"The middle-aged womaiohat Li Xiaoming's family is hiding something. Li Xiaoming is a child strictly trolled by his mother, and the only time he truly has freedom is when he's sound asleep at night."

  Qin Nuo got out of bed barefoot, carefully tiptoeing to the door to ehere was no side. He gently turhe doorknob.

  The lights in the hall were already off, with only a sliver of moonlight streaming in from the baly, pushing bae of the darkness.

  Qin ered the living room, already having thought of an excuse if caught: he was thirsty and came out to get a gss of water, not wanting to disturb his family, hehe bare feet.

  Luckily, his mother, who had a ghostly ability to appear at the slightest noise, did not show up.

  The only sound in the living room was the tig of the wall clock.

  Qin Nuo was surprised to find that his father, who never left the dining table, had vanished, leaving only a neer oable.

  "Father is o be seen, and mother hasn't appeared either. Could it be that NPCs disappear mysteriously after pleting their tasks, or have they really goo bed?"

  "But such a loving couple, sleeping in the same bed, aren't they afraid of being dismembered in their sleep?"

  Qin Nuo didn't delve into the reasons; it was a rare opportunity for him.

  The baly's sliding door was left open, and a night breeze blew in, causing the curtains to flutter noisily.

  Qin Nuo didn't close it; the ually aided his as.

  He first went to the kit, the pce his mother frequented most. If anything was hidden, these spots were the most likely.

  After rummaging through the cupboards, he found nothing suspicious. His gaze finally nded on the refrigerator.

  Opening the upper partment, he found only fresh fruits and milk.

  Qin Nuo then opehe lower partment, where packages of unknow were stored in the freezer.

  He tore open one package, and the meat, frozen solid like a rock, cttered to the floor.

  Qin Nuo couldn't tell what kind of meat it was, but he was sure it wasn't chi or duck, as there were no obvious skins.

  He didn't want to think too deeply about it. In the Horror World, what kind of meat was the cheapest and most popur?

  Besides huma, nothing else...

  The thought of those two words made Qin Nuo feel nauseous. Even though he was just pying the role of Li Xiaoming, and it was just a game, those words were extremely uling.

  It was a natural physiological rea.

  After cheg further and finding nothing hy, Qin Nuo began putting the froze bato the freezer.

  But one package made him pause.

  This pieeat had many wrinkles and a crest-shaped scar, particurly noticeable.

  Qin Nuo's eye twitched slightly. He remembered clearly that the middle-aged stairs had this unique scar on the back of her hand, which he had seen clearly when she handed him the soy sauce.

  Did Mo Fang dismember the stairs?

  Qin Nuo khe stairs was in grave danger, but he hadn't expected her to be dismembered, let alohat Mo Fang would bring her home and store her in the freezer.

  What did it mean?

  Tomorrow's lund dinner?

  He recalled how his mother never went out to buy groceries, yet the dining table always had pot after pot of hearty meat soup.

  Qin Nuo's stomach felt increasingly unfortable.

  He quickly stuffed the froze bato the freezer, shutting the refrigerator door.

  "A crazy woman, twisted love."

  "How did I end up pying su unlucky role?"

  As Qin Nuo left the kit, a few crisp bell sounds suddenly came from the living room, like wind chimes on the baly.

  Just as Qin Nuo turned his gaze to the baly, he felt a tap on his shoulder, followed by a chill down his spine.

  He spun around to see a pale, slightly swollen face.

  Startled, Qin Nuo was about to swing a hammer when he realized it was Li Xiaodie's face.

  Li Xiaodie's face became even more horrifying at night, her eyes staring at Qin Nuo like dead fish eyes, with a sinister excitement in her expression: "Brother, are you out for a pee?"

  "Hehehe, how embarrassing, two years older than me and still afraid of wetting the bed!"

  She covered her mouth, her ughter full of mockery.

  Qin Nuo's face darkened, and he whispered angrily, "Get lost, don't get in the way, I'm just out fss of water!"

  Li Xiaodie showed no iion of leaving, standing there with that peculiar ugh.

  Qin Nuo threatened, "If you don't go back to your room, I'll tear your mouth off!"

  Surprisingly, Li Xiaodie wasn't scared. Her mouth stretched wide, almost to her ears, revealing white teeth and crimson gums, her smile more horrifying than ever: "If you bully me, I'll scream. If mom sees you awake, you're done for!"

  "Brother isn't out for water or a pee, but looking for something, right?"

  Qin Nuo's expression ged.

  How did she know?

  Could this girl, not even ten, read minds?

  Li Xiaodie gnced around, whispering mysteriously, "Actually, brother doesn't o be afraid. Mom and dad went out tonight, they're not home."

  "If you want to do something, go ahead, no one will stop you."

  "Not home?" Qin Nuo was skeptical. Were the couple out on a date?

  Li Xiaodie leaned closer, whispering nervously, "What you're looking for is in mom and dad's room, you'll definitely find it there."

  Qin Nuo eechless, this girl seemed to know everything.

  Did she really know what he was looking for?

  "Brother, e o's hurry, or mom and dad will be back. Their room has lots of treasures!"

  Li Xiaodie seemed excited, like pying a game. She ran to her parents' room, opehe door, aured for Qin Nuo to hurry.

  With Li Xiaodie's urging, Qin Nuo suddenly felt like a thief.

  The parents' room had no unpleasant odor, only a faint fragrance. Everything was ly arranged, even the bedspread had no creases, impeccably tidy.

  As soon as Li Xiaodie entered, she began rummaging through drawers.

  Qin Nuo's gaze swept around the room, then he went to the desk and started flipping through notebooks.

  Mo Fang, though a crazy woman, was also very disciplined, liking everything to be perfect, as seen from the room's tidiness and her trol over Li Xiaoming.

  Such people liked to keep notes.

  Or record daily things.

  Sure enough, after searg a bit, Qin Nuo quickly found a leather folder in a drawer.

  As soon as he ope, a few photos fell out.

  Qin Nuo picked up the scattered photos from the floor, and as his eyes fell ohey couldn't help but flicker...

  JOSOLUNA