Can titles be eaten?

Chu Changge had already reached the third floor. He had used some special means to shake off the ghost on the first floor.

The first floor was all Mourning Halls.

The second floor was all hospital rooms.

The third floor, as he had imagined, was all prison cells.

This floor was also without power, completely dark. The layout was similar to the second floor, with walls on one side and cells on the other.

This place seemed like a long-abandoned prison. The ground underfoot was damp, and some of the bars were rusted and peeling paint. The air was filled with the smell of damp mold.

Even though the cells were empty, each cell door was tightly shut, bound securely with chains.

Above the cell doors hung small signs, it was unclear if they were prisoner introductions or something else. Looking up, one could still vaguely make out the writing.

Chu Changge shone his flashlight at the closest sign: "No. 023, Li Guodong, crime: intentional homicide..."

In his hand, he held two pieces of paper from Yang Shuang's Mourning Hall coffin: a wanted poster for Ma Gang and a letter of thanks for reporting.

Gu Mian had seen these two papers. After reading them, he had put them back in the coffin. So when Chu Changge returned to the Mourning Hall, he saw them immediately.

"Ma Gang, the prison van should correspond to Ma Gang, who is also the Fierce Ghost on this third floor," he thought as he continued to walk forward.

If nothing unexpected happened, Ma Gang's cell should be among these rooms. He had to find it.

Time was running out. Gu Mian and the others were likely already in danger. He had to quickly connect all the clues into a single storyline to deduce the answer to the test.

Chu Changge walked down the dimly lit corridor.

Not long after, a familiar name caught his eye.

Unlike the other cells, this cell door had inexplicably been opened and was swaying slightly, looking rather eerie in the darkness.

The sign on the door was mostly rotten, but the original writing could still be seen.

"No. 042, Ma Gang, previously convicted of intentional homicide, released after serving thirteen years. Thirteen years later, he murdered a woman with an axe, resisted arrest, and attempted to attack police officers. Sentenced to death."

Chu Changge looked at the sign on the door.

This woman was likely Yang Shuang, who had reported him on the first floor. It was possible that Ma Gang, still holding a grudge after his release, had killed again.

But the public security department's wanted poster clearly stated that the informant's information would not be disclosed. How did he find out about Yang Shuang's report?

Chu Changge glanced again into the open cell.

The prison was not large, with gray-black walls and a gray-black floor. In the corner was a bed that looked like it was built from cement.

The bed was covered with the standard prison sheets and blankets, but there seemed to be a different color on this bed.

He glanced at the slightly swaying cell door next to him. If he went in now and something blocked the doorway, he would have no escape.

But he didn't hesitate for long. He decisively strode in and reached for the different color on the bed.

He didn't immediately look at what it was. Chu Changge picked up the item and turned to leave. Fortunately, the common trope in horror movies did not appear; the doorway was still empty, with no terrifying figures blocking his path.

But Chu Changge immediately understood one thing—tropes might be late, but they are never absent.

On the floor not far from the cell door, a pair of feet appeared.

Without hesitation, he quickly turned and ran towards the stairs.

The circular corridor was long, and there was only one staircase. Chu Changge ran for a long time before spotting the stairwell. The sounds from behind him were almost close enough to touch his back.

At the last moment, he sprinted to the stairwell and then slammed the door shut. He didn't even turn on his flashlight, just gripped the handle and rushed down.

Chu Changge ran all the way to the second-floor corridor and then randomly rushed into a hospital room to hide.

Fortunately, the ghost from the third floor did not follow him.

He listened intently behind the door for a while. Hearing no movement outside, he felt relieved and unfolded the item he had been clutching.

This was what he had obtained from the cell on the third floor: a small note with a death certificate.

And a group photo.

He first used the light from outside the window to look at the death certificate.

"This certifies that our district resident Zhao Lanhai, female, pregnant, had a dispute with her neighbor Ms. Yang on October 2, 2003. Due to an accidental fall, she suffered severe bleeding, and the fetus was premature. Due to delayed rescue, she died of excessive blood loss en route to the hospital."

Below were Zhao Lanhai's ID number and date of birth, which were not useful.

Chu Changge then looked at the group photo.

