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Chapter 636 Damn it, I got a vengeful stunt!
There are clearly ghosts behind me too.

Why did you only manage to grab the White Impermanence?

The ghostly face behind me was right next to my ear, and its hand was choking my neck. I could hardly breathe, but you only grabbed the White Impermanence.

Seemingly hearing Bai Lu's inner lament, Gu Mian released Xie Bi'an and stood up.

This time he didn't unplug the chainsaw.

The egret trembled as it watched the doctor in front of it raise his foot and then kick the terrifying ghost face on its shoulder.

Then she heard the sound of something being kicked to the ground.

"Damn it!" Feeling the chill behind her disappear, Bai Lu swore and then scrambled to her feet and ran away.

The ghost that was clinging to Xie Bi'an was also kicked over by Gu Mian in the same way.

This was the first time the egret had seen such a look of astonishment on the ghost's face.

In her mind, the ghosts in the dungeon were either chasing players with gaping, blood-red mouths or wandering around with withered claws, scratching here and there.

This was the first time Bai Lu had ever seen such a bewildered and astonished expression.

The expression on the face of the NPC in the suit next to him was also intriguing.

He stared silently at the two ghosts on the ground, his face clearly saying, "You can't reason with these damned ghosts."

Fortunately, the two ghosts knew how to run away when they saw things were going wrong. Ghosts are very fast, mainly for chasing players, and their speed came in handy at this moment.

The two ghosts ran faster than dogs and disappeared in no time.

Bai Lu watched the two ghosts flee in a frantic rush, then her gaze fell on Gu Mian's shoes, which the fat man had polished until they shone: "Your shoes... are they special items? They don't seem like..."

Gu Mian: "..."

Just as Bai Lu was staring intently at Gu Mian's shoes, a middle-aged woman's voice came from not far across the street.

"You..." The middle-aged woman stood in front of the pumpkin jewelry shop, holding a key in her hand, "Are you here to buy something?"

It's obviously the owner or employee of the jewelry store.

Coco quickly went over and showed the woman the pink bow in her hand: "We want to buy the exact same hair clip as this. Do you have any in your store?"

The woman glanced at the bow in Coco's hand, then reached out and put the key into the lock: "Oh, I remember this. We got a batch last year, but not many people liked it. Sales weren't good. We didn't sell the last one until the last day of last month."

The date she mentioned was May 31st, the date on Cao Deren's receipt.

Only after hearing the woman's words did Gu Mian feel relieved enough to walk over.

He really didn't have any extra money to buy any hair clips. What if the store still had stock and they couldn't pay for it? Wouldn't that be awkward?
Coco continued to ask, "Was the last one bought by a man?"

The woman reached out and pushed open the shop door, giving Coco a strange look: "How did you know?"

Coco started to put her fabrication skills to use: "That person is my roommate's boyfriend. He bought it as a birthday present for her. She really likes this kind of pink bow hair accessory, so I thought I'd buy a few more..."

"Oh, oh," the woman's face showed a look of sudden realization, "No wonder the man asked me as soon as he came in if I had any pink bow hair clips, and they had to be studded with pearls and diamonds, so it turns out his girlfriend likes them."

Bai Lu, who had arrived at the store entrance long ago, looked a little pale: "Cao Deren did indeed buy it based on Yuan Haotian's sister's hair clip. It's no coincidence that he bought it. Your guess was correct."

Gu Mian stared at the bow in Coco's hand: "Let's go to Chen Yao's company next and ask him whether Li Shu and Yuan Haotian's first two meetings were coincidences or deliberate. Actually, it's okay if we don't go, you can decide."

Coco frowned: "Anyway, we're going back to the courthouse. I've looked at the map; Chen's company is on our way back to the courthouse. We can just ask him on the way."

Bai Lu nodded solemnly: "Since it's on the way, let's go. But I've noticed something... It seems like the ghost appears when we find clues. The first time the ghost appeared was when we found the surveillance video, and the second time it appeared was when you told me about Li Shu's lie. I have a feeling that the ghost doesn't want us to find clues about the truth. The ghost wants us to make the wrong judgment and cause the mission to fail."

Although the truth has basically been guessed by their judge.

“That’s right,” Gu Mian agreed. “Under normal circumstances, the ghost will most likely appear when we question Chen Yao.”

Bai Lu thought of Gu Mian's two kicks earlier: "I don't think they'll come back..."

Having witnessed the methods of her own judges, she had come to realize that 'we can do whatever we want'.

Although it's unclear why this player is so special, that doesn't stop her from hitching a ride and lying down.

