After a good rest, Jiang Ran picked up the shovel again and pried it into the gap of the coffin lid little by little. After a lot of effort, he finally pried open the heavy lid.
With a "bang-dong" sound, the coffin lid tilted to the side, revealing a corner that could be used to peek inside the coffin. Jiang Ran did not hesitate and directly used the principle of leverage to push the coffin lid open. Finally, he finally saw the whole picture inside the coffin:
A skeleton lay quietly in the coffin. In the sunlight, you could see some carrion-eating insects wriggling around it.
Jiang Ran breathed a sigh of relief, but the information he saw suddenly made him stop.
"..."
The Super-Dimensional Divine Eye automatically appraises everything Jiang Ran sees, including the skeleton in the coffin. The appraisal information for the skeleton at this moment is:
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Lina's Skeleton Remains
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There are less than ten tombstones in the entire cemetery, and there is a long distance between each two tombstones. Jiang Ran is sure that he has not dug the wrong grave.
So, where did Elle's body go, which was supposed to be in this coffin?
Who was it that secretly replaced Lina's body with Ai'er's coffin?
·
In the orchard of Ella Village, Wei'er was picking fruits anxiously. The annual "Rain Festival" required a large amount of fruits to make jam.
This morning, Rod, who had always had a good relationship with Wei'er, suddenly confessed to her.
Until Rhodes confessed his love to her, Wei'er had never thought about what would happen between them, because in Wei'er's cognition, Rhodes was just a good friend who took care of the orchard together.
Therefore, in response to Rod's love, Wei'er could only say to him, "Thank you." Apart from that, Wei'er didn't know what else to say.
If possible, Wei'er hopes to continue to be good friends with Rhodes, but after being confessed to today, it seems that they can't go back to their childhood sweetheart relationship... It would be too cruel for Rhodes to continue being friends.
However, Wei'er couldn't lie to Rhode. She couldn't imagine herself living with him. If she had to say what she expected her future life to be like, Wei'er would think of the person who had appeared in her mind from time to time recently.
"Good afternoon, Wei'er."
While she was thinking about that person, that person's voice appeared behind her. For a moment, Wei'er thought it was an illusion, until she turned around and found Banning standing there, Wei'er realized that she was not hallucinating.
"Hey, hey...! Banning, why... are you here?"
"Ah, good afternoon."
Wei'er was surprised at first, then added a greeting, and was frightened by Banning and became flustered.
"Why, don't you welcome me?" Banning asked.
"How, how could I not be welcome! It's just...you just showed up so suddenly that you scared me."
Wei'er felt that Banning must be doing something bad on purpose, otherwise he wouldn't appear behind her quietly. She clenched her fists and wanted to scare Banning, but she didn't have enough courage to act yet.
"Yes...are there clothes that need mending?" After unwillingly admitting defeat, Wei'er took the initiative to change the subject.
"No, the village chief asked me to ask if you have enough manpower. There must be a lot of preparations to be made for the Rain Festival, right?"
"Oh, about the Rain Song Festival... I can still handle it for now... I can handle it."
Wei'er hesitated before answering, and she glanced at Rhodes who was pulling weeds in the distance.
——(Rod looks a little depressed...I don't know if it's a big deal...)
"Don't force it."
Banning's voice drew Wei'er's attention back.
"Uh-huh."
"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy. The village chief said you can always come to him if you need anything."
"Well, okay~"
"Then I'll leave first?"
——(Eh? Leaving so soon?)
Wei'er didn't expect Banning to leave as soon as he arrived. She wanted to keep Banning, but she didn't know what to say. In the end, she could only nod and agree.
"Hmm... Yeah, take care."
Wei'er watched Banning leave reluctantly, but unexpectedly, Banning turned back after just two steps. Wei'er didn't have time to react, and Banning found that she was still looking at him. She suddenly froze in place, feeling both happy and shy.
——(No, don’t be shy! I just watched the guests leave, right! There’s nothing to be shy about!)
Wei Er pretended to be calm and continued to look at Banning. Banning smiled and said to her, "Wei Er, if you need me, I will help in the carpentry shop later."
"Hmm... Yeah! Okay~!"
"I'm really leaving this time."
"Hmm~"
·
(Benni: Jiang Yan, you really are such a scumbag.)
(Jiang Ran: Really?)
(Benny: Where to go next? Looking for...looking for the ghost...ghost Ai, Ai'er in the village?)
Speaking of Ai'er, silly Loli became scared again.
Seeing the stupid loli being scared made Jiang Ran happier than anything else.
Not long after, Jiang Ran arrived at Wei'er's house with ease. Everyone in the village was busy at this time, and there was no one around Wei'er's house.
Silly Loli now understood that Jiang Ran’s real purpose of going to the orchard was to confirm Wei’er’s afternoon schedule—this guy was going to sneak into and search Wei’er’s house right after digging the grave.
(Benni: Jiang, Jiang Ran, this isn't a good idea. What if we get caught...)
2.27 - Clues Are Hard to Find (Update)
(Jiang Ran: If you’re scared, you can faint again.)
Jiang Ran's teasing hit the sore spot for the silly loli. Today in the cemetery of Ella Forest, she was indeed scared and fainted for a while.
There's no way around it, stupid Loli is the worst at dealing with ghosts and monsters.
(Benni: Humph! I'm just reminding you kindly! If you do something untoward, I won't be responsible!)
This time, just threatening words were not enough to calm the stupid loli's unhappiness. Ever since she entered the Prison Star world, she had always been bullied by Jiang Ran, and she had never bullied Jiang Ran.
Prigok Nissen, she must fight back!
