Chapter 30: To Open or Not To Open (2/2)

Bai Yan lowered his head and examined the phone in his hand. The phone’s countdown still displayed five minutes while the resurrection coins found on the screen dwindled to four pieces. The situation right now looked the same as when the choices had first appeared, waiting for him to choose an option.

“…”

Bai Yan nonchalantly glanced at the ground where the weak old lady was pitifully laying. If he didn’t see her impressively wield a large knife, it would be hard for him to imagine such an old person to do those horrid things.

Now, Bai Yan had used a life to confirm that this old lady’s body was sturdier than any young person’s.

He stared at Option A. Faking a bad fall while still in good shape, it is simply but a scam.

Not helping would mean that he absolutely could not help.

It was a proven fact that doing good deeds in the game’s world would surely have dire consequences.

Thus, this time, Bai Yan didn’t think twice about it and immediately pressed on Option A.

Under the control of the game, his body started taking steady steps. With his chest out and his head held high, he didn’t even give a single side glance to the old person and confidently took a detour to avoid her.

With the sinister glares from the old lady drilling on the back of his head, Bai Yan went home in an instant, closing the door with a loud ‘pa.’ There weren’t any unexpected events this time.

Although he fell into the hands of the old woman, Bai Yan was able to experience both good and bad outcomes, so he was able to collect some valuable information.

Like his apartment 302, someone died inside 303. The people who were murdered were the ones that fell for the scam and helped the ‘nice’ old lady.

“Currently, this floor has two ghosts. This round of the game altogether has three players in it. Is it possible that each player was related to a corresponding death and that they were all living under the same apartment complex?” Bai Yan analyzed this complicated string of information while preparing their dinner, “I’ll have to talk to Wu Jingang when he comes back. He has lived here since he was young, so it is possible that he knows the other family’s circumstances. It’s far too dangerous to go door-to-door and ask questions myself. I could easily encounter a ghost just like earlier.”

“There were also two other players here. I hope they see the search notices I put up. I can go to the coffee shop tomorrow.”

As time went by, Bai Yan neatly placed the finished dishes on the table and patiently waited for Wu Jingang to complete his work.

At 8:30 PM, Wu Jingang tiredly knocked on the door. Bai Yan then naturally gave him his bowl, and while they were eating, he casually asked, “Jingang, do you know our neighbors at 303?”

“Yes, I know them. What’s the matter?”

“I just wanted to get to know the neighbors since I live here now.”

“Oh.” Wu Jingang ate a bite of rice and continued, “Two old people live at 303. Their children’s jobs are extremely tiring, so the old couple helps take care of their grandson. Considering their age, their grandson should be around high school right now. I haven’t lived here for long, so I don’t know much about their family.”

After Wu Jingang graduated from college and found a job, he lived at his company. He then married Baiyan and moved into his new home, so he doesn’t know much about the new tenants of the building. All the things he knew were from years ago.

Since Bai Yan already learned everything Wu Jingang knew, he stopped his polite small talk and concentrated on eating his meal.

They ate the dishes until they were clean and after, Bai Yan once again ruthlessly declined Wi Jingang’s advances.

Under Wu Jingang’s bitter gaze, Bai Yan pretended to fall asleep as he laid in bed, following his bath.

With a lack of a better option, Wu Jingang washed his face and climbed up the bed to lay beside him, soon drifting off into his dreams.

Wu Jingang fell asleep quickly, while Bai Yan was suffering from insomnia.

He was still a little concerned about Wu Jingang being possessed by a ghost, causing him to fall asleep a little late.

The wall clock swiveled its hands as it produced a ‘tick tock’ sound. At around 11 o’clock, Bai Yan could finally feel his sleepiness taking over. During his half-asleep state, there were suddenly sounds of a baby’s cries from outside.

Immediately afterward, the horrible sounds of nails scraping against glass echoed in the room and amid the bothersome noise, Bai Yan slowly opened his eyes.

He got up and looked for the source of the horrid noise. He looked at the window and saw bloody handprints on the clear glass and through it was a badly mutilated baby crawling in front of the glass, strongly fixated on the people on the other side.

At this moment, the phone at Bai Yan’s side had begun to buzz.

[This evening, you have been experiencing insomnia. Just before you are about to sleep, intense cries had pulled you out of your dreaming state.]

[You raised your head and saw a baby with its stomach pressed against the window, staring at you.]

[You have encountered dreadful things for two consecutive days, and you think this is scary enough. However, what was worse was that tonight, you forgot to close the windows. The open space in the window seemed to be enough for the ghost baby to squeeze itself in sideways.]

[With the ghost baby laying on its stomach and intently staring at you through the window, you’re trembling as you decide to:]

[A. Run as fast as you can to close the window. Your priority is to not let the ghost enter your house.]

[B. Closing the window isn’t entirely safe. You grab a long stick, open the window, and push the ghost baby off the ledge, closing the window after.]

[C. Pretend you didn’t see anything and lie down to go to sleep.]