Apparently not wanting to dwell on this topic, Lin Wan'er didn't say much.

At that moment, Luo He walked over, his gaze sweeping across Jiang Cheng's face before finally settling on Lin Wan'er's. He said in a calm tone, "Everything's packed up. We can eat."

Lin Wan'er raised her chin, indicating the wooden cart that had been pushed in.

Luo He understood and replied in a reliable voice, "Everything has been checked. There are no problems."

After saying that, he turned his head to look at Jiang Cheng. After a moment, he finally spoke, "Ling, we meet again. I can sense that Number 10 is being well taken care of."

Jiang Cheng still found Luo He reliable, but he didn't like the former's tone and demeanor. It was so gloomy, like a missionary preaching. So he said perfunctorily, "Fatty can eat and sleep, and he can barely take care of himself. You don't have to worry."

"What are you doctors talking about behind my back?" Fatty's voice came.

Turning around, Fatty swayed as he walked over. Number 8 was riding on Fatty's shoulders, a look of satisfaction on her face. It was clear that their relationship was progressing rapidly.

"Number 8, get down. Number 10 hasn't recovered yet," Luo He said in an unquestionable tone.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay." Fatty held Number 8's legs to prevent her from falling. Number 8 also pouted, looking reluctant.

But in the end, she seemed to care about Fatty. Number 8 wrapped her slender arms around Fatty's neck and slid off his back.

The group went to the long table and found chairs to sit down.

Then Chen Ran went to close the door, and Teacher Zi Gui invited everyone to sit down. Then, together with Bai Xi and Lu Yu, they brought plates of dishes to the table.

The Lin siblings were also helping, but Lin Muwan's body seemed even weaker than the last time he saw her. The hands holding the plates were actually trembling slightly.

Wan Yuanning, who was closest to her, stood up and helped bring the plates over.

This was the first time Jiang Cheng had seen such a harmonious scene in a mission. He now had two guesses.

First, just like he and Lin Wan'er guessed, other things had infiltrated these people, and the goal of this mission was to find this guy.

Of course, there might be more than one, perhaps several.

As the mission progressed, the guys hiding inside would definitely kill people. It just depended on who acted faster.

Second, the people in front of him were all humans, but the form of this mission was special. The purpose was to make him watch these people die one by one in front of him, and he was powerless to do anything.

To completely destroy his will, drive him to madness, and thus open another door within his body.

No one wanted to mention the existence of that door too much, but Wu had said that he had smelled a taste similar to the origin on that door.

When Jiang Cheng continued to press, Wu stopped talking.

From Wu's eyes, Jiang Cheng sensed a hint of complexity.

But no matter which point it was, it was certain that this mission was centered around him. To put it more bluntly, it was aimed at him. The reason... should be that he had violated the rules on the bus.

From the moment the newspaper man appeared, Jiang Cheng knew that he was being targeted.

One after another, dishes were placed in front of everyone. Soon, they almost filled the entire table. Although the dishes were plentiful, the quality was not flattering. After waiting for someone to eat, Jiang Cheng waited a while before picking a piece of dark meat and eating it.

The meat had a strange toughness, like it was burnt. It was uncomfortable to swallow, and the taste was a little strange.

Jiang Cheng remembered, this was the taste of horse meat.

He had experienced quite a few mission worlds, but this was the first time he had eaten horse meat in a mission.

"What kind of meat is this? It tastes so strange." Number 8 unreservedly spat the meat out of her mouth and onto the ground. Then she took a big gulp of water to rinse her mouth.

Xia Qiang also picked up a piece of Number 8's dish. After tasting it, his tense expression relaxed slightly. He gave everyone a reassuring look, "It's horse meat. Don't worry."

Out of curiosity, Jiang Cheng picked other meat dishes on the table to taste. He found that not all of them were horse meat. There were also chicken, duck, and pork. Horse meat probably only accounted for one-third.

Subconsciously, Jiang Cheng looked at Lin Wan'er, because he knew that Lin Wan'er didn't eat horse meat. Not only horse meat, but also donkey meat and dog meat, Lin Wan'er didn't eat any of these. She wouldn't even touch them. She was very picky.

But just as he looked at Lin Wan'er, the scene in front of him surprised him a little.

It couldn't be said to be a surprise, but rather a kind of strangeness.

