The girl next to Guan Qing looked very unfamiliar, and Zhu Ping was sure that she had never seen her before.
But the two of them were walking so closely, and Guan Qing was holding such a bright bouquet of flowers in her arms, that almost anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the two girls were a couple.
Players have experienced so many dungeons and visited so many small worlds that they are no longer surprised by same-sex couples.
But they were not surprised. Zhu Ping heard Qiao Qiang, who was not far away, spit and curse: "Damn, you pervert."
This person is really disgusting as expected!
Zhu Ping couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
After Guan Qing hugged the girl next to her at the gate, she entered the community alone holding the flowers.
What she didn't expect was that when she passed by Qiao Qiang, the owner of the community supermarket, who had only met her twice, muttered in a meaningful voice: "It's really disgusting."
When Guan Qing heard this, she raised her head suddenly, as if she wanted to say something.
But she had just graduated from college and had always been a good girl. In the end, she just glanced at Qiao Qiang and walked towards her home alone with the flowers in her arms.
However, what Guan Qing didn't know was that behind her, when Qiao Qiang saw her reaction, his eyes suddenly became a little strange.
This scene was also discovered by the player who had been staring at Qiao Qiang.
Perhaps Guan Qing didn't know what Qiao Qiang's eyes meant, but the players who traveled through so many dungeons understood the moment they saw his eyes - Qiao Qiang was probably targeting her.
Originally, these two people just had a small conflict. In the eyes of the players, it might not even be considered a conflict.
Who in their right mind would curse at a customer behind his/her back for such a common act of returning a product
Qiao Qiang was a narrow-minded person to begin with, and after discovering that Guan Qing had such a personality, his scumbag thoughts hidden under the mask of an honest man were infinitely magnified at this moment.
So was it actually something that Qiao Qiang did to Guan Qing that made a girl as cowardly as Guan Qing unable to help but raise the butcher knife
Or was it Guan Qing’s girlfriend who killed Qiao Qiang
Zhu Ping looked in the direction the girl left, but she had disappeared.
At this moment, Iris whispered, "Qiao Qiang is leaving too."
"Go! Follow him!"
The three of them immediately followed Qiao Qiang and watched him return to his supermarket.
Zhu Ping and others also returned to their old positions and continued to squat in the corner to monitor.
This kind of surveillance was really boring, especially for Iris and Guan Yingying. They had just spent an entire afternoon like this, and now they had to continue doing this meaningless work.
This made Iris unable to hold back: "I think it's probably Qiao Qiang who attacked Guan Qing. There are no hints in this instance, only a weird "Ghost in the Mirror". Should we go find a mirror? Is it really useful to keep staring at this NPC?"
Zhu Ping knew very well that Iris was not really going to look for a mirror, he just didn't want to stay here any longer.
"Go ahead." Zhu Ping didn't stop him. After saying this calmly, Iris was about to leave when Zhu Ping suddenly reacted, "Wait!"
"What's wrong?"
"Guan Qing? That girl's name is Guan Qing?" Zhu Ping still didn't know the name of the female NPC since she came back. When she heard Iris mention it, she finally realized that the NPC's last name was also Guan.
Guan Qing, Guan Yingying.
There is also a monster in the black fog that looks like Guan Yingying.
Zhu Ping looked at Guan Yingying implicitly, and the other party was also looking at her silently.
After making eye contact with Zhu Ping, Guan Yingying looked at her reaction and said nothing. She just looked away and continued to stare at Qiao Qiang.
Iris didn't notice the subtle atmosphere between the two and nodded honestly: "Yes!"
As he was talking, he realized, "Guan? Oh, what a coincidence, it's the same as your last name!"
Guan Yingying remained calm: "Yes."
From Zhu Ping’s reaction just now, Guan Yingying was almost certain that Zhu Ping had left and came back with his arm lost, so the murderer was most likely “herself”.
I just don’t know what this “self” is.
At this time, Zhu Ping was obviously suspicious of herself, but she did not take any direct action. It was obvious that she did not know what the clue she found was.
What clue would that be
The three of them had their own concerns. After answering the questions, Iris didn't say anything polite and left directly to look for clues that he thought would be very important.
Only Guan Yingying and Qiao Qiang were left. For a moment, neither of them spoke. They just looked at Qiao Qiang quietly.
