Chapter 214: Heredity
“What are you doing?”
Lu Jinzhao heard the slightly hesitant voice of the person beside her.
She turned her head and saw the vigilant eyes of the two.
This vigilance was not because they thought there was something wrong with her, but because they thought she was very sober and thus considered her extremely dangerous.
Even though they also thought Xu Ming was off, their thoughts were more along the lines of “wanting to see what Xu Ming plans to do” to find more clues.
As for potential hazards that might arise, such as villagers being killed, or Xu Ming being possessed by a ghost bringing danger, those were basically taken as given.
After all, Xu Ming’s condition looked like more events might occur involving him later.
But they hadn’t expected Lu Jinzhao to directly kill Xu Ming!
This decisiveness far exceeded that of ordinary people.
She had acted immediately with the idea of eliminating potential hazards even if it meant having fewer clues.
Recalling yesterday’s events, they felt an indescribable taboo toward Lu Jinzhao.
The first-class one realized that this might be someone who could make what she considered the “correct” decision at any time.
She was too rational, which made her seem somewhat terrifying.
A person like this was best not made an enemy, because she was unlikely to “make mistakes,” and her use of her own ability was absolutely more precise than other passengers, making her extremely hard to kill by peers.
Therefore, the tone of the question was not accusatory, just an ordinary inquiry.
She was even prepared for not getting an answer.
But unexpectedly, the person who had just killed Xu Ming with thunderous means answered their question in a relatively mild tone.
“He gave me a bad feeling. I thought he had discovered something unfavorable to us. Although I still don’t know what it was, I didn’t want him to keep living.”
“Moreover, for observation, there’s another with more severe symptoms. Referencing her actions today, perhaps we can see what Xu Ming would do next.”
So that’s why she decisively killed Xu Ming?
The first-class one felt a moment of doubt, but the next second, she immediately rejected this guess, leaning more toward the idea that Lu Jinzhao would have killed Xu Ming immediately regardless of whether there was another observation target.
If any of the many first-class passengers who came this time could survive and leave, she thought it was very likely to be Lu Jinzhao.
Thinking of this, her expression changed ever so slightly.
So… only two people from their city boarded the train.
At this moment, Lu Jinzhao’s danger level rose again in her mind, now on the same level as the other first-class ones.
All in the category of “don’t antagonize unless necessary, try to cooperate friendly, and if antagonized, consider the possibility of dying because of it.”
“Alright, so what do you plan to do with his corpse?”
She quickly adjusted her mindset. Although Lu Jinzhao’s words sounded like nonsense, she didn’t think Lu Jinzhao was lying. On the contrary, Lu Jinzhao’s words confirmed her guess and further affirmed the personality of the person before her.
But after killing Xu Ming, what to do with the villagers and Xu Ming’s corpse?
Lu Jinzhao immediately gave an answer: “Call other villagers over to clean up.”
“This is indeed a good method.”
Having other villagers come over, they could see more from the villagers’ attitudes.
This person… is indeed very intelligent.
“I’ll go call people.” The first-class one nearby volunteered.
She could read the situation. It was impossible to let the first-class one run errands. Lu Jinzhao’s current status was evident from her own first-class one’s attitude, so among the three present, who else could do the errand-running?
Only her.
The villagers arrived quickly, and not just one—three people hurriedly ran over following that first-class one.
Lu Jinzhao carefully observed the arriving villagers. They hadn’t seen the corpse yet but had probably heard about the incident. Their faces showed complex expressions: anxiety, panic, fear, and an indescribable worry.
As if worrying about something.
When they ran nearby, they first looked for Xu Ming’s corpse. Upon seeing that the corpse’s head and body were separated, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did they see the dead villager, revealing the sadness emotions familiar to Lu Jinzhao that ordinary people show when familiar friends and family are killed.
“This corpse… we’ll handle it.”
One of the slightly older villagers said, panting.
“I want to know, how will you handle it?” Lu Jinzhao unhesitatingly voiced her doubt.
She had already seen from the village chief and little girl’s attitudes that the villagers treated them very friendly, so she chose to speak directly.
Sure enough, this villager didn’t hesitate and directly resolved her doubt: “This outsider’s corpse must be burned. As for A-Cheng… he must be buried tonight. Corpses can’t stay overnight in the village.”
“Corpses can’t stay overnight, why?” This time it was that first-class one who asked.
“Too unlucky, easy to attract bad things. That’s the custom in the village.” The villager just said this.
“Then why not bury the outsider’s corpse, but burn it directly?” The first-class one pressed further.
The villager first told the other two to go call people, then stayed in place to watch the corpse, and afterward answered her question: “He’s an outsider, and he killed someone, broke a taboo. According to the rules passed down from ancestors, he must be burned.”
“Rules? What other rules are there?”
The villager no longer answered, just saying: “You all aren’t at the point of knowing yet.”
“What if I kill someone?” Lu Jinzhao suddenly asked.
The villager was stunned for a moment, turned to look at her: “You killed this outsider? No problem, you did well.”
Lu Jinzhao shook her head: “No, what if I killed someone in the village?”
The villager’s expression changed instantly. Lu Jinzhao’s words seemed to make her feel a nameless terror. She hurriedly waved her hands: “That won’t do, you can’t do that, child, can’t kill people.”
“Not even one.” She emphasized, eyes fixed tightly on Lu Jinzhao, as if wanting her to promise.
Lu Jinzhao’s expression softened, her tone easing: “Auntie, I was just curiously asking. I have no intention of killing.”
“That’s good, that’s good.” The villager patted her chest, sighing in relief.
Lu Jinzhao glanced at Xu Ming’s corpse and said to the only two remaining in the warehouse: “You two watch here. I have something to do first and will contact later.”
“Are you going to find the other one?” The first-class one named Cheng Ying asked Lu Jinzhao.
She had already figured out what Lu Jinzhao wanted to do.
“Just going to take a look.” Lu Jinzhao replied to her.
Although she thought that woman probably wouldn’t survive.
She was much more severe than Xu Ming. If she couldn’t recover her consciousness without killing, the one Lu Jinzhao was going to find was a passenger.
