Seeing the lack of reaction from everyone, Wang Dan frowned deeply. He knew very well that any visitor who had visited Chen Ge's Haunted House would not say something so 'naive'.
"Is this the first time all of you have visited this Haunted House?" Wang Yan had a very bad feeling in his heart.
"Mr. Shinozaki and I have just returned to China. Mr. Shinozaki is planning to change his career and challenge a whole new genre of comics, so we came to this Haunted House for inspiration," the female assistant said softly. She was not that brave, and even before entering the scenario, her voice was already shaking. "We saw on the internet that this Haunted House has such a high rating, so we came here directly after we got off the plane. Do all the Haunted Houses in China have to go through some kind of procedure before visiting?"
"Don't listen to him. The reason this Haunted House has a high rating is because of a bunch of ignorant people. The popularity on the internet only means that the boss is good at marketing," the person who came in with the feminine man said. The person who came in with the feminine man said, "Compared to us Haunted House creators who put their heart and soul into creating the Haunted House scenarios, writing the scripts, and designing the various traps, this Chen fellow can only be considered a businessman."
"A businessman?" Wang Yan almost laughed from anger. He wanted to clamp his hand over the man's mouth. If Chen Ge heard what he said, the difficulty might be raised to a level where no one could survive.
"He can only trick students like you. We've been in this business for many years, and we know the whole process very well."
The man wanted to say something else, but he was interrupted by the feminine man. "Stop wasting time. If the actors inside the Haunted House hear this, it won't look good. They might think we're here to cause trouble."
As hot-tempered as Shinozaki was, with his age, he immediately realized that something was wrong. "You guys also run a Haunted House?"
He did not have a good impression of these people who cut the queue, and he soon understood that this was a competition between people in the same industry.
"The three of us are the employees of the biggest Haunted House in Xin Hai — Nightmare Academy. We've been in the business for seven years, and we were the first batch of people to do this."
The three introduced themselves. The most arrogant man was called Wei Jinyuan. He was the youngest script designer at Nightmare Academy. His main job was to design the corresponding plot and traps based on the scary scenarios.
The shortest, who was as tall as Shinozaki, was called Li Xu. He looked weak and fragile, and his main responsibility was to create small props for Nightmare Academy. He was very skilled and knew how to use various tools.
The last man with a feminine face was called Lee Changyin. His nickname was Ice Man. He did not like to speak, but he was the most acclaimed actor at Nightmare Academy. At the same time, he was one of the core workers at their Haunted House.
This person was not old, but he was the most experienced of the three.
"Weren't the four of you together?" Wang Yan saw another person huddled together with the three employees from Nightmare Academy, so he thought that the person was also an employee from Nightmare Academy.
"He is a famous streamer from Xin Hai. He is very famous on the internet. His popularity is much higher than the boss of this haunted house, or rather, they are not even on the same level."
Wei Jinyuan wanted to continue the introduction, but the host frowned. "You guys continue to dawdle here. I'll go in and take a look."
After saying that, the male host carried his bag and walked into the Haunted House alone. This person seemed to be very courageous.
"Hey!" When Wang Yan saw the male host walk into the Haunted House with his head lowered, he quickly ran over. "Do not wander around alone. Also, I'm not joking, please do not livestream inside this Haunted House. You will drag everyone down with you."
The male host ignored Wang Yan. His eyes were shining as he looked around like he was already imagining how many viewers he would attract if he livestreamed inside this Haunted House.
This male host knew about the popularity of Chen Ge's Haunted House online. Entering this Haunted House, especially since he was exploring a new scenario, the effect would be explosive. Whether it would expose the interior of the Haunted House or not, whether it would affect Chen Ge's business or not, that was not something that he cared about.
After understanding the male host's attitude, Wang Yan's scalp went numb. What kind of teammates had he run into this time?
It was one thing that they were all newbies, but more importantly, they refused to listen to orders. They did not care about their own lives at all.
"If you want to die, then go ahead. I'm not going to play with you anymore." After saying that, Wang Yan grabbed his girlfriend's hand and turned to leave.
"Wang Yan! What are you doing? "His girlfriend thought that Wang Yan was being ridiculous." Let go of me! "
"I have no problem visiting the new scenario, but going in with them is asking for trouble. I plan to back out." Wang Yan had come to the Haunted House to vent the unhappiness in his heart and to embarrass the male student, but the situation had completely changed. Before him was a bottomless abyss. If he fell into it, he would not be able to climb back up.
