He warned Tang, "If you are all together, you'll be too obvious a target, and if the 'ghost' is following someone, it can find all four of you! Also, if you do that, it might violate the rules of hide-and-seek."

　　"But… it's too scary to be alone…"

　　"I understand." Li sighed and said, "But you can't meet up. The most important reason is… if the 'ghost' can transform into Si, then it can also transform into Yang and the others! If the 'ghost' finds one of them, kills them, and takes their phone, and you call them…"

　　Hearing this, Tang’s heart skipped a beat.

　　That’s right… if that happened, wouldn’t it be suicide!

　　Didn’t Ziye encounter a ghost disguised as Yuan last time?

　　"Then… Li, have you figured out the way to survive this blood inscription instruction?" Tang asked anxiously, "What if we are really found…"

　　"It's not that easy to find you. Tang, listen carefully, if the 'ghost' could easily find you, you wouldn't be able to call me now. The apartment must have restricted the 'ghost's' actions in this regard, preventing it from sensing your location. In other words… as long as it doesn't see you, the 'ghost' won't be much different from a normal human in the process of searching."

　　"Is… is that really true?"

　　"It's been two hours, if it could easily find you, you would have all gone to meet the Grim Reaper by now. Also, try to save your energy, don't keep running. If you really do run into the 'ghost', it doesn't matter how fast you run. Try to avoid places below the mountain walls, as it will be easier for them to see you."

　　"Okay, okay…"

　　"As for the way out you mentioned…" Li pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't thought of it yet. It's also possible that the 'ghost' not being able to sense your location is the only way out. So, it’s possible that the 'ghost' might use some kind of method to lure you out."

　　"Lure me out? How?"

　　"I just thought of it when you mentioned meeting up. If you receive a call, and it's Yang and the others calling you, asking you to meet them at a certain place on the mountain… don't go! Of course, you can lie to them on the phone and say you'll go, and then try to get as far away from the meeting place as possible."

　　"You mean… it's possible that the 'ghost' will use this method to call and lure me out?"

　　"It's very likely. So you can use it in reverse, stay away from the meeting place, and you can buy yourself some time!"

　　"Okay… That’s a good idea! Li, you're a genius!"

　　Then, just as Li was about to hang up the phone, Ziye, who was walking with him towards the hospital, suddenly took his phone and said to Tang on the other end of the phone: "Doctor Tang? This is Ziye. If you want to survive, I have a better way to tell you."

　　"Ziye?"

　　"Yes, it's me. The method is very simple. Right now… you should immediately run to the top of the mountain!"

　　Tang was so stunned that he couldn't speak!

　　" You, you mean…"

　　"Yes, don't you think the 'ghost' might still be at the top of the mountain? The way out that the apartment gave you should include the condition of 'mountaintop'. Once you reach the top of the mountain, you can’t go any higher. So, to escape, you have to run down the mountain. There are so many forks in the road going up Huayan Mountain, the 'ghost' is naturally searching for you going downwards. So, go against the grain and run directly to the top of the mountain!"

　　What a bold idea! Extremely bold!

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　　"But… but…" Tang's voice trembled as he asked, "What if I run into the 'ghost' on the way…"

　　"You won't. It's been two hours, is it possible that the 'ghost' is still on the paths leading to the top of the mountain? Of course, it's been searching for you in various parts of the mountain. Unless the 'ghost' is guarding the paths leading up the mountain and not looking for you, but is that possible?"

　　"But… but…"

　　"Doctor Tang, listen carefully… there is no guarantee of absolute safety if you stay in any place on this mountain! But the top of the mountain is different. Going there will actually get you out of the 'ghost's' search route!

　　Of course, you don't need to stay at the top of the mountain all the time. You can choose a route to go down the mountain later. After all, the 'ghost' might also return to the top of the mountain to search later on.

　　Think about it carefully, compared to wandering aimlessly at the bottom of the mountain, which path has a greater chance of being discovered by the 'ghost'?"

　　Tang was in the midst of a fierce internal struggle.

