Bohemia couldn't help but gag, and her reaction served as a reminder for the other two. Suddenly, their stomachs churned as well. Even for posthumans, such a bloody and gruesome scene was rare. They unconsciously took a few steps back, and Ya Jiang accidentally slammed the door shut with a loud 'bang.'
As the door closed, the overwhelming, greasy stench of blood and the faint odor of decomposing organs were trapped inside the room. Lin Sanjiu felt like she had been reborn, and she quickly took a deep breath. She was certain the others were doing the same without even looking at them.
"What... What happened?" Ya Jiang was the first to raise his head, his face incredibly pale amidst the disheveled hair. "You guys were at the door just now... Did you..."
"Think carefully before you speak," Bohemia said, wiping her mouth. "If we could enter, would we need to wait for you? Besides, why would we kill her? Why crush all her organs into a wall when we could reap so many?"
Ya Jiang fell silent, burying his face in his hands. After a couple of seconds, his voice came out in a trembling manner, "I finally gathered enough points to extend my stay in the room. Now, not only did I lose the person, but I can't use the room either..."
"Who killed Wushi Fan?" Lin Sanjiu said, then immediately corrected herself. "No, martial law ended only a while ago, and the room was locked the whole time... Who could have killed her? And why?"
"The big puddle inside," Bohemia said, pointing to the door, "isn't one of your friends, is it? You just said the two-pieces guy could take her organs."
Lin Sanjiu shook her head.
"It's settled then," Bohemia said as if she had completed a task. "Who killed her is none of our business."
"But..."
"But what? Do you want a magnifying glass and a pipe?" Bohemia's mood was sour. She poked Sesame Cake, who was still being held. "We can dig out her secrets, and then we do what we want. What's wrong with that?"
Ya Jiang's lips trembled for a moment. "Then what about my room..."
Bohemia looked at him unsympathetically. "Just clean it up."
Ya Jiang's expression was as if he had swallowed a live toad. He took a deep breath, opened the door again, and glanced inside. After he closed the door again, he looked calmer but even paler. "The head is still there."
"What?" Lin Sanjiu asked.
"Wushi Fan's head is intact... It rolled to the corner."
Bohemia's face wrinkled. The two fell silent, and they both looked at Lin Sanjiu, waiting for her decision. "What should we do now?"
Part of Lin Sanjiu wanted to scream to know who killed Wushi Fan and why, but another part of her understood that Bohemia had a point. Wushi Fan and her brother hadn't made any friends, so it wouldn't be surprising if someone sought revenge. Moreover, it had nothing to do with her. However, the fact that someone killed Wushi Fan without reaping her organs bothered her. It made her a little impatient. She remembered encountering a man who had been beaten to death on a wall when she first entered the hospital. Although his blood was splattered all over the wall, the killer had already taken his organs.
"Each round for a patient room costs five points," Ya Jiang mumbled, still mindful of his loss. "But... even the mattress is soaked with blood."
Lin Sanjiu looked down at Sesame Cake. The latter's face was tightly set, seeming to have decided not to say anything regardless of the situation. Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and made up her mind, saying, "We need another room."
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Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 10: Lava [Complete]
Fiksi IlmiahWhat is Lava? Lin Sanjiu has no idea either. - A translation of N. Heller's Chinese novel.