Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Liu Yunfeng has disappeared.

The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, poured into the well, turning Xu Sandao's hair white.

He nestled on Chen Ji's back and continued, "Last time, the Forging Demon released two pieces of scrap material, which hit the Liu brothers respectively."

"The one Liu Yunfeng just gave you was indeed his, but Liu Er took it in the end."

"In other words, before Liu Er died, he had two pieces of scrap material on him at the same time: the one his brother had hidden in the inner pocket of his red jacket; and he himself was later hit in the right abdomen by another piece."

"After finding the red jacket, Liu Yunfeng took back his scrap."

Chen Ji calmed down and, based on Xu Sandao's words, he roughly deduced what would happen next.

"Then we can string them together."

"Perhaps due to time constraints and the discovery by the miners, Helmet Ghost had no choice but to dismember Liu Er first, and then remove the waste from his stomach after returning to District 4."

"This matches my guess about the helmeted ghost: it must be hiding among the crowd, which is why it killed the miners."

Because the miners most likely witnessed the true face of the Helmet Ghost.

Moreover, this ghost kept its back turned the entire time, never revealing its face.

The two of them went through the sequence of events and realized that there were now three pieces of scrap material:

1: Liu Yunfeng's - is now in Chen Ji's possession.

2: Liu Er's helmet is in the hands of the ghost.

3: Xiao Fei.

"There's one more thing," Xu Sandao suddenly said, "The ghost that got the scrap material should be different from ordinary ghosts; it should be stronger."

This was observed by the miners following Liu Yunfeng.

"Ah."

Chen Ji nodded. He planned to examine the luminescent waste more carefully after he got back.

The three of them quickly climbed out of the well.

Chen Ji put Xu Sandao down, and the three of them sat by the roadside, feeling a little uncomfortable for a moment.

The snow has started falling again.

The mine was pitch black and oppressive, while outside it was a vast expanse of white, and the biting cold wind rushed straight into our nostrils, as if trying to carry away the coal dust that had accumulated inside.

"They actually survived..."

Old Yang murmured.

Xu Sandao grinned, his entire face covered in black soot.

Chen Ji and Lao Yang were the same, covered in dust, their handkerchiefs from the mine long gone.

"Let's go."

......

Back in the accounting office.

Four-Eyes was clearly not expecting them to still be alive, and he couldn't help but stand up abruptly the moment he saw Lao Yang!

"Xiaoyu, look who's back!"

A hurried running sound came from behind. Xiaoyu's face was covered in tears, and his eyes reddened again when he saw his father.

Lao Yang squatted down and hugged Xiao Yu tightly.

He was filled with mixed feelings...

Once again, the image of his wife, like a walking corpse, appeared in his mind.

Si Yan silently gave Chen Ji and the other person a wink.

The three of them left the house, leaving Lao Yang and his child alone.

Do you know how many people died this time?

Four-Eyes lit a cigarette and said gloomily.

"Just finished counting, at least a dozen or so."

Chen Ji and Xu Sandao immediately exchanged a glance, and both of them felt a chill run down their spines!

They knew the accident was serious, but they didn't expect so many people to die!

and......

In this mining area, the number of deaths will increase the number of ghosts.

"Where is Zeng Guichuan?" Xu Sandao suddenly asked. "As the mine owner, why hasn't he shown up after such a major accident?"

Four-Eyes' hand trembled, and a piece of cigarette ash fell out.

"The mine manager hasn't come out since this morning." He shook his head, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes as he looked at the red brick building: "Even the corpses were dug out one by one by the brothers in the mine on their own initiative!"

Zeng Guichuan did not organize any rescue efforts at all.

Just then, a sudden commotion arose.

"Get the mine owner out here!"

The group's gazes immediately sharpened as they saw a large group of people staggering towards them, covered in snow and dressed in rags, clearly having also escaped from the well.

Ahead of them, several mules were pulling carts, all loaded with...

Severed limbs.

The corpses were piled up one on top of another, their exposed faces ashen, their expressions either terrified or helpless; frozen in time at the moment of the collapse.

These are the miners who died in this mining accident.

At that moment, Chen Ji's heart suddenly tightened!

He blinked immediately, unsure if he had misread it...

That's right.

Chen Ji frowned instantly: "Look at the very back of the line."

Among the crowd heading towards the red brick house, a dozen or so figures followed numbly at the end of the line.

The face was exactly the same as the corpse on the cart!

These ghosts have somehow infiltrated the crowd!

"Let's go, let's go and see."

Xu Sandao's tone was ambiguous.

He limped over and joined the group.

Immediately, a very loud shout rang out:

"Zeng Guichuan, the heartless mine owner, give me back my brother's life!"

The voice immediately boomed through the crowd like thunder, and the momentum that had been gradually waning surged again.

Some people turned around and saw that the young man who had made the sound was now lame and his face was full of grief.

"So his name is Zeng Guichuan!"

"You heartless bastards! They wouldn't let us go, and they caused my brother to die in the well!"

Many angry shouts rang out, and gradually more miners joined in. Many of them, like Xu Sandao, were covered in wounds and helped each other up.

Four-Eyes remained silent.

A few seconds later, he suddenly pulled a bunch of keys out of his pocket and walked toward the crowd.

"Come with me!"

He shouted, "I have the key to Zeng Guichuan's courtyard!"

The small courtyard, centered around a red brick house, was surrounded by barbed wire and had an iron gate in the middle.

This set of keys can also open the room where Zeng Guichuan kept his money.

In a very short time, Four-Eyes had already figured it out: after kicking Zeng Guichuan out, he would distribute the money to the miners and send them home for the New Year.

Inside the house, Lao Yang also heard Xu Sandao's shouts and came out in a very tense manner.

Seeing that Chen Ji was standing there safely, he finally relaxed.

"I thought something happened to you."

As early as when he first entered the mine, Xu Sandao claimed to Lao Yang that Chen Ji was his cousin.

Old Yang thought that Chen Ji had been hit on the head after the roof collapsed, leaving him with a hidden injury.

"..."

Chen Ji shook his head speechlessly.

He and Lao Yang took the child back to the house and then joined the group.

Meanwhile, the thugs who had been guarding the gate of the mine area, along with more than a dozen wolfhounds, all rushed over.

"Do you want to die?"

"Get out of here!"

Four-Eyes stood at the front and calmly said, "Make way."

The two sides reached a stalemate.

For some reason, Chen Ji suddenly felt something and immediately looked up.

A bulky figure stood in the window on the second floor of the red brick house.

It was Zeng Guichuan.

His face was expressionless; he merely gave a sinister look around at the miners below.

Finally, he met Chen Ji's gaze.

Looking at that fat face, Chen Ji suddenly had many images flash through his mind.

Wu Jinbao, whose body was made into a human skin chair.

A tin mine worker who lost his head.

Rohan's shy smile.

Lan Meng, Qi Chen...

Bang!

The second-floor window suddenly shattered, and Zeng Guichuan was caught off guard and was hit on the head by a falling rock, causing him to bleed profusely!

He suddenly dodged to the side, his face contorted with rage and pain!

"You little bastard..."

Zeng Guichuan lowered his head, drops of blood falling onto his shiny leather shoes.

The culprit was the dark-haired boy covered in dust who had just been looking at him.

He memorized the boy's face.

A few seconds later, Zeng Guichuan let out a cold laugh.

"Tang Donghai, go get the car and go out the back door."

"correct."

"Bring some 'cannons' from the mine."