Three Towers Game

Chapter 321 Wen Xishu's "The Way of the Ghost"

When faced with the vengeful spirits demanding his life, Afei wasn't as resolute as Li Wei and Zhang Qiang; he longed to survive.

So soon, Ah Fei told his story, which was short and could be told in just a few sentences.

A tech geek hacks into a webcam and spyes on people.

Afei spied on a female live streamer and, after she went offline, he secretly filmed her changing clothes.

The female anchor realized it one day, but she didn't know how to deal with it, and she didn't know who was spying on her.

They simply removed all the security cameras from the house.

Even so, the cameras on her phone and computer kept her constantly under surveillance.

One day, the female streamer met with the fan who had spent the most money on her, and the fan asked to meet at a hotel. She had a bad feeling, but having taken so much money from him, she went anyway.

During this process, she called for help many times, but no one came to her aid. Finally, looking at the camera that the fan had set up to record the video not far away, she thought of the person who usually spied on her.

She started pleading for help into the camera.

Ah Fei, on the other side of the camera... definitely saw it.

But he didn't help.

That happened on the eve of the apocalypse, before the city's order completely collapsed.

Shortly afterward, the woman committed suicide by cutting her wrists.

For several days afterward, Ah Fei refrained from spying on women because he felt guilty. But if he called the police, he'd have to give a reason, wouldn't he?

He hacked into so many cameras... which already constitutes a crime.

It wasn't until the apocalypse arrived and the city descended into chaos that Ah Fei suddenly had the urge to visit the woman.

As a result, he suddenly discovered that the room was full of cameras, and when the surveillance footage came through, he began to vomit violently.

Maggots, rats, cockroaches, rotting flesh and blood, a woman's wide-open eyes...

These things became indelible memories for Ah Fei.

After recounting all of this, Afei said:

“I was wrong! I was wrong! I haven’t hacked into any surveillance cameras since then, until today, when I thought... maybe this could help us survive, so I did it.”

"sorry!"

Chen Ming said:

"I believe you. If you're not lying, then it's not scary. The one outside the door is a female ghost, right?"

Afei nodded:
“I saw with my own eyes… what she looked like long after she had died.”

Xiaoya didn't speak, but the look in her eyes as she looked at Afei did indeed show some hatred.

The wronged spirit in the corner suddenly said:
"Your trial has only just begun."

The computer was originally closed, but now it suddenly opened.

The strength of the ghost outside the door must be extremely powerful.

The image on the computer screen is of Ah Fei.

Ah Fei was spying on a female celebrity and a netizen, and then posted the netizen's every move in the comments section, scaring the netizen who was arguing with him into silence.

Afei was stunned.

His past has also been monitored; this is the ghost taking revenge on him.

But he didn't close the laptop. His guilt led him to decide to expose his privacy.

Zhang Qiang admired it with great interest, but his hand still touched the red wine glass.

Every image on the computer screen is labeled with a time.

The timeframe for monitoring is getting closer and closer to the present.

Gradually, everyone began to feel a chill run down their spines.

Because the screen was flickering, time quickly moved to a short while ago, when Afei was in a bar, constantly typing on a keyboard.

Next, Afei happily said: I've fixed the surveillance camera!

Next, Afei watched Xiaoya cry, and at Wen Xishu's urging, Afei raised his glass...

Finally, the scene shifted to the future! Afei's pupils rapidly dilated and contracted, and his legs immediately began to go weak.

That was a scene from the future, a dozen minutes later, that had not yet happened.

That ghost can actually peek into the future?
The future scene changed to this: everyone raised their red wine glasses and voted the female ghost outside the door to death.

Although the female ghost is dead, the events in the house are not over yet.

Xiaoya finally became a water ghost, but instead of killing Zhang Qiang immediately, she walked up to Afei and strangled him to death.

The others watched silently, without saying a word.

Ah Fei shook his head desperately, trying to shut down the computer, but as soon as he did, the computer automatically turned on, and his dead image filled the entire screen.

Zhang Qiang said:

"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? It hasn't happened yet, so we'll decide for ourselves."

"Since we know there's a ghost outside the door, why don't we just vote it out?"

Zhang Qiang's words make a lot of sense.

Regardless of the female ghost's abilities, even if she is powerful enough to influence the people and things in the bar...

But rules are rules.

Zhang Qiang looked at Wen Xishu:
"You always like to contradict me. What, are you planning to contradict me again this time?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:
"I don't think it's time to drink yet."

