dognovel Chapter 43 Another World
Chapter 43 Another World
A view of giants?
This was the first time Lin Fan had seen the so-called giant's perspective so clearly.
If it weren't for the Soul-Suppressing Pearl helping him calm down, he definitely wouldn't have dared to look closely anymore.
The woman, her body swollen, was bound tightly with ropes, making her look like a rice dumpling; her belly bulged out as if she were pregnant.
The woman was only wearing a thin veil, otherwise Lin Fan wouldn't even have been able to easily tell her gender.
One leg was tied to a chair leg, and the other leg was tied to the other leg.
The ground was littered with tools that reeked of decay.
There were two on the bed, and another dressed like that locked in the secret room. Lin Fan once again lamented his ignorance, realizing that the rich had ways of doing things far beyond his imagination.
This person is pitiful. I don't know how she died. At least in this state, she couldn't even commit suicide, let alone escape.
The reason Lin Fan endured his disgust and observed so carefully was naturally to confirm one thing.
"It's definitely not Lin Yue'er." Lin Fan barely came to this conclusion based on the swollen and abnormally rotten facial features and body shape.
The stench in the enclosed room is so strong that it would be repulsive to humans. This is because the stench contains toxins that are harmful to the human body.
But Lin Fan couldn't worry about that right now. He had to take the risk and force himself to search. If he could find some crucial evidence, he could gain some leverage.
Whatever Master Ma did, who he offended, or what he did that might bring him curses, we might be able to find a clue from this.
The room was cluttered, unlike the neat and orderly room outside, with piles of books and other miscellaneous items.
Lin Fan first flipped through the letters, but he quickly gave up. He struggled for a long time before he could recognize a few words, and couldn't make out any complete meaning.
Lin Fan quickly flipped through some of them and roughly determined that, apart from account books and letters, there were some books whose contents he didn't know.
I only made a rough note of the handwriting and strokes, so that I could at least recognize that it was written by the same person if I saw it again in the future.
Lin Fan then turned to the pile of things that looked like junk.
Greenish bronze fragments, broken porcelain shards, and animal bones inscribed with writing.
I never would have guessed that this wealthy Mr. Ma, who's so extravagant, is also an archaeology enthusiast. No, rather, this Mr. Ma, having already satisfied basic human desires, has begun pursuing even more expensive fields.
This pile of things might be a treasure in the eyes of archaeologists, but it is worthless to Lin Fan.
He casually rummaged through the inside with his dagger and even found a human tooth the size of a fist. Judging from its size, it couldn't possibly be human, but it looked remarkably similar to the wisdom tooth Lin Fan had once extracted.
Just as Lin Fan was about to give up, his black blade picked out a corner of a small object.
When that thing appeared before his eyes, Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat.
Before he could calm down on his own, the Soul-Suppressing Pearl immediately helped him regain his composure.
Lin Fan couldn't help but swallow, his excitement making him momentarily blind to the stench in the air.
He found a piece of wood and carefully picked the whole thing out of the pile of junk.
The metal casing had become extremely thin, as if it would crack at the slightest touch.
The whole thing was broken in the middle, leaving only a small part, revealing the contents inside.
However, given the streamlined shape and small size that only modern industry could produce, the broken little black mirror in Lin Fan's hand clearly once belonged to...
Smartphones!
Although only a small portion remained, Lin Fan was absolutely certain that he hadn't made a mistake!
The gray-green circuit board and electronic components still visible through the fracture are the most compelling evidence.
Lin Fan's emotions fluctuated between excitement and calm. Although he had only been in this world for less than twenty days, he had experienced so much that he almost forgot he came from another world.
What exactly is this broken phone trying to tell me?
Are there other time travelers in this world? Or is there a place in this world that is actually connected to Earth, like a door through which one can travel to and from Earth?
Lin Fan held the broken phone in his hand; it was proof that he came from another world.
During these days of torment, Lin Fan even began to doubt whether Earth was just a figment of his imagination.
However, the small, real black mirror in his hand now proves the existence of Earth. And perhaps this is his hope of returning home.
Once we find out where this phone came from, we'll definitely be able to find a way back.
Lin Fan carefully put his phone inside his clothes.
Miao Zhu Zi had said that there was a certain probability of incurring a curse by taking things from here, but compared to what was in front of her, this risk was nothing at all.
"Ah! Ah~~"
A scream rang out, pulling Lin Fan back to reality from his fantasies about the future.
Lin Fan didn't bother to restore the pile of clutter he had rummaged through, after all, he was there to search, not to steal. He'd leave the investigation of this secret room to the authorities; there was nothing left for him to find.
