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Chapter 624 "Taking"

"Give it to me," Gu Mian snatched the things from the driving instructor's hands. "You run away as soon as you see me, are you really that happy?"

The car instructor, who was being held in someone's arms, closed his eyes in utter despair.

Gu Mian held the case file in one hand and handed the driving instructor to Chu Changge next to her with the other: "Could you hold this for me for a moment?"

Chu Changge took the driving instructor's chair from Gu Mian's hand without any expression.

Gu Mian then focused intently on reading the case file.

At this moment, the other players were peering out from the toilet entrance.

They only saw the two judges enter the toilet together, and then they heard wails and sobs coming from inside.

"What are they doing in there?" Bai Lu asked with a strange expression.

The doctor said he was looking for a guide NPC, but instead led another group of judges into the restroom and made strange noises inside.

If they hadn't gone into the men's restroom, Bailu would have rushed in to check it out.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yuan said, "Should I go in and take a look?"

It wouldn't be good if something happened to one of their judges inside.

But at this moment, Coco blocked the entrance to the men's restroom, making it seem as if she wouldn't let anyone in.

Fortunately, the sounds inside didn't last long, and soon they saw two judges come out one after the other.

Gu Mian walked ahead, holding a thin stack of files in her hand.

Bai Lu's eyes lit up when she saw what Gu Mian was holding: "Is it a file? You actually found it in the restroom?"

Chu Changge followed Gu Mian out, holding the hand of a person with a serene expression.

Upon seeing a stranger, the players first took a step back warily, then tried to open the other player's character panel. Finding they couldn't, they tentatively asked, "An NPC?"

Hearing someone call his name, the driving instructor listlessly glanced up at him, then looked down again.

The players were immediately puzzled; it was the first time they had ever seen such a dejected NPC.

Gu Mian handed the file in her hand to Keke, then pushed the driving instructor forward: "This is our guide NPC."

Surprisingly, Bailu looked the driving instructor up and down in the restroom and decided to go to Coco's place to look at the case file first.

"At 10 p.m. on June 3, a heinous murder occurred at Ping'an Apartment in Dianxin District of this city, resulting in two deaths and one minor injury."

"The suspect, Yuan Haotian, broke into the victims' home wielding a kitchen knife and fatally stabbed Zhang Shengli and Cao Deren. Another victim, Li Shu, rushed out of the house and shouted for help while the suspect was killing the two men, which attracted the help of neighbors who subdued the suspect."

"Suspect Yuan Haotian has been detained in the 'Screaming Court' and is awaiting sentencing."

The bodies of Zhang Shengli and Cao Deren have been sent to the morgue of Dianxin Hospital.

"The survivor, Li Shu, has been sent to Dianxin Hospital for treatment."

That's how the case unfolded.

It was only a few sentences, and the description was not detailed.

Bai Lu looked at the few sentences describing the case and said, "Looking at it this way, there are still some doubts. Two of the three victims died on the spot, and the remaining one only suffered minor injuries. If Yuan Haotian is really innocent, then this Li Shu is highly suspicious."

“We also need to be aware of some other things,” Gu Mian, who had already read the case file, said. “Two of the three died on the spot, and the remaining one may also be dead.”

"What?" Bai Lu looked up in surprise: "You mean this gift book is a fake?"

“No, he probably doesn’t know he’s dead,” Gu Mian thought of the amnesia scenario. “I went into a scenario before where there was a ghost who forgot she was dead. She wasn’t dangerous when she had amnesia, but once she remembered she was a ghost…”

"That dungeon also tricks players, making them think that helping her regain her memories is the only way to survive, and in the end, it successfully kills many people."

Good heavens, this dungeon is insane! Egret shuddered.

"Of course, the death of Li Shu is just a hypothetical scenario. You can continue reading." Gu Mian shrugged.

Coco reached out to flip through the files in her hand.

Below is the personal information of the suspect and the victim.

"The suspect's name is Yuan Haotian, male, age 26. His home address is Unit 2, Building 13, Dayang Garden, Dianxin District, Beijing."

"Victim's name: Li Shu; Gender: Male; Age: 24; Home address: Unit 1, Building 5, Ping An Apartment, Dianxin District, Beijing."

"Victim's name: Zhang Shengli, male, age 30. Home address: Unit 1, Building 5, Ping'an Apartment, Dianxin District, Beijing."

Name: Cao Deren; Gender: Male; Age: 29; Home Address: Unit 1, Building 5, Ping'an Apartment, Dianxin District, Beijing

There wasn't much on those few sheets of paper; that was all.

Bai Lu frowned as she looked at the case file that had been flipped to the bottom: "If we want to find clues, we should go to the scene to take a look. I don't know if there are any surveillance cameras in the victim's stairwell. If we want to find the truth, it's best to check the surveillance footage first."

Gu Mian stroked her chin and said, "I want to go to the morgue... Dianxin Hospital to check on the survivor. If you want to watch the video footage of the crime scene first, we can split up."

