Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 318 Conflict

Chapter 318: Chapter 318 Conflict

Everyone’s gaze focused on the watch in Xu Zhifei’s palm.

Each person’s expression kept changing.

Anyone slightly interested in the entertainment industry knows this watch very well.

It is the token of love from the famous director Liu, who has mentioned it more than once in front of the media.

"What’s the date today?"

At this moment, Song Que suddenly asked.

Liu Ruonan looked at him, her expression unreadable, and said, "October 14, 2016."

Xu Zhifei and Song Que were both stunned, an unbelievable emotion welled up from the bottom of their hearts.

Why was it in the past world?

However, both of them quickly gathered themselves; seeing no one claiming it, Xu Zhifei carefully put the watch away.

"I... we... should go downstairs first..." Wang Rui tugged at Ouyang Kang’s sleeve, "I’m scared..."

Song Que glanced at Wang Rui and, surprisingly, agreed with someone else’s suggestion, "She’s right, let’s go downstairs first."

Xu Zhifei didn’t insist; she found a piece of white cloth from the wardrobe and covered Lin Dayou’s body.

The six of them returned to the dining room one after another.

Lin Dayou’s tragic death had clearly changed everyone’s emotions.

"No matter what you say, I’m leaving here right now! There’s a twisted murderer lurking in this mansion, and those so-called scripts are his murder forecasts!" Ouyang Kang was extremely agitated because if everything developed according to what’s recorded on the A4 paper, the next to die would be him.

"Don’t get too worked up..."

Zhan Yunhong had just spoken a word when he was interrupted by Ouyang Kang’s roar:

"Don’t get worked up? Do you know that according to the script, the next ones to die are us two!"

"Do you really believe what that paper says?" Zhan Yunhong’s face showed disdain.

Song Que had noticed that when Zhan Yunhong saw Lin Dayou’s body, although he was also shocked, he was clearly not afraid.

Even if he had known ahead of time that Lin Dayou would die and had mentally prepared himself, would an ordinary person react this way when facing a decapitated corpse?

Obviously not.

Zhan Yunhong either was used to such scenes, or... he had created the scene himself.

The man had been acting suspiciously ever since he first left the hall yesterday; when choosing between the left and right doors to exit, he had shown no hesitation and went straight to the right.

This indicates that... there is a high probability he has been to this mansion before.

On the other side, Ouyang Kang’s emotions were growing more and more agitated, pointing at Zhan Yunhong’s nose: "You have no right, no authority to stop me from leaving! Xiao Rui, let’s go!"

The group started bickering endlessly again.

Song Que was observing Zhan Yunhong, Ouyang Kang, and Wang Rui.

However, Xu Zhifei was observing Liu Ruonan and Song Que.

There’s no need to say much about Song Que; he likely fell under the influence of a fierce ghost, making his emotions uncontrollable. According to Xu Zhifei’s hypothesis, five of those initially in this mansion had a script, and the five newcomers, in turn, also had a script.

Whether it’s the original script or the new one, there will be a central character, the protagonist.

Song Que was likely the protagonist of the new script, hence his emotional changes had been within the script’s manipulation.

Bai Yanliang’s instructions were also clear: keep a close watch on Song Que, not allowing him to do anything bizarre under the script’s control.

However, another point was that Du Shangjing missed the departure due to tardiness, so there were four of them in total; could that be why Liu Ruonan was added to the new script to make up the numbers?

That’s what Xu Zhifei originally thought.

But after Liu Ruonan answered the date, she immediately changed her mind.

Liu Ruonan... is definitely not from the past world.

Like them, she was sent to the past world by a cursed space to perform a task, and Liu Ruonan holds more information than the four of them.

The reason is simple: no one, when seriously answering the date, will specifically mention the year.

Of course, some people have this habit, those in the Fog Gathering.

Because everyone was frequently sent into past worlds before, they took accurate time points as coordinates to prevent themselves from being confused.

