Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

After a few sharp breaths, Jiang Ran found, with the help of the glowing magic stone, that the room was empty, without a single person.

(Is it hidden... or...?)

Jiang Ran stepped into the room cautiously, constantly turning left and right to avoid being attacked by blind spots. Jiang Ran observed that this room was a bit like a warehouse, with shelves on all four walls of the rectangular room.

There was nothing on the shelves, and both the shelves and the floor were covered with a thick layer of dust, indicating that no one had been in this room for a long time.

(An unused room? No... then there's no need to lock it up.)

After walking around the room, Jiang Ran officially confirmed that there was no one hiding in the room. At this time, the stupid loli immediately became arrogant.

(Benni: Hey Jiang Yan, didn’t you say before that we don’t need to waste time on things that are not related to the mission?)

(Benny: Now that you've earned all the confession points, why are you still pursuing the relationship with "Ghost, Ghost Ai'er"?)

(Benni: I see you're just worried about Wei'er, so you came to investigate this yellow room, right?)

(Benni: Hehe, I got you right, didn’t I? Why don’t you say something, scumbag Jiang Yan, big virgin Jiang Yan~?)

Jiang Ran ignored the silly loli's provocation. He half squatted down and found that in addition to his own footprints, there was another shallow footprint on the floor of the room. However, this footprint became unclear over time, and even with identification ability, no information could be identified.

Following the faint footprints, Jiang Ran came to a large carpet in the middle of the room. It seemed that the footprints came onto the carpet and then turned back.

(It's impossible to lock an empty room like this for no reason...)

(Weier had opened this room more than two years ago, but she didn't remember it... and thought her sister had locked it...)

After some thought, Jiang Ran first walked out of the room to confirm whether there was any sign that Wei'er was about to come back, and then returned to the locked room and locked the room from the inside.

(Benni: Eh? Jiang Jiang Jiang Ran, are you crazy? Why, why did you lock yourself in?)

(Jiang Ran: If Wei'er comes back, at least I won't be exposed right away for opening this room.)

Jiang Ran walked back to the edge of the carpet, held his breath, and pulled the carpet away from its original position bit by bit.

Although Jiang Ran was very careful, dust still flew up. When the dust settled, he found a square cover that seemed to be pullable hidden in the place where the carpet had originally covered it!

(Benny: Eh! Oh my god! Is there a dark room under this yellow room?)

Although it was an expected result, Jiang Ran's heartbeat still accelerated uncontrollably.

It seems the real secret is hidden under this cover.

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Jiang Ran used the magic stone to illuminate the details on the cover, and he noticed that there was a keyhole on the cover.

(So ​​this is where the second key is used...)

Jiang Ran inserted the key, turned it, and heard a "click". Then the cover popped up slightly.

(Benny: There shouldn't be a "ghost, ghost Ai'er" hiding down there, right? The air down there is so bad, the living experience must be terrible, right...?)

The silly loli's timid voice actually emboldened Jiang Ran. He now had the advantage of terrain. If something really wanted to run up from the underground dark room, he would press the cover up to block the enemy's escape.

Accompanied by the trembling voice of the stupid loli, Jiang Ran slowly pulled open the cover, and in front of him appeared a small ladder leading to the underground dark room.

Jiang Ran immediately used the magic stone to illuminate the interior of the dark room. He saw that the underground dark room had a square structure and some shelves were placed inside. He could see the general situation inside at a glance... The most important thing was that Jiang Ran did not see any trace of "people".

However, due to the horizontal boards blocking the shelves, Jiang Ran could not see clearly what was stored on the shelves from the ground, so he temporarily put away his dagger, held the glowing magic stone in one hand, and slowly went down to the underground dark room.

(Are these...leather, cloth, or something?)

Jiang Ran took a quick look around and preliminarily confirmed the condition of the items on the shelves. There seemed to be nothing special.

"call……"

At this point, Jiang Ran breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't encounter the "Ghost Ai'er", the situation should still be under control.

However, Jiang Ran's idea was completely overturned after two or three minutes.

The "clues" that could reveal the truth were actually neatly laid out before Jiang Ran's eyes, but he just couldn't see them clearly.

