Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

The catering room in the last cabin.

A deathly silence fell, broken only by Chen Ji's dazed whisper:

"All the irrationality stems from our misjudgment of the preconditions."

Why did Lan Meng kill the flight attendant?

"Why do birds want to get closer to us, yet keep warning us, and even harm themselves?"

"How could Lan Meng have the time... to kill Duan Cong and hide him in the rear cabin without us noticing?"

Qi Chen's expression changed several times.

Questioning, confusion, enlightenment... and then regret.

He looked at Chen Ji, his voice trembling:

"If it weren't for Lan Meng..."

"That hairpin..."

Wan Xiaoshuang pursed her lips: "Lan Meng is most likely already dead."

"Her consciousness could be connected with the bird, which may be why the bird repeatedly behaved in a contradictory manner."

Qi Chen's eyes dimmed. He had realized that the bird that wanted to kill him was not being manipulated by Lan Meng.

However, it is very likely that Lanmeng's consciousness still lingers inside, which is why the little bird is behaving so abnormally.

Lan Meng... is a bit slow-witted and not very smart, but she is definitely not the kind of person Qi Chen suspects would harm her teammates.

This girl, like her little parrot, was weak, yet she did her best to save everyone twice.

"I......"

Qi Chen wanted to say something, but then he shut his mouth, his fists clenched and hanging limply at his sides.

Chen Ji closed his eyes, and starting with this hidden entrant, everything could be connected:

"The flight attendant was probably silenced because she discovered that Lan Meng had been murdered."

"If that's the explanation, then everything makes sense."

"From the moment we entered the domain, there was a lurking ghost watching our every move."

Sun Weiming murmured in disbelief, "But...but there are only 9 names in the chat room?"

"Doesn't that correspond to 9 people?"

Chen Ji turned on his phone.

He stared at the top of the chat room; there were not nine, but ten avatars.

The first gray avatar corresponds to the name 【System Administrator】.

The first message in the chat room:

[System Administrator: Chat room is now enabled.]

Back in Chen Ji and Fei'er's private chat...

Everything had already been foreshadowed:

Miffy: I've been researching this software since I have nothing else to do.

[Miffy: I discovered that long-pressing on the profile picture for 10 seconds allows me to edit my profile page and also send private messages]

The ID "Miffy" was the name that Fei'er changed midway through this domain.

However, Chen Ji was too busy dealing with the Hair Ghost to notice this detail.

“A very simple smokescreen…” Wan Xiao’s eyes were icy cold. “Of course, he accepted the deal and woke up earlier than everyone else.”

"This also means that the tenth person has enough time to discover the existence of the chat room and then change their name."

Chen Ji nodded and continued:

"That's why he was able to know what the purpose of Lanmeng's strange objects was."

When she was controlling the first hair ghost, Lan Meng mentioned in the group that she had borrowed the power of her little bird.

"The little bird led us to the scene of the flight attendant's murder, which allowed it to spread strands of hair to us in the chaos and also divert suspicion, making everyone suspect Lan Meng."

Wan Xiaoshuang sighed, "His methods are insidious. No wonder he'd be willing to make a deal with a ghost..."

The situation is now clear.

Even Sun Weiming, based on everyone's speculation, vaguely guessed who the tenth person to enter the domain was.

"Steward."

Chen simply stated, "He also has a key to this preparation room."

"Before the man from Kunming was parasitized, the plane was experiencing turbulence, and the flight attendant had come into contact with him."

What Chen Ji didn't say was that he actually suspected that the flight attendant was actually trying to touch him.

However, Chen Ji was incredibly fast. Before the flight attendant could even push him, he had already dashed to his seat.

The identity of the tenth entrant was now clear, and the group discussed it briefly.

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I'm too busy out of town, and my computer broke down, so I managed to type half a chapter on my phone. I'm taking a break today and will resume normal updates when I get home tomorrow!

P.S.: This chapter will be completed tomorrow.

Finally, I wish everyone a happy Winter Solstice and lasting peace and joy!