See the Law of Deception

Chapter 53 The Long Street Slaughterhouse (14)

In Wei Ling's plan, she should be stirring up trouble with Lu Jinzhao today to make the mission more intense.

At worst, things will appear calm on the surface, but they'll secretly cause trouble.

In any case, it would never be a matter of arriving at the slaughterhouse and immediately taking away a calf to give to the butcher.

So when Lu Jinzhao actually led the thin calf out of the cowshed and hinted to Wei Ling to lead it into the main building with her, Wei Ling couldn't help but show a puzzled expression on her face.

"Sis, are we really going to complete the mission?"

“Yes.” Lu Jinzhao nodded.

"Aren't you going to do anything else?" she asked.

Seeing Lu Jinzhao nod in agreement, Wei Ling asked curiously, "Why are you being so kind today?"

“Mercy?” Lu Jinzhao paused. “If I were truly merciful, I should try to help others and save as many lives as possible.”

"All I have to do now is complete my own tasks and stop getting involved in the disputes between passengers."

How can this be considered kindness?
"It's just that compared to your behavior yesterday, you seem much more merciful today."

Hearing Wei Ling's words, Lu Jinzhao couldn't help but sigh.

Is it merciful?
Even now, ideas for increasing casualties among passengers keep popping into her mind, and her heart keeps urging her to put the calf back in the barn; she shouldn't have made such an "unwise" choice.

"I should have made better use of the butcher's broadcast today to make the mission go in my favor. It doesn't matter if everyone else dies, since I don't know them anyway."

“Especially that woman with glasses and her little group, I’ve already made enemies with them, and I can’t let them leave this platform and get back on the train alive.”

Such thoughts kept popping into her mind, making her want to give up the rope holding the calf several times, even though it was only a few steps away.

Why should I do something that is clearly not the best choice?

"Anyway, this is a platform. In a platform, isn't it right to do anything to survive?"

"Killing a few people is nothing."

Lu Jinzhao suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"What's wrong? Did you change your mind?" Wei Ling turned to look at her, her eyes filled with doubt.

“No.” Lu Jinzhao shook his head: “I just feel that I should set a bottom line for myself.”

She looked at Wei Ling.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that Wei Ling's personality had been changing since they became friends. It was still okay during the "out of control" incident, but this change was especially noticeable on the platform this time.

How could I possibly influence the people around me?
"Don't let your mind wander."

"Bottom line?" Wei Ling asked, puzzled. "What bottom line?"

“Being too conscientious and principled on the platform is not a good thing.”

Lu Jinzhao smiled slightly upon hearing this: "I know that. I don't want to be a saint."

She was just trying her best to be a "human being".

"So, what is your bottom line?"

"Hmm," Lu Jinzhao thought for a moment, "Let's go with this one."

She pointed to the calf, and Wei Ling was even more puzzled: "A cow? What kind of bottom line is that?"

“I mean, I’m holding its leash now, not a knife ready to kill.” Wei Ling seemed to understand, but she felt that if she was to maintain this kind of companionship with Lu Jinzhao, and Lu Jinzhao occupied the position of “leader,” it was a good thing that she had a conscience and a bottom line.

“Okay, I agree.” Wei Ling nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.

Although Lu Jinzhao intends to use real oxen to complete the task, it doesn't mean she'll just abandon everything.

She had Wei Ling lead the ox into the main building with her, her purpose still being to mislead the others. After all, the remaining passengers probably thought her target was the "rat," while the zodiac sign was the "snake."

This would undoubtedly put Wei Ling in a more dangerous situation than she was, but Wei Ling had no complaints about it.

The sight of the two leading the cow clearly attracted the attention of other passengers, and Lu Jinzhao and Wei Ling's "open secret" caught everyone off guard.

They all thought that today's mission would begin with bloodshed, until someone died.

Even though everyone knows there are cowsheds here and cows inside.

Everyone looked at Lu Jinzhao and Wei Ling with a strange, slightly surprised expression, while the woman wearing glasses looked particularly unpleasant.

Her target is the tiger.

If "Niu" completes the task, then she will bear all the pressure.

She must find "Tiger" and kill him; otherwise, she will face pressure from everyone else.

She desperately wanted to stop Lu Jinzhao and Wei Ling from entering the main building right now, but she couldn't.

Her purpose in stopping the other party is obvious.

It would be better to let them complete their mission, so that I would no longer have any conflict with those two.

We only need to deal with the remaining people.

In the blink of an eye, the woman with glasses had made her decision.

At this moment, Wei Ling and Lu Jinzhao entered the main building again.

"Why do I feel like this place is different from when we first came in?"

Wei Ling returned the reins to Lu Jinzhao, then looked around the main building with some confusion.

A few seconds later, Lu Jinzhao gave his answer: "The wall."

The walls have changed.

When Lu Jinzhao first entered, the walls inside the main building were somewhat dirty and messy, but there were no signs of peeling or cracks due to years of neglect. However, now, Lu Jinzhao noticed that the walls seemed to have become damp.

It looked as if it were soaked in sewage, with a faint stench emanating from the wall. The wall plaster was also wrinkled as if it had been soaked in the tide, and occasionally a black, viscous liquid would seep out from the tiny cracks.

It's as if this building is slowly rotting away.

But buildings are not living things; they are just inanimate objects made of steel and cement. Even if they are rotting, they shouldn't react like this.

“It’s a bit creepy.” Wei Ling looked at the wall carefully and then said, “It doesn’t feel like a wall anymore.”

"Stop overthinking it, just finish the mission and get out of here."

Lu Jinzhao didn't feel good about the current state of the main building. Staying here always gave her a slight chill down her spine, but she couldn't pinpoint any specific source of "danger".

It was as if danger came from all directions; she was surrounded by "danger."

When she first entered the main building, she didn't have this reaction to the building; she just felt that it was extremely dangerous when she looked at the slaughterhouse.

Thinking this, she suddenly realized that as soon as she stepped into the main building, she sensed something was wrong. Could the slaughterhouse, which was the core of the main building and also the most dangerous place, still be as dangerous as when Wei Ling went in?
(End of this chapter)