These "witnesses" who can no longer speak are about to overturn Jiang Ran's understanding of Wei'er, Ghost Ai'er, and Ella Village over the past few days.

2.34 - Elle

The air in the underground dark room was extremely turbid, and there was an indescribable sour and rotten smell everywhere. Jiang Ran could only pull up his collar to cover his mouth and nose to minimize breathing.

At the same time, Wei'er, who might come back at any time, made Jiang Ran extremely alert. Even the slightest noise outside would make his heart skip a beat.

Now, what Jiang Ran has to do is to hurry and thoroughly check the items on the shelves to see what is deliberately hidden.

Jiang Ran came to the nearest shelf and illuminated the items displayed on it.

(…What kind of leather is this?)

Sheets of unidentified leather, neatly cut into squares, were stacked on the shelves. Jiang Ran touched them briefly and found them very smooth. He felt the touch was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had come across it before.

Then, Jiang Ran looked at the next shelf and found that it was also full of similar leathers, but these had not been cut yet and were placed horizontally in rolls.

Then, Jiang Ran unexpectedly found some semi-finished leather balls on the next shelf. Jiang Ran recognized this kind of ball, as almost every child in the village had one.

Jiang Ran then remembered that the familiar touch of the leather was actually the touch of a ball. This leather was the raw material used to make the ball. In addition, the two leather dolls in Wei'er and Ai'er's rooms were also made of this leather. No wonder Jiang Ran felt so familiar just now...

(leather……)

(Ball...)

(Leather doll...)

(Underground darkroom...)

(Locked room...)

(El'er's missing remains...)

(Dade and Bacon's "crazy talk"...)

Jiang Ran began to feel that something was wrong.

This was not the kind of shock that comes from suddenly stumbling upon a murder scene, but rather the panic that gradually accumulated as ominous signs appeared one after another.

At this moment, Jiang Ran felt as if countless ants were crawling on his back, and goose bumps stood up all over his body. He seemed to have vaguely sensed an extremely terrifying fact, and this fact was only one piece of the puzzle away from being confirmed...

Jiang Ran's heartbeat gradually quickened as he came to the last shelf.

Under the light of the magic stone, the things displayed on the bottom shelf scared Jiang Ran so much that he forgot to breathe.

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...It was a whole row of cut-off human faces.

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Each human face had been carefully processed, without any trace of decay or stench. They had no eyes or teeth, only skin lying there.

"..."

Jiang Ran stood there for a long time, unable to move. He took more than ten deep breaths before his racing heartbeat calmed down a little.

(Are these...really human faces?)

Jiang Ran held his breath and picked up one of the faces. He turned it over and over, examining it, and confirmed it wasn't a replica, but a genuine piece ripped from a human head. He counted the entire row, finding 17 faces in total, all of them middle-aged men.

(Where did these faces come from…and why are they arranged here…?)

(And since these are real human faces, that means...)

Jiang Ran looked at the leather on other shelves again. These leathers... were probably human skins, but he didn't notice it because they had been carefully processed. Then... the semi-finished leather balls on the shelves and the leather balls that the children in the village played with were all made of human skin.

The leather ball was made by Wei'er and given to the children. Doesn't Wei'er know that the leather ball is made of human skin?

Human skin and face are all in Wei'er's house. Can Wei'er clear herself of any connection with this matter?

Jiang Ran's attention has always been on "Ghost Ai'er", but now he finds out that he was wrong. He has been misled by Dade and Bacon's words, thinking that it is "Ghost Ai'er" who may cause problems, and Wei'er is just a victim.

However, based on Jiang Ran's understanding of Wei'er, she really had no reason and no possibility to do such a thing.

Jiang Ran had seen Wei'er's heart countless times. The heart of someone who could do such a thing could never be so pure and innocent.

So, after eliminating all the impossibilities, there is only one possibility left, which is what Jiang Ran had imagined at the beginning, but later put it aside for the time being due to lack of evidence.

(Let's go up first. There's no point in staying here any longer.)

Jiang Ran left the underground dark room. During this time, the stupid loli was unusually quiet. It seemed that she had fainted again.

Just as Jiang Ran covered and locked the underground secret room again, there were sudden "creaking" and "creaking" sounds outside the door.

