I made myself the protagonist

Chapter 277 Other Players
The players checked the four rooms on the second floor in turn, and the bedroom of the husband and wife was the focus of attention.

However, the deceased's personal belongings had been disposed of by distant relatives, and the house was empty except for furniture such as beds, dressers and wardrobes.

Just when everyone thought there was nothing unusual and was about to leave, Li Xinjian suddenly stopped them.

"Wait, there seems to be something under this bed..."

In reality, Li Xinjian is 1.8 meters tall. Now he has traveled to a child and observed the surroundings from the perspective of the other child, which also made him notice some places that are easily overlooked by others.

Hearing what he said, Ling Yun immediately turned back and moved the bed away with Lin Yuanqi.At this time, they discovered that there was a layer of white powder scattered on the surface of the floor under the bed. Not only that, but also mixed with some black remains that looked like leaves left by burning leaves.

Tang Yao lifted the mattress and accidentally found some strangely shaped plants under the bed.The plants themselves are sun-dried and dehydrated, and the white has a touch of gray.The size of a single plant is no larger than the palm of an adult, and the whole body exudes a sweet smell similar to spices.

"What is this? Dried flowers?" Lin Yuanqi also picked up one, put it under his nose and smelled it.

"It seems to be sage. This kind of plant is also found in China, and it is mostly used to make sachets and essential oils."

Pan Rong immediately recognized this strangely shaped plant: "I have a girlfriend who likes its smell very much. She often buys it and keeps it at home. She even gave me a bundle. She said that burning sage can improve Feng Shui and purify the air." The energy of the room makes the mind feel comfortable."

"It's similar to smoked moxa, right? I can't tell. Foreigners also pay attention to these health-preserving methods. My mother used to like to do this. It's smoky and pungent. I really don't know how healthy it is." Li Xinjian complained.

"It shouldn't be that simple." On the other side, Ling Yun bent down and twirled the white powder on the ground.He found that all these things were table salt.

As if realizing something, he turned back to the bedroom of the two children again, and unexpectedly found the same thing under their bed.

Especially the youngest daughter Leah, when she lifted her mattress, everyone was surprised to find that there was a thick layer of salt and sage residue under the mattress. It's weird.

Ling Yun thoughtfully said: "In the West, sage and salt are used to drive away evil spirits. In this family, the husband James is a surgeon, and the wife Jenny is a teacher before the accident. It stands to reason that the couple does not seem superstitious. people."

At this time, Lin Yuanqi suddenly thought of a foreign horror movie he had watched before: "That movie was about exorcism, and the family moved into a new house, but who knew that there were evil spirits entrenched in the house, who wanted to kill the intruders." Not long after moving in, the hostess discovered that strange things continued to happen in the house, and later, she began to feel unwell, and only then did she realize that she had been possessed."

"Let's look around again, maybe there are places in the villa that we don't know about, such as the attic, the basement, etc." Lin Yuanqi said: "Before the mission officially starts, at least for the time being, we are safe. of."

However, Ling Yun and his group searched the villa up and down, but still found nothing abnormal.

After tossing for a long time, more than three hours have passed before I knew it.At noon, everyone simply made some food and got together to discuss the next plan.

"Having said that, the mission will not be officially released until after twelve o'clock tonight. Since we can't find any problems in the villa, why don't we go around and ask about the house and its former owner?" Ling Yun Pointing out the window, he said, "Walk about 200 meters to the east, and there is another family over there."

"Didn't the agent just say that the former owner had worked in the hospital in the town? Although the success rate is not high, I think it's still necessary for everyone to go. By the way, we need to buy enough food." Tang Yao added road.

"That's it." Everyone hit it off, and when they were eating, the doorbell outside suddenly rang.

Ling Yun originally thought it was the housekeeping staff mentioned by the intermediary, but when he came to the door and saw the picture on the video, he found that standing outside was a middle-aged couple in their forties, and two a teenage child.

Intuition told him that the identities of the four people outside might not be that simple.

After he opened the door, he looked at the other party vigilantly, and then asked, "Hello, what can I do?"

"Hi, we live nearby...the William family." The man hesitated when he said his name.

This kind of hesitation does not seem to be concealed intentionally. In Ling Yun's view, it is more like playing role-playing or script killing games with friends. When introducing himself, he has not yet adapted to his new identity.

Ling Yun looked at the family in front of him calmly, especially the two children.Seeing that their expressions were not right, the thoughts in their hearts became more determined.

"It's a player from the third district." Ling Yun directly switched to Chinese.

Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly brightened: "Yes! It seems that this trip was not in vain!"

He shook hands with Ling Yun, and excitedly said to a boy next to him: "Brother Zhu, you are indeed right. Besides us, there are really other players this time!"

After hearing the movement outside the door, Lin Yuanqi and his group from inside also followed.

After seeing the family of five in front of them, the four people outside the door showed a look of understanding.

The boy next to the middle-aged man nodded calmly, stepped forward and said to Ling Yun: "Hello, we are the team from the C08 base in the third area. My name is Zhu Qingrong, and I am the team leader."

As he spoke, he pointed to the other three people behind him: "They are Liu Jigeng, Yan Ru, and Feng Yijia."

"There are people other than us joining the mission?" Lin Yuanqi raised his eyebrows, folded his arms and said, "Interesting."

After everyone introduced each other, Ling Yun asked Zhu Qingrong: "Do you live near here?"

The latter nodded and pointed to a car parked nearby: "We live closer to the town, about three or four kilometers away from your home."

"That's it." Ling Yun was a little strange, even he himself didn't know that there were other players involved in this mission, how did the other party know their identities?Thinking of this, he immediately asked the doubts in his heart.

And the boy named Zhu Qingrong didn't answer his question immediately, but looked at the villa behind Ling Yun: "If it's convenient, can we go in and sit down?"

"Of course no problem." Ling Yun turned sideways and welcomed him into the room.

After sitting down, Zhu Qingrong didn't make a fool of himself, but went straight to the point: "It's like this. After entering the mission, we tried our best to check the information about this town. Soon, I noticed the murder that happened in this villa half a year ago . My intuition told me that it should be related to this mission, so we came here."

Ling Yun replied thoughtfully, and then, what the person named Zhu Qingrong said made them even more stunned.

"I came here this time because I have something to discuss with you. In fact, apart from the James family, there have been three similar cases in this town, and the victims, without exception, are big families like ours."

(End of this chapter)