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Lying in bed, Zhao Mingyue found it a bit difficult to fall asleep, which was quite normal. After all, who could have a good night’s sleep after experiencing tonight’s events? As soon as she closed her eyes, the ghosts in this building would appear in her mind.

The man with the burnt face, the headless old man walking backwards, those faces carved into the walls, and the female corpse and ghost in the bathroom of room 506.

Not to mention, she was living here, on the most dangerous floor, the fourth floor.

It was well known that the tenants of the fourth and fifth floors were specially prepared by the old landlord as food for the female ghost. Living here meant that sooner or later, one would be devoured by that ghost. If unlucky, she might be the first.

In addition to the uncontrollable appearance of these ghosts’ faces in Zhao Mingyue’s mind, she was also thinking about the details before and after the task.

Thinking carefully, she already knew what she should know. The secret of the female ghost, the secret of the corridor, and the old landlord’s intentions. However, what puzzled her was why Lu Liangting, an outsider, would appear here.

Did he also come here to do a task? He seemed quite experienced and it probably wasn’t his first time doing a task. He even had a ghost hidden on his body, though not a very powerful one.

If he was really doing a task, then he should also have a black cell phone on him.

Another thing was that Lu Liangting was supposed to come together with Xia Han, so why didn’t she see Xia Han’s figure?

What were those police officers downstairs investigating? They still hadn’t left yet.

What puzzled her the most was Bai Yu’s attitude towards Lu Liangting. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she felt Bai Yu was full of hostility towards him. But then again, Bai Yu seemed to be wary of everyone.

Just as she decided to sit up and turn on her black cell phone, looking at the scrolling comments, someone suddenly knocked on the living room door.

She looked up, her eyes alert. Who would knock on the door at this hour? Her instinct told her that the other party might be a ghost.

“Bai Yu, can you see who’s outside?”

“Police.”

“Police?!” Zhao Mingyue blinked and quickly got out of bed. She was still wearing frog pajamas, and her short hair was a bit messy.

“Coming.” Turning on the living room light, Zhao Mingyue stood in front of the door and peered out through the peephole, confirming that two police officers were indeed standing outside.

“Hello, we’re officers from the Jinjiang District Police Station in Tianchang City. This is my ID. We have some questions for you, please answer truthfully.”

The two police officers, a man and a woman, stood in front of the door. The one talking to Zhao Mingyue was the female officer. Perhaps it was because she saw that the person opening the door was a young girl, and such a cute girl at that. The female officer’s eyes softened quite a bit, and her tone was also very polite.

Zhao Mingyue nodded slightly. “Mm, ask away.”

The police were called by Lu Liangting because someone had died here, not the female ghost on the fifth floor, but his cousin Xia Han.

When he came down from the fifth floor and reached the third floor, he saw Xia Han’s corpse.

Besides, the female corpse on the fifth floor and other possible corpses in the rooms needed to be handled by professionals, namely the police.

If it weren’t for Xia Han, he wouldn’t have called the police so early and would have waited until at least 5 AM. Now that he had called the police, he had left the task area, which meant he had failed the task.

The police asked some basic questions, such as when Zhao Mingyue moved in, whether she had gone out tonight, and if she had heard any noises in the corridor.

Zhao Mingyue wasn’t a blockhead. She lied, saying that she hadn’t gone out tonight and had heard some noises but didn’t check.

She could be sure that Lu Liangting wouldn’t expose her. If she didn’t lie now, she would definitely be taken to the police station to make a statement. By then, not only would the task fail, but she also wouldn’t be able to sleep.

After the female officer finished asking questions, she even kindly hinted to Zhao Mingyue that it was best not to go out at night for the next few days, leaving a good impression on Zhao Mingyue. When the officer was about to leave, Zhao Mingyue asked for her contact information, thinking that she would probably need it in the future.

After seeing the police off, Zhao Mingyue yawned and returned to her bedroom.

This little episode actually brought on sleepiness. She snuggled into the blankets, wished Bai Yu goodnight, and fell asleep quickly.

Perhaps the only advantage of living in this building was that there was no need to turn on the air conditioning in summer. As soon as night fell, the building was filled with bone-chilling coldness.

Zhao Mingyue fell asleep, and Bai Yu looked at the black cell phone on the table.

The bullet comments scrolled up one by one. These were all from “viewers”.

She didn’t know who these “viewers” were or from which world they came. These people couldn’t affect anything and appeared at the start of the task, their perspective fixed on the black cell phone.

Since the phone was left outside during her shower, she didn’t have to worry about these “viewers” seeing what was happening in the bathroom.

Glancing casually and making sure there was no useful information, Bai Yu sat on the edge of Zhao Mingyue’s bed, one hand propping her chin.

Some useful information could be extracted from the viewers’ strange comments, which could be considered a good thing. However, she was now considering another matter.

After midnight, it would be the end of the week, which meant that when the sun rose tomorrow, school would start.

Both Zhao Mingyue and Lu Liangting were students at the same high school. The key was that those lunatics who had been transformed into beautiful girls were most likely also in this high school, either as students, teachers, or even possibly staff members.

To be honest, tonight’s task wasn’t really difficult at all. With her present, Zhao Mingyue wouldn’t have any problems.

But it was different at school. There were too many restrictions.

She was a ghost, and her strength would be reduced by more than fifty percent during the day.

“I will make sure you survive.” Glancing back at the soundly sleeping Zhao Mingyue, Bai Yu reached out to pull the quilt up over her shoulders.

She murmured to herself, and not long after, she heard Zhao Mingyue’s sleepy mumbling.

“Bai, Bai Yu, this skirt looks good too. Hurry up and put it on… Mm… Let’s sleep together tonight too…”

A somewhat silly smile appeared on her face as she tightly hugged the quilt. Bai Yu couldn’t help but feel helpless.

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“Ah, let me sleep a little longer.”

That’s what Zhao Mingyue said twenty minutes ago when she turned off the alarm, and in those twenty minutes, she fell back asleep.

Bai Yu stood beside the bed, gently placing her hand on Zhao Mingyue’s neck.

In just half a second, Zhao Mingyue’s eyes snapped open.

“Hiss, so cold.”

“Miss Zhao Mingyue, it’s now 6:58 AM.”

Bai Yu kindly reminded her. She could already imagine what kind of expression Zhao Mingyue would have if she woke up a little later. She would definitely regret it for the whole day and then cast a resentful look at her, as if saying:

Bai Yu, why didn’t you wake me up this morning?