Chapter 128: The System Is Still Glitching

"I'm just asking!" Yao Tong tapped his notebook with his pen. "Do you know if anyone had a grudge against your mother, or perhaps someone who was obsessively pestering her?"

Tongtong froze, shaking her head blankly.

Yao Tong continued, "In your mother's circle, was there anyone who harbored ill intentions toward her? Did anyone eccentric appear around her?"

Tongtong shook her head again.

"What about you?" Yao Tong asked. "Is there anyone with improper intentions toward you?"

Tongtong subconsciously turned to look at Zhang Wuyong... The neighbor boy who forced her to wear a magical girl costume, tied her hands, and tricked her into eating ice cream, only for it to be his...

Did that count?

Zhang Wuyong was speechless... Why are you looking at me like that?

However, Tongtong had not slept well all night, and combined with the police suddenly showing up at her door, she was a bit dazed, her thoughts seemingly at a standstill.

Coming to her senses, she realized that certainly did not count.

So, she shook her head again.

Yao Tong could see that the girl was not in a good state.

He turned to Zhang Wuyong: "How about you? You live across from the mother and daughter, right? Have you noticed anything unusual? For instance, any stalkers targeting them around the complex..."

Zhang Wuyong shook his head: "Nothing like that. This complex has been here for over ten years, everyone around here knows each other quite well, and since they are both women, if there were such a person, they would have called the police long ago."

"No enemies in daily life?"

"No!" Zhang Wuyong was very certain. "Everyone is just an ordinary person; who would have real enemies in daily life? Uncle Yao, what is going on? That incident yesterday morning, wasn't it just a regular car accident?"

"No! That should have been an accident!" Yao Tong asked a few more questions but found he could not get any answers.

He stood up: "Fine! You two stay at home for now, and don't go to the hospital. Zhang Wuyong, you stay here and look after her. Don't let her go out, and it's best if neither of you leaves the complex these next few days..."

"Did something happen to my mom?" Zhao Yutong's face went pale as she looked up at Yao Tong.

"No! It's nothing, just leave these matters to us."

Zhao Yutong rushed into the room, grabbed her phone, and ran toward the door.

"Tongtong!" Zhang Wuyong quickly grabbed her.

"I have to go to the hospital! I have to see my mom!" Zhao Yutong screamed, trying to shake him off and rush out.

The Zhang couple across the hall were drawn over by her shouting.

"What happened?" Song Mei was shocked to see police officers there.

Yao Tong and his fellow officer were also tense. After persuading Zhao Yutong for a while, they repeated the instruction to the Zhang couple: under no circumstances should Zhao Yutong be allowed to leave the house these next few days.

When they left, Zhang Tao followed them out to see them off downstairs.

When Zhang Tao returned, Song Mei asked: "What is actually going on? The hospital side..."

Zhang Tao shook his head: "They still won't say! Let's just listen to them and keep Tongtong at home for now. I'll go check the hospital again later."

Song Mei hurried forward: "Tongtong, calm down first. Let's listen to the police officers. Let your Uncle Zhang go to the hospital for you. I promise you, there is really nothing wrong; if something had happened, the hospital would have notified us. I've met the director before, they are all your mother's colleagues; they wouldn't just ignore her, right?"

Zhao Yutong could only stop, leaning into Zhang Wuyong's arms and sobbing uncontrollably.

Zhang Tao left for the hospital, and Song Mei cooked breakfast for the two children, but how could Tongtong have an appetite?

During this time, Zhang Wuyong opened his item inventory and clicked on the Magic Crystal Creation Coffin to take a look.

Auntie Zhu was still lying inside, motionless, and the spiritual water in the coffin had not receded.

In truth, his heart was racing as well.

Auntie Zhu disappearing suddenly from the intensive care unit was a major issue that the criminal police could not explain, and if they did find the cause, it would be an even bigger problem for him.

How far would they be able to trace this? Would they classify this case as a major criminal investigation, or would they gradually attribute it to unknown, supernatural events?

The more Zhang Wuyong thought about it, the more his scalp tingled.

Especially since the "Magic Star" had circled the Earth and slammed into the west of China; he still had no idea what might be discovered there.

He looked again at the four characters "Seamless" in the corner.

Seamless, seamless... He personally believed that if this title dared to take such a name, he didn't need to worry about his disguise as Dr. Chen Xi being seen through.

The main issue was Auntie Zhu's vanishing into thin air.

He looked at the system interface again; the task bar and points were still twisted into a ball like a rag.

The status bar, inventory, and storage were all fine, but the task bar and points looked very wrong.

The system messages remained stuck on that massive pile of "?" marks, which were twisting like earthworms.

Zhang Wuyong knew that what he did last night was impulsive and would likely bring him no small amount of trouble in the future.

But if he had to do it again, he would definitely do it.

It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of the consequences, but some things must be done, even if one is afraid!

By that evening, the pile of question marks began to sway, and then it started to glitch as if it were stuck.

It was as if an invisible conveyor belt was trying to push them aside to deliver the next batch of supplies, but the gears were jammed by a mysterious force, causing them to only sway back and forth.

Tongtong had spent the entire day waiting for a call, waiting for news.

Zhang Tao returned from the hospital but told them he hadn't even been able to see the director.

The doctor on duty kept assuring him that nothing had happened and insisted he return home.

"I saw a lot of police officers around the intensive care unit, and I have no idea what the situation is," Zhang Tao whispered to his wife from the other room.

Although he was far away, Zhang Wuyong heard him.

He had known it would be this way, but his scalp tingled even more.

He desperately wanted to run away to another world after this, but he couldn't just abandon his family, Auntie Zhu, and Tongtong.

Should he take his whole family and travel to the other world?

But the other world looked even more dangerous than this one, and he couldn't exactly have his whole family get hit by a truck to get there.

That night, after waiting all day for news that never came, Tongtong was physically and mentally exhausted.

After dinner and a shower, Zhang Wuyong urged her to go to sleep.

He showered, changed his clothes, and stayed by her side to keep her company.

After sleeping for over an hour, Tongtong opened her eyes, determined to go to the hospital; she felt more and more that something had definitely gone wrong there.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhang Wuyong hugged her. "Just stay home tonight, I'm here with you."

"I don't want to!" Tongtong shook her head, trying to pull away from his hands.

After a while, she started crying again, holding him tightly: "I don't want to leave you, but I need my mom."

"I know!" Zhang Wuyong hugged her back.

Once again, he quietly opened his inventory.

Inside the Magic Crystal Creation Coffin, the spiritual water had receded. Auntie Zhu, wearing blue striped hospital pajamas, lay inside, her face rosy, her breathing steady...