Zhu Ping was preoccupied with something on her mind. Part of her attention was on Qiao Qiang in front of her, and most of it was on Guan Yingying beside her.
Guan Yingying knew what was going on and she was also thinking about it.
Time passed by minute by minute, and it was already dark.
Although players' physical fitness becomes stronger as their strength increases, they are still human beings in the final analysis, not gods, and they need to eat and rest.
While Zhu Ping was thinking about Guan Yingying's secret, she was also thinking: Should they take turns to monitor Qiao Qiang? At least there would be time for a meal.
When she thought of eating, Zhu Ping couldn't help but think of Jie Fangcheng who was staying in the hotel.
Speaking of why players are not willing to listen to her now, this is also related to Jie Fangcheng.
The main reason is that the players found that Zhu Ping was not the strongest player in this dungeon. When seeking cooperation in the dungeon, the players would consciously move closer to the masters.
Normally, the commander of a copy is often the strongest person in the copy.
This unspoken rule had long been subtly ingrained into the players' mindset of passing the level, but Jie Fangcheng's situation was too special.
He is the strongest, but has no intention of being a commander, and he is not here.
And it is very likely that this person will not appear in Xinxin Home Community in the future copy time.
There’s no way, the other players can’t beat those ghosts at all!
Only if he could stay in the hotel could he keep the phone line open.
It's really difficult to be a commander alone!
Just as Zhu Ping was thinking aimlessly, she suddenly heard Guan Yingying beside her whisper, "What is Qiao Qiang doing?"
Zhu Ping quickly turned his attention back to the NPC in front of him.
During the short period of time when she was distracted, the NPC stood up from the recliner and was rummaging through something on the shelf in the store.
But because of the angle, both of them had their vision blocked and couldn't see what he had found.
All I could see was that person quickly took a desk lamp and went to the front desk.
Just as the two were wondering what Qiao Qiang holding the desk lamp meant, the system prompt sounded in the minds of all the players.
[Ding—Today's sleep tester activity has ended. The last bus from Xinxin Home Community Station to Jiangheng Hotel is about to depart. Passengers who need to take the bus please go to the bus stop as soon as possible and wait. ]
It was clearly a summer night, but at this moment, Zhu Ping felt a little cold, as if a gust of cold wind from somewhere had penetrated her clothes.
It seems that there is a time limit for searching for clues in Xinxin Home Community, and this is the rule they need to follow.
There seemed to be fog spreading outside. Zhu Ping stood up first and said, "Let's go."
But Guan Yingying beside her shook her head: "Wait a moment, I feel like what happens next is an important clue. You go back first, my skill is speed, I can run away."
After hearing what Guan Yingying said, Zhu Ping hesitated for a moment, and actually squatted down again: "Let's go together."
She said so.
Guan Yingying's eyes did not leave Qiao Qiang, but she suddenly asked: "Are you on guard against me?"
Zhu Ping was not surprised. The other party was a smart person, and she could obviously see the clues from her behavior.
So at this time, Zhu Ping just hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Why?" Guan Yingying asked, but Zhu Ping remained silent.
"Just focus on Qiao Qiang first. We still have to leave as soon as possible," she said.
Over there, after Qiao Qiang placed the lamp at the front desk, he looked out from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.
Looking at the countdown in the system, after Zhu Ping gave some advice, Guan Yingying remained unmoved and even insisted on continuing to wait.
"It will be too late if we don't leave now!" said Zhu Ping.
Guan Yingying still said, "It's okay, you can go first."
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, even though Zhu Ping suspected that she had other plans, she couldn't risk her life in such a place!
Zhu Ping left first.
Guan Yingying was squatting alone in a corner near the entrance of the community supermarket.
In fact, she did not lie. Although Guan Yingying was not very strong, her speed was indeed not slow.
But this is not the reason why Guan Yingying insisted on staying.
For some reason, there seemed to be a voice in her heart constantly telling her to stop what was happening next.
What happened next... Why did Guan Yingying feel this way
The fog around was getting thicker and thicker. There seemed to be vague figures walking back and forth in the fog, and there were gusts of cold wind in my ears.
Just when Guan Yingying was about to give up, Qiao Qiang's eyes lit up.
"Hey! That girl!"
Following his call, Guan Yingying also looked at the person he was calling.
