Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 149 Ye City

Chapter 149: Chapter 149 Ye City

"Mr. Li, is there something you need?"

Yu Wenxuan’s cheerful voice came through the phone to Li Mu’s ears.

Li Mu instinctively frowned.

He didn’t like Yu Wenxuan, not in any aspect.

After knowing what Yu Wenxuan had done in Fog Gathering, Li Mu had investigated him in real life. This guy was from Ye City, with a decent job—a music teacher.

He didn’t have any criminal record, his over twenty years looked quite ordinary, the only striking event was once during middle school when he encountered a robbery in a convenience store, Yu Wenxuan, still a middle schooler, volunteered to take the place of the hostage female shop owner.

The robber agreed, as controlling a skinny kid was easier than a hefty middle-aged woman.

Later, the robber held him hostage and hid in the store’s warehouse, and the police, to ensure Yu Wenxuan’s safety, agreed to many of the robber’s demands. However, when the robber let his guard down and attempted to escape, something happened.

Yu Wenxuan used the key in his pocket to stab the robber’s throat.

The sharp key instantly pierced through the robber’s trachea, and when the police broke in, Yu Wenxuan was pulling the key out.

In the end, he was awarded for his bravery.

When Li Mu saw this part of his story, although he thought Yu Wenxuan’s methods were somewhat extreme, overall, he was a good person.

After all, he was willing to voluntarily take on danger for the shop owner, which was an extremely commendable thing to do.

Li Mu didn’t know... why Yu Wenxuan had turned into this. Was it the eerie horror of Fog Gathering that triggered his deeper personality?

Or... were his thoughts and emotions gradually distorted under the stimulation of fear.

But no matter what, now the one asking for help, was him, Li Mu.

"Could you... help me with something?" Li Mu said.

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then came a light laugh: "Mr. Li, you’re being too polite... let me think, is what you need help with related to that dream about the elder head you mentioned last time?"

Li Mu was stunned, the tone of Yu Wenxuan made him instinctively want to hang up, but before he could do so, Yu Wenxuan’s voice continued:

"If it’s really about that matter, I’m quite interested, Mr. Li, could you tell me... is it that?"

Is he really willing to help?

Li Mu wasn’t very sure of Yu Wenxuan’s reaction. Yu Wenxuan had always left the impression of being someone out of control.

This lack of control was not just about the companions’ control, it even included Fog Gathering.

His actions seemed to always challenge Fog Gathering’s rules, yet it was undeniable, it usually worked.

So, before knowing Yu Wenxuan was a music teacher, he always thought Yu Wenxuan was a mental patient.

This was a mistake by Li Mu, the real mental patient was another person, and from the surface, they seemed quite normal...

"Hehe... If you don’t answer, I’ll take it as a yes. Mr. Li, if you really need my help, then please... come to Ye City, it’s a very interesting place... Haven’t you noticed, more and more people are gathering in Ye City?"

Yu Wenxuan’s voice seemed to have an enticing magic, but even if it wasn’t for his voice, the implication of his words was enough to catch Li Mu’s attention.

What he said... was indeed true, according to police intel, not only did "Secret Key" leave Liang City for Ye City.

Several notorious criminals from other cities also left their cities for Ye City.

Li Mu very much wanted to know why the police could track those criminals but not issue arrest orders. He once asked his superiors and got the reply of... indescribable.

It seemed... those extreme terrorists had connections, and among them, there was a person from the police.

Of course, all of this was just Li Mu’s personal speculation.

But there had to be something in Ye City attracting them, attracting these executioners who treated human life like grass, cruel and cold-blooded to the extreme.

Speaking of, Bai Yanliang, Yu Sheng were also in Ye City, recently, Xu Zhifei left Liang City and went to Ye City, and recent news showed Feng Xiuxue would also go to Ye City for an advertisement shoot.

It seemed like some invisible force was guiding them to converge in Ye City.

This was very obscure, not easily noticed, at least Li Mu did not see it.

And yet... Yu Wenxuan saw it.

"So, is Mr. Li willing to come to me?" Yu Wenxuan’s voice carried no urgency, he seemed unbothered by giving Li Mu more time to consider.

But this time, Li Mu did not consider anything, he replied:

"I’ll set out this afternoon."

"That... couldn’t be better..."

Yu Wenxuan chuckled twice and hung up the phone.

Li Mu rubbed his temples, leaned by the desk, and filled out a long leave application.

Ye City... what is there exactly?

...

Bai Yanliang had just left the police station when he ran into Xu Zhifei.

This woman, as usual, wore a pitch-black long dress, with a pale face, unsteady steps, and eyes... covered by long bangs.

The biggest difference between her and ordinary people was not the more refined appearance.

But the ever-looming eerie chill around Xu Zhifei, making one frown and difficult to approach.

However, Bai Yanliang didn’t mind, to him, everyone was the same.

These subtle atmospheres, very sensitive to ordinary people, seemed trivial in Bai Yanliang’s emotionless perception.

Just like now, Bai Yanliang just wondered, with Xu Zhifei’s long bangs covering her eyes, wasn’t she afraid of tripping while walking?

In fact, Bai Yanliang had always been strongly curious about Xu Zhifei.

The most crucial part was the precognition dream she once mentioned to him by the river bank.

Bai Yanliang chose to cooperate with her, after all, according to Xu Zhifei’s description of her dream, cooperation between the two was beneficial and harmless.

But... if things really developed as Xu Zhifei’s dream foresaw, Bai Yanliang thought, he would also die unnaturally...

"Off to work?"

Bai Yanliang asked.

"Mm."

Xu Zhifei looked up at him, her cold gaze sent chills down one’s spine.

So nice for a profiler, only starting work in the afternoon.

Bai Yanliang sighed inwardly, then the two passed by each other.

Early morning, Bai Yanliang called Feng Yiru, and sure enough, she had transformed into Feng Xiuxue again.

Then, Bai Yanliang asked her to help arrange a meeting with Chen Huaiyu.

Thus, today’s meeting place changed from Yuanmu Cafe to an advertising company.

Coincidentally, that advertising firm was also in the media tower.

Upon learning about the shooting location for Chen Huaiyu’s ad, Bai Yanliang couldn’t help but feel:

Indeed, what a coincidence...

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