Chapter 7

"Fight venom with venom? Do you think we're that easily fooled‽"

"Bro, just give me some money to fix my phone display and I'll leave . "

"You think you can make this go away with a discounted ticket? No way!"

After several minutes of arguing, there were still no visitors who showed any intention of entering the Haunted House . They stayed firmly outside the gate as if the entrance was a line of minefields . They were so terrified that even Chen Ge could not help but sigh . "No one dares to come in just to give it a try? My Haunted House is not even scary; if you don't believe me, feel free to check the online reviews . "

As he said so, some in the crowd really did do that .

"Indeed, all the reviews say the place is not scary . "

"The only good thing about it is apparently they hire a pretty lady to play the ghost . "

"Then, shall we give it a try?"

Yet another long wait later, finally someone stepped forward . "Bunch of cowards, this is just a Haunted House, how scary can it be? I've seen plenty of human carcasses; do you think I'll be afraid of this?"

The person who stepped forth was a bushy-browed young man with a crew cut . He looked rather unassuming .

"Bro, stop joking with us . Even bluffing has a limit to it . "

"Just how old are you? Yet you want us to believe you've seen real human carcasses?"

"We're all scaredy-cats here, so why are you lying to us?"

Just as the voices of derision gathered, a rather soft but firm voice cut through the cacophony . "He's not lying . Facing human carcasses is indeed a daily business for people like us . "

The crowd turned toward the voice, and they saw a tall, slender woman in a sun hat and a white dress walking over from the park entrance . Her facial expression was cold, and it was as if she carried a personal air-conditioner with her because the temperature around her felt rather low .

"Senior!" The young man bounced like a rabbit toward the woman, attempting to help her with her bag, but he was deterred by a wintry glare from the woman . He stood where he was, all flustered with an awkward yet polite smile on his face .

"Wait, did you just call her senior? You two are still students?" Chen Ge's attention was also drawn to these two young people .

"We're Forensic Science students from Jiujiang Medical University . My name is He San, and this is my senior, Gao Ru Xue . " The young man smiled at Chen Ge . "The video you uploaded last night has been shared on our school's forum, and my senior decided to pay this place a visit after watching it . "

"That unapproachable beauty is a forensic doctor?"

"Although, her presence does match her profession nicely . "

"Miss, how about we be friends…"

The male visitors started to crowd around the woman . Acting as her guardian, He San merely smiled and said, "I don't think you all understand what you're getting into . The other morning, my senior cut open some toads or rats, but right after washing her hands, she happily sauntered over to the canteen to have braised meat completely unaffected; when she passed the lab late last night and saw the bodies soaked in formaldehyde, she yawned and greeted them nicely . Listen to my advice and measure yourself . The number of men she has operated on is probably higher than the number of girls any one of you have held the hand of . "

This unique introduction had achieved the result he wanted; instantly, a two-meter radius emptied around the woman .

Chen Ge also felt a mounting headache upon hearing the young man's introduction . It was not easy for him to finally finish the Nightmare Mission and receive the reward, but the first challenger his updated Haunted House received was a pair of forensic science students . Since their degree was in forensic science, naturally, they would have a fear threshold higher than most!

"Can we go in now?" The woman strode impatiently to stand before Chen Ge . She was already tall, but in her heels, she was practically on the same level as Chen Ge .

"The original ticket price is twenty, so with the fifty percent discount, it'll be ten . Before we go in, I would like to provide the Haunted House's background and a warning . " Chen Ge remembered the tips provided by the black phone . One of the three important features of a Haunted House was its plot and background . It would help the visitors get into the mood .

"First, an introduction . Even though many online reviews say my Haunted House is not scary, as a responsible proprietor, I wish to divulge to both of you some facts . The ground we're on was the largest mass grave in Jiujiang city fifty years ago . Thirty years ago, due to city planning, they flattened the graves and built the Jiujiang City Hospital on the site . What happened next you can easily find out on the internet . The hospital was forced to close down due to the frequent occurrence of many incidents that could not be explained, and my Haunted House is a remodeled hospital building that was behind . It still hides many secrets that concern the ill-fated hospital . "

After that, Chen Ge pointed at the warning sign beside the main entrance . "No entry to visitors with a heart condition or vascular disease . Visitors above twelve and below sixteen have to be accompanied at all times by their parents or guardians . If there are no questions, please follow me . "

Chen Ge pulled open the black heavy drapes, closed the rusted gate, and led He San as well as Gao Ru Xue down the dark corridor .

"Since they cannot share the same room in life, they'll share the same grave in death . This is a local urban legend that has been passed down for many generations .

"Ping Jianghou wished to set up a Minghun for her son who unfortunately passed away too soon . Therefore, she invited a fortune teller to take a look at her son's life and fortune map before finally pinpointing a girl as the perfect candidate to accompany his son in death .

"However, the girl already had someone else in her heart . To make her submit, Ping Jianghou killed her lover by shoving him into a lake and threatened the girl's parents' lives .

"Finally, to protect her parents, the girl agreed to marry a dead man .

"Red and white candles stood side by side, a wedding coupled with a death . After the girl was sealed in the coffin and buried alive, many weird things started to happen to the Ping household .

"The statues of bronze chicks started to bleed, and the paper dolls burned for the dead were found blinking . And every midnight, a woman could be seen wandering the halls .

"The scenario that you'll be experiencing this time is called Minghun . The set is completely open; you can go anywhere you wish, but you need to locate the correct exit in less than fifteen minutes . If you wish to surrender, stand under any of the available cameras and scream for help; I'll fetch you . " Chen Ge stopped at the second-floor entrance and bowed . "Enjoy . "

"That sounds interesting, but if you think that's enough to scare me, you're sorely mistaken," He San rambled shamelessly while he hid behind his senior . His lips said he was not afraid, but his feet seemed screw shut to the ground, unwilling to move .

In comparison, Gao Ru Xue was more collected . She entered the scenario wordlessly .

"Senior, wait for me!"

After the two visitors entered, Chen Ge locked the front door entrance and called Xu Wan . "Xiao Wan, our guests have entered, be prepared . Also remember to put your earpieces in . "

After giving all the necessary orders, Chen Ge returned to the main control room . This small room was where he could see the different cameras and where he could control all of the set-ups .

"I really didn't think I will be using this music so soon since it does sound a bit dark, but since they're not normal visitors, I have no choice!" Chen Ge turned on the audio system and put the Black Friday music on repeat .

With everything in place, he sat before the monitor watching He San and Gao Ru Xue closely . If anything weird happened to them, he would rush in to save them immediately .