Chapter 1820: Chapter 1795: Vulgar Fear (28)

Marvelous.

From this degree of damage, even if healed, there should be quite a noticeable scar.

In the photo, Joshua is even smiling more joyfully than before.

As a flesh expert, Fu Qian is very sure the wounds in the photo would be a significant survival challenge for an ordinary human.

The wound locations are even different; in one photo, there’s a hole right through the palm.

Yet, not only is Joshua lively at the moment, but two previous autopsies also confirmed there are no scars at the corresponding spots on his body.

Excluding far-fetched notions like twins, it seems only extraordinary power can explain this scene.

The magical element of All Fools’ Day adds another layer, and Joshua, with his thick eyebrows and large eyes, seems to have discovered his "True Self".

And comparing the contents of the photo with the real person, this awakening of extraordinary power on him seems to have quite a flavor of flesh manipulation.

The astonishing healing ability allows him to self-harm recklessly, leaving no trace.

But this raises a question, why is Joshua carrying these photos?

Taking them could be understood as validating his abilities, and being excited to keep them is not surprising, but carrying them around without fear of someone else seeing them—could it be they’re meant for others to see?

It seems this time the trip didn’t go to waste by getting sleeves wet in the cold for nothing.

Apart from verifying to a certain extent the "correct" method to complete the script as explored earlier, the answer to why there was a real corpse lying in the party basement seems to emerge faintly.

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Why did a scenario that looked like a prank have an actual dead volunteer?

The two who were proven to be Joshua’s close associates even sought out the "alive him" after the party in school?

And the body of Joshua found in the storeroom appeared to have a mismatched time of death.

One person whose behavior was the most abnormal all along, and some related issues, once this extraordinary power is introduced, becomes much easier to explain.

The peculiar ability Joshua acquired allows his injuries to heal rapidly, to which he seemed quite fond, verifying repeatedly.

Is it possible, similar to the others, this gift also affected his mind to some extent, leading him to bolder ideas?

Perhaps resurrection?

Without confirming if he received some special enlightenment, this notion indeed seems a bit wild.

But don’t forget, the goal here is to "correctly" finish the script, meaning logical coherence is sufficient to a certain extent.

Once based on this standpoint, the photos and the reactions of the two assistants become understandable—they were aware of Joshua’s bold idea.

Whether they supported it or not, at least they knew he had this thought.

The photos involving Joshua were probably shown to them to place the truly "bloody" facts before them, persuading them to provide some assistance.

Following this, in the prank against himself, Joshua played a prank on everyone.

Be it poison or another means, when everyone helped him pretend to be a corpse, he genuinely made himself die.

The two who saw the photos might have received his instructions, that in such a situation they should not panic, but help find a place for his quiet resurrection.

This is also why they were more serious than the others and more hopeful about "Mr. Wolf’s" performance.

The prank is irrelevant if there truly is such a legendary power, saving them a lot of trouble.

Isn’t it a bit too festive? This time’s containment target seems quite sinister.

While sorting out his thoughts, Fu Qian grew increasingly curious about the item numbered 3.

Confirming no more information was available, he even carefully put the photos back in the original order and turned around to open the bedroom door again.

Trying to guide the deduction to avoid obvious discovery of the missing photos by Joshua seems necessary.

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No wonder they are young; the two on the bed at the moment seemed quite engrossed.

Salma apparently had high confidence in the effect of saliva; when the person in the cupboard came out to turn off the light, it should be understood as no longer defying her orders.

In admiration, Fu Qian quickly located Joshua’s coat and tucked the photos back into their original pocket.

Oh?

At the same time, a light suddenly lit up, illuminating a bloody coat and a lifelike face.

The place where the task first began? Just perfect.

Having experienced this many times, Fu Qian was naturally unworried, even swaying a bit while inspecting the lighting equipment in his hand.

Indeed, with the photos back in the pocket, he was now back in the party’s basement—and it was still that night.

The face lying in the pool of blood ahead was indeed Joshua’s.

The timing matched precisely, almost as if it were right after he left earlier.

Not unusual, the previous script already included the mansion exploration; as planned, a visit to Salma’s side to look for someone led to returning to resolve this party mess.

All in all, this horror story, groping through the stones, managed to conclude another Chapter without danger.

Even benefiting from all the summaries and explorations, Fu Qian already had ideas on how to maintain "Mr. Wolf’s" reputation in this tricky situation at the party.

"How is it?"

The originally silent wait seemed finally interrupted by Fu Qian’s sudden action; Butters’ hushed inquiry came from above, sounding quite worried.

This guy is definitely peculiar.

Timid yet greedy, causing such trouble with the mansion idea, and still having the mood to attend the party when Wen likely wasn’t found later.

Whether it was his prank or genuinely accidentally killing someone while drunk, both possibilities proved there was indeed great enjoyment.

Why was he so confident in troubling "Mr. Wolf"?

Perhaps the shared secret of the mansion and Wen gave him confidence I would help him?

Even using this to accomplish the prank, to slightly damage "Mr. Wolf’s" cool image, to lessen his sense of failure?

As restless youth, it can be understood to some degree, although showing empathy isn’t easy.

But it’s alright, a good story always ends in an unexpected yet wonderful way.

Faced with the subject’s call, Fu Qian didn’t rush to respond, taking one last look at Joshua’s still face, he casually covered it back with the bloody coat.

Then, in the next moment, he turned off the lighting equipment directly.

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