The argument outside continued for a long time.
Su Qingyu took a note out of her pocket.
Sweet Home Rules （）
【9. The black cat loves you. There is no black cat in this home. If you see a black cat acting cute towards you, please kill it. The corpse can be thrown into the trash can, and Dad will take the trash away. 】
【11. Healthy food is safe. Eating more healthy food is good for your body. Remember, you are eating, and only eating, healthy food! 】
【12. Nighttime is beautiful. If you can't sleep, you can go to the balcony to talk with Grandma. If you feel someone is watching you from outside the window, don't worry. You can open the window, and Grandma will scare away the peeping eyes. 】
【13. Dad likes to drink. A Dad who drinks will talk nonsense, just ignore him. 】
【14. From 12 AM to 8 AM, you are not allowed to leave the bedroom. If you really need to use the toilet, remember not to look back. 】
【15. Do not look in the mirror when using the toilet at night. 】
【16. The family members all have keys. Do not open the door for strangers. 】
【17. Do not make promises easily, as it will make your family full of expectations for you. Remember, home is a warm harbor, and your family will always wait for you to come back. 】
She placed the two pieces of paper, both with "Rule Horror" written on them, together.
Su Qingyu pointed at the second piece of paper and asked Shuangxi, "This note is contaminated too, isn't it?"
"Yes, Master."
Being contaminated means that the rules written on the note are partially false.
It's a way for "it" to confuse people or lure living people into a deadly trap.
"Can you tell which specific rule is contaminated?"
Shuangxi slowly shook her head. "I can't distinguish the truthfulness of other anomalous rules. However, the more a rule explicitly warns Master to stay away, the more it's something that Master shouldn't touch."
"For example... the black cat..."
Perhaps it was the crucial clue!
Rule Nine was full of contradictions.
【The black cat loves you. There is no black cat in this home. Do not look for the black cat. If you see a black cat, please kill it. The corpse can be thrown into the trash can, and Dad will take the trash away. 】
The beginning said the black cat loves you.
Then it said there was no black cat in the home, and then that you should kill it if you saw one, which was very strange.
If there's no black cat, how can you kill it?
【Pets are not allowed in the home. Mom detests pets, especially cats. 】
Rule Four stated that pets were not allowed in the home, but that didn't mean the daughter wasn't secretly keeping one.
Combined with the book "Cat Behavior Guide" in the grey bedroom and the photos within it, it could be determined that the daughter was indeed keeping a cat.
In the photos, the cat was a pure black one.
The existence of a black cat was neither good nor bad, it was impossible to judge.
Su Qingyu found the "Cat Behavior Guide" and looked at the girl in the photo, her smile bright.
The school shown behind the photo was "Morning Star High School."
According to the novel "Thriller Descends," to leave the instance, one still needed to find a way to clear it.
Where was the method to clear the instance?
Su Qingyu still had three rooms she hadn't visited.
They were the kitchen, the balcony, the younger brother's room, and Mom and Dad's room.
Three bedrooms and one living room.
Su Qingyu suddenly thought of a strange point.
With only three bedrooms, where did Grandma live?
Su Qingyu walked out of the room. Grandma was still sitting on the balcony, eyes closed, resting.
Suddenly, a little ball rolled over from behind Su Qingyu.
"Little ball, round and round, Mom takes me to the park. I don't cry, I don't fuss, Mom praises me for being a good baby..."
A little boy wearing a baseball cap suddenly appeared.
The ball rolled to Grandma's feet.
Grandma's face, full of wrinkles, twitched. A few white maggots crawled out from the gaps in the wrinkles. She opened her eyes.
The little boy was the younger brother.
The younger brother ran over to pick up the little ball.
【Grandma needs to rest. Do not disturb her. 】
【Younger brother is mischievous. If younger brother disturbs Grandma, remember to stop him. 】
【Nighttime is beautiful. If you can't sleep, you can go to the balcony to talk with Grandma. If you feel someone is watching you from outside the window, don't worry. You can open the window, and Grandma will scare away the peeping eyes. 】
There were only these three rules related to Grandma.
Su Qingyu firmly etched each rule into her mind.
At this moment, thinking about the rules here, her brain began to spin rapidly.
She had indeed not disturbed Grandma during the morning half-day.
Grandma had been sitting on the balcony the whole time, only changing her position once.
The younger brother had not appeared at all.
But now, the younger brother had appeared.
Should she stop him from picking up the ball?
The door to the grey bedroom was tightly shut. Su Qingyu couldn't see Mom and Dad.
The television in the living room was still on.
After Grandma opened her eyes, her gaze fell on the television.
She said in a frail voice, extremely slowly, "Turn... off... the... TV... Waste of electricity... Ka ka ka..."
Grandma's mouth was empty, with no teeth, and not even a tongue could be seen.
This Grandma was the least human-like!
As the younger brother picked up the ball, the white maggots on Grandma's face fell onto his hand. He seemed oblivious.
Su Qingyu used the remote control to turn off the television.
Because on the rule sheet for 【Sweet Home】（）, it was written before the rules began, "To ensure that ordinary life continues..."
Not wasting electricity was normal behavior for ordinary family members.
And this did not count as disturbing Grandma.
After the television was turned off, the entire living room became quiet.
Grandma seemed to take a deep breath, extended her hand, like a withered branch, pushed her wheelchair, and slowly moved to another position.
The younger brother, hugging the ball, looked at Grandma. "Do you want to play ball together?"
Before Grandma could speak.
The younger brother ran back into the room and brought out a pile of toys.
The pile of toys was covered in brown blood. Many parts were damaged and faded, looking crooked.
He continued to ask Grandma, "Do you want to play with building blocks together?"
Grandma's request to turn off the TV indicated that she found the TV sound noisy, fitting the characteristic of needing rest.
However, there was another rule that said if you couldn't sleep at night, you could talk to Grandma.
Grandma needed rest, so how could she not sleep at night?
The younger brother kept asking Grandma questions. Did that count as disturbing her? Should she stop him?
He had already asked two questions, and Grandma hadn't undergone any terrifying transformation.
Su Qingyu judged that normal conversation did not constitute disturbing her.
She sat on the sofa in the living room.
Acting less and observing more was the right way.
After playing with building blocks for a while, the younger brother found it boring.
He picked up his little ball again.
The younger brother said to Grandma again, "Grandma, let's play with the little ball."
Grandma did not speak.
At this moment, the younger brother picked up the little ball and fiercely smashed it towards Grandma.
The ball landed on Grandma's head. Grandma's wrinkled face suddenly swelled up like an inflated ball!
More maggots fell from the wrinkles on Grandma's face.
They wriggled and gnawed at the younger brother's toys.
Su Qingyu immediately stopped him, "Younger brother, you are not allowed to disturb Grandma!"
At the same time, she took away the younger brother's ball.
The younger brother sat on the ground and cried loudly. Stimulated by the sound, Grandma's head grew even larger.
What fell from the younger brother's eye sockets were not tears, but fresh blood. He wailed, "Bad sister! Give me back my ball! Give it back to me, give it back to me! Otherwise, I'll use your head as a ball!"
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