Global recovery: A century of being stuck in the game

There was nothing unusual about the landlord's reaction.

Anyone who always encounters people who delay paying rent for various reasons will feel dissatisfied.

Before Tao Yao could say anything, her roommate turned her head and looked at her, her eyes full of anticipation.

She smiled and said, "Don't be angry. Don't worry, we will pay the money on time."

"Humph, you'd better remember what you said! Hand it in on time the day after tomorrow, or don't blame me for kicking both of you out!"

After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.

“Phew… I was scared to death. This old man is so scary when he gets angry…” The roommate then took a breath and patted his chest with his hand, looking still frightened.

When he saw Taoyao, he calmed down again and said with a smile, "Yanyan, do you have enough money?"

Tao Yao shook her head: "Not enough."

"Ah? So you said you would pay the rent on time?"

"You will be kicked out by the landlord if you do this! I don't want to be kicked out, so you better think of a solution!"

Tao Yao glanced at her and said, "Then you have to think of a way, otherwise if you can't pay the money, we will both have to leave."

After she finished speaking, she went downstairs without looking back, without waiting for the other party to reply.

She took back her previous thoughts.

The original owner didn't have a very good relationship with this roommate.

Even if it is really good, it is only on the surface.

"You..." The roommate followed behind angrily, his eyes changed for a moment.

Taoyao returned to the room and closed the door.

The rent is due the day after tomorrow, as long as the guy who's been spying on me can be found before the day after tomorrow.

My roommate was knocking on the door: "Yan Yan, open the door, can we have a good talk? I just borrowed money from you, I'm not not going to pay it back, can you really bear to watch me die without helping me?"

She really had the heart to do that.

First, she has no obligation to be the scapegoat.

Second, if you force someone into a desperate situation, they may reveal some of their flaws.

She wasn't sure who wrote the note, so she had to try one by one.

As for the word "murderer" written in the mission introduction, there is a question mark, which means that you need to judge for yourself.

The relationship between her and her roommate is just superficial friendship. Her roommate is most likely a spendthrift. Every time she pays the rent, she may or may not ask her for a loan.

But for anyone, when they are away from home, residence is the most important thing.

If the person who wrote the note was a roommate, he would probably take some action if he was forced into a desperate situation.

Tao Yao lay on the bed, ignoring the sounds outside.

After a long while, the sound disappeared.

The sky gradually darkened. This was the first night.

It was pitch black outside and very quiet, without a single sound.

Three o'clock in the morning.

At this time, when people were sleeping soundly, there were suddenly faint sounds of footsteps coming from the corridor outside.

It was different from normal walking, the footsteps were deliberately made light and stealthy, especially at this time.

Tao Yao sat up from the bed and could feel someone stopping outside the door.

The door of her room was only as far away from the main door as the door of the next room.

The footsteps were slow and after a while, there was the sound of a door opening.

Tao Yao frowned.

Do you have a key, or are you picking the lock?

The door opened and someone walked in.

She stood up and opened the door. The living room light was on the wall next to the door.

With a "click", the lights came on and the entire living room was illuminated as if it were daytime, but there was no one in the living room and the door next to it was also closed.

If the front door wasn't open and there was a new note on the door next to it, everything would have seemed like an illusion.

Tao Yao looked surprised and knocked on the door without saying a word.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Who is it?" The roommate's voice was vague.

"it's me!"

"Yan Yan? What time is it? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Come out quickly, we're being robbed!" Tao Yao's voice was filled with anxiety.

The roommate was obviously a little anxious. The sound of running feet came from the room, and then the door was opened.

Seeing the wide-open door, she swallowed unconsciously: "This..."

Tao Yao: "I just woke up and heard footsteps outside. I thought it was you. I just happened to go to the bathroom, so I came out. But when I turned on the light, I saw this scene."

"You mean, someone opened our door? No, I have to call the landlord..."

She lowered her head to pick up her phone, and then saw the neatly folded paper on the ground: "What is this?"

When she picked up the thing and unfolded it, her face became even paler.

"What's wrong?" Tao Yao asked, turning his head to look.