After a moment, Jiang Cheng understood. His wanting to remind Lin Wan'er after discovering the horse meat was completely a subconscious act. After all, if you didn't taste these dark meats yourself, it would be almost impossible to tell them apart.

But he realized that he didn't need to remind her at all, because he found that these few plates of horse meat were all far away from Lin Wan'er. They were at a distance where she definitely couldn't reach them unless she stood up and stretched her arm.

Looking at these meats that all looked similar, a somewhat terrifying thought appeared in Jiang Cheng's mind.

He pretended to stand up casually and naturally picked up a few chopsticks of meat near Lin Wan'er.

Sure enough, there were chicken, duck, and pork near Lin Wan'er. There was no horse meat at all.

How could this be?

These meats were all burnt dark, and the plates they were placed on were also similar. At least they looked the same. But why, did all the horse meat seem to have eyes, avoiding Lin Wan'er, who didn't eat horse meat?

Horse meat naturally wouldn't have eyes. Only the person who arranged the dishes would.

But Jiang Cheng clearly remembered that the people who arranged the dishes were Teacher Zi Gui, Lu Yu, Bai Xi, and the Lin siblings, Lin Muyun and Lin Muwan. The others had already sat down in their seats.

But these 5 people could never have known Lin Wan'er's living habits.

They didn't know each other at all.

Unless... one of them was a ghost?

Moreover, this ghost's ability was very strange. It could see through and understand a person's living habits. This was originally an almost perfect disguise, but it was a bit inappropriate here.

It was this perfection that exposed it.

There really was something mixed in, and it was among these 5 people.

Jiang Cheng didn't show any expression and continued to observe.

At the same time, Jiang Cheng noticed that Chen Ran was also looking at the dishes in front of Lin Wan'er. The moment their eyes met, they understood each other's thoughts.

Chen Ran also noticed something was wrong.

At this moment, Lin Wan'er wiped her mouth, revealing an expression of satisfaction. She picked up her plate and handed it to Chen Ran, "These dishes taste very special. Help me pick some of the dishes on your side. I want to try them."

Chen Ran stood up and respectfully took the plate. He began to pick up the dishes nearby.

Jiang Cheng keenly noticed that Chen Ran was picking up all the meat dishes. After picking up a few pieces of each, he was about to hand it to Lin Wan'er, but coincidentally, as if he hadn't stood firmly, his body tilted and most of the meat in the plate fell out.

"I'm sorry." Chen Ran looked a little flustered. Then, holding the plate in one hand, he used chopsticks to pick up the fallen meat and put it back piece by piece.

Originally, if the meat fell, you just needed to pick up new meat from the dishes again. But seeing Chen Ran picking up the meat that fell on the table, everyone was embarrassed to directly remind him. People nearby helped him.

"Mr. Chen, it's not convenient for you to stand there. Let me do it." Teacher Zi Gui stood up and took the plate from Chen Ran's hand very considerately.

Chen Ran nodded agreeably, "Then thank you."

Teacher Zi Gui and Bai Xi and Lu Yu sat together. The three of them used chopsticks to pick up the meat that had fallen on the table. When it was almost done, Teacher Zi Gui handed the plate to Lin Wan'er. "Miss Lin," she said very politely.

Lin Wan'er took it and thanked her.

At the table, as time passed, everyone began to become more familiar with each other. Even Su Xiaoxiao and Su An, who had always been vigilant, no longer kept their faces tight and showed considerable goodwill to Chen Ran and the people who were not in Chen Ran's group.

Everyone began to introduce each other. Jiang Cheng listened carefully, especially when it came to Teacher Zi Gui and the Lin siblings. Unfortunately, he didn't hear any flaws.

"Teacher Zi Gui." Lin Wan'er suddenly said, "Besides wine, are there any other drinks in the dining car? I don't want to drink water." Lin Wan'er said very euphemistically.

At this moment, the dining car was parked 2 meters behind Teacher Zi Gui. This was a very natural request. Moreover, Lin Wan'er's wording was very polite. Teacher Zi Gui immediately nodded, turned around and walked to the dining car. After checking, she said, "Miss Lin, there is milk, goat milk, and coconut juice, and..."

"Then goat milk, please." Lin Wan'er nodded with a smile.

Teacher Zi Gui, who was interrupted, was slightly stunned. Then, as if realizing something, the frown that had just appeared immediately relaxed, and she put on her previous expression. "Oh, oh, okay, please wait a moment."

