After simply installing the lock, Chen Ge and Xiao Gu dragged the members of the Ghost Story Association back to the first floor and locked them in the dressing room.

"Boss, is it safe to lock them up like this?" Xiao Gu shook the door lock: "I mean, do we need to tie them up with ropes?"

Chen Ge clearly sensed Gu Feiyu's progress. He took off his skull-crushing doctor's uniform and handed it to Gu: "Don't worry about it. Put on the uniform and go back to the scene on the third floor. The tourists must be waiting anxiously."

"No problem, leave it to me."

This time, Xiao Gu didn't refuse and changed into the skull crusher uniform. He was very active and looked like a completely different person than when he came in the morning. Chen Ge even suspected that he was possessed by the ghosts of the Ghost Story Association.

"Strange, the scene when you entered the haunted house before was like going to the execution ground, why is it so different now?"

"Really?" Xiao Gu scratched his head embarrassedly. He was wearing a skull-crushing doctor's suit, and making such a move gave Chen Ge a serious sense of disharmony: "In fact, I thought at first that haunted houses were just to scare people to death, and I thought it was not good to make money in this way, but then after seeing you trying to reconcile that couple, I suddenly felt that our haunted houses can be quite warm sometimes."

"It seems that you have always misunderstood haunted houses. Fear can make people take off their thick disguises. Here, they just need to let go of their worries and scream as much as they want." Chen Ge said seriously: "Fast-paced life, all kinds of pressures that have to be faced, in this city, there must be a place for people to vent unscrupulously. You think we are making money by scaring people, but in fact, we are just adding vitality to their numb hearts."

Patting Gu Feiyu on the shoulder, Chen Ge smiled as warmly as the rising sun: "Try your best to scare the tourists. The couple just now is a good example. No one will cherish what is easily obtained. Therefore, only in the deepest despair can you encounter the most beautiful surprise."

"Yes!" After listening to Chen Ge's words, Gu Feiyu nodded heavily. He suddenly felt that his work was very sacred: "I will definitely play my role seriously!"

"Keep going." Seeing Gu Feiyu's energetic look, Chen Ge was quite pleased: "Young people are more passionate. By the way, set my number as one-touch dialing. If you encounter any unsolvable problems in the haunted house, report to me immediately."

"good."

The quarrel between the couple was just an episode for Chen Ge. What he didn't expect was that through this little episode, Gu Feiyu completely accepted the haunted house.

Of course, Xiao Gu agreed with the haunted house that Boss Chen "depicted" for him.

Chen Ge walked out of the horror house after opening the thick door curtain. The lounge was full of waiting tourists. The publicity effect was surprisingly good.

Many tourists who couldn't wait also started to visit other projects. People came and went. Although it could not be compared with the peak period of New Century Park, it had already made the park staff very satisfied.

Everyone was busy again after a long absence, and this theme park, which had been under construction for ten years, regained its vitality.

After losing two members again, the Ghost Story Association did not continue to test Chen Ge. Perhaps they realized the problem. If they continued to test him like this, it would not take a few days for the entire association to be without any members.

At 6:30 in the evening, there were still many tourists at the entrance of the haunted house, but for safety reasons, Chen Ge stopped receiving tourists.

The park began to clear out and tourists began to leave one after another at seven o'clock.

The number of visitors today broke the record of New Century Park in the past six months. At noon, Uncle Xu was called away by President Luo, and they seemed to start discussing the next promotional plan.

"Thank you both for your hard work!"

After closing the guardrail, Chen Ge counted today's income. The total amount of online payments and cash was nearly 15,000 yuan.

This number is a little less than expected, mainly because Chen Ge limits the number of visitors entering each time in order to ensure the tourists' experience.

Only four people can enter the ghost marriage scene at a time, the upper limit for the midnight escape is seven, and the upper limit for the number of people entering the Muyang Middle School scene was raised to twelve people at the same time due to high demand from tourists.

The first two scenes last twenty minutes each, but the average visit to Muyang Middle School takes forty minutes because it is too large and there are many tourists entering at one time.

The efficiency of making money was a little lower, but the praise rate continued to rise. More and more people began to actively help Chen Ge promote the horror house, posting updates and Weibo, and recommending the horror house to their friends and family.

This is a virtuous cycle. Ordinary haunted houses have limited scenes, and once the novelty wears off, the number of visitors will gradually decline. However, Chen Ge's haunted house has a uniform classification of horror scenes. As long as he can continue to ensure that more terrifying scenes appear, the number of tourists visiting his haunted house will only increase.

For him, a good reputation is much more important than temporary interests.

