Translator: CinderTL
As they walked along the corridor, Jiang Cheng noticed that the windows of the nearby wards were all covered with paper. He speculated that this was to prevent them from observing the environment of other wards through the glass, which might differ from the one they were staying in.
It seemed that a great deal of effort had been made to prepare for their arrival.
What made Jiang Cheng even more suspicious was why they were being separated.
The nearby wards were all empty, and if one could be prepared, it wouldn't be difficult to prepare another.
Wouldn't it be better for them to stay together?
That way, if anything happened, they could look out for each other.
Jiang Cheng glanced at the wall, his brow slightly furrowed.
It was clear.
Someone didn't want them to look out for each other.
Although he had noticed some peculiarities, Jiang Cheng had no intention of sharing them just yet. It wasn't that he wanted to keep his teammates in the dark for his own safety, but rather that he didn't want them to fall into unnecessary fear.
After all, for now, everyone here was a newcomer who had never entered the Nightmare.
And Jiang Cheng had doubts about the psychological resilience of newcomers.
Telling them too much information would only plunge them into extreme fear, potentially leading them to do unpredictable things.
This wouldn't provide any substantial help to him or the overall mission.
A voice from behind interrupted his thoughts. It was Weiwei. "Du Feng," she said, "you were too impulsive today."
Du Feng turned around and looked at Weiwei. "What are you talking about?" he asked.
"In Director Qi's office, what were you planning to say?" Weiwei's tone carried a hint of reproach.
Hearing this, Du Feng suddenly remembered. He had intended to bring up the disappearance of Director Nan and have everyone analyze it together.
After all, Director Nan had also disappeared on the 17th floor.
And the elevator had taken them to the 17th floor as well.
After the elevator doors opened, they were forcibly brought into this new world.
So he felt there must be some connection between these two events.
But Weiwei had stopped him.
Perhaps it was because he was used to following Weiwei's lead in the company, as she was Director Nan's assistant and a rising star.
"I wanted to bring it up so we could all analyze it together," Du Feng said with dissatisfaction. "You saw it too, Huai Yi has been to a place like this before. He has experience."
In Du Feng's eyes, Huai Yi seemed to be the only lifeline.
However, Jiang Cheng gave Weiwei a thoughtful glance before turning to Du Feng and speaking slowly, "Weiwei did the right thing."
Du Feng looked at Jiang Cheng, his dissatisfaction growing. Although Jiang Cheng understood that Du Feng meant no harm and was simply driven by fear of the unknown.
"Didn't you hear what Huai Yi said?" Du Feng retorted. "If we don't find any clues, we'll all die. I don't want to end up like Director Nan."
"This has nothing to do with Nan Huaili," Jiang Cheng said. "Have you thought about the consequences of bringing this up?"
"What kind of chain reaction would it cause?"
"Consequences?" Du Feng paused, clearly not having considered that. "What consequences?"
"Let's not even talk about what we could analyze from Nan Huaili's disappearance. Just by you sharing this, everyone would point their fingers at us," Jiang Cheng said calmly. "They'd think that all of this happened because we came to investigate this case."
"They are here now because of us."
"No, that can't be," Du Feng panicked a little.
"Think before you speak next time," Jiang Cheng retracted his gaze. He still had many things to figure out and no time to waste on Du Feng.
After being reprimanded by Jiang Cheng, Du Feng seemed to slowly understand. Putting himself in their shoes, he might really think that way.
The thought that his careless words might have caused everyone to be targeted made him restless, and beads of cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.
"How are we going to sleep tonight?" Lin Wan'er spoke up, her voice so pleasant that it even eased the tension a bit.
"I think we better not sleep," Weiwei said, giving Lin Wan'er a strange look. She hadn't expected this beautiful woman to be so bold.
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"Let's take turns keeping watch to ensure rest," Jiang Cheng said, looking around. "After all, we don't know how long we'll be here."
This time, Du Feng didn't miss the opportunity and quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, Mr. Jiang is right. This world seems dangerous, so it's better if we don't all sleep."
"I'll take the first watch, you all sleep. I'm not very tired now, and I'll call you if anything happens," Du Feng volunteered for the first watch, seemingly feeling guilty.
Jiang Cheng looked at Lin Wan'er, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, her body as soft as a snake. Before he could speak, Lin Wan'er said, "I'll join you. Two people for one watch."
Jiang Cheng actually thought the same. He didn't trust Du Feng, nor did he trust Weiwei. Ability was one thing, but Jiang Cheng also doubted their identities.
After all, they were just dragged into this nightmare as soon as they arrived, which seemed quite suspicious.
"Ugh—" Weiwei shook her head, looking distressed. "I can't sleep. I'll stay with you... stay with you."
Jiang Cheng very naturally went to the bed where Lin Wan'er was sitting, spread out the blanket, lay down, and then pulled the blanket up to his chin.
Lying on his side, his sleeping posture was very serene.
He fell asleep just like that, which stunned Du Feng and Weiwei. Lin Wan'er, however, stared at Jiang Cheng's profile, a beautiful light flowing in her eyes.
Compared to Jiang Cheng's serenity, Huai Yi seemed much more troubled, constantly answering everyone's bizarre questions.
"If ghosts exist, then there should also be spells or magic to counter them, right?" Cao Yang asked him. "I've read in many supernatural novels that if you have the chance, you can not only obtain magical artifacts but also gain skill points."
Cao Yang kept the last cup of milk tea for himself and was now sipping it while asking questions.
He was actually very nervous inside, and drinking milk tea helped him stabilize a bit.
"No," Huai Yi rubbed his temple and said straightforwardly, "Maybe there is, but I don't know. All I know is that in this world, ghosts are an insurmountable existence."
"We can only outsmart them."
"As I understand it, ghosts were all people before they died. The reason they became ghosts after death is because they harbored too much resentment in life."
"They likely suffered some form of injustice, though some of it might just be their own perceived grievances," Huai Yi spoke with measured words, doing his best to unfold his understanding of Ghosts in the Nightmare world for everyone.
"What we need to do is uncover the Ghost's identity, thereby understanding its lingering obsessions and the story of its life."
"At the same time, we must do everything we can to survive throughout this process."
(End of the Chapter)
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