Ou Yingying had indeed seen Jiang Ran in those video clips Wang Ziyi showed her.

She had seen the normal version of Jiang Ran, and she had seen the abnormal version of Jiang Ran.

The normal version of Jiang Ran was perfectly normal, while the abnormal version of Jiang Ran was extremely abnormal.

Extremely cruel.

Like when Jiang Ran was hacking at the clown with an axe.

She could even hear Wang Ziyi shouting in the video: "So amazing, so cruel!"

Then, Ou Yingying didn't understand that Jiang Ran had dissociative identity disorder.

This led to her feeling that Jiang Ran was an extremely dangerous person.

But then she remembered the information that middle-aged man had revealed to her back then—something about how to survive in the apartment, she could cling to someone named Jiang Ran's coattails.

Honestly, she didn't know whether this statement was genuine or a trap.

But currently, she had a gun and protection from a retired American special forces soldier. Even if this were true, wouldn't her current setup be safer than clinging to Jiang Ran's coattails?

Setting aside the middle-aged man's words, based on the image of Jiang Ran she saw in the videos...

He was too twisted...

So Ou Yingying currently didn't dare to open the door, but there were constant knocking sounds and doorbell rings outside.

Finally, she glanced back at Golden Beard sitting on the sofa.

Golden Beard gave her a look indicating to open the door, which put her at ease.

Yes, she had an American special forces soldier backing her up.

Plus they had guns in their possession.

Therefore, what was a mere Jiang Ran worth?

She opened the door.

Seeing the door open, Jiang Ran was startled. He had been about to leave since after knocking for so long, he thought no one was inside.

"Hello, I'm Jiang Ran, the apartment's assistant manager. I'm here to notify you to attend the welcome party tonight at 7 PM. Please make sure to attend."

Jiang Ran currently stared at Ou Yingying and Little Zhao inside the door.

He noticed there were quite a lot of beautiful female residents among the newcomers!

First there was Liu Xiaoyu, then just now Wang Ziyi, and now Ou Yingying.

"Okay, I understand. Is that all?"

Ou Yingying asked.

"Yes, that's all."

After speaking, Jiang Ran glanced at that man surnamed Zhao, meaning Little Zhao.

He noticed—why had this Little Zhao's legs been trembling uncontrollably ever since seeing him?

After delivering the notification, Jiang Ran prepared to return to the first floor to report on his work, and incidentally assist Manager Xiao Zhang in preparing for the evening welcome party.

Therefore, he soon left.

The security door immediately closed again.

The moment the door closed, Little Zhao fearfully asked Ou Yingying: "Sister Ou, should we go to this welcome party?"

"Manager Xiao Zhang said in the group chat that all new residents must attend."

"And just now that Jiang Ran, the assistant manager, also said we must attend."

"But I have this feeling that this welcome party is really eerie!"

"I feel like these two people have malicious intentions!!!!"

Little Zhao had also seen those videos.

Naturally he had also seen Jiang Ran, and only when the door opened did he fully recognize Jiang Ran as that person from the videos who had once worn an utterly sinister smile.

Therefore, his legs immediately went weak with fear.

Ou Yingying thought for a while.

She began recalling the Far Neighbor game that Wang Ziyi had described to her before she saw the videos.

How this place housed all sorts of deranged criminals and perverted serial killers.

How one week constituted a round.

How each round would have five lab rats.

How lab rats would get ten thousand for surviving one day.

How live stream viewers would place bets.

And those words that mysterious middle-aged man said to her before she entered the apartment:

Because they were people who had leaked the apartment's secrets.

So, they had to get through three rounds here, and only after three rounds would they be free.

Also, there was no ten-thousand-yuan-per-day either.

Then she kept recalling Wang Ziyi's videos.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration.

Ou Yingying made a determined decision after much thought:

"We're not going, absolutely not going to that so-called welcome party. The best scenario for both of us is to not go out, just stay at home—that's the safest approach."

"We need to treat everyone in this apartment as deranged criminals!"

