Chang Gu's life was a tragedy, but this tragedy happened because of the School of the Afterlife. This school took away his little sister and indirectly caused the death of his parents.
For Chen Ge, the School of the Afterlife was just a mission, but for Chang Gu, this school was a cage that trapped him for the rest of his life.
He wanted to know the secret of the School of the Afterlife more than Chen Ge, and that was one of the reasons Chen Ge had chosen to cooperate with him.
After hearing Chang Gu's story, there was still a trace of confusion in Chen Ge's heart. "But what does this have to do with those parents? Why would they target you?"
"Initially, I didn't know that Chang Wenyu's case was an isolated case. I investigated in secret through various channels and visited many families who were involved in the accident. I asked them about what happened to them and tried to find clues to help them and save myself. Unfortunately, I thought too simply of human nature. Humans can abandon their humanity for the sake of hatred, and they can do anything for the sake of love. They gradually stopped cooperating with my investigation, and instead, they wanted to extract everything from me. They even wanted to dig out my left eye. " Chang Gu did not go into detail, but it was definitely not a happy memory, or else he would not have been hiding under the protection of a Red Specter.
"If I still have the strength after I find my little sister, I will definitely help them, but the reality is that my eyes are almost completely blind. Dragging this half-dead body, I cannot even protect myself, so how can I help them?" Chang Gu's voice grew louder. Only in this old house deep in the forest did he dare to express his emotions like this.
"You've done a good job." Chen Ge leaned against the door. He wanted to say something else, but he was interrupted by Chang Gu.
"Actually, I've been hesitating about something. I need to make a decision before I lose my sight completely." Chang Gu faced Chen Ge and opened his eyes. His right eye was completely white, and his left eye looked no different from a normal person's eye. However, upon closer inspection, the place where the eyeball connected to the eye socket was filled with blood vessels. "I've been hesitating before, but your arrival has strengthened my confidence. I can't drag this any longer."
"What does this have to do with me? Did I provoke you? " Chen Ge didn't know what he had done wrong. "Don't be rash. We're partners now. If there's anything, we can discuss it."
"You can't help me with this."
"If you don't say it, how do you know I don't have a solution? Even if I can't, I still have a bunch of friends and brothers. You saw them the other night. "
Speaking of what happened that night, Chang Gu's face turned green. He thought about it for a long time before he said, "After the eye transplant surgery, the vision in my right eye worsened, and I couldn't see anything with my left eye. Every day, it brought me endless pain, and I had to endure it. Until one day, I was woken up by pain in my sleep. In my half-awake state, I saw a door. To get a clearer look, I subconsciously closed my left eye and used my right eye to look. But what surprised me was that when I closed my left eye, the hazy door disappeared! "
Chang Gu was agitated. He shouted at Chen Ge, "Do you know what that means?"
"You saw that door with your left eye?"
"Yes! I saw a door with my sister's eye! " When Chang Gu said that, veins popped on his face, and his eyes bulged like they would fall out at any moment. It was very scary.
"What did the door look like? Was it blood red, and there were blood vessels surging on it? " When Chang Gu mentioned the word 'door', Chen Ge's attention was highly focused. The word 'door' had a very special meaning for him.
"Blood red?" Chang Gu shook his head. "The door that I saw was just a very normal door, but when I fully woke up, the door disappeared."
"A very normal door? Did you see that door again? "Chen Ge had no idea why the door that Chang Gu saw was different from the blood door.
"I did, but I only saw it when I was half asleep. I tried to get close to it, but once I woke up, the door would disappear."
"Based on what you said, even if I could see the door, it would be useless."
"That's what I thought at first, but then I realized something strange. The distance between me and the door was getting closer and closer! It felt like it was trying to suck me into it! " Chang Gu's voice became very scary. "Several months ago, the door had already reached my bedside. Whenever I woke up from my dream, my left eye would see the door standing next to my bed! I only needed to raise my hand to push open the door and enter it! "
Chang Gu gasped for air. This should be his deepest secret. "I have no idea where the door leads to, and I have no idea what is behind it. I have been afraid, but now I don't want to run anymore. Since this door is seen by my left eye, the School of the Afterlife is probably behind the door! "
Chang Gu's words shocked Chen Ge, but he soon calmed down.
He had entered the world behind the 'door' before, and more than once. He had seen many doors, but all of them were blood-red in color.
"Your speculation is logical, but I have a feeling that the School of the Afterlife is not behind the door. We need to discuss this further." Chen Ge had not come into contact with a four-star scenario before, and he did not know the difference between a three-star scenario and a four-star scenario, so he was not sure that the door of a four-star scenario would be blood red.
"I don't have time anymore." Chang Gu raised his hand to his left eye. He flipped his eyelid slightly. The place where the eyeball connected to the eye socket had all died, and it was only held together by black and red blood vessels.
"Fine, since you insist on trying, I won't stop you. I just hope that you can agree to a small request of mine." Chen Ge did not have much time left. There were only twenty hours left until the deadline for the four-star mission.
