Chapter 198: Next stop, Capital Hospital

Everyone had already assumed he was the murderer, and their looks turned grim.

Wang Yan was even wondering whether to give him money for today's meal, but he was still desperately defending himself.

Just as Ye Shuheng clenched his fists and stared fixedly at Su Mian, the carriage darkened once more, and everyone hurried back to their seats.

"Attention passengers, attention passengers——"

"Please complete the hard-seat carriage trial, then you may unlock the dining car and sleeping berth carriage."

【Next stop, Capital Hospital】

As soon as that name was spoken, Su Mian's eyes flickered and her fingertips tightened.

It's too coincidental—how could it be this coincidental?

Only a loud bang was heard, the iron door ahead shuddered violently, and the screech of metal scraping across it was harsh and unpleasant.

Everyone's gaze gathered there, where a tall figure stood; borrowing the crimson glow of the station's display screen, Su Mian made out his clothing.

A blue-striped patient gown, with some stains on the legs and feet.

If nothing unexpected, those stains are blood traces.

Wen Ci Sheng.

The door was split open directly, and they watched in horror as the man held an axe in his hand.

And the man had a head of red hair, like a devil crawling out of Hell, a red flash flickered in his pupils; he lifted his head, and the legs of players with poor psychological fortitude were already trembling.

Creak, creak, creak—

He stepped toward the players one by one; at this point no one cared what the trial was, they only hoped the axe wouldn't fall on them, so they could make it intact to the next carriage.

"My medicine bottle is empty……"

The man's voice was dark and hoarse, like a wind sweeping past each person's ears; Su Mian rubbed her itchy earlobe, silently complaining.

When had he ever taken medicine……

Before he could react, an axe had already swung toward the nearby table, the blade embedding into the tabletop, making the whole carriage shudder for a moment.

Wei Xiaowei finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears, her body unconsciously sliding down as she tried to shrink into Zhou Yunfeng's embrace.

"You……"

He lowered his body, turning the axe toward Ye Shuheng, "Have you seen my medicine bottle?"

Ye Shuheng's face went pale, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, "I…… I……"

His eyes seemed to twitch, but he was merely looking around, not daring to answer that he hadn't seen it, fearing this axe would land on his own head.

In terror, he instinctively reached for help from the person beside him, grabbing Zhou Yunfeng's leg.

"Med…… medicine where? Medicine where!"

"I don't know, damn it……"

Zhou Yunfeng quickly shook his hand off, the axe-wielding man clicked his tongue, clearly impatient, "You don't know……"

"I know, I know, sob sob sob."

"I beg you, don't kill me, don't—"

His voice cut off abruptly, only a strong gust of wind heard, the axe fell without any sign, even as fast as an afterimage.

The already heavy axe was easily swung up by the man, red light shining on his excited face.

Blood spattered everywhere, landing on the floor and seats, the air quickly filling with a thick smell of blood.

"Ahhhhhhhhh——!!!"

Witnessing it all before her, Wei Xiaowei finally couldn't hold back and screamed, watching Ye Shuheng's head split open, blood arcing out—truly horrifying.

Cold liquid slid down from her hair, and she fainted, unable to bear it.

Wang Yan went limp all over, not daring to look that way; even among their table, only Su Mian saw the whole process, while the others silently covered their eyes.

Fear spread in the silent stillness.

"Quiet……"

He turned and walked toward Su Mian's table.

"It's over, it's over……"

Wang Yan murmured, her body trembling as she looked toward the window, trying to see if there was any place to escape.

"My medicine bottle…… where is it?"

"You don't need to take medicine."

A sudden, cold female voice pierced the oppressive carriage.

The man turned his head, looked at Su Mian, and walked toward her, the axe in his hand scraping the floor, leaving a trail of sparks along the path.

Ruan Ruan glanced at Su Mian, a feeling of impending doom washing over her; she only thought Su Mian was meddlesome, covering her eyes and refusing to look at the gruesome sight for a moment.

But after waiting a while, with no movement coming, she opened her eyes again to find him simply standing before her, doing nothing.

And the girl sat with her legs crossed, appearing especially relaxed.

"Why?"

He tilted his head, staring at the girl's hair crown.

"Because you have an antisocial personality, Ci Sheng, you don't need medicine."

His entrance had already warned the players, and moreover Su Mian knew Wen Ci Sheng inside out.

She stood up, raised her hand, and with her fingertips pried open his tightly gripped hand, separating the axe handle from his palm, doing it effortlessly.

The axe fell to the ground with a dull thud, making the carriage tremble; Su Mian stepped directly on the axe blade with one foot to prevent him from picking it up again.

"Not happy today, Ci Sheng?"

The players glanced at this unfolding scene with their peripheral vision, a truly bizarre sight.

Wen Ci Sheng remained silent, finally wrapping his arms around her waist, gravity pressing down as Su Mian staggered two steps before steadying herself.

Hmm, not happy, Little Porcelain Director.

Su Mian chuckled, "How can I be happy?"

I want you to keep me company.

Su Mian's returning embrace hand paused, then she finally said, "Okay."

In an instant, the lights turned on.

【Congratulations, passengers, for passing the test of the second carriage; the dining car and sleeping berth carriage have been unlocked. Please proceed forward.】

Following that, Su Mian's mission notification tone also sounded.

【Ding-dong—Congratulations, detective, for completing the mission of pacifying the vengeful ghost.】

The lights came on, and Ye Shuheng's that spot was so gruesome it needed a mosaic.

Zhou Yunsheng shook Wei Xiaowei awake; Ruan Ruan passed by, took a look, and almost vomited; only Wang Yan, seeing Ye Shuheng dead, breathed a sigh of relief.

But that terrifying man didn't leave, following Su Mian to the dining car; several people behind them stared at each other in disbelief, yet dared not speak.

The only thing worth celebrating is that the axe disappeared.

It was lunchtime again, still deciding who gets a solo meal by rolling dice.

Since two people died in total over yesterday and today, two can eat alone, while the remaining four will share in pairs.

Still, the highest roll gets to eat alone.

Wang Yan saw the man standing beside Su Mian, and she stammered; she passed the dice to the others, and this time Zhou Yunfeng rolled the highest six.

The other person who rolled a six was Wang Yan; she happily stepped up to the serving hatch, but a shadow fell over her, and she couldn't smile.

You... do you have something?

Wen Ci Sheng smiled, extended his hand, and said nothing.

Wang Yan's legs trembled; without thinking, she gave Wen Ci Sheng two hundred yuan.

But seeing Wen Ci Sheng shake his head, Wang Yan, being stared at, went blank in her mind.

You... how much do you want?

Four hundred.

Upon hearing that, Wang Yan didn't hesitate like a lion opening its mouth wide; she immediately gave it, then Wen Ci Sheng turned and bought a portion for Su Mian; Su Mian blinked and said thanks.