Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chapter 110 [Domain of Terror] The Monkey's First Use

Inside the storage room.

Phil stared blankly at the air, which became ethereal and transparent.

She was so focused on avoiding the ghost that she overlooked this obvious anomaly.

Zheng Zhongshan staggered forward, as if trying to grab something but unable to reach it.

Ah Xiang slowly pulled her fingers out from the gap.

The bright red light that had spilled into the storage room had also completely disappeared.

Fei'er saw Zheng Zhongshan staring blankly at the crack, and after a few seconds, he lowered his hand.

"You can go out."

He said somberly.

Fei'er pushed open the door and looked into the living room outside, where only Huici was there.

Where did those ghosts go?

“It’s outside my house. They can’t get in right now.”

Zheng Zhongshan did not move.

Fei'er glanced at him and silently walked to the center of the living room.

She had already determined from the sound that Chen Ji and Tian Qinghe were talking inside the house.

A few steps later, Fei'er hid in the bathroom, which was a blind spot for everyone else.

She hadn't forgotten the rules Chen Ji had confirmed:

The premise for the rustling sound to be heard is that the speaker is not observed.

"Chen Ji—"

The next second, Fei'er's deafening scream echoed throughout the entire alternate dimension!

.....

Chen Ji quickly stepped out, keeping the noise to a minimum!

The rustling sound continued to appear faintly.

This proves that Phil and they are not in the same room.

"She went to the restroom."

Huici said, "My clothes were just rustled by the wind for a second."

"Also, I no longer sensed the presence of ghosts."

Chen Ji immediately raised his voice:

"Fei'er, is that you?"

wow——

"You saw Zheng Zhongshan?"

The swishing sound started again.

Are you safe now?

wow——

Chen Ji shook his head and called Du Tingfeng up.

"...We must hurry."

"This is too inefficient; we can only ask, she can't pass on any information."

Chen Ji said softly, looking at Du Tingfeng's legs.

There, the red cloth was still slowly wrapping upwards.

"We need to find a way to hear what she's saying."

Huici chimed in from the side:

"Use Morse code."

His idea was simple: since they couldn't observe it but could hear the gurgling sound, they could let Phil transmit messages by controlling the length of the sentences.

Inside the bathroom, the sound of running water started to stir and lasted for several seconds.

"...Fei'er doesn't know how to do this."

Chen Ji said helplessly that he understood what Fei'er meant.

“I’ll teach her.”

As she spoke, Huici began preparing to pronounce the first letter of the password.

"Need not."

Chen Ji waved his hand, "I'll do it."

After saying that, he opened his coat and pulled the monkey doll off.

On the way, Chen Ji put the monkey doll in his clothes and let it cling to his body.

The backpack containing the fountain pen was left on the first floor of the village house.

"This is....."

Huici stared intently at the fluffy face of the monkey doll, her eyes serious.

On it, scarlet silk threads were sewn shut over the entire monkey's mouth, giving it an indescribable eeriness.

"The next ten minutes..."

"You are my eyes."

Chen Ji whispered a word of advice to Du Tingfeng.

The next second, he had already activated the monkey doll's abilities!

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Significantly increased hearing, but at the same time loss of vision!

Chen Ji's whole body jolted violently!

Chen Ji's vision immediately entered a strange state, not darkness, but a pure nothingness!

He recalled a report he had read about what the world would be like if a person lost their eyes.

The description in the report is exactly the same as Chen Ji's current perception.

But that's not his first priority...

At that moment, Chen Ji's head suddenly felt like it was about to explode, and he felt his eardrums were about to burst!

Too much noise, like a flood after the dam has been opened, poured into Chen Ji's ears in an instant!

There were birds chirping, water flowing, and leaves falling from the branches...

"You brat, come eat now!"

"Auntie, you still think five yuan is too expensive?"

Chen Ji could even hear the shouts of the surrounding residents and the bickering of the vendors on the next street!

Chen Ji broke out in a cold sweat in an instant!

Hearing everything means hearing nothing at all!

He simply can't handle so many sounds!

No, that's not right. There must be some way to limit the scope.

He took several deep breaths, forcing himself to focus his attention solely on the room.

After a while.

The surrounding noise gradually faded, turning into white noise like a background.

