"That person was killed!"
That was her first reaction. Lin Sanjiu suppressed her shock and tried her best to remain calm as she looked at Area R behind her. When she saw that no one was coming out, she quickly asked, "Can you detect the location of the corpses? That's strange … Who could it be, and why would they want to kill him? "
Naturally, Walter did not know the answer. His ability could only detect living beings within a certain range, as well as the size of those living beings.
"Could it be that the murderer stuffed him into the cargo hold?" The young man scanned the cargo hold twice, but he did not see the bloodstains he was expecting. After some thought, Walter suggested, "I think it might be a personal grudge."
"It would be great if that was the reason," Lin Sanjiu said as she activated her higher consciousness to scan the cargo hold. Unfortunately, she did not find anything. "That person should stop now that he has his revenge."
"Yeah, even if it's for his own benefit, it's still a good thing …" Walter agreed. When they returned to Area R, both of their faces had already disappeared.
Standing in the corner again, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help looking at everyone again. It was as if she was seeing them for the first time. The disappearance of the unknown man did not seem to have any effect on the passengers. Whether it was the fat man who kept scratching his itch, AYU who stood up frequently to stretch her joints, or the brown-haired woman who stared at the ceiling in a daze, none of them looked any different from before.
"Nine living beings …" Just as these five words floated in Lin Sanjiu's mind, a shadow that approached her suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"… How old is he?" Lin Sanjiu let out a long sigh inwardly when she heard the voice that seemed to be emitting heat. The person who approached her was the one that she did not know how to deal with the most. She had a round face and thin, curly hair that made her look a few years older than her actual age. Even though she had gone through two apocalyptic worlds, her green dress was still cramped by her plump body. "You seem to be a little taller than him? You are also older than him, right? "
As Green Dress spoke, she glanced at Walter a few times. Even though she didn't say anything, her meaningful smile was enough to give Lin Sanjiu a headache.
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head and glanced at Green Dress coldly. Her experience over the past two days had told her that this was the best way to deal with Green Dress. "Do you have something to say?"
Lin Sanjiu was expressionless. Her amber pupils made her look like a white tiger sizing up its prey.
But this prey seemed to be a little slow.
Green Dress hurriedly waved her hand, and the dimples on the back of her hand swayed into a line. "Ahem, I'm just asking. It's so boring sitting here. We're all women, let's talk. "
There were only three women among the ten passengers. However, Lin Sanjiu had never seen Green Dress take the initiative to talk to AYU.
However, Lin Sanjiu would not ask the question out loud. If she asked one more word, Green Dress would talk for a long time. In the end, he still couldn't get any answers.
"I don't like to talk," she replied coldly.
"Hey, why are you so shy when you're talking to Big Sis?" Green Dress was getting more and more courageous. She didn't seem to know what it meant to be treated coldly. "What's your name again when you were talking to that young man just now? Didn't you talk to him softly for a long time … Hey, I didn't hear what you were talking about. I'm not that kind of person … "
Even though it was annoying for Lin Sanjiu to pry into her privacy, perhaps it was her intuition. Lin Sanjiu didn't think that Green Dress had anything to do with the nameless man's death. Perhaps it was because Lin Sanjiu hadn't experienced much in this new world, so she still had some gossipy and gossipy traits in her. It was annoying, but it wasn't a big crime.
"About what we are discussing." Just as she started talking, she saw the tall man walking over from not far away. She immediately stopped talking. When the tall man walked past her, he gave her a smile as usual. He always had a smile on his face when he was with a woman. After he walked out of Area R, Lin Sanjiu continued, "It has nothing to do with you."
From their interactions over the past two days, Lin Sanjiu could tell that Green Dress didn't have a bad heart. Hence, when she spoke again, Lin Sanjiu did so with some sincerity.
"I don't know how you managed to survive in the past, but in the new world, you better control yourself," Lin Sanjiu purposely made it clear. Sure enough, Green Dress's face turned red. "… Among the people I've met, do you know how many of them would kill you just because they found you annoying? A lot more than you think. You should be glad that for me, killing a man is different from killing a pig … But in the eyes of many people, I don't like killing people. There is no longer such a distinction. "
Green Dress, who was originally very close to him, slowly moved away a little. After a while, Lin Sanjiu mumbled something to herself, but eventually, she stood up and left.
