The Movie Began, but the Lead Had Changed

Xia Yun skipped over that part and continued reading.

According to intelligence gathered by logistics personnel, anyone who has purchased movie tickets is likely being targeted by something sinister. Movie tickets are now banned from sale, but many people have still pre-booked them.

Therefore, this time, when containing the supernatural, there may be many more ordinary people present at the scene.

The survey found that a total of thirty-two people had booked movie tickets.

There were thirty people who were able to attend, but a couple had argued and broken up beforehand, so their plan to watch the movie together was canceled.

They cancelled their ticket reservations online.

However, the logistics staff couldn't determine whether canceling the movie tickets would allow them to escape unscathed.

Someone came to the couple's home trying to persuade them to come and watch the movie that day, but they were refused in a very rude manner.

Xia Yun: "Why don't we just tell them they've been caught up in an unusual event? When their lives are at stake, they can't possibly refuse, right?"

Deng Tao: "They might also develop a fear, become more resistant to going to the cinema, and even think that they can escape this situation by not going to the cinema, and might even regard the people who persuade them to go to the cinema as enemies."

The support staff member who acted as the driver replied, "We indirectly informed the other party of the situation, but unfortunately, both of them were too emotional, and one of them even left the city by car that same day."

Clearly, both of them chose to run away.

This is only human nature.

Deng Tao thought to himself, if it were him, when he wasn't Contract Anomalist, but just an ordinary person with no real abilities...

He was suddenly told that he was involved in an unusual event and was asked to go to the location where the unusual event was about to occur. He probably wouldn't dare to go.

Deng Tao understands this feeling, after all, he was once just an ordinary person.

If it weren't for his family, who had reached a point of no return and desperately needed money, he wouldn't have chosen to embark on this seemingly endless path.

The information provided is roughly as described.

There are no more details available, since everyone involved in the previous unusual event has disappeared without a trace.

The surveillance footage didn't capture anything unusual.

The logistics staff are used to this; some strange things can affect electronic equipment or even block signals.

In most cases of abnormal events, the monitoring system is either broken or doesn't capture any footage at all.

"Contract Anomalist, we've arrived."

The car stopped in front of the large movie theater.

In fact, people who had booked movie tickets had already been evacuated from the area.

There were still a few people at the entrance who had come to see the movie. "There are so few people today."

"Yes, there are usually a lot of people here to watch movies, and sometimes it's hard to get a seat."

"The movie is about to start, let's go inside."

"Good."

There were people checking tickets at the entrance, and they were allowed to leave after seeing that the people had shown their e-tickets.

People who come to buy movie tickets without a reservation will be refused entry by the logistics staff dressed as employees, who will use the excuse that the theater is full.

The three of them got out of the car.

The logistics staff gave them a subtle salute, then let the three of them in without changing their expressions.

Xia Yun and Deng Tao were looking for the entrance to the theater by the address on their tickets when they saw Mi Lan suddenly turn and head towards the ticket counter.

All unrelated personnel were evacuated from the cinema today, and naturally, the staff inside were also not present.

Therefore, apart from the logistics staff posing as employees at the entrance, there were no other people inside.

There was no one at the ticket booth either.

The two wondered why Mi Lan had gone over there, while also thinking that she must have discovered some clues they had overlooked.

The other party must have their reasons for doing this.

So they decisively followed.

While striving not to hold others back, we should also learn from their experience in completing tasks.

As a result, they watched as Mi Lan walked into the work area, swaggered over, reached out and turned on the popcorn machine next to the ticket booth, and filled herself a full bucket with the largest portion of popcorn.

Then he left with the popcorn.

Their expressions were so natural that they didn't even realize what was happening.

etc.

Xia Yun's mind raced for a moment, and finally she noticed that the other party hadn't paid her.

But why is there popcorn here?

Noticing their gaze, Mi Lan said to them, "What? You want some too? Go get some for yourselves."

Deng Tao quickly waved his hand, saying he didn't usually eat this kind of thing.

Xia Yun: "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"It's alright, the support staff will handle the aftermath."

Xia Yun recalled that when he joined the guild, the logistics staff told him that every Contract Anomalist) would receive a certain amount of Reimbursement Benefit each month, which were not included in the mission rewards.

You can handle this amount yourself.

Most Contract Anomalist use it to reimburse daily expenses or costs incurred during missions.

Xia Yun hadn't expected the so-called reimbursement to be done this way. Suddenly, she felt a surge of admiration for the hardworking logistics staff. They really worked so hard.

The three of them entered the theater.

The timing was perfect; the movie started playing on the screen as soon as they sat down.

at the same time.

Deng Tao and Xia Yun were on edge.

They sensed an eerie atmosphere emanating from the screen.

This movie was originally intended to be a romantic comedy.

Most of the people who come here to watch movies are couples.

As soon as the movie started, the theater fell silent, the surrounding lights went out, and only the light from the screen shone through.

The movie started, and the screen was a bit shaky.

"Ah!!!"

A terrified scream came from the screen.

A woman dressed in casual clothes appears on the screen with a terrified expression.

"Where am I? How did I suddenly end up here?"

She wanted to leave, but the door was locked, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get out.

So she chose to call the police using her phone.

However, when she dialed the police, all she heard was a message saying, "The number you have dialed is not in service. Please try again later."

What happened?

She dialed every number in her phone's contact list, but all she got was the same voice message.

If this is a suspense film, or a horror film.

Therefore, the actress's performance of fear and despair might earn her praise from the audience.

However, they chose a romantic comedy, so this seemingly nonsensical, suspenseful opening left the audience feeling puzzled.

"Isn't this a romantic comedy?"

"I searched for the movie online before, but the female lead doesn't seem to be this person, right?"

"Wasn't the lead actress supposed to be Lin Xiayuan? Why was she replaced?"

"Hey, did the theater accidentally show the wrong movie?"

Some viewers who had learned about the film in advance expressed their doubts.