[The apartment leading to hell, the figure that always appears at night, the unwilling person, lingering and refusing to leave, the uncle on the first floor is waiting for his daughter who will not return home, the prostitute on the third floor is waiting for the lost lover, the fifth The floor of the building is thumping, always making annoying noises in the middle of the night, there is a strange thing roaming the whole apartment, don't let me grab you, or I will take you to hell]

Gu Chu opened the task book in the women's toilet of the city bureau, and the content of the next story has been updated on it.

This time, it seems to be an escape game. Before knowing the tasks and prompts, the information that can be obtained in the story is very limited. Gu Chu only glanced at it, and clearly remembered the content in his brain, and then put it away. Task book, go to the bathroom mirror and wash your hands.

When she looked up, she happened to see herself in the mirror.

Own!

With a flash of light in her mind, she suddenly realized that it seemed that from the very beginning, they had fallen into a misunderstanding. In fact, the direction she guessed before was not wrong!

In the face of the "One Hundred Thousand" world that may enter at any time, the time left for Gu Chu is very urgent.

Although for people in reality, it only took a moment for her to enter "100,000" and leave "100,000", and they would not know that she had left the real world, but for Gu Chu himself, suddenly Spending dozens of dangerous hours in another world must have had an impact on the coherence of her judgment.

And she can't guarantee that she will definitely be able to leave "One Hundred Thousand" alive.

Gu Chu hurried back to the office of the Midnight Butcher Case Team, and found Pang Rongsheng, who had a solemn expression because the case was deadlocked.

"I want to retrieve the production records of Liu Hongmei when she gave birth to Wang Ting."

That's what she said.

Production records?

Pang Rongsheng was stunned at first, but soon realized the potential meaning of Gu Chu's words.

The character Wang Ting, as the first deceased in the corpse case, has a lot of doubts, but because she is the first deceased, and the other deceased have a long time difference between her and her death, it can only be ruled out. her suspicions.

Gu Chu once put forward an idea, that is, Wang Ting is not dead, the first corpse to check the blood relationship with Liu Hongmei is Liu Hongmei's real daughter, Wang Ting is only alive because of the mistake, and the other coincidentally became Liu Hongmei's daughter, and Raised under her knees.

This Wang Ting killed the real "Wang Ting", then replaced her identity, and caused several subsequent killings.

It's just this guess, as they detected the DNA of Wang Ting, who lived in the family, and the first deceased person in some items left behind by the Wang family's old house, and declared an error.

But Gu Chu's words now undoubtedly opened up a new way for them.

There is also a possibility that Wang Ting is indeed Liu Hongmei's biological daughter, but the Wang Ting who grew up in the royal family did not die, but another "Wang Ting" who completely matched her DNA but was unknown.

To put it simply, what Liu Hongmei gave birth to back then was very likely to be a pair of twin daughters, and they were also identical twins, so their DNAs were completely identical.

"Why didn't I think of it! Why didn't I think of such an important clue!"

Pang Rongsheng stood up abruptly, it turned out that they had fallen into a misunderstanding from the very beginning.

Because Liu Hongmei's household registration book only wrote one son and one daughter, it was overlooked how many people in that era avoided family planning teams everywhere, drowned the born girl or gave it to other people for adoption.

It is very likely that Liu Hongmei gave birth to a pair of twins, but if it was two girls, the Wang family would lose the qualification to have a second child legally in a few years, so in order to be able to give birth to a second child without paying a fine for over-birth. The Wang family secretly threw away one of the girls or gave them to other people to raise them.

In this way, the first deceased in the corpse dismemberment case is most likely not Wang Ting, but the twin sister of Wang Ting who was abandoned earlier.

And the pair of silver bracelets found in the swaddling clothes.

One of them was strung with a red string and showed signs of being used, while the other bracelet was bare. It was most likely because a pair of twins were born at that time, but one of them was lost, so looking at the pair of bracelets, it was inevitable that Some guilt, left one as a thought for another girl.

As Wang Ting grows up, looking at that face, the Wang family will always think of the abandoned child. They don't know if the other party is still alive, or if the other party is doing well. Every time Wang Ting appears in front of them, reminding them of their past crimes.

The guilt gradually turned into disgust and jealousy, and the Wang family, who had always preferred sons to daughters, began to ignore and even abuse Wang Ting more and more.

