The Woman in Rain Alley
Unfortunately, there wasn't much information about this online. Xu Huo searched for a while, then gave up.
Instead, he looked for news about the southern part of the city.
According to the map, he'd have to pass through this area to get from the city center to Rose Castle. There was barely any information about Rose Castle online, perhaps because of its owner's identity. The owner was famous for his charity work and had received an award from Central City. But it was the southern part of the city that turned up something interesting.
A post online claimed that, starting three years ago, it had inexplicably rained in one section of the old residential buildings every so often.
It was called inexplicable because there were no rain clouds over the area, but every night, at a certain time, a light rain would fall. Whenever it rained, someone would vanish or die for no apparent reason.
Someone had named the place Rain Alley. It had nothing to do with the hazy beauty of poetry; rather, it was a vague kind of fear.
Xu Huo had bought a few things in advance and carried them in his backpack. He took a vehicle there, then followed the route he'd found online.
The farther in he went, the quieter it got. It wasn't completely dark yet, but no one was out and about. Every window was shut tight, with the curtains drawn. A few residents had discreetly pulled their curtains open a crack to peer outside, but the moment they saw a stranger walk in, they quickly closed them again.
Xu Huo headed for an apartment on the third floor and knocked.
It took a while for someone to open the door. A chain lock was fastened, leaving only