Chen Ge was engrossed in the book, but when he turned to the next page, all he could see was blankness.
"That's it?" He looked at the date written by the mangaka on the last page and picked up the notebook next to it.
Taking out the yellowed newspaper, Chen Ge compared the date on the newspaper.
The day after he finished this, something happened to the artist. The newspaper was probably shoved in by the old lady or one of the other tenants.
"His dream stopped on that day."
Holding the handmade comic, Chen Ge sat by the bedside, and he gained a new understanding of the few ghosts that he had encountered that night.
The five stories described the past of the five people in Room 304. They were not bad people when they were alive.
Chen Ge's initial guess was that the ghosts in the comic had influenced the real world, but after reading the comic artist's own story, he realized that the truth was that the ghosts in real life had hidden inside his comic.
"To be taken care of by the ghosts in the rental house, this uncle is quite impressive." Chen Ge flipped the comic to the fifth story and told the middle-aged man with his head lowered, "I know you are unwilling to give up. You wish for your comic to be read by more people and for more people to like it. I can help you achieve that."
The uncle hugged his legs and curled up in the corner. When he heard Chen Ge's words, his ears twitched like he wanted to turn his head around.
"There's something wrong with this comic. It should be possible for ghosts to reside in it."
The lingering spirits and Specters under Red Specters could only be preserved if they were attached to an object. The last 30 pages of the artist's comic were all blank. If this could be used as a host for ghosts, then Chen Ge would not need to carry a large backpack around anymore. In fact, he could even bring the 24 students from Mu Yang High School out for a walk.
With this in mind, Chen Ge was tempted. "Uncle, both you and your characters have unfulfilled wishes. Why don't you share them with me? I can help you make up for your regrets."
In order to increase his persuasiveness, Chen Ge gave many examples, such as publishing all of the manga artists' comics, helping the salesman get rid of the ghost that brought him bad luck, finding the gambler's lost left hand, visiting the English teacher's family that he hadn't seen for many years, and so on.
Chen Ge tried to persuade him, and the middle-aged man in the book finally turned around.
On his typical middle-aged face, there was a smile that said he had nothing left to live for, and he looked at Chen Ge with a skeptical expression.
After a few minutes, a few Chinese characters appeared below the panel of the comic.
"Please take care of me."
At the same time, the black phone vibrated. Chen Ge did not avoid the middle-aged man and opened the notification right in front of him.
"Lucky Specter's Favored! Congratulations on obtaining the strongest Lesser Red Specter! "
"Yan Danian: A rare and unique baleful spirit."
"Ability 1: Baleful Ghost Affinity (He looks so dejected that it's hard to bully him)."
"Ability 2: Soul Painting (After seeing a baleful Specter, there is a chance to drag them into the painting, except for Red Specters)."
"Ability 3:???"
When he saw the notification on the black phone, Chen Ge's eyes widened.
He did not dare imagine that the middle-aged man in the white tank top, who sat alone in the corner, and the unhappiness on his face, was the strongest Lesser Red Specter!
"He sure has hidden himself well!"
This was the first time that Chen Ge had seen a Specter with three abilities, but the appearance of this Specter was an embarrassment to all the other Specters.
Yin Xiaoxiao had been trying her best to look fierce every day, but this uncle had completely given up on treatment. He didn't have the dignity of a malicious spirit at all. He was just very depressed, weak, and dispirited. His face was full of unhappiness.
"The third ability hasn't been unlocked yet. That should be the key to the man's dominance over all the Lesser Red Specters."
They were all adults, so Chen Ge understood what the comic artist meant. The man did not fully trust him. He would only officially become a Haunted House employee after he had completed his wish.
"The man is good at drawing; his style is a perfect match for the Haunted House."
"Other than him, there are other Specters in the comic. Buy one get four free. Normally, I can ask them to help me clean the place and organize the props. They can even be pulled out to be actors at crucial moments. This group of actors is perfect for the Haunted House. "
A smile finally appeared on Chen Ge's face, and he said from the bottom of his heart, "Brother, I understand your wish. I will help you realize your dream!"
After putting away all the paintings, Chen Ge shoved the drawing tools on the table into his backpack and walked out of the narrow bedroom.
"It's time to bid farewell to the past."
He closed the door to Room 304 and exited the stairwell. When he passed the bushes, a faint shadow crawled into the comic. It looked like the old lady who had escaped earlier.
He hailed a cab to return to New Century Park. Chen Ge entered the Haunted House's Mu Yang High School scenario. He explained the situation to all the mannequins and left without bothering whether they understood or not.
"The few Specters in the comic have no intention of harming others. They can greatly enrich the Haunted House and solve the problem of the lack of manpower. Yan Danian has three powers. After completing his wish and unlocking the strongest power, he might give me another surprise. "
Returning to the staff breakroom, Chen Ge logged into his video platform account again. The livestream was still banned, but the number of followers had shot up to 510,000.
The private messages came in endlessly. Every hour, there would be people asking about Chen Ge.
"Looks like people still care about me."
The first wave of exposure for Haunted House was through the short videos. Chen Ge did not plan to waste this great promotional channel.
He opened the comic and started to pick carefully. He snapped a few of the strangest pictures. "Brother, I'm about to show your artwork to 500,000 people, and this is only the first step. Times have changed. A few years ago, you personally went to the publisher to beg them to publish your artwork, but now, I'll have them come to you. "
Chen Ge was not worried that no one would like Yan Danian's artwork. Only those who had seen his artwork would understand the strange feeling.
It was a style that could not be changed. The characters in the paintings appeared to be how they looked when they died.
Chen Ge first shot a few short videos at the Haunted House to announce his return. At the same time, he used the name Yan Danian to start a horror comic — Ghost Loft.
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