Xia Tianqiong looked at the mirror image of the ghost that looked exactly like her and said, "You ghost are really short-sighted. How much gold could I possibly be carrying?"
"It's only a few dozen taels at most. If you make a contract with me, you'll have an endless supply of ghost money. Can't you even do that simple math?"
"I'm free and independent. Why would I make a contract with a weak human for a little bit of ghost money? You should just give up!"
Du Minggui chuckled coldly, his expression one of disdain.
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences. You won't even have a chance to sign an equal contract later."
Xia Tianqiong was about to forcibly subdue the Mirror Ghost when a knock sounded at the door.
"Knock knock knock!"
Both the human and the ghost looked at the mirror at the same time.
The sound came from the outside world.
At that moment, two police officers and a female hotel employee were knocking on the door of Xia Tianqiong's room.
A guest died at this budget hotel last night, and we initially thought it was just an isolated incident. However, after noon today, several guests failed to check out on time.
When staff went to check, they found several more dead bodies, and the deaths were gruesome.
This incident led the police to suspect that there were other victims in the building, so they checked each floor and each room.
Stop knocking, just open the door!
The hotel employee knocked a few times, but there was no response from inside. A young police officer next to her urged her to open the door directly with her room card.
"Are the guests inside? I'm opening the door!"
The hotel staff knew that someone was staying in the room, and according to the rules, they had to call out when they had to open the door.
As she spoke, she took out her room key and swiped it to open the door with a beep.
The rooms in the budget hotel were not large. As soon as the door opened, the head of the bed was visible, with a pile of golden things on the bed, which immediately attracted the attention of the three people outside the door.
The younger policeman was more eager and took the lead.
Then came another well-off older policeman, and finally the female employee.
The bathroom was right next to the door. The two policemen glanced at it, made sure no one was inside, and then didn't go in to check.
The female employee peeked inside.
In that instant, I saw two identical people reflected in the mirror!
"The mirror! In the mirror... Ah!"
Before she could finish speaking, a force surged forth and sucked her into the mirror.
The two policemen, who were originally going to check the pile of gold on the bed, heard the noise, quickly drew their guns, and rushed to the bathroom.
The result was the same; just one glance in the mirror and I was sucked in.
"Who...who are you?"
The female employee looked terrified as she saw someone next to her who looked exactly like her.
When the two policemen entered, each of them was accompanied by a person who looked exactly like them.
This is the characteristic of the Mirror Image: every time someone enters, it creates a mirror image of them.
This clone can not only replicate other people's appearance, but also simultaneously imitate their actions, expressions, and speech.
For example, at this moment, after two policemen came in, there were suddenly four, all pointing guns at others.
"Captain Zhang, don't point at me!"
The young policeman was pointing his gun at another man, but then he saw the older policeman pointing his gun at him.
"I can't tell which one is you either!"
The old policeman was quite clever; he noticed that when he pointed a gun at someone, something next to him that looked exactly like him was also pointing a gun at someone else.
Their movements and expressions were perfectly synchronized, like looking in a mirror.
When Xia Tianqiong saw the three of them enter, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
The rules of death used by the mirror image monster differ depending on whether it is dealing with one person or multiple people.
He used to be here by himself, and he could escape by breaking the mirror, but now the rules have changed.
The small mirrored space gradually expands as more people enter.
Two police officers, a hotel employee, and Xia Tianqiong—four people in total—plus four mirror images, making a total of eight people, yet it wasn't crowded at all.
At the same time, the mirror image of Xia Tianqiong beside him also changed, maintaining the same movements and expressions as him, and no longer speaking to him.
He understood that the new rules regarding death had taken effect.
"There are words on the mirror!"
A female hotel employee screamed in surprise.
The group looked over and saw a line of bloody text gradually appear on the mirror.
It looks like someone wrote it on it one by one with their fingers dipped in blood.
Wow, there are so many of you! Let's play a game!
The young policeman turned his gun, pointing it at the mirror, but his eyes were fixed on Xia Tianqiong. "What's going on? What's happening here?"
In his opinion, Xia Tianqiong was the first to arrive here, so she probably knew more about the place.
"I don't know either." Xia Tianqiong shook her head. "Look in the mirror, there are words underneath."
It was as if an invisible person was standing in front of the mirror, writing characters stroke by stroke.
This game is called 'Find the True Identity'.
[Rule 1: Each round, one person is randomly selected to find the true identity among the others. The person who chooses correctly survives to the next round and receives a Doppelganger Mirror.]
[Rule 2: After the game starts, each player gains a mirror image every minute.]
Rule 3: Each person has three minutes to make a choice.
The rules of the game seem simple, but Xia Tianqiong knows that they hide some key information.
Just as the Mirror Ghost was explaining the rules to the group through the mirror, someone from the real world broke into Xia Tianqiong's room.
The door wasn't closed when the police came in.
A middle-aged couple had just finished their business and were checking out. As they passed by the door, the man glanced casually and happened to see something golden on the bed.
"It looks like gold!"
Liu Wangcai's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood at the door, unable to resist going in.
"Don't go in. Even if it's gold, it belongs to someone else. Let's go back!"
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