blogombal Chapter 85 Apartment Information
Chapter 85 Apartment Information
"What are you planning to do?" Sun Rui asked.
"Your interrogation method is too slow. I'll help you modify some of his memories," Yang Jian said.
"Okay...how do you need me to cooperate?" Sun Rui nodded without refusing.
"Just wait on the side. With my Ghost Domain, he won't be able to find you."
After Yang Jian finished speaking, he stuck the blood-stained newspaper onto the middle-aged man's face.
Then, his face was easily peeled off.
Yang Jian took out a pen from his pocket and wrote in the newspaper:
[You failed to assassinate Sun Rui and were severely corrupted by his supernatural power. You were rescued by Yang Jian while on the run. Sensing Yang Jian's strength, you decided to invite him to join your apartment.]
After writing all this, Yang Jian did not put his face back, but used the ghost shadow to reassemble his limbs.
Incidentally, he used Ghost Shadow to distribute some of the supernatural power that Sun Rui had left on that person.
Covered in red light, Yang Jian put the middle-aged man's face back.
Soon, the middle-aged man opened his eyes.
His eyes still revealed the excitement of surviving a disaster.
Yang Jian has clearly succeeded in altering Yang Jian's memories.
"Thank you, Yang Jian, for saving my life," the middle-aged man said.
"No need to thank me, I just happened to be passing by," Yang Jian said.
"Sun Rui didn't chase after us, did he? His condition is strange; he's been able to use the same ghost's abilities repeatedly in such a short period of time," the middle-aged man said.
"With my Ghost Domain around, he can't catch up. But why did you get into a conflict with him?" Yang Jian asked, puzzled.
"He killed one of our apartment tenants first, otherwise we wouldn't have bothered with him at all. This guy was too arrogant during the day, he didn't take us seriously at all," the middle-aged man said.
"You mean Lin Long? I remember I also intervened back then. You're not going to assassinate me too, are you? I'm a very petty person," Yang Jian said.
"No, absolutely not... I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Wang Kai, the landlord of the first floor, and Ma Yufei is the tenant on the first floor," Wang Kai said with a smile.
"I wonder if you'd be interested in joining our apartment building. There was a paranormal incident that led to the death of the tenant on the second floor, and the position is currently vacant. If you join, I can recommend you to the landlord."
"I have no intention of joining any paranormal organization for the time being, and besides, I don't know anything about your apartment. What if your recruitment is just to lure me in and then kill me?" Yang Jian said expressionlessly.
"I know what you're worried about. It's nothing more than that Lin Long's death was related to you. But you can rest assured, Lin Long was a tenant on the second floor, and the landlord on the second floor is dead. No one will cause you any trouble," Wang Kai said.
"How can I trust you?" Yang Jian didn't take the key; who knew if there might be something wrong with it?
So, to be on the safe side, he mainly asked questions.
"Here's what we'll do... I have a key here that was originally prepared for the new tenant. You can send someone in to find out more information. I believe we'll have an answer soon," Wang Kai said.
"I can tell you a little about the rules of our apartment building. There are five floors in total, and each floor has residents. The number of residents is not fixed, but the higher the floor, the fewer the tenants there are, and the more dangerous they are."
"Each floor has a rent collector, and our task is to ensure that the number of tenants on each floor does not fall below a certain number, otherwise there will be penalties."
Wang Kai said a lot in one breath, but at the same time he concealed a lot of things.
"What are the benefits of joining you? I can't just work for you for free, can I?" Yang Jian said.
"Of course, as long as you are one of our tenants, you can receive protection from the apartment. However, it is only effective within the apartment and will not work outside the apartment. For example, Sun Rui's paranormal attack was fine as long as I opened the door and returned to the apartment," Wang Kai said.
"I see... It seems you had a backup plan." Yang Jian said with a smile.
"How can we survive without some backup plans? Besides, those landlords upstairs aren't simple people either. If you become one of them, we can look out for each other to avoid being ambushed," Wang Kai said.
Yang Jian nodded. It seemed there was some internal strife within this apartment building.
Perhaps the landlord on the second floor was murdered.
"By the way, what are the costs of becoming a tenant?" Yang Jian asked.
"I have to go back to the apartment one night every month, and I'm bound to be attacked by supernatural forces that night. There's no way to avoid it," Wang Kai said.
Yang Jian nodded.
He then asked many more questions, which Wang Kai answered one by one.
However, Yang Jian's questions became increasingly tricky, and he even started asking about the abilities of the apartment members, eventually even asking about Wang Kai's abilities.
"That's enough, Yang Jian. You should be a smart man. Don't push your luck. Some things are a matter of life and death, and I can't tell you." Wang Kai frowned.
He suddenly felt that he was acting strangely today, actually talking so much with a ghost tamer.
No matter how capable this person is, it shouldn't be like this.
He began to realize that something was wrong.
Why would I admire Yang Jian? No... no...
Wang Kai's expression changed; he couldn't recall at all how Yang Jian had saved him.
"What on earth is going on?!" Wang Kai was shocked.
"Finally found out? Too bad it's too late!" Yang Jian sneered.
At that moment, Sun Rui's figure appeared beside him.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Yang Jian, your acting is really good," Sun Rui laughed.
He had seen everything that had just happened, but he never expected that this person would reveal all the information so easily.
Of course, this was also thanks to Yang Jian's help. Without the newspaper's alteration of his memory, he might not have been able to extract so much information in such a short time.
Aside from some more personal questions, such as paranormal powers and the extent of the resurgence of vengeful ghosts, we know everything we need to know.
However, Wang Kai revealed very little information about the landlord.
The landlord will only enter the apartment when a new tenant appears.
At any other time, the landlord is more like a background figure.
Sun Rui also had a general understanding of the rules of the entire apartment.
First, after moving into the apartment, the tenant must return to the apartment one night each month. During this night, they will be attacked by supernatural forces. If they survive, they can continue to be a tenant.
After living for 3 months, you can choose to go upstairs, or you can choose not to go upstairs and stay on that floor until you have lived there for 6 months, at which point you can become a rent collector.
As for the benefits of becoming a tenant, Wang Kai mentioned before, the apartment can eliminate paranormal attacks and even break the murder patterns that have already been triggered.
The landlord only needs to guarantee the number of tenants on their floor, which can only be known after becoming a landlord, and the number varies from month to month.
The reason Wang Kai wanted to assassinate Sun Rui was because Ma Yufei was on the verge of being resurrected by a vengeful ghost, and he might not survive this supernatural attack.
If the tenant fails to survive, it means that the rent collection has failed. If the number of failed rent collections reaches a certain level, the rent collector will also be attacked by vengeful ghosts.
And the level of danger is far greater than the supernatural attacks suffered by tenants.
"Kill them, they're useless to keep them alive," Sun Rui said.
Yang Jian nodded, and the ghostly figure behind Wang Kai immediately removed his head.
In an instant, Wang Kai lost his breath and his eyes closed.
"That's an enviable ability," Sun Rui said with a smile.