Star Trace Gate

Chapter 602: Inference of Brother Hong’s Cause of Death

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The reminder from the Heavenly Dao slowly faded away, and Ren Ye and the other five people came back to their senses in Room 3999.

After watching the flashback scene, everyone was silent. They just looked at each other and chose the fragments of the autobiography they needed.

Of course, Ren Ye chose Song Mingzhe 2. Except for the number "1" and a few fragments at the end, he has basically collected all the fragments in the middle.

"it is finally over……!"

Xiao Shuai lay on the ground a little tired, shaking his head and sighing, "Alas, today was a nightmare. To be honest, living like this every day is not as good as going to the largest men's brothel in the Migration Area and being a concubine for an old lady. If you think about it, with our physical conditions and abilities, plus the huge throughput of tourists in the Migration Area... that would definitely be faster than traveling through the Star Gate to earn star sources."

When Brother Tiger heard this, he squinted his eyes and replied sensitively: "Do you think you are so humorous?"

Xiao Shuai didn't know what happened to him: "What's wrong? What did I say to hurt you?"

"What old lady, what physical fitness, are you mocking me?!"

"Look how sick this tiger is. He's even taking it for granted?" Xiao Shuai felt like he was getting mad at him for no reason.

Fat Tan waved his hand to stop Xiao Shuai from speaking, and said softly: "You are still young, so please be more virtuous when you speak. The old lady you are talking about, Brother Hu encountered one tonight. The customer was very picky and she was a complete shrew."

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

Brother Tiger shyly covered his face with his tiger paws and said irritably: "...If anyone mentions this again, I will go up and use a set of hurricane blades."

"It's almost time, let's take the initiative to leave the building and return to the villa." Ren also stood up and greeted.

"Well, it's time to go."

"...!"

After hearing this, everyone stood up one after another.

……

Ren Ye and the others took the initiative to communicate with Tian Dao, and after leaving the Tiangong Building mission point together, they took a detour back to the villa.

They left the building at 4:30 in the afternoon, and by the time they arrived at the villa, it was almost six o'clock.

There were six of them when they left, but only five were left when they returned, which made everyone feel a little depressed.

Fat Tan was setting the table with Xiao Shuai in the living room on the second floor; while Yin Hu had nothing to do, so he pushed open the door of the Gen room where Brother Hong had previously lived.

However, the moment he pushed open the door, he suddenly froze in his tracks: "...This...this also exists?!"

"have what?"

The old cadre looked up and asked immediately.

"Come and see quickly." Yinhu called out urgently.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stood up and walked into the Gen room with Yinhu.

Then everyone saw that the lights in Brother Hong's room were turned off, and there was a photo of the deceased placed on the long table.

The flickering flames of two white candles set off the portrait, making it look a little eerie.

However, the layout of the room this time was very different from when Xiao Yuan and the woman died, because there was no mourning hall or sacrificial items in the room, and there was no yellow paper, animal heads, or fresh bloodstains.

The light in the room was very dim. Everyone standing in front of the long table could only see Brother Hong's portrait placed there alone.

This scene made everyone very confused, except for Ren Ye, whose eyes suddenly sparkled with a gleam of light when he was staring at the portrait.

He seemed to have thought of many things in just this moment...

"Brother Hong clearly died in the secret realm, so why would his photo suddenly appear in the secret room where he was imprisoned?" Yin Hu was a little confused.

"Yeah." Xiao Shuai blinked: "Is there any explanation for this?"

"I think it's a reminder." After a moment's thought, Fatty Tan replied softly, "In this star gate, no one is notified when a player dies. So, Heaven may be using this method to notify everyone that another person has died."

"I think it's reliable." The old cadre nodded slightly: "Look, the environment here is so simple, it should be a reminder to us that Brother Hong is dead."

"We saw Brother Hong's body with our own eyes. Do we still need him to remind us of this?"

"Change your way of thinking. If Brother Hong died on the way to a mission alone, we were not at the scene, and no one witnessed his death, then how would others know that he was dead?" The old cadre looked at him and replied logically.

Xiao Shuai nodded slowly: "Yeah, that makes sense."

While several people were talking, Ren Ye, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up and said, "Let's go, there's nothing to see here."

"Ah."

“Let’s go…!”

With that, Ren was the first to leave, followed by everyone else.

……

Soon, several people gathered around the long table on the second floor to eat.

The old cadre held the bowl and frowned, "Damn it, the more I think about what happened in Tiangong Building today, the more horrified I feel. It was all going to end, so why did Brother Hong die suddenly?"

Yin Hu said softly: "That scene was indeed a bit weird. It doesn't make sense logically."

"A third-grade supernatural power master, whose abilities are not weak, should not be beaten into ashes in just two or three breaths even if he is besieged by the Burning Corpse?" Xiao Shuai frowned and asked, "Who can do this? Brother Hu, can you do it?"

Yin Hu looked at him speechlessly: "Can you please stop asking nonsense questions?! Can you just say that? We were all separated at that time, and I said I could do it... Then how do you let others see me?"

"You're overthinking it. We all agree that you don't have the extra intelligence to do something in secret." Xiao Shuai commented.

"Damn it, this guy is bullying me too much!" Yinhu was about to draw his sword.

"Okay, I was wrong..." Xiao Shuai immediately turned his head, looked at Ren Ye and asked, "Brother, do you have any ideas?"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone looked at Ren Ye in unison. Even Fatty Tan, who always called himself Little Zhuge, took the initiative to speak: "Sandbag. Among these people, you are the best at reasoning... You were the first to go to the scene, so tell me what you think?!"

