Chapter 26
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They spent a total of one hour at the spa, and the time they appeared in the corridor was not more than five minutes. Therefore, after watching the surveillance, they quickly left the reception room and returned to the spa, ready to meet Zhao Zhuoye and the rest.
The distance from the hotel reception to the spa was not long. The hotel was full of customers, but due to the large area and the multiple roads, the probability of encountering pedestrians on the road was very low.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning walked together, passing through the rockery and flowing water, and once again arrived at the spa pavilion.
Having just encountered a ghost here, Ji Mingxia still had a little psychological shadow. He walked in with caution, worried that someone would turn into a ghost the next moment when he brushed past them.
That was until he saw a familiar face coming up to him.
"Hey, back for another massage?" The man glanced at Yu Ning as he walked up to them and smiled at Ji Mingxia.
This person was none other than the little technician brother, who had just given Ji Mingxia the head massage.
Ji Mingxia felt like there was something strange in his smile but could not find the problem for a while. Seeing that the other party was still looking at him, Ji Mingxia said, "No, we just came over to look for our friends."
"Your friends relaxed much more than you. Our packages are not expensive, and there is a discount for buying them together. Listen to your friends’ ideas later, we will give you a friendly price the next time you come over. " The little technician brother smiled.
Seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning staring at him together, a knowing smile appeared on his face as he added, "Even if it's another couple’s package."
With that, he carried his tools and went back to work with a smile on his face.
Ji Mingxia watched his figure disappear for a while before he looked at Yu Ning: "Why do I think he is strange?"
Yu Ning said, "Let's talk to the other guy."
They quickly found the technician who should have given Yu Ning a massage.
When he saw Yu Ning, the young man was the first to stand up and apologize before Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning could say anything, "Sorry, I didn’t expect the tools to be broken at that time, and I didn’t have any spare backups. It was my fault today, but now that the tools are complete, do you still need a massage? I’ll give you a 50% discount."
"No, thanks." Yu Ning said, "We’ve already experienced it."
"Experienced?" The technician said in surprise, "When, just now?"
"Didn’t the other one tell you?" Yu Ning said, "He was there too."
"No, I was just chatting with him. He was the only one serving you when you were in the room just now. " The technician said strangely.
Ji Mingxia was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly reacted.
He trembled, and his entire body almost took a step back.
Yu Ning quickly sensed his abnormality and extended his hand to hold him.
Ji Mingxia’s sudden reaction caused the technician to look at him with surprise.
On the contrary, Yu Ning, who was standing aside, said to the technician without changing his expression, "That might be our mistake, thank you."
The technician’s face was full of questions, but as Yu Ning was talking to him, he still politely said, "You are too polite, then you go ahead."
The spa was a quiet place, with light music and the faint smell of incense. Now and then, they come across the staff, all with soft voices and smiles on their faces. The customers who came and went all had "relaxation" written on their faces.
As Ji Mingxia walked through the buildings and the crowds, he felt like he was walking in a completely new world.
He didn’t fit in with everything around him.
It was only when Yu Ning took him and found Zhao Zhuoye and the others that Ji Mingxia felt like he had found his backbone and he followed Yu Ning obediently.
The group first returned to their respective rooms, intending to meet again for dinner at the hotel.
Ji Mingxia’s hands were cold the whole way, but although his emotions were up and down, his face remained calm and did not look too different from usual.
Zhao Zhouye and the others didn’t notice anything unusual and were laughing and joking along the way.
It wasn’t until they were back inside the double room that Ji Mingxia slowly sat down and gradually came back to his senses.
"They have all forgotten about it…it was just for a moment, but the SPA pavilion was all brainwashed... " Ji Mingxia muttered.
The spa pavilion was a place for people to relax, and after encountering a ghost, Ji Mingxia’s entire body was unable to react. He just followed Yu Ning’s rhythm.
It was only after watching the surveillance in the reception room that Ji Mingxia suddenly realized that there was another person in the entire resort who had had the same encounter as them.
This little technician brother who served Ji Mingxia was obviously much more perceptive than Ji Mingxia.
In the process of serving Ji Mingxia, this little technician had obviously sensed the abnormality and said something that Ji Mingxia did not understand.
At that time, Ji Mingxia’s mind was still full of him and Yu Ning being misunderstood as a couple, and he did not think much about it until he saw the ghost and realized that something was wrong.
From the little technician’s point of view, there was something unusual in the service process, and when he was leaving, his companion refused to leave.
After leaving the room, he must have figured out that there was something wrong with the one in the room the moment he saw his companion, who was supposed to be in the room.
