The doctors were killed not because they had done anything harmful to Xiang Nan, but because they had resisted her temptations and held their ground.

The one who was truly tempted was Director Qi, who was full of youthful vigor at the time.

And it was through him that the ritual was able to continue.

"How could it be October 16th?" Lin Wan'er frowned, looking at the radio that had stopped spinning. "It should be October 17th."

From the recordings left by Yin Zhenliang, October 16th was a very special day, repeatedly mentioned. Several men who had been involved with Xiang Nan met their demise on this day.

This day should be when the ritual began.

But according to the clues left by the mad nurse, it should be October 17th.

This one-day difference would change the fate of everyone.

Because... according to the timeline of this world, after 12 o'clock, it would be October 16th.

Pulling out the mad nurse's letter from her pocket, she opened it, and the contents had changed, a very subtle change.

But a fatal one.

The number 7 in October 17th had actually turned into a 6.

The moment she closed the letter, Jiang Cheng realized where the problem lay. A few seconds later, Lin Wan'er lowered her voice and said, "Wang Changguo is the problem."

The mad nurse's letter was brought by Wang Changguo.

He went in alone.

The letter wouldn't have been tampered with before, otherwise, it wouldn't make sense why the mad nurse was only being harassed before, but not killed like the other doctors.

Before, time was tight, and some things couldn't be investigated in detail, but now that he thought about it, Wang Changguo had always been suspicious.

The survival rate of a lone newbie was pitifully low, but he survived.

He even volunteered to accompany Jiang Cheng and Lin Wan'er to find clues, which was inconsistent with his timid and fearful personality.

He wasn't trying to find clues at all, but to find an opportunity to destroy them.

Moreover, the ghost hadn't appeared for a long time. With the task nearing its end, the ghost's activity should be more frequent, but unexpectedly, it had already infiltrated.

It didn't matter when Wang Changguo was replaced. What mattered now was to notify the teammates who stayed behind at the hospital as soon as possible.

If they were still alive.

"It's too late, let's go." Jiang Cheng picked up the radio, put it in a cloth bag he found behind the TV cabinet, and carried it on his back.

Until they left Zhang Zhaowei's residential area, they didn't encounter any supernatural events.

But for Jiang Cheng and Lin Wan'er, this was not something to be thankful for.

If the ghost didn't attack them, then there must be something more important.

Taking out his phone, Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, and instead of Huai Yi, he dialed Yu Yu's number.

After the call was connected, there was only the faint sound of wind on the other end.

It sounded like someone was breathing close to the microphone.

Sensing this, Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yu Yu?"

"Mr. Jiang, is that really you?" Yu Yu's surprised voice came through, but then, as if realizing something, she suddenly lowered her voice.

"How are things on your end?" Jiang Cheng asked.

Jiang Cheng hadn't completely let down his guard against Yu Yu. No one knew if she was already dead, whether the person answering the phone was a human or a ghost.

Before he was sure, Jiang Cheng wouldn't reveal too much information to her.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm with Cao Yang right now." Yu Yu said softly, "We're hiding in a hospital room."

"What about Huai Yi and Wang Changguo?" Jiang Cheng was concerned about this.

Hearing this, Yu Yu's voice became even lower, her voice trembling. "Mr. Jiang," Yu Yu said, "I was just about to tell you about them. We saw Huai Yi. He came out of the morgue alone, but Wang Changguo is missing."

"We suspect there's something wrong with him. We only saw him from a distance before hiding. He looked... he didn't seem to notice us."

Soon, Yu Yu added, "We're not just guessing. Huai Yi didn't come out of the elevator, but out of the stairwell. Cao Yang saw it first, and we saw it very clearly."

Jiang Cheng was also clear about the situation in the hospital. There was only one way to get in and out of the morgue on the negative first floor: the elevator. The passages in the stairwells on both sides were blocked.

If what Yu Yu said was true, then the Huai Yi they saw must have been the ghost impersonating him.

The real Huai Yi was probably already dead.

Thinking that not long ago, this man was still showing off his "qilin arm" in front of him, Jiang Cheng only felt that life was unpredictable, and regretted the loss of a big business deal.

"Continue."

Jiang Cheng's calm voice greatly relieved Yu Yu's tension. Slowly, her emotions stabilized a lot. "We heard footsteps and found that Huai Yi had come to the 6th floor."

"After the footsteps left, we dared to approach and found that the originally closed door had been opened, it was... it was room 624!"

"The door was ajar, and we found a corpse on the bed inside."

"Mr. Jiang," Yu Yu's tone suddenly quickened, "That corpse has no head!"

"It's Zhao Ru, right?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Yes, it's that nurse you had something going on with!" Yu Yu seemed extremely frightened, and only said what she knew to be true.

It seemed that the ritual had already begun. According to previous information, the thing inside Xiang Nan would first kill its own children, and then its husband.

This was the requirement of the ritual.

Originally, Jiang Cheng had planned to find Zhao Ru first, preferably to make her believe the truth, or at least control her to ensure she didn't die.

This would also prevent the ritual from proceeding.

But now it seemed it was too late.

The ritual had already begun. The ghost's next target was Director Qi.

It was late at night, and there were few cars nearby. Jiang Cheng and Lin Wan'er stole a red sedan and drove on the road. Fortunately, both of them had good memories, so it wasn't a problem to find their way back to the hospital.

Lin Wan'er was also an experienced driver, and her driving skills were so good that even Jiang Cheng couldn't stand it. She ran several red lights along the way, and Jiang Cheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was responsible for contacting the teammates inside the hospital to find out the situation.

"Be careful when you come back, something's wrong near the hospital." After saying that, Yu Yu seemed to move, as if she stood up and quickly glanced outside, then shrank back and lowered her voice, "All the lights near the hospital are off, including the streetlights. It's pitch black outside now, and I can't see anything."

"Got it." Jiang Cheng said, "Be careful yourselves, but I want to remind you, if you see Director Qi, you must protect him."

"If he dies, our mission in this world will fail."

"Also," Jiang Cheng took a breath and said, "No matter who calls later, don't reveal your location, and I won't ask either."

"Mr. Jiang," Yu Yu's voice suddenly changed, taking on a hint of crying, which sounded unbearable. "You... you will definitely come back, right?"

"I know you are a very capable person, please don't abandon me, I'm still young, I don't want to die yet..."

"I can give you everything I have, I have some savings, and I can even be your girlfriend like Miss Lin, I'll do whatever you want!" Yu Yu begged, "I won't tell Miss Lin, I won't interfere with your life."

"Please don't abandon me!"

Before Jiang Cheng could react, the phone, which was on speaker, was snatched away. Lin Wan'er drove with her left hand, holding the phone with her right hand, placing it between herself and Jiang Cheng.

This way, both of them could hear clearly.

"Hello, Yu Yu." Lin Wan'er slammed on the accelerator, and the old, broken car roared as it ran through another red light.

"I heard you want to drive behind my back?"