Chapter 49: The Truth Behind the Mall
“The surveillance room can store up to fifteen days of footage. Let me pull up the past week’s data,” said Strong, swiftly navigating the intricate machinery to retrieve the archived surveillance records. “What’s the purpose of sifting through this old footage?”
“I’m trying to track a few individuals, hoping to shed some light on their recent activities,” Miles clarified.
Suddenly, Strong broke in, “Who is this woman? She’s not one of our staff. The mall’s been shut for days. How on earth did she manage to get in?” A middle-aged woman donning a dress had just appeared on the surveillance monitor.
“Don’t you recognize her?” Miles questioned, casting a suspicious glance at Strong.
“I can’t place her, but she does strike a chord of familiarity. Can’t recollect where I might have seen her, though,” Strong confessed.
Miles was equally clueless. Having only been there for two days, he barely knew the preceding crew.
“Keep tabs on her, see what she’s doing inside the mall.”
Miles suspected the woman on the screen might be the ghost, but circumstantial evidence seemed to indicate that it was Strong who was the ghostly entity. If the ghost had the ability to change its appearance, everything would fall into place. However, the speculation wasn’t sufficient. He required solid proof in the form of surveillance footage.
Miles kept his eyes glued to the video. The woman’s behavior was peculiar. She used the elevator to reach the second floor, but then lingered at the stairwell, standing motionless as if she were a display mannequin.