Zone R remained quiet for the next few hours. According to the fat man, it was already night time. Hence, everyone closed their eyes and tried to sleep for a while. To them, there was no difference between day and night in Zone R.
Seeing that the others did not move for a long time, as if they had all fallen asleep, Walter walked over to Lin Sanjiu quietly. Both of them were actually of the same height, but Lin Sanjiu always appeared to be more slender. Walter's expression was a little unnatural as he grumbled softly, "… She's so annoying."
Green Dress's voice wasn't soft.
In the darkness, Lin Sanjiu smiled faintly. After a while, she said, "She's not a bad person. Besides, it's also good for us if she comes. "
"… What do you mean?" Walter's dark blonde hair flickered when he turned his head. It reminded Lin Sanjiu of Silvan's golden hair, which was as dazzling as the sun.
"A couple," Lin Sanjiu covered her mouth, allowing only a little breath to escape through the gaps between her fingers, "… At least, their relationship is stronger than two people who have only chatted for a few days … No matter what 'that friend' is after, he might be a little more cautious and not disturb us."
Walter snickered, "You're right. But let me make this clear, I don't agree to any intimate contact. "
Lin Sanjiu immediately gave him a look that said, "You're thinking too much."
The two of them stood together and chatted softly during this quiet moment. Once again, they had proven Green Dress's theory. When they realized this, they couldn't help but smile.
Before their smiles faded completely, the two of them heard the faint sound of footsteps coming from the corridor.
Walter immediately wrinkled his nose as if he had smelled something, "He's finally back! Remind me not to go to the toilet for the next few hours … "
The tall man had been gone for such a long time. If it wasn't for the fact that no one else came out, Lin Sanjiu would have thought that he had been murdered.
Just when she wanted to say something, she suddenly looked around and realized something was wrong. However, she couldn't tell what it was that made her feel agitated. When she looked up again, Lin Sanjiu saw the shock on Walter's pale face. She immediately turned her head.
The thing that she felt was wrong was the shadow that was cast at her from the corridor.
The owner of the shadow only reached Lin Sanjiu's shoulder. Compared to the man who should have returned, the shadow was too small.
After disappearing for almost eight hours, the unknown man suddenly appeared from the sealed cabin as if nothing had happened. Lin Sanjiu watched him walk into Area R blankly. He walked past the two of them and found an empty seat to sleep on. Lin Sanjiu spoke hesitantly.
Her voice was extremely soft, "Does he have some ability … or Special Item that can provide another dimension …"
Is that why your ability can't detect him? Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, Walter suddenly rushed into the corridor. Lin Sanjiu didn't know what was going on, so she followed closely behind him.
The door of the toilet at the end of the corridor was ajar. The shadow cast by the door swayed slightly as the airship moved. The cargo compartments on both sides were still tightly sealed.
"You don't have to go over," Walter pulled Lin Sanjiu's arm, "There's no one in the toilet."
When Lin Sanjiu first heard that, she didn't really understand. "There's no one?"
"There are only nine lifeforms in this cabin —"
"Then, where's that tall man?" Lin Sanjiu cocked her head suspiciously. Just when she was about to ask Walter if there was anything wrong with his detection, Walter's expression suddenly relaxed. He let out a long sigh, "Ah — It's alright. It's alright. Just now, the tenth lifeform appeared."
"Maybe it's just as you said. That man probably has some sort of hidden dimension or something," Walter wiped his face. When his hand fell away, he was smiling as if a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders. "We've made ourselves nervous for a long time!"
Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief, but she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She also felt that the two of them were being overly paranoid. "Alright, it's good that you're alright. Go back and rest. I won't care even if someone opens a hole and jumps out next time … "
However, when she reached the entrance of Area R, she stopped. She didn't hear any footsteps behind her.
For a moment, she thought that Walter had disappeared. However, when she turned around, Walter was still standing at the same spot.
His face was pale. He seemed to be in a state of shock and helplessness. His mouth opened and closed. Lin Sanjiu had to take two steps closer before she could hear what he was saying.
"Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen …"
They were in a sealed cabin ten thousand meters above the ground. (To be continued.)
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