A ghost storyteller can lose his life but cannot lose his job

Chapter 6: Ghost Neighbor. Found me. (New author, new book, please read)
"Click——"

Just as Zhong Xie was thinking, he heard the sound of something crisp breaking, accompanied by some chewing, from behind him.

Following the sound, he actually saw Zhashi standing not far away and waving. While greeting him, he broke off the crispy knuckles from the fried cat's paws and put them into his mouth to chew.

Exploding corpses are also involved in this game?

Zhong Xie was surprised, but before he could respond, the corpse-blasting machine seemed to sense something and quickly retreated back into the room behind him.

gone back?
The game is about to start?

He looked at both ends of the corridor and found that the stairs on both sides of the third floor had all disappeared, which meant that the third floor was now a closed space.

Closed, meaning there is no escape.

Zhong Xie turned around and saw another door opened behind him, but it did not lead to the basement.

This is a small bedroom, lit with warm lighting and simply furnished with only a small bed, a desk and a chair.

The end of the small bed was facing the front door, with a small doll hanging on it. The desk was close to the head of the bed, and the chair next to it was facing the door.

On the desk, a cartoon mouse mask was placed in the middle, waiting for Zhong Xie's arrival.

【Catch the Ghost and Play House】

[There are eleven people in our big family. Each participant has his or her own bedroom with role masks, including "Ms. Black Goat", "Mr. Custer", "Cat", "Mouse Mom", "Mouse", "Human" and other roles. After all members put on the masks for ten minutes, the ghost hunting game can begin. ]

[The game process is divided into lights out, lights on, and voting. All creatures cannot be harmed during the lights on and voting phases, and no one is allowed to leave the room at will during the lights off phase.]

[Each lights-out phase lasts ten minutes, during which the ghost can move freely, and its ghost story ability is enhanced, while other characters will be deprived of their vision. The "ghost" must enter any room before the lights are turned off, take the doll at the end of the corresponding bed and discard it, which is considered "killing" the character.]

[During the lights-out phase, participants in their own rooms (based on the character masks they are wearing) cannot be harmed. The footsteps of the "ghost" will be heard by other participants (within a 4-meter range) after leaving the room.]

[Each light-on phase lasts fifteen minutes, and all participants leave the room and go to the conference room for discussion. The "ghost" must return to his room before the light-on phase begins.]

[Each voting phase lasts five minutes, and the suspected "ghost" is selected through voting based on the discussion results. ]

[If the voting result is correct, the "ghost" will lose the game qualification, the victim will be "resurrected", and the voter will receive a reward. ]

[If the voting result is wrong, the victim will lose the game qualification, and the remaining characters will enter the next round of the game. ]

[When the number of participants cannot continue the game, the game ends. ]

The rules of the game are not complicated. To put it simply, it is Werewolf. The only other thing is that each character wearing a mask has different abilities.

Zhong Xie looked at the mouse mask on the table. The mask was locked on the table with a buckle. It probably had to wait until the game started before it could be worn. He also got new information by touching it.

[Rat: A creature that lives in the Black Goat's house, and there are many of them.]

[Ability: During the lights-out phase of each round of the game, you get a chance to open a rat hole (can be stored up to twice). The rat hole will connect the two sides of the wall, but only "rats" can pass through. After passing through the rat hole, you can move freely and restore some of your vision. ]

The character is a mouse, and his ability is to dig holes. He can move freely by passing through the mouse holes and face the actions of the "ghost", which is similar to the little girl in Werewolf.

After integrating the ghost story information in his mind, Zhong Xie has basically understood the entire game. It is similar to the live-action version of Werewolf, the only difference is that there are ghost stories among the participants of the game, which makes it more exciting.

The danger level of strange stories like corpse explosions is relatively low, and the "neighbors" are the ones we really need to guard against. I just don't know what the "neighbors" are now.

According to the rules of the game, there are only two ways for the neighbor to kill him.

1. Vote through game.

2. One’s own ability to tell strange stories.

The second method requires multiple conditions to be met. The neighbor must happen to see him leaving his room with the lights off, then he can use his ghost story ability to attack. At other times, he is protected by the rules.

Of course, there is another situation, that is, the number of participants drops to the point where the game can no longer continue, but Zhong Xie is not sure about the result. It may be that they, the participants, are eliminated, or it may simply be that the game ends.