Pang Rongsheng couldn't wait for a moment, and immediately ordered to investigate Liu Hongmei's birth record.

The feedback was very fast. Every hospital did not have the birth record of Liu Hongmei when she gave birth to her first child. That is to say, Liu Hongmei was most likely to give birth at home.

Also, Wang Ting was born in 1973. At that time, many places did not popularize the concept of going to the hospital to give birth. Many people chose to stay at home and invite famous local midwives to help deliver their children at home.

But soon, Zifeng Village also reported the news.

At that time, Liu Hongmei did give birth at home, but at that time, only Liu Hongmei's mother, her mother-in-law, and the invited midwife were in the delivery room.

In the impression of the villagers, Liu Hongmei only gave birth to one daughter. After all, there was only one Wang Ting, or a pair of twin sisters. Only the Wang family and the midwife of that year knew.

It is a pity that more than 40 years have passed, and all the insiders of that year have passed away, including the midwife.

Pang Rongsheng could only ask people to look for the children of the midwife who delivered the child. Maybe the other party had mentioned it inadvertently, but even if the other party's children heard about what happened more than 40 years ago, would they still remember it?

The person who went to investigate came to the news that the midwife passed away more than 20 years ago. The other party's children moved to other provinces with their family a few years ago. It will take some time to find them.

The thread seems to be broken again.

But now they can still investigate according to this idea. If Wang Ting is still alive, what kind of identity does she live in modern society?

People's faces will not change. If they want to change their appearance through medical means, it will definitely leave traces. Moreover, as sisters of identical twins, the first corpse and Wang Ting's appearance should be exactly the same.

They still have a way now, that is to announce to the society the appearance restored through the bones of the first deceased. Even if Wang Ting chooses plastic surgery after replacing the identity of the sister, those who have been with that girl must still remember. The way she was before.

In addition, there are two other corpses whose portraits have been restored. The identity of the deceased has not been determined more than 20 years ago. Now is the time to find the answer.

Before the unsolved case in real life was solved, Gu Chu appeared in front of a slightly dilapidated apartment building.

10. Or an apartment?

The bronzing fonts on the outside of the apartment building's walls were partially missing, and the moss and vine branches clinging to the exterior walls that had not been cleaned for many years made those words more and more blurred.

The apartment building is only five stories high, with a gray exterior, and the corridors inside look extremely dark.

Gu Chu looked down at the palm of his hand, holding a key in it, with a note on it that said 403, which should be the key to room 403 in the apartment building.

Her current identity seems to be a new tenant who has just arrived in this apartment.

"What is this place? How did I appear here!"

An exclamation came from behind, Gu Chu looked back, and two women appeared behind her.

One was younger, and the voice she had just screamed and exclaimed came from her mouth. The other woman looked like she was in her thirties or forties. She was well-maintained, and her face was delicate and full of "sense of technology". should be older than she really appears to be.

Gu Chu recognized this woman, Liu Lin, the chairman of Civic Technology. Not long ago, she saw her photo on the poster of the anniversary of the Kaizhong Science and Technology Park.

The other party was obviously a new reader who entered "One Hundred Thousand" for the first time, but she was far more calm than the other little girl, her eyes flashed with suspicion, but her expression was extremely restrained, and she did not speak rashly.

After these two people, four other readers appeared one after another. These four, like Gu Chu, are all experienced and old readers.

It was another accident that a newcomer appeared in the advanced field without being in the novice world. An old reader with a mild personality comforted the emotions of the two of them, and briefly introduced the horror escape game "Hundred Thousand".

After the most flustered girl calmed down a little, the seven talents began to briefly introduce themselves.

Five old readers, three men and two women.

Xu Chaoqiong, female, the oldest Zisheng reader among them, is in her fifties this year, and the other party has a gentle temperament. She was the one who comforted the two newcomers just now.

Cheng Kun, male, has a ferocious face. He is wearing a black vest at the moment. His bare skin is almost covered with tattoos. He also has a big bald head. He looks like a gangster who has just been released from prison.

Most of the people present subconsciously stayed away from him, as if they felt that he was not a good person.

The other two senior readers are called Zhang Fengnian and Jiang Zheng. Both of them seem to be in their thirties. They look ordinary, and they seem to be a bit vigilant, and they don't speak much.

