"I was scared to death when it appeared once. Do you think I still dare to stay there? Now, I rent a place here and sleep at my friend's place at night. " The tall man frowned. "I came to Jiujiang to earn money. I haven't even found a stable job, and I'm already going crazy."
"I understand. How about this, I'll go home with you tonight, and we'll go take a look at that haunted house." Chen Ge gave his number to all the tenants. "Please go home tonight. I'll check each room one by one. I hope you can cooperate."
"Can't you go now? To be honest, I really don't dare enter that room at night. Whenever I do, my heart keeps shaking like someone is watching me. "The tall man looked like he had been traumatized.
"You can wait outside for now. I'll go in with you." Chen Ge asked the people in detail about the strange things that they had experienced. He recorded all the strange things that had happened to them and tried his best to persuade them to leave.
Looking at the paper that was filled with records, Chen Ge was confused as well.
If all the tenants were not lying, then the density of ghosts at this residential area was as high as his haunted house's two-star scenario.
Strange things were going on in almost every room, and they were all of the most frightening and frightening sort.
"You're really going to give them a refund?" The boy's mother poured a cup of tea for Chen Ge. "I know you want to help me, but I advise you not to get involved."
"It's not easy for them. I'll help if I can." Ever since Chen Ge joined the real estate agency, he had his eyes on this residential area. Even if the tenants were not in trouble, he would create trouble to help them. That was the best way to help others.
"Actually, the tenants don't trust you. They just think you're willing to help them refund the rent, so they came up with these stories to trick you." The boy's mother passed the freshly poured tea to Chen Ge.
"You think they're just telling you a story?"
"Of course. I've been an agent here for many years. If this place is really haunted, I would have quit already." The woman sighed. "The industry is not doing well. They're just finding an excuse to return the rent."
"You've worked here for so many years, and you've never encountered anything strange?" Chen Ge was surprised. The residential area that the woman described was very different from the one that the tenants described.
"It is indeed our company's fault to hide the identity of the haunted house, but we are also victims. The landlord has lied to us."
"Not investigating the origin of the house is your negligence. Think about it from another perspective. If you brought your child to live in a haunted house, wouldn't you feel uncomfortable?"
"My son and I are currently living in a haunted house. We bought it ten years ago, and the price was much lower than the market price. We've lived here for ten years, and nothing bad has happened. Actually, most of the time, it's just a psychological effect. As long as I don't let my imagination run wild, it really doesn't matter if it's a haunted house or not. " The woman was very courageous and cheerful. She had a strong heart and spoke gently. It could be said that her personality was very good.
"Your home is also a haunted house?" Chen Ge slowly lifted his head to look at the woman. "And you've lived there for ten years?"
"That might be hard for you to understand, but for a real estate agent like me, I'm used to it. Not everyone cares about haunted houses."
"What I mean is, you haven't encountered anything strange in the past ten years? Has your child ever said anything special to you? "
The mention of the child made the woman lose the desire to chat. "He has never called me mother even once in his life, so what could he possibly have said? I thank you for helping me persuade them to leave, but you're calling a person who is pretending to be asleep. They're just trying to scam you. Tomorrow, they'll definitely come to ask for the deposit and rent. "
"That might not be the case." Through this short conversation, Chen Ge discovered the problem with the woman. Not only did she not believe in the existence of ghosts, she would subconsciously ignore all abnormal events.
So many tenants had said that there was something wrong with the residential area, but the woman stubbornly believed that they were just looking for an excuse to leave.
Furthermore, from the woman's expression, Chen Ge could tell that she was not faking it. She truly believed that the tenants were messing with her, and she did not think too deeply about it.
"I won't disturb you anymore. I'll go take a look at the tenants' place now." Chen Ge held the paper that was filled with words and prepared for the mission that night.
The woman's child was probably the ninth child chosen by the ghost fetus. Knowing more about the child and his living environment could effectively lower the difficulty of the mission.
"I'll go with you. After all, there are no other tenants at the moment. Even if there are, they'll be scared away by those old tenants." The woman packed up, grabbed a bag, and walked out from the service counter.
"Is that appropriate?"
"We have a service to accompany our clients to look at their properties. If you really refund them the rent, then you'll be our biggest client."
The two walked down the old street and entered the older residential area next to it.
