Ten minutes later, Xiao He looked at the various murder weapons that had been sorted out on the ground, rested his chin on his hand, and pondered life.
Although the place was exquisitely decorated ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) and fully equipped, he really didn't expect that there would be a complete "dismemberment and disposal toolbox" here!
The only good news is that these things showed no signs of use, clearly not the work of a previous homeowner, but rather tools specifically prepared for him by the system.
It's just too practical, so practical that even an ordinary person would look at these combinations with suspicion.
Xiao He picked up a boning knife from the ground, nimbly waved it in his hand, then blew on a strand of hair, watching it be cut in half the instant it brushed against the blade, and sighed inwardly.
This is a good knife for slaughtering pigs.
Yes, and it's quite handy.
But then Xiao He pulled himself out of those thoughts and began to seriously consider another question—there are billions of knives in the room, so it shouldn't matter, right?
After all, it's not illegal!
He only has twenty or thirty more... cough cough, it's just a personal collection hobby, is that okay?
Oh, you mean there's a chainsaw over there?
It's just a personal hobby, there's nothing wrong with that, right?
I don't have any other interests, I just like butchering meat and doing some woodworking, no problem!
After much hesitation, Xiao He restored these things to their original state, keeping them exactly as they were before.
After all, if he were to throw out so many "weapons" carelessly, it would probably only cause panic.
Anyway, he won't rent out this house, and it's inconvenient to hire someone to take care of it, so he might as well leave it there. What if, in a few years, the authorities can't stand the old and dilapidated state of this place and want to carry out demolition?
Clinging to his last shred of hope, Xiao He decided not to come back anytime soon.
He looked around, then found the dust covers in the shoe cabinet and began to diligently put them on the large items in the room.
In the middle of it, Xiao He was still working while thinking about the skills he needed to learn this time.
Earlier at the villa, he did lose control of his strength and crushed the fallen Gundam model because the incident happened suddenly and his physical condition changed again.
However, if he had to say something, Xiao He felt that his current strength improvement was still within the range of a normal person, and 【bone enhancement】 had not brought about a significant change in his strength.
So, is bone strengthening related to bone hardness?
Is it less likely to fracture a bone? But what's the point?
He already possessed the 【Recovery+】 skill, which allowed him to recover quickly even if he suffered a fracture.
Or is it...?
Xiao He stopped what he was doing, opened his palm and looked at his palm.
After thinking for a moment, he began to slowly count on his fingers—
"Click".
A cracking sound came from the dislocated joint, but there was no pain as I had imagined.
The person in the room slowly twisted their fingers, arms, thighs... and finally even their neck—
A terrifying, twisted humanoid figure stood in the center of the living room in a very bizarre posture.
Fortunately, there was no one else in the room, otherwise just one glance would have been enough to terrify anyone.
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On the other side, across from the residential building, the two-person team that had been staking out their target finally caught up with them.
"Brother, the person is back."
Xiao Jin pointed to the people driving back in tricycles outside and said.
The tricycle was driven by a somewhat overweight middle-aged man, and on the back of his tricycle were an electric scooter and two bicycles.
The sky was already dark, and the street was dimly lit even though the streetlights had not yet been turned on. The spot where he turned into the residential area and parked was conveniently blocked by several abandoned billboards, thus avoiding the view of the overhead surveillance cameras.
However, now that they were in a high position, they could see the details at a glance, so it was only at this moment that they realized why the surveillance footage did not show the suspect's exact last stopping location.
"Wow, they even brought back new stolen goods." Officer Zheng glanced at them, then sneered, "They've got some nerve! They dare to keep stealing!"
"We've caught them red-handed!" Xiao Jin exclaimed excitedly. "Should we arrest them now?"
"etc."
Officer Zheng stopped the man, saying, "Let's catch him once and for all when he goes to sell the goods!"
"That's true!"
Xiao Jin nodded repeatedly, then continued to peer out the window.
The man walked to the shantytown fence, pulled out a waterproof tarpaulin to cover all the filth on the tricycle, and then walked straight into the residential building.
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"Knock knock—"
"Knock knock—"
The door was knocked on unexpectedly, and Xiao He was momentarily surprised.
This house has clearly been uninhabited for a long time, and he only arrived today. How come this strange guy suddenly appeared today?
Xiao He stood up, twisted his slightly sore neck, quickly recovered, put down the dust cover in his hand, and walked towards the door.
The door opened, and a bunny girl was standing in the doorway.
A... bunny girl?
Xiao He: ? ? ?
Xiao He was startled.
The other person's makeup was extremely heavy. On that deathly pale face, apart from the pair of large, fluttering eyelashes, Xiao He couldn't even see the other person's eyes clearly. And the other person's exaggerated black stockings paired with a tight-fitting clothes made him feel a chill.
It's just... such a tacky and unfashionable combination.
Just as Xiao He was marveling at the other person's shocking makeup and attire, the other person was also looking Xiao He up and down.
Xiao He was fully covered with a hat and mask, and when he opened the door, he only left a small gap, which covered most of his body in the room. Although a sliver of room light could be seen behind him, most of the light was firmly blocked by his body.
With the sky already darkening, Xiao He, hiding behind the door, appeared extremely eerie and terrifying.
The person who was initially aggressive swallowed back all the words of abuse they were about to utter.
"Cough cough—"
The "bunny girl" coughed lightly, then, as if to bolster her courage, shouted in a gruff voice, "Hey, newbie! Don't be making such a racket cleaning the room at this hour! There are people living next door."
Xiao He: ?
First of all, it's only a little past eight o'clock. Is it okay for him to do whatever he wants in his room?
Secondly, something about what you're saying sounds off.
Xiao He stared intently at the person in front of him.
Thanks to the confusion he had about gender when he met the influencer Guoguo at the last event, Xiao He has now learned to tell the difference between men and women by looking at their Adam's apple.
Although the other person was wearing a bell around their neck, Xiao He was certain that this guy was a man.
No, is it now the code for internet traffic that men dress up as women and women dress up as men?
Just as Xiao He's worldview was shattered and he was rebuilding it in the shadows, the person in front of him was met with Xiao He's gloomy and cold gaze.
His initial arrogance subsided considerably, and his gaze darted back and forth in the shadows in a panic, only to suddenly notice that the other person's arm seemed to be behind his back...
It didn't look like a human arm; the back of the hand and fingers were twisted inhumanly, as if some monster was reassembling its body—
"Cough, cough cough."
Bunny Girl... no, Bunny Boy cleared his throat again, this time speaking much more gently, though his voice was actually trembling slightly: “Um, I’m doing a live stream next door, bro. We’re all just trying to make a living, it’s not easy. Please cooperate, we’ll be neighbors from now on, let’s be understanding and help each other out—”
"good."
Xiao He was about to close the door when a fat man came up from downstairs. He was immediately excited to see that Xiao He's room 403 was finally occupied, but when he saw the person standing at the door, he rolled his eyes in disgust: "Dead transvestite."
"What did you say?"
Unlike his submissive attitude towards Xiao He, the bunny boy was quite assertive with this guy: "If you swear again, believe me, I'll report that thing downstairs to you?"
The fat man immediately fell silent.
Xiao He remained silent, only slightly twitching his nose as he surveyed the two people before him with a distant gaze.
—Yes, it's the scent of our kind.
