See the Law of Deception

Chapter 163 The House of Evil Spirits (7)

Everyone seemed to have encountered something strange last night, and these strange things all seemed like some kind of omen.

Ghosts do exist, but for some reason, they only "harass" them, as if there is a barrier preventing them from immediately harming them.

The ghostly figure hanging outside the window, the bloody hand inside the wall, the bloodstains seeping from the mattress, or even the knocking sound outside the hallway.
When it was Lu Jinzhao's turn, she thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I heard someone calling my name in the corridor, but I didn't dare to open the door to see."

"So you deliberately said you knocked on our door to test whether we heard the sound outside?" Tan Meng immediately said.

“Yes.” Lu Jinzhao nodded, readily admitting it.

"You're quite clever," Qiu Tian said, glancing at Lu Jinzhao.

Lu Jinzhao smiled and didn't say anything more.

"What are your plans for today?" The group looked at each other, and Qiu Tian was the first to suggest, "I want to go downstairs and take another look at that blackboard."

"Shall we go together?"

"Let's go together. If we split up, we might encounter some danger. We don't even know the situation of this mission yet." Lu Jinzhao didn't say anything, but the others had already made up their minds in just a few words.

Then, the three of them looked at Lu Jinzhao together, asking her for her opinion with their eyes.

Lu Jinzhao had no objections. She had originally wanted to go and take another look anyway, but she found it amusing how her teammates had settled the matter so easily with just a few words.

They all seemed unwilling to let anyone act alone, wanting to keep everyone together.

Why is this?

Is it simply because it's dangerous to act alone?
Lu Jinzhao followed behind the three, watching their backs with great interest.

Everyone was very careful as they moved around in the corridor, making sure not to violate the two "rules" written on the blackboard: no loud noise and no running in the corridor. Even though they didn't know what the purpose of these rules was or what the consequences of breaking them would be.

It didn't take long to get to the first floor, and nothing unexpected happened. Lu Jinzhao was the last one to walk down the corridor. When she turned the corner and saw Qiu Tian walking in front, Qiu Tian had already seen what was on the blackboard. However, her expression was extremely unpleasant.

When Lu Jinzhao followed her gaze to the blackboard, he understood why her expression was so unpleasant.

The words on the blackboard have been changed.

[It is forbidden to carry controlled knives or enter other people's rooms.]

This rule seems to have been established because something happened in the past, and its purpose is more to protect than to restrict.

She thought of the corpses in her room. Could they be related to this rule?

"The words on the blackboard can actually change?" Qiu Tian murmured to herself, her voice still very low.

How often do the words on this page change? And how do these changes occur?

"Is there something wrong with the blackboard itself, or did someone erase the original writing and rewrite it?"

Aunt Duan asked several questions in a row, but no one could answer them.

"Do we really have to follow what's written on it?" Tan Meng's eyes were unreadable, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

"Of course we'll need to," Aunt Duan sighed. "Unless you can accept the consequences of breaking the rules."

Upon hearing this, Tan Meng pursed her lips and said nothing more.

"Does that mean we can make a lot of noise and run around in the hallway?" Qiu Tian suddenly asked. "After all, the rules have changed." "I don't know. Maybe you can try it for us?" Tan Meng looked at her, her tone clearly encouraging.

Autumn's lips twitched: "Then forget it."

While the group chattered away, Lu Jinzhao's mind was elsewhere; instead, he focused on his surroundings.

Lu Jinzhao's memory used to be quite good, but it was only at the level of an ordinary person. Perhaps it was the experience on the train that stimulated her, or perhaps it was because she was no longer an ordinary person after obtaining her destiny. Now her memory is so good that even she herself is surprised.

Although the first floor was still dirty and messy, with stains and meaningless graffiti on the walls and garbage piled up in the corridor, just like when she first came in yesterday, Lu Jinzhao still remembered...
When Qiu Tian came in yesterday, she must have kicked away the trash blocking the way.

But now the trash that should have been kicked away has returned to its original position.

Even if someone deliberately tried to restore these things, the rotten garbage, already broken and scattered, should never have been restored so perfectly.

It's as if nothing has ever changed here.

This is just a small detail. Qiu Tian's actions were also very casual at the time, and perhaps even she herself did not remember doing such a thing. Now, only Lu Jinzhao has noticed this.

"Sure enough, there was a problem with the room, and the apartment itself also had problems."

The different handwriting on the blackboard, the apartment restored to its original state as it was on the first day—what do these represent?

There are many clues, but they cannot yet be pieced together to reveal the "truth".

The truth behind the apartment haunting couldn't possibly be that someone brought a controlled knife into the apartment, broke into the tenant's room, and brutally murdered the tenant, could it?

This could be the truth, but it cannot be the truth about Platform A.

too easy.

Lu Jinzhao looked away. Several teammates were already discussing whether to stay on the first floor and wait for the blackboard to change, but this time Lu Jinzhao did not follow the "majority's" decision. When the three teammates looked at her again, she shook her head.

"I'm going back to my room."

As soon as she finished speaking, the expressions of her teammates changed.

"Little Deer, how could you act alone?" The eldest person raised an objection first, and Lu Jinzhao looked at her with puzzlement in her eyes.

“Aunt Duan, since you’re afraid of the danger of going alone, why don’t you stay together? It’s my business if I’m afraid of going alone, you don’t need to worry about me.”

These words were completely different from her previous silent and compliant demeanor, and a hint of surprise appeared on Aunt Duan's face.

"Little Deer, how could you say that?"

"This platform is very dangerous. There is strength in numbers. The death of even one person could have serious consequences."

Tan Meng and Qiu Tian simply watched coldly from the sidelines, showing no intention of helping Aunt Duan persuade her.

Lu Jinzhao wore a polite smile, but while Aunt Duan was still lecturing her, she completely ignored her and turned to walk upstairs.

The elderly man, who had always presented a kind face, suddenly revealed a sinister expression, but then quickly followed after him in the next instant, as if he was wary of something.

Lu Jinzhao heard the footsteps following closely behind him, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

The person who seemed the kindest actually gave her the worst impression.

　That's the limit. But starting tomorrow, I'm going to challenge myself to update twice a week!
　　(End of this chapter)