Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 121 Filming

Chapter 121: Chapter 121 Filming

Xu Zhifei stood outside the building, quietly looking up at the second floor.

She didn’t decide not to go to the second floor on a whim; it was because... she saw a fierce ghost!

Time goes back to when she was ascending the stairs.

Xu Zhifei, though not a talkative person, had been pondering the causes of Su Jiexian and Zhong Yi’s deaths.

The way these two died was too strange...

There was no sign of anything, yet they died just like that.

If this fierce ghost truly had such a method, everyone would already be dead by now.

Therefore, Xu Zhifei was contemplating the common factors in the deaths of Su Jiexian and Zhong Yi.

During a discussion, Xu Zhifei once thought it might be as they said, perhaps after waking up and revealing their real names, they got targeted by the ghost.

After all, Su Jiexian and Zhong Yi both told the nurse their real names, so wouldn’t that mean everyone would die?

Except for her.

Xu Zhifei indeed didn’t disclose her name.

She was a peculiar person.

In real life, when she received calls from unknown numbers, she wouldn’t pick up but would hang up immediately.

When a hollow black circle appeared on her palm, she even used a small knife to gouge it out, flesh and all.

Although she failed both times, you could see her unusual way of dealing with things.

It was the same this time.

Upon waking, Xu Zhifei did see the nurse with only a mouth and heard her ask for her name.

However... neither did she remain silent nor did she state her real name, and not even fabricate a name.

Xu Zhifei glanced at the nurse’s badge and replied with the name: Zhao Meili.

At that moment, the plump nurse visibly paused and muttered, "No improvement in condition."

Then, the plump nurse left.

This unusual choice made Xu Zhifei think she was safe, but at the moment she stepped on the stairs, she knew she was wrong.

It’s not about the name!

A very strong feeling of being watched suddenly appeared.

Xu Zhifei quickly turned around, looking toward the surroundings, where? Who is watching?

The paintings, the floor, the ceiling, the seats... she carefully searched the entire first-floor lobby, yet still couldn’t find the source of that gaze.

But... she knew very well that she must find it quickly and break free from its sight!

Because an intense malice was rushing toward her, that evil terrifying gaze becoming more vivid and clear.

No, it’s wrong!

Xu Zhifei turned her head swiftly, looking at each of those well-hidden semicircular surveillance cameras.

Indeed, it turned, seemingly still monitoring everyone.

But this time, something was wrong!

Xu Zhifei spoke, "I’m not going."

After speaking, she immediately turned around and ran.

Qin Chuan was swearing from behind, but Xu Zhifei didn’t look back at all, or rather, she didn’t dare to!

She realized all the secrets were in those surveillance cameras!

She initially thought these cameras were monitoring everyone on the first floor, but just now, she suddenly realized that these cameras hidden in every corner simultaneously turned towards her!

Her, Xu Zhifei, alone!

Xu Zhifei finally found the common factor in the deaths of Su Jiexian and Zhong Yi.

They both died in the first-floor lobby, beneath all the cameras!

This was the only place with cameras, and only here could all the cameras capture someone.

When all the cameras’ footage focused on one person, they would be killed by the fierce ghost!

Xu Zhifei couldn’t confirm if there were cameras on the second floor, but she was sure there weren’t any outside, so she escaped outside the building without hesitation.

Disappeared.

That terrible gaze, at the moment she left the cameras’ range, disappeared immediately.

Xu Zhifei knew she was right.

It was indeed the cameras’ problem; maybe it was a curse, or maybe a taboo, but the cameras on the first floor were the real abnormality!

She finally understood the reason Su Jiexian, Zhong Yi, and she were chosen.

It was the distance!

Su Jiexian was sitting beside Su Jieyi, but the position was very peripheral.

Zhong Yi got up to kick the lighter, briefly leaving the crowd.

And she herself, while climbing the stairs, was walking behind everyone else.

All three had been on the fringe of the crowd and thus got captured by the cameras.

The solution was actually very simple, as long as a few people kept close enough so that no camera could focus on a single person.

Sadly... now it was too late to say anything.

Su Jiexian and Zhong Yi already lost their lives, at the moment of their deaths, they must have also realized the true secret, trying desperately to speak but were unable to utter a single word.

Xu Zhifei remained silent, unaware of the fate of the three who went to the second floor, but she knew she was bound to be misunderstood.

However, she had never been one to actively explain; those who believed in her would naturally trust her, and for those who didn’t, saying more was just a waste of breath.

She also wouldn’t enter the first floor alone again; with no one by her side, it would be easy for her to be captured by all the cameras, and Xu Zhifei hasn’t found the camera’s blind spots yet, so... to avoid being perceived as passive by Fog Gathering, she must take other actions.

Fortunately, Xu Zhifei had already found the next place she should go.

Behind this hospital was a row of low one-story buildings, though said to be a row, it might as well be just one.

It’s long and narrow, like a worm lying behind the hospital, with no windows, only two doors stretching from end to end at the front and back.

Such architectural structure, ugly in the extreme.

Standing at the doorway, Xu Zhifei smelled a faint strange scent, like the earthy smell, yet like decaying wood.

A sign stood at the entrance, with a map drawn on it, depicting an interior view of a long narrow rectangular corridor.

The walls were low and white, without any decorations, but there were many rooms, as several doors were drawn on the map.

Xu Zhifei gazed at this map before her, her eyes seemingly frozen.

Why... does the main hospital building, with its more complex structure, not have a map, yet this simple, straightforward, ugly building has one?

Moreover, this map looked hand-drawn.

Who drew it? Could someone get lost inside?

Xu Zhifei silently shifted her gaze, reaching out to press the dark door.

The cool touch was on par with the temperature of her hand.

Xu Zhifei gave it a gentle push, the door wasn’t locked, and it opened.

Behind the pitch-black door lay like a ghastly maw, ready to devour all who entered, but Xu Zhifei didn’t hesitate, proceeding straight into the narrow, dark corridor.

...

On the second floor, Nurse Tang was napping, while the deranged Doctor Zhao still stared out of the window.

Bai Yanliang and Su Jieyi immediately seized the opportunity to sneak downstairs.

Su Jieyi still followed along.

She was more afraid of being alone in that room than looking for Bai Yanliang’s so-called clues all over the place.

As Bai Yanliang descended to the first floor, he paused momentarily.

"What’s wrong?" Su Jieyi looked at Bai Yanliang, who had stopped, and asked in confusion.

Following Bai Yanliang’s gaze, she found he was looking at the cameras.

"Is there a problem with the cameras?"

Bai Yanliang’s expression remained calm, but he didn’t move an inch; he said thoughtfully:

"Not sure if there’s a problem, but... the number... is too many."