Chapter 102: Cinema Phantom

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After Chen Chuan was invited to the cinema's internal reception room, a waiter served tea. After waiting for a while, a chubby middle-aged man came over, panting as if he had run all the way, with sweat beading on his temples. Upon seeing Chen Chuan, he rushed forward to shake his hand with his sweaty palm, enthusiastically saying, "I am Huang Dacheng. You must be Commission Chen, am I right?" Chen Chuan didn't mind the sweat on his hand. He shook it and said, "I am Chen Chuan. I am just a Wuyi Academy Student, not a client yet." Manager Huang remained enthusiastic. "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We know Mr. Chen, you are young and promising. We heard you are an expert in this field. The conditions here are simple, and we haven't taken good care of you. Please follow me." Chen Chuan followed Manager Huang up an open staircase, the latter introducing as they walked, "Our Lanxiang Cinema is invested by Molan Company and can accommodate five thousand people at the same time. We also have complete catering, dance, concert, and other services. Many large-scale social activities in the city are held here…" He talked non-stop along the way, then led Chen Chuan to his office. This was a room decorated in a foreign retro style, with a leather sofa, a gilded desk, a wine cabinet filled with imported famous wines, colored arched glass, black and white checkered floor tiles, and a large crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. A corner of the room also had a large gramophone, its golden horn facing the entire room. The curtains were open, and soft sunlight shone in from outside. Chen Chuan took a few steps, and from this angle, he could see the plaza outside. Well-dressed men and women were constantly coming and going, and luxury cars he couldn't name drove past from time to time. At this moment, he heard a melodious tune and turned back to see that Manager Huang had turned on the gramophone. Manager Huang walked over to him again, smiling, and said, "Mr. Chen, our cinema is in the best location south of the city. It's almost the end of the year, and citizens with free time will choose to watch movies, but… alas." Chen Chuan turned around and said, "Manager Huang, I am here to solve this problem." "Yes, yes, thank you, Mr. Chen. Oh, please sit, please sit…" Manager Huang invited Chen Chuan to sit on the sofa and asked, "Mr. Chen, would you like something to drink?" Chen Chuan said, "Plain water is fine." Manager Huang raised his thumb. "Mr. Chen, that's a very good habit. Drinking alcohol is harmful, and sugary drinks are too sweet. Only plain water is good for a moment's pleasure, mild and peaceful, a gentleman's drink." He went over to pour Chen Chuan a glass of water himself, respectfully handing it to him. Chen Chuan took it. "Thank you." Manager Huang waved his fat hands, saying, "You are too polite. I should be thanking Mr. Chen for coming all this way to help us solve the problem." Chen Chuan didn't continue with the pleasantries, skipping them and directly asking, "Manager Huang, how many days has this been happening specifically? The data I received noted about a month, is there an exact date?" Manager Huang, hearing him mention the main issue, immediately entered the state, his expression becoming serious. He thought for a moment and said, "It should be twenty-five days." Chen Chuan asked again, "Has it happened before?" Manager Huang sighed, "I heard some rumors before I took office, but I thought that they were just Supernatural Entity deliberately released to attract business. Mr. Chen, you know, the more this kind of Supernatural Entity is, the more attractive it is, after all, everyone has a curiosity." Chen Chuan understood this. He was also very curious about mysterious things, but he was more interested in exploring the causes behind them and the source of that kind of strength. "Manager Huang, have you seen it yourself?" Manager Huang shuddered and quickly shook his head. "Has it happened at other times?" Manager Huang quickly shook his head, saying, "Not yet, it's currently only between 8 PM and midnight." Chen Chuan looked at him. "Besides the employees noted in the data, have there been any other casualties or injuries to personnel or guests? I want to hear the truth." Manager Huang hesitated, then nodded, holding up one finger. "There was a drunk guest. We only found his body the next day. We don't know how he got there that day. Just one, really." Chen Chuan didn't delve into it, thinking for a moment, and said, "I roughly understand. I will stay tonight to deal with this matter." Manager Huang was overjoyed and came over to shake Chen Chuan's hand, saying, "Okay, then I'll leave it to Mr. Chen. I'll cooperate with Mr. Chen as much as possible with any conditions you have." Chen Chuan said, "My only condition is that no one should approach the surrounding area during that time." Manager Huang nodded repeatedly. "Of course, of course, definitely. Oh," he took out a card, presented it with both hands, and said respectfully, "This is our cinema's VIP card. You can occupy a private box alone, with free tickets to movies and song and dance performances throughout the year. Please accept it, Mr. Chen." Chen Chuan was not polite and accepted it. "Thank you, Manager Huang. Can we go take a look at that place now?" Manager Huang quickly said yes, but he didn't dare to go himself, so he had a trusted assistant take him to the scene where the incident occurred. This place could accommodate three hundred people at the same time. After walking around, he sat down in the middle position. After waiting for a while, the surroundings darkened, and as the projection beam came from behind, the large screen in front lit up, showing current movies. Speaking of which, the previous body was also a movie enthusiast, and there were many movie posters pasted at home, and a lot of pocket money was spent on them, and he was reluctant to buy new clothes. His favorite in his previous life was the Swordsman series and the Mysterious Cave series, but after he came to this world, he had been working hard to train and pursue martial arts, and he didn't have time to watch them. This time, the films he specially selected were to make up for the regrets of his previous body. While watching the movie, a female waitress pushed a