It was indeed He Ping!

But what Fatty never expected was that He Ping was holding a huge black tray, and on that tray were seven bloody human heads.

The whole scene exuded a bizarre atmosphere somewhere between worship and sacrifice. Fatty didn't regain his senses until He Ping's figure disappeared from the doorway.

Including He Ping, there were a total of five complete corpses, and when the Nightmare Assault reappeared tomorrow night, there would be six.

It had been confirmed that one person would be taken away each night.

The sound of hooves gradually faded into the distance. It seemed that no one had been caught on the third floor. In all fairness, the way the ghost steed searched for people was too casual. As long as you hid well enough and didn't make any noise, you would be fine.

But just as Fatty struggled out of his previous fear, the next second, a cell phone rang suddenly, especially jarring in the silent environment.

Fatty's heart sank. He recognized that the ringtone was coming from the study where Yao Shunyu was hiding, and... the melody of the ringtone was exactly the same as what everyone had heard last night!

Before he could think, the ground trembled, and the heavy sound of hooves came rushing over, intertwined with the clanging of chains and the sound of soles scraping against the ground, like a gust of wind.

With a "bang," the door of the study was kicked open, followed by the sound of bookshelves collapsing and porcelain vases shattering on the floor.

Fatty's first reaction was that Yao Shunyu was done for, but he didn't understand why. Moreover, hadn't Yao Shunyu proposed cooperating with the doctor?

Could it be that he was trying to plot against the doctor, but was exposed and killed instead?

And the so-called murderer who killed He Ping was actually Yao Shunyu?

One question after another arose, but Fatty didn't dare to make a sound at the moment, which made him feel uncomfortable. He turned his head to look at Jiang Cheng beside him, who was calm, as if he had expected this result.

The sound of rummaging soon ended, lasting only a dozen seconds, but in Fatty's mind, it felt like half an hour. All the chaotic sounds disappeared, and the surroundings became quiet again.

The silent environment was like a large stone, pressing on Fatty's chest, making it difficult for him to breathe. He didn't know if he could move now, but he saw that the doctor didn't intend to.

Suddenly, Fatty's ear twitched. He had good hearing. He vaguely heard a very, very light sound, like footsteps. Someone was sneaking towards them.

Soon, that person passed their door. In that instant of passing, Fatty saw clearly by the faint moonlight coming in through the window.

It was Zhang Shiwei. He was crouching, his eyes fixed on the direction of the study, moving very carefully, while also holding a blue cell phone in his hand.

Silently calculating that Zhang Shiwei should be almost at the study door, Jiang Cheng unhurriedly took out Fatty's cell phone from his pocket and dialed his own cell phone number.

Immediately afterward, another cell phone rang, and this time, Fatty immediately recognized it as the doctor's cell phone.

The moment the ringtone sounded, the sound of hooves that had disappeared for a long time rang again. Immediately afterward, a sound of struggle came from the direction of the study. After a moment, everything returned to silence.

Fatty couldn't help but swallow. He understood that Zhang Shiwei was finished.

And it was the doctor's phone call that had taken his life.

Even though he didn't fully understand the ins and outs of it, Fatty vaguely knew that this Zhang Shiwei was no good. He Ping had most likely been killed by him.

And the fish that Yao Shunyu mentioned that took the bait was this Zhang Shiwei!

The calculations of the doctor and Yao Shunyu were all aimed at him.

However, what Fatty couldn't understand was how Yao Shunyu, as the bait, had escaped. After all, he was in the study, and the study was so small. There was no reason why the ghost steed couldn't find him after hearing the first ringtone.

"Tap."

"Tap."

...

The heavy sound of hooves rang again, and the ground trembled along with it, but judging from the sound, it was leaving from the other side of the staircase, then gradually faded away, and finally disappeared.

It wasn't until the extinguished lights flickered a few times and then came back on that everyone dared to come out from their hiding places.

Jiang Cheng and Fatty were the first to arrive at the study because they were close by. Even though they had been mentally prepared, the tragic state inside was still chilling. The door had been smashed to pieces, the door hinges were cracked, leaving only half of it hanging on the wall. The tables, chairs, benches, porcelain vases, and paintings inside were like a scene after a major earthquake, scattered all over the ground.

Similarly, there was no corpse or bloodstains on the scene.

Luo Tianhe arrived next. His movements were faster than usual, and there were some other colors on his face. At the moment their eyes met, both of them understood each other's intentions.

After that, the others arrived one after another. Li Shanru quickly tried to enter the study, but was stopped by Yuan Shanyuan. Yuan Shanyuan still had that kind expression, "Please wait a moment, don't destroy the clues in the room."

Li Shanru showed some resistance, still not giving up, "I'm just going in to take a look, what clues can I destroy?"

"Hehe, who knows?" Yuan Shanyuan stood in front of the door, and his actions had already explained everything.

Yao Shunyu was the last to return. He crossed his hands behind his head and walked over in a very leisurely posture, squinting and smiling, "Everyone's here."

As he spoke, he stuck his head out in a pretentious manner and looked into the study, shook his head, and clicked his tongue, "Those who harm others end up harming themselves. This is the place I chose, but Zhang Shiwei, that ignorant fool, actually set his sights on me. He deserved to die."

At the moment, only Zhang Shiwei had not appeared, so it was clear at a glance who had been taken away tonight.

Yao Shunyu briefly told everyone about his plan, intentionally downplaying Jiang Cheng's presence. Fatty understood everything after hearing only a part of it.

Yao Shunyu deliberately sold a flaw, allowing Zhang Shiwei to confirm his hiding place tonight. Then, while everyone was returning to their bedrooms to gather together, Zhang Shiwei secretly slipped into the study and hid the cell phone in an inconspicuous vase, and then returned to the bedroom last.

But what Zhang Shiwei didn't expect was that Yao Shunyu had no intention of hiding in the study at all. After the sound of hooves appeared, Yao Shunyu first gave everyone a false impression, approached the study, and then used the remaining time to climb out of the window and go to the next floor. Before leaving, he also hid a cell phone in the study. This cell phone was the one Jiang Cheng lent him.

The rest was simple. At the crucial moment when the ghost steed was searching for someone, Zhang Shiwei's cell phone hidden in the study suddenly rang. The ghost steed rushed over after hearing the sound, but unexpectedly, it found nothing.

But Zhang Shiwei thought his trick had succeeded, and the ghost steed had killed Yao Shunyu. According to the rule that only one person would die each night, tonight was already safe.

And what he had to do next was to take care of the scene and take away his cell phone before the others arrived, just like how he dealt with He Ping.