe they're even flight attendants?"
"I'm sure it's that old man!"
Despite saying that, everyone still dutifully kept an eye on the other NPCs, secretly praying that the murderer was the old man.
But I can't help but wonder, if it really is that old man, is this side quest a little too easy to complete?
While the players were lost in their own thoughts, the train unexpectedly arrived at its final stop!
As each player got off the bus, everyone felt a little dazed.
Did they really... beat the game?
After the initial shock, I felt happy.
Great, I survived and cleared the game again!
All the players got off the bus excitedly, except for Achu and Nanxingye.
They remained seated, waiting for everyone to disembark.
When Zhong Qing and Fang Yuan got off the bus, they both looked back, wondering why the two of them didn't leave.
Zhong Qing couldn't help but wonder if it was because that veteran player couldn't bear to part with the female NPC named A Chu.
As for the answer, they will never get it.
As soon as their feet stepped out of the car door, they automatically exited the instance.
Nan Xingye deliberately stayed behind last, waiting until all the players got off the bus before he and A Chu stood up and walked outside.
As he reached the carriage door, he turned to look at Achu, his eyes filled with unease.
Minami Hoshino: "You'll come back, won't you?"
Achu stood on tiptoe and gave him a quick kiss on the lips, then said with a smile, "Of course, you go home and wait for me!"
Nan Xingye was still somewhat reluctant to leave.
In the end, it was Ah Chu who pushed him out.
Stepping out of the car, Nan Xingye looked back and saw the train and platform getting further and further away from him, just like in the previous instance.
He saw Achu standing at the car door, smiling and waving at him.
Nanxing's ambitions tightened.
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