Chapter 13 Doubts

The earlier speculation was slowly becoming reality. Perhaps Gao Yan and the other four were already dead. Only the dead could receive tickets.

Just like the five "people" who told the ghost stories before getting on the bus.

Jiang Cheng's thoughts drifted far away, but in reality, it was only a fleeting moment, and his face never betrayed him.

He looked at Wang Qi, shifting his attention back to the present. There was something more important waiting for him to confirm. "Which hand did you choose?"

Wang Qi raised his left hand. The eyes behind the hole had a scrutinizing look, and his voice was strange as he said, "The left hand. I took the left eye, thanks to your guidance."

"No need to thank me, I just picked one at random."

"Hehe." Wang Qi tugged at the plastic bag on his head, making an unpleasant sound. "I know."

After saying that, his gaze passed over Jiang Cheng and fell on the rain behind him. "If I remember correctly, Meng Yumian went in the direction of the small woods, right? Who's hiding there?"

"The last left eye is in your hands, right?" Turning his head, Wang Qi's tone was playful.

Hiding in the small woods was Shen Mengyun.

Honestly, Jiang Cheng didn't want anything to happen to her, even though her true identity was likely a ghost as well.

The small woods weren't large, and they were surrounded by a high brick wall, making it difficult to climb over without assistance.

Shen Mengyun had been searching here for a long time, just as she had told Jiang Cheng, looking for Meng Yumian's lost eye.

If she could find it, they could end the mission early, and no one would die.

The small woods were full of soil and fallen leaves. After being soaked by the rain, the path was very slippery. She had accidentally fallen earlier and twisted her ankle.

But it was also a blessing in disguise. She rolled into a sunken spot, and when she struggled to stand up, she suddenly noticed that she was covered in blood.

She touched herself, but apart from a few scratches, she didn't find any serious injuries.

She looked down and pushed aside a layer of thick fallen leaves under her feet. The color underneath was very dark. When she crouched down, she could smell a strong bloody scent.

She immediately realized that this was the scene of Meng Yumian's murder.

The fallen leaves were soaked with blood, sticking together in large patches. It was hard to imagine the kind of harm Meng Yumian had suffered when she died.

Thinking of this, Shen Mengyun couldn't help but feel sympathy for the girl named Meng Yumian.

"Thump."

Just as her attention was focused on finding the eye, suddenly, a strange sound came from behind her, like a heavy object falling to the ground.

But... the wall was not far behind her. Could something have climbed over it?

"Thump."

Soon there was another sound, this time closer. The visibility in the small woods was limited, but judging by the sound, whatever was making the noise was no more than 20 meters away from her.

"Thump."

The last sound was less than 10 meters away.

Shen Mengyun stopped what she was doing, and fear appeared in her eyes. Through the gaps in the branches, she vaguely saw a red thing jump high, then fall heavily behind the tree directly in front of her.

It was the red-clothed ghost!

Meng Yumian.

Shen Mengyun didn't expect that Meng Yumian would actually move forward by hopping, just like the zombies in the movies.

There was no time to run now. Shen Mengyun steeled herself and slowly crouched down not far from the scene of Meng Yumian's murder. She didn't want to see Meng Yumian's face either.

The next second, a figure fell from the sky, and a pair of bright red dance shoes landed in front of her, splattered with wet mud.

Two hands reached out. The game continued.

But this time, Shen Mengyun stared at the right eye in her hand and made a choice that was completely the opposite of Gao Yan and Wang Qi's.

"The right hand," she said softly.

......

A minute ago, Jiang Cheng, standing in the center of the playground, saw a red figure jump out of the small woods and then head in another direction.

That was a cluster of unfinished buildings, about a few of them. From a distance, they looked like nothing more than lead-grey outlines, but Jiang Cheng knew that Huai Yi was hiding there.

But now, he had to verify something.

Something... he had suspected for a long time.

Taking out his phone, Jiang Cheng dialed a number.

It rang three times, and the call was answered, but no one spoke. All that could be heard was the sound of the wind and the "tap-tap" of raindrops hitting the leaves.

After about 10 seconds, Jiang Cheng finally spoke, "Shen Mengyun?"

Hearing Jiang Cheng's voice, Shen Mengyun, who had been on edge, finally relaxed and began to breathe rapidly. "Mr. Jiang, I'm fine. I chose the right hand. She took that glass eye as well."

"By the way," Shen Mengyun said quickly, "Gao Yan contacted me earlier. He survived too. He chose the left hand."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng nodded, his gaze fixed on the rain, in the direction of the unfinished buildings. "I just saw Wang Qi. He survived too. He chose the left hand."

"If choosing either hand allows you to survive, what's the point of this game?" Shen Mengyun asked a question that was easy to think of.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple, Miss Shen, please be careful," Jiang Cheng instructed.

"Me, be careful?" Shen Mengyun had just stood up from the mud. Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, her relaxed heart instantly tensed up again.

This was a very reliable man, especially when he was serious. That was Shen Mengyun's assessment of Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng wasn't in the mood to beat around the bush with her. "Take a look at the time, Miss Shen. It's only been 20 minutes, and she's already looking for the fourth person."

"And you should also be able to see that no matter where you hide, you'll be found. So I want to know, if Meng Yumian finds all of us within the allotted time, takes all the glass eyes, what will happen next?"

At first, Shen Mengyun didn't feel anything when she heard Jiang Cheng's words, but a few seconds later, her expression changed, and she blurted out, "She'll... she'll do it again? Look for our eyes again?"

"Yes," Jiang Cheng said, a layer of gloom cast over his brow. "And this time, it will be our real eyes."

"Then what should we do?" Shen Mengyun asked quickly. Jiang Cheng's speculation was too frightening. If that was really the case, they would probably lose a lot of people today.

"Notify the remaining people, try to stall for time. I need to verify something. If I succeed, at least everyone can survive."

"Okay, what do you need me to do?" Shen Mengyun asked.

"Help me contact Wang Qi and Gao Yan, tell them to behave and not cause trouble." After saying that, Jiang Cheng hung up the phone.

While running towards the equipment room, Jiang Cheng contacted Fatty, Huai Yi, and Wen Liangshan via WeChat, telling them not to be too afraid and to use all available means to delay time.

He also comforted them, saying that being found by Meng Yumian was inevitable, but with the glass eyes in hand, everyone would be fine.

Opening the door to the first floor of the equipment room, Jiang Cheng quickly walked towards the window and began searching nearby.