093. Do Young People Nowadays Really Go This Far?

"Do young people these days really play such high-stakes games?"

Lu Ban remarked that this was probably some kind of masquerade ball, a scary party, or cosplay.

He waved at the other person, but the person didn't react at all. By the time Lu Ban climbed out of the pool and stood up, the window was already empty.

Lu Ban returned to the house and prepared ingredients in the kitchen. When the oven dinged, the lamb chops were almost done. He then brushed them with honey and continued heating them to caramelize them.

Finally, sprinkle with cumin and chili powder for seasoning, and a grilled lamb chop is ready.

Lu Ban watched a horror movie on the big TV in the living room while eating his meal, enjoying his roasted lamb chops with raw onions, feeling quite satisfied.

"Relaxing after work is definitely the best thing. Hmm, but there are too many lamb chops. It would be such a waste of food if we couldn't finish them. Maybe we should ask the people next door if they want some."

Lu Ban said something, then cleared the table, reheated the slightly cooled lamb chops, wrapped them in tin foil, carried them in his hand, and walked out of the villa.

The place next door was still bustling; you could faintly hear karaoke singing, and the music was still a funeral dirge with a theatrical flair.

Lu Ban pressed the doorbell and waited a while before someone came to Door Opening.

"Sorry, we'll be more careful with the sound."

The person who Door Opening was a Pale- faced boy. He thought Lu Ban had come to complain that they were too noisy.

"It's okay, I really enjoy listening to music. Here's the thing, I was grilling something next door, and I had a lot of food on hand, so I thought I'd share some with you guys. It's all-natural lamb chops, and they're really delicious."

Lu Ban lifted the plastic bag containing the roasted lamb chops.

"Oh, thank you, thank you."

The boy took the lamb chop that Lu Ban handed him, seemingly hesitating whether to invite Lu Ban into the house.

"It's okay, I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back first. Oh right, I was just swimming in my own pool earlier, nothing strange happened. The classmate on the second floor who was watching me earlier shouldn't make a fuss."

Lu Ban showed no intention of going in.

Upon hearing Lu Ban's words, the boy's expression became subtle. He turned around and called out, and several classmates from the villa came out.

The two girls that Lu Ban had met were also among them.

Who went to the second floor just now?

The boy asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

He turned his face toward Lu Ban and said in a somewhat weak voice.

"We were all singing karaoke on the first floor, nobody was on the second floor."

Lu Ban glanced around and indeed didn't see the boy who had been staring at him earlier.

So that person is

"Oh, then you'd better be careful."

Lu Ban pondered for a moment, gave a word of advice, and then added a sentence.

"I think he might be holding a grudge, so you'd better not stay here overnight."

Upon hearing Lu Ban's words, the girls' faces turned even Pale.

But it seems that they are hesitant because the daily rental price is very expensive.

"Okay, if you have any questions, you can contact me directly. This is my phone number. I'll be staying here tonight."

Lu Ban gave out his number, said goodbye to the others, and returned to his villa.

After a while, he heard the singing next door stop, and then there was no more noise.

As evening fell and the night deepened, Lu Ban looked at the villa next door, where the lights were still on but there was no sound of people, and felt something was wrong. He took out his phone and made a call to the real estate agent.

"Hello, I'm from the short-term rental area. I wanted to ask, didn't you say there were no rentals around this villa? Why are there college students having a party next door?"

"Indeed, there are no rentals. I'm in charge of this area, and I can confirm that no one else is renting the rooms."

"They're still here. I can take a picture if you don't believe me."

Lu Ban went into the yard, took a picture of the brightly lit villa next door with his phone, and prepared to send it to the real estate agent via WeChat.

But when Lu Ban selected the picture, he felt something was strange.

He clicked on the photo and zoomed in.

Then I saw several young men and women standing at the second-floor window, where there had been no one before.

Their clothes varied, but all were stained with blood. The young men who had taken Lu Ban's roasted lamb chops that afternoon were pale-faced with dark eyes that had no whites. They all raised their right hands, as if waving at Lu Ban.

When Lu Ban looked up at the villa again, it was completely dark, with no trace of anyone having ever been there.

[Motionless]: Maybe I'm seeing things.

Lu Ban sent a WeChat message and didn't bother the agent anymore.

He returned to the empty house and used his phone to search for keywords related to the villa and the college student case.

Soon, Lu Ban discovered that a case involving college students had occurred in the villa area about three years ago.

It was a gathering of classmates when an argument broke out. The group, who had been on good terms, suddenly started fighting each other, and no one survived. When the real estate agent arrived at the villa the next day, all he could see was bloodstains all over the house.

However, after carefully counting the number of victims and the number of college students he met, Lu Ban found that there was still one extra.

"The people on the second floor of that building don't seem to be one of their university students."

Lu Ban quickly realized this.

That person was a bit younger, like a high school or junior high school student.

He continued his investigation but found no further information.

After thinking it over, Lu Ban decided to call He Youwu.

"So you're finally going to turn yourself in?"

He Youwu was still somewhat dazed when he said the first sentence, subconsciously.

"In the Jiangcheng XXX villa area, a college student was murdered three years ago. I want to know if there were any other cases in these villas before that. The victim may have been a junior high school or high school student."

Lu Ban didn't tease her; he went straight to the Door Opening.

"???"

Are you the police or are we the police?

He Youwu mentally complained, but out of curiosity, he still started looking at the electronic case files.

After a moment, he was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, it happened ten years ago. In this villa area, there was a family whose parents worked away from home, leaving only their son, a high school freshman, at home. He was awakened by thieves in the middle of the night and went to check on them, only to be murdered by the two thieves. Their bodies were dismembered and hidden in the swimming pool and garden."

Upon hearing He Youwu's words, Lu Ban immediately understood.

Was it the lingering resentment of the Oldest One victim that led to the subsequent infighting among college students?

In addition, dismemberment.

"Have the perpetrators from ten years ago been found? They were also involved in dismemberment, so they should be highly suspicious."

Lu Ban offered a reminder.

"Oh right, I'll check it right now. I don't have enough permissions on this computer to see the details."

He Youwu immediately stood up.

He glanced at the computer screen and said something else.

"By the way, how did you know all this?"

"I'm at number 81 in this villa area right now. I noticed that the lights were on next door, but there was something strange inside, so I checked it out."

Lu Ban looked through the window at the neighboring house.

"Huh?"

He Youwu paused for a moment, then glanced at the computer again to confirm before speaking.

"But the crime scene was at No. 81 in the villa area."

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