Qi Jiu held up the flashlight and took another step forward.

But there was no body at all in the bathtub, and there were no suspicious blood stains. There was only overflowing water pouring out continuously, and the sound of water rushing in the silence was inexplicably unsettling.

Not long after, Qi Jiu's canvas shoes standing by the door were soaked.

Qi Ku took the opportunity to look at the toilet next to the bathtub. The toilet in the apartment building was very worn out, the toilet seat had long been missing, and there were mottled and dirty traces inside the toilet, but other than that there was nothing suspicious about it.

The flooded bathroom was very narrow and could only accommodate a bathtub and a toilet. Two empty rum bottles were scattered on the floor. It was very cramped for anyone to stand in it, and there was almost no space to accommodate the body.

The day was very hot, and the disgusting rancid smell permeated the air. The ventilation on the bathroom wall whirled, but it did not reduce the concentration of the rancid smell at all.

Qi's research found that the closer to the bathtub, the stronger the rancid smell.

But if there is no body, where would the rotten smell come from?

After confirming that there was no place to hide the body in the bathroom, Qi Qiu immediately returned to the room. He quickly checked the closet, under the bed, washing machine, refrigerator and other places where the body could be hidden. He even opened the express boxes stacked next to the door one by one.

, but not only did he not find the body, he didn't even find any human tissue or blood stains.

No chemicals that could dissolve corpses were found in the house, and there were no suspicious traces of chemicals used...

What happened? If he couldn't find the body, he would have no way of knowing how the victim died, and it would be impossible to determine the murderer.

[Current oxygen remaining: 45%]

[The oxygen value continues to decrease. Once the remaining oxygen level reaches zero, the travelers currently in the barrier will be declared dead! 】

The feeling of hypoxia continued to worsen, Qi Zhu's chest seemed to be pressed by a huge boulder, and it became increasingly difficult to breathe.

He rubbed his temples vigorously, trying to keep his brain, which was extremely deprived of oxygen, awake.

Qi Qiu went to the shrine next to the door to check. The shrine lit with dim red lights enshrined a strange headless sculpture of a god.

Qi Jiu was worried that touching the headless sculpture without permission would violate a taboo, so he leaned forward to check. He found that the edges of the joint between the head and neck of the sculpture were smooth and flat, and it was integrated with the entire statue. There were no signs of being broken or cut, like

It is made directly according to the headless style, rather than destroyed and cut later.

Enshrining a headless sculpture...it looks weird no matter how you look at it.

It seems that the owner of this dormitory believes in some evil gods.

Then Qi Ku opened the quilt on the bed and found a carefully sealed envelope under the pillow.

There was no stamp or postmark on the envelope. It looked like the owner of the room had written it, sealed it, and pressed it directly under the pillow.

"I'm offended." Qi Kui tore open the envelope and unfolded the folded letter paper inside——

"I've had enough! I don't want to endure it for a day longer... Such a life dominated by fear and despair... I really can't stand it anymore. It's so painful. Waking up every day is torture, and living itself is torture! They are all devils! They are

It’s a demon I can’t face! I beg the true God for forgiveness, please accept my confession, accept my determination to escape from this absurd and evil land, and please give me the courage to leave and end it..."

Although the handwriting on the letter paper is scrawled, it shows through to the back of the paper. To a certain extent, it shows that the person who left this letter was confused and desperate at the time, but at the same time he also made great determination. He risked his own faith and belief to write this letter.

letter.

It's more like a suicide note than a letter.

A suicide note is an important piece of evidence to judge suicide, but without finding a body, Qi Gu needs to find stronger and more direct evidence before he can make a judgment. After all, a suicide note can be written by someone else, or someone else forces him to write it down.

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"They are all devils" - who are they here? Since the deceased is a school staff member, they are probably students, other staff members, or parents of students.

[Congratulations on finding important clues, current plot exploration level: 25%]

[Current oxygen remaining: 40%]

The plot exploration level has changed, indicating that this suicide note is important evidence.

Next, Qi Gu needs to find evidence to determine the authenticity of the suicide note.

Qi Jiu took out the clothes that had not been cleaned in the washing machine. They were a set of teacher uniforms with "Exile No. 1 Middle School" written on them. The uniforms were spattered with red suspicious traces. Qi Jiu took a closer look and smelled it. It was not blood, but blood.

It's paint with a pungent smell.

Then Qi Jiu found a pile of torn scraps of paper in the trash can next to the closet. He tried to see clearly what was written on the scraps of paper. He could vaguely see the syllabus written on it. He guessed that it was the torn pieces of paper that the owner of the house had torn apart.

Broken lesson plan book.

Judging from the words left in the lesson plan book, the handwriting and the suicide note are consistent, indicating that the suicide note was most likely left by the owner of the room.

[Congratulations on finding important clues, current plot exploration degree: 35%] The system gives a prompt.

The red paint stains on the teacher's uniform, the torn lesson plan book... these clues point to the fact that the victim was bullied by students or others during his lifetime.

