Chapter 259 — Dressing Up as Ghosts to Scare People

Of course, Wei Zhao had noticed Xiao Ma following them long ago, only he had not startled the snake in the grass. In his eyes, Xiao Ma posed no threat at all, so he might as well let him follow and see what he was really after. He might even lure out the people behind him.

This was only a small fry. Even if Wei Zhao took him out, it would have no effect on the people behind him. This man did not even have a third of Yellow-stage strength, he was nothing but an errand runner doing odd jobs.

"Brother Yuzhou, from what they are saying, they are going to play in the haunted house..." Xiao Ma's task was to report Gu Mengyao and the others' movements to Zhang Yuzhou and Jin Maosheng at all times.

"The haunted house? Got it." Zhang Yuzhou said, "Wait until Brother Jin and I discuss it, then I will tell you what to do."

Over the walkie-talkie, Jin Maosheng heard Xiao Ma's words as well, only for the moment he had not yet thought of what kind of accident could be staged inside the haunted house. Assassination was definitely out of the question, as that would only bring the police in faster, which was not what Jin Maosheng wanted to see.

"First have Xiao Ma go to the haunted house ticket window and have them slow down ticket sales, do not let Gu Mengyao and the others go in right away." Jin Maosheng thought for a moment and said to Zhang Yuzhou.

"All right." Zhang Yuzhou passed Jin Maosheng's meaning on to Xiao Ma, then asked, "Brother Jin, so what should we do now?"

"Tell me, inside a haunted house, what kind of accident could happen that would kill someone?" Jin Maosheng planned to talk it over with Zhang Yuzhou, to pool their wisdom after all.

"Well... inside a haunted house..." Zhang Yuzhou could not think of any good idea for the moment. "Aside from scaring people, there is nothing else in a haunted house... it is all fake stuff."

"Scaring people..." Jin Maosheng suddenly let out a very sinister cackle. "I have got it, cackle, how about we dress up as ghosts and scare them to death?"

"That is a good idea. Everything in there is dead props. Scary, but nothing much. But if we go dress as ghosts and call out their names, they will probably... hehe..." Zhang Yuzhou nodded in approval as soon as he heard it. "Is there not a saying that goes well? People scaring people can scare people to death, that is exactly the principle."

"Let's go, hurry and get ready, scare these two chicks to death." Jin Maosheng smiled darkly. He had only tossed out the suggestion casually, but hearing Zhang Yuzhou's approval, his heart was moved as well. Right, people scaring people to death, that was an old saying, it should not be wrong.

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"Why does this haunted house only let three or four people in at a time?" Gu Mengyao looked impatiently at the entrance of the haunted house. There were still three or four groups waiting in line ahead, and who knew how long it would be before her turn. If she had known, she would have had Uncle Qing put in a word in advance and pull some strings, so she would not have to wait so long.

"A good show is worth waiting for." Shen Yushu did not mind at all. "Look, Sister Yaoyao, those two couples who just went in were scared pale."

"You will end up just like that in a while." Gu Mengyao said irritably, "How about we skip it and go see something else?"

"Wait a little longer, there are only two or three more groups before us." Shen Yushu did not want to give up just like that. "Think, Sister Yaoyao, a haunted house is only scary when just a few people go in. If too many tourists go in, what would be the fun? With more people than ghosts, is it the ghosts scaring people or people scaring ghosts? Then it would be meaningless."

"That is true..." This time Gu Mengyao rather agreed with Shen Yushu's theory. Indeed, if there were too many people, you would just be looking at people, where would you have the mind left to look at ghosts?

In the control room behind the haunted house, Jin Maosheng, Zhang Yuzhou, and Xiao Ma had already changed into costumes. Jin Maosheng had become a vampire, Zhang Yuzhou had become a zombie, and Xiao Ma had plastered his face tight with something, turning into a 'faceless man'.

"We are ready. Call those people waiting in front and tell them they do not need to come in. Just let Gu Mengyao come straight in." Zhang Yuzhou instructed Xiao Ma.

"Yes..." Xiao Ma had already become the faceless man, and his speech was somewhat muffled. He took out his phone and dialed a number, then said, "You can leave now."

Outside the haunted house, the two groups who had been waiting ahead of Gu Mengyao and the others suddenly said after taking a phone call, "We are not waiting anymore, it is too slow. Let's go, let's go play something else."

"Exactly, so slow. Forget it, let's go." Another person immediately chimed in.

So the two groups ahead turned and left directly, without the slightest拖 delay.

"Huh? Sister Yaoyao, is something wrong with them? They queued for so long, it was almost their turn, yet they left without going in?" Shen Yushu stared at the departing groups in puzzlement as if looking at idiots.

"Who knows? But it is better that they left, it will be our turn soon." Gu Mengyao was puzzled too, but their leaving was after all a good thing, no more waiting.

Wei Zhao swept a cold glance over the departing groups, a sneer curling at the corner of his mouth. Making a move so soon? Inside the haunted house?

"Next group..." At this moment a haunted house staffer opened the door of the haunted house and looked at Gu Mengyao and the others. "Is it you? Are you three together?"

"Yes, is it our turn?" Gu Mengyao asked.

"It is here, give me the tickets, go on in." The staffer took the tickets from Gu Mengyao's hand and tossed them casually into the ticket box beside him without even a glance, which filled Wei Zhao with contempt. He could not even be bothered to put on an act, was he really so eager to get them inside?

Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Wei Zhao filed into the haunted house one after another. The heavy door behind them slammed shut with a boom, and eerie, terrifying wails rang out from inside, "Woo... aow..."

Gu Mengyao could not help shivering. Although she knew full well it was all fake, the chilling atmosphere inside the haunted house still left her cold all over.

"Xiao Shu, hold on to me, do not run around. It is pretty scary in here." Gu Mengyao wanted to keep up her air as the elder sister, but her voice still betrayed her fear. What she had meant to express was that if Shen Yushu held on to her, Shen Yushu would not be afraid, yet anyone could hear now that Gu Mengyao was putting on a brave front while trembling inside.

"Hehe, Sister Yaoyao, are you scared?" Shen Yushu was rather bold, and hearing these ghostly howls, she was not much afraid.

"Who says I am scared?" Gu Mengyao would never admit she was afraid. "All this stuff is obviously fake, meant to frighten people. What is there to be afraid of? Let's go. Wei Zhao, stay right behind us, do not wander off."

"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled. The things inside this haunted house were bizarre and strange. Though made very lifelike, most were composites of light and shadow effects, in fact all fake, illusory things, just like watching a 3D movie, only more immersive.