Frightening Joke: Above the Mist-Chapter 19 Twists and Turns

For Bai Yanliang, Jiang Li's choice brought a subtle, strange emotion that he could perceive for the first time.

This feeling... is very strange?

Especially after the girl unhesitatingly grabbed his coat and hid behind him.

This unfamiliar emotion was magnified once more...

After making a concerted effort to assess it, Bai Yanliang finally determined that this emotion should be... the happiness of being trusted.

However... this feeling was quite nice.

Bai Yanliang glanced down at her without saying anything, then looked toward the elevator.

That's right.

Jiang Li had chosen wisely; the Bai Yanliang coming up the stairs was the real Bai Yanliang.

As for the one in the elevator, his eyes were gleaming with unrestrained malice at this moment.

Then... the elevator door closed.

Watching "him" disappear, Jiang Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She also saw that "Bai Yanliang's" gaze, and now, she could finally be sure that the one by her side was the real Bai Yanliang.

But... there was a ripple of excitement in Jiang Li's heart that she was ashamed to admit; she hadn't expected... the real Bai Yanliang would actually come to her rescue.

And at such great risk.

However, if she knew Bai Yanliang's true thoughts, this girl might be disappointed.

After all, saving her was secondary; the main reason was to confirm one of Bai Yanliang's own theories.

And now, Bai Yanliang could finally be sure of that theory.

"He" had retreated again.

In the presence of two humans, "he" once again chose to back away.

This meant that the ghost with impersonation abilities couldn't kill people for some reason!

Possibly because he had the ability to disguise as a human, he had lost other supernatural abilities, even his strength was similar to a human's.

Alternatively, "he" might have been subjected to some limitations, preventing "him" from harming humans at all.

In any case, this was a good thing, something... that gave Bai Yanliang a great reason to take more dangerous actions.

Thinking of this, Bai Yanliang's expression couldn't help but become slightly happier.

He looked down at Jiang Li and smiled, asking, "Elevator or stairs, Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Li glared at him and said, "Stairs."

Bai Yanliang nodded, turning around to lead the way towards the stairs. Even though it made no difference to him whether it was an elevator or stairs because he was sure this ghost posed little threat, he even thought that if he had known earlier, he should have opened the door for "him" when he first awakened, as that might have allowed him to learn a lot from "him".

At this thought, Bai Yanliang felt a sense of regret.

But even though he said that, if he went back to dawn, he would still make the same choice.

Watching Bai Yanliang's side profile in deep thought, Jiang Li was a bit dazed.

She couldn't believe that this newcomer to Fog Gathering actually came to save her.

But... only newcomers and fools would do such silly things in Fog Gathering...

However, Jiang Li didn't hate fools, because... it's the existence of those foolish enough to harm themselves for others that allows everyone in Fog Gathering to still feel like a "person", a living person...

...

Xu Zhi'an was tracking someone.

To be precise, it was a waiter.

Earlier, he received shocking news from Bai Yanliang, which was that Zhang Qiao was already dead.

And had turned into a ghost, hiding under Bai Yanliang's bed.

Then what about Ding Lei's wife, Li Yuhua? What about Zhang Qiao's husband?

Had these two people... just mysteriously disappeared like that?

Additionally, Ding Lei, due to it being Sunday, seemed to be holed up at home without appearing.

Several mysteries flashed through Xu Zhi'an's mind, but he wasn't planning to unravel each one; he just needed to do what he was supposed to.

This was a valuable experience summarized by those who survived in Fog Gathering.

Never speculate, waste time waiting for the last deadline. Nor go too deep, trapped in layers of mist unable to extricate themselves.

Both of these actions would lead to a very quick death.

Therefore, exploring different directions was the best choice.

Based on his recent investigation, Xu Zhi'an not only learned Zhang Qiao's husband's name was Ding Peng but also learned about the waiter specifically responsible for the couple—Jiang Chaojie.

Ding Peng was the younger brother of Ruyi Hotel's owner Ding Lei, and Jiang Chaojie was a waiter arranged by Ding Lei to take care of Ding Peng and his wife.

But... it seemed there was something wrong with Jiang Chaojie.

"Brother... Brother Jie, should we report this to the police? Sooner or later, that thing will be exposed, if... if..."

Xu Zhi'an was hiding at a corner, listening to the deep voice of a man coming from the other side of the corridor.

It seemed... they mentioned reporting to the police?

"Don't meddle." Jiang Chaojie gazed ominously at the small and thin man in front of him, "Pretend you didn't see anything, and there's money to be made. If you interfere..."

"But... but..." The small and thin man stammered, appearing very frightened.

He wore the same uniform as Jiang Chaojie, seemingly another hotel staff member.

Jiang Chaojie stared at him impatiently, this small and thin man named Wang Sheng, a truly timid and cowardly creature.

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"The... the hostess has been left there for nearly a week, and the weather is hot, so the smell should have been noticed long ago. But... but why..." Speaking of this, Wang Sheng seemed to remember something, and shivered as he said: "She... she couldn't have turned into a ghost, right?"

"Enough!" Jiang Chaojie suddenly pushed Wang Sheng against the wall with his hand on Wang Sheng's shoulder, swearing, "What ghost? Shut the hell up! When the time comes... take the money and leave, and we'll all keep our mouths shut!"

Wang Sheng, after all, was timid, and he was also someone who didn't have a strong opinion; otherwise, he would have reported to the police long ago.

At this moment, listening to Jiang Chaojie, he nodded repeatedly, not daring to say another word.

Seeing his appearance, Jiang Chaojie finally released his grip.

He frowned, glancing at his palm, and said, "Why is your shoulder all wet?"

All wet?

Wang Sheng turned to look at his shoulder, finding it indeed wet over a large area.

He scratched his head in confusion, "I... I don't know, maybe the ceiling is leaking?"

As he spoke, Wang Sheng instinctively looked up at the ceiling.

Instantly, his eyes widened, and he turned deadly pale!

The ceiling had somehow been soaked with water, and... Wang Sheng clearly saw... the wet areas formed a clear, ghastly white woman's face!

Wang Sheng was so terrified his legs gave way, and with a thud, he sat on the ground, all the color draining from him, his fingers shakily pointing at the ceiling, screaming in terror:

"Ghost... ghost, there's a ghost!"