Chapter 30 Area Lockdown

Luo Di changed into her winter clothes, slung her schoolbag over her shoulder, and stepped out of the house again.

The class monitor sat on the steps opposite the door, pointing to the door next door covered with all sorts of little GG cards.

“It seems like no one lives next door to you? And when I went upstairs, I noticed that quite a few apartments downstairs seemed to be unoccupied?”

“It’s normal. Everyone who lives here wants to go to a better place. Once a child in the family successfully goes to a good school and gets a good job, they will move away from here immediately.”

If their children aren’t outstanding, they’ll try to find other opportunities to improve their lives, even taking on high-paying, high-risk jobs.

“Hmm, that makes sense.”

The class monitor walked ahead with light, quick steps, deliberately placing her hands behind her back as they went downstairs, one of which was used to wave.

But Luo Di didn’t seem to understand the meaning and didn’t pay any attention to it; he was more concerned about something else.

How did you find my house?

“Isn’t it easy to find? This building only has seven floors, with two households on each floor, and many of them are empty. I just need to knock on each door to find it. I didn’t expect you to live on the top floor.”

“Knock on each door?”

Luo Di couldn’t even imagine such a thing, but given the class monitor’s personality, he was indeed capable of doing it.

As the two were about to leave the building, discussing which fast-food restaurant to go to for their homework,

Squeak~ A cordon suddenly appeared from the first-floor exit, and a man wrapped in a black trench coat, whose collar almost completely covered his face, stood in front of the two.

“There are suspected abnormal activities in the resettlement community where you are currently located, which have already caused the deaths of residents. The community is now under “regional lockdown”.”

All residents are not allowed to leave their homes during the lockdown and need to cooperate with our investigation. I will come up and ask you some questions in a little while.

The attire, combined with the term “area blockade,” immediately led Luo Di to the person’s identity: “City Investigator.”

Luo Di quickly pressed, “Abnormal activity? How long does the lockdown need to last?”

“It’s estimated to take no less than a day.”

“This girl is my classmate. She doesn’t live here and just arrived five minutes ago. Could you let her go back?”

“Please follow the instructions and wait for the lockdown to end. No one who comes to the community for any reason is allowed to leave. Also, please be extra careful and ensure your safety.”

Just as Luo Di was still trying to get something,

The squad leader gently tugged at his clothes, standing on tiptoe slightly, “According to the Corner Law, once a region is locked down, everyone needs to cooperate with the Investigator’s work. Even if I just arrived a minute ago, I still have to comply.”

“It’s okay, my winter break tutoring is over, and my family has allowed me to relax for three days. I’ll send the area lockdown information to my father later; it’s fine if I don’t go home tonight.”

“No…” Luo Di was concerned about something else.

“It’s okay. I know it’s inconvenient for you at home. I can stay alone in the stairwell or on the rooftop until the lockdown is over.”

Luo Di recalled the previous funeral and the Investigator’s reminder that leaving the class monitor alone outside might be dangerous, especially since the temperature outside was very low.

After thinking for a long time, he let out a long breath.

“Phew~ Come to my house and wait. My parents have just taken my sister on a trip.”

The class monitor’s eyes widened immediately. “No wonder I couldn’t hear any other noises from your house. It turns out your aunt and uncle went out to play. Don’t worry, I won’t go into the bedroom. I’ll just stay in the living room.”

She followed Luo Di upstairs once again, pulling her scarf over her lips to conceal her inner joy.

She was very curious about what secrets this aloof academic genius’s family held, how he could repeatedly win first place in physical tests despite not having any extracurricular tutoring.

Perhaps this opportunity will allow me to obtain so-called “exercise secrets”.

【Top Floor】

The key turned as Luo Di took a deep breath; it was the first time he had brought someone home, and it was a woman he was quite close to.

Wow, it’s so clean!

Using the light reflected from the room, the squad leader could see no dust at all; the room was sparsely cluttered and neatly organized.

“I just mopped the floor this morning. Wait a moment, I’ll find you a pair of slippers… I guess you can only wear my sister’s, we don’t have many customers at home, so we don’t have any extra slippers.”

“No need~ It’s so clean, there’s no need to wear slippers. Besides, it’s not good to wear someone else’s slippers.”

Besides, I just changed my socks this morning before I left home, so I definitely wouldn’t have stepped in your house and gotten it dirty.

