Soon, about half an hour later, Ji He had already driven the car back to Beijing, which further proved that they hadn't actually gone very far yesterday, and not even much time had passed.
Upon returning to the capital, Jiang Shihe said, "Let's go to the apartment first. Miss Ruan has worked hard and should go back to rest early."
Ji He, who is both working on dungeons and driving: Am I not working hard?
Her lips twitched, and her face looked terrible. Just then, she heard Ruan Qing'an ask in return, "No, it's Mr. Jiang who has worked hard. I've been held back by you protecting me."
Seeing the pink bubbles rising from the back seat, Ji He fell silent for a moment, then stepped on the gas and silently accelerated.
Let's send her back first; she's exhausted just looking at her.
In the back seat, Jiang Shihe kept his head down, texting on his phone. Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Jiang, are you busy with something? Why aren't you going home to rest afterwards?"
"No, I still have to go to the police station."
Jiang Shihe paused: "Miss Ruan should remember that you were also a suspect in Captain Long's group before. Now that I have made some progress, I need to go back and tell Captain Long."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an lowered her head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I forgot, I'm sorry... I've really troubled Mr. Jiang."
"No, it was because of me that Captain Long kept holding onto the suspicion against you. Your alibi is perfect, and there's nothing to suspect about you."
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Jiang..."
She spoke shyly, her ears turning slightly red. Jiang Shihe seemed to want to say a few more words, but the car suddenly stopped, and he swayed forward uncontrollably.
At this moment, Ji He turned her head, her face expressionless, and said, "We've arrived."
—Get lost, she's an eyesore.
After Ruan Qing'an left, the atmosphere inside the car became completely silent. Jiang Shihe turned his head to look out the window, and the gentle and gentlemanly smile he had shown when facing Ruan Qing'an was gone, replaced by a straight line on his lips.
His profile features a beautiful jawline, handsome eyebrows and eyes, and a deep facial contour, giving people a strong sense of pressure.
Just as we were about to reach the police station—
"You were the one who killed Xia Changhong, weren't you?"
As Jiang Shihe turned his head to look out the window, he said casually, "Whether he died at the hands of the people of Fengxian Village or at the hands of those supernatural forces, I don't really care about that."
"But... don't bring up Zhang Da again, otherwise I can change the way Xia Changhong died and pin it on you."
As he spoke, Jiang Shihe turned his head and looked at Ji He.
He chuckled, but it sent a chill down one's spine: "I don't like doing this, but I hate it even more that you're causing her unnecessary trouble, so—stop with your old tricks."
"..."
Ji He didn't say anything, she just stopped the car.
Jiang Shihe didn't say anything more, got out of the car and walked into the police station. Only after his tall figure disappeared did Ji He in the car suddenly breathe a sigh of relief, her face even paler.
Jiang Shihe has no sense of justice.
Or rather... his principles were never about justice.
Ji He never expected that one day she would be threatened by an NPC with words. This instance and the NPC were both too special.
Just as she was thinking with her head down, the earring she always wore on her ear faintly burned her liver. Ji He immediately realized that this was her contact information with other players, and for this instance, she had only given it to Cheng Yuwei and Li Hua.
This earring item is called Whisper. It allows communication within the dungeon, but there is a limit to how many times it can be used in each dungeon. In other words, the three of them can only use it three times in total.
But the advantage is that there are basically no restrictions.
Soon, Ji He heard Cheng Yuwei's voice. She was breathing heavily and her voice was weak.
"Sister Ji, we've found out what you mentioned before."
"The killer in that serial murder case must be a ghost. Everyone related to the case is now dead, not one left, and their deaths are all bizarre and beyond human capabilities."
Cheng Yuwei paused: "At the same time, we discovered that Jiang Shihe was involved in the investigation of every case, and so far, Ruan Qingan is the only person who is related to the case and has not died mysteriously in the time following the case. Both of them are suspicious!"
Just then, Li Hua's voice chimed in: "And Sister Ji, we also went to investigate the area around where Jiang Shihe and Ruan Qing'an lived, but we encountered ghosts there, and they were even vengeful ghosts from the ghost realm!"
"I never expected that Jiang Shihe, whom we've been protecting, would also be so strange. How exactly did he die?!"
Ji He closed her eyes, her face grim: "You've dug a pit."
"There are three conditions for completing the Global Horror game: protect Jiang Shihe, find and kill the murderer, and... survive under supernatural forces. Why is this supernatural force mentioned separately?"
"Now it seems that the reason we have this goal is because Jiang Shihe, whom we are protecting, is strange."
Li Hua's tone was also somewhat unpleasant: "But even so, we must protect him, otherwise if the first target fails, we will all die, Sister Ji!"
"……I know."
Ji He closed her eyes, suppressing the murderous intent in her heart.
She would try her best to figure out who the murderer was and who the murderer was to be dealt with in order to achieve her goal, but... if she couldn't figure it out, she would have no choice but to kill both of them.
As for those who wanted to clear the level, all I can say is sorry.
Ji He suppressed her thoughts and said, "We completed the side quest here. Xia Changhong died in the quest due to a mistake. I also got some other clues."
As she spoke, Ji He recounted the events that had occurred in Fengxian Village, particularly the unusual behavior of Ruan Qingan and Jiang Shihe.
After a brief exchange, Ji He instructed, "You don't need to come looking for me. Just go to Ruan Qing'an's apartment and wait there."
"Why?"
"Right now, the two most suspicious individuals are Jiang Shihe and Ruan Qing'an. We still don't fully understand Jiang Shihe's unusual behavior, but we don't have that concern with Ruan Qing'an, so—"
Ji He paused, her eyes flashing with murderous intent: "If we kill her, we'll know whether she's the murderer or not."
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