novelslam Chapter 35: The Shroud, the Force Behind It All Emerges
Chapter 35: The Shroud, the Force Behind It All Emerges
This little girl usually likes to sneak into her blankets before going to sleep and whisper secrets.
At first, she wasn't used to chatting about gossip, but after a while, Shen Jingwen got used to it.
"But honestly, I'm really annoyed today. I have two options in front of me: one is to join the army, which would likely get me into a prestigious-sounding department, a real government position."
One is highly sought-after, the other is the son of a cement factory owner, whose family is wealthy and he has no worries about food or clothing.
My girlfriends, what do you think I should choose: a government position or money?
Shen Jingwen was also aroused to express her own thoughts, so she posted another message based on the previous one, her tone filled with deep entanglement.
"I choose the immortals! An immortal could easily crush any official or businessman with a mere flick of their wrist!"
A choked voice came from the group chat of girlfriends. It was clear that the voice message was sent by the woman Zhao Meiting, but she seemed to be crying even harder.
At this time, in the residential buildings near the No. 1 Middle School,
Most high school seniors preparing for their final year of high school will rent apartments off-campus to some extent. The reason is simple: the school dormitories turn off the lights at 22:00 PM, and students who want to study will prioritize living off-campus.
Of course, this also requires parental consent.
At this moment, on the fourth floor, Shen Jingwen was lying on the bed with a face mask on, listening to her best friend Zhao Meiting's voice message, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
She put down the mirror, pressed the voice button with her thumb, and coldly uttered two words: "Sick."
At this moment, a girl in the group with the nickname "Zhu Xiaohua" also sent a voice message, jokingly saying, "Meiting, did your boyfriend give you some kind of pill? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Yes, they're all talking nonsense."
Zhao Meiting squatted under the streetlights in Zhongshan Park, feeling both angry and frustrated as she watched as none of her friends in the group believed her.
She immediately started walking back in her little leather shoes, clattering along.
The evening breeze tossed her skirt wildly, but it couldn't dispel the frustration in her heart at missing such a great opportunity.
It's a 20-minute walk to the residential buildings near Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School.
This is a room she shares with several of her best friends.
This room was decorated in a very girly style, with many celebrity posters on the walls, and on the table directly in front of it...
There were unfinished potato chips, half-finished milk tea, and an open internship book.
Zhu Xiaohua was standing on one foot, her body a little unsteady. The pant legs of her blue and white school uniform had just been pulled down to her ankles, revealing light gray leggings underneath. She was also clutching an unfolded school uniform jacket in her hand, as she was preparing to change into a clean set of pajamas.
Hearing the noise, Zhu Xiaohua looked up at her and was stunned for a moment: "Huh, you really cried. Your eyeshadow is all smudged and there are two black marks from crying. I thought you were being dramatic in the group chat."
Zhao Meiting glared at her fiercely, then put her phone on the table with a soft thud.
She pulled out a chair and plopped down, angrily grabbing her hair until it was a complete mess before she stopped.
She said in a nasal, whimpering voice, "I wasn't acting at all, I'm telling the truth. Look at my smeared makeup from crying."
I still haven't gotten over the loss of that opportunity.
If you were there and witnessed that scene, if you weren't flustered, I'd change my surname to yours. You'd probably be crying your eyes out too, maybe even more out of control than I am.
"No way, you're getting all worked up about it."
Zhu Xiaohua pulled up her pants, tossed them onto the bed, crossed her arms, walked over to her, rolled her eyes, and said, "Drama queen, acting, that's enough. I know you want to get into the Central Academy of Drama and become a star, but you don't have to make fun of us."
"Your conviction is already very strong. Stop with your supernatural powers, or have you really taken some kind of pills and are just spouting nonsense late at night."
"Whoever makes this joke is a dog!"
Zhao Meiting slammed her hand on the table and stood up, saying angrily, "I didn't have time to take a picture at the time, otherwise I would have taken a picture of that scene of lifting the huge rock with one hand, and I guarantee your eyes would tremble."
The curtains on the upper bunk were pulled open with a whoosh, and Shen Jingwen peeked out.
She still had a white face mask on, only revealing her round eyes, and she joked with a smile, "Look at what you're saying, it sounds so real, I'm almost convinced."
"Yes, yes, I almost believed it too!" Zhu Xiaohua immediately chimed in, looking at the mirror on the table, glancing at the pimple on her right cheek, then glancing up at Zhao Meiting, and said cheerfully.
"Hmph, believe it or not, it's up to you."
