After Xiao Q went out earlier, he had been chasing Xiao Hua all the way to the rooftop. Once there, Xiao Hua stood by the edge, gazing at the beautiful night scenery and starry sky before bursting into loud sobs.

Heartbreak is normal - unless you're the one playing games, investing real feelings will always bring pain. Faced with Xiao Hua's heartbroken state, Xiao Q managed to comfort her with just a few sentences.

The gist of his words was: "I'm Xiao Peng's childhood friend - the kind who grew up together. I know exactly what kind of person he is. He's handsome and never lacks female attention. Even if Xiao Nuo hadn't appeared, even if you, Xiao Hua, could have walked into marriage with Xiao Peng, he would still have had a continuous stream of other women. Unless you can tolerate that kind of life, breaking up now is for the best - unless you're just playing around like him."

Xiao Hua seemed to take his words to heart. After calming down for a while and easing her mood, she wiped her tears and went downstairs with Xiao Q.

When they arrived at Xiao Nuo's place and knocked, no one answered. Just as they were about to call, the silver elevator doors opened and Xiao Peng, Xiao Nuo and others emerged.

"What were you guys doing? It's so late - don't tell me you went looking for us?" Xiao Q joked.

Xiao Peng's expression turned serious. "No, we..." He explained how they had been playing Truth or Dare and how the introverted girl had gone missing.

Both Xiao Q and Xiao Hua's eyes widened in disbelief. Xiao Q exclaimed, "What the hell? Just two days ago Wang Ju briefly disappeared, and now another girl vanishes in less than half an hour?"

Xiao Peng said, "Enough with the sarcasm - let's focus on finding her! Her phone's unreachable and she's not replying to messages." Because of the previous Wang Ju incident, everyone took the introverted girl's disappearance very seriously.

Xiao Q led everyone back to the elevator and declared, "Let's check Room 701 again."

"Again? Why? We've already been there. That white guy said she never went to his place and even let us search. He didn't seem to be lying," one girl objected.

Xiao Q countered, "Didn't seem to be lying? The more skilled they are, the more convincing they appear! Unless we thoroughly search the place, we can't be sure he's telling the truth! And according to him, if the missing girl never went to his place and no one knocked on his door, then she disappeared between the 9th and 7th floors? Are you kidding me? Is this a den of thieves where people vanish the moment they step out?"

The girl, who was probably proud and arrogant by nature and not close with Xiao Q to begin with, felt her pride wounded by his retort. She immediately fired back angrily, "Hmph! Everyone knows she's very introverted. Maybe she got to 701 but was too shy to knock, yet too embarrassed to come back, so she just went home alone!"

Xiao Q looked at her like she was an idiot. This was exactly why he disliked hanging out with Xiao Peng's friends - they were clueless about their own stupidity yet thought themselves clever.

The group arrived at Room 701 again. This time, Xiao Q took the lead in knocking. The door soon opened, revealing the same young white man who frowned at seeing them. "What do you want now? I already told you your friend never came here."

What no one expected was that right after these words, Xiao Q suddenly kicked out violently, his foot connecting squarely with the white man's chest and sending him flying several meters backward. As he kicked, Xiao Q shouted, "You're lying, foreign devil!"

Then Xiao Q charged into 701 with the stunned Xiao Peng and others following. Waving his arm, he commanded, "Search the place!" The scene resembled Ming Dynasty imperial guards in feiyu uniforms raiding a residence.

"Hey! This is breaking and entering! I'll call the police!" The kick must have been powerful, as the white man coughed violently while delivering this warning from the floor. But the threat meant nothing to Xiao Q's group.

Xiao Q wasn't afraid at all, and those following him - including Xiao Peng - certainly weren't either. After all, Xiao Q was the one who did the kicking; it couldn't be pinned on them.

After searching the entire apartment, they all gathered before the only closed bedroom door. "Open it!" Xiao Q, usually gentle and refined, now resembled the King of Hell as he viciously ordered the still-prone white man.

The white man hesitated, his evasive eyes clearly showing guilt. "Fine, not opening it, huh?" Xiao Q made everyone step back as he prepared to kick the door down.

Just as his powerful leg lifted for the decisive strike, the bedroom door unexpectedly opened from inside. Xiao Q froze in shock, as did Xiao Peng and Xiao Nuo - none had expected someone else to be living there. But they immediately spotted who they were looking for.

The introverted girl was tightly bound to a red wooden chair, her limbs and torso secured firmly. Transparent tape covered her mouth, leaving her only able to sob desperately and make muffled noises when she saw Xiao Q's group. They'd found her!

Overjoyed, the group then focused on the tall young black man standing before the bound girl. He was extremely dark, his oily skin reflecting the light. As he stared at Xiao Q's group, he suddenly disappeared from view for several seconds before reappearing holding a roaring chainsaw.

"Die, all of you!" the black man suddenly screamed, gripping the chainsaw with both hands as he charged at Xiao Q's group outside the bedroom. Terrified screams erupted as everyone scrambled out of 701 in panic, splitting to flee down opposite stairwells.

The black man brandished his chainsaw and chased the left group. Those who went right, including Xiao Q, sighed in relief when he didn't follow them. But then they heard a new chainsaw's buzzing from inside the apartment.

Out came the white man Xiao Q had kicked earlier, now standing in the hallway with an evil grin, holding a razor-sharp chainsaw, his eyes blood red. Like a demon, he advanced step by step toward them.

"Run!" Xiao Q shouted, and everyone scattered in terror.

Meanwhile, in the live stream room...

The middle-aged uncle had just finished work and opened his streaming app to watch the broadcast when this scene unfolded before his eyes.