Han Fei had no idea what the previous manager's plan was and he would not trust Fu Sheng completely.
The reason was simple, Han Fei chose a different path from Fu Sheng after he obtained the black box.
Fu Sheng wanted to destroy the cryptic world completely, to seal everything outside of reality while Han Fei wanted to destroy things that should be destroyed and redeem things that should be saved.
If Fu Sheng considered the problem from his own perspective, Han Fei, on the other hand, considered the problem from the perspective of fairness.
At the time, Han Fei, who was unconscious, followed his instinct and opened the two sides of the black box. As he released the demon, he also embraced hope.
No one had ever done what Han Fei did, not even the previous manager.
It was because of Han Fei's decision that he and Fu Sheng were no longer on the same path. Perhaps Fu Sheng would try to guide Han Fei now but at some point in the future, they would have a disagreement.
That disagreement was not something that could be resolved easily. Both of them had placed their lives and futures on the line, there was no turning back.
Han Fei used the paper to wrap his hair up again. He did not dare return to Room 4144 immediately. Fu Sheng's memory was split into many fragments. Even though the memory fragments at the Ziggurat and Happiness Neighbourhood came from the same person, due to the different emotions contained within, the individual's personality might be different as well.
Everyone would have a dark side to them, much less someone like Fu Sheng who was chosen by the black box. The darkness in his heart might be scarier than the butterfly.
"Let's leave the 14th floor first."
Han Fei carried the middle-aged man into the stairwell but the woman remained where she was.
"Did you notice anything?"
"Why don't we take the elevator? I have a feeling we'll die if we go down from here." The woman gripped the fruit knife. "My instinct is very accurate."
There was a faint light coming from the darkened stairwell. It looked normal but upon closer inspection, the light appeared to be closer.
It was like it was not a light but a pair of large, cold eyes.
Han Fei had no time to hesitate. All the rooms on the 14th floor had 2 4s on them, this floor was a ghost's nest.
Just looking at the paper money on the floor, Han Fei's scalp went numb. All the tenants on this floor appeared to be summoning spirits.
As the 'light' slowly approached, Han Fei carried the middle-aged man to the 13th floor. "We'll hide here for now, the 14th floor is too dangerous."
Han Fei silently closed the door. He had the middle-aged man and the woman hide behind the door while he walked down the corridor alone.
The thirteenth level was slightly more normal, but the corridor was still littered with paper money. Every house had red couplets pasted on it, but the black words on the couplets were all curses. Their anti-theft doors were also smeared with various things, including broken red lines and broken mirror shards.
Soon, Han Fei arrived at the door to Room 4134. Before he could turn around, a gust of cold air rushed into his ears!
He abruptly turned around!
Han Fei saw a security uniform covered in black and red paint stuck to the door of Room 4134. There was a large hole on the chest area of the uniform like it had been torn open by someone's bare hands.
He took half a step back, and the security uniform that was pasted on the door slowly slid down. Then, the door opened a small gap, and a man's voice came from inside.
"It's almost time to return to Soul's Night. No one can stay in the corridor. Hurry up and come in."
"Soul Returning Night?" Han Fei realized the man used 'you' instead of 'you'. The man did not seem to know about the existence of the woman and the middle-aged man.
"It's a long story. In any case, if you don't want to die, hurry up and come in." The man urged sternly. "If not for the fact that you're wearing the security uniform, I wouldn't have saved you. Hurry up! I'm taking a huge risk! "
Han Fei was a master of acting. He could not tell whether the man was lying or not, but he could tell whether the man was putting on an act or not.
"I still have two friends. They're just at the door, can we …"
"They're also security guards? There are still three of them alive this time? Hurry up and come over! "The man's voice was laced with confusion, but he still decided to take Han Fei in.
Moments later, Han Fei led the other two over. Seeing the middle-aged man and the woman were not wearing the security uniform, the man inside the room wanted to regret his decision. However, Han Fei was too fast. Before he could close the door, Han Fei had already stuck the door shut.