Judging from the chat between Yu Ning and the other technician, the two had indeed talked.
In other words, when they went to the front desk of the hotel to report the problem, the little technician would have been the only human witness for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning if they had taken him with them.
But this human witness disappeared in just two hours!
The little technician remembered all the details of the service, even the couple’s package, but forgot the horrific memories associated with the ghost.
At least it took a night of digestion to cause targeted memory loss for all participants yesterday.
However, in Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s sober states today, they only went to the hotel reception and came back to a situation like a game restart. Everyone had read the file and started over, leaving only Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia to remember everything.
This kind of horror was completely different from the horror they faced when they faced the ghost at the school before.
One was a sudden stimulation that made people almost die on the spot.
The other was the terror of boiling a frog in warm water, eating away at it bit by bit.
The entire hotel was beautiful, and everyone looked relaxed and peaceful. It was just like a paradise, making everyone forget their fears and sorrows.
Yet hidden beneath all the peace was an artificially induced amnesia.
In the darkness, it was as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching everyone, controlling everyone’s happiness and sorrow.
Everyone was like a puppet being manipulated, living in a false world.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia suddenly got a chill down his spine.
In this world of countless "puppets," if one or two people still held their thoughts and had free souls, how out of place would that seem?
Yu Ning saw that Ji Mingxia’s face didn’t look too good, so he said to him, "We have found its pattern, and we will soon get out of here safely."
Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning blankly, "A pattern?"
So far, they have only experienced two amnesia events. The first time was when they fell into the water at the lake, and the second time was when they encountered the faceless ghost at the spa.
Ji Mingxia thought about it carefully, but he still had no clue.
In both incidents, apart from people losing their memories, there was no repetition anywhere, so where was the pattern?
But with the experience of the last time, Ji Mingxia had become very sensible.
He quickly got up, made Yu Ning a cup of tea, and handed it to him as he looked at him expectantly, "You’ve already thought of a solution?"
Yu Ning quickly moved his eyes away from Ji Mingxia’s gaze, but after two seconds, he realized that his ears were more likely to reveal his emotions, and hastily turned back.
Seeing that Ji Mingxia was still looking at him, Yu Ning pursed his lips slightly, adjusted his facial expression, and said in a tone that was as even as possible, "First of all, the group of people with memory loss are the employees within the resort
and the customers."
"Mm-hmm." Ji Mingxia nodded. He was just about to write it down when he suddenly reacted and said, "Is that why you first went to the hotel and asked to check the surveillance and skipped the spa pavilion?"
At that time, Ji Mingxia was a little puzzled as to why Yu Ning had done this, but considering that Yu Ning had his own ideas, he did not ask more questions.
It was only now that Ji Mingxia finally understood Yu Ning’s intentions.
There were clearly three parties involved, but Yu Ning had deliberately ignored the little technician, as if he did not exist, giving the other party enough time and space to play.
And the result was expected. Except for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, all the participants lost their memories.
The first time, it was Zhao Zhouye and the others who lost their memories, and the second time, it was the staff at the resort.
It seemed like both participants had amnesia, but in reality, the two sides had different identities.
Zhao Zhouye and the others were customers—people who came from all over for a holiday. Their social relationships were not connected and posed less risk;
The little technician brother, on the other hand, represented the resort's staff. Whether it was in terms of work, rest, or social relations, the staff were very stable in the area, and once something happened to such a group, it was much easier for the target to get exposed.
Yu Ning said to him: "People from different groups will lose their memories as long as they are involved, indicating that the other party is not targeting tourists. Even if a large group of people have to lose their memories, only a few fragments are erased, or it would be illogical and cause backlash from the crowd. "
"At least amnesia means that the area is still safe; Zhao Zhuoye and the others are safe."
Ji Mingxia heard the words and felt that the biggest stone in his heart had finally landed.
After discovering that there were problems in the resort, Ji Mingxia was most worried about people like Zhao Zhuoyue and the others. He was deeply afraid that they would be involved in supernatural events and have their fates changed.
Fortunately, they are still lucky.
For ordinary people, forgetting supernatural events was, from a certain point of view, a good thing instead.
Therefore, Yu Ning said, "It is also confirmed that those who have not lost their memories are in danger."
Yu Ning’s words made Ji Mingxia, who had just been relieved, instantly tense up again.
He stretched out his finger and pointed at Yu Ning and then at himself, "The two of us?"
