Chapter 112: Pendulum Clock

In the corridor of Building 3, Qingliu New City, on the 14th floor, Shen Menzhang, the captain of the team, stood in front of the wooden door of Room 1404, followed by several members of the Shen Hearing team.
He turned around and saw the red axe in Shen Hearing's hand, reminding him, "Young friend, don't act impulsively later. Ordinary axe blades have some effect on some zombie monsters, but they are completely ineffective against grudges."
Shen Tingjue explained, "It's just a habit."
Shen Menzhang nodded, then turned to Chen Shaojie and Hong Shaoshan, "Both of you have abilities. If I can't break away from the vengeful spirit during the fight, I'll need you to cover for me."
Chen Shaojie and Hong Shaoshan immediately responded, "Understood."
To prevent any future exposure of Mr. Shen's identity, it would be difficult to explain the existence of his skills. Before Mr. Shen arrived, he had told the control center in the group chat that Qingliu New City was his second main mission, so he did not have any skills. This situation was similar to that of Bai Rulong and Bai Qishuang, and therefore, Captain Shen did not arouse any suspicion.
He held his breath and focused, raising his hand to lightly knock on the wooden door.
"Who is it?"
Shen Men steered the helm and turned his head towards Bai Qishuang, presumably hoping that the woman could lower people's guard.
So, Bai Qishuang spoke softly, "Hello, little miss. I'm from the property management, here to do a satisfaction survey."
"Oh, I'm coming, I'm coming."
The wooden door slowly opened, and a little girl wearing a white nightgown pressed her right hand on the door frame and peeked out. She was slightly shocked and was already being roughly dragged out by Shen Men's steering arm.
"Ah, what are you all doing?"
The little girl exclaimed, but she was held by Bai Qishuang.
Shenmen stepped on the helm and kicked the door, striding in.
Bai Qishuang explained, "Miss, there is a ghost in your room, and that old gentleman is here to exorcise it."
"Your house is haunted."
The little girl didn't believe it, but was tightly held by Bai Qishuang. There were also several men watching from the side, so she didn't dare to resist.
As for Shen Men, when he took the helm and entered room 1404, his first impression was that it was cold, especially cold. He looked up at the air conditioner in the living room, where the cold air was howling. It was hard to say whether the coldness came from there.
"Shen Xiaoyou."
Shen Meng controlled the helm inside the door and shouted, and the crowd outside looked at Shen Tingkui.
Shen Tingkui clenched the red axe in his hand and walked straight in.
In the living room, the air conditioning was on high and the whistling cold air swept in, making him feel quite chilly.
Shenmen, who was at the helm, stood solemnly in the living room and asked in a low voice, "Do you remember which room it was, to the left or right?"
It seems that the situation is not optimistic, and Shenmen at the helm does not have complete confidence.
Shen Tingjue said, "Left."
"Okay, you may step out."
Shen Tingjue naturally had no need to risk himself and immediately retreated out of the door.
Shen Mengzhe steered himself into the room.
Outside the door, people were anxiously waiting, but they never heard any sound.
After three to five minutes, Shen Men, who was steering the ship from room 1404, walked out with a gloomy expression and said: "Something isn't right."
Bai Rulong asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Men at the helm shook his head and said, "There is a vengeful ghost haunting this house. There should be a strong Yin energy here, but I walked around inside and not only did I not sense the presence of a vengeful ghost, I didn't even feel a trace of Yin energy."
The group of people including Bai Rulong were amazed and exclaimed, "How is this possible?"
They saw with their own eyes the red-clothed menacing ghost holding an umbrella floating outside the window, it couldn't possibly be fake.
Shenmen at the helm shook his head and said, "Since I came down from the mountain, I have never seen such a strange occurrence."
He took the cloth bag from Bai Rulong's hands and took out a green leaf, wiping it over his left eye. But when he turned to look inside the house, he still found nothing. "Even my divine eye can't see through it, which is really rare."
It seems a bit hard to accept, he asked again: "Qishuang, Rulong, have you two only handled this cloth bag on the road, without touching any filthy things?"
Bai Qishuang shook her head and said: "Uncle Shen, I just helped you take it off the car. At other times, let alone touching, I rarely even look at it."
Bai Rulong is convinced, "Uncle Shen, I remember your instructions to stay away from public toilets. I will be careful and will not come into contact with anything unclean."
Shen Mengmen only casually asked and did not take it seriously, "Well, since we're down here, let's take a few laps around the neighborhood and see if we can find that evil creature."
"You crazy bunch, I'll notify the property management."
The little girl in a white nightgown broke free from Bai Qishuang, ran into the room and slammed the wooden door shut, but shouted a fierce remark through the wall.
白如龙看向沈门掌舵，“她怎么办？”
Shenmen said, "It seems that the vengeful ghost won't harm her now."
白如龙做出了另一种猜测：“沈伯伯，会不会，那只厉鬼只是在小区里闲逛，就像欺霜在隔壁阳台看见它一样？”
Shen Meng, at the helm, said, "That's quite possible."
However, Shen's hearing tells him otherwise, as he is the only one who knows that he saw the red-clothed ghost holding an umbrella appear in room 1404 of building 3, and it was not a coincidence.
Adjust the position of the camera, angle and focal length of the lens to be exactly the same as when a player enters room 802 in building 4 for the first time after the duplicate is generated. By doing so, the scene shown in the camera's viewfinder can be confirmed to be the last thing seen by the owner of room 802 before their passing.
A red-clothed female ghost holding an umbrella appeared in the last place the owner of the suspected copy origin saw before his death. No matter what, Shen Tingjue did not believe that the word "coincidence" could explain it.
But what really caught his attention was Shen Men, who claimed to be the owner of the forum.
While everyone saw a red-clothed ghost appear in Building 1404 on camera, he had the courage to enter alone. It's not an overstatement to say that Shen has both skill and bravery.
But he couldn't understand why a powerful person who dared to face ghosts head-on and even threatened to destroy them would need to impersonate him?
Shen Tingjue did not believe that with Shenmen's leadership ability, he could not make a name for himself. It must be known that even the forum administrators dare not boast that they can eliminate Grade B ghosts.
At the same time, this is also the reason why Shen Tingjue is so cautious about Shenmen's steering, even to the point where he doesn't dare to expose Qin Wuyang's short message.
Before it was clear what the purpose of Shenmen's steering was, Shen Tingjue made up his mind not to expose his identity, so he naturally wouldn't use the Soul Capturing Lamp, Spirit-Driving Incense, and Deceptive Longevity Robe. However, having this idea also took into account the fact that Shenmen's steering is extraordinary and should be able to protect them comprehensively.
A group of people got off the elevator and strolled around in Qingliu New Town residential area.
There are a total of 8 residential buildings in Qingliu New Town, with average supporting facilities, but the greenery is well done. When they walked past the forest path, they saw a standing cabinet clock on the mezzanine level of the 4th building. Hong Shaoshan smiled and said, "People in Qingliu New Town really seem to love these antique clocks."
Shen Tingjue was slightly taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
Hong Shaoshan said, "There is also a clock in the property office and security booth."
Shen Menzhangduo said, "Just like the common use of sundials in ancient times, being able to see the time is one thing, and serving as a decoration is another. It is a two-in-one thing. Why not do it?"
沈听觉目光落在架空层的摆钟上，指针所向是4点整。
He silently noted the clock's design.
He couldn't help but think that the origin of the supposed ghost had a clock, there was one in the property office and security booth, and even one on the overhead floor, which was already a rare item, but here in this complex, there were at least four.
Perhaps it will eventually prove to be just a coincidence, but keeping an extra eye out can't hurt.