Patting Wen Qing on the shoulder, Chen Ge said softly, "Pull yourself together. This isn't the time for grief or regret."
It took Wen Qing a long while to recover. She took several deep breaths and nodded.
"Next, we'll go to the tenth floor and find out what the landlord's real secret is. Once we know everything, we should leave this building." Xiang Nuan and all the monsters from the Cursed Hospital had vanished without a trace. Chen Ge didn't want to linger in the same place for too long; he was worried he might miss something.
A dozen minutes later, everyone gathered at the stairwell landing between the ninth and tenth floors. They had searched every corner of the apartment, but found nothing.
"The building's final secret should be hidden on the tenth floor. Everyone, prepare yourselves." As Chen Ge spoke, his eyes swept over Doctor Li and Big Head.
Doctor Li and Big Head were carrying opaque bags filled with lock-picking tools. They stood together, glancing around furtively and avoiding Chen Ge's gaze. It seemed they had made plans behind his back.
Were they finally going to make a move?
Chen Ge was still acting as he usually did. His tone and expression hadn't changed much, but he no longer let his back face them. He stayed beside Wen Qing and Xiao Sun the whole time.
As they went upstairs, Chen Ge even made a point of grabbing Kong Ying and asking him one inconsequential question after another.
When they had briefly split up earlier, these tenants had scattered among the different rooms. But when they came back, Doctor Li, Big Head, and the couple, Kong Ying and Qu Ying, had been together. The four of them seemed to have reached the limits of their patience with Chen