It’s Guan Qing… No.
Guan Qing's face seemed to have turned into a face that couldn't be more familiar at a certain moment, but when Guan Yingying looked carefully, that face had once again turned into that of an ordinary NPC.
Guan Qing hesitated for a moment and pointed at herself: "Are you calling me?"
"Yes!" Qiao Qiang smiled and handed over the desk lamp prepared by the front desk. "Excuse me for the afternoon. This lamp is useful. I tried it. You can use it."
"Ah?" Guan Qing was a little confused, but she didn't want to take advantage of others so she immediately declined, "No need..."
Qiao Qiang came prepared, apologizing and saying nice things. How could Guan Qing resist
She took the lamp hesitantly: "Then I'll transfer the money to you and I'll take the lamp..."
don't want!!
Guan Yingying watched her take the lamp, and then she stood up suddenly, as if she saw something through her and wanted to rush over to knock the lamp out of her hand.
But at this moment, her eyes went dark.
A ghost opened its bloody mouth, and the little ghost in its mouth smiled and stretched out its long tongue, trying to strangle Guan Yingying's neck.
Guan Yingying finally came to her senses. She dodged suddenly and found that the vague figures around her had now taken shape... They were ghosts surrounding her.
They don't look strange, but many of their faces are so familiar.
There are neighbors and relatives that Guan Yingying knows, and residents of the same community who she has only met once...
These were all faces she had seen before she died.
At this moment, these faces were facing her expressionlessly, stretching out their long hands and long tongues, wanting to kill her here.
Guan Yingying felt a chill in her heart. She immediately activated her personal skills and rushed out of the encirclement that had not yet been fully formed.
The surroundings were filled with black fog, making it difficult to identify directions.
There seemed to be a tiny bit of light from a street lamp in the black fog, perhaps it was the light of a bus stop sign.
Guan Yingying ran towards the direction of the light.
But when she got there, she realized that it was not a station.
The place where the light was coming from was a familiar building. On the roof, a figure in a red dress was standing on the edge of the building, swaying with a bouquet of flowers in her arms.
As if sensing Guan Yingying's arrival, the figure lowered his head and met Guan Yingying's eyes.
—It was a face that looked exactly like hers.
Without saying a word, Guan Yingying activated her skills again and turned to head in the opposite direction of the light.
She stumbled as she fled, and the overlapping ghost shadows in the fog around her overlapped with the people in her memory.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Guan Yingying seemed to hear a voice coming from her ear.
"I didn't expect this girl to be so innocent looking and have such a hot body..."
"Don't be disgusting, this psychopath..."
"Get lost! Aren't you ashamed?"
"College student? What did college teach her?"
There were shrill laughter, obscene words, and Guan Yingying's face turned pale.
"Bang", something hit her in the black fog, and Guan Yingying fell forward and fell to the ground.
She used to be calm and smart, but no one knew that she was the one who needed protection the most.
It's not just about the protection of force...
The "ball" that hit Guan Yingying rolled on the ground and soon faced her.
It was a mechanical eye, staring at Guan Yingying on the ground without blinking.
Guan Yingying was trembling all over.
The sounds around me became clearer.
"You're already in this state, and you're not ready to die? Do you still have any shame?"
"If I were you, I would jump off the building right now. How could I have the face to go out in the future?"
"You're still not dead? Huh? Even after something like this happened, you're still not dead?"
"Die—"
Long tongues stretched out from all directions. Guan Yingying was clearly holding a prop in her hand, but at this moment, her face was pale and her eyes were staring blankly, allowing these tongues to wrap around her body.
at this time-
"Guan Yingying?"
It seemed that someone was calling her name in the black fog.
The next second—
"rub"-
boom---
Something flew close to Guan Yingying's ear and pierced something behind her.
An inhuman scream sounded behind Guan Yingying.
And those tongues and those sounds disappeared.
Guan Yingying fell to the ground and gasped for breath like a drowning person.
She turned her head slowly.
Behind her, a stick pierced through a monster's body like a javelin, pinning it firmly to the ground.
At this moment, a ray of bright light shone directly on Guan Yingying in the black fog.
Guan Yingying used her hands to block the glaring light.
She heard a familiar voice ask, "Hey, are you okay?"
(End of this chapter)