Chapter 5: Discovered (2/2)

Thinking that the ghost was silently watching the junior high student piece his puzzle and slowly approaching him from behind, a chill ran down Chu Fu’s spine.

The junior high student was already gone, then what about her?

Would she suffer the same fate as the student? Once she was done with piecing the puzzle, would she also be taken away by the ghost?

If finishing the puzzle releases the ghost, should she continue piecing the puzzle?

A series of questions flooded into her head, one after another. This caused Chu Fu to loathe her brain for not being smart, for she was unable to come up with a solution.

However, doing nothing and only focusing on completing the puzzle would surely lead to death. The student already used his life to prove so. Then what should she do? Should she give up on finishing the puzzle?

Recalling the student’s blood-curdling scream, Chu Fu’s body started trembling with fear. She didn’t want to care anymore and just wanted to toss the puzzle aside, nevermind giving up on the game.

But, if she gave up on the game, would she still be able to survive?

Chu Fu remembered before she even entered the game, she had run into a malicious spirit who tortured her, so she knew that the app would never let her go. If she couldn’t finish the game, the app would punish her, and she would forever undergo the torture of evil spirits. Even death would never set her free.

So what could she do now, how could she survive…

As if her life depended on it, Chu Fu started thinking about everything related to the game. The little brother sitting on her left told her that the puzzle she had was of a starving ghost. Seeing the middle-aged man’s thin and waxy yellow arm, she felt that what he said must be true.

Since it was a starving ghost, if she offered it the food she found on the table, would she be able to survive?

Chu Fu tried her hardest to not turn her head, enduring her fear of piecing the puzzle while thinking in her heart for a way to survive this mess.

Because the student had demonstrated what would happen when the last piece fell into place. Chu Fu took extra caution and clenched the piece in her hand, not in a hurry to lay it down.

She tilted her head to look at Bai Yan and found out that this little brother was doing the same as she was. A lump on his jigsaw remained empty, and she did not know what he was planning.

Remembering that this youth was willing to help others and that the starving ghost clue was also found by him, Chu Fu thought from the heart that this little brother was reliable.

As such, Chu Fu had intended to ask him her question, letting this little brother help her analyze it so they could discuss what their next move should be.

“Handsome brother, I see that both of us only have one last piece left to solve. Should we put down this last piece of the puzzle or not?” She quietly asked.

“Put down. The game requires us to solve the puzzle within 30 minutes, so we’ll wait for the last few seconds to put it down. There is a countdown on the phone. Be careful and don’t mess up the timing,” Bai Yan said.

“I thought so too.” Chu Fu approved, “As long as we finish the puzzle within the stipulated time frame, even if there are only a few minutes left, living a little bit longer is always better.”

After saying this, she felt slightly worried, “You previously said that my puzzle had a starving ghost. If I offer it something, it wouldn’t eat me right?”

“I also don’t know. These were only my speculations.” Bai Yan laughed bitterly, “If my theory was incorrect, after you finish the puzzle, you should run away. If you manage to hold on for five minutes and press the return button on your phone to go back.”

Bai Yan’s reply caused Chu Fu to start worrying again, her mind on the brink of collapse.

Even this reliable younger brother was also not sure. Looks like everything was up to fate.

When Chu Fu’s heart rate reached 102, she carefully and attentively watched her phone. The man once again began to flex his vocal cords, shouting and making a commotion.

“Hey, what are the both of you buzzing about again?”

Impatience painted the man’s face. “I coincidentally have something to ask you two. Both of your puzzles are like mine right? It’s missing a piece.”

“No. Both of our puzzles are complete.”

As soon as these words fell, Chu Fu felt something amiss. “That’s not right. Ours are both complete. Why are you missing a piece?”

After hearing Chu Fu’s words, the man reacted. He quickly glared at Bai Yan for a moment, furiously saying, “It was you. You did something to my puzzle, innit!?”

Ah, he was found out.

Only, he was found out a bit late.

Bai Yan found the man’s agitated expression to be amusing. The man’s face without a doubt, wrote fury all over it but his shaking fists revealed his trepidation.

Seeing that there were only five minutes left in the game, Bai Yan inwardly said that it wasn’t time yet. He struggled to restrain the excitement in his heart, preventing himself from revealing a sinister smile.