Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

The following day, in the thirteenth inning.

"Alright, go find somewhere to have fun by yourself."

Chen Ji put Wusu down, and before he could finish speaking, he heard Wusu say "Oh" and run away without a second thought.

"......"

Chen Ji was speechless for a moment. After all, he had ridden his bike for half an hour in temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius to bring Wusu from home.

Ding dong.

He swiped his phone and saw a message from Xu Sandao asking if he had arrived yet.

Xu Sandao woke up last night, and just then Chen Ji left the domain, so he came to see him.

Since Xu Sandao was brought back to Tianhai, he has been kept in a hospital within the Thirteenth Bureau to prevent the company from finding him.

From the attitudes of Wan Chengzhong and Li Bi in the last incident, Chen Ji had already vaguely sensed that "Bat" might have escaped back to the company.

He couldn't be sure if the company still had the resources to retaliate, so he could only proceed with caution for now.

As you slowly walk into the office building of the 13th Bureau, Tianhai is the headquarters of the 13th Bureau. The bureau is divided into several areas, and the internal hospital is located further inside the office building.

Along the way, many office workers looked anxious and walked quickly.

what happened?

Today is May 3rd, still a holiday, why are there so many people in the bureau?

Chen Ji frowned, planning to ask his uncle about it after the visit.

The hospital was very quiet inside.

The ward door was slightly ajar, and through the crack, Chen Ji saw Xu Sandao sitting on the hospital bed, his face still very pale, staring blankly out the window.

Chen Ji hesitated, unsure of how to address him once inside.

It's Xu Sandao.....

Or is it his original name, Xu Chuan?

"What are you standing at the door for?" Xu Sandao's lazy voice drifted from inside the house, clearly indicating that he had already heard footsteps.

Chen Ji then went inside.

"How was the last domain?" Xu Sandao asked.

"Not very good." Chen Ji didn't say much more.

"Being able to come out alive proves that you're not too bad off."

Xu Sandao shrugged. To Chen Ji's surprise, he was only pale, but he still looked quite energetic.

Chen Ji forced a smile, and the two stared at each other in silence, neither of them speaking.

Who could have imagined that just a few days ago, Xu Sandao would cause such a big incident, and even almost die?

After a long silence, Xu Sandao finally spoke softly:

"Thanks."

He was referring to Chen Ji killing Zeng Guichuan to avenge him.

“If I don’t kill him, he will come to kill me later.” Chen Ji did not hide anything: “Zeng and I have always been sworn enemies.”

"Too."

Xu Sandao was taken aback, then revealed a faint smile: "The first time we met was because he sent Tang Qin to hunt you down."

"Last autumn, I think...time flies."

The atmosphere gradually became more natural, and Chen Ji found that Xu Sandao was no different from before, and perhaps even more relaxed because of Zeng's death.

What are the plans after this?

Chen Ji asked, after all, Xu Sandao couldn't possibly go back to the company, much less return to Yanjing.

"Join the Thirteenth Bureau," Xu Sandao said casually. "You can tell you've never had a job before. Isn't a government-affiliated position more stable than a private company?"

His words suddenly reminded Chen Ji that Zhang Cheng had not objected to the Thirteenth Bureau's recruitment and was actually quite happy about it.

Is that also the reason?

"Alright." Xu Sandao picked up a newspaper from the side and handed it to Chen Ji: "Take a look at the news."

The front page featured a headshot of Zeng Guichuan.

A well-known entrepreneur with a long history of misconduct has fled abroad.

The following are several reports, omitting anything related to ghosts, but mentioning only one person's name.

Rowling.

"Finally... everyone can know her name now." Xu Sandao's voice was very soft.

Chen Ji opened his mouth, feeling that Xu Sandao was about to say something like "I have no regrets in my life now that I have avenged my great enemy," and then, like a deflated balloon, he would lose all his momentum.

This kind of thing happens very often.

Xu Sandao simply stared silently at his mother's face in the newspaper for a few seconds before putting the newspaper away.

"Alright, that's all."

Xu Sandao raised his head, his tone becoming serious: "You're going to go to the next domain with Du Tingfeng and the others, right?"

"Add me one."

"Hmm... Ah?" Chen Ji was stunned for a moment. The topic changed too quickly, and he didn't even have time to react.

“We are all from the Tenth Domain,” Xu Sandao reminded us. “Instead of me going in alone later, it’s better to come with you.”

"Moreover, I can sense that Tianhai won't be able to maintain its current peace for long."

He turned his head, looked at the sky outside, and frowned slightly.

“Even though Zeng died, Wan Yaohong did not return to Yanjing, which is enough to explain the problem.”

Wan Yaohong came to Tianhai to obtain the essence, and he is most likely also looking for Tuotuo Mountain.

The current speculation is that Tuotuo Mountain is located near Tianhai, but it has disappeared or is hidden.

Chen Ji and Xu Sandao entered Tuotuo Mountain in 2000, a time span too long for anyone to know what exactly happened during that period.

But in any case...

“We’re bound to run into Wan Yaohong,” Chen Ji said with certainty. “And Wan Yaohong must know that we’ve both been to Tuotuo Mountain.”

He had suspected before that Wan might want to kill Xu Sandao because of this matter.

That was the tomb of the Creator Ghost. Chen Ji had to go there again. He still had too many questions about the Source Corpse and the apocalypse.

The two briefly discussed the matter and confirmed that Xu Sandao's injuries would recover before the next domain.

Without saying anything more, Chen Ji stood up.

"you are leaving?"

Xu San asked.

"Well, I have something else to do." Chen Ji glanced at his watch, and when he looked up, he saw Xu Sandao hesitating to speak.

He still looked very weak, perhaps because he had lost a lot of blood earlier.

Looking at Xu Sandao's pale face, Chen Ji's mind was once again filled with the image of the young Xu Chuan he had seen in prison.

This face actually belongs to a ghost.

He couldn't help but think back to the questions he had been unsure about before entering the ward.

Is he Xu Chuan as a human being, or Xu Sandao in the guise of a ghost?

After a two-second silence, Chen Ji said softly:

"Now that you're no longer with the company, you can go back to your old self."

At least part of its original appearance.

"what?"

Xu Sandao didn't seem to understand what he was saying.

“…What I mean is that you don’t need to dye your hair anymore.” Chen Ji pointed to his newly grown black hair roots.

"why?"

Xu Sandao scratched his head: "I was thinking of asking you to bring me a box of hair dye next time you come. I've already sent you the link."

Chen Ji: "?"

"Why dye your hair if you don't need to pretend anymore?"

The two looked at each other.

After a long silence, Xu Sandao said earnestly, "Don't you think red hair is more handsome?"

"......"

Chen Ji turned and left.

Sometimes he felt that he was just overthinking things.

but......

Leaning against the door, he smiled faintly, finally certain of the answer to his previous question.

Xu Sandao is Xu Chuan; it doesn't matter which name he uses.

Chen Ji felt a sense of relief. Only then did he finally feel that the oppressive feeling that had been building up in his heart since he learned about Xu Sandao's background had completely dissipated.

The story of Kunming, which lasted for more than a decade, has come to a happy ending.

Chen Ji shook his head and walked forward, then suddenly paused.

"Du Tingfeng?"

In the corridor outside, Du Tingfeng was leaning against the wall, his brows slightly furrowed.

"when did you come?"

“Just now.” Du Tingfeng spoke quickly, glancing at his watch: “Fei’er and the others are on their way and will be here soon.”

"Come with me."

"problem occurs."