Waiting for the Rabbit

Pro didn't know how long it would take for his prey to visit this small bathroom, but he knew patience was needed. Opening the system library, Pro then searched up a list of the novels he read in the past, chose one regarding ghosts and began to read it to refresh his memories. The system provided the novel in e-book or online light novel format, and the system also provided light through the glow of the system screen.

Even though he could scroll through the chapters with a single thought, Pro spent some time to connect the thought of scrolling to the hand motion of scrolling and he was able to use his hands to scroll the screen as if it was a touch screen. It was an extra hassle, but this touch screen motion is what Pro was familiar with when he was alive.

As night settled in, Pro began to get shivers as he read a certain H*use of H*rror.

"I'm a ghost, why am I still getting scared from ghost stories?!" Pro couldn't help but complain before switching to a non-horror story, "Guess I'll continue reading horror novels in the morning. Still, today's a day of no customers. There's not really a way to attract people to come, and even if there is, I might not want to attract anyone until I figure out the power system of this world. I don't want to accidentally attract an exorcist that would wipe out my existence like it did to that dead female ghost. Fortunately there is no time limit to ghostly existence or I would be a dead ghost."

Pro continued to indulge himself in novels and practice his abilities everyday, waiting for an unsuspecting prey ...

Nearly a week passed. The daylight shown on the old apartment building as usual, but the silence of the street was disturbed by the sound of the engine of a vehicle. A black Rolls-Royce drove slowly on the quiet street and gradually came to a stop in front of the apartment building. The passenger seat opened and a man very familiar to Pro came out with a nervous expression. If Pro saw him, he would recognize with one glance that he was the contractor that pitted him.

On the other hand, the driver got out of the vehicle and gently opened the back door to allow his boss to get out. A chubby, middle-aged man with sunglasses and dressed in a tuxedo stepped out of the car. He then turned around and reached out his hands like a gentleman, helping a young 20-year old lady dressed in a white dress out of the car.

The lady glanced at the old building with disgust in her eyes. Then, she giggled before hooking herself onto the middle-aged man's arms as she rubbed her body against him coquettishly, "Boss Ma, Xiao Cui misses you so much. Why did we not go to a hotel but come to this old apartment building in the old district of the city?"

Boss Ma chuckled with a perverted smile as he groped the lady, "Now now, be patient my little one. Now, this big man will have to talk business. Don't look down on this old building. After this boss demolishes it along with the other buildings on this street, a new commercial center can be built on this street. After we are done with business, we will have plenty of time tonight to do whatever you want."

Xiao Cui giggled coquettishly as she rubbed her hands on her boss, "Mmm, the boss can do whatever he wants to Xiao Cui tonight."

"Hahaha!" Boss Ma laughed as he continued to grope the lady, ignoring the contractor who was wiping his sweat on the side.

"T-This, Boss Ma, if you are demolishing this building anyways, there is no need to visit it ..." the contractor started as he glanced at the old building while wiping his sweat.

"Huh? What do you mean? This is an important business, so of course I have to personally inspect the building. What I do afterwards have nothing to do with you, but if there are any problems with the building, don't expect to cheat me because the price must be reduced!" Boss Ma sternly said, "And why do you keep wiping your sweat. It is not even hot today. That is disgusting and ruining my appetite."

The contractor gave an awkward laugh before putting away his handkerchief. He then weakly said, "That ... Boss Ma, my price for this building is already very fair and low. Reducing it any further, and I will be making a loss ..."

"I don't care about your loss. All I care is if I will make a loss. Hurry up, take me on a tour of the building. If I discover any major problem, don't expect me to pay full price. No one else will come to buy this building except me anyways," Boss Ma stated grumpily.

"Eh? Why will no one come to buy this building Boss Ma?" Xiao Cui asked curiously as she twirled her fingers on Boss Ma's chest.

"Heh, that is because those idiots believe the rumors about this building. Something about it being haunted or something, that it will bring bad luck. Ha! Only cowards like them will believe such things. Ghost don't exist! Even if they do, my majesty will keep them away!" Boss Ma boasted.

"Waahh~ Boss Ma's majesty is indeed big~" Xiao Cui exclaimed as she rubbed her body against her boss.

"Hahaha, alright, stop wasting my time. Driver, wait out here," Boss Ma commanded, "Now contractor, take us into the building."

Boss Ma then strolled into the building with Xiao Cui. The contractor followed but paused in front of the apartment building with a bit of fear. After struggling for a bit, he still stepped in and began to give the couple a tour.

