Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chapter 494 [Domain - First Gate] The Last Guest

Two minutes later.

Bai Shaohua gave a brief answer when pressed by Zhang Xiaoshan, and then walked alone to a corner of the lobby.

You can't see his expression from behind; you can only hear the smacking sounds of him biting into an apple.

the other side.

Chen Ji returned to the front desk and learned from Zhang Xiaoshan what had happened in the restaurant.

After thinking for a moment, he asked:

"After Bai Shaohua, did anyone else speak to you?"

Zhang Xiaoshan shook his head.

Chen Ji understood.

He glanced at the restaurant door and said slowly:

"He's lying."

"Huh? Which sentence did you say?" Zhang Xiaoshan was taken aback.

“The ghost is still in the restaurant, that’s obvious,” Chen Ji said. “If it’s really as he said, that only two people died and the ghost disappeared, then the others should be safe right now.”

"I remember there were at least ten people in the restaurant. Two died, one came out, and didn't the remaining seven ever think about leaving the restaurant?"

"I think it's not that they hadn't thought about it, but that they couldn't. Because Bai Shaohua took the walkie-talkie."

Chen Ji's gaze fell on the figure standing in the corner of the lobby, lost in thought.

"But the question is, why did he take the walkie-talkie?"

"Could it be... that he doesn't want others to come out?" Zhang Xiaoshan's expression changed slightly.

"Because the ghost is still in the restaurant." Fei'er suddenly said. She had come over without making a sound, which startled Zhang Xiaoshan.

"The fact that he didn't go to another floor after leaving indicates that he didn't want to stay in the restaurant."

"This proves that he hasn't found a way out yet, and in this situation, it's best to buy himself as much time as possible."

Chen Ji nodded; Fei'er shared the same thought process as him.

“Something must have happened in the restaurant…” he thought for a moment.

Bai Shaohua is clearly a Realm Entrant; he's not even acting anymore.

His white uniform was filthy; a fight might have taken place underneath.

Besides him, there might be other entrants in the restaurant.

After all, according to Bai Shaohua, once an intern is chosen by a ghost, he will die within ten seconds.

Ten people can only last a little over a minute at most, but this has already far exceeded the expected time, and there are probably other entrants inside.

Bai Shaohua lied about the ghost, but there was no need to hide the ghost's methods of killing; it wouldn't benefit him.

The fact that the ghost chased the people in the lobby, and that the first person to die in the restaurant was right by the door, suggests that the ghost's killing ability is limited by distance.

But knowing this isn't very useful, since the restaurant is now an enclosed environment.

More importantly, what are the taboos surrounding ghosts?

The only thing we can deduce now is that, assuming there really is a taboo, it must be very easy to trigger.

Otherwise, this ghost wouldn't have attacked as soon as it appeared.

Meanwhile, both people in the restaurant died from their heads slowly drooping from their necks until they completely broke off...

In other words, it means beheading.

This made Chen Ji suspect that it was related to the form of the headless ghost itself.

The identity of this ghost is also a mystery. Who is it and why did it appear in the suitcase of the 2013 guest?

And the couple seemed to know there was something wrong with the suitcase.

Thinking of this, Chen Ji turned on the walkie-talkie and spoke to the guest room on the second floor:

"Hey."

A few seconds later, Du Tingfeng's voice rang out.

"what happened?"

Chen Ji: "Have you seen the guests from 2013? A man and a woman, they went up a few minutes ago."

"not yet."

No?

Chen Ji frowned and immediately looked at the elevator, which showed that it was on the 2nd floor.

"Are they still in the elevator?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

Suddenly, Du Tingfeng whispered:

"Out."

......

Ding-dong-

2nd floor. The elevator doors slowly opened.

Two figures walked out.

Du Tingfeng glanced at it quickly and saw that, just as Chen Ji had described, there was a woman and a man.

The woman seemed to notice their gaze, and her two bulging eyes suddenly turned to Du Tingfeng, but he had already lowered his head and was kneeling on the carpet cleaning dust.

And in a slightly farther place.

Xu Sandao took a rag and wiped the wall clock.

He caught a glimpse of the two men out of the corner of his eye and frowned slightly.

He didn't put away his cleaning tools until the two of them entered 2013 and closed the door. He then turned his head slightly towards Du Tingfeng.

Only after entering the equipment room did Du Tingfeng turn on the walkie-talkie:

"They went into the room. There was a very thin woman, a bit crazy, and a man with a buzz cut, carrying a backpack."

Chen Ji's voice immediately came from the other end of the walkie-talkie, sounding somewhat confused:

"A man with a buzz cut? Does he even have hair?"

"Correct."

Xu Sandao added his observation: "He was carrying a bag, the zipper was half open, and he was holding it tightly in his arms."

"..."

Chen said succinctly, "Two questions."

"First, that man was originally bald. He didn't have a single hair."

"Second, before he went upstairs, his backpack was slung over his back."

"He had a head swap in the elevator. The bald head that was swapped out is in his bag, and the body that originally belonged to that head went to the restaurant and killed two people."

On the other side of the walkie-talkie, in the lobby, at the front desk.

Chen Ji's face was slightly illuminated by the screen. He stared at the numbers on it and said, "The last guest was that ghost."

Number of rooms remaining:

【0? /30】

(Note: Room key cards are pending printing)

He quickly informed the two of the headless ghost.

Chen Ji thought for a moment, then clicked the mouse to move to the front-end guide.

His brow furrowed slightly, his gaze fixed on the last instruction.

3. Hotels must remain fully booked.

The font of this line has changed from bold black to scarlet.

The hotel isn't fully booked yet; one room card hasn't been printed.

Theoretically speaking, all the guests have arrived at the hotel, but there is still one guest, namely the headless ghost in mourning clothes, wandering outside without a room assigned to him.

So actually, three guests came, but only one room was available!

If no one moves in, the headless ghost will keep killing people unless everyone avoids its taboos.

But Chen Ji was very suspicious that even if they really knew the taboo of this ghost, it would only solve the problem temporarily, and for the "front desk" position, they still hadn't met their work targets.

It's very likely that problems will arise when it's time for shift changes.

The current goal is to print out the headless ghost's room key, which requires it to come to the front desk.

Chen Ji quickly made a decision.

"Du Tingfeng, Xu Sandao, I need your help."

He took the walkie-talkie, walked to the side, and spoke softly.

"Are you taking a backpack?"

Du Tingfeng had already guessed his thoughts.

“...Yes.” Chen Ji explained, “I suspect the headless ghost can’t check in because it’s incomplete.”

“I need you to sneak into room 2013, steal your head from the backpack, and hand it over to me.”

"That couple are ghosts," Xu Sandao's voice faintly drifted over.

"They're here, we can't get in."

“I know.” Chen Ji had already planned it out: “I’ll call them down, and if that works, you guys can take the opportunity to steal the head from the backpack.”

The front desk can contact guest rooms; Chen Ji already knew this from the man with the mole as soon as he entered the room.

After a quick negotiation, he turned off the walkie-talkie, walked to the front desk, and picked up the switchboard.

2, 013.

"beep......."

"beep......."

"..."

The call was connected.