"Do you have a death wish?" The man gritted his teeth. "If I knew they're not security guards, I wouldn't have saved you!"
Even though he grumbled angrily, the man still opened the door.
The three of them entered the house, and when they closed the door, heavy footsteps came from the safety passage outside.
"Shh." The man inside the room made a shushing gesture. He stood at the door. No one dared to move, they kept their eyes on him.
The owner of Room 4134 was wearing a clean security uniform but the uniform did not fit him at all. To Han Fei's surprise, there were a lot of security uniforms piled up inside the room. Some of them had holes in them while others were torn apart.
Other than the one the owner was wearing, there was not a single other uniform that was in perfect condition.
After the footsteps disappeared, the owner sighed in relief. He looked like he had just escaped death. "If I didn't save you, the three of you would be dead already!"
"What was that footstep?"
"Don't care what it is and don't be curious, curiosity killed the cat." The owner of the house spoke in a low voice. "Each of you owes me a life. You'd better remember that."
"What do you mean we owe you a life?" The middle-aged man was wearing a bloody shirt, at least he looked scary.
"Do you think I won't toss you out now? I didn't intend to save you anyway. " When the owner spoke, his eyes kept drifting to Han Fei. He was studying Han Fei's security uniform.
"You seem to be interested in the uniform I'm wearing. This room is filled with security uniforms, don't tell me you have a hobby of collecting things like that? " Han Fei did not mince his words. He was considering his chances of winning if a conflict broke out.
"I don't have a hobby of collecting clothes, I'm also a security guard here." The man took out his work ID from his uniform. His name was Hua Kui.
"Don't make fun of my name, my surname is Hua. My parents are not educated so they asked a fortune teller for help. He named me Hua Kui, he said it means to prolong one's life. My parents thought it was a good name so they named me Hua Kui. "
"A man is called Hua Kui?" The middle-aged man held the wound on his back. It felt like he was laughing so hard that he could not stand up straight.
Unlike the middle-aged man, Han Fei thought the fortune teller was quite capable.
All the security guards at the building were flower pots used by butterflies to nurture human pupae. Only those who could bloom the most beautiful 'flowers' would be saved for last. In this sense, the male security guard was quite suitable to be called Hua Kui.
"Hua Kui, how long have you been working here?" Han Fei asked casually.
"Don't call me that, I'm your savior. Plus, we're not that close to each other." The man was annoyed but his anger soon dissipated. His eyes that looked at Han Fei's group were tinged with complicated emotions. It felt like he was looking at a dead man.
"Brother Hua, haven't you saved many security guards like me?" Han Fei changed his tone and phrasing. He used a master's acting skill, every word sounded natural to Hua Kui.
"That's quite a nice way to address me." The man signaled for Han Fei to enter the room. He did not dare switch on the lights. After pulling the curtains shut, he lit a candle. "The people at this building have gone mad. I entered this building 14 days ago. The security guards that came with me have all been taken away by the tenants."
"Taken away?"
"Yes, they are nowhere to be found." The man's voice was low. "Every 4 days, they will hold a special ritual. They call it the Night of Resurrection. The whole building will go crazy. It seems like the dead will return on that day. In any case, that night is the scariest night at this building! If you didn't find this room, you probably wouldn't have seen me again. "
"When you were running for your life, did any of the new security guards come in?"
"Yes, whenever I saw them, I would try my best to save them. Unfortunately, most of the time, I couldn't save them. At most, I could only bring their uniforms back to this safe room for safekeeping."
The man spoke with conviction. He believed what he said but Han Fei did not believe him.
It was not that the man was lying to him but Han Fei's memory probably only lasted for 14 days.
The room was filled with innumerable uniforms. The man claimed that he had picked up a few of them but in reality, Han Fei felt like he had picked up all the uniforms but he just could not remember them.
Every batch of security guards that came in died. Crooked flowers grew out of the pots of the same batch. Only Hua Kui would be able to live forever.
In other words, the man survived not because he was lucky, nor was it because Room 4134 was safe, it was because he fit one of the requirements of the Butterfly.