Everyone who saw the surveillance footage thought it was a "ghostly trick".

But Wen Xishu suddenly found this surveillance footage quite interesting.

Once the computer is turned off, it forcibly turns on and then forces an image to play. This is indeed terrifying, much like a favorite trope in horror movies, such as suddenly turning on a TV that isn't plugged in.

But Wen Xishu had always wanted to experience this kind of scene.

He suddenly pushed Ah Fei away:
"Please wait a moment."

Ah Fei was puzzled:

"It's no use, it won't shut off! I've seen a movie! It's called something like Midnight Horror, let's hurry up and drink, Teacher Wen!"

Midnight terror, perhaps it corresponds to the midnight nightmare in my past life?
Ah Fei might have already started to think that the idea of ​​a female ghost crawling out of the laptop is indeed possible, and the computer that can't be turned off might be preparing for this scene.

If it can't be turned off, then it won't be turned off.

Wen Xishu just wanted to try and see if he could operate a computer. He was always lacking a breakthrough.

Not long ago, when Wen Xishu drank red wine, he thought that ghosts might be using red wine to access his past.

In other words, there's a powerful ghost outside the door, and it's the one who orchestrated this whole thing. This ghost might be connected to someone inside the door.

A ghost outside the door can infiltrate and transform its abilities into some kind of rule within the bar.

What about the other ghosts? If we make good use of their abilities, can we create new rules?

Like this moment.

Wen Xishu said:
"Everyone inside refused to let you in. They all thought you deserved it. They said you were being abused because you were a masochist."

"How pretentious! Working in an industry that makes quick money, yet expecting to be pure and innocent?"

Xiaoya shook her head; she couldn't believe that Teacher Wen would say such a thing.

These words were not Wen Xishu's original intention, but rather a means for him to provoke the ghost outside the door.

“We’re not letting any of you in. You can monitor us, right? Did you see Zhang Qiang? His hand is already poised to drink the red wine.”

"You will die. When you become a human, you can only die a humiliating death by suicide. But when you become a ghost, you will also die. You are such a pitiful and lowly thing."

Wen Xishu, displaying his most sarcastic and biting skills, mocked the ghost outside the door. Afei shook his head and said:

"No! That's not true! She's actually really pitiful!"

Wen Xishu rolled her eyes at A Fei.

But it doesn't matter, his provocation has already had an effect. When Wen Xishu operated the computer and pressed replay, he discovered that the surveillance footage had changed.

The scene transformed into his own.

The scene is still set in the future. Because there are four vengeful spirits in the house, everyone will die, and everyone else is already dead...

Wen Xishu was tormented by four wronged souls.

Wen Xishu paid no attention to the scene. He was not interested in monitoring the "future" because even Pisces did not have the ability to anchor his future.

What he cares about is the past, which is already unchangeable.

Wen Xishu continued to cut back, and sure enough... the scene began to show the past.

His past, partly rooted in evil, ended quickly.

But after it ends, there are other people's pasts.

Yes, his words essentially tied everyone together, making them stand against the poor female ghost outside the door.

Although Wen Xishu felt sorry for the female ghost, he didn't think Afei was so evil that he was bound to die. In the choice between being human and being a ghost, he chose to be human.

Now, the image on Wen Xishu's computer screen has changed to Zhang Qiang's.

"Success!"

He was secretly delighted.

As expected, by utilizing the demon's abilities, we can break through the impasse. Now...

Ah Fei's abilities are those of a hacker, skilled in surveillance, which leads to his obsession with monitoring others even after the poor girl's death.

So after becoming a ghost, her ability was to monitor others.

Now, Wen Xishu has used this ability to access Zhang Qiang's past!

The others hadn't yet realized why Wen Xishu would offend the female ghost until Afei and Zhang Qiang both saw the computer screen, at which point Afei finally understood...

This guy is incredibly bold! He's actually using ghosts?
Even when he was so scared he was about to wet his pants, he still managed to think of this next step?
Afei now admires Wen Xishu to the point of complete awe.

Zhang Qiang immediately pulled out a gun and tried to shoot and destroy the computer.

Wen Xishu said:
"It's too late, Zhang Qiang. I already know about your past."

Zhang Qiang fired the shot!

He didn't know what would happen if his past became known, but he had a very bad feeling.

At that moment, he absolutely hated Wen Xishu.

