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

In this way, how could those police officers not realize that they had fallen into the other side's trap from beginning to end?

"How is this possible?! Why aren't these bullets working on you? These are clearly special bullets designed specifically for monsters like you!"

The male police officer stared wide-eyed at Sadako, who was unharmed, and blurted out incredulously.

Zhou Ke'er held up a finger, shook it gently, and shook her head, saying, "First of all, whether this kind of bullet can actually harm ghosts is another matter—what makes you think that the bullet really hit our Miss Sadako?"

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er winked at the police officers with a grin, stretched out her left hand, and immediately a series of "clanging" sounds followed as countless bullets rolled from her hand and fell to the ground, making a series of persistent sounds.

Having reached this point, Sato Nagi calmed down in a self-destructive manner. In fact, if they wanted to escape, most of the police officers were still outside the gate; she didn't believe these two ghosts could stop them. Besides… even if they did, so what? They couldn't harm humans anyway.

It's not that they can't escape, it's that they can't run away. Once they leave this place, all the blame they've been placed on will be firmly established.

Rather than that, it would be better to actually be harmed by these ghosts and monsters, that way...

Um? etc……

Sato Nagi's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, she raised her hand and fired two shots into the thigh of the male police officer next to her.

"Ah!"

Caught off guard, the male police officer fell to the ground with a painful scream, looking at Sato Nagi in disbelief, wondering what she was doing.

The police officers outside, just as bewildered as he was, were also startled. Instinctively, they pointed their guns at Sato Nagi, thinking to themselves: Could Inspector Sato be a traitor?! Did he bring them here just to lure them into this conspiracy, only to then eliminate them all? How ruthless!

However, the next second, Sato Nagi said coldly with a sinister face, "Inspector Hashimoto was injured when a demon took his gun, do you understand? Demons have discovered a way to harm humans by exploiting certain loopholes and using tools. Inspector Hashimoto was injured in the line of duty because he discovered this—do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, not only the police officers but also Inspector Hashimoto, who had been shot twice by Sato Nagi, immediately realized that Sato Nagi was willing to risk injury to frame the ghosts for being able to harm people. This confirmed Sato Nagi's earlier statement about the reason for the search—"Sadako is conspiring with other ghosts to break the ban."

That's a truly vicious move! But—if you're so capable, why don't you scheme against others and shoot yourself?! What kind of skill is it to shoot others!

Inspector Hashimoto gritted his teeth and decided to let it go for the sake of the bigger picture.

"Hahaha, well done, well done! What a great show, even I am excited."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but clap and laugh for a while. Then she beckoned behind her with her finger. Immediately afterwards, a cell phone that appeared out of nowhere, seemingly from nowhere, floated out of the window and, drawn by the black mist, came into Zhou Ke'er's hand.

Zhou Ke'er waved her phone screen at Sato Nagi and said with a smile, "I recorded everything."

"?!!"

Sato Nagi angrily slammed her fist against the wall, but then she thought, "So what if it's recorded? Aren't you in the footage too? As long as we see you in the video, your lies will be exposed immediately, which is entirely to our advantage!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You didn't think I'd forgotten about this, did you? Of course I wouldn't be in the shot, isn't that obvious? Why do you think I would choose such a weird position and angle?"

Sato Nagi gritted her teeth. Indeed, what Zhou Ke'er said was entirely possible. There was no other way but to fight to the death—she raised her gun without hesitation and pointed it at Zhou Ke'er… She forcefully pulled the trigger on her phone.

"boom!"

But to her utter surprise, she actually managed to shoot the phone out of his hand so easily!

"it is good!"

Even Sato Nagi couldn't help but give a small shout of approval at this moment.

Zhou Ke'er raised an eyebrow at her, but her face still held the same sinister smile: "Oh my, what accurate marksmanship, Inspector Sato."

"Let's go! The longer we stay, the more mistakes we'll make. With just one piece of evidence from Inspector Hashimoto, we can turn the tables!"

Although Sato Nagi felt that there might still be some traps left for her to fall into, she didn't have time to think about it now. She could only quickly order other police officers to carry Inspector Hashimoto and leave the place immediately.

"Are we just going to let them go like that?"

Sadako turned to look at Zhou Ke'er.

Zhou Ke'er winked at her playfully, "Let...the bullets fly a little longer."

"What does this mean?" Sadako asked, puzzled.

Zhou Ke'er snapped her fingers, and a humanoid black shadow gradually appeared beside her. "Sometimes, something that's broken but not completely broken is much more useful than something that's perfectly intact. Oh, by the way, during this time—have that Slit-Mouthed Lady find a place to hide for a few days."

As he finished speaking, the black mist transformed into the shape of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, but now she was covered in bullet holes and bleeding profusely, looking as if she had been cruelly killed on the spot.

