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“Unfortunately, cats can’t speak, or you can tell me what happened.” Han Fei ruffled the kitten’s head. “If you’re really a murderer’s pet, then you must have grown up drinking human blood and eating human flesh. You wouldn’t be so weak, ugly, and tiny.”

As if to prove Han Fei wrong, the cat gnashed its teeth. Then, it collapsed against Han Fei’s leg. The action had exhausted its full energy.

“You’re ridiculously weak.” Han Fei didn’t hope to gain any more info from the cat, but it was good company. In Lee Guo Er’s jail, Han Fei ate and slept. It was a relaxing 24 hours.

When it was almost dark, footsteps came from Han Fei’s head. Soon, Lee Guo Er appeared. “Put on your clothes and come with me!” Lee Guo Er unlocked Han Fei’s shackles and tossed the suit of the man from the night before to Han Fei. “Put on your mask. We need to leave before dark!”

“What happened?”

“The story in your script is real.” Lee Guo Er stared at Han Fei in fear. She uttered, “I saw the ghost.”

“Can you tell me what the ghost looks like?”

“It is still following me. So we don’t have time to waste. We need to leave now!”

The shackles dropped to the floor. Han Fei put on the black suit, but he didn’t want to wear the smiling mask. “Can I wear something like a hat instead?”

“Stop wasting time!” Lee Guo Er seemed to anticipate this. She peeled back a wooden board and took out the backpack hidden inside. “After we leave, do not respond when someone calls your name.”

“Okay.” Han Fei’s new clothes allowed him to melt perfectly into the night. It was like the suit was tailor-made for him. Han Fei put the cat into his backpack.

“Look after your cat. If it makes any sound, I’ll abandon it immediately.” Lee Guo Er said coolly. But when she saw Han Fei in the suit and holding the mask, she was stunned. The man before her exuded this charming yet dangerous presence. “You’re quite good-looking.”

“Is it that why you’ve had a crush on me?”

“I really want to lock you up.”

“Should I be honored?”

“I don’t know.” Lee Guo Er looked at Han Fei. She realized she was able to chat happily with a mental patient. Did that mean there was something wrong with her brain too?

Lee Guo Er crawled out of the underground prison. She waved at Han Fei, and they both returned to the surface. “This building used to belong to another participant. After he was killed, I’ve been staying here.” Lee Guo Er opened the front door and waved at Han Fei. “But we need to find a new hiding place before night falls.”

“If you’re being followed by a ghost, no matter where you go to hide, you’ll be found…” Han Fei’s memory seemed to loosen. A voice uttered in his mind.

“Are you sure?” Lee Guo Er panicked.

“I believe so.” Han Fei wasn’t sure what else did the voice said. He had a strange feeling. He believed he would be rewarded if he followed that voice. “Which script did you follow that you saw that ghost?”

“The 11th story, Number 11. This story happened in the area close to the theme park, so I chose it.”

Han Fei read through the story again.

“Number 11 is very cute. He has been adopted many times, but he is always sent back. Every family who has adopted him said that he is cute, obedient, and understanding. There is no negative review, but everyone has sent him back. The family who has adopted Number 11 will do anything to send Number 11 back to the orphanage.

“Number 11 slowly grows up. He has the most handsome face of all the orphans and the gentlest personality. He has the best result too.

“When the child was eleven, he was adopted for the 11th time. After that, there was no more news about him.

“Someone said the child was murdered by his adopted father. Others said the child was a monster who couldn’t grow old. People also said the child’s heart is rife with intense hatred and venom. He was a living ghost.

“To find out the truth, I visited his former home on 11th November.

“At that place, I understood something. The boundary between humans and ghosts is something very blurry. If you want to approach them, then you have to approach that dangerous boundary first.”

The story was long but also more detailed. It revealed a lot of info.

“Finding the boundary between humans and ghosts should be the key, but what is that boundary?” While Han Fei was contemplating, the window behind him suddenly cracked. The temperature in the room dropped. The crack widened. A face pressed against the window, trying to get in!

“Run! It is here!” Lee Guo Er pushed open the front door and dragged Han Fei out. During this process, Han Fei turned back to look. The window shattered, and the glass shards were scattered everywhere.

“Did you take something from it? Strange guests have moved into my house, but they would never leave it.” Han Fei was confused.

“I’m curious about your house’s Feng Shui, but now is not the time to talk about that.” Lee Guo Er took out two invitations from her pocket. “I didn’t enter the building. I sold the info to other participants. I have no idea what happened to those two dumbasses. But when I went in to retrieve their invitations, I was targeted.”

“What if you throw the invitations away?”

“I’ve tried. It’s pointless.”

The sky was darkening. When darkness consumed the city, things would become worse.

“Based on the scripts, we need to find the boundary between humans and ghosts to interact with them, to communicate or fight them.” Han Fei’s empty brain churned. “Do you know any other participants? We’ll release the news and bring them to that building. We’ll see what’s the difference between No. 11 and the normal humans.”