I Play the Horror World as a Simulation Game

"The woman loved the man deeply. In the beginning, they were willing to give everything for each other, but after marriage, the woman found that the man gradually changed, becoming impatient with everything."

"He knew she had a scalp condition that made her itch unbearably at times. When they were dating, he would put down any work to gently wash her hair with patience. Now, all he felt was disgust, and when drunk, he would grab her head and slam it against the wall."

"Soon, the woman discovered the man was unfaithful and had a change of heart, but she chose to forgive him because she didn't want their child to grow up in a broken family. One night, the man suddenly became considerate, knowing her head itched, he prepared a bath for her."

"When the woman's head was pushed underwater, the man's tenderness turned into ferocity, pressing her down with all his might. In her struggle, the woman stabbed a knife she had prepared into the man's eye."

"Not long after, the woman, drenched, holding a chainsaw, looked at the blood-soaked bathtub and smiled in relief..."

"Another beautiful and heartwarming love story."

Qin Nuo murmured. Such stories happened too often in the instance, he was almost numb to them.

He didn't know how to judge the woman's story.

For the sake of her family, the woman endured the man's disgust, domestic violence, and even infidelity. Perhaps in her heart, she still held a glimmer of hope that the man would change his ways.

The clock set aside suddenly chimed.

Time was up.

Whoosh!

Qin Nuo withdrew his hands from the bathtub water and wiped them with a towel.

"Congratulations, Player, for completing the D-level instance task and obtaining the main clue—the missing pendant!"

As the voice echoed in his mind, a pendant necklace appeared in Qin Nuo's hand out of thin air.

The pendant was set with a sapphire, crystal clear and seemingly valuable.

"This time the clue is an object?"

Qin Nuo was slightly taken aback, examining the pendant in his hand. Besides the gemstone, there was no information about its owner engraved on it.

Just a simple pendant necklace.

How was he supposed to conduct an investigation with this?

Despite his confusion, Qin Nuo put it away for now.

At the bathtub, the woman hadn't lifted her head, but the thick resentment was gradually dissipating.

"Ma'am, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. If you enjoyed the head wash, feel free to give a good review."

Qin Nuo had no interest in meddling with the woman's affairs any further. Seeing no response from her, he exited the room.

Having completed an instance task, Qin Nuo headed upstairs. The tortured naked man in the restroom might know something about the necklace.

As it turned out, when Qin Nuo opened the door, the previously dilapidated corridor was now perfectly intact.

Even the restroom had vanished.

Following his memory, Qin Nuo went to the opera room on the top floor.

As expected, the cursed girls imprisoned inside, the girl nailed to the cross, had all disappeared.

"Most likely the work of the mastermind."

"He took away all the cursed people, which precisely indicates that they hold secrets I have yet to uncover."

This was not just bad news.

It was also a dangerous signal.

It meant the mastermind had begun to act, and this was only the beginning!

Qin Nuo shook his head helplessly, not lingering any longer, and returned to the ward.

After completing the caregiver duties, it was already six in the evening.

In the lobby, the remaining players were receiving their work rewards from the nun.

Qin Nuo opened his pouch; the rewards were unchanged, still food, Ghost Currency, and an oil lamp.

Lan Yan and the blond man approached, asking, "Did you find anything today?"

Qin Nuo took out the pendant necklace and asked them, "Have you seen this necklace before?"

The two were puzzled, "Where did you get that?"

Seeing their expressions, Qin Nuo put the necklace away and casually replied, "Looks valuable, took it off a patient."

The two looked at him oddly, "Is this guy so desperate that he's stealing from patients?"

"And you two, you must have found something after a whole day of work?"

Lan Yan's smile was a bit stiff, "We found something, and it's very crucial."

"Crucial enough that we've almost identified the mastermind!"

This statement left Qin Nuo stunned.

He hadn't found any leads, yet these two had already identified the mastermind.

Just as he was about to ask, the blond man said, "We'll keep it a secret for now; you'll find out tonight."

Qin Nuo squinted his eyes and smiled, "You said we're in this together, yet now you're keeping secrets from me?"

The blond man didn't offer much explanation, "We have our reasons."

Lan Yan patted Qin Nuo on the shoulder, "Understand, we're all in it to win."

At that moment, the blond man's eyebrows suddenly twitched as he looked behind them.

Qin Nuo and Lan Yan followed his gaze and saw that the sky outside the hospital was already darkening.

It was only a little past six.

"The night is coming faster. Let's head back to our rooms and discuss this tonight," the blond man adjusted his glasses, picked up his pouch, and left.

Watching them leave, Qin Nuo furrowed his brows and turned away as well.

In just ten minutes, the twilight completely faded, and darkness descended like a blitzkrieg.

On the table, the oil lamp flickered slightly.

Qin Nuo checked the time, sat for a moment, then picked up the oil lamp, opened the door, and disappeared into the corridor's darkness...

His first destination was the open-air balcony.

The most terrifying black nun of the night feared only Meng. Having her by his side meant he could move freely at night.

More importantly, a clue pointed to Meng.

Another clue pointed to the pendant.

Qin Nuo felt that Meng must have some impression of the pendant, and it might even help her recover her memory.

The balcony was desolate.

At this time last night, Meng should have been dancing ballet on the railing, softly singing the Black Swan's melody under the moonlight.

"Maybe I came too early."

Qin Nuo murmured, leaning against the railing, patiently waiting.

But ten minutes passed, and there was still no sign of her.

Qin Nuo began to frown.

It wasn't impatience, but concern.

Could it be that the mastermind had also targeted Meng?

"There are traces of your two companions in the corridor," the Blood-Eyed Ghost suddenly said.

Qin Nuo's expression changed, "Damn, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"You didn't ask," the Blood-Eyed Ghost replied calmly.

"Don't worry, they just left not long ago; you can still catch up."

Qin Nuo immediately left the balcony, following the Blood-Eyed Ghost's guidance.

No need to ask, it must be Lan Yan and the blond man who took Meng away.

The reason might not just be to use Meng against the black nun.

Recalling their words at dusk, Qin Nuo suddenly realized that the mastermind they had identified was Meng.

What clues had they found to be so certain that Meng was the mastermind?