Chapter 1 She's Here

The person hiding behind the shelves was Jiang Cheng.

The red figure was naturally Meng Yumin.

After receiving the photos, Huai Yi quickly understood Wang Qi's meaning. Meng Yumin wasn't finding people based on proximity, but rather followed a fixed route.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to ignore Jiang Cheng, who was closer and easier to find, and instead search for others who were hiding more discreetly.

The seemingly empty playground where Jiang Cheng was located was the safe zone.

After figuring this out, combined with what Wang Qi said, Huai Yi came to his own judgment. He immediately notified Fatty to evacuate and gather on the playground.

Based on the current situation, Wen Liangshan was probably in grave danger.

Just then, Jiang Cheng's phone screen lit up, and he received a message.

It was from Wen Liangshan.

"She's here. I can feel she's in the bathroom, but I can't see her. I'm scared. Jiang-ge, is it true that you said she won't kill me?"

There were less than 20 minutes left. In normal times, that's just a nap, but now, it was the distance between life and death.

Wen Liangshan hadn't been found yet. He still had time. If he could delay as much as possible, perhaps he still had a chance to survive.

Jiang Cheng had said he would protect him, and he didn't want to go back on his word.

"It's true." Jiang Cheng replied quickly, "Don't be afraid, be brave. Where are you now?"

"I'm in the last stall of the women's bathroom." Wen Liangshan replied a moment later, "Jiang-ge, it's so cold here...and...and it's getting colder."

"Calm down. If you want to live, do as I say!"

"Okay, okay."

Seeing Jiang Cheng typing on his phone, Huai Yi and Fatty crowded around, and Shen Mengyun also came over to look.

Wang Qi still had that aloof look, standing alone at the edge of the playground, staring in the direction of the bathroom. Gao Yan, on the other hand, had a gloomy expression, not sure what he was plotting.

"It's only a matter of time before Meng Yumin finds you. When she appears in front of you, don't panic, and don't try to run. You'll definitely die if you do."

"Also, remember not to look up at her face," Jiang Cheng continued typing.

"I hear it. She's...she's next door, in the men's bathroom. I hear a 'thump, thump' sound. It sounds like...like someone is jumping. The sound is very clear!"

Before Jiang Cheng could type, another message came: "She's here, she's coming to the women's bathroom. She's...she's pushing the door. The sound is coming from the entrance. It should be the first stall. Jiang-ge, what should I do?"

Through the screen, one could feel Wen Liangshan's fear and helplessness. This was also what Jiang Cheng was most worried about. He could lose his mind under extreme fear.

If that were the case, no one could save him.

"Jiang-ge, the ghost...the ghost is coming towards me. She hasn't let go of any of the stalls."

"Remember what I told you, don't run away, and don't reject the game, but you can delay as much time as possible before making a choice." Jiang Cheng typed quickly. The atmosphere was tense, as if Jiang Cheng himself was hiding in the bathroom.

"Jiang-ge, she's here."

After typing out this line, Wen Liangshan held his breath.

He could already see a pair of blood-stained dance shoes through the gap under the stall door, standing right in front of his door.

"Don't be afraid. The best way to eliminate fear is to face it. I believe what Jiang-ge said. He said I won't die. I will definitely survive!"

A pair of hands that looked wrong stretched in from under the door, both hands clenched, palms down, backs up.

Although Wen Liangshan was trembling with fear, he still remembered what Jiang Cheng said. He didn't make a choice immediately, but instead delayed.

Time passed by, second by second. The phone was placed on the ground, with the screen brightness turned to the lowest setting.

It was now 1:00 AM sharp.

He had heard Jiang Cheng say that the mission would end at 1:13 AM. If he could delay until then, he would naturally survive.

But after a minute of stalemate, or even less than a minute, the pair of ghostly hands began to tremble slightly, and blue veins gradually appeared on the back of the hands.

Even more terrifying was that from Wen Liangshan's perspective, he could see sharp fingernails growing on the ghostly hands, as red as if they were stained with blood.

Suddenly, Wen Liangshan began to imagine the terrifying scene of his eyeballs being gouged out by these ghostly hands.

He could feel that he couldn't delay any longer.

Meng Yumin...was angry.

"Right hand!" Wen Liangshan said with a jolt, "Right hand, right hand. I choose the right hand. Beauty, don't...don't be angry."

Just as he tremblingly handed over the glass eyeball, sure enough, the ghostly hand stopped shaking.

A gust of cold wind blew in, and Wen Liangshan was so frightened that he covered his eyes tightly, huddled in the innermost corner of the stall, shivering.

The surroundings were eerily quiet. When he mustered the courage to open his eyes, the ghostly hand was gone, and the pair of blood-stained dance shoes under the gap had also disappeared.

The icy feeling gradually faded away. Wen Liangshan knew that Meng Yumin had left.

She also took the glass eyeball with her.

After regaining his senses a little, Wen Liangshan's first reaction was to contact Jiang Cheng. "Jiang-ge," he picked up his phone and typed quickly, "Meng Yumin is gone. I chose the right hand, and the eyeball was taken away by her. What should I do next? Do I need to hide somewhere else?"

There were many people around Jiang Cheng, and Shen Mengyun was one of them. She noticed the time and nodded, "It's about time, you can tell him to come to the playground."

"After confirming that Meng Yumin isn't near you, get to the playground as quickly as possible. She will go back to find you," Jiang Cheng instructed.

After hearing that Meng Yumin would come back to find him, Wen Liangshan was completely beside himself. He thought he was safe.

He quickly stuffed his phone into his pocket. Wen Liangshan put his ear to the stall door. There was no sound outside. She should be gone.

He slowly pushed the door open a crack. The bathroom was dim. After looking around, he didn't find anything strange. He tiptoed out and quickly walked towards the door.

But then, he stopped.

In an instant, he recalled a horror movie he had watched a long time ago.

One of the supporting characters in it had a similar situation to him, also being trapped in a bathroom stall by a ghost.

At first, the supporting character heard footsteps and thought the ghost had left, so he came out of the bathroom. He tiptoed to the door, opened it, and found the ghost standing behind the door. Then, he got a head-touch kill.

If he remembered correctly, the supporting character's neck was bent.

This incident had left a severe psychological shadow on Wen Liangshan as a child, so...he took a detour and decided to climb out of the window.

There were several ventilation windows in the bathroom. Wen Liangshan chose the most remote one, first tiptoed and scouted outside, and then climbed out.