Deep in the Living

Chapter 533 The Short Woman

"Goosebumps...a movie I've never seen before."

Is this movie structured around individual characters? Or do they all start out randomly in different places and might meet later?

Roddy first parked the car on the side of the road and checked himself over, discovering that the name on his employee badge was indeed "Roddy".

Given this, it's reasonable to assume that the other members should have kept their names. He decisively used his identity as a deliveryman to log into the company website and search for the names of Hua Yuan, Yu Ze, and Li Beite.

There are nine people with the same name Yu Ze in the current urban area.

No information was found regarding Li Beite and Hua Yuan.

In addition, the mobile phone map confirmed that the current location was a county town of moderate size, where the character corresponding to Luo Di lived.

"If you can't find the name, you can basically guess that 'Goosebumps' is a horror film with a short film unit structure."

The characters were likely randomly distributed into different short films, each experiencing a completely different individual story, rather than an overall team story.

This is actually better for me; there are far fewer things to consider, and the ring can be used immediately in case of danger.

After deducing that it was a single-player storyline, Roddy quickly began searching around the driver's seat.

"These delivery drivers should usually be equipped with self-defense items. I wonder if they have knives. If they do, then there's no need to buy one... Under the conditions of [mass slaughter], the difference between having a knife and not having one is quite significant."

As it turned out, Roddy actually found a machete wrapped in newspaper. The weight distribution was quite good, much better than a kitchen knife or something similar.

Since that's the case, let's not waste any more time.
I stepped on the gas and sped off to the delivery location.

In Luo Di's view, the current priority is to maintain the deliveryman's persona and avoid doing anything too outrageous, prioritizing stability.

After all, this is the first time going to the dungeon, and we've already chosen a high-difficulty random movie, so playing it safe is the best option.

Although Roddy hasn't taken his driving test yet, he already knows the basics.

He didn't waste any time while waiting at the red light, checking his phone's photo album, chat messages, and so on to figure out his role in the movie.

I am a young man who has graduated from university about six months ago, and I am currently living in a rented apartment with my girlfriend whom I met during university.

"There's even a rented apartment and a girlfriend. If this delivery doesn't encounter any problems and the movie plot doesn't get to a dangerous point, I guess I'll have to go back to the rented apartment."

"Isn't this red light a bit too long? Why isn't it over yet?"

Just as Roddy was looking at the red light in front of him with a bit of impatience, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye: a rather discordant red color appeared at the edge of his peripheral vision.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the roadside.

【telephone booth】

Green roof, vertical rectangle, transparent.

A girl in red, less than 1.3 meters tall, stood inside, but her face was obscured because her back was turned.

Judging from her height, she is probably a junior high school student.

However, their clothes were like an adult's.
A red knitted cardigan worn over a white long dress.
The legs and feet exposed under the skirt were rather thick and severely turned outwards.

Moreover, the proportions of this person's upper and lower body are almost equal, which makes the overall appearance look very unnatural.

Just as Roddy was about to observe more closely,
Beep beep! The car horn behind him sounded, reminding him that the light had turned green.

I abandoned the observation, stepped on the gas, and drove through the street.

Although the woman in red in the phone booth was suspicious, Roddy didn't sense any danger or monster-like aura.

The phone, which was navigating, suddenly rang.

"Hello! This is Da Kong Express." Luo Di quickly switched into the role of a courier.

A gentle, delicate girl's voice came from the other end of the line, "Hello, I'd like to ask when the package for Yangfeng Community is expected to arrive?"

Roddy immediately remembered that the navigation destination was this old-fashioned neighborhood.

"I'm on my way, within an hour."

"Could you please deliver this for me first? There are some very urgent things in the package. Thank you, sir."

"What's your name?"

"Ms. Tian."

"Okay, I'll try my best to deliver it to you ahead of time."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After hanging up the phone, Roddy became a little suspicious and saved the number, marking it as "suspicious".

After all, this was the first phone call he received since he came to explore the dungeon. Although it sounded like a normal customer request, he still needed to pay attention to it.

We arrived at Yangfeng Residential Area soon.

The style is somewhat similar to the resettlement community where Roddy once lived.

He works for DaKong Express, a premium courier company that delivers to every customer's door. In older neighborhoods like this, few people use this type of courier service; there were only three packages in the entire neighborhood.

Roddy quickly found the package with the name "Miss Tian" printed on it.

The size is centered, and the cargo information on it has been kept confidential.

Roddy quickly found the address. The building was located deep inside the complex, without an elevator, and on the top floor.

As he climbed the stairs and approached the top floor, he immediately smelled a foul odor, or rather, a body odor.

