"Anyone there?"
"Hello..."
When Liu Kun ran into danger, Jiang Qiao heard the exact same voice in an office.
The only difference was that Liu Kun heard it from a radio, while Jiang Qiao heard it from a landline telephone with the speakerphone on. The moment he approached, the phone answered automatically.
"Hello..."
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Anyone there?"
The questions repeated over and over through the phone, and the voice sounded rather anxious.
"Someone's here."
"What do you want?"
Jiang Qiao walked over and spoke into the phone.
"Hee-hee!"
"There really is someone!"
"There really is someone! Hee-hee!"
The voice on the phone immediately changed from anxious to excited, accompanied by a few eerie giggles. "I'll come find you. I'll come find you."
"And then?"
"When are you coming to find me?" Jiang Qiao asked expressionlessly.
"I'll come find you..."
"Beep—"
"Beep beep beep—"
The call ended.
That nonsensical phone call had clearly been prepared for him. Otherwise, it wouldn't have answered automatically the moment he approached, with the speakerphone on no less, as if afraid he wouldn't pick up the receiver.
"How strange."
Jiang Qiao shook his head and brought his fist down.
"Bang!"
The phone exploded.
There was nothing inside—not a single electrical component. In other words, this landline telephone was nothing but a hollow shell.
Half an hour earlier.
He had gotten separated from Liu Kun and Miao Yi.
Then they had come under attack.
After dealing with those Vicious Ghosts, he had punched through the wall of a room.
He had found a hidden passage.
And continued exploring deeper inside.
As he walked, he arrived at this office and heard that ridiculous phone call.
"If nothing unexpected happens..."
"Liu Kun and that Miao Yi probably ran into Vicious Ghosts too."
"I wonder if they'll