Horror Game Designer

Chapter 685: Wang Ling

Wang Jie had always thought his eldest uncle was pretentious. He wanted to remove Wang Family’s disguise to show Gao Ming. Wang Jie walked to the nearest room and was ready to open the door when a ray of light shone on him.

“Don’t move!”

The barrel of a gun aimed at Wang Jie. The person who spoke was cold and emotionless. He didn’t wear any protective gear. He was shirtless. His pale skin was covered in tattoos. His eyes were sunken, and his pupils were bloodshot, like he hadn’t slept in a long time.

“Hey. Isn’t this my great second brother? Your dad has always gloated about your achievements. How did you end up like this?” Wang Jie mocked. Clearly, this was someone he disliked.

“Get lost. This is not where you should be.” The young man didn’t give Wang Jie face. He was not afraid of Wang Jie. He looked frail, but his hand on the gun was tight.

“Wang Ling, if you’re half as good as your older brother, you wouldn’t be trapped here.” Wang Jie ignored the gun and turned to introduce the man to Gao Ming, “My eldest uncle has two sons and one daughter. His eldest son is the captain of the Northern Port Investigation Centre. He has fully inherited his father’s falsity. He saunters around the place like he is the definite heir. This is the youngest son. He used to be hailed as a genius, but that was a ploy manufactured by his mother. After the tragedy, he was exposed and became a normal victim.”

“Wang Jie!” The man’s finger hovered over the trigger. “Do you really think I won’t shoot you?”

“Angered by a few words. What an idiot.” Wang Jie chuckled. “I heard that my eldest uncle was willing to take the risk of working with Gui Yuan because you made a wish with the ghost. I’m curious. What wish did you make? Technically, you did not lack for anything. Did you wish for your siblings to die so you’d be my uncle’s only heir?”

“Shut up!” Wang Jie’s eyes were red but he didn’t lose his mind. He turned to Gao Ming and the leader of Team One. “You two are not familiar faces. I wonder what you are doing here?”

“He doesn’t really want to know. If you’re a normal person, you wouldn’t leave this place alive.” Wang Jie knew his brother well. His words stung like barbs. The tattoos on Wang Ling’s skin started to move. Just as Wang Ling was about to mutate, a team of workers ran over. The leader was a man around 60.“We’re sorry that we didn’t know the founder of Dead Water Forum is here. I’ve contacted the kitchen to prepare the best meal. Shall we move to the guestroom to have a chat?” The man looked muscular but spoke femininely. He had a strange appearance as if he had undergone many face surgeries. Once the man appeared, Wang Ling calmed down and his tattoos stopped moving.

Wang Jie tutted and started to introduce Gao Ming. “The man over there is the factory manager. His name is Xiao Qu. Before the tragedy, he was my eldest uncle’s butler. He was heavily injured while he tried to save my uncle’s family. His face was ruined, and he couldn’t have children. He’s an old eunuch. The man is extremely cunning. He is the one who is responsible for kidnapping all the children and bringing them to this factory. However, he is very loyal to my uncle’s family, so my brothers respect him.”

The man smiled despite the insults. He bowed respectfully. These kinds of people had been through many things. Words couldn’t affect them, and others couldn’t read their thoughts.

“We can skip the meal. I’m here because I need to meet Gui Yuan.” Gao Ming was curious about this new Dream Ghost.

“We will cooperate fully, but it’s not up to us whether it wants to show up or not.” The man was polite on the surface, but he had been laying verbal roadblocks. Among the team behind him, someone was recording everything with a camera.

“Stop wasting our time.” Wang Jie stood with Gao Ming and said forcefully.

“Come with me.” The manager led Gao Mign to the small building in the middle of the assembly room. The place was dark. Singing and laughter echoed endlessly. It sounded like someone was having a party in the dark. “Are you ready?”

The door opened. A sickly-sweet smell lingered in the air. The floor was covered in candy wrappers. Many children seemed to be playing with invisible toys. The children had white pupils, and they mumbled strange wishes on their lips.

“We did not force anyone to be here. These children joined us willingly.” The manager lowered his head humbly. “After you made your first wish, you wouldn’t be able to stop.”

“Is that so?” Gao Ming didn’t trust him.

“There are many cakes in the wishing room. You can observe the children. When the environment around someone suddenly changes, it means that Wish is close.” The manager didn’t dare to call the Dream Ghost Gui Yuan. They had their own term.

The door closed. The manager and his people didn’t leave. They started to set up devices in the room. They even prepared a seat and cakes for Gao Ming.

“Wish might appear if you make a wish at midnight. We shall wait until then.” The manager and his people kept their heads lowered. They didn’t dare to look at the children.

“Does it have to be midnight?” Gao Ming felt like he had wasted too much time. He walked to the centre of the room and studied the dreaming children. He frowned. “These children are Han Hai’s hope. You accepted the wish of Han Hai’s lingering consciousness. Is this how you treat its hope?”

Wang Ling felt unsettled by Gao Ming’s words. He wanted to say something when the manager stopped him. Their devices started to run. Many cameras sent the images inside the Wish Room to a giant monitor on the other side of South City. Wang Jie’s eldest uncle and his many trusted aids watched Gao Ming on the screen at the South City Investigation Centre Branch.

“Captain, we don’t need to worry this much, right? Horror game players are only slightly stronger than normal people. They can’t handle a Big Ghost much less a Dream Ghost.”

“I’m not worried about that. I’m worried that Gao Ming and Wang Jie might discover we still cannot effectively communicate with Gui Yuan. The greedy Dream Ghost has always been elusive. It is at the edge of running out of control.” Wang Jie’s uncle put down the file. He paid a hefty price, but he still couldn’t control Gui Yuan.