Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 335 Book

study.

Mr. Xiao's study was filled with a strong scholarly atmosphere, with thick books displayed everywhere, even in the corners. Bookshelves were built, with one book after another crammed into them, seemingly to show that the owner had an extreme love for reading.

"So many books..."

He Lingling frowned. Looking at the densely packed books around her, she felt a throbbing pain in her head.

She hated this situation the most. A large number of books might hide more plots and clues—or it might just be a smokescreen, but they had no choice. Even if it was a smokescreen, they had to go up and investigate properly.

"Do not."

Just as He Lingling took a deep breath, intending to quickly check the books on the bookshelves, Lu Chusheng, who was next to her, had already walked to the desk and started rummaging through the drawers.

Clang.

Lu Chusheng opened the drawer, glanced at the useless items inside, and quickly closed it again.

"Mr. Xiao doesn't really enjoy reading."

Lu Chusheng was certain that Mr. Xiao had almost never even glanced at these books.

"..." He Lingling was stunned. She was very smart and quickly found a bookshelf - and finally felt a light dust on the pages above those books.

He Lingling refused to believe it and quickly weaved through the bookshelves in front of her, ending up with a hand full of thick dust.

"You really haven't seen it..."

He Lingling muttered to herself, "So Mr. Xiao doesn't like reading at all, then why does he keep so many books in his study?"

Lu Chusheng had already opened all the drawers, but he didn't find anything useful. He frowned and looked at the table.

Like the densely packed books on the surrounding walls, Mr. Xiao's desk was also covered with many books. The colorful book covers reflected the light, which was a bit dazzling.

Lu Chusheng suddenly had a thought.

He looked at the books on the table and reached out to pick them up one by one.

He Lingling, having found nothing behind her, sighed and frantically searched through the bookshelves, trying to find some clues.

Unfortunately, after touching it for a long time, she didn't hear anything.

It seems that trying to fish in troubled waters is ultimately ineffective.

He Lingling turned around, just as she was about to ask Lu Chusheng what to do next, when she saw that Lu Chusheng, who had been expressionless as if someone owed him eight million, suddenly changed his expression.

"……What's wrong?"

He Lingling's heart skipped a beat when she saw Lu Chusheng's suddenly contorted and ugly expression.

"...I know why now."

Lu Chusheng handed the book in his hand to He Lingling.

He Lingling took the book blankly and looked down. When her eyes met the words on the page, her pupils widened suddenly.

"Wait!" He Lingling's lips began to tremble. "What kind of nonsense is written on this?"

At this moment, Lu Chusheng seemed to remember something. He quickly bent down and opened the drawer. This time, he took out a notebook that had obviously been used and opened it.

In the notebook, the chaotic, dark characters were twisted and intertwined, as if the person who wrote them was already in an unstable mental state.

"If Mr. Xiao had known all along..."

Lu Chusheng's voice echoed softly in the room.

He Lingling, who was reading a book, was about to explode.

Her voice began to tremble: "If, if Mr. Xiao always knew... then it means, it means that he actually always knew that Madam would die..."

"..."

At the same time, Xu Han's urgent coughing could be heard outside the door.

"go!"

Lu Chusheng immediately ran towards the door.

He Lingling didn't even bother to put down the book she hadn't finished reading. She stuffed the book into her clothes and ran out of the study after Lu Chusheng.

Almost the instant the two ran out of the study and quickly passed the stairs, a light footstep sounded from the bottom of the stairs behind them.

Thank you for the carpet in the hallway!

Running at the front, Xu Han's mind was filled with these words. He quickly pushed open the door to his room and waved frantically to Lu Chusheng and He Lingling who were following behind him!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!!!"

Xu Han shouted silently, his face flushed.

"..." Lu Chusheng walked straight past him into his room without giving Xu Han a second glance.

Xu Han, feeling ignored: "..."

"call--"

He Lingling wasn't in good physical condition, and she was already out of breath after running this short distance. As she stumbled to the door, Xu Han pulled her into the room, and the two of them immediately sat down on the floor with their backs against the door, panting heavily.

"Damn..." Xu Han grumbled subconsciously, "I was terrified just now. I saw the butler and Mr. Xiao talking on the stairs, and I was so scared that I started coughing..."

"check it out."

Having almost recovered, He Lingling shoved the book she had been carrying into her arms into Xu Han's hands. "Take a good look at it. See if what's inside is exactly the same as what we saw."

Xu Han was taken aback and looked down.

A few minutes later, Xu Han bit his lower lip blankly and muttered a soft "Damn it."

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Back in room number eight, Lu Chusheng and A Yuan, who was sitting uneasily inside, exchanged a glance. The latter seemed to be acting strangely.

He was breathing rapidly, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his fingers were fidgeting nervously, as if he were in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do.

"Captain Lu—"

"It'll be okay."

Lu Chusheng spoke quickly before the other person could, "What I promised you won't change, now."

Lu Chusheng glanced at the wall clock and reminded him, "Wipe the sweat off your face, it's almost time."

The clock on the wall was almost eleven o'clock, and the butler would probably come up and knock on their door in about ten minutes.

"!"

A-Yuan subconsciously looked up, and when he saw the time on the wall clock, his breath caught in his throat. He quickly rushed into the bathroom.

While waiting, Lu Chusheng closed his eyes and began to sort through the clues he had obtained.

Mr. Xiao doesn't like reading... To be precise, he doesn't seem to care about books, but he gives the impression of being the type who reads a lot... This is something that can be faked.

Thinking of the book on the table that the other person had clearly read many times, Lu Chusheng frowned slightly.

If what he thinks is true, then Mr. Xiao is terrifying.

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11:10.

Soft, lyrical instrumental music filled the quiet corridor. At the same time, many players opened their tightly closed doors, revealing pale-faced players dressed neatly with a rose tucked into their chests.

Although they knew that the other party in this "wedding" was also a man, the players didn't find it funny at all. Instead, they felt trembling all over and were so scared that they almost got goosebumps.

"Dear guests."

An elderly housekeeper, who had appeared out of nowhere, suddenly stood at the foot of the stairs. She looked at the players in the corridor and smiled slightly.

"The wedding is about to begin. Please follow me downstairs."