There was a line of words written on it, in blood: I will keep staring at you until you die...

"What kind of prank is this!" the roommate exclaimed, threw the paper away, and dialed the phone without saying a word.

"Hey! Landlord... your house is not clean!"

Although the speakerphone was not on, Tao Yao had good hearing and could vaguely hear the landlord's impatient voice: "What are you making a fuss about in the middle of the night?"

Roommate: "Our door has been broken into, I'm calling the police!"

Landlord: "Don't call the police, I'll go check it out, wait!"

After saying this, the other end hung up the phone without hesitation.

After hanging up the phone, the roommate seemed to have lost all the strength in his body and leaned against the wall weakly: "Yan Yan, what should we do?"

At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten all about Li Hongyan's previous disregard for her.

After all, at this moment, she is the only backbone.

Tao Yao shook her head: "I don't know, do you know where the houses are cheaper than here?"

"No, this is the cheapest... I heard that the whole apartment building belongs to the landlord, and he has only one son, so he can't afford to live in it, so he rents it out at this low price."

"Have you seen the landlord's son?"

"I haven't, but you've seen him, haven't you? You told me before that he seemed quite gentle, just a little fat, and he didn't seem to live in the apartment."

As we were talking, we heard footsteps coming from upstairs and the light of a flashlight.

The landlord walked to the door, turned off the flashlight, and said with dissatisfaction: "What on earth do you two want to do? You are still making a fuss here in the middle of the night! Don't you want to live here anymore?"

The roommate was already scared because of what happened just now. Now the landlord came and kept talking about the two of them quarreling. She was furious. She bent down to pick up the paper on the ground, walked over and slapped it in front of him: "Look at what this is! Your apartment is not safe at all. Is there a murderer here? No wonder the rent is so cheap!"

"Our door has been pried open, and there is this threatening letter. How can we sleep?"

The roommate angrily spoke for a while, then pressed the phone: "I think we should call the police first, otherwise we don't know when he will die!"

The landlord's hand holding the paper trembled slightly, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes. He became even more angry when he heard his roommate's words: "Luo Ru! How dare you!"

The roommate paused as he was dialing the number and looked up.

The landlord said in a stern voice: "Do you still want to live here? Calling the police ruined my business, so get out of here!"

Luo Ru didn't say anything.

Seeing her hesitation, the landlord took advantage of her victory and said, "Okay, I will look into this matter carefully. This is just a prank. Don't worry. I will change the locks for you tomorrow and reduce the rent by half the day after tomorrow."

The last sentence accurately touched Luo Ru's heart. She struggled with her expression, and after a long while, she seemed to have made a decision. Then she quietly glanced at Tao Yao who was silent, and asked: "Yan Yan, what do you think?"

Tao Yao: "I also think this is a prank. Just change the locks."

Luo Ru: "Okay, then we agree."

Although she seemed reluctant on the surface, she was actually very happy in her heart.

It turns out the landlord is so afraid that the apartment will have a bad reputation that no one would want to live there!

Didn't she just take advantage of his weakness?

After reaching a consensus, the landlord said, "Then you should go to bed early. Block the door from the inside. I'll go back first."

After leaving this sentence, the landlord left.

Luo Ru and Tao Yao piled a few stools behind the door, blocking it tightly.

Returning to the room again, everything fell into darkness again. Tao Yao took out the Finger-Trick Compass. This time, the needle on the compass began to turn gently.

Hmm...something's weird.

But it was already late and the door had just been blocked. Tonight was indeed not a good time to go out, so she put away the compass, closed her eyes and rested.

The next day, Luo Ru's voice was heard outside the door again: "Yan Yan, you're going to be late for work, get up quickly!"

Tao Yao didn't even open her eyes: "I feel a little unwell, so I'm taking a day off today."

There was no movement outside the door. After a while, there was the sound of a chair being moved. After a while, it was completely quiet outside.

Luo Ru left.

After sleeping for a while, she got up to cook and have breakfast. The landlord came with a worker to install a new lock.

After a short while, the person left the new key and left.

