From Zero to Hero in the Doomsday - Chapter 656
Chapter 656 Seventeen Suspects
Chen Guangda’s eyes were like radar. He kept sweeping past everyone behind him. Apart from Old Five, almost all of them wore imported high-end military boots. These military boots were high-end goods from the Binhai City Military Stores. Each pair cost more than 2,000 yuan. The possibility of colliding with shoes here was almost negligible.
“Look carefully at the footprints on the tree trunk. The patterns are exactly the same as ours …”
Li Tingyu leaned over and used her flashlight to shine in front of her. Sure enough! On the old locust tree where Chen Xiaoyu and the others were hanging, there was a half-clear footprint of military boots in the middle of the tree trunk. It seemed like it was left when they borrowed the strength to climb the tree. However, the footprint was only part of the first half of the palm. It was impossible to tell what size of shoes they were wearing, let alone whether they were men or women.
“Are you saying that something mixed up with us and followed us from the hospital to this place?”
Chen Guangda looked at Li Tingyu seriously. Li Tingyu nodded and whispered, “Because you told me last time that Drawing Skin Ghost can turn into anyone’s appearance, I suddenly thought of this thing. It might have eaten one of us and mixed with us like that person. Otherwise, it would be impossible for our people to find the corpse and not report it!”
“Didn’t you hear the hearts of the living corpses? Didn’t you notice anything unusual …”
Chen Guangda looked at her suspiciously. Unexpectedly, Li Tingyu said with a complicated expression, ‘”I was woken up by a strange sound of a living corpse’s heart in the hospital. Just before we found out that the little boy was killed, the living corpse seemed to know that I could hear it. It snorted at me and disappeared. I thought I heard it wrong. Who knew I heard it again this evening?”
“Disappeared? How could this be …”
Chen Guangda frowned in surprise. However, Li Tingyu said, “I have only felt this kind of thing from Ai Ning. Ai Ning can block her voice from me, so the level of this living corpse must be very high. However, I am sure that it is near us. It is in the loft where we are resting. It should be one of us!”
“Then it’ll be a big problem …”
Chen Guangda turned around with a gloomy expression and slowly swept past everyone’s faces. Everyone looked very normal and couldn’t see any doubts. However, Zhou Shengwu walked up and asked doubtfully, “Why is your expression so ugly? Did you guys notice anything?”
“It’s very likely that one of us is not a human …”
Chen Guangda looked at him seriously. Zhou Shengwu immediately turned his head to look at the crowd in shock. Chen Guangda then told them what they had guessed. However, Zhou Shengwu said with certainty, “Impossible! There is absolutely no way something will happen to my people. We are brothers who live and die together. I dare to use my life as a guarantee!”
“I didn’t say that there was something wrong with your people. The person with the problem isn’t your people at all. It’s a living corpse …”
Chen Guangda placed a heavy emphasis on his shoulder. Zhou Shengwu was immediately stupefied, and Chen Guangda whispered, “I’m not sure if this thing is Drawing Skin Ghost or not. Perhaps it’s a new type of living corpse that we’ve never seen before, but you’ve already seen the shoe mark on the tree trunk, so the problem must be among the sixteen of us!”
“No! It’s seventeen. Don’t forget that there’s another Ding Lan …”
Zhou Shengwu shook his head with a heavy expression. “When we were resting today, many people left their shoes outside to bask in the sun. It was very easy to take away one of them. Moreover, since that person had deliberately concealed his footprints, why would he leave such a conspicuous footprint on the tree trunk? That fellow must be confusing the public and trying to lead us in the wrong direction!”
“It’s not impossible for Ding Lan. Our people are basically two or three people together. Only Ding Lan will often leave our line of sight …”
Li Tingyu nodded in agreement. However, Chen Guangda sighed softly and said, “The most terrifying thing is to encounter this kind of ghost. However, it’s useless for us to make wild guesses here. Let’s gather everyone together and carefully ask who left alone in the evening. Let’s first circle a few key suspects and talk about it!”
“But isn’t this alarming?”
Zhou Shengwu looked at him in confusion. He felt that Chen Guangda shouldn’t be such a fool. However, Chen Guangda sneered and said, “As long as it is really a living corpse, it can’t get rid of its predatory nature. Even if we reveal the truth, it will find a way to eat people. Moreover, the more tricks it plays, the easier it will reveal its flaws!”
“Everyone, immediately return to the Physique Ren Pavilion and gather together. The four of you are not allowed to leave each other’s line of sight …”
Zhou Shengwu turned around and gave the order. The group of people immediately looked at each other in astonishment. However, seeing that there were still many outsiders present, they could only tactfully shut their mouths and walk towards the Pavilion of Body Benevolence. However, Chen Guangda walked to Brother Gou’s side and whispered in a low voice.
