33: script?

After Li Zhou finished speaking, he turned around elegantly and entered the Haunted House.

Fang Xiaolu, who had originally pouted and was somewhat unwilling, immediately brightened up after hearing about her doubled salary.

Without hesitation, she turned around, looked at the eager crowd, and shouted, "We're open!"

"Those who want to play, come queue up!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Song Yang was the first to react.

He took the lead and stood at the very front.

Seeing this, the assistant and Dai Xiaomei also quickly followed.

Behind them, the players who had come because of the Haunted House's reputation immediately surged forward impatiently when they heard it was open.

Looking at the line that stretched who knows how long, Fang Xiaolu was stunned.

So many people?

She couldn't recall any day in the Haunted House's past when business was as good as today.

"Looks like I'll be busy from now on."

"No, I need to tell the boss to keep raising my salary!"

Fang Xiaolu, who had been thinking of fulfilling her duty to the Haunted House just yesterday, could now already imagine how tired she would be in the future.

You know, the Haunted House is only just becoming famous!

"You three... two of you don't need to buy tickets, just go in."

Snapping back to reality, Fang Xiaolu rolled up her sleeves.

First, she ran to the front desk and grabbed a large stack of agreements.

Then, she waved her hand, letting Song Yang and the assistant go in first.

"Didn't you say everyone had to sign an agreement?"

Dai Xiaomei asked, looking somewhat puzzled at this scene.

"These two are considered employees of our Haunted House, so they don't need to sign."

Fang Xiaolu explained, and handed Dai Xiaomei an agreement.

Dai Xiaomei took it and immediately had a bad premonition.

This agreement, why did it feel a bit off?

[This Haunted House prohibits entry for people with heart conditions]

[This Haunted House prohibits entry for children under sixteen]

[The shop is not responsible for any physical discomfort experienced by visitors within the Haunted House due to psychological stress (Friendly reminder: Disposable pants are available for purchase at this shop)]

The agreement had only three short clauses.

The first and second clauses were no different from those of other Haunted Houses.

It was only the third clause.

Dai Xiaomei looked at the friendly reminder and couldn't help but find it strange.

What did "disposable pants are available for purchase at this shop" mean?

Could it be... as if she thought of something terrifying, Dai Xiaomei shivered.

"Are you going to sign or not!"

"So many people are waiting behind you."

Fang Xiaolu asked, looking at the dazed Dai Xiaomei, somewhat puzzled.

"Huh?"

"I... I'll sign!"

Dai Xiaomei snapped back to reality and tremblingly signed her name on the agreement.

"The ticket price is 88. Boss, cash or scan to pay?"

"Scan... scan to pay."

...Under Fang Xiaolu's reception, players began to enter the Haunted House in an orderly fashion.

And Li Zhou did not truly leave.

Whenever he saw someone enter, he would thoughtfully guide them.

The Yellow Springs Road had disappeared; to enter the dead end, one had to take another path around to the Bone Prison.

Outside.

"Sister Qin, do you think this Haunted House is really as mysterious as the internet says?"

In the queue, a girl with twin pigtails stood on her tiptoes to see how many people were ahead, then turned her head and asked a woman behind her curiously.

"I feel like it's a script. I've searched for information on this Haunted House before, and it was just an ordinary ghost house."

The woman spoke, but the expression on her face seemed a bit uncertain.

"I think it's just a script. If this Haunted House were really that amazing, how could it only be popular now?"

"I suspect that Streamer Song the Bold on TikTok and the owner of this Haunted House have reached some kind of agreement and are deliberately hyping it up."

Behind Qin Yao, another young man wearing sunglasses and looking very flashy spoke up.

The young man was named Yuan Hao, the girl with twin pigtails was Ye Kexin, and the woman with a cool expression was Qin Yao.

All three were employees of another escape room in Jinling.

"No way, I saw those screenshots and live stream replays on TikTok, and it looks like it's more interesting than our shop."

"Not only did it scare people unconscious, but it also seemed to really attract the Police Uncles in the end."

Ye Kexin shook her head and retorted.

Escape rooms are more about immersive tension, the thrill of deciphering puzzles and reasoning, and a little bit of horror-themed escape.

If it's purely about horror, it definitely can't compare to a ghost house.

"Whether it's true or not, wouldn't we know by going in and seeing?"

Facing Ye Kexin's rebuttal, Yuan Hao shrugged indifferently.

Anyway, he felt that this Haunted House was definitely just a hype.

As the three spoke, it was soon their turn in the queue.

When he saw the content of the agreement, Yuan Hao became even more convinced of his inner thoughts.

"Not responsible for physical discomfort due to poor psychological tolerance?"

It was clearly designed to attract attention.

It was just a ghost house, how scary could it be?

After signing the agreement, the three also smoothly entered the main hall.

At this time, many people had already begun to enter the inner area of the Haunted House through the gates under Li Zhou's guidance.

"Huh?"

"Isn't that the Streamer who does the twerking dance on TikTok?"

Soon, Ye Kexin spotted Song Yang and the others standing in the corner of the front desk.

"It really seems to be him!"

Yuan Hao took off his sunglasses, and a smile suddenly curled at the corner of his mouth.

Under the somewhat puzzled gazes of Ye Kexin and Qin Yao, he walked directly up to Song Yang.

"Brother, nice script."

"Script? What script?"

Song Yang, who was adjusting his live streaming equipment, was confused by Yuan Hao's words.

He looked up at Yuan Hao in front of him and confirmed that he did not know this person.

After entering the main hall and waiting for Dai Xiaomei, the three began to prepare for the pre-broadcast tasks.

Song Yang had even specifically emphasized to Dai Xiaomei that this live stream could be improvised.

He hated scripts more than anything else in his life.

Now, hearing this guy Yuan Hao, he instinctively felt disgusted by the man in front of him.

Where did this traitor come from?

"I'm so sorry, he didn't mean it."

"Yuan Hao, what are you doing?!"

Ye Kexin and Qin Yao reacted at this moment and quickly stepped forward.

One apologized, one questioned, all in one go.

On the other side, Li Zhou, who was guiding players into the venue, also noticed Song Yang's side.

Compared to these ordinary players, he was more interested in the Streamers now.

Only Streamers could provide him with a large amount of fright value.

For this, he had even specially replaced Goethe in the Haunted House with a vampire in advance.

He would only switch him back after Song Yang finished his preparations and took Dai Xiaomei inside.

That's right, Li Zhou planned to let Song Yang and the others experience what a surprise was.

"Could it be that they want to team up with Song Yang and the others?"

Because he hadn't heard Yuan Hao's words, Li Zhou at this moment still thought that Yuan Hao's group of three wanted to team up with Song Yang's group.

The Devils Castle allows a maximum of six people to enter; Song Yang's three plus Yuan Hao's three, that's just right.

It's more fun with more people.

If it were just Song Yang and Dai Xiaomei's group of three, the difficulty of the puzzles would greatly increase.

Li Zhou was worried that if they died too many times, Song Yang and the others would not be able to take it and would quit early.

That would result in less fright value.

He had originally planned to have Song Yang's group of three choose a few players to team up with later.

Now it seemed he wouldn't even have to say it himself.