This mission is related to my parents' whereabouts, so there's no reason for me to give up. Based on the mission description, I only need to close my eyes and not open them.
Chen Ge pocketed the black phone and turned to the white cat. "I can only go there alone. I can't bring any Specters or lingering spirits. I can't bring anything related to the haunted house either. Will the ghost fetus notice me if I bring these things with me?"
Since that was the black phone's request, Chen Ge had no choice but to follow. He put on his jacket and found a sturdy rope in the drawer. He tied one end to his wrist and the other to the white cat.
Other people tie ropes to their pets because they're afraid that they won't be able to find them; I tie the rope to the white cat because I'm afraid that it won't be able to find me if I wander off to the wrong place.
The white cat, who was lying comfortably on the bed, looked at Chen Ge with alertness. Its ears perked up, and its eyes moved between itself and the rope.
"Come, I'll take you to eat something nice." Chen Ge wanted to pick up the white cat, but the cat gripped the bedsheet and refused to let go.
"Aren't you cats nocturnal animals? Why are you staying in bed all day? "
"If you don't exercise, you won't be able to run anymore!"
"Don't be afraid! I promise I won't abandon you no matter what happens. Do you see this rope? This is the solid bond between you and me! "
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"Sir, I need to go to the lighting factory opposite Jiang Yuan Apartments in Eastern Jiujiang." Chen Ge hugged the white cat and sat in the backseat of the taxi. He had experience now. He would not tell the driver that he needed to go to those dangerous places to prevent the driver from rejecting him.
"That place is quite remote. Why are you going to the lighting factory so late at night?" The driver studied Chen Ge through the rear-view mirror. It was not that he was being too careful, but a passenger like Chen Ge was too unique. He was taking a cat from Western Jiujiang to Eastern Jiujiang at 1 am.
"The lighting factory is owned by my family. Something happened there, so I need to go and take a look."
"Hasn't the factory closed down already?" The driver was even more confused.
"That's right. We have to go there because it's closed down. Do you think such a big factory will be abandoned if it closes down?" Chen Ge's tone carried a trace of dissatisfaction. It seemed that he was not in a good mood.
"Don't think that I'm being naggy, but Eastern Jiujiang hasn't been very peaceful lately. The place you're going to had an incident a few days ago."
"What is it?"
"In the residential area opposite the lighting factory, it seems like the husband accidentally fell from the balcony after drinking too much. The scariest thing is that the drunkard was driven home by my colleague. In short, there's something strange about that place. "The driver started the car.
"I don't believe in these things." Chen Ge smiled indifferently. "My family always told me that money makes the world go round. If you're afraid of ghosts, it only means that you don't have enough money."
The driver was speechless and no longer tried to dissuade Chen Ge. Chen Ge also got some peace and quickly searched for relevant information.
Half an hour later, the taxi sent Chen Ge to Eastern Jiujiang.
After paying the fare, Chen Ge carried the white cat and headed toward Jiang Yuan Apartments. The driver behind him was dumbfounded.
"The mission requirement is to start at 2 am." Chen Ge crossed the road and came to the entrance of the residential area.
Two buildings stood in front of them, surrounded by darkness, looking very desolate.
Ever since he moved, this was the first time that Chen Ge had returned to this place, and the scene in his memory had changed.
"Is there no security in such a big residential area?"
The gate to the residential area was half-open, but the guard's room was sealed and locked.
He walked further in, and there were many flyers scattered on the road. Only two streetlights were on, and one of them was flickering.
Chen Ge lifted his head to look. There were two buildings on his left and right. One was dark and lifeless; the other building had a few lights on, and clothes that had not been collected hung on the balcony.
"There should be no problem since there are people living here, but why are all the lights on on on the ground floor?"
The two buildings at Jiang Yuan Apartments fit the mission requirement. For safety's sake, Chen Ge chose the one that was occupied.
He approached the building with the white cat in his arms. He saw that the walls next to the staircase were filled with all kinds of notices. Some were urging the owners to pay the fees, some were jointly complaining about the property management, and there were also notices of missing items and missing persons.
"The management is messy. Did the developer run away with the money?"
Chen Ge walked into the stairwell. The stairwell was on the left, and the elevator was on the right.
He pressed the button for the elevator to take a look. He did not find the button that represented the fourteenth floor on the control panel, and above the thirteenth floor was the fifteenth floor.
After confirming the number of floors, Chen Ge walked into the stairwell. He looked at the stairs before him. "Each floor has twenty-six steps, and thirteen steps make up a section. There's a turning point in the middle, and the height of the steps is about …"
He repeated the process several times to let his legs get used to the height of the steps.
"There's a special requirement in the mission. The building has to have a basement, and there is no fourteenth floor. I have to take these two factors into consideration." Chen Ge leaned against the corner of the stairs and looked down. "There's a basement, but it shouldn't be occupied. All the doors are locked, but I have no idea what they're for."
Then he raised his head to look up the stairs. Floor after floor, they intersected with each other like the stairway to heaven.
"Only the first and fourth floors have lights installed, and they're still on when there's no sound. This means that they're not voice-activated lights." Chen Ge first closed his eyes before opening them again. "Even with my eyes closed, I can still feel the change in the light."
It was very difficult to reach the top floor with one's eyes closed. It not only required courage but also a strong determination.
"The difficulty of the Nightmare Mission is getting higher. Is it because I'm getting closer to the truth?"
Since he could not bring a Specter with him, Chen Ge could only make other preparations.
He glanced at the time and took out a piece of black cloth from his pocket. "The mission requires me to keep my eyes closed, but it didn't say that I can't blindfold myself. This should reduce the difficulty."
The opaque black cloth could make the eyes less sensitive, but even with the blindfold, Chen Ge would not open his eyes during the mission because the scary things might crawl under the black cloth.
Touching the white cat's head, Chen Ge placed it on his shoulder. "Little ancestor, in a while, you'll be my eyes, so don't wander off. You don't have to remind me if there's anything particularly terrifying, unless it wants to kill us. Then, you can scratch and bite me, understand? "
There was not much time left. Chen Ge did not care whether the white cat understood him or not. He had it stay on his shoulder and took out his phone.
When it was 10 seconds to 2 am, he closed his eyes and then tied the black cloth around his eyes.
"It's starting."
After closing his eyes, the world sank into darkness. Chen Ge held the wall and took the first step.
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