“The boss is really something. Even at a time like this, he still wants us to come back and take pictures of his work.”

“The boss just loves this kind of thing. I heard that’s how he ended up here in the first place. This time, it’s a rare chance, and we’ve gotten our hands on such high-end equipment. If it weren’t for the need for someone to manage things at the warehouse, he probably would’ve come here himself.”

The footsteps and voices grew louder.

Listening to the direction of the sound, Lin Chu quietly crept closer to the window, using the moonlight to look outside.

Soon, two figures appeared within her line of sight.

One was tall and stocky, the other short and thin. Both were men.

The tall and stocky man held a baseball bat, using a single swing to knock away a lone zombie that had pounced on him. He then followed up with several blows to the zombie’s head, smashing it, and threw the body aside.

The short and thin man held a square object, following closely behind the tall man, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings as if on guard against any zombies that might suddenly appear.

From their conversation, Lin Chu deduced that the short and thin man was holding a DSLR camera.

It seemed the murderer had somehow gotten his hands on a DSLR, and, finding it valuable, had sent someone back to photograph his “achievements” as a keepsake.

Many extremely narcissistic and psychopathic killers have such strange habits.

Thinking this, Lin Chu squinted her eyes. If she remembered correctly, in a similar case she had handled before, the killer had the same peculiar habit.

The bone club was back in her hand, and she quickly assessed her chances in her mind.

The system had given her a survival mission, and she had to ensure her safety at all times.

But as someone who had once worked in the public security and legal system, and with the growing doubts in her heart, she couldn’t just do nothing—she couldn’t move without acting.

Watching the two men gradually approach the shop’s entrance, Lin Chu’s eyes flickered, and she quickly came up with a plan.

“Feng, Feng, Feng bro… you, you…”

“Speak faster. What are you afraid of with me here in front?”

The tall and stocky man, called “Feng bro,” glanced at the short man disdainfully.

As a man, he couldn’t stand this kind of timid and nagging character. It was downright embarrassing. If it weren’t for the boss assigning him to escort this weakling back to take pictures of the spoils, he wouldn’t have bothered with this useless guy.

The short man shook his head repeatedly, nervously swallowing, before he managed to speak clearly, “Y-yes, Feng bro, look, the convenience store door is closed. I remember it was open when we left.”

In fact, from a distance, it also seemed open, so he didn’t know why it was closed when they reached the door.

But he didn’t dare to say this out loud because he knew Feng bro didn’t believe in such things. Now that he needed protection, he didn’t want to upset the other man.

Sure enough, Feng bro sneered when he heard this. “Stop with the ghost talk. You weren’t the last one to leave. It’s just a door. It’s normal to remember it wrong.”

The short man began to doubt his memory after hearing that, and as he thought about it, they had arrived at the door.

Feng bro nonchalantly reached out to pull the door.

“To be honest, that woman looked really seductive. The boss has a cleanliness obsession, otherwise, it’d be better to play with her first before killing her. Tch, I wonder if she still smells like that after she’s dead.”

The door opened, and the short man felt a cold gust of wind hit his face. At the same time, Feng bro’s voice came again, causing him to shiver.

“Feng, Feng bro, the person, the person… is gone. Let’s not talk about it here.”

The short man’s voice trembled, almost on the verge of tears.

Feng bro gave him a contemptuous glance. “What a useless thing.”

The short man didn’t argue, trembling as he hid behind Feng bro, holding the DSLR camera, and closed his eyes as he stepped inside.

“Feng bro, that, that, if we find the person, you tell me, I…”

Before he could finish, there was a loud “bang,” and the short man suddenly saw stars.

“Damn it!”

Feng bro’s angry shout came from above his head. The short man opened his eyes and realized he had bumped into Feng bro’s back, quickly apologizing.

“Sorry, Feng bro, I didn’t mean to. You know how timid I am, I…”

“Who the hell took that woman’s body?! Is this not a psychopath’s doing? How are we going to explain this to the boss?!”

The short man’s apologies were drowned out by Feng bro’s increasingly loud curses. He came to his senses and peeked from behind Feng bro. Sure enough, where the woman’s body had been, the spot was now empty.

