Meanwhile, upstairs, Mewa had turned into an internet-addicted girl, utterly engrossed in horror forums.
The normally bright room had been transformed into a dark, secluded chamber.
Black drapes covered the curtains, and old-fashioned red candles burned, creating the perfect atmosphere for a ghost to come knocking.
According to statistics, as of October this year, the number of missing people nationwide had reached 1.2 million, accounting for 0.1% of the population. That meant one in every thousand people would go missing...
At any moment, someone in a school, an apartment complex, or even a private home could become a statistic, spirited away, vanished without a trace...
So,
could that person
possibly be
you?!!
Mewa was about to scroll down, her heart fluttering with nervous anticipation, when...
"There is only one truth!!" Coming up on the next episode of Great Detective Pikachu...
"Briar, Bramble, I'll get you two little bears yet!"
"You three-layered belly, flat-chested Oba-san, big-bottomed monster, monster granny, big-bottomed, three-layered-bellied, stingy old monster hag... What did you say?! Say that again?!!"
The large television beside her kept playing one cartoon after another.
"Hey! Luoya, I'm begging you, turn the TV down! Give me back my chills!!"
Mewa couldn't help slapping the desk. Sure, reading horror stories was scary, but why read them when she knew that?
For the thrill!
What was the point of living if you never tempted fate?!
Mewa kept clicking her mouse, looking for another forum to browse.
Although she had already read most of them, her persistence finally paid off. She found one that looked interesting enough to kill some time.
Forum name: Pokémon Ghost Gathering.
Posted by: The Spirit King's Young Lady.
Thread title: Late-Night Terror, a True Story.
Mewa immediately clicked on it and began to read...
"I remember once, when I was in