Global Collapse-Chapter 670 - 638: Damn, I Almost Stood Someone Up_1

"Since she's already dead, then let's torment her brother.

"Let him discover that the fire that killed his loved ones was no accident. Let him realize that the killer is right next to him. Let him drown in shock and outrage.

"We not only bought this butterfly hairpin, but we also purchased ornaments identical to those in their house. We wore clothes identical to his father's and even directly hinted to him that we were the culprits.

"But what can he do?"

Li Shu adopted a sorrowful expression at the right moment, as if he were genuinely immersed in the situation.

Bai Lu stared at his face, her tightly clenched hands trembling uncontrollably.

"All the items were newly bought. We have evidence that they weren't stolen from his house before the fire.

"It was all just a coincidence. We left no leverage for him at all.

"Then, he started relentlessly tracking us, like he was possessed. We knew he was going mad, and the more he did, the more excited we became.

"He hated us fiercely but was powerless against us. How delightful!

"Watching someone in a helpless rage is the most satisfying, isn't it?"

Li Shu revealed a contented expression, "Pleasure aside, safety is still important. I intentionally installed a surveillance camera directly opposite the front door to scare him, to tell him not to act recklessly.

"But who would have thought he'd have the guts to break into my house under the camera's watchful eye, killing my two poor roommates."

Saying this, he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, seemingly shedding tears for his dead roommates.

Yet, he immediately put on a cheerful expression and said, "But thanks to him killing my two poor roommates, I had another chance to witness that helpless rage of his."

As he spoke, he looked up at Gu Mian, his eyes glinting with malice, "The truth is just as I said: we started the fire, we killed people, we provoked Yuan Haotian, and we deserve to die.

"Yuan Haotian is just a pitiful, innocent man who lost his mind seeking revenge. But what can you do? Do you dare declare him innocent?"

He grinned, the smile on his face impossible to conceal, "My two dead roommates are watching you all. If you make a judgment that displeases them, I can't guarantee what they'll do.

"Yes, we are thoroughly evil and deserve to die. Yuan Haotian is an innocent victim, pure and unblemished.

"But do you dare to deliver a just verdict?

"Do you dare to trade your own lives for Yuan Haotian's innocence?!"

As he said this, his expression became increasingly distorted, bearing no resemblance to his formerly handsome, youthful appearance. He gaped his mouth and let out a fiendish laugh.

"HAHAHAHAHA—"

After laughing, he tilted his chin up and said smugly, "You don't dare."

"If you want justice, you die! If you want to live, you do as we say!"

Just as he was boasting proudly, chin held high, Gu Mian suddenly leaned in and grabbed his collar.

Li Shu then saw the judge's face drawing closer and closer, until it filled his entire vision.

He saw an unreadable, eerie smile appear on that face, followed by a demonic voice whispering in his ear, "I want it all."

"This is the storage room," Ye Weiwei said, looking at a large vermilion door in front of her. An aluminum plaque nailed above the door read 'Storage Room'. "The prisoners' belongings should all be stored in here... Should we... go inside?"

Wang Youcai and the others had returned to the courthouse.

They stood at the entrance to the storage room, hesitating.

They were unwilling to follow the path the instance had laid out, but they seemed to have no other choice.

"Let's... just go in and take a look," Ye Qianqian said, suddenly stepping forward. "We'll decide what to do after we see what's inside."

Although they already had an inkling of the decision in their hearts, they still procrastinated, unwilling to act on it so soon.

Wang Youcai nodded and pushed open the door before him.

Behind the door was a large space.

Like a school library, shelves were arranged inside the room. But instead of books, they were filled with all sorts of items: keys, cell phones, lipsticks, and the like.

Each pile of items had a name tag next to it, indicating that this was indeed a temporary storage area for prisoners' belongings.

Ye Qianqian walked to the nearest shelf and lowered her head to look at the name beside one pile of items—"Zhao Huanhuan."

She looked up at the other shelves and saw they were crammed full of belongings.

"Are there so many prisoners in the courthouse?" she asked, looking at the shelves in confusion. "But didn't we check the other courtrooms when we first entered the instance? They were all empty."

Ye Weiwei also shook her head in puzzlement. "Prisoners must stay in the courtroom from the moment they're captured until their verdict is delivered... Never mind that for now. Let's find Liu Ben's cell phone. There are so many shelves here; it won't be easy to find his name."

Ye Qianqian hesitated, then nodded and began to search the shelves in front of her.

Ye Weiwei and Wang Youcai also began searching the nearby shelves.

"Sister," Ye Qianqian said to Ye Weiwei, who was searching an adjacent shelf, "after we find the phone, we'll have to make a judgment, right?"

Ye Weiwei responded with a quiet HMM.