Kindness is not about blind tolerance, nor is it the kind of self-deception that doing good things will definitely be rewarded. True kindness is powerful and is a virtue that permeates one's life from the inside out.
Chen Ge is a kind person, but his way of being kind is very special.
Seeing Chen Ge's serious expression, several people present wanted to say something, but after thinking carefully about what Chen Ge said, they all remained silent.
This is Liwan Town shrouded in blood mist, with evil spirits rampant and murderers everywhere. You may lose your life if you are not careful. In such a place, kindness is particularly valuable, but at the same time, kindness is also the cheapest thing here.
"I'll listen to you." The doctor was the first to change his words. He was very good at judging people, and in his heart he had already regarded Chen Ge as his only hope of escape.
"Let's do as you say." Scissors also agreed. Among the three passengers, only the drunk man was a little reluctant.
"The minority obeys the majority. It's decided." Chen Ge distributed the four keys to the four people: "Try not to talk for a while. Leave everything to me."
After about two or three minutes, the fat boss came out from the kitchen and said, "Have you all chosen your rooms? Please register here. I have a few more things to tell you."
The fat boss took out a yellowed notebook from under the counter. It was covered with dust and seemed to have not been used for a long time.
He opened the notebook, and on it were room numbers, with a name under each room number. What was strange was that some of the names were crossed out with a red pen, while others were circled with a red pen and a cross on them.
Chen Ge didn't know what these symbols meant, but he felt that every crossed-out name represented a life that had been lost.
"You'd better remember what I'm going to say next." The store owner raised his hands above his head and made a strange gesture: "The lobby is the dining area. I will go to each room to call you when the meal is ready. You'd better not run around outside at other times. The corner of the corridor is the accommodation area. The second floor will not be open until the first floor is full. I hope you don't run to the second floor out of curiosity. If something happens, our store will not be responsible."
"We can't go to the second floor? The store is not big, and you have a lot of rules." He smashed the scissors and smacked his lips, and the hideous wound on his face trembled slightly.
The fat boss seemed to have long been accustomed to those scary-looking perverts and ghosts. His expression did not change at all, and he patiently explained to Scissors: "I am doing this for your own good, because after midnight, there may be other customers in my store, and I can't guarantee that they will not attack you."
"That makes sense. We will be careful." Chen Ge had the best attitude among the passengers. There was no sign on his face that he was ready to seize the store.
"As long as you stay in your room, nothing will happen. Also, I hope you remember, after you move in, don't open the door to anyone, not even your closest friends." The fat boss's small eyes were covered by fat, and his expression changed slightly: "I don't mean to scare you. Sometimes friends are not necessarily friends, they can also be something else."
Chen Ge did not take the fat boss's words to heart. The other party was obviously trying to sow discord and plant the seeds of doubt in several people's minds.
"Okay, that's all I need to tell you for now. I'll call you when dinner is ready. Now go check out the rooms. You can stay here for free on the first night." The fat boss left again after saying this. His brisk steps were totally inconsistent with his obese body. "Four more people have been added. We need to prepare more food."
Chen Ge stared at the fat boss's back. He didn't know what the boss meant by his last words. Was he going to prepare more food for the four of them? Or was he treating the four of them as food?
"Let's go look at the house first. Relax and don't be so stiff." Chen Ge was the first to enter the corridor and opened the accompanying room with the key.
The internal layout of the building is somewhat different from that in Xiaobu's game, and it is much larger than in the game.
"An old man, a high school student, a woman, and a policeman. I wonder if these passengers will show up." In the game, the policeman was the first one to be killed by the boss. If the game corresponded to reality, the boss should have a police pistol in his hand. This is one of the reasons why Chen Ge did not knock the boss down directly.
"The room here is much cleaner than I thought." The doctor took the key and was the first to enter the room, looking under the bed and in the closet.
"What are you looking for?" the drunk man was puzzled.
"I want to see if there is any blood or body parts or anything like that."
"Don't be like this. We finally found a safe place. I don't even dare to go in to see what you said." The drunk followed the doctor: "How about we stay together tonight?"
The drunk man was really scared, not only of others, but also of several other passengers. The man with scissors was obviously not a normal person, and his every move made the word "murderer" written on his face. Although the other man with a hammer looked like a good person, what he said and did were definitely not something a normal person could do. In comparison, the doctor was more normal.
