Six years later, I and my four cubs blew up my ex-husband's house

Chapter 2868 The Real Culprit Behind the Scenes

Charlene felt a sudden tingling sensation on her scalp, as if an electric current was passing through her nerve endings.

What does it mean to "disappear after entering the machine"?

Does that mean the person is hiding inside this machine?

Almost instinctively, she moved closer to Shi Ye, gripping his arm tightly with her fingers, and murmured, "That person... is really hiding in here???"

Her voice trembled uncontrollably, her eyes darted around in a panic, and her small face was filled with terror, as if something indescribable might pounce from the shadows at any moment.

Upon hearing her words, Shi Ye turned his head and glanced at her, a smile involuntarily appearing on his lips.

"Weren't you fearless just now?"

Charlene was on the verge of tears, explaining in a choked voice, "Inanimate objects aren't scary, but living things are."

Because you can never predict when it will suddenly dart out and come face to face with you unexpectedly, just like that terrifying scene just now.

Now, with the addition of the bizarre premise that "people disappear in this machine," the situation is even more unpredictable.

Charlene felt as if that distorted, ghostly face was lurking in some dark corner, silently and eerily watching her.

This image sent chills down her spine, as if a cold wind was constantly blowing, and fear surged into her heart like a tide.

She pressed herself almost entirely against Shi Ye, her arms wrapped tightly around him, refusing to let go, as if he were the only person she could rely on for a sense of security.

Tokino suppressed a laugh, seemingly quite frightened by what had just happened.

He reached out and patted her shoulder, reassuring her, "Don't worry, I'm here."

If he appears again this time, I'll help you deal with him.

Let's take a look at what this is!

Charlene hesitated for a moment, then nodded and whispered, "Okay, I'll help you look at it."

Then, the two began to study the machine.

The machine looked very old and worn, covered in rust, as if it had been idle for a long time.

Its design style is old and complex, and it is surrounded by all kinds of buttons of different sizes, with blurred labels, some of which are even worn so that the original words are no longer visible.

The machine's internal wiring is intricate and appears to have been modified and pieced together multiple times, making it look extremely messy.

The control panel is stacked with many switches and knobs, giving it a strange feel of technology intertwined with antiquity.

In the very center of the machine, there was a lone chair. The chair appeared to be made of metal and had some signs of wear.

Charlene studied the machine for a long time, frowning and thinking, but she couldn't figure out what it was at all.

A series of terrifying thoughts crept into her mind: "Could it be some new type of torture device? Like electric shocks or something?"

Tokino stared at it for a while.

After a moment, he nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "There are indeed some similarities... but more than that, what I care about is how the person disappeared."

They were definitely coming this way just now, how come they disappeared in the blink of an eye?

This is truly baffling.

Charlene frowned, looked around thoughtfully, and hesitated before guessing, "Could there be some hidden passage here that we haven't discovered?"

Upon hearing this speculation, Tokino immediately agreed, "That's possible, let's look for it."

So the two began a thorough search of the room, leaving no corner unchecked, practically digging three feet into the ground, even carefully knocking and checking the walls and floors.

However, after searching, they found no trace of any secret passage.

As for this machine, it had long been abandoned, so there was nothing to it about it.

Faced with this stalemate, Charlene couldn't help but feel discouraged. She looked at Shi Ye and asked, "What should we do now?"

After a moment of contemplation, Shi Ye calmly analyzed, "Since we can't find any clues here, we can only go and look elsewhere. Perhaps we can find some clues in other places."

Charlene nodded. "Okay, let's go then!"

So the two went elsewhere.

Next, the two began searching several more rooms.

This time, they didn't come away empty-handed, but what they found out was rather chilling.

All signs indicate that there are still traces of human activity inside this abandoned hospital, including footprints on the ground, handprints on the walls, and some items that have been disturbed.

Another clue is that the two found the bodies of the Dean and Professor Ethan in the morgue.

Their deaths were bizarre, as if they had experienced unspeakable horrors before they died.

In the last room, they found a yellowed old newspaper dated July 8, 2009.

The newspaper's headline reported the reason for the hospital's closure: dozens of patients had died without cause, and hundreds of people had gone missing, forcing the hospital to officially close.

The news report also specifically mentioned that the last two people listed as missing persons were the dean and Professor Ethan.

The report emphasized that the police used a lot of manpower and resources, even digging three feet into the ground, but still could not find any trace of the missing persons.

Even in the last month, when all hospital exits were sealed off and a thorough search was conducted, nothing was found.

Those who disappeared seemed to vanish into thin air, leaving no clues whatsoever.

After leaving the last room, Charlene was still dazed and confused.

Although they have gathered a lot of clues, several key points clearly point to the dean and Professor Ethan, seemingly proving that they are the masterminds behind the case.

But in the end, both of them died inside, which completely overturned her previous speculation.

Now, she was even more confused.

Who is the murderer?

And what's with that funny face from before?

Is it a ghost, or the real murderer?

She and Shi Ye, filled with doubts, slowly walked out of the room.

When they reached the end of the corridor, they were surprised to find another door there.

After pushing open the door, they were surprised to find that they had arrived in the courtyard outside the hospital.

Not far away, a pool of water lay quietly, its surface shimmering with an eerie green hue in the dim light.

Charlene didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

But Shino suddenly raised a point, his tone tinged with a hint of wariness, "Have we all overlooked someone? The intern who writes a diary."

After writing her last diary entry, she vanished as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth, never to be seen again.

Assuming that the funny face we just saw was her, what role did she play in it?

Is he the mastermind behind it all?

Or is it the spirit of someone who died unjustly?

Or perhaps she was actually trying to guide us to discover some hidden clues in this way?