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Horror Chapter
Due to the urgency of time, Jiang Liu stopped wasting words and continued from where he had been interrupted last time.
"I mentioned earlier that memory alteration sounds impossible, but it has a fatal weakness," Jiang Liu said, tapping his temple with his index finger. "Just like when we sleep and dream, most people cannot clearly recognize that they are dreaming. However, once the dream ends, you realize that the events you experienced in the dream are filled with absurdities."
Seeing the puzzled expression on Smiling Man's face, Jiang Liu knew he hadn't understood. Just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by Wang Chao, who had grasped the concept.
"I get what you mean now. Let's say we are all in the same dream right now. For real people, we should have real memories. But that ghost is something imposed in our minds, so if we carefully recall, we can identify who the ghost is. Am I right?"
"Close enough."
Upon hearing Jiang Liu's response, Wang Chao nearly shouted in excitement. Just as he was about to ask Jiang Liu who the unreasonable person might be, he heard Smiling Man counter his point.
"I don't quite agree with what you just said."
"Why?" Wang Chao asked.
"Since you assume this place is a dream, then everything in the dream should also be false. Human memory is easily influenced by external factors and can become chaotic. Are you sure your memory has no omissions whatsoever?"
Wang Chao was about to insist that he trusted his memory completely when he heard Jiang Liu speak again.
"It is indeed as you said; human memory is susceptible to external interference. So when I heard you describe the supernatural events, I thought of another possibility."
Wang Chao angrily tugged at his hair and exclaimed, "Can't you just finish your thought all at once?"
Jiang Liu smiled lightly, ignoring Wang Chao, and continued, "Earlier, you mentioned that the supernatural event couldn't possibly involve a mission where death was guaranteed. Moreover, during the development of the event, participants would receive some hints. So I made an assumption.
What if the ghost itself doesn't have the ability to alter people's memories? What if it's the event itself that alters our memories?
Then the question arises: why does the event alter our memories?
I believe the most likely reason is that it doesn't want us to easily identify the ghost's identity. This also supports my earlier theory that the ghost is mingling among us in a strange identity, and I think this started the moment we entered Classroom 000."
As Jiang Liu spoke, his expression resembled that of a drug addict lost in thought, his mind suddenly clear. Details that had previously gone unnoticed now flooded his consciousness.
Wang Chao noticed Jiang Liu's strange expression and wanted to interrupt him, but when he heard what Jiang Liu said next, he paused his movements.
"Earlier, when we followed Teacher Mei to the Library to collect books, I noticed that the Library seemed as if it hadn't been visited in ages. Yet, why were the books we received so pristine? If it was because they were new books, then why was our class the only one moving books from the Library? At that time, I didn't pay much attention until Wang Chao..."
"Hey, Jiang Liu, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Chao suddenly interrupted Jiang Liu, fearing that Jiang Liu's fabricated story would be exposed. He glanced at Smiling Tiger and noticed a knowing look in Smiling Tiger's eyes, accompanied by a smile that was still quite irritating.
Jiang Liu, caught off guard by the interruption, returned to his original demeanor. Realizing he had let something slip, he awkwardly shifted the topic. "Sorry, I think I just got a bit too excited there."
"It's fine."
Smiling Man shook his head with a smile, indicating he didn't mind. However, there was an elusive smile in his eyes that made both of them feel extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing that Smiling Man didn't expose what he had just said and wore an expression as if he could see through everything, Jiang Liu couldn't help but wonder if Smiling Man already knew their identities. If so, he truly felt foolish.
But since the Smiling Man did not expose their true identities, it indicated that he was not on the same side as the crowd behind him. Jiang Liu no longer concealed anything and directly shared the content he had previously speculated with Wang Chao.
The crowd behind them instinctively kept their distance from the four due to earlier events, so they did not catch the details of their conversation. However, they were clearly paying close attention to every move made by the four, indicating that the Smiling Man had also been categorized with Jiang Liu.
After hearing Jiang Liu's earlier speculation, the Smiling Man smirked slightly. "According to your reasoning, Teacher Mei undoubtedly has the greatest suspicion. Unfortunately, it seems that Teacher Mei is either dead outside or not involved in this supernatural incident."
"So I wonder if the hints provided by the previous events were misleading?"
"Have you encountered such situations before?" the Smiling Man suddenly asked.
Jiang Liu was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the Smiling Man's false smile and replied seriously, "Yes."
Although he had mentally prepared for the worst before asking this question, hearing the answer still caused the Smiling Man's smile to stiffen for a moment.
But soon, the Smiling Man regained his usual smile and continued to ask, "So what do you generally do when you encounter such situations?"
"We list all the hints and then gradually eliminate them." Without giving the Smiling Man a chance to respond, Jiang Liu continued, "Based on our previous speculation, we believe that the ghost should be female and have short hair. Coupled with the sound of high heels, we thought it was Teacher Mei, but now it seems we were wrong."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Liu suddenly shifted to recounting Lin Feng's experiences after arriving at the dormitory. He originally intended to verify with the Smiling Man whether they had encountered similar events. However, after listening to Jiang Liu's account, the Smiling Man's expression suddenly turned grim.
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