"Jin Hwa Apartments and Jiu Hong Apartments used to be separated, but for some reason, the wall between the two areas was torn down, and the two areas were joined together."
The woman was very professional. She had memorized the information of every apartment in her heart. "The one with the new white paint outside is Jin Hwa Apartments. It was built twenty-six years ago. Most of our tenants are gathered here. It is split into two buildings, A and B. Each building has nine floors. At the time, it was one of the taller buildings in the old city. It is equipped with an old-fashioned elevator. By the way, my home is here.
"The few dusty, short, and run-down buildings next to them are Jiu Hong Apartments. There are four buildings in total, and the developer made the bold claim that they would only build four residential buildings, but they ran into problems when they were only able to build the fourth building. However, the name Jiu Hong Apartments was retained."
After entering the residential area, the woman's mental state obviously improved. "Actually, Jiu Hong Apartments is not a bad residential area. The east and west sides are next to the river in the middle of the city, the south side is an orchard, and the north side is next to Jin Hwa Apartments. Other than the lack of natural lighting, it is very suitable for living."
"Are you real estate agents all so eloquent? This place is so secluded that there is barely a soul in sight, and you are telling me that the environment is very good? " Chen Ge looked around. Jiu Hong Apartments was located in a very secluded location. The east and west sides were separated from the city by a small river, and the south side was a large and dark forest. If the woman had not mentioned it earlier, he would not have thought that it was an orchard.
"At least the air here is very clean, and there is no pollution. To have such a pure land in the middle of a bustling city is such a rare and precious thing."
Just as the woman said that, she saw Chen Ge stop moving. She followed Chen Ge's gaze and saw that Chen Ge was looking at a notice stuck outside Jin Hwa Apartments Block A. The gist of it was that this place was haunted, and it was best not to rent a place like this.
"It's just the tenants venting their emotions." The woman tore down the notice without batting an eyelid.
After walking around, Chen Ge had a good grasp of the layout of the residential area. Jin Hwa Apartments was connected to Jiu Hong Apartments, and there were two entrances in total.
The largest and most formal entrance was at Jin Hwa Apartments, and the other entrance was at the south side of Jiu Hong Apartments. It led to the dark orchard.
"What is the point of opening the door to the residential area there? Does it mean that people often enter that orchard? "
"Initially, the plan for Jiu Hong Apartments was to turn the south side of the residential area into an ecological garden, but that did not work out. This concept was rather advanced at the time, and many people disagreed with it. In the end, the project was abandoned." A dilapidated, old, and creepy residential area had turned into a paradise in the woman's mouth. Perhaps this was her occupational disease.
"You do not need to purposely beautify this place. I am here to solve the problem, not to rent a place."
Jin Hwa Apartments was quite normal. At first glance, it looked like a normal residential area. Other than the small number of tenants and the quietness of the place, there was no other problem.
But the neighboring Jiu Hong Apartments was different. It had a completely different atmosphere from Jin Hwa Apartments. There was not a single person to be seen, and the whole residential area was empty.
"I say, is there really no one living in this residential area?"
"The people here are quite nice, but there are still some old tenants. The rent here is very cheap, and the prices of goods around here are low. If you get used to this place, you will feel very comfortable."
"Those who are used to this place are probably not as simple as they seem." Narrowing his eyes, Chen Ge scanned the few dilapidated buildings. It was just a casual glance, but he already noticed some very scary details.
There was a row of wigs hanging on the balcony of the first building's third floor. The owner appeared to be a hairdresser. This was the first time that Chen Ge had seen someone drying their hair like this.
"Is that row of wigs?"
"There is a hairdresser who runs a hairdressing training class on the third floor of Jiu Hong Apartments Block 1. After his training class closed down, he moved all the human skulls and wigs home. This place is covered in water, so it is rather humid. So, he occasionally takes out the wigs to dry to prevent them from growing mold. "The woman was indeed an agent who had worked at the real estate agency for many years. She knew most of the tenants here.
"Are the neighbors fine with him drying his hair on the balcony like this?"
"He is only drying his hair in the morning, so it has not affected the others."
Even though the wigs on the third floor were scary, it was still acceptable.
Moving his eyes up, Chen Ge saw the fourth floor. There was a human shadow hidden behind the curtain. Ever since Chen Ge entered the building, the shadow had not moved an inch.
