Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 199 Reporting Danger

Chapter 199: Chapter 199 Reporting Danger

Found one.

Bai Yanliang hid in the shadows, watching "Yuan Jie" wandering on the first floor.

Confirmed "Yuan Jie"’s position, good...

He quietly retreated and went up to the second floor.

However, as soon as he returned to the second floor, he saw "Zhou Li" quickly coming down the escalator.

Is it chasing someone?

It’s Qi Nian!

Bai Yanliang’s heart tightened, and he immediately made a phone call to Song Que.

...

Song Que looked at the phone lighting up, showing Qi Nian’s name on the caller ID.

Holding back his annoyance, he pressed to answer: "Speak."

"How long will it take you to get to the rooftop?"

Sure enough, it was Bai Yanliang’s voice...

Song Que frowned, calculating silently, and said: "One minute."

"Go immediately, the ghost will be at the rooftop entrance in one minute."

"Hello? What do you mean?"

"Remember, it’s the entrance."

"What are you talking about..."

"Beep beep beep——"

The call ended.

Song Que had no time to complain about Bai Yanliang cutting the call short, and immediately started running towards the rooftop.

At this moment, Bai Yanliang silently calculated the time.

Almost fifty seconds after hanging up, he dialed a number on his phone.

Soon, the ringtone rang out!

The high-pitched ringtone echoed twice through the silent building and then abruptly stopped!

Bai Yanliang stared intently at "Zhou Li" who had gone to the end of the second floor.

It heard the ringtone, but it didn’t react.

As expected.

These three ghosts never appeared simultaneously, which seems to indicate that there’s some kind of connection between them, they can "communicate," preventing the situation of three ghosts crowded on the same floor.

Earlier, Bai Yanliang temporarily left Qi Nian and Yang Mowan to go to the rooftop, placing his phone at the entrance and setting the ringtone to the loudest volume.

But according to his plan, if there were two ghosts on the fourth and fifth floors at the same time, only one ghost would go to check upon hearing the ringtone.

How to ensure that the ghost going is the rotten fierce ghost?

So... he had to confirm the positions of "Yuan Jie" and "Zhou Li," only when the floor they’re on is below the rotten fierce ghost could he ensure the fierce ghost would personally go to the rooftop.

As for the ringtone abruptly stopping, it was a decision he made after some thought.

Two rings were enough.

For ghosts, they wouldn’t miss even a single ring, if the phone kept ringing constantly, it would be excessive and seem too fake.

Now... it was up to Song Que.

...

In the office.

Qi Nian stared dumbfounded at Xu Zhifei.

She had eaten her white hook jade...

There was a ghost inside that!

After swallowing Qi Nian’s hook jade, the wrinkles on Xu Zhifei’s face quickly vanished, but moments later, she frowned, staring at Qi Nian, "Still missing half."

Qi Nian was too shocked by Xu Zhifei’s behavior to speak, under Xu Zhifei’s intense gaze, Qi Nian couldn’t muster any thought of concealment.

"With... Lu Guo..."

Xu Zhifei looked at her, saying nothing.

Qi Nian closed her eyes tightly, turning her head, not daring to look at her.

Is Xu Zhifei... human?

How could a human do that?

What did she just do? She swallowed the hook jade containing a ghost!

Moreover... she could quickly age and then become young again...

What exactly is she...

Just then, footsteps started again outside the door!

It seemed to have heard the commotion between the two and, after leaving, was gradually approaching...

And... getting clearer!

Qi Nian’s face changed, and before she could react, Xu Zhifei pulled her and stuffed her under the desk.

As soon as they were under the desk, the door was pushed open.

The ghost entered.

It must have heard the sound! It must have been my shock at seeing Xu Zhifei that it heard!

Qi Nian regretted it deeply, the ghost was almost right in front of her now, with only a desk between them.

At this moment, Qi Nian looked at Xu Zhifei beside her.

She should have a plan, right?

After all, she could directly swallow a hook jade containing a ghost.

Could she be one of those legendary Ghost Exterminators?

However, seeing Xu Zhifei’s expression, Qi Nian immediately dismissed the thought.

At this moment, Xu Zhifei, though still with her usual icy demeanor, had trembling eyelashes that revealed her unsettled heart.

She was also very nervous...

But how could she eat a ghost?

Qi Nian couldn’t understand, but now was not the time to get caught up in this.

There was simply no extra room in this office, except for a sofa for guests and the desk they were hiding under.

This ghost could find them in a matter of seconds!

This was an inevitable death trap!

Xu Zhifei seemed regretful too, but she had no choice but to enter.

Although this wasn’t her task, if she couldn’t get the replenishment, she’d die immediately.

The two women suppressed their breathing, every footstep in the room felt like it stepped directly onto their hearts, making them utterly despairing.

What to do?

Is there anything they can do?

Qi Nian didn’t want to give up just yet, Xu Zhifei’s eyes flickered, clearly unwilling to give up either.

Was it a last-ditch effort to break through the ghost’s encirclement?

Or try some other way to divert the ghost’s attention...

However, the only things that could catch the ghost’s attention the most were the two of them.

The footsteps sounded again...

Just six or seven steps from the door to the desk, and yet... the ghost was walking incredibly slowly.

This was pure torture before death, a psychological torment!

Finally...

The footsteps stopped very close by.

The two raised their heads, and several ghostly white fingers appeared at the edge of the desk...

It was here...

...

Song Que’s heart pounded fiercely.

Although he was currently in the role of the seeker, meaning the ghost should only hide from him, unable to harm him until the designated time.

But actively seeking out the ghost was something psychologically unbearable.

However, proud as Song Que was, he had the redeeming quality of keeping promises. No matter how difficult, he would strive to fulfill what was agreed.

Although he misunderstood, believing the agreement was with Qi Nian, even if it was Bai Yanliang, a promise was a promise, and it couldn’t be changed!

So Song Que gritted his teeth and rushed towards the rooftop.

However, just as he reached the fifth floor and saw the rooftop entrance, an extremely chilling aura surged forward.

Along with it came an eerie, blood-red gaze!

It’s here again!

The fierce ghost’s vision was transmitted to him once more!

But this time, Song Que stared hard at the rooftop entrance, desperately trying to move, this time it was different!

This wasn’t the ghost’s threat, intimidation, or scare!

This time, it was a delay tactic!

It’s really there! Its true form is about to be caught by me!

"...Move!" Song Que’s eyes turned red as he roared.

His paralyzed body trembled suddenly with his shout!

Song Que lunged fiercely towards the rooftop entrance!