Chen Ge was reading very attentively, but when he turned to the next page, all he saw was a blank space.

"No more?" He looked at the date written by the cartoonist on the last page, and took the notebook next to it.

Taking out the yellowed newspaper, Chen Ge compared the date on it.

The next day after the cartoonist finished drawing this picture, something happened to him. The newspaper must have been stuffed in by the old lady or some other tenants.

"His dream stopped at that day."

Sitting on the bed with a handmade comic book in hand, Chen Ge gained a new understanding of the ghosts he encountered tonight.

The five stories respectively tell the past of five people in Room 304, none of whom were bad people when they were alive.

Chen Ge's initial guess was that the ghosts in the picture album affected reality, but after reading the cartoonist's own story, he realized that the truth was that the ghosts in reality hid in his comics.

"He is taken care of by several evil spirits in the rental house. This uncle is quite amazing." Chen Ge turned the comic to the fifth story. He said to the dejected middle-aged uncle: "I know you are unwilling to give up. You want your comic to be seen by more people and liked by more people. I can help you do all this."

The uncle in the album who was hugging his legs and curled up in the corner moved his ears after hearing Chen Ge's words, as if he wanted to turn his head.

"There is something wrong with this comic book. It should be able to let ghosts live in it."

The evil spirit and regret under the red clothes can only be preserved for a long time if they are placed on a certain object. The last thirty pages of the cartoonist's album are all blank. If this thing can allow ghosts to rest, then Chen Ge will no longer have to carry a big bag around, and he can even take the twenty-four students of Muyang Middle School out for a walk.

Thinking of this, Chen Ge was somewhat moved: "Uncle, you and the characters you wrote have unfulfilled wishes. Why don't you tell me? I can help you make up for your regrets in your lifetime."

To increase his persuasiveness, Chen Ge gave many examples, such as publishing all the cartoonists' comics, helping a salesman get rid of the ghost that brought him bad luck, finding a gambler's lost left hand, visiting the English teacher's family whom he had not seen for many years, etc.

Chen Ge appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, and the middle-aged man in the album finally turned around.

On his typical frustrated middle-aged face, with a smile of despair, he looked at Chen Ge with a skeptical attitude.

After several minutes, a few Chinese characters appeared under the cartoon.

"Please take care of me."

At the same time, the black cell phone vibrated slightly. Chen Ge did not shy away from the middle-aged man and clicked on the prompt message in front of him.

"Lucky ghost patron! Congratulations on obtaining the most powerful ghost under the red robe!"

"Yan Danian: A rare and special kind of evil spirit."

"Ability 1: Friendly with evil spirits (He looks so dejected that it's hard to bully him)."

"Ability 2: Painting Soul (After seeing a ghost, there is a certain chance that it will be dragged into the painting, except for the red-clothed one)."

"Ability three:???"

After seeing the prompt message on the black phone, Chen Ge's eyes widened.

He really couldn't imagine that the uncle in the comics, wearing a white vest, sitting alone in the corner, with unhappiness showing on his face, was actually the most powerful ghost under the red clothes!

"It's so hidden!"

It was the first time that Chen Ge had seen a ghost with three abilities, but the appearance of this ghost was simply embarrassing for all other ghosts.

Yin Xiaoxiao at least tries hard to act fierce every day, but this uncle has completely given up on treatment. He doesn't have any dignity as a fierce ghost. He looks depressed, listless, entangled and decadent, and his face is full of unhappiness.

"The third ability has not been unlocked yet. That ability should be the key for the uncle to dominate all the evil spirits under the red clothes."

They were all adults, and Chen Ge understood what the cartoonist meant. The other party did not fully trust him yet. It was estimated that the uncle would not officially become an employee of the haunted house until his wish was fulfilled.

"The uncle is good at painting, and his style is a perfect match for the haunted house."

"Besides him, there are other evil spirits in the comic book. Buy one and get four free. You can ask them to help with cleaning and organizing props. They can also be used as actors at critical moments. It's really perfect to put these acting geniuses in the haunted house."

Chen Ge finally smiled, and said from the bottom of his heart: "Brother, I understand your wish. I will help you realize your dream!"

After putting away all the paintings in the house, Chen Ge stuffed the painting tools on the table into his backpack and then walked out of the narrow bedroom.

"It's time to say goodbye to the past."

He closed the door of Room 304 and walked out of the corridor. As he passed the bushes nearby, a faint black shadow appeared in the album. It seemed to be the old lady who had escaped just now.

After taking a taxi back to New Century Park, Chen Ge entered the haunted house scene of Muyang Middle School. He took the picture book and explained the situation to all the dolls, and then left without caring whether they understood it or not.

"The evil spirits in the comic book have no intention of harming anyone, and they can greatly enrich the haunted house and solve the problem of insufficient manpower. Yan Danian himself has three abilities. After fulfilling his wish and unlocking the strongest ability, he may be able to give me a surprise."

Back in the employee lounge, Chen Ge logged into his short video platform account again after a few days. The live broadcast room was still blocked, but the number of followers soared to 510,000.

There were constant private messages in the background, and someone was asking Chen Ge every hour.

"It seems that everyone still cares about me."

The first wave of exposure for the horror house came through short videos, and Chen Ge was not going to waste this great publicity channel.

He opened the album, carefully selected, and took a few of the most bizarre pictures: "Brother, I will soon display your paintings in front of 500,000 people, and this is just the first step in my promotion for you. Times have changed. A few years ago, you personally went to the publishing house to beg them to publish, but now I will let them come to you on their own initiative."

Chen Ge was not worried that no one would like Yan Danian's paintings. Only by actually seeing his paintings could one understand the weird feeling.

It is a style that cannot be changed, and the characters in the paintings seem to be what they looked like at the time of their death.

Chen Ge first shot a few short videos in the haunted house, strongly announcing his return. At the same time, he began to serialize a horror comic - Linglou Guike - in the platform community under the name Yan Danian.

Soon, Chen Ge's comment section exploded, and offline and online promotions were linked. Within just a dozen minutes, the name of the Jiujiang West Suburbs Haunted House appeared on the platform's popularity rankings and began to climb at a terrifying speed.