Chapter 1: The Tubular Building (I) Are you in pain? ...
[Transmission successful.]
A childish voice sounded in Wen Yin's mind.
[Your current identity is that of a tenant who has just moved into a tube-shaped building.]
Wen Yin endured the dizziness and opened her eyes. Her vision was dim and she could vaguely see that it was an extremely narrow single room.
Something hung on her shoulders.
She turned her head and saw that it was a lamp cord made of nylon. It felt very sticky, as if it was covered with a lot of old grease.
With a click, the light cord was pulled down, and the dazzling light instantly filled Wen Yin's vision.
The room is not very spacious and the furniture is just a bed, a wardrobe and a table.
The bed was covered with a simple layer of quilt, and a piece of blue plaid cloth was hung at the end of the bed to prevent people from seeing the privacy of the bed from the door.
The wardrobe is in the corner of the room, and it is of old style. A yellowed narrow table is placed next to the wardrobe, and on it is an iron kettle with a white background and red flowers.
The ceiling was also made of simple gray cement, with exposed wires hanging from it. Wen Yin could touch the tungsten filament lamp swaying in the wind by just raising her hand.
It was an old tube-shaped building, which Wen Yin had only seen on TV.
The window of the room was still open, and Wen Yin felt a little cold from the wind. She moved closer to the window and looked out. It was pitch black downstairs, and it seemed to be a deserted grassland.
Wen Yin, not finding anything, was about to close the window.
When I looked up, I saw from the reflection in the glass a huge black shadow extending from the ground to the ceiling behind the blue plaid cloth.
It's a thick, tangled... human shape.
She blinked in disbelief, looked back, and the shadow was gone.
[Is that... "gui"?]
Wen Yin was quite frightened. She stood blankly by the window, her hands covering her chest, her face pale.
[Yes. ]
028 answered quickly. It observed the pitiful expression of its host and tentatively said the next sentence.
[It could also be a mission objective.]
As soon as the words fell, the host's thick eyelashes trembled, and with her pale cheeks and round eyes, she looked like a little white rabbit that had strayed into a wolf's den.
028 began to find it difficult to understand why the Lord God would think that such a weak and delicate soul would be suitable for a bloody and violent world like "Weirdness".
After all, it had checked Wen Yin's life story and found that she was just an ordinary young girl who died young due to illness.
If there is anything special about her, it is her overly strong desire to survive.
[But the host doesn't need to worry too much.]
028 Looking at Wen Yin’s fragile and helpless expression, I inexplicably felt a little bit sorry for her.
[In the early stages of the strange world's formation, most of the "weird" creatures that emerged were still in a state of observation and learning, and were unlikely to actively attack people.]
[As long as the host can quickly identify the true source of this strangeness and correct the other party's twisted mentality, we can complete the mission.]
[oh……]
028 didn't know whether the host heard it or not, he only heard a soft reply.
This is not the world that Wen Yin is familiar with, but one of the thousands of small worlds mentioned by the Lord God.
And she was just an ordinary person who was found by the Lord God when she was dying.
The Lord God told her that as long as she agreed to join the [Weird Creature Correction Team] and successfully completed the group's mission, she would have a chance to be reborn.
If she refuses, she will disappear immediately.
Faced with the temptation of survival, Wen Yin chose to agree without hesitation.
Then she was teleported to this strange little world and assigned a portable system.
The first "ghost" was also found in her room.
[System, are you really unable to determine the specific mission objectives?]
Wen Yin covered her chest and looked in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.
[Unable to locate the individual, only narrowed down to this building.]
[What if... I misidentified the "source of the strangeness"?]
[If you make the wrong choice, the host will return to reality and continue to die.]
[All humans here will become food for the "weird" creatures until the world completely collapses.]
Under the dim light, Wen Yin nodded thoughtfully.
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The identity given by the system was probably just moved in today, and the room was empty. Wen Yin decided to go downstairs to buy some daily necessities.
After all, apart from money, 028 couldn't provide her with more resources.
In 028's words, because of the suppression of the "strange power", its only remaining role here is to chat with Wen Yin.
And after Wen Yin successfully "corrected her weirdness", he took her away from the world.
When Wen Yin went out, she looked at the door lock and was in a dilemma.
