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Chapter 114 Another World
The piercing alarm bells rang in our ears, and the warning lights in the entire security room began to flash wildly. The deep red light instantly filled every corner. Even though there was nothing else around, the security room felt as if it were packed with people, constantly issuing stern warnings.

Before Zhou You could make a move, Secretary Chang suddenly trembled. He squatted down on the ground, raised his neck, and looked around in great fear.

"Mr. Zhou, are you carrying some prohibited items? Why did all the alarms in the security room suddenly go off!"

Contraband?

Zhou You looked at himself.

He only had a pouch, a dagger, and a sword.

It would be one thing if it were an airport or subway, but this construction site is where all sorts of steel bars and building materials come and go frequently. How could these things possibly trigger an alarm?

But seeing the increasingly intense noise, Zhou You shook his head and took out his weapon.

He first took out the bone jade chime from his waist pouch.

But the alarm bells continued to ring loudly.

Then he pulled a bloodstained knife from his sleeve.

However, the red light did not go out; instead, it flickered even more rapidly.

Finally, Zhou You had no choice but to take off the sword from his waist again.

But the bell continued to ring, and with his actions, the light in the security room grew even brighter red, almost like thick blood plasma—

But at that moment, Zhou You frowned and then suddenly pulled the Broken Evil out a little.

next moment.

It was as if the smoke had dissipated and all the strange phenomena had vanished.

So in the small room, only the dim incandescent light was flickering.

It was as if everything before had been an illusion.

Seeing that everything had calmed down, the young man shakily got up from the ground.

"Mr. Zhou, what exactly happened just now?"

Zhou You didn't answer immediately, but frowned and thought for a while, then closed his eyes and carefully sensed the atmosphere around him.

Just as Duan Xie was drawn from its sheath, he suddenly felt something strange brush past him. It didn't seem particularly threatening, but it was...
Very strange?
"...It's not one thing, but rather like several clumps of resentful, yin energy intertwined together—but the problem is, it's just a construction site, not a desolate graveyard, so where did these ghostly things come from?"

Zhou You thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a result. He subconsciously wanted to look at his wrist—but then he remembered that his brass bell had already exploded in the last script.

Gan.

Zhou You silently mourned for his equipment, which had only recently been freed from its curse, then put those matters aside for the time being and turned to the young man to comfort him.

"Don't worry about it, it's probably just old wiring causing a malfunction in the alarm system. By the way, what's wrong with you?"

Right in his line of sight, the young man who had just gotten up was struggling to hold onto the corner of the wall, his legs shaking like leaves, his face as pale as a dead man, but he still managed to force a smile.

"I'm fine, my legs are just shaking a little. I'll be fine after a while."

Although the other party said it was nothing, Zhou You could tell what had happened from their terrified eyes.

This person is quite afraid of ghosts.

And at this moment, he was clearly terrified.

—No, then why did you come with me?

He shook his head, then took the man's shoulder and steadily pulled him up.

“Brother Chang, why don’t you wait for me here? This construction site isn’t very big, I won’t get lost inside. If you’re really scared, it’s okay to go back. I’ll just take a taxi and leave after I’m done.”

The other party was immediately tempted, but then he seemed to realize something, and his face turned sour again.

"No, no, Mr. Zhou, it's alright. Since President Peng asked me to lead the way for you, I absolutely have to go in. Otherwise, if President Peng finds out, I'll definitely lose my job..."

Sigh, the working class.

Zhou You sighed softly without saying a word, then patted the young man's shoulder reassuringly.

"Fine, you can come along if you want. This place doesn't seem too dangerous right now. If anything happens, I'll protect you."
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Just as the young man said, there wasn't a single person on the construction site.

However, it can be seen from the details that a lot of the project has been completed. The building structures in many places have taken shape. And perhaps due to the rumored haunting, the main lights on the outside of the construction site are very bright, even a bit dazzling.

But since leaving the security room, I haven't seen anything unusual.

Even with the full power of the Jing Shen Food Potion, Zhou You didn't sense the slightest bit of Yin energy.

After walking for a while, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which, which area is the haunted place you're talking about?"

"what?"

Looking at the young man who was cautiously glancing around and seemed completely distracted, Zhou You frowned and repeated himself.

"I mean, exactly where is this haunted place located?"

"Left side... no, it's right side, no, it's left side, the third door from the left!"

—His words are incoherent; it seems that after what just happened, this kid is terrified.

However, if something goes wrong, this would only be a hindrance, and could even be life-threatening.

Seeing this, Zhou You could only sigh softly and then said.

"By the way, what's your full name?"

"Uh, Chang Wenshan?"

What did you eat this morning?

"Wonton and sesame seed cakes."

Is Persona 5 the best in the world?

"Mr. Zhou, what exactly are you talking about?"

"I mean, you don't need to be so nervous." Seeing that Secretary Chang had finally calmed down, Zhou You gently patted her shoulder. "You look like this now—"

However, before he could finish speaking, a soft yet sharp voice suddenly came to his ear.

"I've found you! -- No, no, you're not him! Get away from me!"

—What kind of demons and monsters are these!
Zhou You frowned immediately and picked up Duanxie.

The longsword was about to be drawn, yet no evil spirits were visible in sight.

"Mr. Zhou, what are you doing?"

The young man named Chang Wenshan glanced at Zhou You, his face full of confusion.

Zhou You glanced around and then replied.

"Did you hear any strange noises just now?"

"Strange sound? No, just now it was you and me talking, Mr. Zhou, etc., etc., etc., Mr. Zhou, could it be a ghost coming out?"

"...It's not a ghost, you don't need to be too scared."

Zhou You casually offered a reassuring remark, then carefully recalled the voice—unlike the sinister figure in the security room, it seemed to have no malicious intent.

Is it more like a warning?

It's so strange. The alarm in the security room started going off for no reason, the ghosts that you only see in mass graves reappeared, and now even some inexplicable warnings are coming.

So, what exactly happened at this ordinary construction site?

Zhou You frowned, opened a side door, and glanced inside.

The landscape remained largely unchanged, dominated by reinforced concrete, with nothing unusual in sight.

So he picked up his sword and went inside, with Chang Wenshan following closely behind.

But just as the last foot was about to step in, the door behind him suddenly slammed shut.

Then, before the two could react...

The scenery before my eyes suddenly changed in the next second.

The steel bars, concrete, and construction tools had all vanished. In the blink of an eye, the two were no longer on a construction site. A dilapidated corridor stretched out before them, surrounded by open hospital wards, with piles of medical supplies carelessly discarded everywhere.

Zhou You raised his eyes and looked over.

A damaged sign is hanging there, with a line of large characters written on it.

Department of Psychiatry, Third People's Hospital

　Sorry, the previous chapter may have contained some sensitive words, and several paragraphs were deleted by the editor. It has now been resolved by replacing them.

　　
　
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