Chapter 70 Beiyang County Jinrong School 14
[Congratulations, host, your dungeon progress has increased to 20%. Your Ghost Power has increased by 5, and all ghosts have gained 5 Ghost Power.]
Wen Qi had just put Ning Zhaodi's diary back in its place when she heard the reward from the system.
It seems that the current direction of the investigation is correct.
I'll go to the police station tomorrow and ask my sister's homeroom teacher about the real situation.
Where did my sister go? Is she still alive?
Unfortunately, without a smartphone, my grandmother's old-fashioned phone couldn't access the photos uploaded to the internet.
However, this kind of thing should be achievable at internet cafes near schools.
Ning Pandi's face won't do; she needs a makeover. Grandma Wang or her sister's homeroom teacher would be suitable.
The photo was uploaded by Chen Jing, and his sister's disappearance is definitely related to him.
The original owner, Ning Pandi, was sexually assaulted by the PE teacher, which was also instigated by this man surnamed Chen. He is truly despicable.
Even if his father is the principal, Wen Qi doesn't believe that his father can control everything.
Fan Ye and his sister come from good families, and they'll probably cause trouble for her tomorrow, so Wen Qi needs to be prepared.
...
After cooking for the cat, Wen Qi also cooked a bag of snail rice noodles for herself, which smelled so bad that the cat hid in a corner.
A person and a cat were watching TV and eating at the same time.
However, to Wen Qi's surprise, the person knocking on the door came again.
"Pandi, open the door for Grandma, she's back ahead of schedule." An old voice rang out from outside the courtyard.
Wen Qi had never heard her grandmother's voice, but the rules her grandmother left behind mentioned that she could not open the door this week, no matter whether the visitor called herself her grandmother or her sister.
So she ignored it and pretended not to hear anything.
The people outside the courtyard must be strange.
But why would such a family have such strange occurrences?
Having experienced a dungeon, you know that there's always a reason why something strange exists in a certain place or within a certain person.
So, whose desires are being satisfied by this eeriness?
The older sister before she disappeared? Or the grandmother before she committed the murder?
Did my grandmother really kill someone?
The containment host from the last instance taught you not to trust anyone.
Some seemingly true statements are actually complete lies.
...
Once the knocking at the door stopped, you cleared away the dishes.
At that moment, the news was being rebroadcast on television.
Your maternal grandmother's name was Xiang Cuilan; you've seen her in the portrait she took before her passing.
However, at that moment, the television was broadcasting news about Xiang Cuilan's murder.
Wen Qi listened carefully to the news report, but the person who was killed was an alias, while her grandmother's name was her real name.
Why did it make the news that her grandmother killed someone, but when Fan Ye and the others bullied her, they didn't mention that her grandmother had killed someone to provoke Ning Zhaodi?
Besides that, who did Grandma actually kill?
The group that bullied the older sister consisted mainly of Fan Ye and his sister, along with Chen Jing.
Fan Ye clearly didn't know whether Chen Jing was still alive.
The news report used pseudonyms and didn't mention the victim's body; all that was reported was that the grandmother had killed someone.
After the news broadcast ended, Wen Qi still couldn't figure it out; there was too little information, and it might not even be true.
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Rule 11: If you see your sister on TV, you must call your grandmother.
But I only see my grandmother on TV. Should I call her?
Is my grandmother really at the police station?
You take a deep breath and start the simulation.
"Simulation begins, mind astral projection."
"You turned off the TV and came into the room carrying the cat."
"Make sure all the doors and windows are locked, then you lie down in bed."
"Then, you took out your old-fashioned mobile phone and opened your contacts."
"Grandma's number is inside."
"You tried making the call and putting it on speakerphone."
"It's a pity that this phone can't record calls at the same time."
"You wait anxiously, wondering if Grandma will answer the phone?"
"A ringtone came from the other end of the phone; the song was corny and the volume was very loud."
"Less than forty seconds later, the phone was answered, and you tentatively asked, 'Is this Grandma?'"
The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little puzzled, "Hello, Pandi? You called Grandma, is it your sister who needs something?"
"The voice on the phone sounded very similar to the voice I heard outside the door earlier."
"The moment you heard the sound, you were filled with confusion."
"After being detained and before the trial, my grandmother should not be able to make or receive phone calls freely, and even all her belongings will be confiscated."
"So, what exactly is Grandma's condition right now?"
"That 20% progress in the dungeon makes you feel like it's bait, but you can't quite put your finger on why."
You replied, "Grandma, it's me."
"I saw you on TV."
Grandma: "Child, how come you see me on TV? That's impossible! You can't see me on TV, we don't even have a TV."
"And where did you get the phone?"
"you:???"
"What your grandmother said is chilling when you think about it."
What do you mean by "no TV at home"? And "yourself" not having a cell phone?
"How could this TV in the house be fake? And this cell phone in my hand was clearly given to me by my grandma!"
"What exactly happened?"
"What would have happened if I hadn't called my grandmother and had instead waited to see my sister on TV?"
"Would everything be different if the information on the other end of the phone were different?"
"You feel like your brain is a complete mess right now."
"Who is lying?"
"Or perhaps no one was lying?"
You gasped. This dungeon was far more complex than you had imagined.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to improve the progress of the next dungeon exploration."
"Grandma, are you home now?" you ask tentatively.
Grandma: "Silly child, how could Grandma be home? Isn't your sister home? Grandma is still washing the dishes, she'll be back soon."
"Did you borrow this phone from Grandma Wang next door? Remember to pay for it, okay? Let your sister pay the phone bill."
"Also, tell your sister not to wait for me, to go to bed early. Tomorrow is the first day of seventh grade, and she can't be late."
"What the hell?"
"You feel like you don't quite understand what your grandmother said."
"Is tomorrow the first day of school for seventh grade?"
"Is Grandma confused? Is she still living in the past?"
"Living three years in the past?!?"
You: "Grandma, what year and month is tomorrow? I don't remember my sister starting school tomorrow. Isn't it still several days away?"
Grandma: "You're so naughty! Are you talking nonsense just because I don't scold you?"
"Go to bed early. Don't wait for me tonight. I'll wake you up tomorrow morning. Hurry up and return the phone, or Grandma Wang's son will be unhappy."
"Beep beep beep—" came the busy tone after the call was disconnected.
You fell into deep thought.
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