Chapter 4: Haunted Hill House (4)
On the beautifully decorated dining table, the flowers picked from the garden and placed in the vase are still beautiful and vibrant.
Facing the unexpected gazes of the guests, Yan Shixun leisurely finished the last bite of food, then pulled out a chair, stood up, and prepared to return to his room.
"Since you're tired after a long day, just lock the door at night. Don't open it to anyone and sleep in your room."
Yan Shixun put one hand in his pocket and waved nonchalantly: "I'll go back to sleep first, see you tomorrow morning."
Behind him, several guests showed dissatisfied expressions.
"Hey wait! What do you mean by that?"
One of the male actors with a bad temper stood up first and pointed at Yan Shixun and questioned him.
Several other guests were also unhappy and said, "Yan Shixun, if you are tired, just tell us directly. We can all understand. What's the point of your attitude?"
"We are all here to travel, it would be boring if we don't find something interesting to do."
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The guests were all making accusations at once, and there were a lot of barrages during the live broadcast of the program, all directed at Yan Shixun.
Only Bai Shuang spoke up for Yan Shixun, wanting to protect him and ease the atmosphere.
Bai Shuang still remembered that Yan Shixun patted her before going up the mountain, and she felt relaxed. Although she didn't know the reason, Bai Shuang still felt that she should thank Yan Shixun.
And for some reason, she always felt that even if Yan Shixun stood among them without saying a word, he was so dazzling that he could not be ignored. He was like a completely different world of his own, full of secrets that Bai Shuang did not understand, which made people afraid but also curious.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, director Zhang Wubing outside the camera hurriedly said: "It seems that Yan Shixun is very concerned about everyone's safety."
"It just rained during the day, and the mountain roads are slippery and dark at night. It is indeed not suitable to go out. Let's play some games in the villa. We are in Guishan for four days, so we can go to the mountains and forests tomorrow."
After the director spoke, the originally enthusiastic actor realized that this was a live show, so he agreed.
The guests also saw the director's intention to calm the matter down, and they tactfully changed the topic to other places, talking about the games to be played later and their expectations for tomorrow's trip.
But in the meantime, only Ding Qian, who had been frightened when climbing the mountain today, remembered Yan Shixun's inexplicable behavior and the aura that made her feel at ease.
She did not participate in the discussion with other guests. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to follow Yan Shixun and do the same thing.
At that time, she really heard something complaining in her ear...
Ding Qian's face was pale and she forced a smile to the person next to her. She said that she was frightened and caught a cold during the day and was not feeling well, so she went back to her room first.
The other guests were happy to have one less person taking away their camera time, so they said a few words of concern and couldn't wait to let Ding Qian leave.
Only Zhang Wubing, who was outside the camera, looked a little nervous.
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After Yan Shixun returned to his room to wash up, he immediately fell asleep without even taking off his clothes.
He is not a warm-hearted person. He always does things for money and settles the cause and effect. He will never do things for free without the other party signing a Yin-Yang contract with him or paying.
That would only bring him unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, Yan Shixun only made two implicit reminders without touching on cause and effect because he had been invited to a show with Zhang Wubing and did not want the show that Zhang Wubing cared about to be ruined.
But judging from the expressions of everyone at the table just now, it was clear that his reminder was in vain.
Yan Shixun closed the split-screen camera with only a few subscribers, took out his mobile phone, and began to check the social accounts of several guests one by one.
As expected, except for Ding Qian, who was probably really frightened when she went up the mountain and stayed in her room until before dinner, the other guests all took advantage of the free time before dinner to explore and take photos in the villa and garden and posted them on their social accounts.
What caught Yan Shixun's attention was a male idol among the guests.
This idol artist named An Nanyuan is a popular idol who debuted on a talent show last year and is one of the most popular stars in this travel variety show.
At the same time, An Nanyuan was the one who explored the entire villa.
He recorded the split-screen live broadcast and posted it on his social account for his fans to watch.
Yan Shixun clicked on the video directly and checked the situation in the villa through other people's cameras.
Because when Yan Shixun was investigating the kitchen, he destroyed the pot of meat that he found unusual, which alarmed the old butler.
So before dinner, no matter where Yan Shixun went, when he turned around he would always see the old butler standing in the shadows not far away, asking him in a polite but stiff tone, like a parrot, if he needed anything.
Yan Shixun knew clearly that he was being watched by the old butler.
Although he had a vague guess in his mind, he couldn't risk all the staff and guests of the entire program and alert the enemy before he found evidence. So he could only give up exploring the villa temporarily.
