Chorus

It was exactly 5 o'clock.

Fatty walked over and gently patted Jiang Cheng's shoulder. "Doctor, wake up, it's time."

Blinking his eyes open groggily, Jiang Cheng sat up.

"Anything happen?" he asked, swaying as he stood up.

"Someone from Room 406 came by," Fatty replied. "They said they had something to look for you about."

Jiang Cheng turned his head, his gaze suddenly sharpening. "Why didn't you wake me? And how could you dare give it to him?"

Fatty had already guessed what he was going to say and quickly explained, "Doctor, don't worry, I tested them. They're fine!"

"Your test?"

Jiang Cheng felt his head spinning. He started to seriously consider if Fatty's entire skill set was dedicated to cooking.

"That's right," Fatty said confidently. "I also doubted the identity of the guy outside, so I made him bark like a dog three times to test him."

He paused, then continued, "You know how fierce ghosts are, Doctor, so I figured ghosts would likely disdain doing such a thing."

Jiang Cheng paused for a second. "And then?"

Fatty spread his hands. "He didn't do it very well, and it sounded a bit reluctant."

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Cheng bypassed the topic. "What did he say after he came in?"

"You misunderstood, I didn't let him in." At this point, Fatty's expression suddenly turned serious. He craned his neck and leaned in, whispering, "Because I was worried it might be a ghost with no integrity."

Jiang Cheng glanced at Fatty for a long time, finally letting out a "Tsk."

"Doctor," Fatty said, looking towards the door, seemingly a little scared. "The one who came... could it really have been a ghost?"

Jiang Cheng shook his head decisively. "No."

Fatty was dissatisfied with Jiang Cheng's perfunctory answer and mumbled, "You weren't there, how could you possibly know?"

"Fatty," Jiang Cheng walked forward and patted his shoulder, comforting him. "If I were you, I'd start praying right now that the person outside isn't a ghost."

"Doctor, don't say that. Now that you mention it, I'm a little scared," Fatty swallowed and replied in a small voice.

"Mhm," Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Fatty, don't worry, as long as I'm here..."

Fatty looked up excitedly.

Jiang Cheng continued, "...I'll definitely find a way to take your ashes away."

"..."

Before it got completely dark, Jiang Cheng opened the door and walked towards Room 406.

The corridor was utterly silent.

The ends of the hallway were stretched long by the setting sun, filled with a musty, decaying scent, like a forgotten piece of time in the river of ages.

Fatty followed closely behind him.

As they passed Room 405, Jiang Cheng's steps paused.

Fatty appeared very flustered but managed to control his voice and asked cautiously, "What is it?"

"Nothing," Jiang Cheng replied quickly, then continued to the door of Room 406.

But before he could knock, the door opened.

A face wearing a Hat Man appeared before him.

The brim of the hat was pulled down very low, and beneath it were a pair of eyes whose expression was hard to discern.

It was Luo Yi from Room 405.

His gaze shifted to the room inside. Everyone who could breathe was there. Yu Wen looked at Jiang Cheng and said after a moment, "We were just waiting for you."

She sat upright on the edge of the bed, her posture as straight as a spear.

Zhen Jianren sat on a chair with a flippant expression. Seeing Jiang Cheng approach, a hint of resentment appeared on his face, but he ultimately said nothing.

"Miss Yu," Jiang Cheng looked at Yu Wen and said calmly, "I heard you had something to discuss with me."

"I asked him to find you earlier, but your companion didn't open the door," Yu Wen said, glancing at Zhou Taifu, who was cowering on the bed. Her meaning was clear.

Unexpectedly, a few simple questions made Fatty excited. His eyes lit up as he stared at Zhou Taifu, exclaiming, "Brother, you really learned to bark like a dog? That's great!!"

Zhou Taifu's face instantly darkened. After all, he was a person of some standing in real life. When had he ever endured such humiliation?

But he had a clear understanding of his current predicament.

So, apart from his displeased expression, he didn't say anything excessive.

"Alright," Yu Wen interrupted the excited Fatty, her gaze returning to Jiang Cheng, and settled on the black camera bag he was carrying. "Let me see the camera."

Jiang Cheng took off the camera and handed it over. "I've looked at it. I didn't find anything strange."

Yu Wen took the camera and began to examine it carefully.

Zhen Jianren gave Luo Yi a look and then walked to Yu Wen's side to observe the video recorded by the camera.

Luo Yi, however, turned his head, his gaze lingering on Jiang Cheng intermittently.

Meanwhile, Jiang Cheng picked up another camera from Room 406 and started watching the videos.

It was the one the old man in the equipment room had lent them.

Fatty also crowded over, hiding behind Jiang Cheng.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

The advantage of doing this was that if any scary scenes suddenly appeared in the video, he could immediately close his eyes.

None of the four videos were long.

After all, it was a rehearsal, so many steps were simplified.

This also meant that all the videos combined were just over 20 minutes.

After watching the videos, Yu Wen put down the camera in her hand, her expression gradually becoming calm.

As Jiang Cheng had said, there were no valuable clues.

The two cameras were almost identical, except for the shooting angles.

Had their initial line of reasoning been wrong?

She couldn't help but doubt her own guess.

But based on her experience, these two cameras given by the NPCs should contain important clues; otherwise, it wouldn't make sense.

She even suspected that Long Tao's death was related to the filming of this video.

After all, in previous missions, there had never been a precedent for a ghost appearing in broad daylight to kill someone on the second day.

This was very unusual.

After thinking fruitlessly, she took a deep breath and subconsciously looked at Jiang Cheng. To her surprise, Jiang Cheng was still holding the camera and watching, his expression looking very strange.

In her impression, she had never seen such an expression on this man's face before.

"Mr. Hao," Yu Wen suddenly said.

Jiang Cheng ignored her, still staring at the camera screen, occasionally tapping the buttons with his right finger.

With Yu Wen's reminder, everyone else now noticed Jiang Cheng's abnormality.

They gathered around and found that Jiang Cheng was repeatedly playing, rewinding, playing again, and rewinding again.

Zhou Taifu was startled by Jiang Cheng's actions and couldn't help but ask, "What on earth are you doing?"

But Jiang Cheng ignored him. He looked up, his gaze meeting Yu Wen's. "How many people were in the first chorus group?"

Almost subconsciously, Yu Wen rewound the recording in her hand. After a moment, she replied, "16."

"The second group?"

"15."

"The third?"

"17."

At this moment, Jiang Cheng slowly raised the camera in his hand. The screen was paused at the moment the last three groups stood together on the chorus stage, performing.

Yu Wen stared at the screen, seeing only neat costumes and the girls' long, black hair.

The next second, her pupils suddenly contracted, as if she had realized something.

There were 49 girls on stage.

Thanks to Brother Zheng Dang Sikai for the reward! Thanks to Brother Nan Guo Gui Gong Zi for the reward!

I went to a friend's place yesterday, sorry for the missed update.