At this moment, the sky covered by dark clouds resembled a true night. The pouring rain continued without stopping, accompanied by the howling wind that shook the windows and made them constantly emit sounds. The sun had been completely obscured and could no longer be seen.
Inside room 1505, five people gathered together, playing poker. At this moment, they knew it was not a good time to gather information. However, that time would come soon.
It was now a little after four in the afternoon. Outside room 1505, the doorbell rang.
Bai Yushuo, who was closest to the door, turned over the cards in her hand, placed them face down, and then showed a puzzled expression. "Who is it? Let me go and see."
Walking to the door, Bai Yushuo opened it, and at that moment, the person standing outside the door was Yue Kangxiong.
"Who...are you?"
Of course, Bai Yushuo recognized Yue Kangxiong at first glance. She had seen posters of him in previous movies.
"Although it may be a bit abrupt, I still want to visit here." Yue Kangxiong's gaze fell upon the actors of the Hell Thirteen Degrees Cinema inside the room.
"May I ask who you are?" Li Weisi, the male lead, also walked over at this time, wearing a puzzled expression.
"I live in room 1504 next door." Yue Kangxiong paused for a moment and continued, "My name is Yang Tieyan. I have been a long-term resident in this hotel."
"Well, hello, Mr. Yang." Li Weisi naturally still had a puzzled expression.
"If anything happens in the next few days, you can come find me." Yue Kangxiong then pointed to the door behind him. "No matter how late it is. If anything bad happens while you're staying here, you can come find me immediately. I will be waiting at any time."
"What do you mean? What kind of things could happen here?"
Faced with Li Weisi's questioning, Yue Kangxiong sighed and said, "Anyway, I've already said what I needed to say. I'll leave now."
According to the original script, Li Weisi, who played the role of Yan Junxiong, would stand at the door and watch as Yang Tieyan, played by Yue Kangxiong, left. However, Li Weisi would not do that. He took a step forward, grabbed Yue Kangxiong, and asked, "What do you mean? Please explain what you just said."
At the same time, he sent a transaction instruction to Yue Kangxiong through the script. The transaction instruction would appear in Yue Kangxiong's mind next to the script lines. He offered 500 Redemption Tickets and was willing to buy information about the Unique Hotel. He believed that these 500 Redemption Tickets were more than enough to compensate for any deduction of Redemption Tickets that would occur if the truth was revealed.
However, Yue Kangxiong shook his head and said, "Sorry, if you don't understand what I said, just treat me as someone with mental problems."
At the same time, he also rejected Li Weisi's request to purchase information. The meaning was clear: Yue Kangxiong himself was also confused and had no idea what the line he just said meant. And because he "knew" what was going on, he couldn't directly ask anyone for information.
But Li Weisi was not satisfied. Next, he would carefully investigate the secret hidden on the fifteenth floor of this hotel, as well as the mystery of room 1505. So he needed further and sufficient reasons to ensure that his actions would not cause an NG due to touching the bottom line of the plot.
"You're just talking nonsense, and it's bothering me. I hope you can explain the situation specifically." Li Weisi raised his voice, making it clear that if the other party continued to play mysterious and say more vague words, he would have a reason to investigate the information.
"I have nothing more to say. Take care of yourselves."
However, Yue Kangxiong was strong and forcefully shook off Li Weisi's hand, then strode back into his room across the hall. Li Weisi had no choice. If he started banging on the door and causing a scene now, it would be too unnatural and likely result in an NG.
Is it enough to investigate the truth of room 1505 based solely on those words? Could it possibly lead to an NG? Li Weisi analyzed it. In the original script, the protagonist Yan Junxiong didn't take Yang Tieyan's words seriously at all and didn't pay any attention to them. This was also a common characteristic of horror movie protagonists, who often took a skeptical and dismissive attitude towards any warnings, ultimately causing great disasters.
Li Weisi would not be so foolish. What he was currently considering was how to investigate the secrets of this hotel. Yue Kangxiong was an actor and naturally didn't know the meaning of the lines he said. But the unnatural expression of the front desk lady indicated that she knew everything about it! It was even possible that the entire hotel knew about this. Therefore, by asking in detail, he could naturally get a result!
Now, what was needed was an opportunity! An opportunity to ask!
