Chapter 22: Yin Fate (XVI)
However, whether it was Brother Dong who was extremely active in the live broadcast room just now, or the person who had the same guess as Brother Dong, neither of them showed up this time no matter how much everyone called them.
Brother Dong was of course still in the live broadcast room, but after discovering that the ghost followed Qiao Yuan into the room, he realized that his previous speculation was wrong.
How is that possible?
Brother Dong reasoned based on the existing clues again, but the answer he came up with was still similar to his previous guess.
What exactly went wrong?
Although he felt a little embarrassed that he had guessed wrong before, Brother Dong really wanted to know the answer, so he forced himself to read on despite the comments that half mocked him and half wanted the answer when he was mentioned, also hoping that someone could answer his doubts.
[Did he leave right after he finished talking? That’s too fast.]
[Thanks to his previous analysis, which was so clear and logical that I believed it]
[Is there anyone who knows Brother Dong in real life who can call him back in a tactful way? I am so anxious today that I can’t get an answer.]
[It’s not obvious, this is not a way out]
[So there is no way out at all?]
「That’s impossible. If I get caught up in this situation, I’ll be hopeless.」
[Should I just follow the ghost out of the yard? Maybe the most dangerous place is the safest place]
【Why do you still believe in nonsense】
[However, Brother Dong was right about one thing. In this situation, death is inevitable.]
[Put yourself in Qiao Yuan's perspective. It's too hopeless. He finally thought of a way out, but found out it was useless.]
[Have the ghosts realized that Qiao Yuan was deceiving them? I remember the last person who tried to deceive ghosts in the live broadcast room was exposed. The ghosts bit off pieces of his flesh until he died. After watching that, I didn’t eat meat for three months.]
[Now she can only pray that the ghost is a vegetarian]
What a hell of a joke
[What a pity, I quite like her current personality]
[But even at this time, her mentality is still very good. She is still standing. If I were already lying down,
[Alas, in this situation, what's the difference between standing and lying down? No, lying down is at least more comfortable.]
[I don’t dare to read the following content, who can report it?]
[I don’t dare to do it anymore, I’d better block the video and watch the live broadcast of the barrage]
[She raised her hand and held the ghost's hand.]
【？ ？ ？】
[Or I'll open it and take a look]
Qiao Yuan pulled the fake Su Yan's arm and removed her hand from his shoulder.
The ghost's body temperature was so low and he was always so close to her that Qiao Yuan felt like she was on the verge of catching a cold.
The fake Su Yan obviously didn't expect Qiao Yuan to do this, and her expression showed obvious surprise: "You..."
Qiao Yuan also looked puzzled: "What am I doing? I just came back to find money."
"The sooner you find it, the sooner you can go back."
The fake Su Yan stared at Qiao Yuan, as if trying to find evidence of lying, but she met a professional. When the fake Su Yan put her arm around Qiao Yuan's shoulder, Qiao Yuan even controlled his body and didn't show any abnormal tension. His expression was also very natural, which made the fake Su Yan feel that she was the weird one.
"So that's how it is." The fake Su Yan smiled shyly.
The fake Song Yanchi crossed his arms over his chest, looking impatient: "Couldn't you have said something in advance?"
This sentence of its was not a disguised Song Yanchi's character, but a true expression of its feelings. After all, Qiao Yuan's sudden behavior just now almost exposed its true colors.
Lanlan, who was standing at the door, looked unhappy. Because she was afraid, she didn't even dare to step into the room.
At this moment, she stared at Qiao Yuan who was standing between the fake Su Yan and the fake Song Yanchi. Cold sweat was already dripping down her forehead and her body was shaking involuntarily.
Wait, wasn't the fake Su Yan's leg injured? Why was she able to run so fast just now?
And why did she see the familiar viciousness on the faces of the fake Su Yan and the fake Song Yanchi just now?
She had only seen expressions similar to those of the fake Su Yan and the fake Song Yanchi on the fake Zhou Lian and the fake Qiao Yuan before.
Something is wrong...
Lan Lan finally realized something was wrong. She subconsciously turned her gaze to Li Lei who was holding her, seeking comfort, but she happened to meet his gaze. Li Lei's gaze had been on her, which should have made her happy. However, because she had noticed the strangeness of other people, Lan Lan also realized the strangeness of Li Lei's gaze belatedly.
