See the Law of Deception

Chapter 46 The Long Street Slaughterhouse (7)

Fortunately, although the process of retreating was arduous, no other unexpected events occurred.

Wei Ling saw the ghost's figure gradually becoming blurry as the light faded into the distance.

Its towering body was hidden in the darkness, its head always concealed behind flesh and blood, making it impossible to see clearly, yet one was also glad that it was not.

Only after it completely disappeared did Wei Ling suddenly turn around and run wildly towards the door.

She wasn't far from the door, and she reached it in no time.

But what frightened her was that the door, which hadn't been closed before, was now inexplicably shut.

It couldn't have been Lu Jinzhao who did it, so it could only have been a ghost.

Perhaps because she hadn't broken any taboos, the door, though closed, wasn't completely sealed off, and under her tense gaze, it was successfully opened.

When the door opens, what you see is not sunlight or a wide view, but dark cement walls and a narrow corridor.

Startled by the sound of the door opening, Lu Jinzhao saw Wei Ling's startled expression and explained, "Shortly after you went in, the door suddenly closed by itself. I tried to open it, but I couldn't."

Wei Ling was still breathing heavily, barely managing to maintain a semblance of composure amidst her panicked expression. She shook her head after hearing Lu Jinzhao's words:

"I know you didn't close the door."

"Thank you for waiting for me outside."

If it weren't for Lu Jinzhao, but any other teammate in the temporary team, they might have been considering whether to leave this dangerous place the moment the door closed automatically.

"Alright, it's okay now. Take a moment to calm down, and then we'll go out." Lu Jinzhao raised his hand and patted Wei Ling's back, trying to calm Wei Ling down a little with a more intimate gesture.

This action was indeed effective; Wei Ling's swaying gaze visibly stabilized.

Her wildly beating heart gradually calmed down. Looking at Lu Jinzhao's calm face, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Even though she had experienced several platform missions, she still couldn't get used to the existence of ghosts. Every time she faced a ghost, she would be terrified and her scalp would tingle. But Lu Jinzhao had obviously adapted too quickly.

"I'm all better now, let's go."

"Okay." Lu Jinzhao nodded, then suddenly said, "Oh right, after we go out, remember to say that we went in together."

"Before you leave, tell me everything you experienced inside, down to the smallest detail."

"clear."

When the two stepped out of the main building, they found that all the remaining passengers were already waiting outside.

Upon seeing the two emerge, each person displayed a different expression, but most of them looked on with a sense of joy.

After all, the fact that both of them came out alive means that the mission might not have been difficult.

The fact that two people went in each carrying a rat and came out alive also made some people waver.

Sure enough, someone immediately asked, "What was the situation inside when you went in?"

At Lu Jinzhao's behest, Wei Ling said to the person who had asked the question, "I can tell you, but what will you offer in exchange?"

Normally, passengers entering the platform would exchange clues for free, but this time, someone set a bad precedent for the platform task, and the rest of the people naturally could no longer follow the tacitly accepted rules.

As soon as Wei Ling said that, many people's expressions turned ugly.

Wei Ling naturally knew that saying such things meant making enemies. It was best not to become enemies with other passengers on the platform. She dared to do this not because she blindly trusted Lu Jinzhao.

In terms of value, she felt that all these people combined did not compare to the fear she felt when she was opposed to Lu Jinzhao.

When she said this, Lu Jinzhao was standing next to her. The two of them had appeared together before getting on the car. In other people's eyes, their team affiliation was obvious. Since she had attracted hatred, Lu Jinzhao would not be able to escape unscathed.

Finally, she did trust Lu Jinzhao more and admired her.

Therefore, she chose to carry out the plan devised by Lu Jinzhao, becoming someone completely bound to Lu Jinzhao in this mission.

Lu Jinzhao and Wei Ling spent quite a bit of time inside, and they happened to be there when everyone else was hesitating about whether to go in. By the time they came out, there wasn't much time left before it got dark.

Therefore, while the person asking the question was still hesitating, some people couldn't hold back any longer.

“I’ll trade with you, I have information.” As soon as the speaker’s voice came out, Lu Jinzhao noticed that the woman with glasses’ expression subtly changed. In Lu Jinzhao’s view, although the man always spoke in her small group, various details showed that she was the team leader. She was smart enough to use her numerical advantage to establish an information advantage early on.

There must be some plan behind it, which is why they brought up the exchange at the entrance, breaking the long-standing default rule of sharing information within the platform.

Wei Ling and Lu Jinzhao's unconventional methods clearly disrupted her original plan. She probably didn't expect that someone could be so reckless on the platform when facing a life-or-death crisis.

The plan was unbalanced, but she had the advantage in numbers, so she wasn't in a hurry.

Those who chose to exchange were led aside by Wei Ling and Lu Jinzhao. This time, it was Lu Jinzhao who spoke:

"Answer me three questions, and I will tell you what to pay attention to after you go in, and what will happen."

"Okay." The person nodded.

"First question, what's the design on your hostage?"

Upon hearing this question, the person in front of him suddenly changed his expression, as if he had suddenly remembered something or realized something, and began to look at Lu Jinzhao with suspicion.

But he clearly hadn't grasped the crux of the problem yet; the immediate survival crisis was far more pressing. So, he could only hesitantly pull out the hostage and answer, "It's a rabbit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Ling's eyes widened slowly when she saw the hostage.

The instant she saw the rabbit, several simple clues quickly connected in her mind, and almost instantly, an idea took shape.

She immediately wanted to speak, but seeing Lu Jinzhao's calm face, she held back.

At this moment, Lu Jinzhao was already asking the second question.

What is your Chinese zodiac sign?

The man in front of him had an even stranger expression, but he still answered the question first: "It's the rat, I was born in the year of the rat."

Wei Ling raised an eyebrow, her gaze towards the man carrying a complex meaning.

But Lu Jinchao still asked, "One last question: Has anyone asked you these two questions before?"

".have."

"So can you tell me what happened? Why are you asking this?"

Sure enough, this wasn't a secret that was hard to discover.

“According to the principles of the transaction, we only need to tell you what happened in the building. There’s no need to explain anything else to you, right?” This time, before Lu Jinzhao could speak, Wei Ling spoke first.

She didn't want Lu Jinzhao to explain to the person in front of her.

Moreover, who knows who will find out this information the next second after we explain it to this person?

This time, the information exchange at the platform was not the same as before.

So she quickly finished explaining what had happened in the building and then chased the person away.

Once the person had walked a little further away, she looked at their departing figure, moved slightly closer to Lu Jinzhao, and even though she tried to lower her voice, it was still filled with surprise. She asked:

"The twelve zodiac animals?!"

Lu Jinzhao nodded: "Yes."

After answering, she looked at Wei Ling again and asked, "Is it okay to do this?"

If we don't explain it to that person, and he doesn't understand the key points, makes the wrong decision, or is easily misled by others who already understand the true nature of this platform mission, he might lose his life today!
Wei Ling pursed her lips, her face still displaying that arrogant demeanor: "Your question is already enough of a hint. If he can't figure it out, then it's not my fault."

Lu Jinzhao sighed and gently tapped Wei Ling's shoulder with her finger: "I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about you. If he dies, are you okay with it?"

She still remembered the look of surprise on Wei Ling's face when she learned that she had used other people's lives to test her suspicions.

"No problem, I've already made up my mind."

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Lu Jinzhao looked at Wei Ling in silence, wondering if she had led her astray.

I didn't have perfect attendance this month, so I updated less. Next month I'll be able to get perfect attendance, so I'll update more often.
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