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Chapter 12 (Peachland)

Chapter 12

Five or six people rushed toward the river, all looking very worried.

"We tried to leave to report the crime, but... but we couldn’t get out," said a man, breathing heavily and looking scared at the body lying quietly by the river.

The crowd was confused.

"What do you mean you can’t get out? How is that possible?" someone asked.

"I don’t know. We walked the same path four or five times and kept ending up back in town. You can try it yourself if you don’t believe me," the man said, trembling.

He had lived in Daiyong Township for over twenty years and knew every road. Getting lost was not an option for him.

"If he was lost, what about the others who went with him? They couldn’t all be wrong."

They must have been tricked by something!

Dark clouds swirled overhead. The river reflected the distant green mountains, and a cold wind blew through the clothes. The area became quiet, and the chatting stopped.

Besides the trickling water, only the rustling of leaves could be heard.

"I couldn’t make a phone call earlier, and now we can’t leave. What should we do?" People started to panic and suggested forming a group to check the town entrance.

Ye Nianchu moved to the back of the crowd and walked away.

If she hadn't triggered the early escape option, she would have joined them, pretending to be panicked and maintaining her NPC identity.

But she had no choice. Instead of wasting time, she needed to find useful clues quickly.

It was getting late, and the temperature was dropping.


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Ye Nianchu returned to the riverside restaurant and sat at the same spot as before.

Even though it was mealtime, the incident by the river had driven people away, leaving the alley quiet. Ye Nianchu was the only customer in the restaurant.

The best way to overcome fear is to face it!

Ye Nianchu took out her phone, unlocked it, and opened the photo quickly.

She had returned here to look for more clues since the photo was taken at this location.

Something was wrong.

The photo seemed to have changed.

Ye Nianchu frowned, put her cup down, and carefully examined the photo, not missing any detail.

The seven figures in the black mist in the photo, which were once blurred, now showed one figure with visible facial features!

The photo was too blurry to clearly see the face or recognize it.

A person had just died early in the morning, and now a face appeared in the photo.

Was that Deng Lan's face?!

This was not just a phone but a ticking time bomb!

One that could explode at any moment.

"What should I do if you find out?" A cold, emotionless voice suddenly spoke.

Ye Nianchu looked up sharply. The restaurant owner was standing next to her, with a stiff, puppet-like expression that looked eerie.

The owner had seemed normal when she entered.

The chilling feeling returned, and the temperature dropped rapidly, just like the night before.
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