280. Crushed to Death on the Spot

Upon arriving at the entrance of the residential area, Bai Qiquan glanced around.

This place should be near a university, where food and accommodation are cheap and the environment is nice. However, the photos taken before made Bai Qiquan a little uneasy.

There was indeed a face on the curtain, as if someone was standing behind it, but how could there be anyone else in this new house besides Lu Ban?

Bai Qiquan didn't dare to ask any questions. He could only pack his things with trepidation and come to Jiangcheng to report for duty.

He waited for a while at the entrance of the residential area, and then saw Lu Ban and a girl walking over.

The girl looked petite, like a middle school student next to Lu Ban. The weather at the end of May was already getting a bit hot, and she was wearing a pink thin sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers. If not explained, Bai Qiquan's first reaction would be that she was Lu Ban's younger sister who was in middle school.

"This is Qin Tiantian, you can think of him as our company's mascot."

Lu Ban gave an introduction.

"The mascot of farts should be called its spokesperson, okay? Spokesperson."

Qin Tiantian immediately retorted.

". Hello."

Bai Qiquan didn't dare to say anything or ask any more questions. He followed the two people to his two-bedroom apartment.

"One more person will be staying here later, so it'll be two people per room. That should be fine, right?"

Lu Ban asked a question.

"No problem, no problem."

The two rooms were about the same size. He chose the one further away from the entrance, put down his luggage, and returned to the living room.

The curtains were still drawn, but Bai Qiquan couldn't see the face reflected in them. He hoped it was just an illusion.

"It feels quite quiet here."

Bai Qiquan pretended to look at the scenery outside and glanced behind the curtains, but there was nothing there.

"Yes, usually in this kind of neighborhood, many apartments are renovated and rented out, but you don't have to worry about that here."

Lu Ban added.

"Is it because these floors are all finished being renovated?"

Bai Qiquan turned around and asked.

"No, because I bought all of these floors."

Lu Ban answered immediately.

"???"

Bai Qiquan looked at Lu Ban intently.

"Don't panic, stay calm, that's basic procedure."

Qin Tiantian offered a reminder from the side.

Bai Qiquan nodded blankly, unable to understand Lu Ban's line of thinking.

After he went to the bedroom to pack his things, Qin Tiantian pulled Lu Ban to the corner and asked him in a low voice.

"You really bought it?"

"It wasn't much money."

Lu Ban answered as a matter of course.

An apartment here costs only three or four million, and buying several floors would cost less than one hundred million, which is very cheap for Lu Ban.

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Qin Tiantian felt that Lu Ban's concept of money was very wrong, and after thinking for a moment, she said again.

"Then why don't you just buy the house I'm renting as well? That way I won't have to pay rent anymore."

"Um?"

Lu Ban raised a questioning voice.

"When did you start having the misconception that the rent you're paying isn't for me?"

"Ah?"

Qin Tiantian was speechless for a moment.

So this guy not only bought the house I was renting, but also didn't tell me that he'd been collecting rent from me for the past few months?

Is this something a human being could do?

"You, you, you, you, Lu Ban, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Qin Tiantian accused.

"Don't worry, actually you don't pay your rent to me."

Lu Ban added.

"Don't lie to me."

Qin Tiantian said suspiciously.

"Really, your rent is paid to the agency, and the agency settles accounts with me every few months, so theoretically your rent is not paid directly to me."

Lu Ban was very serious.

I want to find a train to run you over and kill you on the spot!

Qin Tiantian was indignant.

"I'm doing this for your own good. If a person has no worries about food and clothing and can count money while lying down, he will inevitably lose motivation, eventually become bored with everything, and become a muddle-headed person."

Lu Ban explained earnestly.

"Damn it, I just want to be a carefree, muddled person. My biggest dream in this life is to be a salted fish!"

Qin Tiantian gently punched Lu Ban.

Did I disturb you?

Bai Qiquan's voice came from the doorway of the room.

Qin Tiantian immediately moved several steps away from Lu Ban.

"No problem."

Lu Ban glanced at the time.

"You don't need to go to the company today. Report for duty tomorrow morning. Besides you, a few other people should arrive in a couple of days, and we'll assign accommodations then."

After saying that, Lu Ban and Qin Tiantian left the house.

Bai Qiquan made the bed, tidied up the house, sent a message to his girlfriend, went downstairs for a walk, had dinner, bought some daily necessities, and returned to the house.

As soon as he stepped inside, he noticed that the living room curtains had been drawn at some point.

"Strangeness."

Bai Qiquan put down what he was holding and drew back the curtains.

Outside the window, a face was looking at him.

His face Pale and bloodless, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time. His eyes were dull and lifeless, and just looking into them made one feel despair and pain.

Holy crap!!!

Bai Qiquan shuddered and jumped back a step.

However, when he looked out the window again, he only saw his reflection in the glass.

After dark, the glass, illuminated by the indoor lights, became like a mirror, reflecting his own face.

"Did I see wrong?"

Bai Qiquan muttered to himself.

He returned to his bedroom and looked out the window. The lights across the street were bright, creating a lively atmosphere.

"This neighborhood is really nice."

Bai Qiquan drew the curtains, preparing to take a good shower.

While packing his clothes, he felt something was off.

When did I put these clothes in the closet?

Seeing the neatly arranged wardrobe, Bai Qiquan felt more and more uneasy.

He took his change of clothes into the bathroom and glanced at the mirror.

I looked perfectly normal in the mirror; there was nothing wrong with me.

He started taking a shower. When he finished washing his hair, Bai Qiquan took the towel, wiped his face, and suddenly felt a sense of unease.

"Um?"

An inexplicable sense of unease enveloped Bai Qiquan. He looked at himself in the mirror; he was ordinary, without any abnormalities.

But the more he washed it, the more he felt there was something wrong.

After washing up, Bai Qiquan turned off the shower, changed his clothes, and looked in the mirror.

The person in the mirror had wet hair and some water stains on their face, but there was nothing wrong with it.

"Is it an illusion?"

Bai Qiquan walked out of the bathroom, did laundry, turned on the computer, played a couple of games, and watched a few videos.

After video chatting with his girlfriend and saying goodnight, he played two more games on his alternate account before lying down to sleep.

Some students might ask, "Didn't you say goodnight? Why aren't you asleep yet? Are you still secretly playing games?"

Those who have never been in a relationship may not know that after couples say goodnight to each other, they usually don't actually go to sleep. This is the only time when they are undisturbed and have time that is completely their own.

Therefore, Bai Qiquan was quite certain that his girlfriend was also playing on her phone right now.

As soon as he put down his phone, the room fell into darkness. The quiet atmosphere made Bai Qiquan's thoughts start to flow, and he finally figured out the source of his previous unease.

"When I take a hot shower, the mirror should be fogged up, but it's perfectly clean after I washed my hair, there's no fog at all."

"Also, when I was washing my hair, I clearly took the towel from someone, but shouldn't I be the only person in this room?"

"So."

In the silent darkness, Bai Qiquan could only hear his own heartbeat.

thump--

thump--

Thump thump—

In between, there seemed to be another heartbeat.

"???"

Bai Qiquan couldn't sleep.