Li Shaohua might be the murderer... .
... .I am in the same space with the murderer.
Ren Xuan's words instantly dropped the atmosphere to freezing point, and then it rebounded at an even faster speed, boiling like a volcanic eruption.
"What did you say!?"
"How could I possibly kill someone?"
"And using skills, what skills can create that kind of environment!?"
Facing Li Shaohua's questioning, Ren Xuan did not act like a gangster at all. Instead, he took a step back timidly and said hurriedly: "How should I know... But anyway, you are definitely a suspect. I suggest that we tie her hands and feet first to prevent any unexpected situations..."
"An unexpected situation!? I'll make you an accident...!"
"Ugh!"
Perhaps it was the anger of being wronged, or the delayed outburst of fear. In short, Li Shaohua stood up like a lit powder keg. Judging from her appearance, if no one stopped her, she would definitely not mind beating Ren Xuan with her sandbag-sized fists.
"Help, help! Two brothers! Stop this lunatic!"
"You called me crazy....!?"
Li Shaohua became even angrier and stood up from the sofa and was about to walk towards Ren Xuan, but before that, Zhuge and Hua Qiong each grabbed one of her arms.
"Calm down! Everyone calm down first!"
"That's right! The situation is special, and we don't doubt you..."
"You are doubting me!"
"Let me go!"
Li Shaohua had an expression of unspeakable anger on his face, but from the perspective of Gu Moli, who had been watching from the sidelines, there was nothing wrong with this reaction; it could even be said to be very normal.
However... .
"Okay... okay, I get it! I understand! Let go!"
Li Shaohua took a step back, indicating that he would not attack Ren Xuan again, and then he shook off Hua Qiong and Zhuge with a sneer on his face: "I'm not the murderer, I've told you everything I know... If you don't believe me, that's fine, then I'll just stay away from you, okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shaohua walked towards the stairs.
"etc!"
“Get out of the way!”
Li Shaohua looked coldly at Hua Qiong who was blocking his way: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"... That's not what we meant, just... Can you please calm down?"
“I’m calm!”
Although Hua Qiong tried his best to comfort him, Li Shaohua was obviously furious and would not listen: "Since you doubt me, I will prove it to you. Although I am a player, I have only exchanged for an ability, and this ability cannot be used to disguise the scene at all!"
"Where are you going?"
"Go to the third floor!"
Li Shaohua crossed his arms across his chest, his body still trembling slightly: "You guys want to see my abilities, right? I'll show you!"
“Follow me!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shaohua pushed Hua Qiong away and strode up the stairs. Everyone looked at each other, and Hua Qiong and Zhuge focused their attention on Ren Xuan. Facing the gazes of the two, Ren Xuan seemed a little guilty and fearful, but also a little dissatisfied.
"... What, what are you doing? You're all looking at me like that... Did I say something wrong?"
"She is indeed the most suspicious..."
"alright."
Zhuge came out to smooth things over and said, "Mr. Ren, you should know that I am an official staff member and have been responsible for your reporting before, so I know what abilities you have exchanged. Do you think I would ignore this in this situation?"
“... .Ah.” Ren Xuan was stunned at first, then he reacted.
That's right, if Li Shaohua really had the ability to disguise the scene, then Zhuge, as an official, would not have failed to make the connection. And since he did not raise this question, it means that he is sure that Li Shaohua does not have this ability, and Ren Xuan's statement is untenable.
"Uh...but...uh..."
Ren Xuan seemed to want to say something, but it was obvious that he had realized his mistake and could not find an excuse. He could only stand there and stammer.
"Mr. Ren."
"... yes."
"Remember to apologize to Sister Shaohua later."
"... I see."
After being scolded, Ren Xuan lowered his head in embarrassment, but still admitted his mistake honestly. This surprised Hua Qiong. Just looking at his gangster appearance, she thought he was the type who would never admit it even if he knew he was wrong. Unexpectedly, he was surprisingly obedient.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation."
"... .boss!"
"What did you do?"
Hua Qiong looked at Gu Moli in astonishment, who had a calm expression, while Zhuge looked at him with a slightly frown.
The reason is simple.
He was now covered in blood.
"nothing."
Gu Moli wiped the blood from his sleeves and acted as if nothing had happened: "I just went to investigate the murder scene briefly. By the way, I need to remind you."
