Chapter 34 Apartment Copy (VII)
“Knock, knock, knock…”
"Who?"
When the third knock on the door came, Ning Hanqi asked softly from inside the door.
Late at night, both the room and the corridor outside were eerily quiet; only Ning Hanqi's breathing could be heard.
Just when Xia Yingnuan was worried that she would not get a response again like the previous two times, a voice that seemed particularly tired finally sounded outside the door.
"Is it...Uncle Hu's house?"
It was a woman's voice, tired and with a hint of crying.
If you don't do what the property management says, you probably won't be able to get through this.
So even though they didn't want to speak anymore, they still gritted their teeth and held the papers in their hands. The property management read out a sentence, and they read it one by one. For a moment, the room in 401 was filled with positive energy.
Real humans will inevitably feel ashamed and confused, while non-humans reveal a hint of resentment and shame. Although the expressions of the six people and six faces are different, if you look deeper into their emotional changes, you can still find similarities.
Fortunately, the property management only asked them to read it three times, otherwise a few humans would have been able to dig through the ceiling of 301.
"Very good. I hope all the owners can truly remember these words." The property manager pushed his glasses up on his nose again. "I believe the owner of 505 should also realize his mistake, right?"
"...Yes." 505 smiled reluctantly. If he didn't get this annoying property manager to leave quickly, he would be unable to do anything.
"Then please sincerely apologize to the lady in Room 401." "Okay, okay, Miss Ning, Miss Gao Yu, Yanyan, don't walk so fast..." Zhuang Meng was dragged away and disappeared around the corner without saying anything else.
Wait, Zhuang Meng?
Xia Yingnuan in the puppet doll repeated these two words softly. She recalled Zhuang Meng's face again. If she looked closely, there were indeed some familiar outlines on the other person's face.
No, no way?
"...Am I that scary?" Gao Yu touched her face suspiciously. She habitually concealed her true appearance when entering a copy. After all, she came from a wealthy family and was worried about being recognized by people with bad intentions, so she had to hide.
She didn't have a mirror with her, so she didn't know what her face looked like. Could it be that something went wrong with her disguise and scared the child? "Ms. Ning, is there something wrong with my face?"
"No, your face is normal." Ning Hanqi shook his head.
"Then why is the little girl afraid of me when she sees me?" Gao Yu never thought that it was because of the big man next to him.
"Maybe it's because of me." Ning Hanqi looked at the place where the two people disappeared meaningfully.
Gao Yu looked Ning Hanqi up and down. She was definitely a gentle beauty and didn't look like someone who could scare people to tears.
"Do you know her?"
"We met once, but she probably doesn't remember me." Although the other person probably no longer has his image in her memory, the psychological shadow seems to have remained to this day.
"She's still so scared even though she doesn't remember anything? This must have left a huge psychological trauma on her." Gao Yu joked.
Ning Hanqi just smiled and said nothing.
Gao Yu: ...Boss, are you serious?
Many players had already gathered in the restaurant, and after Ning Hanqi and Gao Yu arrived, only one person was missing.
While most of the other players looked solemn, Haisui ran to the restaurant waiter and ordered breakfast. Then she took the tray and sat in the corner farthest from Ning Hanqi, and ate quietly alone.
Many curious eyes were cast on the sea hare. Perhaps it was because she was in a good mood to eat and drink at this time that aroused their envy and doubt. She ate very happily, and the people around her felt a little hungry.
"Did you really know her before?" After noticing that the little girl really avoided Ning Hanqi like a tiger or a wolf, Xia Yingnuan had to believe that Ning Hanqi was not joking.
There was someone next to him, so Ning Hanqi didn't know how to answer, so he just said "hmm" softly.
They had indeed seen it.
"...What did you do to scare the girl like this?" In Xia Yingnuan's impression, Ning Hanqi was a delicate flower with a slightly bad heart. She was usually gentle and harmless. What could she have done to leave such a deep psychological shadow on others?
“…” Ning Hanqi fell silent.
What else could she do? Of course, she nearly died.
But this matter is a bit cruel, so let’s not talk about it for now.
"Miss Ning, Yanyan said the food here tastes great. Do you want to go eat something together?" While the sea slug was eating silently, Zhuang Meng had another free opportunity to find Ning Hanqi.
Xia Yingnuan, who should have launched a verbal attack under normal circumstances, was unusually quiet at this moment. Ning Hanqi touched the puppet doll that was emitting cold air and found something strange.
Hiss...it's so cold.
Zhuang Meng rubbed his arms, as if something was... wrong.
"I've already eaten before coming to the dungeon. Miss Zhuang Meng, please go by yourself." Ning Hanqi declined politely, "If you have anything else to say, please tell me directly."
Ning Hanqi didn't believe that the other party approached him again and again without any other purpose.
"Oh, Miss Ning is very decisive." Zhuang Meng took out a pair of black-framed glasses from his pocket and put them on.