"Hehe." Bai Lu heard the NPC in the suit next to her chuckle a few times. She turned to look at the driving instructor, only to see that he had already rolled his eyes and turned his head away.

“We shouldn’t delay,” Coco said, putting away the ribbon in her hand. “Let’s hurry and get out of this instance as soon as possible.”

Bai Lu nodded: "After asking Chen Yao, let's go back and make the judgment. Now that the truth has been found, let's go back and find Yuan Haotian innocent. After the judgment, we can leave the instance."

"Let's go find Chen Yao now." The green tea girl and the normal player finally had something in common.

The two hit it off immediately and headed towards Chen Yao's company.

Gu Mian watched the two female players leave and said, "Well, actually, I have another idea."

Upon hearing this, the egret stopped and turned around: "What?"

"Regarding the idea of ​​a way out. Now that the truth has come to light, you think that acquitting Yuan Haotian is the right way out, right...? But the truth may not be so."

Meanwhile, Wang Youcai and the other two who had left the school had returned to Dianxin Hospital.

At this moment, the group was resting on the steps of the hospital entrance.

Since there were no NPCs to loot, the group walked the entire way.

They hadn't slept all night, and then lost another teammate in the classroom in the middle of the night. All three of them were in a daze.

"Are we really going to ask those students about Liu Baoma later?" Ye Qiqi looked up at the hospital building with some hesitation.

Ye Weiwei knew why she hesitated: "Since those students didn't tell us in the first place, they probably won't tell us the truth if we ask them now."

Wang Youcai was also considering this issue: "Based on my experience, most instances will have a reversal. At first, didn't we all think that Liu Ben was a murderer who deserved to be punished? According to the reversal theorem, he should have had his reasons, so the school violence is very likely to be true... Of course, I am just guessing based on my experience."

Wang Youcai's guess was indeed a bit crude, but his words were not without reason.

Ye Weiwei is well aware that most instances of dungeons involve flipping.

“Judges don’t need to rely on evidence to make a judgment, and we don’t necessarily need to hear the truth from those students. In fact, we can go back to the court to make a judgment at any time,” Wang Youcai frowned. “There are only two choices, guilty or not guilty. It seems that acquitting Liu Ben is the only way out now.”

Ye Weiwei agreed with Wang Youcai's statement: "I think so too, but I don't know why I always have a very uneasy feeling in my heart."

Wang Youcai patted his pants and stood up: "Just to be on the safe side, let's go ask those students again, even though we might not get any information."

The two female players nodded and stood up.

When the three arrived at the floor where several students were, they discovered a suspicious woman loitering outside their ward.

"What are you doing?" Wang Youcai asked, raising his voice as he looked at the furtive woman.

The woman was startled by Wang Youcai's sudden voice, then turned around and looked at them with a terrified expression.

"N-nothing..." The woman turned around, waving her left hand, speaking very nervously.

Ye Weiwei noticed that her right hand was tucked into her coat, as if she were hiding something inside.

She subtly gestured for Ye Qiqi to take a few steps back before lowering her voice to speak to the woman: "I guess you're Liu Baoma's mother?"

The woman, whose identity had been exposed, was stunned for a moment, then asked, "How...how did you know?"

Ye Weiwei watched as the other person put their hands inside their coat, a common gesture when concealing a weapon.

She didn't answer the woman's question, but continued softly, "Was your son's suicide related to those people in the house?"

The woman stared at them warily, her eyes wide.

“Don’t misunderstand,” Ye Weiwei said. “We are court staff investigating this case. You know your ex-husband is waiting for the verdict in court, right?”

After Liu Baomao committed suicide, Liu Ben and his wife divorced. This was mentioned in the case file, and also by the student named Xu Xingcheng.

The woman then spoke: "Are you really from the court?"

“If you don’t believe me, you can come with us to the courthouse. We’ve seen your ex-husband there. He was wearing a brown shirt, glasses, and had a lot of gray hair at his temples.” Ye Weiwei described the prisoner’s appearance in the courtroom as best she could.

"I believe you! I believe you!" The woman excitedly pulled her hand away, pressed down on her coat, and took a few steps forward. "Since you are judges, could you please help me..."

Ye Weiwei glanced at the ward not far away: "If you don't mind, let's talk downstairs, so that the people inside won't hear us."

The woman wiped away the tears that were about to spill and nodded hastily.

The three of them soon arrived at the hospital lobby.

The woman sat on a chair in the hall, head bowed, recounting her son's story.

Life is like this chapter: dull, tasteless, and tedious.

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