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Chapter 88 Wang's Funeral Home (The End)
Meng Ning hesitated for nearly half a minute among four options: hand over a candle to obtain information, go directly to the morgue, kill Lu Jinzhao and take all her resources, or leave with Lu Jinzhao. It wasn't until Lu Jinzhao raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, then pointed towards the duty room to indicate that he couldn't wait any longer and had to leave, that she made her decision.

I'll go to the duty room with you.

This decision was not unexpected by Lu Jinzhao.

In just a few days, she had a general understanding of Meng Ning's personality and knew what decisions she would make when faced with danger.

Meng Ning is timid, and her timidity is not feigned.

Although timid, she is adept at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. In a crisis, she can quickly make choices that favor her own survival. If the situation is not critical enough, she will hesitate.

But whether it's a decision made immediately or one made after hesitation, it's basically a decision that allows you to survive right now.

Right now, the best way to keep her alive is obviously to stay away from the morgue.

But this presents a problem: her assessment of the situation is limited to what is immediately in front of her.

Perhaps due to a lack of experience, or for other reasons, she could only judge what choice was better for her at the moment.

In Meng Ning's mind, the thought at this moment was very clear: the morgue was too dangerous, and she wanted to get away from the danger.

Killing Lu Jinzhao directly would also be risky, so the best way to survive right now is to stay with Lu Jinzhao.

Lu Jinzhao doesn't judge whether this approach is right or wrong, but it's undoubtedly the situation she wants to see.

Nothing unexpected happened on the way back to the duty room, which made Meng Ning's expression much better.

However, as she returned to the corridor leading to the duty room, her expression became much more tense.

She remembered the pair of feet she had seen when she left the duty room before her patrol.

But it doesn't matter, she can't hear the bell, so even if the ghost is still there, it won't make any difference.

It's much safer than going down to the morgue.

Thinking this way, Meng Ning's nervousness subsided a bit.

Even after making her choice, she still felt somewhat hesitant. On her way back to the duty room, she kept having the thought, "Should I take the risk?"

But the next second, it will break on its own, and if you had taken the risk, you might be dead by now!

Lu Jinzhao has supernatural items, but she has nothing. People with supernatural items stronger than hers went down there and came back as if they had lost half their lives, let alone herself.
"I made the right choice."

That was the only way she could comfort herself.

Although the duty room was pitch black, nothing went wrong until Meng Ning placed the burning candle in her hand on the table.

Lu Jinzhao had used up the half candle on her way back to the duty room, and now that she was using hers, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

The candle is burning at a normal rate, indicating that there is no danger nearby.

In the dim candlelight, Meng Ning observed Lu Jinzhao discreetly.

She looked extremely tired, but because she couldn't hear, she could only force herself not to close her eyes. However, her weak limbs slumped in the chair revealed her frailty at that moment.

However, since the situation is now safe, Meng Ning does not intend to act rashly.

Time passed slowly, and the candle burned steadily. Meng Ning's expression had visibly relaxed considerably.

As it approached 4 o'clock, Lu Jinzhao's posture, which had been slumped in the chair, began to change slightly.

Her eyelids were already very heavy, and if she wasn't careful, she would find herself spacing out again. Perhaps, compared to the tense atmosphere, this slightly safer place was more "dangerous" to her.

But as it approached 5 p.m., she dared not relax even a little.

The ghost hasn't come to the duty room to continue attacking them. Is it trying to let them go?
impossible.

People tend to relax more as the train's arrival time approaches.

Lu Jinzhao felt that the ghost was perhaps waiting for them to relax.

Furthermore, she believes that the focus of the next ghost attack will be Meng Ning, not her.

The attack is expected to take place around 4:50 AM.
At this point, the train is about to arrive, and the passengers are probably already relaxed, both mentally and physically.

The ghosts on the Class C platform cannot continuously attack passengers, so the timing of the attack is also crucial. In the morgue incident, she was first distracted by other ghosts before being attacked.

Meng Ning, having failed to complete her patrol mission, would clearly be a better target for attack than Lu Jinzhao.

So at that time, she couldn't stay with Meng Ning.

Seemingly realizing that the situation was settled, Yangpi suddenly resurfaced.

So you were planning to use your teammates as stepping stones for you at the last minute?

【hypocritical!】

Lu Jinzhao was no longer even slightly disturbed by the accusations against Yangpi.

When Meng Ning's candle had burned down to just a tiny bit, and it was around 4:30, Lu Jinzhao suddenly stood up from his chair.

Meng Ning's mind had already relaxed a bit, and when she saw Lu Jinzhao's actions, she even hesitated for a second before looking at her with a questioning gaze.

But Lu Jinzhao did not take out his phone to reply to her again.

She simply took out her last candle, lit it, and then pushed open the door to the duty room and walked out. The ghost's final target was most likely Meng Ning, and she didn't want to encounter a ghost; it was best to separate from Meng Ning beforehand.