So the devil in the suicide note refers to the person who bullied him, right?

Could it be that the owner of the house committed suicide because he couldn't bear the life of being bullied? But it's also possible that the bully accidentally killed him and then forged a suicide note to avoid accountability?

However, the door of the dormitory was locked from the inside, there were no windows around it, and there was no crawling passage in the bathroom. It was very difficult to sneak into this narrow dormitory to commit crimes.

Moreover, there were no traces of a fight in the house, not even a trace of blood...

But if the door was locked from the inside of the house, how was the victim's body transported out? This is too weird...

The deceased's briefcase was hung outside the closet, and Qi Qiu dug out the deceased's work ID from inside.

From the document, Qi found out that the deceased was a recently graduated college student who was currently working as a trainee teacher at "Exile No. 1 Middle School".

But what puzzled Qi Gu was that there was no name or photo of the deceased on this work ID.

Is it because the deceased has not completed the entry procedures? But this does not make sense. Once the work certificate is issued to the employee, it stands to reason that the information on it should have been printed, and it is impossible for the name column to be blank.

I don’t think this is a bug in the plot details...

In the deceased's briefcase, in addition to his work ID and the torn lesson plan, there was also a large stack of blood-stained charms. These are really not items that a trainee teacher should put in his briefcase, unless his side job is as a psychic medium.

Related.

[Current oxygen remaining: 25%]

[Warning! Once the oxygen content drops below 25%, the symptoms caused by hypoxia and intoxication will continue to worsen. Please find the murderer of the deceased as soon as possible]

[Congratulations on finding the deceased’s ID. Current plot exploration level: 50%]

[The exploration level has been unlocked and the items in the house have been updated. Please look carefully to find them]

Good guys, the items in the house are not presented all at once, but gradually increase as the exploration level increases.

Will the corpse of the deceased appear after the exploration reaches a certain level?

After the system prompts, Qi Zhu rummaged more carefully and finally found an empty Zopiclone packaging box from the bathroom trash can, as well as a mobile phone with 84% of the battery remaining.

These are probably the clue items for system updates.

Zopiclone is a sleeping drug, and the mobile phone seems to be used normally...but why is the mobile phone thrown in the bathroom trash can?

Qi Ku had a hunch that there would be important clues in the phone, but he didn’t have the power-on password, and there was no corpse of the deceased that could be used to unlock the phone with his fingerprint...

[Warning! Current remaining oxygen level: 20%]

It seems that half the time has passed.

Qi Jiu tried his best to keep his brain running at high speed, and he quickly sorted out the currently known clues——

The deceased left a suicide note and showed signs of being bullied by students or colleagues.

Judging from the empty packaging box of the sleeping pill Zopiclone and the empty wine bottle, the deceased did have suicidal tendencies.

The deceased worshiped a headless god in his dormitory and placed a blood-stained charm in his briefcase. He seemed to believe in some evil church.

And the fact that he puts these items in his briefcase shows that he is always afraid of some kind of supernatural thing, and the blood-stained charm may be something he uses for self-defense.

From this point of view, in addition to the students or teachers who bully him, this "Exiled No. 1 Middle School" also has ghosts and monsters that make him nervous at all times.

Is this related to the cult he believes in?

There was a strange putrid smell permeating the house, but he didn't know where it came from. After all, Qi Gu searched the house and confirmed that there was no corner where the body could be hidden.

The water release button in the bathtub was not turned on, and the overflowing water would soon flood the bathroom and invade the room.

The room had no windows or ventilation openings for people to pass through. The dormitory door was locked from the inside, and the shoes remained in the same position as when they entered the door. It seemed that the victim never left the room, so where was his body?

There was a mobile phone in the bathroom trash can. From the perspective of the phone falling, it looked like a person who was taking a bath and playing with his mobile phone put his hand on the edge of the bathtub. After falling asleep, he inadvertently let go of his hand, and the phone fell into the trash can.

There may be important information hidden in the phone, but Qi Ji, who does not know the password of the phone, cannot unlock the screen for the time being.

Judging from the current clues, the deceased either could not bear the bullying and committed suicide, or he was killed by others and then pretended to commit suicide.

Although Qi Gu is leaning towards the answer of suicide, there is no more definite evidence, and the plot is not explored enough...

The next breakthrough is this mobile phone.

There are two ways to unlock the screen: 1. Try to find the unlock password in this cramped dormitory, such as commonly used birthdays, important anniversaries, initials, etc.; 2. Reach a certain level of plot unlocking to exchange for corpses and use the corpses

Unlocked by fingerprint, but Qi Jiu is still not sure whether he can redeem the body;

[Warning! Current remaining oxygen level: 15%]

[Serious warning! Your body has already experienced side effects caused by **, please find out the truth as soon as possible]

The moment the system's voice fell, Qi Jiu suddenly felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

He swallowed hard, and the strong bitter taste immediately spread to his throat, making Qi Ji shiver from the bitterness.
To be continued...