Taoyao closed the door and went downstairs.

When I walked to the first floor, I saw a woman leaning against the door and peeking out of the apartment building.

She walked over and said, "Hello."

"You...hello...hello!" The man was startled and quickly stood up and greeted the person. He looked uncomfortable and seemed a little guilty.

Tao Yao raised her eyebrows: "Are you the new tenant?"

"No, it's not."

"So you were just now?"

Jiang Wan pursed her lips. Could she say that she suspected her roommate had a problem and was deliberately following her?

"I... I'm an online writer, and I just want to experience the feeling of sneaking around firsthand..." She laughed dryly and tried to explain.

As the author, it is normal for him to do such nonsensical things.

But this man was both guilty and afraid, and even though his expression changed quickly, he couldn't hide it in front of Tao Yao.

She is also a gamer.

"Is that so..." Tao Yao chuckled.

Jiang Wan nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

Tao Yao looked expectantly: "Can I see your creation? I'm most interested in the story."

Jiang Wan: "..."

She was shooting herself in the foot and she felt so regretful.

At this point, we can only play by ear.

"Okay, then come with me."

Taoyao: "Thank you."

Jiang Wan lives on the fourth floor. There is no elevator, only stairs, and it takes a long time to go upstairs.

Jiang Wan tried not to communicate with others as much as possible, but the other party always talked to her, which made her feel annoyed.

"I'm the tenant on the second floor, my name is Li Hongyan, what about you? What's your name?"

"My name is Zhang Yun"

"Did you know what happened in the building last night?"

This aroused Jiang Wan's curiosity: "What's the matter?"

Tao Yao: "I heard that the door of a room was pried open. There is a thief here!"

"Ah? Thief?" Jiang Wan's face was full of surprise.

She appeared in this apartment for no reason after getting off the train. She is an author, which can be seen from the manuscripts on her desk.

It's just that her task is to write a perfect story for this apartment.

I stalked my roommate not only because he was abnormal, but also because I wanted to write a perfect story, so it had to be the most realistic one.

But she didn't expect to be intercepted by this man halfway, so she had to come back with him.

Judging from her behavior, she must not be an author in real life and does not understand the profession of author.

Especially for online writers, revealing their identities can easily lead to social ruin, so if someone asks to see what story they have written in person, it is absolutely impossible to agree.

However, because she felt guilty and was afraid that the other party was a monster in the copy, she did not dare to act rashly.

"Yes, a thief. Not just a thief, I heard someone also found a bloody note. It was blood! Do you know what was written on it?"

Jiang Wan swallowed, licked his lips and asked, "Wha...what?"

Tao Yao's voice was cold and deep: "I will keep watching you until you die!"

"Ah!" Jiang Wan was frightened by these words and shuddered and screamed.

She...how could she know so clearly?

Who is she?

"Then isn't this equivalent to a threatening letter?" After being shocked for a while, Jiang Wan still didn't dare to ask the question in his mind.

What if the other party was really weird and killed her as soon as she asked? Then her death would be too unfair.

"Because that person is my friend, I heard that in order to prevent the matter from being exposed, the landlord reduced the rent by half and replaced the locks. I don't know if there will be problems with other houses. It's scary to think about it."

After what happened last night, no normal person would dare to publicize it.

But Taoyao was already hoping that the other party would come to find her, so there was nothing she couldn't say.

And I said so much here not only to lure the guy in the dark out, but also to see if this player’s mission is the same as mine.

"Then we have to quickly find the landlord to change the locks for us!" Jiang Wan was a little anxious.

This concerns her safety!

"How did you get the landlord to change it for you? Did you encounter this kind of thing as well?"

Jiang Wan was silent and said nothing.

Tao Yao's eyes moved slightly.

It seems that the mission is different from hers.

On the fourth floor, Jiang Wan lives in room 401.

After bringing the person back to the room, Jiang Wan silently stared at the props in the backpack. As long as the person in front of her showed the slightest abnormality, she would act without hesitation.

"Is this the story you wrote?"

Jiang Wan: "Yes, you can watch it if you want."