Unexpectedly, there was no one inside, as if the eyes Yun Zhi had seen yesterday were just her imagination.
【It turned out to be a false alarm】
【Haha, scaring myself for nothing~】
Behind the bookshelf was a small room like a dark room, less than five square meters. In the middle was an iron-framed bed, covered in bloodstains.
It was obvious that someone had once lain on it.
But that person wasn't here now—had the Eerie Husband taken care of them last night?
Besides this bed, some tools hung on the wall beside it: axes, pliers, whips, and even a surgical toolbox in the corner.
All the tools were also stained with dried blood.
Even the ceiling of the small room was splattered with bloodstains. It was these bloodstains that filled the entire room with a pungent smell of blood.
【Oh my god, this is basically a major crime scene】
【If this were real, I'd definitely call the police, but since it's a Sinister Game, all I can say is, streamer, take care of yourself】
【So bloody and cruel, it must have been done by the ghoul. Sleeping next to a murderous ghoul—can the streamer really sleep?】
【Wouldn't using such methods to kill someone be overkill for a ghoul?】
【Maybe it's specifically meant to torment people】
Yun Zhi approached to examine the surgical toolbox. It was clear that it contained professional surgical instruments, and beside it was a chest badge.
However, all the information on the chest badge was stained by blood and unreadable.
Only the words "Huiren Hospital" on it could be barely made out, followed by a red eye shape—probably the hospital's logo or something.
"Could my husband be a doctor?" Yun Zhi analyzed, then felt it was off. "Is there really a doctor who can earn a Black Card?"
After all, the Eerie Husband had given Yun Zhi a Black Card. Even though she hadn't checked how much money was on it, a Black Card was definitely valuable.
【Pfft, the streamer's reasoning actually makes some sense to me】
【Us medical students basically work for free—forget earning a Black Card, after a year of work we still owe the hospital money】
【Maybe he has a side gig or something】
【In a Sinister Game, don't apply real-world logic】
Yun Zhi scratched her head: "Looks like my husband embezzled quite a bit..."
She picked up the bloodstained badge and put it in her pocket.
Apart from that, there was nothing else special in the room.
It seemed the Eerie Husband had cleaned everything up last night—maybe that was why he was in such a good mood today?
Yun Zhi came out of the small room and restored the study to its original state.
Remembering the letter that fell from the bookshelf and tricked her last night, Yun Zhi still felt a lingering fear.
She checked the bookshelf again, making sure there were no more love letters from some lover or gifts from a lover, and only then felt relieved.
She hoped the instance wouldn't mess with her in some random, inexplicable way again.
After checking the entire room, Yun Zhi still felt something was missing.
She actually had quite a few clues, but she was missing something key to connect them all.
"What is it that's still missing?" Yun Zhi pondered.
Forget it, if she couldn't find it, she'd put it aside for now. Maybe it would automatically unlock when the time came.
Yun Zhi didn't push herself and just relaxed like a laid-back fish.
So another day passed. When the Eerie Husband came home again and they were eating dinner, Yun Zhi suddenly asked, "Honey, do you know about Huiren Hospital?"
The Eerie Husband's originally gentle expression turned worried: "What's wrong, wife? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
"No." Yun Zhi shook her head. "I just saw a hospital advertisement on TV and asked out of curiosity."
She quickly changed the subject to other topics, as if it had just been a casual question.
But now at least she was certain: the Eerie Husband was not a doctor at Huiren Hospital.
Otherwise, when she deliberately mentioned Huiren Hospital earlier, he wouldn't have responded that way.
So, that bloodied chest badge—could it actually belong to the person who had been locked in the dark room before?
But soon, Yun Zhi couldn't think too much, because after dinner, the Eerie Husband pressed her down on the sofa and started kissing her.
"Wife, I missed you so much..." The husband murmured softly while pecking at her cheek.
Yun Zhi felt like a piece of pastry being held in his mouth, savored over and over again.
She couldn't even bother to think about why her husband had suddenly gone crazy again, and was soon drawn into the indulgence.
Haha, just indulging in male charm like this in a Strange Instance.
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