freenovelworld Chapter 449 The Murderer Appears
Chapter 449 The Murderer Appears
How could she easily feel tired when she was in a work environment that she was so familiar with, like a second home?
Seeing that Bai Mengfei was indeed energetic and not sleepy at all, Miao Xiaoxiao leaned closer and gently rested her head on Bai Mengfei's shoulder.
Gradually, on Bai Mengfei's warm and strong shoulders, Miao Xiaoxiao's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, her consciousness gradually blurred, and she finally drifted off to sleep.
Bai Mengfei remained in that position, her eyes alert, keeping a close eye on the movements at the door while also keeping a close watch on the situation on the second floor, not daring to relax in the slightest.
Xiang Yuntian's gaze remained fixed on one place: where Bai Mengfei was. He sat quietly on the sofa at a 90-degree angle to where Bai Mengfei was sitting, gazing intently at her calm yet resolute face.
Han Xue was so frightened by He Bin's gruesome corpse that she was wide awake. Listening to the pattering rain outside the window, she was bored and asked Xiang Yuntian and Bai Mengfei, "Aren't you two sleepy at all?"
“Yes,” Bai Mengfei replied softly, “As long as the 'invisible' murderer hasn’t shown up, I won’t feel sleepy.”
"Oh? But that means we'll have to endure many days!" Han Xue reminded us. "Even if we get through tonight, we still have two days and two nights to go. And if the storm outside continues for too long, the boatman might postpone picking us up for another week! That's something we agreed on beforehand."
Bai Mengfei suddenly felt a surge of unease and didn't want to think about these worrying things anymore. She decided to prepare for a long-term battle with the murderer and asked, "Have you brought everything you need? Like food and clothing, for example?"
Han Xue gave a soft "hmm" and said, "Although the amount of money each of you paid before was not much, most of it was used to buy these foods. This tour group is really running a conscientious business; they basically didn't make any money."
Upon hearing this, a thought immediately flashed through Bai Mengfei's mind: Han Xue's company is probably problematic! Otherwise, how could the murderer have tracked her here? Moreover, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
After figuring this out, Bai Mengfei frowned and thought to herself, "When I get back, I must find that boss and get to the bottom of this! Even if we can't catch the murderer here, we can still follow this clue to investigate further."
Although she thought this to herself, Bai Mengfei didn't say it aloud. She was worried that Han Xue was also part of the murderers' group, perhaps an inside agent planted among them.
Then, she thought of something else.
The reason the murderer went on such a rampage was likely to confuse the public, while his real targets were probably Xiang Yuntian and himself.
After figuring this out, she naturally thought of it again.
The murderer didn't kill Xiang Yuntian before, but only knocked him unconscious. Perhaps he planned to save Xiang Yuntian for last, but he didn't expect that Xiang Yuntian would be saved in time.
Just as she was lost in thought, Han Xue suddenly said, "Forensic Doctor Zhang, Forensic Doctor Xiang, I suddenly need to go to the toilet."
The two looked at Han Xue at the same time, only to see her face contorted in pain, her hands tightly clutching her lower abdomen, clearly feeling unbearable pressure.
You should know that holding your urine for too long can be fatal.
Bai Mengfei quickly said, "How about this, Xiang Yuntian, you go with her?"
Xiang Yuntian thought that there should be a difference between men and women, and it would be inconvenient for him to accompany her, so he shook his head and refused, saying, "How about this, you go with her, and I'll stay here to take care of Miao Xiaoxiao. That way you can go directly to the toilet with her, and the two of you can look after each other."
Bai Mengfei thought Xiang Yuntian's words made sense, so she agreed.
Because the villa has been in disrepair for many years, the toilet on the first floor is currently unusable, so people have to go to the toilet on the second floor.
Upon reaching the second floor, Han Xue felt an urgent need to urinate, and seeing the severed limbs at night only intensified her fear, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
So she urged Bai Mengfei to hurry up.
Han Xue was unaware that Bai Mengfei was cautiously watching her surroundings. If Bai Mengfei hadn't been so careful, the person hiding in the ceiling partition would probably have already come down.
After the two arrived safely at the restroom, Bai Mengfei followed them to the very back and kept a close eye on Han Xue as she used the restroom.
"Thank you, Zhang Ting," Han Xue said.
Bai Mengfei leaned against the door with her back against it, arms crossed over her chest, and shook her head slightly, saying, "No need to thank me." Her expression was extremely solemn at this moment, because she had a strong premonition: danger was right beside her, and that chilling aura was very close to her.
Just as Han Xue finished using the toilet and was flushing, she suddenly heard a "smack" sound from the door. Han Xue immediately turned around to look.
A knife pierced straight through the door, striking Bai Mengfei precisely in the left shoulder. However, Bai Mengfei simply stared at the blade, enduring the pain without uttering a sound.
The person outside the door did not pull out the knife.
Han Xue was so frightened she almost screamed, but Bai Mengfei reacted quickly, reaching out her right hand to cover her mouth. Why not let her scream? The murderer already knew they were inside anyway.
When Bai Mengfei was investigating previous cases involving murderers, she discovered that the murderer had a peculiar psychology: the more pitiful someone's cries were, the more excited he would become, as if it had become a conditioned reflex.
Therefore, Bai Mengfei did her best to prevent Han Xue from making a sound, and even though she was stabbed, she remained expressionless.
Han Xue was so frightened that cold sweat poured down her forehead. She stared dumbfounded at Bai Mengfei's increasingly pale face, her eyes wide open, not daring to even breathe.
Just then, the knife was suddenly pulled out.
Bai Mengfei then released her hand from Han Xue's mouth, turned around, and stood ready, waiting for the murderer to open the door.
A moment later, a loud bang was heard; the culprit must have been kicking the door from the outside. Seeing the door about to burst open, Bai Mengfei quickly covered her wound with her right hand, then raised her right foot and kicked the door hard.
The door, having been struck twice in quick succession, could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed, falling outwards and pinning the murderer to the ground.
Bai Mengfei desperately wanted to know who was under the door, because this person was very likely the murderer who killed her in her past life.
However, just as she was about to lift the door to check, Han Xue grabbed her with both hands and ran outside, shouting as she ran, "Hurry up, Zhang Ting, let's get out of here quickly!"
Pulled back by Han Xue, Bai Mengfei had no choice but to give up and not go to see who the murderer was.
The two ran to the outside corridor and rushed downstairs in one breath.
Before they even got close to the sofa, Xiang Yuntian saw their panicked expressions and noticed that Bai Mengfei was injured, and immediately understood what had happened.
Xiang Yuntian hurriedly woke up Miao Xiaoxiao, who was still fast asleep, quickly stood up, walked over, and asked anxiously, "What happened? You just went to the toilet, how did you get hurt like this?"
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