After a whole day of business, only one team of people found the place. Among the ten teams, there were students from Jiujiang Medical College who came with Yang Chen, and passers-by who had tried before.

Chen Ge asked them whether they wanted to continue to challenge the next scene, and the group of tourists who were badly beaten up refused decisively.

The day's business ended successfully. After Xu Wan and Xiao Gu left, Chen Ge transferred two bonuses to them using his mobile phone.

After dealing with all the trivial matters, Chen Ge opened the door of the dressing room. Wei Wu and Kong Xiangming had woken up, but after the symbiotic ghost disappeared, their mental state was also severely damaged. They looked stupid and foolish, as if they could not remember anything.

After getting the two out of the haunted house, Chen Ge took them to the city branch to look for Captain Yan.

…

Xiao Gu strolled on the street, touching his face from time to time. He had been wearing the mask for a whole day, and even after taking it off, he still felt like something was stuck on his face.

"Where should I stay tonight? I had a falling out with Manager Huang, so it's not a good idea to go back to the security dormitory. Brother Chen has helped me so much, but I can't open my mouth to ask him to pay me in advance."

He had his hands in his pockets and was in distress when he received a transfer message on his mobile phone.

"The bonus Brother Chen gave me? This is only my first day here." Xiao Gu looked at the transfer information of 800 yuan on his mobile phone. This money is enough to rent a decent house in the western suburbs of Jiujiang.

He recalled what happened when he first joined the security team. After making the comparison, Xiao Gu felt even more moved.

"Boss Chen is such a good man!"

Putting away his phone, Xiao Gu walked towards the security dormitory of Fanghuayuan Community. He planned to pack up his things and move out tomorrow.

It was eight o'clock in the evening before Xiao Gu returned to the dormitory building where the Fanghuayuan security guards lived. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Supervisor Huang standing in the room with a sour face.

"Where have you been?" Wearing a suit and polished leather shoes, Manager Huang seemed to look down on Gu Feiyu from the beginning.

"I was just looking for you. I've found a new job and will move out tomorrow." Gu Feiyu has a stubborn temper and speaks very directly.

Lao Wang was also in the dormitory. He hurried over, grabbed Gu Feiyu, and apologized to Manager Huang in a low voice: "Don't take it to heart. Little Gu is ignorant."

He glared at Gu Feiyu and said, "Why don't you change your temper?"

"No need to change it. My temple is too small to accommodate this big Buddha." Manager Huang put a piece of paper in his hand on the table: "Even if you don't go out to find a job, I won't keep you. Fill out this form and get out tomorrow."

Pushing Lao Wang aside, Manager Huang walked to the door and stopped again: "There is one more thing I need to inform you, Lao Wang. You introduced him here. The money that was deducted for this kid's absence from work without permission, as well as the treatment expenses for going to the emergency room of the hospital, will all be deducted from your salary."

"What does this have to do with Uncle Wang? Just deduct my salary." Xiao Gu said with all his might.

"Deduct your salary? It's clearly written in the contract you signed when you came here that you can only be considered a regular employee after one month. Now you're leaving without permission because you don't have enough time. Do you really think the contract is just a piece of waste paper? Calculate how many troubles you've caused in less than a month?" Manager Huang walked out without looking back: "You still want your salary? Are you dreaming?"

Gu Feiyu turned around and wanted to beat Manager Huang up, but was stopped by Lao Wang.

"If you are patient, you will have a peaceful life; if you take a step back, you will have a bright future."

"Uncle, it's really okay for him not to pay me. I'm angry that he made you pay the fine!"

"You are so old, but you are still so impulsive." Lao Wang asked Gu Feiyu to sit down and closed the dormitory door. "It's not easy to make money nowadays. Tell me what job you found. If the salary is good, I will go over to help you."

Lao Wang was worried about Gu Feiyu and afraid that he would be cheated, so he wanted to find out about Gu Feiyu's situation in a tactful way.

When talking about the new job, Xiao Gu's anger slowly subsided: "I work as an actor in a haunted house, pretending to be a ghost to scare people. My boss is very nice. He gave me a red envelope today on my first day at work."

"Really?" Lao Wang was a little confused. "You are an honest kid. You'd better be careful when you go to work for someone else. Don't cause trouble for them. Also be careful of scammers."

"No."

Lao Wang said a lot of things with concern, and it was almost 8:30 before he changed into his security uniform and prepared to go out.

"Uncle, I remember you were at work during the day today? Why are you still going there at night?"

"A murderer just broke into the neighborhood recently. People are in a panic now. One person is not enough for the night shift."