She was debating whether to lock the door.
I don’t know if the dark shadow-like “ghost” has left.
What if...what if she locked the door and it was also locked in the room?
After hesitating for a while, Wen Yin finally locked the door.
Because she suddenly thought of what the thing that called itself "Lord God" said to her when she was on the verge of death.
[Because of your special identity, all the "weird" people in the world will like you especially. ]
Wen Yin was a little scared. She didn't want to see a room full of "ghosts" as soon as she opened the door.
There were other residents on the fifth floor. When Wen Yin went out, she found that there was a light on from the door of room 502 next to her.
Wen Yin was not in the mood to greet her neighbors at the moment.
She just wanted to change out of her thin clothes and take a nice hot bath.
But she suddenly thought that in this world where old tube-shaped buildings still exist, people would probably still have to go to public bathrooms to take a shower.
Sure enough, she found a lighted bathroom and public toilet at the corner on the other side of the narrow staircase.
There were eight large, bright red characters sprayed on the wall with red paint.
Save water and pay attention to hygiene.
Wen Yin sighed silently in her heart and went downstairs.
The whole building has six floors in total, with a square patio in the middle. Looking up, you can see the gray sky and rain above your head.
Surrounding the patio are four long and narrow corridors, and densely packed with tightly closed doors.
The sound of Wen Yin's movement seemed to attract some residents. A door creaked open in the corridor, and a child with a gray face poked his head out from behind the door.
Seeing Wen Yin looking back at him, he quickly closed the door again.
The corridor is decorated with dark red wooden stair railings, which match the mottled green paint on the wall. The overall tone is dim and gloomy.
Wen Yin didn't meet anyone again after that.
Fortunately, she soon saw the lighted convenience store in the rain in the distance. She gathered her clothes and headed into the autumn wind and drizzle.
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This is the only convenience store in this residential area.
The furnishings are full of age, and a huge radio is placed on the yellowed glass counter, from which the delicate Wu dialect can be heard.
There was a woman sitting behind the counter, clapping her hands to the beat and humming a tune. When she saw Wen Yin come in, she first looked her up and down with her eyes narrowed, and then asked in a voice with a slight accent.
"Hey little girl, you look unfamiliar. What do you want to buy?"
"Aunt,"
Wen Yin looked around and pointed at the department stores displayed behind the woman.
"I want some daily necessities like a washbasin and towels..."
"Okay, I'll get it for you."
Probably because she saw that Wen Yin looked like a foreigner, the woman spoke with a lower accent. She stood up, took the things Wen Yin wanted from the shelf, and placed them on the glass counter.
"A new tenant? Anything else?"
The long melody on the radio continued. Wen Yin nodded and asked for tissues and a cup of water.
Also asked for a thin blanket.
There were all kinds of things piled up on the counter.
Wen Yin paid the money and started to have a headache looking at the pile of things.
I bought too much and couldn’t take it all back at once.
The woman seemed to see through Wen Yin's dilemma and leaned out from behind the counter.
"Little girl, which building do you live in? I'll take you there."
"Really?"
Wen Yin's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she turned sideways and pointed at the building hidden in the darkness.
"The one on the edge."
The woman looked outside in the direction of her finger, and her expression, which had been friendly just now, immediately became a little strange.
"That building..."
"I'm sorry, little girl. You should make more trips yourself."
"ah?"
Wen Yin didn't quite understand why the woman's attitude changed so quickly.
"That building, is there any problem?"
Seeing that Wen Yin looked inexperienced and was alone, the woman kindly gave him a few reminders.
"You just moved in, so you don't know. That building..."
The woman's voice suddenly lowered, and along with the sticky, sweet and soft female voice singing from the radio, it drifted into her eardrums.
"That building... is haunted..."
As soon as the word "ghost" came out, a breeze blew over, and Wen Yin felt a chill on the side of her neck, as if someone had blown a breath on her closely.
Wen Yin was startled. She instinctively raised her hand to touch the back of her neck, but only felt a sticky hand full of cold sweat.
Seeing that Wen Yin didn't say anything and just stood in front of the counter, the woman thought that Wen Yin was short of money and had no money to find another place to live, and she couldn't help but feel pity for him.
"How about this, I'll ask my old man to help you move your things downstairs. Men have more yang energy, so I won't go. Is that okay with you?"
