flstandardbreds Chapter 9 Redemption
Chapter 9 Redemption
He really didn't notice anything wrong with 508, Yan Xun thought, but he certainly couldn't admit it in front of Li Wu, so he nodded mysteriously, "Yeah, I think so too."
"what are you thinking?"
“What do I think?” Li Wu repeated, “I thought we thought the same thing.”
Good heavens, we've run into a riddle-solving person.
Yan Xun chuckled inwardly, unsure whether Li Wu was doing it on purpose or trying to trick him into revealing information. He could only play along and say, "Then it seems we do think the same thing."
—As for what he was thinking, Yan Xun didn't know either.
He patted the dust off his clothes, made sure he was clean, and then looked at Li Wu, "Want to keep looking?"
He asked Li Wu if he wanted to continue looking at room 508.
“I wasn’t looking at you.” Li Wu frowned immediately.
Yan Xun: "...?"
"I didn't say you were looking at me."
"I asked you if you wanted to see room 508!"
Li Wu seemed to have thought of something and turned his head, "Never mind, the security guards will probably be here in a while, let's go."
However, the two of them walked a little slower... When they arrived in the living room, they saw Chi Yuan, who was wearing a security guard uniform. He looked at Yan Xun and Li Wu without surprise.
“I just checked the security footage and found that someone went to room 508.”
"I didn't expect it to be you guys."
He looked at Yan Xun, then at Li Wu, "May I ask why you came to room 508?"
"I heard that a guest here died," Yan Xun said. "I came here to look for clues about the fake man."
Chi Yuan nodded. "I understand your thoughts."
"but……"
"To prevent more guests from falling victim, we still hope you won't leave your rooms unnecessarily." Chi Yuan smiled. "Of course, visiting any guests who are still alive is allowed."
"A house where someone has just died."
"It's best not to get close."
“Everyone in the building is on edge. What if you’re mistaken for spies…” Chi Yuan’s smile remained unchanged, “and you get arrested by mistake.”
Yan Xun immediately understood what Chi Yuan meant.
He recalled what Flip-Flops had said before—the residents who were mistaken for imposters and were killed by security guards—if they were identified as imposters, these security guards would kill them too.
"Alright, now let's make sure you're not imposters."
Chi Yuan blocked the doorway, showing no intention of letting them leave.
"Please call your roommates and ask them to come and pick you up."
……
Gui Yuchong cautiously appeared at the door of No. 508.
He glanced at the security guards who had blocked the entrance, and at Yan Xun and Li Wu inside the room, seemingly still not quite understanding the situation.
"Hello, are you the owner of room 404?" Chi Yuan asked.
Gui Yuchong nodded.
"Excuse me, is the person in this room your roommate?" Chi Yuan asked again.
“You need to observe carefully and discern,” he said, emphasizing each word. “See if he is truly your roommate or a fake.”
Although Gui Yuchong didn't understand what Chi Yuan meant, he still took a closer look at Yan Xun. "May I take a closer look?" he asked Chi Yuan.
"of course can."
Chi Yuan said that he made a little more space and let Gui Yuchong in.
Gui Yuchong slowly walked to Yan Xun's side, seemingly trying to carefully discern whether the person in front of him was still his teammate.
To get a closer look, he pressed himself almost against Yan Xun's body, first examining Yan Xun's hair carefully, then reaching out to untie his hair tie—
Yan Xun: "?"
"I'm sorry." Gui Yuchong seemed to notice Yan Xun's displeasure and apologized in a low voice, "I've heard that some fake people's scalps are different from normal people's."
"May I reach out and touch it?"
"Whatever," Yan Xun said.
He also remembered that the character he played didn't like Gui Yuchong.
So he put on an indifferent and lazy attitude, not wanting to bother with him.
With his permission, Gui Yuchong reached out and stroked Yan Xun's scalp, seemingly eager to confirm whether Yan Xun was a fake... His fingertips caressed the roots of Yan Xun's hair inch by inch, as if trying to find the abnormal "seam".
Gui Yuchong was so close to him that he could not only smell the familiar fragrance on the other person, but also feel the warmth of his fingertips.
He examined her so thoroughly that Yan Xun tensed up—
"My scalp seems fine," Gui Yuchong said.
Just as Yan Xun was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard him speak again.
Can I check your teeth?
Gui Yuchong looked at Yan Xun earnestly, "I've heard that the teeth of pseudo-humans are also different from those of normal people."
Yan Xun: "..."
Forget it.
He opened his mouth in front of Gui Yuchong, as if he were in a dentist's office, and let Gui Yuchong pinch his jaw to open his mouth.
The other person even took out their phone and used a flashlight to illuminate the inside of his mouth, carefully examining his teeth.
Seemingly trying to determine whether his teeth were real or fake... Gui Yuchong even reached out and touched his canine teeth.
"It seems to be true," Gui Yuchong said.
He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Chi Yuan, saying, "He's my roommate."
"Not a fake."
Yan Xun closed his mouth, rubbing his aching cheeks without saying a word.
Chi Yuan nodded, then looked at Li Wu beside him, "Your roommate hasn't arrived yet."
“He might need a while,” Li Wu said.
"Can't I leave if my roommate doesn't come?" Li Wu asked again.
“If your roommate doesn’t come, then the other residents in the building have to make the judgment,” Chi Yuan said. “Compared to your roommate, they seem to lack some judgment.”
Yan Xun immediately understood his meaning—
If you let the building's residents judge, they will 100% be considered fake.
The outcome will probably be the same as that unlucky guy mentioned in the flip-flops story.
A simple "misjudgment" is all it takes to explain the situation.
“So, let’s wait for your roommate,” Chi Yuan said, then looked at Yan Xun, who had already made his assessment. “You can go back first.”
His words sounded like both a warning and a reminder.
"You might not be so lucky next time."
When Yan Xun and Gui Yuchong left room 508, Yan Xun finally saw Pei Xingyan, the champagne-wearing man, who had arrived late.
He saw Yan Xun and Gui Yuchong. "Are you here to pick someone up too?"
Yan Xun was unsure of his attitude, so he nodded cautiously.
Pei Xingyan didn't seem to care about pleasantries. Under the watchful eyes of Yan Xun and the other man, he walked into room 508 and then carefully observed Li Wu for a few moments.
Immediately afterwards, he spoke to Chi Yuan—
“I don’t think he’s like my roommate.”
"More like a fake."