Translator: CinderTL
Building No. 1.
Everyone gathered in the lobby downstairs, and the atmosphere was indescribably strange.
Hua Luo, sitting to the side, furrowed his handsome brows as if he wanted to say something, but after some thought, he remained silent.
With both hands resting obediently on his knees, Fatty licked his lips and cautiously asked, "Is that all?"
"What else do you want?" Wei Jinting's dissatisfied voice rang out as he crossed his arms. "Would you be happy only if you heard the ghost kill me?"
Fatty's face turned awkward, and he hurriedly explained, "Of course not, don't misunderstand."
After hearing about Wei Jinting's experience last night, even though everyone present were seasoned players, their faces involuntarily darkened.
Putting themselves in his shoes, it was truly terrifying.
The ghost could actually cross over from a video to kill in reality.
The matter of the female ghost naturally needed to be clarified, but for now, everyone was clearly more concerned about how Wei Jinting had survived.
Although so far, there was no precedent of someone being immediately killed by a ghost in a room, everyone still subconsciously felt that this was abnormal.
"Do you feel anything strange now?" Chu Jiu asked softly. She had clearly bonded with Jiang Cheng and Fatty.
The two flanked her, with Chu Jiu's small head squeezed in the middle.
Wei Jinting thought for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Now that you mention it, I did have a bit of a stomachache when I woke up this morning."
Liu Guo, as if discovering a new continent, quickly asked, "What kind of pain? Be more specific."
"Just a stomachache. I found some medicine in the cabinet and took it, and it stopped hurting." Wei Jinting stroked his chin and said seriously, "It might have been related to the spicy crayfish I ate yesterday."
If the ghost had really acted, medicine would have been useless. It seemed Wei Jinting had been lucky and truly escaped death.
Of course, the more likely possibility was that he was being haunted by the ghost without realizing it.
Seeing the looks everyone was giving him, Wei Jinting defended himself, "I know what you're thinking, but I can responsibly tell you, I'm really fine." He paused, then said with confidence, "I found the ghost's flaw, which is why I wasn't killed."
"What flaw?"
Wei Jinting patted the backpack he was carrying and grinned, "The computer."
According to Wei Jinting's account, it was because he was using the computer to search for clues at night that he attracted the ghost, and this computer, which belonged to the deceased Qiao Yu, gave everyone an ominous feeling.
"The perspective in the computer screen was the ghost's perspective, so I thought, what would happen if I turned the computer screen toward the ghost?"
"The result was just as I expected. The ghost disappeared." Wei Jinting patted his chest and let out a long breath, "It went back into the computer, and then I took the opportunity to smash the screen."
"Sure enough, nothing happened for the rest of the night. I slept until dawn."
"And you could still sleep?" Fatty felt a chill run down his spine as he stared at Wei Jinting, thinking this guy's thought process was quite peculiar.
Jiang Cheng didn't have so many messy thoughts. He replayed the scene Wei Jinting described in his mind and found it relatively credible.
Once, when he was bored watching The Ring, he had pondered a question: if two TVs were simultaneously playing the video and, as Sadako was about to crawl out of the screen, the two screens were pressed together face-to-face.
What would happen?
Wei Jinting had given him an answer of sorts.
"It seems the female ghost in the video is the real problem," Liu Guo said in a low voice. He was the oldest among them and appeared more mature.
"And that ring," Wan Yuanning interjected, "It must be the one the ghost left in Yu Lan's mouth."
The pattern inside the ring matched perfectly.
After some more discussion, it turned out that apart from Wei Jinting's encounter with the ghost, everyone else had a quiet night.
Everyone couldn't help but glance at this unlucky fellow a few more times.
Finally, Liu Guo stepped forward and said, "It's getting late. Everyone should follow up on the clues they've found. Let's meet back here before dark."
He reminded them, "Everyone, keep an eye out for this mysterious woman. I think our earlier speculation wasn't wrong. This is likely a crime of passion."
Walking on a pedestrian street, the surrounding crowd was fairly dense, which slightly eased Fatty's unease.
Chu Jiu followed beside the two, her eyes filled with determination, appearing full of energy.
But Fatty couldn't bear to look at her too much, because he knew that a large part of her determination stemmed from a lie.
A lie told by the doctor.
He didn't know how dim her eyes would become when the lie was exposed.
He hoped the mission would be over by then.
At least he wouldn't have to see it.
Shaking his head, he turned to the main topic. "Doctor," he said, looking at Jiang Cheng walking by the street, "Is that woman Wei Jinting mentioned real or fake?"
"It's probably real," Jiang Cheng said, tilting his head toward the corner of the street as if looking for someone.
Fatty stretched his stiff neck slightly. He hadn't rested well for the past two days. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw ghosts crawling out, trying to twist his neck.
It was all a lingering effect of offending the doctor.
"It seems Wei Jinting's luck is pretty good," Fatty remarked. "He encountered ghosts twice and didn't die."
Fatty remembered that on the first night, it was Chen Yi, Banana Wolf, and Wei Jinting who had encountered the ghost together.
As soon as he finished speaking, Fatty regretted it. He glanced at Chu Jiu beside him, worried that his words might stir up her memories of Chen Yi.
But he had clearly underestimated this girl. Chu Jiu looked at Fatty with determination and said, "Thank you, but you don't need to worry about me. Saving Sister Chen Yi is more important."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Jiu lowered her voice and continued along Fatty's line of thought, "Actually, I think this Wei Jinting is quite extraordinary. Sister Chen Yi only encountered the ghost once and was taken away, but he encountered it twice and is still so lively."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng paused in his steps. He first glanced at Chu Jiu, who was still frowning and analyzing, then turned to look at Fatty beside him.
After a while, Jiang Cheng tilted his head and clicked his tongue.
An involuntary gulp rose in Fatty's throat. From the doctor's gaze, he sensed a feeling of having leveled up a main account to the max, only to consider starting over with a new, fresh account.
"Doctor," Fatty hurriedly interjected, "Lolis aren't as great as you think. They're very tsundere, and I've heard they can bite when they're in a bad mood."
Hearing about the biting, Jiang Cheng's eyes lit up, seemingly even more interested.
"Where are we going?" Chu Jiu lifted her small face and asked.
Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, "Just wandering around."
"But shouldn't we be looking for clues about that woman?" Chu Jiu asked, puzzled.
She wasn't entirely sure why, but she had a very good impression of this Jiang Cheng, who seemed carefree most of the time. She wasn't entirely a person who judged by appearances.
(End of the Chapter)
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