When Killing and Arson

Inside Boss Qian's room, the oil lamp flickered, casting Boss Qian's shadow, seated on a stool, onto the wall, swaying from side to side.

It was already 0:20 AM, but Boss Qian still couldn't sleep.

He was agitated.

As an old businessman, he no longer liked taking risks.

Nothing was more important than playing it safe, knowing roughly how much he could earn before making a business deal, even if it meant earning less.

He was shrewd and calculating.

He was in his 40s, and while not old, he was still a planner.

Swish, swish, swish—!

At this moment, he sat before a table laden with money, a pure gold abacus beside it.

His hands were also constantly counting money.

Thinking too much made him unable to sleep; only counting money could calm him down a little.

Before the game started, the exchange rate in the mall for the money needed for a game was 20 times the real-world value.

Boss Qian used 5 points to exchange for 100,000. Although he felt a pang of regret about the points, he believed it was worth it.

"Ah, this damn game. If I had gotten the Werewolf card, would it be better!"

"It's all Xiao Wang's fault. He insisted that cryptocurrency trading is super hot right now and told me to research it too!"

"This guy, he researched his way into this place!!!"

"When I get back, I'm definitely going to settle the score with him!!!"

This wasn't Boss Qian's first game, but even in the game, when he got nervous, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, scolding the financial advisor who had followed him for over a decade.

He counted the money a few more times, checked the system time, and felt that the werewolves should have made their move by now. He finally let out a sigh of relief and planned to lie down on the simple bed.

Even if he couldn't sleep, closing his eyes for a while would be good!

"Sigh, tonight should be safe..."

But just as he finished sighing, with a "hiss" sound!

The wooden door to his room was suddenly torn apart by sharp claws. He flinched, instinctively grabbing the golden abacus on the table and raising it high, as if intending to smash it.

But he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Crack—crack—!

Along with the sound of splintering wood and the sawdust flying into the room, there was the excited and slightly rough panting of a werewolf.

Old Qian Ben had already hidden in the corner of the room, trembling uncontrollably from fear. His breathing quickened, his blood pressure shot up, and he felt a bit dizzy. He held his forehead and shouted towards the door, "Stop, stop, stop!!!"

"Don't come in!!!"

"I'm the Hunter! I have the Hunter role!!!"

"If you come in and kill me, you'll die too!"

"I don't know who you are in this state!"

"You can definitely go find someone else!"

"That Ferryman! He's definitely a God card, go find him!"

Following Boss Qian's voice, the werewolves outside finally stopped their attack. Then, after what seemed like a discussion, in less than 20 seconds, they kicked the dilapidated door clean off its hinges, sending it crashing against the wall next to Boss Qian.

Bang—!

Old Qian Ben shrank further into the corner, fearfully watching the two werewolves who had entered the room, desperately explaining, "You have to believe me!!"

"That Siba Jungler said he was the Gun and became the focus of everyone's attention!"

"I just wanted to gain everyone's trust first, then hide, pretending to be an incompetent civilian!"

"That way, no one would target me!"

"If the werewolves really go after Siba Jungler later, he'll be a scapegoat too!!!"

"Please, believe me, I have plenty of money, I'll give it all to you!!"

Boss Qian was already a bit confused, truly believing that the money in his room was real.

But money in the game was utterly worthless compared to life.

The werewolves didn't rush to act, sizing up Boss Qian.

Werewolf A looked at Werewolf B and said, "I think what he's saying makes some sense. What do you think?"

Werewolf B shook its head, then walked towards Boss Qian and asked condescendingly, "Tell me, Hunter, where's your gun?"

Upon hearing this, Boss Qian's face crumpled as he explained, "Big brothers! I don't have a gun!"

"This damn Hunter card is faulty, there are no items, and no gun at all!!!"

"But believe me, I am the Hunter!"

As he finished speaking, before Werewolf B could reply, Werewolf A walked over, laughing heartily, and said while laughing, "Hahaha... damn profiteer, do you think you're outside?"

"Are you fooling a child?"

"We can all turn into werewolves at night. You, a hunter, don't have a gun?"

"Are you kidding me?!!"

