The Courier in the Green Hat

Zhou Bai hesitated but ultimately did not stop Aunt Wang from taking his mother. If his mother's worsening condition wasn't due to going out with Aunt Wang, preventing them from going out together might be even more dangerous. As his mother left with Aunt Wang, the viewers in the live stream breathed a sigh of relief.

—"Danger averted!"

—"Thank you, Aunt Wang, for taking her away."

—"I suddenly don't mind Aunt Wang so much."

—"Hold on, let's not get carried away. Aunt Wang is still the only explicitly mentioned villain in the rules."

After his mother left, the woman in the red dress floated into the room, causing the viewers to tense up again.

—"Alert, alert!"

—"Almost forgot about 'it'."

—"This house never has a peaceful day."

"Bang, bang, bang." There was a knock on the door. Zhou Bai glanced at the woman in the red dress, then walked to the door and looked through the peephole. A man wearing a green hat stood outside, holding a package.

Rule B, seventh rule: [If someone wearing a green hat comes to deliver a package, curse at him and tell him to leave.]

Zhou Bai knew this rule was incorrect. He placed his hand on the doorknob, hesitating on how to handle the situation.

"Bang, bang, bang." The knocking grew louder, urging Zhou Bai to decide quickly. Not opening the door seemed less risky, but Zhou Bai decided to take a gamble. He bit his lip, turned the doorknob, and opened the door.

The man outside was muscular and had a scar on his face, looking quite intimidating. The viewers were worried.

—"If Zhou Bai curses him and tells him to leave, will he get beaten up?"

—"If they fight, Zhou Bai won't stand a chance."

—"Zhou Bai, don't be a coward, hit him!"

—"Getting beaten is better than breaking the rules and dying."

"Your package, please sign for it," the man said. Zhou Bai glanced at the scar on his face, took the package, and signed for it. The man handed over the package and walked away. There was no argument or confrontation.

The viewers were stunned.

—"No way, such a coward?"

—"Bro, breaking the rules means death."

—"Oh my god, is the horror really going to descend on Great Xia?"

—"Wait, could this rule be wrong?"

Zhou Bai closed the door and brought the package to the living room. The anticipated death didn't occur, confirming that the rule was indeed incorrect. Zhou Bai had guessed right again. If he had followed the rule, he might have been beaten to death by the courier. The viewers were relieved and grateful for Zhou Bai's intelligence.

In the live stream, Zhou Bai placed the package on the coffee table and fetched a pair of scissors to open it. The woman in the red dress stood in the living room, watching his every move. Zhou Bai felt the cold emanating from "it" but continued with his task. The package was small. Zhou Bai cut through the tape and opened the box, revealing a USB drive on top.

Frowning, Zhou Bai picked up the USB drive. The sender's name on the package was "Heartbroken." What kind of name was that? Zhou Bai noticed "it" staring intently at the USB drive, realizing it must be related to the storyline and that "it" didn't want him to see it.

Quickly, Zhou Bai went to the study and plugged the USB drive into his laptop. Opening the folder, he found several video files. He started with the first video. As the video played, Zhou Bai felt a chill. The person in the video was him, or rather, the character he was playing in the horror world. The house was filled with hidden cameras recording his every move.

Zhou Bai knew his actions in the game were being broadcasted, but these videos were from before he entered the game, making it a real-life invasion of privacy. He continued watching, seeing mostly mundane daily activities. Just as he was about to open another video, a new figure appeared on screen—a long-haired woman in a dress. Zhou Bai quickly recognized her as the woman in the red dress currently floating in his living room.

In the video, Zhou Bai's character left the house, and the woman emerged from the closet. She had been hiding there, watching him. The thought was terrifying. Zhou Bai rummaged through the package and found several letters addressed to him. His scalp tingled as he opened and read them, each letter long and detailed.

The woman in the red dress stood with her back to the study, her long hair hanging down, looking somewhat forlorn. Zhou Bai finished reading the letters and sighed, summarizing the situation as "a story of a crazy fan and a small-time writer." The original character was unaware of this fan's existence. Given what his wife had said when she saw "it," Zhou Bai guessed the red-dressed woman had done something more severe later on.

Zhou Bai opened another video on the USB drive. In this one, the woman in the red dress sneaked into the house again, rummaging through the study. Suddenly, the front door opened, and the father came home. Panicking, the woman tried to hide but was caught by the father. They argued and struggled in the study. The father accidentally pushed the woman, causing her head to hit Zhou Bai's desk hard. Blood flowed from the wound, and the woman fell to the floor, motionless.