I can rewind time to prevent death-Chapter 416 - 316: The Back (Part 2)

Chapter 416: Chapter 316: The Back (Part 2)

This time, Yan Junze set the Rewind to the moment right after he had called Xiang Er out of the Si Family house.

However, he didn’t let everyone go about their own business to lure the strangeness into appearing, having already seen the scene of finding a substitute very clearly.

Sitting on the sofa, Yan Junze fell into deep thought, and no one spoke.

Just like before the Rewind, the three members of the Si Family sat close together, with Si Nannan snuggling against her mother.

With everyone huddled together, in Yan Junze’s view, the strangeness wouldn’t appear.

As long as the three of them separated, it would give the strangeness looking for a substitute the opportunity to intervene.

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Yan Junze, pondering, looked up at the three members of the Si Family and asked, “Was Nannan the first to be targeted?”

Si Nannan nodded.

Huahua also said, “It was me who first noticed she was being targeted during a video call.”

“And then who?” Yan Junze asked again, his gaze shifting between Si Dehua and Rong Guilan.

“Then it was me,” Si Dehua said, “After a strangeness appeared behind my daughter, then they discovered that I too was being targeted by the strangeness, in the same situation as Nannan.”

“Hmm,” Yan Junze nodded, looking towards Rong Guilan.

Rong Guilan shook her head and said, “So far, I haven’t noticed anything unusual.”

Yan Junze said, “I want to confirm a suspicion. Please aunty stay alone for a while, either in the bedroom or the bathroom, and stay there for about ten minutes before coming out. If you notice anything unusual during this time, you can come out immediately. Remember, no matter what you hear behind you, don’t turn around, just come right out.”

“Ah!” Rong Guilan startled and looked towards her husband and daughter.

Si Dehua and Si Nannan were also somewhat frightened, with Si Dehua saying, “Is this… dangerous?”

Yan Junze merely wanted to convey that with him there, no matter how dangerous, nothing was a Rewind couldn’t solve, and if it didn’t work, they would try two more times.

Not to Rewind until the strangeness suspected a ghostly trick would be admitting defeat.

After assuring them, Rong Guilan relaxed, tugged her husband’s hand, hugged her daughter, then stood up, trembling with fear, glanced towards the direction of the bedroom, and began to walk slowly over.

The feeling was no different from being taken to the execution ground.

“Go ahead, it’s okay,” Yan Junze still encouraged from behind, like a spiritual guide, “If you feel something strange behind you, remember not to turn back; just come out, leave the rest to me. If nothing unusual happens, stay for the full ten minutes before coming out.”

Rong Guilan, trembling, entered the bedroom and, following Yan Junze’s instructions, closed the bedroom door behind her.

The living room sank once again into a silence, as Si Dehua and his daughter occasionally glanced in the direction of the bedroom, then turned to look at Yan Junze, seeing that he remained composed, showing no particular reaction.

A few minutes passed, and no sound came from the house, yet Si Dehua had clearly become increasingly restless.

“Four minutes left,” Yan Junze reminded.

With Yan Junze present, Si Dehua didn’t get up, but he was all ears, constantly listening for any sound from the bedroom.

After ten minutes, the bedroom door opened, and Rong Guilan emerged with a terrified expression, shivering as if something was indeed following her.

Everyone immediately turned their gaze behind her, but saw nothing.

“Nothing?” Yan Junze was taken aback, “Could it be that these strangenesses are seeking only the two members of the Si Family, Si Dehua and Si Nannan?”

At that moment, he recalled the information from the task prompt, which in prompt 2, indicated the need to pay attention to certain items.

His gaze left the Si family, falling upon the coffee table in front of him.

At that moment, the coffee table held an ashtray, washed fruits, freshly brewed tea, and a box of pizza that was opened but not finished.

Yan Junze pointed to the items on the coffee table, asking, “Which of the three of you did not drink tea?”

“I didn’t,” Si Nannan said.

“I didn’t either,” Rong Guilan answered.

“Who didn’t eat the fruit?”

“I didn’t,” Si Nannan repeated.

“Who didn’t have the pizza?”

“I didn’t,” Rong Guilan answered again.

Yan Junze paused, his gaze settling on Si Dehua and Si Nannan, “Which means, both of you ate the pizza at the same time?”

Si Dehua and Si Nannan looked at each other, nodding simultaneously, though they were clueless about what Yan Junze meant by his question.

Yan Junze stopped talking and just stared at the half box of pizza that had long since gone cold.

If it was indeed eating this pizza that led to being targeted by the strangeness, what kind of mechanism was this? What kind of strangeness attaches itself to food, causing humans to start seeking a substitute after consumption?

Up until now, Yan Junze was merely speculating, and if not for the task prompt’s information, reminding him to be wary of certain items, he wouldn’t have paid any attention to the assortment of items on the coffee table.

About a minute later, Yan Junze reached out and, to the astonishment of everyone, picked up a piece of pizza and began eating it.

The only way to prove his suspicion correct was to eat a slice of pizza himself; then everything would be clear.

Of course, he couldn’t let others get involved anymore, eating this piece of pizza himself wasn’t an issue—after all, the strangenesses following Yan Junze weren’t limited to just one, and if push came to shove, he could Rewind.

In terms of power, the strangenesses following him were leagues beyond the one for this task, the likes of Fang Ning and Lantern Woman Ning Ji.

In terms of threat to Yan Junze, this strangeness presented no pressure to him.

“Master, is there… something wrong with this pizza?” Si Dehua couldn’t help but ask, “If there’s a problem, then you shouldn’t…”

Before he could finish, Yan Junze had already eaten the piece of pizza he held in his hand.

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