Seeing Bo Jingmo’s calm expression, Jiang Xi was once again unsure about what was really going on with him.
After a moment of silence, she still decided to tell him about the notice board.
After listening, Bo Jingmo thought for a bit. “Then you go to the sixth floor and look for clues. I’ll go check the single-floor section with Chen Zhixia.”
Since Rong Fan wasn’t around, that seemed like the only option.
Jiang Xi didn’t doubt him and nodded, about to agree when a voice suddenly came from nearby: “Why are you all standing here?”
The three of them froze. Looking up, they saw Chen Zhixia’s parents standing at the door, smiling kindly at them.
“Zhixia, didn’t you say you went out job hunting? Why are you standing out here?”
At that, Chen Zhixia’s expression stiffened slightly. He opened his mouth, “Today… I didn’t find anything.”
His parents looked surprised for a second, then smiled and said, “That’s alright, it’s fine if you didn’t find anything. But why stand out here to talk? It’s so cold! Come, come, come—bring your friends in.”
Since Chen Zhixia risked breaking character, he couldn’t just leave. He clutched the sleeping pills in his pocket and said quietly, “You guys go ahead. I’ll get them to sleep first and catch up later.”
Then he turned to Bo Jingmo. “You go with Jiang Xi to the sixth floor. I’ll find you after.”
“No need. I’ll go with you,” the man said calmly. “If I walk around now, I might run into Xu Wei. It’s safer here.”
“Alright then, come with me.”
Chen Zhixia led Bo Jingmo into the house. Using the excuse of getting water, he slipped the pills into the drinks in the kitchen.
【I’ve got a bad feeling about this Bo Jingmo guy…】
【Of course. His role is the villain’s lackey. What good could he possibly be hiding?】
【Can’t really blame him. Back when he didn’t know the role, Bo Jingmo even saved Rong Fan. Now that he knows the role, he’s just going with it.】
【You sure it’s not on purpose? Feels like he’s quite satisfied with his role.】
【More than satisfied. Didn’t you see on the fifth floor? The guy didn’t even bother acting—he just laughed outright.】
After a bit of idle chat, once the two elders had fallen asleep, Chen Zhixia checked their breathing. Seeing nothing wrong, he turned to Bo Jingmo. “Let’s go.”
Just as he stepped to the door to change shoes, he noticed there’d been no sound behind him. Just as he turned around in confusion—
A sharp pain shot through the back of his neck.
He didn’t even have time to cry out. Darkness swallowed his vision, and he lost consciousness in an instant.
After knocking him out, Bo Jingmo’s expression remained perfectly calm.
He grabbed a knife from the kitchen, then bent down and placed it next to Chen Zhixia.
His gaze landed on the key hanging in the door. Pausing for a second, he picked it up, unlocked the door, and walked out.
Click—the door was locked from the outside.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xi was taking the elevator to the sixth floor.
She walked straight to Room 606 and pushed the door open.
The room was still exactly as it had been the night before. Thick curtains blocked out the sunlight, and a faint smell of blood lingered in the air. She gripped the list in her hand tightly, feeling a quiet tension inside.
Just as she was about to step in, a childish voice called out beside her.
“Auntie Jiang Xi, what are you doing?”
Her heart nearly stopped. Turning her head, she saw two little heads peeking out from Room 602—not surprisingly, it was Xiao Yun and Xiao Zhi.
Jiang Xi forced a smile. “Nothing. Why are you two out here? Go back quickly or your mom will worry.”
The two little ones tilted their heads. “We’re going downstairs to play! Mommy said it’s okay, and she’s resting now. If we stay home, we’ll bother her.”
“I see…” Jiang Xi recalled that on the first day, she’d seen these two in the lobby on the first floor.
Xiao Zhi blinked. “Auntie, do you want to come play with us? The other kids don’t like coming here. We’re so bored.”
Jiang Xi hesitated. “Auntie’s… a little busy right now. You two go ahead.”
Thankfully, the two were very well-behaved. Even after being rejected, they didn’t cling to her. Hand in hand, they headed for the elevator.
Jiang Xi let out a breath and, pushing aside her fear, stepped into the room.
She first went to Zhang Jialin’s bedroom. Thankfully, he usually did his homework, and she found a notebook on his desk.
Confirming it was his, Jiang Xi pulled out her phone to compare the handwriting.
Setting the notebook aside, she went to the other room—but no matter how she searched, she couldn’t find anything from Mu Shichen.
After a long search, she finally found something that looked like a notebook under the bed.
The moment she opened it, her eyes froze.
There was no need to compare anymore.
Because the content in this diary was the exact same as the top half of the notice.
Just in case, Jiang Xi still used her phone to compare.
But then something strange happened.
The handwriting in the photo began to move—like it was being pulled by magnets, twisting and morphing before her eyes.
Until finally, it completely turned into a different handwriting style.
Witnessing it with her own eyes, Jiang Xi’s eyes widened. “…What the hell?”
Alongside her shock, a sense of unease crept into her heart.
Before this, the top part of the notice had clearly been written by Mu Shichen.
Mu Shichen was the God of Peace—but now that he was dead, had someone replaced him?
Then who was the new god?
Jiang Xi steadied herself, eyes fixed on the transforming script. A moment later, her pupils shrank and her face filled with disbelief. She muttered in shock, “No way…”
That handwriting… she’d seen it before.
“Bo Jingmo is the new God of Peace!?”
【What?? Gods can change?? This is insane.】
【So Mu Shichen really was the Peace God, Xu Wei is the God of Light, but now that Mu Shichen is dead, Bo Jingmo becomes the new Peace God? This plot can’t get any messier.】
【We’re doomed. Originally, monsters weren’t allowed to kill humans, but now the Peace God’s been replaced with someone from their own side. Are this couple planning to go on a killing spree?】
【No—Xu Wei, as an NPC, should still follow the Peace Rule. Otherwise, how would she hold back? I think she’s trying to use monsters to kill players.】
【Look, Bo Jingmo didn’t kill Chen Zhixia. I bet Rong Fan isn’t dead either.】
Realizing this, Jiang Xi suddenly remembered—Chen Zhixia and Bo Jingmo were still together.
She was just about to take out her phone to call when footsteps sounded outside the room.
Along with the sweet voices of Xiao Zhi and Xiao Yun.
“Auntie Xu Wei, I saw Auntie Jiang Xi in here!”
The footsteps stopped right outside Room 606, and a woman’s gentle, laughing voice came from outside the door:
“I see. Thank you, my good babies. I’ll go talk to Auntie Jiang Xi now. You two go back, okay?”
Jiang Xi: dead on the spot—