I Saw a Fake Mask

A malicious thought arose.

Yang Yu, who was sitting in the corner with his mother, looked over in surprise.

Xu Zhou felt a chilling aura envelop him.

Xu Zhou touched his face, feeling a strange sensation, as if an invisible film was covering it.

Ji Wu noticed his movements and asked, "What's wrong? Are you tired?"

"No, it's nothing." Xu Zhou pinched his cheek to make sure there was nothing wrong before answering.

In an ordinary family, those unreasonable parents would never allow Yang Yu and Bai Zuo to leave.

However, after Ji Wu showed his employee ID, no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to let Ji Wu take the three of them away.

Ji Wu: "Thank you for your testimony. Let me take you home."

Yu Ying: "How can that be? It's too much trouble for you."

Yang Yu's mother is fairly good-looking, but years of hard work have made her look much older than her actual age.

Perhaps because it happened so suddenly, she was preparing lunch when she learned that her child had been taken to the police station. In her haste, she didn't change her clothes and dressed rather plainly.

She looked tired and uneasy, probably because her child had suddenly become involved in a criminal case. Even though he was just a witness, she seemed flustered, having never experienced anything like this before.

Ji Wu simply ordered a car and had the driver take the two of them home. Before leaving, he even left his contact information.

Back at the hotel.

After taking a shower and changing out of his dirty clothes, Bai Zuo immediately pounced on the bed, grabbed his phone, and opened his chat history.

Having likely experienced something unprecedented, Yang Yu's emotions are still not calm. He is chatting online, sending private messages to one person after another. On the internet, everyone is a stranger to each other, and there are some things that can only be said to netizens.

Bite!

A message popped up in the chat window.

[Heart's Bloom: Are you there?]

[z:?]

[Heart's Bloom: I experienced some things today, and I'm a little scared.]

[z: What's up?]

[The Heart's Bloom: I witnessed those people die before my very eyes—the very group I was talking about who had been bullying me.]

[z: Isn't that great? If they're dead, no one will bully you anymore.]

[Heart's Bloom: I know, but do you really think anyone would kill each other over a dispute about spoils?]

The Bai Zuo raised an eyebrow. Interesting. Does this mean that because they've been bullied for years, they have an overly acute ability to perceive the emotions and actions of others?

If such a person lived in the melting pot of society, they would quickly feel out of place because they couldn't fit in.

[z: Probably. After all, some people are just that foolish, only seeing immediate gains, and there are plenty of people who are blinded by excessive wealth.]

[Heart's Bloom: No, I think it's my problem. Remember that photo I sent you before? I didn't Photoshop it.]

After typing this sentence, Yang Yu paused for a moment, then realized the person on the other end might not believe him, so he had to emphasize it again.

[The Heart's Bloom: Truly, I saw a mask, and it could even speak.]

[The Heart's Bloom: It said that it could grant me anything I wished for. I had thought of making all those who bullied me die.]

[Never mind, I doubt you'll believe me. I'm going to eat now. Let's talk again later.]

The Bai Zuo, of course, believed what he said.

Or rather, he saw traces of strange corruption in those people, which is why he easily ignited that thread with his words, causing the bomb buried in their bodies to detonate prematurely.

Their own greed, coupled with bizarre influences and the guidance of Bai Zuo rhetoric, led to this tragic incident of five people killing each other.

If any one link were missing, the outcome might not have been the same.

Of course, even if this bomb doesn't explode now, it could be detonated later when something else happens; it's just a matter of time or the severity of the situation.

Once they were corrupted by the monster, their fate was sealed, unless someone dealt with the monster for them before they were completely corrupted.

However, Bai Zuo initially guessed that Yang Yu had just unfortunately encountered an unusual event, but unexpectedly, this person turned out to be a person involved in the event, and it seemed that he had been entangled by something strange.

Bai Zuo found no signs of possession on Yang Yu, although he did carry a slightly eerie aura.

But very little remains. Could it be another kind of parasitic entity that can conceal its presence?

No, the last time Skywing A encountered the Face Tumor, it actually had the perfect timing, location, and support; an even more powerful and eerie entity concealed its existence with its aura.

Bai Zuo thought for a moment. Since they weren't sure, why not send someone to test the waters and find out?

Although he already guessed what had happened.

So he sent his guess to Xu Zhou and Jiang Tianzong.

These two newcomers were much more dedicated than Bai Zuo. After receiving the message, they quickly finished their lunch and immediately set off to find Yang Yu.

"Is that kid really connected to the anomalies?"

"Brother Bai won't make mistakes."

Jiang Tianzong, holding his knife, said, "Then let's go take a look."

It took them a while to find Yang Yu's home, but luckily Ji Wu had left his contact information.

Jiang Tianzong and Xu Zhou sat on the wooden sofa with blank expressions, each holding a cup of hot tea.

Yu Ying warmly welcomed them. "Have you eaten? I'll go cook a few dishes."

"No need, we've already eaten."

The two men quickly stopped her, and after a period of being overwhelmed and unable to cope with such enthusiastic hospitality, they finally managed to persuade Yu Ying to give up on continuing to entertain them.

Xu Zhou: "We have something else we need to ask Yang Yu."

Yu Ying nodded. She realized that she couldn't be there to ask them what they wanted to know, so she washed some fruit, put it on the table, and went back to her room, closing the door behind her.

Yang Yu was somewhat restless.

Xu Zhou and Jiang Tianzong glanced at Yang Yu.

There's something strange about him.

"Sorry, we need to confirm."

Yang Yu asked, somewhat puzzled, "What?"

Xu Zhou: "Do you know that there are supernatural beings in the world? Their exact origins are unclear, but these supernatural beings instinctively hunt humans. Once humans come into contact with them, they will be corrupted and eventually assimilated into monsters."

While Yang Yu was shocked, he quickly thought of that strange thing, "Weird?"

He clenched his fist. Was that thing really a ghost?

Yang Yu is still young, and his face doesn't hide anything; his behavior has already revealed that he has been exposed to similar things before.

"Hey kid, don't think that just because you're alright now, it's harmless. The supernatural is uncontrollable; it devours all living people indiscriminately. You saw what happened to those people, didn't you?"