Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chen Ji slowly opened his eyes.

The stinging, tingling, and itchy sensation that his skin felt stuffed with hair had completely disappeared.

The cabin was brightly lit and peaceful, a stark contrast to the hellish scene that had preceded it.

"Fei'er".

Chen Ji looked to the side.

Fei'er rubbed her eyes, her face pale, seemingly unaware of what had happened.

"I'm not dead?" she said in a daze.

Chen Ji nodded and carefully observed her face, but no more dark marks appeared on it.

"Is it a loop?" Phil asked, frowning. "Has the plane landed yet?"

The first thing that came to her mind was a time loop, just like the Liding Apartments.

"No."

Chen Ji said softly, tapping on the screen in front of him: "This is different from the scene when we first woke up."

When he first entered, the cabin was dimly lit, with only reading lights on.

"December 3, 2011..."

"C5321, flying from Kunming to Yantai."

Aircraft type: Airbus A330, 301 seats.

"Is this a wide-body aircraft? Is it full?"

Chen Ji read the information on the screen softly.

“Almost.” Phil turned her head and looked around. “Our cabin is basically full.”

C5321 has three cabin classes: Business Class and two Economy Class cabins, one in front and one behind.

Chen Ji and Fei'er were seated in the middle of the economy class, seats 41A and 41C.

"The whole journey takes four and a half hours, and we've been airborne for 25 minutes now, subtracting the half hour after our last death..."

Chen Ji glanced at his watch: "We have 3 hours and 35 minutes left to conduct the investigation."

"You mean...we only have one chance?"

Fei'er keenly grasped Chen Ji's meaning.

“Very likely.” Chen Ji nodded. “If we can’t escape before the plane descends, we’re probably really dead.”

The time allotted was too short; we died almost as soon as we entered the domain, leaving no time for investigation.

Therefore, those five minutes before landing were more like a warning or a reminder.

"And... the man in white in front of us is holding a newspaper, which should be for directions."

Chen Ji whispered to Fei'er what he had seen before he died last time.

It was the calm demeanor of the man in white that convinced Chen Ji that the previous death was not real.

He initially guessed it was a time loop or a time reversal, but the current situation confirms it is the latter.

Fei'er rummaged through the small pocket at the bottom of the screen and found a newspaper.

But there was nothing in front of Chen Ji. He had searched through it before he died last time, and all he found were old magazines and vomit bags.

"Not every newcomer receives guidance..."

Chen Ji pondered for a moment, then looked at the newspaper:

Greed, anger, and ignorance

From takeoff to landing

We're in the takeoff phase now, but before the last time we died, no one had ever gone through this phase.

No wonder the man in white was convinced that he wouldn't really die.

Greed, anger, and ignorance.

Chen Ji shook his head: "The guidance of the domain is still so enigmatic."

This sentence is currently unrelated to anything, so Chen Ji looked directly at the second sentence.

"Landing..."

He noticed the word immediately.

It's not a landing.

The last time a single strand of hair killed everyone, the point of death was when the announcement of landing was broadcast.

Even if we safely get through that critical point, other problems may arise.

Chen Ji said in a low voice, "We still need to find the source of the ghosts and solve the problem at its root."

Fei'er nodded, then suddenly remembered something and blinked uncomfortably:

"That ghost..."

"Chen Ji, how exactly did those strands of hair get into our bodies?"

"I could feel that when it was in my body, it started as a small point in my stomach and then multiplied infinitely, just like cancer cells."

Chen Ji shook his head and said simply:

"There are too few clues right now, and I don't have any leads yet."

He thought for a moment, then glanced at his watch: "The takeoff phase is almost over."

"Once we are free to move around, let's go find Liu Zi first. He might be in one of the other two cabins."

"Then, I need to go check around the restroom area."

Fei'er asked, bewildered, "Why are we going there?"

Chen Jidao said, "Before the last death, the first passenger to die was near the restroom."

He had previously noticed that the order of death was from back to front, starting from the middle of the two economy class seats and spreading forward.

After the first sizzle, blood splattered all over the ceiling outside the bathroom door.

Perhaps some clues can be found there.

"That man in white seems to have stopped making a move..."

Fei'er suddenly whispered.

They had only found one entrant, so Phil focused all her attention on him.

Chen Ji looked up and glanced at it.

The man in white was positioned at 36E. From behind, he kept his head down, seemingly deep in thought.

Just then, a flight attendant in a red uniform suddenly stepped out from the business class cabin.

Her gaze swept quickly across the rows of seats, finally settling on Chen Ji and his companion.

Then, he quickly walked over here.

"what happened?"

Fei'er's eyes immediately became wary.

A few seconds later, the flight attendant walked over to Fei'er, leaned down, and said to Chen Ji inside:

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

"Please follow me."

Chen Ji didn't move: "Is there something you need?"

The flight attendant smiled slightly and said in a friendly voice, "Your friend would like to see you."

friend?

Six!

He was put in business class?

Chen Ji nodded and smiled gently:

"Ok. Please wait for a moment."

He didn't move, but slowly packed his backpack.

Not a few seconds passed.

A beep sounded, and the indicator light above turned green.

This marked the beginning of free movement.

At this moment, Chen Ji stood up and followed the flight attendant forward.

As he walked past the man in white, he noticed that the man was still looking down, seemingly reading a magazine.

The flight attendant lifted the curtain, bent down slightly, and led Chen Ji through the corridor between the catering room and the restroom, towards the business class area ahead.

"There's food available..."

Chen Ji noticed two flight attendants, a man and a woman, loading the food cart.

"Oh!"

Just as Chen Ji walked over, the flight attendant, who was wearing a blue uniform, suddenly trembled and dropped several meal boxes, which fell to Chen Ji's feet.

"Sorry! Sorry!"

She hurriedly said, frantically picking up the lunchbox, her face full of panic.

"Little Blue, why are you still so clumsy?"

The flight attendant in red frowned and said somewhat displeasedly.

What if a passenger gets burned?

His surname is Lan, and he's wearing a blue uniform....

The movements were very clumsy.

Chen Ji glanced at her, waved his hand, and said, "It's alright."

The flight attendant surnamed Lan said in a low voice, "I will definitely pay attention in the future, chief purser."

She appeared to be just an ordinary flight attendant, while the flight attendant in red who led Chen Ji forward was the chief cabin purser.

Chen Ji didn't say anything more and followed the flight attendant forward.

The two walked forward, and to Chen Ji's surprise, the flight attendant led him through the business class.

"Where are you taking me?"

A very unbelievable guess suddenly rose in Chen Ji's mind.

Just ahead is the cockpit!