"Do you know who lives on the fourth floor?"
"It's a middle-aged man who lives alone. He rarely comes out, and I have no idea what he does for a living. However, he is wearing branded clothes."
"There is a big problem with this man. Why would he choose to stay at a dilapidated residential area like this?" Chen Ge had already memorized the location of the man's room in his mind.
"Perhaps he is trying to avoid paying a debt?"
Continuing to look up, Chen Ge made another discovery on the fifth floor.
The curtains of the leftmost room on the fifth floor were not closed tightly, and half a telescope and a camera were exposed.
If not for Chen Ge's Yin Yang Vision, he would not have been able to see those things clearly. "A peeping tom?"
Out of habit, he turned to look at the opposite building. The balcony on the fifth floor of the second building had women's underwear hanging. They were of different colors and appeared to be of different sizes.
If that was all, Chen Ge would not have minded it, but the problem was that he saw several large black plastic bags on the balcony. He had no idea what was inside them.
"Hey! It's so rude to stare at them like that. " The woman reminded him softly. "There is a pair of sisters living on the fifth floor of the second building. They are not that old, and they come from the countryside. They are simple and innocent."
"Simple and innocent?" Standing in the residential area, Chen Ge felt his head swell. The problem of this residential area was much more serious than he had expected.
Most of the normal tenants had moved out, and he felt that the tenants who stayed were more or less abnormal.
"Other than being careful of ghosts, I have to be careful of the tenants as well."
There were many factors to consider, and it was very difficult to investigate the boy's abnormality. However, Chen Ge had no choice but to force himself to continue.
After walking for about half an hour, Chen Ge's forehead was covered in sweat, and he was starting to feel tired.
"Your physical condition is not that good. How long have you been walking?" After interacting with Chen Ge for a while, the woman realized that the man before her was actually quite a nice person. Even though his words were not very reliable and he was always suspicious, at least he had an interesting way of talking, and he had a good personality.
Chen Ge wiped away the sweat on his forehead. He was feeling strange himself. Before this, his stamina had always been very good, and he rarely felt tired, but as the ghost fetus' mission continued, his physical condition had started to slip.
"To become a human, I have to fulfill two conditions — to bury the past in a coffin and to store a new body. Could the body that the ghost fetus is missing be me? Or should I say that when he is truly complete, I will become incomplete? "
Today was the last day of the ghost fetus' mission. Chen Ge knew that thinking about it would not help him, but he could not help it. It was as if his body could sense that something bad was about to happen.
"You look so pale. Are you suffering from heatstroke? Do you want to come to my place to rest? "
"Sure."
The woman did not expect Chen Ge to agree so readily. She was stunned for a moment before leading Chen Ge into Jin Hwa Apartments Block A.
They took the old-fashioned elevator to the fourth floor. Before they stepped out of the elevator, they heard the wailing of a child.
"This is bad!" The woman jogged to Room 401, opened the door, and rushed in.
The room was a mess. Plastic cups were left on the sofa, and water stains were everywhere. The fruit bowl on the coffee table had been overturned, and various fruits were rolling on the ground.
Chen Ge followed the woman into the room. He realized that all the lights in the room had been switched on, and all the drawers and cupboard doors were open. Even the door to the fridge was open. It appeared like someone was searching for something inside the room.
Avoiding the trash and fruits on the ground, Chen Ge entered the bedroom and saw a heart-wrenching scene.
The child's eyes were swollen from crying, and a scary scream came from his lips. His teeth were gritted together, and the expression on his face was one of agony.
He seemed to be unable to control his emotions. His arms kept slapping at the woman, and he kept using his teeth to bite the woman's shoulder.
"Do you need help?"
"It's fine. Xiang Nuan is just afraid."
The woman's shoulder was already bleeding from the bite, but she still maintained her position. The boy punched the woman's body, and the woman hugged the boy lightly. Her fingers slowly patted the boy's back.
After crying for a few minutes, the boy returned to normal. He sat on the ground and played with the woman's sleeve with an innocent expression.
"How long has he been in this condition? Why don't you send him to Pei Zhi School? " Chen Ge had many questions in his heart, but to not disturb the woman, he waited for a long time before asking.
"I don't know how to tell you this." The woman held her shoulder and looked at the boy on the ground. "Xiang Nuan is different from other children."
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