Chapter 004: Speculation

According to Zhang Fengyu's thoughts, given his current heart rate, he should have died suddenly a long time ago, yet the reality is that he is still alive and well. If one must seek a reason, then the only explanation can be that they cannot be scared to death.

Zhang Fengyu certainly did not know which one was the real ghost, and he shook his head as he looked ahead. One-third of the seats in front had already been occupied by the corpses. At this rate, in no more than ten minutes, the corpses would completely occupy all the seats here. If that were to happen, it would mean that they were utterly doomed

Scenes from the movie flashed rapidly through his mind, and he organized the entire plot.

Hearing Wang Li's rebuttal, Zhang Fengyu turned to him and questioned: "You have seen the deaths of Wang Zi and Hong Bo. Do you think that if the ghost truly wanted to kill us, it would go to such lengths? The fact that it left us a blood-stained hint is enough to indicate that for some reason, we must play a game with these corpses. If we find the real ghost, we win, which means we can make it and survive; if we fail, we will die here"

We are all going to die! This place is full of ghosts! Wang Zi and Hong Bo are both dead, and we are next!

"Escape? How can I escape!" Zhao Jinglan clearly appeared to be in despair as he looked at Zhang Fengyu and asked weakly

From the moment the six protagonists entered the cinema, they were already trapped in that haunted house, ensnared by a cruel curse. Soon, a ghost crawled out from the screen, and they discovered that their mobile phones had malfunctioned, rendering their bodies immobile. Later on, one of them proposed the idealistic notion that ghosts are merely figments of people's own imagination.

Upon realizing this issue, the main characters began to engage in self-suggestion, indicating to themselves that they could move smoothly. As a result, they truly regained their ability to act. Subsequently, one of them, like Hong Bo, chose to flee, only to meet their demise right before their eyes. The film abruptly ends at this point

In simple terms, the other parts of the film are almost identical to their previous experiences, with the only difference being that they can act, and no one has proposed any idealistic conjectures. Therefore, when considering them in pairs, this precisely highlights the most suspicious aspect.

Zhang Fengyu's feigned calm proposal also injected a glimmer of hope into Li Jian and others. After hearing it, their emotions stabilized somewhat, and they helped each other to sit back down in their seats. Since Prince Jiang was sitting right next to Zhao Jinglan, he could only turn his head to the other side, not daring to look at Prince Jiang's ghastly face. According to the content of the blood letter, he did not dare to leave this seat, fearing that he would be considered to be fleeing, so he remained still, even though a ghost was sitting beside him

After recalling the entire film, Zhang Fengyu felt that the development of the story was quite smooth, with no particularly abrupt moments. If one had to point out something, it would be that the idealism proposed by that person seemed somewhat strange.

It can be said that the deaths of Hong Bo and Wang Zijiang have fully validated one point: this cinema truly has ghosts. Moreover, the blood-written content that just appeared is also absolutely real; fleeing is equivalent to making the wrong choice, and the only outcome can be death

Everything happened too quickly, leaving few with any time to react. The prince once again died before their eyes in a bewildering manner. Subsequently, the only remaining skeleton vanished, replaced by his intact body, which, like the previous flood, abruptly appeared in his original seat, his face devoid of any color, and his murky gaze fixed solely on the screen ahead. Subsequently, the only remaining skeleton vanished, replaced by his intact body, which, like the previous flood, abruptly appeared in his original seat, his face devoid of any color, and his murky gaze fixed solely on the screen ahead

Zhang Fengyu rolled up his clothes and wiped the cold sweat that had seeped from his face. After that, he took a deep breath and reminded the others, "We must calm down and absolutely cannot panic. I believe there must be a way to escape from here!"

In less than a minute, Hong Bo and Wang Zi fell dead before their eyes, one after another. The continuous terror left everyone's minds blank, as if they had entered another world, a world filled with slaughter, bloodshed, and vengeful spirits

Although he does not know why all this terrifying events are happening, the deaths of Hong Bo and Wang Zijiang have already sounded the alarm for them. An indisputable fact lies before them: ghosts do exist, and they could really die here

In the face of wind and rain, we can only rely on you. None of us has seen that movie. If you can't figure it out, then we are truly doomed. Please, you must find it.

A few people, after listening, also pondered quietly and felt that Zhang Fengyu's conjecture was quite reasonable. When encountering a ghost, one is already facing a mental breakdown, so much so that one could say they are scared to death; who would still think about what methods could be used to escape

As he watched the decaying corpses approaching him, Zhang Fengyu began to recall carefully, while deep within his heart, it seemed that another voice was desperately screaming: "Where on earth is it!!!"

