Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 110 Surveillance

Chapter 110: Chapter 110 Surveillance

Su Jiexian’s eyes were wide open, but her pupils had completely lost their luster. Her jaw and upper palate were exaggeratedly separated, and her whole body lay powerlessly on the ground.

Seeing her sister’s tragic state, Su Jieyi could no longer hold back. Tears poured down as her emotions teetered on the edge of control. Just as she was about to let out a piercing scream, a hand quickly covered her mouth.

"Don’t scream, stay quiet, we can’t let anyone else see this scene."

It was Xu Zhifei!

Her cold voice finally startled the few people who were petrified by the scene before them.

Du Shangjing quickly helped control Su Jieyi and consoled, "Miss Xu is right. If others see this, we’ll surely be locked up! Then... we’ll truly be sitting ducks."

Yes, although... very cold-hearted, screaming and collapsing wouldn’t solve anything.

Everyone looked at Xu Zhifei. This woman was beautiful, but strangely enough, no one in Fog Gathering had even attempted to approach her.

She had an elusive aura of distance, and... an unsettling quality.

Some things can’t be expressed in words, but they do exist, like right now.

Su Jiexian, such an innocent and lovely girl, died so abnormally in front of everyone, yet Xu Zhifei didn’t even raise an eyebrow. She reacted almost instantly when she saw Su Jieyi about to lose control and immediately covered her mouth, making the most correct choice.

She was as calm as a machine, not possessing the mental state typical of humans.

Du Shangjing watched her from not far away. The more he looked, the more this woman seemed familiar.

Bai Yanliang.

The difference was that although Bai Yanliang was also calm, he would smile, frown, and express confusion.

But Xu Zhifei, her face was so unnaturally fair, it was delicate like a mask, instilling fear in others.

"But... what do we do now?" Zhong Yi asked anxiously, "Just leave her body here?"

"No, take it out, bury it." Qin Chuan also regained his composure and said, "It seems like the six of us are patients here, and nurses might come to check the rooms. Even if she’s dead, we can’t let suspicion fall on us."

"No!"

Su Jieyi finally broke free and screamed hysterically, "Jiexian’s body can’t be buried in this damned place! I want to take her back, take her home!"

"How? Carry her on your back all the time?" Qin Chuan looked at Su Jieyi unkindly, "Miss Su, I understand how you feel now, but you can’t jeopardize our lives just to placate your own feelings!"

Qin Chuan spoke so plainly that Su Jieyi was momentarily speechless.

Though it sounded selfish, there was nothing wrong with what he said; everyone was unrelated, with no reason to risk themselves for someone already dead.

Su Jieyi fell silent, covering her mouth as she squatted down quietly, tears shattering on the ground.

"I shouldn’t have pulled Jiexian to open the door that day... Only I... Only I..." Though Su Jieyi’s sobs were not heart-wrenching, they made one’s heart tighten.

"Do you know?" Su Jieyi lifted her head suddenly, looking at everyone, her tear-streaked face appearing very dishevelled.

"Actually, Fog Gathering only chose me... That day, a sudden fear gripped my heart. My brain told me that something terrifying would happen if I didn’t open the door... But I was scared, I was so scared... I grabbed Jiexian, who was listening to music, and opened the door..."

Su Jieyi stammered out the story of the two from before.

Everyone listened quietly.

So, Su Jiexian wasn’t chosen by Fog Gathering at all; it was just because... she entered Fog Gathering with Su Jieyi when the door first opened, that her name appeared in Fog Gathering.

Su Jiexian’s fate... was never supposed to be like this.

Du Shangjing patted Su Jieyi’s shoulder without saying a word.

The Su sisters were like this, and others were no different.

No one wanted to enter Fog Gathering, to enter this cursed place.

Originally, everyone was the protagonist of their own life. Even living poorly and struggling was better than dealing with these strange and bizarre things.

But... this is fate.

Even if Su Jieyi hadn’t pulled Su Jiexian to open that door together, perhaps one day, Su Jiexian would have encountered something saddening for other reasons.

This isn’t something humans can decide.

Life gives us countless choices, composing the entirety of life, and... our destiny.

Every choice, every moment is a paving stone, a guiding light along the way.

In this world where death might come at any time, all we can do is give our all, fight desperately for survival.

Maybe, when enough paving stones are laid and enough lights are lit, the true path of escape will be found...

Su Jieyi ultimately agreed to bury Su Jiexian here.

Even though, truly, she didn’t belong to this world, this time.

However, even though everyone agreed to this way in the end, finding a secluded spot to bury Su Jiexian’s body wasn’t a simple task.

"This is a psychiatric hospital. There’s only the six of us on this floor. Although we’re patients, our symptoms seem mild, and we’re not under surveillance or restricted. Almost all the medical staff are on the second and third floors. We could find an opportunity to sneak out and bury Su Jiexian." Qin Chuan said.

"Um... can’t we just hide Su Jiexian?" Zhong Yi suddenly asked, "I noticed there’re several unused rooms on the first floor..."

Qin Chuan quickly shook his head, "No, the nurses check at night; they’ll definitely notice someone missing. If a person goes missing, they’ll search everywhere. Then it’s only a matter of time before they find the hidden Su Jiexian."

"We can disappear, but we can’t die, do you understand?"

Qin Chuan looked at Zhong Yi, speaking sternly.

Zhong Yi avoided his gaze and nodded slightly.

"Okay, let’s go out now, Mr. Du..."

Qin Chuan’s words were interrupted halfway.

"No need."

Xu Zhifei’s icy voice rang out.

"Why?"

Qin Chuan looked at her puzzled.

It wasn’t just him; everyone else’s eyes were full of questions, wondering what Xu Zhifei meant.

But... when everyone followed Xu Zhifei’s gaze, their faces changed one by one.

At the stairway leading to the second floor, atop a painting, was embedded a dome camera. Due to its positioning, it was easily mistaken for a tool used to fix the painting.

But... at this moment, it was lighting up with a small red light.

It was operating.

Everything happening here had already been seen.

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