Global Collapse-Chapter 502 - 471: You are really a good person_2

Chu Changge shook his head. "Jiang Yang. He used to be named Jiang Yang."

"No matter what he's called, we can't allow these folks to live with us. The Doctor's distinctive features are far too obvious. It would be easy for people to discover his identity. Additionally, Xie Bi'an likely knows the Doctor's identity. If he tells others, some people are bound to get ideas," Fatty began to express his opinion.

These players all participated in the college entrance exam event.

There's a good chance they saw Gu Mian use a Spirit Car to ram the exam invigilators. That move was so unusual, it's understandable they'd remember the person who did it.

However, Fatty might be an even bigger target than Gu Mian, as his larger size makes him more conspicuous.

"Speaking of the Doctor's distinctive features, Doctor, if you took off your white coat, I bet 80 percent of people wouldn't recognize you. After all, that coat seems to be your true form," Fatty said, seemingly having completely forgotten about using Gu Mian's 'true form' to wipe his snot last night.

Right then, he was meticulously planning, "Hmm, Doctor, first, take off your white coat and change into that new black shirt, just in case. As for those other players... how about tonight we go scare them so badly they flee in terror and never dare to return?"

There's no need to go that far...

Gu Mian recalled his previous neighbors. They all voluntarily left after experiencing a series of bizarre events.

Gu Mian remembered a small-time boss who had rented a house here specifically to pursue Liu Ruyan. He'd use the excuse of 'checking on my rental property' to sneak peeks at her. His rental was right next to Gu Mian's place.

Gu Mian recalled that the water heater in the house next door later short-circuited, electrocuting the small-time boss so badly he nearly had an epileptic fit.

When the electricity leaked in the neighboring house, Gu Mian was taking a shower in his bathroom. The circuit breaker tripped the moment he stepped out of the bathroom.

After that, nobody lived next door.

At this moment, Fatty was looking eagerly at Xiao Hong, who was hanging from the chandelier. "Xiao Hong, tonight, when it's dead silent, how about you sneak over to their window and give them a good scare?"

Xiao Hong excitedly hopped down.

Gu Mian: "..."

"Look what I've found. New tenants."

Xingluo Buzhichu and the others were walking down the fourth-floor corridor, looking for a door they could open. Before they could find one that would open, they heard a voice from ahead.

They looked up and saw a woman leaning against the entrance to the stairwell, twirling a ring of keys on her finger.

Xingluo Buzhichu, who was at the front, hesitated for a moment before asking, "Excuse me, are you the landlady here?"

Liu Ruyan looked at the man with some surprise.

Since the global game began, most people had become quite casual about staying in hotels. Not only did they not pay, but even if they encountered a landlord, they wouldn't show any courtesy.

They were complete freeloaders.

In this environment, it was rare to encounter such polite tenants, who even used honorifics.

The few people behind him also seemed quite polite.

One man and one woman appeared to be a couple, with the nicknames 'Accompany me next year' and 'Know my thoughts'. The remaining girl, nicknamed 'Su Xiaocha', seemed not to know them.

Of course, the most eye-catching one among them was Xie Bi'an.

Liu Ruyan stared at Xie Bi'an for a moment before smiling and replying, "Yes, I'm the landlady here. Are you looking to stay?"

Xingluo hesitated.

Before the global game began, he had been a prison guard and had seen his fair share of psychopaths and murderers.

For some reason, he sensed an aura of madness emanating from this woman.

She's dangerous.

Just as he was about to refuse, he suddenly heard a pleasant, gentle voice from behind him, "Yes, we intend to stay here."

Xingluo turned to look and saw that Xie Bi'an had, at some point, stepped forward.

Truth be told, as a prison guard who had encountered many deviants, he was very wary of people like this, cloaked in black and with their faces hidden. Completely concealing oneself was often what criminals did before committing a crime.

But, surprisingly, Xie Bi'an always exuded a sense of reassurance. If you spoke with him quietly for a few moments, you would feel that he was definitely not a bad person.

He was a gentle person who harbored goodwill towards the world.

"Don't worry," Xie Bi'an said with a chuckle, seeming to have read Xingluo's mind. "I know this landlady. She's not a bad person."

"Of course I'm not a bad person," Liu Ruyan said, stepping back slightly. "I presume you all participated in the college entrance exam event? I didn't join that one. I heard not many players made it out alive. Could you roughly tell me what happened in there?"

If Gu Mian were here, he would surely marvel at Liu Ruyan's ability to lie so blatantly.

Xingluo lowered his head slightly. "Not long after that event started, my teammates were killed off one by one. It was baffling; we had no idea what taboo we'd broken. We could only watch helplessly as the people around us died.

"Later, a man played a broadcast. I still remember the content clearly... 'Anyone who participates in another's exam question will undoubtedly die.' The moment I heard that broadcast, I believed him.

"Fortunately... I hadn't yet participated in anyone else's exam questions at that point because, at the start, everyone was working on my questions...

"After hearing the broadcast, I and another survivor wanted to leave the school. But then we ran into an exam invigilator. We got separated while fleeing. I searched for him for a long time, right until a horde of ghosts suddenly swarmed out. I turned and ran. A few seconds later, the ground began to shake... Then the entire school collapsed. Chased, I could only run for my life, without even submitting my exam paper.

"While running, I thought I was going to die there. I didn't know if I could leave the school gates without submitting my paper, but I had to take the gamble, because there were life-threatening ghosts chasing me.

"Luckily, miracles still happen in this world. When I reached the school gate, I found it had cracked open. I think the tremors must have broken it, so I managed to escape."

At this point, Xingluo fell silent for a good half-minute. "But I still wanted to wait for someone, so I waited at the school gate for a very, very long time. I waited until it was almost dawn, but the person I was waiting for never appeared."

Liu Ruyan took out a key. "That was truly an instance with heavy casualties... Second room on the left. It's a large room; you can all stay there."

As she spoke, she tossed the key to Xingluo.

Xingluo caught the key, looking stunned for a moment before quickly thanking her, "Thank you..."

Just as Liu Ruyan was about to offer a polite "You're welcome" or something similar, the group on the fourth floor suddenly heard a loud noise from upstairs.

It sounded like some unruly kid was energetically jumping around upstairs.

The players stared blankly up at the ceiling.

"Oh," Liu Ruyan chuckled. "I forgot to mention, besides you, there are other tenants here. They live upstairs. By the way, those tenants aren't very nice people. You'd best not go up there."

Not very nice people...

The players silently mulled over this description, a sense of dread creeping in.

「Night quickly fell.」 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Fatty, on the sixth floor, had already made his preparations.

Gu Mian didn't have any cosmetics at home, so Fatty used flour to paint Xiao Hong's face a ghastly white, then dabbed on some strawberry jam.

However, after the flour covered her most terrifying features, Xiao Hong didn't look quite so scary anymore.

This was clearly a failed attempt at makeup.

The overhead light was on. Gu Mian, wearing the new black shirt Fatty had bought, was curled up on the sofa, scooping strawberry jam from a can with a spoon.

Meanwhile, Fatty was by the window, giving Xiao Hong a pep talk. Gu Mian heard him muttering, "Just climb onto the sill of that lit window and scare them. If no one sees you, knock on the window, then press your face against the glass. Yes, just like that..."

Then, Gu Mian saw a white smudge appear on their own window.