stjorthotic Chapter 163, the last haunted house scene.
Chapter 163, the last haunted house scene.
Chapter 163, the final haunted house scene.
Now Li Jiuhe knows that, just as he had guessed before, Death Pass did indeed know from the beginning that Su Qin was the Moth Woman in disguise.
That's why he had the serial killer You Hong kill the moth woman by hunting her down every day.
Later, because Li Jiuhe failed to reach a cooperation agreement with the Passport, the Passport did not tell him this fact.
Now, however, he suddenly took the initiative to confess. In Li Jiuhe's view, the pass must have thought that it was worthwhile to cooperate with him temporarily, which is why he decided to reveal this information.
As for what conflicts it had with the Moth Woman and others, it didn't say.
Death Pass also realized that Li Jiuhe was extremely powerful in both strength and action, and that even without its help, he could perfectly avoid the Joker card in the black and white deck.
To be honest, I was also startled when the pass sensed that Joker card.
Because this deck of cards is ranked higher than it, it firmly holds a top position, although the pass is a rather special type of sequence item.
It also didn't expect that these guys would have such powerful sequence items.
Fortunately, Li Jiuhe and his partner were able to quickly kill the Moth Woman without triggering the Joker card, thus avoiding the worst outcome.
It was at that moment that Death Pass looked at Li Jiuhe with new respect.
But this wasn't enough to make it consider a temporary collaboration, so it quickly took another nap.
Before going to sleep, it had already roughly understood that Li Jiuhe's abilities would be restricted in the haunted house, and he could only possess some basic abilities.
So even if they manage to get through the Lin family's scene, those people may have already left the haunted house through the exit.
But when it woke up, it discovered that Li Jiuhe and the others had not only deciphered the scene, but also emerged quite quickly, completely exceeding its expectations.
Therefore, Passport decided to temporarily cooperate with Li Jiuhe and offered extremely attractive cooperation terms.
"Give me a chance to enter the Abyss, or the place where Yin and Yang meet?" Li Jiuhe asked with a half-smile. "Once I go in, will I be able to come out?"
Of course you can come and go as you please. With my pass, there's nowhere you can't go. But let me make this clear first: only you can enter and exit at any time.
Li Jiuhe pondered for a moment.
"Can."
【Excellent, excellent! It's a pleasure working with you! Let's hurry to the last haunted house scene, or things might change!】
By the way, our communication will be interrupted once you enter the scene. I won't be able to appear in the haunted house scene, so please don't try to call me or think I'm deliberately ignoring you.
"Understood," Li Jiuhe replied quickly.
Actually, he agreed to cooperate with this guy temporarily because he was already dealing with the people who had gone before them.
This person is the mastermind behind the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau. His job is to investigate this matter thoroughly and bring the culprit to justice.
Now that we've agreed to partner with Death Pass, it's just a bonus, so why not take advantage of it?
If we can let him enter the deserted wooden house alone, that would be fine too. At least he can see his daughter and Tong Cheng, and we can all work together to figure out a way to get out.
Together with Mali, they arrived at the door of the last haunted house scene mentioned in the Death Pass. Upon looking up, they saw that the text on the door was quite eerie and left them somewhat puzzled.
"A head transplant saga?" Ma Li frowned and whispered, "What kind of scene is this?"
"You'll find out once you go in," Li Jiuhe told her. "This should be the last scene in the haunted house, and most of the people who were ahead of us are still inside, unable to solve the mystery."
"Really?" Ma Li's eyes lit up slightly.
He then followed Li Jiuhe as they pushed open the door and entered.
A violent howling sound instantly filled their ears.
Fortunately, Li Jiuhe was holding hands with Ma Li. The two of them lost their balance as soon as they entered the door and were blown around by the strong wind.
However, they quickly regained their balance, and Mali's long hair, which had just returned to its original shape, was blown around by the wind.
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Their clothes fluttered in the wind, and Ma Li's skirt was blown up, covering her face several times.
As her skirt billowed up, Ma Li's plump, white insect body was nowhere to be seen; instead, a pair of breathtakingly long legs were revealed.
"This is... an island?!" Both of them were stunned.
I never expected the space in this scene to be so open, it was like entering a new world.