After looking at his own room, Chen Ge started wandering outside the doors of other rooms with his backpack.
"The old man lives in room number one. The tooth that can summon the red-clothed man is in the drawer of room number one. The spare key of the hotel is also in this room." When playing the game with Xiaobu, after entering the old man's room, several options will be given, allowing Xiaobu to choose one of several items to take away. However, games are games, and reality is reality. Chen Ge plans to stuff all the props that can be used into his backpack and completely control this hotel.
"It's located in the center of Liwan Town. What's so special about this building?" When playing the Xiaobu game, all Chen Ge wanted was to survive. Now that he is here in person, he will definitely dig out all the secrets.
With his eyes narrowed, Chen Ge inserted the key in his hand into the keyhole and shook it vigorously.
Naturally, his key could not open the door of Room 1. He did this to lure the old man out and then carry out the next plan.
The only thing that Chen Ge was afraid of in the entire restaurant was the Red Dress in the refrigerator, and the teeth in the old man's drawer were the key props to awaken the Red Dress. Only by getting the teeth first would he have no worries.
After wandering around for a long time, there was no sound in Room 1. It was like an empty house.
"What are you doing? Our room is over there. Isn't there a house number on it?" The drunk man ran over and kindly reminded Chen Ge. Chen Ge smiled faintly, put the key back in his pocket, and stared at Room No. 1 for a while.
He tightly gripped the handle of the hammer in his backpack, thought for a moment and decided that it would be better not to act impulsively. What if he didn't find the tooth after breaking into the house, and the old man had already moved the tooth away in advance? The situation would be out of control.
"The longer we delay, the more trouble we will have. Once the store owner realizes how dangerous we are, it will be difficult for him to take action." Chen Ge is a very decisive person. He is looking for opportunities, and once the service staff in the hotel show any flaws, he will take action immediately.
"Brother, the danger for all of us depends on you alone, please calm down!" The drunk man knew that Chen Ge would not listen to him, so he ran to find a doctor, wanting the doctor to help persuade Chen Ge.
But just as he turned around, the door of Room 1 opened a crack.
"You've walked into the wrong room." An old man's voice came from the room. Chen Ge's pupils shrank and he used his Yin pupil to look inside the room.
There was no light in the room, and a short old man with a hunched back was standing at the door.
"Sorry, we didn't mean it." The drunk man quickly apologized on Chen Ge's behalf. He grabbed Chen Ge's arm and said, "Let's go. Don't cause trouble for others."
The drunk man really wanted to pull Chen Ge away, and all his actions and expressions were sincere.
Perhaps because of this, the old man relaxed his vigilance after hearing the drunk's words, and his hand holding the door lock loosened, causing the gap in the door to widen a little, revealing his other hand hanging by his side.
The hand was scarred and held a piece of red cloth and a few polished teeth.
"Found it!" Before anyone could react, Chen Ge reached out and grabbed the door panel to prevent the old man from closing it.
"What are you going to do?!" the drunk and the old man asked in unison, both becoming nervous.
"I want to borrow something from you." Chen Ge said as he rushed into the room and covered the old man's mouth tightly: "Come and help! Pick up all the teeth that fell on the ground, don't leave any behind!"
The drunk was stunned. Was he following a madman? Without any signs or reason, he suddenly attacked an old man. And looking at the smooth movements, it was clear that he had planned it for a long time!
The old man with his mouth covered was so frightened that he forgot to resist. A normal murderer or evil spirit would wait until late at night when everyone was asleep, create a weird and desperate atmosphere, and then tighten the trap little by little, slowly forcing the person to death.
Few people would be like Chen Ge, who would start a fight within three minutes of entering the door.
"Brother! The boss is still cooking for us! Are you going to kidnap the customers?" The drunk man quickly followed Chen Ge into the house. He was afraid that the noise would be too loud and disturb others.
"This old man is not a customer." Chen Ge covered the old man's mouth and walked to the drawer.
"Who is he?" The drunkard had always felt that Chen Ge was unfathomable. He was still wondering in his heart, could this old man really be dangerous?
"This is the restaurant owner's father." Chen Ge opened the drawer as if he was back home, and took out all the keys, teeth, and some small things inside.
