Chapter 733: Chapter 733: The Snap at Tomorrow’s Inn
Bai Youwei picked up the plush rabbit and draped a blanket around her shoulders before making her way to the door.
Then, she clutched the doorknob.
Inside, she was hesitant, thus she paused for quite a while before proceeding.
No one, no matter how unafraid of being eliminated, ever truly wants to face elimination…
Bai Youwei stood still, considering her next move. As she vacillated, the doorknob she was holding suddenly began to move on its own.
The faint sound seemed especially clear in the silent night…
She watched as the doorknob she was gripping began to slowly turn on its own…
Again. The doorknob turned to a certain position and jammed.
The door was locked from the inside.
Bai Youwei held her breath, slowly releasing her grip.
The doorknob began to twist on its own, clicking continuously!
The sounds became more frantic! Until it finally crashed against the door panel without any restraint, causing loud noises! It seemed as if it was trying to break the door!
Bai Youwei’s heart hung up in her chest as she took two steps back in horror, hugging the rabbit more tightly.
There was someone outside!
Someone was trying to break into her room!
She stared directly at the spinning doorknob, straining every nerve in her body! Waiting to strike the moment the intruder broke in!
But then the noise suddenly stopped.
The doorknob ceased moving, the hitting sounds disappeared… everything went eerily silent.
Bai Youwei frowned, and after a moment, she gently approached the door, straining to catch any noise from outside.
She heard heavy footfalls, one step, two steps, three steps… gradually moving away from her door.
Had they changed their target? The footsteps seemed to be coming from rooms 404 and 405—
In room 404, there lived a man who wore a plaid shirt, named Carl; while in room 405, a middle-aged woman holding tarot cards resided.
Who would be the victim tonight?
Bai Youwei put her ear to the door, attempting to pick up more information, but there was nothing. It was incredibly quiet outside.
She sat down slowly, leaning against the door and waited. The rabbit kept sleeping on her lap.
About six to seven minutes later, the footsteps reappeared, along with a strange, rustling sound. It was like something heavy was dragging across the floor…
Bai Youwei waited for a while longer, and when she heard the footsteps descending the stairs, she lightly twisted the doorknob, intending to see what was happening.
But she quickly realized she wasn’t able to open the locked door even from the inside!
Did the game lock the door to prevent players from stepping out randomly? Or was her room special? Or was it because of her special role as an outside helper?
Bai Youwei frowned and continued to wait behind the door. She wanted to know if the footsteps would return.
Time ticked away. Before she even realized it, she had fallen asleep leaning against the door.
…and , she slept until daybreak.
The persistent rain blurred the distinction between day and night, plunging the room into an endless gloom.
When Bai Youwei woke up, her first instinct was to open the door.
She managed to open the door easily this time, and stepped out hurriedly, intending to check rooms 404 and 405 for potential traces left by the perpetrator the night before.
However, the moment she stepped outside her room, she heard a scream from the third floor!
It was Su Man’s voice!
Bai Youwei’s heart jumped, and she hurriedly ran downstairs!
People had already gathered outside room 304 on the third floor!
Bai Youwei pushed her way through the crowd and peered into the room. Her face turned ashen!
The middle-aged woman from room 405 was lying in a pool of blood, with her tarot cards scattered all over the floor. And Su Man… Su Man was standing there with a bloody knife in her hand, staring at the body on the floor in shock.
The detective’s voice echoed down the hallway: “I can’t believe someone dared to murder right under my nose! I’m arresting you all! Everyone’s under arrest!”