Chen Ge looked at his parents' names on the statues and fell silent. No one knew what he was thinking.
The sun rose. Chen Ge returned all the Red-Clothed to the Comic Album, then stood by the reservoir with the two statues in his hands.
"I once heard the Shadow say that when the Underworld Fetus was born, it might take an entire city as its mother."
The water was so deep he couldn't see the bottom. No one knew what horrors lurked beneath its clear surface.
"The Underworld Fetus must want parents of its own, too."
He put away the two statues and turned to leave. "All the Shadow's changes began after he entered the World Behind the Door. The door in the House of Horrors changed him completely. Once the Underworld Fetus Mission is over, I'll push that door open and take a look inside, too."
He took a taxi back to New Century Park, put makeup on the employees, then went into the Staff Break Room and collapsed into bed.
He had to get enough rest, because tonight was the final night.
When the sun rose again, the person who opened his eyes to the sunlight might no longer be him.
The House of Horrors was already running smoothly, and it no longer needed much of his attention. The ghostly employees had grown used to life here, and their "lives" had been extended in another form.
At one in the afternoon, Chen Ge was jolted awake by his alarm. He grabbed his Backpack and hurried out of the Staff Break Room. Following the address on the business card, he made his way to Old Town.
"After all that going in circles, I didn't expect to end up back here."
Old Town was huge, and Chen Ge had