A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

This is such a waste of electricity!

Zhou Ke'er was heartbroken.

Then I immediately saw the surveillance camera prominently displayed in the bottom menu bar, and it wasn't even turned off yet. I clicked on it instinctively.

"Little friend, you have to solve your own problems when you encounter difficulties. You can't always rely on others."

Without looking up, Zhou Ke'er earnestly instructed, "Since you can't find the phone where she said, try looking in other places. If you still can't find it elsewhere, go back and ask her what happened. If that still doesn't work, then you should think about whether you've been scammed or if there's some kind of unexpected situation."

As for you asking me... that's not a very wise choice. First of all, I'm not an employee here, how would I know where she would put her phone? Secondly, we came in together, I don't know if anything unexpected happened.

In conclusion, I don't know either.

"...Ah...Oh..."

After listening to Zhou Ke'er's long explanation, Lena understood the last sentence. Just as she was about to say something, Zhou Ke'er suddenly said abruptly, "Of course, in this situation, I suggest you come over and check the security footage... I've already turned on the footage for you, but nobody knows when it happened. It would be best to start watching from right after the company closes..."

"That means it might take a long time..."

As Zhou Ke'er spoke, she pulled up the surveillance footage and subconsciously scrolled it forward.

"Oh... CCTV... Hey! Right! There are CCTV cameras!"

Lena looked as if she had just realized something, and looked shocked, as if she had only just thought of this thing. She quickly walked around from the front desk entrance to Zhou Ke'er's side.

"Hmm...hmm? Wait...no, this..."

Before Lena could even access the surveillance footage, Zhou Ke'er, who had originally planned to leave Lena there and wander around on her own, suddenly noticed a rather inconspicuous figure flashing past the doorway in the surveillance video that had been scrolled forward a while earlier.

Noticing this, Zhou Ke'er, who had just started to move, immediately bounced back, startling Lena, who was about to grab the mouse.

"Yes, yes...it starts here...I can't see her face clearly...it's too dark, it should be a woman..."

Zhou Ke'er scrolled the video back a bit, then leaned closer to examine the screen, muttering, "Oh... interesting, she really did climb over to the information desk... This is... a flashlight? No, it's a cell phone!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately recognized that the woman in the surveillance video was holding a mobile phone, and that she had taken it from the information desk.

Unfortunately, that guy seemed to be very meticulous. He only turned on the flashlight mode of his phone, so the light came from the back of the phone, but the screen was not turned on. As a result, his face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly.

(Sand between fingers: ??? It seems like someone is praising me behind my back?)

"It's her! She stole the phone! A thief actually managed to sneak in!"

Upon seeing this, Lena couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"...She went behind that door...not only did she not run away immediately after stealing the things, nor did she go to another corridor...but she went through that door, which definitely had a purpose."

As Zhou Ke'er watched the woman's figure disappear behind the opposite door in the surveillance video, she couldn't help but stroke her chin and analyze the situation, then turned to look at that door.

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204. Strange and Weird (Thirteen)

"That person left through that door, should we go...?"

Seeing this, Lena quickly looked up and asked Zhou Ke'er, but before she could finish speaking, she saw Zhou Ke'er walk quickly to the furry monster in the corner of the wall—Lena showed a surprised expression, as if she hadn't even noticed that there was a monster hiding there.

"Screw your sleeping, get up and party!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Ke'er raised her foot and kicked the guy hard while shouting.

(Sand between fingers: What did I tell you! What did I tell you!)

However, there was no response.

"Ok?"

Zhou Ke'er, who had been somewhat nonchalant, suddenly sensed something was wrong—the feeling of her foot was strange, and... there was no reaction at all—Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but frown, squatted down, and flipped the furry monster over.

As soon as Zhou Ke'er's fingertips touched the monster's body, she felt a chill, and it wasn't as soft as she had imagined, but rather strangely hard.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er stared at the monster that he had turned over and that still didn't react at all. After thinking for two seconds, she wondered if the monster was really in trouble or just pretending to be dead to scare her. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then reached out and took out a pair of scissors. Without hesitation, she stabbed the monster.

"Pfft"

A slightly muffled voice rang out.

The monster did not resist.

Thick, dark red blood slowly seeped from the wound.

"died?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. This was interesting... This also confirmed her previous guess: the physical ghosts in this module could indeed be killed.

But... in this way, the ghost's fate is really pathetic. It's not allowed to harm humans, yet it can also be harmed by them. If it kills, it will die; if it doesn't kill, it will be killed and will also die. In short, it's destined to die...

That's horrible!

"Ugh..."

Zhou Ke'er sighed, turned to look at Lena who was still unaware of what had happened, and said earnestly, "Lena, ghosts... have their limits! In my short life as a ghost, I learned a lesson: the more you play mind games, the more you'll discover that ghosts have their limits..."

"Mr. Goblin, what exactly are you trying to say, Mr. Goblin?!"

Lena was completely bewildered, having no idea what Zhou Ke'er was doing or why she was suddenly saying a bunch of things she couldn't understand.

"Unless... I surpass the Goblin! So... I'm not going to be a Goblin anymore! Rena!"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly covered her face with one hand, looked up at the sky and laughed loudly, roaring arrogantly.

"Wh...what? Mr. Goblin, what are you talking about? Can you turn into a human?"

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, Lena suddenly narrowed her eyes almost imperceptibly, a fleeting look of panic flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and asked in confusion.

"This town needs an enema!"

Zhou Ke'er covered her face with her hands, unable to suppress a low, hoarse laugh, licking her split lips from time to time. "It's ridiculous. Don't you think this city is ridiculous? How can such a distorted order still be maintained?"