As for Meng Ning, she had roughly the same amount of resources left, and whether she could survive depended on herself.

Meng Ning didn't know what Lu Jinzhao was thinking, but her first thought was to follow him.

But as she stood up, her gaze fell on the candle, which was almost burned but still had about the thickness of a thumb left, and she hesitated for a moment.

Just as she decided to give up this and stay by Lu Jinzhao's side, Lu Jinzhao had already left the duty room!

The candlelight was too dim; not long after Lu Jinzhao left, the doorway to the duty room was plunged into darkness.

She didn't dare to chase after him, so she turned around to pick up the candle on the table, but was burned the moment she touched it and let go. Then, a blister appeared on her finger.

Meng Ning was stunned for a moment, and when she thought of the large burns on Lu Jinzhao's wrist, a chill ran down her spine.

She could actually endure that level of injury?
About ten seconds had passed since Lu Jinzhao left.

Since Meng Ning couldn't hear any sounds, she couldn't tell where Lu Jinzhao had gone from the footsteps.

She glanced at the few candles left and ultimately decided against lighting a new one to chase after them.

She thought, since the duty room is so safe, even though these candles seem small, they can still burn for three or four minutes. In a little while, it will be dawn. She could take the remaining candles out; who knows, they might become a supernatural object?
Moreover, going outside now, it's pitch black, and I always feel it's not as safe as being in the duty room.
After some deliberation and hesitation, Meng Ning sat down in the chair.

Lu Jinzhao had already left the duty room.

She thought about Meng Ning's unused candle, but she didn't have too much greed for it.

Unlike other places, sometimes taking a gamble can really mean losing your life. Greed is the last thing that should exist on the platform, and she knew very well that, right now, survival was the most important thing.

When I left the duty room, it was almost 5 o'clock, but the sky was still pitch black. There wasn't a single moon or star in sight.

Lu Jinzhao walked towards the entrance of the funeral home. As she expected, she did not encounter any danger along the way.

She didn't walk very fast, and by the time she reached the entrance of the funeral home, it was almost five o'clock.

But as she approached the door, she saw a familiar figure on the side of the road, in the dim candlelight.

Yes, that young man.

Even though he couldn't see the face clearly, Lu Jinzhao still remembered his build and the clothes that hadn't changed at all in the past few days.

That's him.

He stood by the roadside, motionless, only his head turning slightly when he saw Lu Jinzhao.

When Lu Jinzhao was locked onto by his "gaze," he felt a pang of fear. However, he only looked at him for a few seconds, and then, as if he had confirmed something, he mechanically and slowly turned his head away, continuing to look at the only way to the gate, no longer looking at Lu Jinzhao.

Within seconds, Lu Jinzhao noticed that his palms were slightly sweaty.

This young man, with just a distant glance, made her feel an exceptionally strong sense of oppression!

At this moment, she couldn't help but feel grateful that even if it meant risking her life, she had chosen to complete the patrol mission.

Because completing the patrol mission at least required risking one's life and still offered a glimmer of hope, but she felt that if this young man took a liking to her, it would be a death sentence for passengers of their level.

The candle in her hand burned at a steady pace, indicating that the ghost lurking in the darkness had indeed chosen not to attack her.

Lu Jinzhao felt a little relieved after making the right judgment again, but Yangpi seemed to be unable to bear seeing her doing well, and jumped out at this time.

Congratulations, you've discovered the best way to complete the mission: betray your teammates!

Compared to ghosts, humans are obviously easier to deal with, aren't they?

Lu Jinzhao narrowed her eyes slightly, and had to admit that Yangpi had indeed put a lot of effort into making her uncomfortable.

At 5 o'clock sharp, it was dawn.

The train approached rapidly, accompanied by a loud roar.

Lu turned around today, but did not see Meng Ning.

She knew that the other person probably planned to come out after dawn.

Even as dawn broke, the young man remained frozen by the roadside, his gaze fixed on the road, as if waiting for something.

The car door opened.

Lu Jinzhao blew out the candle in her hand, leaving more than half of it burning. As she stepped into the car, she could clearly feel that her body was like a series of mismatched gears being forcibly pieced together, making a sound of being overwhelmed.

The moment she stepped into the train, her tense mind, which had been on edge all night, finally relaxed completely. But having learned from experience, Lu Jinzhao still had some energy left to maintain her body, so that she wouldn't collapse on the train after completely relaxing.

She slowly moved her body and collapsed onto the seat with her name on it.

The train doesn't wait long at the station; the ten minutes that are completely safe and you can relax pass quickly.

As the car door slowly closed, she still couldn't see Meng Ning.

She didn't even get to stand in front of the young man.

Although it's a single update, the word count is still higher than a typical single update!