Chapter 1346 Searching

It's... Fatty!

Although he had guessed this before, Jiang Cheng felt cold all over when he suddenly saw the scene on the screen. His blood vessels seemed to be full of ice. Luo Yunshan and others were ghosts, but the fat man who always stayed by his side was also problematic. This time he was completely isolated.

He turned his head subconsciously to look at the fat man. The other party was still sleeping soundly, as if he had no idea that he had been exposed. After a few seconds, Jiang Cheng seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately looked away. He pretended to be worried and couldn't sleep and fiddled with his phone, but in fact he couldn't stop being afraid.

He forgot that the fat man beside him was not a human. Even if he looked like he was sleeping soundly now, in fact... in fact, it was very likely...

Turning on the camera function of the mobile phone, Jiang Cheng pretended to move his arm inadvertently and secretly pointed the camera at the fat man. During this time, the fat man did not show any abnormality. He still looked heartless, with his mouth slightly open, his chest constantly rising and falling, and he was sleeping soundly.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Cheng felt relieved a little, but when he opened the video he had just recorded, everything came to an abrupt end.

The fat man in the video had completely changed his appearance, his face was livid, and his white eyes full of resentment stared at his bed, as if he was worried that the prey would run away.

God knows how much courage Jiang Cheng used to suppress the fear in his heart. He fiddled with his mobile phone with a very natural expression, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Cheng knew that although the other party did not hurt him for the time being, it did not mean that the other party did not mean to do so. The other party just wanted to lead him into the trap they set, but if he was discovered in the process, he would be angry and kill him. Jiang Cheng was not sure.

After calming down, in order to reassure the fat man, Jiang Cheng turned off his mobile phone, lay on the bed, pulled the quilt to his chin, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

This is the most correct way now. Now Jiang Cheng is thinking not only about how to survive, but also about how to break the situation. He is sure that the key to breaking the situation must be related to the mysterious black shadow.

And there is one more thing Jiang Cheng needs to confirm: when did he join the game?

To be more precise, when was the fat man and the others around him replaced? And where are the real fat man and the others now?

The first thing Jiang Cheng thought of was the call from Li Bai. She said that the mission was not over. Let's assume that what she said was true, then there are two types of not ending.

The first one is that they are still in the mission world, and everything around them is just an illusion created by the newspaper man.

The second one is that they have indeed left the mission world dominated by the newspaper man and returned to the real world. Now they are facing a brand new supernatural event.

After thinking about it, Jiang Cheng is more inclined to the second one, which is a brand new supernatural event and has nothing to do with the newspaper man.

The reasons are as follows.

First of all, if they are still in the world where the newspaper man is, then from the perspective of their own environment, the four survivors have been separated and each is in a relatively independent world, just like the state in the first level of the dark mirror.

If this is true, they must not be able to communicate with each other, and Li Bai has no reason to make a phone call to inform himself that the mission is not over.

And the most important point is that the bus appeared. They took the bus back to the real world. No matter how powerful the newspaper man was, he was just the law enforcer on the bus. In essence, he was similar to other prisoners and was subject to the control of the bus. He had no ability to control the bus.

As long as they got on the bus, it meant that the mission was over and they were absolutely safe.

Jiang Cheng also thought about whether the so-called bus was fake and just an illusion created by the newspaper man, but soon he overturned this idea. The breath on the bus was very special. Jiang Cheng had never felt a similar breath from any ghost or disciple. He could be sure that the bus they boarded was real.

Then the problem entered the next stage. They did leave the world of the newspaper man and were involved in a brand new supernatural event.

Others were fine, but when was the fat man who always stayed with him replaced?

Jiang Cheng first ruled out the two days he spent in the studio after leaving the mission because it was too peaceful. The beginning of all this should be after the night when No. 2 and No. 3 came.

It was also from there that they really came into contact with the mysterious disappearance case of Xieming Mountain. Then they drove all the way to the town at the foot of Xieming Mountain and stayed in Hengtong Hotel late at night.

