Chapter 7: The Unknown Truth

The first place to clean was the backseat of the car, where traces were relatively abundant.

Ye Sansan fixed the flashlight to the back of the driver’s seat with a wire, then filled a basin with cleaning solution, dampening a cloth to wipe away any remaining fingerprints of Wang Shun inside the car, as well as shoe prints and spots of blood.

The dirt on the driver’s seat was gradually cleaned off, including the residue lodged in the door seams.

Only after finishing this did she begin cleaning the trunk.

As the place where the body had been stored, it was splattered with bloodstains from the bumpy ride.

Removing these required absolute patience and meticulous attention to every corner.

Ye Sansan happened to be just such a person.

She cleaned thoroughly under the trunk mat.

When she finished, two hours had passed.

Lastly, she cleaned the car wheels, removing all the dirt tracked in since entering. Instead of rinsing, she carefully wiped and picked everything off, placing the debris into a basin of fresh water.

She then stepped outside to pour the dirty water into the street drain.

After three hours back and forth, the task was done.

In the livestream room, rather than losing viewers, the number actually increased as people watched Ye Sansan’s methodical work.

It was oddly satisfying.

“Such organized movements—I never thought I’d enjoy watching someone clean.”

“Count me in, this is a godsend for OCD folks.”

“So detailed and soothing to watch.”

The car was spotless, every crevice wiped over and over.

Frankly speaking, many viewers found it utterly gratifying.

Only Ye Sansan stared thoughtfully at the remaining items—how to deal with the raincoat, clothes, shoes, and the murder weapon.

Other items could be burned somewhere outside, but the hammer was problematic.

She looked at the hammer in her hand, considering soaking it in the cleaning solution.

She packed the other items into plastic bags, planning to find a secluded spot to burn them tomorrow.

By the time she finished, it was already eleven at night.

Ye Sansan entered the house without searching for any useful clues.

Some parts of a player’s idle timeline could be skipped, and after closing her eyes and lying on the bed in the small room, the game began to jump through the timeline.

The dimness before her vanished; when she opened her eyes again, warm sunlight filled the room.

The game’s time passed in real-time with reality at a one-to-one ratio.

Skipped time did not count, and there was no limit on how many times she could skip uneventful stretches.

Bathed in the gentle sunlight, Ye Sansan sat up and began examining the room.

It was an ordinary one-bedroom apartment cluttered with various items—somewhat messy, but a mess with order.

The taxi driver’s wife had long since left; when Ye Sansan got up, she stepped outside.

Yesterday she had tried to find other clues but came up empty, perhaps to avoid the police discovering anything at the house.

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