Translator: CinderTL
As soon as the words fell, everyone's gaze turned to Chen Yi. Chu Jiu was stunned for a moment, then her lips began to tremble. For a long while, she couldn't utter a word.
Sitting on the chair, Chen Yi was surprisingly the calmest one.
In fact, after noticing the discomfort in her shoulder, she had started to suspect something was amiss. But it was only confirmed not long ago on the way here. When she got out of the car, through the rearview mirror inside the vehicle, she saw it.
Two slender legs were draped over her shoulder.
A woman's legs, tinged with a bluish hue.
Exactly like what she had seen last night.
Taking advantage of the moment she bent down last night, the model named Yu Youwei had climbed onto her back and perched on her shoulder.
Due to the angle, she couldn't see the other person's face. Perhaps there was no face to see.
In any case, it was too late to say anything now. What surprised Chen Yi the most was that, as the person directly involved, she could remain so composed.
"What happened next?" she asked the fat nurse, her voice steady without any fluctuations.
The fat nurse also felt that the atmosphere was a bit off, but she didn't think much of it. She simply assumed they were scared, so she continued, "After that, the woman named Yu Youwei was taken away by her friends. She was crying and making a scene, her whole body limp like a rag, dragged out while attracting a lot of onlookers."
The fat nurse couldn't help but sigh, "What happened next you probably already know. Not long after, the police came, and it was from them that we learned of her death."
"Was Yu Youwei's medical report sent by you?" Jiang Cheng asked, looking at her.
The fat nurse had seen the medical report in Wan Yuanning's hands earlier, and it was through this report that they had traced their way here.
"Yes, I sent it," the fat nurse nodded. "A friend who brought Yu Youwei here asked me to send it. At the time, a few test results weren't ready yet, and they didn't want to wait, so they left me their phone number and address, asking me to send it to them once the results were out."
"I remember that friend was also a girl, what was her name again..." The fat nurse scratched her head, as if trying hard to recall.
"Song Xiaoyou," Banana Wolf said in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes," the fat nurse slapped her thigh excitedly, "That's the name, Song Xiaoyou. It was on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn't remember it at the moment."
"I even mentioned it to the officer who came to investigate," the fat nurse added, seemingly worried about taking responsibility. She glanced cautiously at Jiang Cheng, whose expression wasn't very pleasant, and spoke in a low voice.
Chen Yi nodded, looking at the fat woman, "Don't be nervous. We're just here today to ask some questions, hoping to clarify the facts and give everyone an explanation."
"Understood, understood," the fat nurse nodded repeatedly, her face full of cooperation.
"Last time, besides Yu Youwei and Song Xiaoyou, were there any other people?"
"Yes," the fat nurse confirmed, "There were five of them in total, two men and three women. It's a good thing there were so many of them, otherwise I don't know how they would have carried her away."
"Do you know the names of the others?"
The fat nurse thought for a while, then stood up, walked over to the desk, picked up the phone, and dialed a number. After a moment, she gave them a name.
"Li Maoshen?" Banana Wolf raised an eyebrow.
"Yes," the fat nurse confirmed, "At the time, this man was even filming with his phone, warning our hospital not to disclose this matter, otherwise he would expose us, saying we violated their privacy. He even claimed to be an internet celebrity with a lot of followers, telling us to be careful."
"Later, a young doctor in our department did as he said and actually found his account. Turns out he was an internet celebrity who made short videos," the fat nurse swallowed, lowering her voice mysteriously, "The kind related to the supernatural."
"What was the account called?" Wan Yuanning leaned forward and asked immediately.
The fat woman hesitated for a moment, then replied, "I checked the account once later, but it had already been banned. There was nothing left in it."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions couldn't help but show some regret. Based on the clues gathered so far, the source was likely related to the supernatural video Li Maoshen had filmed.
If they could find the original video, everything would be much simpler.
The ring that Hua Luo found in Yu Lan's mouth had the words "Shen Aiwei" engraved on the inside. Now it seemed to correspond to Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei.
These two were likely in a relationship.
Moreover, from what they knew so far, all the ghosts had known each other before their deaths. They probably died from the same ghost or the same supernatural event.
Jiang Cheng noticed a camera in the hospital corridor and asked about the surveillance footage from that day, but the fat woman shook her head, saying it had all been taken away by the police.
These were all the clues they had. Staying here wouldn't be of any use, so everyone got up to leave, but Chen Yi, still sitting in her chair, didn't move.
Her face showed no expression, but her body was trembling. Though the movement was slight, it didn't escape everyone's notice.
Finding an excuse to send the fat nurse away, Jiang Cheng walked over to Chen Yi and crouched down in front of her, "Can you hold on?" he asked softly.
After a moment, Chen Yi looked up, her gaze avoiding everyone and focusing on a spot not far to her side. Following her line of sight, there was a mirror.
It wasn't very big, hanging on the outside of a dark green metal cabinet, perhaps there for the medical staff to adjust their appearance.
In the mirror, Chen Yi's shoulder was occupied by a headless woman.
Outside the taxi, the trees along the road sped by. Chu Jiu sat in the passenger seat, her small face tense, while Jiang Cheng and Chen Yi sat in the back.
Originally, Fatty had wanted to squeeze in too, but Jiang Cheng didn't allow it.
Chen Yi's face now was a deathly pale, her tall body curled up, and you could almost hear her spine creaking under the strain.
"Hold on a little longer," Jiang Cheng said in a low voice, "Once we get back to the room, it should ease up. You know, so far no one has died in their own room."
Crushed by the weight on her shoulder, Chen Yi was so weak she could barely speak. Her body swayed, then she fell to the left.
To her left was Jiang Cheng. He instinctively moved to dodge, but he was too slow. Chen Yi's head hit his shoulder with such force that Jiang Cheng couldn't help but frown.
After a moment of hesitation, he still didn't push away this pitiful woman.
As expected, she was about to die.
Through the rearview mirror, it was already apparent that the female ghost sitting on her shoulder was becoming more and more complete. Now it had grown a chin, and above the chin was a blood-red mouth.
Once the female ghost was fully formed, it would be her death.
Just as Jiang Cheng was hesitating, the inside of the car suddenly darkened.
"What's going on?" Chu Jiu's voice rang out, tinged with a hint of hysteria, "Who told you to drive into a tunnel?!"
Tunnel
Jiang Cheng looked ahead, his eyes alert.
After a moment, the driver's voice came, filled with guilt, "I saw you were in a hurry, so I thought... thought I'd take a shortcut."
(End of the Chapter)
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