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Chapter 3 The Bracelet Causes a Big Trouble

Xu Lun was shrouded in darkness, as if he were in a pitch-black tunnel. The streetlights in the distance were like an unreachable exit, which made him feel a sense of despair and helplessness.

The dark figure in front of them floated down from the sky, and the moment it touched the ground, it returned to its humanoid form.

It stood there, blocking the way, right in the middle of the road, like the Grim Reaper, ready to meet Xu Lun.

However, the next second, from behind the shadowy figure, a blinding beam of light suddenly pierced the darkness and swept towards Xu Lun.

It was a car that happened to be turning the corner, which made Xu Lun realize that the intersection was not far ahead.

Without any hesitation, he immediately turned the car and drove directly into the opposite lane, heading straight for the headlights of the other car.

Before the shadowy figure could react, Xu Lun used the car's headlights to cross into the oncoming lane. Then, as the car honked its horn, he changed lanes back, rushed to the intersection ahead, and turned into the road the car had come from.

As soon as you turn in, you feel a sense of sudden openness and clarity.

The street was brightly lit, with several convenience stores and restaurants open on both sides, and even some stalls selling late-night snacks, making it seem quite lively.

Moreover, Xu Lun was very familiar with the surrounding environment because his workplace was just two traffic lights away.

Upon thinking of this, his previously despairing state of mind instantly became refreshed.

So he drove through two intersections in one go, then turned into a residential street, followed the familiar side road, went up a small slope, and came to a row of shops.

He saw the stationmaster sitting on the steps, smoking and looking at his phone.

The other person immediately looked over and noticed them.

The station manager, a middle-aged man wearing glasses, immediately stood up the moment he saw Xu Lun, threw away his cigarette, pointed his phone directly at Xu Lun, and said angrily:

"Xu Lun! Where have you been?! You're not answering my calls or replying to my messages, are you trying to quit?! I'm asking you, how many deliveries did you make today? Huh? Just those few, and you made three of them overtime! Do you even know what you're doing?!"

But Xu Lun wasn't listening to what the stationmaster was saying at all. The moment he got off the train, he felt his legs were numb, he had no sense of direction or balance, and he walked unsteadily, as if he hadn't learned how to walk yet.

The stationmaster was stunned for a moment. He noticed that Xu Lun's face was pale, his expression was abnormal, and he was walking strangely.

The stationmaster, who was still angry a moment ago, suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Hey kid, what's wrong? Did you get into an accident? Did you hit someone? Where's your helmet? Aren't you afraid of getting fined for not wearing a helmet?"

Xu Lun didn't react at all. He walked straight past the stationmaster, climbed the steps, and stumbled into the station.

He collapsed onto the sofa, his body limp, as if he had used up all his strength in an instant.

At this moment, he could still feel his heart pounding in his chest, a feeling of surviving a disaster and lingering fear lingering in his mind.

He covered his forehead with one hand, and he couldn't tell which was colder, his forehead or his palm.

A few seconds later, he gradually came to his senses, raised his other hand, and looked at his wrist:

It was a metallic bracelet with a luster somewhat like rose gold. The surface was very smooth and had no engravings.

In addition, the overall shape is not like a round hoop, but rather wide and flat, similar to a jade bracelet.

Xu Lun flipped his wrist back and forth, examining the mysterious bracelet.

He noticed that on the ring-shaped structure of the bracelet, at each of the symmetrical ends, a small portion was not wrapped in metal, but in some kind of indescribable material.

The end on the back of the hand reflects light and seems to be translucent inside, like crystal.

Turn your wrist over; the end facing the same direction as your palm is opaque, but its surface texture resembles that of rock, and its overall color is dark and shiny.

This mysterious bracelet was the target of those shadowy figures, and also the reason why the pink-haired girl ran away.

But why would she wear this on her hand?

Was he simply looking for a scapegoat to distract the shadowy figures?

But Xu Lun's intuition told him that this matter was not simple.

If the girl simply wanted to escape the shadowy figure's pursuit, she could have simply thrown the bracelet away or deliberately left it in a ride-hailing car, letting the shadowy figure chase after that vehicle.

Why choose to be a pathetic passerby who can't run fast, can't fight back, and has absolutely no ability to resist?

Besides, she had put the bracelet on her wrist, and once you put it on, it's not so easy to take it off.

Even if she wanted to get rid of this hot potato, she could have simply hung the bracelet on the handlebars of the electric scooter and run away, which wouldn't have affected the outcome at all.

But she chose to transfer the bracelet to her own hand, as if she were putting handcuffs on Xu Lun, locking him up tightly.

What was the purpose of this unnecessary step?

Could it be that she didn't want the bracelet to fall into the hands of those shadowy figures?

But she was just a roadside resident, and she had almost been intercepted by those shadowy figures. What made her think she was capable of keeping this bracelet safe?

Xu Lun closed his eyes in pain and took a deep breath.

He was so tormented by these problems that his brain felt like it was about to boil over.

When he opened his eyes again, a strange phenomenon occurred:

A faint, icy blue light emanated from the crystal-like end of the bracelet.

It's like a pulse signal, emitting light while rapidly propagating along the crystal material to the left and right.

Then it shines again, and then it passes on, the rhythm like a person's breathing and heartbeat.

Xu Lun stared at the bracelet for a few seconds, then suddenly thought of something.

He quickly sat up and glanced towards the door:

It was pitch black outside, with not a single light source, and unusually quiet.

"Station manager?"

Xu Lun called out tentatively, but there was no response.

He immediately had a bad feeling, so he quickly got up, carefully backed away, and moved to a position directly facing the door.

There was a chair nearby, and he instinctively reached out and grabbed it, ready to swing it at any moment.

"Station manager?"

Xu Lun called out again, but this time there was still no response.

The fear escalated in the silence.

Xu Lun's heart suddenly raced. He realized what was happening and, while gripping the chair, he backed away.

The next second, that chilling rustling sound entered his ears again.

At the same time, the ceiling lights began to flicker.