But during dinner, An Nanyuan took the initiative to mention that he had explored the entire villa, even the woodshed at the outermost part of the garden and the fourth floor which the old housekeeper said was under repair.
This made Yan Shixun's eyes light up instantly.
Sure enough, there is always a way out.
When Yan Shixun opened the video, he was suddenly confronted with the fleeting white light behind An Nanyuan in the video.
In the comment section below the video, in addition to the comments praising An Nanyuan's handsomeness and the elegant and retro style of the villa, some fans also noticed the white color that appeared for less than half a second.
[At the beginning, was there a figure behind my brother?]
[I saw it too, is it because of the reflection of the staff in the glass?]
[Maybe it's the curtains? Don't think too much, just focus on licking his face, brother is so handsome! ]
Yan Shixun's fingers paused, he went back to take a look, and then continued playing.
As An Nanyuan began to explore the villa in the video, Yan Shixun's attention was completely attracted by the environment and objects behind the portrait.
Placed at the corner of the stairs, there is a Buddhist shrine and a broken gilded statue of Guanyin that looks extremely old in the renovated villa.
Hanging on both sides of the corridor, one side is painted with withered flowers and crying people, which is a completely symmetrical contrast to the other side, which is painted with vibrant flowers and people smiling brightly.
On the beautiful dressing table on the fourth floor, there is a still crystal hourglass and an open, half-used, old-fashioned lipstick box.
The rooms on each floor seemed to have white curtains and white sheets on the left, which looked all white at first glance, slowly blowing in the wind. The rooms on the right were all blood-red, so red that they looked like oxidized and coagulated blood.
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In the video, An Nanyuan was trying his best to show off his handsome face in front of the camera, chatting and laughing and interacting with the comments during the live broadcast.
But in the comment section, some fans were already hesitant and had a feeling that something was wrong.
[Is this villa where my brother lives because it is an old house? Why do I feel that the picture is dark and gloomy?]
[I feel a bit cold, I will go put on more clothes and come back.]
[I watched this video at night. Obviously, the brother’s smile was very beautiful, but I don’t know why I felt a little scared. Forget it, I will watch it tomorrow during the day.]
The few comments like this were quickly drowned out by the comments praising An Nanyuan.
Yan Shixun picked out these comments and found them quite interesting.
Those who feel scared and cold are probably younger, or their innate spirituality has not completely faded. That’s why they can sense things more keenly than others.
He nodded with satisfaction, turned off his phone and put it in his pocket, then pulled over the soft quilt and prepared to go to sleep.
In the poorly soundproofed room, one could still hear the laughter and screams of the guests playing in the living room, but Yan Shixun was not affected by it at all and fell asleep immediately after closing his eyes.
——It’s still a long time before dawn, and something might go wrong before then, so you’d better go to bed while you can.
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Yan Shixun was sleeping so soundly that even the high-pitched screams of the tour guide Liu Yiyi and the unrestrained laughter of the other guests in the living room did not wake him up.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the guests finally finished the game, said good night to the camera with lingering smiles on their faces, and then returned to their rooms.
After checking the number of subscriptions for the program throughout the day, Zhang Wubing nodded contentedly. After setting up the angle of the camera for the night live broadcast, he left two staff members to watch the equipment in the middle of the night.
Because of Yan Shixun's reminder, Zhang Wubing thought about the ghosts he had encountered in the past twenty years, and also remembered what Yan Shixun had told him a few years ago that his luck was lower than that of ordinary people.
He couldn't help but shudder, but he still told all the staff to sleep in the room prepared for the staff on the first floor after nightfall, and not to go out, let alone leave the villa. Then he went back to his room to sleep with peace of mind.
The whole villa fell into silence, so quiet that one could hear everyone's breathing.
The staff guarding the equipment in the hall kept nodding drowsily, looking like they would fall asleep at any moment.
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“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
The urgent knock on the door woke up Yan Shixun who was sleeping comfortably. He opened his eyes suddenly with a sharp look.
"Brother Yan, wake up! Something happened!" Zhang Wubing's anxious voice came from outside the door: "We lost someone!"
Yan Shixun: ...
As expected, Zhang Wubing should change his name to Zhang Youbing. If anyone is to be embarrassed, it shouldn’t be Yan Shixun. What does it have to do with him?
Zhang Wubing was about to cry in anxiety. The banging on the door seemed particularly empty and unreal in the silent villa at night.
"Brother Yan, do you still remember Bai Shuang? Her door is open, but she is not in her room, and she is nowhere to be found in the villa. She is missing!"
Yan Shixun: Oh, how embarrassing.
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