This shot hit the middle-aged woman’s shoulder.
The middle-aged woman let out a scream instantly; the look of fear on her face vanished, replaced by a mix of shock and anger.
She fell onto the bed, clutching her shoulder, wailing in pain.
Ding Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned to look at Liang Yuan.
"Miss, miss, save me! Didn’t you say you weren’t bad people?"
The middle-aged woman cried out, looking to Ding Yan for help.
But without a second thought, Ding Yan immediately retreated, quickly distancing herself from the middle-aged woman.
At the same time, she raised the knife in her hand, shouting sharply, "Don’t move!"
She remained calm, staring intently at the woman, and quickly asked, "Liang Yuan, what’s going on?"
She did not question Liang Yuan but chose to trust him instantly.
And she quickly distanced herself from this seemingly ordinary middle-aged woman.
Liang Yuan felt relieved and said solemnly, "There’s something wrong with her!"
Liang Yuan’s words startled both the woman on the bed and Ding Yan.
Ding Yan urgently asked, "What’s the problem?"
The woman on the bed also pleaded, "I was kidnapped, I am truly a victim, please don’t kill me, don’t hurt me, woo..."
She even started crying, her face full of terror, looking completely genuine.
Liang Yuan said solemnly, "If she was kidnapped, there’s no way this room would be this clean and tidy."
"How many scumbags’ rooms have I been in with you, and have you ever seen a victim in such a clean place?"
"Also, there’s a tuft of dog hair on her leg. She definitely knows that dog. Given the dog’s condition, it wouldn’t spare her unless there’s something very wrong with her."
Liang Yuan’s few sentences immediately heightened Ding Yan’s vigilance.
She stared tightly at the woman on the bed and also noticed the dog hair on her leg.
Although Liang Yuan’s words made some sense, they were somewhat forced.
His most crucial evidence, of course, was that the system hadn’t granted him any points!
In this room, it’s just him, Ding Yan, and this middle-aged woman.
If there’s nothing wrong with this woman, that would be strange!
Given Liang Yuan’s cautious nature, of course, he would shoot!
Ding Yan took a deep breath, staring at the woman, and scolded, "Who are you?"
The middle-aged woman on the bed cried, "I am the owner of this room. My name is Xu Lihua. You have to believe me, I was really kidnapped."
"The one who kidnapped me was that woman outside. I felt sorry for her at first and took her in."
"I didn’t expect her to be such a venomous snake in human guise. She tied me up and made me do her laundry and cooking, and even had me take care of her dog."
"This dog hair got on me by accident while I was caring for the dog. You have to believe me."
The middle-aged woman cried and explained everything.
It sounded all very natural, with no flaws.
Ding Yan was also a bit puzzled, she couldn’t help but think of Fan Meiqin back then.
Back then, her kindness led her to take in Fan Meiqin.
She hadn’t expected to invite a wolf into her home, which ultimately harmed her.
This woman’s experience was so similar to hers.
For a moment, she looked at Liang Yuan and asked, "Liang Yuan, do you... have any other suspicions?"
Liang Yuan didn’t believe a word of it.
The system hadn’t given any points at all!
The dead man and dog outside were not mutant creatures!
Meeting Ding Yan’s gaze, he looked at the middle-aged woman Xu Lihua, and said solemnly, "I have a way to verify if you’re lying."
Xu Lihua was stunned for a moment, then instinctively asked, "What way?"
Liang Yuan pointed the gun at Xu Lihua’s head, saying, "If I kill you, I’ll know."
As the gunshot rang out, Xu Lihua’s face changed dramatically.
She bent low abruptly, the bullet almost grazing her scalp.
The next moment, her pitiful façade vanished, replaced by a vicious look, as she screamed and leaped from the bed.
She lunged at Liang Yuan with a scream, "Ah——"
She screamed, looking like a mad dog.
Liang Yuan was well prepared, swinging the steel crowbar in his hand swiftly.
Xu Lihua, in mid-air, couldn’t dodge at all, and her arm was broken by the swing immediately.
With a cracking sound, Liang Yuan’s blow knocked her sideways, her head hitting the wardrobe, blood spattering.
This sudden turn of events really startled Ding Yan.
By the time she recovered, Xu Lihua had already been knocked away by Liang Yuan.
If she still couldn’t see that Xu Lihua had a problem, she would be an absolute fool.
She shouted angrily, "You’re deceiving me?"
She took a step forward and kicked Xu Lihua’s leg!
Xu Lihua screamed immediately, her leg bone fractured.
Ding Yan raised her knife, her face vicious, ready to end this woman.
Liang Yuan quickly shouted, "Wait!"
Ding Yan looked up at him, puzzled.
Liang Yuan walked over and pulled Xu Lihua’s head out from the wardrobe.
Pressing the gun to her head, he said to Ding Yan, "Didn’t you notice her mental state is quite normal?"
"What?" Ding Yan was stunned.
Liang Yuan said solemnly, "She awakened a mutant ability, yet she didn’t go mad."
Ding Yan was suddenly enlightened, immediately looking at Xu Lihua in amazement, "How did she manage that?"
Liang Yuan said, "Tell us, what exactly is going on, what happened to you!"
Xu Lihua’s face turned pale, clutching her leg, her face filled with fear and resentment.
She glared at Liang Yuan and Ding Yan, gritting her teeth, "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
Liang Yuan nodded, "If you tell us, we will let you go."