Ruan Qing calmly turned the doorknob and opened the door
without showing any emotions. Then he walked into the room with a composed
expression.
However, when he entered, he didn’t bother closing the door
behind him.
As he wiped his hair, he walked towards the balcony,
discreetly casting a glance inside the room.
No one was there.
At least there was no one in sight.
Either they had already left or they were hiding in some
corner of the room.
Although the original owner’s room was spacious, its design
was simple and elegant, with only four places where someone could hide.
There was a separate walk-in closet, a bathroom, the balcony,
and under the bed.
Ruan Qing glanced at the vase used for decoration next to the
French window, then poured a glass of water and walked to the balcony. He
opened the French window and approached the edge of the balcony, as if basking
in the sun.
No one was on the balcony.
The balcony was quite empty on this side, and Ruan Qing’s
movements didn’t appear abrupt. Even if the killer was hiding here, it would be
convenient for them to escape.
After all, his room door was still open. When the time came,
he could smash the glass in the opponent’s body with the cup in his hand, then
grab the vase by the edge of the French window and smash it, giving him a
chance to run out of the room and close the door.
But it was difficult for Ruan Qing to confirm the remaining
three places without exposing himself.
Moreover, it was highly likely to provoke the killer, and
with his weak and fragile physique, he probably couldn’t defeat the other
person.
So it would be best to determine who it was without alerting
them.
Ruan Qing calmly finished drinking the water, then turned his
head and glanced at the dressing mirror beside the bed. He walked over slowly.
While putting down the cup, he seemed to accidentally knock
over the small mirror on the table, and it fell directly to the floor.
The entire room had thick carpeting, so the small mirror
didn’t shatter upon impact.
Ruan Qing impatiently picked it up and placed it back on the
table.
When he picked it up, the mirror momentarily aligned with the
bottom of the bed.
There was no one under the bed.
Ruan Qing narrowed his eyes, leaving only the bathroom and
the walk-in closet.
The possibility of the bathroom was low because it had a
glass door. Although he couldn’t see clearly what was inside, the glass door
could reveal shadows of people, unless someone was hiding in the bathtub.
Ruan Qing felt that this possibility was unlikely, and
instead, the possibility of the walk-in closet seemed greater.
But the walk-in closet had many hanging clothes, which
obstructed the view. It was also much smaller than the room and filled with
clothes, without anything that could harm a person.
Moreover, he was currently using the prop “Red Moon” to
conceal his special constitution. If he went in, the killer might just stab him
directly.
The danger was too great, basically gambling with his life.
After careful consideration, Ruan Qing decided to give up going to confirm and
instead turned around, sitting on the bed and picking up the nearby tablet.
Then he opened the favorite game of the original owner and
played it until the housekeeper called him for dinner.
Ruan Qing casually glanced at the walk-in closet, showing no
intention of going in to change clothes. He simply wore a white bathrobe and
left the room.
Almost invisible threads were left on the door when he left.
Now, besides the housekeeper and butler, Ruan Qing was the
only one left in the villa, and he didn’t need to pay attention to anyone else.
By now, it was already dark outside, but the lights inside
the villa were still on. After quietly finishing dinner, he returned to his
room.
Sure enough, the threads on the doorknob were broken once again.
Ruan Qing didn’t take it lightly and still didn’t close the
door after entering the room.
The lights in the room were already on before he went
downstairs to eat, seemingly unchanged. Ruan Qing casually looked around, hands
in the pockets of his bathrobe, tightly gripping the fruit knife he had taken
from downstairs, and slowly approached the walk-in closet.
Ruan Qing looked at the densely hung clothes, as if searching
for something, and fiddled with them for a few moments.
Nobody.
Ruan Qing pushed aside the clothes and saw that at the very
bottom, there was a piece of clothing.
The clothes were all neatly ironed and hung up by the maid.
It was highly unlikely for a piece of clothing to accidentally fall on the
ground like this.
The killer most probably accidentally bumped it off while
hiding.
Ruan Qing squatted down, picked up the clothing, and wanted
to see if the killer left any clues.
The clothing was just a school uniform jacket, and every
student at First High School had two sets.
The school uniform seemed to be slightly damp and had some
strange residue.
It carried a strange smell, not like detergent or perfume.
Could it be... left by the killer?
Ruan Qing lowered his head and examined it carefully. The
next second, he stood up abruptly, expressionless, and threw the clothing away.
He even thought about setting the entire walk-in closet on
fire.
Ruan Qing looked down at his own hands, his face alternating
between pale and blue, wishing he could get rid of his hands.
Pervert!
Ruan Qing turned around and rushed into the bathroom, wanting
to wash his hands.
