A Ghost's Disguise

　"Check all the furniture immediately!" Ziye made a snap decision, she didn't dwell on the shattered plaster sculptures, instead, she immediately told Yuan and the others to check the furniture.

　　She also used Bluetooth to transfer the photos from her phone to the other three, instructing them to carefully compare. 

　　Any discrepancies between the photos and reality could be crucial.

　　Although Yuan was the building manager, Ziye's unwavering composure impressed the three, so they followed her instructions. 

　　After all, if they could survive, who would care about being ordered around?

　　Oda Saki went to check the paintings first. 

　　Most of the paintings in the villa were hung on the walls of the first floor, about a dozen in total, all Western paintings. 

　　Most of the paintings depicted scenery, houses, fruits, and only two were portraits. 

　　However, Oda Saki didn't check the portraits first, in her opinion, they were the least likely to be the ghost's transformation.

　　Ziye herself kept her eyes on any movement in the living room on the first floor.

　　"Where are you?"

　　She knew that if she didn't find it soon… she might become the first victim!

　　Just then, she suddenly looked at the shattered plaster sculptures on the floor!

　　"Could it be..."

　　She immediately squatted down and started gathering the pieces. 

　　Though it was difficult to discern, she still tried to analyze them based on the photos on her phone.

　　"This piece is… the right arm of the woman statue… this piece is…"

　　Ziye was now fearing a certain possibility.

　　If that possibility was true, she might be able to find the ghost's transformation. 

　　In fact, she believed that the shattering of the sculptures wasn't just to instill fear in them.

　　She was most wary of Yuan. 

　　If he discovered her intentions, the consequences would be unimaginable. 

　　So, while she fiddled with the plaster fragments, she said, "No, we need to try to put these sculptures back together, otherwise, we won't know if they could be the ghost's transformation…"

　　Finally, all three of them came back and said they hadn't found anything unusual. 

　　All the furniture in the room was exactly as before.

　　Was that it? No, maybe it was just well hidden…

　　Impossible!

　　They worked tirelessly for two or three hours, it was almost dawn, but they still couldn't put the broken plaster sculptures back together.

　　Ziye couldn't confirm her hypothesis.

　　But if her hypothesis was correct, she absolutely couldn't discard the sculptures.

　　Time passed by second by second, but there were still no developments. 

　　In the end, Ziye personally started checking all corners of the villa for any changes in objects.

　　Another hour passed…

　　Still no progress.

　　What to do?

　　What to do?

　　The feeling of drowsiness was also becoming increasingly apparent. 

　　If things continued like this, the consequences would be unthinkable.

　　Looking at the broken plaster sculptures, she was also at a loss for what to do.

　　After dawn, the four of them ate a quick breakfast, just to get by. 

　　They had all stayed in the living room last night, and Ziye hadn't closed her eyes for a second. 

　　She knew… once she fell asleep, she might not wake up again.

　　"What should we do next?" Yuan looked lost, he looked at Ziye, "Miss , do you have any other ideas?"

　　"In any case… we should stay together, no matter what." Ziye's conclusion was simple, "Actually, our current situation is quite similar to the blizzard mountain villa scenario in detective novels. It's just that, for the sake of the plot, detective novelists often write about how all the victims still go about their own business after the first person dies, they don't gather together."

　　"But…" Yuan paused, "Our enemy isn't human, it's… a ghost…"

　　"Mr. Yuan… I don't know if you've noticed. Actually, this blood word instruction has an advantage for us." Oda Saki said, "Of course, there are both pros and cons. But if we stay together, the advantages will be more prominent. Of course, I just thought of this suddenly."

　　"Advantage?" Wen looked bewildered, "What do you mean? We have advantages staying in this place?"

　　"You mean, Ziye and the others staying in the haunted house has advantages?"

　　At that moment, in apartment 404, Li was with Hua and Lian. 

　　When they were discussing the situation of Ziye and the others executing the blood word instruction, Li said that there were advantages to them.

　　"What is it?" Lian, who was quick to speak, immediately asked, "What advantage is there exactly?"

　　"It's the requirement to 'find' the ghost's transformation." Li paused, looked at the two, seeing that they still didn't understand, he had to explain more clearly, "Since we need to 'find' the ghost's transformation, it means that once the four of them are together, the ghost won't be able to appear. Otherwise, all four of them would immediately know what the ghost is transformed into."

　　So that's it!

　　Li continued to explain, "Especially Yuan. This is his sixth blood word instruction, so… once he knows what the ghost is transformed into, he'll immediately escape back to the apartment. Therefore, it's safest to be near Yuan. However, if the ghost suddenly appears in its original form and kills them without any warning, they probably won't have time to react. But with four people, it's a different story. In other words, when four people are together, the ghost is unlikely to appear."

　　There are actually such advantages!

　　"But…" Lian still didn't understand, "It's easy to understand for Ziye, it's her first time executing a blood word instruction. But for Yuan and the others… isn't it too simple?"

　　"Wrong." Li shook her head and continued to analyze, "For Yuan, it's actually the most difficult, because…"

　　"Because once you find the ghost's transformation, you can escape immediately!"

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