"His father?!" The drunk man couldn't speak clearly: "We just met for the first time, why did you tie up his father?"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Come and help me, tear the sheets apart and tie them up together." Chen Ge emptied the drawer, wrapped all the teeth in cloth and put them in his pocket. He turned his head and said to the old man with wide eyes: "I won't hurt you, and I hope you will be honest and don't struggle in vain."
Although the drunkard was reluctant, he was in the same group with Chen Ge after all, so he followed Chen Ge's instructions and made a simple rope out of the bed sheet to tie up the old man.
"Okay, now we have the teeth. Now we just need to be careful about the gun that the store owner may have." Chen Ge breathed a sigh of relief and blocked the old man's mouth with a pillowcase.
Hearing the noise, the doctor and the scissors also ran over.
"Don't look at me, he asked me to do this." The drunk man looked helpless.
"I don't know how many living people are needed to feed a bulimic in Red, but I am sure of one thing, everyone in this restaurant must have blood on their hands." Chen Ge did not have time to explain to them: "Get out first, too many people will easily expose you, I will explain to you later."
As soon as a few people left the room, the fat boss's voice came from the kitchen.
“Dinner is ready!”
The fat boss and another tall man wearing a chef's hat pushed out a food cart.
This is a rare bright red dining car that looks very festive, with nine cakes and a pot of black tea placed on it.
"Cake?" Seeing the cake, Chen Ge was reminded of a scene in Xiaobu's game, where four people divided nine pieces of cake equally with just one cut.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, history repeated itself once again, Chen Ge, the doctor, the scissors, and the drunkard, they just happened to be four people together again.
"This is a midnight snack. If you are hungry, you can eat something first." The fat boss didn't know what happened in room one and looked at them with a smile.
Being stared at by him, Chen Ge, the doctor and the scissors acted as if nothing had happened. Only the drunkard felt a little sorry.
"Please sit down." The fat boss was very enthusiastic. He and the chef placed the pastries from the dining cart on the table.
The doctor, the drunkard and the scissors sat down one after another. When Chen Ge was about to sit down, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and he heard a rustling sound of electricity in his ears.
"Xu Yin is reminding me? Is there something wrong with the chair?" Chen Ge did not sit down, but just threw his backpack on the seat.
No one touched the cakes. In such a dangerous place, even drunks knew that they should never eat food of unknown origin.
"You don't think I poisoned the cake, do you?" The fat boss laughed and said, "This is not a scam. Eat without worries. Everything is free on the first night, but if you want to stay longer, I'll charge you some money."
After the fat boss finished speaking, he and the cook pushed the food cart back, leaving only Chen Ge and a few others in the hall.
"This boss doesn't look like a bad guy." The drunk glanced at Room 1 from time to time: "If he knew his father was kidnapped, he would probably be mad to death."
"Take a look at the table, and then judge whether the boss is a good person or not." Chen Ge moved the cake away. There were many knife marks on the wooden table. Some of them were very deep, obviously caused by full-strength chopping. "Do you know why they served nine pieces of cake when there are only four of us?"
"Why?" The drunk had just finished speaking when he suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.
"It's broken!" The doctor and the scissors also had problems. They struggled to get up, but their bodies became increasingly weak.
"How did I get hit?" Chen Ge thought he had been very careful, but he didn't expect an accident to happen: "Why didn't I feel dizzy?"
Chen Ge took away his backpack, used his Yin pupil to look at the seat, and finally made a discovery.
The chair was very worn, with an uneven surface and some small dark red spikes hidden under the stains.
After a careful look, Chen Ge discovered that it was a human fingernail soaked in blood.
The cake was placed on the dining table and everyone's attention was attracted by the cake. The chairs were taken out from under the table and few people would pay attention to the chair surfaces in this situation.
"It's worthy of the three and a half stars difficulty. Even with the strategy in hand, I almost failed." Chen Ge looked behind him with his backpack. The kitchen door was open, and two heads were exposed outside. The fat boss and the cook had been observing them.
After discovering that three passengers had been hit, the fat boss and the cook walked out of the kitchen with a smile on their faces, holding knives for chopping bones in their hands.
"You're the only one left." The fat boss' tone changed and he tore off his disguise.
Looking at the kitchen knives in the hands of the fat boss and the cook, Chen Ge slowly smiled: "Rushing out with kitchen knives means that the boss probably hasn't obtained the police's gun yet. I just need to take action when they get close, and they won't have a chance to turn the tables."