Taking this into consideration, Li Weisi combined the strange expression of the front desk lady earlier with Yang Tieyan's "warning" and decided to pay some attention to it to a certain extent. However, it was not suitable to go immediately. It would be more reasonable to ask a few staff members when they went downstairs to have dinner later. Moreover, according to the script, they were not allowed to leave this floor during the time period they were supposed to stay on the fifteenth floor.
"It's strange, what did he mean by that..." Li Weisi continued with the lines he had prepared. "Speaking of which, when I said I wanted to choose this room, the front desk lady's expression was also very strange. Could there really be a problem? When we go downstairs for dinner later, let's ask the staff members there."
By saying this, he meant: I already have a plan, so don't cause trouble for me. If we NG because of you, it will be everyone's misfortune. No one wants to act the same content twice.
"I'm actually very curious," Shi Qingxiu said at this time. "I feel like it's not that simple."
This was a line from the character Wang Jiajia in the script, not something Shi Qingxiu came up with herself.Li Weisi continued to sit down, planning to minimize the possibility of a NG. After all, no one had died in the first act yet. There was no need to take this risk. Besides, with Bai Yushuo, the living detector, they wouldn't be completely unprepared if a ghost showed up.
Of course, no one was in the mood to continue playing cards.
Ye Xiang, based on his analysis of the first act's script, had made some deductions. What caught his attention was one of Yang Tieyan's lines, where he said he had been living here for a long time. This statement, he believed, was not a lie.
Some company directors or general managers might often stay in hotels for business convenience, but this horror film was not such a case. Clearly, Yang Tieyan knew about the problem with room 1505 a long time ago and had been living here ever since the problem arose. However, Yue Kangxiong, who played him, didn't know why Yang Tieyan had been living here all this time.
And what was the problem with this room? Judging from the attitude of the service staff and Yang Tieyan's words, the room was likely haunted. Was the hotel trying to suppress the rumors? However, if such a thing really happened and someone died, it would definitely cause a stir. In this information-rich era, it wouldn't be easy to keep it a secret.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier, and the wind was howling. Everything seemed to be heralding the arrival of some kind of horror...
"I want to go out for a walk."
Finally, Ye Xiang put down his cards. He decided to go out and see if he could find some clues. Li Weisi glared at him, obviously not wanting him to cause a NG. But Ye Xiang insisted on going out, and he couldn't stop him.
"Where do you want to go?"
"Just... walk around."
Of course, Ye Xiang would only walk around the fifteenth floor and wouldn't go too far.
"I'll go with you." Bai Yushuo also followed him. She and Ye Xiang were playing a couple, so it was reasonable for them to go out together.
"Alright. Be sure to come back for dinner. It's windy and rainy outside, so don't go out."
After Li Weisi gave these instructions, Ye Xiang nodded slightly and left with Bai Yushuo. Having her, the medium, by his side made him feel much more at ease. He had to admit, he was still too weak.
After leaving the room, they arrived near the elevator. Then, they saw a man sitting on a sofa, smoking. The man looked up at Ye Xiang and Bai Yushuo, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Ye Xiang immediately guessed that this man was also an actor from the Eighth Degree Hell Cinema. The man looked to be in his mid-thirties, dressed in a suit, with tanned skin.
So, he sat down with Bai Yushuo.
Then, he asked, "Sir, are you here on vacation?"
The man flicked the ash from his cigarette into the ashtray on the table, then replied, "No, I've been living here for a long time."
Just like Yang Tieyan!
"Do... do you know Mr. Yang Tieyan from room 1504? He came to see us just now."
"He came to see you?" The man looked at them, then at the direction they came from, and suddenly said, "You're not staying in room 1505, are you?"
"Yes. Is there a connection?"
The man paused for a moment, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and then said, "You're not very lucky. It's best not to stay here for the next few days."
"'The next few days'?" Ye Xiang quickly seized on this sensitive phrase and continued to question.
However, the man remained silent.
Ye Xiang and Bai Yushuo both realized that this man was likely the type who wouldn't act without a clear benefit!
Bai Yushuo immediately offered 500 death redemption tickets through the script to buy information. After some hesitation, the man accepted the tickets and said, "Before the night of the fifth day... it's best if you move out."
After saying this, he put out his cigarette and hurriedly left.
Ye Xiang had been watching the man's expressions closely and immediately guessed that it was only after Bai Yushuo offered the redemption tickets that the man revealed this important information.
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The night of the fifth day...
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