The Eerie Overseer
Chapter 1254

A Living Dead Person

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Ji Li suddenly frowned. He raised his phone, searching for the angle from which the photo had been taken, then slowly lowered it again.

Lake Heart Restaurant was an extremely isolated building on the outskirts of Orange Lake Plaza. There was nothing blocking it in front, nor were there any other buildings nearby.

He was on the 4th Floor. For someone to take a level photo that could even capture Fang Shenyan in a wide-angle shot, the photographer had to have been not far in front of him.

In other words, the photo had been taken by a ghost.

At the same time, Fang Shenyan was making a similar motion. Once they both lowered their phones, they looked at each other and said in unison:

"A ghost has chosen all of us at the same time."

"Manager Ji, there's no need to worry about the ghost taking the photos."

Hou Guisheng's voice came from upstairs. When Ji Li looked up, he saw Hou gripping the balcony railing with both hands, half his face exposed as he stared down at him.

"That ghost isn't important. It merely selects the roles. We need to find the dead person, the cause of death, and the real killer within half an hour."

Hou Guisheng could vaguely determine that much. He only knew the photo-taking ghost was unimportant, but not why.

However, Ji Li had a rough guess. The ghost taking the photos might have been the Cartoon Doll, one of the three dolls.

So far, it was the only one connected to the act of taking pictures in this mission.

As for why it needed to take photos, it was likely related to the failure penalty.

The Fireworks Bureau had now come clean.

This was a special mission targeting all employees. It ordered everyone

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