Chapter 187: Chapter 187

"Everyone’s busy, huh." Jing Shu nibbled on her ice cream. I wonder if Qian Duoduo’s silly son has finished his ice cream, or if he’ll ask me to trade again. If he does, what should I trade for next time?

Time flew, and soon it was noon. Jing Shu was at home preparing to have a sumptuous lunch, so she wouldn’t eat too much at Su Malie’s place and scare everyone there. Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveIＦire.net

At that time, her phone suddenly began to beep. Jing Shu checked the surveillance and saw five or six people standing in the shed of her villa, all carrying something. A closer look revealed they were her high school classmates Shi Lei, Wang Chao, and a few others.

Shi Lei: "@Jing Shu, we’re at your doorstep. We accidentally came early, but we didn’t expect Su Malie hasn’t arrived yet, and they said we can’t enter until 1 PM. [Awkward]"

Jing Shu chewed on her beef noodles—not the kind where the beef from one cow is sold until the next year and only its hide seems to have thinned a bit, but a full bowl with chunks of brisket and just a few strands of noodles.

Wang Chao: "What a coincidence, I’m here too. @Jing Shu, let us all come over to your place for a bit; it’s raining heavily outside."

Shi Lei: "It seems Jing Shu doesn’t check WeChat. Should we knock on the door?"

Yao Zixin: "You guys are too much. It’s fine to take shelter under her shed from the rain; why do you need to go inside? Do you want to bring all those insects in with you?"

Nima Sang: "@Yao Zixin, we’re all classmates, so what’s wrong with visiting a classmate’s house for a bit? Who doesn’t have insects on them these days? Su Malie lives in a villa and is inviting everyone for a meal; she isn’t making a fuss about insects. Jing Shu also lives in a villa—can’t she even let people sit inside for a while?"

Jing Shu had a headache. She really was disgusted by the fact these people were covered in insects. "How about I bring out a few stools? You can sit by the entrance to shelter from the rain. Don’t worry, that whole area is part of my property."

This counts as them visiting my house, right?

No one uttered a word.

Jing Shu eventually brought out the wooden stools made by Mr. Jing. She never expected that by the time she had moved five or six of them, a dozen or twenty people had already crowded the doorway.

She checked the time. It’s only 12:10 PM, folks. Did you really have to be this eager?

The classmates mostly looked pathetic. Although they had deliberately dressed up, with their bald heads and soaking wet clothes, having been drenched in the rain for so long, they all looked like carefully dressed drowned rats.

And so, at the entrance of Jing Shu’s villa, two rows of Baldies sat, taking shelter from the rain.

"Jing Shu, why do you always wear these bulky clothes everywhere? Aren’t you hot?"

"To stay out of the rain."

"Jing Shu, why did you install a layer of glass on your house wall?"

"Jing Shu, what’s this pool by your entrance for? It’s not like there’s a water shortage anymore."

"It’s highly concentrated saltwater, for getting rid of red earthworms."

"Do we need to soak in that to enter your house? Why are you so particular? It’s raining red earthworms; who wouldn’t have some on them?"

"Ni Ma, just because you don’t mind doesn’t mean others feel the same. Many wealthy households are free of red earthworms."

"Hmph, ’wealthy households’? Before the apocalypse, nobody wanted a house here even if it was free. A villa here wasn’t worth even half an apartment in the city."

Jing Shu had been very cooperative, answering every question, but she felt she still couldn’t satisfy this demanding crowd. "Alright, you all can chat here. I have some things to do. Remember, stay away from the railing." She quickly slipped away. My beef noodles are getting cold!

At 12:40 PM, all the classmates had gathered at the entrance of Jing Shu’s house. Since they still couldn’t enter Su Malie’s villa, they had to take shelter from the rain under the shed. Even though the entrance to Jing Shu’s house was quite large, it was somewhat crowded with so many people.

"Why not move over to the railing? It’s so crowded here."

"Jing Shu doesn’t allow us to go there."

"Why won’t she let us go there? The more she forbids it, the more curious I become."

"Can’t you show some manners when you’re at someone else’s house?"

"The host hasn’t even come out to greet us, and she won’t let us into the house. What manners are there to speak of? I’m just going to go over—" PLOP! "AHHHH! Help me!"

Ni Ma hadn’t finished speaking when, with a plop, she missed her footing and fell into a trap, followed by her screams.

"Ahh! So many bodies! Help!"

Just then, Jing Shu rushed over. The rich aroma of the greasy meat she was chewing wafted quite a distance. For people who hadn’t eaten meat in a long time, the smell was overwhelmingly tempting, and everyone gulped.

Jing Shu used a bamboo pole to fish the person out. When the crowd looked into the pit again, they involuntarily gasped. So many bodies!

"Jing... Jing Shu, you’ve killed people! You’ve killed so many people, and you’re even burying their bodies! WAHHH! I... I’m going to call the police!" Ni Ma cried, gasping for breath, thoroughly horrified by what she had just experienced.

"The people I’ve killed were trying to steal from the villa. There’s surveillance evidence to prove this. The new law allows it. You can call the police if you don’t believe me."

The formerly lively classmates fell silent. Looking at Jing Shu, their eyes filled with complex emotions. She was someone who could seemingly save thousands effortlessly and yet kill without blinking. Her words were always calm and measured, but her actions were horrifying.

Jing Shu was not as harmless as she appeared.

"Is... is this body Zhou Dafu’s? Oh my God, why is his body so decomposed? How cruel!"

"Yes, that’s Zhou Dafu! How did Zhou Dafu’s body end up here? No wonder we suddenly lost contact with him!"

The surrounding classmates all took a step back in unison, thoroughly frightened.

Dead people weren’t scary. What was terrifying was recognizing someone you knew among the dead, especially if they had died a gruesome death.

From this day forward, the impression Jing Shu’s classmates had of her tranquil personality would likely transform into that of a devil.

"Because he was the one who led people to try and burglarize the villa," Jing Shu shrugged. "Look, here’s the surveillance footage."

Many classmates watched the surveillance footage. Zhou Dafu was indeed seen sneaking around with a group of people. Then, they brazenly started prying at the door. But for some unknown reason, as they worked on it, they collapsed dead, one after another.

The classmates gulped again. It was too incredible to believe. They had never imagined that Jing Shu’s villa was actually rigged with traps and poison, and that trying to pry open the door would result in death.

Shi Lei’s legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees. "Thank goodness I didn’t knock on the door earlier."

Faced with such compelling evidence—it was indeed Zhou Dafu who had led people to pry at the door, hammering and smashing it—the villa now seemed unfathomable to some. Just what is going on that people are constantly targeting this villa? It looks like Jing Shu’s house must contain something really valuable.

As everyone was caught in this standstill, Su Malie arrived. Although her arrival broke the tension, it also made many feel extremely awkward.

She alighted from a stretch Lincoln, also wearing a sealed raincoat. "Oh, everyone’s here already? You all came so early. Perfect, let’s go in together. Wait a minute... why are you all covered in disgusting insects? Insects aren’t allowed in my home."