Xu Zhifei was almost convinced Liu Ruonan came from the reality world.

The question now is, how much does she know? Is she willing to cooperate?

As she pondered, the conflict between Ouyang Kang and Zhan Yunhong escalated completely.

"Let go, let me go!" Ouyang Kang yelled with wide eyes.

Zhan Yunhong, taller by a head, was holding his collar to prevent him from leaving.

"No! I’ve already called the police, and since someone has died, no one can leave until the police arrive!"

Zhan Yunhong spoke righteously, but Song Que noticed his eyes flickered.

His motive definitely wasn’t as dignified as he made it sound.

"Won’t let go?" Ouyang Kang’s eyes were bloodshot; he suddenly picked up the chair beneath him, violently swinging it toward Zhan Yunhong’s head!

Zhan Yunhong quickly released his hold on Ouyang Kang’s collar, dodging the attack with a swift move.

Overcome with rage, Ouyang Kang lost his rationality and clenched his fist, striking toward Zhan Yunhong’s face.

Only to see Zhan Yunhong dodge left, using his left forearm to block Ouyang Kang’s right forearm, then swiftly stepping forward with his right foot, turning left, and hooking his right arm forward, clamping Ouyang Kang’s neck tightly; with a thrust of his hips, he instantly flipped Ouyang Kang onto the ground.

Before Ouyang Kang could react, he saw Zhan Yunhong had already pinned him down with a kneeling stance, leaving him unable to get up.

"Bravo—" Song Que clapped, "That’s a textbook military combat technique."

Zhan Yunhong looked up at him without speaking.

Ouyang Kang’s face was red, continuously struggling, but heard Song Que saying: "You can’t leave, listen."

Ouyang Kang hesitated, then suddenly heard a thunderous explosion, as if the sky had burst open!

"Woosh..."

The morning’s sunny sky was now covered in dark clouds, and heavy rain began pouring down abruptly!

Zhan Yunhong released his legs, letting Ouyang Kang go.

Ouyang Kang quickly rolled over and got up; this time, he had no intention of continuing the fight with Zhan Yunhong, but rushed to the window, staring blankly outside.

Rain.

An astonishingly heavy rain.

The downpour rendered the world pitch black.

The torrential rain completely obscured vision, making it impossible to see anything two meters away.

Leave?

Going out in this weather would definitely mean getting lost in the mountain forest.

Ouyang Kang’s face went pale, as if he suddenly had no strength, and he collapsed to the ground.

The group sat silently in the dining room, the atmosphere overwhelmingly oppressive.

"Once the rain stops, the police should arrive, and then we’ll be safe." Zhan Yunhong’s words might have been meant as comfort, though their effect at the moment was minimal.

At this point, Xu Zhifei suddenly brought up an old matter.

"The ring is not yours, Ouyang Kang."

Ouyang Kang, still in a daze, viciously looked up at Xu Zhifei when he heard this.

"You ugly, ghost-like woman, stop stirring up trouble!"

Just as he finished speaking, a hand grabbed his hair and forcefully smashed his head onto the dining table!

"Bang!"

"Ah! Who?" Ouyang Kang screamed, immediately bleeding from his nose.

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

Everyone wore different expressions as they looked at Song Que, who was the one continuously banging Ouyang Kang’s head against the dining table.

Before long, Ouyang Kang was miserably injured, his face covered in blood.

"That’s enough." Xu Zhifei spoke softly, not using words like it’s enough or stop it, but simply "that’s enough"... Evidently, Ouyang Kang’s earlier comments had irked her as well.

Song Que released his grip expressionlessly, pulling out a napkin from the table to wipe himself, not even casting a glance at Ouyang Kang.

"When you were searching Lin Dayou’s body earlier, the ring fell from your person. That watch was searched from Lin Dayou’s body and was casually tossed to the ground by you."

Xu Zhifei looked at him and said, "Hand over the ring."

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