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"See whatever you want to see yourself." Lin Yi seemed unwilling to talk to them any longer. After leading them inside, he took a broom and went into the room.

They're not even going to act anymore.

An Ying immediately noticed the broken glass on the edge of the sofa. The group exchanged glances and quickly dispersed to search the area.

An Ying picked up a shard of glass, held it to her nose, and smelled it; it had a cheap, alcoholic odor.

After putting away the glass shards, he found a few more drops of blood under the sofa, along with some water stains. As he stood up and looked around, his eyes met those of Wang Ding was inspecting the kitchen.

"The knives in the kitchen are a bit strange. Many of them are chipped. Judging from the blades, it doesn't look like they were cut into vegetables. It looks like they were chipped after cutting into something hard." Wang Ding counted the knives and said strangely, "A set of knives seems to be missing one?"

An Ying opened the refrigerator in the kitchen; it contained very little, only a portion of leftovers that had been sitting there for who knows how long.

Wang Ding frowned. "Why would a child living in such a neighborhood live such a frugal life?"

This neighborhood isn't in a remote location. The Lily Weird Zone was formerly known as Lily City. Although it's not a bustling area, as a neighborhood in the city center, you can imagine that the property prices here won't be cheap.

But why is this child so thin?

Qin Rang didn't look around much in the bathroom, only glancing at it before leaving, while Tao Yuan made her way to the Master Bedroom.

This room is a three-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, one-bathroom layout. The Master Bedroom is very large, the Secondary Bedroom is very small, and the door to another room was closed by Lin Yi, so it's unknown what's inside.

But looking at the Master Bedroom, it's a very normal home. The Master Bedroom is large, bright and clean, and has everything you need.

There were quite a few clothes in the closet, and they all looked relatively new. The bedding set wasn't old either, but there was a faint smell of alcohol in the room.

The contrast in the Secondary Bedroom was stark; Lin Yi didn't even have a bed, only a quilt spread on a wooden board.

It's winter, and the blankets are thin and stick to the ground. Sleeping on them makes the cold seep into your bones; they don't keep you warm at all.

There was no furniture like a wardrobe in sight. He only had a pitiful few clothes, all of them old and baggy, neatly folded and placed beside the bed.

The room had only one small, narrow window without a screen; it was either open to let in wind and snow, or closed to make the room damp and smelly.

Besides that, there was only an old-fashioned school desk that had been found somewhere, placed in front of the small window, and crammed with books.

These books were actually the newest items in the room.

"This child has had such a hard life..." Tao Yuan couldn't help but say as she saw her companions approaching.

Her family was a renowned and wealthy Family Clan, both before and after the strange occurrences.

She had experienced such a frugal life before, but it was all within the confines of Instance.

Even those few days were unbearable; it's unimaginable how desperate and suffocating it must be for a little child to live there every day.

Moonlit Night sat on the sofa, watching them rummage through drawers and cabinets with a smile, saying nothing, lost in thought.

"From the broken bottle and his residence, it's easy to tell that the male or Master of the household has a drinking problem and is likely prone to violence while drunk," An Ying said, describing the situation there. "The blades are chipped, indicating they may have seen blood; Lin Yi's injuries on his face are very likely from that."

"There might also be abuse, psychological bullying, and PUA," Qin Rang said. "Judging from the injuries on his face and his personality, he must have faced discrimination or strange looks at home and school. His mental health is definitely not good."

"It's pitiful, but this is practically a prerequisite for a max-level, bizarre boss," Tao Yuan said. "If it continues like this, this Instance is definitely an S-Rank Rules -playing Instance."

Although many Weird Instances require them to play the role of the supernatural being and have a pre-defined Rules, these requirements are usually quite lenient, just like in their previous Weird Instance.

Asking them to play the roles of guests, or people in Casino, is a broad request.

However, this Instance stipulates personality, hobbies, occupation, family, and even some demanding habits, and there can be no deviations whatsoever. This kind of role-playing Instance is an absolute role-playing scenario, and any violation, no matter how small, constitutes a breach of the Rules.

At the same time, they also need to assume these identities, immerse themselves in these people's lives, find out the truth behind the scenes that the mysterious figures want them to know, or don't want them to know, and complete the Instance.

Wang Ding stared at the room for a long time, his eyes stinging slightly. "Since things are already so difficult, why bother maintaining a human form?"

"As I just said, being treated like this would cause mental problems, right?" Tao Yuan said. "But this Lin Yi seems perfectly normal."

"It's unclear at the moment. Aside from the players, he's the only human-looking person in the entire community Instance."

"Now we need to find out what exactly happened to him. If he is the mastermind behind this, should we kill him or 'save' him?"

In fact, when encountering a role-playing Weird Instance that requires finding the truth of the past, no matter how tragic the eerie past was, as long as it becomes an eerie entity, the closed loop has already appeared, and the "Lin Yi" left behind will not really be the Lin Yi of the past.

In this situation, they were all capable of winning, so they forcibly cleared the Instance.

Can't beat Instance? Then just honestly complete the quests, follow the Rules, find the truth, watch a bizarre story, and then be sent out of the Instance.

"We can't beat S-Rank monster, can we? Do we even have a choice?" Tao Yuan said, glancing at Lin Yi's half-closed room and gesturing to his friend Qin Rang to open the door.

Wang Ding glanced at An Ying, who had a cold expression, then at Qin Rang, who had a more approachable smile, and patted him on the shoulder. "Keep it up."

Qin Rang:...

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and then turned around to knock on the door with a smile.

Several teammates were secretly observing from behind.

"Lin Yi, may I come in?"

Lin Yi, who was inside the door, said without turning his head, "Okay, but don't make a mess here. I just cleaned it."

Qin Rang pushed open the door and stood in the doorway looking inside.

This room is about the same size as the Master Bedroom, and it looks like a study.

The bookshelves were filled with books, and there were some office appliances on the desk. However, the floor of the study was littered with broken glass from wine bottles, with green shards of glass everywhere. Lin Yi was bending over, sweeping up the shards and putting them into the trash can.

"Have you finished reading?" Lin Yi asked. "I'm going downstairs to throw out the trash. You'd better not touch anything in the study. Dad hates it when people go into his study."

Qin Rang: "Okay, we promise not to move."

Yeah, right.