I can rewind time to prevent death

The FH Community had long since fallen out with the homeowners, resulting in the formation of a homeowner committee. Therefore, both security and sanitation in the community were employed by the homeowner committee.

However, due to frequent inadequacy of funds, the number of personnel hired was extremely limited, leading to poor sanitation in the community which could not match the environmental quality of the FH Community.

When Yan Junze entered the Flowery Paradise Garden, there wasn't even a security guard in the gatehouse. He wondered if the security brother familiar to Grandpa Zheng had run off again for a chat.

The address of the fountain pool was within the garden of Zone One in the Flowery Paradise Garden Residential Area. Experience more on empire

The numbering of the community zones started from the inside out. When Yan Junze entered through the main gate, he saw the zone number near the gate marked as eight. Hence, Zone One would be at the very inside.

Junze hadn't turned on his flashlight since there were streetlights all along the way. Watching the zone numbers on the exterior of the buildings, he made his way deeper in and soon reached the staircase marked with Zone One.

"Garden?"

Yan Junze muttered to himself as he looked around.

He had never been in here before, so he had to search on the spot.

The moon overhead was round and big, its light spilling down so that even without the streetlights, the surrounding scenery was clearly visible.

This was very conducive for Yan Junze to carry out his mission.

He continued along the winding road until he reached a corner, where he saw a sign that read "Zone One Garden".

Standing in front of the sign, and following the direction indicated by the arrow, Junze noticed the so-called garden was behind several residential buildings in Zone One. At first glance, the path led through a secluded garden surrounded by an abundance of dense vegetation.

Because few people came this way, some plants had almost completely obscured the path, making it nearly imperceptible unless one paid close attention.

Glancing deeper into the garden, the area became very dark, obscuring visibility.

To Yan Junze, it felt as though there was a huge beast lurking in the darkness ahead, gaping maw and fangs exposed, waiting for him.

Standing at the sign, preparing to head to the Zone One Garden, Yan Junze activated Rewind.

He had no choice; the current task level was [Hair-raising (low)], identical to the Back-faced Woman's mission. He had to be fully alert and focused.

Moreover, he absolutely had to follow the task prompts. Any attempt to complete the mission through force rather than adhering to the rules was doomed to have severe consequences.

Because Rewind was on, Yan Junze didn't think much further. He tightened his collar and hurried down the path toward the garden behind.

Passing through the dense vegetation, the path was overgrown with weeds and concealed for years, making the ground somewhat slippery.

With no other option, Junze turned on a flashlight to illuminate his footsteps, taking just over a minute to reach a spacious area.

This was the Zone One garden, constructed from stone, with even the ground paved with neatly cut stone bricks. There was a stone fountain in the center, with stone benches installed in all eight directions.

They formed a perfect circle around the fountain.

However, due to years of neglect, the place was filthy, with a faint odor wafting through the air.

The trees surrounding the garden grew quickly and had overshadowed the area, nearly covering the space above the surrounding benches.

Fortunately, the direction of the fountain in the center was still exposed under the moonlight, providing clear visibility.

Yan Junze first surveyed the environment, lingering his gaze on the fountain for a few seconds. He then took off his backpack, pulled out the portable camera, found the best filming angle, and placed it on one of the stone benches.

The lens was directed towards the fountain, and then he put on the portable camera on his chest, switching it on to test.

Until now, Yan Junze had not approached the fountain pool because he feared that getting closer might trigger the task.

After all the preparation was ready, Yan Junze looked toward the fountain pool, took a deep breath, turned on the camera on the stone bench, crouched down, and said to the camera, "This electric fountain once electrocuted a young and beautiful woman who, it's said, was waiting for someone to keep an appointment. And our Spirit Exploration today is right here, I'm the Night Traveling Puppy."

With those words, Yan Junze stood up and walked toward the fountain pool.

The moonlight was like silver, spilling over him, and likewise onto the water in the fountain pool in front of him.

Standing at the edge of the pool, Yan Junze lowered his head slightly and looked into the water.

Although the pool water had been drained after someone died there, time had passed, and through continual rainfall, the pool had once again accumulated a large amount of water, reaching about waist-high for an adult standing in it.

Of course, there were also fallen leaves, trash bags, snack wrappers, and such, all floating on the surface of the water.

"Damn snack wrappers!" muttered Yan Junze.

In his mind, wherever there was garbage, the shadows of various snack wrappers were bound to exist.

Standing at the edge of the pool, looking into it, he couldn't see anything because of the large amount of garbage and fallen leaves shielding the view.

Yan Junze thought about the task prompt, Fang Ning was still waiting for that appointment, and as long as someone was willing to stand back-to-back, hand-in-hand with her, and promise eternity under the moonlight.

So, should he wait now or run straight into the fountain pool?

How is he supposed to stand back-to-back or hand-in-hand if he runs into the water?

It seems unlikely.

Yan Junze just stood by the pool, looking up at the moon.

After a while, he mused aloud, "Such a big moon, such ample moonlight, it's a clear night with a full moon alright, it won't shy away from appearing, right!"

After speaking, he stood to the side of the fountain pool, facing it sideways and sighed as he gazed at the moon.

Time slipped by without notice and, about seven or eight minutes later, the water in the fountain pool rippled slightly, making a faint sound.

Yan Junze had been watching his surroundings closely, and upon hearing the noise, he immediately focused his attention to the side, but he did not turn his head to look.

The task hadn't indicated whether the woman still recognized her former boyfriend. It was best if she didn't, but if she was too obsessed with the man's appearance, he feared that turning his head would give him away.

So, to be on the safe side, he decided it was best not to look at her, not to face her, and to keep their backs to each other if possible.

But since the task didn't specify, Yan Junze guessed that there was a good chance that Fang Ning's obsession was merely to fulfill the date, and with whom might not matter as much.

Another ripple of water rang out, this time much clearer than before. Yan Junze didn't look over, instead, he kept an eye on the movements in the fountain pool from the corner of his eye.

He could vaguely see that shortly after the water rippled, on the surface blanketed with numerous leaves, a figure arched upwards slightly, and the leaves arched as well, as the water flowed down both sides.

With the figure rising slowly from the water, a cacophony of the spilling sound intensely burst forth at that moment, reaching Yan Junze's ears.

At the same time, a foul stench wafted into his nose.

"You... have... come," a strange voice suddenly emitted.

This voice was extremely grating, as if the vocal cords of the speaker had been torn apart, no longer distinguishing male from female.