Aoba Office

Before I lay on the bed, this person was not dead. He was tied to a chair by the rest of us. Why did he turn into a ghost in just a short time?

I couldn't figure this out, and I couldn't immediately break away from the dream to check on the attacker.

The dream continues.

The attacker had a look of disdain on his face and was typing on the keyboard with both hands.

I turned my attention to the computer screen. The time in the lower right corner shows more than a month ago. In the reply box at the bottom of the screen, the attacker was writing a reply in English fluently. I looked at it, and the general idea was that the poison used in the poisoning method mentioned in the third chapter of the novel was inappropriate. He thought it would be better to use another poison, and wrote the preparation method of that poison. The materials required are Over-the-counter medications and commercially available chemical products. The method is very detailed. As a liberal arts student, I couldn't understand it at all. Even in Chinese, I couldn't understand it, let alone the exaggerated professional vocabulary.

The attacker clicked send on this reply and went to look at other sections in the forum.

The post just now was a sign-in post for newcomers, introducing themselves and writing the plot of their favorite novel. The discussions that followed, including the content of the attacker's reply, left me a little confused. Maybe it was because I hurriedly scanned many floors in the middle without reading them. Looking at the attacker's reply, I just felt that the building was crooked to this extent. It’s also amazing.

The fan post that the attacker is reading now is easier to understand. The poster will imagine a victim, then imagine some killing methods, and write them into the content of the novel. The writing is average, like a report. The later discussants seemed to only focus on the killing methods. This is like a commercial film, as long as there are explosions, human nature and other things are what art films aiming to win awards should pay attention to.

I followed the contents and was amazed at some of the exquisite details and professionalism at first. Later, I had to think differently and thought of Xiao Tianci. Xiao Tianci really found a murderous lover. Although his strength is somewhat criticized, his enthusiasm is really beyond words. The attacker read every post and commented on it, pointing out errors and omissions in the plot. Sometimes he laughed at a certain method that even a pig could solve the case, and sometimes despised a certain method for its low technical content and pure physical strength.

After a while, the web page sounded a beep.

The attacker opened the text message on the site, and the system sent a message notifying the attacker that his post had been replied to.

The person who was replied to the check-in post at the beginning seemed to be an acquaintance of the attacker, asking him how he became interested in drugs. Didn't he like to use knives?

The content of this reply made me feel subtle. I’m not sure whether it’s English grammar, the respondent being too familiar with the attacker, or other reasons, but this reply doesn’t seem right.

The attacker's reply proves this.

He said that he also knew a lot about poisons and was professional; he also said that using a knife was a personal hobby and it was not suitable for a newbie like me.

I stared blankly at the sentence "The host is not suitable."

As soon as the reply was posted, the post that was replied to was upstairs, but the screen showed "blocked". Soon, the poster's post was also blocked.

The system sends a message, please abide by the forum rules.

The attacker let out an annoyed breath, cursed "idiot", and modified the reply according to the system prompts:

"I like the plot of Chapter 7, but for new readers like the original poster, Chapter 3 is more gentle and appropriate."

Lightning flashed across my mind. If there was a body here, I would tremble slightly.

This website is not a novel fan website, but a "murder club"! The novel is a cover! Although I have never seen the plot of "Killing Club", the third chapter must use poison to kill people, the seventh chapter uses a knife, and the other chapters each have a killing method. Netizens on these forums use this as a code to communicate! They are exchanging killing methods!

So, what about the fandom section?

The attacker once again switched to the fan section, this time clicking on the post he had created as the main thread. The attacker skillfully edited the main page and added a paragraph:

"The first day after the murder has passed, and Zac's body is still lying in the cold freezer warehouse without anyone finding it. :D"

I saw a smug smile appear on the attacker's face as he shut down his computer and went to bed. The speed at which he fell asleep showed that he was not under any psychological pressure at all.

What Xiao Tianci found was not a murderous lover, but a serial killer. It's definitely not his first time committing a crime, but a repeat offender!

Such a person actually fell into the hands of a group of rookies like us, and I suddenly felt lucky.

Speaking of which, where did his confidence come from?

I have some doubts again.

The dream world has changed.

The attacker sat in front of the computer again and checked the forum.

His "fans" have new replies.

"I didn't expect that the poster had already written about Zac. The first place this year should be the poster."

This post with unclear meaning confuses me, but looking at the attacker, he clearly understands the meaning of this code, and he is happy about it. He even replied to the post with a smiley emoticon that comes with the forum system.

There was a quarrel after that post. Some people said that the result was not certain yet, as it was only the second day; others placed bets on how many days the poster could last; some expressed blessing and envy... There were so many secret codes in the post that I didn't understand it for a while.

The attacker looked at some of them and ignored them.

The dream scene switches again.

This time, the time at the bottom of the computer screen went directly to one month later.

The attacker couldn't wait to open the forum page and received a system message, which was a link to a post.

The post, sent by a forum administrator, was titled Celebration, and the main page listed a "plot summary" of the attacker's "fans."

I saw the list and it dawned on me.

From Amy to Zac, there are twenty-four people in total. The marks behind their names all indicate death from trauma, and there are also simple drawings of twenty-four corpses. The artist's skills were not very good, but the features of the twenty-four people were drawn, and the wounds were represented by red lines.

At the end of the post, the administrator announced that the reasoning was feasible and that the last case was not discovered by the police within a month. The attacker became this year's fan fiction champion and asked him to contact the administrator as soon as possible to claim the award.

The attacker screamed excitedly and quickly sent a site text message to the administrator.

I looked at the date and had a guess.

"What kind of novel plot do you want to see?"

The administrator responded very quickly.

"In a shooting club in Minqing City, China, a handsome young man with a promising future and about to get married went on a killing spree. What do you think of this plot?" The attacker typed the reply with trembling hands, breathing heavily, as if he was attracted by this explosive and suspenseful man. The plot was exciting.

My heart goes cold.

"Very good. Do you have any prototype characters in mind?"

"some."

The attacker sent a photo.

"Oh, that's a nice look."

In this way, the two used the plot as a guise and constantly communicated through text messages on the site to determine a murder plan.

The dream suddenly changed again.