Suddenly, Jiang Cheng shuddered, Hengtong Hotel!

It was this Hengtong Hotel again!

His mind seemed to be torn apart, and pictures were played back and forth like slides. The mysterious man in the dream appeared in Hengtong Hotel, standing on the roof of the second floor of the hotel. The same bed sheets in this hotel also appeared in the photos of Yao, Shun and Yu, and... and the morning when he woke up in the hotel, the hotel was empty, and he carefully groped his way downstairs, and the explanation of Luo Yunshan Fatty and others was to test him, and told him that Wu had been tricked and almost kidnapped him...

Slowly, all the information was collected, and all the spearheads pointed to this inconspicuous Hengtong Hotel. As time passed, a bold guess took shape in Jiang Cheng's mind. He suspected that he had not woken up at all. Everything he experienced now was a dream, and the real him was lying on the bed with orchid patterns, right in Hengtong Hotel!

This is what the mysterious man wanted to remind himself of!

Jiang Cheng had heard of such a saying that dreams are divided into different levels, and the deeper the dream, the more real it is, and it is also more difficult to wake up. He even suspected that if he died in such a dream, he would die in reality, just like Yao, Shun and Yu.

Cold sweat broke out behind him. The mysterious man appeared several times before the danger came. Although Jiang Cheng was not sure of his identity, he was undoubtedly on his side.

After figuring this out, Jiang Cheng felt much more at ease. In this world, he also had a trustworthy companion. Now there is only one question left. What do the three traces drawn by the mysterious man represent?

The other party must want to tell him something, and it is very important. Jiang Cheng is sure that this is the key to breaking the situation.

After thinking about it, he still has no clue. While thinking, Jiang Cheng fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Jiang Cheng was awakened by a dull knock on the door. Jiang Cheng was really awakened, and the fat man's acting skills were also very mature. If Jiang Cheng had not seen through his identity, he would not have aroused his suspicion just from his reaction.

After opening the door, No. 2 and No. 13 rushed in. Their anxious expressions gave Jiang Cheng a bad premonition, "Just received a message, something happened in the town, Mr. Luo is taking people to deal with it, he told us not to go anywhere, he will come to us soon."

The fat man looked a little panicked, and couldn't help but whispered: "Do you know what happened?"

"It's not clear yet, but it should be related to us." No. 13 looked at the corridor outside the door from time to time, and looked very nervous.

Jiang Cheng knew very well what he should do now so as not to arouse suspicion due to his long experience, but he was sure that Fatty, No. 2, and No. 13 were all problematic and were all ghosts. The so-called accident was just a cover-up, and the real purpose must be related to him.

After recognizing these, the overall mission plot became much clearer. He was trying his best to cooperate with the other party in acting, and wanted to see what these guys were up to.

He was looking for an opportunity to reasonably get rid of these people, and then planned to go back to Hengtong Hotel to take a look. He was sure there would be clues there.

The waiting time was quite tormenting. Finally, half an hour later, there was a burst of hurried footsteps in the corridor, and Luo Yunshan appeared. However, his muscles were tense at this moment, and his eyes were full of vigilance. "Where did the people I sent to protect you last night go?"

This attitude made No. 13 very dissatisfied, "Mr. Luo, what are you talking about? You sent people, and then you ask us?"

In order to show his sincerity, Jiang Cheng took the initiative to tell Luo Yunshan that someone knocked on the door last night. At the same time, he also gave a guess, saying that he felt that the people outside might be problematic, so he did not open the door.

Hearing this, Luo Yunshan took a deep breath and nodded to Jiang Cheng affirmatively, "Very good, you are lucky not to open the door, your feeling is right, those people are indeed problematic, because... because those who were supposed to come are dead."

"Dead?"

"Yeah." Luo Yunshan's face became worse, "I just received the news this morning, someone found their bodies, they died in the room, lying on the bed, just like... and Yao Shunyu's death state, the one who replied to my message last night was not them at all."

