A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

Honghe squinted and said, "Because controlling facial expressions is too easy, it's not interesting at all, and it's a waste of energy, so it's better not to make any expressions at all."

"It's obviously more tiring not to make facial expressions, isn't it?!"

Zhou Ke'er almost blurted out what was on his mind, but his keen sense of humor allowed him to successfully cover his mouth—if this continued, he would become a吐槽役 (tu cao yi, a person who makes sarcastic or witty remarks)!

There's no such thing as a one-time thing when it comes to complaining; once you open your mouth, it's only a matter of time before you become a complainer!

This is a matter of principle, a bottom line!

"Ahem... Okay."

Zhou Ke'er overcame the urge to complain with her strong willpower, then obediently shut her mouth and walked towards the conference room on the fifth floor.

As for Honghe, she rarely speaks except when asking others questions or answering questions.

They arrived at the conference room on the fifth floor in silence.

Just as Zhou Ke'er reached the door, before she could even eavesdrop, a reprimanding voice came from inside.

"The murderer hasn't been found yet? You need at least two weeks? Are you kidding me! Let me tell you, the victim was a sacrifice I painstakingly prepared. If He is dissatisfied with this sacrifice because of it, and we can't offer the murderer up for Him to deal with... then it won't just be me who suffers!"

"Sacrificial offerings???"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly got excited. Oh wow... it seems the background of this module is a bit complicated! Is it going to be sacrificed to an evil god?

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54. I am the murderer (Part 6)

Zhou Ke'er turned around and glanced at the red crane.

The flamingo nodded to him, indicating that she had also heard what had just been said.

There weren't many people coming and going on the fifth floor at that moment, so Zhou Ke'er simply pressed her ear against the door to eavesdrop.

Well... aside from Pris's obsequious "Yes, yes, I'll definitely find a way," all that was left were reprimands.

It looks like there are only two people in this meeting room.

If we can subdue these two people directly, we can probably get some information out of them.

Zhou Ke'er glanced at Hong He, who was also eavesdropping, and her mind raced: "They talk about things like 'sacrifice' and 'offerings' in the conference room without even lowering their voices or plotting; instead, they shout it out without any fear..."

Furthermore, there was no one guarding the meeting room entrance; it seemed they were just casually asking the people on the fifth floor to move aside a bit...

That means they're not afraid of being discovered at all. Why? ...No, it should be said they're not afraid of being discovered by the people in this police station.

"I see. According to this logic, the police station must have been taken over by some cult. After all, even the sheriff has to be subservient to this guy."

"Wait...right, this guy just said the victim was a sacrifice...interesting. Judging by that, the so-called 'City Guardian' in the mission, the man in the black cloak, probably isn't any better."

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously stroked the ruby ​​on her cane. The way her fingers traced the sharp points of the gem gave her a strange sense of security. "No wonder," she thought, "his physical abilities are far beyond those of ordinary people. And... I've never encountered this guy in so many previous cases, yet this time it's such a coincidence that I met him when the victim was a so-called 'sacrifice'... Looks like they're birds of a feather."

"What do we say now? Should we force our way in?"

Red Crane leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er hesitated for a moment.

If possible, he'd like to search for information about "Deepvans" and the man in the black cape. When he came up from downstairs, he saw computers in the police station; it seemed like the game was set in a modern era. Maybe searching would reveal some information.

I was in a rush to get here, so I didn't investigate. After all, there were no clues, so investigating wouldn't be very useful. However, if we confirm that these two guys are cult members, we can connect seemingly unrelated or unusual things and make inferences.

However... it's too late now. Regardless of whether the young policeman is awake or not, Zhou Ke'er and Honghe were definitely seen coming up. Besides, the fifth floor is just less crowded, not deserted.

The fact that no one is stopping Zhou Ke'er and Hong He now doesn't mean that when Pulis and Dipvance come out of the conference room later, no one will tell them that someone is eavesdropping.

There's no other way but to take a gamble and see if we can get anything out of this Deepvans.

Zhou Ke'er breathed a soft sigh of relief and nodded to Honghe.

"boom!"

Upon seeing this, Honghe immediately pushed open the conference room door with all her might.

"Shh!"

The next second, all the people in the conference room looked at Zhou Ke'er and Hong He standing at the door.

That's right, there were more than a dozen people... Besides Pulis and Deppvance, there were more than a dozen burly bodyguards waiting quietly to the side.

"...Damn it!"

Zhou Ke'er's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

Phew... I didn't expect it to be like this. I can't panic. As long as I stay calm, nothing will happen.

Zhou Ke'er put on a cool and aloof expression, as if she knew nothing, and said in a normal voice, "Sheriff Pulis, you really are here. I've been looking for you for a long time. I have to tell you something, we just discovered an important clue... Hmm, I hope I didn't disturb you?"