Zhou Ke'er then threw the phone that had been hit by the bullet into "her" hands.

Sadako pondered for a while, but still didn't know what Zhou Ke'er wanted to do, so she could only look at Zhou Ke'er again with a puzzled expression.

Zhou Ke'er beckoned with her finger and opened the window. The "Slit-Mouthed Woman" quickly climbed out the window, reached a spot not too close to the window, lay down, and pretended to be dead.

Zhou Ke'er snapped her fingers again, making him and Sadako invisible, and put her finger to her lips: "Shh~ wait a little longer, and you'll understand."

Soon, a man dressed like a paparazzi sneaked over. After looking around for a while, he spotted a woman lying on the ground in a pool of blood and immediately went over to check on her.

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800. Ghost City (10)

"..."

Seeing this scene, Sadako immediately understood Zhou Ke'er's intentions, but she still asked with some doubt, "Although I absolutely trust you, Mr. Joker, but... will the guy who found the phone really expose that video? I mean... from a human perspective, doing so would be completely harmful and not beneficial; it's such a foolish thing to do."

Zhou Ke'er smiled and shrugged: "What you said is actually right. Theoretically speaking, that should be the case. But unfortunately, this is reality, not theory, and that guy's perspective is not from the perspective of humanity, but from his own. Not only that, but his perspective is never long-term—that's why he did what I expected."

At this point, Zhou Ke'er added, "However, of course, we can't rule out the possibility that this paparazzi is indeed quite clever, or perhaps the news was suppressed by those above. If that happens, there are naturally backup plans. As for now—let's just wait and see. Let the dust settle."

Just then, a flurry of hurried footsteps rushed into the open house. There stood the Slit-Mouthed Woman, fully armed with a hat and mask, looking utterly panicked. She frantically searched the house, muttering, "Oh dear, how could this happen after I was only gone for a short while? Oh no, Sadako, please don't let her get caught! If she gets caught, it's all over. I'd rather die here and be resurrected..."

Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder. At that moment, Zhang Si...

Instantly, the slit-mouthed woman was so frightened that she rolled on the ground several times before looking behind her with a mixture of fear and wariness—she thought it was a police officer lying in ambush!

…………

The Slit-Mouthed Woman at home.

"Oh my god! That scared me to death! It really gave me a fright! I thought something had really happened to Sadako!"

After hearing Zhou Ke'er's explanation, the Slit-Mouthed Woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if a great deal of energy had been released. "I knew it! When I went over there just now, I thought I saw my own corpse, but at the time, Sadako's matter was more urgent, so I didn't think about it and just ignored it. Now it seems that it's a good thing I didn't run into that paparazzi, otherwise the plan would have been exposed."

At this point, the Slit-Mouthed Woman paused, then changed the subject, saying, "However, since these are all part of your plans, I won't pry too much... What are your plans for the future? As you said, it's best if Sadako and I don't go out for the next few days to avoid any accidents. That's fine, but how can we keep track of how things are developing outside?"

"There's absolutely no need to worry about this."

Zhou Ke'er snapped her fingers, and her appearance instantly changed. She snapped her fingers again, and a black mist surged from her body. Then, she disappeared from the Slit-Mouthed Woman's sight.

Maintaining this state, Zhou Ke'er greeted Sadako and the two slit-mouthed demons, and then followed the eerie remnant left on the phone to find a fairly large newspaper office.

With a few quick movements, Zhou Ke'er floated outside the window of an office, silently observing the situation inside.

That paparazzi actually knew how to prepare beforehand. Instead of just throwing the broken phone at the shop owner and saying that this was the result of finding it, he had already gone to the repair shop to remove the memory card and was now playing the videos on it.

As for why there's only one video—that's because Zhou Ke'er had already cleared all the data on the phone when she first started using it.

To a discerning person, this might seem a bit deliberate, but in the current situation—it doesn't really matter.

The video opens with Sadako lying motionless in a pool of blood, while Sato Nagi ruthlessly shoots a male patrol officer nearby. Coupled with Sato Nagi's own outbursts, it's incredibly misleading.

"Boss, did you see that?! This is unbelievable! If this gets out, it'll be a huge sensation!"

As soon as the video finished playing, the paparazzi excitedly exclaimed, "I know that ghost who died outside! It's the Slit-Mouthed Woman who got lucky a while ago and was hired by Sadako-chan as her assistant. She probably saw Sadako-chan's live stream and rushed over immediately, secretly recording this video from outside the window. Unfortunately, she was discovered in the end, and not only was she killed once, but her phone was also destroyed. However, those police officers were probably in a hurry to leave, so they didn't check carefully or take the phone away, which allowed me to get a lucky break!"

