See the Law of Deception

Chapter 230 Heredity (36)

Whether they are passengers or villagers, the mission is trying to reduce their numbers.

The villagers' attitude is also easy to understand. They accepted the passenger as one of their own, and when they learned that the passenger had committed murder, they did not condemn him or try to analyze the pros and cons to persuade him to give up. Instead, they simply hid away.

Let them resolve the issue internally.

They accept passengers without attacking or helping them, as if silently waiting for the end of a trial, where those who survive will become one of them and fully integrate into their community.

But the loss of passengers was still a terrible thing for the villagers. Even if the passengers would become their own people in the future, the villagers still chose to hide for the moment.

If anyone's going to die, let it be these "semi-outsiders" who haven't fully integrated into the village.

Very understandable.

However, it is also somewhat difficult to understand.

While Lu Jinzhao was thinking about these things, internal strife was still raging ahead.

As expected, Luo Yu stepped in to help her side.

This was not unexpected for Lu Jinzhao. After these few days of contact, she had realized that Luo Yu was probably very credible in her team and held a position of almost absolute authority.

She arranged many things, some of which were risky, but in essence, they were all for the purpose of better understanding the platform, completing the mission, and getting out alive.

Her teammates probably trusted her a lot, otherwise they wouldn't have taken two tablets with them so readily.

Luo Yu may have promised to help her, or even given her something to save her life.

She is respected and trusted in her city, and of course, she won't stand idly by right now.

However, Xiang Liang and another special-grade officer did nothing.

Compared to Luo Yu, the atmosphere in Xiang Liang City was more indifferent.

They acted together simply because they came from the same city, were assigned to the same residence, and naturally followed suit.

But in essence, they are not really united teammates.

Therefore, in their view, the woman's behavior was caused by their own mistakes. Since they didn't have enough money to change the mission, they should have rushed to complete the mission instead of leaving themselves with such a big hidden danger.

Now, they have no reason to pay for her mistake.

Therefore, they were merely indifferent bystanders.

After all, even if the woman dies, their "team" still has two top-tier members.

Xiang Liang wouldn't meddle in other people's business, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Looking at the scene before her, Tian Lei whispered to Lu Jinzhao from behind, "Luo Yu is quite good to her teammates."

This reminded her of several top-tier fighters in Yuncheng.

Although the atmosphere at Yuncheng Station is considered friendly compared to other stations, most of the time, everyone is minding their own business.

This trend started at the top level.

I've heard that even when you're in a team with top-tier members on the platform, most of the time they only offer some guidance and reminders. They don't help their teammates like they're taking care of children. Instead, they're more like a somewhat indifferent mentor, pointing out your mistakes but not helping you complete the task. They make you work hard on your own.

It's better than Xiang, but not as good as Luo Yu.

Tianlei prefers the style of Yuncheng's top-tier characters.

It would make her feel safer; she needs that sense of distance. Getting too close would make her feel dangerous.

Tian Lei completely ignored the fact that she was hiding right behind Lu Jinzhao, very close to him.

The woman died quickly, through some supernatural means. Her body looked somewhat disharmonious; her limbs were forcibly twisted into bizarre shapes by forces not of human origin. Fortunately, she died swiftly, without enduring excessive suffering. This "farce" soon came to an end.

Xiang Liang and the others didn't even change their expressions, and Luo Yu's side also let the matter drop after the woman's death.

Everyone acted as if nothing had happened.

“Now we should think about where those villagers have gone.” Luo Yu looked at everyone present.

"Do you mean we should find all the villagers?" Xiang Liang asked.

“Yes.” Luo Yu nodded: “They ran so fast, they must know something.”

"We need to ask."

"But where should we look?" Shen Yi asked.

“They definitely didn’t go far.” Luo Yu narrowed her eyes and looked at the surrounding mountains. “They can’t leave the village.”

"Can someone's destiny or supernatural objects help find them?"

Several top-level officers took the lead, and after exchanging glances, Xiang Liang's teammate, another top-level officer named Qin An, stepped forward.

"I'll do it; my destiny can help."

She didn't specify what her destiny number meant, but she quickly gave a general direction.

"The villagers are in the southwest direction, but I don't know their exact location."

“Okay, having a direction is enough.” Luo Yu nodded and led her teammates towards the southwest.

She wasn't worried that Qin An would lie; there was really no need to.

Lu Jinzhao and the others followed behind. Clearly, everyone wanted to find the villagers and get useful clues from them.

Tian Lei followed behind her and whispered, "Could it be a fate similar to that of the fortune teller?"

However, if she were a fortune teller, she would know the exact location of the villagers, not just a general direction.

"It should have a similar effect, but not this type?"

Lu Jinzhao thought for a moment. Since it was already a top-level expert, if it was someone with a destiny like a fortune teller, it was impossible for them to only be able to give a vague direction.

It might be a different destiny, but it comes with this effect.

It is located in the southwest, near the back mountain.

"Could they have hidden in the back mountain?" someone muttered.

"What should we do if we find them? The villagers are unwilling to answer if we ask them directly, and we don't have the fate to interrogate them like that, so we can't just make them tell the truth." The speaker sounded a little troubled.

She once teamed up with someone whose destiny was "Torture," and it was really convenient. This destiny could even have some effect on ghosts. Although it couldn't make ghosts speak human language, it could temporarily imprison them or neutralize their attacks!
After all, interrogation is inherently aggressive.

“Perhaps the villagers won’t hide too much?” Lu Jinzhao suddenly said.

Her words made several special-grade officers thoughtful, and some first-grade officers showed agreement, but there were also a few who seemed not to understand her words.

"That would be best, but if they tell us everything they know, it also means that what they know is probably not very useful."

Lu Jinzhao does not agree with this view.

They already have a lot of information, but they are still missing something crucial. The villagers' words may not have a huge impact, but they will bring them closer to the truth.

This is a death platform; they should not underestimate any detail.

(End of this chapter)