There were three people in it. Two of them were very familiar to him: the Fierce Ghost Yang Shuang from the first floor and the Fierce Ghost Ma Gang from the third floor.

The third person, whom he had not seen in the photo before, was heavily pregnant, appearing to be seven or eight months along.

The three seemed to be friends, with a very good relationship.

The pregnant woman stood in the middle, smiling at the camera. She must be Zhao Lanhai. Beside her, a young Yang Shuang affectionately held her arm.

On Zhao Lanhai's other side stood a man. Looking at his face, it was Ma Gang from the wanted poster.

He had one hand on Zhao Lanhai's shoulder, and the two looked like a couple.

However, Yang Shuang's face in this photo had a large "X" drawn over it in red ink, with such force that it almost tore the photo. It was evident that the person who drew the "X" deeply hated Yang Shuang, even going so far as to vent their anger on a photograph.

The photo was found in Ma Gang's cell. It was self-evident who had drawn the "X".

The bottom right corner also showed the time of the photo shoot: August 22, 2003. Ma Gang committed the murder on September 23, so this photo was taken a month before the incident.

At that time, the three were still friends.

Now Chu Changge understood how Yang Shuang found out Ma Gang's hiding place and reported him.

He looked at the clues in his hand, trying to connect them into a single thread.

"On September 23, 2003, Ma Gang committed murder and fled. The Ministry of Public Security issued a wanted notice. Of course, Ma Gang wouldn't tell anyone his hiding place, but he was afraid his pregnant wife, Zhao Lanhai, would worry and trusted her enough to tell her his location."

"Pregnant woman Zhao Lanhai was friends with Yang Shuang. While they were talking, Zhao Lanhai might have accidentally revealed Ma Gang's hiding place to Yang Shuang, who immediately and secretly reported it to the public security department after finding out."

"Around October 2nd, the Ministry of Public Security apprehended the fugitive Ma Gang. His wife, Zhao Lanhai, realized Yang Shuang had secretly informed on him and went to confront him. Then, during their argument, an accident occurred. Zhao Lanhai died en route to the hospital due to delayed medical attention... she died in the ambulance?"

"When Zhao Lanhai died, Ma Gang was already in prison, beginning a thirteen-year confinement. In prison, he learned of his wife's death and the reason for it, leading him to resent Yang Shuang. This resentment festered for thirteen years."

"After thirteen years, Ma Gang was released from prison and immediately found Yang Shuang, killing her. He then prepared to flee again but was unfortunately caught and returned to prison to be executed."

The story of this dungeon was truly perplexing.

Many of the details were his own conjecture. Chu Changge's imagination had always been good, and as a law student, the story he pieced together was logical.

Although there were still many doubts, the overall storyline had emerged.

As long as he understood this storyline, he should be able to pass the written exam.

He thought as he looked at the LED board in the hallway. It was already 9:50.

He could start answering questions at 10:00.

"I need to find Gu Mian and tell him the storyline," he thought as he turned the doorknob and walked into the hallway.

"This is a 6.5-star dungeon; it shouldn't be this simple," Chu Changge pondered. "Perhaps the majority of the difficulty lies in the road test section..."

"It's highly likely that during the road test, the fierce ghosts corresponding to the three vehicles will appear to interfere with the players. You might not encounter ghosts during the written test, but the chance of encountering them during the road test is 100%."

"If a fierce ghost appears in the car, the person in the driver's seat will likely die on the spot. Therefore, the road test is the most difficult part of this dungeon."

Thinking this, Chu Changge felt a headache coming on again.

The written exam seemed to have little purpose, merely allowing them to understand the story between the three vehicles and the three fierce ghosts.

But was this the only purpose of the written exam?

Was it really that simple?

He thought as he looked at the clues in his hand. Then, Chu Changge's gaze fixed on the group photo.

Yang Shuang's face in the group photo was almost scratched out. Just looking at a photo made Ma Gang want to tear it to shreds. If it were a solo picture... it would probably have been torn to pieces.

"Torn to pieces..."

Photo...

Suddenly, as if understanding something, Chu Changge looked towards the stairs. He remembered that a photo of Yang Shuang was hung on the door of her mourning hall on the first floor.

He hadn't understood the purpose of hanging a photo in front of the mourning hall's door, but now he understood.