There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Under normal circumstances, that steel plate is still normal.

Xu Shuo, carrying the amusement park director's cumbersome body, simply threw it over, and with a loud bang, it landed hard on the vibrating steel plate.

But even so, the director didn't wake up.

"Did you do something to him?" asked the female tourist who was following cautiously.

"Just a little medical procedure."

Xu Shuo, with his arms crossed, leaned slightly against the wall and quietly observed the person lying on the steel plate.

The female tourist listened with complete confusion.

However, she didn't pester him with more questions, instead, she stood there watching too.

The atmosphere inside the Haunted House became very still for a moment.

There was no activity for quite some time.

"Hmm... It seems that coming in from the back door doesn't work?" Xu Shuo murmured thoughtfully, stepped on the steel plate, dragged the director back, and casually tossed him aside.

Then, he crouched down and gently touched the steel plate.

The electrically powered Haunted House mechanisms would operate on their own, including a steel plate that kept making growling, bumping, and vibrating noises, now the Haunted House seemed to be in normal mode.

After checking the steel plate, Xu Shuo got up and returned to the large curved corner, where he found the concealed master switch behind a zombie model.

The switch was located here; camouflaged by burlap, it ostensibly kept curious park guests from reaching through the terrifying zombie group to fiddle with it.

After opening the cover, a row of densely-packed switches on the circuit breaker felt overwhelming.

Thankfully, they were labeled.

Xu Shuo methodically pressed each one, then the eerie music stopped, along with the various screams and bangs against the walls.

He turned on a small stretch of lights at the entrance of the pathway before heading back to the corner of the corridor.

During this time, the female tourist obediently stood there, watching him move around without understanding what he was doing.

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The operation at the steel plate had stopped, too.

The yellowish-brown plate blended into the color of the road and walls, except that it was covered in rust, clearly made from inferior materials.

Not to break the immersion for guests, the lock for opening the steel plate was hidden in the corner.

Then, the female tourist saw the young man pull out several extremely slender silver needles from his pocket.

If it wasn't for the reflection of light and the large number of needles, she would hardly be able to discern the needle in this dim light, so thin was its structure.@@novelbin@@

Next, Xu Shuo gathered the stiff-as-drills but quick-to-dissipate Fin Needles together and inserted them into the lock to fiddle, soon enough he popped the catch inside and loosened the steel plate.

The female tourist observed his actions with curiosity.

Xu Shuo lifted the steel plate to reveal the supporting iron net and a speaker underneath.

The hole under the steel plate was only half a meter deep; the faint glow from the ceiling was enough to see everything clearly, with the vibrating effect achieved by an electrified iron net, while those random noises came from the small sound transmitting device in the pit.

After taking a few seconds to dismantle the iron net, Xu Shuo reached in and took out the burlap that was lining the pit.

"This is..." the female tourist's gaze sharpened.

Beneath it was a sealed sewer manhole cover!

"How did you know there was a sewer here?!" the female tourist couldn't help but ask in amazement.

"Isn't that obvious?" Xu Shuo turned to look at her, "In the Haunted House, apart from the crime scene, this is the only place that is decidedly odd."

"..." The female tourist responded, "But normal people wouldn't associate that Abyss with a sewer, right?"

Actually, Xu Shuo hadn't originally considered this issue either.

But in his inventory, there was a flashlight.

He stared at that ordinary flashlight, showing no special characteristics, and couldn't fathom why he would buy such a thing and put it in his inventory; he had forgotten the original purpose of buying this flashlight.

There was only one explanation then, this flashlight was related to the script tasks!

Where would one need to use a flashlight?

Naturally, it's where there is darkness without light.

So, the first thing Xu Shuo thought of was that pitch-black pit that absorbed all light like an Abyss.

However, unlike the Abyss, there was no disgusting and terrifying aura emanating from it.

It was just a pit that appeared plain and simple.

And now, Xu Shuo was digging into it.

Before uncovering the manhole cover, it was all just speculation. Only the female tourist might have the mistaken impression that he knew what he was doing.

Actually, Xu Shuo was even prepared to dig up another Abyss; he wouldn't have brought the female tourist along otherwise.

However, the Haunted House they entered through an uncommon route did not have that pitch-black pit.

Next to the manhole cover was a padlock connected by a chain, this type of lock was also easy to open for Xu Shuo. Repeating his earlier technique, he unlocked it, then continued to lift the manhole cover.

Even though the passageway and steel plate were five meters long, the manhole cover was round, resembling the common type found in the market, with a diameter of only about half a meter.

"This is the way to leave the amusement park?"

The female tourist looked tentatively at the manhole cover about to be lifted, but couldn't help saying, "But those three said the sewers were also entangled with electrical grids, could it be that the mysterious person missed this sewage exit?"

Xu Shuo lifted the manhole cover halfway, paused, then emotionlessly turned his head to look at her, his gaze deep.

"Are you trying to set yourself up for a fall?"

"... Sorry!" The female tourist was frightened by his look and immediately apologized reflexively.

Wait, what does it mean to set a flag?

Xu Shuo shook his head at her comment and continued to lift the cover, revealing a dark abyss below.