novelraw Chapter 161 : I’ve Got Someone Above Me～
Chapter 161 : I’ve Got Someone Above Me～
Volume 4: High School Arc - “I” Come to Find You~
“Mm, then let’s talk seriously.”
The voice of Lu Haochen on the other end of the phone clearly turned serious, which also made me put away my joking mood.
I took a deep breath and was just about to say something when suddenly, Lu Haochen asked a question.
“Um... are you talking to me in your pajamas?”
“Ew, why are you suddenly getting so pervy at night?”
Facing such a question from Lu Haochen, I was instantly speechless.
Although nighttime was more suitable for flirting, this guy really didn’t know how to pick the time.
“Heh, just kidding. Mm... so what did the DV recorder capture? Any useful clues?”
Perhaps sensing the slight impatience in my voice, Lu Haochen quickly changed the subject.
“I’ll send it to you in a bit. If you’re not sleepy, take a look. Don’t forget to delete it right after watching, don’t let anyone see it. Oh right... do you have a computer at home?”
“Of course I do. Hey hey hey, what’s going on in your brain? My family’s poor, but not so poor that we can’t afford a computer in 202x, right?”
“Then get ready to receive it. Let me know after you’ve watched it.”
Saying that, I directly turned on the computer.
Then I transferred the footage from the DV recorder to the computer, and sent it to Lu Haochen through Penguin.
Speaking of which, we had set up a Penguin group—just the five of us.
Dashan, Little Li, Lu Haochen, Bai Juanjuan, and me.
After clipping the parts that needed to be sent and forwarding them to him, I picked up my IP68 waterproof earphones and walked straight to the bathroom.
Because I was waiting for a phone call, I had been holding off on taking a shower.
After all, this was a rare moment of rest.
I didn’t want to be interrupted while showering.
Most importantly, I didn’t want to come out of a shower just to wait anxiously for a phone call.
Not being scared was one thing, but if I didn’t take it seriously, I’d be an idiot.
Thinking this, I walked straight into the bathroom.
I turned on the hot water, adjusted it to the right temperature, then took off my clothes and sank comfortably into the tub.
Feeling my whole body wrapped in the milky white liquid, I instantly felt much more relaxed.
“Hoo...”
Yes, a milk bath.
Those with dirty minds, face the wall for three seconds—no... you’re hopeless, drag them away.
My phone was still on the stand beside me.
Lying in the bathtub, I enjoyed a moment of peace.
However... that peace didn’t last long.
As expected, less than ten minutes later, Lu Haochen’s call came in again.
Without wasting words, I put on my earphones and leaned back in the tub to answer the call.
“You finished watching?”
I closed my eyes, rested my head on the pillow, and asked the moment the call connected as the water massaged my body.
“Mm.”
Lu Haochen’s voice came through, sounding serious.
So I followed up with another question.
“Deleted it?”
“Mm.”
Lu Haochen replied crisply and cleanly.
Still... I wasn’t quite reassured, so I asked again.
“Really deleted it? You didn’t secretly keep the video, did you?”
“Hey hey hey, what kind of person do you think I am?”
“Ew! You can know a person’s face but not their heart. Who knows if you’d keep the video.”
“Oh? Then tell me, if I... kept your video, what would I do with it?”
Eh eh eh eh?
Wait a second, why do I feel like the roles just flipped?
Wasn’t I the one asking?
Tch!
Whatever, no point in dragging this topic on.
“Alright, I won’t waste words with you. Now, begin your performance.”
Saying that, I sank deeper into the water, letting the milk bath rise past my neck.
“Why is there water sound on your end?”
“Duh, I’m taking a bath. Don’t say useless stuff, keep going. Got any theories?”
As soon as I finished speaking, there was a brief pause on the other end.
“You... heh, alright then, I’ll talk about my theory.”
Yes, yes, just get to the theory already.
“Mm, actually something did come to mind.”
“What?”
“The phone.”
Uh... isn’t that obvious?
“Stop keeping me in suspense. Just say it. Haven’t you heard that saying?”
“What saying?”
“One day, with a blade in hand, I’ll slaughter all the cliffhanger dogs in the world! Cliffhangers deserve razor blades mailed to them!”
“Hehe... fine, I won’t keep you guessing then.”
Lu Haochen suddenly chuckled on the other end of the line, sounding quite relaxed.
Then he paused for a moment, seemingly organizing his thoughts.
About half a minute later, he slowly said:
“This mission was both initiated and concluded through a phone call, right?”
“Ah... so what?”
“Well... aren’t you curious how that monster managed to get the phone numbers of the random player and you?”
“What’s the big deal? Obviously, the System...”
Wait a second!
The System apparently doesn’t directly interfere with reality, right?
Other than issuing missions and restricting monsters, all it does is assign targets to them.
But... that’s under the premise it doesn’t interfere with the real world.
At least, both Jiang Yulong, Xu Han, and Shan Xuelin said that the APP wouldn’t interfere directly with reality.
Then... who made that phone call?
If the APP doesn’t interfere with reality and only provides targets for the monsters, why did the monster choose to use the phone?
How... did it even lock onto our phone numbers?
No matter what, for a monster to interfere with the real world, there has to be a prerequisite!
This prerequisite is something that all players dealing with parasitic-type or item-type monsters would know.
Exactly!
It’s a person!!
That also indirectly explains why the other party was able to lock onto my ☆☆☆ phone number!!
Because that person... most likely didn’t actually know my number!
The monster... very likely interfered with the real world through someone else!
That’s why this mission resulted in deaths that were completely unhidden!
In previous missions, the APP would always use some condition to cover up the event.
But this time, the APP did nothing, which means this situation didn’t need any cover-up at all!
So the only explanation is that the monster interfered with the real world through someone!
Then who could it be?
Wait... right!
The phone call!
These three people were likely all familiar with that person.
And the culprit definitely had the phone numbers of these three.
Likewise, these three probably all had that person’s number too!!
“Phone... number!”
Just as these four words left my mouth, Lu Haochen, who had been silent for a while, spoke again on the other end.
“Got it?”
“Thanks.”
Naturally, I had to thank Lu Haochen for this insight.
“No need to thank me. Now that we’ve got clues, what’s your plan for tomorrow?”
“I’m taking a day off. I’ll find a way to get those three phones from the authorities. Once I have them, the target will naturally be revealed!”
“Mm, good thinking. But we’re still not sure if the monster wiped the data. Don’t get your hopes up too much.”
Listening to Lu Haochen’s voice, I lowered my head and thought for a moment.
“Even if there’s no phone number, I can still investigate through the people around those three. It’s possible the police already have a list of suspects. That person might already be on it.”
“Hey hey hey, this isn’t some small matter. Are you sure you can pull it off?”
“Mm, no problem.”
With the Evil Spirit Form’s abilities, checking the information inside a phone or a computer wasn’t that hard.
Besides, if worst comes to worst, don’t I still have my second uncle?