"So far, it seems so." Yu Ning said, "The first day we checked in, we encountered someone suspected to be Li Youzi within less than 12 hours, causing you and Zhao Zhuoye to fall into the water and almost die. That time, the ghost acted as a lure and did not initiate an attack. Zhao Zhouye falling into the water had more to do with it. "
But on the second day, not even waiting for the evening, a faceless ghost appeared. It showed strong aggression and targeted me ……"
Ji Mingxia was listening attentively when he heard Yu Ning suddenly stop. He asked curiously, "And then?"
Yu Ning changed his words, "And then one of the participants lost his memory within two hours."
Ji Mingxia thought carefully about Yu Ning’s words, "It did not initiate the attack the first day, and people lost their memories overnight; the second day, not only did it initiate the attack, but people also lost their memories within two hours …… this shows that it is speeding up?"
"The time is shortening and the attack is becoming stronger." Yu Ning concluded, "If there are no accidents, the next attack will probably be this evening."
"This evening? That soon?!" Ji Mingxia exclaimed, "Then...then what should we do?"
Yu Ning said, "Remember last time, how we got the first ring?"
These words instantly brought back not-so-fond memories for Ji Mingxia.
Although several days had passed, Ji Mingxia’s heart still ached when he remembered the scene inside the classroom.
For someone like him, who had no strength at all, he relied on his sixth sense to do things.
Although he had managed to stay alive, his sixth sense was too mysterious, and he could not guarantee that he would make the right choice every time.
Ji Mingxia said bitterly, "We’re not going …… out before dawn again, are we?"
"If we don’t go out, it will come in and find us." Yu Ning said.
Ji Mingxia only felt a chill down his back. The double room that made him feel safe was surprisingly empty and eerie even at this moment.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Since that’s the case... let’s take the initiative!"
Although Ji Mingxia’s mouth shouted confidently, his body not only became autonomous, but he quickly moved closer to Yu Ning.
They were in the middle of summer, so both of them were wearing short sleeves and trousers.
At this moment, Ji Mingxia was sitting so close that not only were his arms touching Yu Ning’s arms, but their knees were touching as well.
The corners of Yu Ning’s mouth unconsciously curled up, and when he realized that Ji Mingxia was looking at him, he hastily turned his head away and took a sip of his tea to conceal himself.
In the next instant, Yu Ning’s movements froze.
Ji Mingxia saw Yu Ning sitting motionlessly, and his pale face, not knowing if it was fumigated by the heat of the tea, flushed with a hint of red.
In his heart, he felt something was strange.
In the dangerous situation at the spa, Yu Ning was calm and unchanged, but now it was as if he had encountered something extremely embarrassing.
Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but ask, "Yu Ning, what’s wrong with you?"
Yu Ning slowly put the teacup back on the table, and only after a while did he say in a low voice: "This…… seems …… to be your teacup."
"Huh?" Ji Mingxia did not expect this answer. He was stunned for a moment and poked his head out to take a look.
This double room was a couple’s room, so everything inside was naturally in pairs. Even the teacups were in a symmetrical heart shape, and they looked similar at first glance.
Ji Mingxia’s mind was filled with the problems of the resort, and when he saw a teacup, he took it away to make tea. How could he notice that the teacup he handed to Yu Ning was the one he had used?
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They spent a total of one hour at the spa, and the time they appeared in the corridor was not more than five minutes. Therefore, after watching the surveillance, they quickly left the reception room and returned to the spa, ready to meet Zhao Zhuoye and the rest.
The distance from the hotel reception to the spa was not long. The hotel was full of customers, but due to the large area and the multiple roads, the probability of encountering pedestrians on the road was very low.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning walked together, passing through the rockery and flowing water, and once again arrived at the spa pavilion.
Having just encountered a ghost here, Ji Mingxia still had a little psychological shadow. He walked in with caution, worried that someone would turn into a ghost the next moment when he brushed past them.
That was until he saw a familiar face coming up to him.
"Hey, back for another massage?" The man glanced at Yu Ning as he walked up to them and smiled at Ji Mingxia.
This person was none other than the little technician brother, who had just given Ji Mingxia the head massage.
Ji Mingxia felt like there was something strange in his smile but could not find the problem for a while. Seeing that the other party was still looking at him, Ji Mingxia said, "No, we just came over to look for our friends."
"Your friends relaxed much more than you. Our packages are not expensive, and there is a discount for buying them together. Listen to your friends’ ideas later, we will give you a friendly price the next time you come over. " The little technician brother smiled.
Seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning staring at him together, a knowing smile appeared on his face as he added, "Even if it's another couple’s package."
With that, he carried his tools and went back to work with a smile on his face.
