Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 286: Last Words

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Last Words

The death of Li Mu is not as simple as imagined.

He was not a trivial character; to all the members of Fog Gathering, he was more like a flag.

Now, this flag has fallen.

The death of Li Mu has triggered intense unease, forcing everyone to confront a question.

If Li Mu could die... what about themselves?

Can they really escape the curse of Fog Gathering...

Is what the mysterious figure described about the key in the file he sent to the group true...

Those who have survived until now are no fools; everyone has more or less noticed some problems.

For instance... the siblings Ren Wudao and Yu Sheng.

One appeared mysteriously, the other vanished strangely.

Why should Fog Gathering change for them?

This is an unavoidable topic; there must be very important secrets hidden in these two siblings.

After the last mission ended, only Bai Yanliang, Xu Zhifei, and Qi Nian returned to Ye City immediately, while others... had already started taking action.

For example, Du Shangjing.

Still lying in his hospital bed with an arm missing, he quietly stared out the window.

Originally, he hadn’t noticed anything unusual about this task, until after it ended when his arm wasn’t healed, then he understood some things.

"Mr. Gu, can I ask you to do something for me?"

Du Shangjing did not turn to look at the elegant and quiet surgeon; he was already very grateful that Gu Pingsheng was willing to spend his precious time taking care of him.

"What is it?"

Gu Pingsheng adjusted his glasses and didn’t refuse.

"Go to Li Mu’s house and find..."

Before Du Shangjing could finish speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Both of them looked towards the door, and there stood the tall, beautiful woman, none other than the famous star Feng Xiuxue.

In her left hand, she carried a basket of fruit, and in her right, a bouquet of flowers. She smiled and said, "Did I interrupt your conversation?"

Du Shangjing smiled and shook his head, "No, thank you, Miss Feng."

Feng Xiuxue walked lightly and placed the comfort items on the small table beside the hospital bed.

"I just accidentally overheard that Mr. Du seemed to want to investigate something about Li Mu?"

Her candidness took Du Shangjing and Gu Pingsheng by surprise.

Feng Xiuxue was an enchanting woman, a charm that came not only from her appearance and status but also from her intellect and capability.

In Fog Gathering, capable people are always welcomed; more than one person had previously shown interest in Feng Xiuxue, but none could truly remain by her side.

Du Shangjing also trusted Feng Xiuxue fairly well; they were both elders, and their cooperation between life and death had occurred more than once. Upon hearing her ask about Li Mu, he no longer concealed anything.

"In fact, Li Mu seemed to have a premonition that he would meet an untimely death. He had previously asked me to do one thing, and that was... as soon as he died, to immediately go to the place he rented in Liang City and find what he had hidden."

Du Shangjing had no apprehensions towards Feng Xiuxue, nor did Gu Pingsheng seem to have any.

Rather, Gu Pingsheng treated everyone equally; he was genuinely composed.

"Since you are here, if possible, I’d like to ask you and Mr. Gu to go to Liang City together to find what Li Mu left behind. Together, it would be good to have someone to rely on. I’m worried... if you go alone, something unexpected might happen..."

Du Shangjing glanced at his empty right arm, feeling a wave of bitterness.

Du Shangjing’s concern was not unfounded; since Li Mu had prepared to face death in advance, it also meant that he probably knew something, but he was powerless to resist.

That definitely was not to the extent of offending a criminal gang.

Li Mu must have grasped something daunting.

For this... they did not hesitate to silence him.

Du Shangjing suspected that the elaborate setup of this mission might have been entirely a trap for Li Mu.

This might sound overly biased, but eliminating Li Mu was certainly one of their primary objectives.

It’s a plan to kill several birds with one stone; from the beginning, the scales of victory were tilted toward the other side.

Du Shangjing gazed at Feng Xiuxue and Gu Pingsheng; he knew these two would definitely not refuse because they too wanted to know the answers.

Why was Fog Gathering being targeted by unknown forces?

Moreover, the opposing power was so exaggerated that it even infiltrated Fog Gathering...

As expected, Feng Xiuxue and Gu Pingsheng readily agreed to his request.

The two promptly booked flights to Liang City and hurriedly left.

Du Shangjing blankly watched the ceiling.

He really wanted to know why this world had become like this?

Fog Gathering seemed to be on the verge of collapse at any moment, their lives precarious, and in the meantime, some unknown forces in the shadows were making malicious moves, in a reality that was once considered normal... now gradually turning horrifying.

It seemed... the abnormality was invading.

"Hoo..."

Du Shangjing exhaled a turbid breath, closed his eyes, and murmured:

"You left so easily..."

...

Feng Xiuxue curiously observed Gu Pingsheng by her side.

Gu Pingsheng was no newcomer; he usually hung around Song Que and Yu Wenxuan, whom she wasn’t very familiar with.

He wasn’t outstanding, of course, not in terms of appearance, nor in terms of ability, but rather in his... personality.

Gu Pingsheng was even more low-key than Bai Yanliang; perhaps due to the benevolence of a doctor, he was always kind to people while performing his tasks, yet subtly so.

In addition, Feng Xiuxue had not detected any signs of the key on him, so not until Fog Gathering’s population drastically decreased did Gu Pingsheng come into her view.

"Mr. Gu, where are you from?"

Feng Xiuxue asked seemingly curiously.

"Ghost City."

Gu Pingsheng, as soon as he opened his mouth, mentioned a place that caught Feng Xiuxue by surprise.

"Ghost City, huh... The ghost culture there is indeed very appealing, except that the legends of ghosts are different from the ghosts we encounter..."

"Hmm."

Gu Pingsheng wasn’t much of a talker either; ever since getting off the plane, he had sensed that Feng Xiuxue had been intentionally or unintentionally inquiring about him.

He evaded the questions along the way and simply chose silence for ones he didn’t want to answer.

Feng Xiuxue did not get angry; the two of them chatted intermittently like this.

Until they found Li Mu’s apartment building.

"Is this the place?"

Though Feng Xiuxue phrased it as a question, it was clearly with certainty.

Gu Pingsheng did not speak, he merely looked up at the 20-something-story apartment building.

The early summer sunlight completely enveloped the building, yet the strange thing was, merely getting close to it, he felt an astonishing chill.

Yet the residents coming and going seemed unfazed, as though they noticed nothing unusual.

Feng Xiuxue also sensed the abnormality, and her perception was even sharper than Gu Pingsheng’s.

This building... had something dirty.