Deep in the Living
Chapter 220 - 209: Unable to Sleep

Chapter 220: Chapter 209: Unable to Sleep

Since Luo Di was selected by the Capital City as an investigator from Mingwang City, the local Investigation Bureau will receive a substantial talent cultivation subsidy and a few special permissions will be delegated.

This was also why they had gone to great lengths to keep Luo Di here originally.

It must be mentioned that,

the efficiency of the Mingwang City Investigation Bureau ranks within the top three nationwide, perhaps largely related to their collaboration with the Mercury Group.

Just as Luo Di returned from the Fifth Hospital to the Youth Apartment, there was already a move arranged for him; all he needed to do was to find time to go and sign his name.

Since it was already late today, they agreed to go tomorrow.

Dusk falls.

Luo Di, after completing a thousand fast one-finger push-ups and seeing it was about time, prepared to sleep. Moreover, this level of exercise did not even make him sweat much; he only needed to slightly wipe his body clean with a towel.

Once again returning to a normal single life.

Nutritious diet, sufficient exercise, and sleep on time.

Under all these conditions, which he achieved back in high school, Luo Di could fall asleep within ten seconds after climbing into bed.

But tonight was different.

Unable to sleep for a long time,

no matter how he changed his sleeping position,

no matter what kind of sleep-inducing music he played,

as soon as Luo Di closed his eyes,

his brain became extremely excited, to be precise, something inside his brain was highly stimulated, continuously exciting the brain and releasing hormones related to activity.

After trying to sleep for a full hour, Luo Di eventually gave up.

"Is it the influence of the pituitary? Choosing the fear type related to a murderer, did it turn me into a nocturnal animal?"

Luo Di was not irritable due to the insomnia.

Emphasizing so-called "normal routine" before was just for school purposes.

The current Luo Di, not needing to go to school or punch the clock for work, can sleep whenever he wants.

Becoming a [Nocturnal Animal] actually aligned more with his personal ideas.

Of course, Luo Di did not directly transform into an assassin and wander the streets at night, as doing this would probably not encounter any Pseudo-Person at all, but instead could cause unnecessary panic.

It’s better to lie at home, browse websites and videos, and consider going out if he is really bored.

Turn on the night light,

sit on the bed,

covering the lower body with bedding,

adjust the bracelet to browser mode, and use holographic projection to display a 30-inch webpage in front of him while also having an 87-key projection keyboard.

Luo Di’s main entertainment methods used to be exercising and watching DVDs; he seldom went online.

The current operation also appeared very unfamiliar to him, and he didn’t even know which websites to browse to find information that interested him.

He could only head to a comprehensive navigation website first.

There is a large horror section on the navigation website, containing multiple sites related to horror and thriller.

Not limited to movies, cartoons, book cities, etc.

However,

a site named in the middle towards the bottom, inconspicuous, caught Luo Di’s attention.

This site name did not use any bloody, distorted, or ghostly fonts to emphasize.

Nor was it like other sites with more extravagant names, such as [Panic Comics], [Fearful Cinema], [Everyone Likes to Watch Super Terrifying Books Right Here]

It was simply represented by three characters [4hs].

"4hs, I seem to recall classmates discussing it before in class, it appears to be a relatively niche horror forum."

Click to enter.

The system defaults to display the page in Chinese based on Luo Di’s personal identity.

When the homepage of the website popped up, Luo Di’s eyes widened, even more awake.

Because the six main sections on the homepage correspond exactly to the six types he had encountered this morning in the ’Room of Fear’, even the colors matched perfectly.

"The person who made this website seems very discerning; the individual might have adopted the pituitary, personally experiencing the choice of the fear system."

When Luo Di clicked to select the Assassin section, he was not able to enter smoothly but instead a registration box popped up.

As Luo Di filled in "Mr.D," his usual alias, the website popped up another box and a warning red square box.

≮Sensitive Username Alert!

Mr.D is a notorious murderer active in the underground dark areas of Mingwang City, who takes pleasure in hunting Pseudo-Persons. Only Mr.D himself can register this username, if you are the person, please upload relevant identification documents to this website, or other documents that can authenticate your identity, and we will verify it.

Once verified successfully, you will obtain the "Insignia Authentication," and enjoy community privileges in the murderer section.≯

"Hmm? A website that actually knows so much..."

Luo Di did not proceed with identity verification, as he believed exposing his identity online was not a good thing, thus he changed the username to "Mr. Di".

Registration completed.

An interesting personal page also popped up.

There was something that piqued Luo Di’s interest - "Fear Beans".

This is a special currency circulated within the 4hs website, which cannot be obtained through recharge or transferred, all services related to Fear Beans are bound with the registrar.

To obtain Fear Beans, one would need to post in the forums or participate in some special activities within the forums.

For example, publishing original horror stories, self-shot horror short films, or photos of Pseudo-Persons taken somewhere, etc.

Depending on the number of likes and responses to the post, the poster can earn corresponding Fear Beans.

Such Fear Beans could be used to purchase rare items not available on the market in 4hs’s special marketplace, which are irresistible items for horror enthusiasts.

Not limited to various delicate and realistic quirky figurines.

There are also costumes custom-tailored based on personal information, whether in terms of craftsmanship or material, they are consistent with corresponding movies, and even more exquisite.

They even offer minor offline surgeries, which can implant realistic fangs, hair, or even monster-related hypertrophic tissues for individuals.

Luo Di, an avid enthusiast of murderer movies, was immediately captivated by the marketplace page, enjoying it immensely.

Many of the murderer figurines on the site were ones he had never seen before, including many limited editions that were not available for purchase anywhere else.

The tailor-made costumes for imitating murderers were perfectly replicated, right down to every single nail button.

For a while,

Luo Di’s interest in this website reached its peak, sparking a strong desire to post.

"Let’s browse the forum first."

As Luo Di browsed through the murderer section, he unexpectedly discovered that the quality of the posts here was terrifyingly high.

There were even some hard-to-discern chase short films uploaded, unclear if they were shot by actors or if it was genuine hunting.

There were also details about classic murderer movies, including various costume dissections, mask designs, and more. Unknowingly, Luo Di browsed for over three hours and even took many notes.

"The investigator costume of Yu Ze should be specially customized, once I obtain my Capital City identity, perhaps I can customize an investigator costume exclusively for me.

Then I will follow these designs to create it, very nice!

If I could post some visuals of me hunting Pseudo-Persons, perhaps I could earn quite a few beans."

Suddenly, Luo Di got an idea.

He opened the forum category bar, no longer limiting to specific sections, but searching according to region, and chose "Mingwang City".

A series of posts related to Mingwang City was displayed, with more than ten of them being recent.

Luo Di quickly locked his gaze on a post that was published less than five minutes ago, titled a "Help Needed" followed by a multitude of exclamation marks emphasizing the danger.

Clicked on the post.

A photograph taken inside a bus was shown.

The shooting angle was very low, obviously a stealth shot.

One could slightly make out that the bus was nearly empty, except for a pair of pale bare feet at the front seat, clearly not having the color of a living person.

Attached below the post was a location address.

It was less than ten kilometers from Luo Di’s location, a bus terminus as per the map which indeed seemed quite secluded.

The request in the post was simple, the photographer suspected encountering a Pseudo-Person and hoped someone would come to help after seeing the post.

Below the post, there were already quite a few responses.

Some people wanted to know the follow-up situation, while others directly said it was a fishing post.

But for Luo Di, who was logging into the forum for the first time, considering he couldn’t sleep at night anyway, it was a great opportunity to go out for a walk.