Chapter 245 Lucky Star (VI)
Although the boss didn't shout out loud like Luding, his face also showed a look of surprise.
Xiong Yingshan seemed not to notice everyone's shock, and said seriously: "Zhou Ning, I and several other people I know have been targeted by the ghost because of something. The ghost has been looking for us. If we are found by it, we will die, and this will last for a month..."
"Until then, no one will come to rescue us."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Wu interrupted him: "You mean Zhou Ning died because a ghost found him?"
"If that's the case, why didn't you tell us before, or hide somewhere else where the ghosts can't find you?"
Judging from Xiao Wu's tone, he still remains skeptical about the ghost's statement.
Qiao Yuan had already roughly believed Xiong Yingshan's words. After all, what he said was similar to what she guessed. Xiong Yingshan and Zhou Ning were indeed players, but they were being chased by ghosts.
Xiong Yingshan: "Because the ghost didn't allow us to ask for help from others before."
"Even if we hide, ghosts still have various ways to find us. People who are chased by ghosts like us die this way. Until today, only Zhou Ning and I are alive."
He also saw Xiao Wu's distrust, and said with a mocking tone: "Do you think Mr. Zhou Ning's death is really something that anyone can do?"
"Can a person disembowel him in such a short time?"
Xiao Wu: “You…”
The boss caught the point: "Wait, it wasn't allowed before? Is it allowed now?"
Xiong Yingshan: "Because you are also being targeted by ghosts."
His words were like a thunder, exploding in everyone's ears.
Lu Ding had already taken a step forward, grabbed Xiong Yingshan by the collar, and asked him excitedly what he meant by that. After all, according to what Xiong Yingshan said, it should be him and Zhou Ning who were targeted by the ghost, so how come they were involved again?
However, Luding had just grabbed Xiong Yingshan's collar for a short while when he felt a pain in his wrist.
It turned out that Xiong Yingshan also grabbed his wrist.
The other person was about the same height as him, but much stronger than him. Luding thought his wrist was going to be broken, so he quickly let go.
Xiong Yingshan, who had been restrained by the neck, was finally able to speak: "You were targeted by the ghost because of Zhou Ning."
Xiong Yingshan quickly told what he knew.
Recently, Xiong Yingshan and Zhou Ning were both worried about being targeted by ghosts. Until Zhou Ning racked his brains and found a way to get rid of the ghost's tracking -
That is to find someone else to replace yourself.
But this requires enough people. Zhou Ning was originally worried about where to find people until he received an invitation to the banquet. This time, more than a hundred people from the company attended, plus other people in the hotel, which was tantamount to solving Zhou Ning's urgent needs.
The most coincidental thing was that the company also set the banquet venue at the hotel where Xiong Yingshan worked, so Zhou Ning quickly thought of asking Xiong Yingshan for help. Xiong Yingshan didn't know the specific process of the ceremony, and Zhou Ning didn't mean to tell him. He only knew that the other party asked him to send more staff to the banquet hall to avoid running out of time. But Xiong Yingshan was very hesitant about this matter, after all, it meant dragging more people into the water.
But Zhou Ning obviously couldn't care less. He was suffering from the ghost and now just wanted to be free as soon as possible. After arriving at the hotel, the other party quickly started to act according to the method he had obtained. Because Xiong Yingshan didn't agree at first, Zhou Ning didn't tell him. When he saw Zhou Ning's ear bleeding, Xiong Yingshan took the opportunity to bandage it privately to ask the other party what was going on. Zhou Ning then told him everything and admitted that the bleeding was a side effect of his method.
It was too late for Xiong Yingshan to stop it. Just when he wanted to warn others, he realized that the ghost had already arrived at the hotel. For his own safety, he could only hide first. After realizing that there was no danger, he reappeared, and then saw the dead Zhou Ning and the people trapped here, and realized that Zhou Ning's ritual was successful, but the result failed.
Everyone could only listen to half of Xiong Yingshan's words, and their attention was focused on another matter: "So it was Zhou Ning who caused us to be targeted by the ghost?"
"But what evidence do you have?"
Xiong Yingshan: "I really can't produce any evidence. After all, Zhou Ning is dead, and I can't confront him. But right now, I am the only one who still understands that ghost."
"And I could have just left you behind. However, when I was hiding, I felt guilty for thinking that so many of you might have died, so I rushed back..."
Qiao Yuan listened to everything Xiong Yingshan said and quickly figured out which ones were true and which ones were lies.
