The Third Hospital's residential building was old and run-down. There was not even a guard at the door.
He entered the building next to it to take a look and realized that none of the rooms had their room numbers on them.
"The advertisement only says Room 304. How am I supposed to find it?"
Carrying his backpack, Chen Ge waited at the entrance of the residential area. He wanted to find someone to ask for directions.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a high-schooler on an electric scooter entered the residential area.
"Hello, I would like to ask which building is Room 304?" Chen Ge asked from afar. He was afraid that he might scare the child.
"Room 304? That sounds familiar. " The high-schooler stopped the scooter and pointed into the residential area. "It should be inside, but I'm not too sure."
"If I may ask again, has anything strange happened in this residential area before?" Chen Ge tried to make himself look friendly. "The residential area opposite the road is also in the old part of the city, but it is obviously livelier than our residential area."
"Nothing strange has happened." The high-schooler looked at Chen Ge. He felt that there was something strange about this person.
"Aven! Who are you talking to? " A middle-aged woman's voice came from the third floor. Chen Ge turned to look and saw a woman in pajamas looking at Chen Ge warily. Then she waved at the high-schooler. "Let's go home!"
"Oh, okay." The high-schooler left on his scooter.
"Wait a minute!" Chen Ge did not want to miss this opportunity. He was only there to take the drawer, and he did not want to make things so complicated.
Then, he stood at the bottom of the building and shouted at the middle-aged woman, "Big sister, do you know which building Room 304 is?"
He was just asking casually, but after he said that, the few houses in the building that still had their lights on instantly switched them off.
"Is it that serious?" Only the middle-aged woman's house had its lights on in the residential building before Chen Ge.
"Go inside, the third floor of the first building on the left." The woman's face was pale. She returned to her house and switched off the lights.
"Don't you think you guys are overreacting?" Chen Ge did not leave immediately. He quietly followed behind the students and went upstairs.
After parking the scooter, the high school student, who didn't know what had happened, carried his backpack and walked upstairs.
"Mom, what's for dinner?"
The high school student was about to open the security door when a middle-aged woman's voice came from inside. "Don't touch the door! Stamp your feet before coming in! "
"Why are you stamping your feet? I just finished my evening self-study. I'm exhausted. "
"Do whatever I tell you to do!" The woman's voice suddenly became louder as if she was very angry. Even Chen Ge, who was hiding on the second floor, was shocked.
The high school student stomped his feet unwillingly. Only then did the middle-aged woman open the door. She kept muttering, "This child doesn't know any better. I didn't mean to offend you. Bad luck, go away …"
After repeating it several times, she finally felt relieved and let the child into the house. "Take off all your clothes. I'll wash them for you."
"I just changed it this morning!"
"If you don't, then don't eat."
The security door on the third floor slowly closed. Chen Ge walked out from the stairwell and thought to himself, Aren't the people at this residential area making a big deal out of nothing?
The chance of drawing the drawer was one percent, and the chance of drawing Xu Yin was three percent. In terms of probability, the drawer was only slightly stronger than Xu Yin. He wasn't even a Red Specter.
Whatever, before it gets dark, I'll get the thing first.
He didn't know if it was because of his shout just now, but there were even fewer rooms with lights on in the neighborhood.
He found the building that the middle-aged woman mentioned. After entering the building, Chen Ge did not notice anything special. However, the place looked old like it had been abandoned for a long time.
He came to the third floor. The two houses on the left and right did not have a number, but the one on the left had a contact number.
Could this be Room 304?
Chen Ge took out his phone to call the number. After two rings, the call was picked up.
"Hello, we are from Yi Yi Real Estate Company. How can I help you?"
"It's like this. I'm interested in a house at Third Hospital's Family Quarters. I'm currently at the residential area, and if possible, I wish to take a look at the house tonight. "
"Please wait for a moment, I'll help you ask the person in charge of the area." After a while, the reply came from the other side of the phone. It gave Chen Ge another number. "He just got off work. I've already told him about your situation, and he's on his way to your place."
"Thank you."
About ten minutes later, a man in a black shirt holding a briefcase stopped outside the building. He looked to be in his thirties, and he was very friendly. "What a coincidence, my home is nearby. If you want to change your place, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until tomorrow."
"Looks like I'm quite fated with this place." Chen Ge chuckled and thought about how to sneak the drawer away without anyone noticing. "How about we go upstairs to take a look?"
"Okay." The man was obviously afraid when he looked down the darkened corridor, but he did not show it. He maintained the smile on his face. "Follow me."
He took out his phone to illuminate the road and started to introduce the place to Chen Ge. "This area is very accessible. There are hospitals, schools, and libraries. It's not expensive, and there's a lot of room for appreciation."
When they reached the third floor, he took out a bunch of keys from his pocket. With his Yin Yang Vision, Chen Ge could see clearly that each key was labeled with a number.
The key that the man planned to use to open the door was labeled 305.
"Isn't this room 304?" Chen Ge asked directly.
Hearing his voice, the man almost dropped the key in his hand. He turned around to laugh drily at Chen Ge. "This is Room 305,304, it's a haunted house. How could we …"
"I want 304. I don't mind if it's a haunted house as long as I'm satisfied with the price. Why don't you bring me into 304?"
Chen Ge said firmly. The man gripped the key to 304, but he did not dare to open the door.
After a long time, the man walked to 304 with a sad face. "If I knew you wanted 304, I wouldn't have come here at night."
He shoved the key into the lock. "304 is half of 305, but I have to tell you something first. I don't want you to complain about me in the future."
"What is it?" Chen Ge focused. He had a feeling that the drawer that he had drawn was not a normal one.
"The first owner of 304 was a gambler. He owed money to loan sharks, so he mortgaged the house to the bank to repay part of the debt. However, the interest was not enough. In the end, the man had no choice but to jump off the building. "
"This is the origin of the haunted house?"
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