Little Monster: “Even if you guessed that the red-haired girl is a ghost, how do you know what the ghost standing in her place looks like? You can’t see it. What if the ghost only imitated the voice but didn’t imitate the appearance?”
Bai Lixin glanced at the little monster, “I can’t see Red, but that doesn’t mean others can’t. If she isn’t the real Red, Big Zhuang would have noticed.”
The little monster wanted to bite off its tongue: “…”
It had indeed asked a foolish question just now. It snorted, “Consider yourself lucky!”
“All right, lucky one, congratulations on passing the first game. The game is about to end.”
…
Big Zhuang was now in a panic.
Panicked and confused.
The one named Bai Lixin was not normal.
He was too eerie.
He has been talking to himself in a conversational manner from the beginning, and now he’s gone too far, saying that Red is a ghost.
How could Red be a ghost? He brought her himself, and she never separated from him on the way. He has been watching her, there was no way she was a ghost.
He actually said that Red was a ghost, this guy named “Bai Lixin” was simply a lunatic. He must be deliberately trying to scare him!
Hateful!
Big Zhuang’s pants are wet, and with every step, he could feel the sticky fabric against his skin, which was very uncomfortable.
But he was in a situation where he couldn’t even see his hand in the pitch-black darkness. So, no one could see his embarrassed appearance.
Damn it, why does he still care whether others laugh at him or not?
The ghost behind him said he would take him away after four rounds; now there are only two rounds left!
Big Zhuang was distraught, and walked through the darkness with a heavy heart.
In a daze, he came back to his senses when he was almost at the next intersection.
Red, who should have been waiting in the corner, was now nowhere to be seen.
The ninety degree corner was empty, with only two intersecting limestone walls.
Big Zhuang stood blankly in the corner for two seconds before saying hesitatingly, “Game over.”
In the darkness, there was only the sound of the wind howling, no one responded.
Not even a single ghost replied.
Having walked for two continuous hours, Big Zhuang’s movements had become somewhat mechanical.
With no sound around, he didn’t dare to make any sudden moves, just standing numbly in the corner, not even daring to turn around.
Footsteps rang out again.
Big Zhuang, who was already somewhat afraid, suddenly felt his heart jump to his throat.
Sure enough, the game wasn’t over.
It must have been another trick played by the ghosts to deceive him. Fortunately, he was clever enough not to fall for it, and he didn’t turn around.
Damn ghost!
But where did Red go?
This was where Red was supposed to be waiting. Were these ghosts trying to boil frogs in warm water and take them all away one by one?
Those bastards! There’s dignity in being human, they’re bullying people too much!
The footsteps were approaching step by step, and Big Zhuang couldn’t bear it any longer, exploding in a string of curses, “What the hell do you ghosts want to do? You’re going too far. If you continue like this, I’ll fight you!”
Suddenly, a gentle force tapped his shoulder. It was not the icy touch of a ghost but the warm touch belonging to a fellow human.
At that moment, Big Zhuang felt like he was being pulled back to reality from the gates of hell. Before he could figure out who tapped him, a calm and gentle voice came to his ear, “The game is over, Big Zhuang.”
It was Bai Lixin’s voice.
The little monster, whom only Bai Lixin could hear and see, flew around him. “Who said the game is over? Only the first game is over!”
Its voice had lost its initial composure and sounded somewhat anxious, “Now, the second game begins! Find Mr. Mouse and Miss Red who have disappeared in this building! Hehehe, good luck. They could be in any corner of this building, possibly behind the wall behind you, on the rooftop, or even in the abandoned underground parking lot.”
“Hurry up! If you haven’t found them by the time the first sunlight enters this building, your second game will mean failure. After failing, you’ll remain here forever, becoming friends with these ghosts. Heeheehee.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the little monster flying around chaotically, “Any friendly tips this time?”
“None!” The little monster’s fur stood on end, “Don’t try to get close to me. There’s no friendship between us!”
The young man wrinkled his nose, “Stingy.”
Little Monster: “Even if you try to provoke me, I won’t fall for it! I’m smart!”
Big Zhuang was somewhat flustered, and grabbed Bai Lixin’s arm, “Who are you talking to?”
Seeing the anchor’s face turning green from fear, Bai Lixin finally came up with a sufficient white lie.
“Actually, when I’m mentally tense, I habitually question and answer myself. This helps stimulate my brain quickly, allowing me to find clues and details I wouldn’t normally notice.”
“People who don’t know me might find it strange, but those who know me are already used to it.”
