Frightening Joke: Above the Mist-Chapter 14 Communication

"Why is there another Jiang Li over there?"

Feng Xinghan's words first startled everyone, then a deep chill surged into their hearts. They all stood up immediately, avoiding Jiang Li on the sofa.

Jiang Li's face turned very unpleasant. She didn't explain anything but followed everyone's gaze to the staircase.

This hotel has six floors, and besides the two elevators going up and down, there is also a staircase connecting from the first floor to the sixth floor, serving as an emergency escape route.

At this moment, at the staircase on the first floor, stood a person who looked exactly like Jiang Li!

She stared at everyone, her gaze flickering back and forth especially on Jiang Li, then she turned silently and disappeared into the staircase.

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Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. She ran away, it seems... "she" must be fake.

"That 'Jiang Li' is a ghost in disguise?" Li Yuejun felt her hands and feet turn ice cold. Seeing two identical people appear in front of her was incredibly eerie.

"Yes."

The response came from two people, one was Xu Zhi'an, and the other was Bai Yanliang.

Xu Zhi'an was also a bit surprised upon hearing Bai Yanliang's voice.

"You know the abilities of this ghost?"

Feng Xinghan asked while keeping a close eye on the staircase as he walked over.

Xu Zhi'an nodded, his gaze wandering a bit as he looked at Feng Xinghan.

"You might not believe it, but until ten minutes ago, I was being chased by 'you'." Xu Zhi'an said to Feng Xinghan.

"Me?"

Feng Xinghan was bewildered, sitting on the sofa without understanding, looking at everyone.

As he saw everyone's gaze focusing on him, Xu Zhi'an took a deep breath and recounted his experience.

"So, you mean you were unknowingly approached by a ghost disguised as 'me' and then went into the room of a waitress named Zhang Wen?"

Feng Xinghan's gaze was very serious, and his body was tense.

Xu Zhi'an nodded vigorously.

Then, he looked towards Bai Yanliang.

"Mr. Bai, you also seem to know about the ghost's ability to disguise?"

Xu Zhi'an's question turned everyone's attention to Bai Yanliang.

In fact, although Bai Yanliang had always behaved normally, it was this normalcy that increasingly drew everyone's attention.

It's nothing else, purely because... he was too normal.

He seemed to naturally accept the existence of "ghosts" in this world, naturally entered Fog Gathering, and even naturally undertook the curse tasks!

From beginning to end, Bai Yanliang never showed fear, complaints, anger, despondency, or any emotions. If they hadn't known Bai Yanliang was indeed a newcomer, they would have thought he was a native of the past world.

This Bai Yanliang seems a bit peculiar...

This is the general impression the four currently have of Bai Yanliang.

At this moment, Bai Yanliang still maintained his calm demeanor, glanced at everyone, and said seriously: "Actually, when I just woke up, I saw that disguising ghost."

"What?!"

"You saw it? When you just woke up? What's going on!"

Everyone was caught off guard by Bai Yanliang's sudden news.

The key was that Bai Yanliang behaved too calmly, as if he wasn't aware of how shocking this matter was!

"Yes. When I woke up, Mr. Xu came to knock on my door. I looked through the peephole, and 'he' looked exactly like Mr. Xu."

"You didn't open the door for him?" The question came from Li Yuejun, whose voluptuous and enchanting figure was now tense, her hands clenched together as she stared intently at Bai Yanliang.

Bai Yanliang shook his head and stated his speculation at the time.

"I judged that the 'Mr. Xu' who appeared at that time wasn't really him because I couldn't find a reason for Mr. Xu to act that way, so I didn't open the door for him."

Bai Yanliang's words seemed understated, but it sent chills down everyone's spine.

They couldn't imagine what would have happened if Bai Yanliang had opened the door, nor could they imagine if they encountered the same situation, whether they would have opened the door...

After pondering this, goosebumps immediately appeared.

Because, after asking themselves, they realized... there was a high probability they would have opened the door for "Xu Zhi'an"...

Thinking of this, the way several people looked at Bai Yanliang changed.

This newcomer not only doesn't hold back the group but also... is extremely calm, has clear thinking, and a unique perspective...

"I didn't expect to be disguised by it as well. But at least this way, we can be sure of this ghost's ability." A hint of relief appeared on Xu Zhi'an's pale face.

Bai Yanliang looked slightly puzzled at the group.

His undisguised confusion was quickly noticed, and Li Yuejun said: "The ghosts appearing in time-limited tasks only have one peculiar power, like instant teleportation, anti-gravity, huge strength, mutation, dream possession, ghost wall, and this time, the power to disguise as humans. Since it has shown its disguise, it definitely won't possess other strange powers. That's the rule, the rule of Fog Gathering."

Bai Yanliang nodded knowingly, having figured out the general idea, especially since the ghost had taken almost a minute to descend from the fourth floor to the first.

"But... is Zhang Wen actually a ghost?" Xu Zhi'an asked again.

Everyone was silent, and only Feng Xinghan suddenly raised his notebook, speaking:

"She should not be a ghost."

"I remember, you said you went to Ying City Daily newspaper? Did you find out?" Xu Zhi'an immediately sat up straight, asking.

The Ying City Daily refers to the newspaper they saw earlier during breakfast, and Ying City is the small town located on September 3, 2006.

The reason for using time as a marker is that in the real world, there also exists Ying City, as well as... Ruyi Hotel.

Upon Feng Xinghan's inquiry, he didn't keep them in suspense and opened the notebook.

"Yes, I found out. In fact, it was Zhang Wen who released the news through the newspaper about the disappearance of Li Yuhua, the wife of the hotel's owner, Ding Lei."

"So it really was her..." Xu Zhi'an wasn't too surprised by this information, but it did rule out the possibility of Zhang Wen being a ghost.

Because, a "ghost" would never do such a thing, or rather, a "ghost's" methods are very direct.

"But why would she release this news?" Xu Zhi'an asked again.

"Heh... perhaps to exert pressure, after all, she is Boss Ding's mistress." Li Yuejun revealed another piece of information the others didn't know.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Li Yuejun's expression was a bit uneasy, but she still said: "Earlier, Jiang Li and I rummaged through Ding Lei's office and found love letters from Zhang Wen to Ding Lei in his drawer."

Everyone was enlightened, but Bai Yanliang frowned slightly.

The situation was becoming more and more complicated.

Bai Yanliang was withholding some information, such as... the female ghost under the bed, whose name was Zhang Qiao!

She was Ding Lei's sister-in-law, so... where is Ding Lei's brother?

Is this disguising ghost male or female? What is its true identity?

Furthermore, according to Xu Zhi'an, Zhang Wen's behavior was incredibly bizarre, almost like madness, but... Bai Yanliang felt she seemed to be consciously cooperating with that ghost's actions...

Why?