The shot wasn't fired at the computer, but at Wen Xishu.

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

Xiaoya screamed, Afei's eyes widened, and even Chen Ming lost his composure.

If Wen Xishu dies...

It's hard to imagine whether they will survive the rest of the night.

But then a bizarre scene appeared.

After taking that shot, Wen Xishu acted as if nothing had happened.

On the contrary, Zhang Qiang felt a tremor in disbelief, a tremor from the pistol.

Wen Xishu then slowly said:
"I have a nickname, Wen Shuangying. I bet your gun... can't fire a bullet."

Zhang Qiang couldn't believe what had happened.

"You...how did you do that? Are you a ghost too?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:
"Of course I am human, it's just that the apocalypse has caused some people to have special abilities, like me."

As he spoke, Wen Xishu kept switching between different computer screens.

At that moment, he saw not only Zhang Qiang's past, but also Lao Zhou's.

But soon... the screen froze.

When the scene shifts to Chen Ming's past, a red mist begins to appear on screen.

Finally, the entire computer screen... turned red.

Wen Xishu had seen blue screens before, but this was the first time he had ever seen a red screen.

On this day, red is not a festive color.

Wen Xishu said:
“I know about each of your pasts, Dr. Chen, including yours.”

Seeing that Wen Xishu hadn't been shot, Chen Ming's expression softened considerably, and he regained his previous calm demeanor.

"Teacher Wen is truly outstanding; I admire you more and more."

no response.

Either this person has exceptional mental fortitude, so strong that they can remain completely unaffected in the face of crisis, or... this person knows they're being bluffed.

Wen Xishu tends to think it's the latter.

Chen Ming likely... has a story with a ghost related to the color red.

With the emergence of monitoring rules, Wen Xishu has sorted out more and more clues. By using ghosts to break the deadlock, Wen Xishu has almost figured out the truth.

But now, he must first deal with the ghosts and water ghosts outside the door.

Wen Xishu said:
"Ah Fei, use your skills for good in the future. I'm not afraid to tell you, there are many things in this world that are more terrifying than ghosts."

“In the past, you could laugh at the saying ‘There are gods three feet above your head,’ but you can’t do that now.”

Afei nodded frantically:

"I swear, since then, I have never used technology to invade anyone's privacy again! I know I was wrong! But I have really changed!"

Wen Xishu wondered if helping the girl outside the door get revenge was actually a good idea?

But then, another person has to die. In a scenario where there are few people and many ghosts, it's hard to say what kind of accidents might happen.

Therefore, he could only believe for the time being that Afei truly knew how to change, and moreover, Afei had indeed contributed to breaking the deadlock for him.

If it weren't for Afei's special experience, this situation would have remained deadlocked for quite some time, and Xiaoya might not have been able to hold on until then.

"Let's drink, Zhang Qiang. I advise you not to disagree. Otherwise, I can blow your head off."

Having already learned about the past of everyone except Chen Ming, Wen Xishu is now very confident.

After he drank the red wine, everyone else, including Zhang Qiang, had no choice but to drink the red wine as well.

The girl outside the door said finally:
"I hope you keep your word! Otherwise, I won't let you off the hook!"

These words were naturally spoken to Afei.

Ah Fei nodded frantically, but there was no sound from outside the door.

The phonograph reappeared, laughing as it spoke:

"Congratulations on surviving another round. How much longer will this long, ghostly night last?"

"Unlock new rules: when encountering some powerful monsters, you can use their abilities through persuasion or deception."

Wen Xishu had already figured out this rule; the phonograph was indeed only figuring it out after the fact.

After dealing with Afei's ghost, Wen Xishu said:

"Your turn, Zhang Qiang. You don't think you can get away with this, do you?"

Zhang Qiang, refusing to believe it, fired again. Now that the female ghost was gone, there was no longer any surveillance. All he had to do next was kill Wen Xishu.

But it doesn't make sense.

Wen Xishu's phoenix gloves had long since locked away the props, including firearms.

At this moment, the water ghost also suddenly let out a cold laugh.

This time, the smile didn't appear on Xiaoya, but on its true form.

But apart from Zhang Qiang, no one was afraid. Whether it was Xiao Ya, A Fei, or Chen Ming and Lao Zhou, they all felt that Zhang Qiang deserved to die.

Afei and Xiaoya were extremely impressed, especially Afei, who not only survived but also managed to turn the dire situation around thanks to Teacher Wen.

(End of this chapter)