The gazes of several people paused on the last two photos.

One showed a mannequin standing in the middle of the shopping mall's ground floor lobby, holding two human legs upside down, as if observing them. In front of the mannequin lay a corpse missing its legs.

The other photo showed the mannequin bending slightly, picking up a human head from the ground. The mannequin itself was headless, and the action suggested it was trying to place the head on its neck.

"Last night at 10:15 PM, the window mannequins in Julong Shopping Mall simultaneously began to move and attack all living people inside. The whole process lasted about 40 minutes."

"There were no customers inside at the time, only some employees and staff. Including the seriously injured, only 4 people survived." Huai Yi lowered his voice and said, "These people have been sent to the hospital and are being held under control. Two of them have already gone mad."

"According to one survivor, he realized something was wrong and immediately ran towards the door, but when he got there, he couldn't open it no matter what he did. The door wasn't even locked!"

"Then, he took advantage of the chaos and ran to the emergency exit, but it was the same situation. The door wasn't locked, but he just couldn't open it. He couldn't escape."

"He found a fire extinguisher and smashed it hard against the door. It was a glass door, but it didn't even crack, let alone break."

"He shouted out through the crack in the door. Outside was the pedestrian street, with some vendors selling snacks, not far away."

Huai Yi shook his head. "But it was no use. They couldn't hear or see him at all. According to the man, it was as if the inside and outside of the door were two separate worlds."

"Later... later he heard footsteps behind him, not normal footsteps, but a 'clack, clack...' kind of sound, very mechanical. You could tell it wasn't human. He knew it was those... those mannequins coming for him."

"The screams inside the mall gradually subsided. They had killed almost everyone."

"The man was terrified, but there was nothing he could do, absolutely nothing. He watched helplessly as a hunched mannequin walked out from behind the corner, dragging the upper half of a woman's body behind it."

"Just when the man thought he was done for, the mannequin suddenly stopped moving. The stiff walking sounds outside also disappeared."

"He waited for who knows how long before he realized that the mannequins had turned back to normal. But before he could run, everything went black, and he passed out."

"When he woke up again, he was already in the hospital, with police officers guarding him 24 hours a day."

"His sister and brother-in-law were also employees of the mall, but they weren't as lucky as him. They're all dead."

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Cheng asked, "How is this matter being handled now?"

"No one has taken on the task yet. I guess the Night Watchers are stretched too thin. Currently... currently, the site is being sealed off, waiting for professionals to come and handle it," Huai Yi said after tapping on his computer a few times.

"Take on the task. We'll handle it," Jiang Cheng said.

Hearing this, Huai Yi, who had just picked up his teacup, ready to wet his throat, trembled and asked in surprise, "We'll go?"

"We'll go," Jiang Cheng nodded.

Huai Yi put down his cup and stared at Jiang Cheng with an expression that said, *I feel like you're definitely sick, but I don't dare say it directly.* After a long while, he finally said, "Brother Jiang, we have enough trouble of our own. I think this time we should..." Huai Yi was just short of saying, *Please don't meddle in other people's business.*

"I have my reasons," Jiang Cheng said. "I can go in alone this time. You guys stay outside. Huai Yi, you're in charge of communication."

"You alone?" Huai Yi wasn't entirely worried about Jiang Cheng's safety, after all, he was a Deep Red, and taking care of a D-level mission shouldn't be a problem.

It's just that he had gotten used to teaming up with Jiang Cheng and Fatty during this time.

"Hoo..." Huai Yi shook his head helplessly. "Alright, let's go together this time. It's just a D-level mission. If we're careful, nothing should happen."

Don't be fooled by how fierce these mannequins are acting. With Jiang Cheng and Fatty, two Deep Red powerhouses, sitting here, Huai Yi wasn't too worried about safety. He just didn't want to stir up any trouble.

"But..." Huai Yi paused and asked softly, "Brother Jiang, can you give me a reason?"

"I suspect this paranormal event is man-made," Jiang Cheng replied. "I want to go in and see if I can find some clues. This is very important to me."

"Is it... is it the Night Watchers who did it?" Huai Yi asked tentatively.

Jiang Cheng neither confirmed nor denied it. Seeing this, Huai Yi didn't feel comfortable asking any further.

"Don't be afraid, Brother Huai Yi," Fatty said, looking at him with a determined gaze. "With me here, nothing will happen to you."

"Okay... alright," Huai Yi called up the initial interface, took a deep breath, and clicked on the blue icon at the end of the task.

"Hmm?"

Huai Yi clicked several more times, but the task interface didn't respond.

"What's going on?" After a few seconds, Huai Yi seemed to have seen something unbelievable. He actually couldn't accept the task.

Returning to the main interface, the account information was greyed out.

"Canceled..." Huai Yi stared at the screen, his lips trembling, "My account has been canceled. How is that possible?"

"What are the possible reasons for an account on the website being canceled?" Fatty just looked at Huai Yi and felt that something was wrong with him, as if this matter was very serious.

"There's only one," Huai Yi swallowed and looked at Jiang Cheng and Fatty. "The owner of this account is dead."

"But you're still alive and well," Jiang Cheng said.

"That's right, I'm still alive. I had a great time with those young mistresses last night. They even praised my stamina. How could I be dead?" Huai Yi also looked like he couldn't understand it.

"You only just noticed this, right?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Yes, I logged into the website before coming here, thinking of checking if there was any new news. As a result, after seeing it, I immediately notified you."

After saying that, Jiang Cheng noticed that Huai Yi's expression was a little strange, as if he had thought of something, but he wasn't sure whether he should say it or not.

"What did you think of?" Jiang Cheng pressed.

"I..." Huai Yi paused and said in a rather strange tone, "When I returned to the hotel, I opened my laptop and took a look. I didn't think about logging into the website. I just wanted to see the recent news or something, but the website popped up on its own, asking me to re-enter some information."

"There's nothing strange about that. It's just some very basic information. It's happened before. You can think of it as an evaluation of the account user's current status," Huai Yi explained. "It's just a simple process of making some specified actions in front of the camera, and finally, checking the pupils."

After a long silence, Jiang Cheng said, "It seems you didn't pass this evaluation. And after the evaluation, they canceled your account."

"They... they think you're dead."