Watching the two women's coordinated attack, Zhao Meiting's chest heaved with anger. She plopped back down in her chair, turned her head away, and ignored them completely.
She was just holding onto a grudge, thinking that if she ever encountered that handsome guy again, she would definitely bring him back to this room and let these mischievous friends have a good look at him.
Although the stars were twinkling tonight, she couldn't see the figure very clearly, but she could vaguely remember about five parts of it.
She'll definitely recognize him at a glance if they meet again.
at the same time,
In a budget hotel in the suburbs of Jiangcheng.
at this time,
The room was filled with smoke, the floor was littered with cigarette butts, and the air was thick with the smell of smoke and a faint musty odor, making it hard to breathe.
Luo Shaofeng stood in the center of the room, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, the veins on his neck bulging, staring intently at the two tomb raiders crouching in the corner.
The notebook he was holding was crumpled and torn at the edges.
After the two tomb raiders confessed their crimes, he finally found out who the buyer of the shroud was: a senior high school girl from Jiangcheng No. 1 High School.
The buyer's identity and the sensitive Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School made Luo Shaofeng feel like his head was buzzing.
something is wrong,
Something's really wrong.
How could a female student who is still in school be associated with tomb raiders?
Moreover, they initiated the contact.
Furthermore, how could a high school senior possibly casually take out five million to buy a blood-stained shroud?
Something just doesn't look right.
There is definitely a huge conspiracy hidden behind this, submerged in this bottomless pool of water.
"Sir, we've told you everything we needed to say, without hiding anything... If there's anything else..."
One of the tomb raiders in the corner flinched, lowered his head, and his voice trembled uncontrollably.
"What else?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Shaofeng suddenly turned his head, his gaze fixed on him like that of a hawk, his voice filled with barely suppressed anger, as if he were about to explode the entire room.
"And...and there's that shroud. It looks particularly ominous, and the blood on it looks like it's come alive. It's really creepy, which is why we acted so quickly."
Upon hearing this, Lin Luoxue, who was standing next to him, turned pale instantly.
The blood on the shroud seemed to come alive!
Ominous!
These words made her grip the brass compass tightly, her knuckles turning white, and her voice trembled slightly: "Captain Luo, what should we do now..."
She's no novice when it comes to bizarre events.
I don't think the descriptions of these two people are lying.
"Quick, quick, to the apartment building where that female student lives near Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School!"
Luo Shaofeng suddenly shouted, which made the windowpanes rattle slightly.
He grabbed the walkie-talkie on the table and spoke rapidly to his team members, his words as fast as a machine gun.
"Contact the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau immediately and have them dispatch officers to accompany us to residential building number 117 near Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School. Hurry!"
After Luo Shaofeng finished speaking, he took a breath, his eyes filled with barely suppressed anxiety, and then added:
"Also, contact Su Nan immediately and tell him the whole story of our situation. It's very likely that we can't handle this, and we hope he can lend a hand in our time of need."
"Captain, you mean... that female student may have met with some misfortune and turned into a strange and evil spirit?"
Lin Luoxue belatedly realized what was happening, her eyes widened instantly, and she gasped.
"Um."
Luo Shaofeng nodded heavily, his face so dark it could drip water.
"Lin Luoxue, check these two tomb raiders again for any strange energy. I'm heading over now."
After Luo Shaofeng finished speaking, he grabbed a brand-new lightning-struck peach wood sword and strode out. The team members standing at the door immediately followed, without the slightest hesitation.
"it is good."
Lin Luoxue fiddled with the compass in her hand once more, approached the two tomb raiders, and pricked their fingers again, dripping their blood onto the compass.
Only when the compass showed no peaks did she wave to the twenty armed logistics special forces soldiers who walked in behind her.
The latter nodded in agreement, and, with the two tomb raiders under his control, prepared for the subsequent relocation.
After Lin Luoxue hurriedly left the room,
In the corner, the two tomb raiders who had been cowering and keeping their heads down exchanged a glance, and the fear in their eyes vanished instantly.
"Boss, that guy was absolutely right. These people from Bureau 749 really couldn't detect anything unusual about us. It's amazing how things work out after we worshipped that idol. If we worshipped, we're one of them, a follower; if we didn't, we became the monsters!"
"Wow, this is absolutely wonderful!"
"By the way, boss, I've always had a question. Why didn't we fight back just now? We now possess the power of gods. What are we afraid of these mortals?"
The younger tomb raider lowered his voice and whispered in the ear of the man next to him, asking with a puzzled look on his face.