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Chapter 447 - 299. It’s All True (4000 Words)_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 299. It’s All True (4000 Words)_2

Many top broadcasters and novel writers were following this page.

But the owner of the page didn’t give a damn about any of them, completely uninterested in following anyone back.

High traffic, excellent video material... As a result, a large number of ghost story bloggers and livestreamers were learning Beichuan Si’s filming techniques.

Such a mysterious figure was now right in front of him—this was indeed—

Just as Hobu Tian wanted to say something else, Gongben Naoki, who had only spoken twice, suddenly lifted her slender eyes to look at Beichuan Si, "Are you the blogger from Urban Mysterious Tales Office?"

"Yes."

"Can I talk to you?" She put down her coffee cup, her voice tinged with a metallic magnetism.

"I’ll have some time after the offline gathering, we can talk then," Beichuan Si replied simply.

Gongben Naoki clearly wanted to talk to Beichuan Si right there and then, but Beichuan Si had declined, his official and impersonal demeanor took her aback, yet she still nodded in agreement.

That ended the basic introductions.

Next, of course, was the main topic, discussing the issues regarding Jishi Park.

"I think everyone is aware that Jishi Park has closed down, right?" Tanaka Takashi looked at everyone present and continued,

"This is an amusement park that has closed down but has sent us an invitation to review their haunted house. It’s either someone’s idea of a prank, or maybe there really is something there. I think everyone will believe me."

Hobu Tian raised his hand, signaling that he had a different opinion, "I think it must be a prank, right? How can there be vengeful spirits or ghosts in this world? We all work in the supernatural and odd tales industry, we shouldn’t really believe in these things."

After all, if he did believe, he wouldn’t be courting death by continuing to work in this industry.

"Hobu, you can’t say that. At least I believe there’s something there," Tanaka Takashi said with a frown, "You might find it hard to accept what I’m about to say, but have you forgotten about the baseball cap guy and Other Shore Flower missy?"

Uh—

Hobu Tian was stuck by that remark, his face momentarily frozen before he frowned and said, "That could also be because Other Shore Flower and baseball cap guy got tired of the ghost tale videos and didn’t want to continue, so they made up an excuse to retire. That’s a possibility too."

Seeing that Hobu Tian still seemed somewhat unconvinced, Tanaka Takashi and the others calmly pulled out the video and files they had prepared in advance.

"Baseball cap guy and Other Shore Flower missy disappeared in Jishi Park. This is the evidence. After a series of investigations, Yingzhu and I were able to get this material from the police."

The familiar video started again, followed by a scream recorded by a toppled DV camera on the ground.

After the video finished, Hobu Tian’s face didn’t look too good.

He didn’t believe in these ghostly tales, because he worked in that field, and believing too readily would make him less brave and deter him from exploring further.

But the video from Yamakou Hideyasu and Tanaka Takashi just proved there really was something in Jishi Park.

It might be humans who killed the baseball cap guy and Other Shore Flower; it could also be a ghost or monster...

Regardless of the option, there was the danger of injury, even death.

Hobu Tian was a smart man, and he didn’t persist with his point of view. Instead, he held out his hand and said,

"If that’s the case, then there’s no need for us to take the risk, right? Wouldn’t it be better just to stay away?"

The moment he finished speaking, the expressions on Tanaka Takashi and Yamakou Hideyasu’s faces changed.

The incandescent lights in the store suddenly began to flicker, darkening and brightening.

A chilly atmosphere swept over the five of them in an instant.

It was as if indistinct whispers were murmuring in their ears.

Simultaneously, the notification sound of an email receipt came from Hobu Tian’s pocket.

"What’s going on?" Hobu Tian’s expression drastically changed as he witnessed this scene.

Beichuan Si glanced at the flustered servers apologizing to the patrons and said calmly to Hobu Tian, "Just take out your phone and have a look."

Taking his advice, Hobu Tian pulled out his phone.

The next second, the lighting returned to normal, and simultaneously, the shop owner’s voice apologized, "I’m terribly sorry, ladies and gentlemen, it seems there was some instability in the voltage. Everything is back to normal now, and I’m very sorry for any inconvenience caused. I hereby promise that everyone’s expenses in the restaurant today will be half price. Very sorry."

Hearing the possibility of a discount, some of the patrons who were just panicked relaxed all at once.

However, unlike those patrons’ relieved expressions, Hobu Tian was chillingly staring at his phone.

After taking a deep breath, he laid his phone flat on the table with an especially heavy tone, "I believe you, Takashi, and you, Yingzhu. This situation is indeed unusual."

The email he had received was filled with a dense mass of twisted characters.

’Death death death death death death death death death death death death death death death death death death death...’

The same treatment as Beichuan Si.

Originally, Hobu Tian had joined the offline meeting just for fun, but he had never expected such a bizarre occurrence to happen.

"It’s best if you can believe it."

Tanaka Takashi sighed in relief.

Just a moment ago, he really felt oppressively suffocated.

As he was about to speak, a hand suddenly came into everyone’s view.

Mr. Beichuan took Hobu Tian’s phone and calmly scanned the words on the screen.

The format of the emails was all the same, the sender’s field was complete gibberish.

"Mr. Beichuan... have you found something?" Tanaka Takashi’s curious voice rose beside him.

Mr. Beichuan subconsciously turned around.

Tanaka Takashi, Yamakou Hideyasu, Hobu Tian, and even Gongben Naoki cast curious glances this way.

"This email format is almost identical to the one I received."

Mr. Beichuan pulled out his phone and placed it next to Hobu Tian’s.

Both phone screens displayed the same gibberish and identical characters.

"You’ve received it too?" Hobu Tian looked at Mr. Beichuan in surprise, feeling a bit embarrassed as well.

Look at the other, who after receiving the email, remains utterly nonchalant, his face calm, seemingly not scared at all.

Then there was himself—

Face stricken with terror, pale, his muscles as useful as decorations.

He just couldn’t compare to Mr. Beichuan’s unshakable composure.

Hobu Tian took back his phone and asked with some admiration,

"I remember Mr. Beichuan’s filming equipment is extremely basic, right?"

"It’s this cellphone." Mr. Beichuan pointed to the phone on the table.

Pfft—

Hobu Tian let out a snort: "You film with just a cellphone? Then how did you create those realistic special effects?"

He couldn’t quite believe it.

Filming with a cellphone would make some shots very blurry, intensifying the task of post-production and editing.

At the very least, shouldn’t a home DV camera be used?

But a cellphone...

Was the post-production team on Mr. Beichuan’s end that good? To even craft such lifelike ghost images?

He thought for a moment, then took another sip of coffee.

"Because it’s all real."

Cough cough cough cough—

Hobu Tian coughed violently, and only after he finally caught his breath did he stand up, his words barely clear: "Real, really? It’s all real? You mean all of your videos, photos, those... they all contain real ghosts?!"

"Yes." Mr. Beichuan replied indifferently.

"Everything is real?!"

"Real."

Hobu Tian sat down looking utterly shocked, his face blank.

He finally understood why no one who tried to imitate Mr. Beichuan’s approach had become successful.

Because the man simply didn’t use props... everything was filmed authentically.