I deliver food in a bizarre world

"It was nothing," Chen Mo waved his hand. "Just be more careful when patrolling at night in the future. There are some corners in the neighborhood that might not be very clean."

His last words made Chen Cen's smile freeze for a moment, then he nodded vigorously: "I'll remember."

After leaving the security room, Chen Mo slowly walked towards his building. He needed to go back to get some things before heading to the Silent Mansion to carry out his mission.

The night breeze felt cool on my skin.

It didn't take much effort to help Chen Cen solve this little problem, but he wasn't at ease.

The faint, sinister aura emanating from Chen Cen seemed to originate from within the residential area.

This kind of thing shouldn't exist in a high-end villa area.

And he had already witnessed two such incidents in just half a month...

Was it left over from the construction, or did it only appear recently?

Back home, he washed his face, sat on the sofa, took out the notebook his father had given him, and turned to the section about the distribution of urban veins and paranormal nodes.

He wanted to see if there was anything special about his neighborhood area before.

After a short while, he found no clear record.

Maybe I should find some time to thoroughly inspect the neighborhood I live in.

After all, this is one of the few places where he can relax and rest.

He didn't want even this little bit of peace and quiet to be disturbed by those things in the end.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Chen Cen.

"If you notice anything unusual during your night patrols these next few days, such as strange noises or shadows that you haven't noticed before, please contact me immediately."

Chen Cen replied almost instantly: "No problem, Brother Chen! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

It was followed by a saluting emoji.

Chen Mo put down his phone and looked out the window. Hopefully, he was just overthinking things.

……

The night was as dark as ink. Chen Mo rode his electric scooter along a secluded road leading to the outskirts of the city.

The destination the navigation led to was very remote, a place that only existed in urban legends.

The Silent Mansion!

It was a detached villa. Although it was on the main street, there were no buildings with high foot traffic nearby, so even during the day, few people came to this area, let alone at night.

The trees on both sides of the road stretched their branches and cast distorted shadows under the car headlights, and the wind whistled through the woods.

The closer you get to the mansion, the colder the air seems to grow, and even the chirping of insects, a characteristic sound of summer nights, completely disappears.

"Xiao Jing, Tian Yi, keep an eye on things for me. Remember to remind me if anything happens," he instructed in his mind.

"No problem, Brother Mo." Zhao Tianyi's voice carried a rare seriousness.

"Okay," Xiao Jing said succinctly, her words few and ruthless.

Finally, in the darkness, a building, now just a dark outline, appeared in front of us.

The towering wrought iron gate is rusted, behind which are courtyards extending to both sides, and the main building of the mansion, which looks like a lurking behemoth.

There wasn't a single light around; it was deathly still.

Strangely, the heavy, carved wooden door of the mansion was slightly ajar, and a sliver of light was shining through!

Chen Mo parked his car, took off his live-streaming phone, adjusted the camera to a portable camera on his chest, and then approached the gate.

He tried pushing it, but the door didn't budge, as if it were blocked from the inside, with only the crack remaining.

He peered through the crack in the door.

An old-fashioned crystal chandelier hangs overhead, with only a few bulbs emitting a dim, yellowish light that barely illuminates a small area.

The foyer was spacious, but the furniture was covered with white cloths, the windows were drawn with curtains, and they were covered in dust.

And right there in that halo of light, there were five people, some standing and some sitting!

A young woman with exquisite makeup, holding a phone stand, is whispering something to the camera with an exaggerated expression on her face, seemingly doing a live stream.

A male student wearing glasses leaned against the stair railing, looking nervous.

A female high school student in a school uniform was standing close to a male student, her eyes red, as if she had just been crying.

A middle-aged woman dressed simply, with a worried expression, sat on a sofa covered with a white cloth, her hands clenched tightly, revealing her inner unease.

There was also a middle-aged man in blue overalls, carrying a tool bag, who appeared to be a repairman. He stood silently in the shadows, his face obscured.

How did they get in?

Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he would have to bring them along on this mission?

That would be a complete disaster!

He tried to see with his spiritual eyes.

The mansion was filled with a thick, gloomy aura, and even the five people were more or less tainted by it. If they went out like that, they would all fall seriously ill.

What's more troublesome is that he saw three lines of writing in a dark red color on the wall inside the foyer, resembling dried blood.

Its content is exactly the three rules in the APP notes!

Chen Mo knocked on the door and whispered, "Hey! Who's inside?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the deathly silence.

The five people in the foyer were startled at the same time and looked sharply at the crack in the door.

The female internet celebrity almost dropped her phone on the ground.

"Who?! Who's outside?" The bespectacled male student mustered his courage and asked in a trembling voice.

"Just passing by," Chen Mo said in a low voice. "What are you doing in there? Can you open the door?"

"I can't open it!" The male student walked quickly to the door, and through the crack in the door, Chen Mo could see the panic on his face.

"We were trapped here for no apparent reason! We can't open the door from the inside, or the windows! There's no cell phone signal! We have absolutely no way to contact the outside world."

The female internet celebrity also came over, pointing her phone camera at the crack in the door: "Did you all see that? Another one's come in outside! I don't know if it's a person or a ghost..."

Her tone carried a hint of curious excitement, but the fear deep in her eyes was unmistakable.

Chen Mo ignored her live stream and looked at the silent man in overalls: "Master, are you a repairman? Can you open the door?"

The man raised his head, revealing a weathered face, but it was expressionless at the moment.

He shook his head, his voice low: "It's locked. This structure is very old; I've never seen it before. Trying to pry it open by force could cause serious problems."

Pointing to the rules on the wall, he continued, "And that thing is no joke."

Chen Mo followed his finger and looked at the three rules, which appeared particularly eerie under the dim light.

Rule 1: Please keep quiet inside.

Rule 2: Do not act alone.

Rule 3: Find it, and take it away.

"We tried," the male student whispered, "someone wanted to go to another room alone."

"The result wasn't good?" Chen Mo asked tentatively.

"Yeah, I had only been out of everyone's sight a few steps when the lights started flashing. I felt... I felt like something bad was about to happen, so I had to come back quickly."

We must act together...

Chen Mo's heart sank. His plan to explore on his own was ruined!