"Are you medical students so cowardly?" The sports student teased. "I thought you would be braver than normal people because you come into contact with dead bodies often, but looks like I was overthinking it."
Hearing that, Wang Yan was so angry that his face turned green. He did not know who to turn to for help.
Gritting his teeth, he was also a hot-tempered person. In the end, he coldly snorted and retreated. "Alright, then let's go in and take a look."
"Don't force yourself. I've heard people pee their pants when they visit the Haunted House." The sports student joked, thinking that he was being funny.
"That won't happen." Wang Yan replied lightly. He knew that Chen Ge's Haunted House usually scared people until they fainted. There was no chance for them to react.
"Stop talking." Wang Yan's girlfriend advised, and only then did Wang Yan quiet down.
He regained his focus and scanned all the visitors, but the more he looked, the colder his heart became. There was not a single reliable person among them.
"The visit time is forty minutes. Enjoy it." Wei Jinyuan walked beside the male host. "If you're afraid, you can come with us, but that will be boring. I'm used to analyzing things from a professional perspective. For us real Haunted House creators, we can see through all the traps and settings with one glance. For example, this window in front of us … "
Wei Jinyuan pointed at the glass window a few meters in front of them. "The window is not locked, and the glass is purposely made to look like it is broken. When we pass by, something will definitely crawl out to scare us. If you don't believe me, just wait and see."
Softly and quietly, Wei Jinyuan stood beside the window and pointed at the window next to him. Then, he poked his head out to look inside the window.
If there was a Haunted House worker standing inside the window, they would have been scared by him.
"Jinyuan, stop it! You've scared the worker, and he'll come after us when we get out. " Li Xu yelled at Wei Jinyuan to stop him, but after he said that, Wei Jinyuan did not reply.
He leaned against the window, and his upper body was leaning into the room. He did not move like his body was being held by someone.
"Wei Jinyuan?" Li Xu frowned and ran over to pat Wei Jinyuan on his back. "What are you looking at?"
"Shush, be quiet. I saw an actor hiding. I think I scared her." Wei Jinyuan smiled and yelled into the room. "Come out, I can see you."
When Shinozaki and the female assistant heard that, they ran over to take a look. The room was dark, and there was no one there.
"So, this is an empty room?" The female assistant's arms were covered with goosebumps. "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"On the surface, it looks like an empty room, but there are hidden paths inside. In other words, they are the workers' passageways at the Haunted House. The actor that I saw earlier is probably hiding inside the passageway already." Wei Jinyuan scratched his neck and continued to move forward. "There are only a few tricks that a Haunted House can use to scare people. It's easy for you to clear the scenario. Just stay close to us."
Wei Jinyuan and Li Xu walked side by side down the narrow street, and they kept scratching their necks.
"Mr. Shinozaki, shall we follow them?" The female assistant was very timid. "The more people, the safer it is."
Shinozaki nodded subconsciously. He kept staring at Wei Jinyuan's neck. "Xiao Xia, do you see a birthmark on his neck? It looks like a human slap … "
"Birthmark?" The female assistant was not that sensitive to color, and she did not pay attention to the changes around her. "I don't know. Perhaps he already has one. Sir, this is his privacy. Don't you dare ask him! "
"Of course, I'm not a child."
"What kind of adult would give themselves a pen name like that?" the female assistant grumbled softly as she hurried to catch up to Wei Jinyuan.
The line was stretched. The three employees from Nightmare Academy and the host walked at the front, while Shinozaki and the female assistant walked in the middle. Wang Yan's group followed closely behind them. The man in the trench coat stood alone at the window like he was looking for something.
"It's time to go." Wang Yan kindly reminded the man in the trench coat, but the man merely waved his hands like he thought Wang Yan was a nuisance.
"I really don't understand what is going on in these people's heads." Wang Yan took a deep breath. Seeing the other visitors walk away, he suppressed the anxiety in his heart and chased after them.
When Wang Yan's group of three caught up, Wei Jinyuan stopped. "The boss has provided us with four clues outside the scenario, and each clue corresponds to an escape method. There are ten of us in total, and it's a waste of time and inefficiency to stick together. Therefore, I suggest we split into two groups to explore. What do you think?"
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