Serial Player
Chapter 209 - 208: Lead the Way (Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 209: Chapter 208: Lead the Way (Seeking Subscriptions)

"It’s this building." The middle-aged agent evidently didn’t know that the three were discussing in the [Friends] chat.

He brought them to a building in Qianhu Community and introduced, "This is Building 7 in Qianhu Community. There’s a nice apartment on the 12th floor. The owner is eager to rent it out, and the price is within your budget, Mr. Li."

The three of them were actually discussing in the [Friends] chat whether it would be better to leave now.

From the conversations of the residents, some bizarre events seemed to be happening here. They speculated that it might be a non-human species.

At first, they thought it was some kind of conspiracy.

Now, it seemed the agent had misunderstood their identities because of what happened yesterday.

"I’m not a ghost-catching master." Li Changhe didn’t want to get into trouble. Since it wasn’t a conspiracy, why bother risking exposure as a [Player] and dealing with non-human species?

It’s better to go back and find a house quietly.

Seeing the hesitation in the trio, the agent grew anxious. He asked, "Do you have any questions, or would you like to take a look at the apartment?"

"Uncle... I heard that this building... has bad Feng Shui." Li Changhe was still thinking of politely declining.

Mr. Bai simply waved his hand and said, "I know what’s going on. You think we are some kind of extraordinary people, right? You say you’re helping Li find a house, but actually, you want us to deal with some stuff for you, don’t you?"

Relying on his [psychic scalpel], which could adjust the agent’s memory at any time, Mr. Bai simply clarified.

"We are looking for a house, not catching ghosts. Does your agency also have a ghost catching business?"

The agent’s face changed. If it were others who said this, he would have thought they were scammers. He had met many such people in the past few days.

His niece had been looking increasingly haggard lately. After much questioning, she told him that she had seen strange things from time to time over the past month.

At first, the uncle didn’t take it seriously. He didn’t believe in these ghostly things.

A month ago, his niece encountered a criminal who targeted young girls. Fortunately, she was saved in the nick of time. Probably, it was the damn criminal’s behavior that left a psychological shadow on her.

The uncle just advised her to rest well.

But the situation didn’t improve, and his niece became even more haggard.

Once a lively girl, she became extremely withdrawn.

Strange things also happened around her from time to time.

For example, cars parked nearby suddenly lost control and rushed towards her on the street. Although no one was injured, there was no one inside the car, which was terrifying!

Another example was that the neighborhood’s pet cats would somehow escape from their owners’ homes at night, gathering at the niece’s door.

...

There was even a time when the uncle saw a dark shadow following his niece, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

This scared the uncle so much that he sought help from gods and spirits, but nothing worked.

The bizarre incidents kept happening, even intensifying. The elevator in the community would malfunction from time to time.

The elevator, which was supposed to go up to the upper floors, would inexplicably stop on the 12th floor. That was where his niece lived, as if someone got off there.

A resident once said they saw a figure standing on the top of the elevator.

Property management personnel had checked it seven times but found no problems.

It wasn’t just the elevator. People used to live next to his niece’s apartment.

But that family’s child kept saying they saw someone on the balcony. Once they opened the door, that person was gone.

Initially, that family didn’t believe in such things and thought it was just their child seeing things. But the strange incidents kept happening.

In the end, even the adults saw the figure outside the balcony. The family made up their mind and moved to the downtown area.

The agent didn’t lie about this part.

In recent times, he had also heard from those ’masters’ that some extraordinary people might be able to deal with these ’dirty things.’

He had sought such people many times, offering them a stay on the 12th floor at his own expense, next to his niece’s apartment.

Some of them might be genuine, but all of them left the next day. Not a single one stayed.

Changing houses and hiring people to exorcise ghosts didn’t work, and instead provoked eerie incidents elsewhere.

The agent was anxious because his niece was his only family.

It wasn’t until last night that he saw Li Changhe and He Feng leaving swiftly as if foreseeing something terrible.

After that, the tragedy occurred.

That led the agent to believe that Li Changhe and the others were also extraordinary people who were genuinely skilled.

So he planned to give it a try today. If they really could detect something, he would plead with them to stay and save his niece.

Seeing that Mr. Bai had explained it all, the agent was both happy and worried. He was happy because they really could detect these ’dirty things,’ but worried because they didn’t want to get involved.

"Please help! Take a look, just a look!" The agent pleaded hurriedly, "If you could save my niece, there will be a reward!"

Knowing that Li Changhe and the others had already discovered his intentions, the agent decided to come clean and ask for help.

Li Changhe and the others frowned. They were [Players], and engaging with non-human species might trigger a [Task].

Now that Yanyun was injured, dealing with other matters would be difficult.

If it were a conspiracy, they would fight without hesitation.

But they weren’t too keen to get involved in others’ problems.

"We left in a hurry yesterday. We should have gone to see the house as a formality, so that he wouldn’t have noticed our peculiarity." Li Changhe sighed in his heart.

Originally, it was just a small matter of not checking the house, but it was unexpectedly noticed by the agent. They should have been more careful.

"Let’s take a look. I don’t feel any danger," Yun Ting whispered in his mind. "I’ve been dealing with the Mysterious Species for twenty years. I won’t be wrong about this feeling. There are indeed signs of the Mysterious Species’ existence here, but their strength should be weak. They must be badly restrained."

"Worst comes to worst, Bai Yi can wipe this guy’s memory afterwards."

"Brother Ting, why are you so enthusiastic this time?" Li Changhe asked, puzzled.

"Of course, I want to enjoy fried chicken and watch TV in a nice room!" Yun Ting snorted, "I think this place is good. Hurry up, clean it up, and move in."

"Besides... we should see things through."

Li Changhe didn’t understand this sentence.

In the [Friends] group, they discussed with He Feng and Mr. Bai.

Their unanimous conclusion: "Haha, a female ghost!"

"But if Yun Ting is right, then we can actually give it a try. This location is perfect for monitoring that crew. Meanwhile, it will also help you solve your housing problem," He Feng suggested in the [Friends] group.

Li Changhe nodded slightly. That was a point. Besides, they already knew it was a Mysterious Species. The [(Imitation) Pharmacist’s Coloured Glaze Shell Leaf Sutra Box] could be useful.

Moreover, he still had [Boss Lead], a powerful weapon to deal with these ghosts.

If the opponent could withstand a hit from [Boss Lead]... Well, that seemed unlikely. Otherwise, Yun Ting wouldn’t say they were weak.

Afterwards, they could ask Mr. Bai to clean up the agent’s memory, which seemed relatively safe.

After weighing his options, Li Changhe told the agent, "Lead the way then."