Excessive ferocity due to caution

Upon entering the pitch-black fog, Zhao Yi's vision only blurred for a moment before brightening again.

The players in carriage number five were Wang Xu, a greasy middle-aged man, and Li Miaomiao, a pale and aloof woman.

They were surrounded by three ghosts in a corner by a pot of eerie blue fire, trembling as they exchanged something.

The sudden appearance of an extra person in the carriage inevitably attracted attention. The two people and three ghosts were drawn to him and stared blankly at Zhao Yi.

The two players were clearly extremely excited!

Clearly, they had encountered some insurmountable difficulties, but Zhao Yi's appearance immediately gave them hope!

"Great! Zhao Yi, you're here!"

"Help! Help!"

Wang Xu waved to Zhao Yi, his face covered in sweat.

His hands were trembling, whether from excitement or fear, he couldn't tell.

Zhao Yi walked towards the three ghosts. Their faces were pale, devoid of any color, and their eyes were extremely cold.

"Outsiders are prohibited from participating in the game!"

"Unless you're willing to risk your life!"

As soon as the three ghosts finished speaking, the two men's expressions changed immediately!

Seeing that Zhao Yi didn't speak immediately, Li Miaomiao frowned and said:

"Zhao Yi, what are you still hesitating for?"

"We're all comrades in arms now, isn't it incredibly selfish of you to just stand by and watch someone die?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man standing nearby hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"This game isn't difficult; with your abilities, you should be able to complete it easily."

Zhao Yi glanced at Li Miaomiao and raised an eyebrow.

"Playing games, huh?"

"Okay, what do you want to play?"

Seeing that Zhao Yi had agreed, the middle-aged man Wang Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Miaomiao, this woman, I don't know which family's princess she is, has a spoiled attitude that comes from being pampered, and she always acts superior to everyone she talks to.

She could have just said something politely, but she insisted on standing on a moral high ground and pointing fingers at others.

He was really afraid that Li Miaomiao would offend Zhao Yi, and that Zhao Yi would just abandon them!

Fortunately, this top-ranked newcomer seems to have a good temper... and is quite easy to get along with.

While he was pondering this to himself, Zhao Yi had already joined the game.

The ghost reiterated the rules to the three of them.

"This game is called Guess Guess Guess."

"You must find out how we died within ten minutes."

"You may ask a total of three questions. We will not lie about the questions, but you cannot directly ask about how we died."

"If the mission fails, we will take one of their arms."

"And you... will die!"

After the evil spirit finished speaking viciously, Zhao Yi glanced at the two of them indifferently. Li Miaomiao still had that aloof and arrogant look on her face, with her arms crossed.

It seemed that in her eyes, it was only natural for Zhao Yi to risk his life to save her arm!

The middle-aged man showed no remorse whatsoever, instead sporting a fawning smile.

"Furthermore, they've already asked their questions; only one question remains."

"Think carefully before you ask."

The three demons grinned greedily, their eerie green eyes scrutinizing Zhao Yi's flesh and blood.

This is practically free pork belly, why not eat it!

Zhao Yi stroked his chin and thought seriously for a moment.

"Hmm... since you're asking a question..."

"Fine, let me ask you... do you yearn for freedom?"

When Zhao Yi, that old scoundrel, opened his mouth, everyone, both human and ghost, was stunned.

asshole!

Who the hell told you to ask such a completely useless philosophical question at this time?!

Li Miaomiao, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't suppress her displeasure any longer, and her eyes blazed with anger.

"Well, our only good opportunity has been wasted."

She was furious, shrugged, and looked like she'd eaten shit.

"That fat pig Wang Xu wasted two questions just now, and now you've wasted one. Heh, with your pathetic attitude, I really don't know how you even made it to the top of the rankings!"

"Men are truly useless reproductive tools. If this were a matriarchal society, you wouldn't even be fit to clean up our excrement!"

Zhao Yi ignored her completely, looked intently at the three evil spirits, and repeated his question.

Do you yearn for freedom?

Answer me.

The three demons fell silent.

They said they would answer any question seriously and would not lie.

For them, the word "freedom" seems to have become a distant past... a precious thing that cannot be desired.

"eager."

"I desperately want it."

"But freedom is no longer a hope!"

A demon actually sighed.

But only for a moment, and its expression returned to its icy coldness.

"alright!"

"You've finished asking your questions!"

"Next, we'll have to guess the cause of our deaths."

"You guessed right, you're safe for now. If you guessed wrong, you'll be dealt with according to the rules!"

As the ghost finished speaking, Wang Xu's shiny Mediterranean hair became even more glistening, cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and he kept swallowing.

He is afraid.

Li Miaomiao's face was also deathly pale. In this moment of fear, she forgot about her talkative teammates. Under the gaze of the three evil spirits, her body trembled like a sieve, and she kept squeezing into the corner!

Their hearts were pounding, and all they knew was how to do was stall for time!

At the crucial moment, Zhao Yi, who had just peeked at the data of the three evil spirits, suddenly spoke up.

He pointed to the fat ghost on the far left, whose neck had obvious ligature marks and whose body was covered in bits of flesh, and said:

"You were murdered. The other person strangled you so they could eat your flesh."

Then, he addressed the hunchbacked, skinny man in the middle:

"You died of asthma. There was no medication in the car, and you suffocated to death."

Finally, he looked at the closest demon, the one with the most twisted body, the most ferocious face, and the greatest resentment, and said:

"You died by suicide."

An eerie silence followed. The three demons scrutinized Zhao Yi for a long time before slowly speaking:

"You've finished the game."

"You are safe for now."

Zhao Yi extended his hand to the three ghosts, shook hands with each one, and smiled at their cold eyes:

"I, like you, also yearn for freedom."

"And... I'm willing to give everything for it!"

The three ghosts looked at each other, their eyes gleaming.

Wang Xu and Li Miaomiao, basking in the joy of surviving a close call, were still not fully recovered. Wang Xu, feigning politeness, habitually echoed:

"Yeah yeah!"

"I also love freedom!"

"We're all the same!"

"There's no need for us to keep tearing each other apart!"

However, nobody paid any attention to him.

Zhao Yi looked at the path leading to the fourth carriage, seemingly remembering something, and tentatively asked the three demons who had returned to their seats:

What happened on this train?

The three demons had subtle expressions and didn't say a word.

Zhao Yi had already guessed this outcome.

He just wanted to confirm his guess.

After a brief silence, the suicidal demon suddenly spoke:

The answer you're looking for isn't on the train.

"Go out and look for it."

"But the outside world is dangerous. You need to find the Ghost Candle to survive in the outside world..."

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PS:

1. Thank you for reading.

2. I am a kind author. Even if you don't like some of the characters, I will still give them a happy ending.

3. The author is a newbie and writes slowly, sorry!