“Let me go… let me go…”
The apparition on the ground let out a hoarse plea for mercy, indicating that Meng Miaoxue had already subdued him.
Zuo Si breathed a sigh of relief as Meng Miaoxue’s figure vanished in an instant.
“Who are you?! Why are you here?!”
“My name is Liu Wenguang… I used to be the owner of the haunted house…”
“The former owner of the haunted house?” Zuo Si was taken aback, then his eyes narrowed as he questioned, “Why did you kill the other haunted house owners?!”
Regardless of whether Liu Wenguang was actually responsible, Zuo Si decided to pin the blame on him first. If he truly wasn’t the one, he would naturally explain.
If the explanation made sense, that would be fine; if not, Zuo Si would just eliminate him.
A ghost that harmed others could not be left alive!
“I-I didn’t! I didn’t harm anyone!”
“Bullsh*t! If it weren’t for you, how could the other haunted house owners have died for no reason, and not just one?!”
“I-I really don’t know! I don’t even know how they died, how could I have harmed them?!”
Liu Wenguang’s tone was quite aggrieved, leaving Zuo Si unsure of how to proceed.
“Do you have any evidence to prove you’re not the murderer?!”
“I-I… we ghosts find it very difficult to leave the place of death. I don’t even know where those haunted house owners died, how could it be me who did it…?”
“Oh?” Zuo Si was taken aback; he truly didn’t know that these ghosts found it hard to leave the place of death.
“Since Liu Wenguang knows about Meng Miaoxue’s existence, he should be too scared to lie to me. It seems I just need to check the death locations of those haunted house owners.”
“Back then, Qin Hui had conducted a detailed investigation into the causes of death of those haunted house owners. I just need to ask him.”
With that thought, Zuo Si immediately dialed Qin Hui’s number.
After a round of inquiries,
Qin Hui detailed the death locations and causes of death of those haunted house owners.
None of the haunted house owners died near the haunted house.
They either died suddenly at home or encountered various accidents outside.
From this perspective, Liu Wenguang seemed to temporarily escape suspicion.
At this moment, Zuo Si had no other evidence to prove Liu Wenguang was a murderer.
He absolutely wouldn’t mistakenly kill a good ghost, so he didn’t plan to do anything to Liu Wenguang for now.
“Alright, get up. As long as you don’t do evil, I won’t do anything to you.”
Zuo Si said, feeling great with Meng Miaoxue as his backing.
Liu Wenguang got up, and Zuo Si looked him up and down.
He appeared to be in his twenties, about the same age as Zuo Si, with a somewhat timid gaze, not daring to look Zuo Si in the eye.
“How did you die?”
“I… I…” Liu Wenguang hesitated, looking as if he didn’t want to say.
“Speak quickly!” Zuo Si shouted; he generally had no patience for men.
“I was scared to death…” Liu Wenguang looked utterly ashamed.
“Scared to death by your own haunted house?”
“Yeah… at that time, I had just bought the haunted house and didn’t know much about it. I rashly barged in and couldn’t get out for a while, and as a result, I was scared into having a heart attack… sigh!”
“Alright, don’t be sad.” Zuo Si comforted him, feeling deep sympathy for this unfortunate haunted house owner. “From now on, you can be my employee. Just help me scare the guests occasionally~”
“Okay! Okay!” Liu Wenguang looked very happy.
Zuo Si took him to the Screaming Hospital horror scene and arranged him in Operating Room No. 2.
With this, all three operating rooms had their ‘real deal’!
The entire horror scene became even more perfect!
Of course, there was another reason for placing Liu Wenguang here.
That was to let Meng Miaoxue keep an eye on him.
Until Liu Wenguang’s doubts were cleared, Zuo Si couldn’t fully trust him.
By arranging Liu Wenguang near Meng Miaoxue, it not only limited his range of activities but also ensured the safety of the visitors.
Zuo Si couldn’t help but praise his own wise decision.
He looked at the Chat, intending to end today’s livestream.
“Dear viewers, today’s livestream ends here. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be streaming again tonight. If you want to see something more thrilling, don’t forget to tune in then.”
“Live streamer, was that the main storyline of your scene just now? It looked a bit interesting.”
“Not really, that was just a side story. There are more interesting things waiting for you to discover yourselves. If you have time, be sure to come play at Qingshui City Huaxing Haunted House~”
“Sure, sure! If I get the chance, I’ll definitely come play! I’m following the live streamer now.”
“What does the live streamer plan to broadcast tonight? Is it more thrilling than the haunted house?”
…
Many viewers inquired about tonight’s livestream content.
Zuo Si replied, “Tonight’s ghost hunting livestream will definitely be more interesting than the haunted house. You’ll know once you come!”
“Followed! I’ll definitely come tonight!”
System: His uncle Mu Tou gifted a Wolf Tooth.
System: Brother Tai gifted a Wolf Claw.
System: Feeling Beautiful Today gifted a Wolf Claw.
…
After receiving over a hundred dollars in gifts, Zuo Si expressed his gratitude and closed the livestream.
He took a deep breath, feeling unprecedentedly relaxed.
The livestream that morning had received around four hundred dollars in gifts.
This gave Zuo Si hope for success, and with the future income from the haunted house,
he believed escaping the poverty stage would be absolutely easy.
Buzz! Buzz!
The Black Mobile Phone buzzed with a message.
“Dear Soul Keeper, congratulations on completing the Hidden Task, ‘The Haunting Soul’. The unknown threat has been eliminated, and he can no longer harm the visitors.”
“Congratulations, you have received a reward of five hundred Fear Points.”
“Congratulations, you have received ‘Self-Cultivation of Haunted House Employees’.”
Yes/No to choose to claim.
“Is this a book? It seems to be for these Soul Employees.” Zuo Si clicked to claim it directly.
He then opened the haunted house app and found Liu Wenguang’s name; he had already become a Soul Employee of the haunted house.
Name: Liu Wenguang.
Soul Level: Vengeful Soul.
Growth Potential: Average.
Favorability: None.
Special Ability: None.
Indeed, Liu Wenguang was a Vengeful Soul. If Zuo Si hadn’t fed Meng Miaoxue Fear ahead of time, making her a Vengeful Soul as well, today’s events might not have been so easily resolved.
Buzz! Buzz!
The Black Mobile Phone vibrated again with another notification.
“Dear Soul Keeper, congratulations on obtaining 148 Fear Points through other means, which have now been added to your Fear Points total.”
“Obtaining Fear Points through other means?”
Zuo Si was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized.
It was from the livestream!
He hadn’t expected that the livestream could also yield Fear Points…
It seemed that in the future, livestreaming would be an essential part of completing Daily Tasks.
Zuo Si put away the Black Mobile Phone, preparing to leave.
This afternoon, he planned to tidy up other areas of the haunted house.
He aimed to start operations tomorrow.
“I wonder if Ding Ruxiao has arrived yet.”
As Zuo Si walked down the corridor of the operating room, a white figure suddenly blocked his path.
It was Meng Miaoxue. What was she doing appearing again?