There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game
Chapter 500 Retrospection_2
The director sneered, "Little Emily, why are you stealing food again? It looks like before—"
Whoosh!
Before the director could finish his harsh words, he was whisked away by a tendril that shot out from the black flames, so fast that the two people in the cafeteria didn't even have time to react!
Old Wang snapped back to his senses, and whipped his head towards the female white-collar worker.
When the female white-collar worker caught Old Wang's gaze, she realized what was going on and shouted fiercely, "Emily! Mom really loves you, loves you so much, ah!!"
Rustle rustle rustle!
It was also at this moment that two more tendrils flew out from the black flames at the front courtyard, winding their way towards them!
Caught off guard while distracted, Old Wang was bound up and sent flying backward with the speed of a lightning bolt, while the female white-collar worker hit the wall hard when the tendril pulled her, and then fell to the ground, dazed.
Old Wang's figure disappeared into the black flames, and the woman, having collided with the wall and feeling dazed, landed on the ground.
By the time she got up, the tendrils wrapped around her waist had vanished, and she seemed to be inside the cafeteria's serving area.
All around her were delicacies and fragrant aromas, tempting her appetite.
"Mom, eat."
Just at this moment, a young girl holding a doll stretched out her hand and offered her a delicious-looking grilled chicken wing.
It was Emily handing her the food.
But the voice came from the doll in Emily's arms.
Those button eyes of the doll stared at her, and in a sweet, glutinous voice, it said, "Mom, tasty."
The female white-collar worker shivered.
She forced a smile, "The tasty food, mommy wants to save it for Emily to eat, Emily should eat it herself."
Emily tilted her head and then put the grilled chicken into her own mouth.
Seeing that her words indeed meant she did not want the food for herself, the female white-collar worker discreetly heaved a sigh of relief and then covertly eyed the doll.
"Emily, mommy wants to hug you." The female white-collar worker opened her arms wide.
"Mommy~"
The doll once again broke free from the little girl's clutches and willingly jumped into the female white-collar worker's arms, rubbing affectionately against her chest with its cotton and linen fabric.
[Congratulations on completing the task: Obtain the doll left behind by the child.]
Hearing the task completion notification sound off again, the woman holding the doll breathed out in satisfaction.
Even if this scene was broadcasted later and laughed at by her friends, she didn't care anymore!
After all, tasks above all else!
"Emily, you should hurry and leave."
Just then, a grim voice suddenly resonated around them, mixed with suppressed anger and an undeniable tone of command.
The female white-collar worker's heart skipped a beat, and in a daze, an image of a large, amber-colored cyclopean eye seemed to appear in her mind. The eye fixed its gaze on her, as if trying to suck her into the chaotic realms within its pupil.
"Mommy!"
The doll in her arms suddenly clung to her tightly.
The little girl who was eating the grilled chicken wing also dropped her food in fear and squeezed beside the white-collar woman, or rather, clung to the doll.
"What are you yelling for! You're a dead Little Ghost yourself, do you even have the face to yell at others!"
The next moment, another irate voice rang out, successfully dispelling the illusion in the female white-collar worker's mind.
Right after, both voices disappeared without a trace, and the silence returned to the cafeteria, although the battle outside seemed to intensify.
Poor Yueshu, he definitely hadn't yelled just now.
He was merely using his normal voice to threaten Emily.
As one of the few in the orphanage who had Awakened their Self-Consciousness, Emily was one of them and even more lucid than anyone else and earlier on.
But Emily was timid and reclusive by nature, always hiding here or there with a very low presence, only caught by the director while stealing food.
Such a child was actually very easy to control.
Because if you scare her just a little, she would listen to anything you say.
But Emily had her own obsessions.
Those with a low threshold, once their obsessions kicked in, the retaliation could be extremely frightening.
The doll with needle and button features had a fixed facial expression, but at this moment it seemed to display something sinister and vicious. Its five-finger-lacking cloth hands bent and clenched the white-collar woman's clothes tight.
"Mommy, let's go!"
The doll spoke in a brittle voice.
Then, the scenery around the female office worker quickly changed, and when she looked up again, she found herself in the backyard of the orphanage.
The pitch-black yard was deserted.
That's not right!
The female office worker suddenly turned around and saw a youth lounging against the wall.
The young man radiated a faint glow, his body slightly transparent, seemingly in a special state.
Xu Shuo raised his hand in greeting, "Yo~"
The female office worker eyed him warily up and down. Compared to the boy with the eccentric behavior she had encountered before, this person's calm and gentle appearance now matched his looks.
"You... you couldn't be..."
The female office worker squinted suspiciously and said, "You couldn't be the director, could you?"
Xu Shuo smiled and raised a finger, "Shh, keep it down—come over here, this way, this way."
The youth waved her over like a thief.
The female office worker then realized that the young man had been hidden in a corner of the backyard, obscured by the bushes from the start, and if it weren't for her keen perception, she would not have noticed him at first.
His demeanor was as if he was lying in wait for something, his actions suspicious in any case.
The female office worker looked left and right; the backyard was dark and silent, without a sound.
So, she tentatively took a step to approach, but as soon as she did, she found herself frozen in place, unable to move!
What's going on?!
The female office worker's eyes widened in shock, then she seemed to realize something and quickly looked down at her arms.
The doll had buried its face in her chest, its cloth hands tightly gripping her clothes, its tiny body trembling slightly, continuously emanating feelings of fear.
It was only after realizing that the female office worker wanted to go forward that it carefully lifted its head, struggling with fear, and said, "Mommy, don't."
The female office worker choked for a moment, glancing at the youth and then at the doll in her arms.
To tell the truth, you all are the monsters here, so one should not fear the other.
The one who ought to be afraid is her, right?!
Xu Shuo, with evident interest, watched the doll in the female office worker's arms. His spiritual power spread out, and the next moment, the female office worker, maintaining her forward pose, stumbled and found she could move again.
The doll suddenly raised its head, its button eyes looking at Xu Shuo's position.
A fluctuation on the level of rules spread, and this time Xu Shuo clearly used the Mind Network to capture that trajectory, then formed a barrier in front of himself.
But that trajectory passed through the mental barrier without any hindrance!
Xu Shuo paused, his posture as a Spiritual Being dissipated instantly, entering his own Mind Network, while the trajectory of the rules swept past without affecting him.
Rules cannot be blocked, but can be avoided.
After the doll's power had dissipated, Xu Shuo appeared again in the corner.
But there was no longer a smile on his face; he looked solemnly at the doll, "Little Emily, if you don't behave, I'll spank not just you but your mommy too~"
The doll immediately fluffed up!
Its braids flew up!
Seeing this, the female office worker quickly hugged it to offer comfort, "Emily! It's okay, it's okay, mommy and he are... Mommy is not afraid of him! Mommy can protect you, he won't hurt you, don't be scared, Emily!"
As she spoke, the female office worker once again stepped toward the corner.
As she walked, she kept saying, "Look Emily, mommy is going to hit him for you, he won't resist!"
The female office worker made eye signals desperately to Xu Shuo as they got closer, then she tentatively reached out her hand and gently patted the young man's head as if with force.
Xu Shuo looked at her expressionlessly.
"Look Emily, mommy has scolded him for you!"
The female office worker was extremely nervous inside, but fortunately, the agitated doll did indeed calm down.
She looked at Xu Shuo, and seeing that he was just silent and not lashing out helped her to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
So, being stuck between two monsters, the one who should be really scared is obviously her!
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