When it was handed to Wen Xi, Wen Xi shook his head and said, "Uncle, I don't drink, thank you."
Uncle?
The smile on Xiao Changji's face froze again, and he pursed his lips and said, "Miss Wen is really good at accurately stepping on other people's sore spots."
"Really? I thought I didn't step hard enough."
Wen Xi curled her lips and smiled.
“…”
Xiao Changji took back the wine glass and chuckled, "It's really interesting. Since Miss Wen doesn't want to drink, let's leave it to someone who wants to drink."
Wen Xi frowned, "Is there anyone else?"
Ding Dong~
The doorbell rang in time. Xiao Changji shook his wine glass and went to open the door with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao, am I late?"
Gu Zuo's gentle voice almost made Wen Xi vomit.
"Miss Qu has arrived at the perfect time. Please come in."
Xiao Changji handed her the wine glass. After tucking her hair behind her ears, Qu Lingling took the glass and took a sip shyly.
When she entered the door, she saw a familiar figure and waved at her, but her smile froze instantly.
"Wen Xi? Why are you here?"
The artificial voice suddenly returned to normal, still as powerful as usual.
Wen Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Captain Qu, what you said is ridiculous. They were all invited by Mr. Xiao. Why don't you ask him?"
Qu Lingling also saw the two people from the Nangong family and said in disbelief, "Mr. Xiao, what do you mean by this? There is only one Devil's Hand. With so many of us here, who are you going to give it to?"
Xiao Changji took a sip of red wine and said elegantly, "This is the condition I mentioned!"
"Everyone, if you want to take the Devil's Hand, it depends on your ability! As you have heard, the Xiao family has indeed encountered many strange things recently, and Changji Apartment is one of them!"
Xiao Changji walked to the balcony window, glanced at the time on his watch, and beckoned to them, "It's almost time, everyone can come and take a look."
Several people looked at each other and walked forward with doubts.
When the pointer reached 12 o'clock, I saw a woman with long flowing hair opening the window of a building diagonally in front of Building 13 and jumping down from the building without hesitation.
"Oh my God! What's going on? Why did she jump off the building? Call the police!"
Qu Lingling's face turned pale, and she subconsciously turned around and ran downstairs to check, but Xiao Changji grabbed her arm.
"Keep watching."
After he said this, everyone's eyes were still fixed on the building. At the window of another floor, a man opened the window and jumped down without hesitation.
Following...
The same steps, three more jumps.
Qu Lingling and Nangong Wenzhen's faces looked very ugly.
"What the hell is going on? Are they all planning to jump off a building together?"
Nangong Wen Zheng frowned, puzzled.
"There are 14th, 17th, 20th, 23rd and 26th floors in total!"
Nangong Jue carefully noted the floor.
Qu Lingling angrily said, "What's wrong with them? They're living a good life, why would they jump off a building? And Mr. Xiao, how can you be so calm? This is a luxury apartment named after you. If something like this happens, shouldn't you call the police?"
Xiao Changji's eyes were calm as he spoke slowly, "This is my fifth day living here. The number of people has increased to five. 12 o'clock, every time it's 12 o'clock, repeating twice a day. It's really getting weirder and weirder."
Wen Xi said, "The person who jumped from the building may not be a human. Are you saying that Changji Apartment has fallen into a strange cycle of people jumping from buildings?"
Xiao Changji's eyes showed appreciation, "Yes, that's indeed the case."
"The surrounding magnetic field began to change."
Wen Xi glanced at the sky and saw dark clouds beginning to gather.
"Those people who jumped off the building weren't human beings?"
Qu Lingling asked curiously.
"Of course it's not a human. Have you ever seen someone jump and there was no blood or body?"
Wen Xi asked back with amusement.
Qu Lingling felt strange at this. She looked down through the floor-to-ceiling window. The bottom of the building was clean and empty. She was so dazed that she almost thought that everything that had just happened was an illusion.
She muttered to herself, "What kind of weird cycle is this?"
Suddenly, a man opened the door downstairs of the building, carrying something and was about to go in. He seemed to feel Qu Lingling's gaze, paused, and looked sideways towards their floor.
Those were a pair of ice-cold eyes without a trace of emotion. The moment they met, Qu Lingling's scalp went numb and cold sweat broke out on her back.
In just a moment, the man walked into the building and disappeared.
"Who is that?"
"They are the owners of the community. Not many people have moved in here yet. Some people have moved out because of previous accidents."
Wen Xi asked, "What was the previous accident?"
"The jumping incident did happen, but the floor the person was on wasn't very high, and when he jumped, he hit a dog, which cushioned his fall. So he didn't die, but he became a vegetable and hasn't regained consciousness yet."
Xiao Changji frowned. "This incident did have a certain impact on Changji Apartment, but at least no one was killed, and the matter was suppressed. However...someone complained that they saw another jumping incident, which caused panic among the residents. So I officially moved in, intending to see what was going on. I didn't expect to see it!"
"If no one died, then there shouldn't be any ghosts causing trouble."
Nangong Wenzheng pursed his lips and said, "Is this the only building where this kind of thing happened?"
"For now, that's 9 buildings!"
Xiao Changji said calmly, "I invited everyone here to solve this matter. I will give the Devil's Hand to anyone who can successfully resolve the strange cycle in Changji Apartment."
Nangong Wenzheng and Nangong Jue looked at each other and nodded, saying, "Okay, since Mr. Xiao has said so, I can naturally challenge him."
Qu Lingling refused to admit defeat. "This kind of supernatural matter is the domain of the Special Management Bureau. Of course, I won't back out. It's still uncertain who will win!"
"Where's Miss Wen?"
Wen Xi said in a gentle tone, "I said, the Devil's Hand is mine. I naturally accept this condition, but... before that, I want to ask, is there food here? I'm hungry."
“…”
Everyone looked at her speechlessly.
Xiao Changji laughed out loud, "Don't worry, I not only provide food here, but also accommodation. This phenomenon only occurs at 12 noon and 12 midnight. To make it easier for you to find the truth, rooms have been prepared for you upstairs and downstairs. You can choose one to live in."
"Okay, Mr. Xiao is really generous. Can we go eat now?"
"…There's a special cafeteria in the community. Come on, I'll take you there."
Xiao Changji was quite patient and really wanted to take them out for dinner.
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