Deceitful Game

Chapter 86 Death News

Ai Shiping had clearly received Mingpo's signal.

He subtly put his chewing gum away, grinning and joking with the viewers in the chat: "Hey, did you hear that? I'm a big streamer now! You guys are still making fun of me? If you keep doing that, where will you find such a down-to-earth streamer in the future!"

Mingpo took out a piece and put it in her mouth.

As he bit into the gum, a familiar minty flavor instantly filled his mouth.

What followed was a strange, icy chill.

The feeling is somewhat similar to ordering an ice-cold Coke on a snowy winter day, then looking up and taking a big gulp.

The icy torrent seemed to pour directly into my brain, and I even felt a slight headache.

The whole world was distorted and slowed down by that icy chill.

The world turned yellowish and dim. The amount of light entering the eye decreased significantly.

The sound was also stretched out and distorted—it was as if the video was sped up by 0.5 times, and Ai Shiping's voice was instantly lengthened, turning into a silly, chubby voice.

Ai Shiping slowly looked at the tool bag at Mingpo's feet, then bent down to take it.

"Look quickly—what legacy has the master left us—?"

Mingpo responded instinctively, uttering a similarly drawn-out sound: "You're really—"

Before the word "terrible" could even be uttered, the whole world instantly returned to normal.

The whole world suddenly brightened up before my eyes.

Mingpo squinted slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

Ai Shiping had obviously used the chewing gum before and knew Mingpo's current situation. Therefore, he didn't ask Mingpo what had happened, but simply rummaged through the tool bag on his own.

"Wow, paper talismans, and a wooden sword—what's this compass for? Bro, do you know how to use it?"

"I definitely won't."

Mingpo retorted, "If I knew how, why would you invite him?"

"I reckon this thing isn't something you can just use by holding it. Is this compass made of marble? It's so heavy—it's not very convenient to carry around."

Ai Shiping put the remaining talismans into his pocket: "Let's leave this bag where it is. Maybe he just needs to pee and will be back in a bit."

He thought for a moment, then picked up the wooden sword again and waved it in the air with interest, making his own sound effects: "Swoosh! Swish!"

"Okay, let's go then."

Mingpo directed, "Let's go check the restroom."

Ai Shiping's expression froze instantly, and Mingpo accurately captured the scene, even zooming in for a close-up shot.

Although Mingpo couldn't see the comments, he knew that they must be mocking this stinky fox.

Ai Shiping didn't refute this, but simply brought the phone close to his face, lowered his voice, and said with interest, "Hey, you guys know—"

"I heard that several people died at this resort before. You all know that? Do you know the details?"

"I heard that initially, a customer cut his wrists in the bathtub!"

"Really?" Mingpo asked skeptically.

"Of course it's true!"

Ai Shiping said vividly, "But we didn't find any razor blades in the bathtub—do you know what that means?"

"Murder?"

Mingpo chimed in, "They took the weapon with them, didn't they?"

"That's hard to say."

Ai Shiping said seriously, "There are security cameras at the entrances to all the hotel rooms now. But we haven't seen anyone come in or come out. Some say the woman swallowed the razor blade, but we haven't found it in her stomach—so where do you think it is?"

That means the surveillance camera is broken.

【where? 】

【where? 】

[Host, I'm done speaking]

I know, I've become an anomaly.

There must be a secret passage; that's how the new classic mystery novels are.

[What the hell? There's a secret passage in the hotel room? If there really is a secret passage, then it's not a fire department issue.]

The number of viewers watching online and the number of comments he posted were also increasing.

The number of viewers has grown rapidly from just over a thousand at the start of the broadcast to nearly 20,000.

Although a million-level streamer receiving 20,000 views simultaneously might sound like a small number, it's actually quite astonishing, even unusually so, in the live streaming industry.

Don't forget that "Fox" hasn't streamed for three months, and since they're short on money, they probably didn't buy many viewers. The promotional images likely didn't reach a wide audience either. Their comeback announcement on Weibo only got about two thousand replies, half of which were negative. So, getting a thousand viewers for their actual stream would be considered a sign of their relatively loyal fans.

The price has now risen to 20,000—partly because Ai Shiping is indeed more knowledgeable about live streaming than the original "Fox," and partly because the master's disappearance has made the live stream somewhat popular, with many people forwarding it, which is why it could generate such a strong clustering effect in such a short period of time.

"A locked-room murder case, right?"

Mingpo retorted, "Then you shouldn't be looking for a Taoist priest, you should be looking for a detective—wait, where did you hear this from? I've never heard of it before, did you make it up?"

They entered the instance together, and Mingpo hadn't found any clues yet, but Ai Shiping was already telling ghost stories.

That's truly unbelievable.

Ai Shiping leaned closer mysteriously, lowering his voice but still keeping it loud enough for the live stream audience to hear: "Actually, it's the newspaper at the front desk—you didn't see it, but I did."

"There may not be more than a dozen, but there should be at least seven or eight who died over the years."

"That is indeed a fire hazard. We're not wrong about them; they should be shut down for rectification."

Mingpo frowned: "Check the restroom first, then show me the newspaper when we get back."

"Hey, I definitely brought it with me—don't you trust me, bro?"

As he spoke, Ai Shiping took out several newspapers that he had hidden in his pocket.

Mingpo didn't even notice when Ai Shiping had secretly put the things on the table into his pocket.

It seems that not only did he not see it, but even the two anchors' cameras failed to capture him.

He glanced at Ai Shiping's live stream and saw that the chat was full of question marks.

"—You've got a side hustle, haven't you?"

Mingpo glanced at Ai Shiping and sighed softly.

Does the title "Fox" actually offer this kind of bonus? Foxes do seem to steal things after all —

Seeing that Mingpo was holding the camera without his hands, Ai Shiping opened the newspaper for Mingpo and the viewers in the live broadcast room.

It wasn't a whole stack of "one newspaper," but "several sheets."

There's only one page about the resort, and nothing else.

Mingpo looked over carefully.

"News from 2008 — A male tourist fell to his death from Building A of the Water Mirror Resort. The local police ruled out homicide. Preliminary investigations showed that the deceased had suffered investment losses and it is suspected that the failure of his personal investments led to a mental breakdown and suicide."

"In 2013, a fire broke out in a guest room on the second floor of Building A of the resort, resulting in the suffocation deaths of a family of three. After inspection, the fire department determined that the emergency door opening device had malfunctioned, hindering escape and rescue. The resort was heavily fined for its substandard fire safety facilities."

"In 2015, a female guest was found dead in the bathtub of her hotel room, with sharp-force cuts on her wrists. Police investigation at the scene did not find a weapon, and the forensic doctor determined the wounds were consistent with self-inflicted injury. However, the family questioned the existence of blind spots in the surveillance footage, and the case remains unsolved to this day."

"In 2016, a young girl suffered sudden asphyxiation while eating at a resort restaurant. Surveillance footage showed that a waiter's attempt at the Heimlich maneuver failed, and paramedics arrived to find her lifeless. The chef involved was held accountable for serving inappropriate food, and the resort compensated the family with 126 million yuan."

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