Although he didn’t touch that thing, the fact that he took
the clothing made Ruan Qing feel incredibly uncomfortable.
He just wanted to wash his hands.
However, as soon as he rushed into the bathroom, someone
tightly covered his mouth from behind, wrapping their arms around his waist,
imprisoning him tightly from behind.
“Mmm...” Ruan Qing widened his eyes, filled with fear.
Instinctively, he turned his head to get a clear look at the man’s face.
But the next second, both the bathroom and the room plunged
into darkness.
The man had turned off the lights.
Darkness easily evoked fear and unease. Ruan Qing reached out
to try to remove the hand covering his mouth, but his strength was futile.
He had no choice but to struggle desperately, trying to smash
the mirror or toiletries next to him to attract the attention of others.
However, the man was unexpectedly strong, and he saw through
the young man’s intentions. He directly embraced him and flipped into the
bathtub, pressing the young man down in the tub.
Then he turned on the water.
The dripping water directly drowned out the already faint
sounds.
“Uh, uh, uh...” The water pouring down instantly wetted Ruan
Qing’s already dry hair, slid down his skin, and eventually seeped into his
white bathrobe.
The water gradually filled the bathtub, submerging the
teenager.
There was a hint of blush at the corner of the teenager’s
eyes. The bathrobe he was wearing had loosened a bit due to his struggles,
revealing his delicate collarbone, which was hard to look away from.
Most of the teenager’s body was underwater, the surface of
his fair and smooth skin like jade were adorned with glistening water droplets,
making his skin even more beautiful.
Moreover, due to his struggles, the teenager’s delicate face
was tinged with a faint blush, contrasting with his fair and beautiful skin,
inexplicably tempting others to want to bully him.
The man’s breathing paused, and the next second he released
his hand covering the teenager’s mouth, directly pulling him into his embrace.
He held the teenager’s slender waist with one hand and pinched his fair chin
with the other. Tilting his head, he leaned down and kissed the young man’s
thin lips.
Although Ruan Qing couldn’t see and couldn’t push the man
away, he reacted quickly. When his chin was trapped, he immediately covered his
own mouth with his hand instead of screaming foolishly.
After all, it was highly likely that the man would silence
him before he could scream.
The man kissed Ruan Qing’s hand, but he didn’t mind.
The bathroom was pitch black because the room’s light was
also turned off, so not a trace of light leaked in.
At first, Ruan Qing was unprepared, but he had already
realized it when the man pressed him down into the bathtub. He reached
underwater, grabbing the fruit knife in his bathrobe pocket.
Preparing to find an opportunity to make a fatal strike.
When the man was about to become more audacious, a knocking
sound interrupted, “Young master, your classmates are here.”
Both the man and Ruan Qing, who was holding a knife, froze.
“Young master? Are you there?” The knocking sound continued,
and the man released the young boy before silently disappearing into the
darkness.
Outside the door, as there was no response for a long time,
the voice became anxious. “Young master, are you okay?”
Because the knocking sound masked the voice, it was unclear
whether the man left through the balcony or directly through the window.
In any case, he should have left.
Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief, weakly tilting his head
and leaning against the edge of the bathtub. He released the fruit knife from
his hand and then coldly questioned in his mind, ‘System, is this item of
yours useless? Are you and the game system tricking me with points?’
The system, probably due to being questioned about the game,
immediately responded in a cold tone, [Game-produced items won’t become
ineffective unless they are destroyed.]
Ruan Qing felt angry, his voice tinged with dissatisfaction
and indignation. ‘Then why doesn’t it work?’
The system hesitated for a moment, [Maybe... the other person
likes the original NPC? After all, you’ve only been in the instance for less
than half a day.]
Ruan Qing let out a cold laugh, ‘Wasn’t it also less than
half a day when someone took an interest in me in the last instance? With my
peculiar constitution, let alone half a day, even a few minutes could put me in
danger. I think your game is intentionally deceiving me with points, claiming
that it treats everyone fairly.’
The system refuted, [But your constitution needs contact to
be effective. In these past few hours, you only interacted with those few
lackeys at school.]
Ruan Qing replied indifferently, “Oh,” his tone instantly
returning to its usual coldness, ‘So you’re saying I can exclude those few
lackeys, right?’
It seemed unlikely that those lackeys were driven by
resentment after being manipulated by the original owner for a long time,
causing them to angrily commit murder.
System: “...” So frustrated.
Ruan Qing had just struggled and depleted a lot of strength,
so he lay in the bathtub, recovering his energy with his eyes closed.
Perhaps the person knocking had waited for too long without
receiving a response, as they anxiously pushed open the door and turned on the
room’s lights.
