Free Web NovelChapter 1787: Chapter 1024: Entering the Game with One’s Life, Defying Fate (Part 2)
In order to beautify all of this, and also to bury this dirty, bloody history, they twisted and rewrote the latter half of the story, saying only that Puchuan Xiaoman voluntarily sacrificed herself for the village.
After reading this, Yang Xiao understood why the female ghost’s resentment was so heavy. If it were him, he wouldn’t be able to swallow this either, and he could kill everyone involved without leaving anyone alive.
And among the methods of the female ghost killing that Tong Han brought back, similar torturous means were mentioned. Corresponding the two, it can be confirmed that the female ghost is Puchuan Xiaoman.
Once both had finished reading, the scar-faced man retrieved the file and sternly warned them: "You are not allowed to disclose the origin of this document to anyone, understood?"
"Understood." Qingshui Cangjie nodded, "Thank you."
Soon after, the two were dragged out of the car and returned to the hotel. Immediately afterwards, someone jogged forward and locked the hotel’s glass doors from the outside.
This person then returned to the car without any pause, and the car immediately started up, disappearing into the night at a very fast speed.
"Captain, why didn’t you give the order? Didn’t we say we were going to eliminate them?" The subordinate sitting in the passenger seat asked, puzzled. Tonight’s crew were all the scar-faced man’s direct line, a total of five people, each armed with a gun.
"Let them go for now, they’re dead either way. In three days, whether the matter is resolved or not, both the team leader and Mr. Mei Jin won’t spare them. What we need to do is sew their lips shut in advance, understand?" The scar-faced man’s expression was stern, and he was still quite intimidating in front of his subordinates.
"Got it!" The trusted subordinate stuffed the gun into the baseball bag, hugging it in his arms.
Inside the hotel, Qingshui Cangjie revealed the truth that he had obtained. Puchuan Xiaoman’s experiences aroused sympathy—it was the villagers’ betrayal and the pirates’ brutality that together had brewed this tragedy.
As the night fully descended, everyone returned to their respective floors, with Yang Xiao accompanying Sato Shouta, who was still immersed in the story, back to the service room on the 7th floor.
"Mr. Yang, Miss Puchuan is so pitiful." Sato Shouta said emotionally.
Hearing this, Yang Xiao was slightly taken aback, "You still have the heart to pity others, do yourself a favor and think more about yourself!" Yang Xiao couldn’t understand his thought process; last night Sato Shouta was so afraid of ghosts, and now he was starting to feel sympathy for one.
"Mr. Yang, think about it, at least in times of crisis I can rely on you, but who could Miss Puchuan rely on? I can imagine that in her final moment of life, she was utterly despairing. Those villagers, who she lived with day and night, didn’t care whether she lived or died; in their hearts, there was only themselves." Sato Shouta said excitedly.
"Remember this, in times of crisis you can only rely on yourself. No one else can be trusted. The greater your expectations, the greater your disappointment." Yang Xiao had wanted to break this illusion several times, but he held it back, because now wasn’t the right time.
Sato Shouta is a good person. Though not very smart, he’s very kind-hearted. If Yang Xiao encountered someone like him in a mission, he’d usually help if he could. However, this time, he was truly powerless.
The most he could do was protect him as much as possible during the mission and give him a relatively comfortable and dignified way to depart.
Putting these troubling things out of his mind, Yang Xiao focused his energy on the mission itself, and he had roughly figured out a way to break the situation.
Tong Han inadvertently found out from Lin Tian Jianci that years ago, Asakura Yodou secretly called his daughter outside, took her to the seaside, hurt her with a compass, and pushed her towards the sea.
At that time, it appeared to outsiders as if Asakura Yodou had gone mad and wanted to drown her, but now it seemed he was trying to save her.
He wanted to tell the girl that once she was dragged into the Ghost Dream, only by running to the seaside and hiding in the sea could she avoid the female ghost’s pursuit. This was the real way to break the situation.
Sea water is what the female ghost feared, after all, in life, she was forced into the sea, covered in wounds, and died in agony.