"This is my negligence, I didn't expect this to happen, they are the strongest group of my men, how... how could they die so confusedly?"

"Where did they die?" Jiang Cheng asked.

Luo Yunshan raised his head, "It's the hotel you stayed in on the first day."

Hengtong Hotel...

Worried that the other party was testing him, Jiang Cheng didn't show too much emotional fluctuations on his face, but just nodded pretentiously, "It's there... I want to go to the scene and take a look, maybe there will be some discoveries."

But this time, Luo Yunshan shook his head helplessly, "Not now, the higher-ups are very concerned about the things in the mountain, and have arranged another group of people to investigate. Now the hotel has been blocked, and even I can't get in."

"Our mission is to enter Xixieming Mountain again and find those missing people. You and I will replenish equipment first. When everything is ready, we will set off." Luo Yunshan said in an unquestionable tone, "This time, in addition to us, there is another team. They are the second echelon that was originally prepared. I didn't expect it to be really useful."

Under the leadership of Luo Yunshan, everyone went to eat something casually first, and then they were taken to several off-road vehicles. People around were carefully checking their equipment, and white oil drums were placed on the ground.

There were several tents scattered near the off-road vehicle. The tents were of different sizes. Some could live in, and some could only store things. Jiang Cheng opened a smaller tent and saw several large black handbags inside. The zipper of one of them was not tightened, and the black muzzle of the gun was facing outward. The others must have contained matching ammunition.

Jiang Cheng, who was worried about not being able to get out of the fire, came up with an idea at this moment. Although it was a bit risky, he had no choice but to take a gamble compared to entering the mountain. He took advantage of the opportunity when everyone was busy sorting out their equipment, quietly brought a bucket of gasoline, poured it on a handbag in a small tent, and then ignited it with a lighter.

With the help of gasoline, the fire broke out instantly and engulfed the entire tent. At the same time, with the help of the wind, it was out of control and there was a sign that all nearby tents would be ignited.

In addition to food and medicine, the rest were dangerous goods such as guns, ammunition and oil. Once the fire spread, the consequences would be disastrous.

The increasingly fierce fire attracted everyone's attention, and thick smoke rose everywhere. Jiang Cheng, like everyone else, shouted a few times at the top of his voice to put out the fire, and then he saw the opportunity and sneaked away.

This place is not big. He remembered the way he came and ran all the way towards the hotel. He didn't believe Luo Yunshan's words. The way to expose their lies was simple. He just had to go to the hotel himself to see it.

The journey was not far, but to his surprise, there was a cordon outside the Hengtong Hotel. He did not expect that these things would be so complete and make it look like a real thing.

He bypassed the cordon and entered the hotel. At this time, there was no one inside. On the first floor, he saw the cordon again. Several rooms were sealed. There was also a chair outside, which seemed to be used by the police officers on duty, but no one was seen at this time.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Cheng still planned to take a look.

But when he entered the room, he was suddenly stunned. There were only two beds in the room, but there were people on both beds at this moment. To be precise, what could be seen directly were two human-shaped bulges, because these two people were covered with a layer of white cloth, covering their faces.

Really... dead?

Jiang Cheng could not help but feel a little dazed. He walked forward and lifted the white cloth. Under the white cloth was a man's face. The man closed his eyes and looked extremely peaceful, as if he was asleep.

But the body was already cold. This was a dead person for sure.

Jiang Cheng checked several other rooms and the result was the same, a total of 8 bodies, all matching what Luo Yunshan said.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng was shaken, but this was not his destination. More importantly, it was on the second floor, the room where he once lived.

According to his guess, the moment he opened the door of his room, he would be able to see himself lying on the bed, even... even Fatty, No. 2, and No. 13, they were all there!

This was a dream.

As long as... as long as I could find myself sleeping, I would wake up from the dream!

I hope so.