The sky was overcast with dark clouds, the sea breeze was howling, and the sea behind us was not azure blue, but a dark gray that was constantly churning and mixed with mud, sand and dead fish.
It looks like the island has been ravaged by a storm.
A broken wooden sign lay at their feet, half of it buried in mud and sand, with the words "Welcome to Paradise Island Resort" written on it.
The palm groves not far away all leaned in one direction, their leaves torn away by the strong wind, leaving most of them bare branches and trunks.
Next to the palm grove is a small gate that has collapsed halfway; this should be the entrance to the resort.
However, the outer wall of the resort has now basically collapsed, and only a narrow path can be seen winding its way in.
Just then, large raindrops hit their faces.
Li Jiuhe looked up at the sky: "This island has been hit by a storm, and it looks like more heavy rain is coming. Let's go, let's go to the resort!"
The two kept their heads down and quickly walked along the path, while the distant sea roared and crashed against the shore.
On the nearby beach, there were many broken planks, likely scattered from the destroyed boats.
As you enter the path leading to the resort and head towards the center of the island, the storm becomes less intense.
Just now, the two of them had to shout to talk, but now they can be heard at a normal volume.
As they walked forward, Li Jiuhe said to Ma Li, "Once we enter the resort, be on high alert and don't be careless. Since we entered midway, the main plot here might have progressed a lot, and we might be missing a lot of information."
Ma Li nodded: "Okay, after we make contact with the people here, I will release the ant larvae to investigate everywhere, just like last time, and solve this problem as soon as possible."
Li Jiuhe cautioned, "Let's understand the main plot of this 'head-swapping saga' first, otherwise we won't have anything to investigate."
The two spoke in hushed tones as they walked through a long corridor and soon entered an open-air parking lot.
Several cars and a tour bus were parked in the parking lot.
The parking lot floor and the cars were covered in palm leaves and wet mud blown in, and no one was cleaning them up.
It seems the storm here was quite severe a while ago.
After passing through the parking lot, where a heavy downpour had begun, Li Jiuhe and Ma Li jogged into the resort's reception hall.
There was no one here, it was completely empty, making one wonder if anyone was still here, or if anyone was still alive.
Their clothes were soaked through, and water was dripping from them.
Li Jiuhe glanced behind the reception counter but couldn't find any clothes to change into. However, there were some newspapers and magazines behind the counter, as well as an information board for the Daily Resort.
This is valuable information that will help them understand the situation here as quickly as possible.
Ma Li said, "You look over at the counter, I'll go to the back door and see if there's a changing room, maybe there are clothes in there."
Li Jiuhe waved his hand: "The two of you should stay together and not separate. Go find some clothes to change into first, then come back and check this place."
"it is good."
The two quickly found a set of keys behind the counter and then went to a corridor at the back. The corridor had rooms on one side near the counter and huge glass windows on the other side, through which they could see the back garden.
They couldn't find a changing room, but they did find a lounge, and the door wasn't locked.
Pushing open the door, I found a suite inside. The outer room had two beds, and on the beds was a set of red and white uniforms worn by resort staff.
Li Jiuhe discovered that the clothes were a size too big for him; they were too big for Ma Li, but he could barely fit into them, so he quickly changed out of his wet clothes.
Ma Li went into the inner room, and after a moment she returned to the outer room with a look of horror on her face. She lowered her voice and said to Li Jiuhe, "There is a corpse inside."
Now, in this haunted house setting, Ma Li's fear is not as intense as it was in the Lin family villa.
After all, it was daytime here, and the terrain was spacious, plus she had been with Li Jiuhe the whole time.
Moreover, we haven't heard of or seen any ghosts anywhere.
She wasn't afraid as long as she didn't see a ghost.
Li Jiuhe followed Ma Li into the inner room and found that it was a storage room with lockers inside.
A body lay on the floor in front of the locker; it appeared to be a headless male corpse.
The male corpse was also wearing a uniform belonging to a resort staff member.
Strangely, not only was there no head nearby, but there wasn't a single drop of blood at the point where the neck was broken.
Therefore, the two speculated that this place was not the primary scene of the man's decapitation.
It seems someone cut off his head and then moved his body here to hide it.
