Chapter 46: Frantic Messages

  The streetlights flickered and cast a faint light that was hardly enough to dispel the darkness between the small streets.

  The moment he stepped out of the black hole, An Yi's face stiffened slightly.

  "What is this?" An Yi looked around and after a moment, recalled where he was. It was an alley not far from home.

  But...

  Before entering that strange world, I was clearly a member of the An family. Why did I end up here inexplicably this time when I returned?

  An Yi's face changed from sunny to cloudy, having just relaxed after a game, suddenly tensed up again.

  The muscles under his clothes tensed up unconsciously, and An Yi's eyes were on high alert again as he scanned the surroundings.

  All this happened too strangely, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease in his heart.

  Standing still in silence, his eyes scanned the surroundings again, and compared to the previous time, An Yi's face was now clearly hiding a barely concealed caution.

  But...

  Silence. The streets around were silent, and there was nothing unusual for An Yi to detect at all.

  Hesitated for a moment, An Yi tentatively turned out of the alley, but just as he did, he hesitated again.

  The location of An Yi's home in the alley is not too far away, but because it's not a necessary route, An Yi hasn't passed by here for a long time. As a result, he isn't particularly clear about the changes in the environment around this small street.

  It is an alleyway that leads out onto a main street.

  In the dim night, with faint light shining through, one can barely see the slightly disordered environment on the street. And...

  A faint red glow emanated from a position in the middle of the street, giving off an eerie atmosphere. The words on the neon sign were particularly eye-catching.

  Beauty and hairdressing.

  In this descending night, the still-operating 'beauty salon' is really thought-provoking. Especially with that strange lighting, and...

  And standing next to neon lights, dressed in revealing clothes and flirting with men, these women undoubtedly embody a certain kind of existence that is open to interpretation.

  A flirtatious woman standing next to a neon light is pulling on a young man who doesn't look very old.

  In the dimly lit street, An Yi could barely see that young man with his head bowed and eyes downcast, even looking a bit shy.

  Faintly, the young man and woman's conversation voices, entered An Yi's ears one after another.

  "Too much, too expensive..."

  "A ticket... front and back are open..."

  As they chatted intermittently, the woman pulled the young man's hand and placed it on her exposed chest, enticing and pulling him towards the back of the store.

  The young man hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed the woman into the store.

  The woman squatted down and pulled the rolling shutter door while still skillfully untying the young man's belt.

  After the roller shutter was completely pulled down, An Yi's figure finally walked out from the corner and headed towards the main road. Only...

  As he passed by the beaded curtain door, An Yi faintly heard intermittent and suggestive sounds of male and female gasps coming from behind the beaded curtain.

  Along the street, An Yi walked towards his home, the little episode just now did not affect An Yi's thoughts, at this time, with each step, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he was still thinking about why he had inexplicably appeared here this time.

  He rarely passes by this street location, but An Yi will not get lost because of the short distance, and he returns to his own community without spending much time.

  Familiarly walking into the residential building, the voice-controlled lights in the corridor turn on at the right time.

  He pulled out the key and opened the door, but just as his foot was about to step into the room, a strange expression suddenly crawled across An Yi's face.

  At this moment, the previous confusion and bewilderment also seemed to have been clarified.

  The living room was in a mess, with all sorts of things scattered everywhere. As for some of the kitchen cabinets and cupboards, they were even left wide open.

  He raised an eyebrow, and An Yi had some guesses in his heart.

  Standing quietly in front of the door, An Yi listened carefully to the movements inside the room.

  The room was silent and still, with no other sounds heard at all.

  Despite this, An Yi still hesitated for a moment before cautiously stepping into the room and carefully looking around.

  As he walked along the living room and onto the balcony, everything in sight made An Yi let out a faint bitter smile.

  The anti-theft net on the window was cut open with a big hole, but looking at the hole it's absolutely enough for one person to pass through.

  The window was open, and the night breeze blew gently into the balcony.

  An Yi sighed, closed the window and walked back into the living room.

  Lightly lifting her heels, avoiding the scattered objects on the ground, An Yi arrived at the corner of the wall and picked up the parents' photos that had been thrown to the ground.

  After checking the photo and finding no damage, An Yi let out a slight sigh of relief, carefully wiping off the dust on top, rearranging the offering table, and putting the photo back in its original place.

  She rolled up her sleeves and calmly tidied up the cluttered room. Only...

  When he put it on the tea table, An Wei was slightly stunned.

  A note was placed conspicuously on the coffee table.

  The sticky note itself is nothing special, it's just what's written on it...

  "Hey! You know the principle that a thief doesn't leave empty-handed, right? How can I bear this if you do it like this? Next time, remember to put some money at home! Otherwise, next time I'll also soak your TV, refrigerator, and washing machine in the bathtub!" Looking at the wild words on the note, An Yi was speechless.

