Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 162 Departure

Chapter 162: Chapter 162 Departure

The blaring of horns, the clamor, all sounds reached the ears, and Feng Xiuxue seemed to be in a good mood as she briskly walked towards the alley beside the street.

Bai Yanliang’s gaze slightly focused and he followed.

Turning the corner, the corpse shrunk in the corner made Bai Yanliang’s pupils contract.

"I thought, with such decisiveness, someone who immediately used the key would set up a deadly trap. Unexpectedly, it was just a Desperate Man whose hour was approaching." Feng Xiuxue looked disdainfully at the horrifying and grim male corpse at her feet, then turned to Bai Yanliang with a smile, "Now it’s more convenient, with his key, there are already three keys in total."

After speaking, Feng Xiuxue crouched down without any care and began searching the corpse, but the more she searched, the worse her expression became.

"Where’s the key? How can this be!" Feng Xiuxue kicked the corpse, her voice somewhat shrill.

At this time, Bai Yanliang suddenly sensed something and quickly turned his head.

In the middle of the pedestrian street, the silhouette of a man was gradually moving away. He wore a black hat, a finely tailored elegant suit, completely out of place with the surroundings.

Under Bai Yanliang’s watchful eyes, he slowly raised his right hand and waved it from side to side with his back to Bai Yanliang.

Upon closer inspection, his right hand had only four fingers, missing the little finger.

It was indeed him... the man who orchestrated accidents, wanting to kill Bai Yanliang.

Feng Xiuxue, who had been losing her composure due to the missing key, also noticed Bai Yanliang’s peculiarity.

She followed Bai Yanliang’s line of sight but couldn’t see anything.

"Did you see his accomplice?"

Bai Yanliang shook his head, "Not necessarily an accomplice, but he likely took the key first."

Meanwhile, Bai Yanliang thought of something. He turned his head towards Feng Xiuxue and suddenly asked: "Are there any situations where key holders cannot sense each other?"

Feng Xiuxue looked at him meaningfully and nodded, "Yes, and there are two ways."

"The first way is using palm blood to contaminate the key. This would break the mutual sensing between key holders. If you do this, it means others can no longer sense you through the key, but likewise, you won’t be able to sense others."

Bai Yanliang looked at Feng Xiuxue, who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked, "What’s the second way?"

Feng Xiuxue hesitated for a few breaths and then glanced at the corpse on the ground, saying, "The second way... is to kill someone who, like you, holds a key, and take their key. If you hold two keys, you won’t be sensed by someone who holds one key. If it’s three, then you won’t be sensed by those holding two or fewer keys, and so on."

Bai Yanliang pondered silently, that man in the suit, wearing the black hat, missing the little finger of his right hand, obviously possessed two or more keys since Feng Xiuxue was entirely oblivious to his presence.

An inexplicable formidable enemy...

Bai Yanliang was puzzled; why would such a person target him?

He should have sensed Yanren’s key, but if he possessed multiple keys, why not hunt other key holders instead of coming all this way to trouble him?

Bai Yanliang thought of three explanations.

First, he is a madman.

Second, he is someone Bai Yanliang knew, and Bai Yanliang... accidentally offended him to the point of enmity that leads to a fight to the death.

Third, Yanren’s key has something special.

Bai Yanliang wanted to take out the key hanging around his neck for a look but was mindful that Feng Xiuxue was standing right next to him, forcing him to abandon the thought.

"Alright, Mr. Bai, I wish our cooperation to be pleasant." Feng Xiuxue gracefully extended her hand, lightly shaking hands with Bai Yanliang, "By the way, I’ll contact Li Mu. I’ll have him come to Ye City on his own. As for you, Mr. Bai, I hope you temporarily refrain from touching Ghost Head Mountain, although it’s the last place your brother went before his death, the dangers and horrors there aren’t something you and I can handle at the moment."

After speaking, Feng Xiuxue left quickly without waiting for Bai Yanliang’s response.

Bai Yanliang turned around and looked at the corpse at his feet, then took out his mobile phone.

"Hello, Jiangbei Branch? I’d like to report a case..."

...

When Yang Wanlong arrived with a dozen or so police officers, Bai Yanliang was leaning against the wall, lost in thought.

"Set up a cordon and secure the scene!" Yang Wanlong glanced at Bai Yanliang and shouted.

His mood was extremely foul. Although Ai Qing’s case had the culprit committing suicide, many details were still unresolved, and now there was another homicide.

There have been increasingly more frequent and bizarre murders in Ye City recently, as if some monster had suddenly escaped from Hell, wreaking havoc on the Mortal World.

Speaking of bizarre, the corpse in front of him was also full of anomalies.

The deceased’s face was contorted, with blood oozing from the seven orifices, as if he had been extremely frightened before death.

Even more ominous was the corpse’s mouth.

When Gao Fei opened the deceased’s mouth, he found it packed with hair.

With gloved hands, Gao Fei began pulling the hair out, becoming increasingly alarmed the more he pulled.

"Captain Yang! There’s a problem!"

Gao Fei exclaimed.

Yang Wanlong crouched down with a few others, motioning for Gao Fei to continue.

Gao Fei’s face turned somewhat pale, and he continued to pull the hair out with trembling hands, but the strands did not break and kept coming out in an endless flow from the dead man’s mouth.

"It seems... this corpse’s stomach is full of hair!"

Gao Fei’s voice was trembling.

He had definitely seen his share of terrifying and bizarre corpses, but this one still exceeded his expectations.

What’s more unsettling for Gao Fei was that he could vaguely sense a woman with extremely long hair watching him from some corner nearby.

This made Gao Fei’s scalp tingle.

Finally, after a large circle of black hair had piled up on the ground, the corpse’s mouth was clear.

Looking at the heaps of thick, intertwined long hair on the ground, many seasoned officers turned pale.

And the reporter, Bai Yanliang, could actually stay in this alley for so long without changing his expression.

It seems... the rumors about him were true... he was a terrifying criminal as a child, only altering his nature as he grew, but now it appeared he was still that cold-blooded, callous person at heart...

"Yanliang, was it you who called the police?" Yang Wanlong asked.

"Yes, I just had a date at the café next door, and when I left, I inadvertently discovered him as I passed by the alley entrance."

"Who was your date with? Did the other person see anything? Can they vouch for you?"

Lin Wan’s habitual three questions were difficult to be pleasant, but fortunately, she was questioning Bai Yanliang.

"Feng Xiuxue, she didn’t see anything, just left, and can provide an alibi for me."

Bai Yanliang said laconically.

Gao Fei, whose face had paled from the eerie corpse, suddenly froze, then exclaimed: "What?! You’re dating Feng Xiuxue again?"

Bai Yanliang gave him a puzzled look, what did he mean by "again"?

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