Indeed! Who would dare to choose? Just look at those ghosts, there are at least 200 of them, and out of those 200, only one is real. What are the odds? This is simply a dead end!

Why would that person suddenly propose this theory at such a critical moment? From a logical standpoint, it is completely implausible. Just think about it: after we encountered the ghost, we were almost scared out of our wits. If it weren't for everything that happened afterward, which was largely consistent with the content of the blood writing, I would never have believed that there was any chance of survival in front of a ghost. This is even more true in a movie, as the film did not provide any hints to those main characters. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that that person had the audacity to not fear ghosts, but the probability of that is extremely low.

Zhao Jinglan, clutching his heart that was about to leap out, gritted his teeth and asked Zhang Fengyu: "According to the blood-stained hint, there is only one true ghost, which means there is only one real ghost among so many. But which one is the real one? If I choose incorrectly, it will lead to a gruesome death. I now understand why it was stated that even suicide is not allowed; compared to this torment that is worse than death, suicide is an infinitely happier option"

Zhang Fengyu was also uncertain about the authenticity of the blood-written content, but they had no room for doubt. As they watched the decaying corpses drawing closer, they had no choice but to give it a try. To believe was to hold onto the hope of survival; to disbelieve meant they could only wait here for death.

Hmm

Wang Li no longer refuted, and the others also found it very reasonable after listening. After a moment of thought, Li Jian asked, "But what if the content of that blood-written message is false?"

The tragic death of Hong Bo was due to his choice to flee, while the death of the prince was likely a result of his misidentification; according to the hints provided, it seems he selected the wrong ghost, which led to his demise

"Adventure games? They are all about ghosts! Who would dare to play such games!"

Everyone, calm down! Since the content of that blood character has become true, let us give it a try. If we can find the true form of that ghost, we might have a chance to escape. If that is the case, we should be even more composed and do our utmost to locate that real ghost

Zhang Fengyu is quite resourceful; had it not been for his disappointingly low English score during the college entrance examination, he would have long been wandering the campus of Tsinghua University. Nevertheless, he still managed to gain admission to a university that his classmates envy greatly, thanks to his strong performance in other subjects. His boldness and intelligence are precisely the two qualities that allowed Zhang Fengyu to be the first to calm down amidst the panic.

None of Zhao Jinglan and the others took a close look at that movie, thus the task of finding clues fell solely on Zhang Fengyu, after all, he was the only one who watched it from beginning to end. At this moment, all three of them placed their hopes on Zhang Fengyu.

Zhang Fengyu responded with a苦脸, in fact, he had no choice but to agree, as he could not stand aloof; like Li Jian and others, his fate was also grasped in the hands of death.

Zhang Fengyu shook his head and replied: "If the content of that blood character is false, then what difference does it make from letting the ghosts kill us directly? The reason it is called a game implies that there will be a relative fairness present; to put it simply, it means a fifty-fifty chance of winning or losing. We have a fifty percent chance of survival within it, and that opportunity, in my opinion, lies within that movie. There must be a way to find the real ghost in that film; otherwise, there would be no need to arrange a movie so similar to our experience. Moreover, this is still in the cinema, and we should focus on that film!"

So, the clues to finding the real ghost are hidden in the conversations of a few people

Although we do not know why we encounter ghosts, since the screen has given us a blood-red hint, we might consider this as an adventure game. The rule of this adventure game is that we are not allowed to escape, and the true treasure of this game is to find the real ghost. The movie we watched earlier is providing us with clues to find the treasure, which is to locate the true ghost.

That makes sense! But... damn it, I only watched the beginning!

How are you? I only glanced at the beginning!

Zhang Fengyu shared his thoughts with a few individuals, fearing that they might worry, so he recounted the general plot of the movie once again

Li Jian pointed at the seat in front, where the decaying corpse, constantly transforming into an audience member approaching them, was crying and howling incessantly, its twisted expression resembling that of a madman

Why have they not been frightened into a stupor? Why has no one come to rescue them? They wish fervently that this were merely a nightmare, and that upon waking, everything would return to normal. However, contrary to their hopes, this is not a dream, and thus they cannot awaken. The paths left for them are only two: one is death, and the other is survival

Even when they are trying to find a way, it is merely a silent prayer in their hearts. These few individuals are the most obvious examples. Furthermore, from the perspective of Zhang Fengyu's narration, the other parts of the film are quite ordinary, and there are fundamentally no places that resemble clues.