After I traveled through the book, I gained a humanoid pendant

Meng Ting knelt on the ground like a sculpture.

The cell phone in the room was still ringing.

That was the music that Ni Yangzhou randomly set when he bought a mobile phone for the boy.

The blue veins on Meng Ting's neck trembled slightly, and his head hung low like a volcano about to erupt.

Or a dog that lost its owner in heavy rain.

Ni Yangzhou returns as a ghost.

Her paper-made body was still placed in front of the boy.

However, without the support of ghosts, the faces of the paper figures lost all vitality and their appearance was only 50% similar, without even 10% of the charm of the real people.

"So that's how it is." Ni Yangzhou looked at his paper figure with a relaxed look and said something.

Meng Ting did not raise his head.

"Eh? Brother 103, he can't see me?"

[I can't see it. The moment you submit your answer, you are out of the mission world.]

"Oh... so I'm here as a soul to watch? Doesn't that mean I can just write after the police find out who the other murderer is?"

"Brother 03, did you open the back door for me?"

[Don't address me in such a familiar way. 03 has its own rules. This is not a backdoor, but compensation for my mistakes...]

Ni Yangzhou zipped his mouth with his translucent hands:

"Understood. Thanks, Third Brother."

【…】

Ni Yangzhou said it lightly, but he knew in his heart that it would take a long time for the police in this mission line to find the murderer, and the state he was tracing back would only take a few hours at the fastest and a day at the slowest.

Ni Yangzhou had a guess in his mind, but it still needed to be verified.

Meng Ting slowly raised his head.

Although Ni Yangzhou knew that the other party couldn't see him, he still quickly moved aside.

He was even a little afraid to look at the boy's face.

Then Meng Ting stopped moving.

He looked at the empty yard and let time pass. Ni Yangzhou stood beside the boy and watched the sun set and the moon rise.

[Host, you are wasting your time. ]

[There are no restrictions on the rules of the mission world. You can use the ghost advantage to search for clues everywhere. ]

Ni Yangzhou floated in the air, like a helpless fish in the deep sea.

"no need."

【Got an answer? 】

Ni Yangzhou said nothing.

This time it took an exceptionally long time. Ni Yangzhou waited until the next morning when Meng Ting finally got up slowly.

Kneeling for so long made his limbs stiff, and he almost fell to the ground when he moved for the first time.

Meng Ting looked around the yard, his expression unchanged, as if nothing was different except for his red eyes.

The man is coming.

gone.

Meng Ting returned to the house.

Ni Yangzhou followed behind him and floated over.

The boy slowly packed up the things in the room, as if he was collecting memories, putting them one by one in the box. The last item was the mobile phone that Ni Yangzhou bought for him.

The power is out and the machine shuts down automatically.

Meng Ting sat and rubbed it for a while, then charged his phone.

Just as I turned on the phone, another call came in.

Ni Yangzhou moved closer, trying to eavesdrop.

In fact, there was no need to eavesdrop. The speaker of the old-fashioned mobile phone was very loud, and Bi Feng's voice came from the other end:

"Xueba, I don't know if this will work. I saw Xiaojin yesterday and I was worried about him, so I thought of calling you right away."

"He said that when he was walking with me in the alley that day, he looked back and thought he saw a beam of car lights."

"But I didn't see it clearly, so I'm not sure. It looks like a dark gray car front."

Meng Ting clenched the phone tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white, "Thank you, it's very useful."

The voice was hoarse, like the sound of rust rubbing against each other.

"Hey, Xueba, your voice..."

"I'm fine, thank you."

"Oh, okay, okay... I'll hang up first then."

Meng Ting turned off his phone and suddenly raised his eyes.

His eyes were looking directly at Ni Yangzhou.

Ni Yangzhou paused in the air.

【I'm not looking at you.】

"Oh……"

Ni Yangzhou rubbed his chest and looked out through the window following the gaze.

The boy was staring at the direction where he left.

Ni Yangzhou felt a little sad.

Meng Ting's lips trembled, and he only uttered one word:

"……car."

On that afternoon in September, Ni Yangzhou’s father parked the dark gray car downstairs in the community.

Meng Ting still remembers that he used the synesthesia of the little yellow paper figures looking for people in the dark. One of them ran the farthest, passed through a very bright light, moved along the edge, and continued to rush into the rain.

He searched the alley back and forth many times before finally finding Ni Yangzhou lying on the ground.

The boy was already silent at that time.

What if it was earlier?

If the view had not been blocked by that car, and if I had turned into that alley that was barely wide enough for cars to pass, would I have been able to find it earlier?

If it had happened earlier, would there still be hope?

Meng Ting's face was as pale as broken porcelain.

The boy asked the air in great fear:

"…Did you succeed?"

Ni Yangzhou looked at the boy's face in front of him and suddenly burst into tears again.

"Third brother, can I redeem the reward in the package?"

The system was silent for a second, then replied:

[It is possible, but not recommended. ]

Ni Yangzhou raised his hand and wiped away his tears.

"Thank you, Third Brother, but I don't accept your suggestion. I want to exchange for that physical experience suit."

【it is good. 】

[In order to prevent the world line from being disrupted, please fill in the answer immediately after redemption and exit this world. My ability is limited, so I will try my best not to be discovered by the main system.]

【Host, please hurry up. 】

Ni Yangzhou nodded with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, Third Brother."

[Ready to redeem in five seconds, please be prepared. 】

【Fives】

[Four]

【three】

【two】

【One】

A white light flashed, and Ni Yangzhou's appearance suddenly appeared in front of Meng Ting.

Ni Yangzhou flashed a few times in the air like an illusory electronic illusion, and then his body solidified.

Still wearing the same white and blue school uniform.

"...Yangzhou."

Meng Ting suddenly burst into tears.

With his arms around the boy's body, Ni Yangzhou was forced to take a step back.

"Are you coming to take me away?"

The hoarse voice contained expectation and surprise.

When Ni Yangzhou heard this, his heart trembled.

But time waits for no one.

103 urged:

[Host, hurry up! ]

Ni Yangzhou put his arms around Meng Ting's back and silently unfolded the light blue character interface.

The two names "Jiao Kaiyun" and "He Feigang" were filled in.

The finger stayed on the OK button for a few seconds, but still did not press it.

Ni Yangzhou moved his upper body back a little and held Meng Ting's face with both hands.

When their eyes met, they saw each other's faces.

In an instant, the world was silent.

103's tone became more and more urgent:

[Host! Quick!]

Ni Yangzhou finally hardened his heart. When he clicked confirm and his body disappeared, the boy looked deeply into Meng Ting's eyes.

他 说:

"Meng Ting, forget me."