"What is it?"
"When you enter the door tonight, I wish to stay by your side to prevent any accidents from happening. Don't reject me so quickly. This is the last thing I can do for you. "Chen Ge was sincere, and his eyes were sincere.
"Tonight?" Chang Gu was taken aback, but he still agreed readily. "No problem, tonight it is!"
When Chang Gu agreed, the black phone in Chen Ge's pocket suddenly vibrated. He turned to take out the phone to look at the new message.
"Congratulations, Specter's Favored! Congratulations for gaining Chang Gu's trust. The third part of the Left Oculus Mission has been unlocked —???
"Warning! This mission is filled with uncertainties! It might trigger serious consequences, so please choose carefully! "
Looking at the message on the black phone, Chen Ge's heart raced. He looked at it several times. This mission is so strange. The content of the mission is filled with question marks, and the warning states that it is filled with uncertainties. Most importantly, it warns me to choose carefully, but it doesn't even list out a single option!
Putting the black phone away, Chen Ge had an indescribable worry in his heart.
"You don't look so good." Chang Gu poured a glass of water for Chen Ge.
"I'm fine. You should go to sleep. I'll stay by your side." Chen Ge summoned Xu Yin back into the recorder and moved a chair to sit at the door.
"Thank you." Chang Gu lay down on the bed and covered himself with a towel.
Time passed slowly. Two hours later, Chang Gu still did not fall asleep.
"Perhaps I'm too nervous. I don't feel sleepy at all."
Being stared at like that, no one would be able to fall asleep.
"How about I go down the mountain to get you some sleeping pills?"
"Never mind, the round trip will take at least three hours, and the pharmacy is already closed." Once Chang Gu thought about the door that he was going to open that night, he did not feel sleepy at all.
"Perhaps it's because there are strangers around. I'll go stand guard outside. Relax." Chen Ge opened the door and walked out.
The insects danced around. Chang Gu tossed and turned, but he still could not sleep. He glanced at his watch several times, and it was already 2 am.
"My body is so tired, but I can't sleep. This is so weird."
He tossed and turned until dawn, but Chang Gu still could not sleep. He walked out of the wooden hut with embarrassment and realized that Chen Ge had been guarding the door for the whole night.
"I'm sorry, I don't know why I can't sleep."
"It's fine." Chen Ge was not in a good state either. He was worried that he would miss the moment Chang Gu pushed open the door, so he had been in a highly nervous state. "Looks like I'll have to wait until tonight. Chang Gu, try not to sleep in the morning. I'll come and find you at night."
"Okay." Chang Gu felt guilty for letting Chen Ge guard his door for the whole night.
The two agreed to meet that night, and then Chen Ge left with Qiumei.
It was not that he wanted to use Qiumei as a hostage, but he did not know the way back.
After walking for forty minutes, Chen Ge exited Yong Ling Mountain. He pulled Qiumei back into the comic and hailed a cab to get to New Century Park.
At 8: 30 am, Chen Ge returned to the park. All the employees were already there, and they were very enthusiastic about their work.
"Come, let's go do our make-up."
Without stopping, after Chen Ge helped all the employees with their make-up, he started to inspect the various scenarios. He busied himself until the park was open for business.
However, just as he entered the staff breakroom, before his head touched the pillow, he was pulled away by Xu Shu.
The theme park was about to welcome its peak season, and Chen Ge's Haunted House was the most important promotion, so Director Luo had many things to discuss with him.
From the most basic theme park slogan to the advertisements on various channels to the layout of Xin Hai's Haunted House, the two discussed for the whole morning.
Director Luo hoped that Chen Ge's Haunted House would cooperate with the theme park's promotion and introduce a brand new scenario.
This was the same as Chen Ge, but due to the uniqueness of the School of the Afterlife mission, Chen Ge did not agree to it directly but said that he needed time to think about it.
After lunch, the two finally came up with two plans, the best plan and the backup plan.
Chen Ge had spent the whole night in the mountain and then spent the whole morning discussing the future promotion plan with Director Luo. He was very tired.
He did not even have time for lunch. Chen Ge just wanted to return to the staff breakroom to have a good sleep, but before he reached the Haunted House, he was bothered by something.
"Mr. Chen!"
A familiar voice came from behind him. When Chen Ge turned to look, he was surprised.
"Qu Changlin?" The mannequin genius from Nightmare Academy had appeared at his Haunted House.
"After our last meeting, I asked for your information from my colleagues and then went online to look up your story …" Qu Changlin's expression was complicated, and this made Chen Ge uneasy. The man was not that gullible.
"What did your colleagues say?"
"In just a few months, you managed to turn a Haunted House that was about to close into the most popular Haunted House on the market and had the most daily visitors. You have created a miracle. You are the most impressive Haunted House operator that I have ever met. To be praised by you, I am very happy."
"I am not lying. All of your abilities are better than a normal Haunted House worker, and you have a talent in mannequin making. You deserve a better stage to show yourself." Since the man had come to him, naturally, Chen Ge would not let him go.
