Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 557 [548] Jingyi's Boyfriend

"what!"

Holy crap!

This time, it wasn't just the two girls; Xu Jinhuan and the other two were also frightened, even more so than when they first saw it.

Because at least back then we were in the corridor, so there was somewhere to run around!

But now they're trapped inside the lab, with nowhere to run, even the door is blocked by the female ghost.

How can it not be scary?

"Should we just fight her?"

Liu Liangfu suddenly blurted out this sentence, and Xu Jinhuan actually thought the same thing. No matter what it was, they couldn't just be chased away, could they?

Besides, there's nowhere left to run.

In this situation, a desperate gamble is undoubtedly the only normal choice.

We need to at least see what that thing actually is!

Xu Jinhuan had only taken two steps forward and hadn't yet shaken off Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu when the red light shining in the corridor suddenly went out, plunging the room into darkness. From somewhere, he could vaguely hear Xie Zhiqiang and Huang Xiaoyu's screams.

These were, after all, the same kind of people, and at the same time, it reminded them that they were in a fake "murder mystery" environment, which made the emotions of the group, who had just been frightened, lessen considerably.

At the same time, Xu Jinhuan vaguely heard something fall to the ground from the direction of the door. His heart tightened, worried that the monster would take advantage of the darkness to launch a sneak attack.

However, he wasn't flustered. After all, he originally wanted to make contact with the monster to find out what it was... As for fear, it came more from the unknown. In the end, it was just a murder mystery game, and it was impossible for it to actually do anything to the guests.

This isn't a novel or a movie where you can arrange real-life murder missions in a murder mystery game.

Before I could think much about it, everything suddenly brightened up and the lights in the laboratory returned to normal.

“These people…”

Xu Jinhuan felt like cursing. It was obvious that the staff had deliberately manipulated the lights to create an environment suitable for the monster to appear and frighten them.

Just then, a strange man's voice came from outside: "Is anyone home, classmate?"

Xu Jinhuan exchanged a glance with Liu Liangfu and Li Hang, then raised his voice and answered, "Yes!"

As he spoke, he walked towards the laboratory door. Xie Wanqing subconsciously tugged at him, trying to stop him, but Xu Jinhuan turned around and smiled, saying, "It's definitely not a monster in disguise."

As they stepped out of the lab, they saw a man in his thirties dressed as a security guard. Upon seeing Xu Jinhuan and the others, he asked, "Is anyone else here?"

Xu Jinhuan said, "We still have classmates, but we got separated... Is there something wrong?"

The security guard asked, "Did the power go out here again?"

Xu Jinhuan nodded and then asked, "Are there frequent power outages?"

"That's right, everyone says the lab building is haunted, and the power goes out all the time."

The security guard was quite the actor, casually complaining, "Many students have complained. We've been checking for over a month, and the circuit breakers and wiring are all normal, but there's still a power outage. I just saw the lights flickering here, so I came over to ask."

Song Zhiyu asked curiously, "Wasn't this something you deliberately controlled?"

"Why should we control it? In the end, we'll still have to do the work."

The security guard didn't break character because of Song Zhiyu's question to the murder mystery game staff. He continued to dutifully play the role of the NPC providing clues, saying, "Many students say this place is haunted. I don't know why a bunch of students are so superstitious."

Xu Jinhuan suddenly remembered the murder that had just happened, so he pointed to the classroom and said, "We just saw someone die there!"

As he spoke, he realized that the group of people had a very poor sense of immersion in the "murder mystery game." They had just encountered a murder in that classroom and hadn't even thought to call the school security.

I wonder if the NPC who played the corpse is still working now?

The security guard turned to look at Xu Jinhuan, his face showing shock—it was clear that this guy had done his job very well, but he wasn't a professional actor after all, so his expression was a little exaggerated. He then said, "Take me to see."

"I completely forgot about it just now."

Song Zhiyu also remembered this and muttered a complaint under her breath. When they arrived at the classroom, the NPC playing Liu Xiaoyu's corpse was still there. Seeing him still lying there dutifully, Xu Jinhuan and the others felt a little awkward—clearly, Liu Xiaoyu's NPC storyline wasn't over yet, and they hadn't finished exploring all the clues on him, preventing him from leaving.

"It's him?"

The security guard looked very familiar with the situation. "Liu Xiaoyu, I remember him!"

After saying that, he probably realized he had been too calm, so he added, "How did he die?"

Xu Jinhuan asked, "Is he very famous?"

"Of course he's famous. He's a rich second-generation who started pursuing Jingyi during military training and has made several public confessions."

The security guard continued to provide clues, saying, "Later, she even got into a fight with Jingyi's boyfriend, which caused a huge commotion, and the police even came."

Xu Jinhuan and the others were all taken aback. Song Zhiyu asked, "Jingyi has a boyfriend? What's his name?"

“I actually know it, it’s called Cong… that surname is too rare, I remember it.”

Before the security guard could finish speaking, Song Zhiyu and the others all stared at Xu Jinhuan. Song Zhiyu's eyes widened as she asked, "You? You're Jingyi's boyfriend?"

She looked like she wanted to settle scores with Xu Jinhuan, as if he had cheated on her.

Xu Jinhuan first recalled his script, confirmed that there was no such setting, and said irritably, "Even if there are few people with the surname Cong, there must be more than one, right?"

The security guard shook his head and said, "It's not him. I've seen that person before, I think his name is... Cong Qingfeng?"

"Okay, then I guess I wronged you."

Seeing Xu Jinhuan staring at her, Song Zhiyu could only purse her lips and apologize.

Xu Jinhuan ignored him and continued asking the security guard for clues: "Is that guy from Qingfeng also from our school?"

"No, I think it was a high school classmate."

The security guard shook his head, then looked at Xu Jinhuan and his group with curiosity: "The students in the school should know, but you don't?"

"We usually focus on our studies."

Liu Liangfu, without the slightest embarrassment, made up a story: "Brother, do you know where Jingyi's boyfriend is?"

"I don't know. I just heard that Jingyi and I were classmates in high school, but it seems they broke up."

The security guard shook his head, gave a brief, somewhat unclear explanation, and said, "Alright, I'll go call the police. You guys should leave now."

This is clearly not in accordance with procedure; it probably means that the information has been given and they are being told to go to the next location.

Xu Jinhuan and the others looked at each other and walked out of the classroom. Song Zhiyu said with great certainty, "It seems that Jingyi's boyfriend is the murderer. Didn't the school's intranet just say that it was a crime of passion?"

Li Hang cautiously looked around: "That Liu Xiaoyu and Jingyi's boyfriend—the one with the same surname as you, could it be that he killed them?"

Liu Liangfu also said, "So, it's possible that the one from Qingfeng is inside the laboratory building?"

The group returned to the corridor and were discussing when a young girl in work clothes walked over from where they had been at the entrance and said, "The first phase of the story is over. Follow me."

"So fast?"

Xu Jinhuan was a little surprised, feeling that there wasn't much of a plot.

"Yes, now it's time to vote."

Following the staff along the corridor, they pushed open a door and arrived at a private room, where they saw Wang Chi, Xie Zhiqiang, Huang Xiaoyu, and a few others, who were curiously watching them approach. (End of Chapter)