Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

I wrote down all my speculations.

After turning off the lights, Chen Ji quietly closed his eyes in the darkness, no longer thinking about anything.

The room was completely silent.

Uncle and Wusu were on another bed.

For once, Chen Ji was free from worry and vigilance; he quickly fell asleep.

I don't know how much time passed...

A barely perceptible sigh came from the bed next to me.

The lights from the night market outside shone into the room and onto Chen Yuetan's face.

His eyes held a mix of emotions...sadness, longing, and resolve.

But there was not a trace of regret.

Chen Yuetan turned his head and looked at Wu Su's dark eyes, which were staring at him without blinking.

"sorry."

Wusu muttered softly.

He was talking about what Chen Yuetan experienced behind the door.

Chen Yuetan didn't speak. After a long while, he gently shook his head.

"Go to sleep."

......

The next morning, the weather was clear and sunny with fluffy white clouds.

The three drove out of the city and drove to the foot of the mountain, where there was no road. They then hiked up to the mountainside.

Only then did Chen Ji see the vast primeval forest, a dark expanse surrounded by towering peaks, and he had not seen any signs of human habitation along the way.

This actually aligns with Chen Ji's speculation about the tomb entrance.

They crossed the mountain, and across a stream, on the other side stood towering trees, deep and secluded, with wildly growing vines shrouded in a grayish-white mist, whether from dampness or miasma, it was hard to tell.

The moment Chen Ji entered the dense forest, he felt a chilling dampness that instantly seeped into his bones.

He silently followed Chen Yuetan, looking around with some confusion.

In the primeval jungle, maps are no longer useful.

When he reached a spruce tree, Chen Yuetan stopped and said he was waiting for the next guide.

Squeak!

A sharp roar exploded above the three of them!

Chen Ji was startled and immediately looked up.

Amidst the deep green leaves, a monkey's face suddenly appeared, its features all squeezed together, looking extremely ferocious.

Grayish-white fur, thick lips like sausages...

Yunnan golden monkey.

Chen Ji murmured, "This is its territory, and it's threatening us to leave."

That's what they said, but Chen Ji didn't move, nor did Chen Yuetan.

Chen Ji stood quietly under the tree, one hand in his pocket, gently stroking something.

The little monkey doll was a bit agitated.

"Follow it."

Suddenly, Wusu spoke, and light and shadow began to flow in his previously dark pupils.

Is this the guidance?

Chen Ji's heart stirred slightly.

A few seconds later, the branches fell and the golden monkey ran away, but very slowly.

It wasn't because they were deliberately waiting for Chen Ji and the others...

Rather, it's because its left arm looks like it's been chopped off cleanly at the base!

This is clearly not the work of a similar species, because the break is too clean.

Who hurt it?

Chen Ji had a vague sense of unease.

The golden monkeys' route leads deep into the dense forest, where the temperature drops as they go further in, and the sunlight is gradually blocked by the tree canopy.

The woods were extremely dark and silent, except for the crunching sound of footsteps on the branches.

Suddenly, Chen Yuetan raised his head sharply, his expression alert, and immediately shielded Chen Ji behind him!

He quickly scanned his surroundings, his body instantly tensing:

"There's someone nearby."

Chen Ji's heart jumped, and he immediately looked around...

But I didn't see anything.

To be precise, he did not see a single living being to the naked eye.

Except for that slow-moving golden monkey.

Just as Chen Ji was about to ask a question, his eyes suddenly widened!

At that moment, goosebumps suddenly rose on his back.

Chen Ji immediately realized why there was no sound and no one in sight...

Chen Yuetan was so certain that there were people around.

Because he felt a tingling sensation in the back of his head, as if he were being pricked by thousands of tiny needles—

This feeling is familiar.

Someone is watching him.

That person was behind him.

But during his scan just now... he didn't notice anything at all.

At that very moment, Chen Ji suddenly heard...

A very strange sound.

goo.

It sounds like someone is hiccuping.

The sound is muffled.

