Chapter 1023

Chapter 1023: It’s Wrong to Peek at People’s Diaries

“My name is Zhao Wen . He is Ling Feijie . ” The bespectacled man gave Wu Jinpeng a once over . He saw that Wu Jinpeng was dressed in night market clothes, and he could practically smell the scent of poverty from him .

“Nice to meet you . I am the haunted house’s newest employee . The boss told me to join you guys to experience the scenario first before I am given any tasks . ” Wu Jinpeng grasped the whole situation instantly . The two men liked the woman, but the woman did not like them .

“Uncle, are you really the worker here? You don’t look like one . ” The two other visitors came over . They also looked quite young . “We are from Jiujiang Medical University . We hear from our seniors that the workers here are the scariest they have ever met . It’s as if they come out of hell itself . ”

Hearing the comments from the two students, Wu Jinpeng’s forehead started to sweat . He seemed to have joined an inappropriate group .

“I still have not met the other employees, so I cannot confirm what you’ve said . ”

“Uncle, you look like a nice person . You wouldn’t lie to us, right?” The two medical students were familiar with Chen Ge’s ways . They were given information about Chen Ge’s haunted house almost daily, so they were practically old costumers already .

“Do I look like a liar to you?” Wu Jinpeng wanted to explain himself, but the more he tried, the more the others eyed him with suspicion .

“Stop wasting time, we’ll head in first . ” Ling Feijie was older than the two students, but he appeared more juvenile than the latter . He was like a flower that had grown in the greenhouse . He looked tough on the outside but weak on the inside . The few walked down the corridor into Mu Yang High School . Wu Jinpeng and the two students walked ahead while the three lagged behind . They kept glancing around . It did not seem like they were there to visit but to look for something . The blank test papers fluttered in the air, creating a rustle as they dragged against the ground . When Wu Jinpeng first entered the basement, it did not feel that scary, but the deeper they went, their faster his heartbeat, and his palms started to sweat .

“Uncle, you’re too tense . Your muscles are pulled so taut that you’re limping . ” One of the students noticed this and smiled with sympathy . “I know that you’re acting, but do you need to try so hard?”

“I’m sorry, this is my first day at work . ” Wu Jinpeng did not wish to act like that, but he was really not that brave . “Should we wait for the others? I don’t think we should split up…”

Wu Jinpeng turned around to look and saw the three standing before a classroom, stopping where they were . They did not look like they were moving forward . In fact, the man called Zhao Wen took several steps back like he was planning to sneak away from Mu Yang High School .

“Hey! There’s no need to be afraid . If we stick together, it should be fine . ” Wu Jinpeng wanted to console them, but the man called Zhao Wen did not care for it . He even glared back at Wu Jinpeng .

“The three of you can continue the tour . Just go ahead without us . ” Ling Feijie guarded beside Shen Mengbing always, unable to move away from her .

“Based on what our seniors said, those who split up inside the haunted house meet a horrible end . ” The two students were experienced . They grabbed Wu Jinpeng and headed toward Shen Mengbing . “Stop kidding around, this is a two-star scenario!”

Being lectured by two people younger than him, Ling Feijie’s temper was lit up instantly . He wanted to argue with them but was stopped by the woman beside him .

“They have a point, Xiao Jie . You always act too rashly . Sometimes, you have to listen to others . ” Shen Mengbing grabbed Ling Feijie’s arm lightly . “The condition to clear this scenario is to find enough name tags . Time is not waiting for us . Let’s try to clear this scenario in one try . ”

Shen Mengbing’s voice was gentle, and it seemed to possess a magical power that could soften the temper of Ling Feijie .

“What about the other one? Are we just going to leave him behind?” Wu Jinpeng pointed at Zhao Wen . The man stood at the entrance of Mu Yang High School . He held his phone like he was talking to someone .

“He’s on the phone with his father . We’ll go ahead . I’m sure he’ll soon catch up to us . ” Shen Mengbing came to Wu Jinpeng’s side . “Come on, limping uncle . ”

“Er…”

The group thus entered Mu Yang High School . After they walked away, Zhao Wen put away the phone and glanced at the camera beside him . He sneaked to the corner that was close to the stairs . Several minutes later, the door that led underground opened again, and a batch of visitors were led toward Coffin Village by Ol’ Zhou . Just as they moved toward Coffin Village, Zhao Wen came out from his hiding spot and sneaked back up the stairs . There was no one in the corridor . Zhao Wen took out his phone, and there was a map of the haunted house’s ground floor on it . There were even red lines to mark out the surveillance corners .

“I really don’t understand why Mengbing is so interesting in this haunted house . ” He avoided the surveillance carefully and entered the dressing room . There were many scary costumes in the room and many make-up kits on the tables .

“This isn’t it . ” Zhao Wen held his phone and carefully closed the dressing room door . He opened the Prop Room next door . He still could not find what he was looking for . “I’m quite lucky . Neither room’s occupied . Wasted my time to come up with so many reasons to excuse my behavior just in case I was caught . ”

Next to the prop room was the staff breakroom . Zhao Wen turned the doorknob, and the door clicked open . “Are none of the doors here not locked? Aren’t they afraid of thieves?”

Just as the door opened, Zhao Wen was startled . A big white cat was staring at him from inside the room . The cat was larger than a normal cat . It had snowy white fur, and it was lying in bed, staring at Zhao Wen with its heterochromatic eyes .

“Phew, that scared me . ” Zhao Wen entered the room . He looked around and started to rummage through the place . The cat kept a steady eye on him until Zhao Wen started to feel quite uncomfortable . “Why do I feel like this cat is smiling at me? Does a cat know how to smile?”

Zhao Wen moved faster . He opened the closet . It was filled with several cheap, unbranded clothes . He looked under the bed . There was a bunch of abandoned props . They seemed to provide structural integrity to the bed .

“This breakroom is too empty . Won’t the employees here complain about that?” Zhao Wen looked around before his eyes landed on the study table . “The table’s drawer isn’t locked either . I doubt there’s anything important inside . ”

Pulling open the drawer, Zhao Wen saw an almost empty lighter and a thick stack of draft papers . Moving the papers away, he found a diary with a blood red cover underneath them .

“Meow . ” When the diary was discovered, the white cat, who had not nudged an inch, suddenly jumped to hide under the bed .

“What the hell! That scared me . ” Zhao Wen picked up the diary and placed it on the table . He opened it to the first page .

“X Year X Month X Day, I dragged her hair and tied her inside the stairwell . I leaned close to her face, listening to her weakening heartbeat . Before her last breath left her, I seemed to hear her utter my name from deep inside her throat—Zhang Ya…”

Zhao Wen looked at the red diary, and his pupils were vibrating . He wanted to stop reading, but he seemed to have lost control of his hands as they continued to flip through the pages . The content of the diary was too gory . Each page was filled with cruelty and pain . The owner of this diary was a real monster .

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