　　This was a gamble!

　　And he was gambling with his life!

　　It was true, the top of the mountain was the place where the "ghost" was in his heart now, but thinking about it carefully, would the "ghost" be there now?

　　There were so many forks in the road going up the mountain… It was unlikely that the "ghost" was guarding those fixed paths.

　　Of course, there was a chance of encountering it, but staying here also had a chance of being discovered!

　　" I…"

　　"Of course, it's up to you to decide whether or not to accept it. I'm just suggesting it."

　　After hanging up the phone, Ziye handed the phone back to Li, who was next to her.

　　At this moment, the two of them had also reached the entrance of the hospital.

　　"Your strategy…" Li pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed clever. But I'm worried that if the 'ghost' has a clone…"

　　After all, it was a mysterious and unpredictable "ghost," it wouldn't be strange if it had clones.

　　"If it has 'clones', there's even less to worry about." Ziye continued, "There are four people to find, so it's better to have more clones searching the mountain. But the number of clones can't be infinite, otherwise, the whole mountain would be full of 'ghosts', and the apartment wouldn't do something so extreme. Therefore, even if it has clones, they would be searching for people, and there is no reason for it to leave one guarding the top of the mountain."

　　At this moment, on Huayan Mountain, the person who was suffering the most was naturally Chen.

　　His ex-wife called again.

　　This time, she was still hysterical on the other end of the phone.

　　"I beg you… I beg you…" His ex-wife was still sobbing, "The doctor said that his condition is critical, every second is crucial, if you don't come… Bing will die! Please… please come!"

　　At this moment, Chen fell to his knees on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

　　"Bing… Bing… You, you go find Director Li, just… just say that I'm a friend of his son, Li, and ask the director to think of a way… There must be a way…"

　　"What could possibly be more important than your son's life! Ahhhhhhhh, I'm going crazy! If Bing dies, I won't live either, I'll kill you and then kill myself! Bing, Bing, don't die!"

　　Suddenly, his ex-wife shouted loudly on the other end of the phone: "Doctor, doctor, please save my son, please save him!"

　　There were many busy voices on the other end of the phone, and then his ex-wife suddenly yelled: "No! Bing! Bing!"

　　"What… what happened?" Chen felt like his whole body had gone stiff.

　　"No— Bing—"

　　Dead?

　　His son… was dead?

　　The phone slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground.

　　Chen collapsed to the ground.

　　"No… this can't be real…"

　　The apartment had ruined his marriage, ruined his life…

　　Now, it had even taken the life of his only son…

　　Why! Why was heaven tormenting him like this!

　　Chen, who had instantly lost his mind, raised his head and roared wildly at the sky:

　　"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—"

　　He roared hysterically for a long time, his throat was hoarse, but he still roared wildly.

　　He completely forgot that this might alert the "ghost."

　　In the end, he slammed his head hard against the ground, and even though his forehead was bleeding, he didn't care.

　　At this moment, he thought about his ex-wife and how she needed comfort, so he picked up the phone with trembling hands and said with tears streaming down his face:

　　" Bing, Bing he…"

　　"I found the second one."

　　On the other end of the phone, a cold, emotionless voice answered.

　　The voice… sounded like it was very close…

　　Chen looked up…

　　In front of him, standing was a person wearing Si's clothes, with a face whiter than paper.

　　His right hand was holding a phone to his ear.

　　He looked at Chen and said again, "I found the second one."

　　The voice… was exactly the same as his ex-wife's!

　　At the same time, Li walked into the hospital, strode to the counter, and said to the nurse on duty:

　　"Excuse me, Miss, is there a patient named Bing in the emergency room on the fifth floor? He was admitted to the hospital after a car accident…"

　　The nurse on duty immediately checked the records, then looked up and said, "No, sir, there's no such patient, you must have gotten it wrong."

　　In an instant, Li suddenly realized something!

　　He quickly took out his phone and called Chen, but the voice that came through was…

　　"The number you dialed is currently unavailable…"