If you bloom, the butterflies will come.
Chen Ge's words struck the softest part of Qu Changlin's heart, and a seed sprouted in his heart.
This stranger's encouragement was a huge contrast to his boss's messages. The bitterness that had been buried in his heart for many years finally erupted, and a thought appeared in Qu Changlin's mind. It's time to change.
Once this thought appeared, it spread uncontrollably in his mind. He gripped his fists tightly, but after a while, he slowly calmed down.
Life was not chicken soup. To realize one's dream, one had to survive.
Qu Changlin was a marginal worker at Nightmare Academy. He was assigned to the toilet with the strongest smell that no one was willing to go to. He did not have good interpersonal skills, and he did not have much confidence in himself.
Thinking about this, he sighed. "I also want to change, but change requires courage and power, and I don't have either …"
"You're just too lacking in confidence. From how I see it, you have many shining points, but you haven't met the person who can appreciate you. The scenario you're responsible for is so scary, the mannequins are so scary, and you can tolerate the pungent smell and control everything in the toilet. From how I see it, you have all the qualities of a Haunted House worker. " Chen Ge's footsteps slowed. "I hear there's a Haunted House in Western Jiujiang that's doing very well. It has the highest rating online. If you really want to change, you can go there. Since you've decided to change, go to the best one. No matter what the result is, at least you've tried your best. "
Qu Changlin memorized Chen Ge's words and nodded slowly. Actually, he had a suspicion, but he soon accepted it.
After all, this was the first time he had encountered such a positive visitor, and he was not used to it.
With Qu Changlin's hint, Chen Ge carried him to the director's office. "We've reached the director's office. What now?"
"You can just leave me here," Ye Zichen said. Qu Changlin held his phone tightly. He looked at the messages sent by his boss, and he felt sorry for Chen Ge.
The man had tried to console him and help him plan his life, but he had tried to scare him. That was too much.
"Take care of yourself. Oh right, leave me your number. If you encounter any difficulties, you can call me." Chen Ge was very friendly. His words made Qu Changlin feel even worse.
"Okay." Outside the director's office, under the surveillance camera, the two exchanged phone numbers.
"I've completed the scenario. Now, I'm going to explore the other scenarios. Until next time." With a smile, Chen Ge took out the diary from his backpack and headed to the next scenario.
Looking at Chen Ge's back, Qu Changlin didn't know what to say. He felt that this man had a special kind of power that could give people hope and make them warm and gentle forever.
The phone in his palm kept vibrating. Qu Changlin looked down and saw that it was his boss calling.
The other party seemed to have seen Chen Ge leave through the surveillance, which was why he dared to call directly.
Qu Changlin answered the call, but before he could say anything, he heard his boss's roar.
"What's wrong with you? I emphasized again and again that I had to scare him! Don't make any mistakes! What about you? Look at what you've done! "
Qu Changlin held the phone and leaned against the door. He did not say anything.
"Say something! What happened to the promise you gave me? Didn't you say that he had to walk in and crawl out? And what happened? " The boss was angry. He was angry. His Haunted House's top actors had gone to visit someone else's Haunted House, and all three of them had fainted. Now, the other party had come to his Haunted House, and four of his own actors had been scared out of their wits! Who would be able to accept something like that?
"I said that he had to walk in, but I didn't say that he would be the one crawling out. Now that he has walked in and I've crawled out, I guess that counts as keeping my promise, right? " Qu Changlin placed the phone to the side. He did not want to hear his boss's voice, but it was very rude to hang up on someone else.
"Can you say that again?! Qu Changlin! Say it again! " On the other end of the phone, the boss's voice was shaking from anger. Seeing that Qu Changlin did not answer, he did not even hang up. He took out the walkie-talkie to give the rest of the Haunted House's actors a death order. "I don't care what you do today, you have to scare that visitor by the name of Chen Ge! The reputation of Nightmare Academy cannot be ruined by his hands! "
"Boss, he seems to have successfully cleared the previous few scenarios. I think it will be too difficult to scare him."
"I don't need your opinion; I want my opinion! Everyone, gather! "
After the call ended, Qu Changlin could not hear the boss anymore. He leaned against the door, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
…
"Classroom, storeroom, toilet … Let me see where I should go next." Chen Ge flipped open the diary and started to read the fourth entry.
This entry was related to the staircase. It recorded a classic ghost story called the thirteenth step.
Each floor of Nightmare Academy had twelve steps, but at certain special moments, the thirteenth step would appear. Those who stepped on this step would see something strange.
"When I first entered the Haunted House, the workers kept reminding the visitors to pay attention to the stairs. There have to be many interesting traps set up inside. This is a good opportunity to broaden my horizons. Perhaps I might find a good worker like Qu Changlin."
The toilet was right next to the staircase. Chen Ge retraced his steps and came to the staircase.
There was no lighting in the staircase, and the weak light came from the staircase. The deeper he went, the darker it became. The corner between the two floors was even darker, and he could not see anything.
"The steps are made of cement. What are they going to do to make an extra step appear out of nowhere?" Chen Ge also wanted to master this' skill '. He shoved the diary into his backpack and walked down the staircase without turning back.
The background music changed, and cold air rushed at him from all directions. As Chen Ge walked up the stairs, he counted the steps silently.
"One, two … eleven, twelve, that's normal. There's no problem."
Chen Ge was rather disappointed. He had gone up two floors in one go, but the number of steps had not changed. "Is it because I'm using the wrong method?"
He did not care about the 'people' around him. He took out the diary and started to read in the staircase. "There's no hint, so how do I trigger this scenario?"
Just as Chen Ge was thinking, footsteps came from downstairs. He looked down the gap, but no one was coming up the stairs.
"Is that the background music?"
Before Chen Ge could find the speaker, he heard a child's voice. The voice was erratic, and it kept repeating the word — daddy.
"Where is this voice coming from?" Chen Ge's five senses were far superior to a normal person's, but he could not tell where the voice came from. The person appeared to be using several speakers to play it from different locations. "Stop hiding, I can see you!"
Chen Ge placed a ballpoint pen in his shirt pocket and carried the backpack with one hand as he walked down the stairs.
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