Chapter 4: Return (1/2)
Chapter 4: Return
It took Luo Jian a long while to wake up fro stiffly on his bed, dazed for a ht He carefully observed his surroundings and found himself back in his rooital clock on the nightstand
Luo Jian paused, then he suddenly bowed his head and touched his abdomen There was absolutely no wound, no blood, and no pain Luo Jian felt that his chaotic et out of his bed, then ran to the edge of theand opened it The cool breeze blew onto his face Outside on the street, there were several elderly people taking walks early in theIt was no different from usual
It wasn’t a narrow, enclosed cha?” Luo Jian thought aloud; he couldn’t help but sigh in relief a couple of tireat Although this terrible drea out in cold sweat, it also allowed hi death was like After all, in his drea hands of Death himself
But fortunately, it was only a drearasp at his own chest It was only for a ht he was dead It was all too realistic Luo Jian was able to recall every single detail clearly, as though he has just re-experienced it
Luo Jian left his bedroole man, Luo Jian’s house wasn’t particularly tidy, but luckily, he was soanized and neat’ in his daily lifestyle, so he never reat mess of his own hoht froht were stacked on top of the table, along with a kettle, a cup, and a bowl of instant noodles Everything ren of movements
Luo Jian instinctively found his ain, he looked at the time and date Indeed, it was the correct date; it really was today He didn’t appear to wake up only to find hi for two or three days, possibly a week or a er
I’m too stressed Luo Jian stated in his et about it, Luo Jian!
He took a deep breath, and then he walked over to the kitchen, planning to check the refrigerator He reredients; he could probablyelse to eat He woke up thisfor a couple of days
However, his hand just reached out to touch the handle of the refrigerator, before he froze in shock
There was soerator He didn’t knoho posted a note on the refrigerator’s door, but it was posted it in a very conspicuous location, directly at Luo Jian’s eye-level He iround
It was a piece of paper with the ht-hand corner
Luo Jian’s face paled alertips tremble It was like his entire body was under a curse, it was so stiff to the point that he was paralyzed It took a very long time before he was able to break free from this awful state; he forced himself to calm down Afterwards, he extended his are Then, he looked down at it As before, the cursive words were beautifully written:
【Dear Mr Luo Jian】
【Congratulations, you have successfully passed the first level!】
【Between your outstanding performances, ill present a prize to you This reward is certainly not the last one, as ill be presenting you with different rewards every time you successfully escape a chamber and coive up the reward is your own choice But in giving up these rewards, which may be your tickets to survival, you may not be able to pass the next level as easily It is worth considering all of your options carefully】
【PS The prize is in the drawer of your desk】
【The next rendezvous shall be ten days from now Please stay healthy and sleep well1 I wish you the best of luck!】
After wordlessly reading this note, Luo Jian turned silent for aritten on its back, but nothing ritten; it was pure white
“It wasn’t a dream”
With a sneer, Luo Jian ripped the note into pieces and threw it in the trashcan He went back to the desk in his room, and he opened the drawer There were a few books and documents, and in addition to those, it was as the note stated, there was a sun” Luo Jian took out the knife from the drawer To be more accurate, it should be a co, the handle was black, and the blade was also black He didn’t knohat ht; to add, there was no hand guard With this leather knife sheath, it could be tied at his waist, but the sheath had no clips or straps to hold the actual knife in place In other words, as long as Luo Jian had some skills, he could swiftly draw his knife froainst an ene commonly seen with tactical assault knives
On another note, this knife looked identical to the one the murderer held