"That's my twin brother," Cheng explained. "He's got a weird personality, you'd best ignore him. The further away you stay from him, the better."
Xie, Cheng's older brother, didn't seem offended by his brother's words.
He merely glanced at Cheng with an indifferent look.
Cheng let out a dry laugh. "Haha, just kidding."
Although the twins were dressed differently and had subtle differences in their hairstyles, their faces were truly identical.
At least, for now, Lin couldn't tell them apart.
He said goodnight to Cheng again and returned to the second floor.
This time, he walked extra carefully, afraid that another triplet would pop out from the end of the corridor.
Of course, there was no triplet.
Lin successfully entered the bedroom that Cheng had pointed out to him.
There was even a nameplate hanging on the door with "Lin" written on it, probably to prevent him from going to the wrong room.
The bedroom was very pleasant.
A soft bed occupied the center, with a computer desk beside it.
There was also a small table by the window, laden with fruits and snacks.
Lin turned on the computer and used the web to search for the news Cheng had shown him earlier.
However, when he saw a particular photo, he noticed something amiss.
It was a piece of social news about a woman surnamed Wang who had committed suicide by jumping off a bridge.
The entire process had been filmed by a passerby.
The video seemed to have been uploaded recently and hadn't been taken down yet.
Lin clicked on it and watched the entire scene unfold.
In the world inside the door, Lin only remembered what Zhang and Wang were wearing.
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Their clothes were quite distinctive: one was in a uniform, while the other was dressed in cosplay.
The video was very clear, even capturing the face of the suicide victim.
Lin zoomed in on the screen, his expression turning puzzled as he stared at the person in the video.
This person was dressed identically to Wang, but their appearance was completely different.
The Wang inside the door was very ordinary-looking, but the girl in the video was incredibly beautiful.
How could they look so different?
Lin was extremely confused.
The strangest thing was, he had a feeling that even though the person in front of him differed from Wang, she was indeed Wang.
As the video reached its end, the girl, ignoring everyone's pleas, took a leap of faith and jumped off the bridge.
There was a text description below the video stating that the body had been found and the deceased was a freshman at XX University.
She was supposed to attend an anime convention that day but suddenly went missing, only to appear on a distant bridge.
The reason for her suicide was still under investigation…
This situation was obviously very strange.
Cheng and the others were deliberately hiding something.
Lin frowned, wanting to find related news to learn more about the deceased.
Unfortunately, there were no frontal photos of the others, but judging from their clothing, they were indeed the same people who had died inside the door.
What was going on?
Lin lay in bed, lost in thought.
What exactly were Cheng and the others hiding...?
Lin couldn't sleep that night. He got up very early the next day.
As he went downstairs at around six o'clock, he saw Cheng sitting in the living room with a dog by his side.
The dog had a round butt that looked like a loaf of bread, clearly a corgi.
"You even have a dog?" Lin was a little surprised.
To his surprise, Cheng looked up at him with an emotionless expression and ignored him.
It was then that Lin realized that this person wasn't Cheng, but his brother, Xie.
Right, he had mistaken them again.
Lin felt a little helpless.
Summer days dawned early.
At around six o'clock, the entire villa gradually came alive with activity.
Lin heard the sound of a car engine from outside.
A moment later, Nan walked in from outside.
He saw Lin sitting in the living room, lost in thought.
"Up so early?"
"A little hungry," Lin replied.
Nan turned towards Xie. "Xie, go make breakfast."
To Lin's surprise, Xie, who had been indifferent to everyone, actually stood up and headed towards the kitchen without a word.
Lin looked at Nan with admiration.
It seemed that Nan's status in this team was indeed extraordinary.
Nan sat down next to Lin.
"How much do you know?"
"Not much. Why did you bring me here?"
Nan pulled out a cigarette from his pocket.
"You don't mind, do you?"
Lin shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind.
Nan lit his cigarette.
"Because I plan to enter the door with you next time."
Lin was taken aback.
"We can go in together?"
"Of course. Why else do you think Chi and Xiao know each other? They're veterans too," Nan explained.
"...Wait, Chi and Xiao?" Combined with the abnormalities he had discovered yesterday, a thought suddenly occurred to Lin.
He widened his eyes in disbelief. "Ru… Ruan?"
Nan exhaled a puff of smoke. "Yes."
"No way!! I don't believe it!!" Lin exclaimed.
"What's there not to believe? Have you ever seen a girl six feet girl?" Nan said pointedly.