Qin Nuo adopted an indifferent attitude, wanting to pass by without a glance and return to his room. But then he reconsidered. Helping tenants resolve family disputes might be a way to establish basic relationships!
So, Qin Nuo stopped and peeked inside.
Room 403 was in chaos, with hot dishes overturned and steaming. The bones were boiled to mush, and the meat was unrecognizable.
The tenants were a family of three. The man had a ferocious look, veins bulging, eyes bloodshot, and he was grabbing his wife's hair, committing domestic violence.
The wife, bleeding from the mouth, wore a strangely calm expression, even showing a chilling smile.
Nearby, a child of about four or five sat on a small stool, clapping his hands vigorously and grinning.
"You cooked it!!" the man roared, wishing he could devour his wife.
"Useless trash, can't you lift the kitchen knife over there?"
"Just like in bed, you're as useless as that thing of yours..."
The wife kept taunting her husband, seemingly deriving great pleasure from it.
In a fit of rage, the man turned to grab the knife on the counter.
But at that moment, the wife, with unexpected strength, stabbed a pair of scissors from her sleeve into the man's neck as he turned.
Blood splattered!
With a fierce push, the husband fell out the window.
After pushing her husband out, the wife calmly returned to her seat, tidied her hair, and served herself food as if nothing had happened.
The boy continued clapping excitedly, his face flushed with excitement, almost out of breath.
"Sweetie, don't laugh while eating, you'll choke!"
The wife patted the boy's head, carefully feeding him.
Suddenly, she looked up at Qin Nuo at the door and smiled politely, "You're from 404, right? Have you eaten? Want to come in for a bowl?"
"No need, I just ate."
"I... heard the noise and came to check if you needed help?" Qin Nuo glanced at the open window, his mouth twitching slightly.
"No need, our family is very harmonious. It's normal to argue occasionally. How about a bowl of soup before you go?"
Harmonious...
Is this really what a wife says after killing her husband?
"Maybe next time." Qin Nuo declined the offer, noticing a fingernail in the soup, and quickly left.
It was rare to meet a warm neighbor, but Qin Nuo couldn't establish a good relationship with them.
This family was beyond strange.
Crazy?
No, at least crazy people are normally crazy.
In comparison, Qin Nuo suddenly found the tenant in 405 seemed quite normal.
At least he was just a simple fat nerd.
"The tenants in this entire building are not simple," the Blood-Eyed Ghost suddenly spoke.
"Oh, I thought you were hibernating," Qin Nuo joked.
At the end of the hallway, the door to 401 was actually open!
A strong chill emanated from the room, giving Qin Nuo goosebumps. He peeked inside, "Hello, is anyone there?"
The room was cold and sparsely furnished.
A man sat in a chair, looking up at the creaking ceiling fan.
"Hello, I..."
"You're the new tenant in 404."
Before Qin Nuo could finish, the man spoke.
"Yes." Qin Nuo didn't expect the man to be aware of him.
He seemed to be a relatively normal tenant.
"Can you do me a favor?" the man suddenly asked.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Could you speak to the landlord for me? I've saved enough for this month's rent. Can he return my item?"
"I pawned something with him."
Qin Nuo thought this favor didn't sound difficult and asked, "What did you pawn?"
"My heart."
The man turned, and Qin Nuo saw his left chest was empty, his heart missing.
The incision was neat, with blood vessels clearly visible, like a part removed from a machine.
So, the heart in that box belonged to this guy!
Qin Nuo felt a bit creeped out; was this the consequence of not paying rent?
"Please, help me, I'd be eternally grateful," the man pleaded.
Just as Qin Nuo was about to speak, a system voice echoed in his mind.
"Ding! Host has triggered a passive mission: Retrieve the heart of the 401 tenant within 4 hours to gain +80 favorability!"
"Mission failure penalty: Leave an arm as a souvenir for the landlord!"
"Mission can be refused, but once accepted, it cannot be changed!"
Qin Nuo thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee I'll get your heart back."
"Thank you."
The man said no more, turning back to gaze at the ceiling, looking lonely and dejected.
After confirming the mission, Qin Nuo left the room.
Old people like to chat, so he could start by chatting with the landlord to build a good relationship.
But thinking of the landlord's face, Qin Nuo felt uneasy.
As he went downstairs, Qin Nuo unexpectedly encountered two people.
The player Cobra and another anonymous player "Jiang Xiaobai."
They seemed to also be heading to the first-floor lobby to find the landlord...