Chapter 541: 541
When the morning arrived, Lin Sanjiu brought a chair and sat by the window in the dank, cheap rental apartment, staring at the passersby for some time .
The area near to Whitechapel, East London, was occupied by many impoverished immigrants . Most of them were from Russia or other parts of Eastern Europe, so she saw mostly caucasian faces walking around . Occasionally, she spotted people of mixed race or unknown origin . If the potato brothers changed into the appropriate clothes for this era and walked on the streets, Lin Sanjiu probably wouldn't be able to tell if they were players or the locals here .
Moreover, wearing outfits to look like normal players isn't something hard to do . This pocket dimension must have been around for some time, so they were definitely not the first players to enter . If any previous posthuman players met an accident here, it obviously wouldn't be difficult to take their clothes .
The young man had also fully explained how he came up with that conjecture, "The older brother said that he would stay back to sleep, but how can that be proven? I feel that there is a high chance that the older brother is Jack the Ripper . However, it is difficult for him to kill with us around so the younger brother followed us . He seized the opportunity to create a distraction to divert our attention while his older brother attacked Annie from the other end of the alley… Based on history, there were people who suspected that Jack the Ripper had accomplices!"
The young man's eyes gleamed after he said that .
Regardless of the logic behind the young man's conjecture or his strange fascination with Jack the Ripper, one thing was definite . With 19th century London as a backdrop, an East Asian— to be exact, a Chinese man wearing a cowboy jacket and with a slight Cantonese accent— was definitely an outsider just like Lin Sanjiu .
The next mystery was the penny in her hand .
Lin Sanjiu scrutinized the penny between her fingers . There was a slight dent on the penny . The light from outside the window created a white edge around the penny . The penny was flat and quite light . A person without sufficient arm strength would be able to throw it far—
"Is it possible to use this penny to break a street lamp?"
It obviously wouldn't be a problem if their abilities weren't sealed . However, when Lin Sanjiu tried it out personally, she was surprised that she managed to break a street lamp . She found out that her abilities were in a rather unique state . Even though she couldn't use her active abilities, but she retained some of the effects of her Strength Augmentation . Her current strength was equivalent to a normal man with above-average physical strength .
Street lamps in the nineteenth century were fragile and poorly-made . The lamps were also much closer to the ground . If a person had something like a slingshot, breaking them wouldn't be much of a problem .
When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, she tousled her hair in frustration . Finally, she decided not to think about the complicated mess .
In any case, once Jack the Ripper killed five victims, the game would eventually end . Did it really matter if they didn't solve the case? At most, she just needed to keep her guard up around the Potato brothers .
Daytime in the game actually only lasted for about 30 minutes . When Lin Sanjiu pushed her chair back and stood up, it was already dusk outside and the light was fading . The night would probably last for another four to five hours . Judging from the game mechanics, most of the game scenarios would definitely play out during the night .
Just after she stood up, the door to the rental apartment opened . The young man peeked in before he entered . He glanced at Lin Sanjiu . As he was holding a loaf of bread in each hand, he turned around and used his foot to close the door before asking, "Want to eat something?"
He left in the "morning," but it was already night by the time he bought two loaves of bread back .
Lin Sanjiu looked at the two loaves of black, hard bread
and shook her head . She had no appetite .
The young man did not take offense to her reaction . He tore a piece of bread and placed it in his mouth before speaking with his mouth full, "Where are the two brothers?"
After his initial fear toward them subsided, he started showing a keen interest in the brothers . His attitude was almost fangirl-like . Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click for visiting .
"They went . . . to look for prostitutes," Lin Sanjiu said reluctantly without an expression on her face . She wasn't able to add anything more to her answer .
Perhaps, the brothers realized that their identities as bar owners made them very appealing to the prostitutes in the slums . Since last night, the potato brothers had been loitering around the streets . They harassed every woman they fancied and would disappear into a corner with a prostitute every now and then . They had only returned once the entire time just to get money .
Even though the old man at the entrance told them that they could do whatever they wanted, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling unsettled .
Once the young man heard her words, an I-told-you-so expression appeared on his face . He sat down on a chair furthest from Lin Sanjiu and started munching on his bread with his head lowered, leaving only the top of his head of black hair visible . He chewed and chewed . Then, through his salivary masticating sounds, he suddenly chortled .
"Why are you laughing?" Lin Sanjiu disliked the man's furtive cowardice and his random bouts of unexpected behavior . Frankly speaking, she felt that the young man was an even more likely suspect as the murderer— if it wasn't for the fact that Jack the Ripper was definitely not an East Asian .
"N--Nothing . " He raised his eyes and withdrew backward before saying, "T--Thinking that one of the brothers may be Jack the Ripper and the other an accomplice made me too emotional . "
Since neither of them lit any candles, the apartment was dark and somber . Hearing the young man's slightly quivering voice in the dark as he described a serial killer wasn't exactly the most cheerful thing in the world . Without saying a word, Lin Sanjiu searched for some candles and lit them .
Electric bulbs were probably already invented around this period, however, there weren't such modern appliances in this apartment . The orange flames from the candles could only light a very small spot . The creepy flickering lights and dancing shadows made the living room even more unworldly .
Lin Sanjiu did not look at the young man sitting in his chair . She leaned on the window sill and observed the various passersby on the street .
"I still think that we should follow the two brothers," the young man continued with his rambling until he brought this up . This line caught the attention of Lin Sanjiu . "If we find any of the prostitutes they visited dead, especially if they are disemboweled and had their wombs and intestines taken out, then certainly one of the brothers is Jack the Ripper!"
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