Big Zhuang looked at the young man in front of him with suspicion, “Is what you said true?”
Bai Lixin: “Of course, I have no reason to deceive you.”
“Can you still move? Mr. Mouse and Miss Red are missing, we need to find them.”
Big Zhuang remembered his two missing companions and although he was scared, he still nodded, “Okay, I’ll call the police.”
Bai Lixin followed Big Zhuang to the phone. He stood in front of the phone, apologized to the audience in the live stream, then took the phone off the stand to exit the live stream and call the police.
Bai Lixin stood behind Big Zhuang the entire time, silently shining his flashlight around, not saying a word.
After the game ended, there were no more restrictions, and the flashlight could continue to be used.
The flashlight cast a clear beam of light in the dust of the night. The scene within the light was clear, but beyond it was pitch-black and mysterious.
The flashlight’s beam first landed where the ghost first appeared. The corner was bare, with nothing, seemingly no different from its surroundings.
Then, the beam slowly moved up to the roof of this floor. The roof was not flat, and like the four walls, it was made of rough limestone.
The light slowly followed the protruding beams on the roof, and suddenly stopped at one place.
On the roof beam, right in the middle of the floor-to-ceiling window, a rough hemp rope appeared.
The hemp rope was tied into a knot, hanging from the beam. Below the rope was a loop shape. Due to gravity, the loop was slightly drooping. Judging by the size of the loop, it was just enough for a person’s head to fit through.
Bai Lixin: “…”
He had shone his flashlight on this place when he first came up. At that time, there was absolutely no hemp rope.
It appeared at some unknown time.
While Bai Lixin scrutinized the rope, Big Zhuang suddenly let out a terrified scream.
Bai Lixin immediately looked down, only to see Big Zhuang throw the phone to the ground. He stumbled several steps back, sitting down abruptly and pointing at the phone with a frightened expression, “Ghost, ghost!”
Bai Lixin glanced at the phone lying on the ground and then looked back at Big Zhuang’s terrified face. He asked calmly, “What’s wrong?”
Bug Zhuang retreated two steps, stumbled over a stone on the ground, and fell to the ground. He looked at Bai Lixin in horror, then tremblingly pointed at the phone, “The door to the live broadcast room, it won’t close! There are ghosts, they are all ghosts, not humans.”
Little Monster: “Even if you guessed that the red-haired girl is a ghost, how do you know what the ghost standing in her place looks like? You can’t see it. What if the ghost only imitated the voice but didn’t imitate the appearance?”
Bai Lixin glanced at the little monster, “I can’t see Red, but that doesn’t mean others can’t. If she isn’t the real Red, Big Zhuang would have noticed.”
The little monster wanted to bite off its tongue: “…”
It had indeed asked a foolish question just now. It snorted, “Consider yourself lucky!”
“All right, lucky one, congratulations on passing the first game. The game is about to end.”
…
Big Zhuang was now in a panic.
Panicked and confused.
The one named Bai Lixin was not normal.
He was too eerie.
He has been talking to himself in a conversational manner from the beginning, and now he’s gone too far, saying that Red is a ghost.
How could Red be a ghost? He brought her himself, and she never separated from him on the way. He has been watching her, there was no way she was a ghost.
He actually said that Red was a ghost, this guy named “Bai Lixin” was simply a lunatic. He must be deliberately trying to scare him!
Hateful!
Big Zhuang’s pants are wet, and with every step, he could feel the sticky fabric against his skin, which was very uncomfortable.
But he was in a situation where he couldn’t even see his hand in the pitch-black darkness. So, no one could see his embarrassed appearance.
Damn it, why does he still care whether others laugh at him or not?
The ghost behind him said he would take him away after four rounds; now there are only two rounds left!
Big Zhuang was distraught, and walked through the darkness with a heavy heart.
In a daze, he came back to his senses when he was almost at the next intersection.
Red, who should have been waiting in the corner, was now nowhere to be seen.
The ninety degree corner was empty, with only two intersecting limestone walls.
Big Zhuang stood blankly in the corner for two seconds before saying hesitatingly, “Game over.”
In the darkness, there was only the sound of the wind howling, no one responded.
Not even a single ghost replied.
Having walked for two continuous hours, Big Zhuang’s movements had become somewhat mechanical.
With no sound around, he didn’t dare to make any sudden moves, just standing numbly in the corner, not even daring to turn around.
Footsteps rang out again.
Big Zhuang, who was already somewhat afraid, suddenly felt his heart jump to his throat.
Sure enough, the game wasn’t over.