"Compared to the information on the internet, you are much kinder and more understanding in real life. I will remember everything that you said to me that day. You have helped me regain my confidence. I can do better, and I can live a better life. " Qu Changlin did not treat Chen Ge as an enemy. No matter how he looked at it, Chen Ge was helping him, and everything he said was out of consideration for him.
"You didn't come here just to thank me, did you?" The sun shone on Chen Ge's face, and his smile was bright and full of energy.
"Mr. Chen, I wish to interview for your Haunted House. I wish to learn more things here." Qu Changlin hesitated for a long time before finally saying that.
"A person will make many choices in their life, and today, you have made the right choice that will change your life." Chen Ge led Qu Changlin into the Haunted House and handed him the employee handbook.
"Do I need to memorize everything?"
"Just memorize it. You have many years of experience and talent; all you lack is a stage." Chen Ge led Qu Changlin to the entrance of the Night of the Living Dead scenario. This scenario was located on the first floor of the Haunted House, and it had been empty. Since there were more than enough scenarios underground, Chen Ge had not bothered with it.
"From now on, you will be in charge of designing this scenario. I wish to see the limit of your ability." Chen Ge and Qu Changlin stood at the entrance. This scenario was much bigger than Qu Changlin's original toilet, and the environment was much better.
"Don't! I've just arrived here, and I don't know anything, and you dare hand me such a large scenario? Mr. Chen, I've never been in charge of such a large scenario before, and this scenario is on the first floor! The first thing the visitors will see when they enter is this scenario. If you don't do it right, it will leave a bad impression on the visitors, and it might even ruin your Haunted House's reputation! " Qu Changlin was really panicking. When he arrived, he had thought of many possibilities, but this was the first one he had considered.
"It's fine if you don't believe in your ability, as long as I believe in your ability, that's enough." Chen Ge patted Qu Changlin on his shoulder. "Just do it. This is also a test for you."
Chen Ge had actually thought things through. His Haunted House had too many secrets, and it was not time for Qu Changlin to know them yet, so he decided to let him modify this abandoned scenario first.
"You're best at making mannequins. I have the number of the boss of a modeling studio. If you need anything, you can contact him directly. Just give him my name." The scenario expanded by the black phone was empty. He would need a large number of mannequins in the future, and he would not be able to make them alone. Therefore, he needed an employee to help him, and Qu Changlin had this talent. "By the way, how much do you think it will cost to modify this scenario?"
"How much?" Modification would definitely cost money, so Qu Changlin was very careful. He walked around the scenario for almost half an hour before he hesitantly walked to Chen Ge's side. He said, "This scenario is based on a zombie theme, and the internal props and models are very old. I wish to change everything and design it according to my own idea …"
At this point, he sneaked a glance at Chen Ge. Seeing that Chen Ge did not show any sign of impatience, he continued. "I've done some calculations, and at the very least, it will cost three thousand RMB."
After giving that number, Qu Changlin was worried that Chen Ge would reject him, so he sneaked another glance at the man. After all, when he was at Nightmare Academy, he wanted to spend an extra one hundred RMB to modify the mannequins, but even his own boss would not agree.
"I'll prepare thirteen thousand for you. If that's not enough, I still have more." "I only have one request for you," Chen Ge said casually. "Try your best to make this scenario as good as you can."
"Thirteen thousand?" Qu Changlin nodded quickly.
Actually, Chen Ge also wanted to see what the limit of a 'normal person' was and how different it would be compared to the scenario on the black phone.
Qu Changlin soon started to get busy in the scenario that he was responsible for. He threw himself into the work, and his mental state was very different from when he was at Nightmare Academy.
"He has talent, and he is the most professional actor at my Haunted House other than Xu Wan, but I still can't trust him completely. To fully become a member of the Haunted House, he will have to go through many trials."
Chen Ge did not go anywhere else that afternoon. He stayed at the Night of the Living Dead scenario to listen to Qu Changlin's design and concept. At the same time, he told the man some things that were not in the worker's manual to help him integrate into the Haunted House as soon as possible.
At around 6 pm, the Haunted House closed for the day. After sending off the last batch of visitors, Chen Ge did not introduce Qu Changlin to the other employees but had him leave first.
After he left, Chen Ge held a simple meeting and gave some instructions before letting everyone leave.
He was the only living person left at the Haunted House. He used the broom to clean the place alone. He walked through all the scenarios before sitting on the steps at the entrance of the Haunted House.
The sky was already dark, and the theme park was quiet. Chen Ge took out the black phone and fell into deep thought as he looked at the countdown on it.
"There are still four and a half hours until the end of the mission."
Chen Ge did not want to give up just like that, but if he forced himself to do it, the chance of him coming back alive was not high.
He hesitated until 8 pm, when he received a call from Chang Gu.
"Chen Ge, I'm at Jiujiang Mental Illness Center. Come quickly!"
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