"Only then can we safely get through this period!!!"

In this world, many things are most dangerous when dealing with people like Ou Yingying who only half-understand.

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If it were complete newcomers who knew nothing about Alice Apartment, unless they genuinely had no time like Wu You, they would definitely attend the welcome party.

Or if it were someone very familiar with the apartment like Lin Feng and Wang Ziyi, who know the consequences of not attending the welcome party.

The most dangerous are half-informed people like Ou Yingying...

Of course, the main culprit behind this situation.

Should still be Wang Ziyi.

If Wang Ziyi had recorded the complete live streams she watched.

And shown them to Ou Yingying, Ou Yingying would absolutely not make this choice.

The problem is, Wang Ziyi's video recordings are completely fragmented—a segment here, a segment there—utterly incomplete.

For example, after one welcome party ended.

Ou Yingying only saw the chainsaw murderer chasing and hacking at Wu You, but didn't have the video of the two people in the security guard booth.

The reason Wang Ziyi didn't record that part was simple—she was vomiting from disgust...

The Ultimate Rich Kid had also once commented in the live stream room that he was taking care of his girlfriend who had vomited from watching... this comment was from around the time of Xiao Xing and Zhou Wu.

Of course, Wang Ziyi vomited too many times to count. Only later did her tolerance become stronger. For example, by the time of Jiang Ran and the clown.

Therefore.

Ou Yingying completely didn't know the reason why Wu You was chased and hacked.

Also, Wang Ziyi didn't record the segment showing that Wu You hadn't attended the welcome party that time.

Making it impossible to deduce the cause and effect.

Of course, Wang Ziyi's recordings have another flaw—her phone never captured the entire computer screen properly. The live stream chat area on the far right barely appeared in any of those long recording videos.

Otherwise, Ou Yingying could have gathered more information through the chat area.

And wouldn't have made this pitfall-jumping behavior.

Meanwhile, in the live stream room.

Fairy Sister @-mentioned Ouyang Ke.

Ouyang Ke being Ouyang Jiankang.

【Ouyang Ke, your girlfriend is about to be in trouble. Aren't you going to quickly text and remind your girlfriend? To have her and that Little Zhao attend the welcome party?】

Ouyang Jiankang replied: 【No, if I did that, after this round passes, in round 29, you'd be seeing me.】

Ouyang Jiankang had no choice.

From beginning to end, he hadn't revealed to his girlfriend Ou Yingying that he was also a live stream room user.

He dared even less to watch the live stream himself and, using the live stream perspective, compile his experiences to give to Ou Yingying.

To help her avoid pitfalls.

He truly didn't dare.

Because the organizers behind Alice Apartment.

Allowed him to send his girlfriend abroad to avoid danger, hire bodyguards for her, and such.

But they absolutely would not allow Ouyang Jiankang to reveal information to his girlfriend while watching the live stream.

This would be absolutely breaking the rules.

Ouyang Jiankang commented again in the live stream room: 【Not going means not going. The consequence of not going is being targeted by the chainsaw murderer like Wu You—it's nothing serious. I hired that Golden Beard for her, a retired American special forces soldier, and I equipped them with guns. If the chainsaw murderer really dares to come, who dies isn't certain yet.】

Middle-aged Uncle: 【Thrilling! Thrilling! Probably tonight we'll get to see the chainsaw murderer battle a retired American special forces soldier!!!】

Domineering Female CEO @-mentioned Ouyang Ke: 【Ouyang Ke, if your girlfriend dies in the apartment, I'd like to interview you—what would your thoughts be? Would you seek revenge for your girlfriend?】

Ouyang Jiankang: 【Revenge? How? If Yingying really dies in the apartment, it might truly be fate, just like that clown said—everyone's destiny is completely predetermined from birth.】

...

7 PM that evening.

Still in the activity room on the first floor of Alice Apartment.

A red banner hung at the front.

Apartment residents arrived one after another.

As the apartment's assistant manager, Jiang Ran was among the earliest to arrive.

After arriving, he felt uncomfortable all over.