Chapter 858
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Chen Ge stood in the classroom unmovable like a statue . The old headmaster's appearance left a deep impression on him . A hidden clue had been discovered, and his world was slowly being turned around, which introduced change to his way of thinking .
Mu Yang High School and the Third Sick Hall are among the earliest scenarios I experienced . It has already been so long, and I didn't expect I'll run into things connected to them at a four-star scenario .
No one went to disturb Chen Ge—they stood like guards around him . Mu Yang High School was the first two-star scenario that Chen Ge had experienced, and the Third Sick Hall was the first three-star scenario . Now, the School of the Afterlife was his first four-star scenario . These three scenarios were linked in curious ways, and this surprised Chen Ge . He suspected that none of the missions given by the black phone were random, and each of them served a specific purpose .
All the missions given by the phone have the word trial before them . Could such a difficult mission just be a Trial Mission?
One-star scenarios deal with people, two-star scenarios deal with Specters, three-star scenarios deal with Red Specters, and four-star scenarios deal with Greater Red Specters . Logically speaking, the difference in star level means a difference in difficulty, but actually they are also interconnected . This feels like someone is behind this… They want me to experience certain things through these scenarios to achieve a certain goal .
Chen Ge's brows were creased deeply . It was rare for him to have this kind of expression .
Why would someone do something like that? What is there for me to know, or what exactly have I lost?
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Lowering his head to look at Yin Hong and Yin Bai, the two girls looked away in fear .
Could it be that I have lost a version of myself, too?
Chen Ge did not know what kind of expression he should show . His brain was a mess, and for some reason, he was reminded of his Haunted House and the door inside it . When he found out about the blood door in his Haunted House for the first time, he had been really scared . The most unsettling thing was, when the door was opened at midnight, he could hear someone calling his name from inside . He had a fresh memory of that voice . It was very familiar, but he could not pinpoint it . It sounded like himself .
My voice calling my own name?
Thinking back to this strange experience, Chen Ge felt a chill run up his spine .
Perhaps I have lost my real self .
Chen Ge had many secrets that he could not share with others . He had to shoulder them himself . He would not be afraid; he would hold everything in .
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When Doctor Gao entered the door in my Haunted House, he was almost scared to death, and he hurriedly escaped . With ghost story society's power at the time, only a four-star scenario would warrant a reaction like that .
The door was in the Haunted House's toilet, so in other words, the world behind the door was a reflection of Chen Ge's Haunted House .
I wonder what the Haunted House behind the door looks like .
Chen Ge was curious, but with his current power, if he went in, he would probably not come out .
Since the person behind the door is calling my name, won't I walk into their trap if I enter the door voluntarily? Before I understand everything, I have to control myself .
Chen Ge decided to add another door to the toilet cubicle after he returned to the Haunted House . Perhaps he might add a cement wall as well, pinning it down with wooden planks now felt too weak .
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The door only opens at midnight . If I can deal with this problem, my Haunted House can open at night . That will increase the operating hours and increase income .
Shaking his head, Chen Ge stopped himself from thinking too far ahead . He put down his bag and squatted down between Yin Hong and Yin Bai .
Regardless of whether or not they were a hint left behind by his family, he had some questions for them .
"I will not harm you; I merely see my past self in you . So, I need to understand one thing . When did this happen to you? Or should I say, when did Yin Hong show up?" Chen Ge was getting closer to the truth step by step . It was like he was walking through the fog . Any source of light was something that he needed to hold onto .
"I don't know . " Yin Bai was helpless . Her hands were gripped together . Of everyone there, she was closest to the old headmaster, but the headmaster was shielding another girl, and the girl looked so much like her . Chen Ge did not force Yin Bai, instead turning to Yin Hong .
Scrutinized by him, Yin Hong was first afraid and nervous, reacting the same way Yin Bai did . But when she realized that this would not work and could not earn her sympathy from Chen Ge, her real self surfaced . The red eyes stared at her own bag on the ground . Yin Hong kept her head lowered so others could not see her expression . "If I tell you the answer, will you return my bag?"
Yin Hong's schoolbag looked normal; it was very feminine and youthlike . Who would have thought it would be filled with papers reciting curses and murders?
"Okay . " Chen Ge gave his promise .
"It was nighttime when I first opened my eyes, around 2 am . I heard movement from inside the bedroom, and when I turned to look, I saw my adopted father inside my room . " Yin Hong's voice was eerily calm like she was telling another person's story . "I was spooked, and a scream escaped . My adopted father opened the door and ran . "
After some pause, she said, "I surfaced on that day . I only appeared after Yin Bai fell asleep . I know everything that she's experienced, but she never remembers me .
"I do not blame her because I understand her best in this world . I know the kind of hell she lives in, the fears that she must face . I don't know why I appeared . Perhaps Yin Bai was too scared, too cowardly, but couldn't seek help, so she created me . " Yin Hong glanced at Yin Bai . "Of course, it could be that I am a ghost who happened to come across her . "
A cruel smile lit up her lips . Yin Hong reached out wanting to touch Yin Bai's face, but the latter shied away . "In the morning, I was the innocent, cute angel, but I can't even describe what I am at night . I tried to find meaning to my existence, and I eventually found it . "
Yin Hong pulled back her long sleeves . There were signs of burn on them . "The old dog liked to come into my bedroom at night . I prepared a glass of hot water by my bedside . That was the first time I resisted, but because I was too weak, the result wasn't perfect . Still, it did give him quite a scare . "
Yin Hong's term of reference to her adopted father kept changing . The girl had started to slowly shed her disguise .