Little Aunt: [Nothing to regret about. Just think about it - he spent so much time gaming yet still sucks at it. With skills like that? He'd probably fail at everything else too.]
Fairy Sister: [Hahaha, that's so true. That gaming addict is all enthusiasm but zero skills.]
Little Dragon Girl: [Big brothers and sisters upstairs, you all seem to look down on that gaming addict? I remember he was actually the last one to die in his round!]
Middle-aged Uncle: [Well... gotta admit that point. The kid never went out, lived on instant noodles - who had a chance to kill him? Only when he finally ordered delivery did his neighbor seize the opportunity... Otherwise, that kid could've survived much longer...]
Middle-aged Uncle: [Now let's see how this gaming addict fares. But no matter how clever he is, he'd never guess the whole apartment is full of serial killers and criminals... Not haunted at all! Even ghosts would have to pay protection fees here before leaving...]
Just as the live stream chat was heating up:
Suddenly someone posted: [Look! The old man from 301 is knocking on Qin Fei's door again!]
Third floor.
After inspecting his apartment and finding nothing, Qin Fei took out his laptop to game.
His fingers itched if he didn't game for a while.
Just as he launched the game, someone knocked on his door.
Qin Fei was in the living room, using the dining table for his laptop, keyboard and mouse.
He only needed to turn his head left to see the door.
But he just glanced and turned back, muttering: "Didn't hear it. I'm not home."
Self-hypnosis at work.
Qin Fei hadn't ordered food or expected any deliveries.
So no matter who knocked, he pretended not to hear it - standard procedure for him.
Sure enough, the knocking stopped after a few tries.
Just as his game finished loading and he was about to unleash his nimble fingers...
The knocking resumed, louder and more insistent this time.
Qin Fei still ignored it, continuing his "not home" act.
The knocking stopped again.
But within seconds, it started once more - now so loud Qin Fei couldn't pretend anymore.
Annoyed, he marched to the door shouting: "Who the hell is it? Stop banging like a maniac!"
Unlike Jiang Ran who never used peepholes (his previous rentals didn't have any), Qin Fei always checked first.
He pressed his eye against the peephole to see which bastard kept knocking without answering.
What he saw startled him.
There was nobody outside!
"Shit!"
He looked again.
No mistake - the hallway was empty.
His eyeball darted around the peephole's limited view, but saw nothing.
Instantly, Qin Fei felt chills.
He remembered his earlier suspicion about this too-good-to-be-true apartment being haunted.
Was a ghost appearing already?
"Ghosts in broad daylight?"
"Aren't they supposed to come out at night in horror movies?"
Though frightened and confused, his youthful bravado kicked in.
Grabbing a kitchen knife, he cautiously opened the door - just a crack at first.
First glance: nothing.
Second glance: an old man with a cane, hunched over.
Seeing no one else around, Qin Fei asked: "Was that you knocking?"
The old man from 301 nodded: "Yes young man, it was me."
Realizing it was just an old man, not a ghost, Qin Fei immediately straightened up, looking down at him:
"Then why didn't you answer when I asked who it was?"
"Hmm? You called me?" The old man scratched his head confusedly, then smiled innocently: "I'm hard of hearing at my age."
Seeing how elderly and hunched the man was, Qin Fei suppressed his anger: "What do you want?"
Old Man 301: "Young man, my light bulb burned out. Could you help replace it? I already bought a new one."
Before he finished, Qin Fei snapped: "No time! Do it yourself!"
SLAM! The door shut in the old man's face, leaving him standing awkwardly outside.
Back in the live stream:
Everyone was stunned by Qin Fei's move.
This was an option?
Domineering Female CEO commented: [I remember Middle-aged Uncle summarizing two ways to deal with the old man before.]
[First: Like Jiang Ran - comply with everything until the old man gets exhausted and lets you go.]
[Second: Trigger his killing rules but overpower him physically.]
[I never imagined a third method! And the simplest one at that!]
The old man had killed his first five victims (plus the sixth escapee Jiang Ran) using the same tactic - pretending to need help changing a light bulb.
All had taken pity and entered his apartment.
None returned alive.
Only Jiang Ran's patience broke the pattern.
Thus, none of the live stream viewers had considered simply refusing the old man from the start.
Maybe someone had, but never voiced it.
Middle-aged Uncle: [Don't jump to conclusions yet. Let's see how the old man reacts.]
Third floor.
Faced with Qin Fei's rejection, Old Man 301 muttered:
"Youth these days... no respect for elders at all."
He started knocking again.
Soon Qin Fei reopened the door, now visibly irritated:
"Old man, are you senile? Had enough knocking?"
Old Man 301 smiled innocently: "Please help this old man, young fellow!"
Qin Fei snapped: "Help my ass! I've got tens of thousands in online loans - who's helping me? Ask someone else on this floor! What about that Jiang Ran guy? Get him to help you!"
SLAM! The door shut again.
"Jiang Ran..."
Just hearing that name made Old Man 301's mouth twitch.