"Yes, this one person who fell behind for no apparent reason has made everyone very nervous." The veteran cadre agreed.

Ren Ye saw that everyone was staring at him, so he slowly put down the bowl and narrated in a straightforward manner: "There are only two possibilities for Brother Hong's death. First, he was murdered. Because everyone was separated at that time, except for me and the old cadres, who can testify for each other, none of you have any alibis, so the possibility of murder is established. As for the motive... This Star Gate journey is obviously about to end, and someone is now secretly gathering resources to gain an absolute advantage. This also makes sense."

He made the point directly, which made the atmosphere very awkward for a while.

"Brother, when you say that... I feel a little disappointed. I risk my life to burn your corpse, but you suspect that I am doing something dirty in secret?" Xiao Shuai said with a squint.

"I didn't say it was you, nor did I say it was the captain and Yin Hu. You asked me what I guessed, I just said a possibility, you don't have to take it personally." Ren Ye's face was calm, and his words were clear: "However, if Brother Hong died of homicide, three extremely harsh conditions must be met. First, this person must have the ability to kill a third-grade supernatural power user in two breaths. I have seen Brother Hong's supernatural powers, he is not weak. If compared with my combat power, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to kill him instantly in an environment with piles of burning corpses. Second, while killing Brother Hong in seconds, we must also stop Brother Hong. Shout to the intercom channel. This is very difficult. You may have the ability to kill a player of the same level in seconds, but it is too difficult to make him unable to make a sound or shout. Even if the throat of a supernatural being is cut off, it is not difficult to shout the name of the murderer. Anyway, I can't do it... Third, the corpses will be attracted by two kinds of auras, one is the aura of the Song family soul, and the other is the aura of living people. Therefore, if you want to quietly approach Brother Hong in an environment full of corpses... it is almost impossible, because if you move, the corpses will find you earlier than Brother Hong, leaving you nowhere to hide and no possibility of a sneak attack. "

"This is really too difficult. I can't do it either." Xiao Shuai turned his head and looked at Yin Hu: "But Brother Hu is extremely powerful and is good at using the power of the wind...!"

"This boy is bullying me too much!" Brother Tiger really wanted to draw his sword this time: "You can insult me ​​and be forced to give yourself to the old lady, but you must never question my courage to look down on all the supernatural powers. If I want to kill someone, I will only stand in front of him and draw my sword."

"Why are you so anxious?!" Xiao Shuai asked curiously.

"You bastard, one of us must die today."

"Alright, alright... Sit down!" Fatty Tan immediately stopped him, then looked at Ren Ye and said, "Go on."

"Second, Brother Hong was not killed by himself, but died due to some kind of rules and mechanisms." Ren Ye said softly, "If it was a heavenly rule and mechanism, then there might not be any possibility of attracting the corpse burning. For example, in this instance, if there is still a final soul guarding the gate that does not appear until the Tiangong Tower scene, then it has enough power to kill the player instantly, and its breath will not cause the corpse burning, which would also make sense. Most importantly, Brother Hu is naturally sensitive to smells... and when he arrived at the scene, he only smelled Brother Hong's scent, and I also carefully sensed that there was only Brother Hong's mysterious and fluctuating aura, and there was no second person."

"So, I guess Brother Hong may have triggered some mechanism in the small task, but didn't tell everyone; or...he himself didn't notice the potential information in a certain task, so it led to something ominous." Ren Ye paused for a moment: "For now, I am more inclined to the second guess. Because the first possibility of homicide...the conditions are too harsh."

Not only did he express his speculation, he even revealed his own judgment, and after he finished speaking, he intervened and looked at everyone one by one.

"Indeed, the second guess is more reliable." Yin Hu nodded: "I am quite confident in my own sense of smell...!"

"Well, if there really is a super soul guarding the gate, we must pay attention to it in the future." Fat Tan nodded.

"call!"

The old cadre let out a long breath and said softly: "The rules of heaven are killing people, that is a natural disaster. Natural disasters are always better than man-made disasters... What Shabao said makes sense, I also think it is the second possibility."

Xiao Shuai put down the bowl, looked at Ren Ye and said, "Brother, from now on I will follow you to the toilet... I will not leave you for a moment, I will protect your safety."

Ren also glanced at him and said softly, "Okay, you guys eat, I'll go downstairs."

"What for?" asked Fat Tan.

"Brother Hong was called to the first floor to attract the cremation of corpses. I feel... a little sad." Ren also said truthfully: "There are ready-made ghost money and millet in the Kan room... I will go and burn some for Brother Hong."

"We are all friends, let's go together." Fat Tan suggested.

"Let's go."

Having said that, everyone stood up together, went to the Kan room to take the offerings from the mourning hall, and came to the first floor.

Soon, Xiao Shuai lit the yellow paper, and everyone stood by and paid silent tribute.

Ren Ye looked at the flickering flames in the empty hall on the first floor and said solemnly in his heart: "Brother Hong, you value your promises, and I value friendship. Don't worry... I will definitely avenge you, no matter if he is a human or a ghost...!"

The yellow paper gradually turned into ashes. Everyone muttered a few words to the extinguished fire and then went back upstairs.

……

The next period was free time, with everyone either washing up or chatting quietly.

Ren Ye walked over to the old cadre, patted his shoulder, and suddenly said with a smile: "Tonight, let's change rooms?!"