The Dark Awakening

Of course, there's another way to resolve this...

Within two minutes, find Xiao Qi with Li Xing, and the three of them will rendezvous!

However, the difficulty is quite high.

Ji Li had already made some deductions: Lao Xue's strange death, Xiao Qi's disappearance, and Text Message Man knowing about the existence of ghosts.

There must be a thread connecting these three events. Now, two men are dead, leaving only Xiao Qi, whose whereabouts are unknown.

But even now, Ji Li still has no clue as to the person's hiding place.

As the grim situation on the first floor intensified on the surveillance screen, Fang and Yu could no longer control the situation.

Ji Li glanced at Tong Guan and Chang Nian, who seemed to be quickly ascending the stairs, pursed his lips, and finally, with a flash of cold light in his eyes, grabbed Li Xing's arm and rushed out of the monitoring room!

There was no more time to hesitate; only a few minutes remained.

So many people had died now, but all for nothing. The mission objective was wrong, and their deaths offered no reference value.

Only Lao Xue's death!

Ji Li had felt that the situation on the fifth floor was unusual at the time. He died for no reason before the staff could arrive or get close.

Therefore, there was only one reason!

He was silenced by a ghost!

Text Message Man and Lao Xue must have discovered some extremely crucial clue for survival, or even a part of the real mission, which is why they died abruptly early in the mission.

Now that these two have been systematically eliminated, only one potential informant remains: Xiao Qi!

But as Ji Li ran and scrambled, he still lacked confidence.

If Xiao Qi is truly the last informant, is he/she really still alive?

"What exactly did I go through, and where did I forget it!"

Li Xing's head ached more and more, as if a worm was sucking his brain marrow, gnawing at his dwindling sanity.

Some external force was taking over his mind, clinging to him like a leech, yet he was powerless.

As Ji Li rushed downstairs, he also paid attention to Li Xing's emotional changes.

Especially when he glanced sideways, he saw Li Xing's face, contorted in fear, become monstrously distorted for a moment!

This glance made Ji Li's heart tighten. He and Li Xing were now closely connected, less than a fist's distance apart.

If Li Xing was a ghost, or possessed by a ghost, then he would have almost nowhere to escape!

"Was I deceived by him..."

This question echoed in Ji Li's mind. Now, whether Xiao Qi was still alive was also a question mark in his heart.

His safest survival plan was to use the ghost to stimulate Li Xing's memory block, thereby obtaining the true mission content.

But...

Was Li Xing's situation really as he claimed?

Was he really not a ghost, but someone whose memory was blocked by a ghost?

If his current normal appearance was all a disguise by Li Xing, and he was the ghost itself, then what was the purpose of his constant forbearance...

"Ding dong, ding dong!"

Suddenly, a crisp sound came from a phone in Ji Li's pocket, so loud it made Ji Li's body tremble!

Ji Li had two phones on him at the moment.

One was the hotel phone, and the other was Lao Xue's phone, which he carried. He didn't have his own phone as he had no social needs.

And the phone ringing now was Lao Xue's phone!

The moment Ji Li took out the phone, his eyebrows shot up. The device vibrated slightly, and a number was calling.

The caller ID read: "Xiao Qi"!

"Who's calling?"

Just as Ji Li hesitated whether to answer here, Li Xing seemed to have snapped out of his daze.

His expression had also returned to normal. Although his features were no longer unusual, there was a subtle change in his attitude and tone when he spoke.

Li Xing had never dared to speak to Ji Li like this before.

Ji Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and his mind raced.

Xiao Qi wasn't dead, but why wasn't he/she dead!

According to Text Message Man's information, he/she should have been in the same location as Lao Xue. But if Lao Xue was killed by a ghost for some unknown reason.

Why would they spare Xiao Qi, who was with him?

The phone was still buzzing, but Ji Li didn't answer it. He subtly glanced at Li Xing.

If Xiao Qi truly possessed clues for survival, there was no reason for him/her to be alive. As a staff member, he/she should have been buried with the others.

But he/she is still alive now, which means there's a reason the ghosts couldn't act against him/her.

"Could Xiao Qi also be special in this mission?"

The Third Personality, which hadn't appeared for a long time, quietly uttered this sentence in his mind.

"Li Xing, is he human or a ghost...

We have no idea, but I have a vague feeling that if we find out where Xiao Qi is, the ghost will immediately target them.

I suggest, just in case, not to let Li Xing and Xiao Qi meet!

If he is a ghost, then Xiao Qi will be silenced instantly, and the secrecy of this mission, and even the true mission content, will be lost!"

Ji Li listened to the Third Personality's analysis, gritted his teeth, and fell into a struggle.

There were two current mission directions: first, find Xiao Qi to understand what secrets were hidden among those three people.

Second, believe Li Xing's words about forgetting and take him to Xiao Qi's location, using the ghost's appearance to break free from memories.

But...

These two plans might not be compatible!

Because he couldn't figure out Li Xing's true identity. What if he had lied before, with the intention of having Ji Li lead him to Xiao Qi's location and kill them to silence them?

Then there would be no chance of turning things around.

The two possibilities swirled in Ji Li's mind for a moment before his brow relaxed. He hung up Xiao Qi's call and said to Li Xing, "Tong Guan and the other person are about to arrive. Go find them and report our situation to them."

Li Xing silently listened to Ji Li's instructions, his face showing no obvious changes. His eyes were like still water, with only faint ripples.

As Ji Li spoke, he had already begun to distance himself from Li Xing. If Li Xing were a normal person, he would have done as he was told.

If he insisted on following Ji Li to find Xiao Qi, then things might be amiss.

Ji Li felt uncertain. He also didn't know how Li Xing would choose. And if he really was a ghost, Ji Li didn't know how to fight back.

All he could do now was hope that the staff downstairs would die a little slower, buying him more time.

"Okay!"

To Ji Li's surprise, after a moment of silence, Li Xing actually agreed and quickly ran downstairs.

Ji Li had been prepared for Li Xing to turn against him, but he hadn't expected him to agree so quickly.

He stared at Li Xing's retreating back, feeling somewhat lost. The smooth turn of events made him suspicious.

A moment later, seeing that Li Xing had long since disappeared, Ji Li took a dagger from his waist, gripped it in his hand, and chose another staircase.

However, Ji Li was unaware that the hotel phone in his left pocket had inexplicably begun to flash with a red light, as if something was on the verge of awakening.

Unfortunately, through the fabric of his clothes, he didn't see this change at all.