Chapter 121.3: Bloody Love (13)

  After all, the original owner was seriously envious of Ning Mufeng, but these people regarded Ning Mufeng as just a passerby.

Unable to find any issues through his investigation, Ruan Qing then accessed the surveillance footage of the laboratory where the explosion occurred.

There was... nothing unusual.

The surveillance video showed a group of students earnestly conducting an experiment when suddenly an explosion happened.

Contrary to Ruan Qing’s speculation, something did not cause the explosion under the experimental table, and nothing fell from the ceiling.

Ruan Qing zoomed in on the instruments and items used by the students doing the experiment, carefully observing their procedures. He then took out paper and wrote a series of physics formulas, deducing the changes and results of the experiment.

For these students to achieve such an explosive effect in their experiment, they would need to generate a force equivalent to 10 tons.

So, it was evident that it couldn’t be a simple experiment explosion; the explosion of a container couldn’t produce the force of 10 tons.

Ruan Qing was convinced that there was external interference. He checked the surveillance video again for signs of tampering.

Still, there was none.

However, Ruan Qing no longer believed this. There must be something wrong with the surveillance footage.

He was sure someone had tampered with it, and that person’s skill level was either higher than his or equal to his own, making it difficult for him to detect.

The path of investigating the surveillance was clearly a dead end. It seemed he had to approach the case from other angles.

Whenever someone took action, there would inevitably be traces left behind. Ruan Qing didn’t believe that the culprit could erase all traces completely.

Ruan Qing rubbed his eyes gently, feeling a bit tired.

Perhaps his brain had been overworked, coupled with the lack of rest since entering this instance.

Even last night, Ruan Qing couldn’t rest properly, worried that Chu Yi might suddenly return.

Without proper rest, it significantly affected the analysis and operation of his brain.

There were still two hours until the afternoon classes.

Ruan Qing left a thread on the door and lay on the table, preparing to take a short nap.

The culprit in this instance was exceptionally bold, never striking when the target was alone.

Perhaps it’s for stimulation, or maybe it’s to warn others. All the victims were dying in broad daylight.

So, in comparison to being with others, being alone was safer.

However, this time, Ruan Qing was awakened again by screams and commotion.

Someone else was in trouble.

It was... the two police officers responsible for protecting him and Ning Mufeng.

Ning Mufeng had a habit of taking a nap, and Ruan Qing chose to return to Chu Yi’s residence. The two police officers naturally couldn’t follow closely.

So, they found a place to eat by themselves.

They chose the elevated bridge next to the student dormitory building.

Hengming University was surrounded by mountains, with a terrain that was not flat. The dormitories were located on a higher ground, connected to other places by a bridge. This bridge was very close to both Chu Yi’s dormitory and the student dormitory where Ning Mufeng was staying.

As it was lunchtime, many students were coming and going around the dormitory area, making the presence of the two not conspicuous.

However, while they were eating, within three minutes, one of them collapsed and couldn’t get up. In a few seconds, they both lost their breath.

It seemed to be food poisoning.

To say it was food poisoning might be inaccurate; it was more like someone poisoned the food.

Ruan Qing immediately went downstairs to check. Both of them died from a potent toxin.

Someone had poisoned their food.

Was the culprit openly declaring war against the police?

Too audacious.

They’re becoming more and more audacious.

At the beginning, the culprit would disguise every murder as an accident, completely removing any traces of themselves.

But now, they dared to openly poison.

Could it be because they had already been discovered, so they had no reservations?

From where did the culprit derive such confidence?

Were they so confident they wouldn’t be caught?

Ruan Qing even began to suspect that the culprit might not be acting alone.

The first three incidents and the subsequent one felt different, as if they weren’t the work of the same person.

There’s a significant difference in the modus operandi.

One was careful and cautious, while the other was bold and arrogant.

Could someone be taking advantage of the situation to eliminate inconvenient individuals?

If that’s the case, it might be troublesome.

After all, if someone was trying to muddy the waters, it could easily disrupt a correct assessment.

Moreover, this could make the dungeon difficulty overly challenging.

Considering this, Ruan Qing pondered for a moment before asking, ‘System, what is the level of this dungeon?’

The system’s usually cold tone showed a hint of uncertainty, [It might be... high-level?]

Ruan Qing: “...?”

Seeing Ruan Qing’s silence, the system explained, [The system displays the dungeon level as ‘???,’ so I don’t know.]

Moreover, it suddenly changed. Initially, it was just an intermediate level, but later it became ‘???.’

The system had reported abnormalities, but the main system didn’t show any issues.

In other words, the ‘???’ level for the dungeon wasn’t just random characters; something was affecting the dungeon.

It was highly likely that, for the time being, they couldn’t determine the specific level of the dungeon.

Ruan Qing lowered his gaze slightly. The dungeon level was unknown...

As soon as news of someone being in trouble spread, other players rushed over.

A few people looked at Ruan Qing, who seemed unharmed, and were momentarily surprised.

Wasn’t he the one in trouble?

Then who was in trouble?

Players examined the bodies and quickly concluded that the two victims died from poisoning.

The tall player who previously switched places with Ruan Qing was just about to speak when Ruan Qing’s eyes widened as if he had heard something. “Everyone, don’t make a sound!”

Once everyone quieted down, the faint ticking sound became more apparent.

It turned out it wasn’t Ruan Qing’s hallucination; it was the sound of a bomb ticking!

The bomb was on the bridge with them!

Killing the two police was just a pretext; the culprit intended to kill all the players on this bridge!

Seeing everyone’s confusion, Ruan Qing pursed his lips and stiffly pointed below. “There’s a bomb.”

The other players couldn’t hear the ticking. The tall player next to him reached over the bridge edge, peered down, and then widened his eyes.

There were quite a few bombs installed under the bridge.

Time was running out... ten seconds.

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