See the Law of Deception

Chapter 221 Heredity (27)

The red envelope didn't work.

This means that she is not currently possessed by a ghost or being attacked.

So what is her situation now?
Even Tianlei, who has relatively more experience at the platform, has never encountered such a thing before.

She had a bad feeling; any change that happened on the platform would only be bad.

Now, she has no idea what the consequences of this change will be.

Since we can't prevent it, we can only make the most of the time.

Tian Lei held the red envelope tightly, not letting go, and quickened her pace, trying to complete the task as soon as possible.

However, the moment the anomaly occurred, it was already destined that this mission would not be easily completed.

As Tian Lei listened to her hurried footsteps and breathing, she gradually realized that the sticky footsteps that followed her like a shadow were gradually merging completely with her.

The gap between her and it grew smaller and smaller until it was almost indistinguishable.

It was as if it had completely merged into her body.

But in fact, Tian Lei didn't see anything else appear from beginning to end, and even the supernatural objects couldn't identify where the danger came from.

The moment the footsteps completely merged, Tian Lei abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Nothing happened.

But she stopped.

Its head was lowered, its expression unusually calm, its breathing steady, seemingly undisturbed, quiet and obedient, as if it had become one with the silent village.

One second, two seconds
One minute, two minutes
Time passed slowly, but Tian Lei remained standing calmly in the same spot, like a stone or a tree, not like a living person.

Until one moment, her breathing rhythm suddenly changed, and she came "alive".

She took a new step, her expression became lively, and she was unconsciously counting in her mind.

She found nothing.

Unaware that she had just stopped in place, she noticed nothing, and her body showed no other abnormalities.

Tian Lei found it strange.

She was almost finished with her mission, and she was even on her way back, seeing her house, but the "danger" had not yet arrived.

"What's going on with this mission?"

So simple?
wrong.

Tian Lei shook her head. Nothing had happened during this mission, but she still didn't know what it meant.

This undoubtedly represents a deeper danger.

"I'd rather take it easy." Tian Lei sighed helplessly as she looked at herself, now that she had reached the courtyard gate.

If nothing unexpected happens until she enters the room, it means that the mission has been completed "uninterruptedly".

This is the worst possible situation.

One of the tasks in Death Platform is to ensure that passengers are not harmed. So, what is the price?

Never before had Tianlei been more eager to see a ghost than he was now.

Unfortunately, nothing more happened until she pushed open the courtyard gate, walked into the courtyard, and saw Lu Jinzhao waiting for her.

It was as if she had really just gone out on patrol, and during that time only a small thing happened that made her a little suspicious.

But why does Lu Jinzhao look so serious?

"What happened?" Tian Lei walked in, making sure she had completed her task, and then asked. Lu Jinzhao tossed her something—Tian Lei's memorial tablet.

"See for yourself."

Tian Lei's eyes held a hint of doubt, but after looking down at the memorial tablet in her hand, they immediately turned to shock.

The memorial tablet has been changed.

The changes were subtle yet striking: two characters had appeared on the previously blank memorial tablet.

【Heavenly Tears】

her name.

The characters were carved crookedly, with varying depths of strokes and particularly ugly writing, but at a glance, one could recognize that it was her name.

"When?" she asked immediately.

She didn't doubt that it was Lu Jinzhao who carved it. In the past, she would definitely have considered this factor and wondered if her teammate would do this on purpose to harm her, but now, she didn't even think about it.

"About eight minutes after you left."

Tian Lei was startled. She realized that it was roughly the time when she was hopelessly lost in her memories.

"And another thing," Lu Jinchao frowned as he looked at her, "What happened? Why were you outside for an hour?"

One hour? !

Tian Lei suddenly looked up: "An hour?"

“Yes.” Lu Jinzhao confirmed, and even raised his hand to show Tian Lei the time.

Tian Lei suddenly realized that she had been keeping track of time by silently counting in her mind, and in her mind, she hadn't encountered any accidents, so she hadn't been constantly looking down at her watch.
I'm not sure.

She hesitated before speaking, and even though she tried hard to recall, she couldn't be sure exactly when she had been outside for so long.
She has absolutely no memory of this!
If she couldn't figure it out on her own, Tian Lei placed her hopes on Lu Jinzhao. She carefully recounted her experiences during the mission, not missing a single detail, including the strange footsteps, her abrupt memories, and the fact that the red envelope had failed to exorcise the ghost.

After listening, Lu Jinzhao checked the time and did not immediately voice the thoughts that had flashed through his mind. Instead, he decided to carry out the mission first.

"I'm not sure if I'll also lose time without realizing it, so I need to go and carry out my mission first. I'll deal with the rest when I get back."

Tian Lei nodded obediently and then said proactively, "I will take good care of the memorial tablet and remember its changes."

The two almost tacitly agreed that Lu Jinzhao's memorial tablet might also undergo changes.

"However, if everyone wastes their time unconsciously after going out, there should be quite a few people outside by now."

The tasks have time limits, and cities with larger populations realize that it is no longer possible to carry out the tasks one by one.

You should avoid those people.

This was not difficult for Lu Jinzhao; she could simply have the shadow puppet walk ahead to "scout" the location for her.

"I'll go first."

Lu Jinzhao didn't waste any time. After listening to Tian Lei's story, he only thought for a few minutes before deciding to go out.

Tian Lei placed her memorial tablet in front of her. Lu Jinzhao checked the time with her to make sure that the time on his phone and watch was not wrong at the moment, and then left the room.

Shadow puppets are merely tools. Even Tan Meng only retains some of her instincts. She can command the shadow puppets to clap their hands continuously at a rhythm she requests, but she cannot make the shadow puppets "count".

They have no "intelligence" and do not understand "mathematics" or "numbers".

Therefore, she still has to count on her own.

Fortunately, time won't be an issue, so all I need to do is control my pace.

　There will be more today, but it will be a little later.

　　(End of this chapter)