Three Parties Converge

Ji Li was a bit stunned. One second he heard the muffled cries from the elevator, but the next, when he opened the elevator door, there were three dead bodies?

"You really are a grim reaper, aren't you? Wherever you go, people die."

The Second Personality estimated the current death toll, noting that more than half of the casualties had occurred around Ji Li, and said sarcastically.

"How do ghosts kill so silently..."

The Third Personality posed this question. In fact, ever since the male employee died at the very beginning, it had been contemplating this very issue.

Ghosts possessed the ability to clone themselves, but that didn't mean they could slaughter employees without warning.

Otherwise, this mission would be impossible to resolve.

Ji Li's expression was also extremely grim. The Second Personality was right; people died wherever he went.

Two problems had now surfaced: where was the ghost, and how was it infiltrating living bodies to kill them?

He glanced at the attire of the three corpses. Judging by their blue repairman uniforms, the three repair personnel who hadn't rendezvoused on the B1 floor were trapped in the elevator.

They had just died.

In that case, there was no need to search any further.

Ji Li took out his phone from his pocket. The cold light shone on his face, causing his eyes discomfort. He then dialed Fang Shenyan's number.

The call was connected shortly after. Ji Li spoke first, asking:

"Are you sure you can restore the power on your end?"

On Fang Shenyan's side, he glanced at the three busy repairmen, then at the knife in his hand, and only gave an ambiguous reply:

"I'm not sure."

Ji Li was not surprised. Human repairs might not necessarily overcome the power of ghosts.

He just felt a bit regretful. If the power could be restored, he could have a full overview by going to the monitoring room.

Even his two questions about the ghost would have had a space for investigation.

However, whether the power could be restored was still an unknown, which caused a disruption in his actions.

Ji Li didn't ask anything further, only saying to be careful, and hung up the phone.

As soon as the call ended on his end, Tong Guan called from the other side.

Ji Li let out a long sigh, silently wishing for good news, and answered the call.

"This is Ji Li."

"Ji Li, on the upper floors, Tong Guan and Fang's teams have gathered most of the employees in the first-floor lobby.

However, many are still missing. I propose we all meet up."

Tong Guan's voice was deep and powerful, showing no sign of impact from the continuous deaths in such a short period.

Ji Li said nothing. He turned and glanced at the three cold corpses, hung up the phone, and headed downstairs.

The first-floor lobby was already packed. Employees in black uniforms looked panicked, and no one spoke.

The beams of light from the building across the street shone into the area, somewhat dispelling the darkness, but everyone huddled with their heads down, silent.

Only the southwest corner was empty; no one was willing to go near it. The first female employee, who had died from two gunshots, lay there.

Tong Guan stood with his back to the glass doors, half his body blending into the darkness. His posture was upright, one hand holding a cigarette, the other using his phone to record the number of people and information in the lobby.

Chang Nian looked at the scene before her, tied her scattered long hair back with a rubber band, and walked towards Tong Guan.

"This ghost is unusual."

Tong Guan, without looking at her, continued his work and said softly:

"Its cloning ability is almost beyond the scope of a One-Star Hotel mission. I'm surprised, why is it so strong?"

Chang Nian scoffed, rolled her eyes at Tong Guan, "Before the mission, you boasted that this mission wouldn't be difficult. Now look at you?

With its cloning ability, and 43 employees, if it wanted to, it could kill everyone in three hours!"

She spoke the harsh reality, but her expression showed no fear, as if she remained indifferent to the current situation.

Or perhaps, it was her confidence in the man beside her.

Even though her words were mocking his confidence.

"No matter how strong it is, this is still a One-Star Hotel mission. Even with cloning abilities, it wouldn't be this unsolvable.

I believe that as long as we find its killing rules, or rather, its loopholes, we can defeat this mission!"

Tong Guan had already compiled a long list. He glanced at the serial numbers and stopped at number 33.

"Ji Li should be here soon." He rubbed his stiff neck and looked through the crowd towards the darkness of the stairs.

Upon hearing this, Chang Nian's body trembled. Lost in thought, she took out a notebook from her pocket.

Casually flipping it open, she looked and said:

"Ji Li joined the hotel in early October this year. Looking at these execution records, he's completed three missions on his own."

He dragged it out to the One-Star level through sheer force, executing it alone three times.

"This person is no simple matter."

As she said this, she glanced at the theoretical first deceased, who had been killed by Ji Li with a firearm.

"When we first arrived at Branch No. 11, the store was already at the One-Star level, with an Acting Manager.

After he died, you took over.

In reality, we've only completed three missions, and none of them were solo."

Chang Nian's words were tinged with emotion as she thought of her former comrades, now scattered across who knows which branches.

Tong Guan nodded, "Ji Li is ruthless, selfish, and extreme, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals."

He said this while turning to look at Yu Guo, who was talking with Li Xing behind him.

"Fang Shenyan is also extraordinary. I can see that his methods are extremely similar to Ji Li's.

I just can't understand why Yu Guo, who seems so gentle and kind, would associate with them."

Chang Nian chuckled, covering her mouth, "Perhaps, it's people like him who can survive in this world."

Tong Guan scoffed, "If a person lives like that, can they even be called human?

I only believe that there is justice in the unseen. Without schemes and tricks, I can still keep you alive."

Chang Nian playfully spat and punched him, "Maybe it's me who will keep you alive."

"How lively, everyone's here now."

Just then, Ji Li finally arrived, fashionably late. His appearance caused a stir among the employees.

The employees who had arrived first had already spread the word about Ji Li's previous atrocities, and it was quickly propagating.

Almost everyone present now believed that Ji Li and his group were nothing but desperadoes.

Ji Li looked at the sea of heads before him, silently took stock, and then frowned.

He walked closer to Tong Guan and then gestured for Yu Guo and Li Xing, who were behind him.

"The three parties have converged. It's time to compare notes on our first operation."

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