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Horror Chapter
"I thought about this too," Jiang Liu nodded and continued, "When I saw that all of your rooms were tightly shut, I realized something was off. Looking back now, I might have entered the mirror world at that moment, but I just didn't know when."
"You mean we could also unknowingly end up in the mirror like you?" Li Lin said, tapping the dining table, lost in thought.
"Then how did you know last night that you were in the mirror?" the White-Collar Man asked.
"At first, I didn't know; it was just a suspicion. It was only after recalling last night's experiences that I came to that conclusion," Jiang Liu cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention. "Also, I think entering the mirror isn't the problem; the real issue is how to escape from it."
"So you have a way to determine if you're in the mirror?" the White-Collar Man inquired.
"Yes, it's quite simple," Jiang Liu pointed to the Black Clock hanging in the living room. "During my time in the mirror last night, I noticed that the Black Clock didn't move. Based on this observation, I deduced that when we are unsure if we're in the mirror, we can simply check if the Clock is moving to confirm."
"This discovery is crucial. We can use this method to judge whether we're in the mirror or not. Do you have any other findings?"
"Yes," Jiang Liu took a sip of water and continued with his speculations. "When I noticed that the Clock had stopped moving in the mirror, I found something very strange. I remember that both my room and Li Jing's room had their Black Clocks' hands stopped at exactly one o'clock in the morning—not more, not less. So I wondered if this was some kind of hint? A hint about when the ghost strikes!"
Thinking back, Liu the Great's time of death was late at night, likely around one o'clock as well. My own entry into the mirror happened at one o'clock too. If I'm not mistaken, Li Jing must have already died in her room by then, so her time of death was also one o'clock. From these points, it seems highly likely that the ghost attacks at one o'clock."
"I agree with your thoughts, and both points you've discovered are significant clues! At least we don't have to spend the whole night on edge," Li Lin concurred.
"Oh, and there's one more thing," Jiang Liu looked at his cup of water. "It's about how the ghost didn't kill me last night but instead let me walk out of the mirror—I'm puzzled by that!"
"What's bothering you?"
"I was thinking, if the ghost pushed me out of the mirror, it wasn't necessarily because of your arrival. I was already in the mirror at that time, and you might not have even noticed my situation when you came in. So, the ghost's action of pushing me out seems a bit unusual. This leads me to another guess: the ghost might have had some other purpose for pushing me out of the mirror!"
"Like what?"
"Maybe it was afraid I'd die in the mirror?" After considering this, Jiang Liu countered his own thought, "But killing one person is still killing, whether it's one or two. There’s no need to let me go. Also, I saw Li Jing's corpse while I was in the mirror."
"The ghost is afraid of you dying in the mirror!" Li Lin suddenly said, then looked at Jiang Liu seriously. "Let's assume the ghost killed Li Jing in the room first and then dragged her into the mirror. That would explain why it didn't kill you at that moment!"
"What explanation? I don't understand," the White-Collar Man said, confused and unable to grasp what Li Lin was talking about.
"It's actually quite simple," Li Lin explained to the White-Collar Man. "Earlier, I mentioned that in the eyes of the ghost, we are just a group of prey waiting to be hunted. It wouldn't let us escape with our lives. Do you remember what happened when Jiang Liu and I went to the second floor of the hotel?"
"Yes, I remember. I heard you talk about it. The ghost didn't kill you then; it even led you out of the second floor."
"Exactly! At that time, I thought the ghost couldn't stay outside for more than a few minutes like us and was afraid we would violate the hotel's rules, so I didn't think much of it. But now, after hearing Jiang Liu's experience from last night, I've figured out the ghost's limitations on killing!"
Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of the two newcomers, Li Lin confidently continued, "First of all, the ghost cannot kill us outside of our rooms and cannot let us die anywhere other than our rooms. This can be seen from what happened on the second floor; Jiang Liu and I almost died there but were ultimately led out by the ghost.
Secondly, when the ghost kills us, it must be in our respective rooms. Just like how it didn't kill Jiang Liu last night but instead pushed him out of the mirror.
Finally, and most importantly, the ghost acts at one o'clock in the morning. If this guess is correct, then I think I've figured out our way to survive!"
"Really!" Xu Qian exclaimed in surprise, looking at Li Lin, eager to hear him speak again. The White-Collar Man and Lin Mao'er also wore expressions of joy as they gazed at Li Lin.
【It feels like Li Lin still has more to say.】
"Well, although I can't be a hundred percent sure, it's worth a try," Li Lin said, his long-serious expression finally easing into a smile. "Since the ghost acts at one o'clock in the morning and must die in its own room, we just need to leave our rooms at one o'clock and stay outside for zero minutes."
"But what if we return to our rooms and the ghost strikes again?" Xu Qian raised a concern.
"I've thought about that too," Li Lin replied kindly to Xu Qian, smiling as he explained. "Earlier, Jiang Liu suggested the idea of zero minutes. At that time, there were too few known conditions, so the conclusion seemed a bit forced. But now I finally understand why the hotel gave us the hint of zero minutes!
If you think about it, the hints provided by the hotel cannot be useless. Zero minutes is not only our time limit for staying outside but could also be the ghost's time limit for acting at night. To put it simply, the ghost may only act between one o'clock and one-thirty in the morning. So as long as we safely get through that period, the ghost will have no way to harm us!"
After hearing Li Lin's explanation, everyone present, including Jiang Liu, felt a sense of admiration for him.
Li Lin's image suddenly grew tall in the eyes of the White-Collar Man. Although he had embarrassed himself earlier, as long as they could survive, what was face worth? It would be foolish to lose one's life just to save face. Moreover, they had heard that after this supernatural incident, there would be many more terrifying events to come; there was no need to fall out with someone like Li Lin who had more experience.
At that moment, Jiang Liu interrupted everyone's excitement over finding a way out, frowning as he addressed Li Lin. "But there's still one thing I haven't figured out."
"What is it?" Li Lin was keenly interested in Jiang Liu's question. After all, promising newcomers like him were always targets for support from those with more experience. No one knew if they would need help in the future; providing timely assistance would always win more hearts than merely adding embellishments.
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