There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Xu Shuo was a bit curious, if they arrived at the station and the Illusory Realm still existed, where would they step off to after getting out of the train?

Would they directly return to the real world, or would they disappear on the spot the moment they disembarked?

Or, if the Illusory Realm wasn't resolved, even after getting off, would they still be in this weird world?

After this, Xu Shuo thought of an even more serious problem, his trip to Pengcheng was for a business talk, and he had arranged to meet at a meal in the Pengcheng Hotel at noon.

If he continued under the influence of the Illusory Realm, he might not even be able to find the people.

So, he hoped the big brother next to him had a solution.

Once the Hoodie Man was free from the strange psychological suggestion, his left hand was tightly clenched in his pocket, he was wearing a loose hoodie, with a very deep pocket that could almost conceal his entire palm.

Xu Shuo glanced out of the corner of his eye, unable to see what was inside.

Anyway, since the Hoodie Man was sitting next to him, if something happened, this guy would be the first to deal with it, so he wasn't in a hurry for the time being.

But after a while, the old man who had been staring this way slowly turned his head away again, then, dragging his broken leg, he continued to move forward, very slowly, very slowly.

Next was the woman whose upper body was nearly falling off, limply swaying her legs to move forward, and behind them, many more variously shaped people followed suit and left.

A viscous dark red liquid seeped from the rotting, stinking flesh and blood, black bugs fell from their bodies along with the liquid, flowing onto the ground, a pair of pallid, dusty feet stepping on the liquid, making faint wet sounds.

The Hoodie Man was puzzled, but since the group hadn't made any moves, he suppressed his actions and stared unwaveringly at the back of the seat in front of him.

"Hee-hee~"

Suddenly, a tinkling, childish laughter echoed throughout the train car.

Because there were other passengers talking in the car, the Hoodie Man initially thought it was the sound of a child brought by real passengers playing, but as the laughter grew longer and more eerie, he became suddenly alarmed.

"Hahaha~"

The child's playful and naive laughter continued, coming from all directions, spooky and strange.

Xu Shuo was playing Tetris on his phone when suddenly, a drop of pitch-black, viscous liquid fell onto his screen, causing his finger to pause.

The Hoodie Man next to him glanced inadvertently and felt the hair on his body stand up.

A little child hanging upside down from the ceiling of the train car turned its face toward them, its short hair hanging down, stuck together by the black liquid, with thick ink flowing from its empty eye sockets, its body pale, riddled with stitches, flesh and blood as if crushed by a large vehicle, then pieced back together, presenting an unexpectedly revolting sight.

For a moment, the Hoodie Man barely suppressed his nausea.

But after all, this wasn't the first time facing such things, he managed to hold it in and even calmed down his racing heart.

However, he felt a bit sorry for the young man next to him.

Because that creature had opened its gaping mouth, split to the ears, giving its smile a horrifying grimace, and as it hung upside down, it directly faced Xu Shuo, its decaying face extremely close!

"Whoosh~"

Suddenly, the child blew a breath on Xu Shuo's face, the air slightly lifting the youth's bangs while an unbearable stench of rotting corpse also hit him in the face.

Xu Shuo remained expressionless.

The child tilted its head, then brought its face even closer, its vacant pupils dark and empty, staring intently at Xu Shuo.

Xu Shuo's eyes were slightly drooping, his gaze still on his phone.

The youth's face was clear and handsome, his features defined and strong, yet with hardly a trace of aggressiveness, the slender corners of his eyes carried a soft quality, his normally expressionless visage still exuding an approachable warmth.

When he smiled, it was especially bright and dazzling, filled with a warm, sunny disposition.

And just as that creepy child was getting closer to him, the young man's mouth suddenly curved into a faint smile, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

The child suddenly felt a sense of danger and swiftly moved away, the black, sticky substance it was dangling from atop the train car writhed, relocating it onto the back of a seat ahead.

Xu Shuo ignored the stain on his phone screen and after the last piece of Tetris fell into place, scoring enough points, a "Victory" sign appeared.

The child looked down at his phone but did not make any further movements.

The Hoodie Man silently observed and also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

The eerie child suddenly muttered something in a strange voice, and then stretched out its pale hand to crawl on the wall of the train car, moving towards the back like a gecko, leaving a trail of sticky liquid along its path.

After it left, the thick and nauseating sensation gradually dissipated, and the long, drawn-out humming sound in the train car also faded.

Only the foul smell of decaying flesh still lingered at the tip of the nose.

...

Boom—

Suddenly another roaring noise came from outside, a blinding white light flashed by instantly engulfing the dense darkness.

Blue sky and white clouds, the cityscape came into view, and the shaking train car stabilized, returning to its original clean and tidy state from the ragged, filthy mess.

The passengers inside the train car were packing up their luggage and fixing up their clothes because they were about to arrive at the station.

Hoodie Man sat motionless, his expression dark and indecipherable—could that child be the source of the Illusory Realm?

It was only a short experience, yet time seemed to have been stretched to eternity. One couldn't sense any changes in the real world. It felt like merely a moment had passed, yet also an eternity.

The images of walking decayed corpses were deeply etched in his mind.

Hoodie Man turned his head to look towards the back, but at this moment, the train car was perfectly normal, and he saw nothing unusual.

Xu Shuo glanced at his phone. The unidentified liquid had already vanished, and the "sending" message had gone through without his knowledge, but it didn't seem to have caused any issues.

He unplugged the power bank and handed it back to Pei Sheng, "Here you go."

Xu Shuo then addressed the still motionless Hoodie Man, "Sorry, I need to get my luggage."

Hoodie Man looked up at him, got up, and made way for him. Xu Shuo took down the small suitcase from the rack and temporarily placed it in the aisle.

The high-speed train had entered the station and soon came to a slow stop.

Pei Sheng stretched out greatly and let out a groan, "Finally, we're here. I've been dying with no signal for the second half of the trip!"

"Next time download an offline game," Xu Shuo suggested casually, pushing his luggage and lining up to disembark.

"I don't have the patience for those clear-the-level games of yours," Pei Sheng said, curling his lip.

The two talked as they stepped onto the platform. They glanced at the exit and then turned to walk towards it. At that moment, a voice suddenly called out to them from behind.

Xu Shuo hadn't turned around, but Pei Sheng had already looked back and said, "Hey, it's your seat neighbor from before."

Hoodie Man, with his light backpack, jogged over and stopped, staring intently at Xu Shuo, "Actually, you saw it too just now, didn't you?"

Pei Sheng looked puzzled.

Xu Shuo didn't answer but instead said indifferently, "I told you we'd arrive safely. Also, next time don't talk about all sorts of nonsense on the train."

Crow's mouth.

Fortunately, this incident didn't cause any delays.

After saying that, Xu Shuo turned and walked away. Pei Sheng followed behind with a look of bewilderment, unable to resist asking Xu Shuo for clarification on their exchange.

Hoodie Man was rendered speechless: "..."

...

Walking on the platform, Xu Shuo took out his phone to check the map, and asked, "Did you buy our return tickets?"

Pei Sheng nodded, "Yeah, the day after tomorrow at three in the afternoon."

"By high-speed train?"

"Yep."

"Change it. I'm taking a train."

"????"