dining cart over and delivered soda and snacks. He didn't touch the soda, but he tasted some of the snacks, and felt that the fried arrowhead slices suited his taste best. The taste was crispy and the taste was good, not worse than the potato chips of his previous life. Because he was here to deal with the problem, the surrounding seats were not for sale, so he almost had the whole place to himself, and the movies were watched one after another. At dinner time, he came out and had a hearty dinner in the restaurant below, communicated with Manager Huang, and then returned to the previous scene, still sitting in the original position, and continued to watch the film. Sёarch* The nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The surroundings were empty, and under the huge screen, he was the only one sitting there, with the light occasionally shining on his face. Time passed little by little. After watching another movie, he raised his watch and looked at it. It was almost midnight now, and the problem occurred during this time period. He put down his hand, didn't do anything extra, but slightly adjusted his breathing to keep his spirit up, and then continued to look at the screen. At this moment, the plot above was just at a critical moment. The protagonist entered an unknown deep cave, and the light also dimmed, and then the protagonist clicked on the flashlight, illuminating the scenery in the cave, and just when the light lit up, he suddenly found that two rows in front of his seat, a person appeared there abruptly. It seemed to be a woman, and only the long hair on the back could be seen, covering both shoulders. Chen Chuan stared at the back, thinking, "Here it comes." This is one of the urban Supernatural Entity in Yangzhi City, the midnight shadow of the cinema. If a person is still watching a movie at Lanxiang Cinema at midnight, and if he is the only one, then a viewer will suddenly appear to accompany you. But at this time, you must not greet this audience, because if you greet them, then the next day, when you return home, it may be that audience instead of you. He silently looked at it. Cheng Zitong warned him in the data he gave him that to deal with this urban Supernatural Entity, as long as you watch movies at this time for three consecutive days and do not leave the venue in the middle, the shadow will automatically disappear. You really can't talk to the shadow during this process. The most important thing is that you can't leave the venue in the middle, and you must never go to the front to see the face of the shadow. This should be the experience summarized by the predecessors, and he did not mean to overstep it. If there is a simple way to deal with it, there is no need to take risks, so he just sat still in his seat. At this time, he glanced at "Second Self", and unsurprisingly, a faint phantom appeared on Second Self, which was very similar to the situation when he met Well Child. This time it seems that this state will last for a while, and because of the particularity of this Supernatural Entity, the duration may be longer. He looked at his watch, and next, he just had to watch the movie honestly. Now, the night is still very long. So he turned his attention to the screen again, but after watching for about three hours and two movies, he felt a trace of strangeness, not from the ghost, but from himself. He found that his Mutated Tissue growth was actually a little faster, but this process was subtle. If He Xiaoxing hadn't taught him an observation skill, which made him more keenly aware of his own Mutated Tissue, then he would hardly have noticed it. At this time, he suddenly realized, could it be that the fading on Second Self came from this? How similar is this to stimulating Mutated Tissue with drugs, which also damages the body to a certain extent? In this way, Supernatural Entity also plays this role to some extent? No, it should be more than that. He thought for a while, there may be other harms that he doesn't know about here, but now these are all borne by Second Self. At this time, he also had an idea. If this is the case, can he use this Supernatural Entity to guide Mutated Tissue? In fact, he didn't want to make trouble, but now he is at a critical moment in making up for and correcting Mutated Tissue, especially since it has penetrated into some subtle places, he must not let Mutated Tissue grow so independently and disorderly, even if it is a slightly deviated part, it is possible to form hidden dangers in the future. So he thought for a while, and at this moment, he also used breathing to guide it, so that the direction of growth can be controlled by himself. Several hours passed in a flash. When it came to four o'clock in the morning, he inadvertently looked up and found that the figure had disappeared at some point. He sat for a while, then stood up from his seat, walked out of here, and came outside along the corridor, and said a word to the waiter who was waiting here anxiously. The waiter immediately ran out to inform Manager Huang. After hearing that he came out, Manager Huang wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and hurried over. After seeing him, he quickly said, "Mr. Chen, how is it?" Chen Chuan looked at him, "I saw her." Manager Huang's face turned pale, and he stammered, "Then, then..." Chen Chuan said, "This Supernatural Entity will take about three days to eliminate. I will come here in the next few days." Manager Huang breathed a sigh of relief, and then showed joy, "Okay, okay, then I will have to trouble you, Mr. Chen. We will definitely send a satisfactory thank you gift afterwards." Chen Chuan nodded to him, left the cinema, took the cinema's car back to school, took a nap, and continued his daily training. The next day, he didn't go over during the day, but had the car pick him up around six o'clock in the evening. After arriving at the scene of the cinema, he sat in that position again. Manager Huang knew how to behave. He changed a batch of movies again today, and many of them were newly released. He kept watching until about twelve o'clock, but after the time was up, he didn't find that figure. No, it didn't not appear. It's just that the position of the figure is different from the last time. It is no longer in the first two rows, but... next to him. …… ……

Chapter 102: Cinema Phantom

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