See the Law of Deception

Chapter 73 Wang's Funeral Home (13)

But he didn't even have time to marvel at Lu Jinzhao's decisive actions; he could only stagger and almost crawl to his feet.

His legs and hands were shaking uncontrollably, an uncontrollable physiological reaction.

Even after standing up, Xiao Ping's brain was still buzzing, and the scene he had just witnessed kept flashing back in his mind, making it impossible for him to calm down.

But the girl, who had initially seemed aloof, suddenly looked at him and softened her tone: "Isn't this something we can do?"

"If you can stand up, then you can survive."

Her words inexplicably warmed Xiao Ping's heart and gave him a sense of courage.

Although his body was still trembling, his despair and collapse had actually subsided considerably.

People also regained their ability to think.

He wanted to thank her, but Lu Jinzhao clearly didn't give him the time. After saying that, she turned and walked towards the next patrol location.

Xiao Ping felt a mix of emotions. In front of Lu Jinzhao, he was nothing more than a useless teammate. But he didn't have time to sigh and could only follow closely behind with his weak legs.

He thought that if he could get out of here alive, he would definitely have to thank this teammate properly.

At this moment, Xiao Ping was unwilling to think about what would happen next, even though he had only passed one patrol point tonight, and even though he subconsciously knew that tonight would not just end like this.

Xiao Ping's steps were no longer as strong as before. He was like a frightened bird, only daring to follow behind Lu Jinzhao. The slightest breeze could make him tremble. Cold sweat almost soaked his clothes, but he was powerless to change the situation.

He was unable to regulate his mindset well and could only let fear spread in his heart.

Lu Jinzhao glanced back at him, then realized with extreme indifference that, given Xiao Ping's condition, it was only a matter of time before he died on the platform.

Unless he is blessed with great fortune, or a powerful person is willing to save him.

However, the latter is impossible to exist on this platform.

As for the former...
Lu Jinzhao recalled what had just happened. She and Xiao Ping were standing on the left and right sides of the door, but it was Xiao Ping, not her, who was face to face with the ghost face.

It seems that even good fortune isn't on his side.

Death was almost inevitable.

I just don't know when it will come.

Even after witnessing such a horrific scene, the patrol had to continue.

Fortunately, after leaving the service hall, the flashlight beam returned to normal. Based on this, Xiao Ping found that the beam remained unchanged when he entered the next patrol location, which made him feel much more at ease.

And the next location, just as he expected, showed no abnormalities.

"That's great." Xiao Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that if that were the case, he could check the flashlight beam for any problems before getting close, so he could prepare in advance and avoid being so frightened that he almost lost consciousness, like he had just been.

He turned to share the good news with Lu Jinzhao, but then thought that with her intelligence, she had probably already figured it out.

"Alright, let's go to the next place."

Xiao Ping's voice was no longer as weak as before.

"Next is the memorial room." But the next second, his tone lowered again.

Memorial room.

One of the locations where something unusual happened last night.

It was obvious that if he went there again tonight, something strange would most likely happen again. Inevitably, Xiao Ping recalled the terrifying scene he had just experienced.

On the way to the memorial hall, even though the distance was no different from that during the day, he felt that he might be walking a little too fast.

Although they weren't moving very fast, it felt as if they had only been thinking for a few moments when they arrived at the memorial hall.

Even Lu Jinzhao's expression was far from calm at this moment.

As they were heading to the service hall, Yangpi jumped out to try and disrupt her emotions, but as they headed to the more dangerous memorial room, she suddenly fell silent.

Lu Jinzhao didn't expect it to provide any more information, but its silence at this moment, instead of remaining silent when it should have, seemed rather suspicious.

What happens in the memorial room?
Lu Jinzhao became more cautious than before. On the way to the memorial room, the flashlight beam did not show any abnormalities, nor did its brightness decrease significantly.

"The memorial room seems to be fine?" Xiao Ping also noticed this, and his tone was filled with surprise.

As the two approached the building in the darkness, the flashlight beams shone on the building's exterior walls, but they did not experience the hallucinations they had in the service hall earlier.

There seems to be nothing unusual.

However, Lu Jinzhao did not let her guard down. She looked at Xiao Ping, whose face showed obvious surprise, and shook her head inwardly.

His character is still not good enough; at least as a passenger, he has a poor temperament and is not vigilant enough.

Lu Jinzhao stopped reminding him of anything.

As the two approached the memorial hall, the building, predominantly black, white, and gray, gave the impression of being in the underworld when illuminated by flashlights at night.

The atmosphere made Xiao Ping uneasy, but the bright beam of his flashlight gave him some courage.

"It's okay." He encouraged himself in his heart: "There haven't been any abnormalities so far. Maybe there will only be two abnormalities in one night. It happened in the service hall before, so it won't happen in the memorial room."

"What I should be worried about is the morgue afterwards."

Thinking this way was indeed helpful; he felt that he had become a little bolder.

But only a little.

At this moment, the two had already reached the door of the memorial hall, and a few more steps would bring them to the entrance.

Xiao Ping hesitated for a long time, but still didn't say, "Let me open the door this time."

He clearly struggled with his thoughts for a long time. When he went to the memorial service, wasn't he still thinking about saying and doing these things?
But for some reason, the closer I got to the memorial hall, the less I could say those words.

Now, as the two stand at the entrance to the memorial hall, he is completely unable to face Lu Jinzhao.

There was even a vague fear that the other party would use the excuse, "I opened the door to the service hall before, now it's your turn to open it," to make him do it.

He understood that he had lost his spirit because of fear, and dared not speak because of cowardice, but he thought that this should be human nature.

At the same time, he also harbored a glimmer of hope that perhaps Lu Jinzhao didn't need him to open the door?

She's so calm, so smart, and stronger than him. Perhaps she doesn't care whether the dangerous tasks assigned to her during patrols are fair enough?

All he needs to do is quietly follow along and live a good life.

He somewhat despised his current thoughts, but made no changes.

This sense of wishful thinking reached its peak when he saw that Lu Jinzhao didn't ask him to do anything, but instead reached out to push the door open himself.

He thought: Great! This way, I can just follow behind her and complete the mission. That way, I can also complete the mission alive, right?
(End of this chapter)