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Chapter 43 This number is not very lucky
They've now figured out the identities of four of the ghosts, but they still have no clue about the knocking ghost who's following Gu Mian.

"The door-knocking ghost killed Zhao Wen and Zhou Guanglei..."

"Before his death, Zhao Wen exhibited symptoms of paranoia. He suspected that the knocking was man-made, so he would always appear at midnight, keeping a close watch on whoever might knock on his door. After his death, Zhao Wen also became a vengeful ghost, the stalking ghost that followed Yuwen Hao."

"The other victim was Zhou Guanglei, who was also killed by the knocking ghost. Before his death, he also exhibited symptoms of paranoia, frantically calling others to question and threaten them. After his death, he also became a vengeful ghost, the one who called Huang Yu."

"Zhao Wen, now a vengeful ghost, killed two more people he had contact with: Li Dongqiang and Wang Erwa."

"Both Li Dongqiang and Wang Erwa had a feeling of being watched before their deaths, confirming that they were killed by Zhao Wen, who had become a vengeful ghost."

"After Wang Erwa died, he also became a vengeful ghost, a ghost that follows Qing Huan everywhere."

"Li Dongqiang's symptoms before death were that he liked to crawl into very small spaces. He died under the bed, so he was most likely the one under Lin Yue'er's bed."

Zhao Wen, the spy.

Li Dongqiang, the Ghost Under the Bed.

Behind him is the Ghost King Erwa.

Telephone Ghost Zhou Guanglei.

All four have been investigated.

When Gu Mian gave his detailed analysis, Yuwen Hao was still a little incredulous: "You two finished investigating the information of three ghosts in just one day?"

“Because these ghosts are all connected, we were able to trace them all together,” Gu Mian said.

"You guys are moving way too fast..."

Gu Mian continued, "What we need to do is find the source of the curse, so we need to trace it back layer by layer. Judging from the relationship between the five ghosts, the one at the top is the Knocking Ghost."

It was the door-knocking ghost that killed Zhao Wen and Zhou Guanglei, which led to the subsequent deaths.

But the background of this door-knocking ghost is so mysterious that there is not a single clue.

Gu Mian tapped the table: "Zhao Wen and Zhou Guanglei, who were killed by the door-knocking ghost, have one thing in common: they work in the same place. Perhaps we can start with that bright plastic factory."

Just then, Yuwen Hao suddenly spoke up hurriedly: "Wait... It's already very late, we need to find a place to stay first."

It's already past 5 p.m., and it won't be long before it gets dark.

This was originally a very eerie instance, so players were naturally reluctant to act at night.

Yuwen Hao continued, "We definitely can't go back to our own places. It would be best if we stayed together tonight. I see there are a few hotels nearby. How about we rent a room first?"

"Whatever," Gu Mian said, indicating that she didn't care.

Qinghuan looked at Lin Yue'er: "But Lin Yue'er, is this convenient for you?"

After all, she was the only girl, and it wasn't good for her to be surrounded by four grown men.

Lin Yue'er nodded: "What time is it? I don't care about these things. Preserving my life is the most important thing."

This is easy to handle.

Yuwen Hao quickly found a hotel and rented a room. When the hotel owner saw their strange combination of four men and one woman, he took a few extra glances.

Because there are five people living here, the room we rented is very large; it's a family room, the kind with two bedrooms and a living room.

The group didn't dare to sleep in separate rooms, so they all chose to sleep on the floor in the living room. Gu Mian, however, resolutely chose to sleep in the bedroom.

"Dr. Gu," Qinghuan hesitated, standing at the doorway looking into the bedroom, "you'd better not sleep alone in the bedroom."

In horror movies, the ones who die first are always the lone ones.

Gu Mian didn't seem to care much. He leaned the chainsaw against the headboard and said, "It's okay. I've left the door open, so you can see me right away."

Yuwen Hao was still in the living room planning his rest time for the evening.

Because none of the four of them slept well last night, and their heads were throbbing with pain, they needed to get some sleep tonight, but they couldn't fall into a deep sleep. "Let's take turns keeping watch. Lin Yue'er is a girl, so it's fine for her. The three of us will take turns getting up to keep watch, and if we notice anything amiss, we'll wake the others immediately."

Yuwen Hao naturally ruled out Gu Mian, who was sleeping in the bedroom.

"It's almost 7:30 now. I know you're all very sleepy and could fall asleep the moment your head hits the pillow."

"Okay, I'll take over first. I'll stand guard from 7:30 to 11:30, four hours."

"Then when the time comes, I'll wake Huang Yu up. Huang Yu, you've been on guard from 11:30 PM to 3:30 AM, that's four hours."

"Finally, it's Qinghuan's turn. You stayed up from 3:30 AM to 7:30 AM, four hours. That way, each of us can get at least eight hours of sleep."

"We'll investigate the plastics factory again tomorrow morning after we get up."

No one else objected.

When Lin Yue'er slept, she deliberately chose the place furthest away from the bedroom, because she was afraid of the bed in the bedroom.

The overhead light was still on, of course. Although having the light on would affect sleep quality, no one cared about that now—except for Gu Mian.

Yuwen Hao was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking quite energetic.

He would occasionally glance around to see if anything was amiss, and then turn to look at Gu Mian in the bedroom.

Just as Yuwen Hao was observing his surroundings, he suddenly noticed that Gu Mian on the bed in the bedroom moved.

Suddenly, the doctor in the white coat got out of bed, walked straight to the bedroom light switch, and pressed the switch without hesitation.

The bedroom was plunged into darkness, and Gu Mian contentedly lay back down on the bed to continue sleeping.

Yuwen Hao looked at the dark bedroom with a chill down his spine: "He actually dared to sleep with the lights off."

What's up with this player? Come to think of it, the name Gu Mian sounds familiar...

Gu Mian has excellent sleep quality; she can fall asleep as soon as she closes her eyes, and it's a sure thing.

One night, a sudden storm raged, and a bolt of lightning struck, knocking off a brick in front of his window. Gu Mian didn't hear a thing and slept soundly.

So he fell asleep not long afterward.

He didn't know how long he had slept when he was suddenly awakened by a rustling sound.

Even thunder couldn't wake him from his deep sleep, which shows how loud the rustling sound was.

When Gu Mian opened her eyes, it was still midnight, the sky was pitch black, and the moon hung high in the sky.

The rustling sound was almost right behind him. Gu Mian was stunned for a moment before he realized that the sound was coming from under the bed.

He rolled over and came face to face with several terrified faces.

The living room lights were still on, and it was clear that the person outside had noticed something was wrong. He was sitting on his bedding, staring wide-eyed at the area under his bed.

They didn't dare make a sound, covering their mouths tightly and staring at the floor below the bed. When Gu Mian got up, they shook their heads frantically at him, signaling him not to make a sound.

Yuwen Hao even mouthed "Don't move."

Gu Mian was a little confused.

Then the rustling sound grew louder and louder, getting closer and closer to the edge of the bed, as if something underneath was about to crawl out.

The people outside the door immediately looked even more terrified and scrambled backward on their hands and feet.

Gu Mian on the bed also stirred at this moment.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, he clung to the edge of the bed, then suddenly peered under the bed: "What the hell is that?"

Thank you to Canglan Lueying, sty1999, I joined the group to urge for updates, Hewanjiu aha, Lin Fenghan, and Zhichunbumeng for their generous donations. (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
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