See the Law of Deception

Chapter 19 Qu Township
In retrospect, Lin Zhao's actions were absolutely "deliberate".

"She chose me not by chance, there must be some reason."

Lu Jinzhao pondered. Judging from Lin Zhao's words and actions, she must know the purpose of the ticket and that if Lu Jinzhao touched it, she would become a passenger.

She did it on purpose. Why? Because of the sheepskin?

She stole the sheepskin, but then returned it to herself. Was this some kind of hint?
Lu Jinzhao took out the sheepskin, which was completely blank, as if the writing that had appeared before was just an illusion.

Before touching the ticket and becoming a train passenger, the sheepskin was just a commemorative "talisman" in Lu Jinzhao's eyes. It may not be very common, but it is indeed very ordinary. It is an old object that has accompanied her throughout her life.

She never imagined that the sheepskin would be a supernatural object.

But how did Lin Zhao find out?
Lu Jinzhao even couldn't help but wonder: was there a problem with her sheepskin before this, or did the problem only arise after Lin Zhao took it?
"Unfortunately, I can't ask Lin Zhao myself what exactly happened."

Looking back now, Lin Zhao would occasionally disappear for a period of time, or even skip classes, but no one ever paid attention. Even after Lin Zhao's death, she didn't recall these extremely obvious "abnormalities" until she boarded the train, when the fog covering the abnormalities gradually dissipated.

Even if she wanted to investigate now, it would probably be extremely difficult.

Because no ordinary person would remember anything unusual about Lin Zhao.

"If we want to investigate, we can't just start with Lin Zhao."

Although Lu Jinzhao was anxious to find out what was going on, she also knew that it was impossible for her to find out the truth quickly on her own.

"take it easy."

Over the next few days, Lu Jinzhao tried to find clues about the train and its passengers in the real world, but to no avail.

It was as if an invisible barrier completely shielded everything related to the train from the real world.

"There must be some kind of communication between passengers, but I just don't know it."

Even if they didn't originally exist, the surviving passengers would most likely have spontaneously formed some platforms for communication and information exchange.

Unfortunately, at her station, everyone except her perished, and she received no relevant information.

"Looks like we'll have to wait until the next platform mission starts."

In addition to investigating the train, Lu Jinzhao also tried to find clues related to Lin Zhao.

Unfortunately, just as she had expected, none of the people she contacted believed that Lin Zhao had shown any abnormalities before her death, and there was nothing more that an ordinary student like her could find out.

The peaceful life lasted for about half a month. Under the influence of some kind of rule, Lin Zhao's death was quickly forgotten. The roommates acted as if they had never experienced this, except for Lu Jinzhao, who was still bothered by it.

As time went by, she gradually went from waking up in a fright every day to being able to sleep until she woke up naturally. But in one class, she suddenly heard a familiar train whistle as it arrived at the station.

As if it were some kind of prompt, Lu Jinzhao's heart skipped a beat. She reached out and took out her train ticket, and sure enough, new information appeared on it.

"Class C train, from Yuncheng Station to Quxiang, departure time: two hours later."

A new platform task has arrived.

Moreover, it's a Class C.

"I'm a newbie, and I've already leveled up on my second mission?"

She wasn't sure if this was normal; all she knew was that in the "Summoning Ghosts" tier D mission, there were passengers who had experienced three platform missions, so the train's level couldn't be upgraded one level at a time.

The clues from the train ticket were very limited, and her worries were useless. "I can only go and see what happens. Hopefully, this level C dungeon won't be too ridiculously difficult."

Lu Jinzhao took a deep breath and stood up straight from his seat.

As she expected, the teacher and classmates in class seemed not to notice her unusual behavior. Even when she walked out of the classroom, the teacher did not stop her, and no classmates cast curious glances at her.

At this moment, it was as if Lu Jinzhao had become invisible.

Two hours wasn't a long time; after taking the bus to the train station, there was less than half an hour left, but thankfully it was enough time.

As she stepped onto the stairs leading to the underground platform, the once bustling train station fell silent once more.

Lu Jinzhao had grown accustomed to the silence and was no longer alarmed by it.

On her way to the waiting room, she was still pondering what she would encounter on this platform mission.

When she opened the door to the waiting room, she saw her teammates from this platform.

There are quite a few people; at a glance, it seems there are even more people in this instance than in the [Summoning Ghosts] instance.

Their gazes fell on Lu Jinzhao with a hint of curiosity, but no one asked anything.

From this action, Lu Jinzhao confirmed one thing.

There were no newcomers here, and everyone else had tacitly agreed that no newcomers would participate in this platform task.

Therefore, even if it was a new face, no one said anything.

The atmosphere in the waiting room was somewhat somber; everyone waited quietly until the door was pushed open again.

Two girls entered. One of them peeked around cautiously before asking in a clear and playful voice:
"This is my first time carrying out a Class C mission. Seniors, do you have any experience to share?"

This is not a good question. Lu Jinzhao sighed inwardly, then looked at the person who spoke.

She was a girl who looked like she had just come of age. She had an exaggeratedly short, pink haircut that reached her ears. Her hair wasn't in good condition, so it looked a bit frizzy. She was thin and small, but looked very healthy. Her skin was a bit rough, and her complexion seemed to be dull because she often sunbathed. She was a very striking child, and Lu Jinzhao remembered her at a glance.

"My advice is probably not to get too close to people. After all, who knows if you'll encounter a human or a ghost on the platform?"

Someone answered.

But anyone with a discerning eye can tell from this that it's a veiled attack on the truth.

Do these two know each other, or even have some grudge against each other?

Lu Jinzhao glanced at the two without showing any emotion. The girl who had been veiled by the ghosts wasn't angry at all. She just smiled and replied, "I know. I won't talk to you after we get on the platform, because who knows, you might turn into a ghost!"

After saying that, she made a face.

This is practically a deliberate curse that the other person will die.

However, the person who said that turned their gaze to Lu Jinzhao the next second, looking at her with curiosity and asking, "Pretty sister I've never seen before, is this also your first time entering a Class C platform?"

How presumptuous! Was this done on purpose?
But Lu Jinzhao could see that this child was indeed first-rate at making people angry.

(End of this chapter)