Ji Mingxia watched his figure disappear for a while before he looked at Yu Ning: "Why do I think he is strange?"
Yu Ning said, "Let's talk to the other guy."
They quickly found the technician who should have given Yu Ning a massage.
When he saw Yu Ning, the young man was the first to stand up and apologize before Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning could say anything, "Sorry, I didn’t expect the tools to be broken at that time, and I didn’t have any spare backups. It was my fault today, but now that the tools are complete, do you still need a massage? I’ll give you a 50% discount."
"No, thanks." Yu Ning said, "We’ve already experienced it."
"Experienced?" The technician said in surprise, "When, just now?"
"Didn’t the other one tell you?" Yu Ning said, "He was there too."
"No, I was just chatting with him. He was the only one serving you when you were in the room just now. " The technician said strangely.
Ji Mingxia was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly reacted.
He trembled, and his entire body almost took a step back.
Yu Ning quickly sensed his abnormality and extended his hand to hold him.
Ji Mingxia’s sudden reaction caused the technician to look at him with surprise.
On the contrary, Yu Ning, who was standing aside, said to the technician without changing his expression, "That might be our mistake, thank you."
The technician’s face was full of questions, but as Yu Ning was talking to him, he still politely said, "You are too polite, then you go ahead."
The spa was a quiet place, with light music and the faint smell of incense. Now and then, they come across the staff, all with soft voices and smiles on their faces. The customers who came and went all had "relaxation" written on their faces.
As Ji Mingxia walked through the buildings and the crowds, he felt like he was walking in a completely new world.
He didn’t fit in with everything around him.
It was only when Yu Ning took him and found Zhao Zhuoye and the others that Ji Mingxia felt like he had found his backbone and he followed Yu Ning obediently.
The group first returned to their respective rooms, intending to meet again for dinner at the hotel.
Ji Mingxia’s hands were cold the whole way, but although his emotions were up and down, his face remained calm and did not look too different from usual.
Zhao Zhouye and the others didn’t notice anything unusual and were laughing and joking along the way.
It wasn’t until they were back inside the double room that Ji Mingxia slowly sat down and gradually came back to his senses.
"They have all forgotten about it…it was just for a moment, but the SPA pavilion was all brainwashed... " Ji Mingxia muttered.
The spa pavilion was a place for people to relax, and after encountering a ghost, Ji Mingxia’s entire body was unable to react. He just followed Yu Ning’s rhythm.
It was only after watching the surveillance in the reception room that Ji Mingxia suddenly realized that there was another person in the entire resort who had had the same encounter as them.
This little technician brother who served Ji Mingxia was obviously much more perceptive than Ji Mingxia.
In the process of serving Ji Mingxia, this little technician had obviously sensed the abnormality and said something that Ji Mingxia did not understand.
At that time, Ji Mingxia’s mind was still full of him and Yu Ning being misunderstood as a couple, and he did not think much about it until he saw the ghost and realized that something was wrong.
From the little technician’s point of view, there was something unusual in the service process, and when he was leaving, his companion refused to leave.
After leaving the room, he must have figured out that there was something wrong with the one in the room the moment he saw his companion, who was supposed to be in the room.
Judging from the chat between Yu Ning and the other technician, the two had indeed talked.
In other words, when they went to the front desk of the hotel to report the problem, the little technician would have been the only human witness for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning if they had taken him with them.
But this human witness disappeared in just two hours!
The little technician remembered all the details of the service, even the couple’s package, but forgot the horrific memories associated with the ghost.
At least it took a night of digestion to cause targeted memory loss for all participants yesterday.
However, in Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s sober states today, they only went to the hotel reception and came back to a situation like a game restart. Everyone had read the file and started over, leaving only Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia to remember everything.
This kind of horror was completely different from the horror they faced when they faced the ghost at the school before.
One was a sudden stimulation that made people almost die on the spot.
The other was the terror of boiling a frog in warm water, eating away at it bit by bit.
The entire hotel was beautiful, and everyone looked relaxed and peaceful. It was just like a paradise, making everyone forget their fears and sorrows.
Yet hidden beneath all the peace was an artificially induced amnesia.
In the darkness, it was as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching everyone, controlling everyone’s happiness and sorrow.
Everyone was like a puppet being manipulated, living in a false world.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia suddenly got a chill down his spine.
In this world of countless "puppets," if one or two people still held their thoughts and had free souls, how out of place would that seem?
Yu Ning saw that Ji Mingxia’s face didn’t look too good, so he said to him, "We have found its pattern, and we will soon get out of here safely."
Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning blankly, "A pattern?"
So far, they have only experienced two amnesia events. The first time was when they fell into the water at the lake, and the second time was when they encountered the faceless ghost at the spa.
Ji Mingxia thought about it carefully, but he still had no clue.
In both incidents, apart from people losing their memories, there was no repetition anywhere, so where was the pattern?
But with the experience of the last time, Ji Mingxia had become very sensible.
He quickly got up, made Yu Ning a cup of tea, and handed it to him as he looked at him expectantly, "You’ve already thought of a solution?"
Yu Ning quickly moved his eyes away from Ji Mingxia’s gaze, but after two seconds, he realized that his ears were more likely to reveal his emotions, and hastily turned back.
Seeing that Ji Mingxia was still looking at him, Yu Ning pursed his lips slightly, adjusted his facial expression, and said in a tone that was as even as possible, "First of all, the group of people with memory loss are the employees within the resort
and the customers."
"Mm-hmm." Ji Mingxia nodded. He was just about to write it down when he suddenly reacted and said, "Is that why you first went to the hotel and asked to check the surveillance and skipped the spa pavilion?"
At that time, Ji Mingxia was a little puzzled as to why Yu Ning had done this, but considering that Yu Ning had his own ideas, he did not ask more questions.
It was only now that Ji Mingxia finally understood Yu Ning’s intentions.
There were clearly three parties involved, but Yu Ning had deliberately ignored the little technician, as if he did not exist, giving the other party enough time and space to play.
And the result was expected. Except for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, all the participants lost their memories.
The first time, it was Zhao Zhouye and the others who lost their memories, and the second time, it was the staff at the resort.
It seemed like both participants had amnesia, but in reality, the two sides had different identities.
Zhao Zhouye and the others were customers—people who came from all over for a holiday. Their social relationships were not connected and posed less risk;
The little technician brother, on the other hand, represented the resort's staff. Whether it was in terms of work, rest, or social relations, the staff were very stable in the area, and once something happened to such a group, it was much easier for the target to get exposed.
Yu Ning said to him: "People from different groups will lose their memories as long as they are involved, indicating that the other party is not targeting tourists. Even if a large group of people have to lose their memories, only a few fragments are erased, or it would be illogical and cause backlash from the crowd. "
"At least amnesia means that the area is still safe; Zhao Zhuoye and the others are safe."
Ji Mingxia heard the words and felt that the biggest stone in his heart had finally landed.
After discovering that there were problems in the resort, Ji Mingxia was most worried about people like Zhao Zhuoyue and the others. He was deeply afraid that they would be involved in supernatural events and have their fates changed.
Fortunately, they are still lucky.
For ordinary people, forgetting supernatural events was, from a certain point of view, a good thing instead.
Therefore, Yu Ning said, "It is also confirmed that those who have not lost their memories are in danger."
Yu Ning’s words made Ji Mingxia, who had just been relieved, instantly tense up again.
He stretched out his finger and pointed at Yu Ning and then at himself, "The two of us?"
"So far, it seems so." Yu Ning said, "The first day we checked in, we encountered someone suspected to be Li Youzi within less than 12 hours, causing you and Zhao Zhuoye to fall into the water and almost die. That time, the ghost acted as a lure and did not initiate an attack. Zhao Zhouye falling into the water had more to do with it. "
But on the second day, not even waiting for the evening, a faceless ghost appeared. It showed strong aggression and targeted me ……"
Ji Mingxia was listening attentively when he heard Yu Ning suddenly stop. He asked curiously, "And then?"
Yu Ning changed his words, "And then one of the participants lost his memory within two hours."
Ji Mingxia thought carefully about Yu Ning’s words, "It did not initiate the attack the first day, and people lost their memories overnight; the second day, not only did it initiate the attack, but people also lost their memories within two hours …… this shows that it is speeding up?"
"The time is shortening and the attack is becoming stronger." Yu Ning concluded, "If there are no accidents, the next attack will probably be this evening."
"This evening? That soon?!" Ji Mingxia exclaimed, "Then...then what should we do?"
Yu Ning said, "Remember last time, how we got the first ring?"
These words instantly brought back not-so-fond memories for Ji Mingxia.
Although several days had passed, Ji Mingxia’s heart still ached when he remembered the scene inside the classroom.
For someone like him, who had no strength at all, he relied on his sixth sense to do things.
Although he had managed to stay alive, his sixth sense was too mysterious, and he could not guarantee that he would make the right choice every time.
Ji Mingxia said bitterly, "We’re not going …… out before dawn again, are we?"