All that remained was a pool of blood and disarray, confirming that what had happened earlier was real.

“This… this…” The short man recalled the door that had been open but was suddenly closed before they entered. “It’s a ghost, it’s a ghost. That woman has turned into a ghost to take revenge!”

The short man’s trembling voice was about to escalate into a scream when a sharp “crack” silenced him.

“Shut up. There’s no such thing as ghosts in this world. I’ll find out who’s messing around with us!”

Feng bro raised the baseball bat, about to go inside. But just then, the short man grabbed the corner of his shirt.

“Feng bro, let’s go back. Let the boss decide.”

“Get lost, you useless thing. You want to go back empty-handed? How are we going to explain this to the boss? If you want to go back, go back yourself! If you keep making noise and attract zombies, don’t blame me for not taking care of you.”

Hearing Feng bro say he wouldn’t help him, the short man shrank his neck, closed his mouth, and watched Feng bro walk inside, standing frozen in place, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

Feng bro swaggered into the staff lounge, and suddenly, something soaked in blood fell toward his head.

His already blurry vision due to the night was immediately obscured.

The next moment, a sharp pain shot from his head, and before he could scream, something hard was shoved into his mouth, muffling his screams and curses.

He swung the baseball bat, trying to locate the source of the attack, but another blow came. This time, he anticipated it and tilted his head to the right, dodging the painful blow to the head, but the cost was a sharp pain in his left shoulder.

Lin Chu watched as the man, dodging left and right under the bloodstained plastic sheet, her eyes flickering with a hint of impatience. This man was physically strong and clearly trained.

The bone club could take down ordinary zombies with a single blow, but it hadn’t incapacitated this man.

A rusted fruit knife appeared in her left hand.

The next second, there was the familiar whoosh of a baseball bat swinging through the air. The man again tilted his head to avoid the blow, but this time, the fruit knife struck his neck with deadly precision.

The man collapsed to the ground without a sound.

Lin Chu didn’t immediately relax. Instead, she held the fruit knife and stabbed his chest twice more.

As a forensic expert, she was confident in her choice of stabbing points.

After confirming the tall man’s death, Lin Chu gently flexed her sweaty palm.

This was the first time she had killed someone in both her lives.

Though she had killed many zombies today, they weren’t alive.

If she said it didn’t have any psychological impact, that would be a lie.

But given the situation just now, it was either her life or the other man’s. Given the choice, Lin Chu would definitely choose to save herself.

Trapped in this apocalyptic world, such things would only increase, not decrease. She needed to adapt quickly.

Lin Chu’s mental resilience was stronger than most, and after a couple of deep breaths, she adjusted her emotions.

She looked at the dead man on the ground and lowered her eyes.

If it hadn’t been for the cover of the night and the bloodstained plastic sheet that gave her the advantage, she would have been in grave danger if she had faced this man directly.

It seemed that if she wanted to continue surviving in the future, she had to improve her physical strength.

When she got back, she would have to make plans carefully.

For now…

Lin Chu raised her head and looked toward the entrance of the staff lounge.

The short man, who had been standing in the center of the convenience store, was now outside, glancing around nervously as if afraid she might catch up with him.

So… she would naturally chase after him.

But not openly—she would follow from a distance.

Deep down, she had a strong feeling.

She had to follow him personally and make sure she got to the bottom of it.

Lin Chu put the baseball bat that the tall man had been holding into her space backpack, along with his body and the bloodstained plastic sheet that had saved her life. She then got up and followed, keeping her distance, staying just behind the short man.

She maintained a distance where she could see him but wouldn’t be noticed.

Perhaps the zombies on the road had been cleared by the tall man earlier. Moreover, the short man was cautious enough, dodging and hiding along the way, so he hadn’t alerted any zombies.

Thanks to his caution, Lin Chu was able to move smoothly behind him.

The two of them arrived at the entrance to the underground parking garage of the park.

There, five or six men were gathered in a circle, discussing something.

Hearing the short man’s footsteps, they all turned their heads.

Lin Chu immediately crouched down, hiding behind cover, and looked toward them.

Using the moonlight and the lighting tools in their hands, Lin Chu could make out their facial features.