Chapter 1098: Success or Failure

What Mei Sheng saw was a diseased and necrotic kidney.

It was soaked in an unknown, strange-looking dark purple water, as if it were a specimen stored in formalin.

The golden water barrier stopped at this moment.

The murderer has obtained the kidney water he wanted, although the kidneys did not come from the store clerk, but the murderous water he created.

Mei Sheng stared at the female corpse on the ground and the kidney. There was not much joy on her face that the plan went well, but instead there was a strong sense of uneasiness.

She suddenly felt that everything was somewhat logical.

The use of blood jade beads as a crime object delayed the spread of the barrier until the murderous water fell off the body. This was nothing strange at first.

But Mei Sheng had an idea that came to mind for no reason - did the murderer really send the murderous water?

The murderous water fell into the hands of the clerk. Is it a mistake or another trap...

In everything, plan for failure before success.

Mei Sheng is also a very experienced clerk. She lives in the seventh branch, which is a position with the same harsh environment and fierce competition as the ninth branch.

So, with this idea in mind, she decided to make some changes to her original plan.

Just as she was thinking, the rain of blood on the roof stopped.

Among the rain curtains, Xue Tingtao appeared first. He staggered, holding on to the wall, and came closer with his face as white as paper.

The face that was full of joy for just escaping from death, with gratitude to Mei Sheng, said sincerely:

"Thank you...Thanks to you..."

Shi Man and Wei Guang came back from behind, carrying a young girl who had passed out.

Unlike Xue Tingtao's "naivety", they knew very well that what they were going to do next was the real core of the operation, so their faces were only grim.

The first half of the plan seems to have been successfully completed.

The golden water barrier ended, and after the blood rain stopped, what was left was a mess.

It stands to reason that from the perspective of the murderer, it cannot determine whether the kidney water came from the store clerk or someone else, so it has achieved its original purpose.

Shi Man shifted his gaze from Mei Sheng to the corpse on the ground. When he saw the strange and abnormal kidney, he couldn't help but shudder.

She subconsciously touched her abdomen, wondering if her kidneys would be an equally horrific sight.

"Is this...the kidney water it wants?"

"This is not the kidney water it wants, but it can't tell."

Mei Sheng did not touch the kidney water again. She pondered for a moment and then said:

"We have limited time. We have to perform a play next and need to separate two groups of people."

It’s time for the second half of the plan to begin.

Wei Guang was the first to speak, holding Hu Nuannuan's arm under his arm, and said in a deep voice:

"The people from our fourth branch must stay. This is the bait to attract the murderer."

His meaning was obvious. Mei Sheng and Hu Nuannuan of the two groups had to leave and pretend to be in ruins.

The murderer's humanity is located near the "Hao Zai Lai Hotel". It has no supernatural powers, but it has the ability to manipulate the golden and water barrier.

Therefore, before it arrives, "gold" and "water" must be kept away from each other.

The clerks of the fourth branch should have been among the "dead" in the first half of the plan. They would stay inside the hotel and guard their kidney water.

Similarly, someone with outstanding abilities is also needed outside the hotel, and this person can only be Mei Sheng.

Mei Sheng did not refuse. This arrangement was undoubtedly the most reasonable. She took Hu Nuannuan from Wei Guang's side.

Also picked up were the bodies of Tian Xiaolian and Cheng Xiaoming.

These two corpses must never appear in this hotel again, especially near the fourth branch.

Before turning around and leaving, she patted the back of Wei Guang's hand and quietly left a word in his ear.

No one could hear this sentence, and no one noticed this detail, but Wei Guang's face became solemn and entangled at that moment.

However, this change of expression was too subtle. When Mei Sheng left, the others had not yet recovered.

After the crisis was resolved for a period of time, Xue Tingtao's IQ returned again, and his innocence faded and was replaced by nervousness.

"The three of us staying at the hotel are likely to come face to face with the murderer..."

Xue Tingtao was still afraid in his heart, because the murderer had both human and ghost sides, but there was actually no substantial evidence.

Even though everything that happened before provided countless supporting evidence, when he really wanted to meet him, he still couldn't help but feel worried.

Shi Man's expression was as usual. Compared with the previous situation, she understood that now was the best opportunity for the clerks.

She stepped forward and said firmly:

"I don't know what the situation at Ji Li's side is, but I think it will be worse than us. We can only succeed and not fail."

…

"Heart Fire and Kidney Water..."

Different from the plan, Mei Sheng had already got into a taxi and drove away quickly so that he could come back to the hotel.

Hu Nuannuan was unconscious next to her and had nothing to do with the current situation.

At this time, Mei Sheng's expression was very solemn, with no expression on her face anymore, and her eyes were firmly looking at the road ahead.

Just as she had originally envisioned, she had to divide her next plan into two directions to deal with it.

The first one is that if the murderer really makes mistakes, Wei Guang and others who are left behind will continue to execute the plan.

Second, if the murderer deliberately sent out the murderous water, then all this would be a major trap.

Perhaps, in the next plot, someone in the fourth branch will still die, and the murderer will get the kidney water he wants.

If this is true, this step will be difficult to avoid.

Because even if it is Mei Sheng, she can't guess what kind of trap the murderer has set, and how to get the kidney water from the fourth branch who is waiting for it.

Before leaving, she said to Wei Guang:

"The murderer may still succeed, and your fourth branch will still die."

With Wei Guang's wisdom, he can get a lot of information from this sentence and can independently carry out follow-up actions.

In terms of kidney water, after handing it over to Wei Guang, Mei Sheng's thing to do is to find Ji Li.

Everything should be prepared for the worst.

Once Wei Guang cannot prevent the loss of kidney water, then Ji Li's heart fire is the last hope.

...

Good to come to the hotel again.

Xue Tingtao has recovered. He walked back and forth in the corridor on the first floor, gesturing with his hands.

"If the murderer is a human, Wei Guang and Shi Man will go; if the murderer has supernatural powers, I will use a line to imprison him.

The plan is simple, but...but..."

He looked at Wei Guang, who was sitting on the ground with his head down, across the long corridor. His eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly muttered:

"But...what if our plan was wrong from the beginning?"

Xue Tingtao was very smart. He began to plan a way out for himself, a plan that would guarantee survival even under the most extreme conditions.

And Shi Man took this opportunity to adjust her status as soon as possible.

There is only one blood jade bead left now, which means that she has almost no power to resist the supernatural.

Although so far, the most likely thing they have to face is a "human".

But Shi Man still has no confidence in her heart. She has experienced the water-producing wood barrier of the Gu family and knows how strong and terrible the murderer's layout ability is.

So she doesn't expect to really catch the murderer. As long as she can further dig out the murderer's information through this plan, she will be satisfied.

As for the last person here, Wei Guang clenched his fists on his knees and lowered his head to cover his face, as if he was resting.

But in fact, he was trying to cover up the changes in the details of his face, because he was weighing a very important and difficult matter.

"If the murderer really has an unknown trap, then the best way to prevent it from getting kidney water is..."

Destroy the kidneys of everyone in the fourth branch, including Wei Guang himself, so that the murderer will never be able to collect the five elements and five organs!