"I was so scared, you have no idea." If you looked closely, you could still see traces of tears on Wang Changguo's face. After Jiang Cheng kicked him out of the elevator, he was half out of his mind with fright.

He huddled on the ground, convinced that he would be killed by a ghost in the next second.

He knelt and kowtowed repeatedly, saying that he had an 8-year-old mother to support and an 80-year-old child waiting to be fed.

Speaking of his heartache, tears fell like rain.

Wang Changguo wasn't sure if ghosts had sympathy, but this act was quite effective on old people whose children weren't around.

Just as Wang Changguo was about to describe how difficult his journey had been, he suddenly stopped.

He noticed that the five people who had been crestfallen a moment ago suddenly lit up when they saw him, especially Jiang Cheng.

Happiness came too suddenly.

Before Wang Changguo could react, Jiang Cheng immediately stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and pulled him over.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Cheng asked with concern. "We were all worried you were dead."

At first glance, there was nothing wrong with these words, but upon closer inspection, they felt a bit off.

Worried you were dead...

Why did this sound so uncomfortable?

Shouldn't it be... worried you *would* die?

But it didn't matter. Wang Changguo was terrified of this young man, so seeing Jiang Cheng's enthusiasm, he naturally didn't dare to be negligent and said only flattering things.

Huai Yi chimed in at the right moment, "Mr. Wang, you've come at the perfect time. We've just discovered a very important clue."

Everyone started brainwashing Wang Changguo, one after another. At first, Wang Changguo was suspicious. "Room 409 has important clues left by the crazy nurse?"

"Whoever finds the clue can live?" Wang Changguo's expression turned strange, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Yes," Cao Yang nodded earnestly.

"Then why aren't you going?"

Wang Changguo retorted. He was just frightened at first, but once he calmed down, his vast experience in deceiving people made him less easily fooled.

"We're not being targeted by a ghost," Jiang Cheng shrugged nonchalantly.

Wang Changguo was stunned, then asked in an incredulous tone, "What did you say?"

As soon as he said this, Lin Wan'er, who was closest to Jiang Cheng, "inadvertently" nudged Jiang Cheng's arm. Jiang Cheng immediately stopped talking, as if he had let something slip.

This subtle action naturally didn't escape Wang Changguo's eyes. "You..." he pointed at Lin Wan'er and asked, "I just saw you touch him, don't try to fool me, you... what did you touch him for?"

"Were you signaling him?"

"Are you hiding something from me?" Wang Changguo became more and more agitated. "I'm telling you, I'm not that easy to fool!"

"No," Lin Wan'er glanced at Wang Changguo dismissively. This one glance alone scared Wang Changguo into retracting his hand, afraid to point at her anymore.

Seeing that Wang Changguo was becoming emotionally unstable, Huai Yi quickly comforted him, "Mr. Wang, don't overthink it. Brother Jiang just accidentally let something slip, he didn't mean anything by it."

Let something slip...

Wang Changguo's lips trembled, and his face turned pale. He tentatively looked at Cao Yang, only to find that Cao Yang was also secretly watching him.

But the moment their eyes met, Cao Yang immediately looked away, pretending to be nonchalant.

These people... are strange!

They must be hiding something from me!

What exactly is hidden in that Room 409...?

Am I... am I really being targeted by a ghost?

No.

I must... must confirm it. I can't die, I want to live!

He looked around and focused on Yu Yu, who hadn't said a word the entire time.

She was a very young girl who looked simple and innocent.

In Wang Changguo's eyes, who had been struggling in society for most of his life, she was just a child who could be seen through at a glance.

At this moment, Yu Yu was standing the farthest away, her head lowered, clutching the hem of her clothes with both hands, constantly twisting them, like a helpless child.

She's hiding something.

Wang Changguo narrowed his eyes and saw through her at a glance.

I'll use her as my breakthrough!

"Little Yu Yu." Wang Changguo suddenly said, his tone between formal and pleading, giving a sense of sincerity that was hard to refuse.

"What... what exactly is going on with Room 409?" Wang Changguo asked.

He keenly noticed that upon hearing his question, Yu Yu's fingers suddenly clenched, and her head lowered even further.

She must know the inside story!

"Little Yu Yu, do you remember how much I took care of you in the room? I helped you get water and even finished your leftover instant noodles." Wang Changguo's tone sounded very pitiful, like the plea of an elderly man.

"Little girl, actually, I don't cherish my life. It doesn't matter if I die, but I still have... have children at home." Wang Changguo's eyes welled up with tears as he choked up, looking at Yu Yu. "She's just started elementary school. I haven't seen her grow up yet. If she grows up, she'll be as pretty as you, little sister. I beg you, think of your father, who worked so hard to raise you..."

Wang Changguo was used to such scenes. In a large lecture hall that could accommodate hundreds of people, he used similar rhetoric to deceive elderly people who lacked the care of their children, making them cry and beg to buy his health products.

Finally...

"Stop talking!" Yu Yu raised her head, her eyes slightly red and swollen, indicating that she had been crying while her head was lowered.

Biting her lip, Yu Yu blurted out, "Big Brother Wang, you're being targeted by a ghost! If you want to live, you can only try your luck in Room 409."

"Is that really so?!" Wang Changguo's expression suddenly changed.

"Yu Yu!" Cao Yang exclaimed angrily. "Can you say that to him?"

But what he didn't expect was that Yu Yu's reaction was even stronger, as if she could no longer tolerate these people joining hands to deceive others.

"Cao Yang, let me tell you!" Yu Yu's angry gaze swept over the people in front of her one by one, and she said, "Don't go too far, although the hope of Big Brother Wang surviving is slim, you can't deceive him like this!"

"He has the right to choose his own way to die!"

Hearing Yu Yu say this, Wang Changguo's legs weakened, and he almost sat on the ground.

"Big Brother Wang." Yu Yu turned her face, looked at him, her eyes full of determination, "Don't listen to them, don't let them get what they want!"

"Although going to Room 409 now might offer a glimmer of hope, I believe you're not the kind of person to be manipulated!"

"You're a brave warrior with love in your heart!" Yu Yu raised her head, "Please maintain your dignity and face death!"

"No, no, no..." Wang Changguo couldn't help but cry. He immediately turned around and walked downstairs, "I'm still going to 904... no, to Room 409. By the way, can someone tell me what floor Room 409 is on? Is there still time for me to run there now?"