Unlike other bosses, Boss Ma diligently inspected each floor one by one, looking for all the faults possible. For every fault along the way, he would point it out grandly and force the contractor to reduce the price, even by one dollar. Even though the contractor wanted to complain, in the end he kept his mouth shut as he really wanted to sell the building.

In fact, the price he was selling at was already way below the market price as he wanted to get rid of the building as soon as possible, but no one wanted to buy it except this Boss Ma notorious for his greedy, stingy nature. Even when the contractor offered a lower price to avoid the building inspection, Boss Ma insisted on coming to reduce the price further, especially when the contractor warned him about all the rumors of the building. Some people simply like seeking death, even when warned otherwise. The contractor was helpless and could only take them to come. He can only hope that nothing will happen during this tour so that the building will be safely taken off his hands.

He has had enough of contracting people to the building without having any memory of doing so. Not only that, some of the ones he contracted turned out to be criminals! Even worst, the ones he contracted usually end up dead! There seems to be a black hand behind the scenes controlling him, and he fears that he will be next if he doesn't get rid of the building.

As the contractor led the couple on the tour, he did his best to steer them clear of any rooms with the number 4 in its room number. The contractor seemed to fear those rooms as if something had happened in them before. However, it wasn't long before the first 3 floors were inspected, and the fourth floor was next on the list.

"T-This, Boss Ma, how about we skip the fourth floor and move on to the fifth. The fourth floor is the same as the bottom three-" the contractor tried to persuade.

"Ha! Let me guess, the fourth floor must have a big problem! Is that why you are trying to steer clear of it? Don't think you can fool me. This boss has seen through your tricks with his ingenious brain!" Boss Ma humped.

"Waa! Boss Ma is so smart!" Xiao Cui complimented as she stared at Boss Ma with a shocked face, yet in her eyes there was some disdain that went unnoticed.

"Hahaha! Let's go! Don't try to shirk your duty, yours truly will inspect every floor of this building today, and nothing can stop me!" Boss Ma boasted as he stepped into the elevator.

The contractor's face paled as he shivered, but the desire to get rid of the building outweighed his fear of exploring the fourth floor. He comforted himself internally that it is still daytime and nothing will happen before stepping into the elevator as well.

The elevator creaked and cranked before coming to a stop. The door opened to reveal the fourth floor, the same as before, but one of the doors to a room was noticeably opened.

"Oh? Is there someone still living here? It seems they left their door opened?" Boss Ma squinted as he questioned.

"N-no, everyone moved out already," the contractor stiffly said as he clenched the edge of his shirt as he recognized that room to be room 444.

"Well, it seems your building management is so responsible. How could you just leave a room door open like that. What if someone sneaks in and damages my property. Then, I will have to pay more to renovate that room. Reduce! Reduce the price!" Boss Ma remarked as he strolled towards room 444.

"T-That, Boss Ma! W-wait, you can take a look at the other rooms on this floor, it's all the same-" the contractor tried to persuade, but was interrupted.

"Hah! I knew there was a problem with that room as soon as I saw it. Don't even think you can hide it. I will inspect it thoroughly today. If I discover any major damage, the price will have to be reduced by a lot!" Boss Ma chuckled as he pulled Xiao Cui to the doorway of room 444 before stepping inside with a snicker as he saw nothing wrong from the doorway.

The contractor's face paled, but thinking that it is usually safe in the daytime on the fourth floor, in the end he gritted his teeth and stepped into the room also. Based on what the police had told him, two tenants died in this room already, but the police said they got rid of the problem already. The contractor can only hope that what they said is true and not just covering up the truth.

After all, there are multiple rooms in this building where the "problem" still existed even after the police said they got rid of it, especially the rooms on the fourteenth floor, where multiple tenants had died in each room. The contractor doesn't even dare to step into the fourteenth floor even if it is daytime. If the buyer still insists to inspect that floor later, the contractor will allow him to inspect it by himself or even reduce the price further if that was needed.

Of course, that is all under the condition that nothing happens in room 444 and Boss Ma wants to continue his inspection. Not knowing if it was his thoughts of the fourteenth floor or if it was because of the room, a cold chill ran down the contractor's spine, but he was distracted and forgot about it when the buyer began to make a ruckus once more.

Unknown to the trio entering apartment 444, a hungry hunter had already set his eyes on them. How can the cute bunnies that have finally arrived not be eaten?