Chapter 24

Chapter 24: South City Villa (2)

But the arrow was already on the string. They had no choice but to shoot.

Fine. Night it was. Maybe the scare would work even better at night.

High investment! High return!

When they went out, Han Xi Ping and the other five were already waiting for them. The moment Han Xi Ping saw Jiang Shi Yue, he immediately put on an eager smile. His mouth was sweet as honey. “Sister Shi Yue.”

The disgusted Jiang Zi Chen nearly threw up.

Everyone: …

What a surprise. What an unexpected delight.

Jiang Zi Chen quickly shoved Han Xi Ping, who wanted to keep flattering her. He said impatiently, “Alright, stop it. Let’s hurry up and go.”

The young men understood and didn’t say more. They each took out their helmets and swung onto their motorcycles.

Jiang Zi Chen also handed one to Jiang Shi Yue, signaling for her to sit on the back of his bike.

Jiang Shi Yue gathered her black hair to one side, fastened her helmet, and sat down directly.

The night was quiet, as if the air had thickened a little. Yet the roar of engines shattered that wonderful stillness. Tomorrow there would probably be another complaint from the homeowners – delinquent young men refusing to sleep in the middle of the night, revving their bikes and fooling around.

…

South City Villa was five or six kilometers from the Jiang family’s villa district. This place was in the suburban outskirts of the city, very quiet. From afar, the land looked wide open, yet it was especially desolate. Only a two-story little villa stood silently in the distance, all alone, adding an eerie feeling in the night that was hard to describe.

To be honest, Jiang Zi Chen felt a bit creeped out. No matter how fearless they were, they still hadn’t gone to a haunted house in the middle of the night.

Horror movies said it clearly – if you don’t mess around, you won’t die.

But if he got scared now, wouldn’t that be even more humiliating?

He secretly glanced at Jiang Shi Yue, hoping she would show fear. That way they would have a reason to retreat.

But he was disappointed very quickly.

Jiang Shi Yue took off her helmet and looked over calmly. Her skin was already paler than most people’s, and under the moonlight it looked even more luminous, like it was glowing.

Not only was she not afraid, she even studied the villa with interest. To see more clearly, she deliberately walked forward a few steps.

The villa looked like it had been abandoned for more than twenty years. Vines covered it, but because the weather was cold, the vines had turned a withered yellow. They were dry and tangled together like a net, wrapping around the villa so tightly it was sealed from view.

But the villa’s windows and doors were still fairly intact. They said that a few years ago, the owner’s relatives had come back and renovated it once, but because of the “haunting,” they moved away again. Now the glass was gray and murky, and you couldn’t see what the layout inside looked like.

Even coming here in the daytime made you feel cold all over. At night, it looked even more terrifying, making your scalp prickle and your hair stand on end.

Jiang Shi Yue picked up a flashlight and shone it straight into a window. Under the beam, the furnishings inside became clearer.

It wasn’t as messy as she had imagined. Instead, it was quite neat. White dust covers draped over the furniture, but because they hadn’t been replaced for a long time, they looked grimy.