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Chapter 342 Joy 007
“We can’t rule out that possibility,” Chu Changge said slowly. “As I just said, the fact that we disappear when we go downstairs might be a trick of the ghost. It doesn’t want us to leave this building, and if we are too scattered, it will be difficult for it to observe our identities.”

“But it’s almost 3 a.m. now. I think the ghost has already made its move, so there’s no need for it to stop us from leaving. I think if we go downstairs now, nothing else will happen.” Chu Changge glanced at his watch.

The time displayed above is 2:45 AM. The first round of voting will officially begin in 15 minutes.

“If the ghost has already made its move… at least five of the eight of us who came here are still alive, except for Li Wentao.” As Pan Yue spoke, she looked across at the building across the street, trying to catch a glimpse of Gu Mian in the window.

But when she turned around, she was surprised to find that there was no one behind the window.

All that remained was pitch blackness...

"What happened!" Pan Yue looked shocked.

Li Yibai, who was pressing Coco for information about Lin Qi, also turned to look out the window, only to find darkness behind it.

Just then, the four of them suddenly heard strange noises coming from behind the stairwell door.

Everyone turned to look, and saw a flashlight beam pierce the darkness, shining out from inside the door.

Gu Mian's face was enveloped in light, and he appeared in the four people's sight, startling them.

He was holding a flashlight and carrying a huge guitar bag on his back.

Coco never expected that Gu Mian, who had just been across from her, would suddenly appear behind her. She composed herself and asked, "Why...did you come over?"

Pan Yue stared nervously behind Gu Mian: "Is Li Wentao here too?"

Gu Mian shook her head slightly: "No, it seems like I'm the only one here. Just now, my vision suddenly blurred, and when I reappeared, I was already here..."

As he was speaking, Coco and the others saw another beam of flashlight shining out from the darkness.

Everyone immediately looked over nervously.

Gu Mian turned around and met 007's somewhat bewildered expression.

The bewildered 007 instantly spotted Gu Mian and the others in front of him, and his expression became somewhat excited: "I've finally met you all again."

Li Yibai, standing beside him, was even more excited.

His expression was tense, and before anyone could speak, he quickly ran to 007's side: "Lin Qi, are you alright?"

007 had never met Li Yibai before and didn't know who this was. His expression slowly changed from excitement to hesitation, as if he was considering how to answer.

Coco, quick to notice, said, "Li Yibai, don't get so agitated."

007 then realized that the person in front of him was the one he was very close to, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "I...I'm fine, I was just a little scared."

At this moment, Gu Mian ignored 007 and Li Yibai. He frowned. It was almost time to vote, and he and 007 had been moved here. Could this be... a pre-voting conference?
Are all twelve people gathered together by a mysterious force before the vote?
The fat guy should also show up.

Chu Changge clearly had this guess as well.

But after waiting for another ten seconds or so, and still no new person appeared, Gu Mian gave up.

But at that moment, Pan Yue suddenly spoke up: "Gu Mian!"

What are you doing? Gu Mian turned to look at her.

Pan Yue seemed very nervous: "When you were with Li Wentao just now, did you notice anything wrong?"

Gu Mian shrugged: "No, but speaking of which, why do you all seem so afraid of Li Wentao?"

"Because they said they saw Li Wentao, who was dying, being pierced by two tubes and bleeding profusely. He was also seen relentlessly chasing them on the stairs, but eventually came to you unharmed and started chatting with you," Chu Changge said briefly.

Gu Mian understood.

Because they had seen Li Wentao nearly dead, they were terrified when they saw the lively person next to them. "Are you sure the one you saw who was about to die was Li Wentao?" Gu Mian asked Pan Yue.

Pan Yue raised her voice: "Coco and I both saw it!"

Coco nodded quickly.

Gu Mian asked, "Do you remember which floor it was on?"

Pan Yue nodded and said, "I don't remember which floor it was exactly, but I remember what the surroundings looked like at the time, so I was able to tell which floor it was when I got there."

“Okay, let’s go downstairs then,” Gu Mian said as she stepped down a flight of stairs. “Didn’t you just say that it would be fine to go downstairs now?”

Coco's eyes widened slightly: "You heard everything?"

“I’ve been standing behind you for quite a while now.”

007 seemed a little confused: "Was I suddenly teleported because I went downstairs?"

Coco nodded in agreement.

Perhaps still out of fear, Pan Yue and the others did not immediately go downstairs. Only after seeing Gu Mian walk downstairs with a flashlight for quite a while without any problems did they follow.

Chu Changge was still at the end.

"Pan Yue, you just said you saw Li Wentao was about to die, and there was blood all over the place, right?" Gu Mian asked as she went downstairs.

Pan Yue nodded quickly.

Gu Mian frowned in surprise: "But when I saw him, he was unharmed and looked no different from a normal person... However, I don't know why, he wasn't teleported here this time."

And the fat man didn't show up either.

Pan Yue chimed in, "It must be because he's a ghost, that's why he was unharmed and didn't come with us."

Gu Mian frowned: "Wang Pang didn't show up either. Of the people who were transferred here, only the two of them are not here now."

The person who died tonight is most likely one of the two.

Gu Mian felt a headache coming on.

Coco then whispered, "But if Li Wentao is a ghost, shouldn't he be careful to hide himself and not expose himself? Why would he chase us so blatantly..."

Pan Yue couldn't refute it, but she was unwilling to give up her point of view: "But he was almost dead, and in the end he could act like nothing had happened. Could a normal person do that?"

After he finished speaking, everyone present fell silent for a full ten seconds.

Not long after, Coco's voice suddenly rang out in the dark stairwell again: "Speaking of which, if there are any deaths tonight, then the person who was with others the whole time wouldn't have had the chance to kill anyone, right?"

That's right, you can use this to infer identity.

However, very few people meet this criterion.

Pan Yue quickly chimed in, "Then let's each tell us what we did tonight!"

Others had no objection.

The first character described is 007, who is the first person to disappear after Fat Man, leaving a significant gap in her life.

Gu Mian heard 007's voice coming from behind her: "I suddenly ended up in another place when I was going downstairs. It was a different floor... I couldn't find a window, so I don't know which floor it was."

Chu Changge also spoke up: "In such a long time, you haven't encountered a single person?"

(End of this chapter)