Time travel game, starting from Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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The whole process was performed with a smooth and skillful ease.

Nie Moli was clearly wary of the man who had suddenly appeared in her room.

Humans are always afraid of the unknown, and ghosts themselves symbolize a certain unknown. Mo Jiang, who can contend with ghosts and even gain the upper hand, also represents a certain unknown.

Nie Moli remained wary of the ghost in room 444, and equally cautious of Mo Jiang.

Having received the money, Mo Jiang felt better and immediately asked, "What's the next step?"

"Let's go to the police station and try to get a look at the case files." Nie Moli opened the map app on her phone. "It's quite a distance from the school, we need to hurry..."

As they were talking, Nie Moli looked at Mo Jiang and asked, "What do you have to say?"

Mo Jiang's gaze was puzzling, as if he were watching a novice chef frying eggs with cherry tomatoes.

"If your family doesn't have any charm spells or soul-stealing spells in your family's heirlooms, or if your family doesn't have connections with the top police officer, then I don't recommend you go and try to get rejected."

A college student went to the police station demanding to see case files, specifically murder case files, possibly even files from unsolved cases...

Unless someone in the police station wants to lose their job, the only consequence of making such a request is being politely asked to leave.

That's just politeness, probably because people are afraid you'll secretly record them.

Without any connections, wanting to see the police station's files is just wishful thinking.

Nie Moli lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Mo Jiang.

Mo Jiang knew what the other party wanted to say, and spoke first, "I can indeed avoid other people's gaze, and I can also avoid surveillance cameras, but I don't know exactly where the file is located."

"I have some skills, but that doesn't mean I can rummage through the archives without being caught."

The implication is that the idea of ​​directly obtaining the file from the police station can be declared a failure.

But soon, both of them thought of another aspect.

"School archives!" / "School records!"

The school keeps records of each student's enrollment date, student ID number, and even which dormitory they live in.

The school also keeps records of any major events that occur.

Furthermore, obtaining this record is far easier for students than for the police.

Without hesitation, the two returned to the school and found the archives.

Generally speaking, the person in charge of the archives department does not change; they are usually replaced after a peaceful retirement.

It's difficult to get promoted or achieve anything in this place, and there's relatively little to do on weekdays.

A newspaper, a cup of tea, and a form to keep you busy all day.

The head of the archives is nearing retirement; she has reportedly worked there for over thirty years.

If this is true, then it means that the person in charge was very likely involved in the murder case in room 444.

……

Mo Jiang hid in the shadows of the archives room, silently listening to Nie Moli's conversation and platitudes with the person in charge.

He did not appear in front of anyone, nor did he intend to join the conversation.

Mo Jiang knew very well that he was not good at pleasant conversations or communication. Negotiation and coercion were more suited to him. If he were to question the person in charge, it would undoubtedly be a nightmare.

If Mo Jiang were to "communicate" with the person in charge of the Clash of Clans tabletop role-playing game by rolling dice, he would likely be met with a disastrous 100.

Fortunately, Nie Moli, who claimed to be a psychology student, seemed to be very good at communicating with people.

Soon, Nie Moli managed to extract some information from the person in charge.

"The murder in room 444 was committed by a woman named Xiaoyu. That's all I could get out of her. The teacher was very reluctant to talk about what happened back then, and if I kept asking, she would become suspicious. More information is on the computer, but that computer is locked."

Mo Jiang nodded. "It's alright, leave the rest to me."

Locking the computer wasn't a big deal. Although he wasn't a very talented hacker, he had Aiden's hacking program.

Although it's user-friendly software, it essentially eliminates the possibility of battling hackers.

But it would definitely not be a problem to use it to unlock a computer, a computer connected to the local area network.

If Aiden's program could be blocked by an old computer without any firewall, Mo Jiang would laugh at him for the rest of his life.

Taking advantage of the darkness and the absence of anyone in the archives, Mo Jiang bypassed the campus surveillance and searched the computer for all files related to "Xiao Yu".

There are many documents related to "Xiaoyu", and Mojiang Search does not only search for "Xiaoyu", but also a series of homophones such as "Xiaoyu", "Xiaoyu", and "Xiaoyu".

Mo Jiang didn't bother to look through them one by one. He simply took out the prepared storage device and swiped over all the files with the same pronunciation.

As the progress bar on the computer slowly filled up, a chilling atmosphere began to permeate the archives.

The moment Mo Jiang sensed this aura, he knew he was on the right track.

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142. In a supernatural game, the next step would be to evade ghosts while ensuring the items remain intact.

Cold and damp.

In the archives room with the doors and windows tightly closed, a slight breeze blew, but it was so gentle that it didn't seem like a natural wind.

It's more like someone is gently blowing on you from behind.

Ice crystals began to form on the smooth ground, their sharp points easily piercing the soles of people's feet, making an already terrifying escape even more horrifying.

But the terror is directed at others; when this eerie atmosphere confronts Mo Jiang, there is only one outcome.

Without hesitation, the soles of his feet shattered the ice spikes, sharp enough to pierce the human body. This time, however, he was not facing a human body, but a substance harder than steel.

Being crushed became the only fate of the icicles.

"Honestly, what makes you think that just because you couldn't kill me in the Ghost Realm, you have the ability to stop me in this material world?"

