Qin Manjiang said nothing more and simply watched him quietly.
The right amount of pressure could make someone face reality quickly, but too much could easily backfire. The young police officer named Fang Xiu was probably nearing his limit.
Come to think of it, he had Doll to thank for being led to the scene of Chen Qiu's death this time.
Qin Manjiang patted Doll's head and praised her. "Well done..."
"Happy! Happy!"
Doll waved her arms and shouted.
Now it was up to this police officer to make his choice.
"I... I don't know what to do..."
Fang Xiu clutched his hair with both hands and leaned against the railing, as though all his strength had vanished in an instant.
"Can you talk to me?" Qin Manjiang leaned sideways against the railing, his voice seeming to carry a certain magic. "Your situation can't get any worse, and I... really can help you."
Fang Xiu trembled. He did not know who Qin Manjiang was, nor could he guess his purpose.
But as far as he was concerned, the man was right about one thing: his situation could not get any worse.
He was still a relative newcomer. Although he had several dozen spirit pupils, he was nowhere near being able to exchange them for a Permanent Item.
But...
"Just like you said, at first, although the Moon City [Eye Realm] kept issuing terrifying ghost story missions, everyone could still get along peacefully..."
Fang Xiu finally spoke.
He took out a pack of cigarettes and offered one to Qin Manjiang. When Qin Manjiang declined, he lit one himself and took a deep drag.
"Starting last month, everything changed."
"The [Eye Realm] suddenly locked down and entered infinite mode. The number of players was held at forty-nine, and those who died were