Li also found it very strange.

　　He was quite sure that the apartment had hidden a trap in the blood inscription instruction.

　　And that trap, if they fell into it without realizing it, would lead to their inevitable doom.

　　However, he couldn't figure out what the trap was, so he could only say to Yang:

　　"In any case, the literal meaning must be followed. Once you reach the top of the mountain, choose one person to be the 'ghost' and play hide-and-seek. Since it says hide-and-seek, you naturally need to hide in a place where people can't easily find you, so try to go to places on the mountain that are easy to hide. Huayan Mountain is very large, hiding shouldn't be difficult. Also… in general hide-and-seek, everyone hides separately. Although there are times when two people hide in the same place, it's best to avoid hiding together in one place just in case. I know, acting alone is scary, but there's no other way."

　　Yang nodded and continued, "If… we're found, what does that mean? Will we die? Also, if the person who is the 'ghost' can't find the others, will they die too?"

　　This was the most concerning question for the selected residents.

　　If that was the case, then at least one person would die no matter what.

　　They didn't know for sure if this was true, but anything was possible in this incredibly strange apartment.

　　Li shook his head and said, "It's not very likely. The apartment isn't designed to torture us to death, otherwise, there wouldn't be anyone who has survived the blood inscription instruction. It will definitely arrange a way for us to survive. If what you said was true, then one person would be in a desperate situation with no way to escape."

　　Li's words reassured Yang, after all, he had survived four blood inscription instructions, his words were very convincing.

　　However, despite that, how would they choose the "ghost"?

　　Vote?? Play rock-paper-scissors?

　　In any case, no one would volunteer to be the "ghost".

　　Even if they chose someone, the person who was the "ghost" might not agree to be the "ghost", after all, the apartment didn't specify how to choose the "ghost".

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　　But they had to have one person to be the "ghost", otherwise, they would all be manipulated by shadows and commit suicide.

　　Li also found this problem difficult, so he said: "You guys can negotiate it yourselves later. Someone has to be the 'ghost', there's no other way. Make a decision as soon as possible."

　　On November 1st, at around four in the morning, the selected residents set off.

　　This time, Chen from Room 1304 was driving.

　　He was a very handsome young man with a gentle personality, and he was very popular in the apartment.

　　Besides Yang, there were three other people: Tang, Zhang, and Si from Room 1215.

　　Yang was a science major who had graduated from college, but he didn't have a job yet.

　　He was quick-witted and often had clever ideas.

　　Tang had a very good relationship with Li, and he was also quite talkative.

　　Zhang was always solitary and didn't communicate with others, so no one was very familiar with him.

　　As for Si, he was a fortune teller, and he always carried a deck of Tarot cards with him.

　　They set off very early, and they reached Huayan Mountain and successfully reached the summit before eight o'clock.

　　Huayan Mountain was a mountain in the suburbs of the city, but it was rather desolate.

　　Legend had it that during the Republic of China period, a group of bandits occupied the mountain as their base and killed many innocent people, so the mountain was filled with vengeful spirits.

　　Because of this legend, besides some people who liked to seek thrills, most people didn't like to come to this mountain, so Huayan Mountain was truly deserving of the name "remote and desolate".

　　Looking down from the top of the mountain, they only saw bare gullies, with very few trees.

　　The ground was covered with weeds, but because very few people came here, there wasn't much trash.

　　The mountain was very empty and there was no sound at all, they couldn’t even hear birds chirping, so all five of them had a feeling like they were deaf.

　　"It's a really oppressive place." Yang kept looking left and right, checking his watch, saying, "Well… we still have plenty of time, let's decide who's going to be the 'ghost' first."

　　At this point, Si took out a deck of Tarot cards and said, "Why don't we decide using Tarot cards?"

　　"Don't joke around!" Yang quickly stopped him, saying, "Mhm, I think playing rock-paper-scissors would be better? Do we decide that the winner is the 'ghost' or the loser is the 'ghost'?"

　　After a long debate, they finally decided to play rock-paper-scissors, and the person who became the 'ghost' was… Si.

　　"It's me…." Si sighed, squatted down on the ground, spread out the Tarot cards on the ground, and then drew a card and looked at it.

　　"What is it? What card is it?" Tang asked with concern, "What does it foretell?"

　　Si quickly put the Tarot card back and said, "No… it's nothing."

　　He looked like his face was not good.

　　They all squatted down together and discussed what they should do next.

　　"In any case, according to the building manager's instructions," Yang repeatedly told Si, "You have to do your best to find us, we'll hide very well, and we won't let you find us easily. Mhm, we've all set our phones to vibrate, so you won't be able to find us through our phone rings."

　　Si looked worried at this moment: "What if I can't find you guys… what will I do…"

　　"It's okay," Chen comforted him, "The building manager said that the apartment will always leave a way out for us."

　　And so… finally, it was noon!