(Benni: By the way, Jiang Yan, don't you always prioritize efficiency? Ghost and Ghost Ai'er's relationship has nothing to do with winning over Wei'er, right? Now if you just work harder, Wei'er will confess to you soon, right?)
(Jiang Ran: Wei'er can't die before I get the confession points.)
Jiang Ran answered the silly loli while observing Wei'er's house. Jiang Ran found that the locked room in Wei'er's house had no windows, and the only entrance was the locked door.
(Benny: Hoho, to prevent Wei'er from being killed by Ghost Al? It sounds like that, but that's just your excuse. If Ghost Al wanted to kill Wei'er, he would have done it long ago, right? And didn't you already deduce that Ghost Al was no longer in the village?)
The stupid loli's intelligence can only be exerted to an overclocked level when she is confronting Jiang Ran.
(Jiang Ran: Inferences are just inferences. The only reliable thing is objective facts.)
(Benni: Okay, okay, then just keep pretending to be so cold and heartless. Anyway, in my opinion, you are just worried about Wei Er.)
The silly loli's last sentence, which deliberately emphasized the key point, left Jiang Ran unable to answer for several seconds. At this moment, the silly loli created the best record of "making Jiang Ran speechless"!
(Jiang Ran: It’s up to you. You are free to think whatever you want.)
After saying this, Jiang Ran no longer paid attention to the harassment of the stupid loli. Now he had used a branch to pry open the window of Wei'er's living room and climbed into the house through the window without leaving any trace. He needed to concentrate on the next few minutes.
The clue to the truth is hidden in this house.
·
In the orchard, Wei'er and Rhodes were still busy preparing for the Rain Festival. At this time, the children from the village found Wei'er with a young child.
"Sister Wei'er~Sister Wei'er~!"
The children chirped like a group of chicks and gathered under the tree where Wei'er was.
"Little John is three years old today! He came to ask you for the ball~"
"I want a ball~! I want a ball~!"
Wei was busy picking fruits on the tree and had no time to go down to the ground, so she blessed little John on the tree.
"Happy birthday~! Little John!"
I don’t know when it started, but every time a child in the village turns three, Wei’er will give him or her a well-made leather ball. The three boys who climbed trees in the orchard yesterday also received leather balls made by Wei’er and regarded them as treasures.
At this moment, Little John came to the orchard to ask Wei'er for the ball, but Wei'er was already overwhelmed by the "Rain Song Festival".
"Rod! Can you help me get a ball from my house for Little John? My house key is on the workbench in the orchard! The ball is in my living room!"
The children were making a fuss, and Wei'er had no choice but to ask Rod for help.
"Of course I can, but... it's not good for me to enter your house... right?"
Rhodes has not yet recovered from the heartbreak and doesn't know how to face Wei'er.
"It's okay. I have some needlework and fabrics at home. You can come over anytime."
Rod didn't want to have any more contact with Wei'er because of embarrassment, but he couldn't stand the children's noise, so he had to take the key and go to Wei'er's house.
When he arrived at Wei'er's house, Rod accidentally saw a figure flash past in the house through the window.
Although the man moved quickly, Rhodes still saw through his identity.
——(Banning!?)
Rhode immediately realized that Wei'er had locked the door, but Banning appeared in her room. He must be doing something shameful! Without thinking too much, Rhode immediately opened the door and rushed in. He searched room by room in the direction of Banning's movement, but he couldn't find Banning.
——(Did he escape through the window?)
Rhodes checked and found that there was indeed an unlocked window. He immediately turned around, walked out of the house and ran back to the orchard.
"Wei, Wei'er! I saw that guy Banning sneaking around in your house. I don't know what he was doing!"
Rhodes was very excited. He knew that he had something on Banning. As long as Banning's image was destroyed, he might still have a chance.
"Oh, you scared me by being so loud."
However, Wei'er's reaction was not what Rhodes had imagined.
"Banning's okay. He just came over and told me that I forgot to lock the window. He passed by and saw it, so he climbed in and locked it for me. But everyone in our village is a good person. It doesn't matter whether the windows are locked or not~"
Wei'er smiled and said just two words, and she brushed off such a suspicious matter. This made Rhodes feel powerless, as if he had punched his fist into the water.
Rod was speechless.
At this time, even if Rod told Wei'er, "Bannion lied to you!" or "Bannion had other purposes for entering your house!", it would be meaningless because Rod had already seen Wei'er's unconditional trust in Banning.
Without sufficient evidence, he had no way to destroy such a trusting relationship.
·
(Benny: Huh… Huh… I was so scared… I was so scared… I thought that brat Rhode would expose me…)
The silly little girl gasped in fear, and Jiang Ran also knew that he had just been seen by Rhode. When the incident happened, Jiang Ran immediately guessed that Rhode might rush back to inform Wei'er, so he left the scene immediately and took the initiative to tell Wei'er that he had entered her house before Rhode could.
Of course, Jiang Ran had told a white lie to justify his trespassing. "He was accidentally caught and reported by Rhode" was a minor incident Jiang Ran didn't even frown at.
What really troubled Jiang Ran was the results of the search of Wei'er's house.
Just now in Wei'er's house, Jiang Ran did not find any signs of life other than Wei'er. On the other hand, he had not yet found the key to open the locked door.
(Benni: Jiang Yan, do we have to go to Wei'er's house again to look for the key today?)
(Jiang Ran: No, I can’t use such a lame excuse as helping to lock the windows a second time.)
(Benni: Then... go to the orchard to help Wei'er? I know there's a famous saying on your Earth that goes, "When men and women mate, the work is easy!")
(Jiang Ran: …)
(Benni: What the hell, am I wrong?)
2.28 - Rain Festival is coming
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