See the Law of Deception

Chapter 60 Death Platform
The weather was nice the day I met Lin Lin.

Yuncheng is not a tourist city, and even during holidays, there are not many people.

They arranged to meet in the city center, an old city center that hadn't changed much from before.

Even though they hadn't seen each other for a while, Lu Jinzhao spotted Lin Lin's figure immediately in the crowd.

Why is Miss Wanrenmi so popular? Besides her personality, there's another major reason: she's beautiful.

With her delicate features, fragile body, soft voice, and focused gaze, her charm is irresistible to her peers.

Good-looking children will definitely realize that they are good-looking, let alone Lin Lin, who is not only beautiful but also smart enough.

After a long time, the sickly look on her face had almost disappeared, which made her stand out even more in the crowd.

Lu Jinzhao was able to spot her at a glance, and she found Lu Jinzhao immediately as well.

Compared to Lu Jinzhao, Lin Lin was obviously more outgoing. As soon as she saw Lu Jinzhao, she stood on tiptoe and raised her hands to wave in Lu Jinzhao's direction.

The movements were exaggerated, but Lin Lin made them look cute, not over-the-top.

She withdrew her hand and ran towards Lu Jinzhao's location. When she arrived, Lu Jinzhao saw her slightly flushed face and her arms, which were no longer thin but had exceptionally healthy lines. Before he could even marvel at how well Lin Lin had recovered, he was embraced tightly.

"Chao Chao! I miss you so much!"

This is what the popular young lady said when she didn't reply to her messages.

After hugging her, Lin Lin let go and looked her up and down, asking, "Chao Chao, didn't you get enough rest?"

"You look more tired than I do!"

Lu Jinzhao sighed: "Yes, I was surprised too. You look..."

"How about that? Aren't you full of energy!"

"You are so energetic. I feel like I look at least five years older standing next to you."

"Huh? How can you say that!"

The two chatted back and forth without the slightest awkwardness.

Lin Lin dragged Lu Jinzhao along for two hours, buying a bunch of trinkets. Lin Lin seemed to have a particular fondness for these kinds of things.

Throughout the process, she kept complaining about the trivial things she encountered at school. As always, Lu Jinzhao didn't say much, but occasionally gave a response.

As they were talking, Lin Lin suddenly asked, "What about you, Chaochao? Have you made any new friends at university?"

Lu Jinzhao shook her head: "No, I don't have time to make friends. I have my own things to do."

"Huh? So cold-hearted!"

"But then again, you've always been like this."

In Lin Lin's memory, Lu Jinzhao always had an inexplicable indifference towards people and things. She seemed gentle and polite, but she always felt that she didn't care about anything.

She has friends, and even has a good relationship with them. She is also quite popular in the class. But Lin Lin knows that once she leaves high school, Lu Jinzhao will no longer have any contact with them.

This is true.

"That's great. I feel like Chaochao would be fine anywhere."

"Are you not doing well?" Lu Jinzhao keenly sensed the subtle emotions in Lin Lin's words.

"It's much better now." Lin Lin hesitated for a moment: "When I first arrived, I was unfamiliar with the place and didn't know anything. Plus, I wasn't in good health, so it was a difficult time for a while."

She spoke vaguely, probably because she didn't want people to worry.

"Don't worry, do you think I'm someone who can be bullied?" Lin Lin laughed again, revealing two sharp canine teeth.

"I've already dealt with all those who bullied me."

That's true. The seemingly gentle and weak little princess is actually quite vengeful.

"You really haven't changed at all," Lu Jinzhao said with a smile. Lin Lin turned to look at Lu Jinzhao and said seriously, "That's great, Jinzhao hasn't changed either. I thought you would ignore me."

Lu Jinzhao shook his head slightly, about to say something, when he saw Lin Lin suddenly look at the watch on his wrist, and then say somewhat anxiously:

"Huh? It's almost time."

"Chao Chao, I have dinner plans tonight, I have to go now!"

Lu Jinzhao paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, go ahead."

She wondered, what other friends does Lin Lin have in Yuncheng who are more important than her?

Were they high school classmates?

But she didn't ask.

Back at school, Lu Jinzhao checked out of the dormitory. Sure enough, things that were normally not allowed were made possible for her.

She has already found a place to rent. Although it will be a bit expensive, the location is good.

After moving into the new dorm, Lu Jinzhao didn't say goodbye to her roommates, because she knew that it was meaningless whether she said goodbye or not. Her roommates would forget her in the days to come, as if the dorm had never existed for her and Lin Zhao.

Lu Jinzhao only reminisced for a short while before turning on his computer and logging onto the forum.

Logically, she first searched for Lin Zhao's name on the forum, but still found nothing, before casually browsing the homepage.

Even though Cloud City doesn't have a large number of passengers, there are fresh posts on the forum every day. Occasionally, these are just casual chats, but most of the time they are about train and platform missions, as well as posts related to passengers.

Thanks to the forum, Lu Jinzhao has learned the names and personalities of many high-class passengers.

They also learned the unspoken rule that if passengers "kill each other" in the real world, the passenger who kills the other will inevitably face an increased difficulty level in the next instance.

Even in cases of "hiring a hitman," the perpetrator and the killer will share the karmic consequences.

This is a protective measure, though not very thorough, but it's enough to keep the passengers in check.

Nobody wants to face more difficult dungeons; just surviving at the current level is already a huge challenge.

In addition, today's forum revealed an even more interesting piece of information for Lu Jinzhao.

[Rumor has it that a new death omen has been issued.]

When Lu Jinzhao saw the title, she didn't understand what it meant. But when she clicked on it and saw the discussion among the forum members, she slowly began to understand.

"Death omen" is an abbreviation referring to the ominous signs that appear on a special-grade platform.

The special-grade platform has another nickname, which passengers call the "death platform," simply because its difficulty is so high that it is "one-way trip," and its number is extremely rare.

Even for VIP passengers, once they enter the platform, there is no guarantee that they will come out alive.

Whenever the Death Platform appears, the train will give a warning, a full month in advance, so all the special agents will know that it is coming.

The Death Platform is also one of the rare platforms that appears repeatedly.

It's like a thriller movie; most stations only have one installment, while higher-level stations are like more commercially successful movies, with sequels.

As for the Platform of Death, it is almost certain that there will be a "sequel".

However, high risk also means high reward. It is said that as long as passengers can survive the death platform, they will receive unexpected benefits.

As for what it is, no top-level official has revealed it yet.

Normally, the elites enter and exit the [A] level platforms, but that doesn't mean they can easily come out of the [A] level platforms alive, since [A] is already the most dangerous level among the regular platforms.

The Death Platform is extremely rare, and whenever it appears, the surviving elite passengers always gather together to discuss countermeasures.

Unfortunately, it seems that only those with special access can see the trailer, and there's no information on the forums about what kind of platform it is.

All we know is that every time it appears, powerful passengers perish.

(End of this chapter)