If the Butterfly encountered someone more suitable than him, the Butterfly would kill him without hesitation.
"How come it feels like … this building is more dangerous than the armoire?" The middle-aged man ran out from the armoire with hope. What greeted him was not reality but an abyss of despair.
"You'd better figure out a way to leave tonight. Tomorrow night is the Night of Resurrection. After midnight, you won't be able to run even if you want to …"
Before Hua Kui finished, a mournful tune echoed inside the building. Hua Kui's expression shifted when he heard it. "Something's not right. Normally, this tune would only appear at the beginning of the Night of Resurrection. Every house would welcome their souls and then it would be the most dangerous night, the Night of Resurrection."
"Has it been brought forward?"
"I'm not sure!" Hua Kui's face was filled with nervousness. He was very anxious.
'The Night of Resurrection shouldn't be held every 4 days but on the 4th of every month. It happens every year and the 4th of April should be the scariest day.' Han Fei was reminded of the calendar he saw at Zhuang Qing's house and the circled date. Tomorrow would be the 4th of April. The Night of Resurrection had not arrived yet but something had already started to appear.
'The Night of Resurrection that happens every 4 days is not the real Night of Resurrection, it's just a small event. The real Night of Resurrection should be on the 4th of April, the day the Jumper Ghost and the female streamer died at the same time.' Han Fei had always been curious about this date. The Jumper Ghost and the female streamer were definitely not the only victims on that day. 'Why would the Butterfly gather everyone on that day? Is it trying to use everyone's resentment to help it break through some kind of shackles? '
The mournful tune echoed inside the building. Han Fei could not tell which floor it was coming from but different from others, he could hear singing mixed in with the mournful tune. The unspeakable presence was just outside the building. It was unable to enter the building and it appeared to be searching for Han Fei floor by floor.
'The Night of Resurrection, will the real Butterfly appear on this day as well?'
Han Fei was exhausted but he did not dare quit the game. He was afraid that after he left, he would be faced with the scariest Night of Resurrection the next time he logged on.
'Zhuang Wen has also run into Apartment 4 but how come there is no movement from inside the building? With her crazed state, she will definitely do something! '
'The Jumper Ghost's own room has 2 fours. Now that Zhuang Wen has combined all the fragments, her power has increased tremendously. She should be somewhere between 2 fours and 3 fours.'
Han Fei soon came up with a plan. His first mission was to find Zhuang Wen and then Feng Ziyu. He had to complete one more goal before he quit the game.
"You two stay in this room, I'll go out and take a look." With Han Fei's passive ability and profession talent, it would be hard for a normal building owner to catch up to him.
Han Fei silently left Room 4134. He noticed the atmosphere outside had changed.
When the mournful music started, the paper money in the corridor fluttered in the wind. The scratching sound of nails appeared on the anti-theft doors that were pasted with red couplets.
If Han Fei got closer, he would realize that it was not an illusion. The anti-theft doors were slightly twisted like they were under great pressure.
Han Fei put away the landlord's ring. He was worried that it would crack when it came into contact with hatred. Destroying the ring was not a big deal but exposing his location was a big deal.
He tried to communicate with the Great Sin, hoping that the Great Sin could warn him.
Big Sin in his arm agreed decisively. This worried Han Fei. He wasn't sure if Big Sin understood what he meant. If Big Sin was too excited, it might bite Han Fei's head off. Only then would it warn him.
After all, the danger in the Great Sin's eyes was different from the danger in a normal person's eyes. It only hoped that Han Fei was still alive.
'The layout of Apartment 4 is similar to Apartment 1.' When Han Fei walked down the corridor, he saw an old-fashioned elevator. He had not taken the elevator in Apartment 1 before.
The silver elevator door was covered in graffiti. The graffiti formed a human face. If Han Fei stared at it for too long, he felt like he would be sucked into the elevator.
'I should stay away from this thing.'
Han Fei was about to leave when the number on the elevator screen changed. Someone appeared to be coming in the elevator.
The mournful music became clearer. Han Fei glanced at the elevator screen one last time before hurrying down the corridor.
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