However, without the protection of the rules of the game, he would definitely be killed by his neighbors.

As for the way to kill the neighbors...

Zhong Xie also gave a few simple guesses.

1. Use the game to "vote" your neighbors.

2. Use your own ghost talk ability to kill your neighbors during the lights-out phase.

3. Find the hidden rules in the game that can kill your neighbor.

1 is not difficult to understand, but as for 2, it depends on how capable Kuster is.

So Zhong Xie asked in his mind: "Kuster, are you sure you can kill your neighbor?"

"My abilities have not yet fully hatched, but the ability of the rule system can be used normally." Kuster replied, but he did not hold out much hope, "As long as the conditions of [Wife's Loss] are met, it will be fine."

Miss Black Goat's neighbors all appeared in "female image", but which neighbor would marry him at this time?

"Okay, I'll try my best to fulfill your wish." Zhong Xie shrugged, and the lizard man's face-shaping page appeared in his mind. He added a swimsuit, yoga clothes, a thin apron, etc. to it to make it more charming as much as possible.

So he began to think divergently: "No, the temptation of revealing clothes is too low. You are a widow now, right? If I put you in a black mourning dress with a white lining inside, it will cover you up tightly, which will make you more astringent, right?"

"The target was the neighbor, and the crime scene was Miss Black Goat's home. A black-and-white photo of Miss Black Goat's vivid voice and appearance was placed, along with two large wreaths. It was almost like 'committing a crime in front of the wife'.

"There happens to be a strange incident here, which will definitely trigger an achievement."

"Will it get an entry for [Degenerate]? It seems surprisingly appropriate."

Kuster: “…”

"Don't you think that's very perverted?"

Zhong Xie replied seriously:

"Don't you find it very exciting?"

However, the exchange of strange stories between the two of them came to an abrupt halt because new information appeared in their minds.

[The first round of the game begins, the lights go out, and the ghosts start to act]

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xie immediately put on his mask and sat upright at the desk. He naturally turned his back to the open door. The darkness outside the door gradually invaded until it swallowed up the entire room.

His vision was taken away in an instant. Zhong Xie tried to look around, but all he saw was a chaotic void.

The mouse can only restore some of its vision after passing through the mouse hole, which means that if you want to look directly at the "ghost", you must leave the safe room. When you see the ghost, you will be hurt by the ghost. This is in line with the game's game point.

In this game, there are other characters besides mice, and the most dangerous one for Zhong Xie is naturally the cat.

According to the rules set by Miss Black Goat, cats are for catching mice. Zhong Xie is not sure whether his life will be in danger if he encounters a cat during the lights-out period.

After all, he didn't know the cat's abilities or its motives.

Since the name of the game is playing house, he guessed that the characters in the game would also act according to the original rules.

Mouse, you need to bring food for mother mouse.

Cats need to fulfill their duty of catching mice.

For mice, they must determine the roles of the rooms on the left and right before digging a hole, at least they cannot break into the cat's room at will.

At this moment, Zhong Xie's ears accurately caught the sound of subtle footsteps. A creature walked over with a slightly hurried pace.

From the left, to the right.

So the "ghost" room is on my left.

Zhong Xie recalled the scene he had seen in the corridor before, and vaguely remembered that there were three or four rooms on his left.

Is this the scope of “ghosts”?

One of the rules of the game is that the "ghost" must reveal its footsteps when moving during the lights-out phase. This should be the most important "information game" point in the entire game.

After all, normal characters can’t see anything when the lights are off, so there’s no point in voting if no information is given.

The characters in each room can at least hear whether the footsteps passing the door are from left to right or from right to left, and use this as a benchmark for judgment.

If everyone tells the truth, it is not difficult to deduce the room where the ghost is.

However, the difficulty lies in the fact that it is impossible for everyone to tell the truth. At least ghosts will definitely lie, not to mention characters like "Cat" and "Mouse Mom", who can easily muddy the waters due to conflicts of interest.

We have too little information now, so we can’t just hide in our room during the first lights-out period.

He was not sure about the exact number of "ghosts" and whether there would be infighting among the characters during the lights-out period. If the situation was not good, the whole game might only have three or four rounds. In that case, the lights-out time of each round would be extremely critical.

Zhong Xie paced slowly in the room. When he approached the wall, an instinct to make a hole appeared in his mind. Just like when you see an apple, you know that you can pick it up. He also knew that he could make a hole in the wall and go to the two unknown rooms on the left and right.

