Free Web NovelChapter 1438: Chapter 892: Phone Call (2)
All ten hands were raised in unison, except for Wu Zhuo himself, everyone else agreed.
At this moment, Wu Zhuo’s face turned green, but he had no choice. Seeing Yang Xiao’s face gradually darken, Wu Zhuo had no choice but to step forward and, as Yang Yan instructed, sit by the window.
This was the very spot where Chen Moting sat before disappearing.
"You should turn your body and look... look outside." Yang Yan commanded. freewebnoveℓ.com
Wu Zhuo turned his body, back to everyone, and looked out the window. At this moment, Yang Yan went alone behind the glass door to fetch water to recreate the scene.
To prevent Wu Zhuo from cheating, Yang Xiao specifically came to his side to watch him, ensuring he didn’t cheat by closing his eyes. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
But after trying twice, the scene was silent, and nothing happened. Wu Zhuo was still there, unlike Chen Moting who disappeared.
The experiment failed.
Everyone was slightly disappointed, and this frightened, terrified Wu Zhuo even more, but he was furious. It seemed they would only be happy if he actually disappeared.
However, he could only sulk, not daring to show it, fearing Yang Xiao would pick up the slipper again and hit him.
The situation once again reached a stalemate. Fortunately, there were many experienced players here, and everyone shared their opinions, summarizing several factors that might have led to Chen Moting’s disappearance.
The first point was that the problem lay with herself; Chen Moting did something wrong, causing her to be targeted and killed by a Ghost.
This refers to something she did wrong during the day, but this possibility is almost zero. After all, everyone knows how cautious this woman was.
She was an excellent teammate, smart, and especially cautious, so this can basically be ruled out.
The second point is that Chen Moting’s death is related to last night’s watch duty; the Ghost found today was a continuation of the night’s task.
This possibility is quite high and is currently a comparatively reasonable explanation, but since both people who participated in last night’s task are dead, it cannot be confirmed for now.
The third point is that Chen Moting’s death has nothing to do with herself, but because Yang Xiao’s team opened the security door leading to the 18th floor, releasing something.
This possibility is the highest, as both timelines match perfectly. It was precisely when Yang Xiao’s team entered the 18th floor to look for clues that Chen Moting happened to disappear.
These are the only current conjectures, and since all the people involved last night are dead, continuing to debate would not yield any results, so they had to give up.
Yang Xiao introduced the clues they found on the 18th floor to everyone. There was a wall blocking off the fire scene entirely, and someone was burning incense in worship there, which appears to be a building security guard.
However, this person is very difficult to talk to, and it’s hard to get information from him.
Additionally, Yang Xiao and the others discovered a Spiritual Tablet at the place of worship, with the name "Chen’s Strange Film Industry" written on it.
"Chen’s Strange Film Industry..." Jiang Qingluan hesitated for a moment; the name sounded very strange.
"This should be a company, a filmmaking company, likely one that makes alternative films, such as thrillers, horror films, or some sort of strange tales."
Yang Xiao analyzed, "From the fire zone, the company seemed to be quite large, certainly had some reputation in the industry, and we can investigate from this angle."
"That’s right, knowing the name makes it easier, and we should be able to find out," Liu Yang nodded in agreement. Such a niche name is memorable if heard once.
As the conversation reached this point, suddenly, the office phone rang. Zhou Mingxiao seemed to have suddenly thought of something, quickly walked over, picked up the phone, and answered, "Yes, yes, we’ve already packed it up, ah, you’ve sent someone to pick it up, okay, we’ll send it over right away, please wait a moment."
After putting down the phone, Zhou Mingxiao couldn’t help but smile wryly, "My mistake, I actually forgot about this matter, the owner has already sent someone downstairs."
Zhou Mingxiao took a few people, with the newcomer Zhou Hai carrying boxes, to go downstairs to deliver the goods. At this sensitive time, with the recent Chen Moting incident, no one dared to be alone, even if separated, each group had to have no less than three people.
After Zhou Mingxiao and the others left, Chen Nang stared at the employee rules posted behind the glass door. The day shift had no special requirements, merely that at least three people must stay in the office simultaneously.
"What do you think would have happened if only three people stayed behind at the beginning?" Chen Nang suddenly asked.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Jianjun was a beat behind, not understanding what Chen Nang meant at all.
But Yang Xiao understood, Chen Nang meant that if only three people stayed behind initially, and those three included Chen Moting, then with Chen Moting’s death, only two would have been left.
Only two people would violate the employees’ rule on the wall, and what might happen, no one knows.
And no one wants to conduct this experiment either.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn’t help but feel relieved that they initially left behind four people, perhaps unknowingly avoiding an unnecessary disaster.
After waiting for half an hour, Zhou Mingxiao and his group had not returned. Although it was known they wouldn’t take the elevator, the duration was too long, long enough to make people uneasy.
Munan called Zhou Mingxiao, and luckily after a few rings, the call was answered, with Zhou Mingxiao’s slightly excited voice coming through.
On the phone, Zhou Mingxiao told Munan that they had delivered the goods, and they even got some information from the client.
A friend of theirs used to work in this building many years ago but moved out after the fire; this person probably knows something about Chen’s Strange Film Industry.
