See the Law of Deception

Chapter 90 A Phone Call from Lin Lin

After leaving the train, Lu Jinzhao returned to her rented room.

She checked her phone and saw a missed call from a day ago, from her childhood friend.

I opened the text message and sure enough, I saw a lot of messages from the other party.

The last message asked what happened, why she wasn't replying to messages, and why her phone was unreachable; if she saw this, she should call back.

After reading the message, Lu Jinzhao called her back.

The call was answered quickly, and Lin Lin's sweet voice came from the other end: "Chao Chao, what's wrong?"

She was certain that Lu Jinzhao's lack of response to messages and phone calls meant something had happened, rather than simply ignoring her.

Indeed, this was the case. Although the two went through a period of "cold war," their friendship quickly warmed up again after they found a way to back down.

Lu Jinzhao thought for a moment and then said, "There are some things that are not easy to say, so please don't ask."

Lin Lin frowned on the other end of the phone upon hearing this, but did not press for further details. She simply said, "I was originally planning to call you this weekend to arrange a meeting, but it seems too late now."

Lu Jinchao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Isn't it troublesome to come back from the capital?"

There's no need to travel back and forth by plane during such a busy weekend just to meet someone. Is there some other reason?

Sure enough, Lin Lin's next sentence was an explanation: "I might say that I'm going to do something very dangerous."

"I thought I should at least see them once. I just went back to see my parents yesterday."

Now it was Lu Jinzhao's turn to frown.

"what's up?"

"Hard to say"

Now it was Lu Jinzhao's turn to feel familiar with this phrase.

Did she just say that a few seconds ago?

This eerie, familiar feeling.
Lu Jinzhao paused, then asked jokingly, "What could be so dangerous that you'd act like you're giving your last words?"

"Is it possible that you could still die?"

To everyone's surprise, Lin Lin fell into an eerie silence after she asked what seemed like a joke.

Her friendship with Lin Lin can be said to have started when they were toddlers. Although their friendship did not develop smoothly and they were even rivals at one point, and they would occasionally have some strange competitive feelings during their adolescence, and they became completely estranged in their senior year of high school, they are still very good at understanding each other.

Lin Lin's silence made her realize that she was right.

"You're not kidding?" Lu Jinzhao couldn't help but confirm again.

"Would I joke about something like this with you?" She heard Lin Lin sigh.

Indeed, although Lin Lin was more playful and outgoing than her, and often joked with her, she always knew her limits and would never talk nonsense about such things.

Holding her phone, Lu Jinzhao asked another question: "Are you going abroad?"

Lin Lin exclaimed, "Why do you ask that? I'm not going abroad, I don't even have a passport."

"Are you going to get involved in pyramid schemes?"

"No, not at all!"

"So you don't want to live anymore?"

"I still really want to live." Lu Jinzhao heard Lin Lin's helpless laughter, but he couldn't laugh at all at this moment.

She already had an idea in her mind, but she was unusually confused and didn't know whether she should ask it.

Why did Lin Lin suddenly change his personality, say things like "change your fate," and then suddenly go to an unfamiliar city, and now say these strange things?
In Lu Jinzhao's heart, the answer was already faintly clear.

Perhaps Lin Lin had already experienced what she is going through now when she was in high school.

But at that time, I was completely unaware of it.

Indeed, it would be truly astonishing if she could perceive the effects of a train on ordinary people.

And these unusual things about Lin Lin, when connected by her, were things that only happened after she became a passenger, weren't they?
A feeling of helplessness crept over her, and she wondered, "Is it really such a coincidence?"
"Is that something you absolutely have to do?" she asked, a question that even she herself thought was obvious.

She recalled their last meeting; Lin Lin had no idea that she had also become a passenger.

From a passenger's perspective, Lin Lin actually had quite a few flaws, or rather, she didn't bother to conceal them at all, since the train would automatically reduce the impact.

She's probably telling herself these things now because she thinks that once the call ends, even if she's anxious right now, she'll gradually forget about it.

Even if she dies, neither her parents nor her friends will feel excessive grief.

Rather than saying goodbye to family and friends, it's more accurate to say goodbye to oneself and everything about being Lin Lin.

"Yes, I have to go."

She heard Lin Lin's reply: "But it's okay. Hmm, if I come back alive, I might have a lot to gain. Then I'll come find you again."

Lu Jinzhao frowned: "What are you saying?"

Who talks to their childhood friend like that?
How scary.

"Oh, just take it as a joke," Lin Lin said with a laugh. "I have to go now, I have something to do~ Bye!"

The call was quickly disconnected. Lu Jinzhao stared blankly at the ended call screen for a moment. She tapped the back of her phone lightly with her finger, wondering why Lin Lin would suddenly say these things.
She began to search her memories, those that she had previously ignored, but which gradually became clearer as she became a passenger.

But the deal with the sheepskin has blurred many of her memories. She can only recall that Lin Lin had looked at her with a hesitant expression when they met eyes, especially on the day the college entrance exam ended, but she didn't say anything at that time.

So why am I talking about this today?
This indicates that she felt she was likely to die on this mission.

Therefore, the task must be very difficult.

She recalled that Lin Lin suddenly returned to Yuncheng. At that time, she didn't just meet with her; she also met with other people.

Lu Jinzhao suddenly thought of something and opened the forum.

Sure enough, I quickly saw a post on the homepage.

A new death platform is about to open. According to the list, there are 14 passengers boarding this special train!

[Fourteen people is a considerable number for a typical train platform, but on a death platform, many of them are likely cannon fodder, and it's hard to say how many will survive.]

The specific list of personnel has not been leaked, but it is certain that a total of 11 Class 1 passengers and 3 Special Class passengers entered the platform this time.

[Place your bet now! Will this Death Platform give rise to a new Grand Slam champion?]

"This is it."

Lu Jinzhao immediately realized that, most likely, Lin Lin was going to participate in this "Death Platform".

Judging from what she said, she was not a special class passenger, but a first class passenger, so she felt that she was likely to die.

But if she comes back alive, she can become a Special Grade, which is what she calls "a great achievement".