"That Miss Li has been upstairs for quite a while."
“… ..!”
The veiled reminder woke Zhuge and Hua Qiong up instantly, and even Ren Xuan shuddered. In this way, it was difficult to investigate what had been found at the investigation scene mentioned by Gu Moli. For a moment, everyone hurriedly went to the third floor along the stairs.
"Ms. Li?"
"Sister Shaohua?"
"... Hello!?"
Accompanied by several shouts, everyone rushed into the gym on the third floor. However, there was no one in the huge gym.
Li Shaohua disappeared.
"How is it possible... We were all on the first floor just now."
"Could it be that Sister Shaohua is still on the second floor?"
"impossible."
"That's true... but the stairs leading to the roof are blocked."
Just as the unspeakable silence and tense atmosphere gradually dominated the space, suddenly, a terrified scream rang out, breaking the dead silence.
"Well, look over there...!!!"
"... .There!"
Ren Xuan looked horrified, his face pale, and he pointed his trembling finger at the only window in the entire gym. Although it was late at night, with the help of the bright lights in the gym, everyone could still see a sandbag-like black shadow swaying from side to side outside the window...
The black shadow is slightly long and thin, with a black strip of shadow above it, as if it is hanging... .
.....! ! !
In an instant, Hua Qiong and Zhuge reacted and strode directly to the window, while Ren Xuan shrank in fear and dared not move.
Needless to say, everyone already understood the identity of the black shadow outside the window.
"Sister Shaohua..."
"How is it possible..."
Just outside the window of the gym on the third floor, the wall was not damaged at all and the window remained locked. However, Li Shaohua, who should have been unable to leave the Phantom City, was hanging outside the window under everyone's eyes, with his eyes almost bulging out and a look of horror.
After seeing Zhuge and Hua Qiong's faces, she suddenly swung her arms vigorously, putting them on her neck, as if she was struggling.
"... She's not dead yet!"
"Yes! Not enough time! She's not dead yet!"
"Damn it!"
Hua Qiong and Zhuge, who had just been depressed, instantly regained their spirits. However, it was not until then that they realized that they were completely unable to pick up any objects to try to break the glass. The glass itself was unbreakable. If they wanted to use their abilities, they could only get a warning of "No destruction of private property."
Even Zhuge is like this.
The absolutely unchanging rules of the Hero Trial... No one would have thought that this rule, which was originally used to protect social order, would actually become a deadly weapon.
As time passed, Li Shaohua outside the house moved more and more slowly, and finally his hands on his neck fell dejectedly to his sides.
Then... ..
Click!
With a slight sound, Li Shaohua, who had just been hanging, fell directly to the ground!
Almost at the same time... .
Boom!
A huge explosion sounded from the first floor! The vibration that followed even made the most nervous Ren Xuan's legs go weak. If it weren't for Gu Moli standing next to him who helped him up, this little gangster who looked mighty and domineering but was actually very timid would have collapsed to the ground.
“Damn it!”
"Explosion? Are they going to set us on fire and burn us to death!?"
“Go down first!”
Zhuge and Hua Qiong looked grim. Li Shaohua was hanged right under their noses. The huge shock made both of them lose their composure. Zhuge was still okay, but Hua Qiong was really at a loss. When Zhuge gave the order to "go downstairs", she almost subconsciously looked at Gu Moli.
"boss... .."
Facing Hua Qiong's pleading gaze, Gu Moli's expression remained unchanged and his tone remained calm.
"... Don't panic, go down first."
This simple sentence surprisingly made Hua Qiong calm down again.
"... yes!"
So, everyone hurried downstairs again. As soon as they returned to the first floor, an indescribable pungent smell hit them in the face. The explosion seemed to have occurred in... the kitchen!
"Fire! Use your coat!"
"hurry up!"
Zhuge took action first, followed by Gu Moli and Hua Qiong. Although Ren Xuan was a little hesitant, he finally followed. The fire was not actually big, and the four of them worked together to put it out quickly. Then, after the fire was extinguished, the scene reflected was speechless.
The white wall had turned black at this time, but right in the middle of it, there was a line of large, bright red characters, as if indicating something.
Next, it's your turn!
Below the bloody words was the kitchen where the kitchen knives were placed. There, six knives of different sizes were flashing a dazzling cold light...