Infinite Murder Mystery Game: The Beauty with a Delicate Palm

A piercing scream rang out, and the deliveryman suddenly curled up, then sprang back frantically, scratching his head with both hands.

Taking advantage of the gap, Meng Ziqi quickly slipped into the back seat of the car and turned the key. The engine started, and suddenly a figure rushed out from the second building.

"Wait! Take me with you!"

Su Mian saw her in the rearview mirror, her brows furrowed.

"go back!"

She didn't want to drag Qiao Yinuo into this mess, regardless of her current motivations for wanting to get on the bus.

Su Mian wouldn't agree, nor did she think that a newbie who had just entered the game and was powerless could be of any help.

Qiao Yinuo chased after him desperately, almost slipping and falling in the mud.

"He San San!"

"Do we know each other? I think I've forgotten something very important... Please, I have to go, I want to help."

In the rearview mirror, the little anomaly that had temporarily "crashed" because of the chili peppers began to convulse violently, the red light regrouped, and it looked like it was about to recover.

There was no time to hesitate.

"Quick!" Su Mian slammed on the brakes and shouted out the window.

Qiao Yinuo climbed awkwardly into the back seat of the car, and Su Mian stepped on the gas, bringing the car to a stop in the fog.

The rain seemed to lessen here, or rather, it was absorbed and blocked by some force, and an eerie silence descended upon the surroundings.

Meng Ziqi wiped the chili powder off his clothes, looked up at Su Mian, and asked, "Have you thought this through?"

Su Mian nodded, took out her phone, and opened the fresh food delivery app.

Exchanging items means needing a lot of time to gain access to the new shop, but there is no other way in this situation, because entering the fog will damage your body, and there must be items inside that allow you to pass through safely.

Qiao Yinuo, who was in the back row, suddenly leaned forward and handed over her phone. "Use mine. My online store is already open, and I have quite a few customers."

The amnesiac Qiao Yinuo seemed unaware of what she had traded for her survival. Su Mian glanced at her and said indifferently, "If you keep buying, you'll really become a fool."

Meng Ziqi chuckled softly, then, feeling it was rather impolite, covered his mouth and looked out the window.

Su Mian had turned her head back to face her phone screen.

She took a deep breath, her fingers hovering in the air.

She knew that once she clicked the exchange button and opened the high-level item shop, she would temporarily forget many things, forget her parents, and forget the hour of Si (9-11 AM).

But her mind was made up. Su Mian closed her eyes, forcibly suppressing all her turbulent emotions, and did her final mental preparation.

【Ding dong! 】

Congratulations! You have earned 1000 Vegetable Coins through your spending. Your membership in the store is now active, and you'll receive a discount on your first order.

Su Mian clicked into the shop and saw some useful items.

[Temporary Fog Disperser (Range: 3 meters)] - Price: 500 Vegetable Coins (450 after discount)

【Temporary Vehicle Shelter Coating (Duration: Matches one vehicle trip)】 - Price: 600 Vegetable Coins (400 after discount)

The finger fell.

[Redeem successful.]

[Temporary fog dispeller is now in effect.]

The temporary protective coating on the vehicle has taken effect.

A strong sense of detachment washed over her, accompanied by dizziness and nausea. Su Mian shook her head, forcing herself to break free from that immense sense of loss and dizziness.

With her hands on the steering wheel, she remembered what she was doing, but her eyes looked somewhat lost.

……

"I've forgotten how to drive."

A moment of silence fell over the air. Meng Ziqi got out of the car and walked towards the driver's seat, where Su Mian and Qiao Yinuo sat side by side.

The car started quickly and rushed towards the wall of mist.

In an instant, the torrential rain, the road, the scenery outside the car window all disappeared.

The light was swallowed up and absorbed, leaving only the beam of light from the truck's headlights, which cleaved a short, hazy path through the thick fog.

The truck traveled through the boundless gray-white fog, completely stripping away the concept of time.

They were driving on a road that seemed to have no end, with the scenery outside the window remaining unchanged.

The long silence and repetitive scenery eroded people's will. At first, they tried to communicate, but then they were replaced by a deep weariness.

It seemed like a long time had passed, but no one knew exactly how long. The stored fast food, canned goods, and fruit on the truck were being consumed little by little.

Just as they were about to rummage through the edible items in the delivery box, a glimmer of light appeared in the fog ahead.

At first, the light was faint, like a star, but as the truck moved forward, the halo gradually expanded and became clearer, eventually outlining the shape of a building.

Convenience supermarket.

Meng Ziqi squinted, not wearing glasses for the sake of convenience in fighting. Qiao Yinuo also stepped forward, a happy expression on her face.

Meng Ziqi stepped on the brakes, bringing the truck to a slow stop at the supermarket entrance.

Inside the door, a half-human or humanoid figure sat behind the cashier.

He was dressed in a black sequined suit, with his legs crossed. His body was clearly human, but his head was not human; it was a huge leather-covered book, open and facing upwards.

Hearing the wind chimes at the door, the "book boss" didn't even look up.

"You're back? Once the goods are checked, put them in the back warehouse."

Su Mian gave Meng Ziqi a look, and Meng Ziqi immediately moved closer to the cashier.

Just as the "book boss" seemed to sense that the footsteps were not right, the book-shaped head turned slightly.

Just as he was about to look over, Meng Ziqi instantly grabbed the boss's arm that was sticking out from his suit sleeve.

He frowned. The texture felt like bones were becoming brittle, and it was also like a cardboard box, but it wasn't so easy to break.

"You?! Are players???"

The pages of the book on his head trembled, as if he were tense and surprised. "How did you get here?! How did you find this place? Impossible, the fog should have kept you all away!"

His voice was distorted by his "face" being pressed against the table, the rustling sound becoming louder, filled with unbelievable panic.

Su Mian walked to the cashier and pulled out a letter with a special mark.

"Isn't your supermarket, barring any unforeseen circumstances, a loophole in your rules?"

The boss's eyes flashed intensely a few times, as if he was thinking quickly.

He struggled for a moment, but Meng Ziqi's strength rendered him unable to move.

A moment later, the rustling sound carried a hint of disdain.

"Hmph... a loophole in the rules? So what if it is? You want to use that broken AI 'Eye of the Script' to punish me? It won't care about such things."

"Your tools have a time limit, right?" he said hoarsely. "If you want to live, don't waste your time with me. Go back now, or no one will care if you die here."

He seemed to have regained some confidence; the edges of the pages even curled up slightly, as if mocking him.

Su Mian scoffed, pointing at the letter. "Is that so?"

"Look carefully, this is the appeal letter submitted to the arbitration panel."

The gold-embossed runes on the letter paper, along with the familiar twelve-hour clock, momentarily dimmed the light on the book's cover.

"The Arbitration Committee?! No, impossible, you're just players... low-dimensional players, how could you possibly have access to the Arbitration Committee?"