Chapter 50
"This man walk up on the same route as Karl walks back to his apartment," Lily continued. Karl walks out of the room and approaches Jason and Lily. He comes with a calm expression, trying to ignore the weird looks from Jason and Lily. He gives a small smile.
"Hey, what’s up, guys?" Karl asks in a friendly tone, looking at Jason and Lily who are clearly surprised by his appearance. Jason starts, quickly hiding his phone. "Oh... nothing, just... chatting casually."
Lily tries to smile, but her gaze is slightly suspicious, as if trying to make sure Karl really didn’t hear their conversation earlier. "Yeah, just talking about unimportant stuff. By the way, you’ve been living in an apartment nearby for a long time, huh?" she asks, pretending to be casual.
Karl nods. "Yeah, quite a while. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, nothing, just curious. Because, I just heard that some residents feel uncomfortable because there are... weird things around here," Lily replies, looking at Karl while trying to read his reaction.
Karl remains calm, showing no signs of being disturbed. "Oh yeah? What’s going on?"
Jason and Lily exchange glances, looking slightly hesitant. Finally, Jason speaks up. "We just heard stories about a suspicious person wandering around this area. They even say there’s a guy who always wears a hoodie and a mask, like... the one in the Spermberggirl video."
Karl smiles thinly, pretending to chuckle. "Hah, maybe it’s just someone who doesn’t want to get polluted or is embarrassed to be caught coming home late. Besides, who would want to disturb others in an apartment like this?"
Jason and Lily nod, although still looking a bit awkward. They don’t seem completely convinced, but Karl is satisfied to see that he has managed to calm some of their suspicions.