He was about to turn his head sharply when a rough, large hand grabbed his neck!

"Do not look back."

It was Chen Yuetan, his expression extremely stern.

He and Chen Ji were facing the same direction, facing forward.

"Follow the direction the monkey is going."

Chen Ji felt that Chen Yuetan's hand was very cold.

At this moment, he was certain that Chen Yuetan had just seen something...

There are definitely no people behind them.

It won't be an ordinary ghost either.

pat.

The two of them didn't say a word and followed the monkey in the tree.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, and it was precisely because of this that Chen could hear very clearly...

There were three footsteps in the woods.

That thing kept following them.

The difference was that their footsteps made a pattering sound.

That sound was like a swish—swish... like paper sweeping through leaves.

goo.

That muffled thud happened again.

It gradually expanded, drew closer, almost touching their ears—

It turned into an uncontrollable giggle.

Chen Ji was instantly terrified!

At the same time, he felt a faint itch on his fingertips, as if something was gently brushing against his skin.

"Don't look!"

Chen Yuetan repeated.

He quickened his pace instantly and pulled Chen Ji in front of him.

The itching sensation on Chen Ji's hands vanished instantly, along with the strange feeling of being watched.

I don't know how long I walked...

The road became increasingly steep, and the rotting tree stumps were soft, sticky, and made the soles of my shoes slippery.

Then we waded across a shallow stream.

Above them, the monkey suddenly stopped, seemingly taking a rest.

A ray of sunshine, unseen for a long time, suddenly shone on Chen Ji's face, warming him.

".....call."

Chen Yuetan stopped at the same time.

Usu suddenly spoke up: "It's gone."

Chen Ji felt a sudden sense of relief. It turned out that there weren't many trees nearby, and their canopies were relatively sparse, which allowed sunlight to filter in.

On the other side, Chen Yuetan looked around and confirmed, "Everything's alright for now."

"In the end what happened?"

Chen Ji turned his head and looked back at the road he had come from.

Three sets of footprints.

One of the pairs was cut off on the other side of the stream.

Chen Yuetan didn't answer. Instead, his eyes narrowed, and he immediately asked, "What happened to your hand?"

hand?

Chen Ji was taken aback.

He looked at his hands, and his eyes widened suddenly!

He didn't even realize it himself.

I don't know when...

Chen Ji's left hand was clenched into a fist.

Inside... was a crumpled piece of paper.

Chen Ji felt a chill run down his spine!

He had no idea where the paper came from, when it was put into his hand, or when it was closed up!

The paper was tattered and yellowed at the edges.

This is a black and white image...

【Search notices】

Yan Kai, male, Dai ethnicity. Height 1.75 meters, age 26.

A villager from Dehong Village, Mangshi City. He entered the mountainous area on the morning of November 3, 2007, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

If you have any information, please contact 137******

Below is a black and white printed headshot ID photo.

The young man stared blankly at the camera, his face thin, his cheekbones high, and the texture of the photocopy paper made his eyes and lips appear particularly dark.

This photo sent chills down Chen Ji's spine.

He noticed that Chen Yuetan's expression instantly turned very ugly.

"Uncle, do you know this person?"

Chen Yuetan shook his head.

After a few seconds of silence, he said:

"The thing behind us... that's it."

This is a strange way of saying it; it's not "this person," but "this," as if Chen Yuetan is describing an object.

"what?"

Chen Ji pressed for an answer.

Chen Yuetan pointed to the photo on the missing person poster and slowly said, "I saw its face when I turned my head... it looks like this."

Chen Ji was somewhat confused: "You mean, he has Yan Kai's face?"

Chen Yuetan shook his head.

He tore the missing person poster apart, leaving only a square piece of paper, which was just the right size for this black and white ID photo.

"What I mean is, his face is just this piece of paper."

Chen Ji was stunned.

He watched as Chen Yuetan slightly bent the photo in his hand and covered it up on the tree.

Have you ever seen a paper doll? It looks like that.

"Its face was torn off a missing person poster."