There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 749 - 641 Pei Sheng: A Scheming Boy

Chapter 749 -641 Pei Sheng: A Scheming Boy

Xu Shuo picked up the bottle and examined it.

It was somewhat antique, but not obviously old; even the cork’s surface hadn’t decayed much.

Without the eyesight and knowledge of an archaeologist, he couldn’t immediately tell whether its antiquity came from being buried underground or the accumulation of time.

At this moment, Luo Kai, who had been digging the soil, temporarily dismissed the Safety Bureau’s staff and turned to walk over.

With the Alpha Psychic Network’s concealment, even Luo Kai hadn’t noticed Xu Shuo’s recent subtle actions in Subspace.

However, Luo Kai, who always acted unconventionally, intuitively felt that Xu Shuo must be up to something interesting, even if he didn’t know what it was.

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Thus, Luo Kai immediately came over to join in the excitement.

“Brother, what are you up to?”

Luo Kai asked as he walked up, only to notice that Xu Shuo was holding a small transparent bottle with a cork, resembling a message-in-a-bottle.

Upon hearing the movement, Xu Shuo turned and handed the bottle over: “Is there anyone who can study the age of this thing?”

“A glass bottle?”

Luo Kai took it and inspected it, then said, “Studying the age of glass is a technical matter, you know. Glass doesn’t erode easily. Ancient glass passed down to modern times can still be used after a wipe.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Shuo paused: “I hadn’t thought of that, but what about this cork?”

He had initially thought to find something that wouldn’t decay easily to avoid the possibility that there would be nothing left to find.

That’s why a message-in-a-bottle was a good choice, with a long preservation time, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people keen on throwing them to preserve memories.

But Luo Kai suddenly froze at his words.

Being able to rise to Level Four single-handedly, Luo Kai’s mind was naturally sharp. He quickly guessed what Xu Shuo was implying from his statement.

So Luo Kai was shocked: “Do you mean to say that this message-in-a-bottle was buried by you before?”

Xu Shuo glanced at him.

Then Luo Kai caught the flaw in his own words and was shocked all over again: “You buried it just now in Subspace?!”

Having decided to tell the truth, Xu Shuo nodded: “I just wanted to give it a try, but it seems feasible. Why don’t you try it next time you retrieve a script?”

Luo Kai was still shocked: “I’ve tried it before. Neither leaving objects nor secret codes worked.”

“That was before the world was invaded by the Abyss. You haven’t tried since the invasion, have you?”

“Seems so…”

Looking at the message-in-a-bottle, Luo Kai felt even more worried about the future of this world.

The bottle was temporarily taken away by Luo Kai, who planned to bring it straight to the Safety Bureau for testing.

Of course, because the message-in-a-bottle was produced by the Script Space and would certainly differ from ordinary ones in the present world, Xu Shuo spent a significant sum to buy a new one for comparison, to not affect the test results.

Holding the two bottles, Luo Kai glanced at the young man whose expression remained calm and peaceful, suddenly feeling a strange sensation.

It seemed that compared to when they first met, this person was increasingly willing to share things with him.

But honestly, after collaborating so many times and giving (selling) so many items, earning just a little bit of this person’s trust upon reflection was rather disheartening.

Even when burying this bottle, this guy probably did it secretly behind his back.

Who knows what else he might have done stealthily?

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After the roller coaster incident concluded, Xu Shuo once again left the scene first, naturally leaving the wrap-up tasks to Luo Kai.

He glanced at Luo Kai, who was negotiating with the Safety Bureau, his gaze somewhat unfathomable.

By getting Luo Kai to try leaving objects in the script, it would become clearer whether it was an error with Subspace itself or if his own BUG was effective in the real world, and whether only the objects he left could affect time and space.

This was a direction worth investigating.

Aside from Luo Kai, Xu Shuo couldn’t find anyone else to try; currently, the world only knew of him and Luo Kai as directors.