It was a desire mixed with excitement. Before, Lanlan thought that Li Lei was happy to see her come out, but now it seems that the look was more like appetite.
Li Lei looked at her as if he was looking at food.
No, is the person in front of me really Li Lei?
After becoming suspicious of Li Lei in front of her, Lan Lan couldn't help but shiver. Then she realized that Li Lei's body temperature was different at this time. Moreover, she was pressed against Li Lei's chest at this time, but she didn't hear any heartbeat.
The Li Lei in front of him was not a living person, but a ghost!
Lan Lan wanted to scream, but her throat seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and her pupils could only tremble. She had no time to think about where the real Li Lei had gone, and her mind was full of thoughts about escaping from here.
The fake Li Lei who had been watching her seemed to have noticed her abnormality and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Are you still scared? Don't be afraid, I'm here..."
The gentle voice seemed to be trying its best to soothe her emotions, but at this moment Lanlan could no longer hear clearly what the fake Li Lei said.
Ghosts, they were all ghosts, she didn't escape!
She pushed the fake Li Lei away with all her might, and threw the red wedding dress onto the fake Li Lei. While the dress blocked his view, she turned around and ran towards the gate.
This was the fastest she thought she had ever run. There was only the rustling of the wind in her ears, and the smell of blood filled her throat. Although there were no footsteps behind her, she did not dare to stop.
Closer, closer, as long as she runs out of this yard she will be safe...
She finally ran out of the yard.
Passing through the door in the backyard, she should have reached the front yard, but the moment she stepped out of the door, Lanlan found that the scene in front of her was distorted and merged like an abstract painting, and eventually turned into a completely unfamiliar place.
This was a very desolate place, surrounded by fog. Although she didn't know where she was, Lanlan didn't dare to stop until she finally saw a figure not far away.
Are you a villager?
Or maybe a companion?
However, the fog was too thick, and she was still some distance away from the other person, so she couldn't see the other person clearly. She could only vaguely see that the other person's toes were pointing in another direction, and it seemed that he was facing away from her.
But this time Lan Lan was wary. After turning around and finding that the ghosts did not follow her, she finally slowed down and approached the figure quietly, wanting to see if she could get help.
She was too scared to be alone.
But the moment she got close, Lanlan suddenly froze in place.
The man did have his back to her, but his head was turned 180 degrees, looking steadily in her direction, with a familiar smile on his face.
The other person looked very happy, with the corners of his lips stretched to his ears, revealing his red gums and sharp teeth: "I finally waited for you."
"You were clearly running ahead of me, so how come you were not as fast as me in the end?"
It's a ghost dressed as Li Lei.
After Lan Lan ran away, the fake Li Lei shrugged his shoulders and said to the fake Chen Ge and others: "She seems to have been stimulated by something. I'll go check on her."
The other ghosts nodded and watched the fake Li Lei follow in just a moment.
The fake Brother Chen bent down leisurely to pick up the wedding dress, then turned around and walked into the room.
Qiao Yuan was pretending to find money in the company of the fake Su Yan and the fake Song Yanchi. Her nerves were tense and her brain was working fast, thinking about what she had missed. When the fake Brother Chen handed her the wedding dress and said in a knocking tone that Lanlan had left without waiting for her, urging her to hurry up, Qiao Yuan noticed that the other party had disappeared.
Lanlan has already run out of the yard.
However, Qiao Yuan no longer had the energy to think about Lanlan's fate. If she couldn't find a way out, she would always know what the other party would end up like.
Qiao Yuan knew that the fake Brother Chen was still acting in front of her, so when he was nagging her as usual about not wrinkling the wedding dress and that it would be worn by the bride later, she took it calmly and nodded.
When his eyes fell on the wedding dress, Qiao Yuan paused and finally realized something.
She indeed overlooked an important point.
Even though he had already guessed the real way out, Qiao Yuan still looked calm and composed: "The money is not here. It seems to have fallen near the coffin of the female corpse. Let's go look for it there."
As soon as she finished speaking, she walked towards the room where the body was placed.