Wen Yin naturally nodded repeatedly when someone helped to move things.
She wiped the sticky cold sweat from her hands and nodded to the old man who came out after hearing the sound.
"Thank you for your hard work."
The old man found a bicycle, packed up Wen Yin's things, and sent her downstairs in the drizzle.
Then he left the scene quickly, leaving Wen Yin looking worriedly at the bags in the corridor.
Someone on the first floor heard the noise, opened the door and looked in, then retreated back inside as if concerned.
Wen Yin sighed and could only take a part of it first.
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Wen Yin went upstairs first carrying a plastic basin and a blanket, leaving a pile of mess in the corridor temporarily.
The hauntings that the proprietress mentioned were probably the "ghosts" derived from the objects of the mission.
But they are not a threat for now, at most they come out to scare people.
Wen Yin summarized everything in her mind and comforted herself at the same time.
Fortunately, she did not encounter any strange black fog while climbing the stairs, nor did she feel a chill on the back of her neck. She breathed a sigh of relief and finally stopped in front of the door of 501.
Take the key and unlock it.
The lock turned, the door opened, and Wen Yin walked into the house holding a plastic basin.
The room was dark because she had turned off the light when she went out.
Wen Yin put down the plastic basin and coughed lightly. She hoped that the strange black fog had gone away.
If it doesn't leave, the hope is that the other party will realize that it is an intruder and hide on its own before the owner returns home.
After all, appearing suddenly would scare people.
Wen Yin had made all kinds of mental preparations, but she still didn't expect that when she was groping to pull the light cord, she would touch a wet arm.
There's someone in her room...
With a click.
Wen Yin pulled the light cord.
The light above her head came on, and a rough hand with a fishy smell of mud covered her mouth and nose.
At the same time, she was pushed against the door panel by a great force.
Bang!
Wen Yin felt a sharp pain on her back.
"Shh..."
Hot air blew on her cheeks. Wen Yin blinked her eyes, which were misty with pain, and finally saw the uninvited guest in the room.
It was a dirty homeless man who was using his size difference to press her against the door.
"Don't move, take out the money you have!"
"Or I'll strangle you to death!"
As the homeless man threatened in a low voice, a hand grabbed her neck.
Wen Yin was suffocated and her throat was pinched tightly. The near-death experience made her nod in panic.
It is estimated that the homeless man had searched the room, but the room was completely empty, so he waited there for Wen Yin to come back.
Seeing that Wen Yin did not struggle hard and did not try to call for help, the homeless man finally loosened his grip a little.
His other free hand also began to reach into her pockets.
"Damn! That little girl has quite a bit of money on her..."
A wad of cash was taken out, and disbelief appeared on the homeless man's scruffy face.
"Damn, we actually caught a little fat sheep this time!"
After the shock, the tramp once again set his sights on the pinned girl.
His face, which was having difficulty breathing due to being strangled, had already turned red, his eyes were misty, and there was even a crystal teardrop hanging at the corner of his eye, about to fall.
The homeless man's throat suddenly tightened.
He swallowed involuntarily and felt that he had really made a fortune on this trip.
The girl is petite and can be controlled in one hand.
He just needed to keep this position and continue to pinch her throat to prevent her from making any sound.
Then, by stripping off the other person's clothes that are in the way, you can enjoy a rare delicacy...
Just the next second...
Suddenly, there was a chill on the side of my waist, and it seemed that there was a warm liquid seeping out.
The homeless man looked down in surprise, only to find a knife stuck in his waist...
Holding the hilt of the knife was the girl's soft, boneless hand.
A sharp pain came.
The tramp suddenly loosened his grip on the girl's neck and stumbled back a step.
The bright red blade was pulled out due to the distance between them, but the handle was still in the girl's hand.
The girl's soft voice with a choking tone suddenly flooded into his eardrums.
"Ahem! Are you in pain..."
"I... cough cough!... This is my first time killing someone..."
The girl coughed so hard that tears welled up in her eyes. The tear that the homeless man hoped would fall because of him finally fell.
But at the same time, the dagger that was shining coldly and soaked in blood also fell.
With a "puff" sound.
The tip of the knife sank into his body again.
The fatal blow was to the throat.
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