Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chapter 322 [Domain: Blind Men and the Elephant] Search

The video ends here.

The killer's appearance and Little D's fate were not revealed.

The group exchanged bewildered glances and fell silent. The sudden appearance of the video not only failed to provide them with many useful clues, but also made the ghost's identity even more elusive.

"Tsk, so now there's another murderer." Xie Hengshan frowned. "Moreover, the method of killing is different from that of a ghost."

Unlike ghosts, murderers have very clear behavioral patterns.

They first wandered around the highway, then chose A and his group as their targets.

Afterwards, he followed them to the guesthouse, and took advantage of the fact that Little F hadn't closed the door after smoking, he came in from the balcony and dropped the warning notice that he had torn up.

She then hid in the cupboard, perhaps intending to wait before making her move, but Little D's vigilance prompted her to kill sooner.

Complete and clear, and consistent with the speculation of the Wei bone.

She is a human being; otherwise, there would be no need for such a great deal of trouble.

Then she is not the murderer who killed Little F.

The thought crossed Liu Song's mind, and he couldn't help but tense up, saying hesitantly, "Is it possible that there's more than one ghost in this domain this time?"

"Is there another murderer hiding in the guesthouse?"

Kui Gu said, "The guidance refers to 'it'."

"This is a singular pronoun, and it doesn't apply to humans."

Chen Ji didn't speak. Wei Gu's words made sense; "it" really couldn't be human.

However, this pronoun is actually quite vague; it can refer to many things, not necessarily ghosts, but rather an event or an object.

Even these three "it"s might not refer to the same target.

He had this idea back when he first entered the domain.

"Couldn't it be that the murderer turned into a ghost?" Phil suddenly said. "Isn't that the simplest explanation?"

"Just because she wasn't a ghost in the video doesn't mean she'll definitely be a human later on, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Hengshan's expression turned strange: "So you mean that after killing A, the murderer inexplicably turned into a ghost not long after, and then teleported upstairs to kill E and F?"

"Okay, assuming what you're saying is true, then who turned her into a ghost?"

This question silenced everyone, because it had no answer.

They still lack information.

Liu Song stood up and checked the television, trying to find the videotape and see if there was any other information on it.

"Don't waste your energy," Xie Hengshan said, pointing at the television. "It's not even plugged in."

"And there are no cameras here."

In other words, this video recording doesn't actually exist; just like the audio recording, it's merely a notification that the domain has developed to a certain point in time.

Twenty minutes had passed since Zhou He died, but the ghost still hadn't appeared, making everyone increasingly nervous.

Kui Gu said, "There's no point in gathering together now; it's just a waste of time. Anyway, when ghosts come, they all scatter and run away."

"This period of time may be given to us by the domain to search for clues. We don't know how much longer we can stay safe. Let's divide the work and cooperate."

What he said makes a lot of sense, and this is the only way for now. After all, once the ghost appears, the entrants will be unable to move.

Dong Xiaohu and Liu Song returned to the audio-visual room, trying to find evidence that Xiao D had ever existed.

Chen Ji and Fei'er whispered to each other as they returned to the second floor.

Xie Hengshan tried to go with Wei Gu, but Wei Gu waved his hand and said directly that he would be safer on his own.

With a livid face, Xie Hengshan finally chose to follow Fei'er and the other person upstairs.

In the two-story villa...

Silence returned.

......

In the audio-visual room.

As soon as Liu Song pushed open the door, the scene of Xiao A's body being thrown in flashed into his mind.

Brain matter was splattered everywhere, and the skull was shattered, just like a watermelon that had been smashed on the ground. It was clear that the person had been hit hard with a stick or similar object.

He couldn't help but glance at the floor; on the dark red plush carpet, there seemed to be some faint stains...

Once it is known that someone died here, these stains become extremely suspicious.

Liu Song straightened up, took out the warning slip again, and looked at the woman's sinister smile in the photo, feeling a chill run down his spine.

The bold, large font below is particularly eye-catching:

The suspect is highly deceptive.

Sometimes people are scarier than ghosts.

Ghosts killing people, while still terrifying, are at least a different species!

For example, it's normal for a tiger in a zoo to eat a person, but it's a different story when a person eats another person.

For Liu Song, the domain is like a zoo; and the ghost is like a tiger in the zoo.

Tigers are rarely seen outside of zoos, at least not to the point of disrupting normal life; but in real life, they are everywhere!

No one knows, it could be someone you pass by on the street, a neighbor downstairs, or even a stranger who knocks on your door one day...

Behind the scenes, he was actually a serial killer.

It's impossible to tell the difference.

"They had no grudges against each other, they weren't even acquaintances." Liu Song murmured in bewilderment, "Why do you think she would kill someone?"

"Who? You mean that woman?"

Dong Xiaohu scoffed: "She just has a different thought process than you. Maybe she's sick, or mentally ill."

“But she looks no different from anyone else.” Liu Song said warily, “That’s what I find most terrifying: you can know a person’s face but not their heart.”

"They appear harmless, but their malice is greater than that of a demon."

"That's because you don't know it," Dong Xiaohu said. "Everyone is like that, you just haven't seen it."

"The less information you have, the easier it is to be deceived."

These words startled Liu Song, who nodded in agreement, and his impression of Dong Xiaohu changed somewhat.

He originally thought that someone like Dong Xiaohu, who seemed to rely on brute force, was likely impulsive, easily angered, and not very bright.

After all, Dong Xiaohu had initially rammed the door.

But now it seems that people are multifaceted. Although Dong Xiaohu's words were somewhat extreme, they actually made a lot of sense in the life-or-death environment of the domain.

Those who survive to the 7th realm have all been betrayed by their companions to some extent.

He said nothing more and looked around.

The audio-visual room is quite large, with a huge screen at the front, a stereo system, and three rows of leather sofas, resembling a small home theater.

He slowly walked forward, and according to the video footage, Little D was hiding under the sofa in the second row...

Suddenly, Liu Song stopped in his tracks!

"What's wrong?" Dong Xiaohu was inspecting the giant screen and looked at him warily.

Liu Song was a little unsure, but it didn't seem to be his imagination: "I think... I smell a foul odor?"

"The stench of a corpse!"

It was gone in an instant.

"I didn't smell anything. Zhou He has only been dead for less than half an hour, where would the stench of a corpse come from?"

Dong Xiaohu was somewhat incredulous.

Liu Song hesitated. He had only smelled it for a moment, but it was definitely not his imagination.

The smell was wafting from near the sofa...

Could it be that the bodies of A or D are inside?

As he spoke, he bent down and, together with Dong Xiaohu, shone a flashlight under the sofa, his breath catching in his throat!

There were no bodies below.

But there was a bloodstain left after the body was dragged.

"Little D should be sent—" Liu Song stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, looking up at the building in horror!

A heavy knocking sound echoed through the floor and reached their floor!

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