"Take him out? How long have you been trapped here?"

Luo Tianhe no longer cared about being kicked.

Upon hearing this, Li Huai counted on his fingers.

"About five or six days?"

I find it hard to believe that he was still so energetic after being trapped for five or six days. Putting aside everything else, what did he eat and drink during these days?

Luo Tianhe had also thought of this and asked it directly.

"There's meat in the refrigerator, and the tap can still run water."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tianhe and I exchanged bewildered glances. The meat in the refrigerator...

Immediately, I felt my stomach churning, and Luo Tianhe even started dry heaving.

"You haven't heard the story of these fourteen buildings, have you?"

Li Huai looked resentful.

"Of course I've never heard of it! Although the place I lived in before was haunted, it was much better than this place!"

"At worst, there might be kids playing marbles upstairs in the middle of the night, or blood coming out of the faucet, or someone scratching the bed frame under the bed at night."

After hearing Li Huai's description, Luo Tianhe and I both felt a little sorry for the kid. Although my fate wasn't good either, I had my grandfather protecting me before, while Luo Tianhe hadn't encountered ghosts much before meeting me.

For this kid, ghosts and monsters have become an extremely common part of his life.

But to still be alive after all that, I think he has the makings of an outstanding funeral home employee!

"Ahem, Li Huai, let me tell you the story of this fourteenth building first."

Luo Tianhe said with ill intent.

After hearing the story, Li Huai's eyes widened, and he knelt on the ground, desperately trying to clear his throat.

"Don't waste your energy. You've lived here for so long, you've already digested it all."

"No, you said the body in the refrigerator was collected by the authorities, right? So what I ate..."

Luo Tianhe patted him on the shoulder, his tone full of schadenfreude:

"Hehe, the refrigerator was even cut open in the story. Besides, do you think the evil spirit that's trapping you would go to the market to buy you pork?"

Upon hearing this, Li Huai raised his head, his eyes vacant, and muttered:

"I...I ate human flesh..."

Seeing his dejected expression, I glared at Luo Tianhe and offered some words of comfort:

"So what if you ate human flesh? To be honest, I've eaten it too, even braised it. Oh, he ate it too, and he threw up terribly back then."

When I brought up what happened in Rabbit Ear Village, Luo Tianhe's smile vanished.

"You've eaten there too?"

When Li Huai came to his senses, he saw that Luo Tianhe, who had been gloating just moments before, now had a livid face, and he immediately burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at? The food we ate was at least sterilized at high temperatures and then braised. I've heard that there's something called a prion in human flesh. If it wasn't completely sterilized, it could poison you in no time!"

Luo Tianhe was particularly displeased with Li Huai's expression.

Virus? High-temperature disinfection?

Li Huai was horrified. If he hadn't been desperate, who would eat something from such a bizarre place?

I was extremely hungry at the time, so I just boiled it briefly. There was still some blood foam in it. Could it really be poisonous?

However, she noticed that Luo Tianhe looked somewhat smug after seeing that she had been frightened.

He immediately put those concerns out of his mind.

"I'm tough as nails, I can't be poisoned. But what are you wearing? Are you trying to catch ghosts with your feminine charms?"

"Fuck you!"

Hearing Li Huai's taunts, Luo Tianhe exploded like a lit firecracker, and I quickly intervened to stop them from fighting again.

"Stop messing around, the most important thing now is to get out of here."

"Li Huai, I'm asking you, you didn't even know the rumors about Building Fourteen, so how did you end up living here?"

This is something I can't understand at all.

"Heh, I guess they just wandered over here, saw that no one lived in this house, and took over the place."

Luo Tianhe said calmly, knowing that the truth couldn't possibly be like this, but he was deliberately making things up to annoy Li Huai.

"Screw you! I'm renting this place legally, and I even signed a contract!"

Li Huai said angrily, but I interrupted him, staring straight into his eyes:

"Rented a place? Who rented it to you?"

"It's a real estate agent. The other day I went to rent a place, and an agent approached me, saying they had a bargain apartment I could find..."

Seeing my serious expression, Li Huai stopped arguing with Luo Tianhe. He stood up, dusted himself off, sat on the bed, and began to tell his story.

"You dare to snag a bargain in this kind of haunted house? You're quite the talent."

Luo Tianhe chimed in from the side.

"The rent was only 200 yuan a month, with all utilities included and no deposit required. At the time, I didn't know this place was so weird, so of course I dared to take advantage of it. Only 200 yuan a month, what more could I ask for!"

"I know there's no such thing as a free lunch, but I thought it would just be a little trick like before. Who knew I'd get scammed so badly this time!"

"Hehe, at most a little devil. You're really magnanimous. If it were me, I'd rather live under a bridge in the park than live there!"

Luo Tianhe shook his head; he would rather sleep on the streets than live in such a place.

Li Huai looked at Luo Tianhe as if he were an idiot:

"You think I wouldn't think of these things? Living in a haunted house only means you'll encounter one or two ghosts at most. But if you live outside... have you ever seen a parade of a hundred ghosts?"

"Li Huai, do you still remember what that real estate agent looked like?"

"Of course I remember. He was of medium build, but had a thin, triangular face with a pointed chin and high cheekbones..."

Listening to his description, I had a strange sense of déjà vu and blurted out:

"Do you have a mole near your eye, and a buzz cut?"

Before I could finish speaking, Li Huai interrupted me.

“I’m not blind or stupid. I’m not the male head of the household in that family photo hanging in the living room. At most, I look a bit like him, but there are so many people in the world who look alike, so there’s nothing strange about it.”

Is it just a coincidence?

I didn't quite believe it, but I didn't bring it up. Right now, the most important thing wasn't to pursue the intermediary, but to find a way to escape from here.

"His accent is a bit strange; he's probably not a local. That bastard, I hope I don't catch him... if I do..."

Li Huai clenched his fists and said bitterly:

"I want him to give me my money back! I paid three months' rent upfront!"

"No, brother, he almost killed you! You think you can just make him refund the money and that's it?"

Luo Tianhe was speechless. Was this kid greedy or stupid?

"You're right, I still need to make him compensate me for emotional distress!"

That's hopeless. He's not only greedy, but also an idiot.

"Ugh, you guys haven't experienced what I have. Ever since I left the orphanage, nine and a half out of ten houses I've rented have been haunted! If I were to pursue each and every real estate agent, I might as well give up on doing anything else."

Li Huai explained calmly.

My lips twitched, and a wave of sympathy washed over me once more. What do you call this? Habit becomes second nature!