There was no one in the room when a group of people barged
into the bathroom and turned on the lights.
“Young master, are you okay...”
“Brother Su, you...”
The voices of several people abruptly stopped, as if
something was choking their throats.
After the lights were turned on, everyone could clearly see
the scene in the bathroom. They saw the teenager lying in the bathtub with his
eyes closed, as if asleep.
The teenager’s skin was fair, and his delicate face had a
slight blush, perhaps due to the warm water. His head was slightly tilted at
the edge of the bathtub, with a neck as fair as jade and exquisite collarbones,
alluring in their beauty.
The teenager’s bathrobe hung loosely on his body, exposing
only his head, neck, and collarbone above the water. His fair, jade-like skin
was partially visible underwater, and one could even vaguely see the pink
embellishments on his chest, radiant in the rippling water.
He seemed like a divine being who had descended to the mortal
realm, making people inexplicably want to bully him.
Moreover, the water was still running, gently cascading over
the teenager’s body. His wet hair clung to his face, appearing both pure and
enticing, making people desire to do something improper to him.
The people in the room stared wide-eyed, frozen in place.
Ruan Qing, feeling displeased, tugged at his loosely worn
clothes and coldly glanced at the intruders, his voice filled with arrogance
and superiority. “Who allowed you to come in? Get out.”
However, the teenager’s eyes were slightly red, and there was
a hint of blush on his face. With his slender and delicate figure, neither the
glare nor the words he spoke had any intimidating effect. Instead, they gave
people a sense of being irresistibly alluring.
The group of people opened their mouths but couldn’t utter a
word. In the end, wearing different expressions, they all exited the room.
Meanwhile, in a certain livestream room where people were
originally discussing clues to a game instance, the situation suddenly erupted.
[Ah, ah, ah! Help! Who the hell is this?!]
[Three minutes! I want all the information on this boy!]
[Damn! This is too exciting! A picture of a beauty bathing!
It’s like a fairy stepping out of a painting! Who the hell can resist this?!]
[Streamer! Don’t leave! Don’t go outside! We haven’t seen
enough yet! Damn it, I forgot to take a screenshot. Let me take a screenshot
before you leave! <Rewarding with fifty points>]
[I was stunned in place, also forgot to take a screenshot.
Hurry, hurry, let’s go back! Let us take a screenshot before leaving!
<Rewarding with ten points>]
The audience began to reward, hoping the streamer would go
back and let them see more. However, the streamer left without even looking
back.
[Damn it! You’re ruthless! You just leave like that! Did you
ever consider our feelings? Aren’t you afraid we won’t love you anymore?]
[Exactly! You never consider our feelings! That’s why you
have so few viewers! Only a few hundred of us know how to appreciate you!
Sooner or later, you will lose us!]
Despite the audience’s lament, Ji Zhiyuan didn’t turn back.
He had already guessed the identity of the teenager,
especially since the servant had just called him “Young Master.”
In this mansion, only one person would be addressed as “Young
Master,” and only one person would be referred to as “Brother Su” by Mo Ran and
Xiao Shiyi.
That person was Su Qing.
The role card he drew in this game was terrible. He was one
of Su Qing’s lackeys, the leader of campus violence.
Once the ghost appeared, he would undoubtedly be the first
target and his danger level would be higher than that of other players.
But that was something that would happen after the ghost
appeared. At least before the ghost showed up, his role card could be useful,
such as getting close to that NPC named Su Qing.
So, he followed NPC Xiao Shiyi to Su Qing’s house, discussing
what despicable means to use in dealing with tomorrow’s basketball game against
Class 1-1.
Although Ji Zhiyuan didn’t turn back, he intentionally fell
behind when going downstairs and whispered, “If I’m not mistaken, he’s that NPC
called Su Qing.”
Ji Zhiyuan’s voice was so low that it was almost inaudible,
but the viewers in the livestream room still heard it, and then a screen full
of question marks flashed by.
[Folks, I think I hallucinated. The streamer just said that
the boy earlier was Su Qing. Hahaha, how is that possible?]
[Exactly, how can a boy like that bully others? It’s good
enough if he’s not being bullied and crying in a corner. Hilarious.]
[If he’s Su Qing, suddenly I feel like I can handle campus
violence too (mind goes blank.jpg).]
[...If he’s Su Qing, then God Pei just rejected him, right?]
[Tsk tsk tsk, God Pei has always been a manly man. I don’t
think he’ll regret it. After all, he doesn’t like men, and this is a horror
survival game, not a romance.]
[That’s true. God Pei isn’t part of the superficial looks
association. It doesn’t matter how good-looking this NPC is.]