"If we don’t go out, it will come in and find us." Yu Ning said.
Ji Mingxia only felt a chill down his back. The double room that made him feel safe was surprisingly empty and eerie even at this moment.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Since that’s the case... let’s take the initiative!"
Although Ji Mingxia’s mouth shouted confidently, his body not only became autonomous, but he quickly moved closer to Yu Ning.
They were in the middle of summer, so both of them were wearing short sleeves and trousers.
At this moment, Ji Mingxia was sitting so close that not only were his arms touching Yu Ning’s arms, but their knees were touching as well.
The corners of Yu Ning’s mouth unconsciously curled up, and when he realized that Ji Mingxia was looking at him, he hastily turned his head away and took a sip of his tea to conceal himself.
In the next instant, Yu Ning’s movements froze.
Ji Mingxia saw Yu Ning sitting motionlessly, and his pale face, not knowing if it was fumigated by the heat of the tea, flushed with a hint of red.
In his heart, he felt something was strange.
In the dangerous situation at the spa, Yu Ning was calm and unchanged, but now it was as if he had encountered something extremely embarrassing.
Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but ask, "Yu Ning, what’s wrong with you?"
Yu Ning slowly put the teacup back on the table, and only after a while did he say in a low voice: "This…… seems …… to be your teacup."
"Huh?" Ji Mingxia did not expect this answer. He was stunned for a moment and poked his head out to take a look.
This double room was a couple’s room, so everything inside was naturally in pairs. Even the teacups were in a symmetrical heart shape, and they looked similar at first glance.
Ji Mingxia’s mind was filled with the problems of the resort, and when he saw a teacup, he took it away to make tea. How could he notice that the teacup he handed to Yu Ning was the one he had used?
They spent a total of one hour at the spa, and the time they appeared in the corridor was not more than five minutes. Therefore, after watching the surveillance, they quickly left the reception room and returned to the spa, ready to meet Zhao Zhuoye and the rest.The distance from the hotel reception to the spa was not long. The hotel was full of customers, but due to the large area and the multiple roads, the probability of encountering pedestrians on the road was very low.Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning walked together, passing through the rockery and flowing water, and once again arrived at the spa pavilion.Having just encountered a ghost here, Ji Mingxia still had a little psychological shadow. He walked in with caution, worried that someone would turn into a ghost the next moment when he brushed past them.That was until he saw a familiar face coming up to him."Hey, back for another massage?" The man glanced at Yu Ning as he walked up to them and smiled at Ji Mingxia.This person was none other than the little technician brother, who had just given Ji Mingxia the head massage.Ji Mingxia felt like there was something strange in his smile but could not find the problem for a while. Seeing that the other party was still looking at him, Ji Mingxia said, "No, we just came over to look for our friends.""Your friends relaxed much more than you. Our packages are not expensive, and there is a discount for buying them together. Listen to your friends' ideas later, we will give you a friendly price the next time you come over. " The little technician brother smiled.Seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning staring at him together, a knowing smile appeared on his face as he added, "Even if it's another couple's package."With that, he carried his tools and went back to work with a smile on his face.Ji Mingxia watched his figure disappear for a while before he looked at Yu Ning: "Why do I think he is strange?"Yu Ning said, "Let's talk to the other guy."They quickly found the technician who should have given Yu Ning a massage.When he saw Yu Ning, the young man was the first to stand up and apologize before Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning could say anything, "Sorry, I didn't expect the tools to be broken at that time, and I didn't have any spare backups. It was my fault today, but now that the tools are complete, do you still need a massage? I'll give you a 50% discount.""No, thanks." Yu Ning said, "We've already experienced it.""Experienced?" The technician said in surprise, "When, just now?""Didn't the other one tell you?" Yu Ning said, "He was there too.""No, I was just chatting with him. He was the only one serving you when you were in the room just now. " The technician said strangely.Ji Mingxia was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly reacted.He trembled, and his entire body almost took a step back.Yu Ning quickly sensed his abnormality and extended his hand to hold him.Ji Mingxia's sudden reaction caused the technician to look at him with surprise.On the contrary, Yu Ning, who was standing aside, said to the technician without changing his expression, "That might be our mistake, thank you."The technician's face was full of questions, but as Yu Ning was talking to him, he still politely said, "You are too polite, then you go ahead."The spa was a quiet place, with light music and the faint smell of incense. Now and then, they come across the staff, all with soft voices and smiles on their faces. The customers who came and went all had "relaxation" written on their faces.As Ji Mingxia walked through the buildings and the crowds, he felt like he was