There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game Chapter 81: Chapter 78 She's Really Innocent

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Officer Zhang still chose the sa restaurant as yesterday.

She was dressed in casual clothes, sitting in the booth by the window, looking a bit cramped.

This ti, the Father didn't follow her.

"Zhang," Shuo greeted her and sat down across from her. Without a word, he impolitely flipped open the nu and ordered another rare steak from the waiter.

He passed the nu over, and Officer Zhang waved her hand as she said, "A plate of tomato pasta."

After the waiter had gone and the Father still hadn't arrived, the table fell silent for a while.

Then, Shuo blinked and feigned innocence as he asked, "Zhang, what did you want to see about this ti?"

Officer Zhang instinctively studied the girl.

Today, her skin seed even more translucent and clear, with the bluish veins underneath subtly visible. Her young and adorable face was pale, with a fragile and brittle look to it.

But at that mont, Officer Zhang was preoccupied with the image of Lanruo attacking her last night, the gaping maw, ferocious like the demonic Green-Faced Fangs.

She shivered and reluctantly snapped back to the present with a forced smile.

Seeing the waiter bring the rare steak, she promptly said, "Let's eat first."

Shuo raised an eyebrow but did not tease her any further, seemingly unable to wait as he cut into his own steak.

Pinkish blood seeped from the crevices of the at, pooling on the plate beneath the pale juices of the steak.

The girl ate with deliberate slowness, her lips tinged with an eerie red. Officer Zhang sneaked a few glances and couldn't help but imagine Qiuzi with her gaping maw.

Such an adorable girl, yet a monster—that thought was increasingly heartbreaking.

She sipped her water uneasily.

After a while, her tomato pasta also arrived.

Looking at her own entree, also tinged red, Officer Zhang froze, suddenly regretting her choice of flavor.

Shuo finished his steak quickly, licking his lips and pausing for a mont before looking up, his large eyes fixed on Officer Zhang as she struggled with her red pasta.

Sensing the gaze, Officer Zhang quickly looked up, "What is it?"

"Can I order another one?" Shuo asked.

"Sure..." She stared at his plate, now clean except for the bloody residue, forcing a stiff smile onto her face.

Last ti he hadn't even finished his al, and now his appetite had grown so much?

If it continued at this rate, what would happen the next day...

Officer Zhang's eyes never left him, but the girl continued to eat her second steak calmly, showing no signs of oddity.

Shuo maintained a fast pace while eating his second steak with restraint. He let out a small burp, actually wanting a third one.

Although Shuo had never had a habit of eating raw food, as the intervals of being possessed by that strange entity shortened, he felt an increasing craving for such flesh and blood.

Or rather, the other being did.

But ordering another could possibly frighten the policewoman across from him, whose gaze was already becoming wary.

No surprise, it might be because Lanruo, whom she took back last night, went berserk again.

Previously, Shuo had only consud her shadow, but that entity seed to be controlled by sothing else, and what was let loose was akin to an avatar, so it couldn't be completely eradicated.

Moreover, in the dark, shadows recover quickly.

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Xu Shuo finished the last piece of steak, set down his knife and fork, and picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth.

Seeing this, Officer Zhang across the table quickly put down her own fork since her al was tasteless to her anyway.

"Zhang, how many people at your end can still be used?" Xu Shuo seed to ask casually.

"There's no need to worry about our side," Officer Zhang replied cautiously, taken aback.

Xu Shuo nodded, not pressing further, then added, "The day after tomorrow, after the main perforr selection, I will arrange for Xuena to win and beco the perforr of 'Swan Lake'. Because right now, she's the only one who ets the requirents."

Officer Zhang originally wanted to say sothing upon hearing the first half of his statent, but the last part of Xu Shuo's sentence left her choked.

She narrowed her eyes, thinking of sothing.

Lanruo was now under their control and definitely couldn't perform the day after tomorrow, so it would be easy for the lead to fall to Qiuzi, especially since the other girl's foot injury clearly impaired her dancing compared to Qiuzi.

But now, only Xuena ets the requirents?

Was it because the perforr, or rather the sacrifice for the ritual, had to be a human who hasn't been contaminated?

Thinking this, Officer Zhang frowned slightly.

Xu Shuo sipped his water and continued, "I was indeed planning to go on myself, but alas, the current situation doesn't allow it. I asked Xuena this morning, and she's willing to cooperate with to win, but afterwards..."

She might not be willing to go through with the performance.

Officer Zhang pondered and asked, "Can we choose soone other than you?"

If possible, she wanted to arrange for one of her own people to blend in, which would be much more stable than working with strangers.

"Yes, but if there's soone better, those people probably won't settle for just anyone."

Xu Shuo shook his head, sighed, and said, "Changying has special thods of training us. Whether it's the presence of the dance studio or her constant sowing of darkness in our hearts, it all makes us more compatible with the ritual."

And the other side would prepare three, probably as a precaution, in case one accidentally bites the dust, there would still be two left, rather than losing all three at the sa ti.

So, in this script, it really did co down to choosing one of three.

The script is fair—all have a chance to complete their mission—it's just a matter of whether they can seize it.

Xu Shuo looked at the blood thread floating in his water glass, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth, the girl's pale and delicate face devoid of color, but with an oddly enticing allure.

Officer Zhang glanced at her a few tis before averting her eyes. After a silent mont, she hesitated and said, "We can't just give up, but Qiuzi, do you know the hiding place of those people?"

"Hm?" Hearing this, Xu Shuo tilted his head innocently, "I don't know."

"Alright..."

Having received an answer, Officer Zhang couldn't tell if she was relieved or sowhat disappointed. At least nothing ca of asking such a question.

The girl idly swirled the glass, seemingly interested in the whirlpool within, her large eyes blinking, her pallor lending her an innocent, pure appearance.

The two of them then discussed other matters, and Officer Zhang shared so of the intelligence she knew.

The existence of "Cultists" and "Necrophages" had now been frankly laid out, disclosing the whole story of this event.

While speaking, Officer Zhang stealthily observed the girl's reaction, but Qiuzi's calmness was a bit too much, only occasionally showing curiosity.

When it was about ti, they settled on the rough plan of action for later, and their al for today ca to an end.

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Back at the church, Officer Zhang shared the information she had received that day.

Then she got a strange look from the priest, who after a while said slowly, "Qiuzi definitely knows, she just doesn't want to tell you. Soone who can easily deal with Necrophages isn't simple. It seems you're already bewitched."

Officer Zhang: "…"