See the Law of Deception

Chapter 200 Heredity (6)

Nothing else happened on the first night after entering the village.

As dawn broke, the silent village awoke.

The light rain that had fallen all night had temporarily stopped, and wisps of smoke from cooking fires floated in the morning mist above the village.

Tian Lei woke up from her light sleep and saw Lu Jinzhao standing outside the door, still holding the memorial tablet in her hand. When Lu Jinzhao turned around after hearing Tian Lei's movement, she saw Lu Jinzhao's gaze fixed on the memorial tablet.

"This?" Lu Jinzhao picked up the memorial tablet and shook it, then explained, "I found that if I place the tablet more than five meters away from myself, it will start charging me."

It seems the "Carry it with you" quest is still ongoing.

"And this morning, there was a slight change to the memorial tablet."

A faint scratch appeared on the originally blank memorial tablet.

Tian Lei quickly took out the memorial tablet she had placed beside her pillow, and sure enough, there was a faint scratch on it.

She and Lu Jinzhao exchanged a glance, and they both had a guess about the scratch in their hearts.

"Let's go out and have a look today."

On their second day at the station, they needed to gather information and look for clues about "genetics".

Incidentally, we also need to observe the condition of the other passengers.

She didn't plan to act with Tianlei. They were already the smallest group, so it was best to split up to gather information.

Although Tian Lei looked somewhat at a loss when she heard the arrangement, she had no objections. She was just a little annoyed that she might have to communicate with strangers if they split up, but she didn't think the arrangement was wrong.

She walked out of the courtyard and saw that the door to the warehouse next door was still closed. She heard noises inside, but no one came out.

So she looked at Tian Lei and gestured with her eyes. After Tian Lei nodded, Lu Jinzhao walked towards the ancestral hall.

Although the rain had stopped, the road was still very muddy. Fortunately, some sections of the road were paved with bluestone slabs, on which were strings of yellowish-brown footprints, the marks left by people with muddy shoes.

It looks very new; it must have been left this morning.

I just don't know if it belongs to a villager or a passenger.

The village seemed more lively in the early morning compared to when she first entered yesterday. When she came in last night, Lu Jinzhao had even wondered if there were any living villagers here, since the whole village looked lifeless.

But now, she finally saw normal human figures.

At least, they look like normal human beings now.

Although their numbers are small, their appearance, mannerisms, and even the occasional sounds of conversation all resemble those of ordinary humans.

The only exception was that the villagers looked at her, an outsider, with somewhat strange eyes.

This strangeness wasn't like the slightly gloomy oddities she'd seen on the platform before, but rather a kind of gaze that carried a hint of expectation.

What are they hoping for?
Furthermore, Lu Jinzhao noticed that although the villagers she occasionally encountered would cast glances at her, they were only ordinary glances, as if they were just casually looking at passersby. They wouldn't look at her for long; they would just glance at a stranger and then continue with their own business.

"While harboring some unknown expectation, is it that you don't place too much importance on it?"

Or perhaps for some other reason, the villagers are not paying much attention to these outsiders for the time being?
Since the villagers seemed relatively friendly, Lu Jinzhao planned to try striking up a conversation with them later to ask for information. But for now, she needed to go to the ancestral hall first. She carried the memorial tablet in her backpack on her back. On her way to the ancestral hall, she saw two passengers. Her memory was excellent now; the moment she saw them, she remembered that they were on the busiest platform, the same platform where the male premium passenger had been.

It seems these two are also heading to the ancestral hall.

This is not surprising; unsurprisingly, people from all four cities come to visit the ancestral hall in the morning.

But strangely, one of them had a rather solemn expression.

Under what circumstances could one wake up this morning with such a somber mood, assuming everything was safe and sound during the latter half of last night?

Lu Jinzhao smiled slightly, guessing that this person might not have received a memorial tablet.

At that moment, she was the person in her city who was most anxious to get to the ancestral hall.

Lu Jinzhao followed the two men toward the ancestral hall. The two men naturally noticed her, but since this was not their home, they could not drive Lu Jinzhao away. Moreover, the situation was unclear and it was not advisable to make enemies, so they ignored Lu Jinzhao.

When they arrived at the ancestral hall, there was already someone inside, Luo Yu.

Upon seeing the two newcomers and Lu Jinzhao following behind, she showed no surprise, but she didn't ignore them either. Instead, she approached them with great interest and struck up a conversation.

"What are you looking for? There's nothing here right now?"

His tone was somewhat nonchalant, sounding curious yet teasing, and a little offensive.

But since she was a top-tier character, the offense became less offensive; at least, others wouldn't show any displeasure.

The two did not answer her question. Their city had the most people this time, and there were also two other special-grade people. Although they were worried about Luo Yu in front of them, they were not intimidated.

Lu Jinzhao, however, replied with a good-natured expression, "I wanted to check on the condition of the memorial tablets."

Luo Yu glanced at her and saw her smiling face, but even with a smile, she didn't look very friendly.

It wasn't that Lu Jinzhao looked scary; it was just that her temperament was really strange. Even when she tried to show a friendly smile, to those who didn't know better, it seemed to carry an indescribable chill and evil, making her seem like no good person at all.

Lu Jinzhao was not unaware that her current demeanor was somewhat "ghostly," but the practice of using a business smile was ingrained in her bones. She was used to it and too lazy to change it for the sake of how others perceived her.

Little did he know that his current laugh would even make a top-tier expert pause in surprise?
Surprisingly, it can even serve a somewhat interesting purpose.

Lu Jinzhao let his thoughts wander haphazardly.

"Oh~ come to see the memorial tablet." Luo Yu was indeed stunned for a second. In that second, she was thinking about whether Lu Jinzhao's fate was related to being possessed by a ghost.
"No need to look anymore. I've been at the ancestral hall for a while and haven't found any memorial tablets. It seems they were all taken last night."

The special agent raised an eyebrow and said in a somewhat dishonest tone.

Lu Jinzhao's gaze swept over the ancestral hall. The floor was messy, with many muddy footprints. The table where the memorial tablets were placed was no different from last night. The tabletop was clean, as were the other places. It was clear that people often came here to clean.

Aside from hers, there were only three sets of fresh footprints, belonging to the three people in front of her.

"Senior." The one with the most solemn expression among the two suddenly looked at Luo Yu and asked, "Did your city receive an extra memorial tablet?"

Oh?
This is getting interesting.

Lu Jinzhao looked at the two people with great interest.

(End of this chapter)