(Is Wei'er back?)

Jiang Ran remembered that the aging wooden floor in the corridor would make this kind of noise when he walked past. It was so late at night and there would be no one else at Wei'er's house except Wei'er herself.

Jiang Ran thought about it and did not open the door. Instead, he stayed in the room and wanted to wait until Wei'er went to sleep before quietly leaving the room. He thought that Wei'er would think that he had returned home after finding out that he was not in the room.

However, the "creak" and "creak" sounds came all the way to the door of the locked room. Jiang Ran listened to the sounds and seemed to see Wei'er standing at the door.

"Banning, are you in there?"

Wei'er's voice was heard outside the door, but it sounded different from Wei'er's usual voice. It was less gentle and more indifferent, as if the voice had been drained of emotion.

Jiang Ran did not answer. He pulled out the dagger and held it in his hand, then quietly walked to the wall beside the door. In this way, even if Wei'er found a way to open the door and come in, she would not be able to find Jiang Ran immediately.

"Banning, are you in there?"

Wei'er's voice came again, and this time, Jiang Ran felt that she was almost sticking to the door.

Something was wrong. This oppressive aura was completely different from the Wei'er that Jiang Ran knew. Jiang Ran now even wished his heart could stop beating, so that the sound of his pounding heart would not be heard by Wei'er.

"If you don't answer, I'll go in."

With a "bang", the door handle was twisted hard, but because it was locked, the door could not be opened.

Then, there was another "clang!" sound, so powerful that Jiang Ran couldn't connect the sound with Wei'er...

Who is that guy outside the door now?

After several failed attempts to open the door, there was silence outside for a while. Just when Jiang Ran thought the other party had given up, there was a sudden "clang!" sound! The door handle and door lock were chopped off by an unknown force!

"It's all your fault for not opening the door for me. Now the door is broken. It's too late for you to apologize."

At the same time as this voice that made Jiang Ran shudder, the door of the room was pushed open.

The light from outside the house shone directly onto the darkroom cover in the middle of the room. In this light, Wei'er's shadow was projected on it, which made Jiang Ran feel very unfamiliar.

"Why are you still hiding? You're not old enough to play hide-and-seek anymore, are you, Banning?"

Wei'er walked into the room, holding a long-handled axe in one hand and a huge pair of scissors in the other. She slowly walked towards the cover of the darkroom. The uncovered carpet made her think that Banning was hiding under the cover.

Jiang Ran hid in the dark, clinging to the wall. He held his breath and stared at Wei'er's inner thoughts. Then he was shocked to find that the information identified on Wei'er was not Wei'er's...

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Ai'er, female, 16 years old, a villager from Ella Village

Production occupation: None

Manufacturing Occupation: Tailor - Lv9

Combat Occupation: Killer - Lv6

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2.35 - Moment of Life and Death (Update)

(What's going on? Why did I get Ai'er's information from Wei'er?)

Jiang Ran froze instantly. Since the identification information showed this, the girl in front of him could only be Ai'er, the "Ghost Ai'er" who came back to life after being transformed into a corpse!

Jiang Ran then understood that what Dade and the Bacon brothers meant by "exactly the same" was really what it said literally. Just by looking at the appearance, he couldn't tell whether the person in front of him was Wei'er or Ai'er.

(But… putting aside the same hairstyle, why are their clothes exactly the same? Is this just a coincidence… or…)

There are many things I want to think about, but the current situation is not the time to think.

Less than five meters in front of Jiang Ran, Gui Ai'er leaned over and pulled the cover of the darkroom, and found that it was locked. She immediately realized that Banning could not be hiding inside, because she knew that the cover of the darkroom could only be locked from the outside.

"Oh, so you're in the room, Banning."

Gui Ai'er suddenly turned her head and scanned the entire room. Jiang Ran had nowhere to hide and could only be seen... No, Gui Ai'er did not notice Jiang Ran, because she was standing in the light coming in from outside the room, and there was endless darkness all around her, which made her unable to see the dark places at all.

Ghost Elle realized this immediately. She quickly returned to the door and closed it. As long as she waited until her eyes adjusted to the darkness, it would not be difficult to find Banning in the room.