walking in a completely new world.He didn't fit in with everything around him.It was only when Yu Ning took him and found Zhao Zhuoye and the others that Ji Mingxia felt like he had found his backbone and he followed Yu Ning obediently.The group first returned to their respective rooms, intending to meet again for dinner at the hotel.Ji Mingxia's hands were cold the whole way, but although his emotions were up and down, his face remained calm and did not look too different from usual.Zhao Zhouye and the others didn't notice anything unusual and were laughing and joking along the way.It wasn't until they were back inside the double room that Ji Mingxia slowly sat down and gradually came back to his senses."They have all forgotten about itit was just for a moment, but the SPA pavilion was all brainwashed... " Ji Mingxia muttered.The spa pavilion was a place for people to relax, and after encountering a ghost, Ji Mingxia's entire body was unable to react. He just followed Yu Ning's rhythm.It was only after watching the surveillance in the reception room that Ji Mingxia suddenly realized that there was another person in the entire resort who had had the same encounter as them.This little technician brother who served Ji Mingxia was obviously much more perceptive than Ji Mingxia.In the process of serving Ji Mingxia, this little technician had obviously sensed the abnormality and said something that Ji Mingxia did not understand.At that time, Ji Mingxia's mind was still full of him and Yu Ning being misunderstood as a couple, and he did not think much about it until he saw the ghost and realized that something was wrong.From the little technician's point of view, there was something unusual in the service process, and when he was leaving, his companion refused to leave.After leaving the room, he must have figured out that there was something wrong with the one in the room the moment he saw his companion, who was supposed to be in the room.Judging from the chat between Yu Ning and the other technician, the two had indeed talked.In other words, when they went to the front desk of the hotel to report the problem, the little technician would have been the only human witness for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning if they had taken him with them.But this human witness disappeared in just two hours!The little technician remembered all the details of the service, even the couple's package, but forgot the horrific memories associated with the ghost.At least it took a night of digestion to cause targeted memory loss for all participants yesterday.However, in Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning's sober states today, they only went to the hotel reception and came back to a situation like a game restart. Everyone had read the file and started over, leaving only Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia to remember everything.This kind of horror was completely different from the horror they faced when they faced the ghost at the school before.One was a sudden stimulation that made people almost die on the spot.The other was the terror of boiling a frog in warm water, eating away at it bit by bit.The entire hotel was beautiful, and everyone looked relaxed and peaceful. It was just like a paradise, making everyone forget their fears and sorrows.Yet hidden beneath all the peace was an artificially induced amnesia.In the darkness, it was as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching everyone, controlling everyone's happiness and sorrow.Everyone was like a puppet being manipulated, living in a false world.Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia suddenly got a chill down his spine.In this world of countless "puppets," if one or two people still held their thoughts and had free souls, how out of place would that seem?Yu Ning saw that Ji Mingxia's face didn't look too good, so he said to him, "We have found its pattern, and we will soon get out of here safely."Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning blankly, "A pattern?"So far, they have only experienced two amnesia events. The first time was when they fell into the water at the lake, and the second time was when they encountered the faceless ghost at the spa.Ji Mingxia thought about it carefully, but he still had no clue.In both incidents, apart from people losing their memories, there was no repetition anywhere, so where was the pattern?But with the experience of the last time, Ji Mingxia had become very sensible.He quickly got up, made Yu Ning a cup of tea, and handed it to him as he looked at him expectantly, "You've already thought of a solution?"Yu Ning quickly moved his eyes away from Ji Mingxia's gaze, but after two seconds, he realized that his ears were more likely to reveal his emotions, and hastily turned back.Seeing that Ji Mingxia was still looking at him, Yu Ning pursed his lips slightly, adjusted his facial expression, and said in a tone that was as even as possible, "First of all, the group of people with memory loss are the employees within the resortand the customers.""Mm-hmm." Ji Mingxia nodded. He was just about to write it down when he suddenly reacted and said, "Is that why you first went to the hotel and asked to check the surveillance and skipped the spa pavilion?"At that time, Ji Mingxia was a little puzzled as to why Yu Ning had done this, but considering that Yu Ning had his own ideas, he did not ask more questions.It was only now that Ji Mingxia finally understood Yu Ning's intentions.There were clearly three parties involved, but Yu Ning had deliberately ignored the little technician, as if he did not