This chapter was weirdly short. So, there’s nothing missing please.
The man in the suit quickly created a group, and one by one, people added each other and entered the group chat.
In the middle of it all, Xia Chi entered the group and dragged Bai Lixin in.
After joining the group chat, the girl with a baby face quickly turned and left, muttering to herself as she walked, “Buy broccoli, potatoes, and beef, and also high-end red wine? Quite a list, what kind of family is that, with high-end red wine, seriously?”
After watching the girl with a baby face stop a taxi and leave, the man in the suit introduced himself, “Let me introduce myself. I’m Lin Xun, currently on the 530th floor, and my profession is a product promoter.”
I don’t know if you guys have noticed, the author usually introduces the characters’ names, but then never uses their real names, only their characteristics. Typical passersby >.<
Everyone looked at the man in the suit, his outfit seemed to match his profession.
A young man with a mohawk raised his arm and said, “I’m Song Dahai, and I work as a deliveryman.”
Without the need for much guidance; the players immediately proceeded with their own introductions.
Xia Chi and Bai Lixin were no exception.
The first one to introduce himself was Bai Lixin.
Upon hearing Bai Lixin’s name, the man in the suit showed a slightly surprised expression. “Are you Bai Lixin, the one known as God Xin?”
Xia Chi asked, “You know my brother?”
The man in the suit tilted his head and looked at Xia Chi, “Brother? Then you must be Xia Chi.”
Bai Lixin narrowed his eyes slightly.
Xia Chi was wary, “You seem quite familiar with us.”
The man in the suit replied, “I haven’t watched your live streams, but I’ve heard of your names.”
“Yesterday, you guys dominated the forums with your tokens and even broke two records at the 250th floor. It’s hard not to notice you.”
Xia Chi gradually let go of his guard, “That makes sense.”
The man in the suit hesitated for a moment, then looked at Bai Lixin, “Since you’re God Xin, how about you take charge?”
Bai Lixin politely smiled, “No need, I’m not used to doing that. You can do it.”
“Alright then,” the man in the suit wasn’t too polite either and continued with the same pace as before, “The background information and clues provided by the system this time are little. The only thing we know is that a cat carried away an eyeball.”
“However, based on my experience, clues should be related to our professions.”
“While completing system tasks, there might be some clues appearing inside. The clues we get personally will probably be fragmented, so we need everyone to gather them together and analyze them collectively.”
The young man with the mohawk said, “So that’s why you created this group. I think your idea is right. My profession is a deliveryman, and maybe I’ll deliver something to a suspect or victim, which could be the clue I need to explore.”
“That’s right,” the man in the suit showed a satisfied smile on his face, “As for me, I might promote something to relevant individuals.”
“So, while completing our profession tasks, we need to record the places we have been, and there might be overlapping areas.”
Mohawk suddenly realized, “Oh, I see. Collecting intersecting clues to pinpoint our target. Great idea.”
“I have a suggestion,” Bai Lixin’s voice was calm, but when he spoke, everyone immediately quieted down, their eyes fixed on him, “Can we go to the place where the cat took the eyeball first and have a look?”
Everyone: “…”
It’s a good idea.
Twenty minutes later, everyone arrived at a smelly ditch after following the system’s guidance.
A pitch-black cat was crouching there, seemingly gnawing on something.
The cat was completely black, and only its eyes emitted an eerie light in the darkness.
Its outline almost merged with the darkness around it.
If it weren’t for the red neon light shining from above, giving the foul ditch a faint glow, coupled with those glowing eyes in the dark, they wouldn’t even know where the cat was.
Mohawk picked up a rock from the ground and threw it towards the black cat, startling it. It jumped up from the ground, abandoning the food and ran away.
Once the black cat was far enough, Mohawk snorted, clapped his hands, and walked directly to where the cat had been.
He was the first to arrive and immediately crouched down, beckoning others behind him, “Wow, come and take a look. If we had come a bit later, this clue would have disappeared.”
On hearing Mohawk’s words, the others quickly gathered around him.
Under the moonlight and neon lights, everyone didn’t need to exert much effort to see what was on the ground.
It was a half-eaten eyeball, with the once round sphere now an uneven hemisphere.
On the remaining surface of the eyeball, one could see densely packed red blood vessels and a black pupil.
“The pupil is black; this is a clue,” the man in the suit bent down and analyzed seriously.
“And there are widespread red blood vessels, indicating that the victim was in a highly tense state before death. Either they hadn’t slept for several days, or they had been straining their eyes.”
Bai Lixin added, “It’s also possible that they had an eye disease.”
The man in the suit nodded, “Exactly, it’s also possible they had an eye disease. These are all the clues I can see. Have you guys found anything else?”
As he spoke, his gaze swept over everyone. The others shook their heads one after another.
