"Separated?" Li Yibai looked skeptical, clearly doubting Chu Changge's identity.

Guo Jimei, seeing this, couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, "Didn't your Lin Qi get separated from you too? Why don't you suspect she's a ghost as well?"

Li Yibai glanced at Guo Jimei but remained silent.

The two had already verbally clashed earlier that day; Gu Mian even felt they might start fighting at any moment.

Of course, if they started brawling here and now, I'd be truly in awe of their bizarre thought processes.

"Oh, right, Li Yibai," Gu Mian began, "do you know we're currently underground, beneath the school?"

"Beneath the school?" Li Yibai was taken aback. "I knew there was a sealed-off underground area at the school, supposedly full of terrifying rumors… How did we end up in this godforsaken place?"

Gu Mian nodded slightly. "It seems this is where we are."

"Ah," Li Yibai looked somewhat incredulous. "I did think the layout here seemed a lot like the academic building, so that explains it…"

Gu Mian looked at the man and woman before him. "I've summed it up. The people who have appeared in this dreadful place tonight are me, Guo Jimei, Li Yibai, Meiren Chu, Xu Keke, and Lin Qi."

Six people.

Of course, there was also Xu Xingcheng, who shouldn't have been here, but Gu Mian hadn't mentioned this to the two in front of him.

Yuan Qinghua, Yue Nu, Zhang Pingfan, and Pan Yue, who had disappeared last night, hadn't shown up at all.

Perhaps, like last night, they'd all been separated.

"In any case, let's find the exit first," Gu Mian said, walking past the two and moving forward. "Who do you two suspect is the ghost now?"

At his words, Li Yibai and Guo Jimei glanced at each other.

Last night, Li Wentao had been wrongly voted out, and Wang Pan had been killed by the ghost.

Both deceased were civilians, which meant there were still three ghosts among the remaining ten people.

Guo Jimei was the first to speak.

When Gu Mian heard Guo Jimei begin to speak, he just knew she was about to badmouth her former friend, Yuan Qinghua, again.

As expected.

"I think Yuan Qinghua is definitely a ghost!"

Gu Mian listened quietly, noticing Li Yibai subtly roll his eyes.

Guo Jimei continued, "Among the remaining few... Meiren Chu is quite suspicious…"

After finishing, she glanced at Li Yibai beside her, then looked at Gu Mian, her eyes lingering on the guitar case Gu Mian carried on his back before continuing, "I also find Yue Nu quite strange. Earlier today, she actually suggested identifying the ghost by trying to kill people. While she was trying to take advantage of the fact that civilians cannot kill other players, I think if that method had actually been used, a lot of people could have died, playing right into the ghosts' hands."

Gu Mian noticed Guo Jimei's gaze.

He had a feeling Guo Jimei had wanted to say, "I suspect Gu Mian," but since he was right there, she'd switched her accusation to Yue Nu.

When Guo Jimei finished speaking, Li Yibai immediately piped up, "I'm sure Lin Qi is not a ghost!"

I knew it... Gu Mian pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling that the two people with him were completely unreliable.

Thankfully, despite his strong personal bias, Li Yibai was still analyzing the situation somewhat seriously.

Li Yibai continued, "Apart from Lin Qi, I think Pan Yue is quite suspicious. Yesterday, most of us were swayed by her to vote out Li Wentao. If Pan Yue hadn't kept harping on it, Li Wentao might not have been eliminated. I believe Pan Yue intentionally misled us into voting for Li Wentao!"

Gu Mian saw that Guo Jimei was listening attentively, seemingly unaware of what had happened last night.

That made sense. If Guo Jimei were acting like she knew everything that happened last night, she'd definitely be a ghost.

"Also, I find Meiren Chu quite suspicious..." Li Yibai added, also directing his suspicion towards Chu Changge.

It wasn't just them; Gu Mian also found Chu Changge's behavior extremely suspicious.

His actions were strange yesterday and even stranger today. He also seemed to be looking for something.

Li Yibai then voiced his last suspicion: "I think your behavior is quite suspicious, Guo Jimei. You claimed to abstain, but your vote from yesterday disappeared. Today, you raised a ruckus, constantly accusing Yuan Qinghua of being a ghost, as if you're trying to divert our attention."

Gu Mian massaged his forehead again.

At least Guo Jimei hadn't outright said to my face, "Gu Mian might be a ghost." But Li Yibai... who knew if he was deliberately provoking Guo Jimei by saying that right in front of her.

"You're the suspicious one!" Guo Jimei retorted, as expected.

Gu Mian didn't know how these two managed to create such a tense, ready-to-explode atmosphere in this eerie underground place.

However, just as their standoff reached a peak, an eerie voice cut in at the perfect moment.

It was a sudden female voice from behind, "You guys…"

「At this moment.」

Yue Nu had emerged onto the surface.

She casually tossed away a ticket in her hand, muttering, "I can't believe I've used so many special items in this instance... I just hope the outcome is worth it."

As she mumbled to herself, she remained alert to her surroundings.

She was still in the school, but the academic buildings were all dark, and even the distant dorms were shrouded in blackness.

The entire school appeared dim and gloomy, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression.

Looking toward the pitch-black dormitory building, Yue Nu remarked, "It seems it's past lights-out."

She quickly ran towards a distant academic building.

My behavior today definitely made me a prime target for the ghost, which is why I left the doll in the classroom... And it looks like the ghost really did mistake it for me and 'killed' it. Without realizing it had killed a fake. Even in death, the doll would look like a very realistic corpse.

Yue Nu sprinted toward the academic building in the dark. I hid my phone in the radiator! If I check the recording, I'll find out who 'killed' my doll!

Luckily, her destination was not far.

Within a few minutes, she had arrived at the academic building.

Without hesitation, Yue Nu immediately pushed open the main door and dashed up the staircase.

There was always something peculiar about stairs at night, but luckily, the academic building had plenty of windows, allowing outdoor light to shine in.

The moon was exceptionally large tonight, its soft glow illuminating the stairway through the windows, enabling Yue Nu to see her surroundings without needing to turn on any lights.

The classroom was just ahead!

Yue Nu tried to lighten her footsteps, quickening her pace toward the classroom.

Although she knew a ghost wouldn't linger after a kill, she instinctively moved more quietly.

The classroom door was slightly ajar.

Yue Nu stood at the doorway, let out a soft breath that barely took half a second, then reached out and pushed open the slightly ajar door.

Bright moonlight seeped into the classroom from outside, allowing Yue Nu to clearly see the scene inside.

A corpse was lying in the middle of the room.