Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

"The memorial portrait?"

Hearing the conversation in the lobby, everyone else came in.

"Correct."

"A funeral portrait taken 9 years ahead of schedule..."

Zuo Shiming was taken aback when he heard Chen Ji's words.

He took the photo, glanced at it, and his brows furrowed instantly.

The paper flowers on Wang Lijun's braid in the photo are as pale as human bones.

Hu Li suddenly remembered something; her reaction speed was actually quite fast, and she immediately said:

"Go check the names of the owners of apartments 201 and 502. Maybe the three families are related!"

Chen Ji shook his head; he had already seen it.

"The victims in Room 201 were Ding Xiaoqin and Wang Su."

"As for 502... their names are not on this water bill."

Ding Xiaoqin, Wang Su; Wang Lijun, Chen Jianguo.

"Wang Su and Wang Lijun may be siblings, but it's hard to say."

Murong Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Wang is a common surname; there are many people with that surname."

Zhuang Rui, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up after a moment of hesitation:

"What's the use of knowing all this?"

"Let's stop wasting our time here; it won't help us escape the apartment."

Hearing him say such things, even Wu Zhonghai, Yuanyuan and others who were entering the domain for the first time were speechless. Murong Qing even sneered and looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Why don't you go find a hammer, smash the door, and then we can get out?"

Murong Qing said with a smile, but there was obvious sarcasm in her voice.

Chen Ji glanced at Zhuang Rui and said with some helplessness:

"Look around this apartment building. Apart from those three houses where murders occurred, are any of the other apartments still occupied?"

“Zhuang Rui, if you’ve ever played an RPG, you should know that these three rooms are practically like mission points highlighted on the map.”

"Only there can you move the mission forward."

"alright."

Zhuang Rui was speechless for a moment, then sat back down on the sofa, looking dejected.

"What is an RPG game?" Wu Zhonghai asked, somewhat confused.

“That’s something young people do, Mr. Wu,” Zuo Shiming chuckled.

Chen Ji glanced at Zhuang Rui, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Zhuang Rui, if you have time, you can take some pictures of this apartment."

"It doesn't have to be those three rooms. The lobby or stairwell are fine too. You can take pictures of anything you think is worth exploring."

"When we gather together tonight, let's look at the photos together and see if there's anything we didn't notice before."

"Row!"

Zhuang Rui nodded, his expression showing some renewed enthusiasm.

He said those things earlier only because he was frightened by Wu Zhonghai's encounter with the ghost and wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, but he had no clue what to do.

The group discussed the information on the water bill for a while, but couldn't find any useful clues.

It is now 6 p.m., but the sky outside cannot be seen from inside the apartment, so it is impossible to tell whether it is already dark.

Inside the Liting Apartments, whether it's the glass doors or the windows in the rooms, all you can see is complete darkness.

Perhaps only after finding a way to escape the apartment will everything return to normal.

To prevent any oversights, the eight people were regrouped and searched in a different area.

Chen Ji and Hu Li were moved to room 201 on the second floor.

Hu Li had been in this room before and was already quite familiar with it.

She briefed Chen Ji on the afternoon's search progress, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Yuanyuan, Mr. Zuo, and I searched the living room thoroughly, but we found nothing."

Chen Ji stood at the door and glanced around the room.

The residents of room 201 are Ding Xiaoqin and Wang Su, a married couple.

The two murder locations were on the sofa in the living room and in the kitchen.

He had roughly analyzed the layout when he came before. Room 201 was the same as 305. Because it was an elderly person's room, there was a lot of clutter.

This situation was even more severe in Room 201. In the three-room apartment, apart from the bedroom, the other two rooms were filled with clutter, making a search very difficult.

Chen Ji ignored the living room and took Hu Li to the storage room opposite the bedroom. It wasn't too small and had a row of wardrobes; it might have been a bedroom before.

"So much stuff..."

A hint of hesitation appeared on Hu Li's fair face. She didn't know where to start; there wasn't even a place to stand.

"Move these boxes out first."

Chen Ji quickly made a decision: the living room was spacious, making it more convenient to conduct the investigation there.

