“Why?!”
Outside Operating Room No. 3, the woman’s voice was filled with sorrow and despair.
With each step closer, the feeling of dread intensified.
Lu Tao trembled as he pushed open the door to Operating Room No. 3.
“Why?!!”
As the door swung open, a sound nearly shattered his eardrums, but it quickly fell silent.
There was not a single sound…
Inside, apart from a few cabinets, there was only an operating table, on which lay a female corpse. No one knew where the doll was hidden.
Although they suspected the doll was likely on the corpse, Lu Tao and Hao Meili did not rush to search for it. The scares in this place were varied and unpredictable; it was better not to provoke them unless absolutely necessary.
Lu Tao opened a dilapidated wardrobe, peering inside with the faint light. Just then, he felt a sudden push from somewhere, and he stumbled inside.
Bang!
The wardrobe door suddenly slammed shut.
Lu Tao was startled and struggled to get out, but it wouldn’t budge. In the pitch-black environment, he felt as if another ‘person’ was standing beside him. The unknown was terrifying! The darkness was terrifying!
Lu Tao was filled with dread and was about to scream for help when, at that moment, the cabinet door opened, and Hao Meili stood outside, looking at him with curiosity. “Director, was that you who pushed me?”
“Don’t talk nonsense! Why would I push you?! I was wondering how you suddenly disappeared. What are you doing hiding in there?”
“Oh…” Lu Tao, still shaken, examined the wardrobe he was in. When he turned his head to the other side, he was startled to see a grayish little boy curled up in the corner, smiling at him.
“What the hell?!” Lu Tao stumbled out of the wardrobe and quickly opened the other side of the cabinet door, only to find nothing there.
Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a woman’s scream coming from beneath him!
“Why?!!”
The female corpse had somehow fallen from the bed and was now gripping Lu Tao’s legs!
“Ah!~~!!!” Even with Lu Tao’s strong heart, he couldn’t take it anymore. He broke free from the grip and ran outside, shouting, “Director, I need to pee! I’m going out first; you can take your time looking!”
Not far from Operating Room No. 3 was the exit, and the door was open. Lu Tao dashed out, feeling that nothing was more wonderful than embracing the sunlight at that moment.
As for his pride? He couldn’t care less. If it weren’t for the fear of leaving a bad impression on Hao Meili, he would have bolted out long ago.
“Three out of five have already died; I doubt the Director will blame me for coming out now.” Lu Tao arrived at the haunted house entrance, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.
“Hey~ this guy came out standing up!”
“Impressive, man! You’re the only one who came out standing so far. So, did you clear it?”
“No~!” Lu Tao took the water that Ding Ruxiao handed him and gulped it down.
“What about the other one?”
“Our Director is still in there! Clearing it is definitely not a problem.”
“What were the scary scenes like inside? Was it really that frightening?”
“Why don’t you go in and see for yourselves? It’s absolutely beyond your imagination!”
*****
“Why?!!”
Inside Operating Room No. 3.
After Lu Tao left, the woman’s piercing screams did not cease, sometimes shrill, sometimes mournful, sometimes frenzied…
Hao Meili examined the female corpse on the ground; it was clearly fake, but its weight was just like that of a real corpse.
It was a pity that she did not find the doll on this corpse. Hao Meili stood up and surveyed her surroundings again, suddenly remembering where this was!
“You Ren Hospital?!” Hao Meili was taken aback; she was not unfamiliar with You Ren Hospital, having visited it in her youth. She was well aware of the bizarre cases of headless grievances that had occurred there.
A few days ago, she was aware that the case had been successfully solved. In fact, she had even participated in the cremation of Lu Liangyuan’s corpse. “This place is entirely built according to the structure of You Ren Hospital!” Hao Meili suddenly realized, no wonder it felt so familiar as soon as she entered this scene. “A haunted house built on the foundation of urban ghost stories will definitely have a booming business in the future. The owner of this haunted house is truly meticulous; the props and special effects are designed so seamlessly that it’s impressive they managed to scare me.”
Suddenly, Hao Meili noticed a pair of red high heels lying beneath the operating table. She had bought a pair just like them years ago, and she never expected to see them again now.
“Where on earth did the owner of this haunted house get these?” After a careful observation, she discovered that nestled within the shoes was a cute doll. If she could just grab it, she would successfully clear the level! Hao Meili bent down to pick it up, but at that moment, she felt an unknown force push her. She fell directly onto the operating table.
Quickly turning around, she was shocked to find it was the prop corpse of a woman. Hao Meili tried to struggle to her feet, but the prop corpse pinned her down firmly.
Suddenly!
A doctor dressed in surgical scrubs appeared beside the operating table, squinting at her.
This figure… felt so familiar!!
“Is it Lu Liangyuan?”
“Isn’t he dead?”
“I saw him turn to ash with my own eyes.”
“But how could I see him here?”
“Could it be? A ghost??”
Lu Liangyuan smiled as he removed his mask, the corners of his mouth twitching in a disturbing manner that would terrify anyone. The scalpel he held slowly descended, and Hao Meili felt the cold blade brush against her face.
The reason she had been able to remain calm until now was because she firmly believed that all of this was fake.
But the scene before her? It plunged her mind into chaos, enveloped by profound fear.
“Why!!”
A woman’s piercing scream suddenly echoed in her ears.
By the bedside, a woman with blood tears streaming down her face was staring at Hao Meili with a fixed gaze.
The last thread of sanity in her mind snapped, and Hao Meili could no longer withstand the intense stimulation; her vision blurred, and she fainted.
“Director Hao has fainted?” Zuo Si, sitting in the monitoring room, was dumbfounded.
He never expected that his haunted house could scare the director of the funeral home into unconsciousness. He had even hesitated about whether to dress up as a clown to add to the fright, but it seemed that it was already over.
“This time, Meng Miaoxue really went above and beyond…” Zuo Si felt a bit ashamed; he knew how much courage it took for Meng Miaoxue to transform into Lu Liangyuan.
The most terrifying thing she could think of was the scene just before her death. Although she was acting, she would once again experience the fear of dying. This time, to help Zuo Si, Meng Miaoxue truly put herself on the line.
“I owe her one; I hope I can repay her someday…”
Zuo Si carried Hao Meili to the staff lounge, not taking her out of the haunted house.
Everyone has their pride, especially the director of a funeral home. If others found out that the esteemed director had fainted in a haunted house, they would surely laugh their heads off.
“Actually, if it weren’t for Meng Miaoxue transforming into Lu Liangyuan, Director Hao would have cleared the level already.” Zuo Si held a doll in his hand, ready to give it to her when she woke up.
After a while, Hao Meili slowly regained consciousness. She looked around her surroundings and sighed.
“Sigh~ I still failed.” Then she turned to Zuo Si, frowning as she asked, “How come you have footage of Lu Liangyuan here?”