Yang Xiao was at least 90% sure his judgment was correct.
But the problem also followed. This mission was of a special nature. They not only needed to break the situation but also clean up all the dead teammates to complete a total annihilation.
It meant they couldn’t break the situation yet; not only could they not break it themselves, but they also had to stop other teammates from breaking it. This was the real trouble.
"Ta ta ta..."
The sound of footsteps came from the safety passage next door, lightly. Yang Xiao knew who it was—it must be Jiu Shan Sha Yue, here to discuss the next plans with him.
Jiu Shan Sha Yue was stationed on the 1st floor with patrol rights, so her movement wouldn’t arouse suspicion.
Sure enough, the footsteps stopped outside the door, and with just a look from Yang Xiao, Sato Shouta obediently went to the innermost resting room and closed the door.
After confirming the identity of the person outside the door, Yang Xiao opened it and let Jiu Shan Sha Yue in.
Without wasting words, Jiu Shan Sha Yue got straight to the point, "What’s your plan for tonight?"
"We can’t break the situation tonight; we need to bide our time. I’ve almost pinpointed the escape route..."
Before Yang Xiao could finish his sentence, Jiu Shan Sha Yue nodded, "It’s that beach—where Puchuan Xiaoman met her end. As long as we hide in the sea, we can be immune to the ghost’s attacks."
"But the problem now is, aside from us, it’s certain that Qingshui Cangjie’s group has also thought of the way to break the situation—they’re the wild card for tonight." Jiu Shan Sha Yue lowered her voice, aware of the person still in the resting room behind them.
"Don’t worry about him, I know that old guy. He’s too cautious, too fond of his own life. Such a person wouldn’t risk his life, because nobody’s certain the beach is definitely the escape route."
"But we can’t give them a chance; the only team entering the Ghost Dream tonight can only be me or Beiyu Ye." Yang Xiao said seriously, casting a glance at the direction of the resting room behind him, "Let it be me."
"No need to argue, Beiyu Ye said he’d go, and I’ve already approved it." Jiu Shan Sha Yue solemnly stated, "He wanted me to tell you that in the future, we are very likely to clash with Qingshui Cangjie and Heize Lin. His skills aren’t sufficient, so staying won’t help much. Moreover, the cave has been found, and most clues have been collected. You are better left here than him."
"He’s quite a man indeed, consider this a favor I owe him." Yang Xiao exhaled slowly. Regardless of who went tonight, the outcome would be the same—they’d be killed by the ghost. Despite finding the way to break the situation, they still had to go face death. This mental torment was more despairing than the ghost killing them.
"He also had a message for you." Jiu Shan Sha Yue suddenly said.
Yang Xiao’s heart stirred, "What is it?"
"The handsome fool goes first." Jiu Shan Sha Yue repeated, expressionless.
"Alright then, this time, I, Mr. Yang, concede a round to him." Yang Xiao chuckled. He was starting to like this young man—talented, full of character, with good looks, most importantly, thick-skinned, just like a low-budget version of himself. No wonder this Dragon Tiger Sect youngster was truly exceptional. freёwebnoѵel.com
"I’ve already discussed it with him. He’ll find a way to use Takeuchi Tomoya to attract the child ghost’s attention, and then seize the chance to run to the beach."
"If we’re wrong, and the sea doesn’t protect against the ghost’s pursuit, he’ll plainly tell us. But if we’re right, he’ll claim we were wrong and, at the last moment, deliberately point to the mountains as the way to break the situation, misleading Qingshui Cangjie and Heize Lin’s group, and prepare to ambush them the next night." freёwebnovel.com
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiao slowly nodded, "That’s a clever idea. As long as Beiyu Ye and Takeuchi Tomoya die in the Ghost Dream, no one will suspect the accuracy of the information. After all, no one would believe anyone would calmly face death after finding a way to survive—to enter the game and win by a landslide. That old guy loves his life; we’ll gamble our lives, and fight him at every turn!"