It must have been another trick played by the ghosts to deceive him. Fortunately, he was clever enough not to fall for it, and he didn’t turn around.
Damn ghost!
But where did Red go?
This was where Red was supposed to be waiting. Were these ghosts trying to boil frogs in warm water and take them all away one by one?
Those bastards! There’s dignity in being human, they’re bullying people too much!
The footsteps were approaching step by step, and Big Zhuang couldn’t bear it any longer, exploding in a string of curses, “What the hell do you ghosts want to do? You’re going too far. If you continue like this, I’ll fight you!”
Suddenly, a gentle force tapped his shoulder. It was not the icy touch of a ghost but the warm touch belonging to a fellow human.
At that moment, Big Zhuang felt like he was being pulled back to reality from the gates of hell. Before he could figure out who tapped him, a calm and gentle voice came to his ear, “The game is over, Big Zhuang.”
It was Bai Lixin’s voice.
The little monster, whom only Bai Lixin could hear and see, flew around him. “Who said the game is over? Only the first game is over!”
Its voice had lost its initial composure and sounded somewhat anxious, “Now, the second game begins! Find Mr. Mouse and Miss Red who have disappeared in this building! Hehehe, good luck. They could be in any corner of this building, possibly behind the wall behind you, on the rooftop, or even in the abandoned underground parking lot.”
“Hurry up! If you haven’t found them by the time the first sunlight enters this building, your second game will mean failure. After failing, you’ll remain here forever, becoming friends with these ghosts. Heeheehee.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the little monster flying around chaotically, “Any friendly tips this time?”
“None!” The little monster’s fur stood on end, “Don’t try to get close to me. There’s no friendship between us!”
The young man wrinkled his nose, “Stingy.”
Little Monster: “Even if you try to provoke me, I won’t fall for it! I’m smart!”
Big Zhuang was somewhat flustered, and grabbed Bai Lixin’s arm, “Who are you talking to?”
Seeing the anchor’s face turning green from fear, Bai Lixin finally came up with a sufficient white lie.
“Actually, when I’m mentally tense, I habitually question and answer myself. This helps stimulate my brain quickly, allowing me to find clues and details I wouldn’t normally notice.”
“People who don’t know me might find it strange, but those who know me are already used to it.”
Big Zhuang looked at the young man in front of him with suspicion, “Is what you said true?”
Bai Lixin: “Of course, I have no reason to deceive you.”
“Can you still move? Mr. Mouse and Miss Red are missing, we need to find them.”
Big Zhuang remembered his two missing companions and although he was scared, he still nodded, “Okay, I’ll call the police.”
Bai Lixin followed Big Zhuang to the phone. He stood in front of the phone, apologized to the audience in the live stream, then took the phone off the stand to exit the live stream and call the police.
Bai Lixin stood behind Big Zhuang the entire time, silently shining his flashlight around, not saying a word.
After the game ended, there were no more restrictions, and the flashlight could continue to be used.
The flashlight cast a clear beam of light in the dust of the night. The scene within the light was clear, but beyond it was pitch-black and mysterious.
The flashlight’s beam first landed where the ghost first appeared. The corner was bare, with nothing, seemingly no different from its surroundings.
Then, the beam slowly moved up to the roof of this floor. The roof was not flat, and like the four walls, it was made of rough limestone.
The light slowly followed the protruding beams on the roof, and suddenly stopped at one place.
On the roof beam, right in the middle of the floor-to-ceiling window, a rough hemp rope appeared.
The hemp rope was tied into a knot, hanging from the beam. Below the rope was a loop shape. Due to gravity, the loop was slightly drooping. Judging by the size of the loop, it was just enough for a person’s head to fit through.
Bai Lixin: “…”
He had shone his flashlight on this place when he first came up. At that time, there was absolutely no hemp rope.
It appeared at some unknown time.
While Bai Lixin scrutinized the rope, Big Zhuang suddenly let out a terrified scream.
Bai Lixin immediately looked down, only to see Big Zhuang throw the phone to the ground. He stumbled several steps back, sitting down abruptly and pointing at the phone with a frightened expression, “Ghost, ghost!”
Bai Lixin glanced at the phone lying on the ground and then looked back at Big Zhuang’s terrified face. He asked calmly, “What’s wrong?”
Bug Zhuang retreated two steps, stumbled over a stone on the ground, and fell to the ground. He looked at Bai Lixin in horror, then tremblingly pointed at the phone, “The door to the live broadcast room, it won’t close! There are ghosts, they are all ghosts, not humans.”
