Chapter 2557: Chapter 1159: Gold Candle Flame (2)
"Lin, we’re in trouble!"
Hua Yue Yu knitted her brows.
The Ghost King wore a white mask, with only two holes for the eyes, while the rest of the face was completely covered.
It was bare-chested, revealing a torso filled with stitches, and was dressed in a waterproof raincoat styled as overalls, with high-top rain boots on its feet.
The belt around its waist was half a hand’s width, featuring several iron rings, and various tools hung from it.
Among them was a bunch of keys, which made slight clattering sounds as the Ghost King moved.
These were clearly the keys to the back door.
The question was, how to steal them?
We can’t exactly wait for the Ghost King to sleep, can we?
If we snatch them directly, then Lin will be in danger.
After all, it’s not possible for ordinary people to kill the Ghost King.
The atmosphere became very oppressive.
Everyone was wracking their brains, but had no solutions, and could only place their hopes on Lin Baici.
"Old White, we’re counting on you!"
Xu Daguan sent a compliment: "You can definitely do this!"
"It’s over, it’s coming!"
Lying by the door crack, Fang Mingyuan’s words made everyone’s hair stand on end, as if they’d fallen into an icy pit.
The Ghost King had finished dealing with three corpses, hung them on a small cart rack, then pushed them over.
The three corpses were like candles flickering in the wind, swaying back and forth.
"Old White, think of a way!"
Xu Dagua was sweating profusely, wanting to hide by the wooden crate, even though it might be pointless, he still wanted to try.
The Ghost King was getting closer, the sound of rain boots stomping on the ground was clearly audible.
Bai Jiao was scared, moved close to Lin Baici, and tightly grabbed hold of Lin Baici’s sleeve.
Just when the Ghost King was about five or six meters away from the iron door of the cold storage, a figure suddenly appeared at the kitchen door.
The Ghost King heard the commotion, immediately turned its head and looked over.
"Run!"
The figure turned to run, simultaneously shouting, as if notifying its companions.
The Ghost King immediately abandoned the small cart and chased after it, grabbing two big kitchen knives as it passed the kitchen counter.
"Who is it chasing?"
Fang Mingyuan was curious.
"Who cares who it’s chasing, Old White, let’s quickly make our escape?"
Xu Daguan urged.
"Without the keys, where can you escape to?"
Fang Mingyuan gritted his teeth: "Everyone, find weapons and prepare to fight!"
Everyone wanted to persuade Lin Baici to leave, but upon hearing that keys were needed, they became exasperated.
Indeed,
without keys, we will never escape from this nightmare.
"Stop wasting time, follow me closely!"
Lin Baici immediately opened the iron door and rushed out.
That ’figure’ was Lin Baici’s clone created using the Nuwa Creation, which he released while the Ghost King was skinning Liu Yu, to lure the Ghost King away.
Actually, Lin Baici was prepared for a fight, but he noticed a certain detail.
Lin Baici, after rushing out, ran straight towards the kitchen counter and picked up the golden candlestick.
"Let’s go!"
Lin Baici urged.
He looked down at the candle flame, not daring to run too fast, fearing that the flame would go out.
’The figure lured the Ghost King outside the building, while Lin Baici led everyone in a frantic sprint up the stairs, only stopping when they reached the fifth floor.
"Don’t stay here, quickly find a room to hide in!"
Xu Daguan examined the guestroom doors, trying to find one to enter.
"No need!"
Lin Baici was listening intently, the Ghost King hadn’t come up yet, so whether they entered a guest room to hide didn’t matter.
Moreover, entering a guest room might trigger some kind of mechanism, causing the Ghost King to notice the anomaly.
In any case, when things haven’t worsened, it’s best to maintain the status quo.
"There’s no use in hiding, to get the keys, we’ll have to face the Ghost King sooner or later!"
Bai Jiao looked pained.
This feeling of helplessness, having to rely on others to survive, was terrible.
"Old White, do you have any anesthetics or something?"
Xu Daguan was a bit fanciful: "Let’s figure out a way to knock it out!"
"Why not all go at it together and fight it head on!"
Fang Mingyuan bumped his fists together.
"If you want to fight, go fight!"
Xu Daguan rolled his eyes: "You’re an ordinary person, a college student who’s shorter than the Ghost King standing up, why do you think you can kill it?"