And even if there were others…

They probably wouldn’t be as trustworthy as Luo Kai.

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The sky had darkened, and the moon was rising.

Xu Shuo was driving back to the Heiyu District and took the opportunity to check his messages on his phone.

Anticipating that Xu Xi would message him to inquire, Xu Shuo had already timed a blind message while he was in the Subspace saying, “Almost done, getting ready to head back,” to reassure her.

In addition to Xu Xi’s messages, there were also ones from Pei Hong, who sent over a packaged image of Pei Sheng’s date that day, along with surveillance footage of Angela appearing in various places around Yang City.

Xu Shuo tapped to download the data package and casually replied with a number to acknowledge receipt.

It seemed like today’s harvest was pretty good.

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Back to dusk.

After the big boss left, everyone in the studio also clocked out one after another.

At this time, Los finally found the chance to go to the rooftop to see if his superior’s corpse was still there.

“Clang—”

The rooftop door was flung open.

The anticipated bloody scene wasn’t there; instead, a man leaned against the wall looking utterly dejected, his spirits lifting suddenly at the sound of the door opening.

“Oh! Los, you truly are the employee I value the most!”

Pei Sheng rushed forward excitedly and hugged the surprised Los, and then nobly declared, “For your deed of saving me today, I’ll never believe the slander of women and add more work to your plate!”

Los: “???”

Pei Sheng, having been locked up for over an hour, cheered and felt a surge of emotion akin to seeing the light of day again, and hurriedly ran down the stairs.

Upon reaching the studio door, he stealthily peeked inside.

Seeing that Xu Shuo wasn’t there, Pei Sheng confidently entered his office, grabbed his phone and keys, and then dashed to the underground garage, fearing that someone would make a sudden Returning Spear and catch him.

Pei Sheng sped away like he was fleeing for his life, not looking back as he drove to his bachelor apartment.

But as he was taking out his keys to unlock the door, he found that it wasn’t deadbolted—even though he clearly remembered deadbolting it twice before leaving.

Pei Sheng’s eyebrows furrowed at this, he pressed down on the door handle and cautiously pushed open the door. Seeing that the inside was brightly lit rather than pitch black, he relaxed slightly.

He walked into the entryway and glanced towards the living room, sure enough seeing his elder brother’s figure there.

“Why didn’t you say something before coming over?”

“If I had, you probably would’ve run off.”

Pei Hong sat flipping through a book on the sofa, his demeanor calm. He didn’t even lift his head when he responded.

Pei Sheng pouted, changed shoes, and went inside. He went to the water dispenser, poured himself a glass of water to drink, and when he turned back, he was startled to see Pei Hong standing silently behind him, expressionless.

“Fuck! Do you have to sneak up like a ghost?”

Pei Hong didn’t respond, but took out the emptied Brocade Pouch from Pei Sheng’s pocket and examined it, frowning slightly upon seeing it empty.

However, according to the information from the Safety Bureau, this item had been used in Joy World, not stolen by the mysterious woman.

About that mysterious woman, Pei Hong hadn’t been able to investigate anything useful.

But considering that he’d been unable to investigate many things recently, and the world had grown increasingly strange, he let it be, realizing it was probably related to some game world.

Pei Hong put away the Brocade Pouch and handed Pei Sheng a new jade pendant.

Then he added, “That woman is out of your league, it’s best to cut ties with her. And Boss Xu told me, have you been duped into leaking company info to outsiders?”

Pei Sheng’s eyes widened in shock: “He actually snitched on me to you?!”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Pei Hong’s expression became noticeably more (condemning) (reproachful), as if he had confirmed the matter as final.

Pei Sheng: “…Damn it! No, I didn’t!”

But from the way he instinctively answered incorrectly at first, he was already without excuse—any explanation would be seen as a cover-up.

Regarding this, Pei Sheng just wanted to complain—what a scheming boy!

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