Through her black-framed glasses, she saw a different world. There were no luxurious restaurants here, only the various organs inside the monster's body. The blue sea outside was actually black, with tentacles of unknown objects surging on it...
This is the essence of this copy, and in her eyes, humans are wrapped in flames with the breath of life, and the strength of the flames represents the health value of this human.
None of the players who can survive to this point are easy to deal with, and Zhuang Meng is the best among them. She can easily see through the disguises of all the ghosts here, and can also see the yin energy surrounding Ning Hanqi. The center of the yin energy seems to be the puppet doll hanging around the other's neck.
"I should apologize to her?" 505 raised his voice in disbelief.
"Yes, if you are truly sorry, please apologize to the lady in 401." The property manager stared at 505 with his eyes clear of any emotion. As 505 remained silent, everyone else sensed a dangerous aura from the property manager.
"...I'm sorry." The flexible 505 almost squeezed out these three words from between his clenched back teeth.
"It's okay." Ning Hanqi accepted its apology with a chuckle.
The property management seemed very pleased with Ning Hanqi's generosity. The machine-like "person" raised the corner of his mouth a little and clapped his hands, saying, "Building a united and friendly community environment requires people like the owner of 401."
"Then the others..."
The property manager glanced at the other people, and someone immediately said that he was not in the same group as 505 and came here just to stop the fight.
"Yes, yes, we are here to clear up some misunderstandings." 502 immediately separated himself from 505's group.
"If there's a misunderstanding, it really needs to be resolved as soon as possible." The property manager nodded in agreement. "Then I'll be a witness. You two can talk it out and prevent similar incidents from happening again."
With the property management watching, no one dared to use offensive words. 505 had prepared a lot of excuses but none of them came in handy. Now, with its head down, its expression must be quite gloomy.
Only the human players, unaware of the numerous back-and-forth exchanges between Ning Hanqi and 504, could spark some discussion by watching the awkward scene. Wasn't their purpose here to determine who was at fault, 505 or 401? How had this situation devolved into a stalemate?
However, since the property wanted to see a "happy family" scene, the players adhered to the principle that one cannot offend the property and the dungeon boss in this world, and had to pretend to be in a peaceful atmosphere. As for the grudge between 505 and 401, none of them mentioned this topic.
The property was staring at them from behind and showed no sign of leaving. The human players might not know why, but they definitely understood some things. After a while, 505 found an excuse to leave.
The main troublemaker left, but the property management still stood there motionless.
Later, the people who followed 505 to cause trouble also left, leaving only 502 and a few others who had distanced themselves from 505, but the property management still kept an eye on them.
"Remember to take your own garbage with you when you leave here, and don't cause trouble for your neighbors." The property manager's cold voice rang out.
One figure stiffened slightly, then immediately picked up something from under the sofa and held it in his hand. "Sorry, I just threw it away."
"It's getting late. Do you want to stay for dinner?" Ning Hanqi greeted everyone very "warmly".
"No, no, I still have some food stewing in the pot. I'll leave first!" Real players are more or less concerned about the food at their neighbors' houses, and almost subconsciously want to find an excuse to slip away.
Seeing that the situation was not favorable to it, 502 did not stay here. Instead, it smiled and said an ambiguous "congratulations" to Ning Hanqi, then stood up and walked out of the door of 401 with everyone else, without any sign of reluctance.
There is no rush. Even if she can find the property management during the day, when the property management "falls asleep" at night, without the protection of the moon and blessing paper, she will find that she has already fallen into a desperate situation. At that time, both the soul of this human and the ghost she raised will be preyed on.
The property manager was the last one to leave. After seeing him out, Ning Hanqi thanked him and said, "Thank you for wasting so much time to wait until now."
"No trouble, this is our duty."
"We will warn those owners again and prohibit them from harassing you with horse fleas again. If you encounter similar incidents again, please contact us in time."
"I wish you a happy life..."
The property manager nodded and left.
So after he left, Ning Hanqi immediately closed the door, and Xia Yingnuan checked the room to make sure there was nothing else "left" here.
"Apart from the scraps of meat just thrown down, there shouldn't be anything else. I didn't expect the property management to be so useful..." Xia Yingnuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "But it should only work once. It won't be so easy to fool next time."
The space returned to normal and they returned safely to the original 401.
Ning Hanqi rubbed his temples. It was inevitable that he would have a headache after not sleeping for a whole night and having to stay awake.
As soon as she moved, she felt her legs, which had been standing for a long time, protesting against her.
She almost fell to the ground because she didn't stand firmly, but fortunately Xia Yingnuan reacted quickly and hugged her in her arms.
"My legs are numb. I really didn't mean it." Ning Hanqi looked more innocent than a deer.
Xia Yingnuan saw a faint dark circle under Ning Hanqi's eyes. She gritted her teeth but did not let go and pushed him onto the bed.
"Go to sleep!" She felt like she would die suddenly if she didn't rest for a while.
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