After leaving the district, Wang Quan found that the streets were much more deserted than a few days ago.
The pedestrians were also in a hurry.
Many small shops in the more remote areas were not even open during the day.
Wang Quan pursed his lips, found an empty bus stop, sat beside a public trash can, and lit a cigarette.
Today was a working day, but there were also many elderly people and idlers wandering around on weekdays.
After all, Luoyang was only a third-tier city, and the pace of life was relatively slow.
Today was indeed a bit unusual.
It was probably because the vicious incident was on the news, and it finally began to ferment.
Wang Quan stood up and extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray on top of the trash can.
The early autumn was still hot, the sun was bright, and the breeze was blowing.
Wang Quan unbuttoned the top button of his light-colored shirt, rolled up his sleeves to his elbows, closed his eyes for a moment, and then took out his phone, opened the taxi app, and hailed a taxi.
Three minutes later, he got in the car.
…
Fifteen minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Zhou Shan's Seven-valley district.
After getting out of the car and paying for the five-star rating, the car left.
Wang Quan put his phone back in his pocket, and looked up at the district in front of him.
This was an old-fashioned district built halfway up the mountain, and should have been around for more than 20 years.
There were a total of four buildings in the district, each with seven units, and each unit was an old-fashioned district with seven floors.
Wang Quan sensed that there were five Hellwalkers in this district?
"Oh, there's an unexpected harvest?"
Wang Quan's eyes flashed scarlet, and in the next moment, he disappeared.
…
Wang Quan stopped in front of the security door of a building with six doors 402.
He raised his hand and gently knocked on the door.
The house was quiet, and no one answered.
Wang Quan stood quietly for a moment, then raised his hand to press the keyhole.
A faint black-red mist diffused from his index finger into the keyhole, and a second later, the security door opened.
Wang Quan stepped into the house.
The living room was empty.
He walked into the bathroom, kitchen, and master bedroom, but no one was there.
When he came to the second bedroom, it was also empty.
Wang Quan glanced at the wardrobe in the corner and said to himself, "Seems like it's not here."
The footsteps gradually faded away.
With the opening and closing of the security door and the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs, the bedroom returned to peace.
One minute.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
There was no sound in the bedroom.
It wasn't until half an hour later that the closet in the corner of the bedroom opened a small gap.
One eye carefully observed the outside from the inside.
Then, that eye was suddenly filled with fear.
That was because the smiling man in the shirt was still sitting by the computer table in the bedroom, looking at her wardrobe.
The wardrobe door suddenly closed.
"Do you want me to invite you out?"
Wang Quan crossed his legs. "If I asked you to come out, you wouldn't be so nice."
The cupboard remained motionless.
"I can only count to three. This is my last chance."
Wang Quan started counting.
"Three."
"Don't kill me!"
The door of the cupboard opened, and a woman walked out, shivering.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to use a girl instead of a woman.
Her body was thin, and her face was delicate but full of fear. Her hair was combed into a ponytail, and she looked to be in her early twenties.
She was wearing a white T-shirt, but it was full of stains, dust, mud, and blood.
Her abdomen was exposed, but it was torn open by an unknown beast. Her abdomen was wrapped in bandages, and the blood under the bandages had seeped out.
Wang Quan smiled kindly. "Why are you so afraid of me?"
"Don't kill me …"
The girl was terrified, and she couldn't say anything else.
"If you continue to talk nonsense, then I'll really kill you." Wang Quan pointed to the bed. "Sit, let's talk."
He took out his phone and turned on the timer. "I'll give you one minute. If I'm not satisfied after the time is up, you'll die."
"I beg you …"
The girl's voice sounded like she was crying. She hugged her arms tightly, and her knuckles turned white. Her nails pierced a small hole on the long-sleeved T-shirt.
"There's still 57 seconds."
In a panic, the girl confessed everything in a disjointed manner.
On the first night, she hid at the edge of the city.
It was dark outside the city, and she didn't dare go out.
But at that time, the monsters didn't dare to come close.
She made it through the first night there.
On the second day, she wandered around the city, found a fast food restaurant, and stayed there until night.
