I Kill Gods in Escape Game

Chapter 5: Yanan Apartments (4)

If it were someone else, they might be confused by this inexplicable statement.

But Sun Jiu was very vigilant and would not worry about anything related to her own safety. She broke out in a cold sweat and turned around quickly.

Finding nothing behind her, her heart pounded, and she asked, "Who's staring at me?"

Lin Yuan raised the corners of his lips slightly: "It's just an illusion, it doesn't matter."

This irrelevant answer suddenly made Sun Jiu feel more uneasy.

But Lin Yuan didn't care about her condition and still took the lead.

Sun Jiu gritted his teeth and continued to follow.

When he arrived at the door in the corridor with the code "103", Lin Yuan suddenly took two steps back.

"You go in first, I'll guard the back."

Sun Jiu's expression froze. He slowly shifted his gaze and stared at Lin Yuan for a long time. Then he said with a sense of relief, "Okay."

If Lin Yuan hadn't just said that there was something watching her from behind, she would have almost thought that Lin Yuan wanted to use her as a pathfinder to block the knife.

Sun Jiu didn't hesitate, he grabbed the door handle and pressed it down.

As the door creaked loose, Sun Jiu pushed it open and walked in.

The windows of Room 103 were locked and the air was filled with a foul smell.

Pinching his nose, Lin Yuan stepped into the room and turned on the switch on the wall.

The lights came on and she looked inside the house.

The house was so desolate that it made people feel uneasy. All the furniture was covered with thick dust, as if no one had cleaned it for years.

There were some rags piled up in the corners, giving off an unpleasant musty smell. The wallpaper was yellowed and peeling off, revealing the mottled lime wall.

Lin Yuan is not afraid of danger, but she dislikes dirt. She has heard that staying in an environment that is unhealthy for a long time will shorten one's lifespan.

"Sun Jiu, let's start."

Sun Jiu nodded, concentrated his attention, and activated the initial skill of the Navigator Badge.

After a few seconds, she looked happy and walked straight to the bedroom dressing table.

Lin Yuan suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute, how many times can you use your detection?"

Sun Jiu was puzzled: "Twice? The initial skill has three chances to use..."

Lin Yuan said "hmm" to indicate that he knew.

All three times, one-star explorer.

She couldn't help but wonder how the skill characteristics would change if it were upgraded to a higher star level.

The veteran Luo Fangrong said that she has two professional characteristics. I wonder if they are the bonuses brought by the star upgrade.

A sudden scream from the bedroom interrupted Lin Yuan's thoughts.

She had a good view from where she was standing and could clearly see what was happening in the bedroom.

Sun Jiuli stood there unable to move, her limbs stiff, but there was nothing around her.

The wooden cabinet next to it was crumbling.

Lin Yuan estimated that the collapsed wooden cabinet would at most hit Sun Jiu's calf. It would not be fatal, but it could still injure him.

Given her personality, she would just wait and see at most and would not risk getting hurt to save anyone.

Or, even if they are not injured, they don’t want to save others.

but……

That cabinet turned out to be a prop!
The moment the wooden cabinet appears in the field of vision, the game panel refreshes.

[Plot props: safe]

[Quality: White]

[Function: It can isolate monsters' attacks to a certain extent and protect players' safety.]

[Note: One of the classic game props, essential for chase battles.]

Lin Yuan knew that one of the characteristics of his innate title was related to props.

Protecting teammates is urgent!
She rushed into the bedroom and held on to the tilted safe with both hands. The wooden surface of the safe was rough and uneven, with protruding nails exposed.

[Terrifying destructive power lv1: The destructive power of the naughty child is well known. When you destroy an item of white quality, the success rate is 0%. The success rate of green quality is halved, and the success rate of blue quality and above is . ]

Countless tiny cracks appeared on the cabinet body, spreading rapidly like a spider web, covering the entire cabinet.

