At the same time, the eerie sound of water coming from the bathroom, like someone didn't tighten the faucet, and the water that filled the bathtub leaked out.

The bathroom door was ajar, the lights were not on, and the constant sound of water flowing in the darkness was unsettling.

The scene of the crime was a studio of less than 10 square meters, with no windows on all sides, and the damp and indescribable rancid stench made people dizzy.

It was very hot, and Qi Jiu, who had just been in this space, immediately felt a thin layer of sweat, coupled with the continuous feeling of lack of oxygen in his chest, the taste was very uncomfortable at the moment.

Qi Ji tried his best to keep his oxygen-deprived brain functioning normally, he rubbed his temples and slowed down for half a second, and began to think quickly, in order to find the murderer of the deceased, he must first find the body of the deceased.

The sound of water coming from the bathroom is very reminiscent of a soaked corpse.

Qi Yan walked towards the bathroom, and the rancid smell became stronger.

There was no light switch outside the bathroom, so he quickly swapped out the flashlight from the inventory and pushed open the bathroom door as he raised it towards the bathtub.

The water in the bathtub was already full, and the water was not turned on, and the water was overflowing, and it was about to overflow out of the bathroom and into the room.

But to Qi Ji's surprise, there was no body in the bathtub illuminated by the flashlight.

Chapter 65: Exile (2)

Qi Ji raised the flashlight and took another step forward.

But there were no corpses in the bathtub, and there were no suspicious blood stains, only overflowing water gushing out, and the sound of gurgling water in the silence was inexplicably unsettling.

It didn't take long for Qi Jiu's canvas shoes standing by the door to be soaked.

Qi Zhen took the opportunity to look at the toilet next to the bathtub, the toilet in the apartment building was very dilapidated, the toilet lid had long been missing, and the inside of the toilet showed mottled and dirty traces, but there was nothing suspicious other than that.

The flooded bathroom was cramped enough to fit a bathtub and toilet, and two empty rum bottles were scattered on the floor, cramped to stand in, with little room for corpses.

It was hot, the disgusting smell of rancidity was pervasive, and the convulsions on the bathroom wall were whirring, but it did nothing to reduce the concentration of the rancid odor.

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

But where does the smell of decay come from without corpses?

After confirming that there was no place to hide the corpse in the bathroom, Qi Yan immediately turned back to the room, he quickly checked the wardrobe, under the bed, washing machine, refrigerator and other places where the corpse could be hidden, and he even opened the express boxes stacked next to the door one by one, but not only did he not find the body, but he didn't even find a little human tissue and blood stains.

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

What the hell is going on? If he can't find the body, he has no way of knowing how the victim died, and it is impossible to judge the murderer.

[Current oxygen remaining: 45%]

[The oxygen level continues to drop, and once the remaining oxygen level reaches zero, the travelers who currently exist in this barrier will be declared dead!] 】

The feeling of hypoxia continued to worsen, and Qi Jiu's chest seemed to be pressed by a thousand catties of boulders, and it became more and more difficult to breathe.

He rubbed his temples vigorously, having to keep his desperately oxygen-deprived brain awake.

Qi Zhen went to the shrine by the door to check, and the shrine with a dim red light was enshrined in an eerie headless statue of a god.

Fearing that it would be taboo to touch the headless sculpture without permission, he leaned over to check it out, and found that the edge of the head and neck junction of the sculpture was smooth and flat, and it was integrated with the whole statue, with no signs of chipping or cutting, as if it had been made directly in the headless style, rather than being destroyed and cut.

Dedicated to the headless sculpture...... It's weird no matter how you look at it.

It seems that the owner of this dormitory believes in a god who is a bit evil.

Then Qi Zhen opened the futon on the bed, and he found an envelope under the pillow that had been carefully sealed.

The envelope was not stamped or postmarked, and it looked like the owner of the room had written it and sealed it, pressing it directly under the pillow.

"Offended." Qi Zhen tore open the envelope and unfolded the folded letter inside—

"I've had enough! I don't want to endure it for a day... Such a life dominated by fear and despair... I really can't stand it anymore, it's so painful, it's so painful, waking up every day is torture, and being alive itself is torture! They are all devils! They're demons I can't face! I ask the true God for forgiveness, for the true God to accept my repentance, for my determination to escape from this absurd land, and for me the courage to leave and end..."

Although the handwriting on the letter is sloppy, it is strong on the back of the paper, which to a certain extent shows that although the person who left the letter was confused and desperate in his heart at that time, he also made a lot of determination, and he gambled his faith and belief to write this letter.

It's not so much a letter as a suicide note.

The suicide note is an important evidence for judging suicide, but in the case of not finding the body, Qi Ji needs to find stronger and more direct evidence to make a judgment, after all, the suicide note can also be written by someone else, or someone else forced him to write it down.

"They are all devils" - who are they here? Since the deceased were school staff, it is likely that they were students, other staff, or parents of students.

[Congratulations on finding an important clue, the current plot exploration degree: 25%]

[Current oxygen remaining: 40%]

There is a change in the degree of plot exploration, indicating that this suicide note is an important piece of evidence.

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

Qi Zhen took out the clothes in the washing machine that had not had time to be washed, this was a set of teacher's overalls with "Exile No. 1 Middle School" written on it, the uniform was splashed with red suspicious marks, Qi Zhen took a closer look and smelled it, it was not blood, but paint with a pungent smell.

Then Qi Ji found a pile of torn confetti in the trash can next to the closet, he tried to read the contents of the confetti, and it was vaguely recognizable that it was written on the syllabus, and he guessed that it was the owner's torn lesson plan.

