I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Bai Qiquan put down his plate and spoon.

"What about the salary?"

Pang Zhen asked again.

"The salary is very high! I checked, and they've given me the salary of a seasoned veteran who's been working for several years during my internship."

Bai Qiquan was quite satisfied with his salary. His classmates who graduated in the same year worked hard on film crews and only earned a few thousand yuan a month. He earned over 20,000 yuan right after graduation. Moreover, Lu Ban said that food and accommodation would be provided. It couldn't be better.

If you save money and live frugally, you can afford the down payment for a house in Jiangcheng in just five or six years!

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly felt sad again.

"I'm so envious..."

Pang Zhen couldn't help but say.

"Why don't you go for an interview too?"

Bai Qiquan said casually.

"I'm not going. Who wants to work with those weirdos who like to make disgusting movies... uh, I'm not talking about you."

"No, Director Lu may seem strange, but he's actually a good person. He even messaged me today saying he's found me a dorm room and told me to check it out when I have time."

Bai Qiquan opened WeChat and showed his girlfriend the dormitory photos that Lu Ban had sent him that day.

Pang Zhen took the phone and saw that it was a rather secluded neighborhood. The house was also fully furnished, with two bedrooms and a living room, and it was very spacious.

However, upon closer inspection of the photo, she felt that something was amiss.

"Look, why is there someone hiding behind the curtains here?"

She pointed to a photo of the living room window, to the curtains that were drawn back together.

Bai Qiquan examined it carefully, turning it over and over, before realizing that there really seemed to be something on it.

That was... a human face.

Chapter 280 Killed on the Spot

Upon arriving at the entrance of the residential area, Bai Qiquan glanced around.

This place should be near a university, where food and accommodation are cheap and the environment is nice. However, the photos taken before made Bai Qiquan a little uneasy.

There was indeed a face on the curtain, as if someone was standing behind it, but how could there be anyone else in this new house besides Lu Ban?

Bai Qiquan didn't dare to ask any questions. He could only pack his things with trepidation and come to Jiangcheng to report for duty.

He waited for a while at the entrance of the residential area, and then saw Lu Ban and a girl walking over.

The girl looked petite, like a middle school student next to Lu Ban. The weather at the end of May was already getting a bit hot, and she was wearing a pink thin sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers. If not explained, Bai Qiquan's first reaction would be that she was Lu Ban's younger sister who was in middle school.

"This is Qin Tiantian, you can think of him as our company's mascot."

Lu Ban gave an introduction.

"The mascot of farts should be called its spokesperson, okay? Spokesperson."

Qin Tiantian immediately retorted.

"……Hello."

Bai Qiquan didn't dare to say anything or ask any more questions. He followed the two people to his two-bedroom apartment.

"One more person will be staying here later, so it'll be two people per room. That should be fine, right?"

Lu Ban asked a question.

"No problem, no problem."

The two rooms were about the same size. He chose the one further away from the entrance, put down his luggage, and returned to the living room.

The curtains were still drawn, but Bai Qiquan couldn't see the face reflected in them. He hoped it was just an illusion.

"It feels quite quiet here."

Bai Qiquan pretended to look at the scenery outside and glanced behind the curtains, but there was nothing there.

"Yes, usually in this kind of neighborhood, many apartments are renovated and rented out, but you don't have to worry about that here."

Lu Ban added.

"Is it because these floors are all finished being renovated?"

Bai Qiquan turned around and asked.

"No, because I bought all of these floors."

Lu Ban answered immediately.

"???"

Bai Qiquan looked at Lu Ban intently.

"Don't panic, stay calm, that's basic procedure."

Qin Tiantian offered a reminder from the side.

Bai Qiquan nodded blankly, unable to understand Lu Ban's line of thinking.

After he went to the bedroom to pack his things, Qin Tiantian pulled Lu Ban to the corner and asked him in a low voice.

"You really bought it?"

"It wasn't much money."

Lu Ban answered as a matter of course.

An apartment here costs only three or four million, and buying several floors would cost less than one hundred million, which is very cheap for Lu Ban.

"..."

Qin Tiantian felt that Lu Ban's concept of money was very wrong, and after thinking for a moment, she said again.

"Then why don't you just buy the house I'm renting as well? That way I won't have to pay rent anymore."

"Ok?"

Lu Ban raised a questioning voice.

"When did you start having the misconception that the rent you're paying isn't for me?"

"what?"

Qin Tiantian was speechless for a moment.

So this guy not only bought the house I was renting, but also didn't tell me that he'd been collecting rent from me for the past few months?

Is this something a human being could do?

"You, you, you, you, Lu Ban, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Qin Tiantian accused.

"Don't worry, actually you don't pay your rent to me."

Lu Ban added.

"...Don't lie to me."

Qin Tiantian said suspiciously.

"Really, your rent is paid to the agency, and the agency settles accounts with me every few months, so theoretically your rent is not paid directly to me."

Lu Ban was very serious.

I want to find a train to run you over and kill you on the spot!

Qin Tiantian was indignant.

“I’m doing this for your own good. If a person has no worries about food and clothing and can count money while lying down, he will inevitably lose motivation, eventually become bored with everything, and become a muddle-headed person.”

Lu Ban explained earnestly.

"Damn it, I just want to be a carefree, muddled person. My biggest dream in this life is to be a salted fish!"

Qin Tiantian gently punched Lu Ban.

Did I disturb you?

Bai Qiquan's voice came from the doorway of the room.

Qin Tiantian immediately moved several steps away from Lu Ban.

"No problem."

Lu Ban glanced at the time.

"You don't need to go to the company today. Report for duty tomorrow morning. Besides you, a few other people should arrive in a couple of days, and we'll assign accommodations then."

After saying that, Lu Ban and Qin Tiantian left the house.

Bai Qiquan made the bed, tidied up the house, sent a message to his girlfriend, went downstairs for a walk, had dinner, bought some daily necessities, and returned to the house.

As soon as he stepped inside, he noticed that the living room curtains had been drawn at some point.

"strangeness……"

Bai Qiquan put down what he was holding and drew back the curtains.

Outside the window, a face was looking at him.

His face was pale and bloodless, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time. His eyes were dull and lifeless, and just looking into them made one feel despair and pain.

Holy crap!!!

Bai Qiquan shuddered and jumped back a step.

However, when he looked out the window again, he only saw his reflection in the glass.

After dark, the glass, illuminated by the indoor lights, became like a mirror, reflecting his own face.

"Am I seeing things...?"

Bai Qiquan muttered to himself.