But for some reason, it wasn't hidden properly and was just left here.
"This locker can be opened," Mali said, pointing to a locker that she had already opened.
There were two work uniform tops inside, but no pants were visible.
"Luckily, my skirt isn't completely wet, so I can still wear it. I'll just change my top," Ma Li said.
Li Jiuhe squatted down and carefully examined the headless male corpse when he heard rustling sounds coming from Ma Li, who was changing clothes behind him.
He didn't turn around, waited a moment, and then asked, "Are you done changing?"
"That's fine."
Then came the sound of Ma Li rummaging through the locker from behind. After a moment, Ma Li said, "Brother Li, I found a small notebook."
Li Jiuhe turned around, took the notebook, and flipped through the pages one by one.
I don't know whose notebook it is, but it looks like a work log, recording some random things and times, in case the owner might forget.
When Li Jiuhe turned to the last page, his eyes lit up slightly, and he saw that it read:
1. If you hear someone calling your name from behind, do not answer or turn around.
2. Do not trust friends, colleagues, or partners. Trust no one except yourself.
3. Do not discuss him; it is best not to mention those four words at all.
4. Stay in the dark and try to avoid seeing your own shadow.
5. And there are many more —
These words seemed quite inexplicable, but Li Jiuhe took them very seriously and immediately handed the notebook to Ma Li, telling her to memorize them as well.
After reading it with a look of surprise, Ma Li said, "Is this a reminder to us—to avoid encountering ghosts?"
"It seems so," Li Jiuhe nodded. "It's kind of like a supernatural tale."
"But it looks like it's not finished yet. There are probably still a lot of rules to follow that we don't know at all. What should we do?" Ma Li said, looking around in fear.
"Take notes as much as you know for now," Li Jiuhe said.
Ma Li pointed to the second one: "They even told us not to trust any of our partners. You don't believe me either, do you?"
Li Jiuhe smiled, pursing her lips. "What do you think?"
Ma Li's expression was one of surprise and uncertainty, clearly indicating that she had no idea what to expect.
Li Jiuhe knew that Ma Li was straightforward, carefree, and sometimes even stubborn, so he added, "As long as you don't break these rules, I will definitely trust you. However, these rules are indeed very strange. From now on, we cannot act alone; we must do everything together."
"Going to the toilet?"
"Uh, you want to do it now?"
"In no mood."
"We'll talk about it when it's time to go."
"Should I release some ant larvae to scout the area?"
"Investigate what? We don't have a target yet." Li Jiuhe shook his head. "Let's go back to the counter outside."
After the two returned to the reception counter, Ma Li opened the drawer and looked around, while Li Jiuhe checked the wall calendar and work log.
He noticed that five consecutive dates were circled in red on the calendar. Because the time was not clear, they did not know what the date was in this scene.
However, if we're guessing, the resort island has probably been besieged by the storm for five days.
They were unable to leave for five days, and outsiders were also unable to enter the island to provide rescue.
Upon checking the work logs, I found that to be true.
However, the log entry is not detailed, containing only a few sentences stating that Paradise Island Resort was besieged by a sudden typhoon and that the storm would not dissipate for about seven days before rescue teams could enter the island.
Li Jiuhe looked up at the date marked on the calendar, which meant that five days had passed and there were still two days before the people here could be saved.
So what happened to the tourists here during the storm?
"A head transplant frenzy?" Li Jiuhe muttered to himself.
He remembered the headless male corpse in the room.
"Brother Li, come here quickly, there's an old newspaper here, it must have been kept by someone." Ma Li pointed to the drawer.
Li Jiuhe went over and took a look, and found that in addition to some documents and receipts, there was also a thick, yellowed and faded newspaper folded in the drawer.
Upon closer inspection, the front-page headline was related to this Paradise Island.
"The beheading killer from Paradise Island has been brought to justice, and the case of 37 headless corpses has been solved."
Li Jiuhe quickly read the news report. According to the report, a villager in the local fishing village appeared to be honest and simple, but was actually a psychopathic and cunning murderer.
Because of the series of deaths in the area, all of which were caused by beheading, the perpetrator was referred to as the "beheading butcher."
