Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 123: 7 Days

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: 7 Days

"Is this the operating room?" Su Jieyi asked doubtfully.

Just now she had followed Bai Yanliang, turning left and right out of the first-floor lobby, and they arrived in front of this ugly, elongated building.

No matter how you look at it, this windowless, coffin-like structure doesn’t resemble a place for operations.

Bai Yanliang didn’t answer, instead gazing somewhat entranced at the door ajar before him.

Someone had already gone in.

"Hey, wait for me!" Just as Su Jieyi was hesitating about whether to enter, Bai Yanliang had already pushed the door open and went in.

Although she was very reluctant to enter this place, being left alone here was even more terrifying for Su Jieyi.

So, she hurriedly rushed in after Bai Yanliang.

...

In the corridor.

Xu Zhifei finished reading the surgery records handed over by Bai Yanliang.

Ink City Mental Hospital, surgery records.

Name: Hu Chen

Gender: Male

Age: Twenty-six

Preoperative diagnosis: Brain death

Postoperative diagnosis: Brain death

Surgery start time: March 5, 2013, 08:25

Surgery end time: March 5, 2013, 11:03

Anesthesia method: General anesthesia

Surgery name: Brain transplant surgery

Surgeon: He Zhendao

Anesthetist: Yi Dongsheng

Surgical procedure...

Physician’s signature: He Zhendao, March 5, 2013

Page: 07/07

On the back of this surgery record page, a line of frenzied writing was scrawled.

"I can kill it!"

Xu Zhifei silently passed the surgery records back to Bai Yanliang and said, "Not enough."

"It’s enough."

Bai Yanliang was just about to explain when suddenly, from the darkness ahead came a woman’s scream: "Ah..."

They exchanged a glance, and Xu Zhifei immediately raised her phone and ran forward.

Bai Yanliang followed closely behind her.

That sound just now... neither of them could mistake it; it was Zhao Meili, the overly plump nurse.

Soon, they reached the source of the sound.

Finally, the first door appeared.

It was affixed to the wall, appearing very abrupt.

As they looked towards it, Xu Zhifei’s phone light completely vanished, plunging the corridor into darkness.

By rights, there should be lighting in this building.

But perhaps the power supply was sabotaged, or for some other reason, none of the ceiling recessed lights were lit.

The sudden loss of light left them momentarily lost in the dark.

Bai Yanliang was managing alright; though it was pitch dark, he wasn’t completely blind.

This was also why he moved forward in the corridor feeling his way in the dark; Bai Yanliang didn’t like illuminating himself in darkness, as it made him feel like a target.

But Xu Zhifei couldn’t manage.

The abrupt loss of light had set her nerves on edge.

In the dark, Bai Yanliang could hear her somewhat rapid breathing; she seemed... very flustered.

Bai Yanliang was a bit surprised.

In his impression, Xu Zhifei was someone much like himself; her emotions were subdued, she rarely spoke, her behavior was abnormal, her thinking peculiar.

Not good at socializing, she had few friends, her face hard to read, and she had prescient dreams.

In short, a mysterious, solitary, strange, beautiful but unlikable woman.

You could see from how she always stayed at the back and stood off to the side.

But now, Bai Yanliang seemed to see another side of her.

She was uneasy.

At this moment, a pair of hands suddenly gripped Bai Yanliang’s arm tightly.

In the darkness, Bai Yanliang could vaguely see a slender figure standing next to him.

Her hands were icy, even through his clothes, and Bai Yanliang could feel that chilling temperature.

However... her hands were trembling slightly.

She was really afraid now.

Even when Bai Yanliang suddenly appeared earlier, it only brought a hint of fear to her face.

He hadn’t expected that after losing the light in the dark, she would be so scared.

No... what Bai Yanliang hadn’t expected was that Xu Zhifei feared the dark.

Feared something the people of Wuji had long grown accustomed to.

"Are you alright?"

Bai Yanliang thought for a moment and expressed his basic concern.

Xu Zhifei didn’t speak, nor did Bai Yanliang feel that she intended to let go.

Alright, it wasn’t a big deal.

Bai Yanliang’s left arm was gripped by Xu Zhifei, but his foot was free.

He kicked the door in front open with force.

"Bang—"

He was adept at breaking down doors.

Zhao Meili’s scream had come from this room.

Bai Yanliang faintly saw a white button.

That must be the light switch, right?

Bai Yanliang pressed it down, and with a flash of bright light, the entire room lit up.

"Alright, the room light is on, there’s light..." Bai Yanliang turned his head, but couldn’t finish his sentence.

At that moment, Xu Zhifei appeared in a way he’d never seen before.

Her eyes red, her hair slightly disheveled, with clear tears slowly rolling down her fair cheeks. Even without much expression, this serene display inexplicably tugged at Bai Yanliang’s heart.

"Are you... okay?"

Bai Yanliang was a smart person who could handle the most complex scenarios.

But at this moment, he felt helpless.

Xu Zhifei let go and didn’t answer Bai Yanliang.

She wiped away her tears, still wearing that cool demeanor, and said, "She’s gone."

Indeed, she was gone.

Bai Yanliang turned his gaze back to the operating table.

Clearly, Zhao Meili had screamed earlier, but upon opening the door, she had disappeared without a trace.

Bai Yanliang glanced at the door he had kicked open and suddenly had an idea.

"Get out first."

Bai Yanliang said.

Xu Zhifei looked at him and understood his intention from his gaze.

Would it work?

Regardless, Xu Zhifei still followed Bai Yanliang out of the room for a moment, turned off the lights, and closed the operating room door again.

To prevent Xu Zhifei from staying too long in the dark, Bai Yanliang kicked the door open again the moment it closed.

"Bang—"

The familiar sound.

The door broke open, but this time, they immediately sensed something different.

A heavy smell of blood filled the air.

Bai Yanliang turned on the lights again, and the scene before their eyes was horrifying beyond imagination.

A naked and corpulent female corpse was strewn on the operating table, her limbs neatly severed, her face a bloody mess, only with the mouth relatively intact.

Blood quickly spread across the floor, her plump limbs carelessly cast amidst the blood.

And even more terrifying was the multitude of footprints on the ground.

Clearly, he wasn’t wearing shoes, his feet leaving a trail of chaotic bloody prints leading out to the corridor.

Bai Yanliang’s guess was correct.

When entering one space from another, there was a chance to enter a random day between February 28 and March 5.

In other words, between the two times they opened the door, Bai Yanliang and Xu Zhifei had entered two different time spaces.

Then, suddenly, Xu Zhifei took a few steps forward, crouched, and retrieved a piece of paper from beneath the operating table.

She quickly glanced at it and handed it to Bai Yanliang.

As expected, it was a surgery record form.

And the date below informed Bai Yanliang of the current time.

This was... March 4, 2013.