After saying that, he squatted down and started carrying the boxes out one by one.

Wang Su and his wife had a severe hoarding disorder, and Chen strongly suspected that some of the medicines stored in some of the boxes were older than Wu Zhonghai.

Although Hu Li was thin, she didn't complain at all. She gritted her teeth and carried the boxes out one by one. She even moved a large water vat by hand, panting heavily from exhaustion.

They also opened the water tank and saw that it contained some unknown sauces.

Chen Ji believes that the microorganisms here may be on the verge of evolving intelligence.

After the house was mostly cleared out, the bedroom gradually revealed its original appearance.

To their surprise, the place had actually been carefully renovated.

This is a girl's bedroom.

Unlike the other houses, the walls here were painted pink, but now the walls are moldy and large areas of the paint have peeled off.

Hu Li touched the wall, seemingly deep in thought, before finally speaking after a long while.

"Xiao Chen, look here, aren't there many traces of pasting?"

"It really is."

Chen Ji took a look and saw that there was a lot of transparent tape sticking to the wall, which had already turned yellow.

"I think... there used to be a lot of certificates and awards displayed here."

Hu Li hesitated for a moment before speaking. She then gestured with her hand to indicate the distance between the tapes before nodding firmly.

"It's an award certificate, I'm sure of it."

A glint flashed in Chen Ji's eyes; this was very useful information.

The certificate will have a name on it; if you can find it, it might confirm his guess.

Is there any connection between room 502 and the other two rooms?

Weiwei may be the daughter of Wang Su and his wife.

He didn't rush to search; there was too much clutter outside, and besides, it was already close to 10 p.m.

"Go back first, and come back tomorrow."

The two then went upstairs, where Zuo Shiming had already prepared the meal.

An hour later.

At the dinner table, everyone began to discuss where they would stay for the night.

Hu Li, Murong Qing, Yuan Yuan, and Fei Er were resting in the bedroom.

The remaining men slept on the floor in the living room.

After the discussion, Wu Zhonghai, Zhuang Rui, Zuo Shiming and others left room 403 to get bedding from other floors.

Chen Ji sat alone on the sofa, casually watching Fei'er sit on the floor tidying up her teddy bear handbag.

His mind was racing, constantly replaying the clues he had gathered during the day.

Just then...

Chen Ji's thoughts suddenly stalled, as if the power had been cut off.

For no apparent reason, his brain seemed to freeze, and for a moment he couldn't remember anything.

The next second, Chen Ji's consciousness plunged into darkness...

Then came an abyss-like, boundless dream...

......

"Um....."

Fei'er's yawn woke Chen Ji up.

He looked around and saw that, just like before, Yuanyuan and the others were in the bedroom, while only he and Fei'er were in the living room.

The difference was that Fei'er was getting up from the ground, rubbing her eyes, looking sleepy.

"What happened just now?"

and many more……

As soon as Chen Ji finished speaking, he immediately realized something was wrong.

His throat was extremely dry, and his voice was nasal, as if he had been asleep for a long time.

"I don't know, I think I... fell asleep?"

Fei'er was a little dazed; her head was spinning.

Not right.

He and Fei'er were clearly in good spirits before, and not sleepy at all.

How could I possibly fall asleep suddenly?

Chen Ji's heart tightened suddenly. He quickly looked at his watch, and then his eyes widened!

pointer......

It points to 8:15 AM.

Chen Ji immediately stood up and rushed into the bedroom, waking the girl inside.

They also fell into a sudden sleep, and even Yuanyuan was slumped over in the bathroom when she was woken up!

The five people immediately went downstairs to find the remaining people.

Just then, the sound of the elevator doors opening came from the lobby on the first floor.

Chen Ji felt a little uneasy. He quickened his pace and walked to the stairwell in a few steps.

A feeling as cold as ice...

It immediately swept over his entire body.

Inside the elevator doors that have opened.

A man wearing a yellow helmet and a dirty maintenance uniform came out.

He was startled by the sudden footsteps in the hallway, and then slowly spoke:

"The elevator is out of service and will be unusable for the next couple of days."

sound......

It was exactly the same as what Chen Ji heard yesterday.