Perhaps they saw that she had something to hide, the employees gave her two unsold hamburgers after work.
That night, she was lucky enough to survive.
On the third day, she met the group of seven and was imprisoned here.
On the fourth day, which was today, she was arranged to stay in this house.
She was the bait, and also the alarm.
Wang Quan was deep in thought. "So they told you what I look like?"
The girl nodded quickly. "Please don't kill me … You're an escapee, there's no conflict between us …"
"That's really hard to deal with."
Wang Quan swayed his feet. "How did they know you'd meet me?"
"I don't know, I'm the bait. It doesn't matter who comes, even if it's just an ordinary person. "The girl's face turned paler as she spoke.
She suddenly knelt down and pulled Wang Quan's pants, begging, "Please save me! I really don't want to die! "
"That's interesting." Wang Quan was unmoved, and even laughed. "Those people you killed also begged you like this. If our identities were swapped, would you let me go? "
"But I've never killed anyone! I've never killed a single person! "
The more the girl spoke, the more she broke down. Tears welled up in her eyes. "It's disgusting … I have to kill people after receiving a random order … Why do I have to do this! I haven't graduated from university yet! I'm the only child in my family … I want to go home! "
She began to ramble incoherently.
"You really haven't killed anyone."
Wang Quan's eyes turned scarlet.
He looked at the girl from head to toe.
Although there was a bloody smell, it didn't seem like she had killed anyone.
Sighing, Wang Quan said, "Give me your watch, and I won't kill you. I can even guarantee that you'll live through this' Midnight Echo '. Also, hand over everything you got from 'Hell'. "
After that, he would erase the girl's memories and abilities, allowing her to live as an ordinary person in this world.
And this was a good opportunity.
Wang Quan had no way to further understand "Hell" in the past.
If he could take away her qualifications as a "Hellwalker" …
The girl was startled, as if she had grasped at a life-saving straw. "Is what you said true?!"
"Of course, I guarantee that you'll live through these few days. But it's probably impossible for you to return to your original world. " Wang Quan smiled faintly. "I'll erase all your memories of 'Hell' and strip you of all your extraordinary abilities. Then, you can live on in this world."
After that, he could just hand it over to the authorities.
There was already a solution to the problem of registering an unregistered household in the law.
The girl wiped away her tears and hurriedly took out all her belongings from her space and piled them on the ground.
A fruit knife, a shotgun, and a piece of gold the size of half a fist. "These are all I have. I didn't complete the three missions in a row, so I entered this Great Escape team battle …"
"Sure." Wang Quan picked up the knife and the shotgun. A black and red mist swirled around them, and then the two weapons turned to ashes.
He picked up the gold and put it in his arms. "After the 'Midnight Echo' ends, I'll give you a house and a hundred thousand yuan in savings. After that, it's up to you.
"Now, stretch out your arm."
The girl raised her left arm, revealing the smart watch.
"Close your eyes and grit your teeth."
The girl closed her eyes tightly.
Wang Quan raised his hand and chopped down.
The girl's left arm was instantly chopped off.
She grunted, and her face turned pale.
Wang Quan pulled off the watch, and the black and red mist covered it.
A black and red electric current flashed, and the watch stopped moving.
Wang Quan put the watch on his left wrist.
Then, he placed his hand on the girl's wound. "Endure a bit."
His finger was covered in black and red mist, and he rubbed it along his wrist.
"Done."
The girl opened her eyes, and moved her finger.
She looked up, tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
"It's fine, you won't enter the 'Midnight Echo' tonight. When this is over, I'll find you to erase your memories and abilities. "
Wang Quan stood up and was about to leave.
When he reached the bedroom door, he turned around and asked, "Right, where are they?"
"They're …"
Halfway through, the girl froze. Her waist was instantly chopped in half, and a bead flew out from her ruptured abdomen.
The bead flew in front of Wang Quan, and suddenly released a blinding light.
And then, it exploded.
When the smoke dissipated, Wang Quan looked down at the girl who had been chopped in half, and whose eyes had already lost their luster.
He suddenly laughed, a self-deprecating laugh.
"Fuck …"
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