Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 131 Notes

Chapter 131: Chapter 131 Notes

In the corridor.

Bai Yanliang clutched the shadowless lamp tightly and ran forward swiftly.

Gradually, the passageway became narrower and the ceiling lower.

It had begun...

Everything was becoming just as that Madman had described.

Next, it’s... unable to turn around, and the breathing sounds coming from behind.

Soon, Bai Yanliang understood why turning around was impossible.

Because the walls of this dark corridor were so narrow that they pressed against his shoulders, and the height was so low that he had to crawl.

The claustrophobic space easily induced a feeling of asphyxiation and fear. At this moment, the sound of something scraping against the walls came from behind, its speed... terrifyingly fast!

The ghost was coming.

Bai Yanliang never believed that the ghost would let him uncover its secrets, so he had expected the chase.

He lay in the low passage that could no longer be called a corridor, desperately inching his body forward.

The fact that the ghost hadn’t instantly appeared behind him meant its speed was somewhat limited.

As long as... he could reach the end before it caught up and open that door!

Such exertions took a tremendous toll on his stamina, and even Bai Yanliang was now relying almost entirely on willpower to keep going.

Yet, the corridor continued to become even narrower.

At this rate... Bai Yanliang would be unable to move forward at all!

Now, his entire body was being crushed by the walls around him, his muscles and bones were being painfully squeezed.

Every movement required all his strength.

However... the sound behind him was getting closer!

The situation had reached a critical point! Bai Yanliang struggled to move forward, but he couldn’t retreat either.

The ghost was right behind him, and his time was running out!

At this time, Bai Yanliang took the shadowless lamp he had been holding in front of him and placed it behind him.

This narrow space didn’t allow anyone to stand up, ghost included!

Hopefully... it could slow the ghost’s speed a bit.

The longer Xu Zhifei was trapped inside the glass, the greater the danger, and the lower his chance of survival.

Bai Yanliang expressionless, continued to speed up his movements forward, which resulted in his shoulders, arms, and thighs experiencing severe friction against the walls.

The extensive abrasions left a large red patch on his clothes, with the blood inside already stripping away a large layer of skin.

But he was indifferent.

Finally, as the noises of the fierce ghost behind him grew closer, Bai Yanliang finally saw it.

In the darkness ahead, there appeared a faint small wooden door!

He stretched out his hand desperately and pushed open the small wooden door, instantly unleashing a blinding light.

Bai Yanliang shielded his eyes, squinting to see that the light came from tiny dots behind the door.

And those tiny dots were... bugs!

Besides that, there was also a metal box placed behind the wooden door.

Bai Yanliang reached out to grab the metal box and opened it.

Inside, there was only a work notebook, signed by... Zhao Lanshan.

By the glow of the bugs, Bai Yanliang quickly read through it.

"February 20th, sunny. The hospital received a patient, named Hu Chen, quite a young lad. I heard he has schizophrenia; best wishes for him."

"February 21st, cloudy. Hu Chen always stares at me, telling me his stories. He says... he is Jiang Junjie, from Yun City, in the transport business. Although it’s schizophrenia, I’ve never seen such an extent before that, he can perfectly fabricate a whole life story and maintain logical consistency, it’s remarkable."

"February 22nd, cloudy. Hu Chen was staring blankly at the glass, saying there’s another him inside the glass. Isn’t that a given? But... it reminded me of a rumor. They say during hospital renovations, many accidents happened with mirror installations, resulting in several unexplainable deaths. They eventually decided not to install mirrors, and minimize the use of glass for peace of mind, such superstition..."

"February 23rd, overcast. Today my eyes itch a bit."

"February 24th, light rain. Everyone’s faces... have become strange? Their heads split open, sprouting feelers, transforming into giant tumor-like things, yet...everyone’s words and actions remain normal. Could it be...it’s me who’s having problems?"

"February 25th, light rain. Received word to prepare Hu Chen for surgery, so let it be done. Does it really matter if he is Hu Chen or Jiang Junjie?"

"February 26th, light rain turning overcast. Hu Chen has been quieter these days, obsessed with looking at himself in the mirror, which is a good sign."

"February 27th, cloudy. What is that! I cut open Hu Chen’s head, there was no brain inside his skull! Instead, it was full of... countless bugs! How could this be... How can he still be alive? Damn it! Those bugs lunged at me! Seems one burrowed into my nostril..."

"February 28th, I started hearing a voice in my mind, a strange voice... It’s telling me that I am Hu Chen. I’m terrified, this consciousness grows stronger, strong enough that with slight inattention, I’d truly believe I am Hu Chen..."

"March 1st, I released the devil by my own hands, this is the consequence of my sins... But who can, kill them all?"

Doctor Zhao’s notes abruptly ended.

Bai Yanliang closed the notebook, finally, everything was clear.

Just then... the fierce noises from the corridor behind Bai Yanliang suddenly erupted!

Bai Yanliang turned around abruptly to see... a ghastly pale twisted face...

...

Third floor.

Eight people were hiding in a room, Bai Yanliang’s ward.

The two Du Shangjings stood by the window, looking at each other in disbelief.

"Bai Yanliang, you just said neither of them is a ghost, what do you mean? Are they both real?"

Although Qin Chuan was questioning Bai Yanliang, his gaze was fixed on Zhong Yi’s face.

Clearly, he still harbored resentment over what happened before.

But Bai Yanliang’s expression seemed amiss, he stared at his palm in a daze, only snapping out of it after Qin Chuan’s repeated reminders, and said to Du Shangjing:

"They are indeed not ghosts, but... one is true, one is false, just like us."

Bai Yanliang’s words thoroughly confused everyone.

"What do you mean?" Qin Chuan asked.

Bai Yanliang exhaled deeply, looked outside at the sky, and said: "I mean... apart from one of these two Du Shangjings, the rest of us, are fake, we’re merely... reflections in the mirror."

Bai Yanliang turned his head, his gaze sweeping across everyone’s faces: "And the real you, have already died."

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