Revealing their true colors

"In other words..."

Chen Yu shrugged and asked, "Does everyone have no objections?"

At the long table.

The other car owners responded one after another:

"With Minister Li making the arrangements, we'll definitely cooperate! Anything goes!"

"President Sun's considerations are thorough; listening to him is definitely the right move!"

"Right, right, right, we have no objections. We'll listen to the two big brothers!"

"It's our blessing to be able to follow and cooperate with the Scavenger Group and the Lighthouse Society!"

Amidst the chorus of agreement, there was a hint of fear and fawning.

Minister Li Hairong had a cigarette in his mouth, listening with narrowed eyes.

President Sun Xueming smiled and pushed up his glasses, seemingly satisfied with this reaction.

It was worth mentioning.

Beside the long table, the only female car owner had not expressed her stance from beginning to end.

She sat in the corner with only two girls behind her... She was about thirty years old, wearing a beige high-necked knit sweater with a long cardigan over it. Her long hair was tied in a neat low bun at the back of her head, with a few strands of hair falling softly by her ears.

She wore no makeup, but her face was fair and clean, with a pair of thin gold-rimmed glasses perched on her nose.

There were three reasons why Chen Yu noticed her.

1. She was the only female car owner present.

2. Besides himself, she was the only car owner who had not expressed a stance on cooperation.

3. From the moment Chen Yu stepped into the restaurant, her calm pupils had contracted for a split second, as if she were surprised.

"Sister Qiao Xi, are we still not going to say anything? I think Minister Li is getting a bit angry!"

"Yeah, didn't we agree earlier? We should also..."

"Shh."

The only female car owner, Qiao Xi, made a shushing gesture, signaling her two teammates behind her to stay calm.

Minister Li Hairong was a bit displeased: "Dr. Qiao, what's the meaning of this?"

Qiao Xi smiled slightly: "Minister Li, I just feel that we should at least clarify what the cooperation plan is first? After all, last night's situation... was not optimistic..."

President Sun Xueming slowly stood up, looking at everyone at the table and then at the crowded people around them.

"According to the summary of existing information,"

"The number of people participating in the mission was 48, but the number of people confirmed to be alive this morning is only 32!"

His gaze was gloomy: "That's right, in one night, 16 people died!"

*Hiss—*

Someone gasped.

Sixteen people.

That was a full one-third of the total number of people!!!

"Moreover,"

President Sun Xueming changed the subject: "I wonder if you all noticed the changes that occurred in this villa this morning?"

"Changes?"

Everyone looked at each other, their gazes scanning the surroundings.

Without waiting for an answer, President Sun Xueming continued on his own: "All reflective mirror surfaces, regardless of size, have shattered without exception, as if attacked by some kind of massive force..."

"Several decorative vases in the hallway and living room, made of thick ceramic, have also shattered. Even a few oil paintings on the wall have not only had their frames broken, but the wall plaster has crumbled to the ground!"

"There are no signs of a struggle, which means this was definitely not man-made!"

"It's more likely some kind of... existence we don't yet understand! It vented its hatred during the night!"

Beside the long table, Chen Yu silently unscrewed a bottle of water, took a sip, and quietly watched him show off.

But President Sun Xueming's words truly made many people's faces turn even paler.

Everyone felt a strong sense of unease.

"Dammit, if you hide in the room, you'll encounter ghostly things crawling in. If you come out, there's stuff out here that can even crush walls? Is there any way to survive this?"

"Damn it! What should we do! I saw several mummified corpses in the lobby this morning! It means those ghostly things really suck the Yang energy out of people!"

"One-third dead in one night, won't we be... wiped out in three days?!!"

President Sun Xueming raised his hand and pressed it down slightly, signaling everyone to stabilize their emotions.

He narrowed his eyes and continued: "During my observations, I discovered an interesting detail. The deaths that occurred last night were actually concentrated in the other seven teams."

At the critical moment!

Minister Li Hairong stood up directly and spat out his cigarette butt!

Standing at over 1.8 meters tall with a muscular build, he was full of oppressive pressure!

"That's right, the only team with all members surviving is the Seventh Convoy, Haicheng Film Academy!"

"And the number of people staying in Room 204 seems to be four? With so many people in one room, the risks should clearly be higher, right? So... what's going on here?"

As his voice fell, the restaurant first went silent.

Then, many gazes focused on Chen Yu and the people behind him.

The meaning was more than clear.

Many people's looks toward Chen Yu and the others changed, as if they were staring at anomalies wearing human skin.

"Hey! What do you mean by that?!"

Li Mengyao's eyebrows shot up, and she took a step forward!

Although Lin Yue's small face was pale, she also nodded forcefully and said softly, "It... it was Chen Yu who saved me, otherwise I would have been taken away last night..."

Shen Qingci also stepped forward half a step: "According to your logic, is being alive a crime?!"

"No, no, no..."

President Sun Xueming smiled slightly: "Being alive is certainly not a crime, it's just that this phenomenon is too strange. It's hard not to have a reasonable suspicion,"

"Is there something hidden in your team... something mentioned in the rules... a Ghost Slaves?"

"*Whoosh—*"

Intense panic erupted throughout the room!

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and spoke flatly, "Identifying ghosts out of thin air, President Sun? Your scale for 'reasonable suspicion' is even more arbitrary than a ghost's."

President Sun Xueming pushed up his glasses: "Naturally, we wouldn't wrong an innocent person for no reason. Minister Li and I have already preliminary discussed a plan that can both verify innocence and optimize configuration."

Behind him, a thin middle-aged man chimed in: "Our plan is to exchange door plates. Room 204 will be occupied by our Lighthouse Society!"

Behind Minister Li Hairong, a man in sunglasses also stood out: "Room 205 will be occupied by our Scavenger Group!"

Everyone from the Scavenger Convoy and the Lighthouse Convoy was shouting:

"Right! Give up the room! Who knows what methods they used to stay safe?"

"Exactly! I see those women's faces don't look right, always hovering around that kid. Maybe they're possessed by some dirty thing?"

"Let them switch! If they don't dare to switch, they've got something to hide!"

Chen Yu watched them quietly, watching their expressions gradually turn hideous!

Until this moment!

These two convoys finally revealed their true faces!

So that's how it was... They were playing off each other and pushing step by step, probably because they saw how the second floor was different!

Speaking of which, this was actually Chen Yu's oversight. To avoid drawing attention, he had thrown the corpses sucked dry by the Grand Tutor Container and the Ghost Face remains from the second floor down to the lower floor... His intention was not to draw attention to the second floor, but he didn't expect it to backfire. Compared to the mangled flesh and horrific traces on the other floors, the second floor was so clean it looked like a safe floor..."}],