Frightening Joke: Above the Mist-Chapter 12 Doubts

Apart from the nausea, a strong sense of fear surged in Xu Zhi'an's heart!

This woman is so strange, is she a ghost?

If so... should I escape now?

Or am I overthinking it, and Miss Zhang is just as the other waitstaff said, only having some mental issues?

No... things shouldn't be as bad as I think, Feng Xinghan is standing still, he must have noticed something!

Xu Zhi'an felt a little relieved.

After all, Feng Xinghan is an elder who has been through many Fog Gathering tasks and has a very keen sense of danger.

Huh?

Xu Zhi'an glanced at Feng Xinghan, and when his gaze inadvertently swept to Feng Xinghan's feet, he was taken aback. Feng Xinghan was indeed standing beside him, but... why was he standing on tiptoes?

Come to think of it... we were supposed to act separately, yet Feng Xinghan still came to partner with me.

Xu Zhi'an thought and thought, the more he thought, the more bizarre it seemed.

Because he suddenly realized, he couldn't remember when Feng Xinghan appeared by his side...

At this moment, Xu Zhi'an shivered violently...

No... Feng Xinghan and I were indeed separated...

He previously said something about going to the newspaper office to gather information...

Feng Xinghan is not in the hotel!

Then... who is this "person"?

Xu Zhi'an thought as he glanced at the Feng Xinghan beside him.

A chill surged from his spine to his brain, and goosebumps rose densely on his arms.

He subconsciously moved his body backward, until he was leaning against the door.

Suddenly!

Feng Xinghan, standing on tiptoe, moved not a bit, yet his head turned bizarrely over, staring at Xu Zhi'an and said:

"What's the matter?"

Ghost!

The "Feng Xinghan" is the real "ghost"!

Xu Zhi'an's mind went blank, he yanked the door open and fled desperately.

However, a voice echoed behind him like a haunting specter.

"What's the matter?"

...

At the top floor of the Ruyi Hotel.

Li Yuejun stood by the window, watching as Jiang Li rummaged through files in the office.

There was one thing many people got wrong.

And that is, Jiang Li is not a man. Although not just her appearance but even her voice was a clear male voice, she was indeed a girl.

The two had been in this office for nearly an hour but still found nothing of value.

"It seems Mr. Ding Lei is quite dissatisfied with his family..."

Jiang Li tossed a stack of files onto the desk unceremoniously and sat in Ding Lei's boss chair.

This office should be the personal office of this Ruyi Hotel's owner, Ding Lei.

Of course, when the two arrived, it was locked, but such a lock couldn't stop Li Yuejun, let alone Jiang Li.

"What have you found?"

It must be said that if Li Yuejun spoke in a gentle tone rather than a commanding one, or perhaps didn't act so inflated, she would be much more likable.

Jiang Li didn't even glance at her, swaying lightly in the chair with her head in her hands, not at all like a girl, and said:

"Didn't you notice, there isn't a single photo in this office of Ding Lei's?"

"Photos?"

Li Yuejun was confused, what did photos have to do with it?

"Oh, I forgot you're just a minor employee in real life. From my observation, whether it's my father or his boss friends, they always have one or two photos of their children or wives on their desks. Whether sincere or for show, it's almost a rule now. Even though it's 2006, I think... the likelihood of placing family photos in this era would be even greater."

Li Yuejun thought about it carefully and found it seemed just as Jiang Li said.

So... what upheaval has happened in Mr. Ding Lei's family?

"Look at this."

Jiang Li casually tossed a thin paper over.

Li Yuejun quickly caught it, the paper was filled with dense writing.

This is... a letter?

No... this is a love letter!

"A love letter from Zhang Wen to Ding Lei? Who is Zhang Wen? Isn't his wife named Li Yuhua?"

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Li Yuejun instinctively asked.

"I don't know, weren't we supposed to meet in the lobby on the first floor at eleven? Let's ask them then." Jiang Li wasn't too concerned about this question, or perhaps she had concerns about something more important.

Marital change.

Could this be a murder case triggered by a marital change? The victim being Ding Lei's original wife, Li Yuhua?

Then... is this ghost Li Yuhua?

To find the ghost's weakness, the first step is to understand who it was in life and what happened.

Cause of death, the murder weapon, and... what it feared most in life.

These three things are the key to ending this accursed joke prematurely.

"Let's go, I don't want to stay in one place too long."

Jiang Li, although not like a girl, indeed possessed the inexplicable sixth sense of a girl.

Since just now, she's felt like the surrounding air seemed to have cooled considerably.

Similarly, Li Yuejun noticed this too, and the two glanced at each other, not having any intention of tidying the office they'd turned into a mess, even intentionally toppling two chairs, and swiftly closed the door and left.

...

"Hello, do you know who she is?"

A tall figure, a gentle smile, deep eyes, mysterious aura, when Bai Yanliang took out a sketch and asked, there was no refusal from the little waitress.

He was good at acting, although he didn't have a single shred of amusement in his heart, it didn't prevent him from smiling brilliantly.

As for the sketch, it was something Bai Yanliang had drawn himself earlier. It wasn't hard, as Ye City Mental Hospital didn't prohibit patients from engaging in artistic activities.

"Ah, isn't this the boss's sister-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law?"

"Yes! She came by some time ago, her name seems to be... Zhang Qiao?" The little waitress furrowed her brow, thinking, "Yes! Zhang Qiao!"

Bai Yanliang was startled, thoughtfully asking, "Do you know why she came here?"

"Sure, we all know," the waitress said sweetly, "She came here on a honeymoon with the boss's brother, stayed a few days and left."

But she didn't leave... she stayed here forever.

"Thank you."

Bai Yanliang nodded, earnestly thanking her.

"You're welcome." The little girl replied in a whispering voice.

But she didn't notice that Bai Yanliang's pace was getting quicker, soon disappearing into the corridor.

Bai Yanliang couldn't help but hurry as the waitress, though recognizing the person in the sketch, didn't know what Bai Yanliang had drawn based on.

The woman in the sketch was the ghost's face Bai Yanliang had just drawn from memory from under the bed!

According to the waitress, she wasn't the missing wife Li Yuhua of Ding Lei, but his sister-in-law, Zhang Qiao!

Then... where is Ding Lei's missing wife?

Where is Zhang Qiao's husband, Ding Lei's brother?