Infinite: Dawn Game

"Ah."

Chen Yi temporarily put aside the chaotic clues and memories in his mind and nodded.

"Let's go to the restaurant instead."

—That sentence disappeared when they arrived at the restaurant entrance.

The two people and the cat stood at the tightly closed entrance of the restaurant, looking at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Why is the restaurant door closed?

"They're not locked up."

Yu Shijiu stepped forward and touched the black restaurant door, rubbing his fingers together in surprise.

"The rustling texture... it feels a bit like hair?"

Just as he came to his senses, he saw Yu Shijiu reaching out and touching Chen Yi without any regard for anything else: "..."

He took a deep breath and felt a little tired.

"Shi Jiu".

Chen Yi walked gently to Yu Shijiu's side and reached into his pocket to take out a pair of black gloves.

"Promise me, Brother Chen, you won't touch other things with your bare hands anymore, okay?"

Yu Shijiu: "..."

Lu Chusheng was also taken aback for a moment by Chen Yi's "good father" expression.

He had just thought that Yu Shijiu would argue with Chen Yi like she had argued with him, when he saw Yu Shijiu obediently take the gloves and even nod.

"Okay, Brother Chen."

Yu Shijiu smiled and her eyes crinkled. "I will definitely wear gloves when I touch other things from now on."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chusheng was speechless.

He couldn't help but start to wonder if Yu Shijiu really disliked him.

Otherwise, if something similar happened to me and Chen Yi, why would Chen Yi be able to get such a "well-behaved" Yu Shijiu?

Or perhaps Yu Shijiu actually quite likes Chen Yi's character...

Lu Chusheng looked at Chen Yi, who was chubby and not very tall (in fact, Chen Yi was also 178 cm tall), and then looked down at his own hairy belly.

What he was seeing was actually his own image.

A man in his twenties is in his prime; lean yet not greasy, with a firm abdominal muscle outline, all of which demonstrate that Lu Chusheng's appearance is at the pinnacle of public aesthetics.

But Yu Shijiu doesn't seem to like it.

He seems to... prefer someone like Chen Yi.

Even if Lu Chusheng didn't actually want to believe this "fact".

"Brother Chen isn't lecturing."

Chen Yi said with some helplessness, "But I'm afraid that something might suddenly appear and hurt you."

“Mmm,” Yu Shijiu remained as obedient as ever, “I know Brother Chen is concerned about me.”

Chen Yi opened his mouth, but the words he had originally intended to say to reason with him became difficult to utter.

It's really... Yu Shijiu looks so well-behaved.

This situation is actually the most difficult to handle.

Especially Yu Shijiu, who seems obedient but is actually secretly rebellious...

But Chen Yi had no other choice.

After all, Yu Shijiu seemed so well-behaved and sensible that his heart almost melted.

In this situation, if he still lectures with a stern face, he himself won't be able to live with himself.

Seeing Yu Shijiu obediently put on gloves, Chen Yi also walked to the restaurant door, bent down and touched the black, gooey stuff that felt like hair, his brows furrowed tightly.

"We probably can't just go in now."

After putting on gloves, Yu Shijiu leaned over and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, should I chop them up with an axe?"

Chen Yi hesitated for a second, then shook his head: "Not for now."

He Lingling is clever; she must have already used props to get Xu Han into a safe corner.

It's no use splitting these hairs now.

Chen Yi withdrew his hand. "Let's go upstairs first."

"what?"

Yu Shijiu was somewhat surprised, "Xu Han and Sister Lingling are still inside."

Chen Yi wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Yu Shijiu's tone was a bit harsh when he said those words.

"fine."

Chen Yi assumed he had misheard and explained, "They have enough equipment to last until dawn."

"That's not good either."

Yu Shijiu was still somewhat hesitant, and slowly a blood-stained axe appeared in his right hand.

"I think I should go with Sister Lingling and Xu Han."

Lu Chusheng looked at him. The bloodstains on the axe blade were almost thick and sticky, with some rotten flesh at the edges. It wasn't very obvious, but it was still there.

It's probably because Yu Shijiu was too tired in the morning and didn't wash up.

Lu Chusheng noticed Yu Shijiu's hand trembling as he slashed at the monster while watching a live stream in town.

In fact, the movement was very subtle, so subtle that Lu Chusheng wondered if he was seeing things.

He looked at it carefully for a long time, but still noticed that Yu Shijiu's hands were trembling.

...it felt like I was enduring some kind of pain.

But Yu Shijiu's hands didn't seem to shake at all today.

Because of what?

Lu Chusheng, disguised as "Fatty," was somewhat puzzled.

"They might be in even more danger if they come with us."

Chen Yi was very pleased that Yu Shijiu could say those words.

"I think I saw some newspapers or something similar on the second floor last night. I hope you can come with me to take a look."

Chen Yi quickly stated his thoughts, "If there are too many people, it will be difficult to find something."

"..."

Yu Shijiu thought about it seriously for a while, then nodded somewhat unhappily.

He knew Chen Yi was right.

If they were really looking for something, it would be even more dangerous for He Lingling and Xu Han to come along.

It's better to just stay quietly in the restaurant.

They can come down and cut through these strands of hair after they've searched for clues on the second, third, and fourth floors.

Hmm, is it a strand of hair?

Yu Shijiu's pupils widened slightly in surprise.

A few seconds later, he turned to look at Chen Yi and said hesitantly:

"Brother Chen, did I tell you when I came downstairs that I met a pretty girl in the room?"

Chen Yi: "?"

"A pretty girl?" Chen Yi asked, somewhat bewildered. "What pretty girl?"

It seems I forgot to mention that.

Yu Shijiu cleared her throat somewhat guiltily, "It was when I woke up in my room and got out of bed to wash up..."

Yu Shijiu quickly recounted what had happened in the room, and finally glanced at Feifei, who had been quiet and didn't make a fuss.

"That's right, Fatty was staring at the vase girl from afar at that time."

Lu Chusheng, disguised as "Fatty": "..."

Actually, we've had close eye contact before.

"..."

Chen Yi remained silent.

"So," Chen Yi said with some difficulty, "you mean that these strands of hair in front of us also belong to the 'pretty face' girl?"

"It's possible."

Yu Shijiu nodded, touched his chin and recalled carefully, "I remember there were indeed two large vases next to the restaurant door, but they were empty during the day, so it's just a guess."

"...It's highly likely."

Chen Yi wiped his face, then looked back one last time at the thick, heavy strands of hair blocking the restaurant entrance, which made him feel a little more at ease.

If something truly strange happens, He Lingling will not hesitate to use the props without a second thought.

If you use the props quickly, you won't get dragged into anything by some pretty but useless girl.