See the Law of Deception

Chapter 85 Wang's Funeral Home (25)

Being burned alive in the dark is clearly not a pleasant way to die, and Lu Jinzhao does not want to experience it.

As they left the crematorium, the burning sensation subsided, and they were left with only one patrol location.

Two candles had been used, and it seemed that there were enough left, but Lu Jinzhao was not optimistic.

Paranormal phenomena can interfere with and cause power outages, and cause cell phone batteries to deplete at an unscientific rate. Is there really no way to deal with this little candle?

Unless, of course, the candle itself is a supernatural object.

This was just Lu Jinzhao's guess. She actually wanted to try to keep some candles and bring them back to the car, but she wasn't sure if she would have the time or inclination.

The candles burning now are almost equivalent to their continued lives, and she dares not let greed cause any problems.

At this moment, the candle in her hand had burned out, and Meng Ning, who was beside her, was using it.

It was already late at night, and Meng Ning's steps were not fast. Lu Jinzhao could guess what she was thinking at this moment. Even though she knew that it was best to finish things quickly, her survival instinct made her resist getting close to the morgue.

She kept turning her head to look at Lu Jinzhao, trying to gain some sense of security from her companion, but because of her hearing loss, this sense of security became extremely rare.

The silent road seemed to lead to hell; in the darkness, even the trees became menacing shadows. In the dim candlelight, these shadows resembled the claws of ghosts, constantly closing in on them.

Meng Ning was on edge. She desperately wanted Lu Jinzhao to help her, but she didn't know how to ask him for help. She felt like a lamb to the slaughter, just waiting for the candle to go out.
Just as Meng Ning was thinking this, the flame of the candle in her hand suddenly flickered.

Even though there was no wind around, the candlelight seemed to be blown by the wind.

Meng Ning's face immediately tensed up, and her body became unnatural due to excessive tension. She raised her hand to protect the candle flame, trying to calm it down, but this action had no effect whatsoever.

The candlelight flickered as if exposed to a fierce wind, looking as if it might go out at any moment. Meng Ning's face appeared even paler in the darkness. She didn't understand what was happening. Was a ghost approaching?
The flickering flame accelerated the burning of the candle, but fortunately, the restless flickering only lasted for about five seconds before gradually returning to normal.

Nothing unexpected happened, and Meng Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

The ghost didn't appear, and the candles didn't go out. Although I don't know why, it's not a bad thing.

Perhaps the candle is of poor quality, and it only starts to go out when it's burning a certain distance?
She tried to comfort herself haphazardly.

She turned to look at Lu Jinzhao, wondering if she had seen what had just happened, but found that Lu Jinzhao was looking straight ahead with an extremely serious expression.

Meng Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling. She looked up and looked ahead.

Even though they weren't walking fast, they had already reached the outside of the morgue, and now, looking up, they could easily see the location of the elevator on the first floor.

At this moment, inside the funeral home where the power should have been cut off, the elevator indicator lights were still on.

Perhaps it's a backup power source.
Meng Ning was thinking this, but the next second, she saw the elevator indicator light turn on.

This means the elevator has reached the designated floor and the doors are about to open.

The elevator door opened.

In the darkness, Meng Ning and Lu Jinzhao could clearly see the light shining through the elevator doors after they opened.

Just a second later, the light suddenly began to flicker, as if affected by something, and then went out completely.

Like other parts of the funeral home, the elevator was plunged into complete darkness.

Then, the elevator doors slowly closed, but it did not stop on the first floor.

Instead, it moves slowly downwards.

It was as if something entered the elevator in the darkness and then pressed the button to go to the morgue.

“…There’s a ghost!” Meng Ning couldn’t help but exclaim, forgetting that no one could hear her at this moment.

She finally understood why the candle had been shaking so violently: a ghost had just passed by them!

But the ghost didn't stop to attack them; instead, it got into the elevator. Now, it has already arrived at the morgue ahead of schedule.

Maybe it's waiting for them at the end of the stairwell.

"We...we shouldn't go, should we?" she said, trembling, before realizing that Lu Jinzhao couldn't hear her at that moment.

She took out her phone, and her fingers trembled slightly as she typed, causing her to type a little slower.

[There's a ghost!! We can't go!]

When Lu Jinzhao saw this sentence, she stood there in silence for a long time, so long that Meng Ning's phone screen automatically turned off. Then, she made a decision.

Meng Ning saw Lu Jinzhao shake his head at her, and then replied:

From now on, we will each make our own decisions.

Meng Ning's eyes instantly filled with disbelief. She couldn't understand why Lu Jinzhao would go down there knowing there were ghosts.

Even if it's just for a quick look, who knows where that ghost is now?!

Perhaps it's waiting for them to walk right into its trap in the stairwell!

Going down now, what's the difference between that and courting death?
There's no way she'll go!
She didn't want Lu Jinzhao to leave either.

Lu Jinzhao was still holding two candles in her hand. Her candle was already half burned, just in case. It was best for the two of them to stay together.

Going separately is definitely a bad idea!

Even though she wrote these words on her phone, Lu Jinzhao's decision remained unchanged.

Meng Ning could only watch, her face pale and her eyes filled with incomprehension, as Lu Jin walked toward the morgue.

She will die.

Meng Ning thought to herself.

Not completing the task might cause obstacles when boarding the vehicle, but completing the task now is definitely suspicious. So, which one to choose shouldn't be a difficult decision, right?
She doesn't understand.

Lu Jinzhao's idea was also very simple.

She had considered Meng Ning's thoughts and ideas, but she also didn't understand why the ghost had to be so direct, "showing itself" in front of them and letting them know that it was waiting down there.

She didn't intend to overcomplicate the ghost's thoughts; inside the platform, everything the ghost did was for the purpose of "killing."

The ghost's actions are also for the purpose of killing.

The ghosts inside the Class C platforms are unlikely to possess much intelligence. Even if they take actions to kill, their motives will be quite simple and certainly not anything profound.

Just like the sheepskin's malice towards her, it was extremely obvious and superficial.

Lu Jinzhao's gaze fell on the burning candle in Meng Ning's hand.

Yes, because of the candle, this ghost can't do anything to them now.

Therefore, it believes that showing itself in front of them now and making it clear that it is below them will make it easier to kill them.

Look at Meng Ning, she was completely terrified and dared not go near the morgue again.

Therefore, Lu Jinzhao's thoughts became simpler. She believed that the ghost's actions at this moment were intended to prevent them from completing their patrol mission!
This further proves that her previous guess was most likely correct.

Failure to complete patrol duties will inevitably lead to some kind of "consequences"!
This consequence was enough to cause them to die before they even boarded the train.

(End of this chapter)