See the Law of Deception

Chapter 102 Inheritance (8)

When the bone was placed under the light, Lu Jinzhao examined it carefully for a long time and confirmed one thing.

These bones, like that human skin, are too "perfect".

It's so perfect it's almost unsettling.

Lu Jinzhao slowly ran his fingers over the bone stick, confirming that there were no flaws on its surface, and that it was exceptionally smooth and flat, as if it had been polished. It was a bone stick many times larger than an ordinary shadow puppet stick.

Lu Jinzhao frowned slightly, her gaze falling on the animal skin shadow puppets that had been completed on the workbench. Under the flickering lamplight, she found these shadow puppets to be exceptionally lifelike, so lifelike that they seemed to move along with the flickering firelight.

"Don't overthink it." Lu Jinzhao shook his head, raised his hand and put all the shadow puppets on the workbench into the box and locked it.

They said they shouldn't overthink it, but they still became wary in practice.

After locking up the shadow puppets, Lu Jinzhao took out a saw and aimed it at a human bone.

She expected that cutting these bones would take a lot of time and effort, but when she actually started cutting, she was surprised to find that the bones were not particularly strong.

It even has an indescribable "soft" feel.

The cutting process was surprisingly quiet, and when she successfully sawed through a human bone, the cut surface was incredibly smooth.

"What the hell is this?"

Lu Jinchao could only tell that these were definitely not normal human bones.

However, this saves time on grinding; you just need to saw out bone pieces of the appropriate size.

But it went too smoothly.

Lu Jinzhao is starting to have some doubts after arriving safely.

The trial itself was far too easy.
This was completely different from what she expected.

Unless the difficulty of the trial was intentionally made so low.

What's the purpose?
The low difficulty level could only be intentional, designed to help them complete the task quickly.

If they successfully pass the trials, they will be able to create shadow puppets.

If that is the goal, then working backwards, if it is dangerous, then to make one's situation safer, one should not make shadow puppets.

But this is completely unworkable.

This answer is completely contrary to the information about the customs clearance platform.

As Lu Jinzhao thought about it, he started to feel a headache.

She wasn't sure if her current assumptions were right or wrong, but whether they were, she couldn't see a solution to the problem for the time being.

"I need to re-examine the existing clues."

As Lu Jinzhao cut, she meticulously recalled everything that had happened from the moment she stepped onto the platform until today. However, her train of thought had to be interrupted from time to time. She had to pay attention to whether there were any abnormalities in the human skin in front of her, and she also had to keep an eye on the bones that her hands were cutting.

As the night passed, Lu Jinzhao had cut the bones into many suitable skewers, and the human skin had been sitting obediently. Meanwhile, she had also sorted out some ideas in her mind.

What she cared about most was the trial itself.

Although Zhong Sui would read the contents of the letter aloud first, everyone would also look at what was written on it afterward. She had read it and found that it was no different from what Zhong Sui had said.

"Is the problem with your problem-solving approach?"

Lu Jinzhao spent the whole day thinking about this question.

The five of them were trapped in this old house, completing this not-so-difficult trial task. It seemed that as long as they successfully made the shadow puppet, they could return to reality.

But everyone knew in their hearts that things would not be that simple. On the third night, everything was still calm, except that the pieces of meat on the wooden table had completely rotted. In a pool of meat paste, a letter was stuck on top, and the request was that the passengers complete the hollowing, coloring and shaping by 12 o'clock that night.

You're in too much of a rush. If you do this, we can assemble the shadow puppets and finish making them tomorrow.

The unease grew stronger in Lu Jinzhao's heart, and he even began to instinctively resist completing the task.

But she didn't want to be the first person to fail to complete the task.

That night, after confirming the tasks for the new day and everyone parted ways, Fu Xuesheng took the initiative to come to their door.

She looked at Lu Jinzhao and said bluntly, "Don't you feel something's wrong?"

Lu Jinzhao nodded, feeling somewhat anxious: "I think we can't go on like this."

So passively, completing tasks one by one according to instructions.

In this way, they are only slowly approaching the trap of death.

Fu Xuesheng looked somewhat hesitant: "I have some things to do. If I don't come to the meeting tomorrow, something might have happened to me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinzhao simply looked at her calmly and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Since the other party is contacting her now, there must be a collaboration involved.

"I'm going to see what happens if I don't finish the task by 12 o'clock."

Lu Jinzhao was somewhat surprised. This person was incredibly bold.

Is this how you high-class passengers complete your missions?
Perhaps sensing Lu Jinzhao's surprise, Fu Xuesheng explained, "It's not that we're not doing any tasks at all, um... it's probably just keeping to the time limit?"

"What do you need me to do for you?" Lu Jinzhao asked.

"Could you go to Master's room earlier tomorrow and check if there are any changes?"

“Okay.” Lu Jinzhao nodded.

Even if Fu Xuesheng hadn't said anything, she probably would have gone anyway.

Fu Xuesheng was planning to do something, and she also had some plans in mind to implement.

"You're not going to die, are you?" She looked at Fu Xuesheng, her tone calm, making it impossible to tell whether she hoped the other person was dead or alive.

Fu Xuesheng still looked dejected: "I don't know either, maybe?"

"Although I still want to live, this platform is too strange. Maybe it will be difficult for everyone to survive."

"I'll do my best. If it's just a bit dangerous, I should be able to survive."

Lu Jinzhao could tell that she had some trump cards up her sleeve.

That's true. Without a trump card, how can you dare to take a risk?
Isn't she planning to give it a try herself?

Lu Jinzhao wasn't sure if others were aware of this issue, but considering the potential competition among passengers implied in the waiting information, she didn't intend to ask or share anything further.

While reviewing the situation at the platform last night, she noticed a key point.

On the first night, they received their first task.

At that time, the "master" requested that they use the skin and bones of the dead to make a human-shaped shadow puppet.

At that time, the master's corpse was placed in front of them, so everyone naturally assumed that the corpse would be used to make it.

But what if any skin and bones from a dead person would suffice?
Compared to this bizarre corpse, with its obviously mismatched skin and bones, why not choose something else?

Yes, there are no extra dead people here, but doesn't she happen to have a supernatural item that, after being used, has the side effect of causing her to slowly die?