Free Web NovelChapter 294: Chapter 255: Room 3028
Fu Changxue nodded knowingly, "This Zuo Qiu Shude is one of the administrators’ names, their child was haunted by a ghost."
"It’s the surgical ghost." Yang Xiao knew tonight was of critical importance, and some matters could no longer be delayed. Now, someone needed to step forward to bring this chess game to life, "Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is now clear, we need to find this child hidden by the ghost."
It was clearly written in the final letter left by Zuo Qiu Shude that they first had to find the child, bring them back to the real home’s bedroom, and finally burn them there.
As for where the child was hidden, Yang Xiao and the others had also guessed that this ghost would use mirrors as a medium to kill people, so naturally, the child was hidden in the Mirror World.
This family’s true residence was not Room 85; this number had merely appeared in the mirror. The real room number was reversed, and it should be Room 28 instead.
Room 3028 on the third floor. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
Without delay, the group quickly set out to find Room 3028. This time, they didn’t dare to break down the door by force. Instead, Fu Changxue took a thin piece of wire from his pocket, bent it several times, inserted it into the lock and probed around. After a few attempts, he successfully unlocked the door.
The room was filled with a stale odor, as if it hadn’t been visited in a long time. The interior was spacious, seemingly a layout that combined two rooms.
The bedroom door was tightly closed, with a seal diagonally affixed to it. After reading the writing on the seal, Yang Xiao’s suspicions were confirmed.
Emergency Hazard Control Bureau.
This was the official name used by their Patrol Defense Bureau.
It seemed that the Patrol Defense Bureau had indeed intervened in this matter initially, but from the looks of it, they had not been successful in their handling.
"Emergency Hazard Control Bureau?" Li Qingxuan was startled and looked confused, "What is this game about?"
Mo Daidai stepped forward, pulled off the seal, and tried to push the door, but it wouldn’t budge. "It’s an official organization, also known as the Patrol Defense Bureau. You can think of it as a department that specializes in dealing with supernatural events, with many experts inside."
Mo Daidai looked towards Fu Xuechang, politely gestured with her hand, and Fu Xuechang crouched down in front of the door and repeated his technique, finally opening the locked bedroom door.
There was no light inside, it was very dark, but fortunately, Fu Xuechang had brought a flashlight.
This was a bedroom, but what was strange was that there was only one bed inside, and no other furniture at all.
Fu Xuechang wanted to go over and pull back the curtains to let the sunlight come in, but upon approaching he realized that the so-called curtains were a sham – the bedroom didn’t have any windows at all. To be precise, the previous windows had been sealed up with bricks and cement, making it an absolute dark room.
Something was off about the bed as well; it was placed in the exact center of the bedroom, and each of its four corners was connected to a chain. One end of each chain was firmly tied to the bedpost, and the other end on the bed had a circular lock, clearly indicating that someone had once been locked onto the bed.
Through the length of the chains and the size of the circular locks, Yang Xiao deduced that the person locked here was that child.
All four of the circular locks were unlocked, and in one of the rusted keyholes, there was still a silver key inserted.
Underneath the bed, they found a metal bucket the size of a water jug. After unscrewing the rusted lid, a pungent smell of gasoline hit their nostrils.
"It seems that after the later stages of the exorcism, the child’s parents had already realized something was wrong, so they transformed the bedroom to confine the child, but unfortunately, it was too late," Mo Daidai analyzed.
Yang Xiao asked everyone to step back, then forcefully lifted the thick carpet underfoot; as expected, a huge and ferocious totem was hidden beneath, with dragons and snakes entangled together in a bizarre and eerie scene.
Fu Changxue looked at Yang Xiao with astonishment, his eyes full of doubt, "How did you know there was a clue under the carpet? Have you been here before?"
Yang Xiao laid the carpet back down and let out a slow breath, his expression becoming grave, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Source Ghost has started killing, and now we are down to just six people. Miss Cheng Ya is injured, so at best we count as five and a half. If the number falls below four, the mission will be a direct failure. I suggest that no one keep secrets any longer. We should share all the information we know, work together as a team to overcome this challenge, or else... we will all die here together."
His words were clear and resonant, and no one had objections. Yang Xiao was the first to share what he knew, followed by Tong Han, Fu Changxue, and finally, Mo Daidai summed up.
Li Qingxuan didn’t speak, since he didn’t have much to share. Everything he knew had already been shared by Yang Xiao.
After integrating all the information, the outline of the situation became very clear. Now they had two ways to reach room 85 in the Mirror World.
That was also the room where the child was located.
The first method was the clue left by Qu Yi. They could go to the Mirror World via Mr. Wen in room 5042, but this method was also extremely dangerous.
The second method was provided by Tong Han. Before midnight, one could take the elevator, go through a series of bizarre manipulations, and find one of the two administrators, Miss Zuo Qiu.
Upon hearing such a peculiar method, Li Qingxuan couldn’t help but be skeptical, "This... could this be a trap? Could Mr. Hou be deceiving you?" freewёbnoνel.com
Tong Han turned around, her gaze calm as she looked at Li Qingxuan. There was a significant difference in height and build between the two, with Li Qingxuan being tall and muscular, but under Tong Han’s gaze, he actually felt somewhat intimidated.
The next second, Tong Han suddenly smiled, then took off her shoes to reveal her right foot, missing the big toe, haphazardly wrapped with a blood-stained bandage secured by clear tape in a rather brutal manner. "It shouldn’t be, I traded my toe for it."
Li Qingxuan swallowed hard and dared not utter another word.
Clapping suddenly broke out in the room, with Yang Xiao clapping his hands in applause, "Miss Tong is as beautiful as she is ruthless. I admire that."
"The feeling is mutual," Tong Han replied, putting on her shoes as if nothing had happened.
After a thorough check of the room, they made another startling discovery. On the wall directly opposite the bed, there was a huge mirror. Previously, the mirror had been covered with a layer of thick wallpaper, which could easily have been overlooked if not for a careful investigation.
And that bed, wrapped in chains, was positioned right at the center of the mirror. A bed directly opposite a mirror is a big Feng Shui taboo.
Faced with such a large mirror, everyone felt uncomfortable all over. After ensuring nothing was overlooked, the group returned to the security room. On the wall opposite the security room’s door, they found a new round of mission commissions, with Mr. Wen’s request from room 5042 notably listed among them.
"How fortunate," Mo Daidai suddenly said, "With this mission, we can split up into two teams tonight. One person can head to room 5042, while another tries the elevator. As long as one succeeds, we might have a chance to bring the child out and end this nightmare."
"Those who remain can’t be idle either; they must be ready to provide support at any moment. If we can’t escape from the bedroom mirror in room 28, we may have to flee through the mirrors in other people’s rooms," Mo Daidai paused, "Like Qu Yi once tried."