After speaking, he rubbed his wolf claws and looked at Werewolf B: "What do you say, did we misjudge?"

"We only saw a hunter without a gun. I say, you... aren't that amazing."

Werewolf B fell into thought, feeling that something was amiss.

But in the end, he nodded.

With Werewolf B's confirmation, Werewolf A no longer held back and walked towards Boss Qian.

As for Boss Qian?

His face was already covered in sweat, a look of panic on his face. Just as Werewolf A reached within 1 meter of him, he gritted his teeth, suddenly smashed the golden abacus in his hand at Werewolf A, and then exerted force with his feet, intending to flee towards the door.

Because the sky had already darkened, there was no light, no candlelight.

If he got out of this door, then...

Then...

Then even with the slightest possibility, if he could hide and survive until dawn!

Then...

Would he be able to live!

Boss Qian used all his strength, desperately running outwards.

However...

"Riiip—!"

With the sound of flesh being torn, he suddenly lost sensation in his lower body, and a burning pain erupted from his back.

Bang—

He fell directly to the ground!

His spine had been clawed and broken from behind by Werewolf A. At this moment, blood splattered all over the room.

Boss Qian's head was spinning. He looked at the darkness outside the door, and the door frame kept shaking and shaking...

His hands gripped the ground, seemingly trying to crawl out, but he couldn't muster any strength, unable to move his body weighing over 170 jin.

He could feel one werewolf constantly tearing at his body, as if trying to hollow him out completely.

And the other werewolf, which hadn't acted, had already walked towards the door.

Boss Qian's open eyes were now vacant, and he could no longer feel the intense pain in his body; it was starting to go numb.

Over the years, he had earned a lot of money, and a lot of it unethically.

Was this... his retribution?

As a montage of his life flashed before his eyes, Boss Qian's consciousness grew increasingly blurred.

Who was the werewolf... Why... did they choose me...

In the end, hatred surged in his heart.

He recalled the scenes that had unfolded today.

"It... it was you..."

"It must have been you!!!"

"No matter if the Witch saves me or not..."

"I will... make you lose, no matter the cost..."

Boss Qian wanted to shout, but unfortunately, he could no longer speak.

He just lay there with his eyes open, watching Werewolf B, who was outside the door, die.

Werewolf A, purely for catharsis, used its current werewolf claws to completely shred Boss Qian's corpse. Covered in blood, it came out with excitement, looked at Werewolf B, who was lowering his head in thought, and laughed happily: "Hahaha, being a werewolf is so awesome!"

Werewolf B, however, stroked his chin, pursed his lips, and hesitated before saying: "I feel like... we chose the wrong person..."

"He... probably knows who I am now..."

Werewolf A laughed: "What are you afraid of?"

"After the Witch saves him, he won't have any memory."

"Let's think carefully about who to get rid of tomorrow during the day. We should all speak less to avoid suspicion."

Werewolf B heard this and shook his head: "That's all we can do. Sigh!"

But, looking at Boss Qian's corpse, for some reason, he felt an overwhelming sense of unease.

At 5 AM the next morning, Yimo was woken by his digital watch.

Since he had slept in a cabinet, his whole body was sore. After rubbing his neck, he checked the system time and saw no new game prompts, so he quickly got out of the cabinet.

He had something to confirm today.

He didn't know what time he could go out, but he hurried towards the door.

He pushed it, and it actually opened!

Seeing this, Yimo couldn't help but shake his head helplessly and say, "If only I had set my alarm for 4:30..."

"I thought I wouldn't be able to go out until 6 or 7!"

However, just as Yimo was muttering to himself and preparing to go out, he suddenly saw someone very cautiously, but not slowly, running past the side of a thatched hut opposite!

Startled, Yimo quickly closed the door, unsure if he had been spotted.

"The Ordinary Girl... what is she doing out so early!"

Yimo originally had other plans, but the Ordinary Girl's actions at this moment piqued his interest, making it imperative for him to find out what she was up to. So, he secretly followed her.

What Yimo didn't know was that just as he was secretly following the Ordinary Girl, someone had opened a sliver of the door and happened to see him.