Chapter 66

In the entire apartment building, there were very few people capable of tampering with the memories of other neighbors. The mysterious building manager should be one of them, so Han Fei's suspicion was somewhat justified.

After a few days of the game, Han Fei now divided the residents of the building into two categories: those who could communicate and those who were completely consumed by despair and pain.

These two types of neighbors lived in the same apartment, and there was some connection between them, but Han Fei had not yet fully figured out the specifics. He felt that all the secrets were hidden in the building manager's room.

"Floor 10, I must go to Floor 10 as soon as possible."

After Meng Shi's condition stabilized, the exhausted Han Fei finally left Room 1031.

He returned to the haunted Room 1044 and casually closed the security door.

"Meng Shi on the third floor is a good friend of mine, the girl on the fifth floor is in the process of being 'conquered,' and Ku has also started to change her attitude towards me. Now, if I can just restore my roommates' sanity, I can say I have achieved the small goal of neighborhood harmony."

After playing the game for so long, Han Fei's mindset gradually changed.

At first, he investigated the case to survive, but as he delved deeper, he truly wanted to uncover the truth and avenge his neighbors.

"It's time to leave. Staying in this game for too long makes me feel like this world is real."

Pressing the exit button, the world was filled with blood, and Han Fei's consciousness gradually became blurry.

Taking off the game helmet, Han Fei lay on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

Compared to physical fatigue, he was more mentally exhausted.

"I'll temporarily put acting on hold; my savings will last me for a while." Han Fei opened his mobile banking: "I now have two ways to earn money. One is to make money through the game once 'Perfect Life' officially launches, but I doubt these dark items can be transported to the normal game world. The other way is to earn money through solving cases and receiving rewards."

Looking at Meng Chang'an's photo, Han Fei felt as if a five-thousand-yuan reward was posted on the wall.

"Money earned through hard work, no complaints."

This time, Han Fei obtained a key clue in the game—the Donghua Ice Factory. The most painful place in Meng Shi's memory was the ice factory, which was different from the information Han Fei had previously obtained. He planned to go and see it in person after he woke up.

...

At ten o'clock in the morning, Han Fei was woken by the alarm. He ate something quickly and called Li Xue.

"Do you have time now? Can you accompany me to a place?" Although Han Fei had never been involved in solving a case, he had seen many similar movies where the protagonist, after obtaining a clue, went to investigate directly and ended up in a dire situation. He would never let that happen to himself.

"Where?"

"In the 'Refrigerator Corpse Case,' the cold storage unit is likely not the first crime scene. Meng Shi and Chen Chen's bodies were moved."

"We already know that."

"Do you know where the first crime scene is?"

"Not yet."

"I'll take you there."

It didn't take much for Han Fei to convince Li Xue. An hour later, Li Xue rode her motorcycle and took Han Fei to the northern suburbs of New Shanghai.

New Shanghai covers a vast area. The wealthiest and most middle-class people live in the core smart city, while the old city area outside the smart city is a mix of various elements and was very chaotic before the citizen information system was established.

In addition to the smart city and the old city area, New Shanghai has four suburban areas to the east, south, west, and north.

With the development of technology, a large number of people from the suburbs have moved to the city, making the outskirts of New Shanghai increasingly desolate, with many abandoned buildings and factories.

The Donghua Ice Factory that Han Fei was looking for was in the northern suburbs of New Shanghai. It was a small ice factory that chose to build in the outskirts mainly because of the low electricity costs, abundant water sources, and the lack of residents, which meant no concerns about disturbing the peace.

Leaving the main road, Han Fei and Li Xue traveled through a large area of abandoned buildings. It was broad daylight, but there was no one in sight.

After walking for about ten more minutes, Han Fei finally saw the sign of the ice factory at the end of a small road.

The sign was severely peeling, with the characters barely legible.

"This ice factory seems to have been shut down for a long time."

The road leading to the ice factory was full of cracks, with grass growing in the gaps.

"Even if this is the first crime scene, what can we find after ten years?" Li Xue was initially excited when she heard the news, but she had already calmed down on the way: "Han Fei, how did you know this is the first crime scene?"

"Just a guess." Han Fei casually brushed it off. He looked at the two-meter-high cement wall, ran up to it, and jumped over it: "My physical condition has indeed improved a lot; I used to struggle to climb a tree."

"Don't rush ahead alone, and don't get too far from me, understand?" Li Xue had also jumped over the wall at some point. She was clearly more experienced, moving quietly without making much noise.

"No problem." Both of them kept their voices low as they walked along the wall towards the factory.

Once inside the ice factory, they deliberately reduced their communication, speaking as little as possible and focusing entirely on searching for clues.

The Donghua Ice Factory was not large. Two heavily rusted ice brick machines and a crushed ice machine were placed in the yard, surrounded by collapsed makeshift sheds.

"Let's check inside the factory."

The two entered the dim factory, one on each side. The temperature inside seemed to be slightly lower than outside.

The time span was too long, and they found nothing in the factory. As Han Fei was thinking if he had missed something, Li Xue was walking around the room on her own.

"What are you doing?"

"The ice factory must have an ice storage area or an ice cellar, but we haven't seen any place to store ice since we entered." Li Xue stopped at the northeast corner of the factory, lifted the broken straw mat on the ground, and revealed a thin steel plate.

"Let me help you." Han Fei went over to help, but Li Xue suddenly raised her arm, signaling him not to come over.

She walked around the steel plate, turned on her law enforcement recorder, and took out her baton from her back waist.

At this point, Han Fei also noticed something unusual. The edges of the steel plate were not covered by the straw mat, but there was no dust there, as if it had been opened recently.

"Is there someone in the underground ice cellar?"

Li Xue gestured to Han Fei to grab something for self-defense, then grabbed one side of the steel plate and gently opened it.

Below the steel plate, the dark ice cellar was filled with the sound of wind, and it seemed to be connected to other places.

Taking out her phone, Li Xue gave a series of location codes to her colleague, then turned on the phone's flashlight and entered the underground ice cellar alone.