Ten seconds later, Teacher Zi Gui came back with a glass of goat milk and handed it to Lin Wan'er politely.

The latter nodded and accepted it.

But for some reason, as if feeling it in the dark, Teacher Zi Gui's expression became a little fake, and her eyes were always looking at the glass of goat milk, almost imperceptibly.

After Lin Wan'er took the glass of goat milk, she never touched it again.

As for the reason, Jiang Cheng knew it. Lin Wan'er never drank goat milk.

She was allergic to goat milk.

But Teacher Zi Gui's performance was very worthy of scrutiny. She seemed to find it strange that Lin Wan'er had asked for goat milk, and she was even slightly stunned.

Even if she concealed it well and reacted quickly, she still couldn't hide it from his eyes.

Now, Jiang Cheng could be sure that Teacher Zi Gui had a problem.

She was the ghost that had mixed in.

Lin Wan'er was a very smart woman. The strange placement of the meat on the table would definitely not escape her eyes. Obviously, she also suspected the 5 people who had participated in setting the table.

As for how Lin Wan'er specifically thought of testing Teacher Zi Gui instead of the other 4 people who were also suspected, it must be related to the scene she and Chen Ran had performed together just now.

It was impossible for Chen Ran to shake his hand. Jiang Cheng had seen him draw his knife. His strength was heavy, his knife was fierce, and his hand was as steady as a rock.

So, this was all a trap, used for testing.

The specific method was not very refined, but Jiang Cheng guessed that the meat that Chen Ran picked up must have been mixed with horse meat and other meat. But after accidentally dropping it, the meat that Teacher Zi Gui helped pick up was all other meat, avoiding only the horse meat that Lin Wan'er didn't like. After all, as a ghost in this world, it had the ability to distinguish meat.

But other people didn't have this ability. So the meat that other people picked up should have been both horse meat and other meat.

When Chen Ran was picking up the meat, he might have made a mark on the horse meat, such as poking a shallow hole in the middle with chopsticks. As for other meat, he would pick it up normally without leaving obvious traces.

As long as he wanted to do it, it wouldn't be a problem for Chen Ran.

Jiang Cheng had fought with him and knew that he was a difficult guy.

They had already found a ghost, but neither Lin Wan'er nor Chen Ran and the others had made a sound. The first was naturally for their own safety, and the second was to avoid alarming the snake.

After all, no one was sure how many ghosts had mixed in.

But Jiang Cheng suddenly remembered the scene in front of the snow mountain crevice, when Teacher Zi Gui grabbed the rope and desperately pulled upwards to save people. She had also shared beef jerky with him and Fatty.

She was a rare kind person in the mission, but unfortunately...

Jiang Cheng didn't know if her real body had been hidden by the ghost or if she was already dead, but in any case, there would be no good outcome.

After eating, Xia Qiang stood up and suggested that everyone go out to find clues.

This was a very common routine, and everyone naturally had no objections.

Opening the door, the corridor outside was much longer than expected. Everyone walked for a full 10 minutes before encountering the second staircase leading upwards.

There were no light sources along the way, only the torches in their hands to illuminate the way.

Lin Wan'er pointed to another path at the fork in the road and told Jiang Cheng that they had found their way here from that path. It was also there that they encountered the unconscious Fatty.

The stairs were relatively narrow, spiraling upwards. Light shone down from above.

After walking up, there was a wooden door.

The wooden door was large and tall, and it actually looked a bit like the city gate in costume dramas.

Several people worked together to push it open. Outside was a spacious hall.

The floor of the hall was very old. There were several tables piled up in the corners. Not far away was a very long wooden platform, like it had been built temporarily. It was filled with black, yellow, green, and many other colored flags.

This scene really confused everyone. They couldn't imagine what this place was.

This place was full of bizarre feelings and was incompatible with the world they knew.

"How could this be?" Just as everyone was thinking about the scene in front of them, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded from behind them.

Everyone turned around and saw Bai Xi, who was following behind, staring at their back with a look of horror. Behind them was the darkness they had just walked out of. Lu Yu was about to rush into the darkness, but was stopped by Fatty.

"Teacher Zi Gui is gone!"

Xia Meng walked over and first comforted Lu Yu a few times. Seeing that it was useless, she turned to Bai Xi, "I'm asking you, when did she disappear? When was the last time you saw her?"