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

Moreover, that ghost-hunting organization that just made its appearance in the previous event module is also a problem. They know that they won't die as long as they aren't forgotten by the ghosts, yet they are still determined to keep assassinating them... They either have some kind of mental illness, or they definitely have some kind of scheme involved.

After all, given the prohibition that "ghosts and monsters cannot harm people," there shouldn't be any deep-seated hatred between them, so why are they biting each other like mad dogs?

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Zhou Ke'er's eyes suddenly lit up—he realized that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.

There's absolutely no need to be secretive about summoning ghosts and monsters, and there's no need to worry about anyone trying to stop you—can they even handle Zhou Ke'er?

Even if there really is a powerful one, once Zhou Ke'er spreads her faith and gives it an epic boost, wouldn't she be able to crush it directly?

This is a perfectly legitimate and open strategy; why resort to such underhanded tactics as a conspiracy?

Zhou Ke'er slapped her forehead, suddenly realizing the truth, and decided to try the same trick again.

He kidnapped the leader of the Ghost City TV station last time, and this time he will do it again, using all the TV station's live broadcast channels, and with the full range of Sadako's projection, Zhou Ke'er will conduct a live preaching broadcast throughout the city!

After all, there's no need to make all those guys "familiars," otherwise the position of "familiar" would be too common. It's enough to just make them "believers."

Moreover, if all that is needed to convert them into believers, there is no need to promise to help them lift the ban or make any other unnecessary demands. Just doing one thing is enough—"retaliation in kind".

If we exploit their pent-up anger, extinguish their reason in their rage, and manipulate them into seeking pleasure and satisfaction through "revenge," they will easily come to believe in Zhou Ke'er.

This couldn't be simpler!

As for the possibility that this could lead to many deaths...

What does that have to do with Zhou Ke'er?

Zhou Ke'er is a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing. How could she possibly be a good person who worries about many people dying?

Can a good person become an evil god?

Turning around to face Sadako, who was looking at him with hopeful eyes, Zhou Ke'er smiled sinisterly and coldly: "Let's end the rest here. Let's bring the glory of the ghosts back to this city that has gone astray."

What Zhou Ke'er didn't tell Zhenzi was that he wasn't content with merely reaping the faith of ghosts. After all, only long-term demand could guarantee the continued existence of faith; otherwise, it would be a one-time, short-sighted exploitation.

So—the answer is obvious, he wants to eat at two places!

Belief in ghosts and spirits is necessary, but human belief is equally important; only then can a society be considered healthy!

Think about it carefully: when facing a critical moment of life and death, a hero appears who can save everyone—isn't this a classic template for creating a god from ancient times to the present?

Thus, with the two sides locked in a stalemate, Zhou Ke'er was able to sustainably exploit the faith of both sides!

Then, as a wisp of black mist flashed by, in addition to Zhou Ke'er, a female version of Zhou Ke'er also appeared in a secluded corner not far away.

This is Zhou Ke'er's evil clone. Although she doesn't need to appear so early according to the plan, there are still some preparatory activities to be done.

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797. Ghost City (Part 7)

"You'd better think this through. Once our plan is implemented, the ghosts and humans in this city will no longer have a buffer zone for you to hide in, and everything you've accumulated as an idol will be lost. If our plan fails, the consequences won't be good."

Zhou Ke'er stood at the door, but instead of pushing it open and leaving, she stopped, pretending to be considering Sadako's best interests and leaving the final decision to her. In reality, she was subtly pressuring her, leaving no way out: "Especially since you've contributed the most to the operation, if it fails, the consequences won't be good. Besides, I can't guarantee that even if the plan succeeds, your quality of life will improve significantly compared to now—so, even so, are you still willing to implement this plan with me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sadako replied without hesitation, "I'm willing! As long as it helps you achieve your goal, it's worth sacrificing or giving up anything!"

A smile appeared on Zhou Ke'er's face.

Moreover, Zhou Ke'er's highly suggestive words weren't just meant for Sadako—why did he suddenly stop at the door and launch into such a long discussion? There were, of course, other reasons as well.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Ke'er pushed open the door, it was as if some kind of fuse had been triggered, and gunshots began to ring out continuously, with countless bullets shooting towards Zhou Ke'er's location.

A slightly angry, gloomy voice spoke impatiently: "As expected, I knew from the beginning that you had no good intentions coming here, and that you'd even made connections with ghosts. Now you've shown your true colors! Is your plan to exacerbate the conflict between ghosts and humans an attempt to lift the ban on ghosts? I will never allow such a thing!"

Zhou Ke'er raised an eyebrow. Sure enough, it was Sato Nagi who had stopped him on the road at the beginning. He had said that her story was full of holes. Sure enough, she had ulterior motives and even followed him all the way to Sadako's house, and even eavesdropped outside.

It's strange, what did Zhou Ke'er do to make them so wary of him? Did they also see Zhou Ke'er's performance on that "program"?

Zhou Ke'er snapped her fingers, and a black mist flashed by. Immediately, all the bullets stopped in mid-air and subtly adjusted their direction.