"Then what do you propose?"
Fang Mingyuan was displeased: "Let Old White take risks alone?"
"That’s not what I meant!"
Xu Daguan glanced at Lin Baici secretly, though he actually did have this thought.
Those who can, do more work!
However, he didn’t dare not to say it.
"Perhaps we can get out without a key!"
Lin Baici’s voice was calm, yet it was like a sudden thunderclap, leaving everyone stunned.
"What do you mean?"
Xu Daguan pressed further, "Old White, stop beating around the bush, just say it!"
Ji Xinyan was quite perceptive; she noticed Lin Baici was always looking at the candle holder in his hand...
Wait!
Why is the flame of this candle slanted?
There’s no draft here, is there?
"Leader, is this candle holder the key?"
Ji Xinyan’s question made everyone look at the candle holder in Lin Baici’s hand.
"Haven’t you noticed that its flame always leans this way, no matter when?"
The candle flame was normal originally, but after the ghost king entered the kitchen, it began to slant.
With this sudden turn of events, Lin Baici naturally paid attention and realized that the little ghost did mention stealing the key, but never said it was the only way out.
"Damn, it really is?"
Xu Daguan was startled, then quickly covered his mouth, warning others: "Keep your voice down! From now on, if it’s not urgent, don’t speak!"
"If that skin-peeling ghost is drawn over, we’ll all die!"
"Old White, just tell us what to do, we’re all listening!"
Qian Jiahui wasn’t interested in the candle flame solution, just following Lin Baici seemed right.
"First, get back to room 405 on the third floor, and meet with those people!"
Lin Baici had the clones run outside the building, which could at least buy ten minutes.
"We’re going back?"
Xu Daguan was not happy, tempted to say leave those people and just go!
"Everyone came here with Old White, it wouldn’t be right to leave them behind."
Fang Mingyuan considered things from Lin Baici’s perspective: "Besides, Old White is with the Nine Provinces Dragon Wing, abandoning some ordinary people like this would damage his reputation!"
"So why join the Security Bureau? You’re so strong, you could work solo, right?"
Xu Daguan didn’t understand, if it were him, he’d definitely go solo.
"Alright, let’s get moving!"
Lin Baici’s mentality was changing too. Previously, he was an eighteen-year-old overflowing with a sense of justice; now, having seen more of human nature, there was some disgust and aggression in his heart.
Not everyone is worth saving!
He should not be bound by the title of Nine Provinces Dragon Wing, holding himself to excessively high moral standards.
Lin Baici arrived at room 405; before he could knock, someone opened the door.
"God Lin, have you found the key?"
The girl in the dress was full of hope; she’d been watching through the peephole, observing the situation.
If Lin Baici hadn’t allowed only his classmates to follow him, she would have gone to the kitchen too.
Maybe it was due to some suspension bridge effect formed on the death roller coaster, but she now had a great liking for Lin Baici.
The guest room was packed with people.
They had been waiting anxiously, nervous and impatient. Now upon seeing Lin Baici return, they quickly gathered around to greet him.
Lin Baici glanced around.
No one missing, all present!
"Don’t talk, just follow quickly!"
Lin Baici held the candle holder and proceeded in the direction of the flame.
Fifth floor!
The flame slanted upward!
Seventh floor!
The flame slanted horizontally.
Lin Baici walked quickly until the flame pointed directly at room 7012, then he stopped.
Hua Yue Yu saw Lin Baici about to turn the doorknob and stepped forward: "Let me!"
Small Fish grabbed the doorknob and twisted it forcefully.
Click! Click!
"The door’s not locked!"
Bai Jiao was overjoyed; Lin Baici’s deduction seemed correct.
Hua Yue Yu pushed the door open.
Inside was just an ordinary double room, everything was unremarkable.
"Quick, get in!"
Lin Baici urged, and once everyone was inside, he immediately closed the door.
"Is there a secret passage out of town here?"
Xu Daguan searched around, knocking on the walls: "Everyone, start looking!"
Lin Baici walked to the window and glanced outside.
The candle flame pointed here.
But there didn’t seem to be anything unusual.
Lin Baici opened the window and stuck his head out to take a look.
The ghost king was on the street, just looking up, meeting Lin Baici’s eyes.
