Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 138 Suspect

Chapter 138: Chapter 138 Suspect

One day later.

Regarding Yu Sheng’s matter yesterday, Ren Wudao did not have much communication with Bai Yanliang; he just wanted to tell Bai Yanliang that from now on, he would also be entering the Fog Gathering.

The last time Bai Yanliang saw it, it was not an illusion. When Yu Sheng opened the door and entered the Fog Gathering, Ren Wudao did see it.

In other words, Ren Wudao had long sensed Yu Sheng’s abnormality, but because it was Yu Sheng, he always kept his doubts buried in his heart and took no action. However, recently Yu Sheng’s emotions have become increasingly strange, and his health has deteriorated, finally making Ren Wudao restless.

So, he discovered the Fog Gathering and then... he also gained the qualification to enter.

It’s not hard to understand; during the last task, the sisters Su Jieyi and Su Jiexian were in a similar situation. Originally, only Su Jieyi was chosen, but after Su Jiexian entered the Fog Gathering, her name also appeared in it. In a sense, the Fog Gathering is undiscriminating.

But unlike others, Ren Wudao was not selected by the Fog Gathering; he chose to enter voluntarily.

This is more similar to Bai Yanliang, who opened the Wuji Gate with a key.

Perhaps due to the changes in the Fog Gathering, the previously summarized rules have become entirely different.

Originally, as a "newcomer," Ren Wudao should definitely have been chosen for a task, but in the last selection, he was not included.

Moreover, at that time, he did not even enter the Fog Gathering.

This is a very strange matter, as if... he only gained the status of an alternate.

Bai Yanliang pondered for a long time; he always felt there was something strange about Ren Wudao. In the matter of entering the Fog Gathering, Ren Wudao seemed to be hiding something.

But since he did not speak, Bai Yanliang did not ask.

As for... Yu Sheng.

For some reason, the impression of that girl who always pretended to be strong was becoming increasingly faint in Bai Yanliang’s mind...

This is a very unreasonable matter; Bai Yanliang has always had an excellent memory, and moreover, he did not dislike Yu Sheng, even feeling a sense of admiration for her.

But the fact is, Yu Sheng’s impression in Bai Yanliang’s mind is becoming fainter and fainter.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yanliang opened his notebook and solemnly wrote down two words:

Yu Sheng.

Looking at this name, that faint sense of unfamiliarity emerged again.

It seemed... in a few more days, he would forget it.

This bizarre feeling made Bai Yanliang feel agitated for the first time; he hated this feeling of being seemingly controlled.

What is making him gradually forget this name? Forget this person?

Although he couldn’t find the answer for now, Bai Yanliang is a person who cannot be pressured.

Since... the more you want me to forget, the more I will insist on remembering it, to the extent that I will never forget it in a lifetime.

Bai Yanliang closed his notebook; this was a habit he had just developed, writing a diary.

Although it seemed like something an elderly person would do, Bai Yanliang very much liked this way of recording a bit of writing each day.

However, his free time quickly ended.

The task force formed for this case, following the direction Bai Yanliang outlined, quickly filtered out several suspects.

A list was sent to Bai Yanliang.

There were a total of four of them.

Ai Qing’s colleague, Dai Anyu. The same age as Ai Qing, twenty-five, studied broadcasting and hosting in college, graduated three years ago, but has been struggling with employment, without connections and with average abilities. Dai Anyu has always been in a state of neither here nor there, looking down on companies that wanted him, and those he desired to join had no interest in him. Until he inexplicably got selected after submitting his resume to Ye City Media Company. The police believe that Ai Qing put in a good word after seeing his resume. After all, Dai Anyu was Ai Qing’s high school deskmate, and the investigation results show that Ai Qing and Dai Anyu had an ambiguous relationship while in high school, despite not being romantically involved.

The second suspect, Ai Qing’s first love, Chen Huaiyu, is a very special suspect because... he is an idol, a young idol who rose to fame a year ago. Girls throughout middle and high schools adored him, including Yang Yiyi. Even Bai Yanliang, who lived outside of social media, often heard his name. However, according to the police investigation, this high-quality idol was in the same class as Ai Qing from middle school. They fell in love during high school, breaking up and reconciling repeatedly until their relationship was abruptly severed a year ago when Chen Huaiyu’s fame skyrocketed. Tomorrow, he happens to be collaborating on a commercial shoot with Feng Yiru, who has been famous for even longer, in Ye City. Because of this, the suspicion toward the idol has drastically increased according to the police.

The third suspect, Jiang Qiao, a typical tall, rich, and handsome man, was one of Ai Qing’s ex-boyfriends. He pursued Ai Qing unsuccessfully during high school, but they got together and cohabitated for a long period during college. Later, because Jiang Qiao discovered that Ai Qing and Chen Huaiyu were still entangled with each other, he chose to break up. Jiang Qiao’s suspicion currently seems to be the smallest because he had a solid alibi for the early morning yesterday, testified by a model with whom he was discussing life and ideals in a hotel, as proven by the hotel surveillance footage. The reason Jiang Qiao was placed on the suspect list is that he had publicly hit Ai Qing and threatened to kill her.

The fourth suspect is Ai Qing’s recently ex-boyfriend, Ma Junsheng, a well-known photographer in the industry with extensive connections. Unlike the previous suspects, he, too, was a high school classmate of Ai Qing, but in Ai Qing’s eyes, Ma Junsheng was always a god-like figure, even more handsome than the celebrity idol Chen Huaiyu. They started dating after reconnecting during an event at Ye City Media Company due to Ai Qing’s proactive pursuit. They were together briefly for three months before breaking up for unknown reasons. What arouses police suspicion is this mysterious reason that Ma Junsheng refuses to disclose.

The murderer is likely one of these four people. After carefully reading through the list, Bai Yanliang replied via text message to Yang Wanlong, expressing his willingness to participate in the investigation.

Soon, the car to pick him up arrived, not a police car, but a business car.

When the car door opened, what appeared were still the faces of several acquaintances.

Lin Wan, Tang Guo, Gao Fei, Yang Wanlong, He Yige’s absence was understandable to Bai Yanliang, but Ren Wudao’s absence piqued his curiosity.

Tang Guo was driving, Lin Wan sat in the passenger seat, Gao Fei and Yang Wanlong sat in the second row of the business car.

After getting in the car, Bai Yanliang found that they had left him a seat in the back row, only then did he notice someone was in the corner of the backseat.

And this person made Bai Yanliang freeze on the spot once again.

"Xu Zhifei?"

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