What the other party said about them being targeted by ghosts was true, but Zhou Ning might have really done something. However, thinking of Zhou Ning's appearance at the time, and Xiao Wu's statement that Zhou Ning had been there until the morning, Qiao Yuan didn't think he had the energy to think about other possible ways to escape.
Therefore, Qiao Yuan guessed that it was very likely that Xiong Yingshan told Zhou Ning this method at the time, tricking Zhou Ning into implementing the plan, while Xiong Yingshan himself stayed out of it. After discovering that Zhou Ning had failed, the other party took the initiative to appear in front of them.
No wonder she thought Sister Jiang, the assistant and the others didn't look like they knew the game.
The people in the company were not officially involved in the game, but Xiong Yingshan and Zhou Ning used some method to attract the ghost's attention.
As for what Xiong Yingshan said, half of the people have completely believed it, but more people are still half-believing and half-doubting, or do not believe him at all and think that what he said is incomprehensible.
Lu Ding was one of them: "If that's the case , why didn't the ghost come to kill us after killing Zhou Ning?"
Xiong Yingshan: "According to the pattern I discovered, it will only attack once every three hours. Even if it fails to kill someone, it will have to wait three hours for the next attack."
Before that, Xiong Yingshan had survived countless three hours like this until just now.
Although Lu Ding showed an expression of disbelief, he subconsciously glanced at the watch on his hand. He didn't remember the time of Zhou Ning's death, but he remembered the approximate time of the high-level speech. From this, he inferred that it had been nearly two hours since Zhou Ning's death.
In other words, there is not much time left before the ghost kills again.
Qiao Yuan just happened to catch the boss's expression out of the corner of his eye. It seemed that the other party believed Xiong Yingshan's words and was showing his hatred for Gui, the model worker.
Ming Jingjing also completely believed in Xiong Yingshan, and asked impatiently: "Where did you hide before?"
"I...if we hide there, can we escape the ghost's pursuit?"
Xiong Yingshan shook his head at Ming Jingjing's words, and then said that even though his place couldn't hide so many people, the main reason he was able to escape the ghost's pursuit was because the ghost had already killed Zhou Ning.
After that he was in the danger zone like everyone else.
Ming Jingjing's eyes, which were originally full of hope, suddenly died out, and she said nervously, "Then...what should we do?"
Xiong Yingshan: "If we gather together, we will be too conspicuous. We can only survive if we hide separately."
"Of course, if you don't believe me, you don't have to hide. I'm just here to inform everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people subconsciously stood beside him. Because of their unfamiliarity and fear of ghosts, they felt that they would feel safe even if they just stood next to Xiong Yingshan. Some people even urged Xiong Yingshan to leave quickly so that he would have time to find a hiding place in the hotel.
The boss was among them. When he realized that his life was threatened, he had no time to persuade the artists who still didn't believe it, but was eager to avoid the ghost first.
But Xiong Yingshan was not in a hurry to leave. His eyes passed through those who had not yet moved and seemed not to believe his words, and finally fell on Qiao Yuan among them: "Miss Qiao, are you not moving?"
"I'm your fan, so if you come to me, I can protect you..."
For a moment, many people behind Xiong Yingshan looked at Qiao Yuan with envy and jealousy. Ming Jingjing even took a step forward, ready to pull Qiao Yuan over so that Xiong Yingshan would not waste on Qiao Yuan.
However, Qiao Yuan dodged her hand, turned to look at Xiong Yingshan and said, "Thank you for your love."
"But I still need to think about this matter..."
She had already obtained useful information from Xiong Yingshan, and she also had doubts about whether Xiong Yingshan was her fan, so she did not choose to follow Xiong Yingshan.
Xiong Yingshan sighed and wanted to say something, but after taking a look at the watch he was wearing, he stopped talking and turned away.
After Xiong Yingshan left, Sister Jiang spoke up: "What should we do now?"
Because of the last incident on Xiaozhou Island, Sister Jiang already knew about the existence of ghosts, so she quickly accepted it after hearing Xiong Yingshan's words.
Just because Qiao Yuan didn't move, she didn't follow Xiong Yingshan away. After all, in Jiang Jie's opinion, Qiao Yuan was more reliable than the unfamiliar Xiong Yingshan.
The assistant's mental journey is similar to Sister Jiang's.
Qiao Yuan: "We have to find a way to leave here first."