The boss stroked his chin and pondered, "The police were in such a hurry to leave that they probably wanted to do some publicity and public relations before Sadako-chan came back to life, and to throw the mud at her as soon as possible. That way, once Sadako-chan comes back to life, public opinion will have already shifted."

"So, you mean we should let the police officers finish their public relations work first, and then release the news and video when the discussion is at its peak?"

The paparazzi quickly asked.

The boss rubbed his fingers together: "You're half right. Besides that, there's another option, which is to take this video to them and make a deal, to see how much they'll offer to keep us from spreading it—that was my original plan."

However, this also carries risks. Judging from the live stream just now, those police officers were simply a bunch of ruthless lunatics, framing people, breaking into homes, and showing no mercy to their colleagues—I'm a little afraid that if I made a deal with them, they'd point a gun at my head.

A barely perceptible wisp of black mist flashed in the boss's eyes. Even he himself didn't notice the subtle shift in his thoughts and tone: "If we do it your way, it means completely breaking ties with those police officers. We might be popular for a while, but we'll inevitably face repercussions later. However, there are advantages. At least those guys won't dare to directly attack us, otherwise their crimes will be confirmed. At least our lives are safe. Besides, after this kind of thing comes to light, it's questionable whether they can continue to hold their positions. Perhaps if handled properly, they won't have a 'future'."

So what you mean is?

The paparazzi was confused by his boss's inexplicably contradictory words and pressed for an answer. (The phrase "制大制枭" appears to be a typo and should be left as is.)

"I mean……"

A flash of dark mist crossed his eyes. "You immediately prepare a draft to expose this matter. Go and dedicate an entire issue of the newspaper to this issue. I'll contact my acquaintance at the TV station now."

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801. Ghostly City (Part 11) and the So-Called Godhood

With the preparations completed to this point, we now simply await the actions of the Ghost City Police.

As for the time in between, there's no need to contact other ghosts or spirits for now. After all, we still need Sadako to introduce them, but that could expose the plan prematurely, so it's best to wait until everything is over before contacting other ghosts or spirits.

After all, this is only the first step in the plan: to create conflict between people out of thin air, and then to make this conflict even more acute and severe, while also highlighting the conflict between ghosts and humans, making this conflict escalate, so that the entire city can be plunged into chaos.

Chaos is the perfect opportunity for Zhou Ke'er to take advantage of the situation and seize faith.

It's easy to understand—since things have come to this point, it can't hurt to believe a little, right? Even a casual believer is still a believer, even if they offer less faith. But every little bit helps, and casual believers aren't the limit. In this situation, it's easy for fanatical followers like Sadako to emerge.

After repeatedly considering her next plan in her mind, Zhou Ke'er left a clone here to keep an eye on the situation, and then used the wristwatch from the Divine Academy to come to the academy.

If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Tian, ​​that homebody, should definitely be at the academy right now. She's been attending classes here almost since the game launched, and she's learned far more than Zhou Ke'er, so she should have a better understanding of the "becoming a god" aspect.

Zhou Ke'er was, after all, a self-taught individual who had inexplicably acquired faith and divinity, but she didn't really know much about these things.

As for Chen Tian's dormitory, she had taken Zhou Ke'er there once before, so Zhou Ke'er easily slipped in. Because she was a transfer student who joined the college after the start of the semester, she lived in a single dormitory room, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Sure enough, Zhou Ke'er transformed into a wisp of black mist and passed through the door of Chen Tian's dormitory. She saw Chen Tian lying on the bed reading a book. Eh? Speaking of which, doesn't it feel a bit like being a hooligan to just come in without knocking?

Forget it, Zhou Ke'er is pretty much a hooligan anyway.

"Oh! What a coincidence, you're here too?"

Zhou Ke'er returned to human form and suddenly greeted Chen Tian with a grin.

"?"

Chen Tian was startled by the sudden sound, her whole body shuddering involuntarily. When she saw that it was Zhou Ke'er standing in front of her, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at first, but she quickly realized—wasn't this the girls' dormitory? How did this girl sneak in by herself?

But when I thought about how the other person was Zhou Ke'er, everything became normal again.

Too lazy to ask how he did it, Chen Tian sighed, "Chen Tian isn't here. He's probably out playing around again out of boredom. Do you want to wait for him here, or come back another time?"

Zhou Ke'er crossed her arms, raised her eyebrows, waved her finger, and shook her head, saying, "Why do you subconsciously assume I'm here to see him? Can't I come to see you? Hmm?"

Chen Tian looked Zhou Ke'er up and down, who had a frivolous look on her face, and then sat up straight: "Okay, Dr. Zhou, if you have any questions, just ask. If I know the answer, I will give you the answer. If I don't know the answer either—then I can only look up some information and tell you."

Yes, there was absolutely no misunderstanding. Chen Tian immediately saw through Zhou Ke'er's intentions.