Left or right?

Zhong Xie thought for a moment and crawled under the bed.

After a quick search under the bed, he found nothing special, so he decided to drill a hole there.

Neither left nor right, Zhong Xie dug through the floor.

It's a very simple logic. Since you are not sure whether the characters in the left and right rooms are harmful to you, then dig a hole to the second floor to see the situation. You may make some unexpected discoveries.

He had observed in the corridor earlier that the entire third floor was closed, which meant that when the lights were off, only "rats" could enter the second floor through the rat hole.

Cats, ghosts, and nothing else can get into the second floor.

Zhong Xie judged that the second floor might be the safest place during the lights-out period, which was equivalent to a rat's underground nest.

Seeing Zhong Xie holding onto the entrance of the rat hole with both hands, Kuster couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of making a mistake in judgment?"

"If you make a mistake, you will die." Zhong Xie responded casually. Anyway, he had already chosen the safest path.

If you do nothing in a ghost story, you might as well just die.

With his body hanging at the entrance of the rat hole, Zhong Xie tried to tilt his head to look down.

This posture allowed him to "pass through" the rat hole, partially restore his vision, and he could also see the bedroom on the second floor.

The layout was no different from his room, and Zhong Xie did not smell any danger, so he let go and landed on the bed in the second-floor bedroom, stepping onto the ground on the second floor.

He walked quickly to the door of the room and looked out into the corridor, which was filled with an equal number of rooms, with the same number of wall lamps and murals as on the third floor.

It was empty and extremely quiet, so quiet that Zhong Xie could clearly hear his own breathing and heartbeat, as well as the light footsteps coming from upstairs.

My night vision has improved, but the images I see are only black and white, with no color. This should be a simulation of the vision of a "rat".

And more importantly -

The distance between the second and third floors is no more than 4 meters. As long as he keeps his positions synchronized, he can listen to the footsteps of the "ghost" upstairs throughout the whole process.

In other words, now I am following the ghost.

He took off his shoes and walked quickly along the corridor. Soon he heard the footsteps of the ghost upstairs near Room 6, so he slowed down his pace and tried to eliminate his own noise.

The footsteps stopped...

Near Room 4 or Room 5.

Zhong Xie sensed something was wrong. After about five seconds, the footsteps sounded again, this time much more resolute. The ghost went straight to the room at the end of the corridor.

The ghost entered Room 1 and probably took the doll from the bedside, which was considered as "killing" the participant in Room 1.

Zhong Xie recorded this information in his mind, and then continued to walk and stop following the footsteps.

After leaving Room 1, the footsteps began to turn around, probably heading back to their own room.

It is mentioned in the rules that ghosts must return to their rooms before turning on the lights.

However, at this moment, the ghost would stay for a few seconds in each room it passed through, as if it was concentrating on observing the situation in the room.

In front of Room 8, the ghost stayed longer.

Room 8?

Is it my room?
Zhong Xie was surprised, but still followed the footsteps and passed rooms 9, 10, and 11 in turn. This time the ghost stopped at the door of room 11.

"Tuk-tuk."

The ghost upstairs squatted down and tapped the floor lightly twice with his knuckles.

Like knocking on the door.

The hard marble floor is the door, and Zhong Xie is the person behind the door.

A rat and a ghost, on the second and third floors, they could clearly sense each other's presence through the floor.

Tuk Tuk.

Is anyone home?
The ghost discovered me. She knew I had dug a rat hole and was on the second floor at that moment.

Zhong Xie stared at the ceiling intently, his muscles tensed unconsciously, and his standing hairs reminded him of the danger.

It’s like facing a cat with the body of a mouse.

After knocking on the door, the ghost's footsteps extended into Room 11 and completely dissipated.

Everything seemed to have returned to calm.

The only thing that was uneasy was Zhong Xie's heart.

He finally knew what the ghost was observing in front of each room.

The ghost was looking for him, from room 1 to room 11.

He was the only one not in the room, so she guessed he was downstairs.

The only people who would come to me like this are my neighbors.

Ghost neighbor.

Found me.

　Qiuqiu, everyone, please read the new book. The data is very important. I have tried my best to update it. Thank you! The strange events will not be dragged out. The four or five chapters are basically finished. Don't worry about following.
　　
　
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