Chapter 32: Murder in a Dream, 1 Key
Chapter 32: Murder in a Dream, a Key
The proprietress glanced at Su Ming and shouted, "Boss, someone is causing trouble!"
Soon, a bald man rushed out from behind with a kitchen knife in his hand.
"Who's causing trouble? Who's causing trouble?"
"Don't you open your eyes and see whose territory this is!!"
The landlady said: "It's these two people. Someone died last night, and they insisted that we were responsible."
The bald boss was furious: "Great! How dare you, two young outsiders, say such slanderous things!"
Holding a kitchen knife, he pointed at the two men and said, "If we don't make things clear today, you won't be able to leave!"
Being caught up in the conflict like this, good people feel helpless.
He really wasn't sure he could beat this middle-aged man holding a kitchen knife.
I wondered why I followed him here, it was just asking for trouble.
Su Ming said, "You two, you all know what's going on."
"I didn't come here to ask for punishment this time."
"As someone who wants to take my life, I would like to ask the boss for a favor..."
The bald boss seemed to be thinking: "The murderer... come in and tell me in detail."
He carried a kitchen knife, walked into a room at the back, and motioned Su Ming and the good man to follow him in.
After entering, he did not put down the kitchen knife in his hand.
Pointing at the good man, he said, "I know this guy well. I only know that he is a murderer. Are you also a murderer like him?"
The good man was surprised: "Boss, do you know me?"
He always thought that the hotel owner didn't know him.
Just like the plot characters in the game, memories will be refreshed from time to time.
After all, he had been to the hotel many times and the owner's attitude towards him had not changed.
The bald boss rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not blind. You've been in this town for so long and have come to my hotel several times. How could I not recognize you?"
"I heard that dealing with a murderer will bring bad luck, so I never took the initiative to talk to you. We don't interfere with each other. What do you want to do by taking the initiative to come to me this time?"
The good man looked at Su Ming.
He also didn't know what Su Ming wanted to do by looking for the hotel owner.
Su Ming said, "The reason why that person died is that if you want this Rest Inn to remain safe, one person must die in the hotel every day."
"If someone takes action and kills the others, they won't have to die separately. If not, the hotel will drag one of them into a dream and kill people in the dream."
The bald boss was surprised and asked, "Oh? I didn't expect you knew this?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. If you want to survive in this small town, you have to give something."
It was also the first time for the good guy to know that there was such a thing as a rest hotel.
I couldn't help but ask, "Is there any pattern to the people who died in the dream?"
He was a little scared, wondering if he would die for no apparent reason.
Su Ming: "They will attack tourists first. The weaker ones are more likely to be dragged into dreams. They usually won't attack those who are seeking revenge."
The good man breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."
Bald Boss: "So, what do you want to do?"
Su Ming: "I want to enter that dream."
The bald boss grinned: "Haha, it's been a long time since I saw someone who actively seeks death."
"Could it be that you couldn't bear to see other people die, so you took the initiative to ask for death and take up the spot of the dead?"
Su Ming: "Of course not. This dream was not born entirely for the purpose of killing people. To be precise, it should be considered a very difficult test."
The bald boss said seriously: "It seems that you have also heard of that ancient rumor."
"If you want to completely eliminate the aliens in this town, you must first start by destroying the demons in your dreams."
"Someone tried it a long time ago, but no one came out alive."
"If you do this, you will probably die in your dream, so you have to think it through."
Su Ming: "That's why I came here." The bald boss shook his head: "I didn't expect that there would be people like you among those who wanted to kill me. I thought there were only some cowards who just wanted to save their own lives..."
The good guy feels like he's being attacked by a targeted skill.
He was thinking about what to say.
The bald boss added, "...But I am just like them, a coward who relies on the hotel to survive. I have no right to look down on them."
Well, they even attacked themselves.
Good man: "Uncle, we are called heroes who know the times. After all, only those who are alive have hope."
The bald boss nodded perfunctorily.
Then he said to Su Ming: "If you are willing to try, I have no reason to stop you. If you die in there, don't say that I didn't persuade you. Turn into a ghost and come to me to claim your life."
He took out a greasy black key from his pocket and handed it to Su Ming: "It's on the second floor, on the right, the innermost room. If you want to fall asleep, just go in and sleep."
"When you are ready, go in. If you die inside, I will call the police to come and collect your body."
Su Ming: "That's not necessary."
He took the key and the prompt for the thriller game appeared.
[A key (plot item, cannot be taken out of the instance): The key to a room in the Rest Inn, seems to have not been used for a long time. ]
After getting what they wanted, Su Ming and the good guy came out from the back.
But I saw that other players had almost filled up the first floor and were waiting for their meals.
Probably because they felt it was unsafe in the room, they all came down.
I planned to finish this meal and then go to the village entrance to wait for the bus.
The boss lady said: "Boss, they ordered a lot of dishes."
The bald boss nodded: "I understand, then go ahead and fire him."
The players saw Su Ming and the good guy coming out from the back with the bald boss.
I was immediately surprised: "What did you do?"
"I didn't see you just now, and I thought you were missing."
"What did you do secretly? Could it be that the fake player is among you?"
"Game nerd, and good guy, you two, don't you plan to explain?"
……
Su Ming was too lazy to talk nonsense with them: "It has nothing to do with you."
The players were unhappy: "Why does it have nothing to do with us?"
"That's right. We are all players. What if you guys mess up and affect us?"
"We were clearly leaving on the bus this afternoon, so why did you have to do so many stupid operations?"
"Brother Fei, why don't you say something? These two people simply don't take you seriously."
"This game geek is too arrogant, acting like he is the beta test boss."
……
The good man glanced at Su Ming.
Thinking this was an opportunity for me to show off.
How dare you criticize him for being a gaming geek!
This wave must be sprayed back to make one's position clear.
The good guys are not afraid of these players.
What kind of beta test boss? He is also a beta test player, who is afraid of who?
The others are just ordinary newcomers and pose no threat.
He started to criticize directly: "Stop talking nonsense. You guys dare to question my otaku?"
"What do you think my relationship with Zhaige has to do with you?"
"Just wait for your bus to pick you up. If you're really bored, just go out for a walk and see if you can survive..."
(End of this chapter)