Just kidding. Before, when she wouldn't really die in the dungeon, Bai Lu didn't dare to split up. Now that the death protection mechanism is off, she's even less likely to do anything so reckless.

“Okay, okay,” Bailu waved her hand, “Let’s go to the hospital first, and then we’ll go find the video.”

Gu Mian nodded and looked at Chu Changge: "What case are you going to handle?"

Chu Changge's eyes reflected the light coming from the window: "A young man killed a woman in her sixties. This is the case I'm handling."

It's as concise and to the point as ever.

"Where do you plan to go first?" Gu Mian asked. "To the hospital."

"Dianxin Hospital?"

"Ah."

Is Chu Changge's case also related to Dianxin Hospital? Gu Mian frowned.

Soon, a comment from one of Chu Changge's teammates answered Gu Mian's question.

The player named Yan Shuangfei suddenly spoke up: "Judge, our case seems to have nothing to do with Dianxin Hospital, right? Neither the suspect nor the victim has ever been to that hospital. If I remember correctly, the words 'Dianxin Hospital' are not on our case file at all!"

Chu Changge pushed up his glasses: "That's how it is."

Yan Shuangfei continued to ask with suspicion, "Could it be that you, Judge, discovered a hidden clue, which is why you wanted to go to that hospital?"

"No," Chu Changge denied decisively.

Upon hearing this straightforward denial, Yan Shuangfei suddenly wore a strange expression: "You're not going there just because your teammate is going there, are you?"

This is a dungeon where you can actually die!

Why would a player abandon their own case and wander around aimlessly with other groups?

Besides, he's a judge!
Chu Changge seemed to have run out of patience, and he did not reply to Yan Shuangfei.

Bai Lu and Chu Chu's expressions were also somewhat strange.

Although they have a good relationship, it's absolutely impossible for them to abandon their cases and go sightseeing with each other.

Coco wasn't surprised. She knew that as long as she followed Gu Mian, she would definitely not die unless something unexpected happened.

The area around Gu Mian is essentially a safe zone.

But Chu Changge doesn't seem like the type to sneak into the safe zone.

Gu Mian also felt that Chu Changge was a bit strange. Ever since the circus instance ended, he felt that there was a strange sense of incongruity about Chu Changge. He couldn't quite put his finger on what this incongruity was.

It wasn't until just now, when Gu Mian heard that Chu Changge was also coming along, that he realized what this sense of incongruity was.

"Clingy"

Chu Changge has been a bit clingy lately.

In the past, Chu Changge might not have shown up in front of Gu Mian even once during an entire instance.

He always wanders around in some unknown, dark corner, doing his own thing.

But now he eagerly followed.

Is he possessed by Little Red?
Gu Mian heard Xie Bi'an laugh from the side, his voice somewhat cold: "Don't worry about me, I won't do anything."

What's this guy suddenly saying? Several players turned to look at him in confusion.

Xie Bi'an leaned gently against the wall and fell silent.

Is Chu Changge worried about what Xie Bi'an might do? Gu Mian pondered.

At this moment, Chu Changge suddenly took a step back and then said, "Then you can go."

He doesn't seem to be planning to come along.

Gu Mian nodded and grabbed the driving instructor who was trying to sneak away: "Let's talk in the group if there's anything."

After saying that, he took the pale-faced coach's hand and turned to leave.

After saying goodbye to Chuchu, Bailu jogged after her: "Will our guide NPC follow us the whole time? I didn't see that Chuchu's group did."

Gu Mian made up a reason that highlighted Coach Che's beauty and kindness: "To make up for his disappearance at the beginning, he decided to follow us throughout the entire instance."

The truth, of course, is not like that; he forcibly detained the driving instructor.

“Oh, oh,” Bailu nodded hesitantly, “I didn’t expect the NPCs in the dungeon to be so human-like.”

The humane driving instructor forced a stiff smile.

Gu Mian's first stop was Dianxin Hospital. Since they lived far from the hospital, they took two taxis.

Bai Lu didn't want to ride in two separate vehicles, as ghosts could pop up anywhere in the instance, especially when they split up.

However, one taxi simply couldn't fit five people and a guitar, and they couldn't find a tractor or truck that could carry passengers, so they had to split into two groups.

Gu Mian, Coach Che, Coco, and Guitar are in a car.

Xie Bi'an and Bai Lu were in the same car.

When Bailu got on the bus, she made a point of observing the driver to make sure there was nothing wrong before she dared to get on. The driver was puzzled by her scrutiny.

Meanwhile, Gu Mian in the other car had already begun interrogating the driving instructor.

Coco sat in the front seat, while Gu Mian and the driving instructor sat in the back seat, making it easier to interrogate them.

Gu Mian didn't waste any time with pleasantries and went straight to the point: "Tell me, besides the circus dungeon, what other dungeons do you know that have high-level NPCs?"

Upon hearing this, the driving instructor rolled his eyes and began to pray for his compatriots.

(End of this chapter)