Then, the cracks gradually widened, and with a heart-pounding creaking sound, the wooden boards of the cabinet began to break off piece by piece.

In just a few seconds, the safe fell apart.

Lin Yuan looked at the messy wood chips scattered on the ground in astonishment, a little bit unbelievable.

...is it so effective?
"Lin Yuan, you, you broke the cabinet? Such a big cabinet?"

Sun Jiu's eyes were full of shock. He staggered twice before finally regaining the ability to move.

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows, folded his hands in front of his chest, and stood leisurely: "What happened to you just now?"

Sun Jiu was nervous and frowned, "I don't know, it seemed like something grabbed my leg just now, it was cold and prevented me from moving forward."

"Luckily I have you..." She showed a look of gratitude, and when she looked at Lin Yuan there was only trust and gratitude in her eyes.

At such a dangerous moment, Lin Yuan rushed over to save her without saying a word.

The two were just strangers who met in a game. Lin Yuan looked indifferent, but he was in danger. However, the other party did not care how dangerous the heavy falling wooden cabinet was, and immediately ran over to stop the cabinet.

...Although it doesn’t seem to be called “blocking”.

Sun Jiu whispered "thank you" in his heart, then stood up with his stiff legs and continued to walk towards the dressing table to get the clue revealed by his detection skills.

Noticing Sun Jiu's changing look, Lin Yuan kept silent, just taking it as his agreement.

"No matter what she thinks, I don't care anyway." Lin Yuan thought to himself. When he looked up, Sun Jiu was already standing in front of him with the clue item.

It looked as if he wanted to share it with me.

"You give it to me directly without even taking a look at it first?" Lin Yuan didn't believe that there would be such a thing as a free lunch in this world. Anyway, if she got the clue first, she would have to share it with others first. At least she had to be the first person to see the clue.

Sun Jiu admitted: "Yes, without you I wouldn't be safe now."

She opened her palm, revealing several folded papers.

【Clue props: Traffic responsibility determination letter】

“…A brief account of the accident:
Li Tao was driving while fatigued and distracted, and failed to promptly detect and avoid pedestrians on the road, resulting in a collision between the vehicle he was driving and Party B, causing Party B's death on the spot.

...Li Tao bears full responsibility for this accident."

Lin Yuan glanced over the letter of responsibility and read out a summary of its contents.

Sun Jiu fell into deep thought, his fingers pinching his chin: "What is the connection between the murder of the whole family at Ren'an Apartment and this traffic accident?"

"Who is Li Tao? The protagonist of the original story?" She looked up blankly and just happened to see Lin Yuan's slightly excited expression.

The last page of the traffic responsibility determination letter is attached with the identification documents of parties A and B involved in the accident.

[ID card name: Li Tao]

【Address: XXX Ren'an Apartment】

The photo of the perpetrator Li Tao fell into Lin Yuan's eyes.

She almost laughed out loud on the spot.

She had seen that face before, in the family photo.

"Seeking revenge? Seeking money? Or... a murder of passion?" Although the latter reason was a bit far-fetched, Lin Yuan still put forward all his made-up reasons based on the principle that less trouble is worse than less trouble.

Sun Jiu was completely confused. He simply couldn't understand why Lin Yuan's thoughts jumped so quickly.

Her mind raced, and she finally understood Lin Yuan's thoughts: "You mean..."

"Li Tao hit someone to death, and the deceased's relatives and friends killed his entire family in revenge. Is this why the whole family was wiped out in the copy introduction?"

Sun Jiu gradually sorted out his thoughts: "Ah...it seems to make some sense."

"If they are seeking wealth, maybe Li Tao's family needs to pay compensation, so they are short of money? No, that's not right. If Li Tao is short of money, he should be the one to cause trouble to others. Why is it that others are causing trouble to his whole family?"

"As for the murder of passion..." Sun Jiu slowly looked at Lin Yuan and couldn't help but ask, "Why can you come up with such a ridiculous reason?"

(End of this chapter)