[It has been detected that more than 2/3 of the people present believed the lie of player "Zhou Ke'er". Title effect activated]

[Sanity restored by 5%]

[Given that sanity is at full, recovery points are temporarily stored, with a storage cap of 20%]

The system notification sounded, and Zhou Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief without showing any emotion. It seemed these guys believed her.

However... from the moment the door opened, there was a strange smell... It smelled like some kind of seafood? No... it wasn't a fresh smell, it was a fishy smell, yes, it should be called a fishy smell.

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously glanced at the person in front of Sheriff Pulis; that guy must be Deepvans.

Speaking of which, this guy's appearance is really... strange. His skin has a grayish-green tinge, like he's been poisoned. And his eyes seem unusually large, taking up almost a third of his face... It looks a bit disgusting.

There were visible water droplets on his skin. Was it sweat? The temperature in this meeting room wasn't particularly high, and he didn't look fat. Was he someone who sweated easily?

"Ah! Detective Zhou Ke'er, how did you find this place? Who told you I was here? Ah... this isn't the time to talk about this, you guys go out first! I'll come back for you later, please!"

Sheriff Pulis snapped out of his shock and quickly spoke to Zhou Ke'er.

"...All right."

Zhou Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief. Staying here in this situation was unwise; it was great to be able to escape. She really should have been prepared before taking action.

Although she breathed a sigh of relief, Zhou Ke'er outwardly appeared displeased, saying, "Since you put it that way..."

After saying that, Zhou Ke'er turned and walked towards the door. Honghe naturally followed Zhou Ke'er.

"and many more..."

Dupuys suddenly spoke without warning.

Zhou Ke'er stiffened, but showed nothing. She turned her head and said with a hint of impatience, "Hmm?"

“He has the smell of a sacrifice… no, cough cough, the smell of a victim.”

Dupuvance pointed at Zhou Ke'er and said to Pulis.

"Damn! You can smell that? That's absolutely ridiculous!"

Zhou Ke'er's pupils contracted sharply involuntarily.

"What offerings?"

Seeing that Priss seemed to want to say something, Zhou Ke'er asked before he could.

"..."

Dipvance ignored Zhou Ke'er, simply waving his hand and pointing at her.

"!"

The bodyguards had barely taken a step when Zhou Ke'er reacted instantly, grabbed Honghe and ran outside, closing the door behind her.

"What do we do now?"

Honghe was being dragged away by Zhou Ke'er, and she felt that the situation was actually starting to get a little interesting.

"What else can we do? Run! Get out of this police station first... Oh right, isn't this guy quite concerned about the victim, the sacrifice?"

Zhou Ke'er immediately replied, "They actually dare to chase me? Who do they think I am! No one can offend Zhou Ke'er, no one! Let's go and tie up that sacrifice... let's see if they want a live sacrifice or a dead sacrifice!"

"However, we do not know where the victim is."

After thinking about it, Honghe felt that this method would work, but there seemed to be a problem.

Zhou Ke'er dragged Honghe down the stairs, taking three steps at a time. "Just ask anyone... After all, we're detectives too. As long as the order to arrest us hasn't spread throughout the entire police station, we'll..."

"Beep beep..."

Before Zhou Ke'er could finish speaking, the alarm bell installed at the police station went off.

"...Damn it!"

Zhou Ke'er cursed under her breath, but quickly regained her composure and whispered, "Don't worry, they can't just openly arrest us. There's no reason for it. And we are public figures, after all. If we were asked by the police to come and then got arrested... that would be trouble for the police. They wouldn't do something so stupid."

And if they were to falsely accuse us of being the murderers, they have no evidence. In such a case, a simple comparison of the evidence would be enough for them to lose. And if they choose to directly use fabricated charges, without even seeking evidence, and simply arrest us based on a mere label... I don't think such a thing could happen in modern society, unless they've completely abandoned public trust.”

As she said this, Zhou Ke'er caught a glimpse of a policeman turning in from the stairwell, but she hadn't seen them yet.

"Officer! Officer!"

Zhou Ke'er's expression instantly changed, and she shouted anxiously at the man, "It's terrible! Someone's attacking the police! Go help!"

This lie was full of holes and couldn't stand up to scrutiny. However, perhaps Zhou Ke'er's performance was too captivating, or perhaps the policeman was completely bewildered by her, but in any case, he believed it.

"What? Such a thing has happened, sir. Please don't panic. I'll go and check on the situation right away."

The police officer quickly said this and ran upstairs.

Just as he passed by Zhou Ke'er, she grabbed his hair and slammed his head against the wall.

To keep the guy from getting dizzy, Zhou Ke'er hit him four or five more times before stopping.

"Phew... now I have clothes to disguise myself."

Zhou Ke'er took a breath and looked at Honghe, "What do you say? Should we change our clothes and disguise ourselves, or just leave it at that?"

However, this isn't entirely impossible... If we get caught, I'll just say I caught one, the other got away, and I brought you back first... That should fool them. What do you think?

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55. I am the murderer (Part 7)

Zhou Ke'er was speaking when she suddenly stopped.

"what happened?"