This computer is extremely slow, both when booting up and when pasting files to storage.

That's normal, since expecting the school's computers to be any good is a mistake in itself.

Seeing that the blue progress bar was less than 30%, Mo Jiang knew that he was looking in the right direction. This was not only a clue to the murder case in room 444, but also a key clue in the entire incident.

Otherwise, Mo Jiang wouldn't have just started working on these documents when some strange thing jumped out to cause him trouble.

In a supernatural game, the next step would be to evade the ghosts while ensuring the files are transferred intact.

The completeness of the archives may even determine the outcome.

However, it is clear that Mo Jiang does not intend to wait patiently while being pursued by ghosts.

Or rather, given his strength, he shouldn't be the one being hunted down.

Only ghosts can be hunted down.

The dim, icy atmosphere of the archives was silently dispelled, replaced by a fierce and domineering heat, as if someone had placed a blazing furnace in the archives.

The chilling feeling, and the gaze that was watching, had completely vanished.

An hour later, Mo Jiang arrived at a chain hotel outside the school.

Now that it's confirmed that there's a ghost at number 444, Nie Moli naturally won't go back alone until the ghost is dealt with.

Knowing full well that there was danger, they still foolishly went back.

Even in horror movies, this is the most foolish way to die.

Mo Jiang casually tossed the storage device to Nie Moli, "Here you go. When I was copying it, a ghost came out and stopped me. It's basically certain that what's inside is related to what happened back then."

Nie Moli took the storage device, her face slightly pale. "As expected, the ghost in the mirror appeared half an hour ago."

She raised her hand, the mark on her wrist deepening. "I suspect that over time, this thing will simply ignore space and drag us back to the Ghost Realm."

Previously, not only was Mo Jiang gathered, but Nie Moli herself also faced the ghost of that mirror again.

However, because of her experience in the Ghost Realm, Nie Moli was extra careful when facing the mirror, thus avoiding being chased by the ghosts.

After obtaining the storage device, Nie Moli immediately plugged it into her laptop and began searching.

Soon, she found the relevant information in the file.

"Four people lived in room 444. The deceased was Yu Xiaoyu, a student from the Department of Economics and Management. Her roommates were Yao Li and Ying Yunxia."

Looking at the information in the file, Nie Moli frowned; she noticed something was clearly wrong.

"Room 444 should have four people living there, but where is the last one?"

Mo Jiang seemed to have thought of something and said, "Check the student files before June; perhaps we can find them."

"What do you mean?"

"Literally, it means that this may not be the first time someone died in dormitory 444, but rather that the news was only suppressed after the second death."

"Also, investigate the cause of death of the first victim in room 444. I suspect there's something fishy going on."

Mo Jiang was well aware that schools mostly ignored or covered up murder cases.

If it's just a simple accidental death, the school will basically continue with its normal activities. Only in cases of unnatural deaths, and where the news is likely to spread and cause a major uproar, will the school implement a news blackout.

Soon, Nie Moli found the first victim.

"The first victim in room 444 was Wang Meng, a dance student."

Cause of death: suicide.

Nie Moli frowned as she looked at the screen. Her conclusion was that Wang Meng did not commit suicide because she saw a picture of Wang Meng's body in the file.

Judging from the appearance of the person in the photo, it was probably taken by someone when Wang Meng died.

It's unclear who saved the photo in the archive.

Wang Meng's body showed many bluish-black marks, and there were multiple cuts from sharp objects in places covered by clothing.

Mo Jiang leaned closer to look, and it was easy to see that the injuries on his body were definitely not caused by an ordinary collision.

"These injuries are all marks of beatings, and they were left by beatings with different blunt and sharp objects."

As a soldier, Mo Jiang had enough experience to identify what weapon caused these wounds.

"Mop handle, clothes hanger, fruit knife... It seems like the relationships in their dorm are not good."

Based on Wang Meng's death and injuries, Mo Jiang concluded without any surprise, "School bullying, and the signs of struggle on Wang Meng's body, she did not commit suicide, but was pushed off the building."

If that's the case, then it's not unreasonable for the other party to have become a ghost.

There are countless legends about people who died unjustly with resentment becoming vengeful ghosts.

"In other words, the other people in number 444 bullied Wang Meng to death, and then she killed one of the murderers after she became a ghost."

Nie Moli narrowed her eyes, offering no comment on Wang Meng's actions, but instead asked another question, "So the question is, why did she only kill one?"

This is also the question that Mo Jiang wants to know.

Although he was never bullied, because people with that kind of thinking need to face the blows coming straight at them.

When it comes to fighting, Mo Jiang is truly willing to go to extremes.

In addition, bullies never challenge the strong, and Mo Jiang's physique...

A monstrous physique brings a sense of security far exceeding what ordinary people can obtain.

But that doesn’t stop him from putting himself in the shoes of the bullied. If he wanted revenge, killing just one person was definitely not enough.

Killing them all is the only option for the bullied.

"Perhaps it's not that they don't want to, but that they can't?"

As this conjecture was uttered, the surrounding environment suddenly lost its color.

In the blink of an eye, Mo Jiang and Nie Moli were back in room 444 of the school.

Or……

Ghostland!

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