He then turned to look at Sadako, who was standing in front of him as if to shield him from bullets, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "An unwelcome guest has arrived. It seems our plan can be brought forward. Just when we're sleepy, a pillow is delivered. We should certainly give them a good welcome."

Sadako, who was already Zhou Ke'er's kin, sensed Zhou Ke'er's thoughts in the darkness, as if she had heard a divine revelation. She immediately obeyed the instructions without hesitation and connected the screens of the entire city.

After a long absence, Sadako has reappeared in the sight of the entire city.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ke'er's figure had already disappeared without a trace.

The bullets that he had just stopped immediately continued their journey, but because their direction had been subtly altered, none of them hit or harmed Sadako.

A chilling gunshot rang out, and Sadako's face, filled with terror and aggrieved tears, appeared on the screen, making her look incredibly pitiful.

She turned around and fled in panic, and immediately the images of the police officers outside the door firing their guns appeared on the screen.

As Sadako fled, she trembled as if her life was in imminent danger, and cried out in a tearful voice, "Please save me! I don't know how this could happen in this world—I was just staying at home, doing nothing wrong, why did these police officers just surround my house, break down my door, and enter my home for no reason, and even shoot at me, trying to kill me?! I never thought such a thing would happen!"

Upon hearing this, Sato Nagi, the leader of the police officers, was naturally furious and immediately shouted, "You're talking nonsense! We've caught you plotting with dangerous elements to overthrow this city and harm others! How dare you spout such blatant lies!"

Sadako stopped in her tracks, turned around, and revealed a resolute expression: "Everyone, even if I die here, I will make you see the ugly faces of these guys! Fine, you say I'm plotting with dangerous elements to overthrow the city, then tell me—how can we break the ban and harm humans? And where is this so-called dangerous element?!"

A bullet "coincidentally" struck Sadako in the lower abdomen, and blood gushed out. Sadako's already fair complexion became even paler, and no matter how you looked at it, she was undoubtedly the weaker party.

"Qiangxi" is pronounced "xi". Sato Nagi said angrily, "Still trying to argue—then I'll answer you! What you and that dangerous element were plotting was to invalidate this ban, and that dangerous element was just here, but now he has disappeared using some kind of power, but all the other police officers present can testify to that!"

At this moment, Zhang Si said, "Isn't that just a baseless accusation?"

"Control the big and control the small." Before Sato Nagi could finish speaking, Sadako interrupted her, letting out a roar followed by an expression of anger mixed with sorrow: "Even if you're going to frame me, at least come up with a decent excuse! Saying I'm plotting to overthrow the city, but because of the ban on harming humans, you say the plot is to lift the ban. Saying I'm working with dangerous individuals, but where are those dangerous individuals? You say they suddenly disappeared, and you even have your accomplices testify? Come on, give me a few believable excuses!"

Sato Nagi finally realized—she had been tricked and used by those two treacherous guys! This was a trap... a calculated scheme!

Now she was in a dilemma. If she left with the others, it would mean she had a guilty conscience and confirmed Sadako's statement. If she continued to take forceful action, it would mean she was angry and embarrassed after being exposed, which would also confirm her statement.

Unexpectedly, this wasn't the end of it. Following the words Zhou Ke'er had transmitted to her mind, Sadako continued to recite her lines with great emotion: "I ask myself if I have ever harmed any human being, but you chose me as your first target. Isn't it because you think I'm easy to bully and relatively rich? Once I die, my money will mysteriously end up in your pockets! What a clever trick!"

Then, Sadako changed her tone again, coldly saying, "They're just using me as a scapegoat now. Next, they'll target other wealthy humans, right? Is it faster to make money than to rob your own kind?! As long as you use those two fabricated excuses to attack me, kill them to silence them, and eliminate them completely, then spread the word that they are all traitors who betrayed humanity, you can make a fortune without any scruples, can't you!"

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798. Ghost City (Part 8)

Killing people isn't enough; you also have to destroy their spirit!

If the previous performances were merely attempts to elicit sympathy from the "audience" by playing the victim, then this final statement was a sinister and open plot to sow discord.

When the other party chooses to answer Sadako's question but cannot give a definite answer, or when they clearly say that is the answer but cannot prove its accuracy... they have already lost in terms of public opinion.

Sato Nagi stared wide-eyed in disbelief, quickly waving to signal the other officers to cease fire. Then, she stepped forward alone, grabbed Sadako by the collar, and angrily shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting! You're still spreading rumors and alarming people here!"

"You've been exposed for your true purpose, are you panicking now? Trying to kill the ghost to silence you and cover up the news? But it's too late!"

Sadako stared directly at Sato Nagi without fear, looking up at him with an air of superiority and self-sacrifice: "I have exposed your ugly deeds to the public and broadcast them throughout the city! Now, all the ghosts and humans have seen your true colors! Your schemes will no longer have a chance to succeed!"

"You damned..."

