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Chapter 139 - 59: "Queen

Chapter 139: 59: "Queen

Beware, your smartphone is killing you!

Duan Mingyuan recalled a public service announcement he had seen as a child, which primarily warned people of the dangers of long-term addiction to smartphones.

Perhaps not even the director who produced the advertisement could have imagined that, a few years in the future, someone would indeed be suspected of having been killed by a smartphone.

After the death of Lu Renjia spread, the passengers on the train became anxious.

The one-eyed conductor immediately made an announcement, advising every passenger who did not want to end up confused like Mr. Lu Renjia to stay in their rooms and not to go out.

And to be cautious of smartphones.

The ability of the terrorist was suspected to be initiated through smartphones. If any passenger found a photo of an unfamiliar woman on their phone, they should contact the service personnel immediately.

However, every coin has two sides, so think positive.

Optimistically speaking, the terrorist’s ability could not blow up the entire train; even more optimistically, Mr. Lu Renjia’s soul had likely gone to his favorite two-dimensional world, free from the never-ending tasks of the Heavenly Network, and he would henceforth live a leisurely life.

"Teacher, who do you think their next target will be?"

Ning Ruyue had completely become an admirer of Duan Mingyuan.

"It should be either me or the conductor."

"Ah? Why?"

"Because those who join the Wangxu Organization are usually lunatics. The reminders from the service staff will only excite them more. If they kill the conductor after the broadcast, it will plunge the Peach Train into panic for the rest of its journey."

Duan Mingyuan said, "Of course, this is assuming that the murderer is currently on the train or has some means of boarding the train."

In fact, besides stabilizing the passengers’ minds, the staff’s reminders had no substantive effect.

If the murderer could kill Lu Renjia without anyone being the wiser, he could infiltrate any carriage and strike at any passenger.

Just like now.

Duan Mingyuan had to once again reflect on how Criminal Psychology was a good read; strange photos also began appearing on his phone.

Ning Ruyue also sensed that something was amiss and quickly warned Jiuyue, who was dozing off on the bed.

"Jiuyue teacher, strange women have appeared on Mr. Mingyuan’s phone!"

Before she finished speaking, she felt a breeze whisk past her, and when she came to her senses, Jiuyue, previously languidly squinting, was already by Duan Mingyuan’s side, inspecting the photo on the phone with readiness.

The photo was a group picture.

The location was at the train station platform, and judging by the time, it seemed to have been taken shortly before the Peach Train arrived.

Jiuyue was standing by the rails, gazing into the distance, while Duan Mingyuan and Ning Ruyue sat on a bench. Beside them, however, was a woman who had never appeared before.

The woman looked at Duan Mingyuan with a joyous smile on her face. If one did not look at Jiuyue by the rails, the trio on the bench bore a resemblance to a family of three on an outing, exuding a warm atmosphere.

First of all, they had never taken a photo together on the platform.

Moreover, the angle of the photo was from above their heads, and the arrangement in it seemed carefully staged.

"Photoshopped."

Jiuyue said.

A petty trick. Did this member of Wangxu really think that just a photo could stir up trouble between her and Mr. Mingyuan?

Would she be angry?

Well, it seemed she was actually a bit upset.

Makes no sense.

In Jiuyue’s presence, Duan Mingyuan deleted the photo, regardless of whether it was a Photoshop job or some ability, he did not understand what the other party’s purpose was.

Could it be that Wangxu considered Jiuyue to be a vinegar pot, a capricious little princess who made a fuss over the smallest issue?

Although Jiuyue did indeed claim to have the bloodline of a princess, and her beautiful crimson attire and phoenix crown were packed like treasures in her suitcase, her character in daily life was nothing like a princess with "princess syndrome."

"I’ve never seen this person before."

Jiuyue said.

Even though she had once shared a common goal with Wangxu, Wangxu had always been wary of her, and even the stronghold at Congyun Hotel was something she had investigated on her own.

She had never heard of a member in Wangxu Organization skilled in Photoshopping who could also melt away someone else’s head.

Meanwhile, in a certain carriage of the train.

"Our objective has been achieved, do not complicate matters further."

The man sitting in the cabin slid his fingers over a piece of blank paper on the table a few times, and several lines of text appeared: "Do not provoke the people in that carriage."

The heavily made-up woman sitting opposite him feigned innocence as she wrote on the paper: "What are you talking about? I never intended to provoke the princess from the Imperial Court."

"Your ability was activated just now."

"My target is that Fox Demon."

"The Fox Demon? What’s wrong with that Fox Demon?"

"True to the Fox Spirit’s name, she’s really beautiful, I’ve never seen such a beautiful girl before. If she were to apply makeup, I can’t imagine how stunning she would look, and being on the same train as such a beautiful Fox Spirit, how can one not feel jealous?"

The jealousy among women.

The man’s brows furrowed, but he said nothing more.

Wangxu Organization was never any kind of charity, each member had personality flaws to some extent, such as his partner who was excessively sensitive about appearances, unable to tolerate anyone more beautiful than herself.

The girls she had set her sights on in the past, without exception, were stripped of everything and then tortured to death. Even in death, they could not rest in peace, as her peculiar habit was to collect the melted facial skin of these girls as trophies.

Unconsciously, she had been bestowed with the title "Queen."

The man had never seen anyone with such intense jealousy, but perhaps it was this jealousy that granted her extraordinary strength.

He could already foresee what would happen next.

First would be the man who acted intimately with the Fox Demon, seemingly a detective.

The "Queen" always enjoyed the process of taking away everything from her targets, which included their lovers and relatives.

Through betrayal, they went from blissful contentment to having nothing at all.

Then came their beautiful faces.

The man had to believe that "melting" was a power born from the "Queen’s" obsession, a power that didn’t immediately kill the target. Before their heads melted away, they could witness the horror of their heads dissolving until their skin peeled off.

He could not understand what pleasure there was in this, but he never interfered with his partner’s actions.

Members of the Wangxu Organization were forbidden from meddling in each other’s affairs and would not judge each other’s peculiarities with prejudice.

After all, the strength of most of them stemmed from extreme obsessions.

When those obsessed with beauty gained power, they would use it to kill those whom they envied.

The buzzing vibration of a cellphone interrupted the conversation between the two.

"Master, do you have any troubles?"

A message appeared on the screen.

"So, who do you think is the most beautiful person in the world?"

"Of course, it’s the master!"

"That’s right, you just need to remember that no one more beautiful than the master should exist in this world."

"Did someone upset the master? Let me help you teach her a lesson!"