exist, giving the other party enough time and space to play.And the result was expected. Except for Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning, all the participants lost their memories.The first time, it was Zhao Zhouye and the others who lost their memories, and the second time, it was the staff at the resort.It seemed like both participants had amnesia, but in reality, the two sides had different identities.Zhao Zhouye and the others were customerspeople who came from all over for a holiday. Their social relationships were not connected and posed less risk;The little technician brother, on the other hand, represented the resort's staff. Whether it was in terms of work, rest, or social relations, the staff were very stable in the area, and once something happened to such a group, it was much easier for the target to get exposed.Yu Ning said to him: "People from different groups will lose their memories as long as they are involved, indicating that the other party is not targeting tourists. Even if a large group of people have to lose their memories, only a few fragments are erased, or it would be illogical and cause backlash from the crowd. ""At least amnesia means that the area is still safe; Zhao Zhuoye and the others are safe."Ji Mingxia heard the words and felt that the biggest stone in his heart had finally landed.After discovering that there were problems in the resort, Ji Mingxia was most worried about people like Zhao Zhuoyue and the others. He was deeply afraid that they would be involved in supernatural events and have their fates changed.Fortunately, they are still lucky.For ordinary people, forgetting supernatural events was, from a certain point of view, a good thing instead.Therefore, Yu Ning said, "It is also confirmed that those who have not lost their memories are in danger."Yu Ning's words made Ji Mingxia, who had just been relieved, instantly tense up again.He stretched out his finger and pointed at Yu Ning and then at himself, "The two of us?""So far, it seems so." Yu Ning said, "The first day we checked in, we encountered someone suspected to be Li Youzi within less than 12 hours, causing you and Zhao Zhuoye to fall into the water and almost die. That time, the ghost acted as a lure and did not initiate an attack. Zhao Zhouye falling into the water had more to do with it. "But on the second day, not even waiting for the evening, a faceless ghost appeared. It showed strong aggression and targeted me "Ji Mingxia was listening attentively when he heard Yu Ning suddenly stop. He asked curiously, "And then?"Yu Ning changed his words, "And then one of the participants lost his memory within two hours."Ji Mingxia thought carefully about Yu Ning's words, "It did not initiate the attack the first day, and people lost their memories overnight; the second day, not only did it initiate the attack, but people also lost their memories within two hours this shows that it is speeding up?""The time is shortening and the attack is becoming stronger." Yu Ning concluded, "If there are no accidents, the next attack will probably be this evening.""This evening? That soon?!" Ji Mingxia exclaimed, "Then...then what should we do?"Yu Ning said, "Remember last time, how we got the first ring?"These words instantly brought back not-so-fond memories for Ji Mingxia.Although several days had passed, Ji Mingxia's heart still ached when he remembered the scene inside the classroom.For someone like him, who had no strength at all, he relied on his sixth sense to do things.Although he had managed to stay alive, his sixth sense was too mysterious, and he could not guarantee that he would make the right choice every time.Ji Mingxia said bitterly, "We're not going out before dawn again, are we?""If we don't go out, it will come in and find us." Yu Ning said.Ji Mingxia only felt a chill down his back. The double room that made him feel safe was surprisingly empty and eerie even at this moment.He gritted his teeth and said, "Since that's the case... let's take the initiative!"Although Ji Mingxia's mouth shouted confidently, his body not only became autonomous, but he quickly moved closer to Yu Ning.They were in the middle of summer, so both of them were wearing short sleeves and trousers.At this moment, Ji Mingxia was sitting so close that not only were his arms touching Yu Ning's arms, but their knees were touching as well.The corners of Yu Ning's mouth unconsciously curled up, and when he realized that Ji Mingxia was looking at him, he hastily turned his head away and took a sip of his tea to conceal himself.In the next instant, Yu Ning's movements froze.Ji Mingxia saw Yu Ning sitting motionlessly, and his pale face, not knowing if it was fumigated by the heat of the tea, flushed with a hint of red.In his heart, he felt something was strange.In the dangerous situation at the spa, Yu Ning was calm and unchanged, but now it was as if he had encountered something extremely embarrassing.Ji Mingxia couldn't help but ask, "Yu Ning, what's wrong with you?"Yu Ning slowly put the teacup back on the table, and only after a while did he say in a low voice: "This seems to be your teacup.""Huh?" Ji Mingxia did not expect this answer. He was stunned for a moment and poked his head out to take a look.This double room was a couple's room, so everything inside was naturally in pairs. Even the teacups were in a symmetrical heart shape, and they looked similar at first glance.Ji Mingxia's mind was filled with the problems of the resort, and when he saw a teacup, he took it away to make tea. How could he notice that the teacup he handed to Yu Ning was the one he had used?
