Chapter 7: Something Happened, Knifed
But at this moment, she was still staring intently at the bullet comments.
The moment she lifted her head, they could no longer hold back.
“Oh… Chun Jie, you’re going the wrong way!”
“Chun Jie went the wrong way, come back quickly, there’s no one over there.”
“Ugh, she can even get this wrong.”
“She’s really so stupid, besides luck, she’s utterly useless.”
“We’re staying up late, infatuated with a useless woman.”
“Are you proud? What’s the difference between this and a fly?”
“Hello there, Fly Emperor.”
“Hello everyone, Fly Bro.”
“Pfft hahahahahahaha.”
After washing her hair, Jiang Xiaoya felt lightheaded, as she hadn't eaten or slept well for several days. It was a miracle she was alive, thanks to her soul being swapped. Seeing a blue tent, she thought Zhou Yuyu had already set it up. She swayed forward and even patted the tent vigorously.
“Pretty solid, huh.”
She bent down, intending to crawl inside.
“Ding, valuable item detected, valuable item detected…”
Jiang Xiaoya, still bent over, nearly fell.
Holy crap…
Jiang Xiaoya stepped on the sand, her body quickly recoiling, her expression changing like a vibrant color palette.
However, she quickly thought of something. She had just come from the police station, and she remembered the police saying that all the severed body parts had been found, and there was no mention of a second dismembered body reward case in the city.
As this thought flashed, she felt much more alert, and she carefully surveyed her surroundings in the darkness.
Although it was near the sea, tourists wouldn't camp on the shallow beach, but on the sandy ground ashore.
It had to be said, this tent was really well pitched, it was just a bit old.
“Ding, valuable item detected, valuable item detected…”
The system reminded her incessantly again.
What valuable item, for crying out loud?
Jiang Xiaoya scanned everywhere; the vicinity was bare. Did it want her to jump into the sea? There must be treasure in the sea.
Her hand was still on the towel, rubbing her hair, when she kicked a beer can.
The program’s first job was as a scavenger, simply put, picking up junk. This job had no scope limitations, but to prevent some contestants from disrespecting the work, some rules were set, one of which was that not picking up valuable and harmless items was considered a foul.
Although Jiang Xiaoya had only been on the show for three days, it was already an instinctive reaction, and she subconsciously bent down to pick up the can on the ground.
As she bent down, she saw something exposed from the camping site, seemingly a knife handle?
Where did Zhou Yuyu get a knife handle to stick in the ground to pitch a tent?
Jiang Xiaoya bent down again to observe the knife handle on the ground. It looked a bit rusty, and the pattern at the hilt… she hissed, she couldn’t make out any pattern, just red veins, making it seem even more mysterious.
Could it be an antique?
If it was an antique, then it was indeed worth some money.
The more Jiang Xiaoya thought, the more beautiful it seemed, and the smile on her face gradually brightened.
I’m rich, I’m rich!!!
“I can catch the moon…”
“Goodbye, Mother, tonight I will sail far away, don’t worry about me, I have the oar of joy and wisdom.”
Jiang Xiaoya squatted on the ground, digging into the soil with both hands. Just as she was halfway through, a dark figure suddenly emerged from the tent.
Jiang Xiaoya thought it was Zhou Yuyu and spoke without lifting her head.
“Where did you pick this up? Let’s use something else to…”
As if sensing that the aura above her head was off, her voice abruptly stopped, and her gaze slowly lifted, meeting a pair of eyes.
Those eyes were heavily wrinkled around the corners, and their gaze was chillingly cold.
In the few seconds Jiang Xiaoya’s brain froze, her hands had already instinctively and forcefully pulled the knife handle from the ground.
The faint moonlight clearly reflected the blade’s gleam and the red splotches in the reflection.
They were vivid, like the liquid of life.
“…”
The atmosphere was terrifyingly quiet for a moment.
The man stared intently at Jiang Xiaoya, and Jiang Xiaoya stared intently at the red veins on the knife in her hand, her peripheral vision catching the man’s hand-flinging motion.
“You know everything? Hmm?”
He spoke, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, his voice hoarse and unpleasant.
“Know… know… know what?!!”
Jiang Xiaoya retorted, then, as if thinking of something, took a deep breath, the bright smile on her face stiffening: “Big brother, I’m sorry, I’m just picking up junk. I thought your knife was pretty good, oh, first time I’ve picked up a knife of this color, it’s quite special…”
Her eyes glanced at the tent that had fallen over because she pulled the knife, and she quickly tried to remedy the situation.
“I’m really sorry, I apologize, it’s all my fault. My mother always taught me not to pick up things randomly. Look at me, I knocked over your tent. I’ll help you set it back up right away.”
She said, intending to get busy, but her wrist was grabbed.
Jiang Xiaoya felt something crawling on her body, dense and terrifying. Looking at the hand holding the knife, then at her grabbed wrist, her pupils widened to their largest.
The netizens in the live stream were all startled by the man’s chilling gaze at this scene.
“What’s he doing? She just pulled out his knife, is that really necessary?”
“Are you blind? Jiang Xiaoya knocked over his tent, isn’t it normal for him to be angry?”
“Haven’t you noticed that Chun Jie’s face is a bit off?”
“Yeah, she usually looks abnormal, but suddenly becoming normal is really a bit unsettling.”
“The abnormal one is the man, right? What does he want to do?”
“Doesn’t anyone think the red dye on the knife is really strange? It looks… a bit creepy.”
“Damn! That’s blood!”
“Blood? How can there be blood on a knife?”
“The more I think about it, the scarier it gets. Everyone, call the police quickly!”
“The more I *don’t* think about it, the scarier it gets. Call the police, call the police, protect our Chun Jie!”
“Chun Jie: I really appreciate that!”
Joking aside, some kind-hearted people still took out their phones and quickly helped call the police.
“Yes, yes, we’re all watching in the live stream. That man definitely isn’t a good person. You should dispatch officers to go check it out quickly. What? It hasn’t met the dispatch standard? No, this is very dangerous… Ah! They’re fighting! They have a knife! Hurry up! Ah! Go quickly, Chun Jie is in danger!”
Now, let alone the police officer, even the dozing internet cafe owner was startled awake.
On the other side, at the police station, after seeing Jiang Xiaoya off, everyone from the Criminal Investigation Department stayed behind to work overtime, beginning to investigate the victim’s social network, his usual residence, friends, and who he associated with.
As they were bustling about, the main door suddenly opened. They had arranged for someone to monitor Jiang Xiaoya in the live stream, and something had happened to Jiang Xiaoya in the live stream.
Everyone was startled and stood up one after another.
The police station’s phone soon exploded with calls, all reporting this incident.
“Oh my, this Jiang Xiaoya is quite popular,” and quite a troublemaker.
The old police officer wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. After many years in the profession, it was his first time encountering something so bizarre.
It had only been a few hours, and Jiang Xiaoya had already visited their station how many times?
Might as well just stay here, it’s safer!!
Although the others didn’t say anything, their expressions were equally grim.