As long as you lift the curtain, you will see the room where the bodies are kept, but at this moment, two figures appear at the door of the curtain.
Those were the fake Zhou Lian and fake Lanlan from before. Their resentful gazes seemed to have substance, as if they wanted to stare a few holes in Qiao Yuan's body.
The fake Su Yan behind him screamed in surprise as if she had never seen the same kind of person before. The sharp voice was a bit piercing: "What is that?!"
She raised her foot and tried to hold Qiao Yuan: "Ms. Qiao, didn't you see it?! Let's hurry up..."
Qiao Yuan was waiting for this moment, and let one of her arms be pulled by the fake Su Yan. The next second when she felt the coldness on her skin, she grabbed the fake Su Yan's arm with her backhand, turned around and pulled hard, and the fake Su Yan directly switched places with her.
The fake Su Yan obviously didn't expect Qiao Yuan to suddenly attack her. Before she could react, she was pushed hard. Due to inertia, the whole ghost fell directly towards the fake Zhou Lian and fake Lanlan in front of her.
The three ghosts fell to the ground at the same time.
The noise attracted the fake Brother Chen and the fake Song Yanchi. The two ghosts changed their expressions and immediately chased after them.
But Qiao Yuan did not hesitate. The moment the three ghosts fell, he stepped over them.
The woman's coffin remained in the same state as when she left. The coffin lid was open and the body was lying quietly in the coffin with its eyes closed.
But Qiao Yuan didn't even look at it and rushed straight to the coffin next to her.
Fortunately, Li Yaozu’s coffin was not as heavy as Qiao Yuan had imagined.
The fake Brother Chen and the fake Song Yanchi had already stood up, and the other three ghosts also stood up. They no longer concealed their identities, their nails grew larger, their faces turned blue, and they rushed directly towards Qiao Yuan with sinister looks.
However, the next second, Qiao Yuan had already gathered his strength to open Li Yaozu's coffin.
The coffin was empty, but Qiao Yuan lay down in it without any hesitation.
When she saw the wedding dress, Qiao Yuan finally realized what she had overlooked.
The intentions of the fake Zhou Lian and the fake Lan Lan .
The fake Zhou Lian and fake Lan Lan are obviously the same kind of ghosts as those outside, but why can those ghosts enter and leave the utility room freely? But these two ghosts can't seem to enter the utility room?
Qiao Yuan also thought that the fake Zhou Lian and fake Lan Lan's reaction meant that this was a way out, but when fake Su Yan followed and stepped in, it was obvious that this was just a misleading move by fake Zhou Lian and fake Lan Lan, making her mistakenly believe that this utility room was safe. Moreover, these two ghosts had been staying in the morgue for a long time, and for the purpose of deterrence, it was easy for people to ignore them, or not even think about it in this direction.
The way to survival is hidden in the morgue.
Qiao Yuan first ruled out the coffin of the female corpse. Firstly, she had already looked and there was no place for it. Secondly, when she picked up the money and dropped it near the coffin of the female corpse, the nervousness on the fake Su Yan's face was just fear of trouble.
Those paper figures are impossible too.
Finally, there was only one other place left—
Li Yaozu's coffin was never mentioned by these ghosts from beginning to end.
Qiao Yuan remembered that she thought it was Song Yanchi who closed the coffin lid again, so she didn't think much about it. But the positions assigned to her by the fake Zhou Lian and fake Lan Lan were both some distance away from the coffin, so she never thought that the way out was not far away from her.
Now that I think about it, those two ghosts probably stopped pretending as soon as they were discovered by her, and the fake Qiao Yuan that Lan Lan encountered had such a big flaw, could it be that the fake Qiao Yuan really didn't know about it?
Besides, her and Lanlan's escape was too smooth.
I'm afraid this is part of the ghosts' plan. They just want to drive them further away from the way of life before they have time to react.
The moment they left the room, they stepped into the real trap.
At that time, the five twisted, dark ghost faces had already stuck to the coffin, and the fake Su Yan's sharp nails had already stabbed towards Qiao Yuan's eyes.
Qiao Yuan closed his eyes subconsciously, but the expected pain did not come. Instead, he felt another body squeezed into the coffin.
