Jiang Ran opened the outermost leaf, and an enticing aroma wafted out, revealing a piece of roasted meat sprinkled with seasonings in front of the two of them.
"What kind of meat is this?"
"It certainly doesn't look like pork. Do you think it could be human flesh?"
In the world of ghost stories, this is perfectly normal.
Thinking this, Wips felt nauseous and had no desire to eat the roasted meat, no matter how delicious it was.
"Feeling nauseous is a good thing. This aroma is clearly enticing us to eat this piece of roast meat. It's not just a simple 'fragrant' smell; it also carries a hint of mental intrusion. You'd better wait a bit before you drink some baijiu."
The things that ghost stories force them to eat are definitely not good.
Weips had already downed the previous bottle of baijiu in one gulp, but luckily he had just grabbed two more bottles from the lobby.
"So what do you plan to do with this piece of roast meat now? Throw it away?"
"Don't worry, this is an important clue."
Jiang Ran smiled, then shouted directly into the hall—
"Waiter! I need food!"
Jiang Ran's shout startled everyone in the live stream, because Rule 3 had advised them against trying to call for staff. The foreign viewers were on high alert, silently hoping to kill both of them at once!
Unfortunately, that's impossible.
After reading the notes, Weipus naturally didn't think there was anything wrong with this action, but he was a little puzzled as to why Jiang Ran had called the staff. Could they possibly get some information from the staff?
At Jiang Ran's call, a staff member quickly appeared in front of them, carrying a white basket.
"Sir, here is your food. Please do not waste it. If you are still not full after you finish eating, you can call me again."
"Thank you." Jiang Ran took the basket, which contained some bread and bottled water—the simplest of foods.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
"No, there's one more thing." Jiang Ran grinned, handing the grilled meat in his other hand to the staff member. "This was given to me by another staff member, look..."
Before Jiang Ran could finish speaking, the staff member reached out and snatched the barbecue from his hand. A hint of anger flashed across his expressionless face, but he quickly concealed it.
"This barbecue was given to me by a staff member wearing a black uniform. Is there a problem?"
Jiang Ran knew there was a problem, but he could pretend not to know, and then it would be the staff's job to explain.
"Phew—" The staff member took a deep breath. "You must be hallucinating. All our staff members wear the same uniform. There are no staff members in black."
"Also, you should stop eating this kind of grilled meat."
"Why? It looks delicious."
"Because...it's rat meat!"
After saying that, the staff member turned and left, but instead of returning to the lobby, he went up the stairs!
"Rat meat?!"
Wips still felt a chill; although it was slightly better than human flesh, it was still not on his menu.
"Don't just be disgusted, chase after him and see what he's up to!"
The staff's unusual behavior was definitely the key to breaking the deadlock. Jiang Ran immediately chased after them, with Weipus close behind!
The two quickly followed the staff member to the fourth floor, but no matter how they searched, they couldn't find the staff member. Just as they were about to search further on the fourth floor, the staff member reappeared behind them like a ghost!
"Gentlemen, please leave..."
His face was even paler, and he looked incredibly weak for some reason!
Jiang Ran keenly noticed that his clothes had been torn by something, and bloodstains could be faintly seen on his skin!
The staff member didn't want to say anything more and immediately ran down the stairs. This time, Jiang Ran wouldn't let him off the hook and followed him down the stairs closely!
He didn't disappear again, but instead squatted painfully at the entrance of the stairwell!
"Stay away from me!"
With his last ounce of strength, the staff member shouted, and Jiang Ran and Weipus silently went down one floor and stood at the furthest distance, watching him.
Suddenly, black hair grew on his body, his nails became long, and an ugly tail grew from his back!
Just like when Hanamura Uchi turned into a crow, the staff member twisted into a giant rat in front of the two of them. The rat's body gradually returned to normal, but its blood-red eyes stared intently at the two of them!
Yes, the staff dormitory is at the end of the fourth floor. Rats hunt spiders, and while the staff offered to exterminate the spiders, they tacitly allowed the rats to exist, plus what we're seeing now—
The staff member is a rat in disguise! And the claw marks on the staff member's body are the key to why he turned into a rat!
"Oh no! This beast looks like it's coming for us! Run!"
The rat's face turned fierce, and it pounced on the two of them. Jiang Ran had seen rats many times before, but never before had a rat been so aggressive!
At that moment, he felt a little... itchy?!
Oh no! We absolutely must not have any contact with rats now!
The two took off running, but how could they possibly outrun a mouse? The distance between them quickly closed!
"Brother! Shoot him right now!"
Jiang Ran really wanted to curse. If he could shoot, he would have done it already. Why would he be running away?
"No, if I draw my gun now, I'll definitely get pounced on by a rat while I'm doing that, so we have to run!"
The two quickly ran to the third floor and did not continue down the stairs. At the critical moment, Weips rushed to the wooden railing and, with Jiang Ran looking on in disbelief, broke off a thinner section of the railing!
"Get out of my way!"
Wips gripped the broken stick tightly in his hand and swung it like he was hitting a baseball!
state--!
The mouse was accurately struck by the wooden stick and sent flying, crashing heavily onto the corridor floor!
"We need to disinfect now! Brother, go back to your room first and we'll meet up later!"
Jiang Ran nodded and immediately ran to his room, number one in the "Earth" section, while Weipus went downstairs from another direction and returned to his own room!
After returning to his room, Jiang Ran immediately locked the door. He could feel something hitting the door from the outside; it must be that rat!
Jiang Ran lifted his clothes and, sure enough, found a claw-like wound on his lower abdomen!
That's why the rats attacked them!
He recalled the strange black-clad staff member. He had thought that only eating the barbecue would cause them to fall victim, but they had probably already been tricked the moment he patted them on the shoulder!
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