Lin Fan strode out of the room and ran towards the direction of the sound.
Lin Fan twitched his nose. For some reason, he could smell the fresh, pungent smell of blood in the rotten air. The smell of rust didn't seem pungent; in fact, it was somewhat pleasant.
Following the scent, Lin Fan was the first to arrive at the warehouse. There, he found two people, one kneeling and the other prone.
“You… that leader.” Little Seven, kneeling on the ground, turned to look at Lin Fan. “Little Six suddenly collapsed. It’s a curse. He must have been cursed to death!”
Lin Fan looked at Xiao Liu, whom Xiao Qi had mentioned. He was lying face down on the ground with a large pool of blood on the back of his head, which looked dented in. He was clearly dead.
Lin Fan stared coldly at Xiao Qi, gripping a dagger tightly in one hand and holding a pill between the other. The conclusion from the scene before him was all too clear.
However, Lin Fan was in no hurry. He simply shouted out their location to the others and waited for them to come over.
The four constables arrived around the same time. Mu Qingfeng didn't hesitate to rush to Xiao Liu's side while Xiao Qi was kneeling. After a quick check, she shook her head at the others.
"Take his knife away and tie him up," Lin Fan ordered the constables, pointing at Xiao Qi.
"No, boss, Sister Mu, it really wasn't me! I just turned around and found Xiao Liu was gone. By the time I found him on the ground, he was already like this!" Xiao Qi protested, gesturing wildly.
However, facing the encirclement of her four colleagues, Xiaoqi did not resist and obediently handed over her weapons, allowing them to tie her up.
Lin Fan briefly examined the scene; the murder weapon was clearly a large rock nearby, which still had bloodstains on it.
Lin Fan took out a black dagger and held it to Xiao Qi's throat, asking, "Tell me, how did you kill Xiao Liu? And why did you kill him?"
At this moment, Clerk Jia and Miaozhuzi also arrived. Clerk Jia looked at Lin Fan's interrogation and seemed to have thought of something funny, and laughed without any attempt to hide it.
Xiao Qi tried his best to explain: "Officer Chen, it really wasn't me. How could I possibly lift such a big rock and hit someone silently?"
To prove his point, the other constables tried to move the stone. Except for Mu Qingfeng, who could barely lift it, the others couldn't even lift it off the ground.
"Boss," Mu Qingfeng said to Lin Fan, "Xiao Qi is probably right. With his strength, he can't lift this rock and smash someone."
Xiao Qi relaxed a little upon hearing this, but Lin Fan didn't believe it at all. He thrust his knife in even further, and the black blade, sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, immediately drew a line of blood on Xiao Qi's neck.
"I don't know about anything else, but even a curse can't lift this stone! You're more suspicious than the curse!"
Lin Fan's eyes were as cold as black blades, without the slightest hesitation.
Even under Lin Fan's threat, Xiao Qi refused to admit that he did it.
Mu Qingfeng leaned close to Lin Fan's ear and whispered, "Boss, should we use some tricks to get him to talk?"
Lin Fan realized that this meant they were going to use torture on him. That's how people in government offices think: if you won't talk, they'll use torture. It's often the most effective method.
When Xiao Qi saw that the others were about to harm her, her body, bound like a dumpling, began to writhe on the ground like a maggot, pleading, "It really wasn't me, Lord Jia, Boss, Sister Mu, please believe me, please, please don't torture me, I won't be able to hold back. Sister Mu, you know me, I'm not that kind of person."
Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't like that kind of method either, let him go."
He not only released Xiao Qi, but also personally untied him, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Brother, I'm sorry, we're bound to suspect you in this situation. But now I really believe you didn't do it. Please carry this brother on the ground outside. It seems we can only investigate this far today."
Lin Fan glanced at Clerk Jia and indicated that he had no objection.
On the way out of the Ma family mansion, Lin Fan casually said to Miao Zhuzi, "Daoist nun, besides this 'Yin-Yang Separation Talisman,' do you know any other tricks?"
Miao Zhuzi frowned, pulled Lin Fan aside, and whispered something in his ear.
Lin Fan nodded after hearing this: "Alright, in that case, please do me a favor, Daoist nun."
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After the two finished speaking, Clerk Jia pulled Lin Fan aside and said with a solemn expression, "Child, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but look at how you handled this matter. The case remains unsolved, and another person has been implicated."
Lin Fan handed the black blade back to him and casually said, "The Ma family case is indeed unsolved, but isn't the murderer who killed Xiao Liu quite obvious?"