  Before, at home, they raised a dog, so an experience like being robbed, An Yi had never personally experienced before, this time can be considered as An Yi's first time.

  The corner of his eye suddenly twitched, and An Yi's gaze carefully looked at the contents on the contract again.

  As his gaze swept across the note, a strange expression crept onto An Yi's face.

  Again? Also? Why are these two words on the visa? And... why only mention TV, refrigerator, and washing machine? It seems like something is missing.

  A somewhat unpleasant guess floated into Anyi's mind.

  He raised his eyelids, glanced in the direction of the bathroom, and An Yi got up and walked over with a twitching mouth.

  She gently pushed open the bathroom door, and after everything was imprinted on An Yi's eyes, her previous not-so-beautiful guess was also instantly verified by reality.

  The computer, microwave oven, electric rice cooker, almost all lightweight household appliances were soaked in the bathtub.

  I believe it's because other household appliances aren't convenient to move...

  Speechless, An Yi simply didn't bother to tidy up anymore and walked into the bedroom, flopping down onto the bed.

  A relaxed smile slowly crept onto An Yi's face.

  The family was robbed, but all of this wasn't too much for An Yi to worry about. At least, this kind of problem, for the current An Yi, wasn't worth worrying about anymore.

  At this time, An Yi had more or less figured out why he had appeared in a small alley nearby after his return.

  It should be... when Anyi returned, the thief was still in Anyi's home, so the black hole transmission deliberately avoided this situation.

  He pinched his brow lightly and stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment before An Yi pulled out a bank card from his pocket.

  "One million? I didn't expect that joining a good team would have such benefits..." An Yi's face was somewhat envious.

  The bank card was given to An Yi by Uncle Zhongshan, and it seems that everyone in the team is quite satisfied with An Yi's performance, except for a slightly rebellious little girl who has a fake voice. At the same time, An Yi also officially joined this team.

  The middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit was very considerate, and in order not to cause any misunderstanding with An Yi, he did not ask for An Yi's bank account number, but instead directly gave An Yi a bank card.

  When giving An Yi a bank card, Zhongshan Zuo Shu also frankly said that this was to avoid teammates from being troubled by real economic aspects and over-entangling their energy.

  Not opposed to teammates having real-life interactions, but also not forcing teammates to have real-life interactions, it all depends on the degree of mutual trust, that's what Uncle Zhongshan said.

  Although he hasn't established a high level of trust with the other members of the team yet, it can't be denied that An Yi is relatively satisfied with this team. At the same time, he has also developed some goodwill towards a few people in the team.

  Steady and dependable Uncle Zhongshan, as captain, undoubtedly makes people feel at ease and convinced.

  Duckworth and Mouse are quite satisfactory to An Yi, whether in team interaction or in logic and language.

  Fake little girl, although a bit rebellious, but it can be seen that her character is kind. And, that evil intuition...

  After calming down, An Yi put the bank card away again, propped up his arms, and thought about some things that Uncle Zhongshan mentioned before leaving that strange world.

  Since the first time he participated in this slaughter game, there have been many doubts entwined in Anyi's mind. Before that, through conversations with Nakayama, Anyi had also slightly uncovered some of the mysteries.

  Firstly, An Yi had always been curious that the cruel and unavoidable grudges in that strange world would likely involve reality...

  An Yi had also been worried about this issue, but Zhongshan's words made An Yi put down this worry. At least it was no longer as excessive as before.

  According to Zhongshan's uncle, at one time, indeed because of this strange world, some grudges were dragged into reality.

  Even through Zhongshan's uncle's examples, Anyi found that some influential disputes in reality have the shadow of a strange world. Until...

  Temple of Justice!

  Once one of the forces in a strange world, and now it is the only one.

  Even An Yi's current team is also affiliated with this organization.

  Cruel slaughter game, survival is already difficult. In order to keep the bloodshed under control, as the only and sole organization, the Court of Justice explicitly prohibits the grudges between the bizarre worlds from extending into the real world.

  Order! The only order in chaos.

  Whoever violates this rule is challenging the judicial hall and the interests of the vast majority of people in a strange world! The outcome...

  As for this rule, An Yi secretly agrees with it. Even if he has already embarked on this path of no return, unless someone is mentally abnormal, no one would want to upgrade all the cruelty again for nothing.

  In the game of slaughter, walking to the opposing side where it's a matter of life and death is an unavoidable move. But if this kind of hatred is extended into the real world, it will only amplify the cruelty without end.

  That's harming both others and oneself.

  It's just...

  For this judicial hall's organization, for this order, An Yi had a sense of belonging. But he didn't know why, An Yi always felt that beneath this peaceful surface, there seemed to be something slightly discordant hidden.

  And this somewhat discordant thing seems like accumulated gunpowder, as if it could overturn everything at any time.

  Shaking his head, he let out a bitter laugh and dispersed the inexplicable thought. At the same time, his body's fatigue slowly crept in, and An Yi slowly closed his eyes.