Chen Ge sat alone in the dark room, talking to the four dolls before him. The scene was strange, but thankfully, no one else saw it.
"I don't know why you're here at my Haunted House, and I don't know how to address you, but I can promise you one thing — I mean you no harm."
Only Chen Ge's voice echoed in the room. Looking at the four dolls before him, a conflicting thought appeared in his mind.
He hoped that they would respond and agree with him, but he was also afraid that they would suddenly move on their own and do something dangerous.
Several seconds later, Chen Ge realized that he was overthinking things, so he decided to change his approach. "Murder by Midnight is a simulation of Ping An Apartments from five years ago. The four of you should be the victims of that case …"
Perhaps he had touched a sore spot, but Chen Ge could feel the temperature in the room dropping. The lock on the door had automatically closed, and the furniture around him was swaying lightly.
"The case has been solved! The madman who hurt you and destroyed your beautiful life is now being punished by the law! " Chen Ge panicked. He took out his phone and clicked on the news video. "Look, the murderer has been captured, and the person who caught him is me!"
Chen Ge knew that the four dolls' obsession was related to Wang Qi, so he wanted to use the video to prove that he was the one who caught the murderer, but the effect was weak.
The atmosphere in the room tensed. Chen Ge was helpless; the lack of communication between the two parties was the biggest problem.
The situation was not right, but Chen Ge did not plan to retreat. This Haunted House was his everything. If he allowed the four dolls to wreak havoc, there would be too many unknown factors, and they might cause a serious accident one day.
"Calm down! I'm here to help you! "The dolls refused to listen to Chen Ge; it was pointless no matter what he said.
"Looks like this is the only thing I can do." Chen Ge took out Wang Qi's missing person notice from his pocket. The yellowed paper was stained with some blood, but other than that, there was nothing special about it.
However, strangely enough, after Chen Ge took out this missing person notice, the commotion in the room suddenly quieted down, and the atmosphere was no longer so heavy. It was like the hand that was strangling his neck was slowly loosening its grip.
"This is what you want?" The effect of the missing person notice was better than Chen Ge expected. He placed the paper in the middle of the four dolls. When the dolls' bodies touched the yellowed paper, the notice started to 'struggle' like it was being blown by a gust of wind.
The situation was very strange. A piece of paper surrounded by four dolls, and even though there was no wind in the room, they were all shaking.
Chen Ge paid close attention, and several minutes later, the outline of a human face appeared on the missing-person notice. It looked similar to Wang Qi.
Before Chen Ge could take a closer look, the face was torn apart and drilled into the bodies of the four dolls. Then, the room returned to normal.
"That's it?"
The black phone in his pocket vibrated. Chen Ge took it out, and a new message appeared on screen.
"The only hidden mission for Murder by Midnight has been completed! You have gained the kindness of the lingering spirits from Ping An Apartment's victims. They will help you clean up all the trash every day and maintain the original appearance of Murder by Midnight. "
Looking at the message on screen, Chen Ge stood where he was for a long time. "Just like that, I've completed the hidden mission?"
His mind was a mess. "Trial Mission completion rate over ninety percent will reward me with a hidden item, and the hidden item is the key to completing the hidden mission! In other words, if I want to fully control the newly unlocked scenarios inside the Haunted House, I have to complete the corresponding Trial Mission above ninety percent. "
Thinking back to what had happened to him at Ping An Apartment, if he did not investigate the truth, perhaps he would have survived that night, but then, the mission completion rate would be extremely low, and he wouldn't have gotten the hidden item.
"Sinister. This setting is clearly encouraging players to seek death." Chen Ge looked through the black phone to see more information. He first clicked on the Team of Ghosts and Ghosts tab, and to his disappointment, the number of team members was still zero.
"The mission said that I've gained the kindness of the lingering spirits from Ping An Apartment's victims, but there's no sign for the Team of Ghosts and Ghosts tab. Is this because they haven't fully surrendered? Or are the lingering spirits not even considered ghosts, so they don't have the right to be included in the black phone? "
Chen Ge could not understand it. He clicked on the item storage and realized that Wang Qi's missing person notice was still there, but the Malice Points had been cleared.
"What is this Malice Points? Why would the lingering spirits of the victims eat them up? "
The door to the unknown world was slowly opening. Chen Ge did not care whether these things were useful or not, but he memorized them in his mind.
He wiped away the sweat on his forehead and stood up from the ground. "I can't communicate with the lingering spirits of the victims, but they can help me maintain the scenario. Overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
Maintaining the props inside a Haunted House was a tedious task, and the appearance of the lingering spirits of the victims had saved Chen Ge a lot of time.
Looking at the four dolls on the ground, the last shred of fear in Chen Ge's heart slowly dissipated. "Hiring ghosts to work at my Haunted House might actually become a reality in the future."
He walked to the door and turned back to look worriedly. The dolls that represented his parents and sister were all lying on the ground. Only the smallest doll was lying on one side. It looked sneaky, like it was trying to sneak out again.
Seeing this, Chen Ge smiled. Not all the ghosts in the world were cruel and evil. For example, the smallest doll before him was like a cat that was curious about everything; it was mischievous and timid.
"Little fella, don't wander around, be careful of being stepped on." Then, Chen Ge walked out. After helping the victims at Ping An Apartments complete their wishes, he had a deeper understanding of the black phone. "The unlocked scenarios inside the phone shouldn't just be used to scare people. Every scenario has its own story, and it's related to cause and effect. At the same time, it provides a place for the homeless to stay."
Switching off the flashlight, Chen Ge walked down the darkened corridor. After he was sure that no one could hear him, the corner of his lips curled up involuntarily into a fox-like smile. They don't need any salary or benefits, they won't complain about being tired, and they're natural-born experts at scaring people. These people are the perfect employees!
Chen Ge felt like he could scare people even better now.
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