Gu Chu's performance is also a little cold, but now her appearance rarely causes controversy, because during this period of time, she has no intention of getting a haircut at all, and her original hairstyle has grown a little longer, and has become an ordinary woman. Short hair, although it is still very short, but it will not attract some strange eyes, and now she is a handsome and beautiful woman with a relatively neutral dress.

As for the two newcomers, the younger one is called Yu Zhuzhu. According to her, she was still a third-year student who accidentally picked up the wrong book when she was studying in the library. I flipped through it curiously, and in the next second, it appeared in this strange place.

"My name is Liu Lin."

The woman that Gu Chu had been watching spoke, and the voice of the other party was very familiar. Gu Chu always felt that he should have heard it somewhere, but her ability to distinguish voices was obviously not as good as her memory.

"I recognize you, you are the founder of Civic Technology, right!"

After Jiang Zheng entered this story, the first thing he noticed was Liu Lin.

In real life, he is a programmer with a precarious hairline. He is also a native of Kaiyang City, so he naturally knows this famous strong woman.

"I didn't expect anyone here to recognize me."

Liu Lin's smile was faint, starting from Jiang Zheng, her eyes slowly swept across every senior reader present.

From Xu Chaoqiong's previous narration, she probably knew what kind of grotesque world she had entered. The death in the story represented the real death. How could Liu Lin be willing to lose the huge family business she worked so hard to build because of this inexplicable encounter.

"I have some achievements in the real world. If you can let me pass this mission safely, I can promise to give each of you 10 million cash. If you don't believe me, I can write it down to you right now." An IOU, of course, there is a prerequisite for the redemption of this IOU, that is, I must be alive."

The implication was that if she died, it would be impossible for them to exchange this IOU from her inheritance even if they returned to the real world.

What Liu Lin is doing now is buying her life with money. In every story, there are many people who do the same thing. After all, the people who are selected into the story by "One Hundred Thousand" have different social identities. There are beggars, rich businessmen, and others. Old and young... For most readers, they still live in modern society more of the time.

Ten million is indeed quite a temptation.

It can be seen that several readers are already moved, but no one dares to make a promise immediately without knowing the danger of this story.

Liu Lin was not in a hurry, she also wanted to know what kind of bizarre place this was.

After each reader enters this world, a key will appear in his hand, and each key has a different room number, which should be the room they will live in for the next three days.

Before night fell, they decided to go back to their rooms before exploring the seemingly deserted apartment.

"newcomer?"

When several people entered the apartment, an old voice suddenly came from the shadows.

Yu Zhuzhu, the newcomer with the weakest endurance, was so frightened that she almost screamed. The little girl covered her mouth and tremblingly looked towards the shadow.

I saw a thin old man in black clothes and black pants, with gray hair and a thin body, sitting on a wicker chair against the wall, his eyeballs that became more and more cloudy in the shadows, staring at them like this.

"Have you...have you seen my daughter..."

The old man's eyes slid slowly over each of them.

"We don't know your daughter."

Yu Zhuzhu covered her mouth and said in a low voice, the senior readers standing next to her couldn't stop her if they wanted to.

Is this little girl brave or timid? Even though he was trembling with fright from the old man who suddenly made a sound just now, he still dares to answer the old man's question.

"See her... tell her... her father is waiting for her at home..."

The rattan chair shook slowly, making creaking sounds, and the surrounding temperature seemed to be getting colder and colder.

This should be the uncle mentioned in the story who lives on the first floor and waits for the daughter who doesn't come home, right?

The rooms of the seven readers are on the second floor and the fourth floor. They continue to go up, and the people who live on the second floor start looking for their rooms after reaching the ground of the second floor.

Gu Chu and the others passed the third floor as they walked towards the fourth floor, but they didn't hear any movement, and they didn't see the prostitute waiting for her lover in the story.

The three continued to walk to the fourth floor. The room 403 where Gu Chu is located is the second room on the right hand side of the stairs, 401 is on the left, and a utility room is on the right. The row she is in is an odd-numbered room, and the opposite is an even-numbered room. , Cheng Kun happened to live in Room 402 diagonally opposite her.

Several people took out the keys and inserted them into the rusty door lock.

With a click, the door opened.

The sky outside was still bright, but the room was dark and dense, and the people watching felt heavy. There was an extremely unpleasant smell coming from the room through the crack of the door.

Gu Chu paused for a few seconds, and then sank into the darkness alone.