near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman

Cold, terrifying, and humid, the air was filled with a faint stench, and the entire room seemed to be shrouded in a shadow.

A familiar sense of suffocation came, and Gao Ming knew that he had once again come to a place where two worlds overlapped.

"The method provided by Xuan Wen is correct, and it can indeed actively trigger the game 'Strange Talk'."

Avoiding the gaze of the corpse downstairs, Gao Ming turned to look at the living room. The four candles placed in the corner had already been extinguished, and the environment inside the room seemed to remain forever at the moment when the deceased committed suicide.

"Where's Xuanwen?"

In the dilapidated room, there was only Gao Ming, and the psychological crime serial killer who wanted to enter the game with him did not appear.

"Has she already left this room, or has she not come in at all?"

The sticky shadows seemed like black seawater flooding his body, and he stayed in place with high destiny to calm himself down. He wanted to quickly determine which game had become a reality.

"The corpse appeared downstairs, and from the perspective of its impact, this game is much larger than what I have cleared before, at least including the entire Building 2."

"Brother Zhao had multiple conversations with me before his death, and I also planned to create a small game for him that could soothe his emotions. At that time, I came up with several game design proposals..."

The vibration of his phone interrupted Gao Ming's thinking. He slowly pushed open the bedroom door and found a miscellaneous phone on the bedside table.

The shell turns yellow, and there are stains and broken hair left on the charging port. The phone does not have a lock screen password, and new messages pop up on it.

"When I was chatting with Zhao Xi, I saw that he had used this phone before."

Touching the screen, Gao Ming saw the chat group that Zhao Xi had joined - distant relatives are better than neighbors, which is the owner group of Building 2 of Lijing Apartment.

Just now, Mr. Wang, who lives on the first floor, sent three videos to all members of the group.

He stood on his balcony and captured Zhao Xi's body up close.

2304 Li Li: "Fuck your mother! His death has nothing to do with me!"

2203 Xiaoqiu: "Don't make any noise first! I heard it! I heard a sound in the hallway! Something is climbing up!"

Because she was too anxious and scared, Xiaoqiu directly sent a voice message: "There's really something climbing up! It's right outside my door."

2409 Fang Shuqi: "Let's open the group video so that everyone can see each other, have a more comprehensive understanding of each other's situation, and be mentally prepared."

The fourth floor resident seemed to intentionally want to verify something. After he finished speaking, he pulled all the group members, including Zhao Xi, into the group video.

When everyone saw Zhao Xi's video being opened, they took a deep breath, but then they saw Gao Ming appearing at Zhao Xi's home.

2304 Li Li: "Who are you? Why are you holding Zhao Xi's phone? Are you still at Zhao Xi's house? Did you bring back his body?"

Before Gao Ming could speak, there was a knock on the door in Xiao Qiu's video, with an interval of about two seconds, as if someone was banging their head against the door.

Xiaoqiu's face had turned pale with fear. She was playing the video and blocking the sofa behind the living room door.

The knocking on the door did not weaken at all, but instead grew louder, and the door panels seemed to vibrate slightly.

Xiao Qiu, holding her phone, looked frightened as she was trapped in the room.

"What should I do? Can you help me? Everyone is neighbors! You will also be entangled by him!"

Curled up on the bedroom bed, Xiaoqiu pleaded for help through the video, but everyone inside the building remained indifferent.

Her eyes were moist, and when Xiaoqiu was about to cry, the lights in the room flickered for a moment before suddenly turning off.

The darkness shrouded room 2203 without any warning, and the faint light emitted by the phone screen reflected on Xiaoqiu's face.