Sato Nagi was so angry that she gritted her teeth and almost punched Sadako hard in the face, but just then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside the door. A male police officer dressed similarly to Sato Nagi rushed over with several other officers and immediately stopped Sato Nagi's behavior.

"Inspector Sato! What are you trying to do? Stop right now!"

The male police officer strode forward and grabbed Sato Nagi's raised fist: "Responding to a police call without authorization is already a violation, and now you actually want to beat up innocent civilians? Wake up! Don't forget, you're not a patrol officer for this area, and you have no right to lay a hand on the people of this area!"

Sato Nagi bit her lower lip hard, knowing full well that she was doomed, but there was nothing she could do but silently loosen her fists and let the man pull her aside.

The male police officer immediately bowed and apologized to Sadako, "I'm so sorry, Ms. Sadako, this Inspector Sato isn't directly under our jurisdiction. We had no idea she was on duty without authorization! We're truly sorry; we never expected her to do something like this! We promise to deal with her seriously! Please understand!"

"Forty minutes."

Without any apparent reason, Sadako coldly looked at the man and said two times: "Ten minutes."

The male police officer didn't understand what he meant and quickly asked in confusion, "Forty minutes? Ten minutes? What does that mean?"

Sadako clutched the bleeding wound on her lower abdomen and stood up shakily—although the injury was nothing to her, and in fact, if she didn't want to, a bullet wouldn't even hit her—it was just to play the victim.

Based on the information Zhou Ke'er transmitted to her mind in real time, she already knew the movements of these police officers and had prepared her plan from the beginning. Now was the time for the real show to begin.

She leaned against the wall, pale and panting, and replied in a cold voice, "This place is located in a remote villa area. It takes at least forty minutes to drive from here to the city center where the police station is located. And judging by your usual speed, it would take at least an hour to get here from the police station."

Sadako paused here, glancing at the male police officer. Sure enough, he finally understood what she meant, his expression changing instantly. He was about to reply when Sadako interrupted him again: "From the time Inspector Sato broke down the door until now, no more than ten minutes have passed. You guys are incredibly fast these days? A journey that takes forty minutes by car, and now ten minutes is enough?"

Seeing the male police officer's expression as if he wanted to explain, Sadako added the final blow: "Or are you planning to use the excuse that you just happened to be patrolling nearby? Just happened to be at this time, just happened to be in this place, just happened to have missed such a large group of police officers not long ago, and just happened to have discovered this matter immediately after I started the city-wide live broadcast and rushed over? That's quite a coincidence."

Having said all that, the meaning doesn't need further elaboration. Even a blind or deaf person could figure out what was going on. At this point, HXjX Zhang Si...

The male police officer's face instantly darkened. He really didn't expect that the other party would seize on such a small loophole. And even if they did find out, shouldn't they have kept quiet and given both sides some face and a way out?

They actually said it so directly, and even while it was being broadcast live throughout the city, without any attempt to conceal it.

That's it. Not only is Sato Nagi finished, but he's finished too. And it might not just be the two of them who are finished; the entire security department and the city are about to descend into chaos.

Is this the scheme of these ghosts? It's terrifying! A blatant and overt plot, just waiting for them to fall into the trap, and they were like fish that had taken the bait, caught directly by the hook!

"you you!"

The male officer seemed to want to explain, but didn't know what to say. He stammered and struggled for a while before finally sighing in despair. They had been completely outmaneuvered. Even if they concentrated their fire and shot the ghost in front of them to vent their anger, it wouldn't do any good. Putting aside whether they could actually kill her, even if they did, she would resurrect after a while, and they would only further confirm what Sadako had just said...

However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, Sato Nagi seemed to lose control, violently breaking free from the male police officer. She then punched Sadako in the abdomen, pulled out a gun, and fired several shots at her without hesitation.

It all happened so fast that none of the police officers present had time to react.

Meanwhile, after a few gunshots, Sadako immediately cut off the live broadcast across the city, leaving the obvious and easily deduced "facts" to all the "viewers".

The male police officer looked at Sato Nagi in disbelief and exclaimed in shock, "Inspector Sato! Are you crazy?! What are you doing, Inspector Sato?!"

Unexpectedly, Sato Nagi also looked terrified: "No! I didn't do that, I didn't do it! I couldn't control myself!"

At the same time, Zhou Ke'er's figure gradually appeared.

He crossed his legs, floated in mid-air, and greeted everyone with a smile. Black mist swirled in his hands, one end of which was connected to Sato Nagi's body, as if he were manipulating a puppet.

Now, what exactly happened is quite obvious. (The phrase "制大制枭" is a Chinese idiom meaning "to control a powerful and ruthless person" and doesn't directly relate to the preceding sentence.)

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799. Ghost City (Part 9)

Immediately afterwards, Sadako stood up as if nothing had happened, and even patted the dust off her clothes. The large pool of blood that had flowed down earlier seemed to have never existed, and she didn't look injured at all.

Strangely, after Sadako showed off her unharmed state for a while, she suddenly pretended to fall to the ground again, and a pool of blood reappeared and spread—what kind of act was this?! Was it mockery?