Chapter 279
Things That Must Be Done
Chapter 279 Things That Must Be Done
After finding the landlord and explaining my purpose, the landlord opened the door to room 401.
"Look, all the furniture here is in perfect condition."
As the landlord said, upon entering this house, which covers an area of about 70 square meters, one can see that the floor is clean, the furniture is complete, and it even looks like it was bought less than two or three years ago.
"Did you buy this furniture, landlord?"
"That's definitely not it." The landlord shook his head: "It was bought by the previous tenant."
"These things are so good, are they just going to throw them away?"
The fortune teller carefully examined the furniture and then looked at the few traces of life left in the room.
When asked, the landlord looked somewhat confused: "Well... I think I just canceled the lease when I terminated it?"
She didn't seem to be sure either.
"When did the previous tenant move out?" the fortune teller asked again.
"let me see"
When asked, the landlord was somewhat surprised to find that he was a little unclear about when the previous tenant had moved out.
"A few days ago?"
She was unsure, then immediately changed her question: "A few weeks?"
After saying that, she herself felt strange and could only shake her head with an awkward laugh: "Hey, I really can't remember, maybe I'm getting old."
This shouldn't be something that even the landlord doesn't know, but the landlord didn't seem to care much after saying it. Lu Jinzhao and the fortune teller immediately realized that the other party might be affected by supernatural forces.
"So, how about it, want to rent it?"
After viewing the apartment, the landlord completely forgot about the previous tenant's question and offered the same rent as before.
"Let's rent it for a year," the fortune teller decided.
She didn't believe that simply visiting the Death Platform in Anning City once would solve the problem of the paranormal leaks, so just in case, she decided to rent the house for a longer period.
After signing the contract and paying the money, the landlord gave the fortune teller the key and then left them alone.
The two returned to 401, a house that hadn't shown any particularly strange signs so far.
The fortune teller looked around, placed the coin that had guided her in a hidden corner of the room, and then clasped his hands together, saying, "I'm counting on you, it's all up to you now."
"Is this also part of the plan?"
“That’s right!” The fortune teller nodded vigorously. “The matter is done. Let’s go. We should go back to Yun City.”
Lu Jinzhao looked back at the location of the coin. She didn't understand why the fortune teller had come to the real world to place a coin beforehand, but she decided to remember the location anyway.
"Don't come to Anning City again unless it's absolutely necessary."
On the way back, the fortune teller said this to her.
Do you think the problems in Anning City will get worse in the future?
Although Lu Jinchao asked this question, she actually believed in her heart that the problems in Anning City could not be solved easily.
“That’s right.” The fortune teller nodded.
“It wasn’t calculated,” she added.
She dared not calculate this, for fear of shortening her lifespan.
"Compared to the impending death platform, what I'm worried about now is what will happen in the future."
The fortune teller leaned against the window, his gaze fixed on the passing scenery, his tone slow and leisurely, as if he were chatting idly. "Are you worried that the leak of supernatural information will affect Cloud City?"
“That’s right.” The fortune teller nodded.
“All my family and friends are in Yuncheng. Although they don’t remember me now, I want them to live well.”
When she spoke, her tone was unusually gentle, tinged with a hint of melancholy.
Lu Jinzhao could tell that family and friends were very important to her.
Moreover, her wording wasn't "want them to live," but rather the more persistent "I want them to live."
People who usually seem a bit unreliable often quietly speak their minds at times like these.
Perhaps it was because they were about to head to the same extremely dangerous platform, which was also the Divine Calculator's death calamity, that she opened her heart at this time.
Why is she telling you all this? Are you two that close?
After being silent for a long time, the sheepskin came "alive" again after leaving Anning City.
Lu Jinzhao ignored it and chatted with the fortune teller for a while. She learned that the fortune teller was an only child in her family. Her mother lost a hand in a factory accident years ago and has not received the compensation she deserved. Her father divorced her and remarried. She did not study much and dropped out of school early to work and earn money. She was once a food delivery rider.
Perhaps it was her burning desire to become stronger that drew the train to her, and she became a passenger.
She is not short of money now, but she cannot bear to leave her mother alone in this world. After the supernatural phenomena appeared, others could not see it, but only the fortune teller herself knew how anxious she was.
We absolutely cannot allow paranormal events to affect ordinary people in Yuncheng.
Ideally, this hidden danger should be completely eliminated.
Back in Yuncheng, Lu Jinzhao parted ways with the fortune teller. Two days later, she received a message from Lin Lin confirming that she would also be going to the Death Platform. In addition, there were also special agents from the capital who would be going together.
By the way, we estimate that quite a few local passengers from Anning City will enter the platform this time, and there might even be some new passengers.
Lu Jinchao frowned as he looked at the message.
A newcomer enters the death platform?
Even with the best of luck, death is probably the only outcome.
The passenger system in Anning City has completely collapsed. Special agents from different factions in the capital held a meeting these past two days, and they all agreed that the spread of paranormal activity in Anning City must be stopped.
To survive on a train like this, everyone knows the dangers of the supernatural, or rather, ghosts. Nobody wants to see ghosts appear in the real world, turning the real world into a platform.
Do they even have a place to breathe?
Even if it's not for any grand cause, but simply for your own sake and that of your family and friends, you must stop it.
The other special agents in various locations should have received the news gradually in the past few days, but they will not participate in this death platform. They will see if we can bring anything back from this platform before making further plans.
In short, be careful at this event.
Lu Jinzhao read all the messages Lin Lin sent. What she could confirm was that the current situation in Anning City had become a pressing issue for all passengers, and they, as the first passengers to enter the city after the supernatural leak, were receiving even more attention.
For the next period of time, Lu Jinzhao stayed at home obediently, but her misfortune struck at some point. Apart from a brief "Final Destination" at home, she was not seriously injured.
Time passed slowly, and soon the day to board the train arrived.
The bloody words on his arm reappeared, accompanied by a burning pain, and Lu Jinzhao heard the hum of a train arriving at the station.
The fortune teller was waiting at the station early in the morning. She looked a little tired, and it was unclear what she had been up to in the past month.
"Let's go."
The fortune teller smiled casually: "The time to face death has come."
My sleep schedule is completely messed up...
(End of this chapter)