“F*ck! Is there still such a sinister thing? Then you guys really have to be careful …”
Brother Gou stared at him in disbelief, as if he hadn’t recovered from his shock. After Chen Guangda patted his shoulder, he called Duan Deyin and whispered a few instructions in his ear. The old fellow immediately nodded his head with an earthy expression and hurriedly ran away with a few guards.
The group quickly arrived at the Physique Renge Pavilion. The upper and lower floors of the Physique Renge Pavilion were located on the right side of Throne Room Square. It had long since been transformed into a simple dormitory. After everyone had gathered in the hall, Chen Guang said straightforwardly, “I called you all back because there was something wrong with our internal affairs. It’s very likely that there was a living corpse mixed among us!”
“Holy shit! It can’t be Drawing Skin Ghost again …”
Wang Dafu shouted in shock, He had personally experienced Drawing Skin Ghost’s power, and Chen Guangda told everyone about it. Then, he shook his head and said, “It may not be Drawing Skin Ghost. Perhaps one of us was infected and turned into a special living corpse that can suck blood, but he must be one of the seventeen of us!”
“Seventeen? Difficult … Could it be that I’m also suspicious …”
Ding Lan stood up in shock and subconsciously tightened her grip on the sleeping child. However, Chen Guangda nodded and said, “Yes!” “Everyone here is suspicious now. You can also suspect me and my woman. Moreover, this is a matter of life and death. I hope that you don’t care about your personal feelings and list all those who have doubts. Perhaps that person is no longer your siblings!”
“Then let’s start with me …”
Li Tingyu took a step forward without hesitation and looked around the crowd and said, “Shanshan and I definitely have no problems. We have been together for the past two days, and my brother hasn’t left everyone’s sight. Furthermore, I believe that Brother Guang will definitely not have any problems. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have survived until now!”
“I want to have a problem, but you saw my arm as well …”
Chen Guangda helplessly spread out his hands. He could feel his shoulders recovering, and even his bones were healing. However, the moment he raised them, it would immediately hurt. The rest of them all went forward to prove their innocence. However, after everyone had proved it, only one person had never been mentioned.
“There’s no problem with me. You saved the lives of me and the child. Even if I die, I won’t harm you …”
Ding Lan anxiously shouted, The child in his arms was immediately frightened to the point of crying loudly, However, Chen Guangda shook his head and said, “Nobody proves to you that you have a problem. If you want to nurse a child, you must avoid everyone’s gaze. However, from tonight onwards, you must sleep in the same room as another woman. Even if you go to the bathroom, you must have someone accompany you. This is for your own good and also for the good of all of us!”
“Mm! I … I know …”
Ding Lan could only nod weakly, but Zhou Shengwu also said, “From tonight onwards, every three people will be assigned to a room to rest. We will deal with the urine and faeces in advance. We will not allow anyone to enter or leave the room alone. Once we discover anything unusual, we will immediately fire a warning shot. Do you understand?”
“Understood …”
Everyone agreed in unison. However, it was still too early to go to bed. They hadn’t even woken up for two or three hours when everyone gathered together to play cards and chat. However, looking at their carefree expressions, it was obvious that they didn’t believe that something was wrong with their brother. Instead, they isolated Ding Lan and her son. There was something wrong with the way they looked at her.
“Guangda and I will go out to guard. Just change your posts before dawn …”
Zhou Shengwu looked at his watch and turned around to go out with Chen Guangda. However, as soon as he left, Zhou Shengwu looked at Chen Guangda with an inquiring expression. Chen Guangda lit a cigarette and said, “Right now, all we need to do is capture him. I hope that his rationality does not defeat his instincts. Otherwise, we might have stayed up all night in vain!”
“What kind of hard-to-capture method is this? We’re all monitoring each other now. No one can escape …”
Zhou Shengwu frowned in confusion, but Chen Guangda pointed at Throne Room and smiled, “Of course, if you want to capture me, you have to go out and cheer me up. No one will guard the door, so you and I will naturally have more courage. We just need to wait for us to come back and clean up the mess!”
“Clean up the mess? Are you trying to use everyone’s lives as bait?”
Zhou Shengwu immediately glared at him in shock and rage, but Chen Guangda said casually, “We should have this little bit of awareness when we come out to fool around. If something really happens to them, it can only mean that they are joking with their lives. Otherwise, they won’t need us to make a move to discover the problem!”
“No! I always feel that this method of yours is not reliable. No matter what, you still need to keep two hidden sentries …”
Zhou Shengwu shook his head and wanted to go back, but Chen Guangda forcefully pulled him back and said, “It’s okay! There are a bunch of warriors inside, not children. Didn’t you happen to have never been to Forbidden City before? Let’s go to Forbidden City alone tonight. If we encounter a female ghost, maybe we can have some fun. The two breasts I saw that night were very big!”