Chapter 1879: Chapter 1068: Fellow Countrymen Meet
"I’ll go first." Yang Xiao stepped forward voluntarily.
As Kato Shinjiro pressed the record button, Yang Xiao turned his head to Takagi Reina, "Miss Takagi, I have to thank you for before. If you hadn’t asked me to accompany you to the restroom, the strange happenings Miss Yamamoto and the others encountered might have happened to us as well. You’re really lucky that we managed to avoid it."
Hearing this, Takagi Reina’s expression slightly changed. That moment, Yang Xiao suddenly pointed the finger at her, which she hadn’t expected, "That was just a coincidence, there’s no need to over-interpret it."
"Don’t be nervous, Miss Takagi. I didn’t mean anything by it, just saw an opportunity to chat with you." Yang Xiao shifted his gaze, looking towards Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai to the side.
At the same time, the remaining people also focused on the two left. If one of them was a ghost in disguise, unexpected and uncontrollable terrifying consequences might arise.
Knowing that everyone wanted to record his voice, Xiao Lin Zhengyan’s face was bitter, "You don’t have to worry about me, I... I’m really fine, I can assure you."
Compared to Xiao Lin Zhengyan, the newcomer Yamamoto Chunai was less composed. Under everyone’s scrutinizing gaze, she appeared increasingly helpless, trembling with fear, her hands shaking unconsciously like a child who had done something wrong.
"Miss Yamamoto, we’re waiting for you." Watanabe Gou pressed, putting on the pressure.
At this moment, some people discreetly took a step back, distancing themselves from Yamamoto Chunai.
"Don’t... don’t force me anymore, I don’t know, I really don’t know anything, please... don’t ask..." Yamamoto Chunai squatted down, covering her face as she burst into tears, her sobs echoing in the office, eerily unsettling under the cover of night.
Kato Shinjiro pressed the pause button; he had recorded the voices of these four.
But Kato Shinjiro didn’t immediately play it back. He stood by the table, face cold and distant, as if waiting.
"Alright, you four go out first. I’ll call you when it’s over," Yandeta Chiyoda unceremoniously issued an order to leave.
This statement instantly angered Takagi Reina, her brows raised sharply: "What did you say?!"
"Miss Takagi, please understand, this is for the safety of all of us, after all, you’re all under suspicion."
"To put it another way, if something really has infiltrated us, it would be best for everyone, including you, Miss Takagi, to root it out sooner rather than later," Watanabe Gou said, lowering his voice.
"Then what about us? If... if such a thing really exists..." After the ghost call incident, Xiao Lin Zhengyan had developed a resistance to the corridor outside the door.
"You can split into two groups, just like before, since you’re all confident in your companions, aren’t you?" Yandeta Chiyoda proposed the final solution.
There was no room for negotiation on this matter, and finally, Yang Xiao and the other three had to leave the room. With the office door closed, they were split into two worlds.
By now, the outside was completely dark, and the corridor’s lighting was quite old, the dim environment further fueling the fear. Yang Xiao instinctively looked towards the other side of the corridor, where the restroom was located, the place where Sasaki Sakura disappeared and then "reappeared."
Fortunately, before they did anything, the office door opened once again in front of them, allowing the four to return inside.
Back in the office, even steady Yang Xiao couldn’t help but take a deep breath; the light here was abundant, and even the air felt sweet, as if he was alive again.
"Good news for you four, your recordings are fine." Watanabe Gou’s previous stern expression softened slightly, revealing a friendly smile, lightening the atmosphere in the office significantly.
"Have you guys tested with recordings too?" Yang Xiao asked.
Checking just these four clearly wasn’t enough; everyone needed to be checked to put people’s minds at ease.
"We haven’t yet, but we’re starting now," Yandeta Chiyoda explained.
At this, Takagi Reina was displeased, letting out a cold laugh, "Senior Sister Yuanda really has her moves, driving others out when suspecting them, and when it comes your turn, calling us in to share the risk. You’re really something."
Yandeta Chiyoda was already of age and held a significant status in society; she had never been so reprimanded face-to-face by a junior, especially a low-status hostess, that her face instantly turned grim, and she was about to explode.
Yet, it was Mimura Kaori and others who realized things were going south, stepping forward to mediate, smoothing things over.
But after this incident, Yandeta Chiyoda obviously harbored resentment towards Takagi Reina.
Afterward, the remaining people also had their voices recorded, thankfully without issues.
The crisis was initially resolved, and the atmosphere eased within the group as everyone discussed their lodging for the night, drawing lots according to old routines.
Although Yang Xiao, Xiao Lin Zhengyan, and the other two seemed problem-free, the unease others felt towards them never completely dissipated, resulting in no one wanting to share a room with them tonight.
Not finding issues with the recordings didn’t mean the four were absolutely problem-free; perhaps the ghost was accompanying them in another form.
"Tonight, I’ll stay with Miss Takagi," Yang Xiao stated.
Xiao Lin Zhengyan’s heart, already on edge, finally despaired. He hung his head low, no longer defending himself, knowing his only outcome tonight was to share with Yamamoto Chunai.