Since the scales are already tipped so low, humans should either overturn the table completely and wipe out all the ghosts if they have the guts, since those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions! But not only did they not do that, they also trusted this inexplicable rule as if they believed that their excrement would be expelled simply by sitting on the toilet?

And these ghosts and monsters, being treated like this, are actually able to endure it and even get used to it?

You know... this balance is very fragile. Madness is like gravity; sometimes all you need is a gentle push...

"..."

Lena didn't say anything for a moment, staring at Zhou Ke'er for several seconds before tentatively asking, "Then... Mr. Goblin, what do you mean by saying all this to me? What do you want to do?"

“Tell you? No, no, no… I’m telling the bosses here. I think they can hear me. Guess what their reaction will be? Or… guess if the boss of this company is a ghost or a human? Well, it doesn’t really matter.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er waved her hand lightly, pointed to the monitor with a playful smile, and continued, "As for what I want to do... create a little disturbance, disrupt the original order, and then everything will become chaotic, and I will be the representative of chaos. Do you know the benefits of chaos? It can bring fairness."

"..."

Lena was silent for a moment, then forced a smile, revealing an innocent look: "But, Mr. Goblin, I remember... goblins can't hurt humans, right? That's the rule."

“But I can.”

Zhou Ke'er grinned, casually toying with the scissors in her hand, and glanced at Lena before saying, "From now on, I can."

Upon hearing this, Lena's pupils contracted sharply, and she instinctively took two steps back. For a moment, she was too lazy to maintain her innocent and naive demeanor anymore. She hurriedly took out a cell phone from her pocket and made a call, while keeping a wary eye on Zhou Ke'er.

"uh-huh..."

Zhou Ke'er stopped playing with the scissors. Lena was indeed faking it. She was exposed as soon as she was tricked. Her mental fortitude is not up to par.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but chuckle, looking at the wary Lena, "How old is your little sister? Has she been to school? What medicine is she taking now?"

Lena ignored Zhou Ke'er's sudden change in demeanor and her erratic behavior. She heard a notification tone from her phone indicating the call had connected, and immediately blurted out, "Brother Aotian, things are bad... Although we've followed the instructions of the organization you contacted and intercepted the latest directive at the 'Ghost Power Company' communications office that 'ghosts are allowed to harm humans'... it seems this news has already spread!"

"???!!!"

Zhou Ke'er was stunned upon hearing this. Wait, wait... what's going on? This has completely baffled me. I need to sort this out carefully...

First of all... well, that "Brother Aotian" is definitely Long Aotian. So, this guy Lena is also from that stupid Aotian Guild? And it seems... they had already searched the place before, probably preparing to wrap things up and leave as soon as possible... just then Zhou Ke'er arrived.

So, the little thug we saw lurking outside wasn't planning how to get in, but rather keeping watch while the people inside came out? As for that furry monster... well, they probably took care of it on the side.

And they've already obtained so-called intelligence... that 'ghosts are allowed to harm humans'... What's going on? Isn't it said that if humans are wiped out, ghosts that lose their source will also disappear?

And... what about that so-called 'organization' we came into contact with at the beginning...? Could it be that they found a plot point related to the main quest so quickly? Well... that makes sense, after all, it's a guild...

"Chen Beixuan and Ye Liangchen? Don't even mention them... They always acted so powerful, but they got wiped out even in a two-on-one fight. Yes, they're all dead."

Lena glanced at Zhou Ke'er and hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, hurry up and save me, or I'll be done for too... Never mind, I'm outta here!"

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205. Strange and Weird Things (XIV)

"Huh? What...wait? You mean...as long as that instruction isn't made public through official channels, it won't take effect even if individual ghosts find out about it?"

Lena was about to hang up the phone when she suddenly asked as if she had heard something, glancing at Zhou Ke'er who seemed to have no intention of harming her—was she not planning to, or was she unable to?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er touched the corner of her mouth that was cracked, a little puzzled: What's going on? Is he not behaving himself enough? This girl is really bold, actually standing there making a phone call without moving, not even bothering to lower her voice... Isn't this completely unguarded against Zhou Ke'er?

Something's fishy... Did you say it to him on purpose?

"Are you sure? You can't joke about this... I'm your own sister!"

Lena stared at Zhou Ke'er, asking with a hint of suspicion, "I think this guy in front of me really wants to kill me..."

"??"

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head. Did he say that? It doesn't seem so...

A brain is a wonderful thing...

Well, that's not a bad suggestion. Since Rena just said that, it means that the so-called instruction that should have been issued is probably stored in her possession in some form. If we could get our hands on that thing...

That would be incredibly useful. Putting aside everything else, ghosts, humans, and even the organization Lena mentioned all want, or will want, this thing... It's a crucial item that can have far-reaching consequences.

"Huh? Pointing your phone screen at the other person? What does that mean? Are you going to talk to them?"

Lena suddenly turned her phone screen toward Zhou Ke'er as she spoke.

Immediately, a jet-black mist surged out of the screen like a tide, utterly illogical, and gradually condensed into a humanoid shape, though it was blurry and completely obscured, and was pitch black.

“Miss Long Aojiao, according to the agreement, I will protect your safety from now on... as long as you hand over that instruction to me first. This is a deal reached between the organization and your brother, Long Aotian.”

The black mist that had condensed looked at the bewildered Reina... oh no, now she should be called Long Aojiao, and said in a muffled voice without any change in tone, "By the way, my name is Embrio Ivankolovsky, you can call me Ivan."

"Oh, this..."

Zhou Ke'er was a little surprised by this scene. It seemed that the so-called Aotian Guild was actually quite something. Just because the vice president and president were both idiots didn't mean they could look down on them... This module hadn't even been running for long, and they'd already hooked up with a mysterious organization that was clearly related to the plot? And they could even reach an agreement to send a ghost over so easily...