Chapter 264 Smoke Rising

Why did Ying Siming, a person with an excellent education, a happy family and a successful career, suddenly become crazy?

This book written by her may give some answers, but some of the words in it lead people to a deeper abyss.

"I started to become suspicious. Someone replaced everything around me, and I knew nothing about it. It made me shudder."

"I didn't think that others wanted to harm me. The doctor always thought that I was suffering from paranoia, and he was wrong. I described my feelings in detail. It was like a person living in a home where she had lived for ten years. One morning when she woke up, she found that everything around her had been secretly replaced. The number on the bottom of the blue toothbrush cup had changed; the charger in the drawer was different from the original; a crack on the floor was repaired at some point and became intact...

There were so many similar small details that I couldn't count them at all. I felt as if someone was holding an eraser, erasing a little bit of the scene I had lived in every day, and then redrawing it. At first I didn't understand what the other party meant by doing this. But later, when I passed a market, I saw someone cutting a square cake.

The cake was very large, almost occupying half of the table and half a meter thick. The man stood on one side with a long knife, constantly adjusting the angle .

He tried several times, and the blade left a few short marks on the edge of the flexible pastry. After hesitating for a long time, he finally put down the knife. He wanted to cut as flat and even as possible, so that the lengths of both sides were equal. But I saw that his first cut was off. Although it was a small deviation, it was "a thousand miles away" later.

At that moment, I suddenly realized that the other party might be making some minor adjustments and corrections to my life. I don't know where this adjustment will lead me, and the feeling of loss of control makes me panic all day. Is the cup the one I am used to? Is the charger the one I have been using? Is this really the home I have always lived in? My lover... is it really my lover?

Everything became chaotic, and I felt deeply uneasy.

I felt like I had walked into a maze of time, where everything led to a "normal" life, but where it was not really normal.

Smoke was everywhere, and I was in it, losing my direction.

I think this kind of confusion and loss of control needs to end. "

There are a lot of illogical and repetitive sentences in Ying Siming's book, like a person mumbling in a corner.

Meng Lian felt cold all over after reading it for the first time.

Unlike the sudden appearance of some monster, this change is subtle and imperceptible.

One day, when drinking water or doing other things, she was suddenly hit in an instant.

How did things turn out like this?

It seemed that none of the players present expected Ying Siming to be such a person.

She has been in a state of awake mania.

She tried to save herself and put her hopes on the hospital and doctors, but she tried everything, but it was useless.

It was like a person who was about to fall into the abyss, desperately pulling a broken hemp rope.

In the end, she fell deeply.

This book only records the moment of Ying Siming's death.

But her death is by no means the end.

"This Ying Siming..." Song Yao frowned when he heard it halfway, "Just a character in the background introduction of a copy? She won't be reborn in the copy, right?"

Ying Siming died with great despair. If she survived in the copy, she would be at least an S-level boss.

Not easy to deal with.

Others also said a few words about their opinions, only Zheng Xun remained silent.

He is not the kind of person who speaks little. This is not in line with his personality.

Huo Ziyan glanced at Zheng Xun for a few times, and the other party did not say a word until the short business hours ended.

Before splitting up, the four people simply arranged the tasks.

The main activity areas yesterday were the first and second floors. The mall is too big, and it is difficult to explore each floor in a short time, and when it is not business hours, it will not be as quiet as it is now.

For a copy with a large map like this, you have to collect clues in a targeted manner.

"The flyer given at the beginning of the copy," Huo Ziyan took a picture with the bracelet at the time, and now it was replayed for others to see, "It marked several separate areas. My suggestion is that we still search these areas tonight."

After the key areas are resolved, if there is still time, they will go to other places to take a look.

Huo Ziyan's idea was agreed by Meng Lian.

"I agree. And... I want to go to the men's clothing area later."

Meng Lian took the initiative to volunteer. She said that according to the rules on the flyer, only women who enter alone can return safely.

She was the only female player present. Although she was afraid, Meng Lian still chose to take on her responsibilities.

Zheng Xun looked at the girl for a few seconds, and her body was shaking slightly.

He pulled the corner of his mouth.

"It turns out that there are still living people in Yinxue. Xiao Meng, don't be afraid. I'll let Xiao Huo follow you. When the time comes, you go in by yourself, and he will be guarding outside."

Zheng Xun winked at Huo Ziyan, and Xiao Huo understood.

In fact, Zheng Xun not only asked him to protect the girls, but also took the opportunity to find clues on the third floor where the men's clothing area is located.

Huo Ziyan nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll go with Meng Lian."

Zheng Xun glanced at Song Yao, who had begun to feel uneasy.

“Team Song—” he drawled, “Xiao Meng and Xiao Huo are in a team, so it’s just the two of us?”

"...Can't there be any other arrangements?"

"No. Unless you want to search the entire floor yourself."

"..."

Song Yao agreed silently and humiliatingly, and Zheng Xun also asked him to relax.

"The troublesome things are still to come, Captain Song. Think of more happy things now, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it later."

"..."

Poor Captain Song immediately became even more silent.

That's it for the time being. Huo Ziyan and Meng Lian were in charge of the third floor. Zheng Xun and the others had to go to the home area first and then return to the first floor to draw the lottery.

There were fewer and fewer "people" around, and slowly, only a few of them were left.

The lights suddenly disappeared, and only the light of the bracelets lit up in the darkness, illuminating several people's faces.

A new round of non-business hours has begun.

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【Baita Encyclopedia】

1. Xu Guan is a veteran player of Qinglan. He has been in the guild since its inception and is very prestigious.

2. Xu Guan is a strict person, but he never scolds the team members at will to establish his authority.

3. Xu Guan has a serious and principled character, but surprisingly gets along well with those who are outgoing, lively and have out-of-the-box ideas.

(I need to go through the previous plot today, there is only one update, I will continue to update tomorrow~)