Chapter 548: Haunted House Secret Room



The bedroom suddenly became quiet. Fan Cong looked at Chen Ge's face. He had forgotten what he wanted to say just now.

"That shouldn't be the case..." After a long while, Fan Cong managed to force a smile. Every time he was with Chen Ge, he told himself to stay calm and composed, but he was still often surprised by what Chen Ge said and did: "The doors and windows of the old lady's house are intact, so it's impossible for the child to suddenly appear in the house."

"Could it be that he ran into the house while the old man was out, and then hid somewhere in the room, waiting until the old man fell asleep in bed at night, and then he came out from his hiding place?"

"Why are you getting more and more scary?" Fan Cong couldn't keep up with Chen Ge's thoughts. Originally, this was not a very scary thing, but after hearing what Chen Ge said, he always felt uneasy.

"I am just making inferences based on the limited clues and stating the most likely scenario."

"Even if that's true, what was that kid doing in an old man's house so late at night? Playing a prank? Stealing?"

Chen Ge looked at the building opposite, his eyes focused on the seal: "It's rare for a child to play tricks on an old man. A thief is a possibility, but the chances are low. By the way, was the child the old lady saw a boy or a girl?"

"Does it matter?" Fan Cong thought for a while before speaking: "I remember it was a girl."

"Girl?" Chen Ge turned around and glanced at the game screen on the computer: "Could it be that Xiaobu is back?"

Chen Ge's thoughts jumped a lot. Before Fan Cong could figure it out, Chen Ge continued, "The first floor of Building No. 1 is where Xiaobu's home is in the game. If the game corresponds to reality, then Xiaobu is likely to appear there. After all, the 'door' is there."

He no longer hesitated: "I want to go to that building to take a look, do you want to come with me?"

"Now?" Fan Cong shuddered. "It's not a good idea to go to that place after two in the morning, right?"

"During the day, there are too many people around, and I feel constrained in doing anything. It's better at night."

"Boss Chen, it's not that I'm timid." Fan Cong took a sip of the Coke on the table, as if he wanted to relieve his nervousness in this way: "The old lady died shortly after she saw the child. She had a sudden heart attack. When the ambulance arrived, the old lady was already dead. I was there at the time, and I heard the emergency personnel say that the old lady was old and had a sudden heart attack. It was almost impossible to call the emergency number in this situation. I didn't appreciate it at first, but after talking to you today, the more I think about it, the weirder it is. The old lady was the only one living in the house. When she became ill and lost her ability to move, who would help her call the emergency number?"

"Doesn't this just prove that the child she saw had no intention of harming her and was probably just passing by?"

"Brother, you are too optimistic, aren't you?" Fan Cong shook his head: "Now that I go there, I always feel uneasy."

"Forget it, you should stay here. We can keep in touch by phone. If you see anything strange upstairs, remember to tell me on the phone." After Chen Ge finished speaking, he picked up his backpack and walked outside. Fan Cong wanted to persuade him, but looking at Chen Ge's back, he had no idea how to start.

Walking out of the corridor, Chen Ge stood alone in the dark neighborhood.

"The difficulty level of Liwan Ghost Town is three and a half stars. The final opponent will definitely be stronger than Dr. Gao. If I can find Xiaobu and get all the victims to unite, the success rate of this mission will be greatly improved."

In Chen Ge's opinion, Xiaobu pushing open the "door" was just an accident. Although the out-of-control "door" might be the reason why Liwan Town has become what it is now, Xiaobu is not the culprit. She is also a victim.

Arriving at Building No. 1, Chen Ge entered the corridor.

There are two rooms on the left and right sides of the first floor of Unit 1 in Building 1. The old lady lives in the one on the west, and Jiang Long lives in the one on the east.

Looking at the rusty and dusty iron gate in front of him, Chen Ge unzipped his backpack, turned on the recorder, then took out his cell phone and called Fan Cong.

"Fan Cong, I've entered the corridor. I have something I want to confirm with you."

"What's up?"

"Are there any residents in Building No. 1 now?" Chen Ge stretched out his hand and grasped the handle of the hammer. If there were no residents in the building, or if the residents all lived on the top floor, then he would consider using violence to open the door.

"I saw the lady on the third floor going out to buy groceries a few days ago. There should be people living there, but there are only two or three households."

Chen Ge was a little disappointed by Fan Cong's answer. He loosened the hammer handle and zipped up his backpack.

"Why do you ask that?"

"There are people living here, so I have to be more careful." Chen Ge walked out of the corridor, leaned against the window outside with his backpack, and looked inside.

"Boss Chen, it's two or three in the morning, and you're leaning on someone's window. If someone sees you, how scary would that be?"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll hang up." Chen Ge's pupils slowly shrank, and he used his Yin pupil to check the situation inside the house.

The house has two bedrooms and a living room, and is approximately 80 square meters. The decoration inside is very simple, but there are many handmade small crafts displayed, which has its own style. It can be seen that the person living here loves life very much and is a very refined and happy person.

The furnishings in the house were completely different from the story Chen Ge knew, and also did not match Jiang Long's identity.

"In order to open the door, a person must be completely desperate, both mentally and physically."

Chen Ge felt that when Jiang Long first came into contact with Xiaobu's mother, he might have promised her something, causing Xiaobu's mother to truly fall in love with him. When she was immersed in happiness, he changed into another face and brought despair and cruelty to her.

Moving his gaze, Chen Ge saw the closet in the living room.

Outside the closet is a beautiful and happy life, but inside is imprisonment and torture.

This extreme contrast is just like in Xiaobu's game. Before the style changed, the sky was sunny and full of colors. After the style changed, there were murderers and evil spirits everywhere, and everything had become distorted and perverted.

"The out-of-control 'door' should be right here."

Chen Ge walked in front of several windows for a long time and found that a small piece of the bathroom window was smashed. It might be that a child accidentally kicked it while playing football.

"Let's go in from here." Chen Ge took out the skull crusher, enlarged the gap a little, reached out to open the lock on the window, and entered the house.

He called Xu Yin to follow him, then went straight to the living room and pushed open the closet.

“It’s almost the same as in the game.”

There was a wooden board under the closet that was the same color as the floor tiles. When it was lifted up, a secret passage was revealed.

“There’s quite a lot of space down there.”

Chen Ge studied the wooden board for a while and felt that this should not be the door that Xiaobu pushed open. He prepared to enter the underground secret room to take a look.


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