Chen Ji then imagined what the restroom in front of him would look like, further narrowing down the area.

stab.

He was suddenly stunned.

The next second, Chen Ji shook his head, letting the footsteps downstairs become just another background noise.

soon.....

"Chen Ji!"

A faint, muffled sound, weakened to the extreme, reached Chen Ji's ears.

Just as Chen Ji had guessed.

The swishing sound wasn't because Phil's voice was distorted.

Rather, it's because her voice was so faint that even if she shouted herself hoarse, it would be no different from a gust of wind.

“I can hear you, Phil.”

Chen Ji immediately said.

Without pausing for a second, he asked directly:

How long do you have to stay safe?

Phil's voice was almost inaudible:

"Five minutes left."

She recounted everything that had happened before, including the rules of the alternate dimension and Zheng Zhongshan's various actions, all in one breath.

"Please keep track of the time."

Chen Ji hurriedly gave the instructions, then had Du Tingfeng help him to the storeroom.

"Zheng Zhongshan".

Did Liang Ming give you a single piece of draft paper?

"There is no title above, and there are signs of tearing at the top."

After a long pause, Zheng Zhongshan finally spoke.

He sounded as if he were dreaming, his voice was very unsteady:

"Maybe."

"Liang Ming has given me a lot."

Chen Ji was speechless for a moment.

He thought for a moment before saying:

"Was that self-printed book, 'A Ghost Story Every Day,' also given to you by him?"

Zheng Zhongshan hummed in agreement.

After a moment, Zheng Zhongshan whispered:

"That was a misunderstanding."

“Liang Ming told me... he had no idea where this book came from.”

Chen Ji was stunned for a moment.

"what?"

Zheng Zhongshan's words left Chen Ji somewhat confused.

The street vendor version, the first version that everyone found at Ah Xiang's house, wasn't it published by Liang Ming?

"At that time, he became mentally unstable, talking nonsense every day, saying..."

"There's a ghost, forcing him to write the story."

Chen Ji's pupils suddenly contracted.

In an instant, the question that had been puzzling him was answered!

No wonder Liang Ming, as the author, suddenly appeared in the second ghost story, "The Last Photograph".

No wonder there's a separate article titled "Liang Ming's Story".

According to everyone's previous speculation, this street vendor version of "A Ghost Story Every Day" was cursed because it was tainted by Liang Ming's resentment!

At the time, everyone thought that Liang Ming was the one who had manipulated everything.

In retrospect, the source of all the curses lies...

Actually, it's "A Ghost Story Every Day" itself!

Liang Ming is merely a cursed person, a character in the story.

Just then, Fei'er's voice broke Chen Ji's thoughts:

"The time is coming."

Her voice began to come out intermittently:

"An hour later—still here—"

Chen Ji immediately gave a low shout, not at Fei'er, but at Zheng Zhongshan:

"Think about it, didn't Liang Ming come to your house on June 3rd?"

Immediately afterwards, he felt a gentle breeze pass by, and then he could hear no more sounds.

Huici pulled her clothes tighter and frowned as she said:

"The ghost is back."

Chen Ji nodded.

He repeated everything Fei'er and Zheng Zhongshan had said to the group.

Then, as if remembering something, Chen Ji suddenly chuckled softly.

"Li Bo is gone."

Du Tingfeng was taken aback. He looked downstairs and, sure enough, he didn't see Li Bo anymore.

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Aren't you blind?"

“I can hear his voice.”

Chen Ji blinked, feeling his hearing slowly deteriorating, and a faint light appeared before his eyes.

“I heard…”

He opened my backpack and took the pen with him.

Just as Chen Ji uttered those words...

In an alley.

Li Bo stared at his arm in disbelief, only one thought in his mind:

We've struck gold!

The pen was moving in his hand.

I can help you find a way to survive.

No limit on the number of attempts.

It really can save your life!

Li Bo breathed heavily, looking at his body, at the red silk that almost covered his entire calves.

He cleared his throat and asked somewhat cautiously:

"What's the price?"

The pen remained silent for a moment.

Suddenly, it began to paddle rapidly, faster and faster, the rustling sound like a snicker, revealing extreme ecstasy!

【cost?】

I have no consequences.

All you need is...

Tell me a joke.