I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 508: The Hundred-Year Haunted House (Part 9)_1

Chapter 508: Chapter 508: The Hundred-Year Haunted House (Part 9)_1

"Three times," Chen Hao flipped through the materials in his hand, "The first owner of the mansion was named Daniel, a pianist from Germany. He personally supervised the construction of this house, and the materials used are very exquisite. Even after more than eighty years, it remains very sturdy."

Chen Hao was a top salesperson in real estate, and he immediately noticed Ms. Ruan Yuling’s special interest in you, a pleasing smile appearing on his face: "Mr. Yun, before you look at the mansion, just take in the scenery around here, how beautiful it is. There are mountains and water when you want them. Plus, it’s quiet enough here, very suitable for a vacation and relaxing."

Chen Hao mistakenly thought you were Ms. Ruan’s young boyfriend, and he energetically described the surrounding environment to you. You couldn’t be bothered to explain anything to him, for even if you did, he wouldn’t believe that your relationship was purely platonic.

"Since we’re here, let’s go inside and take a look."

Ruan Yuling strode forward with her long legs, heading towards the mansion under Chen Hao’s nearly stiff gaze.

The mansion’s main gate was a classical wrought iron gate with embroidery, commonly seen in Republican-era dramas.

The moment you pushed open the mansion’s main gate, a breeze brushed your face, and suddenly a beautiful piano melody reached your ears.

Seeing you close your eyes slightly, showing an air of contented enjoyment, Ruan Yuling couldn’t help but ask, "What’s the matter?"

"Hmm? Didn’t you hear it? Such a beautiful piano piece."

"Piano music? No, I didn’t hear anything," Chen Hao’s face showed a slight change in color as you said this.

"No worries, it’s normal for you not to hear it." You chuckled and asked Chen Hao, "Did the first owner named Anthony leave China, or did he pass away here?"

"Two months before Yamato’s full-scale invasion of China, Anthony left."

Nodding your head, you continued to ask, "What was the identity of the last owner, and how many years has this house been vacant?"

"The last owner was a painter. He lived here for around ten years and was later taken to live in Yuhang City by his children. The house has been vacant for about ten years."

You turned to Ruan Yuling and asked, "Sister Ling, I remember you mentioned to me last night that this mansion is a haunted house? Where did you get that information?"

"Right, it was from Xiao Chen himself."

Ruan Yuling appeared very natural, her every move was extremely enchanting, causing Chen Hao’s eyes to inadvertently sneak glances at her.

Hearing Ruan Yuling mention himself, Chen Hao scratched his head in slight embarrassment and said with a laugh, "Actually, when I said that earlier, it was just a joke for Ms. Ruan. This mansion has been vacant for more than ten years, and when I took it over, another colleague said it was a haunted house, so no one has been willing to buy it, not even considering renting it."

"What’s the price?"

As soon as the price was mentioned, Chen Hao’s eyes instantly changed, gleaming as he said, "Three million."

"That’s too expensive."

You said just two words before turning to look at the mansion in front of you.

Chen Hao hurriedly said, "Mr. Yun, the mansion and the garden cover eight acres of land. Not to mention buying the house—the land alone is worth more than two million."

"Although this building can’t be considered a haunted house, it definitely has some problems, and I can tell you that very clearly. I’m here on Sister Ling’s request to clean up the mansion. Let’s not talk about other things—just the price alone has to be one million."

As you spoke, a business card suddenly flew out of your pocket, landing into Chen Hao’s palm under his astonished gaze.

"President of Supernatural Detective Agency, Li Muyun?"

"The geographical location and surrounding environment of this mansion are indeed good, and I also find it appealing. It’s just that the price is too high. Three million, heh, with just a few tens of thousands, I could stay in a Five-Star vacation resort. Why bother coming to such a secluded place?"

Chen Hao hadn’t expected you to be someone Ms. Ruan invited to scope out the place, and he scratched his head, tentatively asking, "What is your psychological price point?"

"One million and twenty thousand."

"Ah? No, no, that won’t do." Chen Hao shook his head like a rattle-drum, "Before coming here, our manager gave me a bottom line price, 2.2 million!"

"1.18 million." You didn’t even blink, you just slightly looked up at the sky, "Hmm, it’s almost noon. I saw a farmhouse restaurant on the way here; there shouldn’t be many people around now."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hao urgently said, "1.8 million, it can’t be reduced any further!"

"1.16 million!"

"You... Mr. Yun, you can’t do this!" Chen Hao’s face was downcast.

"1.15..."

"Wait, alright, 1.16 million!" Before you could speak, Chen Hao quickly yelled out, "If I go back with this price, the manager will kill me for sure!"

Hearing this, you shrugged your shoulders, not bothering to say anything else, because in this world, those who buy will never be as shrewd as those who sell. For such a rundown house that had been empty for over a decade, you thought 1.16 million was too expensive; if it were up to you to buy it, you probably could have gotten it for as low as 600,000.

Now that the price was settled, Ruan Yuling picked up the pen with her delicate jade hand and quickly signed the contract, then she said to Chen Hao, "For the remaining procedures, go back and see my secretary."

"All right."

Chen Hao nodded, handed over a set of keys that seemed a bit old to you, and then turned and left.

After Chen Hao drove off into the distance, Ruan Yuling slowly approached, stood by your side, and said in a sultry voice, "Thank you, you helped me save nearly 2 million. I will have someone transfer the money to your account tomorrow."

"No need, I’m helping Sister Ling purely as a friend. If Sister Ling really has the intention, then use that money for the children in the mountain area," you said to Ruan Yuling with a smile, "You also came from a rural area, so I think you know the living conditions of those children."

Ruan Yuling nodded, smiled and said, "Come, take me inside for a look."

You didn’t expect Ruan Yuling would choose to go in at this time, and turned to ask, "Sister Ling, aren’t you afraid?"

"I will be staying here whenever I have free time in the future. If I’m afraid to enter now, then why did I buy it?"

"Okay then."

The exterior of the mansion was indeed nice, and its overall structure was still very intact. Although there were damaged parts, a little repair work would suffice. Bringing in a construction team, the place could be renovated to look like a new home in two or three months.

You used the keys in your hand to open the front door: "Eee—yah—"

In the grating sound, you slowly pushed the door open.

An old house that had been unoccupied for over a decade, it exuded a scent of wood mixed with the smell of dust.

"This place looks good." Ruan Yuling walked in by herself.

As you were just stepping over the threshold, preparing to enter when your body suddenly froze, you couldn’t help but look back towards the direction of the doorway you came through.

"What’s wrong?"

Ruan Yuling turned her head to look at you.

"Nothing, let’s just look around," you said with a low smile, and your right foot followed, stepping inside.

Just a few steps inside the house, the two open wooden doors behind you suddenly slammed shut on their own!

"Bang!"