Even Chen Ge, the owner of the Haunted House, was shocked by what he saw. The size of Mu Yang High School's scenario was much larger than Murder by Midnight. Stepping into it, the air was thick with eeriness like something might crawl out from the darkness at any moment. It made one feel unsettled.
"Four classrooms, corridors, toilets, offices …"
Everything that could be found at Mu Yang High School could be found in Chen Ge's Haunted House, but it had a new layout, and all the rooms were grouped together.
Walking down the dark corridor, Chen Ge kept turning his head to look at the classrooms on both sides.
Outside the windows was a thick cement wall, and the doors were not locked. Even though there was no wind blowing, the doors creaked noisily.
Even though the first few classrooms were creepy, they were still within acceptable range. When Chen Ge reached the last classroom at the end of the corridor, the hair on his body stood on end. This was the first time he had felt such fear inside his own Haunted House.
This classroom was similar to the last classroom at Mu Yang High School, but it was not exactly the same.
Every desk was densely engraved with red paint, and what was even more frightening was that every chair had a set of dark-colored school uniform placed on it.
The style of the uniform was similar to the students in the group photo at Fan Yu's house. The only difference was that in the group photo, all the students were facing away from the camera, but in this classroom, all the uniforms were facing Chen Ge, who was standing at the door.
Sucking in a cold breath, Chen Ge forced himself into the classroom. He stood at the lectern and looked at the rows of uniforms on the chairs. It felt like there were rows of people standing there.
"Why are there only these uniforms in this classroom? Do these uniforms represent the lingering spirits that have lingered here? Chen Ge lowered his head to count. There were twenty-four sets of uniforms in the classroom.
"The Trial Mission for Murder by Midnight has been completed, and the Haunted House's scenario has become the new home for Yin Xiaoxiao's family. If that's the case …" Chen Ge's face darkened. The twenty-four uniforms in this classroom probably represented twenty-four spirits that were lingering here, unwilling to leave.
"Not necessarily. Maybe I'm overthinking it." Chen Ge walked out of the classroom, closed the door, and continued forward.
At the corner at the end of the corridor was the toilet, and further ahead was the first fork. The road on the left led to the office, and the road on the right led to the female dormitory.
Chen Ge first took a few steps to the right, and the corridor narrowed. The rooms on both sides were next to each other, and the end of the road branched into two even narrower corridors.
This is only the first two-star scenario, and it's already so complicated. If I unlock a few more scenarios, this underground parking lot might really turn into a maze of terror.
He pushed open a random door. The interior was decorated like a crime scene.
It was worth mentioning that Chen Ge found a few chairs placed together in the second-to-last dormitory. On the chairs were a few pieces of paper and a badly damaged ballpoint pen.
"This is the hidden item for unlocking Mu Yang High School, right?" Chen Ge held the broken ballpoint pen in his palm. "The hidden item must have its own unique function. Wang Qi's missing person notice made me friends with Yin Xiaoxiao's family, so I can use them to help me manage the Murder by Midnight scenario. Could this ballpoint pen be the key to solving the problem of the students in the last classroom?"
Chen Ge was confused. After a long time, he walked out of Mu Yang High School with the pen and used cellophane tape to fix the ballpoint pen.
"Pen Spirit, Pen Spirit, I know you hold a grudge against me, but I've already fixed the pen for you. If you've forgiven me, please draw a circle on the paper. "
"Pen Spirit, Pen Spirit, you're my previous life, and I'm your current life. Are you there? Your current life has something to ask you … "
To solve the problem of the students in the last classroom, asking the Pen Spirit was the easiest way, but no matter how hard Chen Ge called, the Pen Spirit did not respond.
"Is that necessary? I'm also a victim, okay? "
Chen Ge placed the ballpoint pen back into the female dormitory and walked one more time before returning to the first floor.
"The 24 uniforms in the last classroom might be scary, but the visual impact isn't strong enough. When I have time, I'll go and modify the mannequins for Night of the Living Dead. I'll dress them in school uniforms and toss them into the classroom. That should make them scarier. "Chen Ge closed the wooden boards and was about to return to his room to sleep when his phone rang again.
He lowered his head to look, and to his surprise, it was Inspector Lee.
"Uncle San Bao? How can I help you? " This time, Chen Ge had returned with the officers on duty. At the time, Inspector Lee was still at Mu Yang High School, and he appeared to be discussing something with the people from the city's criminal investigation unit.
"If you're not too busy, do you mind coming to the station? The killer of the Hidden Body in the Well case wants to meet you. "
"Meet me?" Chen Ge was confused, but for Inspector Lee's sake, he agreed. "Okay, I'll be there in a minute."
When he arrived at the station, a familiar officer led Chen Ge into the interrogation room.
Fan Yu's aunt was sitting on a chair in the corner of the room, her hands cuffed.
"The body is still being examined, and the suspect's emotional state is unstable. He won't say anything, but he wants to meet you. That's why I asked Inspector Lee to call you." A middle-aged officer in the interrogation room stood up and shook Chen Ge's hand. "Thank you."
"It's fine." Chen Ge walked to stand before Fan Yu's aunt. She seemed to have lost a lot of weight in one night. Her head was lowered, and her hair covered her face.
Sensing someone approaching, Fan Yu's aunt's empty eyes regained focus. She looked at Chen Ge with a complicated gaze.
"You're looking for me?" Before Chen Ge got close, he was stopped by the officers, who had him maintain a safe distance.
Fan Yu's aunt nodded lightly. After a long pause, she said something that Chen Ge did not expect. "Do you still have the painting that I gave you in the third-floor toilet?"
If she did not bring it up, Chen Ge would have forgotten about it. He took out the painting that he kept close to his body and placed it before Fan Yu's aunt.
Looking at Fan Yu's strange painting, Fan Yu's aunt did not feel afraid. If anything, she felt close to it. After the accidental death of her child and husband, Fan Yu had used this kind of painting to pull her out of despair.
After a long silence, Fan Yu's aunt finally said, "I've raised Fan Yu for three years, but the first person to appear in his painting is you. Is that fair?"
"Things are different from what you think. Perhaps Fan Yu saw me as a kindred spirit." Chen Ge pointed at his own eyes. "We can see the same things."
"Is that so?" Fan Yu's aunt lowered her head again, and the interrogation room was quiet.
"You called me here just to ask that?" Chen Ge folded the painting and put it away.
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