The standard layout has two households per floor.

The household on the right seems to have moved out a long time ago; the rental information posted on the door has turned yellow and fallen off.

To the left is the home of the so-called "Miss Tian".

Judging from the voice on the phone, it should be a young, tall girl, probably still in school and living with her family, just like Luo Di did before.

Boom!
The moment Roddy's finger touched the door, it opened instantly. It was as if the other person had been standing on the other side of the door all along, waiting for his arrival.

Crunch!

The rusty door hinges made a sharp noise as they turned.

The body odor also intensified when the door was opened.
The person standing inside the door wasn't a student, nor did he live with his parents; he was someone Roddy had seen while driving.

She wore a white dress as a base layer, a red knitted cardigan as an outer layer, and a pair of delicate little leather shoes.

Exactly the same as the woman in the phone booth.

This time, Roddy saw the other person's face.

A very strange face.
The bone structure is relatively large, causing the entire face to spread out like a pancake.

Their eyes are extremely far apart, even exceeding the range of human vision.

A flat nose and a pale, bloodless mouth.

Her entire face was very white, but the touch of rouge on her cheeks made her look even stranger.

Moreover, this face doesn't belong to a young girl at all, but to a woman over thirty.

"Hello Ms. Tian, ​​please sign here."

When Roddy handed over the package, he noticed the other person's somewhat swollen hand, as if he wanted to make contact with him, so he decisively let go.

Snapped!
The package just fell to the ground.

The scene was a little awkward for a while.

and,

Miss Tian showed no intention of bending down to pick it up; she simply smiled and looked at Luo Di without moving.

Roddy's expression had become blank; he had been pondering a question the moment he saw the other person.
"Should we kill him?"

The girl before him showed no signs of distress, her body riddled with openings. Luo Di could kill her with a single mental strike. Moreover, this old neighborhood had virtually no surveillance cameras, and since she lived alone on the top floor, even if he killed her, the police probably wouldn't discover it for a long time.

but,

This is a dungeon, and a high-difficulty randomized movie at that; there's no way things could be this simple.

Killing him might lead to even more terrible consequences. After some thought, Roddy suppressed his murderous intent and chose to assume the role of the current deliveryman.

He bent down to pick up the fallen package, saying, "Sorry, I didn't hold it properly."

"It's ok."

After signing the papers, the woman held the package in one hand and raised the other in the air, smiling as she said goodbye to Roddy.

He said on the phone that the package was urgent, but he showed no intention of opening it at all.

Roddy decisively turned and left, quickly descending the stairs.

As he passed the corner, he made a point of looking back and saw that the other person's red leather shoes were still standing there, still waving goodbye.

Go downstairs quickly.
Stepping out of this apartment building,
Roddy could still feel a gaze upon him, as if if he turned around, he would find the woman pressed against the window, watching him.

……

Seven o'clock in the evening.

The day's deliveries are finally over.

Apart from the short woman, Roddy did not encounter any other strange events.

However, he has only been there for one day and cannot draw any conclusions yet; the real danger may be lurking in the shadows.

He rented a modern apartment on a lower floor.

When the key was used to open the door to room [0305], a fragrant aroma wafted out.

"Roddy, you're back! Come and eat!"

A girl who wasn't particularly beautiful, but wore black glasses and had a very pleasing appearance, had cooked a small hot pot and was waiting for him to eat with her.

She doesn't resemble Hua Yuan; she looks more like Wu Wen.

The character, named Meijia, is a fictional character from the movie and works at a small company.

"it is good."

"You're acting a little strange today. Are you too tired? And you smell weird. Quickly take your clothes off and put them in the washing machine. I'll wash them for you later."

"Thank you."

"Huh?" Meijia looked at him strangely. "Are you running a fever? Why are you thanking me?"

"Is there nothing to eat?"

I had a little beer and finished off the delicious hot pot food.

Meijia gently rested her head on his shoulder, and after a moment's thought, Roddy reached out and hugged her.

After a brief encounter, Meijia suddenly remembered something.

"Luo Di, go and bring in the clothes hanging on the balcony. I'll clean up the dishes. Once everything's done, we can have some alone time... Give me a leg massage then, I'm exhausted from visiting today, I walked around all day."

"Row."

Just as Roddy arrived at the balcony to collect the laundry, he was surprised to find that there was also a phone booth across the street.

The pitch-black night,

The nearby streetlights happened to be under repair.
The only light was inside the phone booth.

The short woman stood inside, her back to him, seemingly on the phone... and Roddy's cell phone soon rang in his pocket.

(End of this chapter)