Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 328 Beneath the Flowerbed

"He agreed."

A-Yuan immediately added, "Captain Lu offered to protect me, on the condition that I become his 'bride'."

That being said, A-Yuan herself knew that it would be best for her to be the bride herself.

Lu Chusheng is capable, and becoming a "bride" would naturally prevent his death, but the problem is that once he becomes a bride, his subsequent actions may be restricted.

The least costly thing is being unable to come out and look for clues.

"That's good."

Qi Weitao breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head to look at Lanping, who was still holding the wedding dress, and said:

"Lanping, when the wedding starts tonight, please don't stand too far away from me."

“I know Uncle Qi.”

Lanping nodded, holding the wedding dress, then hesitated, "So, Brother Yuan will be all alone tonight?"

"I am fine."

Having forced himself to desensitize (to fear), A-Yuan was now much more lucid. He said:

“Lu Chusheng always keeps his word. Since he said he would keep me alive, my safety must be very well guaranteed.”

It might even be safer than Lanping and Uncle Qi.

Lan Ping then showed a slight smile.

"All right."

Qi Weitao glanced at the wall clock in the bedroom and urged, "Lanping and I have to go first. Ayuan, you must pay attention to this time of the wedding tonight."

Ah Yuan realized something, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Does Uncle Qi mean that there's a high chance that some strange creatures will come looking for me during this period?"

But it's clearly daytime now—

"Yes for sure."

Qi Weitao's voice was firm: "Being a 'Madam' won't be easy, especially in a villa that looks so wealthy."

Mr. Xiao seemed to be the kind of person who valued quality of life during his lifetime... It is indeed normal for such a person to marry a young and beautiful girl as his "wife," but here's the question: if Mr. Xiao agrees, will his son and daughter agree to a girl who is only a few years older than them as their "mother"?

Qi Weitao, being older and more experienced, had witnessed many such situations involving older men and younger women in real life, where everyone around them would blush and disagree, or even hurl insults.

Qi Weitao didn't believe Mr. Xiao's son and daughter would agree—

Something suddenly occurred to him.

Qi Weitao, who had already reached the door, suddenly widened his eyes. He quickly turned around to look at A Yuan, who was following behind him, and his hands began to tremble with shock.

"Ah, Ah Yuan, I understand, I understand."

A Yuan's heart skipped a beat under his gaze, and she quickly said, "You know? Uncle Qi, what do you know—"

"Yes! It's 'Young Master'."

Qi Weitao's voice rose and then fell very softly. He licked his dry lips and said tremblingly:

"The one who killed 'Madam' must have been 'Young Master'."

Only the young master, only the young master would kill the "madam".

This also means that if A Yuan later "gets married" and becomes "Madam," the one who comes to find him and kills him will definitely be the young master.

A Yuan's eyes widened instantly.

Lan Ping, standing beside her, lowered her eyes slightly, activating her innate skill to a small extent. The inexplicable aura of danger gradually intensified, pointing towards the room where the young master was.

It really is the young master.

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The first floor of the villa.

Lu Chusheng sat silently on the sofa and watched as many pale-faced players finished their meals and left.

Some people, unwilling to give up, went out of the villa again to look for clues, while others, knowing they might not find anything, went back upstairs to wait for the wedding to begin that evening.

Lu Chusheng silently got up. Just as he was about to go back upstairs to catch up on some sleep before the wedding that evening, a male and female player who were whispering together walked towards him from not far away.

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He lowered his eyes slightly and sat back down.

"Look! Captain Lu has sent me back."

Liu Yao whispered, "I knew he would definitely talk to us..."

Wang Han: "...Yao Yao," he blinked, "Should we hurry up? I feel like Captain Lu looks a little... sleepy?"

Could it be that the other person didn't sleep at all last night?

Liu Yao paused, then looked at Lu Chusheng carefully several times before he sat back down on the sofa. Her gaze lingered for a second on the slightly dark circles under his eyes.

"You're right, then we'd better hurry."

After saying that, Liu Yao, who had been moving slowly, suddenly sped up and ran towards Lu Chusheng.

Wang Han, who was left behind by her: "..."

Having a girlfriend who suddenly becomes unpredictable can sometimes be a sweet burden...

"Captain Lu."

Liu Yao, very outgoing, sat on another sofa about three meters away from Lu Chusheng and craned her neck to say:

"We'd like to talk to you about what happened last night."

"..." Lu Chusheng silently looked at Liu Yao, who was at a very "far" distance from him, and nodded.

Perhaps the other person doesn't like being too close to others?

Wang Han, who followed, was speechless.

He quickly plopped down on the empty sofa between Liu Yao and Lu Chusheng, awkwardly joining the conversation.

"Captain Lu, we just wanted to ask, did you encounter 'Madam' last night?"

"I guess you could say I've encountered it."

Lu Chusheng nodded slightly: "The 'Madam' pulled me and another player into the dream, but it doesn't seem to intend to harm us."

Wang Han and Liu Yao exchanged a glance. The latter quickly shifted her position next to her boyfriend, leaning closer, and continued to crane her neck to say:

"Well, we didn't tell anyone upstairs just now, but actually, neither Wang Han nor I ran into 'Madam' last night."

The implication was that "Madam" hadn't come to see them last night.

Lu Chusheng frowned slightly: "Didn't you go to see me?"

Based on his guess and what He Lingling had said to him downstairs earlier—"Madam" should have visited every room last night, could it be because—

"Yaoyao suspects it's because we encountered 'Madam' earlier than expected last night."

At this point, Wang Han coughed somewhat sheepishly, "Captain Lu, you probably saw it last night, right? We foolishly went to the flowerbed last night, haha..."

"I saw it."

Lu Chusheng's gaze was calm; he had just considered that this was likely the reason.

"It's very possible that because 'Madam' chased after you beforehand, she might not look for you again after she enters the villa that evening."

After all, they were "players" who had already escaped once, so "Madam" probably wouldn't care about them.

"Yes Yes."

Liu Yao nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice: "But there's one more thing we need to say."

Lu Chusheng turned his head to look at them.

Wang Han recalled the clump of red rose mud beneath his feet again, and said cautiously:

"We suspect that 'Madam's' missing body is likely beneath the flowerbed."

"..."