They overheard Xiaoyu's words and knew their destination was this haunted building number four. Xiaomei looked frightened and hugged herself even tighter in her nervousness. The two beautiful women pressed together were undoubtedly more eye-catching, and it was clear that the group knew this as well.

"Oh! That's terrifying." Xiaomei hesitated for a moment. "Will we be in danger?"

"Don't be afraid." Xiaoyu patted Xiaomei: "Whether it's true or false, we'll uncover the truth. Actually, I personally don't believe those rumors."

I'm more inclined to believe there's a very strict pyramid scheme organization inside the building. If anything unexpected happens, Xiaomei, remember to call the police immediately.

"Okay, sure."

Here it comes, here it comes, the classic scene from horror movies is here!

Luo Bin looked at the two girls with a rather distorted expression, and then he glanced at the hip-hop guy holding a camera next to him.

Dude, are you the legendary handsome guy?

"Pyramid scheme? Why don't you just say these are all your dreams?" Luo Bin couldn't help but complain in his heart.

In just a few minutes, everyone had gathered all the information provided by the game. Combining the introduction with what the NPCs said, the players were able to piece together the general outline of the events.

The group now works for a secret-revealing studio. This studio has a wide range of interests, and its official WeChat account covers multiple sections such as adventure, debunking, gossip, and mystery solving.

Xiaoyu and her friends were creators of a public WeChat account. They wanted to play for something big, so they set their sights on "Haunted Building No. 4," the most haunted location in Linjiang City.

The reason I call it number one is because there's something truly sinister about this place.

Just as Xiaoyu said, no one who went here ever came back.

It's a building that's almost abandoned, with no infrastructure around it, yet many people still live in it.

The missing person's family refused to believe it and made many phone calls, only to be told each time that the person would not return.

Unfortunately, this doesn't even qualify as a missing person case, so it can't even be filed as a criminal case. Over time, this place has become known as the "haunted building."

The people of Linhai City are very secretive about this. It has to be said that Xiaoyu and her friends were forced into a corner; otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen such a place.

Given the outsiders' fear of the "mysterious building," if they can return safely, the public account will definitely become popular.

The group walked through the surrounding abandoned buildings and soon arrived at their destination—Lakeside Community.

The "Haunted Building No. 4" actually refers to a specific apartment building in the Lakeside Community, not all locations within the community are haunted.

The land that includes the lakeside residential area has long been abandoned, which is why there is nothing around it.

The group passed through the gate of the residential area and followed the markings on the map. After several twists and turns, they arrived at a building.

The building in front of us looks quite old; judging from its structure, it is a typical 'exterior corridor residential building'.

The characteristic is that the stairwell is built on the outside, forming an outer corridor, and the doors of the residents are usually arranged along this outer corridor in a straight line.

Building No. 4 has 6 floors in total, and there are many households along a long horizontal line.

As soon as they arrived at their destination, the scene before them aroused their suspicions.

An old man with gray hair and a wrinkled face was squatting on the ground, his back hunched. Beside him was an old stove with a weak fire, on which sat a steaming iron pot.

At this moment, the meat broth in the iron pot was bubbling and emitting an enticing aroma, yet also carrying a hint of something indescribable and eerie.

After all, in a place like this, it seems rather strange to see an old man cooking meat!

A moment later, the aroma of the broth wafted on the breeze, causing Xiao Jin and the others to involuntarily hold their breath.

The old man seemed completely absorbed in his work and did not notice their arrival.

However, not long after, he suddenly looked up, his cloudy eyes instantly becoming sharp as knives.

His gaze swept over the crowd, settling on the cameras on their shoulders and the equipment in their hands, and his face instantly turned ashen.

Without uttering a single wasted word, the old man suddenly stood up, gripping a sharp kitchen knife tightly in his hand, and charged towards the crowd with incredible speed.

The three NPCs in front of them turned pale with fright, their bodies stiffening like statues, completely forgetting their instinct to run away.

The players were caught off guard.

They initially thought it was just an ordinary old man, but they didn't expect it to be so exciting right from the start. Judging from its speed, it was definitely not human.

So they secretly clenched the props in their hands tightly.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and a tense atmosphere permeated every corner.

The old man's figure drew closer, his sharp kitchen knife slicing chilling lines in the sunlight.

Just as the old man was about to reach them with a knife in hand, Xiaoyu, in a moment of desperation, shouted, "I need to rent a room!"

Upon hearing this, the old man's expression changed drastically, becoming unpredictable in an instant. Miraculously, a faint, enigmatic smile flickered in his eyes, which were deeply etched with wrinkles.

“I see…” he said slowly, his voice hoarse, “Then please come in.”

The group exchanged bewildered glances, secretly thinking: "This works too!"

It seems their next move will be to move into this haunted building.

The old man turned around and led the group into the building.

He was the first to climb the steps, then stopped inside the door. After watching everyone go in, a hint of obscure emotion flashed in his eyes, which he then quietly concealed.

But there was an undisguised joy in his eyes.

As soon as they stepped into the building, a musty, stale smell hit them, and the players unconsciously slowed their pace. They listened to the old man's story while taking in the details of their surroundings.

Xiaoyu and Xiaomei quickly got into character, subtly probing the old man's words while skillfully guiding the conversation, trying to extract useful information from him.

But the old man was very slippery; whenever the rumors came up, he would dismiss them as falsehoods and wouldn't engage with the two of them at all.

Meanwhile, Xiao Shuai was pretending to stroll around casually, but in reality, he was secretly taking pictures with his camera.

“There are many residents in our building, and only two rooms are left vacant. I don’t know if you mind?” The old man seemed like a different person when it came to renting a room.

"Two rooms are fine, then please take us to see them." Right now, the most important thing is the materials; as for where to stay, Xiaoyu doesn't care at all.

And the players don't care at all.

Xiao Jin remained silent, actually lost in thought. When he first came in, the old man's expression seemed rather strange.