After killing 37 people, he was finally captured and subsequently sentenced to death and executed immediately.
This case is now over thirty years old, and Paradise Island has been transformed, with a transshipment port built on the other side of the island.
Meanwhile, this former fishing village has evolved into a resort center, primarily focused on tourism and vacation.
It now appears that during the time when everyone at the resort was trapped, there were also cases of headless corpses being found here again.
Even without Li Jiuhe's explanation, Ma Li could guess that the beheading butcher might have returned as a vengeful ghost.
Just then, a storm hit, and the people here were unable to leave for seven days.
Therefore, the main plot of this storyline is most likely to be about surviving these seven days, which could mean either escaping the executioner's pursuit or finding and killing him.
According to the previous rules of the haunted house, their sequence abilities should also be restricted, and they can only use some basic abilities.
After reading the headline of the old newspaper, Li Jiuhe frowned and looked back at the article.
He glanced at the news again, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Ma Li say, "This is a cut—"
"Stop! Don't say it!" Li Jiuhe immediately interrupted her.
Ma Li shuddered in fright and looked up at him in surprise.
Li Jiuhe pointed to the words "beheading butcher" in the newspaper and reminded him, "Have you forgotten the rules written in that notebook so quickly? Look, one, two, three, four, exactly four words."
Ma Li suddenly realized, and lightly covered her mouth: "So those four words mentioned on it are these four words?"
"I'm not sure right now, but there's a high probability it is," Li Jiuhe said.
Ma Li suddenly felt a sense of lingering fear and dared not speak again. The two searched the counter again but found nothing else of value.
Li Jiuhe then set up the second quest line.
Before this, after leaving the "House of Blood Curse" scene, he had left this quest line blank, waiting for this moment.
[Task definition successful. The task is temporarily named "Solving the Mystery of the Resort Center Beheading Butcher".]
[Title: Unraveling the Mystery of the Resort Center's Beheading Butcher]
[Level: 1I Grade A]
[Requirements: 1. Ensure you and your partner survive; 2. Kill the decapitation butcher.]
【奖励：1、重置点上限增加5点（当前上限40点）：2、奖励1个重置时间锚点；3、奖励1次可携带重置之前任一物品的机会；4、奖励随机标籤1张。（以上奖励可四选二））】
[Note: 1. Because this world is restricted by "domains," you can only use your abilities to a limited extent. It is recommended that you find suitable methods to solve the mission rather than relying entirely on your sequence abilities; 2. The "ghosts" in this world are invincible.]
The mission description is the same as the previous Blood Curse House mission description.
Unless a way to counter them can be found in the mission, it is impossible to kill them with your own sequence abilities.
Moreover, the entire mission was consistent with what Li Jiuhe had just learned; the cause and effect of the matter were all related to that beheading butcher.
However, they currently do not know how many people are in the resort, who has died, or who is alive and hiding.
Most importantly, they don't know where the Moth Woman's accomplices, who entered here before them, are now, or whether they are men or women.
However, judging from the tone of Death Pass just now, Li Jiuhe believed that only one person had entered this place.
This information was actually quite beneficial to him and Ma Li; otherwise, if the other side had a large number of people, their limited capabilities would have made dealing with them a significant problem.
Just then, a voice came from the direction of the stairwell to the left of the counter.
"New waiters! I've never seen you before!"
The two looked up and saw that the speaker was an elderly man with a white beard. He looked energetic and strong, which was completely inconsistent with his age.
The old man held a kitchen knife in his hand and had a stick tucked into his waistband, which appeared to be a broken table leg.
He held the kitchen knife horizontally in front of his chest, watching them warily.
Because both of them were wearing work uniforms, the old man mistook them for waiters.
But before they could answer, the old man waved his hand again.
"I don't care who you are! Listen, I'm just going to the kitchen to get some food. Don't follow me or talk to me. I'll go back to my room after I get the food."
He soon realized that Li Jiuhe and the other person were not looking at him, but were staring at something behind him, their eyes filled with horror.
Their expressions made the old man want to turn around and look, but he stopped himself from doing so.
Then Li Jiuhe spoke up: "Although I don't want to talk to you either, I feel it's necessary to remind you. Um, there's a headless corpse standing right behind you right now."