"How about I take your place for one night!" Xiao Gu felt very guilty. If it weren't for him, Lao Wang wouldn't have been fined.

"You should have a good rest and make a good impression at work tomorrow."

Lao Wang went out with the thermos cup, but came back halfway to say, "If you are not used to the new job, remember to call me. I still have some connections here."

"Don't worry, no matter how tiring the job is, it's tens of thousands times better than being a security guard."

"You little brat."

Lao Wang shook his head and this time he really left.

He walked slowly to the back door of Fanghuayuan Community, chatted with the security guard on duty, and then stood alone in the security booth at the back door.

There are two security guards on night shift, one at the front and back doors, and they don't bump into each other.

As the night deepened, the back door, which was rarely passed by, became even more deserted.

Recently, there was an incident of a murderer sneaking into the community. Lao Wang did not dare to relax. He sat by the window and looked up at the back door of the community from time to time.

After working a whole day and considering his age, it didn't take long for Lao Wang to slump over the table.

Around 11 o'clock in the evening, the cell phone on the wooden table suddenly rang, and Lao Wang was awakened from his dream. He looked around with the imitation baton in his hand, but there was no one under the dim street lights.

"It gave me a fright."

Lao Wang opened the thermos and took a sip of hot water. He looked at his phone and received a message on WeChat.

"Are you there?"

He is quite old and doesn’t usually use WeChat: “Who sent me this message?”

Outsiders are prohibited from viewing the other party's updates. Lao Wang looked at the person's name and profile picture, but he couldn't remember who this WeChat friend was: "Apart from my family and co-workers, there seem to be only a few familiar owners in the community left on my WeChat."

Holding the phone in both hands, Lao Wang thought for a long time but couldn't remember who the other party was. He always felt that it should be an acquaintance.

He put his phone on the table and wanted to use voice input, but he felt it was impolite so late at night, so he simply used both hands to slowly reply to the other party.

"Yes, what can I do for you?"

After waiting for a few seconds, the other party sent a new message.

"I live on the 23rd floor of Building 3. I don't know what happened to the family across from me. The child is crying, but I can't hear any adult voices. Please call someone to come and have a look."

A crying child? Building 3, 23rd floor?

When Lao Wang saw these words, he thought it should be a message from the owner, because there had been similar situations before.

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

Out of caution, Lao Wang sent a message to the security guard on duty at the front door, and then called Manager Huang, but Manager Huang did not answer the call.

"It's Building 3 again. Why is there so much going on in this building?"

Lao Wang picked up the imitation baton and ran to Building No. 3. He had heard the legend about the elevator in Building No. 3, but the information said that the accident happened on the 23rd floor. Time was tight and it would definitely be too late to take the stairs.

"Let's wait and take the elevator up with Lao Wei."

Lao Wang was standing at the elevator entrance waiting for the front door security guard to come, but at this time his cell phone rang again.

"Are you there?"

"exist."

"That child is crying even harder. Something might have happened! Where are you guys?"

Looking at his phone, Lao Wang pressed the elevator button, and the elevator stopped on the first floor.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon."

Entering the elevator and watching the silver-gray elevator door slowly close, Lao Wang's heart beat faster and faster. Being in the enclosed environment, he felt that breathing had become a little difficult.

The number on the display screen quickly changed to "23" and the elevator door slowly opened to both sides.

The dark corridor was unusually quiet, and Lao Wang walked out of the elevator carefully.

He turned on the flashlight, but instead of giving him a sense of security, the light made him feel even more uneasy.

"I'm already on the 23rd floor. Please tell me your room number."

"3239."

Mustering up his courage, Lao Wang moved into the darkness little by little. He scanned the room one by one with the help of the flashlight. It felt like he had walked a long way before he found Room 3239.

"No crying?"

He leaned against the door and listened for a while. Room 3239 was very quiet, with no sound of children at all.

"A prank? Or has something happened?"

Lao Wang was not too sure, so he took out his cell phone and was about to ask the other party, but the person sent him another message.

"Are you there?"

"I'm already in room 3239. Did you make a mistake?" Typing was too slow, so Lao Wang sent a voice message directly.

But not long after he sent the voice message, his own voice sounded behind him.

"Anyone?"

Turning around slowly, Lao Wang saw that the door of the room opposite 3239 was half open, and a pale figure was squatting at the door with a mobile phone in his hand.

…

At eleven fifteen, Xiao Gu was getting ready to go to bed when his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

He opened it and saw that it was sent by Lao Wang. The content was very simple, only three words.

"Are you there?"