Chapter 1: First Visit to the Haunted House
My name is Wen Jie, and I’m a haunted house dealer.
A house where someone has died a violent death is called a haunted house.
It is said that people who died suddenly, such as suicide, murder, accidental death, etc., will have very strong resentment, and their ghosts may even linger in the house.
Therefore, many supernatural events will occur in houses where someone has died suddenly.
Haunted houses are avoided by people and no one dares to buy them, so the owners often sell them at low prices.
In order to make a living, I accidentally started a haunted house buying and selling business and made a profit from the difference.
But I never expected that this would lead me into a terrifying death spiral...
I do this business because of my cousin.
Today, he and I dealt with our first haunted house.
Looking at the manor in the distance, I had a bad feeling.
Although it was daytime, the quiet courtyard and the three-story building gave me an eerie feeling.
My cousin patted my shoulder, lit a cigarette, and introduced me to the background of this haunted house.
The owner of the manor is called Liu Bin, a small boss nearby who works in engineering. He got married when he was in his 30s.
His wife is a girl from Jiangnan, named Hong'er, who is very pretty.
But Liu Bin was not good in that aspect. He often beat and scolded Hong'er, and even said that she could not have children.
As the saying goes, beauty is a disaster. Because she was too beautiful, she was targeted by Liu Bin's driver Zhang Qiang.
Because Hong'er had no child, she was always scolded by her mother-in-law and Liu Bin. Zhang Qiang knew about this and encouraged Hong'er to have an affair with him, hoping that they would have a child.
Hong'er definitely refused to do it and told Liu Bin about it. Coincidentally, Hong'er really got pregnant at that time.
Zhang Qiang was afraid that his secret would be exposed, so he slandered Hong'er, saying that her child was born to someone else.
Liu Bin's mother, Grandma Liu, found out about this and without any reason, she scolded Hong'er for being shameless and saying that she was pregnant with a bastard.
Liu Bin was also rushing back from another place and said he would tell Hong'er's parents about this.
Hong'er's explanation was futile and she hanged herself in the room the next day, leaving two lives.
Later, Zhang Qiang died in a car accident, right in front of the yard.
On the seventh day after Hong'er's death, Grandma Liu also died, frightened to death.
This place became a famous haunted house. Later, Liu Bin hired someone to renovate it, and that night another worker was killed by a chandelier.
Since then, no one has lived here anymore. After Hong'er's death, Liu Bin started to have bad luck and went bankrupt.
He wanted to sell the house, but several people had died and no one dared to buy it.
After listening to my cousin's story, I swallowed and looked at the three-story building again, feeling even more eerie.
I even had a vague feeling that there were a lot of people in the house.
My cousin exhaled a puff of smoke and smiled . "This is the business we want to do. The surrounding area has been built up in the past few years. This building is now worth 500,000 yuan. Liu Bin will sell it for 200,000 yuan. By then, the two of us will have no problem making 100,000 yuan, maybe even more."
I frowned. "Is this place really that evil? Besides, aren't we cheating people?"
My cousin looked at me mysteriously and said, "Your cousin is naturally different from others. We just need to make sure that this is not a problem. Let's come over tonight to see what is causing this trouble."
"Is there really a ghost?" I was a little worried and scared.
The cousin laughed, "Don't worry, if it's really that powerful, then no one would have to live. People who died suddenly have resentment and evil spirits, and I, your cousin, have ways to deal with them. You are still a virgin, and I trust you. You can help me a lot!"
I thought about it and finally agreed. Although it is better to believe it than not, but since my cousin has made such a promise, the worst that can happen is that we just run away.
However, I still feel a little worried.
In the eyes of my family, my cousin is a person who is uneducated and unskilled.
It is said that when he was a child, he traveled all over the country. From childhood to adulthood, I have only seen him a few times.
The most recent time was last year when my grandfather passed away.
My grandfather couldn't hold back his breath and suddenly became dead.
I was keeping vigil at that time and was almost bitten.
Fortunately, my cousin came back and dealt with the matter in time.
My cousin told me that he had learned some Taoist skills while he was away from home over the years.
Later, I graduated from college half a year ago, but now the competition in college is too fierce.
I ended up being unemployed right after graduation and was too embarrassed to go home. Then I happened to receive a call from my cousin, who asked me if I was interested in working with him.
Because of my grandfather's story, I was very curious about my cousin, so I came to the north to find him.
Unexpectedly, he told me that he was in the business of selling haunted houses and made a lot of money.
There is no distinction between high and low occupations, so I agreed to go with him to take a look.
As he was thinking about it, he subconsciously glanced at the building again and saw what seemed to be a figure on the third floor, hanging on a rope and swinging back and forth.
I was startled and was about to call my cousin, but when I went over there was nothing.
Am I seeing things? But I just feel like something is wrong.
The white painted exterior walls of the western-style building and the quiet courtyard are like an unfathomable giant mouth.
It was already late in the afternoon and I was starving. My cousin found a noodle shop nearby and we had a quick bite.
We came back again after dark, and the manor had an even more eerie feeling at night.
My cousin took out the key, walked across the yard, came to the door of the western-style building, fumbled in his pocket, took out a triangular red rope necklace, and put it around my neck.
"This is a talisman. At the critical moment, you should smash it and run away. Your life is at stake."
Seeing that I had put on the amulet, my cousin opened the door of the western-style building, and suddenly, a biting chill hit me in the face.
My cousin lowered his voice and explained, "If you stay in a place for too long, it will be cold and gloomy. It's okay."
I nodded, and my cousin picked up the bag he was carrying, and with the help of the flashlight, we both walked in.
The living room was very empty, and the furniture was all there, nothing out of place.
But when I think about the daytime, when I vaguely saw the hanging figure, I always feel uneasy.
I shook my head and forced myself not to think about all this nonsense.
I even felt as if there was a cold wind blowing in the room, which gave me goose bumps unconsciously.
My uncle was in the front, observing the surroundings slowly. He looked around as if he was looking for something, standing at the door of each room for a while, and then asked me to follow him upstairs.
When I was walking up the stairs, I felt a chill on my neck, as if someone was blowing air on the back of my neck!
I was immediately terrified and looked behind me in horror, but there was no sign of anyone.
I was breathing heavily and was a little scared.
I told my cousin what happened just now, and he said I was so nervous that I could scare myself to death.
I was speechless, but felt a little relaxed, and quickly asked my cousin to go upstairs.
After going upstairs, my cousin opened the door of the master bedroom and walked in, still frowning, looking around.
