See the Law of Deception

Chapter 158 The House of Evil Spirits (2)

To Lu Jinzhao's surprise, the person who refused could have easily gotten away with it by simply finding a platform, but instead refused outright.

Doing this would undoubtedly make others wary of her, which would be a losing proposition, unless that's exactly what she wants?

Seeing the tense atmosphere, the middle-aged woman who had spoken first tried to smooth things over: "It's alright, it's not a big deal. Let's just introduce ourselves and have a convenient way of addressing each other."

She was the first to state her surname: "My surname is Duan, you can just call me Aunt Duan."

Besides Lu Jinzhao, the other two also gave a simple name. Since it was autumn, the girl with the buzz cut told them to just call her Qiutian (Autumn), while the girl who looked about the same age as Lu Jinzhao gave a name: Tan Meng.

Lu Jinzhao thought for a moment and decided there was no need to give his full name, so he simply asked the three of them to call him Little Lu.

"Now that we all know each other, I think we can discuss some things first."

She looked at the three of them and said, "I assume you're all tenants, right? Why don't we exchange room numbers and confirm your companions' locations, just in case?"

Tan Meng shrugged: "I have no objection."

Autumn hesitated for four or five seconds before nodding: "Okay, I agree too."

Lu Jinzhao memorized the expressions of the others and silently confirmed the general personalities of these unfamiliar teammates. As for exchanging room numbers, she felt there were advantages and disadvantages, but considering that it was a Class A instance, it was necessary to confirm the location of the other human companions just in case, so she did not object.

The apartment building has six floors, but their rooms are all on the third floor.

The layout of this apartment is somewhat similar to a student dormitory, with a long, narrow corridor connecting the same number of rooms on both sides of the floor.

Lu Jinzhao lived in 302, Tan Meng lived in 301, and Aunt Duan lived in 303. Their rooms were next to each other, but Qiu Tian, ​​the girl with the buzz cut who refused to switch stations, lived in 315, directly opposite them.

Upon learning that she was the only one staying in the room on the left, Qiu Tian's expression subtly changed. She didn't say much, but urged, "Is there anything else we need to talk about? Time is running out."

"What's your rush?" Tan Meng looked at her unhappily.

Aunt Duan smiled and tried to mediate: "Oh, no rush. We'll go in when it's time. We have a lot to do. Even if we don't have much time, we should take it slow."

Lu Jinzhao didn't say anything, but just observed his teammates.

She found them very interesting. Everyone seemed to be testing, guarding, and hiding something. Even though they hadn't entered the apartment or encountered any danger, she felt that some of them already had ulterior motives.

She sensed danger in their exchange.

There are definitely people here who are not friendly, they just haven't fully shown it yet.

"This is really troublesome." Lu Jinzhao still had a friendly smile on his face, but he was annoyed in his heart: "It was already troublesome enough that I was suddenly entering the Class A platform alone, and now I have to run into these... strange teammates."

However, Lu Jinzhao thinks there's probably someone even more troubled than her right now.

I wonder what Qin Wan's expression will be when she finds out that she's the only one boarding the train at Yuncheng Station?
"Let's analyze the potential difficulties of this mission."

After a few seconds of silence, it was once again the eldest woman, surnamed Duan, who broke the silence again.

"Is it difficult?" Tan Meng sighed. "To be honest, this is my first time entering a Class A platform, so I don't know either." "What a coincidence? Auntie, it's my first time too." Aunt Duan's face showed a hint of surprise. Hearing this, Qiu Tian's already naturally sour face turned even more sour, because it was also her first time entering a Class A platform.

After Lu Jinzhao declared that he felt the same way, Qiu Tian couldn't help but exclaim, "Are you kidding me?"

How could the train bring together people from four different stations, all of whom were entering a Class A platform for the first time?
This is something that has never happened before.

Lu Jinzhao was thinking that she had suddenly entered this platform because she had obtained the Ghost Bone. So, what about her companions from other stations?

Do they also have secrets?
I think so.

Is this strange atmosphere mostly due to the secrets they all carry?

"We're all newbies to Rank A missions, aren't we doomed?" Tan Meng covered her face exaggeratedly. Lu Jinzhao felt that her acting was a bit too much, which reminded her of Fu Xuesheng.

Fu Xuesheng also liked to say discouraging things, but her expression and tone made her seem really down. Tan Meng, on the other hand, could tell at a glance that Fu Xuesheng was just exaggerating and putting on an act.

As Lu Jinzhao compared the two, Tan Meng seemed to sense his gaze. Suddenly, the knuckles of her right hand, which was covering her cheek, parted, revealing her eye. That eye looked at Lu Jinzhao, and the emotion hidden within it was indeed not fear. However, Lu Jinzhao could not discern what she was truly feeling.

He's an oddball.

Lu Jinzhao marked Tan Meng in his heart.

"If you want to die now, then why don't you just not go into the apartment later?" Qiu Tian sneered, she couldn't stand Tan Meng.

"Oh dear, there's no need to argue. We still have important things to discuss." Aunt Duan stood between the two of them again: "So, does everyone have any thoughts about this mission?"

Autumn rolled her eyes noticeably, then said quickly, "This time the station is called 'House of Evil Spirits,' which must refer to this apartment building. It's haunted, and the time limit is three days. The degree of haunting will probably increase over time, and we need to find the cause of the haunting as soon as possible, otherwise there may be big problems."

"What's the difference between saying this and not saying anything?" Tan Meng lowered her hands from her face, looked at Qiu Tian expressionlessly, and her eyes showed a hint of disgust.

"Then you tell me, let's see what you can say!"

Autumn was clearly quite angry with her, and her tone of voice became aggressive.

"I don't know." Tan Meng shrugged and gave up.

This attitude made the veins on Qiu Tian's forehead bulge, but she didn't do anything in the end, only giving Tan Meng a meaningful glare.

"Little Deer, you haven't said anything. Is something on your mind?" Aunt Duan, who seemed kind, suddenly turned the conversation to Lu Jinzhao.

Lu Jinzhao blinked in surprise, her tone innocent: "Auntie, I think it should be the same as what Qiu Tian said, right?"

"I don't know anything else."

Aunt Duan paused for a moment with a subtle expression, Qiu Tian's complexion improved considerably, and Tan Meng almost couldn't suppress her smile.

“It’s fun,” she said. “Everyone is just as fun as the platform.”