Chapter 2553 - 2554: Midnight Voices

Chapter 2553: Chapter 2554: Midnight Voices

Lin Chen returned to his room at night, tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.

The events that just transpired were still vivid in his mind; every word the old man said was deeply etched in his heart, impossible to forget, bringing him unprecedented shock.

What exactly should he do now?

Lin Chen knew that as long as he could obtain that gemstone, he would be able to enhance his abilities once again.

But where on earth was the gemstone’s whereabouts? He had no clue.

Thoughts raced through Lin Chen’s mind, exceptionally complex, rendering him sleepless. After a long time enduring the torment of these thoughts, he finally closed his eyes slowly.

In the middle of the night, Lin Chen was suddenly startled by an eerie sound coming from outside; he could hear a girl screaming in the adjacent room.

The scream was clear and piercing.

Lin Chen swiftly got out of bed, dressed quickly, opened the door, and went to the next room, where he found many people already gathered at the door.

Several people pointed fingers at the happenings inside the room because he was standing outside the crowd and couldn’t clearly see what was happening within.

Nangong Xue stood still, her face pale, her lips devoid of color, her body trembling slightly.

Driven by curiosity, Lin Chen finally pushed his way through the crowd to the doorway, and when he saw the scene inside the room, he gasped in shock.

He never expected such a blood-soaked scene.

On the bed lay a corpse; her head had been severed, her abdomen cut open, and even her limbs were completely chopped off.

Hence, it was impossible to identify her specific identity through appearance, but judging by her clothing, it was evident she was a girl.

Who could be so ruthless?

Beside the girl lay another girl of similar age, trembling as she held her shoulders, her eyes filled with fear, tears streaming down.

Lin Chen slowly approached the girl, trying to console her, patting her shoulder, hoping to figure out what had happened.

Suddenly, the girl raised her head, her eyes filled with terror, retreating continuously, her mouth repeating that phrase, "Don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me."

Lin Chen and Nangong Xue exchanged glances, pondering what the girl had seen just moments ago.

"What happened to you? What occurred?" Lin Chen hoped the girl could tell him about the tragic event that had just unfolded.

The girl kept clutching her head, trembling slightly in place, afraid to face those standing in front of her; it was clear she was already incoherent.

"Xiao He, look at me, don’t be afraid, I’m here," Nangong Xue spoke with a particularly gentle tone, providing the girl with effective comfort.

The originally agitated girl gradually stopped trembling, raised her head to look at Nangong Xue, and after a while, she lunged forward to hug Nangong Xue tightly.

The two of them stood there, embracing each other tightly.

"Xiao He, don’t be nervous, quickly tell me what this is all about. What exactly happened?"

Xiao He tried to compose herself.

She swallowed a bit before raising her head to gaze at Nangong Xue, carefully recalling the entire event.

"It was like this, Miss. My stomach hurt, so I got up to go to the restroom, but when I returned, I found Xiao Yun already in this state." As she spoke, her face still showed unprecedented fear, indicating her struggle to cope with her sister’s death.

"How long did you spend at the restroom?"

"I probably spent about two minutes. After two minutes, I came back, and when I left, she was fine and even talked a lot."

Meaning the murderer killed Xiao Yun in less than two minutes.

Within two minutes, the culprit decapitated her and completely dismembered her limbs.

Indeed, the murderer’s brutality was appalling, never sparing even her internal organs.

The entire Nangong family quickly fell into unprecedented panic; although they didn’t ascertain the murderer’s identity, it could be inferred he was a terrifying existence.

"Did you notice anything suspicious?"

Xiao He covered her head, contemplating briefly before firmly shaking her head.

From start to end, she hadn’t noticed anything suspicious; she always felt her sister was behaving normally, yet upon returning, she found her in this state.

It appeared the murderer’s targets were random, not fixed.

"Indeed, it’s this way; who would’ve thought he’d come here?"

While they were grappling with understanding this situation, suddenly a voice emerged; they collectively turned around.

The voice belonged to Yang Tian, a servant in their family.

Yang Tian had been with the Nangong family for a long time, fostering good relations, considered almost a senior figure, and his words quickly attracted attention.

Intuition told them Yang Tian knew some clues.

"What’s going on?"

"Not long ago, I also witnessed similar happenings in the northwest area, with identical death methods, though there the number of deaths was greater than here."

Once, executing an assignment outside, Yang Tian passed through a village, spending the night at a household. In the middle of the night, he too heard a girl screaming and joined others to investigate the source.

Ultimately, they found dozens of people killed, with the same modus operandi.

"Are you certain it was the same person who killed them?" Evidently, Yang Tian’s words plunged the already panicked Nangong family further into an abyss.

Because upon reflecting, it was terrifying.

"If it’s the same person, I’m not certain; I’m merely hypothesizing based on similar death methods that perhaps he’s come here," Yang Tian murmured, bowing his head.

The surrounding servants had already succumbed to immense panic.

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