“OK.”

White sneakers were neatly arranged in the shoe changing area.

The squad leader had already stepped on her white pantyhose and put them on the floor.

Although this is just a resettlement community, in this modern era where energy problems have been completely solved, heating has long been available 24/7, and the indoor temperature is always maintained at around 20°C.

Without entering the bedroom, the class monitor looked around and even fed Luo Di the horned parrot on the windowsill.

“Your house is quite big. I initially thought this type of house was only the size of my bedroom, but now it seems to be the size of two bedrooms.”

No other meaning intended—I just think living in such a small house is quite nice.

Luo Di had already entered the kitchen and, following the hospitality etiquette her mother had taught her, found a tea bag and poured a steaming cup of tea for the class monitor.

Just as he was carrying the tea toward the living room, he paused for a moment.

Because of the heating, the squad leader had taken off his thick down jacket and scarf, neatly folding them on the sofa.

Underneath, she wore a close-fitting black turtleneck sweater.

She paired it with a brown Scottish-style pencil skirt.

Thick white stockings extended down from the pencil skirt, covering the class monitor’s long, running legs.

The class monitor has always worn either a school uniform or sportswear.

This was the first time Luo Di had seen the other person dressed like this. After a slight moment of surprise, he quickly recovered and handed over the tea.

” Luo Di, you seem a little hot, why don’t you take off your coat?”

“Um.”

Luo Di’s forehead was covered in sweat, but he didn’t seem to notice it.

The class monitor raised his eyebrows and stared at him curiously. “Why do you seem a little strange? Is there something you’re hiding in your bedroom?”

Or perhaps you’ve hidden some kind of ‘fitness secret’ inside, afraid I’ll find out?

“No, it’s just that I’m not used to having people come to my house.”

“Since there’s nothing there, can I go into your bedroom to take a look?” The class monitor raised his right hand as if giving a speech in class. “I swear I won’t touch anything, I’ll just take a look.”

“You can watch TV outside for a while or do your homework at the dining table.”

“Oh~”

Since they couldn’t get permission to go to the bedroom, the two of them tacitly took out their winter break homework.

However, after writing only a few words…

Knock knock~ There was a knock on the door, and the Investigator who had just sealed off the neighborhood downstairs had already come to the door.

“Hello~ Please cooperate with me for a situation investigation. This is my personal identification document, which can be verified through your wristband.”

After attaching dust pads to the soles of his shoes, the Investigator quickly went inside.

After quickly scanning the house with a gloomy gaze, he chose to talk at the dining table where the two of them were doing their homework.

The Investigator retrieved relevant personal information from the database based on the two individuals’ facial features.

“You two are students at Fourth Middle School. Six months ago, you jointly completed a practical project provided by our city’s research institute, and your performance was excellent… truly outstanding.”

Based on what you said downstairs, you just happened to come over to do your homework together, right?

The Investigator suddenly turned its eyeball and met Wu Wen’s gaze.

The latter was clearly startled, and his answer was somewhat hesitant, “Yes…yes.”

The gaze did not cease with the class monitor’s reply; about a minute later, the Investigator finally nodded.

“I mainly want to explain the current situation to you.”

A 【lurking Pseudo-human 】 who has already hunted down two girls is suspected of being active in the current community.

Their ” mind cornering ” lasts at least six months, and they are adept at using ” Fear Manifestation.” Searching for and apprehending such individuals is relatively difficult and time-consuming.

The lockdown of the entire community is expected to take more than a day.

You all need to be extra careful, especially this student, Wu.

The class monitor obediently indicated that she would never leave the room.

Luo Di then posed a question: “Has this entire building been checked?”

“You were originally the last household.”

However, according to the list of permanent residents and their daily activities provided by the community, the resident living on the third floor had temporarily left the community. Once she returns and undergoes further screening, the screening of that building will be considered complete.

Hearing this, Wu Wen, standing to the side, looked completely puzzled.

“Huh? I saw the resident on the third floor when I went upstairs earlier. It was about ten minutes before you sealed off the building. Could it be such a coincidence that they just left the house?”

The Investigator’s expression changed instantly, like a predator that had caught a whiff of something.

Are you sure?

“Sure.”

“Thank you for providing useful information.”

After receiving an affirmative answer, the Investigator immediately got up and left.