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

[Congratulations on finding an important clue, the current plot exploration degree: 35%] The system will give a hint.

Stains of red paint on teachers' uniforms, shredded lesson plans...... These clues point to the victim being bullied by students or someone else during his lifetime.

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

Could it be that the owner of the house can't stand the bullying and commits suicide? But it is also possible that the person who bullied him killed him by mistake, 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 passage for people to crawl in the bathroom, so it was very difficult to sneak into this cramped dormitory to commit crimes.

Moreover, there were no signs of a fight in the house, not even a single blood stain could be found......

But if the door is locked from the inside of the house, how is the victim's body removed? It's weird......

The deceased's briefcase hung outside the closet, and Qi Ji dug out the deceased's work documents from inside.

From the documents, Qi learned that the deceased was a recent college graduate, who was currently working as a trainee teacher at Exile No. 1 Middle School.

But what puzzled Qi was that there was no name and photo of the deceased on this work document.

Is it because the deceased has not yet completed the employment procedures? But this doesn't make sense, once the work certificate is sent to the recruiter, it stands to reason that the information on it should have been printed, and it is impossible for the name column to be blank, and Qi Yan doesn't think that this is a bug in the plot details......

In addition to his work papers and shredded textbooks, the deceased's briefcase contained a large stack of bloodstained charms, which were not something a trainee teacher should keep in his briefcase, unless his side job was medium-related.

[Current oxygen remaining: 25%]

【Warning! Once the oxygen content is less than 25%, the symptoms caused by hypoxia and ** will continue to worsen, please find the murderer of the deceased as soon as possible.

[Congratulations on finding the deceased's documents, the current plot exploration degree: 50%]

[The exploration unlock has been achieved, and now the items in the house have been updated, please observe carefully to find them]

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

Could it be that after a certain degree of exploration has been reached, the corpse of the deceased will appear?

After being prompted by the system, Qi Yan rummaged more carefully, and finally rummaged through the trash can in the bathroom to find the empty box of zopiclone, as well as a mobile phone with 84% of the battery remaining.

These are presumably the clue items that have been updated by the system.

Zopiclone is a sleeping pill, and the phone seems to work properly...... But why do phones end up in the trash can in the bathroom?

Qi Ji had a hunch that there would be important clues in his mobile phone, but he had no boot code, and there was no body of the deceased that could be used to unlock it with his fingerprint......

【Warning! Current oxygen remaining: 20%】

It seems that half of the time has passed.

Qi Zhen tried his best to keep his brain running at a high speed, and he quickly sorted out the clues that were known now-

The deceased left a suicide note and showed signs of being bullied by a student or co-worker.

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

The deceased worshipped the headless god in the dormitory and placed a blood-stained charm in his briefcase, which looked like he believed in some kind of evil church.

And the fact that he kept these items in his briefcase showed that he was always afraid of some kind of supernatural thing, and that the blood-stained charm might be used by him for self-defense.

From this point of view, in addition to the students or teachers who bullied him, this "Exile No. 1 School" also has ghosts that make him nervous all the time.

Does this have anything to do with the cult he believes in?

There was a strange putrid smell in the house, but it didn't know where it came from, after all, Qi Zhen rummaged through the house to make sure that there was no corner where the corpse could be hidden.

The button for putting water in the bathtub was not screwed, and the overflowing water was about to flood the bathroom and invade the room.

The room has no windows, no ventilation vents for people to pass through, the dormitory door is locked from the inside, and the shoes are maintained as when they entered the door, so it seems that the victim never left the room, so where did his body go?

There is a mobile phone in the bathroom trash can, and from the perspective of the mobile phone falling, it looks like a person who is taking a bath and playing with his mobile phone puts his hand on the edge of the bathtub, and after falling asleep, he inadvertently lets go of his hand, and the mobile phone falls into the trash can.

It is likely that important information is hidden in the phone, but Qi Jiu, 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 committed suicide because he couldn't stand the bullying, or he was killed by others and disguised as suicide.

Although Qi Ji is inclined to the answer of suicide, there is no more definite evidence, and the plot exploration is far from enough......

The next breakthrough is this phone.

There are two ways to unlock the screen: 1. Find a way to find the unlock code in this cramped dormitory, such as common birthdays, important anniversaries, initials, etc.; 2. Achieve a certain plot unlock degree to exchange for corpses, and use the fingerprints of corpses to unlock them, but Qi Zhen is still not sure if he can exchange for corpses;

【Warning! Current oxygen remaining: 15%】

【Serious warning! Your body has already experienced ** caused side effects, please lock the truth as soon as possible]

The moment the system's voice fell, Qi Yan suddenly felt a bitterness in his mouth.

He swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and the strong bitter taste immediately spread to his throat, and Qi Jiu was so bitter that he shivered.

Lack of oxygen will not cause bitter mouth, what is the ** in the system prompt?

At the same time, Qi Yan began to feel extremely sleepy, and he forced himself to lift his spirits, what the hell was going on... What's going on...

In the midst of lightning, Qi Yan suddenly thought of a possibility-

Bitterness in the mouth is an unavoidable symptom after taking zopiclone, because he used to suffer from insomnia, he has eaten zopiclone for a long time, so he is very familiar with the bitter taste in his mouth.

Judging from the empty packaging box that was dug through the trash can, the deceased may have taken a large amount of zopiclone before his death......

But why does the bitter taste appear in my mouth?

Qi Zhen re-noticed the "Oxygen Remaining" indicator that appeared on the system interface.

He understands that this is a time-limited task, but why does he use the remaining amount of oxygen to represent time? Once he runs out of oxygen, he will be declared dead... Sounds like someone buried alive or drowned.