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The green walls of the carriage seemed to darken before our eyes, and a cold, chilling wind blew in from the outside, making the previously noisy compartment suddenly go quiet.

Gradually, no one was talking.

An indescribable crisis was spreading throughout the carriage.

The scenes here were the same, as were the people, but for some reason, their gazes all started to turn eerie.

The players felt as if they were in the center of a quagmire, with a spine-chilling malice coming at them from all directions, trying to tear them apart and swallow them whole—inescapable!

The female office worker who had been sitting back and enjoying the show silently stood up, quietly retreated toward the back; the male salesman, who had just walked over to this side, stopped in his tracks.

The young man stood still, his expression unreadable.

Until a warm and polite voice broke the strange atmosphere:

"Sorry, that looks like my suitcase, I didn't react just now."

The middle-aged man in the black suit gave a slight smile, his facial contours gentle and clear-cut, exuding an air of a gentleman and elegance, which made one unconsciously relax.

After he spoke, the malevolent presence that had invaded seemed to ebb slightly, and the sounds of passengers chatting emerged once more.

Everything was calm as usual.

But the young man's body was not the slightest bit relaxed. Enjoy exclusive content from empire

Xu Shuo stood up and lifted the seat cushion, then stepped on the seat and took down the black suitcase from the luggage rack.

The black leather suitcase, twenty-two inches in size, lay heavy on the seat.

Xu Shuo looked at him with a smirk, "Shall I open it now?"

The young man: "..."

Once the suitcase was taken down, the little girl's gaze fixed on it immediately; the young man was secretly observing her and fell silent for a long while after noticing this.

There must be something in the suitcase, but now he didn't dare to open it.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xu Shuo spoke again, "I'll open it for you to have a look."

While speaking, he had already proactively started adjusting the combination lock as if he had no concern about the contents being inspected.

This left the young man momentarily unable to discern his intention, and he quickly spoke up to stop him: "Wait a moment!"

Xu Shuo looked at him puzzled.

The young man forced a smile and stammered out: "Well, I don't think you look like someone who would steal my jade bracelet, just tell me what's inside."

"There are clothes inside," Xu Shuo replied with a smile.

"Oh, just ordinary luggage, then it's fine," the young man waved his hand dismissively.

His gaze occasionally swept over the suitcase; in fact, he had noticed this case early on, which is why he chose to search nearby.

But now, the situation truly made him anxious.

Despite no apparent signs of danger, the familiar nauseating stench of the Abyss filled every inch of the area, as if the entire train were the Abyss itself!

And they were standing in the eye of the Storm, where whether they moved forward or back, they could be torn to shreds in an instant!

The young man knew that some scripts would have a certain "switch," triggering something about an item which would activate something else.

He didn't want to take that risk yet.

And Xu Shuo didn't want to let him off the stage just like that.

So, he said very understandingly: "Well, it doesn't matter. Since you want to see, let's have everyone take a look, otherwise, others might feel unhappy later on. Don't worry, I'll just open it for you to see."

Xu Shuo unlocked the combination and started to pull the zipper.

"Stop!"

The young man's eyes widened suddenly, he rushed forward and pressed down on his suitcase, as if holding down a piece of coffin lid.

Xu Shuo pushed back slightly, "Don't be shy."

The young man held the suitcase lid firmly, glaring at him while still trying to keep up his act: "Uncle, there's no need to be polite with me, and considering you just gave me candy, I can't search your suitcase!"

Xu Shuo seemed troubled, "But if you don't look at my luggage, it will also be inconvenient for you to continue checking everyone else's bags later."

Hearing this, the people around them instantly started to protest.

Yeah, why should his luggage be exempt from being searched, when ours have to be opened for you to see?

That's not fair!

The young man gnashed his teeth and said, "Then I... I won't look at any!"

Xu Shuo expressed surprise, "You're not going to look for your grandmother's jade bracelet?"

The young man: "..."

Dammit! Why is this happening!

Although this time's script did not provide specific identity information for the characters, occasionally there would be hints in the player's character information; the young man's script contained a phrase: [I felt it, that suitcase seemed a bit heavy.]

This was equivalent to a "clue card."

By studying their roles, players could deduce a lot of useful information from even a few sentences of character information.

But now, even with this information, he didn't dare to confirm it.

The young man offered a rigid smile: "I thought about it seriously, and it's really bad behavior to search everyone's luggage without permission. Let's... just wait until we arrive at the station and call the police to deal with it."

Xu Shuo raised his eyebrows, letting go of the zipper: "That sounds good too."

The young man breathed a sigh of relief and even went to zip up the half-opened zipper himself, but suddenly his movements faltered.

Although it wasn't clear what he was thinking, his face remained unchanged; he only slowed down the speed at which he zipped it up, his fingers sneaking into the gap of the zipper.

The tips of his fingers felt the soft fabric texture.

Indeed, it was clothes...

Just as he realized this, an icy sensation touched his fingers, and with it came the sudden explosion in his mind of a crisp, sinister laugh!