Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 499 Hypnosis

In the scene, Xiao Li, who was hanging in the hotel lobby, quickly lost his last breath, and the scene immediately became even darker.

At the same time, some strange laughter, indistinct in both male and female voices, rang out. However, the sarcasm, arrogance, indifference to life, and coldness mixed in with the laughter were exceptionally clear.

"It's such a pity."

An indistinct voice, neither male nor female, came from the screen: "I remember she's been working at the hotel for a long time."

“She’s been working for almost ten years,” another androgynous voice said with a laugh. “I don’t know what got into her head, but she secretly took pictures of the hotel and sent them to the newspaper.”

"Tsk, these lowly people are so stupid. They're already living a good life, yet they still do such foolish things."

"I hope the police haven't discovered my artworks?"

"No, it's hidden very well. No one else but us could possibly find it."

"Great! Has everything been arranged at the newspaper?"

"Alright, while clarifying things, I've also instructed people to recruit some more employees... Same old rules, obedient, and with few family members."

"Hahaha, these people really don't know what's good for them. Wouldn't it be better if they just worked for us honestly? They actually thought about reporting us. Don't they even think about why we've been able to run this hotel for so many years without ever having a single incident?"

That's why I say they're stupid.

"..."

The hushed laughter grew louder on the screen. Similarly, the four people listening to these words in the office also found them grating.

Xu Han spat, "You beast!"

After saying that, he quickly slapped his mouth and spat several times.

"Damn it! Calling them animals is an insult to the word 'animal'!"

"...It's about to end."

Chen Yi frowned as he looked at the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. "Is the plot really that simple?"

From this perspective, it's roughly the story of a boy who was persecuted and nearly dismembered, but was released from prison by his sister whom he knew. He grew up to become a journalist who attempted to expose the hellish Fuling Hotel, but failed, ultimately leading to his sister's death in his place.

The story was tragic, and the people who died in the Fuling Hotel were also miserable... but for some reason, Chen Yi just felt that something was wrong.

Especially after watching this videotape.

"Something feels off to me."

Yu Shijiu voiced Chen Yi's thoughts at that moment, and he raised an eyebrow and said:

"If Xiao Li was tortured to death in place of the male reporter, how did the male reporter become the manager?"

Even after the male reporter became manager, he seemed to become the new "executioner".

Yes, that's the strange thing.

"……do not know."

Chen Yi shook his head, "I also find it strange."

"How about we wait until tonight and see?"

Xu Han chimed in, "Anyway, Shi Jiu said today is the last day. Let's see if there are any new plot developments tonight?"

Maybe I can even chat with the male reporter who once wanted to expose the dark side of things, now his manager...

He Lingling remained silent.

She took a deep breath. "Although what Xu Han said was silly, there was a little bit of truth to it."

Xu Han: "???"

"How can you say something stupid? Do you look down on me?"

"Do not talk nonsense."

He Lingling calmly looked at the screen in front of her, which was already nearing the end, and said:

"Don't you guys think the final scene is weird too?"

On the screen, Xiao Li's hanging corpse began to become increasingly blurry and distorted. At some point, snowflakes appeared on the screen again, quickly swallowing up Xiao Li's blurry corpse inch by inch, leaving only a slightly thick black and white shape.

Yu Shijiu looked at the snowflakes on the screen and felt that their densely packed shape looked somewhat familiar.

What exactly does it resemble?

Yu Shijiu gasped, “The shapes of these snowflakes look like wriggling brains in an elevator.”

"..."

The three were instantly shocked. Upon closer inspection, they could indeed discern the shape of brains among the dense cluster of snowflakes.

"...Holy crap."

Xu Han was completely stunned, and said in disbelief:

"My goodness, it really does look like it—"

Boom boom boom!

The sudden knocking silenced Xu Han and the other three.

At this time, the players should all have gone downstairs... The four exchanged glances and held their breath at the same time. Chen Yi carefully pulled out the videotape and put it into his pocket.

The knocking continued, followed by the sound of an old man coughing.

"Manager..."

It was the elderly cleaning lady. "Do you need your office cleaned today?"

"..."

There was no sound in the office.

The elderly cleaning lady outside asked a few more times, and after confirming that no one was in the office, she sighed.

The sound of rolling wheels came from outside the door, and the four people and the cat in the office all took a deep breath and calmed themselves down.

"go out?"

Xu Han whispered, "What if the old lady comes back again later?"

There's also a manager.

Chen Yi nodded, put away the videotape and prepared to leave, when he saw Yu Shijiu stand up, suddenly pull open the drawer of his desk, and then casually push it back in.

"A clue?"

He Lingling asked.

“No,” Yu Shijiu admitted, “I just feel that the grain on this wooden drawer is a bit strange.”

strange?

Chen Yi and the other two were taken aback and subconsciously looked down.

—The pattern on the desk drawer was indeed a bit strange. The dense spiral pattern, twisting and turning like a vortex, even caused them to experience a kind of pseudo-dizziness after looking at it for a while.

Chen Yi was the first to look away, saying, "Don't look anymore."

He Lingling grabbed Xu Han's arm and pinched it, saying, "Stop looking."

Before Xu Han could even let out a shout, the chubby creature suddenly leaped up and slapped him across the mouth with its tail.

Xu Han: "...Waaah—"

He felt his mouth must be swollen from being slapped.

The chubby creature, keeping its merits hidden, licked its fur and then obediently huddled next to Yu Shijiu without moving.

Yu Shijiu patted its head, still wearing a smiling expression.

Chen Yi glanced at him, then turned away without saying anything. "Let's go, there's nothing wrong with this drawer."

"How could there be no problem?"

He Lingling calmly considered the situation, "This is clearly something the manager is using to hypnotize himself—"

He Lingling suddenly widened her eyes, "Hypnosis..."

In what situations would hypnosis be used...?